'Danger!' Fans Revolt After Three Contestants Lose

By Erin Keller

May 11, 2023 | 6:59 p.m

“Danger!” Fans expressed their displeasure with the long-running quiz show after all three contestants lost after giving one correct answer.

In the “The Quotable Alex” category on Monday’s episode, host Mayim Bialik read the following note: “An author and former prisoner: ‘Socialism of every kind and shade leads to the utter destruction of the human spirit.’ “

Candidate Juveria Zaheer was the first to come forward with the correct answer: Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, but her pronunciation of his last name missed the mark.

Then a second player, Sami Casanova, got involved and also provided the correct answer with her attempt, which was also answered with a loud “No”.

Returning world champion Hannah Wilson agreed with her own statement of “Solzhenitsyn,” but the judges rejected her attempt as well.

“It’s difficult to pronounce – I’m looking for ‘Solzhenitsyn,'” said 47-year-old Bialik before pronouncing the name correctly.

The error caused an uproar from fans on Twitter, who criticized the show for voting against each player’s response.

“If you don’t want to accept anyone’s attempt to pronounce Solzhenitsyn, don’t write a note about him,” one said called.

“Solzhenitsyn. I understand it’s hard to say, but one of them was pretty close. Of all the names you have to be strict about…” another added.

All three participants mispronounced the surname of Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.This Is Jeopardy!/Youtube

One wrote: “That was ridiculous, they all knew the answer, but didn’t know the correct pronunciation of Solzhenitsyn.”

“Yeah, that was a bit absurd,” said another agreed.

However, a supposed fan of fantasies thought the verdict was fair.

“I’m on Jeopardy’s side. The fact that they had that Solzhenitsyn quote. Say this man’s name correctly,” they said argued.

Of course, it wasn’t the first time the show had pronunciation issues, as contestants have faced similar diction issues throughout the long-running game show’s history.

It was reported on Thursday that Bialik, 47, left the show in the final week of shooting of season 39 in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.

The famous Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died in 2008 at the age of 89. Getty Images contestant Juveria Zaheer made an unsuccessful attempt to pronounce the Russian dissident’s last name. This is danger!/Youtube

Co-host Ken Jennings, 48, will keep the show going while filming wraps up for the May 16-19 season.

Former fellow Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer, 38, trolled Jennings during a round of Jeopardy! Masters on Monday, hilariously telling the now-host to “stop evading a rematch.”

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