Jeopardy! fans share frustration over ‘women’ category that had all three finalists stumped
Viewers of Jeopardy! took to social media to share their anger after the final category, about women in history, left the all-male contestants completely stumped
The question left the three players stumped
Jeopardy! fans were left shouting at their televisions in frustration after three finalists were given a question on women’s history – which they all got incorrect.
The three players were Nick Marino, a mechanical engineer from San Francisco, Neeraj Borle, an investment firm managing director from New York, and Brandon Monsman, a bartender from Cleveland. The final jeopardy was Women of History, and the clue for the category was: Regarding the idea of “women first”, she queried, “Women demand equal rights on land – why not on sea?”
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Brandon went first, guessing “Who is Earhart?”, with a $0 wager. Neeraj went for “Who is Phyllis Schlafly?” with an $8000 wager. Finally, Nick guessed “Who is Roosevelt?” and put down a wager of $10601. Despite beginning the round in last place, thanks to his $0 wager, Brandon shot to first.
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The correct answer was “Unsinkable Molly Brown”, an American philanthropist who survived the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. S
Some viewers admitted that the question was a tough one
She is remembered for helping with the ship’s evacuation and working to secure basic supplies for second and third-class survivors after the rescue effort.
After all three men got the answer wrong, viewers took to social media to vent their frustrations at the episode.
One wrote on X: “Always hilarious when the final jeopardy category is “women in history” and not a single one of the three male contestants gets the answer right <3.”
Another said: “I get mad when it lines up that all three jeopardy contestants are men.”
A third commented on Brandon’s $0 wager, writing: “LMFAO this guy in jeopardy was dead last but the final category was women’s history and he wagered $0 while the other two men wagered over half of what they had so the guy won.”
However, others admitted that the question was a tough one, with one viewer posting: “FTR I guessed Molly Brown thinking it couldn’t possibly be correct.”
Someone else said: “Nope. Didn’t think of Molly Brown in this context. Interesting! #Jeopardy.”
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A third wrote: “My Mum got this FJ question and yesterday’s right too! Two triple stumpers. I’m ridiculously proud of her.”
One viewer also pointed out that Molly Brown was never actually known by that name during her lifetime.
They revealed that she was known as Maggie, given that her real name was Margaret.
