Ken's wife, Barbie, finally lets him sleep on the bed.

I thought they stopped you at five victories.

They used to stop you, this season they changed the rules so you just keep going.

Fallout- I'm on the east coast, so I'm an hour ahead of you. It must just be a market difference. Either that, or my station plays it twice a day.

(shrug)- at least you didn't give away final jeporady.

Ken was quoted as saying "I'm not gonna stop 'till I win eleventy bizillion dollars".
/but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express.

That guy is a dweeb.

Smart dweeb.

Rich, smart dweeb.

Ken Jennings.

Who is my new best friend?

Right!

And brap retains control of the board.

I can't wait to watch it tonight.

aw, crap, muldster. i was just going to post the results.

i won't ruin it, i guess.

I caught Jeopardy last night, and this guy was impressive, he wasnt even really trying, or working hard, it was like asking someone how to make toast... This guy is impressive

I bet Sean Connery or Turd Ferguson could take him.

/Suck it, Trebek!

What is.....who the hell cares?

He is no Lt. Thom Mckee. I think he won somewhere around 45 games of Tic-Tac-Dough, and around $300,000. I know this guy has won more money, but this was 25 or so years ago. With that said, I have seen 5 or 6 of this guys games, and he is impressive.

/avoid the dragon

People do, TommyymmoT. As shown in the posts above yours. I hope they haven't offended you too much. I whole heartily apologize for people having interest in things that you don't find intresting. Please forgive me.

Eeek

Actually, I watch Jeopardy quite a bit, as I am currently. I have no idea, or logical explaination why I posted that, and appologise for it. I must have become tainted by the liters during my brief excursion there during the "millionth" thread.

Actually, the most entertaining Jeopardy contestant I've ever seen, was Brett Butler.
Playing against an astronaut (Neil Armstrong?) , and a physicist, she was toying with them. She caught all 3 daily doubles, and bet everything each time. She was wiping the floor with them until she blew it on her last DD. It was very impressive.

Is anyone else watching it right now? (7:30-8:00 Eastern)
I won't spoil it for the left coasters by saying who won, but here is the final question:

In the NATO phonetic alphabet, (alpha, bravo etc) name the 2 that are title Shakespearean characters.

We watched this Ken guy on Jeopardy last week. He wipes the floor with everyone else with frightening ease.

Kudos to him.


/Cram it, Trebek.

Not bashing this guy, because he's much smarter than I, but does it seem like they have dumbed down the questions in recent years? It just doesn't seem that hard anymore.

TommyymmoT

Juliet & Romeo.

Can I be rich now, too?

Er, I mean "Who are Juliet & Romeo?"

I'll take potent potables. Again and again and again.....

In the NATO phonetic alphabet, (alpha, bravo etc) name the 2 that are title Shakespearean characters.

Dante and Randall?

/got nuthin'

What is Romeo and Juliet TommyymmoT?

/Seen it in the Mountain Time Zone today.

this guy averages about $35,000 a night, and he has actually totalled more than $400,000. i just like how hard he's taking it to merv griffin. pretty expensive publicity.

Zolkalter -- that's because you started watching it in 1985 when you were a little kid and all of the questions were hard. Now you're older and smarter and they seem easier. Common mistake.

/I have no idea how old Zolkalter is; I'm just bustin' his balls a bit

That's a average of $34,181.82 per show. Damn!

I love Jeopardy.

Watch out! You could be like Weird Al:

Well, I knew I was in trouble now
My hope of winning sank
Oh, 'cause I got the Daily Double now
And then my mind went blank
I took Potpourri for one hundred
And then my head started to spin
Well, I'm givin' up Don Pardo
Just tell me now what I didn't win, yeah, yeah

I lost on Jeopardy, baby (oooh)
I lost on Jeopardy, baby (oooh)

That's right, Al--You lost. And let me tell you what you didn't win: a twenty volume set of the Encyclopedia International, a case of Turtle Wax, and a year's supply of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat. But that's not all. You also made yourself look like a jerk in front of millions of people. You brought shame and disgrace to your family name for generations to come. You don't get to come back tomorrow. You don't even get a lousy copy of our home game. You're a complete loser!

/Ouch!

My last name is Jennings... do I get something?

If you watch what he does, he buzzes in, THEN THINKS, then answers.

The other players think, then buzz in. By then, it's too late; he's already won.

I'll take famous tittes for $500.

Might Jeopardy be the greatest game show ever (excluding reality shows)? Or maybe TPIR? Discuss.....

If you look in the bag, you'll see Ken's wallet. It's the one that says "Bad Motherfarka" on it.

I have a theory on Ken. He keeps winning because he's afraid to go home. Early in his streak he selected the category "Bloodsuckers" (it was about bats, lampreys, etc.) with the comment, "My father's a lawyer, so I'll take Bloodsuckers."

As long as he keeps winning he doesn't have to face Dad. Dad will probably sue him.

I am impressed with this guy, but would be more impressed if Jeopardy ever responded to the hundred times I signed up for their contestant searches on their stupid web site. Then I could get on the show and lose fair and square. BTW, I got at least half a dozen answers that this guy didn't.

Ok, who won?

That's $76,363.64 an hour.

Very few people know this, but Ken is the nephew of that dude who figured out the whammy-avoiding pattern on "Press Your Luck," thus causing that show to fold.

lol, JOEKC. i didn't catch that one

i work with lawyers. he's justifiably afraid

he's got the buzzer timing down better than anyone i've ever seen.

that's why he's winning.

anyone on the show can (usually) answer a majority of the questions - it's all about being able to get in and being given the opportunity to answer.

/the rapists for 20.

The questions on Jeopardy really are getting easier; it's not just a function of getting older and being more educated.

This guy may be smart, but he's nothing compared to TIC-TAC-THOM

Does anyone else remember that "Whammy" game show where that one guy just stood there, got the pattern down (what a smart farking idea) and took home way too much money for the show to afford?

$5,000 + one turn
$5,000 + one turn
$5,000 + one turn
$5,000 + one turn........

<cocky>bastard</cocky> He is the king of his geekdom. My theory: he has multiple wives, needs the cash. My beef: he is a wussssss on final jep. I mean who in their right mind bets on 3 grand when you are up almost 20?

/envy

figured out the whammy-avoiding pattern on "Press Your Luck," thus causing that show to fold.

huh? since when did that cause the show to fold? press your luck has been on years and years since that happened.

i hope this guy ends up better than the press your luck guy - he ended up being a wal-mart worker after all was said on done. snopes.com has the details on it.

RandyJohnson

Damn. Beat me to it.

That guy was unstoppable!

/raised on television

I pose a conundrum to ya, a riddle if you will. What's the difference between you and a Mallard with a cold? One's a sick duck ... I can't remember how it ends, but your mother's a whore.

/Suck it, Trebek. Suck it long, and suck it hard.

I remember when they just started the no limit rule to wins. There was this tall lawyer that was killing everyone and I swear that he threw the last one he played to get back to his life. They should bring him back to get Ken. They have to do something because now he is comfortable on stage and a killer.

well now that they don't force 5 time champions to retire, i guess it's finally time for me to sign up.

i'm watching jeopardy right now. this ken dude is a savant. i think after 11 wins, he just doesn't give a fark, and he rings in on every question, whether he knows the answer or wants to guess.

Dude is up over 410K now. That being said, I'd beat him like I was his pimp and he owed me money.

/pimp hand is ALWAYS strong

He's good.. But he's a mormon.. They are weird...