Jeopardy! followers ought to get used to seeing present champ Mira Hayward on their screens, as she gained her second sport in a row on Friday (February 10). But this isn’t her first TV rodeo, or roadshow, to be extra exact.
Hayward, a author and the daughter of Oregon state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, beforehand appeared on Antiques Roadshow on PBS again in 2004. Viewers would possibly bear in mind her because the “shoe girl,” as she introduced on her grandmother’s shoe to be appraised by the vintage specialists.
The reigning champ revealed her traditional TV previous whereas chatting with host Ken Jennings final week. And, in case anybody didn’t consider her, the official Antiques Roadshow Twitter account shared a couple of pictures of her on the present as a younger lady. “We remember you fondly too!” the caption learn.
Hayward retweeted the publish and replied, “I LOVE YOU (although my family has never stopped roasting me for “thank. you. for. telling. me. about. the. shoe!”).
I LOVE YOU @RoadshowPBS (though my household has by no means stopped roasting me for “thank. you. for. telling. me. about. the. shoe!” 🤖) https://t.co/bdQPQrVvbX
— Mira Hayward (@maysayhay) February 10, 2023
Simeon Lipman, the professional who appraised Hayward’s merchandise, additionally tweeted, writing, “This is one of my favorite appraisals, so glad to see your doing well!”
“Thank you so much Simeon!” Hayward replied. “You made it such a special experience for my family and me.”
Thank you a lot Simeon! You made it such a particular expertise for my household and me 🙂
— Mira Hayward (@maysayhay) February 10, 2023
Lipman expanded on his ideas on Instagram, sharing, “Back in 2004, Mira Hayward brought her Grandmother’s shoe (which had been signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1927) to @roadshowpbs. I was fortunate enough to appraise it, and was very impressed with her intelligence and poise… tonight, nearly 20 years later, she was a contestant on @jeopardy and mentioned her appearance on Roadshow during her interview!”
Hayward got here from behind to win final Friday’s sport, being the one contestant to reply the Final Jeopardy! clue accurately. And, in profitable her second sport, she turned Season 39’s first multi-day feminine champion.
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