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100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE

    Ken Jennings knows about everything.  That now includes the afterlife. That's the title from  National Public Radio  about him. What do you know about Ken Jennings?  From  Wikipedia : He will turn 50 next year. Is the highest-earning American game show contestant, from five different venues, including $4.5 million just from Jeopardy!, where he holds the record for the longest winning streak...of 74 wins. Before 2003, contestants were limited to 5 consecutive wins. Previous to Jennings' run, Tom Walsh had the highest winning streak, of eight. Ken began his reign on 2 June 2004. In that  first episode,  he almost lost in Final Jeopardy, until Alex Trebek accepted his answer as correct.  There was a technicality.  If not for that, the story of Ken Jennings would not have happened and Jeopardy might now be no more. Win streak ended on 30 November 2004 to challenger Nancy Zerg.  He won $2,522,700. In 2011 the competitors were Je...

JEOPARDY!

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