Masons and 'Jeopardy!'

[My Freemasonry]

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I'm not sure if it's a plus or minus that Freemasons are the subject of a trivia game recently. Somebody who works on the American TV gameshow Jeopardy! seems to have taken an interest in the Masons.

Last December, a $2000 Double Jeopardy clue was "It's not a secret - one of two branches of advanced Freemasonry; both have British names." The ultimate champion of that night, Jackie Fuchs, successfully answered "What is the Scottish Rite"?

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Then last night, a question was featured that made us local Indiana Masons do a double take. In the category of American Cathedrals, the $800 clue was:

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"Indianapolis' Scottish Rite Cathedral is not a place of worship but a meeting place for this fraternal society."

Contestant Beth Stewart from Naperville, Illinois successfully answered, "Who are the Masons?"

Ding ding ding.

We're pretty proud of it.

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Beth won the night with a final score of $17,600.

(H/T Patrick Elmore)

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