JEOPARDY! contestants got an icy reception from fans after all three failed to guess that the New York Rangers play at Madison Square Garden.
Some internet users wondered if the players misunderstood the clue since the flub was so surprising.
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This Jeopardy! clue was looking for – where else but- Madison Square GardenCredit: ABC
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Chris guessed, ‘The thin blue line?’ and no one else buzzed in, realizing the answerCredit: ABC
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Mayim Bialik- who used to live in New York-awkwardly told them: ‘That arena, Madison Square Garden’Credit: ABC
Two-day champ Donna Matturri from Ohio, was facing Chris Ban from Pennsylvania (who ended up winning the episode in quite the comeback) and Erin Gold from Colorado on June 27th’s episode.
Erin selected the $800 under the category “Only Fans.”
Host Mayim Bialik, 47, read: “Diehard fans of the New York Rangers are ‘Blue Seaters,’ referring to where they sit in this arena.”
Chris incorrectly guessed, “What is: At the thin blue line?” and no one else buzzed in.
Mayim broke the silence by sternly telling them, “That arena, Madison Square Garden.”
‘NO ONE KNEW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN’
Fans were up in arms since the question seemed like a no-brainer.
One fan reacted on Twitter: “Watching Jeopardy! and no one knew what arena the NY Rangers play in, good lord.”
Another wrote: “Seriously? Nobody knew the arena where the Rangers play? The answer is Madison Square Garden!!!!!!”
A third defended: “Might’ve misunderstood what they were looking for.”
Host Mayim lived in New York City while her two children with her ex-husband were tots- and between Blossom and The Big Bang Theory- which may have been why she seemed a little surprised herself.
QUESTIONABLE CATEGORY
Meanwhile, the in-studio audience could be heard laughing when the category “Only Fans” was introduced during the episode.
Viewers flew to Twitter, cracking jokes and expressing surprise since OnlyFans is an adult subscription website where people can pay to see mature content from different creators.
One viewer posted: “Jeopardy! has an ‘Onlyfans’ category and I can’t stop laughing.”
“There’s an Only Fans category on Jeopardy…LOL” wrote another.
A third skeptic wrote: “Why is there an ‘only fans’ category on tonight’s episode??? Alex [Trebek] would never !!!!!”
Thankfully, like the flubbed Rangers clue, the rest of the questions were not adult-oriented.
LAST LEG OF JEOPARDY! SEASON
Mayim and Ken Jennings were chosen as the co-successors to Alex Trebek after a two-year host hunt in 2022.
Many fans are excited that Ken is returning to host this coming Monday.
He will helm episodes airing from July 3 until July 28 -at which point Jeopardy! will take its summer hiatus
Season 40 will burst out of the gates with Ken’s $250K ToC, which will span 10 weeks and be expanded to three tiers.
It will all kick off instead of regular episodes in early September when Jeopardy! returns.
That said, Mayim is exiting hosting early this season to support the WGA writers’ strike, which Ken is not standing in solidarity with.
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One fan wrote: ‘Seriously? Nobody knew the arena where the Rangers play?’Credit: ABC
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Meanwhile, the episode got laughs since the category the clue was under was named ‘Only Fans’ which is an adult websiteCredit: ABC
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Ken Jennings is coming off the bench to host the remainder of Jeopardy!’s current season which will end July 28Credit: Getty
