TV Game Show Contestant
The Resume
(January 1, 1978- )
Resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Won $55,102 as Jeopardy! five-time undefeated winner (October 2000)
Won Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (2001)
Won Jeopardy! Million Dollar Masters (2002)
Won Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions (May 2005)
Total Jeopardy! winnings: $3,255,102
Why he might be annoying
He is a college dropout.
He was a record store clerk.
His win on the Million Dollar Masters was controversial, as Jeopardy! didn't invite many of their best players in order to produce a more diverse field.
He was overweight in his first Jeopardy! appearances.
He reportedly used the Atkins diet to lose that weight.
He appeared on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show.'
Why he might not be annoying
He was Jeopardy!'s first millionaire.
With the UTOC win, he won more money than any other Jeopardy! contestant.
He never lost a Jeopardy! game.
Unlike Ken Jennings, he was a subject of the rule that five-time champions must retire.
He was the second person to defeat Ken Jennings (who placed second after Rutter in the UTOC), and did so handedly.
He admitted that it takes a lot of luck to go far on Jeopardy!.
He hosts a central Pennsylvania quiz show for high schoolers.
Credit: Hoxy
Share this link with a friend:
Year In Review:
For 2010, as of last week, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 75 Votes: 38.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 67.69% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 118 Votes: 52.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 633 Votes: 46.92% Annoying
Featured in the following Annoying Collections:
|