You don’t need to be a Buckeye to get this one, but being familiar with collegiate athletics proved helpful to the contestants on a recent episode of “Jeopardy!”, though some fans were quick to argue that the question may have been too easy.
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For a Final Jeopardy question, guest host Sanjay Gupta gave contestants the following question: “In 2019 this public university attempted to trademark the word 'The' for use on clothing and hats,” reports Fox News.
All three contestants correctly answered that the college in question was The Ohio State University, but fans were not pleased at what they proclaimed was a “gimme.”
Some called the prompt “the easiest Final Jeopardy ever” while others took it further, sharing how angry they were that the quiz show, which is notoriously difficult to get onto due to its challenging questions, chose such a simple topic for its final category.
One person that’s probably not mad at the ease of the question? Courtney Shah, a community college teacher from Portland, Oregon and the show’s current champion. Her correct responses added $4,000 to her winnings, bringing her to a total of $118,558.
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This is not the first time a “Jeopardy!” question has sparked the ire of its devoted fan base. In June, fans were angered by a clue under the category “Plain-Named Maladies.”
“Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is also known as Grinch Syndrome because this organ is too small,” the clue read.
The answer to the clue was: “What is the heart?” However, some social media users found it offensive and spoke their minds.
“Oh Jeopardy! this is shameful. I have POTs and am sad you would resort to this. How low. And I might add, incredibly incorrect,” one viewer commented on Twitter. “Would you seriously tell a kid he has a condition that makes him Grinch?! I just...can't believe this.”
According to myheart.net, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, also known as POTS, is a condition that affects the flow of blood through a human’s body. When experiencing this, a person can experience dizziness when standing. This mainly occurs in younger women. Common symptoms that occur are elevated heart rate, extreme fatigue, and lightheadedness, as other common symptoms. However, there has been an increased POTS diagnosis in patients who had suffered from COVID-19.
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