I'm really just a normal person.

I have a family and two cats; I get up with my kids early in the morning.

I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework.

When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off.

I don't see why anyone should put me down for my job. I'm bright. I'm intelligent. I turn letters - so what? I also talk. I talk on the show! People know my name on the show.

I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.

I never get bored, because there’s always different puzzles, I’m wearing different clothes, there’s different contestants, there’s different prizes.