Final Jeopardy: can anyone beat Ken Jennings?

Jeopardy's 15-week-long Ultimate Tournament of Champions kicked off yesterday on CTV at 7:30 p.m. The concept of the tourney is simple; 150 of Jeopardy's most successful and memorable past champs (including six Canadians) square off against each other until the field is whittled down to two players who will be faced with the difficult task of facing off against Ken Jennings in the final showdown. Jennings, whose previous winnings topped the $2.5 million mark, is probably not in dire need of the $2 million Ultimate Tournament of Champions winner payout. But, considering H&R Block's offer to Jennings of free tax preparation services for life after his famous Final Jeopardy snafu that brought an end to his winning streak, it will probably be well taken care of if he does manage to bring it all home.
By Staff 
February 10, 2005

Jeopardy‘s 15-week-long Ultimate Tournament of Champions kicked off yesterday on CTV at 7:30 p.m. The concept of the tourney is simple; 150 of Jeopardy‘s most successful and memorable past champs (including six Canadians) square off against each other until the field is whittled down to two players who will be faced with the difficult task of facing off against Ken Jennings in the final showdown. Jennings, whose previous winnings topped the $2.5 million mark, is probably not in dire need of the $2 million Ultimate Tournament of Champions winner payout. But, considering H&R Block’s offer to Jennings of free tax preparation services for life after his famous Final Jeopardy snafu that brought an end to his winning streak, it will probably be well taken care of if he does manage to bring it all home.