"Scott Rogowsky is a comedian - he knows how to make fun of himself. That's how he ended up roaming New York City Comic Con with his own photo printed out like a "Wanted" poster, filming himself asking strangers, "Have you seen this man?" These passersby showed a flicker of recognition, looking at the tall, bearded man like someone they had known in a past life, but couldn't quite place."
""You look familiar! Where do I know you from?" someone asks, as though Rogowsky could be a friend of a friend they had met at a party. "I know your face," another person says, staring thoughtfully at the 41-one-year-old. A cosplayer dressed as a Ghostbuster finally figures it out. "Did you used to do that game show online?" he asks. "Like, every night?""
"Rogowsky was just poking fun at himself, embracing the persona of a washed-up internet sensation. "I know my place," he tells TechCrunch. "I'm not walking around like everybody's supposed to know who I am." But seven years ago, everyone did. Rogowsky was once the face of HQ Trivia, an app that exploded into popular culture, then faded out of the public consciousness almost as fast. Between 2017 and 2019, Rogowsky hosted the live mobile game show twice a day."
Scott Rogowsky performed a self-deprecating stunt at New York City Comic Con by carrying his own photo as a "Wanted" poster and asking strangers, "Have you seen this man?" Passersby showed vague recognition but often could not place him. Rogowsky rose to fame as the twice-daily host of HQ Trivia between 2017 and 2019, drawing more than 2.4 million nightly viewers at peak and accumulating 20 million lifetime downloads. HQ Trivia rapidly entered popular culture and then faded. Rogowsky launched Savvy, whose first game, TextSavvy, is a daily live cash game that pits players against Rogowsky in a word-puzzle format blending Wordle and Connections. Rogowsky describes hosting live games as a natural calling.
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