2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (382+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos First ‘Jeopardy!’ champion recalls debut episode Greg Hopkins was the first contestant to buzz-in on Alex Trebek’s first episode as host of the show in 1985. Republicans speak at GOP midterm convention in…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (459+ words) The long-running game show’s host, 52, spoke about his views during the Wednesday, September 9, episode of the Who’s With Me? with W. Kamau Bell podcast. Jennings pointed out that he likes the fact that the show is actually making a political…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (90+ words) The State Journal-Register Former Springfield resident is first to win Jeopardy! Masters twice SPRINGFIELD, IL – "Who is Yogesh Raut?" That is correct, if you were wondering who won Jeopardy! Masters on Sept. 8. A former resident of Springfield, Raut is the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (67+ words) WHBY APPLETON, Wis–An area professor that gained fame as a multiple-time champion on Jeopardy has a new job. Ben Chan will be teaching philosophy at Lawrence University this fall. Chan was teaching at Saint Norbert College when he won…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) Ken Jennings is coming clean about his time on “Jeopardy!” The TV host opened up to PEOPLE about lying to Alex Trebek during his 74-game run as a contestant. He admitted that there just wasn’t much he had to share,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (274+ words) Updated 13 minutes ago, August 31, 2026 The most dominant contestant in Jeopardy! history says the personal stories he told between rounds were sometimes fictional. His reasoning: nobody was checking, and he just needed 25 seconds of chat with Alex Trebek. “I didn’t feel…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (109+ words) APPLETON (WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin's best-known "Jeopardy!" champion has a new job. Ben Chan is now teaching at Lawrence University, the school announced. Chan was a philosophy professor at St. Norbert College, but the college dropped that program as part of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) The game show host might have fibbed a little bit when sharing anecdotes during his 74-game run as a contestant. Ken Jennings is coming clean. The “Jeopardy!” host, who appeared as a contestant in a record-breaking 74 games during his winning…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Jennings won a record-breaking 74 straight games in 2004 Jeopardy host Ken Jennings has admitted that he wasn’t “100%” honest during his historic run on the game show. Jennings, 52, competed on the game show in 2004, going on to set the record for most…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) Could you think up 75 interesting anecdotes about your life? Ken Jenningscouldn’t during his 75-game run on Jeopardy!, apparently, so he gave fake news during that 2004 streak. “I didn’t feel like I had a great story in game number three, much…...