Jeopardy!'s Ken Jennings criticized over inconsistency in contestants changing their answers

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Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings landed in controversy after an incident on Wednesday's show in which he permitted a contestant to amend an answer he gave.Jennings, 48, presiding over the 39th season of the series, permitted contestant Luigi de Guzman to correct an answer in the category Cons.The clue was, 'Here's a typical 19th-century landscape by this British painter,' with an accompanying photo of the painting, to which de Guzman responded, 'Who is Constant?' The latest: Jeopardy!

host Ken Jennings landed in controversy after an incident on Wednesday's show in which he permitted a contestant to amend an answer he gaveJennings said, 'Say it again' to which de Guzman said, 'Sorry, who is Constable?' which was deemed correct.

In another instance on the episode, contestant Harriet Wagner also attempted to amend her answer, which Jennings did not accept.

Wagner answered, 'Who is Angela LeGuin - sorry, Ursula LeGuin,' to which Jennings said, 'Yes, Harriet, you remembered that her name was Ursula, but I had already begun ruling against you when you began correcting yourself.'On the game show's website, the rule says that 'contestants may change their responses as long as neither the host nor the judges have made a ruling.' Jennings permitted contestant Luigi de Guzman to correct an answer in the category Cons The clue was, 'Here's a typical 19th-century landscape by this British painter,' with an accompanying photo of the painting, to which de Guzman responded, 'Who is Constant?' Jennings said, 'Say it again' to which de Guzman said, 'Sorry, who is Constable?' which was deemed correctDe Guzman prevailed for the fourth evening in a row in a close game in which Wagner finished in third place.A number of fans of the game show took.