“Jeopardy” contestants got stumped Monday on a detailed basketball clue, leaving some fans in disbelief.
In the category “Jump Through These Hoops,” host Ken Jennings read the clue that included a photo: “SGA, this guy, won the 2024 to ’25 NBA MVP award, to go along with the scoring title and NBA championship.”
Nobody buzzed in.
“SGA is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,” Jennings pointed out.
In defense of the contestants, “Jeopardy” producers placed the answer in an $800 square for the first round, meaning the predicted difficulty was relatively high.
But some observers weren’t in a forgiving mood. USA Today called the lack of response “egregious.”
“What is a short memory?” a viewer snidely answered in the form of a question, as the show demands.
“Unreal, why do these jokers know nothing about sports,” another complained.
Although he and his opponents drew a blank on the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar, contestant Trey Hart won again to bring his two-day total to $34,300.