‘Jeopardy!’ followers are ‘ashamed’ of lame contestants lacking straightforward solutions: ‘Holy s–t!’

“Jeopardy!” followers are fed up that among the present’s contestants are getting some fairly “straightforward” questions incorrect on the sport present.

Amid a rash of current controversies, followers flooded Twitter this week to blast their frustration after contestants Dennis Leung, Kathy Barkey and Ittai Sopher, two-day champion, missed a number of questions all through each spherical of the present.

“Whoa! What was up with the parents on #Jeopardy tonight?” one Twitter person ranted. “For folks of that caliber, these had been some fairly primary questions that nobody was getting…”

A separate Twitter person claimed that host Ken Jennings appeared “irritated on the contestants fluffing some fairly straightforward questions.”

One other person raged on Monday: “Holy s–t! I hold saying the Remaining #Jeopardy clues hold getting simpler, however right now’s takes the cake. Really easy. Nonetheless, two of the three contestants both misinterpret or misunderstood the clue and didn’t get the reply proper. Everybody concerned at @Jeopardy must be ashamed.”

Together with the person’s assertion, he included the Remaining Jeopardy! clue, which learn, “On the 1865 Paris artwork salon, the elder of those two males stated ‘If the youthful had been profitable, it might be as a result of his title feels like mine.’”

Just one contestant accurately guessed “Who’re (Édouard) Manet and (Claude) Monet?” with the opposite two contestants solely penning one title.

“Exceptionally poorly worded remaining query on #Jeopardy tonight—appears to be like like many had been confused about whether or not it was asking for one title or two,” one other Twitter person added of Monday evening’s final query.

On July 6, Redfield & Wilton Methods carried out a survey the place they requested 1,500 folks in the event that they imagine “Jeopardy!” questions are too straightforward. 51% of the polled people “imagine the questions on Jeopardy are the identical in issue/easiness as they was once a couple of years in the past.” 

This isn’t the primary time “Jeopardy!” followers have taken to social media to share their ideas on the present. After Monday’s episode, “Jeopardy!” followers accused Ken Jennings of tricking a contestant into betting huge.

Regardless of the small hiccup on Monday’s present, Jennings has obtained reward on-line because the host.

“Ken Jennings is a pleasant host,” one person beforehand wrote. “Mayim was good however had such awkward timing. I hope Ken desires the gig full time.”

“Please make Ken the one everlasting host,” one person begged. “While you had been having totally different folks host after Alex handed away I believed she is likely to be a great match – not a lot anymore. I’m 100% crew Ken.”

Nonetheless, the present has at all times stood behind selecting Mayim Bialik together with Jennings.

“Mayim and Ken are each terribly gifted and easily pretty people,” Michael Davies, the present’s government producer, beforehand stated. “They assist the workers and one another. They love and respect this establishment of a tv program. In return, the workers and I are honored to work alongside them.”

Earlier than Bialik and Jennings took over, the present was hosted by Alex Trebek – whose tenure on the recreation present spanned 37 seasons. After an extended battle with pancreatic most cancers, the 80-year-old died in November 2020.