‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Matt Massie Makes Huge Gaffe on Final Question

‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Matt Massie Makes Huge Gaffe on Final Question

Plus, Ken Jennings' comment on a contestant's Daily Double wager.

'Jeopardy!' featured famed sports headline blunder on Pat Venditte 10 years later

There’s a world of difference between “amphibious” and “ambidextrous.” Back on June 5, 2015, The East Oregonian newspaper (based in Pendleton, Oregon) mixed those two terms up. They used “amphibious” in a headline for an Associated Press piece on the MLB debut of Oakland A’s pitcher Pat Venditte, who became the first pitcher in 20 years to pitch with both arms in a MLB game: Favorite headline of week. He pitches righty, lefty — and evidently, a…

West Virginia Alum Wins Jeopardy! for Third Straight Day

West Virginia native Matt Massie stretched his Jeopardy! winning streak to three games on Thursday, June 12, not securing his win until the Final Jeopardy round with a wager that put him over the top. Massie, who hails from South Charleston, W.Va., now possesses three-day earnings of $79,800. Another win on June 13 will earn him a spot in the show’s yearly Tournament of Champions, likely set for a date in early 2026. Although Massie, a lawyer, w…