Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show
Jeopardy! In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jennings's book
Brainiac, about his
Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed
New York Times bestseller, as were his follow-up books
Maphead and
Because I Said So! He is also the author of
Planet Funny. Jennings lives in Seattle with his wife Mindy and two children.
Mike Lowery is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally. Mike is the illustrator of Moo Hoo and Ribbit Rabbit by Candace Ryan; The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray; and the Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder novels by Jo Nesb . Currently he is a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with a lovely German frau, Katrin, and his super genius daughter, Allister. Visit him at MikeLowery.com.