This... is.... Jeopardy

I often think I'm an academic fraud.

Yes, I'm educated, and yes, I am a teacher, but I feel like I'm not as "book smart" as those around me. Many of my friends are much better at recalling knowledge than me, and they obviously paid way more attention in their schooling than I did... or at least more information sank in.

Still, watching Jeopardy makes me quite happy. Teen Tournament time or Celebrity Jeopardy are much more of an ego boost... really, Celebrity Jeopardy isn't that far off of the SNL skits involving it. Sad-- but true.

But honestly, does anything make an individual feel smarter than answering several questions in regular Jeopardy correctly? I make guesses a lot, and if I was actually keeping score... well, I think that most days I would end up in the red... but those days when the categories are slightly more accessible to me... well, I'm proper chuffed then.

I have two specific goals now when I watch. I either need to:
a) Clear a category (answer all questions correctly); or,
b) Answer at least one question correctly from each category.
It's not often that these goals are achieved, but it is fun trying.

Today, however, was a really good Jeopardy day. I actually answered the Final Jeopardy question (well... reverse that... you know what I mean) correctly... and the category wasn't "Oscars" or something easy like that.

I don't remember the question (crap-- answer!) or the category, but I do know that the final question was "Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?"

BOO YA IN CELEBRATION TO ME!