It’s not like Naples needs its 15 minutes of fame, considering the Collier County city is a global vacation destination with five-star restaurants, breathtaking real estate, and sand and water along its Gulf of Mexico coastline as far as the eye can see.
But on Wednesday night (Feb. 7), a clue on the ultra-popular game show “Jeopardy!” appeared on television screens across America, and there it was. In living color. And spoken so eloquently by host Ken Jennings: “Naples, Florida …”
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It was early in the show (before the first commercial break in the Jeopardy! round) when one of the three contestants chose the category “The ICK”. The answer to clues provided by Jennings in that category would have the letters “i-c-k” in them.
Jennings: “Naples, Florida has been called the ‘capital of the world’ for this paddle sport rising in popularity.
There was a brief pause.
Then, contestant Lisa Sriken, a lawyer from New York City, hit the buzzer first and answered correctly.