Episode 29

Episode 29 – Sam Buttrey – Mastering the Buzzer
The Trident Room Podcast host Mike Wish sits down with the Jeopardy Professors Tournament Winner – Sam Buttrey. They discuss his win and what it’s like to look like Steve Martin. This Episode was recorded on February 01, 2022

Sam Buttrey is an operations research associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Ph.D. in Statistics in 1996. He is the winner of the 2021 Jeopardy Professors Tournament.

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The views expressed in this interview are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the US Navy, or the Naval Postgraduate School.