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Kristen Crowe
Kristen Crowe is a digital producer for Bay Area News Group. She is a graduate of the University of North Dakota with a BA in journalism.
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![It took four tape dates, six COVID tests and 20 years to get my shot at game show stardom. Here's what it's like to compete on "Jeopardy" right now. It took four tape dates, six COVID tests and 20 years to get my shot at game show stardom. Here's what it's like to compete on "Jeopardy" right now.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SJM-L-JEOPARDY-01.jpg?w=140)
I competed on ‘Jeopardy’ in the middle of a pandemic. So how did I do?
It took four tape dates, six COVID tests and 20 years to get my shot at game show stardom. Here's what it's like to compete on "Jeopardy" right now.
![A virtual beach day is an excellent way to celebrate the first day of spring. A virtual beach day is an excellent way to celebrate the first day of spring.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SJM-L-HMBGUIDE-1013-08.jpg?w=134)
Watch Live: Enjoy gorgeous Half Moon Bay views from the comfort of your home
A virtual beach day is an excellent way to celebrate the first day of spring.
![More than 3,500 people are aboard the cruise ship, and disembarking will take a long time. More than 3,500 people are aboard the cruise ship, and disembarking will take a long time.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Princess-09.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess arrives at Port of Oakland
More than 3,500 people are aboard the cruise ship, and disembarking will take a long time.
![Councilman Noel Gallo, and former chiefs Howard Jordan and Anne Kirkpatrick have new information of Oakland Police Federal Monitor Robert Warshaw. Councilman Noel Gallo, and former chiefs Howard Jordan and Anne Kirkpatrick have new information of Oakland Police Federal Monitor Robert Warshaw.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cct-kirkpatrick-0228-07.jpg?w=132)
Oakland councilman, ex-police chiefs demand removal of federal monitor
Councilman Noel Gallo, and former chiefs Howard Jordan and Anne Kirkpatrick have new information of Oakland Police Federal Monitor Robert Warshaw.
![Take a look at the spectacular holiday light shows around the San Francisco Bay Area. Take a look at the spectacular holiday light shows around the San Francisco Bay Area.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Holiday_Lights_37.jpg?w=129)
Photos: Bay Area Christmas displays light up the holidays
Take a look at the spectacular holiday light shows around the San Francisco Bay Area.
![Leonardo Urena, of Napa, broke the one-ton mark with a gourd that weighed in at 2,175 pounds. However, it did not exceed the world record -- 2,624 pounds set in 2016. Leonardo Urena, of Napa, broke the one-ton mark with a gourd that weighed in at 2,175 pounds. However, it did not exceed the world record -- 2,624 pounds set in 2016.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SJM-L-PUMPKIN-1015-8.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Good gourd! Napa man wins big at Half Moon Bay’s annual pumpkin weigh-off
Leonardo Urena, of Napa, broke the one-ton mark with a gourd that weighed in at 2,175 pounds. However, it did not exceed the world record -- 2,624 pounds set in...
![The Saddleridge fire in Sylmar had spread to more than 4,700 acres by Friday morning, leaving charred homes in its path and resulting in two deaths. The Saddleridge fire in Sylmar had spread to more than 4,700 acres by Friday morning, leaving charred homes in its path and resulting in two deaths.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Saddleridge-16.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Saddleridge fire kills 2, displaces 100,000
The Saddleridge fire in Sylmar had spread to more than 4,700 acres by Friday morning, leaving charred homes in its path and resulting in two deaths.
![Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at age 91. Cartoonists from around the world are weighing in on his legacy.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at age 91. Cartoonists from around the world are weighing in on his legacy.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cjones09302017.jpg?w=117)
Cartoons: Remembering Hugh Hefner
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at age 91. Cartoonists from around the world are weighing in on his legacy.
![Cartoonists from around the nation are weighing in on whether President Donald Trump and Democratic party leaders can remain friends.
Cartoonists from around the nation are weighing in on whether President Donald Trump and Democratic party leaders can remain friends.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/10_200093.jpg?w=128)
Cartoons: Can Trump, Democrats be friends?
Cartoonists from around the nation are weighing in on whether President Donald Trump and Democratic party leaders can remain friends.
![On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's new book, "What Happened," was released. See what cartoonists are saying about it. On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's new book, "What Happened," was released. See what cartoonists are saying about it.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/stg090717dapr.jpg?w=131)
Cartoons: Hillary Clinton’s new book hits shelves
On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's new book, "What Happened," was released. See what cartoonists are saying about it.