Posted
11/30/2004 05:51:00 PM
by Douglas
The king is dead, finally. Ken has been defeated after six months and
$2.5 million. The soft-spoken software engineer Ken Jennings, who is Jeopardy!'s longest-running champ, could finally get beaten and booted off the pre-taped show tonight after a record 75 appearances, according to numerous Web reports.
Yesterday, a two-minute audio clip was circulated on the Web, including the question that is reported to have stumped this king of quiz. Sudbury, Ont.-native Alex Trebek, Jeopardy!'s host, can be heard saying, "The category is business and industry, and here is the clue, ladies and gentlemen: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal, white-collar employees work only four months a year?"
Well, if the trivia pundits are correct, Jennings finally chokes.
A contestant named Nancy guesses H&R Block. Jennings writes FedEx.
I think he just got tired of playing. He blew both daily doubles earlier in the game, and I don't think there's a chance on earth he didn't know the answer to such an easy question. The show might be watchable again.