'Jeopardy!' superstar Ken Jennings coming to IU-Southeast for open-to-public speaking event
The winningest ‘Jeopardy!’ champion ever and temporary host of the show is coming to the area soon.
Ken Jennings will be the keynote speaker for the annual Sanders Speaking Series at Indiana University Southeast.
Jennings will discuss his experiences on the show and human versus artificial intelligence for the speaking engagement. He is the record holder for most wins on an American game show.
The event is free on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Richard K. Stem Concert Hall
Jennings was a Salt Lake City computer programmer in June 2004 when he unexpectedly vaulted to fame after his six-month appearance on the quiz show 'Jeopardy!' He left the show in November after winning 74 consecutive games and over $2.5 million, both American game show records.
In the process, he became a nerd folk icon, appeared on television programs from "The Tonight Show" to "Sesame Street" to "The Simpsons", and he was named by Barbara Walters as one of the 10 most fascinating people of 2004. Jennings was recently crowned the greatest 'Jeopardy!' contestant of all time. He won Jeopardy’s Greatest of All Time tournament in 2020 and is now a show co-host.
He speaks to college and corporate audiences about education, human cognition and his 2011 'Jeopardy!' match against IBM’s supercomputer “Watson.” He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.
The Sanders Speaker Series is named after Judge Carlton and Sue Sanders, whose donation established the Sanders Speaker Series Endowment in 2008. The couple’s goal for the series is to bring high-profile speakers to the university to speak to the community about business and the economy.
Even though this is a free event, seating will be limited. RSVP for the event online by Nov. 4 by going to IU-Southeast’s events calendar here.