‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Rage Over Beloved Disney Name Misspelling
Jeopardy! fans praise Ken Jennings for being a far better host for the syndicated game show compared to his co-host, Mayim Bialik. In fact, viewers at home shamed production for not being willful enough to not come to a decision and just pick a single host to take over. Fans agreed it was a bit of a copout to split the hosting duties between Mayim and Ken.
Turns out, that some of Ken Jennings’ actions as Jeopardy! host aren’t sitting well with viewers at home. According to chatter on Twitter, the viewers at home were horrified by an answer that Ken accepted during a recent episode of the show.
Viewers slammed the whole situation noting they thought spelling was a core part of the show. Likewise, they believed Alex Trebek would be horrified by what answers Ken Jennings and his co-host Mayim Bialik were allowing through.
What answer was it that turned some viewers against Ken Jennings? One of the contestants recently spelled an iconic cartoon character’s name wrong. Viewers were deeply offended the contestant even had the audacity to spell the name wrong. They, however, were disgusted that Ken Jennings accepted the answer.
Jeopardy! Ken Jennings accepts horrific spelling
During Final Jeopardy from a recent episode of the show, the category was Literary Animals. The question read, “This children’s book character, introduced in 1926 & a friend of the title character, gets his name from the sound he might make.”
Viewers at home instantly knew the answer to this question. It was from the iconic series, movie, and book called Winnie The Pooh. The answer was “Eeyore.”
The contestant named Mark answered the question by spelling out the way the name sounded “Ee-Or.” On Twitter, Mark was ripped a new one for having the audacity to spell Eeyore’s name wrong. Likewise, Ken Jennings was crucified for allowing that horrible spelling of the name to pass.
https://twitter.com/AngeleeUS/status/1552269440426950656
Many viewers argued Ken Jennings wasn’t wrong to accept the misspelling as spelling has never been factored into the rules.
The average Jeopardy fan thinks they know the rules of the game the same way baseball fans know the infield fly rule.
Spoiler alert: they don’t.
“Ee-or” is a perfectly acceptable spelling per the show’s rules and anyone who says otherwise does not deserve amplification.
— The Jeopardy! Fan (@_thejeopardyfan) July 27, 2022
Another frustrated Jeopardy! viewer penned: “Still trying to figure out how “ee-or” was an approved spelling on Jeopardy yesterday.”
You gotta be kidding me. On “Jeopardy!” there was the spelling of the character’s name Eeyore as “Ee-or” and Ken Jennings approved that. What is wrong with this show? 🤦♂️🤦♂️ @Jeopardy #Jeopardy #pissed pic.twitter.com/Vkrt003xbQ
— Dustin (@I_Am_Gatorboy45) July 27, 2022
Many viewers at home raged about the misspelling and the acceptance of the answer.
“Tonight’s Final Jeopardy pissed me off because the answer was Eeyore & they accepted contestant Mark Stover’s spelling “EE-OR.” Absolutely the f*** not. Take it back, Jeopardy.” Another fan raged.
Ee-or?! This #Jeopardy contestant is banned from the Hundred Acre Wood.
— •free shrugs• (@Welched) July 26, 2022
Do you understand why the viewers at home were so upset about this accepted answer? Should Ken Jennings have accepted it? Let us know in the comments down below. And, keep coming back for more on Jeopardy!
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The article quotes a tweet that says “anyone who says otherwise does not deserve amplification” — and yet, THIS ENTIRE ARTICLE AMPLIFIES PEOPLE WHO SAY OTHERWISE.
It boggles the mind.
People need to get a life. Spelling has never mattered on Jeopardy.
Former Jeopardy! contestant here. The rules specify that misspellings are acceptable as long as they don’t change the pronunciation of the word. A phonetic spelling like “Ee-or” fits with that rule. It’s not Ken’s decision anyways. If he had made a call during FJ that didn’t fit with the rules, they would have re-taped him reading off that contestant’s answer amd responding correctly. Mayim Bialik’s recent call about the legibility of “Tubman” was a tough one, but the judges let it stand. I seriously dislike her on a moral level, but the judges endorsed her call and didn’t feel it needed to be changed.
Who really gives a rip about this stuff?
These people need to Grow up and Shut up.
If they don’t like stuff on the show,
Then DON’T watch it !!!!!!
They need to grow a brain.
I agree that home bodies need to lay off jeopardy and wheel. You’re getting on everyone’s nerves with all your sticky remarks. I do enjoy Ken very much and think that Mayim is really too busy to be effective on FJ.
I do not like Mayim. She is too much of a fake.