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Ken Jennings got famous as being the longest-lasting Jeopardy contestant ever. He remained undefeated in Jeopardy for over 70 games, and won over 2 million dol
by bmelton 16y ago
Ken Jennings got famous as being the longest-lasting Jeopardy contestant ever. He remained undefeated in Jeopardy for over 70 games, and won over 2 million dollars. He was very likeable on the show as well, especially given that we were able to enjoy so much of the show with him on it, which is unusual for contestants.
He's somewhat notorious in the IT industry because his day job (not sure if he still holds it) was a programmer, which at least endeared him to me.
- lylejohnson 16y agoNotorious?
- jcsalterego 16y agoAs in the Duran Duran song
- bmelton 16y agoNotorious: publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait It's an acceptable usage, though I freely concede I overuse it when 'famous' would be more easily understood.
- lylejohnson 16y agoAh, OK. Given the negative connotation (at least for its more common usage) I was wondering if there was some Ken Jennings backlash out there that I'd missed.
- taylorbuley 16y agoYou might be conflating notorious with "nefarious," which is used when someone is notorious for something bad.
- keiferski 16y agoI hate to be one that argues about definitions, but: generally known and talked of; especially : widely and unfavorably known http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notorious http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notorious
- sesqu 16y agoYou don't have to be famous to be nefarious. flagrantly wicked or impious : evil Origin: Latin nefarius, from nefas crime http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefarious http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefarious