Posted on 10/26/2004 7:42:27 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings is now the $2 million man.
The game show's all-time winner increased his total to more than $2,006,000 on Monday's show.
It was his 59th straight winning Jeopardy appearance. Jennings also has the longest winning streak in game show history.
The Utah software engineer could be on Jeopardy a while longer.
The trade publication TV Week reported last month that Jennings lost in an episode that has already been taped, but hasn't been aired yet. His reported total for 75 shows: $2.5 million
"OK, I'll take off my tinfoil hat now. LOL!"
tin foil hat or no tin foil hat, he's ruined that show, a dubious accomplishment indeed.
If you had ever been on a TV quiz show, which I have, you would know how absurd your statement is. The lengths they go through to guarantee the game is honest are insane. They have employees who are not accountable to producers whose entire job is to make sure nothing happens.
On Millionaire, the day you tape you are totally sequestered for the entire day. Contestants are not allowed to watch TV, read magazines books or newspaper or talk on the phone. They are not allowed to talk to anyone other than a few handlers and each other (and their guests).
These are now standard procedures.
I am sure he is not cheating, obviously he has mastered the buzzer and is just a tremendously wonderful trivia master. His educated guesses are to be admired.
However, the bad decision is Jeopardy's fault, letting people play until they lose. Ken Jennings is a nice guy, no doubt, but the show has been incredibly boring for the last, oh, six weeks or so.
I'm sure there were many past Tournament of Champion winners who could have done as well as Ken, there may be more in the future, but unless they can find one with the charm of Cary Grant, it is still going to make the show BORING, BORING, BORING.
Hubby calls it the Alex and Ken show now, I call it Flashcards on TV.
***I doubt this kind of run could happen to a more deserving guy. He's smart, has prepared well, and seems to generally be a nice guy with a gracious attitude.***
Except the fact that he's a big liberal.
So when will Kerry film a commercial blaming this on Bush?
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