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Ken Jennings on Why Facts Still Matter on “Jeopardy!”

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The “Jeopardy!” host and former contestant Ken Jennings joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about America’s favorite game show. The wide-ranging conversation took place before a live audience onstage at the annual New Yorker Festival, on October 25th. Jennings discussed his historic seventy-four-game winning streak, how contestants’ game strategies have changed over the years, his relationship with the former longtime host Alex Trebek, and why a political career was not for him.

Related reading:

  • “Ken Jennings Has Some Questions About Death,” by Sarah Larson
  • “The Rare Authority of Alex Trebek,” by Doreen St. Félix
  • “The Hidden Depths of Alex Trebek’s Banter with ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants,” by Beth Blum

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