DANGER! fans were deeply confused by Friday’s final question.
After a close game, host Ken Jennings did one last Jeopardy! track removed from the Sports category.
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“50 years ago, Vin Scully announced that he received a ‘standing ovation in the Deep South’ for breaking a long-standing record,” it read.
The final clue sparked a heated debate online with many users agreeing that the clue was misleading and oddly worded.
“That track was a mess,” one person said.
“It seemed much more like a general statement than a clue, because Vin Scully wanted people to know that he (Vin) got a standing ovation in the South, and I wasn’t sure what they were looking for in response.”
“They really needed to change ‘him’ to ‘this player,’” agreed another.
“Ken emphasized the ‘he’ when reading the clue, but my first thought was that they were asking about Vin Scully breaking some kind of announcer record. Weird clue.”
“I had to go back and read the clue because I was surprised by the ‘him’ too,” echoed a third user.
WINNER WINNER
The episode featured three contestants – Josh Heit, a government relations professional from Silver Spring, Maryland; Richelle Brown, a substitute teacher from Alexandria, Virginia; and Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan.
Drew and Josh responded to the final Jeopardy! correctly and Josh doubled while Drew bet $0, so it was a tiebreaker.
The tiebreaker question was in the Science category: “This phenomenon named after a 19th century man is apparent in both moving light sources and moving sound sources.”
Drew came in first and got it right, winning $20,000.
He is now a three-day champion with earnings of more than $50,000; this after defeating 15-day champion Adriana Harmeyer for the first time.
ALL TIME DOWN
Danger! it used to be the most watched program – with a weekly audience of over 27 million viewers.
However, the spinoff tournament Jeopardy! Masters suffered a huge drop in ratings.
Danger! Host timeline
Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.
Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.
Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! after a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, and Ken was named sole host.
Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.
Compared to 2023 ratings, viewership dropped in large numbers with an episode becoming the series’ lowest-rated series.
The season’s low viewership left Jeopardy! fans worried about the show.
Many have theorized that viewers are tired of seeing multiple tournaments broadcast and are asking producers to go back to basics.
The show was awarded 44 Emmys.
It is known as America’s favorite game show.
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