‘Jeopardy!’ fans call out the show for accepting incorrect answer

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“Jeopardy!” crowned a new champion on Wednesday, viewers reacted to a shocking moment during the dramatic showdown.During the episode, judges controversially allowed a Final Jeopardy answer that was technically incorrect into play, and it decided the game.

Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina, had back-to-back wins and earned $44,698 total when he faced off against two competitors.First up, Lois Dioro, a realtor from West Haven, Connecticut, and Evan Dorey, a data analytics director from Toronto, Ontario.Going into Final Jeopardy, Dioro and Dorey were tied at $14,600, while DeSena was still in contention by just $100 with $7,400.It all came down to the “POETRY & PLACES” clue: “It’s the geographic word in the title of a Robert Burns poem about “the mountains … covered with snow … the straths & green valleys below.” The correct response was “Highlands.”DeSena was incorrect with “Moor???

It was fun!” which led him to drop to $199 and end his run. Dorey wrote “Highland” and appeared unsure. The judges accepted it, and he doubled up to have $29,200.“And we will accept that,” Ken Jennings said as Dorey exhaled at his podium. “‘My Heart’s In The Highlands‘ is the name of the poem,” the host, 50, explained.

Dioro was also incorrect with “Scotland,” dropping to $12,000. Dorey’s response made him the new champ.Fans flocked to Reddit after the episode to react to the Final Jeopardy ruling, with viewers voicing their confusion about an answer with a missing a crucial letter being accepted.“I’m confused.