Was eliminated from the Tournament of Champions on the game show
Jeopardy! (1984) on November 12, 1986 after he failed to
properly word his answer in the form of a question. When
host
Alex Trebek read out the answer "Stallions, mares and
geldings are all maidens until this happens," he replied "Until they
win a race," without using the required "What is" in the beginning of
his answer. This was a Daily Double and he risked all of his money, and he did not answer correctly the rest of the round, causing him to miss the Final Jeopardy! round.