Current:Home > MyThis Jeopardy! Mistake Might Be the Game Show's Biggest Flub Yet -MacroWatch
This Jeopardy! Mistake Might Be the Game Show's Biggest Flub Yet
View
Date:2025-04-13 14:32:18
We'll take "Spoiler Alert" for $200, please.
Fans of Jeopardy! didn't need to sit through the quiz show's March 8 broadcast to find out who won the game. After all, the results of the match were accidentally shown in an apparent editing error at the very beginning of the episode.
As seen in a video circulating on social media, host Mayim Bialik congratulated students Justin Bolsen, Maya Wright and Jackson Jones for making it to the finals of Jeopardy!'s High School Reunion Tournament. However, as the camera cut to the trio, a shot of the contestants with scores clearly listed out on their respective podiums was shown.
By the end of the episode, the players' final dollar amounts matched what was seen during the blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment.
"An inexcusable production error," one viewer tweeted, while another fan quipped, "That's a pretty significant screwup."
A third Twitter user wrote, "Wow, given that this was taped months or weeks ago, you'd think they'd actually proof-view it first before putting on air."
E! News reached out to Jeopardy! for comment but hasn't heard back.
Fortunately, the on-air mistake only spoiled the results of the first half of tournament's two-part finale. The next installment will air on March 9, and the contestant with the highest two-day total will claim a $100,000 grand prize and a spot in upcoming 2023 Tournament of Champions.
Vanderbilt University's Jackson ended up with $24,000 after the first episode, while Brown University's Justin and Emory University's Maya trailed behind with $13,570 and $3,370, respectively.
This was not the first time Jeopardy! received online flak. Back in November, many viewers were outraged after the long-running trivia series used the 2021 Gabby Petito murder case as a clue for alligators. The prompt referenced alligators living in Florida's Myakkahatchee Creek, where her suspected killer Brian Laundrie's remains were found.
"Have you no soul?" one viewer tweeted at the time "I can't believe this question got past your lawyers."
Get the drama behind the scenes. Sign up for TV Scoop!veryGood! (83261)
Related
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- In yearly Pennsylvania tradition, Amish communities hold spring auctions to support fire departments
- TEA Business College’s Mission and Achievements
- 2024 NFL mock draft: Four QBs in top five as Vikings trade up after Kirk Cousins leaves
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Bears signing Jonathan Owens, Simone Biles' husband, to 2-year deal: 'Chicago here he comes'
- President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
- 'Dateline' correspondent Keith Morrison remembers stepson Matthew Perry: 'Not easy'
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign, bowing to international and internal pressure
Ranking
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- How can you manage stress when talking to higher-ups at work? Ask HR
- Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Break the Silence
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- Former UFC champion Mark Coleman in the hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio
- Anticipating the Stanley cup Neon Collection drop: What to know if you want a Spring Fling cup
- TEA Business College’s Mission and Achievements
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
MIT’s Sloan School Launches Ambitious Climate Center to Aid Policymakers
A Florida man kept having migraines. Doctors then discovered tapeworm eggs in his brain.
Bill Self's contract has him atop basketball coaches pay list. What to know about deal
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Jenna Dewan Reveals How Fiancé Steve Kazee Slid Into Her DMs After Channing Tatum Breakup
United Airlines and commercial air travel are safe, aviation experts say
Proposal would allow terminal patients in France to request help to die