Contestant Heather Ryan shared her thoughts about a controversial clue that had host Ken Jennings apologizing to her on air.

The Inside Jeopardy! podcast addressed the controversial clue from Jeopardy!'s October 28 game. Last week, four-day champion Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas competed against Ian Taylor,

Jennings, a former “Jeopardy!” contestant who holds the record for the longest consecutive winning streak, became a guest co-host in 2021 following the death of the show’s original and legendary host, Alex Trebek. He became the show’s sole host for Season 40 when it began in September 2023 following Mayim Bialik’s exit.

Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings apologizes to a contestant after the show used the famous Dorothy Parker quote about 'girls who wear glasses' as a recent clue.

It’s three years since Ken Jennings stepped up to become Jeopardy! host (along with the since-departed Mayim Bialik) and faced the seemingly impossible task of succeeding the late, much-loved Alex Trebek.

The faux pas wasn’t lost on viewers, who took to social media platforms to slam the show for what some considered sexist.

During the “Complete the Rhyming Phrase” category, Jennings read the clue, “Men seldom make passes at… Girls who wear glasses"

Jeopardy! producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss has addressed that hot-button “Girls Who Wear Glasses” clue from last week, which involved a swift apology from Ken Jennings to a female contestant, backlash from fans, and a particularly prolonged pile-on from the press.