Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings is an American game show contestant who won 74 consecutive games on *Jeopardy!* in 2004, the longest winning streak in the show's history.

His dominance made him a cultural phenomenon and established him as perhaps the most famous quiz show contestant ever.

He later became a host of *Jeopardy!* following Alex Trebek's death.

Related
  • Jeopardy!Quiz show, reversed format
  • triviaUnimportant miscellaneous facts
  • GOATSuperlative status designation
  • championTop competitor, or advocate
  • recordPreserved account or achievement

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Categories
Opposites
trivia/knowledge mastery

Ken Jenningsknow-nothing

Deliberately uninformed person

ignoramus · dunce · anti-intellectual

human vs. machine intelligence

Ken JenningsWatson

Common English surname

IBM Watson · artificial intelligence · AI

Jeopardy! role

Ken JenningsAlex Trebek

game show host

Family

Kenny, Kenneth, Jennings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G