Jeopardy! Fans Slam Players After Tournament of Champions Question Stumps All 3

The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions continued last night, and one question in particular stumped all three players - much to the disappointment of fans.

Amy Schneider, Tyler Rhode, and Maureen O'Neil competed in the first semi-finals game of the tournament, with Schneider handily coasting to victory by the time the game ended. To the surprise of many fans, though, all three champions missed a $1,200 clue in the "3-Named People" category. 

"She's the first Black woman on the Supreme Court & the first justice to have been a federal public defender," the clue read. Not one of the players were able to name Ketanji Brown Jackson, with Rhode confessing that the three of them were only able to pull two of Jackson's names when they conferred after the game. 

Fans slammed the players for this triple stumper, calling it "kinda gross" that none of them were able to name Justice Jackson. "Shame on these champions not knowing Ketanji Brown Jackson!" wrote one viewer. 

Kinda gross that none of these “Champions” knew Ketanji Brown Jackson #Jeopardy

— Allison (@allibocc) November 10, 2022

How could none of the people on #jeopardy know that Ketanji Brown Jackson was the eeeh…question?

— asia (@_takeAgLANCE) November 10, 2022

Of course they didn’t.🙃

Most Jeopardy contestants can run the table in random, obscure categories like “Foods That Start With The Letter ‘Q,’” but can’t remember Ketanji Brown Jackson’s name.#TotalHelpMeSing https://t.co/PN5RC9CRKO

— Neale (@AbeFroman) November 10, 2022

@Jeopardamy I’m so sad because Amy (my girl) didn’t know ‘Ketanji Brown Jackson’ on jeopardy tonight. As a member of an oppressed, ‘first in history’ group. I figured she’d know that one :(

— Taylor Gordon (@taysteofluxury) November 10, 2022

Shame on these champions not knowing Ketanji Brown Jackson!

— Karen55 (@Karen5511) November 10, 2022

Not a single contestant on tonight's Jeopardy Tournament of Champions knew that Ketanji Brown Jackson was the first black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. Can the asteroid please hit us now and be extra extra large?

— EllaS - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@EllaScriven1) November 10, 2022

How did no one know Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on #Jeopardy?!!

— JeopardyChump (@jeopardy_chump) November 10, 2022

Even with this major slip-up, Schneider concluded the evening with $19,664, while Rhode finished with $7,000, and O'Neil with $600. Schneider will advance to the finals, which kick off November 14. 

The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinals continue this evening. To find broadcast times and channels in your area, head to the Jeopardy! website. 

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Jade Budowski is a freelance writer with a knack for ruining punchlines and harboring dad-aged celebrity crushes. She was previously a reporter/producer at Decider and is a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow her on Twitter: @jadebudowski.