Who is Jim Birge? That is the “Jeopardy!” answer to the game show’s number one fan. He has been hosting “Jeopardy!” tournaments for Long Beach middle schoolers for 25 years, something he created when his wife was a teacher.
“I just had this idea, and I took it to the principal, and we ran with it. That was back in 2001,” said Birge. “This is our 25th consecutive year.”
His love for the classic game show began when he was a boy. His sister-in-law appeared on the show several times, and later, his brother-in-law played the trumpet in the signature theme song…