Jeopardy! followers are sounding off over one of many clues from the July third sport, as host Ken Jennings dominated towards one participant’s preliminary reply.
The match which noticed one-day champion Kelly Proulx tackle Sarasota-based lawyer Dana Keane and Burbank-based buyer help group lead Isaac Hirsch, raised eyebrows with the $800 clue within the class “Don’t Go, Jason.” The clue learn, “Enjoying the evil Gideon on this Edgar Wright flick, Jason Schwartzman will get his head kicked in; Okay-O, Cera Cera.”
The proper response was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, however Isaac’s preliminary reply of Scott Pilgrim was seemingly not accepted, main him to increase the response, saying, “What’s Scott Pilgrim…. vs. The Universe?”
Ken Jennings for Jeopardy! and Michael Cera in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Jeopardy!, Inc.; Copyright © ©Common/courtesy Everett / Everett Assortment)
“Sorry, no,” Jennings responded earlier than Kelly buzzed in with the best reply. As some could know, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the 2010 movie starring Michael Cera because the titular character alongside an all-star forged. The cult basic received an animated replace in 2023 when Scott Pilgrim Takes Off debuted, with a lot of the movie’s essential forged voicing their characters.
Based mostly on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel sequence, it appeared that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World had no room for errors, or so followers identified on Reddit.
“Ken (seemingly) not accepting Scott Pilgrim and requiring the complete Scott Pilgrim vs the World has me questioning if there’s a tough and quick rule about film titles and subtitles, or if it’s extra vibe-based on the judges’ half?” one fan questioned.
“Isaac stated vs. The Universe, however typically, it’s completely ‘vibe-based.’ one other viewer responded. “They don’t make you say Dr. Strangelove or: How I Realized to Cease Worrying and Love the Bomb,” they identified.
Finally, the blame seems to be on Isaac for not ready a fraction of a second longer as one other viewer chimed in, “Yeah, he ultimately gave a fallacious reply, however he initially merely stated Scott Pilgrim, paused lengthy sufficient to let Ken rule, Ken didn’t rule, and he continued on along with his guess on the subtitle.”
On this case, it should even be famous that contemplating all the Scott Pilgrim diversifications, specificity was key to securing the winnings for the clue. However what do you suppose? Was the ruling truthful? Tell us your ideas within the feedback part, beneath.
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