The Idiot personally awarded prizes to Gainesville (Florida) High School seniors who correctly answered Homeric questions concerning “The Idiot and the Odyssey” books. The awards ceremony occurred during The Idiot’s two-day presentation to Jim Owens’ highly regarded humanities classes.

Five senior classes heard “The Idiot” discuss his books and ruminate on life.

And the winners are:

Tyler Rice who picked up a “Follow the Idiot” cap for stating why the MedTrek takes 20 years.

Tyler knew that it also took twenty years for Odysseus to fight the Trojan War and return to Ithaka.

Ainey Cortes won a copy of “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean” for guessing why the book has 24 chapters.

Ainey knew that 24 is the number of books in both the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey“.

Teacher Jim Owens won a copy of the “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean” and a “The Idiot and the Odyssey II” baseball cap for providing the most popular “Idiot-ic Reaction” in history.

Listen to Jim’s “Idiot-ic Reaction” @ http://youtu.be/jGHeT-hCMAQ

Sofia Jade Eury won an “The Idiot and the Odyssey II” T-shirt for guessing why Circe gave The Idiot precisely Twelve Tasks to perform. Sofia, who knew that Hercules had accomplished Twelve Labors, was visiting colleges on the day of the awards. But she’ll look a bit like The Idiot in her T.

The Idiot gave away the shirt on his back.

Nickole Alexis Malo won a “Walk It Off” tank top for knowing why each of “The Idiot and the Odyssey” books cover 4,401 kilometers.

Nickole knews the Greek goddess Athena loves symmetry and insisted each book in The Idiot trilogy cover the same distance.

And Alec Kissoondyal received a copy of The Idiot II simply for being the most prolific reader in the senior class.

Avid reader Alec Kissoondyal.

Meanwhile the Idiot set a trendy fashion and social pace in Gainesville by appearing in a dishdasha and posing with former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.

The Idiot introduced students to the dishdasha, a well-known Arab garment.(Photo: CJ Busch)

The Idiot, teacher Jim Owens and two eager GHS seniors.

The Idiot met Tim Tebow outside the University of Florida stadium.

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About Joel

Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."