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    Anybody watching "Jeopardy" lately?

    There's a contestant that's currently on who has won 11 days in a row and has amassed over $371,000.00. Apparently he's so good that

    1. He has never been challenged on the final Jeopardy question, always having more than twice the amount of cash that the second-ranked player has.

    2. One of his opponents put down as her final Jeopardy question "What is same as Ken's answer?"

    Sorry for the NY Post cite, but it's the most current article I could find: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/23172.htm

    He's from Utah, so one of Tassy's neighbors are doing good.

    June 17, 2004 -- Ken Jennings' record- setting "Jeopardy!" streak reached 11 consecutive appearances last night, as the soft-spoken software developer continued to rack up the dough — with no end in sight.
    Jennings' "Jeopardy!" booty now stands at $376,000 after last night's show, when he fended off an attorney, Josh, and a writer, Patricia.

    Jennings will try to continue the streak tonight (7 p.m./Ch. 7), as he makes his twelfth consecutive appearance on the show.

    Jennings has averaged over $34,000 in winnings in each of his appearances.

    Jennings, the married father of an 18-month-old son (Dylan), works in Salt Lake City developing software for a healthcare-placement firm.

    The previous "Jeopardy!" record for consecutive appearances, seven, was set last January.
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    Isn't this part of the big annoucement or whatever the producer of the show was talking about? Though a month off or so?

    Btw, when they did get rid of the 5 time champion and that's it thing?
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
      Btw, when they did get rid of the 5 time champion and that's it thing?
      I was thinking the same thing, but I can't disagree with the change as it will help to create Jeopardy records and 'legends' such as this fellow.

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      • #4
        I think the person who put "same as Ken's" should have gotten money..just for wit.

        Maybe the Jeopardy folks have a big more money to spend now?

        To quote Sean Connery:

        "I'll take The Rapist for 300".
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
          Isn't this part of the big annoucement or whatever the producer of the show was talking about? Though a month off or so?

          Btw, when they did get rid of the 5 time champion and that's it thing?
          Merv Griffin announced that something amazing was going to happen on... May 20th, or so. Given that this guy is in his third week of play, a quick look at the calendar tells me that he was off by just a few days... understandable given the vaguaries of syndication scheduling.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by GePap
            I think the person who put "same as Ken's" should have gotten money..just for wit.

            Maybe the Jeopardy folks have a big more money to spend now?

            To quote Sean Connery:

            "I'll take The Rapist for 300".
            I think they realized that it doesn't really cost them any more to have 2 five-day winners or 1 ten-day winner... and that the 10 day winner(s) will likely draw in new viewers.

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            • #7
              Yep, especially when there may be potential record breaking going on .
              “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
              - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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              • #8
                Hell, he's already set all the Jeopardy records and might have set the record for biggest winnings on a game show.

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                • #9
                  I think there was actually 2 times where he was challenged for final Jeopardy, but it still wasn't close.

                  I don't like this, because it's better when the games are close, plus there have been a couple of challengers who were pretty good and deserved to win a game.
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                  • #10
                    They don't "deserve" it if they didn't win it.

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                    • #11
                      he's already set all the Jeopardy records


                      That means with every win he breaks his own records, doesn't it?
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by JohnT
                        Hell, he's already set all the Jeopardy records and might have set the record for biggest winnings on a game show.
                        He has a number of days more in order to beat the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" winners.
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                        • #13
                          Yeah, I forgot about those shows.

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                          • #14
                            i want to see him compete when they have the tourney of champions for jepordady anybody know when those are
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                            • #15
                              He's not as smart as Alex Trebek though. Alex Trebek is omniscient. He knows everything.
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