Friday, June 4, 2010
Media Quiz Kid: Will J.R. Lind Make Headlines Tonight on 'Jeopardy!'?
Posted by Jim Ridley on Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- "I'll take 'The Rapists' for $200!"
Q: This emotion is felt by all his co-workers as Post Politics' J.R. Lind goes on Jeopardy! tonight at 6 p.m. on Channel 14. Although he describes the whole experience in next week's Scene — yes, including face time with The Presence, a.k.a. host Alex Trebek — the dapper newshound with the trademark dickie bow has carefully guarded how well he fared as a contestant. But if I were a betting man and I had $15,400 in winnings, I'd bet $15,398 on J.R.
Word has it folks will be piling into a Hillsboro Village watering hole around 5 p.m. this afternoon to cheer J.R. on. Just keep your eyes peeled for a bunch of people who look like they could answer questions about Susan Sontag, the periodic table and 19th century British prime ministers, and follow the line to the bar.
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I've gotta say, a Texas Chainsaw Massacre directed by the Coen brothers has to be one of film history's great what-ifs.
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Impressive performance, great command of minutiae and best of all, smart strategy. A half-hour of riveting TV drama -- congrats JR.
Gotta play poker with this guy, though. Your smirk before the betting reveal was priceless.
J R,
Are you related to Betty(miller) and James Lind from hendersonville, tn? ,my mom saw you on jeopardy last night and called me to see if I could find out if you were related to them. I believe betty passed away a few years ago, but, we haven't heard from jim since 2005.
You are brilliant, by the way!
thanks, ruthann
Mr. Pink, I really hope someone slips a tape of this episode to the Coen Brothers, just on the off-chance that it will inspire them to remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
