Ken Jennings

[cegerer]

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - Ken Jennings, the 'Jeopardy!' whiz kid who won $2.5 million on the game show after 74 successful appearances, is now "figuring out where Osama bin Laden is hiding" and also pondering "what the heck makes up" a McRib sandwich.

Jennings lost Tuesday night's show, actually taped last September. As soon as his 75th show was over, "men with white coats whisked away Jennings" to tackle the "big issues."

"Mr. Smarty Pants knows so much," said a senior American military official, "let's see if he can help us locate that bastard bin Laden."

Jennings initially replied, "Uh...where is the mountainous region between Pakistan and Afghanistan?" which a U.S. Army commander remarked, "Whew! I knew we were on the right track!"

But Jennings also discovered his tremendous knowledge would help elsewhere, in places like the fast food industry.

"McDonald's always produces this once-a-year-mystery called the McRib," said an anonymous consumer advocate. "Sometimes it tastes like deep fried pork rinds, other times like cardboard doused in barbeque sauce. We wanted Ken to take a taste and maybe tell us what he thinks."

Jennings first stab at the McRib contents went something like, "What is used motor oil, seaweed, and many other things I can't put my finger on...now may I please have some friggin' mouthwash, please?"

Jennings, known for his impish grin and clean-cut appearance, said the only side-effect (besides the stardom) of winning 74 straight times on 'Jeopardy!' is that he now "phrases everything in the form of a question."

"For instance, my wife wanted to know why I came home at 2 AM the other night," said Jennings. "And I'm like, 'What is using some of my hard-earned money on wine, women, and song.' She didn't like that one."

[Joeaksa]

Can we please get him to work next on this question: why do women act the way they do and how can we ever understand them?

JoeA