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Ken Jennings. Season 40 is Ken Jennings’s second season behind the lectern as the host of JEOPARDY!, for which he was Emmy-nominated in 2023 for “Outstanding Host For A Game Show.”. Jennings and Mayim Bialik officially became the hosts of the show ahead of Season 39 in July 2022, after guest hosting the show in Season 37 and sharing ...
May 19, 2024 · Beginning in June 2004, Ken Jennings, a 29-year-old computer programmer from Salt Lake City, Utah, called the show’s bluff by becoming a nearly unstoppable force, winning 74 games in a row and racking up about $2.5 million in winnings, the highest earnings ever for a contestant in the regular season.
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 ...
Oct 31, 2022 · This article was published more than 1 year ago. Pop Culture. Ken Jennings broke ‘Jeopardy!’ in 2004. In 2022, he helped save it. By Emily Yahr. October 31, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. Ken...
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!"
