Mustache news

Now and then a mustache turns into big news on Jeopardy. It's usually Alex Trebek's forays into facial hair that draw attention, but not last week.

As a faux tweet noted, retired Allegheny County, PA detective Dave Leffler showed off his lengthy whiskers Monday through Friday. His run finally ended on an opera clue, which (believe it or not) I knew. The ex-cop won't forget Aida any time soon, but he has over a hundred grand to console himself with.

The linked story says that Dave worked sex crimes and fugitive cases for nearly thirty years as a patrol officer and then detective. The mustache looks like it's been developing for almost as long.

Dave gave a long interview published before his final episode aired. He made what he had to know was an ironic remark about the "dreaded opera category." He also talked about the audition process and production protocols on Jeopardy. But things really perked up when he spoke eloquently about his years as a cop. I started to think that Investigation Discovery might want to check him out as a second Joe Kenda.