Ken Jennings Quotes

United States, Author
May 23, 1974

Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show contestant and author. Jennings holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and as being the second highest-earning contestant in game show history.

For me, it started as a child with one of those little wooden jigsaw maps of the U.S., where's there's crocodiles on Florida and apples on Washington state. That was my very first map.

Ken Jennings
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
- Trying
- Night

It's so much fun that the money is just icing on the cake. There seems to be a lot of icing.

Ken Jennings
- Money
- Fun
I would stare at maps of Delaware for hours.

Ken Jennings