| Ken Jennings  AKA Kenneth Wayne Jennings III
Born: 23-May-1974
Birthplace: Stevens Memorial Hospital, Edmonds, WA
Gender: Male
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: TV Personality Nationality: United States
Executive summary: $2.5 Million Jeopardy! Contestant Software engineer, who on Jeopardy! won 74 consecutive shows and defeated 149 contestants, with winnings totalling $2,520,700 and 2,613 correct questions. The answer that failed him, "Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year." He answered "What is Fed-Ex" (overnight delivery company), but the correct answer is "What is H&R Block?" (tax preparation firm). The show was recorded in September but was kept under wraps until "sweeps week". Wife: Mindy
Son: Dylan (b. 2003)
University: BA English and Computer Science, Brigham Young University
Religious Mission: Mormon Madrid, Spain (1993-95)
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