A8 A8 Monday, July 12, 2004 NATION www.thedailyjournal.com The Daily Journal All-time champ closes in on $1M LOS ANGELES If the answer is Ken Jennings and his record $920,960 so far in "Jeopardy!" winnings, the question must be how does he do i it? A curious mind, good memory and astute buzzer technique, said a Utah software engineer who will make an unprecedented 29th appearance on the syndicated quiz show tonight. "A lot of it is just God given memory that I can't take any credit for," he said. "I've always been interested in a lot of different fields. It's not just that I'm a computer engineer and all I care about is computers." Playing "Jeopardy!" fulfills a longtime dream, said Jennings, By LYNN ELBER Associated Press Writer answer record must A and "A memory credit been care longtime 30, although he concedes the cash prize is a bit dreamy, too. "It's enough fun that the money's just icing on the cake," he told The Associated Press.
"But there seems to be a lot of icing." There's also an unexpected measure of celebrity. A few "Jeopardy!" champs have caught the public eye such as New York City transit cop Frank Spangenberg with his then-record winnings in 1990 but it's typically the challenging game itself that's the star. Jennings' run that started airing June 2 has changed that, especially as he nears $1 million. Today, he's set to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" and on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman." Not bad for a family man who gives a self-deprecating shake of the head when his cash total is announced and whose boldest gesture is adding a flourish to his name on the player ID screen. Jennings is making the most of a change in "Jeopardy!" rules.
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