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Final challenger turned champion got screwed


He finally gets into the position where he can win money and then never actually gets to play and may never get that chance, something I'm sure was relayed to all of them when they applied but it still stinks for him.

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I'm sure these shows are taped months in advance. He has probably already played but time will tell if it is renewed so we can see it on tv.

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Nope, he never got to play. They brought in Jennings and not the reigning champion. What a bunch of jerks.

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Maybe he did not want to come back or was just not available.

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I almost forgot about the last champion from last season. He definitely got screwed then. I wonder what happened there. Maybe they threw him some money. They wanted to bring out Ken Jennings for a big splash. Personally that fell completely flat.

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That's why Ken Jennings threw the game. He didn't like the way that guy had been treated.

I intend to live forever, or die trying.

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That was a wretched job by Jennings. I can't see him throwing it, but man alive he was awful.

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Of course he threw it. If I can name all the countries bordering France, so can he.

I intend to live forever, or die trying.

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On the Jeopardy message board called "JBoard", there was an extensive discussion of Ken Jennings's appearance on "500 Questions". Some people believe that Jennings muscled out the "500 Questions" champion from last season.

Here is the thread:

http://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3562


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I will say this about Ken. He's gotten less and less likable as the yrs have gone by. For various reasons.

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