‘Jeopardy!’ upsets Diana Ross fans after yet another contestant accuses her of being a nonagenarian

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A couple of Jeopardy! contestants struggled Tuesday, as the category “A Number Between 1 and 100” may have thrown off the vibe, despite being seemingly straight forward.

For example, one clue was, “Your standard phonograph record until the 1950s, or the age Diana Ross turned in 2022.”

While it was unknown why Diana Ross was added to the clue. A possible explanation could be that in March her fans were outraged with the show after two contestants incorrectly believed she was 95.

Fortunately, contestant Jake Marvin didn’t make that same mistake…but he did make a very similar one. He thought the 78-year-old singer was 90.

While some viewers found a silver-lining in the incorrect answer, (tweet) many more thought the famous singer was still being disrespected, like this fan who asked, “Why do these Jeopardy! contestants think Diana Ross is over 90 years old? Also why can’t Jeopardy! keep Diana’s name out of its mouth?”

Even though fans of Diana Ross and Barack Obama couldn’t believe the incorrect responses, at least contestant Yungsheng Wang knew Obama was the 44th president.

Between his vast intellect and the other contestants' wrong answers, Yungsheng finished with an impressive win. He added $25,001 to his winnings, which after two days totals $47,801.

Video Transcript

- Barack Obama was this number president. Susie?

- What is the 38th?

- No.

KYLIE MAR: A couple of jeopardy contestants struggled Tuesday as the category a number between one and 100 may have thrown off the vibe, despite being seemingly straightforward.

- Your standard phonograph record, until the 1950s or the age Diana Ross turned in 2022.

KYLIE MAR: While it was unknown why Diana Ross was added to the clue, a possible explanation could be that, in March, her fans were outraged with the show after a contestant incorrectly believed she was 95. Fortunately, contestant Jake Marvin didn't make that same mistake, but he did make a very similar one.

- What is 90?

- No, that number, 78.

KYLIE MAR: While some viewers found a silver lining in the incorrect answer, many more thought the famous singer was still being disrespected, like this fan who asked, why do these Jeopardy contestants think Diana Ross is over 90 years old? Also, why can't Jeopardy keep Diana's name out of its mouth? Even though fans of Diana Ross and Barack Obama couldn't believe the incorrect responses, at least, contestant Yungsheng Wang knew which president Obama was.

- What is the 44th?

- Yes.

KYLIE MAR: Between his vast intellect and the other contestants wrong answers, Yungsheng finished with an impressive win.

- With $25,001, you are our Jeopardy champion, again, with a two day total of $47,801. Wow, the man who says he never wins anything has done it again.