Jeopardy! fans spot cheeky nod to the Real Housewives franchise hidden in categories

Jeopardy! fans were left "screaming" after the game show included a cheeky - but cryptic - nod to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City hidden in the trivia categories this week.

During the Thursday, October 10 episode, Real Housewives fans were raving as they picked up on the clever shoutout to one of the most iconic moments on the reality show. This came during the first Jeopardy! round as the category titles were named "Receipts," "Proof," "Timeline," and "Screenshots" — which were direct references to the dramatic season four finale of the series.

During the infamous scene, cast member Heather Gay angrily confronted Monica Garcia as she accused her of running a secret social media account aimed to harass the cast. And as Heather was fully prepared with her screenshots, she unforgettably declared she has “Receipts, proof, timeline, screenshots — f-----g everything!”

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After the unexpected call out on Jeopardy!, Real Housewives viewers took to a newly-posted Reddit thread buzzing over the crossover. One excited watcher wrote: "Checking in to see if any other Real Housewives of Salt Lake City viewers caught the reference today…" and added: "receipts! timeline! proof! screenshots!! i sent a pic to my rhoslc pals lol."

To which another Real Housewives fan responded: "Had a good laugh explaining it to my parents while watching!" And another chimed in: "I was screaming! If I ever go on I better get a housewives reference haha." Someone else chimed in: "So good! Made me wonder how many references they use that I’m not picking up on." While a viewer joked: "So if there was a 7th category it would’ve been F-----G EVERYTHING, which could work as a Potpourri category."

During the game, three contestants took the stage to test out their knowledge in these categories and more, with returning champ Mark Fitzpatrick dominating the board during the four brackets. During the episode, the three participating players included Cynthia Bullock, a nonprofit executive from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mike Obstgarten, a test-prep coach and tutor from Henderson, Nevada, and Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut. After the riveting game, Mark once again brought home the win continuing his five-day winning streak and qualifying him for the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.

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