"I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up."

"It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters."

"So, I understand when they make a mistake and everyone at home is throwing their shoe at the television set."

"I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek."

"When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off."

"I have a family and two cats; I get up with my kids early in the morning."

"I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework."

"There's five cameras, I don't know how many people in the audience... depending on where we're taping, there can be anywhere from 300 to 5,000 people, so the contestants are nervous."