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Former WWTBAM contestant on yesterday's Jeopardy!

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:46 am
by MarleysGh0st
According to folks on the J! board, Phil Hornbostel was on the primetime show with Regis, back on Oct. 26, 2000.
Spoiler
He dropped to $1K after missing this question.
In the title of a 1987 book by Fannie Flagg, what is served at "The Whistle Stop Cafe"?

A. Sweet potato pie
B. Steak and eggs
C. Chicken and dumplings
D. Fried green tomatoes

Re: Former WWTBAM contestant on yesterday's Jeopardy!

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:49 am
by earendel
MarleysGh0st wrote:According to folks on the J! board, Phil Hornbostel was on the primetime show with Regis, back on Oct. 26, 2000.
Spoiler
He dropped to $1K after missing this question.
In the title of a 1987 book by Fannie Flagg, what is served at "The Whistle Stop Cafe"?

A. Sweet potato pie
B. Steak and eggs
C. Chicken and dumplings
D. Fried green tomatoes
He didn't do so well on J!, either, finishing third (he was third going into FJ! by a large margin, IIRC).