I saw the FJ round on a different camera angle and Ken wrote down his question long before the Think! music began to play (you're allowed to do so I guess).
Who cares if Brad Rutter is smarter than Ken Jennings. The former is an ass!. You should hear him in some interviews, & I quote "I can’t exactly remember how many games I’ve won…but they keep inviting me back and I keep winning. I’m the biggest money winner in Jeopardy history. Most people don’t know that; they think it’s Ken. " I'm sorry, but if that doesn't scream COCKY, I don't know what does. In contrast, Ken Jennings is really HUMBLE. Oh and Ken Jennings beat him in the IBM Watson game.
@rrhev Dude, they're both projections. Ken is acting a lot more humble than he perhaps is, in order to solicit social good will. Brad is kind of being tongue in cheek, you can tell it's half in jest that he has a cocky persona. So take appearances with a grain of salt. I know plenty of people who exude humility but are really arrogant and self-important on the inside.
Ken Jennings is better. I like Rutter, him and Jennings both seem like nice guys, but Jennings is better. Sure Rutter beat him that day, but one match doesn't decide this. How did Rutter do in Grand Slam? Oh yeah he lost in the quarterfinals. Jennings? He kicked everyone's ass, including the opponent Rutter lost to. Also, on the Watson demo, they played a quarter game of jeopardy and Jennings kicked Rutter's ass. A few tournament wins are great but nothin compared to Jenning's accomplishments
Brad Rutter does not deserve to be held above Ken Jennings. Winning 74 games is a far greater achievement than winning a tournament. We'll see what happens when they play each other in february against IBM's Watson. Brad Rutter is overrated.
@youtubrfan Brad Rutter never won 74 games in a row because HE NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO. He played when there was a five-game cap. But let me get this straight - you consider beating a bunch of no-names consistently is better than Rutter being UNDEFEATED against the best Jeopardy players in the world? He won his TOC, then won the Master's Tournament (The old ultimate TOC), then won the Ultimate TOC beating (Actually, demolishing) Jennings.
@hulkweazel If Brad started playing jeopardy when Ken was on his streak, then Brad would be a nobody too. Ken Jennings smoked the competition in Grand Slam while Brad Rutter just embarrassed himself, like you.
@hulkweazel Although Brad Rutter managed to pull off a fluke upset, it's Ken Jennings who has all the fame and glory. Brad Rutter may be the top winner (due to just a handful of events) but Ken Jennings is the face of Jeopardy. His victories in the TOC, Master's tournament and UTOC were all unexpected like when Alex came out with no pants on.
@youtubrfan Okay, so you'd rather not argue with logic and facts but just make up claims... The FACT is that Rutter consistently played against the best players ever and beat every single one of them, including your idol, Jennings, but a huge margin. The FACT is that Jennings ran his streak against no-name scrubs, and when faced with his only actual competition (Rutter), he got blown out. But keep smoking whatever it is you're smoking.
I met Ken on October 17, 2006 at the Glendale Public Library for a book signing he did, six days after I turned 14 and four days after his first appearance on 1 vs. 100.
Ken loses some games just so that people don't catch on that he is actually a superhuman sent down from God to wreak havoc on unsuspecting game shows.
I would have loved to see how far Brad would have gone if the 5 game limit didn't exist. Ken Jennings won $500,000 more dollars on Are you smarter than a 5th grader now at $3.522.000 to surpass Brad Rutter for most money won on American game shows.
who cares if Ken went 75 games straight. Rutter killed Jennings in 3 straight games. Also, Rutter has never been defeated in a game of Jeopardy. SO he could forseeably have gone as long as Ken, or longer.
The dude gets no recognition, it's unfortunate, but he won plenty of money so that should keep him happy.
It is not true that Brad has never lost a game of Jeopardy. In his first semi-final match of the ultimate tournament of champions, the final score was:
No, no, no..you don't get it: They ADD whatever won in the first semifinal match to the second. So at the end of the SECOND day, the scores came out as follows:
Brad Rutter: $36,600
John Cuthbertson: $13,700
Chris Miller: $11,699
So looking at THOSE scores, Brad had the highest TWO-Day total..and along with Jerome Vered and Ken Jennings, got to play in the finals.
I know that, but it doesn't change the fact that Brad still lost the first semi-final match. Yes he came back to win the series, and good for him. Brad is the greatest Jeopardy player ever, but he does have one loss (Ken Jennings has lost three times).
Ken Jennings is THE GREATEST Jeopardy player ever and there ever will be. Brad Rutter doesnt stand a single chance against him even though he beat Jennings in the tournament of champions. Ken Jennings is a much better Jeopardy player than him
Brad Rutter is the ONLY player who has NEVER lost a match, and this is playing against the toughest competition. Ken Jennings was amazing, but the 74-win streak came against random no-names. Rutter won not one, not two, but three championship tournaments. Jennings is very smart, but he was destroyed by Rutter.
ken jennings is way smarter than rutter. hes older and has more experience. watch the grand slam where jennings destroyed all his opponents. not to mention jennings has much more knowledge in ALL AREAS. 74 straight wins against no names? theyre all qualified to participate in jeopardy meaning they are all really smart ppl.
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i guarantee rutter would never be able to win 74 games straight. he may have beat jennings 3 games straight but i guarantee that jennings is much more intelligent than rutter. he has a much diverse knowledge than anybody.
Brad Rutter had never lost a game of Jeopardy. You can guarantee he would have lost before 74 games? With what, your crystal ball? He wasn't given an opportunity to break that streak. The only thing that's a guarantee is that Rutter beat Jennings in 3 consecutive games by a considerable margin.
trust me. Rutter may have beat Jennings 3 days in a row but there is no way he is more intelligent than Jennings. 74 straight wins is probably hands down the most impressive win of anything Ive ever witnessed.
I can honestly say that Rutter got really lucky those 3 days to beat out Jennings and Jennings just had some bad luck there.
If you watched the first US season of Grand Slam, you would notice just how brilliant Jennings is and how much rutter really knows.
But still nobody knows Brad Rutter, and everyones heard of Ken Jennings...or if they haven't they've still heard of the guy who "won like, 74, or 75 Jeopardy".
Brad Rutter is to Ken Jennings what Tom Brady (wins championships) is to Peyton Manning (has most of the statistical records and tons of endorsements).
overall knowledge ken is unbeatable. have you watched grand slam where jennings won that? are you smarter than a 5th grader where ken couldve won it if he took the risk? 74 straight wins at jeopardy is much more impressive than winning the tournament of champions. the man is a genius.
Actually, if you've got the Jeopardy DVD, you've got the series premiere (9-10-84), Ken Jennings losing ep. (11-30-04), and the 3 UTOC final games (5-23, 5-24, and 5-25-05).
Brad got $2 million. Ken got $500k. Jerome got $250k. Alex got $0. LOL.
enigmaticskyfire 3 weeks ago
do the new Bank of America ATMs accept those checks?
stateradio017 1 month ago
LOL @ the end. Poor Alex. xD
69pwnsyou 3 months ago
@69pwnsyou Yeah, those people there think they are so funny.
Xwingpilot 1 month ago
I saw the FJ round on a different camera angle and Ken wrote down his question long before the Think! music began to play (you're allowed to do so I guess).
Angie2343 6 months ago
Alex's pouty face at the end is priceless. I could hug him.
Angie2343 8 months ago
"That gets bumped up to $2,000,000"
Can someone explain this generous 'bump up' ? :D
everclear21 9 months ago
@everclear21, the ultimate prize in this tournament was $2 million, so the winner would not walk away with less than that.
ZhangtheGreat 8 months ago
Was this taped on the ABC11 channel in North Carolina?
bigdawg89BCD 9 months ago
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Plaaylisst 9 months ago
@Plaaylisst Amen to that
Gameshowboy 9 months ago
@Plaaylisst what does that have to do with anything jackass
MichaelWilkinson9515 1 month ago
Shepard couldn't have been the answer because his name isn't spelled as "shepherd" is.
DoctorNigger 10 months ago
Ken Jennings is a damn good sport
kowalityjesus 10 months ago
Honestly, it's a little luck based. Ken beat Brad in the Game against Watson.
musiccritic10 11 months ago
@musiccritic10 but brad already topped ken in two of the three games.
I heard a republican beat the watson computer.
ashcarl116 11 months ago
@ashcarl116
yeah, that just proves jeopardy is kinda luck based.
how does the republican comment have anything to do with this?
musiccritic10 11 months ago
@musiccritic10 I don't know the republican's name, I only heard he was a person who beat WATSON
ashcarl116 10 months ago
I think it's safe to say they're all really smart.
LAballin24 1 year ago
Who cares if Brad Rutter is smarter than Ken Jennings. The former is an ass!. You should hear him in some interviews, & I quote "I can’t exactly remember how many games I’ve won…but they keep inviting me back and I keep winning. I’m the biggest money winner in Jeopardy history. Most people don’t know that; they think it’s Ken. " I'm sorry, but if that doesn't scream COCKY, I don't know what does. In contrast, Ken Jennings is really HUMBLE. Oh and Ken Jennings beat him in the IBM Watson game.
rrhev 1 year ago
@rrhev Dude, they're both projections. Ken is acting a lot more humble than he perhaps is, in order to solicit social good will. Brad is kind of being tongue in cheek, you can tell it's half in jest that he has a cocky persona. So take appearances with a grain of salt. I know plenty of people who exude humility but are really arrogant and self-important on the inside.
sferb 1 year ago
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rrhev 1 year ago
Ken Jennings is better. I like Rutter, him and Jennings both seem like nice guys, but Jennings is better. Sure Rutter beat him that day, but one match doesn't decide this. How did Rutter do in Grand Slam? Oh yeah he lost in the quarterfinals. Jennings? He kicked everyone's ass, including the opponent Rutter lost to. Also, on the Watson demo, they played a quarter game of jeopardy and Jennings kicked Rutter's ass. A few tournament wins are great but nothin compared to Jenning's accomplishments
KACSM3 1 year ago 3
I find it amusing that Alex Trebek did not give the Final Jeopary answer. I believe the answer is Alan Shepard and Scott Carpenter.
debabe7 1 year ago
BRAD RUTTER WOULD NEVER STAND A CHANCE IN A FIGHT AGAINST BOB BARKER.
23008104508 1 year ago
Brad Rutter does not deserve to be held above Ken Jennings. Winning 74 games is a far greater achievement than winning a tournament. We'll see what happens when they play each other in february against IBM's Watson. Brad Rutter is overrated.
youtubrfan 1 year ago 3
@youtubrfan Brad Rutter never won 74 games in a row because HE NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO. He played when there was a five-game cap. But let me get this straight - you consider beating a bunch of no-names consistently is better than Rutter being UNDEFEATED against the best Jeopardy players in the world? He won his TOC, then won the Master's Tournament (The old ultimate TOC), then won the Ultimate TOC beating (Actually, demolishing) Jennings.
hulkweazel 7 months ago
@hulkweazel If Brad started playing jeopardy when Ken was on his streak, then Brad would be a nobody too. Ken Jennings smoked the competition in Grand Slam while Brad Rutter just embarrassed himself, like you.
youtubrfan 7 months ago
@hulkweazel Although Brad Rutter managed to pull off a fluke upset, it's Ken Jennings who has all the fame and glory. Brad Rutter may be the top winner (due to just a handful of events) but Ken Jennings is the face of Jeopardy. His victories in the TOC, Master's tournament and UTOC were all unexpected like when Alex came out with no pants on.
youtubrfan 7 months ago
@youtubrfan Okay, so you'd rather not argue with logic and facts but just make up claims... The FACT is that Rutter consistently played against the best players ever and beat every single one of them, including your idol, Jennings, but a huge margin. The FACT is that Jennings ran his streak against no-name scrubs, and when faced with his only actual competition (Rutter), he got blown out. But keep smoking whatever it is you're smoking.
hulkweazel 6 months ago
lol my bf alex rutter says he wants to name our kid brad because he saw this guy and thot he was aawesom
fluffybottomweasel16 1 year ago
@fluffybottomweasel16 so you guys r getting married!?
TruthfuLie 1 year ago
I met Ken on October 17, 2006 at the Glendale Public Library for a book signing he did, six days after I turned 14 and four days after his first appearance on 1 vs. 100.
JeopardyandWheelFan 1 year ago
Jerome appeared on Millionaire not as a contestant, but as Ken Basin's Phone-a-friend
aznman12896 1 year ago
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Pinman1000 1 year ago
Ken loses some games just so that people don't catch on that he is actually a superhuman sent down from God to wreak havoc on unsuspecting game shows.
MikeDiastavrone3 1 year ago
I got his autograph ! And he went to our school for a jeopardy contest :D
rocheliester 2 years ago
so is this guy better than ken
punaniswabber 2 years ago
I met Brad today! he came to our school :D
FoxyThePalominoMare 2 years ago
@FoxyThePalominoMare how was he? was he nice and friendly?
lenal1l 1 year ago
all three are extremely smart, but jennings stands out more than brad and jerome.
Giratina70 2 years ago 3
Im talking crazy. Oneday, Ill take both of them on! Win lose or draw!!
thebookwormh2o 2 years ago
poor alex had a blank check for himself
DEATHEXISTFOREVER 2 years ago
Brad might be quicker dexterously than Ken.
pausebeforeviewtube 2 years ago
2:15 sorry alex no money
wiiguy145 2 years ago
I'm so glad Ken Jennings is such a nice guy and not a sore loser. He deserved all that cash.
TheAwesomeOne1ooo 2 years ago
Brad is the man
JouninKS 2 years ago
@ 2.15 no prizes of that Alex has got.
StFidjnr 2 years ago
ok ken jennings who won over 2 million dollars and done 75 games of jeopardy lost?
wiiguy145 2 years ago
hes like " And Ken Is Only Number 2" Way to rub it in ROFL
kosovakillaz 2 years ago
I would have loved to see how far Brad would have gone if the 5 game limit didn't exist. Ken Jennings won $500,000 more dollars on Are you smarter than a 5th grader now at $3.522.000 to surpass Brad Rutter for most money won on American game shows.
HBKanedge818 2 years ago
The "5 Day Champion" rule was always stupid. Brad Rutter, Chuck Forrest, and others might have gone longer than 74 wins in their times...
mgoos9 2 years ago
who cares if Ken went 75 games straight. Rutter killed Jennings in 3 straight games. Also, Rutter has never been defeated in a game of Jeopardy. SO he could forseeably have gone as long as Ken, or longer.
The dude gets no recognition, it's unfortunate, but he won plenty of money so that should keep him happy.
HailDaFins 2 years ago
It is not true that Brad has never lost a game of Jeopardy. In his first semi-final match of the ultimate tournament of champions, the final score was:
Brad Rutter: 10,000
John Cuthbertson: 13,500
Chris Miller: 10,000
jstnrgrs 2 years ago
No, no, no..you don't get it: They ADD whatever won in the first semifinal match to the second. So at the end of the SECOND day, the scores came out as follows:
Brad Rutter: $36,600
John Cuthbertson: $13,700
Chris Miller: $11,699
So looking at THOSE scores, Brad had the highest TWO-Day total..and along with Jerome Vered and Ken Jennings, got to play in the finals.
gameshowguy2000 2 years ago
I know that, but it doesn't change the fact that Brad still lost the first semi-final match. Yes he came back to win the series, and good for him. Brad is the greatest Jeopardy player ever, but he does have one loss (Ken Jennings has lost three times).
jstnrgrs 2 years ago
Ken Jennings is THE GREATEST Jeopardy player ever and there ever will be. Brad Rutter doesnt stand a single chance against him even though he beat Jennings in the tournament of champions. Ken Jennings is a much better Jeopardy player than him
dkblade27 2 years ago
Brad Rutter is the ONLY player who has NEVER lost a match, and this is playing against the toughest competition. Ken Jennings was amazing, but the 74-win streak came against random no-names. Rutter won not one, not two, but three championship tournaments. Jennings is very smart, but he was destroyed by Rutter.
fyhr12 2 years ago 2
ken jennings is way smarter than rutter. hes older and has more experience. watch the grand slam where jennings destroyed all his opponents. not to mention jennings has much more knowledge in ALL AREAS. 74 straight wins against no names? theyre all qualified to participate in jeopardy meaning they are all really smart ppl.
dkblade27 2 years ago
@fyhr12 No, Brad Rutter lost the Grand Slam tournament b/c he lost his match against Ogi Ogas.
PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD 1 year ago
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i guarantee rutter would never be able to win 74 games straight. he may have beat jennings 3 games straight but i guarantee that jennings is much more intelligent than rutter. he has a much diverse knowledge than anybody.
dkblade27 2 years ago
Brad Rutter had never lost a game of Jeopardy. You can guarantee he would have lost before 74 games? With what, your crystal ball? He wasn't given an opportunity to break that streak. The only thing that's a guarantee is that Rutter beat Jennings in 3 consecutive games by a considerable margin.
HailDaFins 2 years ago 10
trust me. Rutter may have beat Jennings 3 days in a row but there is no way he is more intelligent than Jennings. 74 straight wins is probably hands down the most impressive win of anything Ive ever witnessed.
I can honestly say that Rutter got really lucky those 3 days to beat out Jennings and Jennings just had some bad luck there.
If you watched the first US season of Grand Slam, you would notice just how brilliant Jennings is and how much rutter really knows.
dkblade27 2 years ago
CANT ARGUE WITH THAT LOGIC...
Fatalsh0ts 2 years ago
@HailDaFins He technically has lost to Ken now though, he got 3rd in the watson 2-day match.
spamus14 9 months ago
@HailDaFins But Ken won the last one
ben1ben2ben1 5 months ago
@HailDaFins Well he's lost now!
AbeChang2 1 month ago
ken i mean
RoadRageRocker 2 years ago
notice that before his other money was added, his total was the same as when he lost the first time
RoadRageRocker 2 years ago
you can buy the dvd of the final 3 games of the utoc
999cow 3 years ago
But still nobody knows Brad Rutter, and everyones heard of Ken Jennings...or if they haven't they've still heard of the guy who "won like, 74, or 75 Jeopardy".
Poor Brad.
Philobiblist 3 years ago
Brad Rutter is to Ken Jennings what Tom Brady (wins championships) is to Peyton Manning (has most of the statistical records and tons of endorsements).
physiks87 3 years ago
The answer was indeed Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper.
nlafavore 3 years ago
So Alex got nothing?? :-/
electronicsdrive 3 years ago
what is the correct answer to the final jeopardy??
lenal1l 3 years ago
Go Brad!! (lol) "The Great" Ken Jennings isn't so great anymore.
--Mathew
Mat49324 3 years ago
That used to be true but not anymore. Ken took the record back when he won $500,000 on Are you smarter than a 5th grader.
Gameshowboy 3 years ago 2
He also applied for Who wants to be a Millionaire but didnt make it for some reason
imsooboored 3 years ago
They wouldn't let him on that show....What I'd like to see him is to play on Supermillionaire where they went for 10 mill........
Zvonok 2 years ago
Ken is still a better player overall, Brad was just better that day.
stok3d99 3 years ago
Right..Brad was the only one to go 3 for 3 in the Finals in the UTOC.
gameshowguy2000 3 years ago 8
but did he go for 75 games straight? nooo
RoadRageRocker 2 years ago
he couldn't go 75 games because the rule was only 5 days when he won. so your point makes abs. no sense here!!
henchris5176 2 years ago
overall knowledge ken is unbeatable. have you watched grand slam where jennings won that? are you smarter than a 5th grader where ken couldve won it if he took the risk? 74 straight wins at jeopardy is much more impressive than winning the tournament of champions. the man is a genius.
dkblade27 2 years ago
@Mat49324 i still love ken jennings. can you beat him???
T320653 1 year ago
Cool! I have this episode on DVD!!!
cruiseshipz 3 years ago
Actually, if you've got the Jeopardy DVD, you've got the series premiere (9-10-84), Ken Jennings losing ep. (11-30-04), and the 3 UTOC final games (5-23, 5-24, and 5-25-05).
gameshowguy2000 3 years ago 3
NICE! This show is seen at 7 p.m. on ABC 11 (WTVD-TV in Durham/Raleigh, NC).
gsnman 3 years ago
That blank part sounds odd.
BlackwoodCompany 3 years ago