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Ken Jennings' Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days, a hardcover book, is a compilation of trivia questions—with three categories and about 20 questions per day of the year. [74] Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. [ 75 ]
Ken Jennings won the tournament in four matches, with James Holzhauer winning one match and Brad Rutter winning none. As the tournament winner, Jennings was named "The Greatest of All Time", won the $1 million prize, and reclaimed the top spot for most money won on a game show. Rutter and Holzhauer, the two runners-up, received $250,000 each.
Holzhauer lost game one to Jennings and won game two. However, his aggregate total for match one (63,200) was less than the 63,400 points by Ken Jennings, the winner of the match. [64] 1.2: 30,000† 2.1: January 8, 2020: 44,314† Finished in first place with an aggregate total for match two of 82,414. Holzhauer and Jennings were tied at one ...
It wasn’t until host Ken Jennings did the math — "You wagered $10,601, which will give you… $33,601!" — that the audience cheered and a gasping Dratch looked more stunned than relieved.
'Jeopardy!' announced that the show received two 2024 Emmy Awards nominations, including Outstanding Game Show host for Ken Jennings. Buzz in 'Jeopardy!' Fans, the Show Has Huge News to Announce ...
Jennings replied to a post of the wager by tweeting, “Whoa.” Amodio responded to the comment, “Now if only I could get that Ken Jennings smell out of the #Jeopardy winner's podium”
Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings first appeared on Jeopardy! on June 2, 2004, shortly after producers of the show eliminated the five-show cap for contestants. Because the five-game limit was removed, Jennings continued to win and eventually broke the winnings record set by Tom Walsh, who had won $186,900 in 2004.
'Jeopardy! Masters' winner James Holzhauer took a shot at Ken Jennings in an Instagram clip about their time working on the trivia show 'The Chase.'