Jeopardy fans are calling out host Ken Jennings for a controversial ruling during a recent episode of the game show.
New Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings courted controversy in a recent episode. Jennings took over as the new host of daily Jeopardy! following Alex Trebek's death . At the same time, The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik became the host of primetime Jeopardy! Fans have been irritated with Bialik over minor tics like calling the Jeopardy round"Single Jeopardy." However, they have a more substantial bone to pick with Jennings after the September 14th episode of the long-running game show.
Jeopardy! allows players to correct or amend their answers as long as the timer hasn't run out and the host and judges haven't given already ruled the answer as incorrect. However, Jennings' prompting here is unusual. Trebek frequently nudged contestants to be more specific when the judges needed a more precise response to award points. However, prompting the player to repeat their answer and then allowing the second response is unusual behavior.
Pissed I’m pissed at @KenJennings because was unfair tonight on @Jeopardy . He allows Luigi to correct his mistake, and cut off Harriet as she was correcting her mistake… again favoring Luigi! Very obvious to me!