Close to Home by John McPherson for October 29, 2014

But could you do it for real….in front of all those people and under all that pressure?

All they have to do is play that stinkin tune that sounds like a clock ticking to your final doom and I’d freeze up.

I’ve been on Jeopardy and yes, it’s MUCH easier in your living room.

I have a similar tally for my virtual Price is Right winnings.

What about the humiliation of your interview focusing on the day your grocery bag tore?“Alex, can we talk about the time you chased a female ‘burglar’ down a hotel hallway in your underwear??”

I only knew one person who had been on Jeopardy. She missed one that I knew she knew because we had discussed the subject often enough. The pressure must be great.

The look on the wife’s face says it all.

What is this… A stab at the “Million Second Quiz”…?

I for one thought MSQ was all right for what it was.

I’m sure everybody has thought of doing this at least ONCE.

They won’t let me even try out – I am over 65. In the old days, they had a seniors competition, but rather than rock categories, they covered big band swing. “The coveted 18-40 demographic” couldn’t get any of those, so ageism took precedence over variety. One of the “senior” winners is still returning for the master’s tournament.