This is jeopardy

I have one secret ambition. Of course some honest intelligent guesses to what that may be would to win a gold medal swimming the 200 butterfly in the Olympic games, writing the next great American Novel, not wanting to pee my pants at the thought of surfing a wave bigger than 4 feet, or discovering a cure for cancer. Those though all honorable things are not it; I want to be a reigning contestant on Jeopardy like Ken Jennings. Oh Hell, I want to be Ken Jennings.

I could easily give up alcohol and move to Utah if I could have the chance to be on Jeopardy that many games in a row. This week, Time Magazine interviewed Jennings for their "10 Questions" page, and I nearly shrieked in girly excitement.

My Sophomore year of high school I was an avid Jeopardy viewer, but when Ken was on, I was a crazed fanatic.  If I had a water polo game, swim meet, dance recital, or some other arrangement that had me away from the TV at 7 pm. I had it taped. But don't think I was completely ahead of my high school days, I was nearly as religious about watching The OC. 

He knew everything, and I could tell that sometimes he would fake not being sure of the answer to make it look like it wasn't a breeze for him all of the time. He even knew every answer to the Potent Potables categories.

It was this question that killed his 74 game streak: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year. His answer, "What is FedEx?" No, I'm sorry. Trebek would say. The answer was H&R Block.

According to a USA Today article he didn't think about a tax service because he does his own taxes. See he is brilliant.

In his interview with Time he talks about Geography versus spelling bees. Seriously geography and maps are cooler than spelling. I never much cared for spelling bees since, that time in second grade when I didn't win one. I thought body was spelled with two d's, you know like buddy, so clearly, I was using some critical thinking skills. He also talked about his choice of the two Mormons running for president would be John Huntsman, points for him right there, but that he is a hold-my-nose Obama voter and more points for that wonderful phrase that describes many people, most likely including myself.

So, there is my opinion on one of my favorite celebrities no matter how nontraditional it may be. I also tore out the interview in Time and pinned it to my bulletin board. If you can show me you are as cool as Ken, I will put you on my bulletin board too.