Ken Jennings apologizes for ‘problematic’ ‘Jeopardy!’ Reply

During an episode of “Jeopardy!” on October 28th the situation became a little awkward.

This episode had a category called “Complete the Rhyming Phrase.” Participant Heather Ryan, who wore glasses, chose a $400 clue in this category that read, “Men rarely go around…”. The answer was: “Girls who wear glasses.”

Defending champion Will Wallace gave the correct answer.

“Yes, it’s a little problematic,” presenter Ken Jennings said after Wallace gave his answer.

“Very,” agreed Wallace.

“Sorry, Heather,” added Jennings, who has been the show’s sole host since Mayim Bialik broke the news last December. she’s no longer in this business.

Quote attributed to poet Dorothy Parker.

Neither Wallace nor Ryan won the game – the third participant, Ian Taylor, became the new champion.

A spokesman for Jepardy! did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.

“Danger!” no stranger to answers that ruffle some feathers. Fans may recall nine-day champion Ben Chan losing on a May 2023 episode. due to spelling error in “The Final Jeopardy”.

“Both of the names of these two lovers in Shakespeare’s play come from a Latin word meaning “blessed,” was the prompt in the Shakespeare Characters category.

The correct answer is “Beatrice and Benedict” from Much Ado About Nothing, but Chan wrote “Beatrice and Benedict”, which was found to be incorrect.

“It’s a very memorable miss, isn’t it?” Chan told the show Then. “So if you’re going to make a miss, make a memorable miss.”