This week as we continued in our series, Being Useful, we talked about the next quality on Peter’s list that will make us more useful to Jesus. Having faith and pursuing virtue are good, but they require something else of us to get them right. In this part we talk about with this other thing is.
What Do You Know?
Do you know where the annual U.S. sailboat show takes place? Any takers? Do you know who else didn’t know the answer to that question? James Holzhauer. Name ring a bell? He was the most recent super candidate on the long-running game show Jeopardy. He dazzled the country for just over a month as he went on a 32-game winning streak. Now, a streak like that would be impressive enough by itself, but that’s not what so captured the nation’s attention. Back in 2004, Ken Jennings went on a winning streak of 74 games and sits in second place for all-time Jeopardy earnings with just over $3.5 million. Yes, that’s only second place. No, what made Holzhauer such a fascinating contestant was his gutsy wagering. I’ve seen winning contestants on Jeopardy walk away with a few hundred dollars as their prize. Holzhauer’s biggest prize was a shade over $131,000. All for…knowing stuff.
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