Shake
12-01-2004, 08:17 PM
It's safe for us mortals to play Jeopardy now (http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/01/tv.jennings.ap/index.html)
Earlier this year, my local paper broke the bad news that his streak would end with his winnings in the $2.5M range. This sparked some local outcry since the show was then on summer hiatus. :fuming:
I caught the official story yesterday on Yahoo! (and also on iWon) even before the show had aired. Why the fuck did they have to ruin the surprise? Now yes, I knew it was coming soon, but even so, I'd rather have been surprised. :whup:
It looked like business as usual for Jennings, heading into double Jeopardy with a commanding lead. But he blew both daily doubles for several thousand dollars and quickly had his lead shrunken to a mere $800! But he forged on and was able to establish a $4,400 lead by the end of the show. He only had the one challenger for final Jeopardy (as the 3rd contestant wound up in the red), and he bet exactly as he should have, but he missed the question and Ms. Zerg bet exactly as she should had Ken bet nothing.
After taxes and the 10% to his church, he should wind up with about a million bucks. As he told Alex last night, it's not enough to quit his job, but he said he might not put in as many hours.
Well played, Ken! :clap:
Earlier this year, my local paper broke the bad news that his streak would end with his winnings in the $2.5M range. This sparked some local outcry since the show was then on summer hiatus. :fuming:
I caught the official story yesterday on Yahoo! (and also on iWon) even before the show had aired. Why the fuck did they have to ruin the surprise? Now yes, I knew it was coming soon, but even so, I'd rather have been surprised. :whup:
It looked like business as usual for Jennings, heading into double Jeopardy with a commanding lead. But he blew both daily doubles for several thousand dollars and quickly had his lead shrunken to a mere $800! But he forged on and was able to establish a $4,400 lead by the end of the show. He only had the one challenger for final Jeopardy (as the 3rd contestant wound up in the red), and he bet exactly as he should have, but he missed the question and Ms. Zerg bet exactly as she should had Ken bet nothing.
After taxes and the 10% to his church, he should wind up with about a million bucks. As he told Alex last night, it's not enough to quit his job, but he said he might not put in as many hours.
Well played, Ken! :clap: