Final Jeopardy! Clue Causes Argument Among Fans, Many State Answer Was Incorrect
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Host of "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek attends a press conference to discuss the upcoming Man V. Machine "Jeopardy!" competition at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center on Jan. 13, 2011, in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Ben Hider / Getty Images)
By Kim Davis
Published December 12, 2019 at 10:27am
Tuesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!” featured Jennifer Quail, who improved to a five-game win streak and correctly answered a clue that some fans argue was incorrect.
Many “Jeopardy!” fans are fiercely devoted to the game show and are quick to detect a clue that may be confusing, inaccurate, or, in Tuesday night’s case, may have more than one correct answer.
Under the category of Oscar-winning films came this Final Jeopardy! clue: “The first words spoken in this 1970 Best Picture Oscar winner are ‘Ten-hut!’ ‘Be Seated.’”
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The response that Quail correctly gave and Trebek confirmed as accurate was, “What is ‘Patton’?”