‘Jeopardy!’ contestants slammed by fans for not knowing famous ‘Shaft’ actor

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“Jeopardy!” contestants were criticized by viewers after being stumped over a pop culture question.During Wednesday’s episode of the beloved game show, contestants Melanie Hirsch, John Rindone and Josh Weikert were given a clue for the category “Be My TV Show Guest” that read: “This star of the O.G. ‘Shaft’ guest starred as two different characters on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'”All three players were left speechless, which ignited fans of the show to share their frustrations. “I am deeply saddened about the original Shaft Triple Stumper,” one fan wrote on Reddit.

Another expressed their frustration on X, writing, “Meanwhile, these idiots don’t know who Shaft is? Shut yo mouth!”“They didn’t know Richard Roundtree?!” another asked. “Richard Roundtree!

I think we’re all screaming!” one fan added. Roundtree, who died in 2023 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, starred alongside Will Smith in the hit ’90s sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” as two different characters, Dr.

Mumford and Rev. Gordon Sims.However, he was best known as the “first Black action hero” after his standout role in the 1971 film “Shaft.” Roundtree also appeared in several of the movie’s sequels, including “Shaft’s Big Score!” in 1972 and “Shaft in Africa” in 1973.