FARGO — Anne Bradley was introduced to the board game “Trivial Pursuit” at a young age by her father, Jamie Bradley.
A Fargo woman said her father, who passed away nearly a decade ago, was an early adopter of the game and believes he may have been one of the first to purchase the original version of Trivial Pursuit. Ta.
These days, Bradley maintains her own collection of Trivial Pursuit games, and she and her boyfriend, Bart Schorsch, are regulars at local trivia nights.
So while scrolling through Instagram, I saw an ad looking for contestants for FOX TV’s new trivia game show, “The Floor,” and I applied.
Bradley doesn’t know whether it was the father-daughter trivia connection that appealed to her or whether it was because she was a regular on local trivia shows, but she ultimately decided to appear on the show. I did.
Bradley joined 80 other contestants when filming began on the first season of “The Floor” in Ireland last summer. A total of 10 episodes were filmed.
Bradley, who is of Irish descent, said the whole experience was one that made her father smile.
“I know this is something he was really proud of me for,” Bradley said.
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Episodes of “The Floor” began airing on Tuesday nights on FOX in early January. The show, hosted by Rob Lowe, is also available for streaming on Hulu.
Bradley appeared on the second episode, which aired on January 9th. Her appearance is later in the episode.
Bradley was touted on the show as an expert on Broadway musicals, but before he could capitalize on that strength, he had to duel with another contestant on an entirely different subject: a talk show host.
Bradley and his opponent kept saying their names in rapid succession as pictures of various hosts appeared on the screen.
Bradley knew his fate was sealed when he blanked out the names of two people: Lilly Singh, a Canadian YouTuber, and Andy Cohen, an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and author. He said he realized that.
Mr. Bradley said he was doubly disappointed because he is a fan of Mr. Cohen.
“I have his book. I was looking at him and there was a complete gap with his name. That’s the pressure part,” Bradley said before a live audience. I mentioned the inevitable distractions that come with showing up. The set was filled with sound and light, and there were show staff whose main job was to get the audience excited.
“It’s a different kind of stress,” she said. “I sometimes forget the names of people I’ve known for years.”
Bradley said she was not considered for the $250,000 prize and was not paid to appear on the show, but did receive a free trip to Ireland and an allowance for food.
She added that many of her former competitors are now friends and she enjoys watching the matches play out on TV screens each week.
So was it worth the time and travel to see it briefly on national television?
“It was worth it,” Bradley said.
