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Jeopardy contestant involved in 'unexpected' sexist clue says it made everybody on set 'a little uncomfortable'

'Jeopardy' contestant breaks silence on sexist clue that prompted Ken Jennings' apology: It made everybody 'a little uncomfortable.'

Last week, Ryan — a health program director from Binghamton, NY — competed against Ian Taylor and four-day champion Will Wallace on Jeopardy ’s Oct. 28 episode. As the trio were going through the "Complete the Rhyming Phrase” category, they were given the clue, "Men seldom make passes at…” to which the answer was "girls who wear glasses." The version of the show that modern viewers are most familiar with was born in 1984, when Jeopardy was revived with Alex Trebek as its host.

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