In 2017, HQ Trivia was the app to rule them all, nearly the heir apparent to Jeopardy! Millions of people would stop what they were doing every day to answer trivia for absurdly small cash prizes, most often from "Quiz Daddy" Scott Rogowsky. Less than a year and a half later, it was over -- but not before a broadcast with The Rock, a weirdly specific salad-based threat from a founder, and a tragic death took place.

So... what happened? Jamie takes the bus to Scott Rogowsky's storage unit in Marina Del Rey to find out. (Interview has been edited for length and clarity!)

Shop at Quiz Daddy's here: https://quizdaddys.com/

Follow Scott Rogowsky: https://www.instagram.com/scottrogowsky/

https://twitter.com/ScottRogowsky

Boom/Bust podcast: https://www.theringer.com/boom-bust-podcast

Jamie's cursed leeches video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ZZbBZW2es&t=453s

Follow Sarah Prebis for her HQ TikTokumentary & more: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahpribis

In 2017, HQ Trivia was the app to rule them all, nearly the heir apparent to Jeopardy! Millions of people would stop what they were doing every day to answer trivia for absurdly small cash prizes, most often from "Quiz Daddy" Scott Rogowsky. Less than a year and a half later, it was over -- but not before a broadcast with The Rock, a weirdly specific salad-based threat from a founder, and a tragic death took place.
So... what happened? Jamie takes the bus to Scott Rogowsky's storage unit in Marina Del Rey to find out. (Interview has been edited for length and clarity!)
Shop at Quiz Daddy's here: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquizdaddys.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7C6375f29f67854d3c325108dca4e4f1f2%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638566550432344647%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QCG4nnATZIHehrOfn6eaoLOkt5AtC21een2QLIRuqvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="95c882d8-d10f-4aa6-86c7-70e6622c0aef">https://quizdaddys.com/</a>
Follow Scott Rogowsky: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scottrogowsky/">https://www.instagram.com/scottrogowsky/</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ScottRogowsky">https://twitter.com/ScottRogowsky</a>
Boom/Bust podcast: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theringer.com%2Fboom-bust-podcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd9145e45c0214623106708dca533d3b9%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638566889235817744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vY8bwKPJ8joPGYaTvQ7K5uAUewqMu1qp%2BCYDv5zwM5A%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="140191cf-ef49-43ec-9666-8a6ff11f5364">https://www.theringer.com/boom-bust-podcast</a>
Jamie's cursed leeches video: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DK-ZZbBZW2es%26t%3D453s&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd9145e45c0214623106708dca533d3b9%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638566889235823844%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dW6qzP%2FZ%2BakmJla6DB1ru8SKWzvNrTXjltSx4al32ok%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="4f160556-6dc9-416e-87ed-f44224cfe332">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ZZbBZW2es&amp;t=453s</a>
Follow Sarah Prebis for her HQ TikTokumentary &amp; more: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40sarahpribis&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd9145e45c0214623106708dca533d3b9%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638566889235830428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2JUu67eT%2BzSfg2DG8eF4EW6dTgAm7eU8nX8BVGiL%2B%2BE%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c9f2190b-19c5-4679-a070-d13ffafd0af8">https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahpribis</a>

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

Sixteenth Minute (Of Fame)

hq trivia and the quiz daddy

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a4ba9d73-c59f-4c7a-a189-b1ae01197589/transcript

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