Jeopardy 5/1/08

It was Bob Harris in “Prisoner of Trebekistan.” Suprisingly good book.

As for the guy today shaking like a leaf, I think it’s totally understandable. Imagine what the poor guy went through:
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[li]You’re a contestant on Jeopardy! (which, for us nerds, is pretty much the Super Bowl).[/li][li]You’ve got 150% of the second-place contestant’s score going into final Jeopardy. Holy shit! It might happen! You might actually be a Jeopardy! champion![/li][li]The final question is revealed. You have a pretty good guess! It’s not Simón Bolívar, because of the “two worlds” thing, so it must be Lafayette! This is it! You’re going to win on Jeopardy![/li][li]…And then as you start writing down the answer, your pen doesn’t work.[/li][/ul]
It had to be a nightmarish experience; of course he was shaking. I thought it was kind of touching, to see someone show that kind of naked emotion on the show.