OT (sort of): Michigan Man won NBC's Million Second Quiz last night
Andrew Kravis, LSA '09, just won the Million Second Quiz last night on NBC. He was on Michigan's Quiz Bowl team and was pretty much a trivia stud through and through. He's also a Michigan Man and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. He went on to Columbia Law School after graduation.
Links:
http://abovethelaw.com/2013/09/a-new-way-to-pay-off-your-law-school-loans/#more-272521
I've known Andy personally for a long time. He's more than deserving.
September 20th, 2013 at 12:31 PM ^
My wife was watching this last night and mentioned he was from Farmington Hills although I had no idea he was a fellow Alumnus. Congrats to Andrew!
September 20th, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^
Especially the fact that he is going into special interest law. Good karma all around
September 20th, 2013 at 12:50 PM ^
Saw this too, that's awesome! Didn't realize he's a fellow UM alum. Andrews who graduated from Michigan are cool, yo...
September 20th, 2013 at 1:13 PM ^
Watched this for the first time last night, actually a pretty cool show. It was really interesting that the top contestants lived together and all became close friends. Like at the last match up between Andrew and the other leader Brandon for 2 million dollars, after Andrew won, Brandon was the guy cheering for him the most. Definitely refreshing when compared to shows like Survivor where everyone hates eachother.
September 20th, 2013 at 1:16 PM ^
Exactly, the others shows set you up for the drama, because they think that is all people want to see. I agree though, it is nice to see some non-drama in these shows. Congrats to Andrew.
September 20th, 2013 at 1:33 PM ^
if the show's producers weren't hoping for some drama when they started putting the idea together. I would tend to give credit for the cordial nature of the show to the contestants rather than the people putting the show together, but maybe it's just because I'm cynical and jaded...
September 20th, 2013 at 1:26 PM ^
he was the real "LSA Superstar"
:)
September 20th, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^
If you go to the NBC site for the show - LINK - you can find the footage of Andrew's win. Congratulations to Andrew Kravis!
I like how his post-victory comments were a mix of practical and whimsical - pay of student loans, go to Europe. Sounds like a good celebration.
September 20th, 2013 at 2:30 PM ^
September 20th, 2013 at 4:47 PM ^
That's awsome. My roommate was on the quizbowl team. The best we ever did was compete at Charley's... Always happy when a UofM alum succeeds!
September 20th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
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September 20th, 2013 at 8:28 PM ^
I too know Andy (as he's actually called) quite well, and you're right: Could not have happened to a nicer Michigan Man.
He's also won money on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy before.