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The amazing Ken Jennings

August 1st, 2015, 10:52 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: RowdyRoddyPiper"He proves that there's no such thing as useless information."And you are battling him on that front tooth and nail.Anyway, I don't think that the 28 is going to hold up in the long run. You've only been able to go an unlimited time on Jeopardy for the previous 9 months. I think some guy did like 9 days in January. Again, not to knock the guy but I think that it's not nearly as impressive as it sounds, once you have all the facts. Common theme with you no, mikey??RIP RowdyRoddyPipermikebell never did receive his winnings
 
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The amazing Ken Jennings

June 30th, 2016, 9:08 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: RowdyRoddyPiper"He proves that there's no such thing as useless information."And you are battling him on that front tooth and nail.Anyway, I don't think that the 28 is going to hold up in the long run. You've only been able to go an unlimited time on Jeopardy for the previous 9 months. I think some guy did like 9 days in January. Again, not to knock the guy but I think that it's not nearly as impressive as it sounds, once you have all the facts. Common theme with you no, mikey??RIP RowdyRoddyPipermikebell never did receive his winningsA bit late, but RIP. Quotemikebell never did receive his winningsHe shudda stuck around.
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Re: The amazing Ken Jennings

February 11th, 2019, 11:45 pm

there's an article from 2015 about why Mike Bell was right,
Why Ken Jennings’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Is Nearly Impossible To Break
The article claims part of it is that Jeopardy! tapes up to 5 shows a day, so a returning champion is exhausted before too long
 
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