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‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Says Sexist Clue Made Everyone in the Room ‘A Little Uncomfortable’

'Jeopardy!' contestant Heather Ryan said a sexist clue about women who wear glasses during the complete the rhyme section made everyone uncomfortable.

Host Ken Jennings issued an apology to the contestant, Heather Ryan, while admitting the Complete the Rhyming Phrase category clue was problematic During a recent appearance on Jeopardy, the contestant Heather Ryan was on the receiving end of an apology from host Ken Jennings after a sexist clue made its way into the Complete the Rhyming Phrase category. “Frankly, I don’t need to hear Ken read an obviously outdated and inappropriate clue and then call it ‘problematic,’” one viewer shared on a Reddit thread about the episode.

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