Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Named Columnist for mental_floss Magazine; Trivia Genius Issues Challenge to Readers

Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Named Columnist for mental_floss Magazine; Trivia Genius Issues Challenge to Readers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Readers of mental_floss magazine will soon have the opportunity to personally challenge Jeopardy! all-star Ken Jennings when he launches his feature column -- "Six Degrees of Ken Jennings" -- in the September/October issue.

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"We're delighted to have such an incredible talent and giant of the trivia world as a columnist," said Will Pearson, cofounder of mental_floss. "I'm sure that Ken's column will quickly become a 'must-read' for the thousands of fans that will now be able to challenge the king of trivia."

In each issue, readers will be able to test Jennings' ability to connect any two people, places, or things in the world in six factoids or less. Be it Apple Computers to Isaac Newton, Eminem to M&Ms, or Pope Benedict XVI to Benedict Arnold, Jennings has promised he's up to the challenge.

"I'm a big fan of mental_floss, and I can't wait to see what its readers will throw at me," says Jennings. "I welcome the opportunity to match wits with what I know will be formidable competition. You know we're all connected in one way or another. In fact, I'm only three degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon."

Ken Jennings holds the record for the longest winning-streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy! where he earned over $3 million.

Mental Floss LLC, a rapidly-growing media company headquartered in Birmingham, AL, develops content that blurs the line between education and entertainment and makes people feel smart. Its products include: mental_floss magazine, mental_floss: The Trivia Game and a series of books published by HarperCollins - Condensed Knowledge (April 2004), Forbidden Knowledge (Oct. 2005) and Instant Knowledge (Oct. 2005).

Contact: Toby Maloney
Toby@mentalfloss.com
440.338.1816

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CONTACT: Toby Maloney of Mental Floss LLC, +1-440-338-1816, or
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