"The King" Ken Jennings

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 11/5/2004, 2:27 pm

clumsychild_ wrote:
megxyz128 wrote:if anyone still care about this dude, he just passed the most amount ever won in a game show last night. his total winnings are now $2,197,000. it's cool to see someone winning that much money on jeopardy rather than like, some 'who can eat the grossest shit' type of show.
I care! I've been watching faithfully every night, because I'm just that cool.

Uh, except I missed tonight. However, I think it's safe to assume he won...

You are a gigantic nerd.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/5/2004, 3:00 pm

Lando wrote:Good choice. The Simpsons makes you S-M-R-T-er

Darned straight!

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 11/5/2004, 4:08 pm

joe_canadian wrote:
clumsychild_ wrote:
megxyz128 wrote:if anyone still care about this dude, he just passed the most amount ever won in a game show last night. his total winnings are now $2,197,000. it's cool to see someone winning that much money on jeopardy rather than like, some 'who can eat the grossest shit' type of show.
I care! I've been watching faithfully every night, because I'm just that cool.

Uh, except I missed tonight. However, I think it's safe to assume he won...
You are a gigantic nerd.

Why, thank you.

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 11/24/2004, 7:26 pm

He's back now since the College Championship's over. He did quite well today, earning about $55,000 today.

I know no one cares, but damnit! You should!

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 11/24/2004, 7:34 pm

I care!! I just don't have cable here so I don't get CTV. Apparently his 75th episode in which he supposedly loses is on Tuesday of next week.

I'm going somewhere to watch it I just don't know where.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 11/24/2004, 7:40 pm

Yup, 4 episodes of greatness left. I <3 Ken. I should make that into a tee shirt or something like that...

Sorry if anything thinks I'm spoiling, but really. Its Jeopardy. Plus rumors like this are frequently wrong.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/25/2004, 2:59 am

I hope it's wrong.

I haven't watched in forever, but it's amusing thinking that his job is Jeopardy... and he makes more money in a half hour than most people do in a year.

Finally, someone with useless trivia filling their brain is making tons of money from it!!!

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 11/25/2004, 3:15 pm

Note to self: Find show with "useless" trivia to win millions of dollars on. Jeopardy has too much real knowledge. Look in trailer parks or on Fox TV.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/25/2004, 10:35 pm

Oh come on... what trivia on Jeopardy isn't useless, though? Are you really gonna be walking down the street and need to know who wrote a certain book or what the capital of a random country that most people've never heard of is?

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 11/25/2004, 10:41 pm

Technically yes. I mean a lot of that stuff has to do with Geography, History, Science etc... A lot of the subjects are things people are majoring in, in university. Trivia is completely useless knowledge like: Who ate 23 hot dogs in one sitting? Or more pop culture. Jeopardy has pop culture, but it also has a lot of educational questions.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 11/25/2004, 11:41 pm

Jeopardy is by far the biggest test of knowledge. It is far more intellectual than any other game show. Millionaire isn't quite as good because the contestants were given multiple choice so they are able to guess or narrow it down. With Jeopardy you either know it or don't, and it's stuff that you need to have studied to do well on.

I wonder what Ken's doing right now?

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 11/26/2004, 12:14 am

Millionaire is also mostly pop culture.

Which is why I almost always to really really well when playing along.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 11/26/2004, 9:07 pm

so uh did he lose?

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 11/26/2004, 9:41 pm

Nope.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 11/26/2004, 9:52 pm

Good job for him.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/27/2004, 12:49 am

Yay!

Stupid Jeopardy being on opposite Simpsons reruns!

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 11/27/2004, 12:51 am

The female contestant's name was Sanda. My friend and I agreed that this is definitely not a name.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/27/2004, 1:06 am

It's like... halfway between Santa and Panda.

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 11/27/2004, 1:10 am

Exactly!

I was amazed when Alex said her name correctly every time. I kept calling her Sandra without realizing it.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/27/2004, 1:23 am

That Alex is a smart cookie!