{"id":14753,"date":"2018-02-02T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2018\/02\/02\/jeopardy-contestants-fumble-entire-football-category-to-coach-trebeks-dismay\/"},"modified":"2018-02-02T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T19:12:08","slug":"jeopardy-contestants-fumble-entire-football-category-to-coach-trebeks-dismay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/jeopardy-contestants-fumble-entire-football-category-to-coach-trebeks-dismay\/","title":{"rendered":"'Jeopardy!' Contestants Fumble Entire Football Category, To Coach Trebek's Dismay"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Laurel Wamsley<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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When Alex Trebek is disappointed in you, he lets you know. And in a clip from Thursday’s episode<\/a> of Jeopardy!<\/em> Trebek looked like he wanted to weep.<\/p>\n

After clearing the rest of the board in Double Jeopardy, the lone remaining category was “Talkin’ Football.”<\/p>\n

It soon became clear why the contestants \u2014 Ryan, Sara and Justin \u2013 had avoided it.<\/p>\n

The first question, for $200: Your choice: Do or don’t name this place in which the QB runs the ball & can choose to pitch it to another back.<\/em><\/p>\n

The contestants stand still \u2014 no manic mashing of buzzers here.<\/p>\n

“It’s an option play,” says Trebek after the beep, with evident concern.<\/p>\n

There was nowhere to go but down. Ryan, laughing resignedly, orders up the next embarrassment.<\/p>\n

“I can tell you guys are big football fans,” Trebek says.<\/p>\n

For $400: Tom Landry perfected the shotgun formation with this team.<\/em><\/p>\n

But there was just no way. Sara and Justin grin widely. They have nothing.<\/p>\n

Trebek suggests perhaps they just go to commercial, but the sacks continue through the next two questions.<\/p>\n