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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings

Alright, I found some info...

http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVTh...twentyOne.html

The show was Twenty-One, and ran from 1956-58. (Apparently, it's the same twenty-one that ran a few years back on NBC, although adding in Maury Povich probably didn't help the latter edition that much, IMHO.)

<Edit>I went back and checked--a show called "The $64,000 Question" was also rigged in the same era.</edit>
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings

Yeah, I saw the Joepardy last night, he's made almost $698,000! That's just amazing. And I noticed the pronunciation problems that someone had cited before.

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<Edit>I went back and checked--a show called "The $64,000 Question" was also rigged in the same era.</edit>
how Ironic, "The $64,000 Question" was an answer to one of the questions on Jeopardy last night, or was it a question to one of the answers?
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings

from the show last night.

"On the June 30TH edition of JEOPARDY!, champion Ken Jennings made his 21ST victorious appearance. Winning $35,000 during this show, Ken’s total has reached $697,760."
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

As of his 22nd appearance and victory, Ken is now at $730K+.
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

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As of his 22nd appearance and victory, Ken is now at $730K+.
Will the madness ever stop!

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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

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Will the madness ever stop!
I think it will only stop under one of these conditions:
Jeopardy says, "okay, you've played and won enough, you go home now" If this happened, the viewers would be in an uproar to get him back

the other possiblity is that he deliberately quits

The only other ways he will stop is if he really screws up (which he won't) or if someone better than him comes along (in which case that guy would be even MORE incredible.)

I think (and hope) Ken Jennings is here to stay.
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

I do agree that this guy is simply amazing, but I also think that the time will come when Jeopardy says, "Ok, you've had your fun, you got your money, here's some more money for getting us another couple thousand viewers, and now would you please just get off the show. Oh and by the way, would you like to write questions for us as your new job?"

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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

Well, there was the gentleman who competed on "Press Your Luck" back in the 1980s who took the show for such a ride in one game (which they had to split into two episodes, because he went on for so long) that they retired him after one show, which wasn't the policy.

(If you're wondering what happened, on the show they had this board with a light that jumped around. Players won spins, which then got them chances to hit cash and prizes, or a Whammy, which made them lose all their stuff. One or two squares had cash plus one spin. This dude memorized the sequences of the board, and used it to completely pwn the game.)

Long story short, there is precedent for a game show saying that you've just won too much money.
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings

One thing to keep in mind with this: these shows were all taped months ago. So, whatever Ken Jennings's fate is, it's already been decided for weeks or months. Granted, everyone who knows is legally forbidden to tell anyone, but it's interesting to know that what seems to be unfolding day by day really happened months ago.

Another interesting Jeopardy fact... most of the time, they tape an entire week's worth of shows in one day. So, when they come back "tomorrow", the winners really just go backstage, change clothes, and come back to tape the next day's show.
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One thing to keep in mind with this: these shows were all taped months ago. So, whatever Ken Jennings's fate is, it's already been decided for weeks or months. Granted, everyone who knows is legally forbidden to tell anyone, but it's interesting to know that what seems to be unfolding day by day really happened months ago.

Another interesting Jeopardy fact... most of the time, they tape an entire week's worth of shows in one day. So, when they come back "tomorrow", the winners really just go backstage, change clothes, and come back to tape the next day's show.
So, Ken Jennings could have already won $1 million+? Not to assume anything.
Plus, if they do a week's worth of shows in 1 day, he on average makes $30K a show, $150K in a day! Gee, at this rate, he's doing better than Bill Gates!
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So, Ken Jennings could have already won $1 million+? Not to assume anything.
Plus, if they do a week's worth of shows in 1 day, he on average makes $30K a show, $150K in a day! Gee, at this rate, he's doing better than Bill Gates!
For all we know, he could still be taping for Jeopardy!
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For all we know, he could still be taping for Jeopardy!
Actually, he said that he's already finished taping all his shows. He can't say how many shows he won, or how much money he won, but whatever happened, it's already finished.
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

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Well, there was the gentleman who competed on "Press Your Luck" back in the 1980s who took the show for such a ride in one game (which they had to split into two episodes, because he went on for so long) that they retired him after one show, which wasn't the policy.

(If you're wondering what happened, on the show they had this board with a light that jumped around. Players won spins, which then got them chances to hit cash and prizes, or a Whammy, which made them lose all their stuff. One or two squares had cash plus one spin. This dude memorized the sequences of the board, and used it to completely pwn the game.)

Long story short, there is precedent for a game show saying that you've just won too much money.
Gotta pipe in on this one. First, there was always a $40,000 limit on that show, even before the guy took ~$110,000. Second, CBS did not want to pay the guy his money (yeah, they were pissed). Long story short, before this guy was on, The Big Board (then a marvel in the gameshow world), ran through 6 patterns at random. When one was finished, the next one (chosen at random) would start. Well, this guy figured it out, and that there were two spaces that never came up with a Whammy (and in fact, that held true until the end of the show, and even onto it's spinoff show on the Gameshow Network). After the whole thing, they upped the number of patterns, and randomized them even more, and it never happened again. Anyhow, IMO, that is the greatest moment in gameshow history, even topping this current Jeopardy run. I mean, anyone can amass tons of knowledge, but to break the code that ran The Big Board and then use it successfully is just genius. It's essentially breaking an algorithm.

Off my rather large tangent, there was always that monetary limit (and a few people would hit it), and I don't think anyone has ever been told to stop on any game show, short of hitting some sort of established limit (usually one show, or a set amount of shows, or a set amount of money). If you ask me, one person winning draws ratings, so I highly doubt they'd ask him to leave anyway. Especially when a lot of people want to see him lose (Red Sox fans can relate him to the Yankees), and a lot of people want to see him win.
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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings UPDATE!!!

He's up to $755,360 now. 23 day winning streak.

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Re: REAL Jeopardy: Ken Jennings

This reminds me of Casinos and card counting. It's the best way to win without cheating. Just make sure the Casinos dont catch you counting or else they kick you out.
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