'Jeopardy!' fans upset over Ohio State question that was 'too easy'
'Jeopardy!' fans lashed out over a final question on Tuesday
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Angry "Jeopardy!" fans lashed out over a final question Tuesday they said was "too easy" and is a sign the game show isn’t "trying anymore."
In a Final Jeopardy question with the category "colleges and universities," guest host Sanjay Gupta asked contestants which school had recently trademarked the word "The."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"In 2019 this public university attempted to trademark the word "The" for use on clothing and hats," the question read.
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All three contestants got the right answer — "The" Ohio State University — prompting viewers to bash it as a question so no-duh, it wasn’t even fun.
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"That’s the easiest final jeopardy answer I’ve ever seen and it made me SO MAD," one fan wrote on Twitter.
"Easiest Final Jeopardy ever," a second observer griped.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another added, "Tonight’s Final Jeopardy was a GIMME."
Others proclaimed it was by far the least challenging final question the show has ever aired.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"That was the easiest final @Jeopardy question ever," another fan fumed.
Ultimately, the show’s current champ Courtney Shah, a community college teacher from Portland, Ore., used the simple question to add $4,000 to her total winnings of $118,558.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ohio State’s move to trademark one of the most common words in the English language was covered widely by the news media in August 2019.