Twitter posted a side-by-side photo of the two contestants, writing, “#Jeopardy this didn’t count, but then this one did??”Goldberger’s answer was: “Who is Harriet Tubman?”“Apparently according to #Jeopardy producers, one of theses [sic] says ‘Waiting for Godot’ while the other does NOT say ‘Harriet Tubman.’ #MakeItMakeSense,” another viewer chimed in.#jeopardy this didn’t count, but then this one did??
pic.twitter.com/xsr2RUBLv3The official “Jeopardy!” website states that written answers to the Final Jeopardy! clue don’t have to be spelled the right way in order to win, “but they must be phonetically correct and not add or subtract any extraneous sounds or syllables.”One person suggested the show goes digital in the future. “I don’t quite get why contestants don’t have keypads for Final Jeopardy.
It’s 2022,” they wrote. I don't quite get why contestants don't have keypads for Final Jeopardy. It's 2022.“I don’t get it either … jeopardy is pretty f – – king inconsistent with their rulings … that should not have been accepted … hell … the 2nd word isn’t even that legible,” someone lamented.“If I had to pick, the Harriet Tubman was worse.
Looks like Tubnuy, while the Godot error seems more that she should have crossed her T to make sure it looked like one,” a fan penned.
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