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The 45yearold has also been writing books for children on the u. Log in to see more information about ken jennings log in or register now. Jennings grew up in seoul, south korea 19811992 and singapore 19921996, where his father worked for an international law firm and. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs, published in 2006. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. Dreamed up in 1966 by the academy of american poets, national poetry month is a chance to celebrate poetry of all kinds and get the poetryskeptical to read or write some of their own. Ken jennings was born on may 23, 1974 in edmonds, washington, usa as kenneth wayne jennings iii. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia. Ken jennings mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. He also holds the record for the highest average correct responses per game in jeopardy.
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Kenneth wayne ken jennings iii was born may 23, 1974, in edmonds, washington. Ken jennings was as of december 2009 the recordholder for the most tv quiz show winnings. Atlanta, georgia cnn i wanted to hate ken jennings jennings is the man who won 74 consecutive jeopardy. Ken jennings famously prepared flashcards on subjects that come up over and over again. Author of childrens books ken jennings attacks traumatized barron trump quotethe left has gone completely loony toons. People from all walks of life tuned in to the show to see when ken jennings and his remarkable. Ken jennings biography married, affair, divorce, spouse. His only lifeline to american pop culture during those years was tv on the armed forces network, where he watched jeopardy.
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