I'm eager to have the opportunity to play Jonathan Fisher again. Firstly, because it will be great television, but also, because I want to beat him. I have visualised beating Jonathan in multiple ways; that includes some replay of the game I lost and ...
It's still strange watching Jeopardy! and not seeing myself; that takes some getting used to. But I'm not quite fully removed, because I see contestants like Jonathan Fisher and Amy Schneider and know I'm going to play them in the Tournament of Champions.
I've been a loud supporter of Amy Schneider on Twitter because she's awesome; she's just dominating. She's so smart and fun to watch. I'm in awe. And, our Ohio connection is a good one to have. I definitely feel an understanding of a person if they share my Ohio roots.
I loved being on Jeopardy! but one of the biggest regrets I have is missing out on meeting Ken Jennings. If I had kept winning a little bit, I would have made some more money and had some more fame, but really, I would have gotten to meet Ken as host. That's always going to be hard. I'm holding out hope that whether it's on the Jeopardy! stage or somewhere else, at some point our paths will cross.
I'm starting to acclimate myself to a post-Jeopardy! future in"normal" life, too. I'm enjoying work and being in my research environment and I've also been doing some dating. It is weird to have celebrity status there. I'm not used to the fact that, during the ice breaker stage, the other person has access to hours of television footage of me and a Wikipedia page to look at.