"I'm not at all myself. I'm usually much more crazy, I was really calm and composed," she said.
Besu attributes at least part of her victory to the nature of the questions. One of the puzzle answers was Concord, N.H., a town in which Besu once got lost while driving.
Besu says she especially enjoyed "chatting with Pat and Vanna" during the breaks between sessions.
"They are both nice. But they look really different up close. Vanna is probably in her forties, but she still looks great," Besu said.
She said she and the other contestants got along well.
"You get to know the other contestants well, you bonded over the course of the day. I was wishing everyone good luck," she said.
Besu said she is now approaching her next challenge: application to law schools.
"I can't decide whether I should include it on the application," she said.