Sony executives fearing his selection could cause backlash. Omnibus podcast On September 7, 2017, HowStuffWorks unveiled a new show entitled Omnibus, co-hosted by Jennings and John Roderick, frontman of the indie-rock band The Long Winters. They will pick topics they fear might be lost to history and discuss them. LearnedLeague and online trivia Jennings has been an active member of the trivia app FleetWit, regularly playing in the live trivia races. As of March 2018, on average, he had answered 89 percent of questions correctly and has won over $2,000. Jennings competed regularly in LearnedLeague under the name "JenningsK". Ken's last active season was LL85 (May 2020), where he played in the A Rundle of the Laguna league and finished the season in 5th place. LearnedLeague Season 86 started on August 19, 2020, and Sony announced Ken as the Consulting Producer of Jeopardy on September 3, 2020. Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune had halted live taping due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020 and resumed taping prior to September 2020. Washington State honor On March 3, 2020, the Washington State Legislature approved Senate Resolution 8704, congratulating Jennings for his achievements on game shows. Endorsements Jennings agreed to a deal with Microsoft to promote its Encarta encyclopedia software (which was later discontinued). He is also engaged in speaking deals through the Massachusetts-based speakers' agency American Program Bureau. In 2005, Cingular Wireless (now AT&T) featured Jennings in commercials portraying him as having lots of "friends and family" (coming out of the woodwork). University Games produced a Can You Beat Ken? board game, in which players vie against each other and Jennings in an attempt to earn $2.6 million first. Each question in the game was asked to Jennings, and his answers, both correct and incorrect, are recorded on the cards. Personal life Jennings and his wife Mindy have a son, Dylan, born November 22, 2002, and a daughter, Caitlin, born November 13, 2006. During his Jeopardy! winning streak, Jennings was a software engineer for CHG Healthcare Services, a healthcare-placement firm in Holladay, Utah. Jennings is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bibliography See also List of notable Jeopardy! contestants Strategies and skills of Jeopardy! champions References External links Omnibus podcast web site Jennings' February 2013 TED talk (video), "Watson, Jeopardy, and me, the obsolete know-it-all" 2006 IMNO Interview with Ken Jennings 1974 births 21st-century American male