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Jeopardy! genius makes his stand with Occupy’s 99 percent

Oct 27, 2011, 11:05 AM

Posted by Alyssa

You might remember Seattle hometown-hero Ken Jennings as that Jeopardy! genius who spent the most consecutive days in a row on that Jeopardy set, answering whatever question Alex Trebek would throw at him.

He’s been able to make a career out of being a quick-on-his feet smartie, speaking at college campuses and events, a media spokesperson, and has contributed to even MORE game shows.

Last February Jennings took on the supercomputer “Watson.” Whether it was before the computer beat Jennings or after – he says he is not a part of the 1 percent. So Jennings recently posted to this message – to stand in solidarity with the Occupy movement:

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