# Tomorrow I make my Jeopardy! appearance **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860 "2006-07-10T13:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/1 "2006-07-10T13:15:24Z")
I flew out to LA on April 21 to tape my appearance on Jeopardy! I haven’t said anything about it in the various Jeopardy threads, because of eligibility issues. The mere fact that I had read some of those threads raised eyebrows. Also, you don’t collect your winnings until 120 days after the show airs. You sign an ironclad non-disclosure agreement, and the 120 day deferral is the stick they use to keep you from telliing people in advance what happened. Rather than field a bunch of questions and reply with “I can’t say,” I figured it was best just to keep mum until the show airs. But, July 11 is the air date. Following that, I’ll answer all questions about the show and my appearance on it. For those of you who have passed the test and are waiting to hear from the show about an appearance, my best advice is don’t say anything on message boards or chat rooms. It may not disqualify you, but I promise, you’ll have to explain to someone what you’ve said. Check your local listings! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/2 "2006-07-10T13:21:27Z")
Woot! Go **Labdad** , kick some überintelligentsia butt! ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/3 "2006-07-10T13:28:07Z")
Can you at least tell us which podium to look at? I’d imagine you won’t write “ **Labdad**.” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/4 "2006-07-10T13:34:21Z")
Sure! I’m in position #3 - far right. Although, I figured as soon as they introduced me as the guy from Georgia, everyone would know who I was! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/5 "2006-07-10T13:34:49Z")
How did they know about your discussing the show on a message board? Did you reveal it to them? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/6 "2006-07-10T13:41:03Z")
[QUOTE=The Scrivener] How did they know about your discussing the show on a message board? Did you reveal it to them? [/QUOTE] **TubaDiva** is actually Alex Trebek. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/7 "2006-07-10T13:49:29Z")
[QUOTE=The Scrivener] How did they know about your discussing the show on a message board? Did you reveal it to them? [/QUOTE] Yep - I did. Figured it was better to tell the truth than lie about it and have them find out about it on their own. That would disqualify me for sure. When I got the phone call to come out, that was one of the questions the contestant coordinator asked me. I told him that there were threads about the show on the Dope that I’d been reading. He said, “You’re not going to do that any more, are you?” Then, a thick pakage of material was FedExed that I had to fill out. One of the questions was whether I had had any discussions, or read anything posted by previous contestants on the show. My wife said to me, “You already told the guy on the phone. Better make full disclosure.” So I did. I explained what the Straight Dope is, I printed out a couple of the threads, I told them I had read the threads but hadn’t posted to them, and that I was not personally acquainted with any of the people who had posted to the threads. That satisfied the powers that be, but it was still a dicey few minutes out there in the green room of the studio while I explained all this. It would have really been a bummer to have flown out there, only to be told I couldn’t appear on the show because of a message board! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/8 "2006-07-10T13:53:48Z")
[QUOTE=Labdad] It would have really been a bummer to have flown out there, only to be told I couldn’t appear on the show because of a message board! [/QUOTE] Maybe if it was “a” message board, but this this The Straight Dope Message Board. Way to go **Labdog** ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/9 "2006-07-10T13:57:15Z")
Wow, I guess they’re concerned about protecting their super-secret contestant screening secrets! (I kid, I kid). Go Labdad! That rocks! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/10 "2006-07-10T14:06:47Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Way to go **Labdog** [/QUOTE] Who the heck is **Labdog**? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/11 "2006-07-10T14:08:05Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Who the heck is **Labdog**? [/QUOTE] I’m sorry. I shouldn’t post with one eye on the TV news about the explosion in Manhattan. Way to go **Labdad** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/12 "2006-07-10T14:10:51Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Who the heck is **Labdog**? [/QUOTE] **Labdog** would be **Labdad** ’s dog, of course. Duh! Try to keep up here **Amp**. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/13 "2006-07-10T14:21:42Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] **Labdog** would be **Labdad** ’s dog, of course. Duh! Try to keep up here **Amp**. [/QUOTE] And I assume his wayward crack-addicted teenage daughter would be **Labdance**. Just kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/14 "2006-07-10T14:23:39Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] **Labdog** would be **Labdad** ’s dog, of course. Duh! Try to keep up here **Amp**. [/QUOTE] And **Labdad’s** dog is a Lab! Hope we’ve got that all cleared up! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/15 "2006-07-10T14:26:05Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] And I assume his wayward crack-addicted teenage daughter would be **Labdance**. Just kidding. [/QUOTE] His daughter’s name is Crystal. Just kidding - no human offspring IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/16 "2006-07-10T23:51:36Z")
Is that you **Labdad** (David)? I could have sworn Alex said the guy on the right was from New Jersey! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/17 "2006-07-10T23:52:38Z")
Ooops! I’m a day early! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/18 "2006-07-11T00:00:08Z")
You’re going up agasint the July 10th winner who couldn’t even get “Canada”? I hope you kicked ass ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/19 "2006-07-11T00:03:56Z")
At least it wasn’t the terminally perky aerobics instructor. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860/20 "2006-07-11T00:15:53Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] You’re going up agasint the July 10th winner? I hope you kicked ass [/QUOTE] Yep - but I was out in the audience watching the show (they keep the contestants segregated from the rest of the audience. You can’t even go to the bathroom without an escort!). I didn’t know Canada, either. I’m from Georgia, for cryin’ out loud! The contestant sitting next to me was from Canada - HE knew the answer of course! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-make-my-jeopardy-appearance/363860.md?page=2)