Jeopardy! fans slam show for most ‘hated category’ with ‘awful’ clues

Jeopardy! enthusiasts were up in arms about the video category WICKED, which featured clues connected to the movie that were read by director Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jeff Goldblum.

Jeopardy! fans took to the internet to complain about the show’s latest video category and its connection to a certain upcoming blockbuster movie musical.

Enthusiasts of the popular game show were up in arms about the category WICKED, which featured clues connected to the movie that were read by director Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jeff Goldblum.

Many complained that the category was not only “blatant product placement,” but also that it took up “too much time” and was the reason for time running out in double jeopardy with two clues left on the board.

Jeopardy! fans were not having it when it came to the latest promo for Wicked, especially because it interfered with the usual ‘pace’ of the show’s gameplay.

Fans felt the category was too heavy-handed in its promotion of the movie Wicked (Image: Jeopardy! YouTube)

In a post on Reddit, one fan expressed their frustration over the latest video category, claiming that the time it takes to explain the category, introduce who is reading the clue, and then the actual reading of the clue, is much slower than the standard gameplay, disrupting the pacing of the show.

On top of that, people feel they have been inundated with Wicked promo in the months leading up to its November 22 release, and that the category felt like ‘blatant product placement,’ especially since host Ken Jennings had to take the time to promote the movie directly by announcing when it would hit theaters.

One fan said: “It wouldn’t have been so bad if the clues weren’t awful,” while another offered: “I don’t mind the product placement, since it’s really not that frequent. But dear god the verbosity of these clues is asinine. They had Grande and Erivo filibuster just to ask who is the author of Wizard of Oz?“

It seems some Jeopardy! viewers do not want to be marketed to – they just want to enjoy the show as it is without any gimmicks.