Ken Jennings on Millionaire this Friday

[BillCullen1]

Promos on the show and Buzzerblog report that Ken Jennings will be on WWTBAM with Terry Crews this Friday. It's part of a Guiness World Records week.

EDIT - I see we have a Millionaire Theme Weeks thread. I didn't see that before. If the mods want to put this into that thread, go ahead.

[TLEberle]

I've asked it before, I'll ask it again: what world record does he hold?

[curtking]

Seeing as how they're giving world records out for just about anything these days, I would suspect "most consecutive wins on a game show."  But that's just a guess.

[MSTieScott]

I've asked it before, I'll ask it again: what world record does he hold?

According to this page, it is (was?) "most cash won on a game show." Regardless, whether it's been authenticated by Guinness or not, I know he holds the world record for most "Jeopardy!" victories.

[clemon79]

I've asked it before, I'll ask it again: what world record does he hold?

Most Ken Jenningest Ken Jennings.

[Kevin Prather]

Seeing as how they're giving world records out for just about anything these days, I would suspect "most consecutive wins on a game show."  But that's just a guess.

Not true though. Ian Lygo has one more.

[PYLdude]

I've asked it before, I'll ask it again: what world record does he hold?

I would assume "most cash won on a game show in regular play", since he still holds that record.

He'd have to become the show's fourth millionaire to get his overall record back.

[TLEberle]

I would assume "most cash won on a game show in regular play", since he still holds that record.

Does he? Andrew Kravis won $2.6m on the Million Second Quiz.

He'd have to become the show's fourth millionaire to get his overall record back.

But is that true worldwide? He's already not the biggest money winner--career in the United States. He doesn't have the longest winning streak either. It reminds me of GWR and Alex Trebek having a record for consecutive hosting. You have to go through a process to get a record from GWR, and I'm curious as to what it is. From what I recall he didn't have one in the 2014 almanac version of the book.

[pacdude]

It's been made clear elsewhere—he's playing to *set* a record: first to win $1,000,000 on two different American game shows. I'll ask him when I talk to him on Thursday for Buzzer.

[TLEberle]

And if he had backed himself, he could have set a nearly-unbeatable treble win.

[PYLdude]

I would argue The Million Second Quiz, as it was set up, was a tournament and thus not what might be considered regular play.

[Chuck Sutton]

Terry has said more than once it is current or PAST record holders.  I am sure he had more than one record when his run ended.

[Prizes]

Offhand, at the time it ended in 2004, the couple I can think of right now are, if rather obvious to fans of the genre: Total American game show winnings record by an individual, and most consecutive wins on a show, Thom McKee's old record.

There's also the still-current record of answering the most questions/answers correctly, by an individual, among all appearances of game shows, if that makes sense.

[TLEberle]

There's also the still-current record of answering the most questions/answers correctly, by an individual, among all appearances of game shows, if that makes sense.

I'd be very keen to see some statistics on this as it compares to the exploits of Ian Lygo who bored England's TV watchers for fifteen weeks on 100%.

[Matt Ottinger]

Total American game show winnings record by an individual, and most consecutive wins on a show, Thom McKee's old record.

If you're going to qualify them as being "American" records, then they're not "World Records", are they?