'Jeopardy!' Contestants Badly Whiff on Sports Trivia Category
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It appears the three contestants on Tuesday's episode of Jeopardy! need to watch a little more ball.
The. contestant trio of Travis Kissire, Christina Paul and Adriana Harmeyer were all stumped by a few trivia questions asked by Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings from a category dubbed "21st century sports."
"In 2007, this NL squad became the first team with 10,000 losses; in 2008 they won the World Series behind Cole Hamels and Ryan Howard," Jennings said as he read the clue for the category's $400 option.
"Who are the Chicago Cubs?" Paul answered. Nope, it was the Philadelphia Phillies.
Spoiler alert for tonight's Jeopardy! episode.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 4, 2024
We're guessing none of these contestants are particularly big MLB fans...pic.twitter.com/VefST9E7ii
Later in the category, the host switched gears from the baseball diamond to college recruiting.
"A bit like sci-fi's Anywhere Door or Phoenix Gate, it opened on Oct. 15, 2018 to whisk college athletes to a new school," Jennings read.
The answer? Transfer portal. But none of the three contestants had the answer. Onto the next question.
"With Oklahoma City, this master of the triple-double became the first back-to-back MVP of the NBA All-Star Game since the 1950s," Jennings read.
"Who is [Kevin] Durant?" the contestant answered.
Negative. The correct answer was Russell Westbook, who was Durant's teammate for eight seasons with the Thunder.
We need more sports fans on Jeopardy! pic.twitter.com/htR4ooQ9Ja
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 5, 2024
It's not often that diehard sports fanatics get to poke fun at Jeopardy! contestants for lacking knowledge. Fans took advantage of the situation on social media:
open the schools. https://t.co/UwCc5eiVfG
— Absolutely Hammered (@ah_pod) June 4, 2024
It was the last category remaining for a reason. Haha
— John Foley (@2008Philz) June 4, 2024
There is nothing better than when the incredibly smart people on Jeopardy don’t know something that all of us unwashed sports slobs know. https://t.co/CuLqMFz4Db
— Danny Rouhier (@funnydanny) June 5, 2024
I find it hilarious these jeopardy contestants can know the strangest scientific facts or the most random passage of literature, but throw them a sports question and they choke https://t.co/jViShc3zTq
— Aaron Lichstrahl (@AJ_Lich) June 5, 2024
So embarrassing!!!! https://t.co/qehJsUKL9n
— Aaron Morse (@MorseCode206) June 4, 2024