What is yikes?
The quizbowl edition of Jeopardy's Tournament of Champions came to a crazy conclusion with Mark Dawson winning the $250,000 grand prize (or as Phil put it tonight, "1/10 of Kevin Olmstead") after a miscalculation on Final Jeopardy by Brian Weikle left him $199 short of winning it all. It was an odd way to win it, but you really can't take anything away from Mark, who dodged his own bullets to come away as the champion. It was a lot of fun watching everything unfold as Mark got about 70-80 friends, relatives, other Jeopardy contestants, etc. to a nearby restaurant to watch the final matches on tape. I made sure not to watch it beforehand so I'd be surprised when I saw everything unfold, especially the bizarre ending, which Alex hinted at during on "The Wayne Brady Show" earlier this week (part of the video presentation for the night, not to mention Mark's appearance on .Classic Concentration from 1987).