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That Ain't It! Scoreboard Leader for June and July 2009: |
An Interview with Hugh Dyer of Ponchatoula, Louisiana |
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| Hugh Dyer was selected for the 2009 That Ain't It! Hall of Fame because he was the first person to score $10 million, $50 million, and $100 million in cumulative winnings in Game Show. Way to go, Hugh! | |
| Tell us a little bit about yourself... | |
| I am 62 and a Vietnam veteran with 7 children and I live in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Our little town is approximately 30 miles from New Orleans. I have owned several restaurants and retail businesses and still, on occasion, pay attention to The Little Toy Company, which I have been building for 35 years now. I collect and sell on Ebay various key wound toys and trains. My latest interest there is money. I sell unique numbered dollar bills and have done quite well. My name on Ebay is Hughscurrency. I was the first international dealer of the year when I owned and managed Shakeys Pizza Parlor. The reason for that award was that I employed about 35% handicapped people mainly because the town and media of the time just didn't want to talk about such things. So, I got back at them by hiring as many handicapped people as I could. It was a great success! | |
| Describe your interest in trivia... | |
I and my family love trivia. They won't play Scrabble with me anymore because I win all the time. They barely let me play Trivial Pursuit as well. I have read every Ripley's Believe it or Not paperback and that alone has given me lots of information that most people ignore. |
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| What are some of your favorite iPhone apps? | |
| My favorite applications are, of course, That Ain't It and Scrabble, Monopoly and Spades. The application Crazy Machines is quite interesting and a very fun one indeed. | |
| What's your favorite category in That Ain't It!? | |
| My favorite categories are the words and mathematics questions. | |
| What's your least favorite category in That Ain't It!? | |
| My least favorite is the international category. Most people don't even know where the country is, much less answers about their leaders. Sad, but true. | |
| What new features would you most like to see added to That Ain't It!? | |
| I have seen in other games that there is a place for weekly, monthly and champion status boards. You might have some reward for a weekly or monthly high scorer. Don't make the questions too hard and yet, make them interesting. Some of the trick questions are quite good. | |
| What strategy did you use to get such a high cumulative score on That Ain't It!? | |
| I have a good memory and remember my mistakes and this is probably why I have done so well. I realize that it might be hard to beat me, but not impossible! | |
