News The Backstory: How this Jeopardy-winning ‘word nerd’ is revolutionizing the crossword industry October 8, 2021 Nicole Carroll, USA TODAY Comments Off on The Backstory: How this Jeopardy-winning ‘word nerd’ is revolutionizing the crossword industry Erik Agard gives his best advice on tackling puzzles, shares his favorite clue and talks about his "Jeopardy" answer that made Alex Trebek stumble.