Diana Ross fans fume over ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants’ wrong answers
Singers were the category on Final Jeopardy!, Monday, and while famous crooner Tony Bennett apparently knew the correct response, so did contestant Margaret Chipowsky.
“What 95-year-old singer did you think of?” Host Ken Jennings asked. “‘Who is Tony Bennett?’ That is correct. So you'll be adding to that $9,800. You land with $18,800. Wow. A big wager.”
Unfortunately, the other two contestants were not as familiar with the genre. They both guessed Diana Ross.
Diana Ross, who performed at the 2019 Grammys, has a lot of fans. And many of them took to Twitter to voice their dismay over contestants not knowing she is only 77. In fact so many fans were upset that Ross started trending on Twitter.
Jennings defended contestant Finn Corrigan because he’s only a sophomore in college. “To be fair, you're only 75 years younger than Tony Bennett,” he said. “Generationally, it's a bit of a stretch.”
Contestant Karen Johnson took to Twitter herself, writing, “Deepest apologies to the iconic Diana Ross! I didn’t really think you were the answer, but was running out of time and had to put something!”
Despite all the ruffled boa feathers, the memorable moment worked out great for one contestant.
“That means with $18,800, Margaret Chipowsky, you are our Jeopardy! Champion,” Jennings said. “From third place to Jeopardy! Champ just like that.”
Video Transcript
KEN JENNINGS: In 2021, at age 95, this singer achieved a Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material.
KYLIE MAR: Singers were the category on Final Jeopardy Monday. And while famous crooner Tony Bennett apparently knew the correct response, so did contestant Margaret Chipowsky.
KEN JENNINGS: What 95-year-old singer did you think of? Who is Tony Bennett? That is correct. So you'll be adding to that 9,800. You land with 18,800. Wow, big wager.
KYLIE MAR: Unfortunately, the other two contestants were not as familiar with the genre.
KEN JENNINGS: Who is Diana Ross? Did she come up with Tony Bennett also? Diana Ross. We know that's incorrect.
KYLIE MAR: Diana Ross, who performed at the 2019 Grammys, has a lot of fans. And many of them took to Twitter to voice their dismay over contestants not knowing she is only 77. In fact, so many fans were upset, that Ross started trending on Twitter. Host Ken Jennings defended contestant Finn Corrigan because he's only a sophomore in college.
KEN JENNINGS: To be fair, you're only 75 years younger than Tony Bennett. Generationally, it's a bit of a stretch.
KYLIE MAR: And contestant Karen Johnson took to Twitter herself, writing, "Deepest apologies to the iconic Diana Ross. I didn't really think you were the answer, but was running out of time and had to put something!" Despite all the ruffled boa feathers, the memorable moment worked out for one contestant.
KEN JENNINGS: That means with $18,800, Margaret Chipowsky, you are our "Jeopardy!" champion. From third place to "Jeopardy!" champ just like that.
