Sunday, July 04, 2004

Have you been watching Jeopardy lately? If you haven't, now may be a good time to check it out.

Not only is it the show's 20th anniversary (are they counting the original daytime version with Art Fleming on NBC as well?), but contestant Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Utah, is really raking in the dough! The show changed it's rules this season, doing away with the five-game limit for contestants and allowing them to continue playing until they are defeated. Jennings (as of the shows scheduled to air Friday) has now won 23 consecutive days and racked up $755,360 in winnings.

This guy simply has the time down for pressing the button. On Friday's show, for example, he had won over $5,000 before his two opponents had earned a cent! One of them gave him a run, but faded toward the end.

Now the question for Mr. Jennings is: Who Wants To Be The First Jeopardy Millionare? We shall see...

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