Ooooooooh-ooo-ooo-ooooooooooooh!

Not bad singing on a journal, eh?

My mother-in-law got me a 2010 Sodoku calendar for Christmas. Not having the heart to tell her that the last time I tried to solve a Soduku puzzle I got an almost uncontrollable nosebleed, I bought myself a Jeopardy! calendar instead.It’s pretty neat, with each day’s question having a particular dollar value, lines on it to jot down your weekly winnings, and Final Jeopardy! occurring on Sunday.

It’s kicking my ass!

I used to fancy myself pretty good at Jeopardy, but because this is a desk calendar and not the actual game show, I’ve made a few rules (since the calendar came with none of its own):

• As the only contestant, I am compelled to buzz in and must answer every question.
• I cannot use any “lifelines” (e.g. no googling stuff, or asking co-workers).
• Instead of five seconds to submit an answer, like on the show, I have until I leave work to submit an answer.

Because I must answer every question, the hard ones are killing me. Naturally, they’re worth more, and when I get them right, Jackpot! But when I get them wrong, I almost assuredly end up in the red when I get to Final Jeopardy at the end of the week and have nothing to wager.

I haven’t skipped ahead in the calendar–that would give me an unfair advantage–but I’m wondering if there are Daily Doubles on the holidays. That would be neat.

So here’s my winnings so far:

Week ending 1/3: $1,600
Week ending 1/10: -$3.600
Week ending 1/17: $0

So far, I have no net winnings. Boo.

Guess I’m not going on Jeopardy! anytime soon…