sotuorlando Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Had anyone been following this guy, he's either not human or he's rainmans cousin.“JEOPARDY!â€CHAMPION ENDSTWENTIETH SEASON ON A RECORD HIGHKen Jennings’ One-Day Total of $75,000Smashes Previous Mark(CULVER CITY, CA) July 24, 2004 — On Friday, July 23, long-running champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City finished the regular season of JEOPARDY! (and his 38th consecutive show) by setting a new one-day record. Jennings won a whopping $75,000, eclipsing the previous high mark set by Brian Weikle of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who earned $52,000 on April 14, 2003.Friday’s win brings Jennings’ total earnings to $1,321,660 and makes him the highest cumulative winner in JEOPARDY! history. Brad Rutter of Lancaster, Pennsylvania previously held the title after winning the Million Dollar Masters Tournament and a total of $1,155,102.By all accounts, Ken now holds every JEOPARDY! record for winnings… and he’ll be back to try for more. From July 26 – September 3, JEOPARDY! will present encore shows of some of the highlights from the past year, notably the College Championship from Yale University, the Teen Tournament and Power Players and Kids Week from Washington, D.C. Then, on Monday, September 6, Ken Jennings returns to defend his championship in his 39th appearance, kicking off the 21st season of JEOPARDY!Jennings, who has developed a celebrity-like following since his June 2 debut, juggles his current job developing software for CHG Companies, Inc., with multiple media requests. He has been featured on the front page of USA Today, presented the “Top Ten List†on Late Show with David Letterman, shared the couch with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show and was named “Person of the Week†by ABC World News Tonight. However, easy-going Jennings says he is just as comfortable staying at home with his wife Mindy and playing with their year-and-a-half-old son Dylan and dog Banjo. A JEOPARDY! rule change introduced at the beginning of Season 20 allows contestants to continue playing as long as they keep winning. Previously, champions had been limited to five wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 I've heard about him on the radio. That guy is nuttin' but brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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