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Ken Jennings to appear on SyndieBAM

#1 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:33 pm

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/1 ... 17/319817/
Former “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings will be featured as a contestant on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” on Friday, November 14 and Monday, November 17, 2014. Jennings will take on the challenge as part of Millionaire’s Guinness World Records Edition theme week as he is the “Former Guinness World Records Title-Holder for the Largest Cash Prize Won on a TV Game Show.” (He currently remains the second-highest-earning contestant in U.S. game show history.)
So are they inviting the former title-holder without giving the current title-holder a chance to defend the his ranking?*




*Not that there aren't a few of who are still waiting for a first appearance on a TV game show...

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#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:34 pm

And, yes, I left spoiler information about his carry-over appearance in the quote. If TPTB don't care about the spoiler (or actually relish the publicity), why should I care? :|

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#3 Post by BackInTex » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:43 pm

Will he get the same questions as normal contestants such as:

In Pitbull's 2013 hit song, Kesha sings, "It's going down, I'm yelling" what?

Which sitcom teamed with OPI to create a line of nail polish, including the colors "Candid Cameron" and "I Do De-Claire!"?

Which of the following is not an actual menu item at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar?

I wonder how he'll/he'd do with those types of questions, and the 1 strike and you're out type of play. Winning Jeopardy is about know more answers than your opponents, not necessarily knowing all the answers.
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#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:01 pm

I wonder who his Plus One will be?

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#5 Post by macrae1234 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:14 pm

Brad Rutter
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#6 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:45 pm

marley says:
I wonder who his Plus One will be?


macrae1234 says:
Brad Rutter
Ding!


Seriously, KJ is chosen as much for his "likeable nerd" personality & because he makes himself available for these things as much as for any other reason, I feel.

If KJ wins the mill on his show(s), does he get to keep it?
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#7 Post by Estonut » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:45 pm

BackInTex wrote:Will he get the same questions as normal contestants such as:

In Pitbull's 2013 hit song, Kesha sings, "It's going down, I'm yelling" what?

Which sitcom teamed with OPI to create a line of nail polish, including the colors "Candid Cameron" and "I Do De-Claire!"?

Which of the following is not an actual menu item at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar?

I wonder how he'll/he'd do with those types of questions, and the 1 strike and you're out type of play. Winning Jeopardy is about know more answers than your opponents, not necessarily knowing all the answers.
It wouldn't have surprised me one bit to find out he knew all three of those answers cold.
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#8 Post by mrkelley23 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:49 pm

Estonut wrote:
BackInTex wrote:Will he get the same questions as normal contestants such as:

In Pitbull's 2013 hit song, Kesha sings, "It's going down, I'm yelling" what?

Which sitcom teamed with OPI to create a line of nail polish, including the colors "Candid Cameron" and "I Do De-Claire!"?

Which of the following is not an actual menu item at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar?

I wonder how he'll/he'd do with those types of questions, and the 1 strike and you're out type of play. Winning Jeopardy is about know more answers than your opponents, not necessarily knowing all the answers.
It wouldn't have surprised me one bit to find out he knew all three of those answers cold.
I did, and I"m nowhere near KJ's trivia prowess.
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#9 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:28 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:
Estonut wrote:
BackInTex wrote:Will he get the same questions as normal contestants such as:

In Pitbull's 2013 hit song, Kesha sings, "It's going down, I'm yelling" what?

Which sitcom teamed with OPI to create a line of nail polish, including the colors "Candid Cameron" and "I Do De-Claire!"?

Which of the following is not an actual menu item at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar?

I wonder how he'll/he'd do with those types of questions, and the 1 strike and you're out type of play. Winning Jeopardy is about know more answers than your opponents, not necessarily knowing all the answers.
It wouldn't have surprised me one bit to find out he knew all three of those answers cold.
I did, and I"m nowhere near KJ's trivia prowess.

You're all much better than I am. I'd have needed the choices on the Guy Fieri question to have stood a chance....

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#10 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:42 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:
Estonut wrote:It wouldn't have surprised me one bit to find out he knew all three of those answers cold.
I did, and I"m nowhere near KJ's trivia prowess.

You're all much better than I am. I'd have needed the choices on the Guy Fieri question to have stood a chance....

lb13
Hope you're just messing with me, lb. I was, of course, assuming that the choices were thrown in on these. And of those three, the Modern Family one is the only one you can't reason out from the choices,and Modern Family has been running for six seasons and has been one of the highest-rated shows on television. There are much better examples of WWOQs from this season alone.
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#11 Post by littlebeast13 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:11 am

mrkelley23 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:
I did, and I"m nowhere near KJ's trivia prowess.

You're all much better than I am. I'd have needed the choices on the Guy Fieri question to have stood a chance....

lb13
Hope you're just messing with me, lb. I was, of course, assuming that the choices were thrown in on these. And of those three, the Modern Family one is the only one you can't reason out from the choices,and Modern Family has been running for six seasons and has been one of the highest-rated shows on television. There are much better examples of WWOQs from this season alone.

Of course I was just messin'.... unless you're one of those people who thinks I'm just plain mean! ;)

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#12 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:59 am

BackInTex wrote:Will he get the same questions as normal contestants such as:

In Pitbull's 2013 hit song, Kesha sings, "It's going down, I'm yelling" what?

Which sitcom teamed with OPI to create a line of nail polish, including the colors "Candid Cameron" and "I Do De-Claire!"?

Which of the following is not an actual menu item at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar?

I wonder how he'll/he'd do with those types of questions, and the 1 strike and you're out type of play. Winning Jeopardy is about know more answers than your opponents, not necessarily knowing all the answers.
Ken is actually very good at pop culture trivia.
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#13 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:30 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:

You're all much better than I am. I'd have needed the choices on the Guy Fieri question to have stood a chance....

lb13
Hope you're just messing with me, lb. I was, of course, assuming that the choices were thrown in on these. And of those three, the Modern Family one is the only one you can't reason out from the choices,and Modern Family has been running for six seasons and has been one of the highest-rated shows on television. There are much better examples of WWOQs from this season alone.

Of course I was just messin'.... unless you're one of those people who thinks I'm just plain mean! ;)

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I knew the Pitbull and probably worked out the nail polish one.

Is a choice on the Guy Fieri menu "Bleached Dick with Backward Sunglasses"? Otherwise, I got nuttin'.

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#14 Post by zachhoran1 » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:04 am

It's been a few years since a game has straddled Friday into Monday on WWTBAM, I think this is the first time they've done so in the current shuffle format. THis will be airing concurrently with the J! TofC which airs 11/10-11/21.

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#15 Post by Kazoo65 » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:36 am

I wonder if they got KJ's kid to appear on Quiz the Kids week and added him as a bonus.
I'm just a game show nerd.

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