Ken Jennings Spoiler

[Kenazo]

The streak is apparently over:

I was at the taping today of Jeopardy. He lost during his 75th game and eventually won 74 games. He ended up with 2.5M. He got a standing ovation by the crowd. I asked the studio if this was supposed to be a secret but they said we could spread the news. Spread the news. The show should air around the end of October."

From Kottke Linkeroo

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
The streak is apparently over:

I was at the taping today of Jeopardy. He lost during his 75th game and eventually won 74 games. He ended up with 2.5M. He got a standing ovation by the crowd. I asked the studio if this was supposed to be a secret but they said we could spread the news. Spread the news. The show should air around the end of October."

From Kottke Linkeroo

It's about damn time!!!! :laugh:

 

[Syringer]

Damn, so that's about 2 more months with him on the show?

 

[Syringer]

And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Syringer
And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

Perhaps he got bored....

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Syringer
And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

Perhaps he got bored....

If somebody paid me $50,000 a day for answering trivia questions, I wouldn't get bored.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Syringer
The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

what's the new rule?

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Syringer
And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

Perhaps he got bored....

If somebody paid me $50,000 a day for answering trivia questions, I wouldn't get bored.

But all the celebrity, attention, hatred, jealousy... that's a lot to take for a simply man... I dunno.. Maybe he truly faultered...

 

[nycxandy]

:thumbsdown:

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Syringer
And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

Perhaps he got bored....

If somebody paid me $50,000 a day for answering trivia questions, I wouldn't get bored.

How many years would you want to keep it up?

Ken was bored

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: Syringer
The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

what's the new rule?

It's not really a new rule, they just took out the old rule where a contestant could only win 5 shows in a row. They made it unlimited.

 

[Kenazo]

I'm hoping Ken left with style. Like betting it all on Final Jeopardy and then writing "It's been fun". Something like that. Then we can always wonder about how long he could have gone for.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

ill believe it when i see it

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: Syringer
The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

what's the new rule?

It's not really a new rule, they just took out the old rule where a contestant could only win 5 shows in a row. They made it unlimited.

Dynasties create public attentions, public attentions create advertisement opportuniteis, those create revenues

 

[andylawcc]

he probably smoked a joint before the game.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
I'm hoping Ken left with style. Like betting it all on Final Jeopardy and then writing "It's been fun". Something like that. Then we can always wonder about how long he could have gone for.

Have you seen Ken? I think the only thing he doesn't know is what style is.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: Syringer
The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

what's the new rule?

It's not really a new rule, they just took out the old rule where a contestant could only win 5 shows in a row. They made it unlimited.

Dynasties create public attentions, public attentions create advertisement opportuniteis, those create revenues

It will get boring fast. Can you imagine the next guy that challenges the record? Once he gets up to 40-50 games, I can't imagine people caring too much.

 

[Wahsapa]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
ill believe it when i see it

seriously. iv read "he lost the 29th game" "he lost the 35th game" its the internet, i take everything with a grain of salt

 

[Noirish]

$2.5m is good to live a comfortable life.
Put $1m into 10 year IB, which might double after it matures.
Then live on the $1.5m, buy a house and living expenses.
He doesn't have to work, ever.

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Syringer
And if someone was capable of beating this guy there's no telling how long he'll go on for.

The new rule is really dumb imo..it'll just be dynasties being created all the time.

Perhaps he got bored....

If somebody paid me $50,000 a day for answering trivia questions, I wouldn't get bored.

you have to keep in mind that they tape more then one episode a day, so he was making atleast $150,000 a day

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: Syringer
It will get boring fast. Can you imagine the next guy that challenges the record? Once he gets up to 40-50 games, I can't imagine people caring too much.

I think so too.

I would be more interested if they capped max winnings at $1 million and gave the champion unlimited days until that milestone was reached. There would be a tangible goal and some anticipation of will he or won't he do it, instead of this indefinite waiting and hoping for a worthy competitor to emerge from the contestant pool and somehow be able to manipulate the buzzer better than someone who's already been doing it for dozens of shows. After watching Ken mop the floor for the 27th time in a row, it gets boring.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: Noirish
$2.5m is good to live a comfortable life.
Put $1m into 10 year IB, which might double after it matures.
Then live on the $1.5m, buy a house and living expenses.
He doesn't have to work, ever.

well there's the little issue of taxes

I think I could manage to get by on what's left though...

 

[bubbadu]

I smell BS. Someone also said on AT that he was going to lose at 800K, and hes still going. I wouldn't trust this info at all.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: bubbadu
I smell BS. Someone also said on AT that he was going to lose at 800K, and hes still going. I wouldn't trust this info at all.

Yeah who knows. It could be a PR stunt by Jeopardy too, get huge viewers for the October game and then all the buzz if he doesn't actually lose.

 

[Yossarian]

Ken is a machine, he cannot be defeated.