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Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show host, author, and former game show contestant. He is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,700 on the U.S. game show Jeopardy!.
May 19, 2024 · May 4, 2024, 11:06 PM ET (CBS) "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings. This BYU graduate and software engineer won a record 74 consecutive Jeopardy! matches before going on to become one of the game show’s hosts in 2021.
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Jennings is the author of 14 books; “Brainiac,” about his JEOPARDY! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times best-seller, as were his follow-up books “Maphead” and “Because I Said So!” His latest book, “100 Places To See After You Die,” was released in 2023.
Ken Jennings was born in 1974 just outside Seattle, Washington, but grew up overseas. His family spent fifteen years in Korea and Singapore, where his father worked as an attorney. His only lifeline to American pop culture during those years was TV on the Armed Forces Network, where he watched Jeopardy! religiously after school every afternoon.
May 25, 2023 · Ken Jennings on why 'Jeopardy! Masters' winner James Holzhauer was unstoppable. Erin Jensen. USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:43. James Holzhauer is the first “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament winner. And ...
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Jan 15, 2020 · With some nervy swagger and limitless good humor, Ken Jennings beat James Holzhauer at his own game to win the “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament on Tuesday night, coming out on...
Jan 15, 2020 · Ken Jennings is the GOAT! By Kelly McCarthy and Angeline Jane Bernabe. January 15, 2020, 10:52 AM. 2:57. Alec Trebek and Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time," on Jan 14, 2020. Eric Mccandless/ABC. After a $0 wager and correct final answer, Ken Jennings became the undisputed greatest "Jeopardy!"
