Jeff Amoros remembers what he studied with his first sets of flashcards: Greek mythology, African capitals and Nobel Peace prize winners.

He used them to nab one of three spots on his high school team competing in the game show It's Academic. Over the years, the sets grew into a larger collection of 6,000 to 7,000 flashcards; and a fascination with trivia led Amoros to the ultimate quiz game show stage: Jeopardy.

The episode, filmed in Los Angeles in March, will air Wednesday night. Amoros, 24, and his parents, along with about 30 to 35 other people, will be watching together at their home in Ellicott City.

Among them will be his younger brothers, who tolerated his flash card obsession when they were younger, quizzing him on long road trips, and a former teammate from his quiz bowl team at the University of Maryland. His aunt, who lives out of the state, is also hosting a party of her own with about 40 of her friends to watch the show.

"I could go down in horrible flames on Wednesday, and she's with 40 other people there eating pizza," said Amoros, a 2009 graduate. He and his girlfriend, Corey Brewer, 24, of Adelphi, who went to the filming, have had to keep details about the show a secret since March.

In the meantime, he's been working at 2tor, Inc., which provides technical and post-enrollment support to higher education institutes establishing online degree programs. And he's been feeding his trivia appetite with pub trivia nights and Trivial Pursuit.

Brewer, his girlfriend since their freshman year at the University of Maryland, has supported Amoros' inquisitiveness. "You would not believe how many flash cards I've gone through with him … I've played more Trivial Pursuit in the last six years than I have my entire life," she said.