'JEOPARDY' CHAMPION At a glance

Ken Jennings, the software engineer from Salt Lake City who has shattered the records for winning on "Jeopardy!," won again in an episode televised Thursday. An update on his record-breaking run, which began June 2:
Consecutive shows as winner: 37
Money won Thursday: $52,000
Money won to date: $1,246,660
Perspective: At the start of its 20th season last fall, "Jeopardy!" changed its longtime rule that said a champion must leave after five straight wins. Now a player stays until losing.
Vacation: If Jennings wins again on Friday's show, he won't be seen until September. "Jeopardy!" will show reruns during a summer break.
Previous record: Tom Walsh of Washington, D.C., won $184,900 over seven days last winter.
Final Jeopardy: Name the two U.S. presidents whose middle names are also the last names of two other presidents. The correct reply: Ronald Wilson Reagan and William Jefferson Clinton. Jennings was the only one to get it right.
Thursday's highlight: With a chance to break a one-day record for winnings that he's already reached twice, Jennings bet only $10,000 on the final question, assuring a third tie.
Quote: "You're doing this just to bug me, aren't you?" -- host Alex Trebek.
Source: Associated Press
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