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Alex Trebek Q&A: how Thomas Friedman lost "Jeopardy"

May 22, 2012

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Media watchers are having some laughs today over New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman's loss on "Jeopardy" last week. He came in a distant third to Anderson Cooper and NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell during the show's visit to Washington, D.C. for Power Players week. But speaking to TheWrap on Monday, Alex Trebek said the loss shouldn't cause us to doubt the intelligence of Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize... full story

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