9 ‘Jeopardy!’ alums epically fail question about Denzel Washington on ‘Pop Culture’ spinoff

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the new spinoff series hosted by Colin Jost and totally flubbed the Final Jeopardy question about the Oscar winner, 69.In the category “Acting directors,” the three teams of three were given the clue, “He’s directed himself in movies in which he played a professor, a sanitation worker & a psychiatrist.”Heading into Final Jeopardy, the Punny Goddesses were trailing in third place with 4,800 points, behind Esprit Top 3 with 10,800 points and the Personality Hires with 30,600 points.The Punny Goddesses guessed Jerry Lewis, which was incorrect.However, they wagered zero points so they stayed at their 4,800 total.“In a way, you’re right, in terms of the wager,” Jost joked.Esprit Top 3 wrote down M.

Night Shyamalan as their answer, which was wrong as well. They wagered all of their 10,800 points — bringing their total down to zero.Last up, The Personality Hires were similarly stumped by the question.

They guessed George Clooney but knew that they were wrong.Jost confirmed the right answer was Washington. He noted that the famed actor played a professor in “The Great Debaters,” a sanitation worker in “Fences” and a psychiatrist in “Antwone Fisher.”“Very difficult one,” Jost said.Ultimately, the Personality Hires only wagered 139 points, so they won the game with 30,461 points.The team, which was made up of three second-place finishers from “Jeopardy!,” celebrated their big victory.“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” premiered its first three episodes on Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday.