Jeopardy! contestant Mira Hayward leaves viewers in stitches after accidentally making a VERY X-rated gesture to celebrate her win
Danger! Contestant Mira Hayward may be regretting her celebratory dance move on the NBC game show after she accidentally made an X-rated gesture with her hands.
The podcast host from Portland, Oregon, defeated contestants Kate Campolieta and Jesse Chin in the first quarterfinal of the Winter 2024 Champions Wildcard Competition that aired Monday.
Hayward, 28, took home $16,400 and landed in the semifinals, but it was her NSFW move — not her triumphant win — that had people talking.
The viral moment was sparked by Monday’s Final Jeopardy category, World Flags, which failed to inspire confidence among the participants.
Danger! champion Mira Hayward defeated contestants Kate Campolieta and Jesse Chin on Monday in the first quarterfinal of the show’s Winter 2024 Champions Wildcard Competition
The podcast host from Portland, Oregon, went viral after she made a ‘0’ shape with her hands and shook it in the direction of her fellow participants
Hayward was likely referring to their $0 bets with this gesture, but viewers were quick to point out that it looked like she was miming a sex act.
All three of them bet $0 before seeing the clue: ‘The flag of this Asian nation is part of a World Heritage Site dating from the 12th century.’
Chin, who was in third place with $1,800, didn’t even try to answer the question. Instead, he wrote “Happy Birthday Mira” on his board.
Campolieta was in second place with $8,000 when she correctly answered, “What is Cambodia?” But her decision not to bet money cost her.
Hayward remained the leader with $16,400 after also getting the ask right without betting anything.
After winning the quarter-final, she made a ‘0’ shape with her hands and shook them in the direction of her fellow contestants.
Hayward was likely referring to their $0 bets with this gesture, but viewers were quick to point out that it looked like she was miming a sex act.
Danger! fans flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to playfully mock her for the unfortunate motion she made with her hands.
Dogecoin co-founder and comedian Billy Markus, who is known online as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, posted a six-second clip of Hayward’s gesture during Final Jeopardy.
Danger! fans flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to playfully mock her for the unfortunate motion she made with her hands
“The winner of Jeopardy last night made a ‘0’ sign with her hands at her competitors after they won because they both bet $0 during the final hazard and uhhhhhh,” he wrote.
The message has been viewed more than 580,000 times.
“Looks more like the Daily Double,” someone joked.
“OnlyFans, Jeopardy style,” someone else added.
Ben Porter also went viral when he shared the clip on the platform, writing: ‘Definitely this danger! moment will not be remembered.’
His video has been viewed no less than 2.3 million times.
Several people noted that the Jeopardy! The winner had no idea she was making an obscene gesture, while others admitted they didn’t notice it at first
“I really want to know what gesture she thought she was doing… Because it’s 1000% not the gesture we all saw,” one X user asked.
‘Haha, I can’t stop laughing at this danger! moment. Pure gold!’ someone else responded.
“I just finished watching and screamed out loud ‘oh no!!'” another added.
Several people noted that the Jeopardy! The winner had no idea she was making an obscene gesture, while others admitted they didn’t notice it at first.
Hayward has yet to respond to the jokes about her hand movements, but she did acknowledge her win over X after the show aired.
‘Thanks everyone for the get well wishes!’ she wrote. “And especially thanks to @JeopardyJesseC and @campolka, who are as brilliant, hilarious and kind as they seem on TV. I couldn’t have had more fun on the Alex Trebek Stage than with those two. Next semi-finals!’
Hayward returns to Jeopardy! to participate in the semi-finals, which will be broadcast on February 16.