So Wrong, It's Right: Funniest Responses | JEOPARDY!

[@rowox]

"Almost as gross, it's Jacob" - no lies detected

[@Tstormer]

😂😂😂

[@RockiesCanada]

My brain be like: WOAH THAT'S DREW FROM SURVIVOR??

[@NYNC88]

When a contestant incorrectly responded, "What is West Virginia?" the next contestant said, "What is regular Virginia?" Ken replied, "Yes, regular, original recipe Virginia!" He's quick and funny, a great host. Some time later, they had a category called, "Regular Virginia."

[@marcarvalho86]

Even before I started watching this, I knew what the last one was going to be and I was right.

[@matrixphijr]

Everyone did, lol. It's in the Hall of Fame for this category for all time.

[@joggingscissors632]

Oh yeah, how much did you wager?

[@RodericSpode]

@@joggingscissors632 Dammit I was going to say that, but you buzzed in before me.

[@marcarvalho86]

@@joggingscissors632 All of it!!!

[@joggingscissors632]

@@RodericSpode I have a firm and fast grip on my clicker. I, um, practice using my clicker all the time at home......when nobody else is around. 🙃

[@RonReynolds]

Ken will never live that final clip down. Nor should he! Jeopardy classic moment right there!

[@briantravelman]

What? He was RIGHT! That's literally the first thing I thought of too, and I laughed so hard because I said it, and then a second later HE said it😂

[@1GrilledFoot]

He 100% knew the real correct answer but did that on purpose for laughs! Both the other players are in the red so he already has the game won easily.

[@ryansmith1044]

Al, the guy who gave the correct response, actually thanked Ken afterward for ringing in first, because he was about to say the same thing, and as an ordained minister, it would have been embarrassing for him to say "What's a hoe?" with all his congregants watching.

[@fakjbf3129]

@@briantravelman Hoe vs ho, technically not the same word even if they are homophones. But I can almost guarantee the question writer put that misdirection in there intentionally.

[@ethanml33]

But he’s right

[@Dadofer1970]

0:21 He is using the Faulkner rule. Always answer Faulkner when the question is about a Mississippi author, unless you know it is Grisham.

[@bluebear1985]

That last one will always be funny, no matter how many times I watch it.

[@theodorehsu5023]

"They teach you that in Utah, huh?" :P

[@briantravelman]

He wasn't wrong though

[@DuckOfRubber]

I said it the very first time I watched that clip, I still say it today- regardless of whether or not it was the intended response, Ken’s answer WAS a correct response for the clue that they wrote, so should have counted.

[@louislaz]

Why does everyone say this? Hoe means garden tool, it never means “immoral pleasure seeker”. Being immoral doesn’t necessarily mean you’re having paid sex, which is what the slang word “hoe” or “ho” means. And that’s besides the fact that hoe is not even the always agreed upon spelling. It’s short for “whore” so it’s most likely intended to be “ho”.

[@mac_sour]

​@@louislaz but you see how that answer makes sense though right? no one needs to walk you through it?

[@louislaz]

@@mac_sour It makes sense as a joke answer, like an answer you'd see on SNLs version of Jeopardy, not on a real game show. Of course it's hilarious but it's not a valid answer as so many people seem to suggest in comments on KZbin.

[@yougotpwnd95]

@@louislaz Wow, found the most annoying person of the day/possibly week!

[@Tyreinn]

​@@yougotpwnd95type A jeopardy enjoyer right there

[@CydeWeys]

0:32: C'mon dude, baguette is already the French word for baguette!

[@lindsaywilliams4077]

I laughed out loud and scared my entire family when they said baguette😂😂

[@thesmithersy]

And Ken gave the British swearing handgesture too

[@mkvv5687]

Stick.

[@anewt72690]

Honestly, with "Shockwave" and "Mindstorm" in the clue, Transformers was a decent guess lol.

[@iparagonepersonalvlogs1061]

Guessing Optimus as Leader of the Decepticons however is unforgivable

[@MultiZelda13]

I've watched the boys and I can't remember those characters. Only would've guessed because of Billy

[@muffinslawl]

Nah for real I said transformers with 100% confidence

[@esmeralda6622]

@@MultiZelda13mindstorm is the guy who put billy in the perpetual nightmare in the woods in s3 (but shockwave is just the guy who raced against a-train that one time)

[@ryanewald9740]

Omniproductions translation of headmasters called Blaster, Billy. And when he became twincast they changed twincast's name to blaster.

[@floataway3]

I know there was a whole search to find the replacement for Alex after his passing, and I remember thinking the entire time "Just give it to Ken. He is destined for the role" And he has not disappointed!

[@88porpoise]

They were planning for Ken even before Alex died. He was apparently slated to guest host as a trial run and to give Alex a break the week after Alex died and production was paused. If Alex lived a month longer, there is likely a smooth transition to Ken. The whole host search was set up by a producer to try and justify naming himself as host and when that blew up, they couldn't just hire Ken (the obvious choice from the start), so they brought in Mayim as well to look like the search did something.

[@anthonyivory-p7v]

It’s almost like Ken Jennings is Alex Trebek’s son

[@RobFMDetroit]

You gotta love how cocky Ken Jennings was that he knew he could buzz in with the wrong answer just to make that joke.

[@masterdoge987]

He’s ahead by $15,000 before Double Jeopardy has even started, and it’s a $200 clue… Why not? :)

[@thirdspacemaker9141]

@@masterdoge987 Not to mention the other two contestants were in the red. 😂

[@andrewpatton5114]

Or he genuinely thought it was the right answer. I know I did when that episode aired.

[@briantravelman]

"Grand Theft", "Adultery" and "Land Before Time" are literally the first things that came to my mind as well😂

[@NYChica23]

I knew the We're Back one, because I watched it as a kid, but for the other two, same thing

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

Adultery was my guess, too. I've never heard of "treason" in relation to marriage... or, frankly, anything outside of rulers and nations.

[@Chicken_o7]

Just spent a million dollars on my brand new Ferrari "Grand Theft O" 😂

[@88porpoise]

@@NYChica23 I knew the movie and could clearly picture the VHS case. But I could not think of the title.

[@88porpoise]

@@RadioactiveSherbet The issue is "treason" means something different today. Historically it meant any betrayal of someone you owed loyalty to. The highest person you owed loyalty to being the monarch and betrayal of them (or an official of said monarch) amounted to "high treason". Later this became the treason we recognize today as betrayal of the state. Petty treason would apply to any betrayal of someone you owed loyalty to other than that. For example, a priest who betrayed his superior or a servant who betrayed their master or a wife who betrayed her husband (not vice versa). Over time what offenses constitutes petty treason would be reduced by statute until it was removed entirely with people just prosecuted for the underlying acts and with it gone there was no need to specify "high treason" so it just became "treason"

[@dougfowler1368]

Hilarious! Ken is indeed an incredible host, the perfect one. Though I'm th8nk8ng that one totally drew a blank and so "how now brown cow?" was just a joke. He knew he had to say something.

[@worldrummer]

What a great edit. I haven't had cable in almost ten years so it's been at least that long since I've seen a full episode. What a great job Ken is doing as host. Shades of Alex but still his own thing.

[@D_The_Snek]

I think that is what makes him the best replacement for Alex, bringing the wit that we are used to, but not trying to be an exact copy either.

[@laureencriss8220]

I haven't had cable for a long time and only kept as long as I did for Jeopardy and ME TV. But, this channel is AWFUL for a real Jeopardy player. It jumps around from game to game, often with the category not even disclosed. That ruins it for me entirely. If you just search for Jeopardy every day, a LOT of channels will upload the current day's show. Unfortunately, YT rules take it down pretty quick (before 24 hours). But, they don't give you whiplash trying to figure out where the clue is going.

[@l-wolverine2211]

(7:29) It’ll always be the GOAT of all Jeopardy Responses

[@LibertarianJRT]

Everytime I see that I think "but was he wrong?"

[@cheneethompson5756]

​@LibertarianJRT he technically wasn't wrong! But, whoa, ken! This is a family show! Lol!

[@Juice1984]

Spelled differently.

[@stefs3460]

What is the answer then? Hoe was my guess.

[@Juice1984]

@@stefs3460 rake.

[@justinm.1]

I love the random remarks Ken makes 😂 I wait for the day that Ken says “Oh no” like Alex did when someone gives a response that's not even close lol Edit: I should’ve known they were gonna add Ken’s “Ho” moment at the end 😆

[@theodorehsu5023]

Ken is more nimble with the responses, which makes it funnier🤣🤣😂 I couldn't keep a straight face.

[@timothyjuarez5306]

So what was the actual answer?

[@carolanneposey5211]

Probably a “rake.” (Immoral character)​@@timothyjuarez5306

[@jayek11]

@@timothyjuarez5306 A rake. In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell,\) was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process.

[@matrixphijr]

@@jayek11 But we all know 'ho(e)' was really the right answer 😂

[@jesspayant1667]

Ken wasn't wrong.

[@samuelzackrisson8865]

Oil keg is a new unit to me

[@duseylicious]

I still think “what is a hoe” should have been accepted 😂

[@mkvv5687]

I know, great answer, almost as good as "In The Butt Bob!" from the Newlywed Game.

[@gabrieldodds9081]

“Mary Lou Retton” 😂😂

[@QuaintMelissaK]

Well, they almost had the same hairstyle.

[@matrixphijr]

First guy forgot it's actually "Moosen"

[@Compucles]

That can't be it. Boris and Natasha are only referring to a single moose, Bullwinkle, whenever they say "moosen squirrel."

[@grapepotatos1921]

many much moosen. in the woodsen. looking for food to eatesen

[@centuriongreg]

​@grapepotatos1921And the moosen was eatesen two boxen of donuts.

[@Netstryke]

5:06>> To quote the late, great Gilbert Gotfried, "YOU FOOL!"

[@Emily-cw7tj]

😂😂

[@derekhammett8634]

you had to know Ken knew his response was wrong, but being so far ahead sure made for a great comedy bit

[@gilliganallmighty3]

He knew it was a trap, but he already had the game won, so he took it anyway.

[@88porpoise]

@@derekhammett8634 I guarantee you that most of these people responding were pretty sure their answers were wrong. They buzzed in, drew a blank, and went with the only thing that came to mind and somewhat fit the clue. Name a famous person whose wife was Bess? Most people with an answer are gonna say Truman. Name a kids dinosaur movie? Land Before Time is gonna be it. Automobile phrase abbreviated GT? There are gonna be two answers for that, one of which is Grand Theft.

[@DG69GOD]

Ken does a great job hosting; I think he's honoring Trebek's legacy well! That last one of him was hilarious 🤣

[@OliviaSNava]

I think it’d be wonderful if they did a whole series of “wrong answers only”, and asked questions that were intentionally wrong. Featuring categories like Childish Mistakes: 200 A:“Mooses” Q:“What is the plural of Moose?” 400 A:”This 1939 Novel is about a bunch of very angry fruits.” Q: “What is The Grapes of Wrath?”

[@MindOverMiller]

Honestly, I fell for a couple of these.

[@theKevronHarris]

That last clip of Ken's infamous answer is gold!!!😂😂

[@theKevronHarris]

I always LOL whenever a contestant gives a funny answer on _Jeopardy!_ 😂😂😂

[@emmeeemm]

Somehow, Ken Jennings is so much the Jeopardy! GOAT that he even has the Greatest "so wrong it's right" response Of All Time on the program.

[@88porpoise]

He did have the most opportunities to provide such a response.

[@bluebear1985]

There's an older clip from somewhere that refers to Alex's first game show in the US. When no one got it, he said the name of the show wrong. It had been so many years, even he couldn't remember what the show was! For those curious, his first American show was called "The Wizard of Odds", which started in 1973 on NBC, and lasted for about a year.

[@frajoladellagato]

Still nothing beats Ken’s “What’s a hoe?”

[@commanderneyo]

OH MY GOD I'VE SEEN "WE'RE BACK" AND ITS A CLASSIC

[@deementia6796]

"Who are .. three people who have never been in my kitchen?"

[@bluebear1985]

My chest is hurting from laughing so hard, and I'm not even halfway through the video yet.

[@kaiserky5493]

Hahahah hope they got other archives of wrong responsrs like the threesome 😂😂

[@ExitSiign]

The way the “land before time” guy was shaking his head 🤣🤣

[@eq2lornick]

I'm genuinely interested to know what the crime of "high adultery" would entail.

[@Yawyna124]

It would presumably be adultery committed by a head of state or their spouse.

[@gabrieldodds9081]

It’s funny how many of these I knew what the wrong answer would be. Most of these mistakes are funny, but understandable

[@rawwbnoles4787]

The Red Rum and Ho answers made me LOL.

[@Ellen-wi6fz]

Ken Jennings is a legend. He’s so quick

[@kentekuzan]

they all had a mental H&R Block 😏

[@dannykent6190]

I remember the day that aired... I had just gotten back home after getting hired at H&R Block. Seemed like the easiest question in the world to me.

[@TweedleDean]

I think you win! 🎉

[@BeTheNumba]

We are lucky to have such a great successor to Alex.

[@Speedy-hj5yn]

Another example of a wrong but right answer is when Kara responded with “What is a threesome?” on Group for $600.

[@seikibrian8641]

Truman was president at the end of WWII, so he couldn't have died in 1926.

[@fredflintstone637]

Bess Truman hosting seances, LOL.

[@derdin8]

I'm from Kansas City, and the Trumans lived in the KC metro area - Both Harry and Bess lived during my lifetime, and I was born in 1970. I knew she got it wrong, but I didn't know the correct answer!

[@88porpoise]

Most of these are not unreasonable answers when you buzz in and draw a blank. If you are just thinking "famous person with wife Bess" in those few seconds, Truman is going to come up.

[@fredflintstone637]

@@88porpoise yes, you're right about that, but I hope you'll forgive me for having a chuckle at the thought of someone like Bess Truman at a seance.

[@88porpoise]

@@fredflintstone637 Hey, the Canadian Prime Minister in WWII regularly got advice from his dead family members as well as prominent figures such as FDR and Da Vinci. And he also communicated with his dead dogs, though I don't know how much advice they provided for fighting a war.

[@flashfocusbruh5144]

I like how they included Ken himself at the end 😂

[@rosannemalpage]

Your reply was the best one Ken! 😂

[@MatecaCorp]

How the heck did none of them get ‘cigarette’? That was insane lol

[@SplittTwig]

Almost like smart people dont smoke or something

[@MatecaCorp]

@ “they’re too smart to get basic trivia answers” is certainly one way to react to that lol

[@BlueManIan]

Trivia can be hard when you're playing it for money in a TV studio

[@Keirnoth]

Please keep Jennings as host. He has quite a bit of charisma and I think it's only right that he be the succesor.

[@0newingedcrow]

It's hard to believe Ken Jennings said "stupider." But I also somehow remember "We're Back" with John Goodman!

[@anwealde]

I can't see why that's hard to believe unless maybe it's considered sacrilegious for a mormon to refer to scripture as stupid, or if you think 'stupider' isn't a word

[@0newingedcrow]

@anwealde it isn't.

[@anwealde]

@@0newingedcrow Of course it is

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

i forgot how close together the contestants used to stand

[@Morgil27]

2:52 To be fair, Transformers was the first thing that popped into my head when I heard the name Shockwave.

[@GypsyScot1]

I love the sugar daddy one because you can see her realize that it's wrong, then decide to say it anyway because she knows it'll be funny.

[@ErikZarins]

Of course the infamous "hoe" clip was gonna be seen 😂😂😂😂

[@JeffW77]

Fun to see Chuck Forrest!

[@ryangriffin5362]

If the one lady who said Chaka Khan was a fierce Zulu warrior isn't here i will be sorely disappointed.

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

5:26 😆😆😆😆😆

[@Nibsti]

4:13 hahaha love Ken

[@skeller61]

Actually, Ken seems to have caught the question makers off guard. I’m sure they were going for rake, thought hoe is much less archaic.

[@andrewpatton5114]

Yeah, sometimes the Clue Crew just blunders. Last night, there was a clue about uranium decaying into this element. They were looking for "What is lead?" but "What is thorium?" is a perfectly valid response, as is anything else in the decay chain (i.e., every element between lead and uranium, inclusive). During the Trebek era, there was a clue about the sacrament needed in order to receive Holy Communion. They were looking for "What is Confirmation?" but that's actually wrong. Catholics typically receive First Communion before Confirmation; the correct response is "What is Baptism?" with "What is Confession?" being a valid response due to the wording of the clue.

[@CrymsonNite]

Ken is a great host.

[@Your_Native_Mothman]

7:38 wait what was the right answer?

[@Kintsugi23]

A rake lol

[@Zalis116]

A shame that they also left out Alex's comment, "Do they teach you that in Utah, Ken?"

[@journeyofawesome8473]

I still say that last one is correct.

[@souviendra]

this ended on the best note

[@valathor95]

Turnabouts fair play Ken! 😂

[@thomasskywalker8893]

He’s a good host!

[@jamessgian7691]

Ken “raked” in the bucks, despite that answer.

[@Richard-jd8hz]

I watch all Jeopardy. Celebrity is AWESOME AND GREAT!!!

[@samueldrazkowski2908]

I still stand by Ken being right on that last one

[@SplittTwig]

Why they do jacob like that 😂 HE IMPRINTED NOT FELL FOR 😂 how is this a jeopardy question. Im starting to think i would do alright on the show

[@remytherat2175]

3:20 this one kills me lol

[@robertdavezac]

It's wild to me that Alex was able to have this level of quippy responses when he was literally just a game show host who was around at the right time the Jeopardy job came up. Ken's perfect at taking that same lighthearted tenor without going into know-it-all cringe territory even though everyone knows he would wipe the floor with these contestants.

[@thatguyineverycommentssection]

underrated show

[@59771006]

My guess is that the person or people who are in charge of social media for Jeopardy thought to themselves “Because most of this clips come from episodes that Ken hosted we should end the show with the funny response he gave when he was a contestant on the show”

[@timbunker4061]

They should have given Ken a correct answer for “What is a hoe”. 😂

[@mothematics101]

“me either” 😭😭😭😭

[@alainasstudio9271]

To be fair, I said the same thing as Ken did for that last question😂

[@aresef]

*leans forward, concentrates* What is “How now, brown cow?”

[@lorenblaine5275]

Trying my best for the correct response, I matched the "funny" answer on about a third of these.

[@mmkvoe6342]

The fact that no one knew "money begets money" is further proof of why people aren't financially literate.

[@ODISeth]

I love how most of these clips are from Ken hosting, except for that last one. The channel’s editors know what’s up

[@λιμινιλ]

Ken is the best thing that ever happened to Jeopardy

[@DaveTexas]

20 years ago, I would’ve done well on Jeopardy, but I’m so out of touch with pop culture now that I wouldn’t do any better than these people, especially on pop music and reality-TV questions…

[@MultiZelda13]

These categories are making me feel like i could do okay at the game. I knew most of these

[@wc6046]

I swear I’m not making this up. Final jeopardy was something along the lines of “This model car was discontinued in 1997, but brought back in 2002 where it went on to become a big seller.” Fairly obvious it was referring to the Ford Thunderbird, but a guy put, “What is a tuba?” and was shocked he was wrong. I was in tears laughing, but can’t find the clip anywhere

[@rivkahdeabba4327]

I love We're Back! It is a Thanksgiving classic.

[@TweedleDean]

Jennings usually had such a big lead that he could've regularly given joke response. He's such a good host. (Twenty years since his record run!)

[@kennygr8ify]

Those were funny moments in Jeopardy!, but the funniest Jeopardy! moment was in one of Ken's games!

[@ObamAmerican48]

Ken Jennings has been the perfect successor to Alex Trebeck.

[@Starlysh]

Alex will always be the best, but Ken has been such a hilarious and witty host.

[@CloudAyon]

They just won't let Ken live it down LMAO

[@Fuzy2K]

Technically 'what is moose' is grammatically correct because they're talking about the word 'moose', not counting an amount of moose. :P

[@Tstormer]

These answers make me feel Smart

[@jscheunemann]

6:31 what about some “light treason”

[@djvWOODSTOCK]

I see you George Bluth.

[@chiefscheider]

That repetitive background music is like nails on a chalkboard.

[@bennysilber9497]

0:04 Jack definitely heard Brian Regan

[@SplittTwig]

My favorite so wrong its right moment was from ken’s twitter in 2019 “Jeffrey Epstein taught me it was not always okay to be weird.”

[@SplittTwig]

Genuinely funny ass tweet

[@jasonmcgowan395]

"What's a hoe?" is absolutely a correct answer

[@kstepko]

The answer was ‘rake’ but I still think that they should have accepted Ken’s answer of ‘hoe’.

[@KOrgan0414]

Love it!

[@beckiehubley5798]

This just made me miss Alex😢😢😢😢😢

[@The3rdAttept]

Ken was destined to succeed Alex

[@ro11erbeast]

What is UPS? Sorry, Ken. 😢