Sporting clues on “Jeopardy!” are perhaps one of the few times when people like you and me can feel just as smarter than the show’s contestants. That was the case on Tuesday, when a category of title winners emerged and the three competitors were forced to take it up.
Their failure to get one clue was particularly hilarious, however, given the connection the answer had with the guest host, quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The $ 400 designation read, “In the 1960s, these Midwesterners earned 5 NFL Championship Trophies.”
Those who have the benefit of hearing this clue in the context of this post and understanding how context cues work will immediately realize that the answer is the Green Bay Packers. The show’s contestants didn’t get such luxuries until the “time’s up” buzzer went off and Rodgers now stretched out his arms as if to say “come on now.”
What made the moment even better was that the clue immediately after that – which was worth more money and therefore supposedly more difficult – was answered quickly. This produced a sarcastic, “Oh, you know that, huh? OK,” from the Packers quarterback.
Rodgers serves as the guest host of “Jeopardy!” for a two-week period as part of a string of other celebrity guests taking over the show in the wake of the death of Alex Trebek, who was the show’s iconic host for decades.
This is not the first time that there has been some playful ridging between Rodgers and the participants, although it was at the expense of Rodgers the last time. In a Final Jeopardy question, a contestant poked fun at the Packers for kicking a late field goal instead of going for a touchdown in last season’s NFC Championship against the Buccaneers.