As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best.

Being a nerd really pays off sometimes.

Knowing lots of answers but being a millisecond slow on the buzzer is indeed very frustrating.

For some reason the most devoted mapheads seem to be kids.

I can't relax and sink back in the couch and watch 'Jeopardy!' the way I used to.

I have condemned my kids to a lifetime of geographic illiteracy.

As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best.