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Kenneth Wayne "Ken" 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 American game show history. In 2004, Jennings won 74 ''Jeopardy!'' games (in a row) before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total earnings on ''Jeopardy!'' are $3,196,300, consisting of $2,520,700 over his 74 wins, a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance, a $500,000 second-place prize in the ''Jeopardy!'' Ultimate Tournament of Champions, a $100,000 win for second-place prize in the ''Jeopardy'' Battle of the Decades, as well as half of a $300,000 prize in the IBM Challenge, when he competed against Watson. During his first run of ''Jeopardy!'' appearances, Jennings earned the record for the highest American game show winnings. His total was surpassed by Brad Rutter, who defeated Jennings in the finals of the ''Jeopardy!'' Ultimate Tournament of Champions (first aired on May 25, 2005), adding $2,000,000 to Rutter's existing ''Jeopardy!'' winnings. Jennings regained the record after appearing on several other game shows, culminating in an appearance on ''Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' (first aired on October 10, 2008), though Rutter retained the record for highest ''Jeopardy!'' winnings and would once again pass Jennings' total after his victory in the 2014 ''Jeopardy'' Battle of the Decades tournament. After his success on ''Jeopardy!'', Jennings wrote about his experience and explored American trivia history and culture in his book ''Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs'', published in 2006. == Early life == Born in Edmonds, Washington, Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea (1981–1992) and Singapore (1992–1996), where his father worked for an international law firm and then as Asia Pacific Division Counsel of Oracle Corporation.〔(ColterJennings attorneys list )〕 He watched ''Jeopardy!'' on American Forces Network television while growing up. Jennings went to Seoul Foreign School where he completed an International Baccalaureate diploma and then graduated with a degree in Computer Science and English at Brigham Young University, where he played on the school's quizbowl team for three and a half years. Jennings attended the University of Washington during his freshman year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Ken Jennings )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Jennings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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