Knowledge in jeopardy

Ken Jennings, who is being called the Michael Jordan of game shows, claims 38th straight win on Jeopardy! | Gene Edward Veith

The long-running game show Jeopardy! ended its season with a loud bang. Ken Jennings, who is being called the Michael Jordan of game shows, won again for the 38th straight day, winning a record total of $1,321,660. He also set a new record for a single game, blowing away the old record of $52,000 by scoring $75,000. (The show will resume in six weeks, whereupon we can see how long Mr. Jennings continues his run.)

During the season-ending match, Mr. Jennings gave the wrong answer to only two questions. The software engineer from Salt Lake City, a Mormon, did not know the alcoholic beverage that goes into a Stinger cocktail. Nor did he know that gumbo needs “roux.” But everything else he nailed. Categories such as Bangladesh, celebrity marriages, mythology, Oscar winners of the 1970s, Shakespeare, birds—he slam-dunked them all like Mr. Jordan in his prime.

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