People I (Mostly) Admire

What It Takes to Know Everything (Update)

Victoria Groce is the best trivia contestant on earth. The winner of the 2024 World Quizzing Championship explains the structure of a good question, why she knits during competitions, and how to memorize 160,000 flashcards. SOURCE:<a href="https://abc.com/cast/f26c5fd2-4648-4d6d-ab36-ee67c32cf525">Victoria Groce</a>, “The Queen” on the television game show The Chase. RESOURCES:<a href="https://abc.com/show/777df35d-2cfe-47e8-80a1-3e3d9e411077">The Chase</a>, TV series (2013-2015, 2021-present).<a href="https://learnedleague.com/">LearnedLeague</a>.<a href="https://apps.ankiweb.net/">Anki</a>. EXTRAS:"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/ken-jennings-on-how-a-midlife-crisis-led-him-to-jeopardy-rebrodcast/">Ken Jennings on How a Midlife Crisis Led Him to Jeopardy! (Replay)</a>," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/mayim-bialik-on-the-surprising-risks-of-academia-and-stability-of-show-biz-rebroadcast/">Mayim Bialik on the Surprising Risks of Academia and Stability of Show Biz (Replay)</a>," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards.

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