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malaise

(269,207 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 07:35 PM Apr 2014

Jeopardy regulars - Can Sandy Baker do it?

Can she become the female with the longest winning streak - this is her 7th game.

Down memory lane with Larissa Kelly

During her regular run on Jeopardy!, she won a total of $222,597 over six games and $1,000 3rd place consolation prize in her seventh, with her last appearance airing May 28, 2008. Excluding tournament winnings, Kelly is the highest-winning female contestant and ranks fifth in all-time in Jeopardy! earnings.[2][3][4]

In addition to being the highest-winning female contestant in regular play, while she was champion Kelly broke Ken Jennings' record for most money won in a contestant's first five days by winning $179,797; this record was one of two Roger Craig broke during his reign as champion, as he won $195,801 in his first five games (Craig also topped Jennings' single-game record of $75,000).[note 1] Kelly is also the second-highest winning female contestant in any single game in Jeopardy!'s history. Kelly's $45,200 performance narrowly trails Maria Wenglinsky, who won $46,600 on November 1, 2005.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_Kelly
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By the way Trebek had no problem with her mispronounced word two days ago...not that it would have made a difference.

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Jeopardy regulars - Can Sandy Baker do it? (Original Post) malaise Apr 2014 OP
Speaking of. VScott Apr 2014 #1
He lost after 11 wins malaise Apr 2014 #2
I was rooting for him too VScott Apr 2014 #3
And some one day winners since then have played by said rules malaise Apr 2014 #4
Some contestant told him a couple weeks ago that his suit was made in a sweat shop pink-o Apr 2014 #5
Bwaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha malaise Apr 2014 #6
I didn't know much about him until he played IBM Watson. BlueCheese Apr 2014 #8
Ken actually brought lots of new folks to Jeopardy malaise Apr 2014 #9
These Jeopardy streaks are lots of fun ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #7
 

VScott

(774 posts)
1. Speaking of.
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 07:46 PM
Apr 2014

Whatever happened with that Chinese kid that was kicking ass, and people were hating on him because he played a different style?

 

VScott

(774 posts)
3. I was rooting for him too
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 07:52 PM
Apr 2014

and I don't even watch the show (or that much TV for that matter).

I wanted him to win simply because the purists and cry babies didn't like his style, which was completely within the rules.

malaise

(269,207 posts)
4. And some one day winners since then have played by said rules
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 07:58 PM
Apr 2014

without upsetting Mr HissyFit Trebek

pink-o

(4,056 posts)
5. Some contestant told him a couple weeks ago that his suit was made in a sweat shop
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 08:41 PM
Apr 2014

I thought he was gonna reach across the podium and deck him.

And BTW: Ken Jennings--that blond, white Mormon--has the best, most progressive minded Twitter account ever! See--critical thinking skills turn us all into liberals!

Here:
https://twitter.com/kenjennings/status/450761675281428481

BlueCheese

(2,522 posts)
8. I didn't know much about him until he played IBM Watson.
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 11:26 PM
Apr 2014

Then I saw an interview with him-- he came across as a funny, humble, and generally good guy. He described the match, which was filmed in front of IBM employees, as "an away game for humanity". When asked if he thought it was unfair that Watson got to buzz in with perfect timing, he said something along the lines of, "I get to play a supercomputer on national TV. How cool is that?".

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