{"id":30707,"date":"2026-08-07T05:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30707"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:21:37","slug":"til-ken-jenningss-famous-jeopardy-streak-almost-never-happened-on-his-first-game-his-final-jeopardy-answer-was-just-jones-for-marion-jones-trebek-accepted-it-saying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30707","title":{"rendered":"TIL Ken Jennings\u2019s famous Jeopardy streak almost never happened. On his first game, his Final Jeopardy answer was just \u201cJones\u201d for Marion Jones. 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