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Jeopardy! needs to step up its game. Viewers of the long-running game show were left underwhelmed by a particularly easy “Final Jeopardy!” clue.
Monday’s (April 19) episode saw one-day champ Rachel Clark compete against P.J. Brennan, a physics teacher, and Robbi Ramirez, a writer.
The competition got off to a rocky start and Rachel quickly trailed behind; however, Brennan and Ramirez remained neck and neck.
Then came “Final Jeopardy,” which is usually the most suspenseful round of the NBC show because the competitors have both nothing and everything to lose. Unfortunately, this round left viewers craving more as they dubbed one of the clues to be the easiest one yet.
The category was “Famous Names” and the clue read: “In 1966, the year of his death, he shared plans for an experimental prototype community in Florida.”
The correct answer was “Who is Walt Disney?” with many noticing that the clue spelled out the acronym for the famous Disney theme park EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow).
All three contestants guessed correctly and Ramirez won with a final score of $23,800.
Viewers slammed the clue, stating that it was too easy and should’ve been part of the earlier rounds. One angry viewer tweeted, “You guys have got to be kidding, how is this a final jeopardy and not a $200 question???”
A longtime fan wrote, “I’ve been watching jeopardy for like 20+ years and I cannot recall an easier Final Jeopardy.” Another added, “Too easy … waaaaaaay too easy. I mean EPCOT is nearly spelled out right there in the frickin’ clue.”
Things also heated up on Jeopardy’s YouTube channel and on the subreddit dedicated to the game show.
“It’s annoying when the clue is so painfully obvious that you question your own guess thinking that this couldn’t possibly be the correct response,” wrote an irritated viewer on a video of the round. Another suggested that the clue was so easy, it couldn’t have been real. “Cheap Marketing Tactics for 1000,” they commented.
Reddit saw fans debating how easy the clue was compared to past rounds. One said, “I would have loved to take that one alone as The Guy from Orlando, but yeah, super easy. Not surprised we all got it.”
However, another took the opposing side, writing, “I’m here to say that not everyone found FJ to be really easy. Or even…. easy. Disney never occurred to me. I saw what I thought was a reference to a housing development and thought of Levittown. In retrospect, the word “Florida” should have quickly put Disney at least on the short list.”
Well… you win some, you lose some. Hopefully fans don’t regret their cries for more challenging clues when the tournament heats back up with Jeopardy! Masters, a new series premiering May 10, which will be hosted by Ken Jennings. The show will feature six “all-time greats” competing in one tournament.
