Jeopardy! fans spot ‘obvious’ editing error in latest episode and ‘proof’ show was shot ‘out of order’

JEOPARDY! fans have pointed out an obvious editing error in Wednesday’s new episode.

The eagle-eyed viewers have claimed this mess-up is proof that the popular game show was filmed out of order.

Jeopardy! fans noticed a major editing error in Wednesday’s episodeCredit: ABC

Eagled-eyed viewers pointed out that player Ryan’s divider was down one moment and raised the nextCredit: ABC
At the very start of the latest episode, the camera panned over the three contestants competing that night.

In this moment, Jeopardy! viewers could see that all of their podiums were as they normally were at the beginning of the show.

Soon, though, after host Mayim Bialik walked out and welcomed everyone to the show, the camera went back to the players and there was a major change to one of the desks.

One online sleuth spotted he had his divider up, which is normally not raised until toward the end of the show.

The divider helps ensure there aren’t any cheating issues happening during the Final Jeopardy round, when players must all write down their answers.

As this piece of equipment was down one minute and then raised the next, fans noted that this was most likely an editing error.

The original poster on Reddit asked other fans: “Did anyone notice Ryan’s divider was halfway up at the beginning of the game?”

Another explained: “It’s down in the shot where Mayim walks out, then up for this reaction shot, and then back down once the game starts.

“So I’m guessing that one shot was pickup footage shot at the end and they forgot to put that one down?”

The user suggested that this reaction moment with the players might’ve been shot after the rest of the episode had finished filming.

This is sometimes needed if something wasn’t shot correctly the first time around or if the audio wasn’t recorded well enough.

“Boy I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder,” one Redditer wrote.

Another fan was surprised by this error and said: “I did not notice that, no. Weird!”

A fifth viewer suggested: “A technical malfunction, perhaps?”

During the same episode, fans blasted Mayim over a bizarre banter blunder about an iconic band.

Many ripped the host for showing a “lack of knowledge” when it comes to famous music.

During the Q&A portion, champ Ryan shared that he was a fan of the band Queen, fronted by Freddy Mercury.

But Mayim staged the chat with him in a way that fans felt was off-pitch.

“Speaking of music, you’re a huge fan of Queen…”

She candidly exclaimed, “Even before Wayne’s World made it popular!”

Ryan responded, “Uh yep, my brother … gave me a cassette when I was younger and I was the only one who knew all parts of Bohemian Rhapsody,” he added with a nervous laugh, “When the movie came out.”

“So you were cool before it was cool!” Mayim concluded the segment.

Queen had released their biggest albums in the 70s and played their famed Live Aid concert in 1985.

Even if Ryan was proud he knew the words before the famous film, fans online were confused why Mayim thought the 1992 comedy “made Queen popular.”

One Twitter user ripped, “Blossom [actress] hosting Jeopardy just said that the band Queen wasn’t popular prior to Wayne’s World. Can we please start a group to get her off this show?”

“Wayne’s World made Queen popular? WOW, that’s a take,” another wrote.

“I’m 33 so I don’t know everything but did Wayne’s World really make Queen popular? Were they struggling artists before that?” questioned another.

“Ummmm, Queen was popular way before Wayne’s World,” wrote a fourth.