Throughout most of its history, Jeopardy has been known for its brains rather than its brawns
Until Monday night, that is, when a mysterious, chiseled stranger named “Tom” appeared, causing an uproar on Twitter.
During Final Jeopardy, Tom Flynn was confronted with a tough clue. Instead of hazarding a guess, effortlessly cool Tom responded with a simple "What."
It wasn't the easiest Final Jeopardy — he was asked to identify the first music CD ever mass-produced in the U.S. (correct response: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA) — but it was his utter lack of enthusiasm (and delightful lack of punctuation) that brought joy to Tom fans everywhere Read more...
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