I have had enough of Ken Jennings

[PragMantisT]

Sure, win as much as you can, but give someone else a chance for crying out loud. I haven't watched Jeopardy in about six months because that goob is always on. Someone take a bat to him during double jeopardy and end it. PLEASE!

[motely36]

1. I thought I heard that he was supposed to lose in November

Is he still on? Haven't seen it in a while

[revolve]

2. He loses sometime this week

tomorrow I believe.

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Here's his losing question:

This company has a workforce of 17000 people, whose average working year is only 4 months long.

I think I know the answer. Anybody else have a guess?

[RubyDuby in GA]

4. Is it the company that makes Peeps?

Ah...the name of the company is Just Born. That was driving me crazy. Saw cool thing on them on food Network one time.

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. I don't think so, but great guess!

My guess is the NFL.

[AlCzervik]

5. H & R Block?

[scarlett1]

23. Yes H & R Block

this was reported in Kansas City area ( the home of Richard and Henry Bloch) founders of H& R Block back in August or September when he lost.

[nini]

6. H&R Block?

?

[AlCzervik]

10. Jinx!!!

[nini]

12. you were a split second ahead of me :-)

what is it they say about 'great minds' :-)

[Penguin31]

11. H&R Block (nt)

[lpbk2713]

13. Ding...Ding...Ding

I believe this is it. I considered the NFL but thought otherwise because there are several different entities (teams) with different payrolls.

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Damn.

I bet the NFL was his guess then. I figured when you combined players, coaches, administrators, etc. you'd get 17,000.

[PragMantisT]

17. the NFL?

[Beware the Beast Man]

20. That was my guess, but the popular consensus is H & R Block.

Which now makes sense

[smbolisnch]

8. I had enough of him after about 3 shows.

The man makes me crazy. I adore Jeopardy, and I haven't watched it in months b/c I can't stand Kenny Boy. :puke:

[PragMantisT]

19. Exactly

At least he isn't smug about it.

Me, I would be real smug.

[Penguin31]

9. Pateince...

It's coming, and soon. In fact, it might just happen sometime this week....

[ClarkStalker]

14. KEN IS GREAT YOU KEN HATERS ARE JUST JEALOUS

I love Ken and only tune in to watch him.
They floated the rumor he was going down so that people would tune in late October...ha ha he's still going.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

16. Oh my gosh...please tell me you're being sarcastic

You know...you're just acting like the yahoo boards for kicks?

[smbolisnch]

18. Um, Yeah. Okay!

:eyes: You are joking right?

[PragMantisT]

21. You are kidding, right?

You mean you will stop watching when he is gone?
Not exactly what the sponsors are looking for.

[noshenanigans]

22. The sponsors

Man, I hate that "Eggland's Best" commercial, where the girl goes MMmmmmm! in this completely fake horrible way. I mean, yeah how excited are you going to get about an egg, but still.

I don't understand "only watching for Ken". Theoretically if you didn't watch it before, how would you end up watching ol' Kenny Boy in the first place?

[PragMantisT]

28. But where would we be w/o Johnny Cat?

Or Midas mufflers? I'd rather see a half hour of George Foreman than the same guy every day.

[Danmel]

24. At least Ken is a Democrat

He has made anti Bush comments a few times on the show. He posts on a board called www.televisionwithoutpity.com He said he was approached by Bush people who wanted him to campaign for them in Utah and he said no way, he was voting for Kerry. He said people assume because he's Mormon, he's a Republican but he is most definitely not. So even if he's a bit annoying sometimes, at least he isn't a repug.

[Kilkenny5]

30. He's a Democrat?

Gee, I'm going to miss Ken after this week.

[terrya]

25. They're going to start losing viewers at this point.

He's past $2 million. Christ, enough already.

[Bertha Venation]

26. I'm looking forward to seeing a new champ.

We TIVO "Jeopardy!" and I FF to the end of each one to see if he's won. We'll watch it again after he loses. Nothing against the Ken Machine. I'm just bored.

[dr.strangelove]

27. Ken Jennings loses Wednesday night

This is just a rumor. I hope its true. I don't like the way he ties his shoes. Double knots. Who does he think he is?!?!

[Gothmog]

29. Here is Ken Jennings Bio from NAQT (quiz bowl association)

My older two children compete in Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl and Ken Jennings is a question writer for the largest organization that sponsors quiz bowl. Here is his bio from the NAQT site
Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings grew up in Seattle, Seoul, and Singapore, and has since lived in Spain and Salt Lake City. He just now noticed that everywhere he has ever lived starts with the letter "S" and it's starting to creep him out a little bit. He played quiz bowl for BYU for three years before graduating with a degree in computer science, and now works as a software developer. He likes travel, Iron Chef, and Preston Sturges movies. He and his wife Mindy live with their son Dylan and their Labrador retriever Banjo. He currently edits literature and mythology questions for NAQT, which means he can now edit an Osiris/Isis/Horus bonus in his sleep.

[dr.strangelove]

31. Wrong, it is Tuesday

Those long weekends screw me up. I thought today was Wednesday. Sorry for being dumb.