‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Contestants Get Reversal On Technicality
One thing that always bothers Jeopardy! fans is when a question ends up counted wrong when it should have been correct. It seems that Pop Culture Jeopardy! has found a way around that, and it happened very early on in the first season of the new spinoff series on Amazon Prime Video.
Here is what happened in the episode and how the players’ protests paid off with a huge reversal on the show.
Pop Culture Jeopardy! Reverses Call For Paul Rudd Question
The second episode of Pop Culture Jeopardy! already had a controversial moment that has many fans talking. In that episode, a team was answering a question about a movie, and their answer was deemed incorrect. However, during the break, they protested the wrong answer, and when the show returned, they got it reversed.
Colin Jost read the clue to the players and it was about a Paul Rudd movie. The clue was: “Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer, & Zooey Deschanel play the sister to Paul Rudd, the title character of this familial film.” Rob quickly buzzed in and answered, “What is My Idiot Brother?”
Colin said it was incorrect, and the team was docked the points. This is because the answer was, “What is Our Idiot Brother.” However, when the show returned from break, the answer was deemed correct, and the team was given $1,200 for the now correct answer.
Rob’s teammate (freelance Entertainment Weekly journalist) Jordan called for a correction (via PEOPLE). Colin explained what happened: “In the previous round, Rob answered My Idiot Brother, which we did not accept as correct, but Jordan correctly pointed out that the original title at Sundance was My Idiot Brother, not Our Idiot Brother.”
While this was nice, they still lost the game because they fell behind and couldn’t catch up.
Colin Jost Hinted This Would Happen On Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Many fans were watching for this moment. Colin Jost was on The Today Show and told Savannah Guthrie that there were some moments on the show where the contestants knew more than he did, and this was one of those moments.
Colin Jost even did his own round of pop culture trivia questions on The Today Show, and he didn’t do very well. He even missed a question about his wife when Savannah asked him what county the name Johansson came from. He said “Denmark,” but it was Sweden.
“Oh my God, because they came over from Sweden?” he asked. “That is a crazy — I can’t say the word — loophole. That’s not fair. That’s a technicality.”
He then said that on Pop Culture Jeopardy!, the judges had moments where they could overturn “absurd” things with loopholes like that. This Paul Rudd movie was a perfect example.
What are your thoughts on the loopholes that allow judges to overturn Pop Culture Jeopardy! decisions? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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