In 2004, Ken Jennings redefined success on Jeopardy!, banking over $2,500,000 as he won 74 games. Those of us who get paid in bar credit know it's hard to make a living through trivia, but Jennings has done it. He turned his obligatory cash-in-on-your-15-minutes book, Brainiac, into something much better and broader, an examination of trivia history and culture. He also moved from Utah to the Seattle area. That, and Brainiac's paperback release tomorrow, gave......

And we're back. After several weeks of very capable -- but inescapably non-Seattlest -- hosts, Seattlest James returns to the Old Pequliar's hosting chair for the first time since April. He has cracked his knuckles, burned out on Wikipedia, and is ready to serve as a pale imitation of Alex Trebek. (But a ruddier imitation of Peter Tomarken.) Regular topics: movies, geography, and picture rounds. Secret topics: secret. Teams are capped at 6 players,......

We told you last week about the local kids who'd made it to the nationals in both the Geography Bee and the Spelling Bee. First, the Geography Bee, which Seattlest watched and had the curious experience of basically not having a clue on any of the questions. Sammamish's own Max Sugarman fared well--he made the final ten, and won our hearts by announcing to Alex Trebek that he was wearing otter socks and also an......

If you're a fan of the documentary Spellbound or a fan of reliving your awkward junior-high years, the next two weeks are all you. First off, we have the National Geographic Geography Bee, which takes place today and tomorrow in D.C. and will be televised Saturday at 9 am on KCTS (channel 9). The GeoBee is similar to a spelling bee--rounds of questions and you're out if you miss one. It's hosted by none other......