Jeopardy! episode from October 28, 2024, featured a "problematic" clue, after which show host Ken Jennings apologized to one of the contestants, Heather Ryan. Monday's episode featured a question under the "Compete the Rhyming Phrase" category for which the clue, as the host stated, was: "Men seldom make passes at…"
One of the contestants, Will Wallace, answered it correctly, as he mentioned,
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"Girls who wear glasses."
The situation got awkward after everyone, including the show host, realized that one of the contestants, Heather Ryan, had glasses that she was wearing. However, seeing the sensitivity of the situation, the show host was quick to share an apology to the female contestant as he shared,
"A little problematic, sorry Heather."
While Ken Jennings offered an apology, the contestant who answered correctly also said, "very." Seeing what happened after a "problematic" clue was presented on Jeopardy!, fans took to Reddit and shared their views about the "sexist" clue.
WaterTower11101 commented on the Reddit board:
"Rhyming phrases category was awful, especially the sexist clue."
Another fan, conrthomas, wrote about the clue:
"Poor Heather catching strays in the rhyming category! Any why was Bart naked..? Banger ep."
QueenLevine mentioned both Heather and Ian and shared how well their gameplay was:
"Heather and Ian put up such stiff competition that it was fun to watch! Sorry, Will - you had a good run and we'll look forward to seeing you in ToC. I don't speculate on 2nd chance candidates, bc I'll enjoy the selection, regardless, but Heather didn't just almost steal this game from two big players, but she did it with a fun, fearless and cheerful vibe that I'd like to see back on that stage. Bhatzlacha, Ian - you look promising for a good run, and it will be fun to see the Coryats for today when someone posts them."
Wordyplayer commented about Heather:
"I was very surprised they included it! "Heather is not going to like this.""
One more Jeopardy! fan, lavenderc wrote,
"Yeah, I didn't appreciate the comment directing it to Heather."
Referring to the category that featured the "sexist" clue, WaterTower11101 commented:
"Agreed on all counts. Seemed like someone used a 1950s reference book to research the category."
Jeopardy!'s "sexist" clue: Show host Ken Jennings apologizes to the female contestant
Jeopardy! fans know that sometimes the clues presented on the show might create an issue out of nowhere. In one such incident, Jeopardy!'s recent October 28, 2024 episode featured a similar problem.
The episode featured returning four-day champion Will Wallace, Ian Taylor from Cleveland, Ohio, and Heather Ryan from Binghamton, New York.
As the host proceeded with the game, there was a question that some of the fans called a "sexist" clue. While the clue was, "Men seldom make passes at…" the answer was, "Girls who wear glasses."
Coincidentally, one of the contestants, Heather Ryan, was wearing glasses. After realizing the situation and how it might escalate due to the clue, the show host, Ken Jennings, got the gist and mentioned how the clue was a "little problematic."
As a result, the host could be seen apologizing to Heather, referring to her glasses. As Ken apologized to her, fellow male contestant Will added that he also felt something similar, as he shared, "very."
Interestingly, the episode ended with quite interesting earnings. While Will’s earnings dropped to $2, Ian led with $19,601, while Heather was a tiny bit behind, with her total earnings of $19,600.
Seeing the clue from the rhyming category, Jeopardy! fans took to the Reddit discussion board and shared various clues about how the writers might have chosen the category from the 1950s reference book, as one fan slammed the show.
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