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

[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

[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.