Jeopardy

I was so excited. This was my first time on Jeopardy. I took my stance in front of my podium and quickly scrawled "Tschuk!" in the name display. The theme music started up and Alex walked onto stage. My mind was a blur. He said something like, "So Tschuk!, this says that you once had an amusing experience in the shower. Is that right?" I numbly replied, "You bet, Alex." Then he said, "Okay, well, let's get right into it. We'll start with our returning champion, Randy." Randy said, "Yes Alex. We'll start with Greek architecture for 300."

"The answer there is, 'This classic style is commonly attributed to Caesar.'" I immediately rung in. "Yes Chuck?" "What is the Chicken Caesar Salad?" "Correct" "I'll take Common Names for Long Words for 400, please." "The answer here is, 'Eeww, gross, ikki ikki, slimy!'" Of course I rang in. "What is bread mold?" "Correct."

This continued all through the first round and into the second. I racked in all the points and continued doubling my winnings with Daily Doubles. After I had correctly identified the first known species of Avis, (the early bird) Alex went on blubbering about how I could set a new Jeopardy record by betting all my money in Final Jeopardy. Immediately, I did. "The final answer is, 'This man discovered the Earlenmeier Flask while on a safari in Africa.'" Quickly, I wrote in, "Who was Mr. Earlenmeier?" and then made faces at the camera until the theme music was over.

"Ooh, sorry, Chuck. You're close, but the correct question is, 'Who was Earl N. Meyer?' and that means that you lose the whole wad! Whoa! You thought you were pretty smart, but I guess now we see! Now take your parting gift and get your sorry butt out of here!"


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