“Jeopardy!” followers are confused and greater than a bit of miffed after a controversial Last Jeopardy! clue divided contestants within the closing rounds of this system’s “Match of Champions.” That is the second clue controversy this system has confronted in just some days.
Amy Schneider, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey are the ultimate champions standing within the event, and the primary particular person to win three rounds would be the final victor. In Wednesday’s episode, the trio was confronted with this clue, beneath the class “New Testomony”:
“Paul’s letter to them is the New Testomony epistle with essentially the most Previous Testomony quotations.”
The assertion isn’t controversial as a result of it’s in regards to the Bible. That’s not an unusual subject on the trivia present. However the right reply remains to be a topic of debate, even amongst Biblical students.
Schneider answered “Who’re the Hebrews,” and was deemed right by host Ken Jennings.
Buttrey answered “Who’re the Romans,” and was deemed incorrect.
He mentioned “Philippiaes,” doubtless in reference to the Philippians, which was additionally incorrect.
The entire solutions confer with books within the Bible which are collections of epistles, or letters, ostensibly from Jesus’ apostle Paul to totally different teams within the formative days of the Christian church. Nevertheless, consultants have various opinions on whether or not Paul really wrote the letter to the Hebrews – and thus, whether or not the reply was really right. In truth, there are bitter divisions amongst totally different colleges of Christian thought relating to Paul’s Biblical affect and authorship.
Many “Jeopardy!” viewers thought Buttrey’s reply ought to have been the right one, since students usually agree Paul was the creator of the e book of Romans.
Even consultants on faith and historical past weighed in.
“The problem: Hebrews has essentially the most OT quotes of any NT letter; it was traditionally attributed to Paul; however as we speak most argue he didn’t write it primarily based primarily on inner proof,” a priest and theology professor wrote on Twitter. “(Romans is correct if Paul didn’t write Hebrews),” he added.
“Pricey Jeopardy: However Paul didn’t write Hebrews!!!!!!!” wrote another historian and theologian.
Others postulated that, whatever the reply, the clue was not clearly worded with regard to letters, epistles and books of the Bible – all deeply complicated phrases for folks outdoors (and typically inside) the spheres of Biblical research.
In the midst of the confusion, He emerged because the evening’s winner regardless of his incorrect Last Jeopardy! reply, and is one win away from event victory.
It’s value noting that Buttrey, who had the reply some folks suppose ought to have been right, is a fan favorite and would have received if he secured the final reply.
Only a few days earlier than the Bible kerfuffle, an episode of “Movie star Jeopardy!” featured a clue in regards to the 2021 demise of Instagram character Gabby Petito and the suicide demise of her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who wrote that he was liable for her homicide.
“In 2021 fugitive Brian Laundrie ended his days in FLA’s Myakkahatchee Creek space, residence to those lengthy & toothy critters,” the clue learn.
(The reply was “What are alligators?”)
Viewers were appalled that the query invoked each suicide and a extremely publicized homicide.
“Y’all couldn’t have gotten to alligator AAAAAANY different means???” one viewer wrote.
In an announcement to numerous media organizations, an lawyer for the Laundrie household demanded an apology from the present, calling the query “distasteful.”