CASH CABIN FEVER
NEW YORK CITY -- Ken Jennings, most well-known for being Jeopardy's all-time greatest champion, may have a new claim to fame. The Radish recently found out that the slew of victories on Discovery Channel's Cash Cab is no fluke.
Jennings made his first splash on Cash Cab back in May of 2006 when he "stumbled" upon the cab on New York City's Fifth Avenue near Central Park.
"I had no idea that 1G12 was the Cash Cab's number," Ken said.
Ken made $2700 dollars on his first appearance, which was a far cry from the $34,090.54 dollars that Jennings averaged over 74 episodes on Jeopardy. Disgruntled over the pay cut, Jennings prayed for another chance in cab 1G12. His wish came true.
"I swear, no idea."
Unfortunately for Ken, host Ben Bailey wouldn't allow it at as a matter of LionTV policy. Jennings became enraged and started stalking Bailey in disguise, winning an additional $7,200 before being caught. The giveaway, "When he answered in the form of a question."
The subsequent restraining order Bailey placed on Jennings wasn't enough. With the aid of an ear piece and unassuming tourists, Jennings amassed another $126,850 over 43 episodes. But the jig is up.
Asked why he needed the money, Jennings answered, "What is my fix, Alex."
Editor's Note: Further investigation revealed that Jennings had actually lost all of his trivia game-show winnings in the underground Thai game-show industry when he took on too much house credit. He would have tripled his earnings had he not refused to answer a MTV Real World question about fellow mormon Julie Stoffer whom Jennings refers to as that "unrepentant pin-up."
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