I was just looking over my Friday post again and was taken aback by how defensive I came across. I was a bit depressed in anticipation of criticism about what was, at some level, a critique of NAQT and the game, not to mention the disappointment of everyone who spoke with me for this piece and didn't get to see their name in print. So, I'd like to take this post to thank everyone who helped me with this story in all of its myriad forms. My apologies if I misspell anyone's name or forget anyone. Thanks to (in chronological order of interviews): Chris Romero, Dan Passner, Charlie Steinhice, Matt Weiner, James Dinan, Jerry V. and the (as of 2004) UC-Berkeley team, Peter Freeman, Eric Hilleman, Pat Matthews, Craig Barker, Carol Guthrie, David Goodman, Sue Kayton, Chad Kubichek, Chris Golde, Kevin Olmstead, Kemin Fleming, Subash, Andrew Yaphe, Matt Bruce, Doug Bone, Dr. Gordon Carper, David Frazee, Dwight Kidder, Dan Benediktson and the Princeton team, Jeremy Horwitz, and Ken Jennings. Special thanks go to: Robert Hentzel and Emily Pike for having me as a guest in their home, and especially to Robert for the hours and hours of interviews he endured; Dom Ricci, Sudheer Potru, Mike Sorice and the rest of the U of I team for allowing me to attend the 2004 Illinois Open and to shadow them at the 2005 NAQT ICT. I would have played for all four years at U of I if they had been my teammates. And thanks go to Maribeth and Richard Mason, who not only had me as a guest, but drove all night from LA to Berkeley to attend WIT with me and then hauled me back with them to LA. I couldn't have written this piece without any of you. Thank you all so much. Sincerely, Greg
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