Jeopardy!: Ken Jennings/Nancy/David

[@WilliamMckay-z5h]

I watched most of Ken's run if not all. It was amazing. Im glad he is the new host. Well deserved.

[@Seth62392]

This episode's status as one of "Jeopardy!"'s most landmark episodes of all is unquestionable. In it, we saw a winning streak broken, a giant-sized brain bested, a titan felled, all because of a response to a Final answer that our defending champ, Ken Jennings - after having claimed 149 victims over the course of his run, and made history for the show AND its entire genre - botched due to not knowing that the entity that was to be named was a tax firm. But hey, at least Ken hadn't really quit his day job yet.

[@HurricanePatrick]

David's like, "well I'm outa here." lol

[@chrisfinch8637]

Or he just didn’t have enough to stay out of the red for Final JEOPARDY!.

[@HurricanePatrick]

@@chrisfinch8637 I meant he wasn't even seen in the credits after the game haha

[@companimation]

I remembered watching this episode as a 7 year old years ago

[@jacobrichardson1952]

Ohhhhhh I remember this one.......oohhhhhh WOW....

[@bengibson3298]

David was like: "S***, Ken Jennings is still here? F*** this, I'll take my $1,000 prize & I'm outta here."

[@chrisfinch8637]

Gosh, how far do I have to remember how old I was, when this episode aired? 20 years ago, before I turned 9. I even remember coming home from school, just in time to see how Ken Jennings was doing, since I always liked seeing him win episode, after episode. But when she came along, Nancy Zerg, I thought "the nerve of that woman!", and was happy to hear she lost the next day. Either way, I liked how gracious Ken was anyway, by giving her a congratulatory hug, to let her know that no hard feelings were made. That goes to show how kind Ken is, and how Nancy was so ecstatic, and surprised beyond words, by how she was able to dethrone him like this, despite her short-lived time on the show. Wherever she is today, I hope she's well and learned a lot from her 15 Minutes of JEOPARDY! Fame.

[@NormAshworth-rt3lz]

This year marks 20 years since Ken Jennings was first on Jeopardy!

[@MrWildcat2009]

18:17 “WOW! I can’t believe what just happened!”

[@twlightzone2065]

This is the episode where Ken Jennings reign as champion comes to an end.

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

Sure.

[@tbone3972]

Now he takes over hosting Jeopardy in honor of Alex Trebek which is even more rewarding.

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@tbone3972 Right.

[@BillyBall35]

​@tbone3972 Yup. That's why I'm glad Ken won the GOAT tournament, because we all know that (along with the cash prize), the winner would get to take over as host if they wanted to.

[@justinm.1]

This was still kind of a weird game, that the defeat somehow happened just after Ken crossed the $2.5 Million mark

[@J_NoNamesLeft73]

And that Funny Hats category. He went 4/5 but the only one he missed was the Daily Double. Had that double been anywhere else in that category, he gets it and wins the game. If he got the 5400 daily double earlier, he wins the game. And of course if he got final, he wins. Insane how he had to miss all three of three specific clues for his streak to end...if he gets 1 of those 3 right he wins. But all streaks have to end somewhere I guess And had there been more time, the pro sports venues category might have turned into that Football category...if you get my drift looool

[@J_NoNamesLeft73]

Do you have the following days game?

[@robkelly7340]

I find it hard to believe Ken didn't know the answer, he wasn't even in the right industry, why would FedEx only work 4 months out of the year? My uneducated mind went straight to tax season and thought HR Block or the IRS, but I thought of the right answer first, I almost feel like he lost on purpose so he could just take his money and go home

[@iguana9173]

When they reaired a few years ago, Ken said that when he read the clue and saw seasonal employees tax season never entered his mind he thought the clue was going to be holiday related.

[@user-dh4mi6ir2m]

When did it air?

[@bens.7523]

November 30, 2004

[@rosannekatonwalden1620]

What is the airdate?

[@MrMimikyu1998]

Game tape date: 09/07/2004 Air: 11/30/2004

[@mattjensen8759]

18:16....oh crap! He just lost

[@elizabethmcmeniman559]

That's what Brian Chang said H&R Block

[@theweysermanisback5205]

Now, Brian, I know from experience. H&R Block is sometimes the right answer, but not today, I’m afraid.

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@theweysermanisback5205 Yes I Know!!!!

[@theweysermanisback5205]

I was only quoting Ken. That’s all.

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@theweysermanisback5205 That's Right.

[@rudyiraheta80]

@@theweysermanisback5205 hoping for 99 time champion

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

YAY Nancy!!!!!

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

Giant killer well done Nancy

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@ErikFlores-mo3fs You Are A New Jeopardy Champion With....

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

@@yaphettvazquez9796 oh my gosh Nancy I am so angry and jealous of Nancy

[@chaupin5]

​@@yaphettvazquez9796you should been banned from KZbin for Good!

[@chacewilson846]

He was later host of jeopardy

[@elizabethmcmeniman559]

Tuesday November 30, 2004

[@MrMimikyu1998]

It was taped on September 7, 2004, but was aired November 30 of that same year.

[@marktabla5434]

Yep, per j - archive

[@Boybaby-ng2qd]

I liked the final jeopardy where the woman wrote what is ken's answer?

[@starryknight2knight]

Jennings thought Fed-Ex was seasonal?

[@elizabethmcmeniman559]

That's what Micah Rahn-Tiemeyer

[@AnthonyTorres1988]

Do you have a vhs tape 📼, the entire show of New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC Please ?📼

[@lawandorder888]

I am guessing that you don't have any Greed episodes

[@AJPion]

I Was Almost 4 Months Back Then

[@alexlee6487]

WILX-TV 10 NBC Lansing, Michigan

[@anthonynal]

RIP Alex trebcet

[@bryannguyen8440]

*Trebek*

[@jessesteffan9834]

He bowed out gracefully. Doubt that he didn’t know it was H&R Block….

[@rudyiraheta80]

how much will nancy earn with $25000

[@MrMimikyu1998]

She lost the following game while going up against Katie Fitzgerald and Nathan Brownback

[@nyo1026]

Ken really botched this game

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

Giant killer

[@lboog0907]

Can’t expect everyone to have a good take on a streak he had 74 games it took a toll

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

@@lboog0907 I’m so angry at Nancy and jealous

[@rudyiraheta80]

@@lboog0907 we need 99

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

@@ErikFlores-mo3fs I still think Ken threw the game. He was probably shopping for a good contestant to throw the game to for some time.

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

David Is Going Home With A $1,000 For Finishing For 3rd Place.

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

Not his day

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@ErikFlores-mo3fs Big Hand For David.

[@ErikFlores-mo3fs]

@ no final jeopardy Dave

[@JonesDylan874]

I don't think consolation prizes were a thing back then...

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@JonesDylan874 Yep. We Know.

[@NormAshworth-rt3lz]

Johnny: THIS IS “Jeopardy!” Introducing today’s contestants. A college student from Minneapolis, Minnesota, David Hankins. A realtor from Vintora, California, Nancy Zerg. And our returning champion, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, Ken Jennings, who’s 74 days cash winnings total $2,520,700. And now here’s the host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek!

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

I still think Ken threw the game.

[@kelseycancelliere3285]

Oh my gosh 😍! It has been 20 years 😍 since Nancy Zurg had finally camed out on top 😆 as Ken Jennings 😆 regular game 😀 play ▶️ has finally 😆 stopped ✋️. Ken Jennings 😀 from Jeopardy! Game 🏀Show the greatest 💙 of all time 😎 guy 👦 would 🎶 always remember that 😎 time ☺️ to this 😀 very day 😁. 😁 🫂 🤗 🫂 🤗 🫂

[@rudyiraheta80]

you got change for a 45 dollar bill

[@kelseycancelliere3285]

No. I don't. Sorry 😿. But... I do get to enjoy 🤗 my favorite 💛 guy ☺️ from Jeopardy! Ken Jennings, as he will always bring smiles 😁 back on people's faces 😁 including 😆 me, to cheer 😁 myself up when I'm feeling 😆 a lot ☺️ down for good 😆 things 😆. 😆

[@lanefisher9836]

Think he wagered to much on the doubles, if I had that big a lead, I would of only went 1000 in.