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Jeopardy! fans slam contestants for missing ‘glaringly obvious’ music clues in back-to-back Ken Jennings games
JEOPARDY! fans were not singing its contestants' praises on Thursday.
Viewers were stunned that "glaringly obvious" music acts Ken Jennings presented were met with silence - in back-to-back games, no less.
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Ken, 48, has returned to Jeopardy! for his first week of shows since May.
Mayim Bialik, 46, was swapped back out for the 74-time winner-turned-host in news that was tastefully tucked into the end credits last Friday.
The actress helmed the past eight weeks and he's now buttoned up to close out Season 38 ending this month.
The permanent hosting slot is still unannounced - but tonight, less ambiguous was how little this week's contestants know about pop songs.
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'WHO IS: ARIANA GRANDE? NO, REALLY.'
Tonight, the "Name That Hitmaker" category each consisted of song titles.
Ken read the first clue: "'In My Feelings' & 'Nice For What,'" referencing two songs by Canadian rapper Drake that both reached No. 1 on the
Two-day champ Matt Mierswa didn't buzz in, and neither did new players Emmie Trammell nor Stan Scoggins.
"Those are songs by... Drake, as I think Matt realized just a second too late," Ken assured.
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The host then stoically recited another for $1200: "'Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored' & 'Positions.'"
Again, no one knew the songs - this time by Ariana Grande.
"It was Ariana Grande," Ken said, breaking up the silence.
Finally, eventual champ this evening and 'Dark Horse' Emmie was able to get the category's last one: "Who is: Katy Perry."
'THIS HAS ME LIVID'
But by that time, viewers online had to sound off, in disbelief that none of the contestants knew who Drake or Ariana Grande was.
"ARIANA GRANDE QUESTION ON #Jeopardy TONIGHT AND NO ONE GOT IT???" one Twitter user fumed.
"Can't believe they missed the Ariana Grande clue on Jeopardy!!!
how tf did no one get the Ariana question right???" wrote another.
"No because that has me LIVID," wrote a third.
2 NIGHTS OF 'TROUBLE'
Last night, coincidentally, the “title that completes the rhyme” category was all about songs too.
Decidedly not singing the lyrics to the tune of a Taylor Swift song, Ken simply read:
“And I’m just like oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, you need to just stop, like can you just not, step on my gown?”
The clue was met with hilarious silence and a confused face from then-champ Matt, and that night's contestants.
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One annoyed viewer tweeted before the 'reprise' tonight: “I cannot calm down when there is a triple stumper Taylor Swift clue.”
Another wrote, "None of the jeopardy contestants got the Taylor Swift clue shut the whole show down."
A third even accused last night that Ken is no Alex Trebek when it comes to presenting music clues.
The late host really committed to music clues, often rapping when the situation allowed.
"Ken phrased those Taylor lyrics horribly," they wrote, since the alum did quite noticeably monotone to Taylor.
Last month, another contestant proved that the charts shouldn't be glossed over when they guessed Diana Ross, 78, was "90," per the
Returning champ Matt came in tonight with $50K but going just two-for-five on the Daily Doubles his last two games proved to be an Achilles Heel.
He missed another tonight, though going into Final Jeopardy Matt still had $23,400, middle lectern's Emmie at $15,800, and Stan at $5,600.
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In the end, he was bested by red-haired Emmie.
With $21K tonight she will return tomorrow for her sophomore effort - Jeopardy! airs every weeknight.
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