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Published November 30, 2023, 1:53 p.m. ET
And just like that…Cynthia Nixon screws up on “Celebrity Jeopardy!”
On Wednesday’s episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” the star of “Sex and the City” and “And Just Like That…” lost, with stand-up comedian Heather McMahan both Nixon, 57, and also defeated his celebrity colleague Cedric the Entertainer, 59.
The episode is about the new Triple Jeopardy! In the round, Cynthia led with $7,100, while Heather had $6,600 and Cedric had $3,200.
The game between Nixon and McMahan was close, but Nixon took the final Daily Double and added $2,000.
At Final Jeopardy! It seemed like Nixon would win because she had $19,700, Cedric had $4,000 and McMahan had $15,600.
The note under “Unique Buildings” read: “Despite 17.5 miles of hallways, this Virginia building’s concentric layout allows you to walk anywhere in about 5 minutes.”
Cynthia Nixon, Cedric the Entertainer and Heather McMahan on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” Disney
Cedric and McMahan both guessed correctly: “The Pentagon.”
Host Ken Jennings then announced: “It all depends on Cynthia’s reaction. Did she come up with the Pentagon?”
As a former NYC mayoral candidate, a political question should have been a slam dunk for the “Sex and the City” star.
But Nixon revealed that she had scribbled something that looked like “VA Hospital” and threw up her hands in apparent confusion. As a result, she lost $11,500 and allowed McMahan to win.
A political question should have been easy for Cynthia Nixon, but Heather McMahan won. Disney
“How did #cynthianixon answer the easiest final #Jeopardy question in history wrong?” one horrified viewer Posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Nixon also recently made headlines for participating in two days of a five-day hunger strike and calling on President Biden to push for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as Israel battles Hamas terrorists.
Viewers mocked Cynthia Nixon for asking an “easy” question. Disney
Nixon told reporters on Monday: “We are here on hunger strike just to reflect to Biden the kind of deprivation that exists in Gaza and how it is within his power to bring about a ceasefire,” according to the Times Israel.
Celebrity Danger airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC and Hulu.
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