And just like that … Cynthia Nixon loses ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ with embarrassing history clue flub
nypost.comepisode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” aired Wednesday, the “Sex and the City” and “And Just Like That…” star lost, with stand-up comedian Heather McMahan beating both Nixon, 57, and fellow celeb participant Cedric the Entertainer, 59.
During the episode, going into the new Triple Jeopardy! round, Cynthia led with $7,100, while Heather had $6,600 and Cedric, $3,200.The game between Nixon and McMahan was close, but Nixon got the last Daily Double, adding $2,000.By Final Jeopardy!, it seemed like Nixon would win, as she had $19,700, Cedric had $4,000 and McMahan had $15,600.The clue under “Unique Buildings” read: “Despite 17.5 miles of hallways, you can walk anywhere in this Virginia building within about 5 minutes, due to its concentric layout.”Cedric and McMahan both correctly guessed, “The Pentagon.” Host Ken Jennings then announced: “It all depends on Cynthia’s response.
Did she come up with the Pentagon?”As a former NYC mayoral candidate, a political question should have been a slam dunk for the “Sex and the City” star.
But, Nixon revealed that she scribbled something that looked like “VA Hospital” and tossed up her hands, in apparent confusion.
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