Jeopardy! fails to upload hotly-debated Bible clue to YouTube after rerun of THAT infamous final round
Danger! has sparked yet another biblical hellfire of defiance over a hotly debated religious issue as reruns aired ahead of the new season.
The New Testament clue that originally aired during the 2022 Tournament of Champions remains mysteriously absent from the game show’s YouTube page after the episode was re-aired on Wednesday, according to The Sun.
Critics claimed that the contentious Bible question robbed Sam Buttrey of a win last November, which may be why the show seems to be moving away from it.
The professor was in the lead with $14,800 when he and his fellow contestants – Andrew He and Amy Schneider – entered the infamous final round of Jeopardy.
The danger! clue originally aired during the 2022 Tournament of Champions mysteriously remains absent from the game show’s YouTube page after the episode was re-aired on Wednesday
Critics claimed the contentious Bible question robbed Sam Buttrey of a win last November, which may be why the show seems to be distancing itself from it
He trailed Buttrey with $13,200, while Schneider had $2,400.
Under the category ‘The New Testament’ the question was: ‘Paul’s letter to them is the New Testament letter with the most Old Testament quotations.’
Host Ken Jennings said Schneider was right after she replied, “Who are the Hebrews?”
“Yes, Jewish followers of Christianity, so of course Paul quoted the Old Testament,” he explained.
Buttrey wrote down, “Who are the Romans?” but his alternative answer was not accepted by the judges.
He, the third contestant, was also ruled incorrect after answering, “Who are the Philippiaes?” but he still had enough revenue to win the episode.
The question is considered controversial because religious scholars dispute whether Paul actually wrote the letter to the Hebrews.
According to Britannicathe “anonymous New Testament epistle is traditionally attributed to Paul, but it is now widely believed to be the work of another Jewish Christian.”
After the pre-recorded episode aired, furious fans took to social media to claim that Buttrey should have been the winner of the tournament round, claiming his answer was the best.
Under the category ‘The New Testament’ the question was: ‘Paul’s letter to them is the New Testament letter with the most Old Testament quotations’
Host Ken Jennings said Amy Schneider was right after she replied, “Who are the Hebrews?” Buttrey’s answer: “Who were the Romans?” was not accepted. Andrew He was also ruled incorrect, but he still won the round. Critics were quick to point out that religious scholars have debated whether Paul actually wrote the letter
If Buttrey’s answer had been accepted, he would have won two finals matches instead of winning, which may also have affected the outcome of the tournament. Schneider became champion after becoming the first to three wins
Viewers who first saw the rerun on Wednesday took to X, formerly Twitter, to criticize the show again over the question and Buttrey’s subsequent loss
Danger! Executives later discussed the controversy on the show’s weekly podcast, and they stuck with the question, saying it was overseen by a seminarian.
“When it comes to Bible categories, we’ve taken it upon ourselves as a show to use the King James version of the Bible as our ‘Bible of Bibles,’ so to speak, and we’ve kind of let the world know that ,” showrunner Michael Davies explained.
“So when the participants come, for the most part they know we’re referring to the King James Bible.”
“Specifically for this clue, we also contacted a seminarian who verified that our information, as written in the clue, was correct, and then we went ahead and said, “Okay, we feel safe doing this clue,” he added.
If Buttrey’s answer had been accepted, he would have won two finals matches instead of winning, which may also have affected the outcome of the tournament.
Schneider became champion after becoming the first to three wins.
After the episode re-aired on Wednesday, The Sun noticed the question was not shared on YouTube, noting that the show typically posts every Final Jeopardy round, even after reruns.
However, if the goal was to prevent another round of backlash, the plan didn’t work.
Viewers who saw the rerun for the first time took to X, formerly Twitter, to criticize the show again over the question and Buttrey’s subsequent loss.
“@Jeopardy Paul did not write a letter to Hebrews,” one scholar noted. “We don’t know who did. The correct answer was Romans. Dr. Chuck BrownPh. D. Bible Studies and Th.D.
‘Hmmmm @Jeopardy – you screwed up again! Sam’s answer was correct: Paul wrote Romans, but probably not Hebrews. You need a better Biblical source,” another wrote.
As a loyal Jeopardy fan, I was disappointed with the last question tonight. This is the second time Jeopardy has made the mistake of attributing the NT book of Hebrews to Paul. Hebrews is an anonymous work. This is unintentionally misleading, but could cost someone a correct answer,” another commented.