![]() And nobody really knew what had happened. So she sort of became this mysterious figure in the eyes of Jeopardy! superfans - and there's a very devoted fandom to this game show - where she was sort of seen as a villain and really kind of "Jeopardy!"'s greatest villain. There was a former "Jeopardy!" producer who wrote a book and, you know, repeated Trebek's claims and also added that Lowe had mocked other contestants in the studios and that she had, you know, gotten into it with Trebek and was kind of this terrible contestant and had gotten all this hate mail for the show from her appearance. Trebek gave an interview in the 1990s where he said that she had essentially lied about her identity and that she'd been on all these other game shows, which, at the time, was not allowed. So there were a number of fans who found that sort of mysterious.Īnd then, what happened over the course of the '90s in particular is a lot of "Jeopardy!" executives began to sort of speak poorly of her in public. And that was a few months after her initial appearance. And it qualified players for a berth in the upcoming Tournament of Champions, where they have all their best recent players come back and face each other. I mean, the first thing that happened was she won five games, which, at the time, was the limit for returning champions. MCNEAR: Yeah, it was an interesting sort of saga. PFEIFFER: Would you describe what made Barbara Lowe Vollick such a mysterious figure? She's written about that conversation in a new piece for The Ringer, and it fills in some of the details of this game show mystery. Journalist Claire McNear recently located and spoke with Lowe Vollick. So rumors have swirled for years among "Jeopardy!" superfans about what happened to Lowe Vollick and why - until now. But despite that success, her appearances seemed to have vanished from the "Jeopardy!" archives and in syndicated reruns. She won five games in a row, which was a rare feat at the time. ![]() PFEIFFER: That's Barbara Lowe Vollick competing on the show in 1986. ![]() But one in particular has been the topic of much lore.īARBARA LOWE VOLLICK: Presidential trivia for 600.ĪLEX TREBEK: The answer this time is the Daily Double. Send us feedback about these examples.In its many decades on air, "Jeopardy!" has had lots of notable contestants. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'ringer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021 Juxtaposing them against each other, and images of a ringer’s reign, is downright ingenious. Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2021 In some of those places, the people who weren’t put through the work-requirements ringer were in fact more likely to have work. Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, All the athletes, parents and alumni were put through the ringer in the 10-month battle, but field hockey arguably suffered the most. 2022 But, as much as the markets are moving up and down these days, cryptocurrencies have really been through the ringer. ![]() 2022 The mute switch is the fastest way to make sure your ringer will not sound. 2022 This installment brings in a ringer in director and Simpsons fan Guillermo del Toro, but actually stands relatively well on its own two feet. Travis Smola, Field & Stream, There is one difference between this and some other OnePlus phones - there’s no ringer switch. Noun All the best fishing coolers in my life have been through the ringer and are still going strong.
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