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"Jeopardy!" is a polished, crafted piece of Americana, from the men and women's powdered faces to the set's elaborate plaster trappings of academia to the crowd's exuberant applause. And this year's filming of the "Jeopardy! College Championship" was no different. Over 120 "Jeopardy!" crew and tons of equipment traveled to Madison for two days of filming five shows that would decide the winner of intellectual bragging rights and a $100,000 prize. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's own Suchita Shah and Danielle Zsenak of Marquette University were competing Friday and today among a group of 15 peers. Media were asked not to...

LOS ANGELES - Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said. Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days for tests and observation, said show spokesman Jeff Ritter. "Thankfully it was a minor heart attack," Ritter said. He did not give other details. A post on the official "Jeopardy!" Web site said Trebek was "resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January."...

LOS ANGELES - Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said. Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days for tests and observation, said show spokesman Jeff Ritter. "Thankfully it was a minor heart attack," Ritter said. He did not give other details. A post on the official "Jeopardy!" Web site said Trebek was "resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January."...

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President Clinton is a big fan of "24" even though "an uber right-wing guy" produces the Emmy-winning political thriller. Clinton told TV advertisers Friday that his favorite show is the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," and he appreciates "Boston Legal" for the dynamic between William Shatner and James Spader. "It's something to behold," he said. As for "24," which was co-created by noted Republican Joel Surnow, Clinton said he enjoys the fact that conservatives and liberals alike can be the bad guys in the show. "They're trying to be fair," Clinton said. His other must-see TV shows include "All in the...

NEW YORK — All those years of answers and questions, and it's never happened before on "Jeopardy!" What is a three-way tie, Alex?

NEW YORK (AP) - "Jeopardy!" ace Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million during his 74-game winning streak, has a few unkind words to say about the show - and dapper host Alex Trebek. "I know, I know, the old folks love him," Jennings writes in a recent posting, titled "Dear Jeopardy!" on his Web site. "Nobody knows he died in that fiery truck crash a few years back and was immediately replaced with the Trebektron 4000 (I see your engineers still can't get the mustache right, by the way)." Jennings also takes aim at the show's "effete, left-coast" categories and...

Dear Jeopardy!, Hey, I hope you remember me. It’s been a while since we talked. We were a bit of an item a couple years back, in all the papers, but I think we both know that was just a summer thing. The last time we saw each other…well, the magic just wasn’t there. That’s why I don’t mind when I see you with a new special someone. Or two. Nearly every night! … I’m sorry, is this sounding passive-aggressive? I don’t mean to badger you. I remember that, when we were together, it seems like all I ever did...

FORT HUACHUCA — The answer: This Arizona military installation is home to B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Memorial). The question: What is Fort Huachuca? Although the answer and question will not be part of any future “Jeopardy!,” some things that happen on the post and in the Army will. Tuesday, the “Jeopardy!” Clue Crew was on the post, filming video answers for the give-us-the-right-question television game show. Between the Hollywood production, group and the military, the answers are classified so future contestants will not have an advantage. The show’s Clue Crew is in its fifth year, traveling around the...

Although a small number of wrongfully convicted individuals have been exonerated by post-conviction DNA testing recently and released from prison. For example, Thomas Doswell of Pennsylvania who spent 19 years behind bars and Luis Diaz of Florida who spent 26 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit. Now Peter Rose, who served 10 years in a California state prison, fortunately and rightfully so, after a finding of "factual innocence," which clears the way for him to collect compensation from the state, as much as $100 a day for the time spent in prison, which adds up to more...

Ken Jennings, the most successful "Jeopardy!" player in the show's long history suddenly earned as asterisk next to his name Wednesday night: He was badly beaten in the final round of the "Ultimate Tournament of Champions," losing to Brad Rutter, who now stands as "Jeopardy's" leading money winner. By winning Wednesday night, Rutter earned $2 million, which - added to his previous winnings on the show - means he's got a grand total of $3.1 million. Jennings, who came in second, earned $500,000, and that added to his record total of $2.5 million won last fall means he's at $3...

WHEN Kenneth W. Jennings III, '00, first learned he had been selected to compete in the long-running television game show Jeopardy!, the Murray, Utah, software engineer had three weeks to prepare. He began by watching the program while standing behind his recliner to get the feel of a podium and working on his timing by holding a child's toy about the same size as a buzzer. That simple strategy offers a small glimpse into the seemingly mild- mannered but highly competitive player who, in an unmatched six-month winning streak, became a game-show legend, smashing a bevy of records and sending...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - If winning more than $2.5 million wasn't enough, ``Jeopardy!'' whiz Ken Jennings will have a shot at winning an additional $2 million - but the competition will be tougher this time around. Bring It On! "I can't wait to see who I'll be up against in the finals," says 'Jeopardy' king, Ken Jennings. Producers of the game show announced Tuesday a ``Super Tournament,'' which will pit Jennings in a final match against two survivors of a competition between nearly 150 past five-time winners. Host Alex Trebek called the tournament the ``quest for Ken.'' ``Ever since Ken...

Following his remarkable run as the "Jeopardy!" whiz, Ken Jennings is famous enough to be trailed by a fan in the subway, is penning a book and, of course, has $2,520,700 in winnings to decide how to spend. What he doesn't have anymore, after his 74-game winning streak came to an end in an episode televised Tuesday, is a chance to play his favorite game. "I miss it quite a bit," Jennings told The Associated Press. "It didn't really hit me that that was going to be the hard part. I thought the hard part would be the loss." He...

Is it final Jeopardy for Jennings? - 11-30-2004 The soft-spoken software engineer Ken Jennings, who is Jeopardy!'s longest-running champ, could finally get beaten and booted off the pre-taped show tonight after a record 75 appearances, according to numerous Web reports. With $2.5-million in his back pocket, the 30-year-old Jennings has earned the title of highest-earning player ever on a syndicated quiz show. Yesterday, a two-minute audio clip was circulated on the Web, including the question that is reported to have stumped this king of quiz. Sudbury, Ont.-native Alex Trebek, Jeopardy!'s host, can be heard saying, "The category is business and...

The woman who ended "Jeopardy!" whiz Ken Jennings' 74-game winning streak is a California real estate agent whose own 8-year-old daughter asked for his autograph when they met. But having an accountant-friend who's nearly impossible to reach at tax time paid off for Nancy Zerg -- big time. In a victory telecast Tuesday, Zerg beat a pop-culture icon who had achieved an aura of invincibility. Jennings won $2,520,700, a record for a TV game show contestant, since his first appearance June 2. During his streak, Jennings usually had opponents so thoroughly beaten that the Final Jeopardy question was meaningless to...

Here are the answers: 1. Over $2,500,000 (How much did he eventually win?) 2. A woman named Nancy. (Who finally defeated him?) 3. By a very small margin. 4. Because we live in the future here in Asia. 5. Sorry. For that one, you'll have to watch the show.

This morning, KOGO reports that the Jeopardy episopde that shows Ken Jennings two-million+ winning streak come to an end will be aired tonight. The show was taped some time ago.

Leo Durocher got a bad rap. He didn’t quite say, “Nice guys finish last.” Besides, sometimes nice guys do finish first. No, I’m not talking about any politician, or pro athlete, or entertainer. Nope, I’m talking about someone you all know, and I’m certain you’re all rooting for. Ken Jennings is a nice guy, and he’s already finished in first place. His incredible run is rumored on the Internet to have gone about 71 consecutive shows and about $2.6 million in winnings. The trade press says the show where he loses has already been taped, and will air in about...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter move up to chairman of the committee that handles the president's judicial nominees is on the line this week when lawmakers return to the Capitol to clean up the unfinished work of this Congress and prepare for the next one. Following their election triumphs, Republicans are eager to wrap up the lame-duck session as quickly as possible, to clear the path for President Bush's second-term initiatives of tax simplification, Social Security overhaul and lawsuit limitations. But before ending the 108th Congress, lawmakers must deal with spending bills covering most federal domestic programs for the fiscal...