Brad Rutter, the player who still holds the record for most cash won on
"Jeopardy!" ($1,155,102, although that total was augmented today to
$1,202,787 with the two Camaros he won), was interviewed on the CBS
"Early Show" today: some of the highlights:
"I would like to play him (KJ) at some point - the longer it keeps up,
the better chance I have to go back."
Impressed by KJ's stamina (to go 30+ shows).
"It would take a strange combo of things to defeat Ken, such as the
categories going against him; someone getting FJ right and Ken missing;
the ideal person to beat Ken would be someone who has a similar
broad base of knowledge, can stay with him on buzzer speed, and of
course, luck."
Rutter returned to take part in an "I Love the 90's" trivia contest about
movies later in the show and finished in a tie for second place behind
co-anchor Harry Smith and correspondent Tracy Smith.
Who do you think would be the "third player" in a matchup involving
Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings? Some of my choices: Eric Newhouse,
Chuck Forrest, Robin Carroll, Brian Weikle, Leszek Pawlowicz,and Leslie
Frates (who well might have won the MDM if not for sticking with a zero
wager in her semi-final game.).