Jeopardy! players struggle with Nobel Prize question
NBC’s family favourite game show Jeopardy! returned to screens with three champions making a highly anticipated comeback. However, fans’ excitement soon turned into confusion as the trio were stumped on the final question.
On Tuesday, Ken Jennings returned to screens to host the hit competition series, Jeopardy!
The episode welcomed Artist Kat Jepson, theatre professor Mark Sutch, and new champion Robbi Ramirez back to the podiums.
As the contestants got closer to the final jeopardy round, the trio entered double jeopardy with $4,600, $3,200, and $7,400.
After two correct answers in A Language of Consonant Plus Vowel and in the category of One Hot MoMA, Kat jumped to first place with $23,800.
During Final Jeopardy, Kat remained in lead with Mark trailing in second place with a total of $10,200.
However, their whopping cash prize was put at risk none of the contestants was able to answer a question in the Nobel Peace Prize Winners category.
Ken asked the trio: “At times, they each lived on Vilakazi St. in Soweto, so it claims to be the world’s only street home to 2 Nobel Peace Prize winners.”
Although the correct answer was “Mandela and Tutu,” none of their guesses were right and viewers took to social media with rage.
@paulvoorhies8821 hit back: “This one was reasonably easy. How many other SA Nobel Prize winners do you know?”
A second viewer @brownro214 added: “How could they forget Desmond Tutu? Soweto is in South Africa so Kissinger, Merkel, Gandhi, and Obama are obviously wrong.”
An astonished @tbellagemma tweeted: “I was shocked none of them got both. It seemed like a softball to me.”
@Pugoka1 added: “Really surprised all three of em didn’t get the answer.” (sic)
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A fuming @racket97 raged: “Such an easy final Jeopardy. Maybe they should rethink the contestant selection process if none of them could figure it out.”
As @christinewriter remarked: “#Jeopardy has gotten so ridiculously easy.”
Robbi answered with: “Who are Kissinger and Merkel,” and ended with $100.
Mark forfeited all of his cash and finished $0 as he answered: “Who are Mandela and Gandi.”
While Kat was left with $20,399 after she lost $3,401 for responding: “Who are Mandela and Obama.”
Ken revealed: “The other anti-apartheid activist who lived in the neighbourhood was Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.”
As the audience roared with applause and praise, the host continued: “Kat Jepson you are our champion today, congratulations.”
Jeopardy! continues weekdays on ABC in the USA
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