'Jeopardy!' Taking Heat for Question About Gabby Petito's Murder
Live Reactions
that gabby petito question on jeopardy is insanely awful
— horatio cringebottom (@MancumTalks) November 16, 2022
Jeopardy just used Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito as a clue just now WTF @Jeopardy #CelebrityJeopardy #Jeopardy
— Colin Horton Movie Reviews (@ColinHortonYT) November 14, 2022
Viewers watching Celebrity Jeopardy live that night new at once that they had crossed a line with this clue.
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WTAF @Jeopardy. Couldn’t you have come up with ANY other clue for ‘alligators’ than using Gabby Petito’s murderer? https://t.co/Rm3XvkZzlw
— Brian Fink 🎙 (95%) (@brianfink) November 15, 2022
One source of outrage was that many people saw the clue as unnecessary, believing that there were plenty of other roundabout ways to hint at "alligators" as an answer.
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Hope @Jeopardy apoligizes to the #Petito family.Using someone’s suicide as part of a clue not cool. Who okays these clues? You know Laundrie murdered the young #GabbyPetito. Perhaps you could mention her&the #GabbyPetitoFoundation. Alex Trebek would be shaking his head right now.
— Josephine Rae (@JoeyRae1989) November 15, 2022
I still haven't seen .@Jeopardy issue a formal apology of the #PetitoFamily, have they dont that yet?
— Cheeseheadnate (@cheeseheadnate) November 17, 2022
Many fans hoped to hear producers apologize to the Petito family, or others involved in this tragedy.
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Brian Laundrie, who confessed to killing Gabby Petito before committing suicide in Florida, was featured as an answer on Celebrity @Jeopardy last night.
It read, “Brian Laundrie ended his days,” referencing his suicide.
Suicide featured on a *game show.* pic.twitter.com/WecxFhYStl
— JB Biunno #HeyJB (@WFLAJB) November 15, 2022
Brian Laundrie, who confessed to killing Gabby Petito before committing suicide in Florida, was featured as an answer on Celebrity @Jeopardy last night.
It read, “Brian Laundrie ended his days,” referencing his suicide.
Suicide featured on a *game show.* pic.twitter.com/WecxFhYStl
— JB Biunno #HeyJB (@WFLAJB) November 15, 2022
Many viewers were in awe of this clue simply because it struck them as out of place on a lighthearted game show.
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Never would have happened under his watch pic.twitter.com/qLmEQpn8yY
— James Nemec (@JamesNemec) November 17, 2022
Many fans argued that this kind of clue never would have aired under the late host Alex Trebek.
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Shame on @Jeopardy for the Brian Laundrie/Gabby Petito clue on Celebrity Jeopardy. At the very least, it was distasteful. You're better than that, @Jeopardy.#lowblow #lowclass
— Jolene McCarthy (@JoleneLeonardi) November 15, 2022
Finally, while some viewers argued the ethics of writing this clue, some stepped out of the conversation by simply agreeing that it was distasteful if nothing else.
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