‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Say Ken Jennings Gave Away Answer In Clue

Jeopardy! questions are supposed to be tough. However, some questions are not only easy, but they slightly give away the answer in the clue. Things got even worse this week on the show. Here is the clue and what gave it all away to the contestant.

Jeopardy! Clue Spoils The Answer

On Monday’s episode of Jeopardy!, a clue included a visual image. While the question was slightly tough, the visual clue had a major spoiler in it. The actual answer showed up on a board behind the person in the photo, spoiling it immediately for the players.
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Adam Hersh, an attorney from New York, was the defending champion with a one-day winning total of $29,000. He played against Carolyn Gramling, a science writer from Washington, D.C., and Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia.

The category for this question’s (“Time For A Cocktail?”) $600 clue read: “Helen Gurley Brown became this publication’s first female editor in the 1960’s.” There was a visual clue on the board in the photo of Helen. A board behind her had the word “Cosmopolitan” written on it.

Adam buzzed in and answered, “What is Cosmopolitan?” – which was clearly the right answer.

It was an easy answer for Adam, but it didn’t matter in the end. By the time Final Jeopardy! rolled around, Kevin ran away with the game at $20,200 while Adam only had $7,200 in second place. The category was “19th Century Novels,” and the answer was “What is Around the World in 80 Days?”

Adam ended up with $14,300 when he got it right. Kevin missed it, but only bid enough to drop to $15,200 to win the game.

Fans React To Bad Jeopardy! Clue

Fans were unhappy with the image clue displaying the actual answer to the Jeopardy! question. Many fans feel that visual clues ruin the game, and others say that spoilers need to be eliminated in future games on the show.
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Here is a sample of some of the fans’ comments after the clue visually gave away the answer (via The U.S. Sun):

“I know it’s happened a handful of times before, but the “Cosmopolitan” clue may be the most blatant example of an image clue giving an answer away ever.”
“Am I the only one who is sick of image clues? They’re distracting and make things too easy. I mean the answer was written verbatim that should not be allowed.”
“The Cosmo clue was WAY too easy. Dead giveaway.”

What are your thoughts on the puzzle clue giving away the Jeopardy! answer? Do you think these should be avoided in the future? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.