"Jeopardy" king Ken's New Gig

Answer: 'Jeopardy' king Ken Jennings' new gig.

Question: What is Encarta's new spokesman?

Jennings, a 30-year-old software engineer from Salt Lake City, garnered a huge following after a 74-game winning streak on the knowledge-testing TV game show. The streak, which ended last month, netted Jennings more than $2.5 million in winnings, free tax services from H&R Block and now a new job with Microsoft.

The software company said Monday that as its encyclopedia product's spokesman, Jennings would be featured in a 'Quiz the Whiz' game through Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 that challenges users to stump him.

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