When you're a Millionaire Phone-A-Friend with $250K on the line
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- The time in late 2004 that my friend Kim "Howard" Johnson (biographer of Monty Python and Del Close - read his books, they're great) called me for a Phone-A-Friend answer - with $250,000 on the line.
Anybody who has read my book about being on Jeopardy knows that a lot of remembering stuff comes just from paying attention in the first place. Luckily I'd seen this incident referenced in a copy of Mad Magazine when I was maybe eight years old, hadn't understood it because I was too young, and, being an easily horrified child, had imagined a mailman stabbing his wife. Then I wondered briefly if I needed to be afraid of our own mailman, or mailmen in general. This stuck briefly in my eight-year-old head, then turned out to be useful 30+ years later.
So cherish the random crap in your skull. You never know. 😁
(Btw, Phone-A-Friend was retired rapidly from WWTBAM five years later, the moment that searching Google became practical in the time allotted. DSL was maybe 800kbps on a good day for most people. Looking back from the 2020s, it's easy to forget how much faster things are now, but this was taped more than two years before the first iPhone was even announced, if that gives you any sense of how far back this was.)
The show eventually aired on 16 February, 2005.
Well now I know that in 1960 Norman Mailer stabbed his second wife, Adele, with a penknife during an argument at a party.
Can we get Bob on the show?
Bob Harris seems like such a sweetheart
Host: Hello?
Guy: NORMAN MAILER.
Answers the phone*: NORMAN MAILER
lol he didnt even need to tell him the choices
"You've got 30 seconds and the time starts....now" - "NORMAN MAILER!!" :D
It's funny seeing a friend answer a question with that much speed and confidence but it's even more funny when the audience LOLs about it.
in 1960, what author stabbed his second wife adele with a penknife during an argum.. NORMAN MAILER
Is that just common knowledge to some people? XD
Hello bob... Norman Mailer
Lol straight off the top
Norman Mailer
Anyone know if he won the 1 million?
Who else thought that, from the title, that Bob Harris actually gave the answer to a million dollar question, not a 250K question?
In 1960..NORMAN MAILER
Bob Harris, the former Jeopardy Champion, gives Kim Howard Johnson the correct answer. I am a fan of Bob Harris.
In 19...NORMAN MAILER
2:00 - WOW.
woah.
Jon Hopper
Holy shit your fucking adorable
Talk about luck, Howard Johnson his real name also won 12,000 on the syndicated version of the Weakest Link with George Gray and his phone a friend was Bob Harris a 5 time Jeopardy winner
what?
It couldn't have been any faster than that
It was indeed the same Bob Harris. He's very proud of and happy about having helped Howard and mentions it a few times in his (fantastic) "Prisoner of Trebekistan" in discussing things he's glad "Jeopardy!" prepared him to do.
I want such an amazing smart friend , god bless you sir much much respect and love
that was incredible
how did he think that quick and fast well done
You are an awesome guy, Mr. Harris! Much respect and appreciation!
WOW good contact.
Oh yeah, no coincidence here. Common name, uncommonly smart dude!
I get awestruck by people's knowledge. Good job Bob.
Probably not the Bob Harris from Jeopardy, but I understand why people would think otherwise.
Yeah, it has to be the Bob Harris from Jeopardy.
I bet he is the same Bob Harris from Jeopardy!
So that’s where Andy Dufresne got all his money from 🤔
Owen Gardiner no one else got that but u and me..... : )
millionaire at its prime format
Yes, it was.
In 1960... Norman Mailer!
Same hairstylist as Loyd Christmas?
awesome Bob!
yo this is sick 😂😂
Yes it was.
Damn
DAAAAAAAAAAAMN!
Are you the guy who helped him with the phone a friend or not
WOW!!!
woah!
In 1960, NORMAN MAILER
Yes, it was.