This actually got me to watch Jeopardy again (at least once). I used to watch it with my Dad years ago, and after he died I still don’t feel quite comfortable watching it. But I had to see this guy. And damn, what a smackdown. It was ridiculous how much this guy knows. (I won’t say which episode, so it’s not a spoiler.) But this might be:
How many adult men know the name of the 2nd Nancy Drew book? How the fuck?
Related Simpsons quote:
There was a bit where Lisa found the unpublished Nancy Drew book, “The Case of the Clue in the Clock”.
Lisa: “So many swears.”
Yesterday Alex said something about Ken not having the Jeopardy total winnings record. Is that right? How would that be possible? I figure maybe some guy cleaned up in the Tournament of Champions… either way, Ken will pass him with another win or two.
Wasn’t there a tournament a whlie back where the winner received 1 million?
Alex wasn’t exactly sure what the figure was, but he said it was something like $1,135,000 or $1,155,000.
“So many swears”? 
'Twas a joke on The Simpsons, after all. 
Not only did he know Nancy Drew; he said he likes Nancy Drew. 
By the way, props to BobLibDem for his post on page one of this thread when we all were still speculating:
Which proves my theory: “Germans love David Hass…” Um, I mean my other theory, “There is no situation left on Earth that cannot trigger a reference to a Simpsons quote.”
Ken Jennings ABC news’s “Person of the Week.” He should be. The amount of publicity he has brought to Jeopardy! is priceless. He seems to be a simple guy who has a broad range of interests; i.e. everything.
A New Jersey woman won $4,000,000 on an Atlantic City slot machine called “Jeopardy!” And yes, the newscaster made a Ken Jennings reference in the story.
In the episode, Lisa is holding the book and on the cover you see a piece of paper sticking out of the clock. Apparently, Nancy searched the whole house over only to find the clue in a very obvious place and was none too pleased.
To complete this absurd circle, KenBrain will probably appear as a guest voice on The Simpsons now.
It really wasn’t me. My ouija board went to 1 and then wouldn’t get off the zeros.
I haven’t seen Jeopardy in years, but it’d be amazing if Merv changed the rules and let all 3 players keep the money from their final total. People would bet more in final Jeopardy - Outcomes would be different. I’m surprised that a past contestant has never challenged the fact they ended up in 2nd place with $18,400 losing by $1 and left the show with some crappy consolation prize. I bet there could be a legal challenge: There is a dollar sign in front of the score.
Will we ever see a ‘30+Time Champ’ screen name on the boards some day?
I hope not. His (assuming it’s Ken) post count would shoot to 1,000 in three days, and he would replace Cecil as The Master because he would claim to know more. Ken would then have to be banned for taking over.
And every post would end with an annoyingly cheery .
Maybe Ken is Cecil’s son.
Actually, they’d be more likely to bet less, if it ever leaves the realm of strategic betting. In fact, unless it’s a hotly contested game, I can guarantee you that there’d be a whole lot more bets of $0. As it is now, there’s no reason not to bet everything if you’re in third, or often in second - you get the same money whether you have $0 or $15,000 on the board, so why not bet everything and hope you can move ahead of the guy ahead of you? If, however, contestants keep their final totals (even if there’s a minimum prize), there’s no incentive for them to bet what has essentially become their own money, unless the totals are close enough that the betting is going to effect who wins, in which case their bets aren’t going to be any different, because it’s strategic.
I thought he’s already here, under the name of quod erat demonstrandum or something.
Ah, but don’t forget, the same symbol – the $ sign, an S with a vertical line through it – is also used for Canadian Dollars, Mexican Pesos, and probably several other forms of lesser-valued currency around the world. If he won the suit, he might only get 18,400 Turkish Lira.
