The title is mainly an investigation of the US Quizzing Scene with Jennings travelling around the country to attend 56-hour radio quiz marathons, plug-and-play tv games against people across the USA and meeting compilers of reference works. This part of the book is very enjoyable and I found it interesting to see the differences and similarities between what I know of the UK scene and our friends across the pond.
Chaptered into the book is is the tale of Ken's run on Jeopardy which broke records and made him a household name. This is also very interesting to read how Ken first auditioned, his opening night nerves and the way he adapted to the long run. Throw in a sample of questions he faced as well as around 170 questions littered throughout the book (with answers on a separate page
Overall though this is a title I would recommended to anyone with a keen interest in trivia and quizzing. Ken clearly has a passion and it comes through throughout the book and reads similar to Marcus Berkmanns Brain Men.
The cheapest format, by a smidge is the paperback in the Amazon Marketplace. Link Below but you can also get it on Kindle for around £7.
If you remember the chapter where Ken was at the NAQT HSNCT, the surprise team from the state of Washington that challenged the team from Thomas Jefferson was captained by the same Kyle Haddad-Fonda who later went on to be on a recent University Challenge winning team.
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