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JENNIFER GUBKIN

Jewish News Intern

The
nswer :
Southfield-Lathrup
High School freshman
who reached the semi-finals in
Jeopardy's teen tournament.
Question: Who is Brian Kalt?
Brian, 14, lost in the TV
trivia game show's semi-finals
Feb. 23 after winning his first
round against two other teens
Feb. 19. He brought $5,000 in
winnings back with him to
Southfield.
How did Brian make it to
Hollywood? It began with a
postcard to the show's pro-
ducers last October, applying
to enter Jeopardy's first ever
teen tournament. He was cho-
sen in a random drawing and
traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to
be tested and interviewed. At
the end of November, Brian
and his father, Mel Kalt, were
flown to California, put up in a
hotel and supplied with spend-
ing money. A limousine ferried
them between the hotel and
the studio. Brian's mom,
Paula, and sister, Julie, com-
pleted the entourage, traveling
at the family's expense.
Prior to his trek West, Brian
"trained" for the match. To
sharpen his reflexes, Brian
played video games to simulate
hitting the Jeopardy buzzer.
"Most people don't realize you
have to wait until the end of
the question to hit the buzzer,"
he explained. "A lot of the time
all three contestants have the
answer and it's just who rings
the buzzer first."
Brian also played a lot of
trivia games. On the flight to
California, Brian's dad tested
him. "How many eyes does a

catfish have?" Mel asked.
Brian gave the correct answer
and his father remarked that it
would make a good trick ques-
tion.
Oddly enough, the question
did come up at a critical point
in Brian's first bout. Brian
quickly slammed the buzzer
and correctly answered:
"What's none?"
He said that many of the con-
testants from all over the coun-
try became good friends during
the two days they taped a
week's worth of shows. Host
Alex Trebek "is a great guy.
He was very enthusiastic
about the tournament and told
jokes during the commercial
breaks."
Although the winners
walked away with thousands
of dollars, money was "the last
thing on anyone's mind." Brian
said he was there "just to play
the game and be on TV. That
was what mattered."
Brian became a celebrity at
Southfield-Lathrup after his
first appearance on the show.
He said he was surprised that
"so many people, almost reli-
giously, watch Jeopardy."

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