[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Jul 15 2004, 10:56 AM\'] Look, this may not be important or matter to you, but to me it does matter. All I was asking, is if Ken is still champ when the TOC begins, and he wins it, would the $250,000 be added to his winnings as champ, or would the $250,000 be separate from his total winnings as champion? [/quote]
Yeah, I know what you're asking, I can read. What you STILL haven't explained is what the hell the difference is.
Would Jeopardy cut him a seperate check for the TOC winnings aside from the check he gets from regular play? Probably.
Would it count towards qualifiying for the following year's Tournament? I doubt it. Assuming that's the system they have in place. Which we can't.
Would the money count towards the "record"? Well, there's no official record bood or governing body over such things, so that's for you to decide.
Does he claim it seperately on his taxes? Of course not.
So did I stumble upon your question, there, or would you like to try to articulate it in a language we ALL understand?