Because I love a challenge almost as much as I love a gimmick, and since pannoni4 made the game available, here's another 17-years-ago today game, March 18, 2002. Karen Lempert vs. Jason Lautenschleger vs. Mary Mansfield.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=1723
•The previous game I entered had MARCO POLO as a category, described by Alex as "not the children's game". Then today we have this clue.
KID STUFF $600: It's where you should be to play Marco Polo
Where is a (swimming) pool?
•In his interview, Jason Lautenschleger mentions that he plays in a "comedy band". That set me to googling, and it turns out his band was called the Bicycling Mariachis. Nothing much happened to them, but they did some opening gigs for a group called Kara's Flowers, who deep trivia music buffs might recognize as a forerunner to...
Maroon 5! One recent article indicates that Jason serves as "Director of Development for Adam Levine’s production company 222 Productions". Nice that Levine looks out for his old friends. And by coincidence, happy 40th b-day to Mr. Levine today.
•I missed the top clue in TV THEME SONGS, in part because I didn't realize it was a lyric and not a title, thanks to the all-caps display. I don't think I knew that lyric anyway. The other 4 clues were easy-cheesy. Lots of Lach Trash in this game, especially the DJ round.
•THE STATUE OF LIBERTY category is full of Things Worth Knowing, including this clue, which I'll pick as clue of the game:
$1200 The statue was first administered by the board for these structures, because the torch was a navigational aid
What are lighthouses?
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I think we all know what game is going to be next. Have a good afternoon.