Jeopardy! fans fear its upcoming spinoff will be ‘dumbed down’ from the original show – as the ‘Thirst Traps’ category was unveiled.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! was announced in May and will feature three teams of three playing the game.

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Jeopardy! fans will soon have a brand new spinoff with Pop Culture Jeopardy!Credit: Amazon Prime

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SNL’s Colin Jost serves as host for Pop Culture Jeopardy!Credit: Amazon Prime

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The spinoff features all new categories – including “Thirst Traps”Credit: Amazon Prime
This version tests players’ knowledge on topics such as “It was in the 90s”, “Origin of the Meme” and “Big Charles Dickens Energy“.

Fans got a sneak peek in a preview clip shared on Instagram.

The short video revealed the inclusion of a “Thirst Traps” category.

Some viewers were left concerned the show’s high standards were slipping.

One person wrote: “Dumbed down Jeopardy?”

Another remarked: “Trash knowledge jeopardy yay.”

While a third commented: “It’s nice to see Jeopardy drop their standards and slide into vulgarity.”

SNL’s Colin Jost was confirmed as host of Pop Culture Jeopardy! back in July.

“What is: “I’m excited”, the comedian shared in a statement.

The show will be officially premiering on Wednesday, December 4.

Colin Jost drops NSFW joke in first clip og Pop Culture Jeopardy! and fans say spinoff will be ‘raunchier’ than original-
Unlike other versions of the game, Pop Culture Jeopardy! will be not be airing on ABC.

Instead, it will be releasing its episodes on Amazon Prime, with three new instalments out each week.

Other fans had a more positive outlook about the upcoming series.

One penned: “YES please.

“I’m already anticipating for the show to be renewed so I have a chance to be on.

Another added: “Yessssssss. Let the countdown begin!”

As a third simply said: “Can’t wait for this.”

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Ken Jennings remains as host of the original Jeopardy! seriesCredit: Getty

Jeopardy! Universe

Jeopardy! first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, many spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here they all are:

Jeopardy! – (syndicated) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7 pm ET.

Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.

Second Chance Tournament – 2022 to present features hand-selected non-winners from the season prior, where the prize is entry into Champions Wildcard.

Champions Wildcard – 2023 to present, features all one, two and three-day champions from the season prior worth entry into the Tournament of Champions.

Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament (syndication) – 2023 to present, features past greats invited by producers to vie for a slot in Masters.

Jeopardy! Masters (primetime) – 2023 to present, features the six highest-ranked Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.

Celebrity Jeopardy! (primetime) – 1992 to present, has celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.

Pop Culture Jeopardy (streaming) – 2024 to present, will feature teams of three tasked with pop culture trivia on Amazon Prime, hosted by Colin Jost, airdate TBD

Jeopardy! has done away with specialized tournaments like its College Tournaments, Kids Week, and Professor’s Tournament to gear towards a more sports-like model, with Masters being the top of the Jeopardy pyramid.

Other versions of Jeopardy! have fizzled out throughout the years as well, like Sports Jeopardy!.