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Ken Jennings, a Legendary card
Kenneth Wayne Jennings III is an American game show host and author who has hosted the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! since 2021.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,300,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Ken Jennings quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ken Jennings card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Before appearing on Jeopardy!, Jennings worked as a ______ engineer.
Answer
software. Before appearing on Jeopardy!, Jennings worked as a software engineer. From the Ken Jennings article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Kenneth Wayne Jennings III is an American game show host and author who has hosted the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! since ____.
Answer
2020s. Kenneth Wayne Jennings III is an American game show host and author who has hosted the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! since 2021. From the Ken Jennings article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Moses. Moses 89 · Ken Jennings 85 · Laura Ingalls Wilder 81 · Moloch 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is best known for his success and streak as a contestant on the program: in 2004, he won 74 consecutive games, the longest streak in the show's history, and became the highest-earning American game show contestant up to that time.
- Before appearing on Jeopardy!, Jennings worked as a software engineer.
- Afterward, Jennings pursued a career as an author, writing about his experience and exploring American trivia history and culture in a series of best-selling books.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ken Jennings article was read about 1,300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Ken Jennings
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ken Jennings (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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