‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Slam ‘Sexist’ Clue as Ken Jennings Apologizes to Female Player On-Air

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Monday, October 28 episode of Jeopardy!] Jeopardy! viewers were in for more drama than just a nail-biter game on Monday, October 28. A rhyming clue offended the contestants and fans alike, with Ken Jennings going into apology mode on stage. The contestants were returning champ Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas, who entered with a four-day total of $79,998, Heather Ryan, a health program director from Binghamton, New York, and Ian Taylor, a food sales rep originally from Cleveland, Ohio. In the Jeopardy! round, Wallace selected the $400 “Complete The Rhyming Phrase” clue. It read: “Men seldom make passes at…” Wallace correctly completed the phrase, responding with a concerned expression: “Girls who wear glasses?” The phrase is a saying coined by poet Dorothy Parker in the 1920s-1930s. Jennings ruled Wallace was correct by admitting it didn’t hold up, and apologized to the female player, Heather Ryan: “A little problematic, sorry Heather,” ...
- 28/10/2024
- TV Insider
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