What ever happened to "Win Ken Jennings's Money"?

[Patrick S]

Remember Comedy Central saying they were going to produce a game show with Ken as host, and that it would be "similar" to Win Ben Stein's Money?  Anything ever come of that?  Didn't they contract Ken, or did it never leave the planning stages?  Anyone know anything about this?

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'Patrick S\' post=\'126641\' date=\'Aug 8 2006, 04:39 PM\']
Remember Comedy Central saying they were going to produce a game show with Ken as host, and that it would be "similar" to Win Ben Stein's Money?  Anything ever come of that?  Didn't they contract Ken, or did it never leave the planning stages?  Anyone know anything about this?[/quote]
Ken mentioned on his blog, and Comedy Central confirmed, that they're not going to do the show.  I think it got as far as taping a pilot, or at least a formal run-through.  Some of our members were involved, I believe.  They could probably tell you more.

Welcome to our forum, Patrick.  I hope you'll like it here.

[Patrick S]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'126644\' date=\'Aug 8 2006, 05:09 PM\']

Ken mentioned on his blog, and Comedy Central confirmed, that they're not going to do the show.  I think it got as far as taping a pilot, or at least a formal run-through.  Some of our members were involved, I believe.  They could probably tell you more.

Welcome to our forum, Patrick.  I hope you'll like it here.
[/quote]

Ah, too bad.  It would have been the coolest thing to see a game show contestand turned into a host, solely because of his contestant reign.  And thanks for the welcome!

[Sonic Whammy]

Yes, I can give you a better idea of the run-through, since I was there with Chuck Donegan and Robert Brown (a Sonic friend of mine) to see it.

The working title of the show was Ken Jennings VS. The Rest of the World. Click here and you'll find out all about the run-through and how it was supposed to work and look.

[comicus]

[quote name=\'Patrick S\' post=\'126657\' date=\'Aug 8 2006, 07:07 PM\']
Ah, too bad.  It would have been the coolest thing to see a game show contestand turned into a host.
[/quote]

Blake Emmons.

No thanks.

(Granted, KenJen's endeavor would have had a decidedly more pleasant twist, and he certainly has more personality... but yeah.)

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'CountdownRound\' post=\'126712\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 07:51 AM\']
Blake Emmons.

No thanks.
[/quote]
Mike Reilly didn't work out so well either. (Yes, he was just a runthrough contestant, but still. Close enough.)

[goongas]

[quote name=\'Patrick S\' post=\'126657\' date=\'Aug 8 2006, 07:07 PM\']
Ah, too bad.  It would have been the coolest thing to see a game show contestand turned into a host, solely because of his contestant reign.  And thanks for the welcome!
[/quote]

Ken wouldn't have been a host.  He remained a player the entire game.

[cmjb13]

Hypothetically speaking, would it have been a violation (ethical or legal) to start working with Ken on this project while his run was still in progress?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'126716\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 08:15 AM\']
Hypothetically speaking, would it have been a violation (ethical or legal) to start working with Ken on this project while his run was still in progress?
[/quote]
Why would it be?

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126714\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 10:09 AM\']

Mike Reilly didn't work out so well either. (Yes, he was just a runthrough contestant, but still. Close enough.)
[/quote]

I seem to recall that Rielly was a losing contestant on "Jeopardy!" around 1989.

-Joe R.