You watch an old 'Jeopardy!' and the categories alone are very plain. 'Poetry,' or 'Movies,' or 'Physics.' If you watch it now, though, there'll be a theme board where the categories are all Hitchcock movies. Lots more jokes, lots more high-concept categories and questions. Ken Jennings boardcategoryconcept share on social
As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best. Ken Jennings answerbuzzercontestant share on social
Sure I have a cell-phone, so I don't have to remember everyone's number anymore, but that really wasn't a core part of my brain. Ken Jennings anymorebraincell Change image and share on social
You live overseas, you see these exotic places and you want to know about them. But, weirdly, it also made me homesick for all these very prosaic places in America. Ken Jennings americaexotichomesick Change image and share on social
During the whole 'Jeopardy' experience, I felt like I was living a bit of a double life, I would be secretly flying out to L.A. to tape new shows, hoping that none of my coworkers would notice the absence and figure out what was going on. 'Jeopardy' tries very hard to keep their secrets. Ken Jennings absencebitecoworker share on social
I have condemned my kids to a lifetime of geographic illiteracy. Ken Jennings condemngeographicilliteracy Change image and share on social
The Final Jeopardy! questions seem to be, by design, things you can't know. And so it's not about who knows them, but who can figure them out in thirty seconds. Ken Jennings designfigurefinal Change image and share on social
I would stare at maps of Delaware for hours. Ken Jennings delawarehourmap Change image and share on social