JEOPARDY! has been bashed by fans for overturning an incorrect answer. Fans of the game show said that the contestant's answer was not the same as what the answer was and said host Ken Jennings should have asked him to clarify. Amar Kakirde chose the category "Date of Birth" for $400 on the May 24 episode.
The question read, "Jan. 3, 2009, with the mining of the Genesis block." Amar's contestant, Has, buzzed in with "Minecraft," which was wrong.
Then, Amar buzzed in and said, "Blockchain." "Also, incorrect," Ken, 50, said. Anna Marie did not buzz in by the time the buzzer went off.
Ken revealed the answer to be Bitcoin. The game went on as usual and the contestants moved on to different categories. However, when Jeopardy! came back from a commercial break, Ken made an announcement before they continued on with the game.
"First off, we have a little surprise for Amar that does not involve rats or crabs," he said. "Our judges have decided to accept his response of the Blockchain, so that's going to add $800 to his score." This pushed Amar into the lead with $4,500.
Amar nodded with a slight smile on his face before they started the next round. Although both Bitcoin and Blockchain were invented in 2009, fans pointed out that the idea for Blockchain was thought of at least 20 years before bitcoin. Jeopardy! first aired in 1964 until 1975.
Then the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here they all are: Jeopardy! - (primetime) 1974 t.
