‘Jeopardy!’ fans claim Ken Jennings ‘robbed’ contestant after shady ruling
nypost.comGeth-SEH-muh-nee.”However, he rattled off the name of the place in Jerusalem with a hard “g” sound — like “gate,” which is correct — in the beginning, and a “d” sound — rather than an “n” — on the last syllable.Jennings, 48, said that was wrong and moved on to the returning champ, Tamara Ghattas, who said used the “n” sound at the end but also said a soft “g” — like “gel,” which is incorrect — on the first syllable. “Yeah, we just needed the ‘n’ in Gethsemane — that’s correct,” said Jennings, who also pronounced the name with a soft “g.” The mistake cost Manning a spot during the Final Jeopardy portion of the show, dropping his $4,200 down to $2,600.Jennings’ call sparked the ire of several fans on Twitter. “Uhhhh @Jeopardy —-Who decided on the correct pronunciation of ‘Gethsemane’??
I need to hear that again,” tweeted one user. “Ken, the host of Jeopardy does not know how to pronounce, Gethsemane,” slammed a second user. “Unless I misunderstand #Jeopardy rules, the judges should not have accepted Tamara’s “Bible” answer of Jess-seh-muh-nee,” wrote an Episcopalian priest. “That’s an entirely different word than Gethsemane, which is pronounced geth-seh-muh-nee.
Of course, it didn’t matter in the end.” According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Gethsemane is indeed pronounced with a hard “g” sound.
This is not the first time “Jeopardy!” has come under the scrutiny of audiences.Last week, the host gave a contestant full points for answering a question about “Star Wars” actor Ewan McGregor with the wrong last name.
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