When you’re Ken Jennings and you’re an all-time legend of a Jeopardy! champion, maybe you don’t mind being trolled a little.
That seemed like the case when Brian, a contestant who was in the lead, answered this clue: “Adjusted for inflation, the nightly rate this company put in its name in 1962 is now $51.”
The answer was “Motel 6.” But Brian didn’t know that and instead put down, “H&R Block.”
Why is that significant? That was the correct answer in a Final Jeopardy back when Jennings’ 74-game winning streak ended, and it was an answer that Jennings whiffed on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgjkb6fBMHg
Here’s the moment from 2004:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1FFT8HCUIg
Well played, Brian. And good reaction, Ken.
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