Two different rulings fed into “Jeopardy!” viewers’ ire.
“Jeopardy!” fans ripped Ken Jennings over two differing rulings in a “dumb” wordplay category.
Returning champ Jesse Matheny, Eric Anderson — who became the new champ during this episode — and Rebecca Bailey were facing off when Jennings, 48, introduced the category “A_B_C_D,” explaining that “each response will have those four letters in that order.”“What is asorbic acid?” Matheny responded —Jennings paused for a bit, then said, “Yeah, we’ll take that; I think the ‘C’ is pronounced.
Fans also had a problem with the clue itself: The first “C” in “ascorbic” actually comes before the letter “B,” so if the category were true to follow “A_B_C_D,” then the actual correct response wouldn’t fit. In the same category, the $1,000 clue said: “If you ‘go’ this 7-word phrase, you’ve exceeded what your obligations require.”
Anderson, an operations director from Brooklyn, answered with, “What is above the call of duty?” — which is seven words, including the “Jeopardy!” standard “What is.”From there, viewers piled on.
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