Phil Mickelson has just about done it all in his golf career. Three NCAA championships. Five major professional championships. Ryder and Presidents Cups. Pocketed more than $92 million in on-course earnings.
On Friday, he was the final answer (or would that be final question?) in an episode of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!”
Now in its 37th year on television, the final question in an episode that aired on Friday across the U.S. was:
“On Forbes’ 2020 list of the 100 highest-paid athletes, at age 50 this active individual sportsman is the oldest.”
The question was missed by all the show’s contestants.
Just when I think I’ve arrived ( I was the answer to tonight’s final Jeopardy question) I realize I still have a ways to go (they all got it wrong ):
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) September 26, 2020
Nonetheless, Phil’s followers were quick to react that they of course knew the answer.
“Me too,” Mickelson quipped back.
— Steve Miller (@stevemiller_22) September 26, 2020
Another commenter said basically the show doesn’t tend to attract sports fans as contestants, which is probably true.
They all missed a question about Alabama’s opponent in the Iron Bowl. These aren’t sports fans we are dealing with…
— Taylor Dixon (@taylordxn) September 26, 2020
