Jake Posted November 11, 2004 omg h4x!1 Tonight was round 1 of the Jeopardy College Tournament. One of the contestants, Kermin, a comp-sci/engineering student from Carnegie Mellon University, had a commanding lead (well over $10K) going into Final Jeopardy.His final wager had Alex Trebek scratching his head, but Kermin was clearly sending a message to fellow computer nerds. His wager: $1337 In leetspeak, 1337 translates to "leet" or "elite." Due to his correct response in Final Jeopardy, Kermin ended up with $31,542, which makes it likely he'll wind up in the final rounds of the tournament. It was a clever gesture, perhaps one that only could have been outdone if he had wagered $1132, which would have left him a final score of $31,337. Somewhat relatedly, "Video Games" was a category earlier in the game, (Everquest, Grand Theft Auto, and Unreal Tournament were all correct responses) and "Blogs" was a category a few weeks ago. Whole story here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted November 11, 2004 I bet he visits this site regularly. We just attract such freaks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted November 11, 2004 Haha, that's rich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted November 11, 2004 good for him. but he's still a nerd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted November 12, 2004 good for him. but he's still a nerd. Well yeah, that's the point. No "but" required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted November 12, 2004 Well, he's kinda cute anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwall Posted November 13, 2004 One of the questions today in a category about monkeys concerned a video game starring wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood in "The Curse of this place". None of them got it. Stupid idiots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
