December 20, 2004
What was the category on the Dec. 20 edition of the American television game show Jeopardy that included a reference to Latvia?
“Stick out your mother tongue.”
Contestant Michael Kalk, a retired computer programmer from Austin, Texas, knew that Latvian is another word for Lettish, a member of the Baltic language group. The answer earned him USD 2,000, helping to boost him to USD 16,200 in prize money.
Too bad he blew all his winnings on a wrong answer in the “Final Jeopardy” segment.
Andris Straumanis is editor of Latvians Online.
