Jennings to Take on New 'Jeopardy' Rivals
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The summer's favorite egghead, "Jeopardy!" master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak Monday.
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Wherever he goes these days, Merv Griffin gets asked the same question: What is Ken Jennings really like? Griffin, who created "Jeopardy" in 1963 and wrote its brief, unforgettable theme song, has not met the mild-mannered software engineer from Salt Lake City who has become a celebrity as the game show's richest champion. But he'd like to.
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Among the final projects in the long and impressively industrious life of Merv Griffin, who died of cancer last month, was a new game show devoted to one of the passions that presumably sustained his mental agility through his 82 years. Called âMerv Griffinâs Crosswords,â the half-hour show made its debut on syndicated television last week, and it could easily renew troublesome questions about Americaâs cultural literacy and thus its future role in the world.
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When people meet Ken Jennings and realize the fair-haired, boyish-looking 30-year-old is "that Jeopardy! guy" who ended last season by decimating rival upon rival, they want to know one thing: What's his secret? (Related quiz: Are you a trivia master?)
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Popular as &#39;Jeopardy!&#39; phenomenon Ken Jennings has been through 74 wins, some people were ready to see him lose. Ken Jennings, who rolled through 74 &quot;Jeopardy!
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LOS ANGELES  - "Jeopardy!" has answered the question of how to integrate the online world with America's classic game show with the Jeopardy! Google Daily Challenge.
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NEW YORK -- An FBI agent, a mechanical bull operator and a Pennsylvania sheep farmer will be among the castaways on the next edition of &#39;&#39;Survivor.&#39;&#39; ...
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Microsoft plans to announce a contest to develop the next great digital diversion for the companyâs Xbox 360.
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NEW YORK -- The summer&#39;s favorite egghead, &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak today.
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Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, has shattered records on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" His run began June 2 (interrupted by several special theme weeks). A look at Jennings' streak:
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LOS ANGELES - Has Ken Jennings ended his "Jeopardy!" streak? A report posted Wednesday on TV Week's Web site said the brainy software engineer lost in a show taped Tuesday, walking away after his 75th straight game with about $2.5 million overall in cash and prizes. The magazine cited unidentified sources and said the show would air later this fall...
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This new word-game show is relying on the game itself to be the draw, and for the crossword-and-âWheel of Fortuneâ crowd, it might be.
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Ken Jennings, whose record-setting 74 wins on "Jeopardy" earned him more than &#36;2.5 million on the TV game show, apparently ends his streak on Tuesday night, according to reports.
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Ken Jennings, the software engineer from Salt Lake City, has shattered records on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" His record-breaking run began June 2, with a six-month hiatus for summer reruns.
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New York -- The summer&#39;s favourite egghead, Jeopardy! master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak today. The 30-year-old Salt Lake City software engineer became an unlikely TV star this
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"A social experiment like never before," host Jeff Probst declared. Three weeks after unveiling a new "Survivor" gimmick &#151; its rival tribes would be split along racial lines &#151; the CBS adventure-game show returned Thursday to let viewers see if this was a crass ploy for ratings or a welcome new twist after a dozen previous editions.
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The game that has turned a quiet brainiac named Ken Jennings into America&#39;s newest television hero: Jeopardy! Today the mild-mannered software designer from Salt Lake City returns to the classic quiz show