About the Show Cast & Crew
Ken Jennings
Season 42 marks Ken Jennings’s fourth season behind the lectern as the host of Jeopardy!, for which he was nominated for an Emmy award in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for “Outstanding Host For A Game Show.” Jennings also hosts the ABC’s primetime special events “Jeopardy! Masters” and “Celebrity Jeopardy!.”
Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of Jeopardy!. In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented 74-game victory streak worth $2.52 million. He later competed in several special Jeopardy! tournaments, including the “Ultimate Tournament of Champions” in 2005, “ Jeopardy!: The IBM Challenge in 2011,” the “Battle of the Decades” in 2014 and “Jeopardy! All-Star Games” in 2019.
In 2020, he bested Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer in the ABC special event “ Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time.”
Jennings is the author of 15 books. His book, “Brainiac,” about his Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times best-seller, as were his follow-up books “Maphead” and “Because I Said So!” His latest book, “The Complete Kennections: 5,000 Questions in 1,000 Puzzles,” was released in 2025.
Since 2017, he has co-hosted the podcast “Omnibus,” about forgotten oddities from history and culture.
Jennings lives in Seattle with his family.
