what happened to the jeopardy guy?

[Barton03]

i thought i read somewhere that this guy was going to hit 75 episodes and today i didnt see him TV! what gives? who did he lose to? which episode/when?

[afong56]

read the other ken jennings thread in the off topic forum and you'll know that he's still alive--jeopardy is finishing off a two-week long tournament of champions, and then he'll be back. . .

ken is my boy!

[Blazin_Sunfire]

sheesh barton, u shoulda known that! read more about jeopardy! and less about macroeconomics :razz:

[Barton03]

k, almost had a heart attack when i saw that he wasnt on...im not a jeopardy nerd mind you :)

[felix]

Me too. Was flipping through channels and was wondering where he disappeared to :D

[erikm5150]

he had to "take a break" coz of the tournament of champions.
he couldn't join it because he hasn't lost yet, in other words he's not a "past winner".
he continues his rampage after this tournament of champions.
that guy is insane! he's amazing.

[c h u d]

I stopped watching when I moved and don't have cable right now. But he's still on!?! That's amazing!

[chdude3]

that guy is insane! he's amazing.Eidetic (or at least excellent) memory, plus good timing on the buzzer, does not an intelligent person make. The man could be legally ******** and still do this. :) It's as about impressive as someone who kicks ass at, say, a Street Fighter game. Remembering all the special moves, good hand-eye co-ordination...

And if I see one more spot where the word "über" associated with anything (including Ken Jennings), I'm going to freak out. It's unfortunate that when enough people misuse a word, the new use gets officially adopted. But über literally means "over". People bastardized it to it's current superlative meaning.

[S14_Raven]

Eidetic (or at least excellent) memory, plus good timing on the buzzer, does not an intelligent person make. The man could be legally ******** and still do this. :) It's as about impressive as someone who kicks ass at, say, a Street Fighter game. Remembering all the special moves, good hand-eye co-ordination...

I just like to do this for arguments sake...

Now I really can't understand how your comparing Street Fighter to this. An excellent memory counts for a lot. Go ask a doctor what it takes to become a doctor. And they'll tell you a good memory.... Now do we not consider doctor's intelligent?

[islandboy_007]

I just like to do this for arguments sake...

Now I really can't understand how your comparing Street Fighter to this. An excellent memory counts for a lot. Go ask a doctor what it takes to become a doctor. And they'll tell you a good memory.... Now do we not consider doctor's intelligent?
Agreed, how long has this show been run? At of the hundreds of competitors, all with all different kinds of education and intelect. Never has someone done what this guy has.

[Amourek]

Knowledge and intelligence are two different things. Intelligence is the application of knowledge - ringing a buzzer and giving the correct answer from your memory doesn't require a lot of intelligence.

[(Bean)]

I heard they already taped the one that he loses in. Just hasn't aired yet.

[chdude3]

Now I really can't understand how your comparing Street Fighter to this. An excellent memory counts for a lot. Go ask a doctor what it takes to become a doctor. And they'll tell you a good memory.... Now do we not consider doctor's intelligent?I think Amourek summed it up nicely. A doctor is knowledgable, and a surgeon is skilled. No doubt both are well schooled and well trained. For sure some of them are intelligent - it often goes hand in hand with higher education. But I've known a few who are not (not always medical, but still).

That being said, I certainly appreciate that many people have the drive, discipline, and determination to see medical training through - society certainly couldn't do without these skilled and knowledgable individuals.

[kristi]

Wouldn't it have been a lot easier for him to just go on Super Millionaire and win it all in one shot? ;)

[grant]

To say he simply has a "good memory" vastly underrates him. It doesn't matter how photographic someone's memory is, no one picks up THAT MUCH knowledge without being an incredible combination of worldly, well read, and well educated.

Is he "intelligent" or not? who cares, it's just a matter of semantics.

the fact is he *IS* amazing, which is why so many people now watch jeapardy just to see him.

[gdutton]

I heard he lost an one like 2 million....

Not true?

[mingcourt]

He acts like a fool sometimes...

He always answers one or two questions like a moron.

But other than that, impressive. And yeah, why doesnt he just go somewhere else and win all at once? Like Millionaire...

[felix]

yeah, maybe he'll be on that show next :-)

Since all the stupid people I know have poor memory ... I'd say yeah, this guy is intelligent!

[airblade90]

Eidetic (or at least excellent) memory, plus good timing on the buzzer, does not an intelligent person make. The man could be legally ******** and still do this. :) It's as about impressive as someone who kicks ass at, say, a Street Fighter game. Remembering all the special moves, good hand-eye co-ordination...

And if I see one more spot where the word "über" associated with anything (including Ken Jennings), I'm going to freak out. It's unfortunate that when enough people misuse a word, the new use gets officially adopted. But über literally means "over". People bastardized it to it's current superlative meaning.
C'mon, your just jealous. If his accomplishments aren't a big deal why don't you go spend a few weeks memoriziing stuff and make a few million dollars? It is not as easy as it looks. I think what he is doing takes talent and he should be commending, not critizied ... people always have a bone to pick with successful people... just leave them alone!

And buy the way, it does take skill to play video games well... :) Trust me, I know...

[chdude3]

And buy the way, it does take skill to play video games well... :) Trust me, I know...I never said it didn't. What I said was that Ken Jennings impressed me as much as someone who kicks ass at videogames. Sure, I'll pause and take notice, it's kind of neat to watch for a while, but then you get bored and move on.

Why don't I do it? I don't have the aforementioned eidetic memory. I'm using the skills and training I've received, along with my intellect, to do a job I'm enjoying. I'm happy with the life I'm living. Bear in mind, he's how much older than I am? He's got years of time on me. If I wanted to, I'm sure I could make an attempt to do what he's doing by the time I'm as old as he is. I'm sure many people could.

I don't have a bone to pick with Jennings - please go back and re-read my posts. He can keep going on doing what he's doing, I don't care. I'm just not as impressed as some others seem to be. Knowledgable, not necessarily intelligent (which he may well be, I don't actually know the guy). Call me if he cures cancer.


the fact is he *IS* amazing, which is why so many people now watch jeapardy just to see him.He's amazing in your opinion. Other people are also amazed by "sports stars" and "movie stars", which baffles me. I've said before, the fascination North American culture has with 'stars' is ridiculous. A lot of people could do a lot of things with discipline and training.

I've stopped watching Jeopardy because of him. How fun is it to see other contestants get slaughtered day after day? Isn't it when games are close that they are most exciting?

[dasteve]

He has a website (don't ask me to look for it) with his top 2000 movies. That's just ridiculous.

[KennyX]

Other people are also amazed by "sports stars" and "movie stars", which baffles me. I've said before, the fascination North American culture has with 'stars' is ridiculous. A lot of people could do a lot of things with discipline and training.


A bit off topic, but do you even watch sports? If you're telling me a lot of people can do the things that they're doing, you're just not paying attention.

[mtevel]

I heard they already taped the one that he loses in. Just hasn't aired yet.

ya, i heard that too....

[deep]

Why don't I do it? I don't have the aforementioned eidetic memory. I'm using the skills and training I've received, along with my intellect, to do a job I'm enjoying. I'm happy with the life I'm living. Bear in mind, he's how much older than I am? He's got years of time on me. If I wanted to, I'm sure I could make an attempt to do what he's doing by the time I'm as old as he is. I'm sure many people could.

It's at this point that you suddenly sound like you're discussing some awfully sour grapes that you couldn't QUITE reach.

While Ken's mental acuity, excellent recall, and quick reflexes ARE just a few of the thousands of mental skills people can possess, they are rather important ones. Writing off his talents as "eidetic memory" and saying it's nothing special as if it's some sort of trick you could teach your dog is just silly. Good luck with your efforts to duplicate his feat, if you decide to pursue it....you'll never get there, and he never tried. It was just a natural offshoot of him being "...happy with the life [he's] living..."

[shadowfighta]

Eidetic (or at least excellent) memory, plus good timing on the buzzer, does not an intelligent person make. The man could be legally ******** and still do this. :) It's as about impressive as someone who kicks ass at, say, a Street Fighter game. Remembering all the special moves, good hand-eye co-ordination...



Hey don't oversimplify Street Fighter like that. Just because someone can remember the moves and can use a joystick and push a button at the same time doesn't make them an expert. The game is a lot more complex than that.

Jennings is a beast!! I wonder if that spoiler is true?

[grant]

I've stopped watching Jeopardy because of him. How fun is it to see other contestants get slaughtered day after day? Isn't it when games are close that they are most exciting?

Ratings are up at least 35% now that Jennings is on his tear. So it seems like most fans of the show don't share your sentiments.

Since you find a good memory + good timing to hold only small interest for you, why did you ever watch jeopardy in the 1st place? That is pretty much all there is to the show!

.. as for you people wondering why he doesn't go on another game show to clean up, i bet it's no easy task to get on any game show, there's got to be a lot of competition to be on any of them. That said, looking back, it's hard to imagine how he'd do better on any other show. Except maybe that super-sized "who wants to be a millionaire" if get got lucky.

[webdoctors]

omg, I only used to watch those shows wid my mom, LOL.

If he was a genius he would go on Wheel of Fortune, LOL, some ppl are genius the way they can get the phrase with so few letters, but also luck of rolling correct wheel spin to not get Bankruptcy...

[chdude3]

It's at this point that you suddenly sound like you're discussing some awfully sour grapes that you couldn't QUITE reach.Why would I reach for sour grapes? I'll leave them where ever they are, and continue to enjoy the succulent ones I've got here in front of me.


A bit off topic, but do you even watch sports?Extremely rarely - mostly if it's on at somebody else's house. Not only am I not particularly interested, I also don't wish to provide much more than minimal support for ridiculously overpaid people. They are not my 'heroes' or 'idols'.