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Was amazed today ot watch Family Feud and see that both teams fudged up the simple polled question of larged cities in Texas. Sure they got Dallas, San Antonio & Houston. But it was beyond everyone else what the fourth and final answer was. A whole ten people had nary a clue as to the answer. Some of the more inventive names ~ Taco,TX and Irving, TX; whose name, when proferred by the contestant, even sounded like he was unsure of the answer. Sad. So the geniuses that started the round won, but it was a shallow victory. Even Richard Karn knew the answer, uh, what’s the capital of Texas ~ Austin?

It’s a sad day in gameshow land. But it shouldn’t suprise me. They have to have your ‘average’ American play otherwise it would probably be boring is all I can garner from this.

I used to religiously watch The Wheel of Fortune because it always seemed like the only show my Grandpa would ever take active interest in other than the local news, plus the only station they could reliably get in was CBS, so that may of had something to do with it. I also think it was Vanna White, who had the hardest job in all of show business, turning letters. Even while technology has rendered her useless, she still holds down the job of gracing the puzzle board and walking back and forth in a designer dress, lest we change the station to avoid her polarity. But it was great fun answering the puzzles before him and the contestants. I think it irked my Grandpa because I usually turned out right, but it was fun to yell at the contestants when they answered something so far off you pondered their IQ.

I’ve also been a livid fan of Jeopardy! As a former Knowledge Bowl star for my highschool, it comes as no suprise I find shows that draw upon useless tidbits of information totally engrossing. At least that game is somewhat a challenge for people, as they have so many different categories to draw from, it’s impossible to know it all. This intrigues me. Heck I even audtioned one time at MOA for the show, when I was in college. Too bad it was just a general session, where you have to compete againest people that have had a lifetime of experience. Maybe if it would have been a college tryout, I could have got somewhere. But the questions are somewhat difficult and if you don’t get 10 out of 10 at the auditions, they don’t even want to know your name. Which is rough, because somedays you swear you could beat everyone on the Jeopardy! show singlehandedly. I think they should revise this, but I hear it’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are additional tests as well you must pass to make it up the chain. So they make this somewhat difficult, and to think this process is more demanding than the average requirements to be admitted into most colleges around here says something.

Anyway, I’ll continue to watch and be silently dismayed when people miss some obvious answers (or questions in Jeopardy!’s case). And I may even try to audition again sometime for Jeopardy! They just don’t come to Gaylord,Mn enough to test me!

Also of minor interest, I’ve posted some 100 entries to this blog in less than two years. Accomplishment? Not sure, some of the first posts were awful sparse. It’s a minor celebration in itself anyway.