Tom Rutledge

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of Trivia… Catch me hosting bar trivia in Greater Boston and visit me on Substack

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How to cheat (and why it's hard to when rules are scarce).
Featuring The Enhanced Games @enhanced_games and Harvard's @cs50 Puzzle Day https://t.co/3OSqj7dMN1

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The Rule of Three: pattern pays off on the third beat.

The Rule of 13: keep going until the room is booing, then go one more time.

My friend Stefan Jackson invented this in 1981. At last month's Trivia Night in Concord, it came true. The full story:

https://t.co/bNEV0hSwsd

#comedy #trivia @Zumbyes

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London cab drivers memorize 25,000 streets before they can legally drive one passenger.

Trivia players who want to win need the same thing: not more facts, but a better filing system.

New post on The Wide World of Trivia breaks it all down, including where Jeopardy champions actually study.
@Jeopardy @embassydavies @buzztronics

https://t.co/bNEV0hSwsd

[First To Hear It @firsttohearit]

REPORTER: You mentioned that, staying on as Fed governor, you intend to keep a low profile. Could you give us a little more detail on what that looks like?

JEROME POWELL: *ducks down*

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Hey friends, here’s my latest The Wide World of Trivia post, focusing on strategy aside from just knowledge-maxxing. Analysis and examples from both.BigQuiz (esp @jeopardy) and bar trivia. It’s “HOW TO WIN, PART 3”

https://t.co/K5OuwR5nyR

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Hey America! The University Challenge Grand Final is UP:
https://t.co/tE6lDAWrHF

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Before appearing on @CelebJeopardy @Real_JMHiggins called to ask, "How do I play Jeopardy?"

I sent tips. He won. Here's the story:

https://t.co/SP7Z93hTQH

You'll also see the really dumb move I made on my own @Jeopardy run. For 30 years, I thought it was clever. It wasn't.

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@itsdinatime @Jeopardy @Cambridge_Uni @imperialcollege @UnivOxford @UofGlasgow @LSEnews Haha, right you are — claiming my inner hallucinating AI, my usual trick

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Contestants on both @Jeopardy & #UniversityChallenge:
Harrison Butker — Darwin @Cambridge_Uni
Brandon Blackwell — @imperialcollege
Enzo Cunanan — @UnivOxford
Brian Nieves — @UofGlasgow
Ryan Sharpe — @LSEnews ...on UC & J! same day! 9/15/25
https://t.co/6abymwveGy

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Just posted: the joy of @Jeopardy AND #universitychallenge …the both of them

https://t.co/oELU1cHgjY

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Viking funeral for Sergio Mendes.

https://t.co/SZWfxQ2Yz3 via @NYTimes

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Here’s your Song of the End of Summer, @colinmcshow

https://t.co/Bg6Cg9nC9B

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In case @DonBreithaupt missed it…

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has named Lisa Einstein as its first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer, the agency exclusively shared with Axios.”

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We shouldn’t be able to short this, right @benmezrich ?

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

If MAGA investors push $DJT to $2k per share, #Trump will be the 7th richest person in the world, just ahead of Bill Gates. DJT should add some #Bitcoin to its balance sheet and rename the company Trump AI and Crypto Technology Group. Then cap the shares to limit supply and HODL.

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#NewProfilePic

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

@Out5p0ken @Acyn If your insurrection lasts longer than 3 hours, call a doctor.

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@blankcheckpod @ezwrites Don’t you think the back of Amy’s wigged head turning around was a callback to Mother in the basement in Psycho?

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Safety @Buccaneers !

#PHIvsTB
#Bollywood

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Safety @Patriots !

#NEvsNYJ
#Bollywood

[New York Jets @nyjets]

QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle) is questionable to return #BUFvsNYJ