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Monday’s episode of Jeopardy! had fans on Twitter buzzing and contestants using all of their brain power, but not in a good way.
The root cause? Co-host Mayim Bialik introduced a never-before-seen category called “Let’s Make a Movie Crossover!” The category involved Bialik reading off a clue that mashed up hints about two different films, prompting the contestants to try their hand at guessing which two films she combined.
The first $1,200 clue read as follows : “You stay classy, Kali! A 2004 San Diego news anchorman ‘&’ a 1984 Indiana Jones title structure.”
All three contestants were stumped. After no buzzers sounded, Bialik read out the answer: “Ron Burgundy and The Temple of Doom,” prompting an “audible scoff” from one of the contestants, per The Daily Mail.
Bialik then continued with the following $1,600 clue: “An Alan Rickman ‘Die Hard’ villain ‘wants those detonators’ from a title Great Dane of 2002!”
“Hans Gruber Beethoven,” responded contestant Mary Kate Gleidt, a nonprofit director from Missouri.
The answer, which was “Hans Gruber and Scooby Doo,” led Gleidt to reply, “That’s bad.”
Jonathan Belford, a TV researcher from Texas and another one of Monday night’s contestants, did not qualify for the Final Jeopardy round, while Ben Goldstein, returning winner and another one of Monday night’s contestants, simply replied with, “No.”
If the on-air reactions from contestants weren’t enough, fans on Twitter took to their feeds to air their grievances.
One fan authored a short letter to the show in their Tweet, writing: “Dear friend @Jeopardy, never do that movie crossovers category EVER again. love, me.”
Another unimpressed viewer complained, “That movie category was horrendous. Not even a mashup or a ‘pun’. Just two random things. Awful,” while yet another Jeopardy critic wrote, “The first movie crossover was cute; the rest is trash.”
Another fan spoke to the recent low scores, calling them “abysmal.” Monday’s episode had a total of 19 missed answers, making it the second lowest scoring episode of the season, per The Daily Mail.
Jeopardy! airs weeknights at 7/6c. Check the Jeopardy website for local listings.
