Jeopardy
surprise, surprise
Sometimes, you’re farting around the house when your phone suddenly lights up with a few dozen texts and you learn just how many of your family and friends watch Jeopardy. I had no idea that I was going to be an answer. This happened a few years back. It’s definitely one of the highlights of my writing career. The great Ken Jennings knew the answer. And, best of all, the late and legendary Alex Trebek said my name:
Of course, afterward, a few of my funniest friends texted things like, “What’s the big deal? You’re just a $200 answer.”
Ah, but the lower value questions mean that it's more likely people will know the answer/question. So, is it better to be obscure and a $1000 question, or well-known and $200?
If it's any consolation, the lower the price point the easier the answer, which only bodes well for your name recognition? I'd prefer being a cheap answer on Jeopardy as an author for that reason.
At least you weren't acting like Sinclair Lewis in Paris, who reportedly rose to his feet at a cafe to declare that he was better than Flaubert, only to provoke an onlooker to shout, "Sit down. You're just a bestseller." Hard to believe that was ever an epithet? 😊
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