Ali Baig is a ton of fun to talk to, so we ended up chatting about the quiz business for more than 30 minutes before we even got to the "First Five". For the sake of time, I trimmed that out of this episode, but it may show up in a special episode soon, so stay tuned.

Ali is the founder of Baig of Tricks Entertainment in the burbs of Chicago and a real raconteur. It was an utter blast hanging out with him, so you can expect future visits.

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