Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Jeopardy! Whiz Becomes Encarta Spokesman

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the riddle-me-this dept.

Ant writes "BetaNews' story says Microsoft tapped Jeopardy! king Ken Jennings, who recently finished his 75-game run on the show, to become the spokesman for its Encarta product line. Jennings will embark on a nationwide media tour called 'Quiz the Whiz' that challenges news desks to stump the human encyclopedia with questions from Microsoft's Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005."

1 of 339 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Trivia versus knowledge by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Insightful

    still a difference between trivia and knowledge

    But I'd be willing to bet there is a large positive correlation between the two.

    Yes, I'd mod you cynical. There is no evidence to indicate Ken Jennings was a moron with a great memory. IN the two shows I say (other people's houses), he was quick with comebacks to Alex. I also understand he was an engineer.

    And as for marketing... get over it. Ken wants to make some more money. Good luck Ken!

    --
    See my journal for slashdot ID's by year. Mine created in 2005. http://slashdot.org/journal/289875/slashdot-ids-by-year