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When Ken Jennings and Brandon Sanderson were roommates

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Brandon Sanderson moved into the same BYU housing duplex as Ken Jennings in 2000. Jennings would go on to win 74 episodes of Jeopardy in a row and set the record for highest winnings on a game show. Sanderson would triumphantly complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and launch most successful Kickstarter campaign in history.

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When Ken Jennings and Brandon Sanderson were roommates

Eliza Anderson, Deseret NewsIn the year 2000, there was a seismic shift in the foundation of niche pop culture and Provo lore when Brandon Sanderson moved into the same BYU housing duplex occupied by Ken Jennings.At the time neither men were a household name. It would be four more years until Jennings would make his Jeopardy debut, and five until Sanderson would get a manuscript published. Jennings, who graduated in 2000, would go on to win 74 e…

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