‘Jeopardy!’ Controversies and Hilarious Moments Over the Years: From the $1 Win to the ‘Age of Consent’
usmagazine.comMake it a true daily disaster, Alex. Jeopardy! contestants often practice for years before appearing on the quiz show, but they sometimes still find themselves in the middle of a wild moment.Even Ken Jennings, who holds the longest winning streak ever on Jeopardy!, has flubbed an answer or two.
During his original run in 2004, one of his most memorable mistakes happened when he was answering a question in the “Tool Time” category.“This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker,” read late host Alex Trebek.
Jennings, who had a commanding lead at the time, rang in with the response, “What’s a hoe?” As the audience began to laugh, Trebek quipped, “Whoa, whoa, whoa!
They teach you that in school in Utah, huh?” (The Chase cohost graduated from the state’s Brigham Young University.)The Planet Funny author later found himself at the center of a Jeopardy!
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