Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings screams ‘no!’ after contestant’s ‘costly mistake’ as fans left feeling ‘bad’ over flub
JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings has yelled at a contestant after he got the final question wrong.
A contestant named Michael was in the negatives during Double Jeopardy!, something that occurs when you get more answers wrong than you have money.
7
Ken Jennings yelled at a contestant after getting an answer wrong on Monday’s Jeopardy! episodeCredit: ABC
7
A contestant named Michael was in the negatives during the final part of the showCredit: ABC
7
Fans were rooting for Michael to make it throughCredit: ABC
7
Michael had one more chance to make it through to Final Jeopardy!Credit: ABC
However, Michael was right with an answer under the Men In Medicine category, he moved out of the negatives to $0.
He had the chance to be able to make it to the Final Jeopardy! question but got the answer wrong in the Colonial America category, bringing him back to -$400.
The question was, “If you needed some upholstery work done in this city, you could go to the shop Betsy & John Ross ran on Arch Street.”
Michael was the first to buzz in. He answered, “Boston.”
“No! I’m sorry. It was Philadelphia I’m afraid, Michael. That means you don’t quite get back in time to make it into Final Jeopardy,” Ken responded.
“But, it was exciting to watch, we loved having you.”
“Loved being here,” Michael said, clearly down.
‘I FEEL SO BAD’
On X, formerly Twitter, fans sent praises to Michael and revealed they were “pulling” for him to make it through the round.
2021 Jeopardy contestant Lindsay Wilcox said, “Auuuuugh! I was pulling for Michael to make it! So close. Well fought.”
“Would it have been a lost cause? Maybe. But it was great to watch Michael mount a comeback from deep in the red,” a second tweeted.
Jeopardy! Masters makes abrupt change mid-special as fans wonder if it’s because James Holzhauer is ‘underperforming’
“I feel bad for Michael. So close,” someone else said.
Oh no! I thought for sure Michael was going to get back on the plus side after being out of the hold,” a fan shared.
“However, a costly mistake on the very last clue got him. He had to go for it and I certainly could not blame him.
“Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”
“Had to take the shot, Michael. Good on you for doing so,” a fifth admitted.
JEOPARDY! MASTERS
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, fans are given double Jeopardy! as the second edition of Jeopardy Masters is underway.
Viewers will watch Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut, James Holzhauer, Amy Schneider, Mattea Roach, and Matt Amodio compete for the title.
Last year, James was the first-ever winner of the spin-off game.
As of Friday, May 10, Victoria is in the lead with Yogesh not so far behind.
In third, James, then Amy, then Mattea, and lastly Matt.
7
Michael gave the wrong answer to the question seen aboveCredit: ABC
7
Michael guessed Boston when the correct answer was PhiladelphiaCredit: ABC
7
In response, Michael told Ken that he ‘loved’ being on the US game showCredit: ABC
