‘Jeopardy’ fans revolt when Ken Jennings allows champ to correct wrong answer

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with Mayim Bialik — was blamed for the first controversy of Season 39 when he asked four-game champion Luigi de Guzman to repeat his answer. “Here’s a typical early 19th-century landscape by this British painter,” Jennings read under the category “Cons” for $1,000.De Guzman — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia — buzzed in, first uttering “Who is: Constant?”“Say it again,” Jennings said, giving him a second chance. “I’m sorry.

Who is Constable? Constable,” de Guzman corrected himself.Jennings deemed the answer correct, and the contestant’s earnings grew to $6,200.To add to fans’ anger, the host didn’t allow fellow contestant Harriet Wagner — a retired lawyer from Houston, Texas — to change her answer when a similar scenario happened late in the game.

The brainiac responded to a clue about an author, answering “Who is Angela LeGuin,” before changing her response. “Sorry, Ursula LeGuin,” she corrected. “No, no I’m sorry,” Jennings interrupted. “Luigi picked up that clue, too, by buzzing in and repeating that player’s second, correct, reply.”“Yes, Harriet, you remembered that her name was Ursula but I had already begun ruling against you when you began correcting yourself,” he doubled down.

If Luigi wins tonight, he'll be back for the next ToC! pic.twitter.com/JxMC3H6JFuFans took their frustration to social media.“Gosh, Jeopardy — why not have a certain amount of time to answer?