Talk:Ken Jennings/Archive

message: Two edits: one says 1973 the other says 1974. Do either of you have a source for this information? Pleas post. Jewbacca 03:00, Jul 14, 2004 (UTC) 	
:My guess is that they're basing it off of his age (30), which is widely published in newspaper articles and the like. If he's 30, he could've been born in 1973 or 1974 - it's currently impossible to tell, so we should probably take that out. RADICALBENDER★ 04:04, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed it changed to 1974. Is there any verification of this to make sure this is correct? Quazywabbit 05:23, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: My GF said she heard May 23, '74 somewhere, but I didn't see it on Google when I searched quickly - can anyone verify? cheater 15:33, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I verified myself thanks to a post on <http://www.livejournal.com/community/kenjennings/> - according to <http://rain.prohosting.com/kenjen/> Ken's birthday IS May 23, 1974. cheater 13:50, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year of birth? 

message: What's the source for the new stat of a 41% audience increase? The NY Times said 28% just a couple days ago (see link to story in article). Postdlf 19:37, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: CNN lists a bunch of ratings numbers Salasks 	
 	
I got the 62% from tvgameshows.net on 28July04 cheater 7:43, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Ratings increase

message: Is that really Ken Jennings's website (the movie one)? 	
 	
Yes, that is really Ken Jennings's website. --65.95.11.127 23:26, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Too many external links

message: Please I need to know if any Wikipedia member have been watching Jeporady! lately. 	
Just poll here. WikiPediaAid 	
 	
:Yep, I've been Tivoing it every day. It's pretty quick cause you can skip through the boring bios of the inevitiably defeated competitors, and through all of the trebek schlock. - DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:10, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC) 	
 	
:I watch it on regular TV. I enjoy learning about the lives of the "competitors" before Ken and his dry wit rip their guts out. Salasks 16:39, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Regular TV here. Enjoying it every day. --OntarioQuizzer 23:29, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is anyone watching Jennings on Jeoprady!? 

message: Mormons typically do not drink alcohol so I'd say that saying someone is a Mormon and a teetotaler is redundant and odd especially since the article seems ignorant of the connection between the two. Would you also call someone who is Islamic a teetotaler as if it were an independant characteristic? 	
:I would say to leave it only because, when asked about his knowledge of alcoholic beverages by Alex Trebek one time, he did say that it was ironic because he was a "teetotaler". If it were only because of being mormon, he would have just supplied that as his rationale. - DropDeadGorgias (talk) 15:53, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC) 	
:I second the notion of leaving teetotaler and Mormon separate. While the LDS church (and many other churches) asks this behavior of their members, many members see non-use of alcohol as a seperate issue from religion, per say. After all, Jesus turned water into wine, so clearly a blanket condemnation of alcohol is not strictly correct. However, avoiding alcohol and other drugs can be seen as a reasonable act outside of religions - to avoid addiction, be more alert and able, etc. For the record, I am also a teetotaler (but not Mormon).--KBrown 15:09, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teetotaler? 

message: No updates are to be made until 7:30pm Pacific Time (10:30pm Eastern Time) 	
 	
#--OntarioQuizzer 10:36, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Option 1

message: Updates are to be made as soon as the information is known, with a spoiler notice at the top of the page 	
 	
#Earl Andrew 00:14, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Option 2

message: This is a ridiculous thing to be arguing about 	
#anthony (see warning) 14:05, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Option 4

message: Ok, following the results of the poll above, this article from now on will be updated as soon as results are known, and there will be a spoiler warning message added to the very top of the article text. 	
 	
:Can someone possibly explain to me how the results from *today's* Jeopardy! episode are *already* known at 8:00 AM Eastern? Please? --OntarioQuizzer 14:30, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently there is a source in Germany that is able to update so early? cheater 16:49, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Update changes 

message: http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/ny-etjenn0909,0,1515441.story?coll=nyc-enthome-headlines New York Newsday is reporting when Ken Jennings will lose, and the amount of money he will have when he lost. Should we add that to the encyclopedia? 	
 	
No. New York Newsday uses TV Week as a source, whose reporter used Jason Kottke's blog as a source. Jason Kottke has an informant whose story doesn't add up quite as properly as it should. Additionally, the taping dates are mixed up. Some stories are say Wednesday, others Tuesday. Plus, is it a good idea to post just based on rumour? --OntarioQuizzer 19:18, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  News articles about Jennings' end 

message: Ken Jennings actually didn't deny the rumor -- he can't confirm or deny it, since he's tethered to a hyper-strict confidentiality agreement with the show. I don't really know how to rephrase the relevant sentence, however, since I think we do need to show that there is some doubt about the rumor's authenticity... --zenohockey 19:11, 12 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jennings denying rumor? 

message: I assume that the parentheses and the explanation that the opponent was "unable to write Final Jeopardy" means that the player was eliminated at the end of Double Jeopardy for lack of money, am I correct? Unable to "write" sounds awkward and misleading. Could it be changed to "unable to compete in" or "ineligable to compete in"? Otherwise it sounds like they just drew a blank or their pen didn't work or something. -R. fiend 04:40, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Opponents' names list

message: I don't understand this sentence: 	
 	
Regardless, Jennings would tie Ian Lygo on his 75th appearance if he lasts, and Lygo won and was retired by producers. 	
 	
Several elements make this sentence unclear -- passive voice, compound architecture, jargon phrase "retired by producers," etc. As best I can tell, the author is saying that (1) both Jennings and Lygo appeared 75 times, (2) that Lygo won his 75th game, and (3) that Jennings lost his 75th game. Whether or not that interpretation is correct, the sentence needs a re-write from someone who knows what it's supposed to say. Cribcage 16:32, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jennings vs Lygo? 

message: I have posted an external link to the source of my Ken Jennings detailed statistics data that was previously on the table. Please do not post the compiled statistics themselves to the article, just use the link. --OntarioQuizzer 18:36, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Detailed statistics

message: Any idea why the College Championships is starting on a Wednesday instead of a Monday? RickK 21:49, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC) 	
 	
: They want to avoid the Finals of the tournament running into Thanksgiving. Also, the thought of a Monday-Tuesday final invites more suspense and build-up over a weekend. --OntarioQuizzer 01:55, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  They did the same for the Masters Tournament when they ran that - perhaps a Monday-Tuesday final allows more time for dramatic build-up ... or something like that. Aerion 21:26, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: College Championships

message: Can someone archive the earlier Discussion? I'm not entirely sure with the process. --OntarioQuizzer 05:49, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Archive?

message: Ken's father definitely signs his correspondence as Kenneth Jennings. Thereby, I do feel it is safe to assume that Ken's full name is also Kenneth. I haven't updated the article with this though, as I feel that it would be best to use the Talk page to discuss this and reach some sort of consensus. --OntarioQuizzer 05:49, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Ken's name

message: The most obvious thing that I don't think needs to be in this article is the listing of people who will be in the next Tournament of Champions. That should be put in its own article, if it should be put anywhere at all, especially since the list is incomplete and inconclusive. Other things that need to be cleaned up are the numerous occurences of the present tense and other phrases that imply that the streak is ongoing. Aerion 05:01, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article cleanup 

message: I'm amazed not only by the amount of biographical information people have been able to gather about Jennings, but at the amount of time taken by someone to list EVERY episode in which he appeared, together with his competitors' names and the final outcomes!!! Is there a source where all this data is available readily, or did a fantatic actually spend time keeping track of each of the 75 shows on which he appeared (which isn't likely since his long-term winning streak wasn't evident at the time he first appeared)? TOM 17:49, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC) 	
:When I started the table after game 20-something, it was done with the help of JEOParchive!, although it didn't include opponent names (of course, those are also in JEOParchive!). After that, it was updated one game at a time by whoever got the information first. I imagine the dialy episode summaries on the Jeopardy! message boards probably came in handy sometimes. You can find links to both those places in the External links section of the article. Aerion 22:15, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Gathering Data

message: Someone needs to find out if David Haskins's name is David Haskins or David Hankins. --Super-Magician 22:54, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC) 	
 	
:Hankins. Fixed. Aerion 19:32, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Haskins...or David Hankins???