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Ken Jennings

Author

Bio

Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show Jeopardy! In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jennings’s book Brainiac, about his Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, as were his follow-up books Maphead and Because I Said So! He is also the author of Planet Funny. Jennings lives in Seattle with his wife Mindy and two children.

Ken Jennings Books

100 Places to See After You Die book cover

100 Places to See After You Die

Ken Jennings
Answers in the Form of Questions book cover

Answers in the Form of Questions

Claire McNear
House on Fire! book cover

House on Fire!

Ken Jennings
Planet Funny book cover

Planet Funny

Ken Jennings
Dinosaurs book cover

Dinosaurs

Ken Jennings
The Serving Leader book cover

The Serving Leader

Ken Jennings
Ancient Egypt book cover

Ancient Egypt

Ken Jennings
The Human Body book cover

The Human Body

Ken Jennings
Outer Space book cover

Outer Space

Ken Jennings
U.S. Presidents book cover

U.S. Presidents

Ken Jennings
Greek Mythology book cover

Greek Mythology

Ken Jennings
Maps and Geography book cover

Maps and Geography

Ken Jennings
Because I Said So! book cover

Because I Said So!

Ken Jennings
The Greater Goal book cover

The Greater Goal

Ken Jennings
Maphead book cover

Maphead

Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac book cover

Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac

Ken Jennings
Ten Thousand Horses book cover

Ten Thousand Horses

John Stahl-Wert
Brainiac book cover

Brainiac

Ken Jennings
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