The guy that had the longest stretch in history said the most challenging part was hitting the buzzer before your opponents, but not before Trebek finished the question.
“The guy that had the longest stretch in history said the most challenging part was hitting the buzzer before your opponents, but not before Trebek finished the question.”
Yes, that took some doin’. There’s a sweet spot and it’s hard to find. They let us practice with pens in the green room.
I think you are referring to Ken Jennings. Read his book, and I must say that it was well-written. What a little jerk he is, though.
The guy who has surpassed Jennings in winnings, Brad Rutter, seems like such a nice guy.
(BTW, I thought Jennings was all-time champ, but I looked it up on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jeopardy!_contestants