‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Stunned Contestants Miss ‘Sopranos’ Clue

Jeopardy! contestants shocked fans and host Ken Jennings when none of them knew a clue about The Sopranos. See how the host reacted.

Chris D’Angelo, from Washington, D.C., was one of those contestants. The content manager entered the May 27 game with a five-day total of $97,000. Can he break $100,000 on his sixth game?

For that game, D’Angelo played against Rachel Hoke, from Wilmington, Delaware, and J.R. Scott, from Dana Point, California. Warning: Spoilers for the May 27 episode of Jeopardy! ahead!

D’Angelo had the lead of $4,400 by clue 15, but it was Scott, an economist, who found the Daily Double. He had $2,000 and wagered $1,000.

In “Canadian Terminology,” the clue read, “When the Globe & Mail uses ‘GTA’, it likely doesn’t mean Grand Theft Auto but this region, home to 7 million Canadians.”

“What is Alberta?” he guessed, shaking his head. The correct response was Greater Toronto Area, so Scott dropped to $1,000. He remained in second place, however, as Hoke, an instructional technologist, had $0.

When it came to clue 23 in “TV Shows by Characters,” the clue was “Uncle Junior, Johnny Sack & Richie Aprile.” None of the contestants knew the answer despite knowing all of the other ones in the category.

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“On The Sopranos,” Jennings said, sounding shocked when he revealed the answer.

“All three missing that Sopranos clue is honestly one of the biggest shockers in ages, Ken was definitely surprised,” a Reddit user said.

“If you gave me long enough, I think I would’ve been able to get to the Sopranos from Uncle Junior. But I certainly couldn’t get there in just five seconds,” another said.

D’Angelo ended the round with $5,800. Scott was in second place with $2,400. Hoke had $1,800.

Scott found the first DD of Double Jeopardy on clue two. He had $2,800 and wagered all of his money. In “Heated Rivalries,” the clue read, “During a March 4, 1861, inaugural speech, this wily debater held his onetime rival’s hat.”

“Who is Stephen Douglas?” he answered correctly. This gave him $5,600, only $200 away from tying with D’Angelo.

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He also found the last DD on clue nine. With the lead at $11,600, Scott wagered $2,000. In “National Spelling Bee Winning Words,” the clue read, “From Greek for ‘word’ & ‘flow’, this noun meaning pathologically excessive speech was the winning word in 1999.”

“What is logorrhea?” he answered correctly. Scott took an even bigger lead with $13,600. D’Angelo had $9,400.

On clue 14, D’Angelo took the lead again with $15,400. He ended with $19,800. Scott had $13,600. Hoke’s total was $4,200.

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“Scientific Books” was the Final Jeopardy category. The clue was “Published in 1868, ‘Études sur le vinaigre’ was one of this man’s groundbreaking works.”

Only one contestant had the right response. Hoke wrote, “Who is D?” She was wrong and wagered $2,200, giving her a final total of $2,000.

Scott’s response was “Who is Richter?” He crossed it out and wrote “Aud?” which was still wrong. He wagered $13,599, leaving him with $1.

D’Angelo had the correct response of “Who is Louis Pasteur?” He wagered $7,401, making his total $27,201.

This made him a six-day champion, giving him a total of $124,201. He will return on Thursday for his seventh game.

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