Not so shore about this one.
Fans of “Jeopardy!” are salty concerning the final clue for Wednesday’s episode, within the “World of Water” category.
The clue read: “The Bass Strait divides Tasmania & mainland Australia & hydrographers have disputed which of those 2 larger bodies it’s a part of.”
Returning champ Ben Goldstein, a content marketing specialist from Michigan, and Nabeela Rahman, a co-operative education coordinator from Ontario, appropriately answered, “What are the Indian & Pacific Oceans?” while Lee Papa, a professor from Recent Jersey, watched his probabilities float away.
Crabby viewers are arguing several responses could satisfy the clue.
“I’m going to open by saying that I hate this Final,” a show recapper wrote on The Jeopardy! Fan website.
“Even depending on whether or not you’re in Australia, there could also be many possible answers to this one. On its west, depending on who’s making the definition, the body of water is either the Great Australian Bight, the Indian Ocean, or the Southern Ocean. (The Southern Ocean definition is used mainly by Australia.)”
The recapper continued: “On its east, it’s either the Tasman Sea or the Pacific Ocean. Considering that either half of this response has multiple possible responses, I don’t think that it’s an appropriate subject for a Final.”
The divisive clue also sparked a lengthy debate on Reddit, where a couple of viewers claimed it could’ve actually been the “easiest in awhile.”
“Could this have been the simplest FJ clue shortly? All of the more amazing that somebody thought Australia was next to the Atlantic Ocean,” one fan wrote about Papa, who guessed “What are the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?”
“It was easy when you didn’t overcomplicate it like I did,” one other suggested.
“At first I used to be wondering in the event that they wanted Great Australian Bight (objectively unsuitable) and Tasman Sea (too specific), but then I settled on the Pacific and Southern Oceans, because the strait’s western edge empties into Australia’s south coast.”
The poster continued, “In fact, Australia’s south coast is on the Indian Ocean — the Southern Ocean doesn’t extend as far north as I assumed (it’s defined because the waters below 60 degrees south).”
One other avid viewer argued they “haven’t really seen many FJs as poorly [penned] as this one.”
The Post has contacted a representative for “Jeopardy!” for comment.
The controversies proceed for the beloved quiz show. On Monday, viewers were throwing tomatoes on the “horrendous” “Let’s Make a Movie Crossover!” category.
And last week, all three contestants were stumped by the ultimate American geography clue.
