Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Jennings So he's coming to my university tomorrow evening to speak and I've secured an interview with him for The Campus Herald. Anything you all want to see if he can answer? I need question ideas for my interview. Jason-
" Is it really true that Alex Trabek lives in his mom's basement? " " How many people are there REALLY in the audience? " " What will your next highschool reunion be like? "
Do you have one of those voice recorders that you can convert to MP3? You'll be my hero if you ask which is better, 6 speed Manual or F1 transmission.
John Lamour just PM'd me and told me to tell you to ask -if he ever got any poon from being on jeopardy -did he ever sport wood under the podium -has he bought his old lady a set of fake jumblies with the prize money
i think asking him silly questions is actually sort of clever... Like the tootsie roll pop question... Ask him some serious questions and then, right in the middle, to throw him off - and say it seriously - asking him a silly question... If he has any sense of humor whatsoever, he'll laugh... If he's not into Ferraris, he won't get the manual/F1 question, but you could use a few of the age-old silly questions, like "what came first, the chicken or the egg" or whatever... But i think one silly question - the tootsie roll pop question - right in the middle of everything else would really make the interview pleasant and it would help make for a great article... You have to ask it in the same, serious tone of voice you use for every other question though... Good luck and let us know how it goes...
you should ask him if he really thinks it's fair for him to recieve the title "champion" even though it's a well known fact that quadrapolegics and lower extremity amputees cannot participate.
Oh, ask him why they call it the 'daily double' when it clearly takes place more than once in a show...... These are questions I would like answered. I mean, really, how intelligent can people associated with this show be if they can't comprehend the concept of something taking place on an interval.
I would also like to know what 'brand' of tv's those are that make up the wall of answers. Damn that's alot of tvs'
Ask: Have you had any wine from Alex Trebek's vineyard? If so, did you have to buy it? Did you get a consolation prize after you finally lost? If so, what was it? What does Alex Trebek usually talk about at the end of each taping? How to be aloof without really trying? What kind of head games do contestants play before, during and after taping? What goes on when judges confer (and reverse earlier "unacceptable/incorrect answer" decisions and award points after all)? Did fellow contestants ever give any indication Alex Trebek sans moustache is more condescending than he was in yesteryear with moustache when clues go unanswered?
Just got back from the interview and event. My Editor-in-Chief and I had about 15 minutes with him. He's actually an extremely nice and very funny guy. And I actually did, jokingly, ask him this question, and at first he laughed. Then he told me that it actually takes about 4,000 licks. Apparently, some group did a study on this exact subject some years ago.
