It was almost 15 years ago, in the summer of 2004, that Ken Jennings began his Jeopardy winning streak. Jennings went on to become an author and trivia columnist, but shifted into more of a social-media personality via his well-memed Jeopardy tenure and particularly hilarious Twitter feed. At the end of the show, Trebek asked, “Is it too soon to make Ken Jennings comparisons?” Indeed, he then toppled his own feat on Wednesday night, winning $131,127. Trivia know-how runs in the family; his wife, Melissa Sassin Holzhauer, is also a trivia phenom. This time around, he’s got a far bigger audience and has captured the internet’s heart, which means he’s already set to go down in Jeopardy history.

Source: National Post April 18, 2019 16:18 UTC