Buzzing in: Gilmer turns trivia love into Jeopardy! moment

If you're assembling a trivia team for Thursday night at Ithaca Bakery, you might want to see if Laurel Gilmer is free.

Gilmer, director of events for the Department of Music in the College of Arts & Sciences, battled against super-champion Tristan Williams May 12 as a contestant on the TV game show Jeopardy! Though she didn't win, she discovered that preparation, curiosity and a sense of play can carry you a long way in the game show world.

Gilmer's path to the iconic quiz show began in her childhood living room in Memphis, Tenn., where she watched the show nearly every day after school. As a student, she eyed the show's teen and college tournaments with interest, but the audition process was more complicated than it is today.

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