contestant is addressing the "problematic" clue given on the Oct. 28 episode of the show that host Ken Jennings apologized to her for.
From the category "Complete the Rhyming Phrase," it read, "Men seldom make passes at..." To which the correct answer was, "Girls who wear glasses."
Jennings read the clue with a slightly awkward tone, then immediately apologized to Heather after it was answered.
"Yeah, a little problematic," he said.
"I think it made everybody in the audience and on stage, and Ken Jennings too, a little uncomfortable," Ryan told the paper.
Persons:
Ken Jennings, Heather Ryan, Ryan, Jennings, Heather, Will Wallace, they’re, It’s
Organizations:
Binghamton University’s