Comments on: Ken Jennings: Jeopardy! Superstar

By: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Augie De Blieck Jr. — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 03:10:03 +0000

Caroline – “Disappointed.”

Don’t know about Sims2. I’m still waiting for my Mac to ship. At this point, I know UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004 is out, but that’s all I know about Mac gaming.

I keep hearing this Jennings-replaces-Trebek idea floating around. I have no idea where it comes from. I guess people just like to find conspiracy theories everywhere they go.

And I’m all for people posting to VandS more. I’m just afraid now that any post I make about the situation will be followed by a dozen people spoiling the end for anyone who may now want to know what it is. If I have to censor every comment, it isn’t worth it.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:53:21 +0000

How do you spell dissipointed, anyway?

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:52:33 +0000

I think that everybody should post on this site more. I admit, I don’t do it enough, and I am thoroughly dissipointed when there are no new results.
By the way, does anyone know when The Sims2 releases for the Mac? I know it has nothing to do with KJ but I need to know!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:48:32 +0000

I have heard rumors that Ken goes for 72 days or sumtin and he wins two and a half million dollars. He deserves it. My parents think that he is a hog but he can’t help it! He’s a genius! Ken should be the new host when Alex retires. How old is Trebek, anyway?

By: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Augie De Blieck Jr. — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:01:43 +0000

ASP – there is a strategy to playing Jeopardy! that I discuss a little bit here:

http://www.variousandsundry.com/index.php?p=1517

I’m going to post something new on Jeopardy! strategy soon, too, specifically relating to categry choice.

But picking clues from top to bottom of the same category? That’s been done since the very beginning. Start easy, get comfortable, work up to the hard clues. If that’s your proof of collusion, then you’re just deluded.

By: ASP

ASP — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:11:56 +0000

Come on people, watch the way jennings answers his questions… there is a definite pattern to how he answers… top of a category, straight down, maybe he’ll move on to the bottom up… yeah. No doubt the guy is smart, but this SO smells like a fix. this is just the kind of stunt a down-trodden show like this would want to generate alot of buzz. Producers should get this kid out soon, otherwise one of two things will happen. a contestant is going to go ape and deck him, or collusion will be proved. Mark my words, this is Quiz Show.

ASP

By: K

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:04:39 +0000

I remember that guy from high school — there was something called “Brain Bowl” back in the day and although Kenneth (as he was called those days) was good, he wasn’t remarkable. The guy was undeniably smart, though…many of us drooled after his 1570 on the SATs (back when the SAT was actually a partially legit test of aptitude and not the dumbed-down version it is today). Guy graduated in second in our class and was one hell of an illustrator — as in cartoons and caricatures — to boot.

By: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Augie De Blieck Jr. — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:51:58 +0000

Jennifer: that would, indeed, be incredibly cool. And my e-mail address is on the right column of the web site for anyone who might like to write me. heh

In the meantime, my latest KenJen post is now here:

http://www.variousandsundry.com/index.php?p=1517

I think it’s the best of the bunch so far, so I hope you all jump over there to look at it.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 06:45:52 +0000

So I was thinking……Ken admitted on Leno that he Googles himself…we are one of the first results if you search Ken Jennings…he may be following our chat??? That would be cool, but it’d be even cooler if he’d JOIN us! Just thinking…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 26 Jul 2004 06:25:30 +0000

FYI, search Ken Jennings on eBay! More hits than you’d think!