‘Jeopardy!’ fans call out confusing Final Jeopardy clue: ‘Not the first word I’d use’
“Jeopardy!” tripped up its contestants with a question that combined geography and math.On the Feb. 15 episode of the game show, the Final Jeopardy clue was in the category “Landmarks.”The prompt given to contestants read, “The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall.”Diandra D’Alessio, James Tyler and David Bederman were all competing for the final spot in the Champions Wildcard semifinals, but struggled to provide the right answer.Both D’Alessio and Bederman guessed the Eiffel Tower, while Tyler suggested Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, but none of those was the correct response.The answer was, in fact, the Gateway Arch in St.