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Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 12, 2004, 08:34:22 PM
http://www.houseofimprov.0catch.com/jennings2552.jpg (http://\"http://www.houseofimprov.0catch.com/jennings2552.jpg\")

Here is a "screenshot" of Ken Jennings still winning far off into the distant future. The link won't work. You'll have to copy and paste into your browser in order to see it.

Obviously, it's not real, but I think it's good for a chuckle.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: digiblader on July 12, 2004, 08:45:25 PM
Well, that's pretty ridiculous!

They'll probably ask him to retire eventually if he keeps going on and on for months and months.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: MikeK on July 12, 2004, 09:02:31 PM
[quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'Jul 12 2004, 08:45 PM\'] Well, that's pretty ridiculous!

They'll probably ask him to retire eventually if he keeps going on and on for months and months. [/quote]
 Quoting what Alex has said all season long, "the sky's the limit".  If there are any changes, I'd think Jennings would be grandfathered in, since the rule currently is go until you lose.

About that image, I've seen funnier ones and cleaner ones i.e. images that aren't obviously faked.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 12, 2004, 09:10:46 PM
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jul 12 2004, 06:02 PM\'] [quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'Jul 12 2004, 08:45 PM\'] Well, that's pretty ridiculous!

They'll probably ask him to retire eventually if he keeps going on and on for months and months. [/quote]
Quoting what Alex has said all season long, "the sky's the limit".  If there are any changes, I'd think Jennings would be grandfathered in, since the rule currently is go until you lose.

About that image, I've seen funnier ones and cleaner ones i.e. images that aren't obviously faked. [/quote]
 Agreed. The picture is very poorly doctored. I still think it was kind of funny.

Incidentally, $79,878,960 divided by 2552 days = $31,300 a day, so it does add up.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on July 12, 2004, 09:38:18 PM
The worst thing about that screenshot is that they're still using that same set in the 33rd season . . .

(But Ken certainly aged well.)
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on July 12, 2004, 10:01:30 PM
[quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'Jul 12 2004, 07:45 PM\'] Well, that's pretty ridiculous!

They'll probably ask him to retire eventually if he keeps going on and on for months and months. [/quote]
 What's ridiculous is your notion that they'll ask him to give it up.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on July 13, 2004, 05:34:31 AM
Boy, I'd probably get tired of just watching him after just ONE year let alone 13.  $78M + is a bit ridiculous at that, but hey, that photo sure was funny to look at anyways.
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: inturnaround on July 13, 2004, 08:26:47 PM
I didn't see the original pic as there's a "hotlinking error", but I saw these two on the View Askew message boards and thought you all might enjoy them.

He's a sophisticated cybernetic organism sent back in time to change the future... OF GAME SHOWS! (http://\"http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/25054/Mormonator.jpg\")

He has evolved. He is the Morm-ONE. (http://\"http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/25054/THE%20MormONE.jpg\")
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: tvwxman on July 13, 2004, 08:53:14 PM
[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 07:26 PM\'] I didn't see the original pic as there's a "hotlinking error", but I saw these two on the View Askew message boards and thought you all might enjoy them.

He's a sophisticated cybernetic organism sent back in time to change the future... OF GAME SHOWS! (http://\"http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/25054/Mormonator.jpg\")

He has evolved. He is the Morm-ONE. (http://\"http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/25054/THE%20MormONE.jpg\") [/quote]
 These are flipping priceless!

Go Ken Go!
Title: How far HAS Jennings gone?
Post by: starcade on July 15, 2004, 10:34:57 PM
I'm not sure they'd *ask him* to give it up...

I think, at some point (probably well beyond Olmstead's record, should he get that far -- I think they'd pressure him to stay beyond $2,200,000, at the very least!), he'd just get so tired that he'd just retire at the end of a week and leave them to get three new contestants for the next Monday...