‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Stumbles In The “50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time” Category: “Who Is Beyoncé?”

By Alex Vena
Published Feb. 15, 2024, 12:49 p.m. ET

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Beyoncé is the latest artist to fall victim to a Jeopardy! pop culture flub.

On Tuesday’s (Feb. 13) episode, contestants Nicole Rudolph, Kat Jepson and Long Nguyen faced off in a category featuring the “50 greatest Rappers of All Time”, as ranked by Billboard and Vibe last February.

Host Ken Jennings shared the following clue, hinting at the artist occupying the #44 spot on the list, Queen Latifah.

He read, “She invited us to ‘Come Into My House,’ & also deal with the ‘Wrath of My Madness’: We bow down before this queen,” per Entertainment Weekly.

Rudolph incorrectly guessed the “Single Ladies” singer, followed by Jepson, who correctly guessed Queen Latifah.

While accepting Jepson’s answer, Jennings teased Rudolph, “Different queen.”

Although Beyoncé may not have officially earned the title of one of the “greatest rappers of all time,” she has rapped on some of her own tracks, and has offered her talents to Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj and her husband Jay-Z (the latter two of whom are #10 and #1 on Billboard’s rankings, respectively).

That being said, this error may be viewed as more understandable than others made on the show, such as when no contestant could recognize Mac Miller, nor Garth Brooks, in previous episodes, despite being shown pictures of each of the artists.

Beyoncé recently made headlines unrelated to Jeopardy when the musical diva broke the news of her upcoming country album, Act II, on Instagram following her appearance in a Verizon Super Bowl ad on Sunday (Feb. 11).

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