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i short shortz wear::Graduating from in 1974, he is the only person known to hold a college degree in , the study of puzzles.
While at iu, shortz pledged and was initiated into the pi kappa alpha fraternity.
He founded the in 1992 and is a director of the.
Shortz is a member of the.
He is currently the league historian.
On his 50th birthday, shortz received a personal note from former , who is a fan of the new york times crossword puzzle.
He says that his favorite crossword of all time is the crossword of 5 november 1996, designed by.
Shortz currently resides in , where he works from home.
Shortz is an avid table tennis player; in may 2011, he opened one of the largest table tennis clubs in the northeast in pleasantville.
In february 2009, shortz helped introduce the puzzle into the new york times.
Various famous fans of his puzzles such as , , , and appear in the film.
Shortz has been a guest on a number of tv shows, including , , , and.
He appeared in as himself, challenging the chef to create dishes that mimic common english at the annual american crossword puzzle tournament.
He appeared as himself at an upscale dinner party that included and , also playing themselves.
The new host of the show will be beginning in the fall of 2011.
The lucky player is picked randomly from a group of submissions containing the correct answer to a qualifier puzzle issued the week before.
In may 2010, shortz was given an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from in indiana.
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