This is the meaning of the answer: A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womaniser. Often a rake was a man who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. The rake was also frequently a man who seduced a young woman and impregnated her before leaving, often to her social or financial ruin.
This is the meaning of the answer: A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womaniser. Often a rake was a man who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. The rake was also frequently a man who seduced a young woman and impregnated her before leaving, often to her social or financial ruin.
Krazyk12200 11 months ago 3
@Krazyk12200 Thanks, Wikipedia.
jesustoast1812 8 months ago
if you get pleasure from a rake, your doing it wrong
XxHarounXx 11 months ago 4
I think its funny that the category is "Tool Time" and theirs a guy named AL playing on jeopardy! lol
Kenneth2890 1 year ago
Whoops!
NY4Life 1 year ago
Who the fuck has heard of a "Rake" as being an immoral pleasure seeker?
accentplaya18 1 year ago
@accentplaya18 People are usually more familiar with the adjective "rakish."
2wingo 1 year ago
rake in latin means basicly means man hoe
zoellja2 6 months ago
Someone wasn't thinking when they wrote that answer.lol
beatle11 1 year ago
LMAO
beatle11 1 year ago
i thought it was a hoe.
JoshWhitaker87 2 years ago 3
Ken Jennings was the master!
HUSKY57887 2 years ago 2
Technically, "what's a hoe" is right, lol.
MagMag123 2 years ago 3
the contestant's answer is what i would have said too. I have never heard the word "rake" used that way.
Sakuri90 2 years ago
THAT IS THE GREATEST ANSWER EVER! I really do think he should have gotten the points for that one.
zstardust838 2 years ago 11
funny how AL answered a question marked TOOL TIME!
looney1023 2 years ago 5
hahahaha omfg thts awesome
"what's a ho?"
bandgeek0408 2 years ago
that's funny that you caught that just in time!
timmcgrawgirl 2 years ago
A ho. LMAO Classic.
JayRebel 2 years ago
I guess they didn't count it because they're spelled differently. Ho (as in whore) and hoe, the garden tool.
timmydj04 3 years ago 2
ho isnt the answer? wtf
SexyHRM 3 years ago
I think the judges could have given him the points for that answer. lol.
UlrichTheOmega 3 years ago
the fact that he's from utah just makes it even funnier
dennydog10 3 years ago
rake never herd it used that way
F350DieselFord 3 years ago 2
Call me silly, but I thought he was right, LOL!!!
Jaymo2k7 3 years ago 28
that was great !! he was so far ahead , why not be a little silly
jrjr143 4 years ago 2
I'm sorry Alex, but that answer left you WIDE open for that one. :P
acb06172005 4 years ago 3
youre right i mean i didnt know a rake meant THAT...
haloupurs 4 years ago
Hehhe.
BeforeMonday 4 years ago