The most scared I was the whole time was coming back in my first game as champ. I won the last game of the week, so they flew me back out and I was terrified that I'd bomb out in that first game and have flown across the country, taken time off, etc. for 20 minutes worth of nothing. I think, in the first game, I was…

I taped in late summer of 2012, so I used that Teachers Tournament a lot for practice. Congrats on your success in it!

Was on the show (won two). I think it's a pretty good recreation, given the limitations of being at home, voice recognition, etc. Even if it doesn't lock out, timing still comes into play. I could beat friends on the buzzer even if I'm hitting it twice and they're mashing.