Current:Home > InvestThis Jeopardy! Mistake Might Be the Game Show's Biggest Flub Yet -ClearPath Finance
This Jeopardy! Mistake Might Be the Game Show's Biggest Flub Yet
View
Date:2025-04-15 06:16:47
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! (98317)
Related
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- CMA Awards snub Beyoncé, proving Black women are still unwelcome in country music
- Why Hacks Star Hannah Einbinder's Mom Slammed The Bear After 2024 Emmy Wins
- What did the Texans trade for Stefon Diggs? Revisiting Houston's deal for former Bills WR
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Man pleads no contest in 2019 sword deaths of father, stepmother in Pennsylvania home
- Laverne Cox, 'Baby Reindeer' star Nava Mau tear up over making trans history at Emmys
- Brian Kelly bandwagon empties, but LSU football escapes disaster against South Carolina
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- NASCAR at Watkins Glen: Start time, TV, live stream, lineup for 2024 playoff race
Ranking
- Taylor Swift Cancels Austria Concerts After Confirmation of Planned Terrorist Attack
- We went to almost 30 New York Fashion Week shows, events: Recapping NYFW 2024
- How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s national moment
- Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years
- Bodycam footage shows high
- Emmy Awards 2024 live updates: 'The Bear,' 'Baby Reindeer' win big early
- Days of preparation and one final warning. How Kamala Harris got ready for her big debate moment
- A.J. Brown injury update: Eagles WR out for 'Monday Night Football' matchup vs. Falcons
Recommendation
Your Wedding Guests Will Thank You if You Get Married at These All-Inclusive Resorts
2024 Emmys: How Abbott Elementary Star Sheryl Lee Ralph's Daughter Helped With Red Carpet Look
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight card results, round-by-round analysis
Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Laverne Cox, 'Baby Reindeer' star Nava Mau tear up over making trans history at Emmys
Caitlin Clark returns to action: How to watch Fever vs. Wings on Sunday
Your cat's not broken if it can't catch mice. Its personality is just too nice to kill