The third and possibly final episode of the Youngest Life Master series has touched down! In this episode, we caught up with four former youngest Life Masters: Joel Wooldrige, brothers Sam and Dan Hirschman, and Steven Cochran. Joel is now a world-class expert and is one of the world's best players. Sam and Dan continue to celebrate their former record with the annual "The Party". Steven was an absolutely wild teenager; he once woke up in the ocean while traveling across the country to play bridge, without his parents. At the age of 14. It really amazes me how different are the paths that people take!
Episode Highlights:
2:55" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 2:55- 11 year old Joel Wooldrige
3:55" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 3:55- How Joel learned to play bridge
5:25" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 5:25- How Sam Hirschman's father played a role in getting his son's record beaten
8:55" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 8:55- Joel was in the Guinness Book of World Records!
11:15" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 11:15- The real reason why Dan had to take back the YLM record for the Hirschman family
18:15" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 18:15- Sam and Dan Hirschman
20:30" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 20:30- Father Hirschman = Most Valuable Motivator
26:25" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 26:25- Sam was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine!
28:10" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 28:10- Bridge lost Dan to Magic: the Gathering
28:49" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 28:49- Dan was featured on the Leno show, the People Magazine, and NYT
32:19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 32:19- The last times Sam and Dan can flex their former record
34:05" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 34:05- The annual "Dan Hirschman Youngest Life Master KO Teams" where 25 teams onced showed up to play at the Hirschman house
40:35" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 40:35- How Sam ended up on Sports Illustrated magazine
44:30" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 44:30- The decline of bridge's cultural relevance
46:50" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 46:50- Meet Steven Cochran
49:25" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 49:25- Steven learned bridge at NASA
52:35" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 52:35- Steven taught his entire college fraternity to play bridge
- 14 year old Steven spent a whole summer traveling US and Canada to play bridge
59:48" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 59:48- Steven excels at declaring
1:01:35" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 1:01:35- Unfortunately, Steven couldn't measure up for the attractive girl
1:02:35" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 1:02:35- Waking up in the ocean
1:07:40" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 1:07:40- Steven once was a professional soccer player
1:09:09" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 1:09:09- No fanfare for Steven becoming part of the first two-person ACBL Kings and Queens of Bridge
1:12:50" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> 1:12:50- Played against a typical nobody: Omar Sharif