If you were on Jeopardy...

ckissick · 07-21-2022, 12:44 PM

What little story after the first break would you tell about yourself in the first episode?(I'm assuming there won't be a second episode for any of us.)

I have a few things I could say, but I think I'd like to tell the story of how I hit a double off a Hall of Fame pitcher. I was in 8th grade, playing a pickup game of baseball at our school in Portola Valley. Gaylord Perry showed up and asked if he could play. Uh, yeah. This was while he was on the Giants and he lived in PV. I hit the ball hard into the left-center gap for a standup double. He said, "Nice hit, kid!" Of course he didn't give me his best stuff, not even a spitter, but still... How many of you have done this?

What's you story?

flatbutt · 07-21-2022, 02:25 PM

Maybe the time I got to meet and talk to Clarence Clemons.

Superman · 07-21-2022, 02:30 PM

In high school, I ran the 100-yard dash only three seconds off the world record.

id10t · 07-21-2022, 02:54 PM

I used to get fishing advice from Tom Petty's dad...

cstreit · cstreit's Garage

I once plugged in a USB cable the right way in a single try.

URY914 · 07-21-2022, 04:07 PM

I belong to a forum with a bunch weird guys.

cabmandone · cabmandone's Garage

I was once a moderator of a forum with a bunch of weird guys.

stevej37 · 05:05 PM

Those weird guys were never in my kitchen.

Cliff Clavin

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

Never happen, never watched and no interest in it.

stevej37 · 07-22-2022, 03:10 PM

^^^ But...what if the category was Freestyle BMX?

Tobra · Tobra's Garage

I would be staying the whole week.

fanaudical · fanaudical's Garage

I think I would be there at least a couple of days (unless Tobra and I were on at the same time...).

I think my first story would be how my brother had an unnatural fascination with a young sitcom star whose TV name was Blossom...

mattdavis11 · 07-22-2022, 08:06 PM

I'd mention an episode of Jeopardy where I answered first, correctly, but Alex said Ken and I were wrong. Total BS!

rusnak · 07-22-2022, 11:22 PM

^ How was he not correct?

stevej37 · 07-23-2022, 02:56 AM

Ken's 'hoe (ho)' is a slang word...plus a garden tool.
Alex was correct.

Bob Kontak · Bob Kontak's Garage

This has gone right down the tubes.

If I were Turd Ferguson, I would say "Swords for $48,000"

Paul T · 07-23-2022, 07:11 AM

I honestly have no idea….I always thought the hardest part about Jeopardy (not that I’m that good mind you) was the personal blurbs, especially for long term players. I don’t have that many interesting facts about me I don’t think! “Tell me about yourself” is always the question I dread most from anyone.