<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/rI2zJb7c-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Meet The World’s Hottest Cop (1:01) </figcaption></figure> Jeopardy! fans are demanding a rule change to the show following a controversial finish on Wednesday evening. The rules of Jeopardy! have been in place for decades at this point. There are three rounds - Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy. There are six categories a piece in Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy, with monetary values representing each question, which are given in the form of answers. Final Jeopardy is then one question and the contestants are able to bet whatever they have earned up until that point, with the person with the highest total remaining post-Final Jeopardy winning the show. Wednesday night, <a href="https://thespun.com/trending/jeopardy-contestant-steals-everyones-hearts-during-wednesdays-show" rel="nofollow"> we had a controversial finish </a> . <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4P4S9G_0wB46WGI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4P4S9G_0wB46WGI00" width="1200" height="659" ><figcaption>Final Jeopardy on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Jeopardy&amp;excl </figcaption></figure> Wednesday night's Final Jeopardy was a question about colleges. The clue was: "Two schools located in the Southeastern Conference are located in cities with this same name, but in different states." One contestant wrote multiple answers down, scratching them out, before letting Ken Jennings know that his answer was "Columbia" - which is correct. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri. But did&nbsp;Rishabh actually write down Columbia in its proper form, or should the second place finisher, Rachel, have won? <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Svf4O_0wB46WGI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Svf4O_0wB46WGI00" width="1200" height="659" ><figcaption> Jeopardy&amp;excl </figcaption></figure> Ken Jennings made his thoughts clear. "He wrote down Fayetteville and changed it to Columbia and I can read every letter. That is correct," Jennings, who replaced the late Alex Trebek as the show's host, told the audience. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> We'll take "Best College Town" for $1000, Ken. 🐯 We'd wager a lot of Tigers knew the answer to yesterday's Final Jeopardy question. <a href="https://t.co/F7mewUkkuK" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/F7mewUkkuK </a> — Mizzou (@Mizzou) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mizzou/status/1846929229163720971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 17, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> Many Jeopardy! fans are not happy. They believe that&nbsp;Rishabh's answer should not have counted. "This chicken scratch should’ve never been accepted as a correct answer. Rachel was robbed tonight," one fan wrote. "This was the game-winning response in final jeopardy yesterday. I’m entering it as Exhibit A in my case for why <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1846920916325777710%7Ctwgr%5E38b34e5abf87e6d63057e66b890cd7384da2c92e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outkick.com%2Fculture%2Fjeopardy-contestants-chicken-scratch-has-fans-asking-changes" rel="nofollow"> @Jeopardy </a> should have contestants type their responses instead of writing them," one fan added. "Remember, the judges can see Final #Jeopardy being written as it is being written. They would have seen the letters of Rishabh's response being written, and ruled accordingly," one fan added. Rachel, who finished in second place, was on the receiving end of a tough ruling. It does look like Rishabh's answer was correct, though it was tough to read it - at least on television. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1QI7ch_0wB46WGI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1QI7ch_0wB46WGI00" width="1200" height="725" ><figcaption>Rachel on Jeopardy! Jeopardy&amp;excl </figcaption></figure> The hand writing aspect of Jeopardy! adds a certain charm to the show, as it allows the contestant's personalities to come through in a certain way that other game shows lack. But it can cause for some drama at times, like we saw on Wednesday evening. Should Jeopardy! consider having its contestants type out the answers, at least with Final Jeopardy!, to avoid a situation like this in the future? Sound off in the comments. <a href="https://thespun.com/nfl/denver-broncos/nfl-coach-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-35-years-old" rel="nofollow"> Related: NFL Coach Diagnosed With Cancer At 35 Years Old </a></div></body>

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Jeopardy! Fans Demanding Rule Change After Controversial Finish

Jeopardy! fans are demanding a rule change to the show following a controversial finish on Wednesday evening. The rules of Jeopardy! have been in place for decades at this point. There are three rounds - Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy. There are six categories a piece in Jeopardy and ...