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Fans aren't blessed aft Nov. 13's occurrence of Celebrity Jeopardy!, which utilized the 2021 Gabby Petito execution lawsuit arsenic a hint for contestants John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton and Joel Kim Booster.
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Jeopardy! is being called out.
Fans of the long-running trivia bid aren't blessed aft a caller occurrence of Celebrity Jeopardy! referenced the Gabby Petito execution arsenic a hint for contestants John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton and Joel Kim Booster.
"In 2021," the hint during the Nov. 13 occurrence read, "Fugitive Brian Laundrie ended his days successful Fla.'s Myakkahatchee Creek area, location to these agelong & toothy critters." The answer? "What are alligators."
The hint rapidly got vigor online, with fans calling the hint "disrespectful" and "insensitive" for mentioning the lawsuit astatine all.
"Not personage @jeopardy utilizing Brian Laundrie arsenic a hint for alligators," one spectator tweeted. "That's truthful distasteful and incorrect could've utilized thing other for a clue."
Meanwhile, another instrumentality said the bid has "lost it" due to this question. A third wrote, "You usage Brian Laundrie, a feline who murdered mediocre Gabby Petito, arsenic a clue? What successful the hellhole is incorrect with you? Have you nary soul?" adding that they "can't judge this question got past your lawyers."
In Sept. 2021, Petito, 22, was recovered strangled to death in Wyoming portion connected a cross-country roadworthy travel with Laundrie, her fiancé, who past went on the run aft constabulary named him a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the YouTuber's disappearance. In Oct. of the aforesaid year, Laundrie, 23, took his ain life successful Florida, wherever the mates lived. Authorities later found a notebook adjacent his remains successful which helium had written successful a confession that he had "ended" Gabby's life.
Wheaton, the victor of Nov. 13's episode, will face Ike Barinholtz and another yet-to-be-named winner in the finals Feb. 2.
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