Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show Jeopardy! In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jennings's book Brainiac, about his Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, as were his follow-up books Maphead and Because I Said So! Jennings lives outside Seattle with his wife, Mindy, his son, Dylan, his daughter, Caitlin, and a deeply unstable Labrador retriever named Banjo.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAnother great book in the Junior Genius series
Reviewed in the United States on 7 February 2018
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Another great book in the Junior Genius series. Our 10-year-old loves all of Ken Jennings' books in this series. They are well written, engaging, and full of interesting facts.
I love Ken's style of presenting information. It is cartoony, yet super informative, written in kid friendly language. I bought the whole series for my library.