‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Rage At Players For Being ’Too Young’
Jeopardy! fans recently flew off the handle at recent players on the show for being “too young” to catch an obvious answer. So, what happened with this situation that had viewers so livid?
Jeopardy! Contestants Are Typically The Smartest Around
When most viewers think of Jeopardy! as a competition game show, the first thing that often comes to mind is brain power. While most competition shows on the air today rely on physical strength and endurance, this show is one of the few out there that rewards someone for being smart.
Just by watching the show as a fan, viewers can learn a lot. Sometimes it may be obscure facts that might never see the light of day in someone’s everyday life. However, other times, they may learn something that could come in handy someday. At the very least, the show does entertain.
Recent Game Show Situation Flew Over Everyone’s Heads
Despite having three smart contestants as part of the panel in recent Jeopardy! scenes, a clue read by Ken Jennings threw everyone for a loop. The game show host read the clue, saying: “After Tim Conway’s ad-lib story about Siamese elephants, Vicki Lawrence broke this show’s cast with ‘Sure that little (bleep) for through.'”
The answer for this was The Carol Burnett Show, which none of the Jeopardy! participants got correct. This even led to host Ken Jennings adding a funny quip of his own, saying: “Apparently we are all a little too young for The Carol Burnett Show.”
The Carol Burnett Show was a sketch comedy show that premiered in 1967. It ran for eleven seasons, and was a huge success. Even to this day, people still watch and reference the show. In this case, however, the answer to a recent clue stumped the entire panel of competitors.
Jeopardy! Fans Lose It Over Missed Answer
Many Jeopardy! fans can’t believe that every single one of the competitors in recent scenes completely bombed this. Many viewers took to social media platforms like Twitter/X to express their frustration over what many of them saw as an easy clue.
Nobody knew The Carol Burnett Show?????#jeopardy pic.twitter.com/YCQaoCV5eH
— Jerzygirl45 (@jerzygirl45) July 26, 2024
- One Jeopardy! viewer said: “Frequently, when there’s a pop culture question from before, say, the mid eighties, the resulting stand-and-stare makes this AARP-eligible guy feel really old. So, I yell out “too young!” at the screen to make me feel better. I feel like Ken’s thinking the same thing a lot of the time, but only happened to mention it tonight.”
- Another game show viewer added: “Yes! There’s a definite age gap opening up between the writers and contestants.”
While this generational gap surely does annoy some viewers, it also won’t keep the vast majority from watching. It would seem, these occasional cringe moments are just par for the course.
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