'Jeopardy' gets question about Detroit Free Press wrong

By Alexandra Fluegel

May 17, 2016 at 9:34 am

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Ah Jeopardy, television's pinnacle of knowledge, the only primetime show on basic cable that won't make you dumber.

For years, the show has been giving the folks at home the chance to work that head muscle they've got and yell at the TV, all while feeling the sweet satisfaction that superiority grants.

Feeling pretty good after I correctly answered final jeopardy and none of the contestants were right! #veto #Jeopardy
— tay (@_tsnider) May 17, 2016

And on Monday night during a Power Players episode that featured novelist Jonathan Franzen, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, and CNN's S.E. Cupp, it wasn't just the contestants whose erroneous responses gave viewers the chance to go 'NUH-UH!' It was one of the questions.

Huzzah! The @freep was just a clue on Jeopardy! pic.twitter.com/gza5mrgTZo
— Matt Helms (@MattHelms) May 16, 2016

'OH, I know this one! It's Detroit Free Press!' said All Of Us At Home.

Jonathan Franzen answered correctly because he's a genius. Way to go Jonathan.

Fact: Jonathan Franzen's ego makes me wet. #Jeopardy
— Lauren Greenberg (@LaurenGreenberg) May 17, 2016

But wait. Something's not right. That date, it seems...wrong.

We're stumping Alex Trebec. @Freep has been around since 1831. Oops! pic.twitter.com/K0FJNEu52C
— Matt Helms (@MattHelms) May 16, 2016

Oh boy.

Dear @Jeopardy, We love you, but @freep has been On Guard since 1831, not 1835. #OnGuardfor185Years #Detroit pic.twitter.com/ZkZ17nJnYR
— Matt Helms (@MattHelms) May 16, 2016

Dear @Jeopardy, Our front page tells readers every day how long we've been On Guard for Detroit. #not1835 pic.twitter.com/rbNHBGuzV4
— Matt Helms (@MattHelms) May 17, 2016

Welp, someone on staff screwed up (silly humans) and lucky for them, no one besides the Free Press (and maybe MAYBE a few really smart people at home) seemed to ~~care~~ notice.

Meanwhile...

tonight #jeopardy taught me that while i still know a lot about about baseball, i know nothing about dumb ass birds.
— katherine yon (@katherineyon) May 17, 2016