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Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show host, former game show contestant, and author. He is best known as the current host of the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy!. Jennings was born in Seattle, Washington but grew up in South Korea and Singapore.
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...
Jul 6, 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? Or more precisely, Kenneth Wayne Jennings III, born May 23, 1974, in Edmonds, Washington. Jennings is the oldest of four
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.
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.
Jan 15, 2020 · After a $0 wager and correct final answer, Ken Jennings became the undisputed greatest "Jeopardy!" champion of all-time and said he "had no idea what to do after you win."
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. Holzhauer...
Oct 31, 2022 · Ken Jennings, above at a lake in Seattle, was named a permanent “Jeopardy!” host in July. (Peter Bohler for The Washington Post) 16 min. CULVER CITY, Calif. — On television, an episode of...
Jan 15, 2020 · It’s settled — Ken Jennings is officially the greatest “Jeopardy!” player of all time. Jennings takes home $1 million in prize money and the ultimate title of “The Greatest of All Time.”
Jan 14, 2020 · Jennings came in with a reputation for unmatched endurance: He won 74 games in a row in 2004 and, in the years since, no contestant has come close to that streak. After his extraordinary...
