Ken Jennings curses after spoiling ‘Jeopardy!’ clue in latest screw-up
“Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings slipped up Tuesday and gave contestants the answer to a riddle.NBC
What is … doing your job right?
“Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings sent the internet into a tizzy Tuesday after he accidentally revealed the answer to a trivia question — and then uttered a curse when he realized what he had done.
A clip from the show was posted Tuesday on Twitter and has since gone viral, nabbing more than 34,000 views.
“Forty, 23, 38 and 74, which is larger than all of them … ” prattles Jennings before realizing what he had done.
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“You gave it away,” yells an off-screen and off-microphoned voice.
“Oh, s–t!” curses a rattled Jennings as both audience members and contestants laugh.
The Post has reached out to Jennings for comment.
According to the official “Jeopardy!” Twitter account, the show aired on the second anniversary of Alex Trebek’s death.
Tweeters were relentless in poking fun at Jennings.
“Forty, 23, 38 and 74, which is larger than all of them … ” prattles Jennings before realizing what he had done.NBC
“You gave it away,” yells an off-screen and off-microphoned voice.NBC
“Oh, s–t!” curses Jennings as both audience members and contestants laugh.NBC
“‘Oh s–t.’ – Ken Jennings Well, that’s a first,” joked one user.
“Ken breaking out,” said another.
“This made my night. Waaaaay better than anything else on,” joked a third.
This is not the first time Jennings has caused a stir on the blunder-plagued game show.
In September, the host allowed a contestant to change his answer mid-show but refused to do it for another contestant when it happened again later.
In July, Jennings made everybody cringe after making a NSFW joke.
Tuesday’s show also featured a touching tribute to its late longtime host with a special category called “Remembering Alex Trebek.” It featured trivia about the beloved personality, who in a tweet by the show was acknowledged as “the man, the myth, the legend.”
