Ken Jennings' incredible winning streak on Jeopardy of 74 games made him the Joe DiMaggio of game show contestants. A celebrity because of his streak, Ken has gone on to appear on numerous commercials and TV shows.
Terry Linwood had just achieved his childhood dream, appearing - and winning - on Jeopardy!, but he couldn't tell a soul.
Publ.Date : Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:41 GMTTerry Linwood, a 36-year-old bookseller, scored five victories on Jeopardy, earning $122,705, and ranking him among the game's greatest players. But he couldn't talk about it for two months, while he waited for the quiz show episodes to air.
Publ.Date : Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:47:01 GMTPLANO - Terry Linwood had just achieved his childhood dream, appearing – and winning – on Jeopardy!, but he couldn't tell a soul. For two months, while waiting for the quiz show to air, the Plano man was under strict orders to keep the secret.
Publ.Date : Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:40:27 GMT
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On November 30th 2004 Ken was finally dethroned as Jeopardy champ by Nancy Zerg. The Final Jeopardy answer was "Employees at this white collar firm work only four months out of the year." The answer was "H. and R Block", Jennings said "Fed Ex". He finished his reign with a grand total of $2,520,700.
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