Trump, Ken Jennings and Jeopardy!
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Jonathan Hugendubler, of Baltimore, won the quarterfinal Thursday after betting everything with $18,400. Vicki Talvola, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was second with $13,600 while Johnston finished with $3,199.
The host of 'Jeopardy!' has shared his thoughts on the current administration and who he'd like to see win the 2028 presidential election.
When he finally called back, Season 35 had wrapped. By the time Season 36 would begin filming, his window of eligibility to compete on “Jeopardy!” would be up. So he started all over again. A few months after missing that “Jeopardy!” call, Silikovitz received a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. But he was determined to keep trying out for the show.
Ken Jennings stepped into the role of Jeopardy!’s host in 2020, after previous host Alex Trebek’s death in 2020. He is now being called on to step down by some fans
Harvey Silikovitz, introduced as an "attorney and worldwide karaoke singer" originally from West Orange, won $12,998.
The category for Final Jeopardy was “Typography.” The clue read, “Inspired by Port Authority Bus Terminal signage, it was adopted as a font by N.Y.U. & the Tribeca Film Festival.” The final question was a triple stumper. The correct response was Gotham.
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Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings posts blunt political statements after ICE shooting of Minneapolis mom
On Thursday, Jan. 8, Jennings also reposted a Bluesky message that read, “The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross.” It contained a link to the Minnesota Star Tribune, which reported that “Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.”