Re: OT Jeopardy Winner 12/15/2022

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 12/16/2022 1:40 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
> On 12/16/2022 3:25 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> On 12/15/2022 6:07 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
>>> Hey Bob,
>>>
>>> Do you know or are you related to a "Ray La Londe"???
>>>
>>> Well either way he is now the Jeopardy Champion as of tonight!!
>>>
>>> He won #32,600.   Maybe more on the way.
>>>
>>> Just I would share the news!!
>>>
>>> Les
>>
>>
>> If I wasn't before I am now.  LOL.
>>
>> Nah! I don't actually know all that many La Londes.  Less than a
>> hundred probably. We've been in country since the 1680s, but most are
>> in the north country with a few in the deep south.  Cajuns and Canuks.
>> Mostly Canuks.  Far less of us are Damn Yankees.
>>
>> I don't have any immediate relationship I am aware of.  No, I'm not
>> directly related to that Canadian boxer either.
>>
>>
>> Now if you asked if I was related to that Bob La Londe who was a
>> research mechanic at NASA's Lewis Research Center who retired in the
>> early 1980s.  Yes.  That was my Grammpa.  If you asked if I was
>> related to the Paul La Londe who held several patents for R&D work
>> with Donn Products (USG NOW) including the ceiling tile grid latch
>> most of us have cursed at one time or another.   Yes.  He was my
>> uncle.  If you asked if I was related to the grocery and hardware
>> store owner from Dateland.  (2 miles north of Dateland actually.)
>> Yep.  That's my dad.  If you asked if I am related to that kid named
>> Rob La Londe who is a licensed pharmacy tech, crazy smart gamer (with
>> paid creds as a gamer), and mad higher math skills.  Yep.  That's my
>> son.  If you asked if I am related to that hack shade tree button
>> pushing wannabee not a real machinist. That's me.
>>
>> Sorry.  I do not know who Ray is.
>>
>>
> LOL thanks for the Family Tree!!
>
> Depending on how long this "Ray La Londe" can maintain his championship
> on Jeopardy it might be a good thought to check the DNA just to know.;-)
>
> Last week the Champion walked out with more than $850,000.00
>
> Les
>


It was probably more like $400,000 and many of the prizes wouldn't be
claimable if he couldn't independently pay the taxes on them first.

I've day dreamed about winning the lottery so I only have to do jobs
that really interest me.  I've done the research.  LOL.



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