Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings IIIis an American game show contestant and author. Jennings holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and as being the second highest-earning contestant in game show history. In 2004, Jennings won 74 Jeopardy! gamesbefore he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total earnings on Jeopardy! are $3,196,300, consisting of $2,520,700 over his 74 wins, a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance, a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReality Star
Date of Birth23 May 1974
CityEdmonds, WA
CountryUnited States of America
We don't realize how hard it was to drive anywhere outside the major cities less than a century ago.
Knowing lots of answers but being a millisecond slow on the buzzer is indeed very frustrating.
As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best.
Twitter makes you a comedian in the same way that digital cameras make you a photographer
There’s just something hypnotic about maps.
The thing you like/are good at is a sacred thing...
I always bring my kids vacation souvenirs printed in Comic Sans, so they know I love them but not unconditionally.
When you make a decision, you need facts. If those facts are in your brain, they're at your fingertips. If they're all in Google somewhere, you may not make the right decision on the spur of the moment.
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