The List

  1. Be a contestant on Jeopardy!
  2. Attend TCONA
  3. Learn at least three songs on the guitar
  4. Learn at least three songs on the piano
  5. Write a work of fiction
  6. Write and perform my own song
  7. Play in a cricket match
  8. Run 5K continuously
  9. Run 10K continuously
  10. Run 5K in under 24 minutes
  11. Watch an MLB game in all 30 MLB stadiums during the same regular season
  12. Watch at least one day of an Ashes test in either England or Australia
  13. Attend an NHL game in person
  14. Attend an NFL game in person
  15. Attend an English Premier League soccer game in person
  16. Qualify for a national team for a World Scrabble Championship
  17. Compete in Scrabble’s “King’s Cup” in Thailand
  18. Compete in an American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
  19. Construct a crossword puzzle that appears in the New York Times
  20. Watch every Best Picture Oscar winning film since 1970 (8/45)
  21. Watch every film that appears on the AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies list (either list) (14/123)
  22. Visit all 50 US states (14/50)
  23. Visit the Grand Canyon
  24. Visit all 10 Canadian provinces (4/10)
  25. Play in a sanctioned ACC cribbage tournament
  26. Learn to play bridge and play in a bridge tournament
  27. Perform at least one paid gig as a musician
  28. Donate blood
  29. Score 700 points in a sanctioned Scrabble club or tournament game
  30. Attend Geek Bowl
  31. Attend a taping of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, as either a contestant or contestant guest
  32. Become fluent in French
  33. Solve a Rubik’s Cube in under one minute
  34. Watch all of the Best Picture-nominated films in one year prior to Oscar Night
  35. Run a trivia show for at least 200 people
  36. Teach someone how to play Scrabble and mentor them to at least a 1300 rating
  37. Learn how to swing dance
  38. Create an iPhone/Android app
  39. Attend Comic Con in San Diego
  40. Play on a ball hockey team for at least one season
  41. Take part in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign
  42. Go LARPing
  43. Play in a Magic: The Gathering Tournament
  44. Go geocaching
  45. Be able to climb a 20′ tree
  46. Break 90 on a golf course that has hosted a PGA Tour event
  47. Do 30 pushups in a row
  48. Play a pub quiz at a pub in England
  49. Compete in a sanctioned chess tournament
  50. Plan and throw a surprise party
  51. Attend a taping of a late-night variety/comedy program
  52. Learn how to cartwheel
  53. Go caving
  54. Go whitewater rafting
  55. Attend Burning Man
  56. Attend Coachella
  57. Attend a Rolling Stones concert
  58. Be a guest on TSN “Off The Record”
  59. Run as a candidate in a municipal, provincial, or federal election
  60. Watch every episode of “Cheers” (161/275) (added May 5, 2015)
  61. Watch every episode of “Frasier” (added May 5, 2015)
  62. Watch every episode of “Friends” (50/236) (added May 5, 2015)
  63. Watch every episode of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” (21/144) (added May 5, 2015)
  64. Watch every episode of “Star Trek” (the original series) (added May 5, 2015)
  65. Watch every episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (32/176) (added May 5, 2015)
  66. Watch every episode of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (added May 5, 2015)
  67. Watch every episode of “Doctor Who (current version)” (added May 5, 2015)
  68. Watch every episode of “Battlestar Galactica (original if possible, then the 2000s reboot)” (added May 5, 2015)
  69. Learn to drive a car (added May 5, 2015)
  70. Attend The Masters golf tournament (added May 13, 2015)
  71. Be able to swim 1km in a swimming pool (added July 14, 2015)
  72. Learn Dvorak typing system (added July 14, 2015)
  73. Drink 1,000 different beers (~132/1,000)(added July 14, 2015)
  74. Drink a beer from 100 different countries (~11/100) (added July 14, 2015)
  75. Go in a hot air balloon (added July 14, 2015)
  76. Walk up the CN tower (added July 14, 2015)
  77. Win a game on the UK version of “Countdown” (added August 3, 2015)

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