Photo Credit: Kit Kat Lounge Facebook The Kit Kat Lounge Host to many queer-friendly events, like women’s comedy and storytelling, Joie de Vine is where Chicago’s finest ladies go for a drink, and damn it if we’d miss out on that. You’re definitely going to catch a drag show here, and you’ll have a top-notch seat for it too. This upscale gay and lesbian club or lounge in Chicago is relatively small, and the queens glide between booths with the utmost ease, even posing for a picture with you in the middle of their set. Photo Credit: Manhandler Saloon Facebook Manhandler Saloon It’s a classy experience whenever you hit up the Kit Kat Lounge. We mean, with a name like that, how could you go wrong? This place gets wild when it starts to venture into the early hours of the morning, but come here in the sleepy hours of the early afternoon and you might be able to call dibs on a cutie as you’re both having the first beer of the night. Photo Credit: Little Jim’s on Halsted St. The first gay bar and club to ever hit Boystown back in 1975, Little Jim’s Tavern has an extensive history of being the easiest place to snag a man in the later hours of the night. "It does take an immense load off because I know what it's like to struggle," he says.But if you head bar in Chicago during the afternoon before it gets ridiculously crowded, you’re sure to have a nice time with a few older guys who keep hoping you’ll stay a little longer. Of course, having a "safety valve" and rainy-day fund is a secondary benefit of "Jeopardy," Rogers says. "I've found my truest happiness when I sort of reallocated my expectations for life, became a bartender and just embraced and loved it," he says. "My money is locked up - it's there, but it's not there, and there's something sort of refreshing about it," he says.Īlthough life is undoubtedly different post-"Jeopardy," Rogers says that money hasn't bought him happiness. Another chunk went into a high-yield savings account.
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"That has performed remarkably well," he says. Then, Rogers invested quite a bit of money at the suggestion of a friend who works for the investment app Drive Wealth. "I've got pretty good art going, which I know it's a different way to lock up your money, but it's a really, really fun way to lock up your money," Rogers says. For example, he's acquired artwork by Takashi Murakami, Marc Chagall and David Reed. Rogers also bought a couple pieces of high-value art, "not as an investment, but to enjoy," he says. He went on vacation to Ireland for a few weeks and Southeast Asia a few times, he says. He won it on eBay for $5,600 and drove it home from Salt Lake City, where he purchased it. So, what did Rogers do with his earnings? First, he bought an "exceedingly rare" used 1989 Honda Civic station wagon, the same model of car he drove as a college student. And bartending gives him money to pay his bills without interfering with his other projects.Īlthough Rogers is the seventh highest-winning contestant in the game show's history, he says he's "pretty frugal."
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"The immediacy and the tangibility of serving someone is so great," he says. Today, Rogers enjoys working as a bartender because it allows him to connect with people and have a positive impact on their day. "The way I always put it is, if I had never been on 'Jeopardy' and was still just doing my bartending thing, just like I'm doing right now, I'd be happy." "Since then, I've never looked back," he says. Rogers started bartending, also on a whim, when he was laid off from a corporate advertising job and his money was dwindling, he says.
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"I would've never considered doing any of these things," Rogers tells CNBC Make It. The flexible bartending schedule, along with the success of "Jeopardy," has allowed Rogers to focus on passion projects, including hosting a podcast called " A Lot to Learn with Austin Rogers," filming a television pilot, writing a book and launching a trivia app.īefore going on "Jeopardy," he was perfectly content to remain a bartender. Since the show, Rogers has started several new endeavors. 2.īeginning on January 7, three of the most successful "Jeopardy" champions of all time (Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer) will compete for $1 million, and the title, " The Greatest of All Time." Although Rogers, 41, isn't competing, he still is one of the best-known "Jeopardy" champions: Fans of the show still flock to meet him, and he hosts live trivia nights at other bars. While some "Jeopardy" contestants at this level quit their jobs after winning big, Rogers is still working as a bartender at the same bar, The Gaf West in Manhattan, he said in an ABC News special episode about "Jeopardy" on Jan.