Eileens Trip to Jeopardy! Part 10—So Now You Know. Well, by now youve seen the show, so you know how it all turned out. The good news was that my final score was $12,600. And thats not bad at all. The bad news was that I lost. The good news was that I came in second, because the other two tied for first, which meant that I won $2000. The bad news is that Ill never be able to compete again. Id sure love another crack at it. The good news was also that I had the first Daily Double. I bet a full $1000. The bad news was that when Alex gave the clue, I completely blanked. I think that if hed added a picture, I would have been fine. The category was something about fish. Fishy words. The clue(which you saw) had to do with a mid-air body position. I felt like I stared at him much as if I were doing my own impression of a fish. Finally, the only think I could think of was. “What is a jackknife?” “No, thats wrong.” Well, the commercial comes, and the producer comes over grinning. “Somethings going on over at the judges table,” she says. “Theyre having a big discussion about jackknife. You might have lucked out.” And what do you know? There is a fish called a jackknife. I was very proud of myself. When Alex told me I got the money back on air, I did not pull him across the podium and kiss him full on the mouth. (Answer: “What sent Alex Trebek screaming out into the streets of Culver City?”) Oh, and you know that thing about its all luck from here? Well, I cant remember most of the categories. But I do remember this one. Amazing Andorra. What?! Andorra? The other contestants get the Congress of Vienna and freaking baseball and I get...Andorra?!! Hell, the Sony soundstage where were taping is bigger than freaking Andorra. What can you possibly say about it? Well, evidently that I didnt know what language they speak there. (it begins with a C. I said Castillian. It was Catalan). (Of course it was.) What did I ever do to deserve this? Ive saved lives....
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:00:38 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015