‘Jeopardy’s’ Ken Jennings Apologizes to Female Contestant Over Questionable Clue

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Heather Ryan is speaking out after going viral in precocious October acknowledgment to a sexist hint connected the deed crippled show.

In the class of “Rhyming Phrases,” the clue was: “Men seldom marque passes at…” with the reply being “at girls who deterioration glasses.” Noticeably, Heather was the lone pistillate connected signifier and wearing glasses.

"It is decidedly an unusual choice,” Heather told Binghamton University’s pupil paper Pipe Dream connected Nov. 6, per People. “I deliberation it made everybody successful the assemblage and connected stage, and Ken Jennings too, a small uncomfortable. It was like, ‘Oh, that was unexpected.’”

In fact, big Ken apologized to Heather successful the moment, calling the clue, “a small problematic,” and adding, “Sorry Heather.” Fellow contestant Will Wallace, who provided the close answer, agreed with Ken astatine the time, saying, “Very.”

The remark was believed to person travel from precocious writer Dorothy Parker.

As for Heather’s ideas for the crippled amusement moving forward: “Maybe we take amended rhyming phrases successful 2024.”

“Unfortunately, determination are inactive girls who are [in] mediate school, and they don’t privation to deterioration their glasses and they’re losing retired connected their education,” she said. “So, I deliberation it’s overmuch amended to beryllium capable to spot than thing else.”

However, contempt the viral moment, Heather enjoyed the experience, contempt losing by lone $1 successful Final Jeopardy.

“I had a large time,” she said. “Everybody determination was precise welcoming. It’s specified a portion of American civilization that I decidedly wanted to spell connected erstwhile I got the telephone for it.”

She was besides excited to beryllium a portion of the show’s prestigious history.

“It’s conscionable a precise peculiar happening to play a tiny relation successful this large part,” she added. “It’s been moving for 40 years, and truthful I got to play my portion successful it.”