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Ken Jennings is feeling the wrath of “Jeopardy!” viewers after the champion-turned-host appeared to play favourites with his rulings during his first week of the show’s 39th season.

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.

with Mayim Bialik — was blamed for the first controversy of Season 39 when he asked four-game champion Luigi de Guzman to repeat his answer. “Here’s a typical early 19th-century landscape by this British painter,” Jennings read under the category “Cons” for $1,000.De Guzman — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia — buzzed in, first uttering “Who is: Constant?”“Say it again,” Jennings said, giving him a second chance.