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Old 09-07-2011, 06:53 PM
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Default Well, that's one dream down the drain.

"The Sport of Kings" was a category on Jeopardy tonight. All five questions were easy. And now my dream of being in 3rd place and risking everything on the Daily Double on a racing question to take the lead is dead. They won't have another horse racing question until after I'm dead.
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Old 09-07-2011, 08:05 PM
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"The Sport of Kings" was a category on Jeopardy tonight. All five questions were easy. And now my dream of being in 3rd place and risking everything on the Daily Double on a racing question to take the lead is dead. They won't have another horse racing question until after I'm dead.
For two thousand dollars, the answer is "Zenyatta"

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Old 09-07-2011, 08:33 PM
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If it's any consolation, "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" has horse racing questions fairly often. Today included one- the correct answer was Jackson Bend. Really.
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Old 09-07-2011, 11:45 PM
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If it's any consolation, "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" has horse racing questions fairly often. Today included one- the correct answer was Jackson Bend. Really.
What was the question?
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Old 09-08-2011, 06:51 AM
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What was the question?
It was something along the lines of "Which one of the following is not the name of a shoe designer, but a horse that ran in the 2010 Kentucky Derby?" I'd give you the other names, but I don't know anything about shoes, so I don't remember any of them.
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Old 09-08-2011, 09:04 AM
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did any of the geeks get a single one right?
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Old 09-08-2011, 09:06 AM
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did any of the geeks get a single one right?
Yeah the Zenyatta one.

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Old 09-08-2011, 10:09 AM
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Come to think of it, "Millionaire" had a $100,000 question on racing, too: "These two Indian tribes' names are also shared by what two winners of the Kentucy Derby?"
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Old 09-08-2011, 11:01 AM
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did any of the geeks get a single one right?
Yes. These were the questions and answers (trimmed down)....

1. The bet that requires picking the first 3 finishers is called......trifecta (correct)

2. A female horse under age 4 is called....filly (correct)

3. This racing news paper called "America's Turf Authority" has been around since blah blah blah.....No one said DRF

4. This "smokin" horse retired with almomst $10 million in earnings....Cigar (correct)

5. This track is in Arcadia, CA....(not sure if anyone got it.)
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Yes. These were the questions and answers (trimmed down)....

1. The bet that requires picking the first 3 finishers is called......trifecta (correct)

2. A female horse under age 4 is called....filly (correct)

3. This racing news paper called "America's Turf Authority" has been around since blah blah blah.....No one said DRF

4. This "smokin" horse retired with almomst $10 million in earnings....Cigar (correct)

5. This track is in Arcadia, CA....(not sure if anyone got it.)
#5 is Santa Anita
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Old 09-08-2011, 11:13 AM
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#5 is Santa Anita
I know. They were not hard questions. Although I am surprised the guy pulled Cigar.
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