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One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they auditioned for Jeopardy! Two years, 75 games, 2,642 correct answers, and over $2.5 million in winnings later, Ken Jennings emerged as trivia's undisputed king. Brainiac traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon. But along the way, it also explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself.Jennings had always been minutiae-mad, poring over almanacs and TV Guide listings at an age when most kids are still watching Elmo and putting…
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 2007Villard · 288 pages · 9780812974997
- Hardcover · English · 2007Thorndike Press · 529 pages · 9780786292585
- Ebook · English · 2006Random House Publishing Group · 9781588365521
- Hardcover · English · 2006Villard · 269 pages · 9781400064458
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