Past Favorite - Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Ken Jennings is simply a Jeopardy god. Sure he didn't win the Tournament of Champions, but we all have our bad days, I guess. He won 74 straight games of Jeopardy and pocketed $2,520,700. I always wonder why he didn't go on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and win a cool million for one day's work. I think most of these contestants on the other game shows besides Jeopardy are chosen for their personality instead of their intelligence or knowledge of trivia.

Just watch a typical Jeopardy game and you'll see how much more "bland" their contestants are. They're just more serious-minded than the contestants from other game shows. It's an intense game and there's no time for jumping up and down to the sight of a large spinning wheel.

So when there is such a rare occasion that a laugh-out-loud moment occurs on Jeopardy, it's good YouTube material:



Just classic. Only the format of the Jeopardy game would allow for such a moment. What's priceless about it was the way Ken just instantly answered the question (or is it questioned the answer?) in such a matter-of-fact manner. It took Trebek a little while to process what Ken had said and by that time Ken knew what he said as well, sheepishly sinking his head in embarassment. But really, what was wrong with Ken's response?