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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 24, 2024 · Ken Jennings is celebrating his milestone 50th birthday. Here Is a look back at his journey from record-setting "Jeopardy!" contestant to the host of the popular game show.
Jan 27, 2022 · Ken Jennings was working as a software engineer before becoming the "Jeopardy!" champion and host he is today.
May 19, 2024 · 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. Who is Ken Jennings?
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.
Dec 26, 2023 · Ken Jennings is opening up about the departure of Mayim Bialik as co-host of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!” “It took me off guard, because I loved working with my Mayim and I’m...
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 · And there’s one man who got a front-row seat to the three-week ABC tournament (and can brag that he beat the sports gambler in the Greatest of All Time tournament): Host Ken Jennings.
May 14, 2020 · Ken Jennings is “The Greatest of All Time”! What was it like keeping James Holzhauer off his heels and earning the title of a lifetime? Hear his full Winners Circle champion interview. ...more.
Jan 15, 2020 · Jennings beat his all-star competition James Holzhauer, a.k.a. Jeopardy James, and Brad Rutter to win the $1 million in prize money in the special prime time tournament.
