Well, folks, even the best of us can stumble sometimes. Just ask Jeopardy!—a show that prides itself on precision and correctness. But guess what? Even they aren’t immune to the occasional typo. Fans recently called out Jeopardy! for a spelling error on the packaging of their 2025 calendar, and boy, did it spark some lively conversation.
Spot the Mistake: A Calendar Clue Conundrum
This isn’t just any calendar—it’s a daily Jeopardy! calendar, packed with trivia questions on every page. The description on the box promises, “The clue is printed on the front of each page and the answer is printed on the back so try not to peak.” But wait a second! Did you catch that? It says "peak" instead of "peek." Oops! And if you're wondering, there should probably also be a comma after the word "back," but that’s a topic for another day.
The Eagle-Eyed Fan Strikes Again
It was an observant consumer who first noticed this little blunder. This person didn’t let it slide and decided to share their findings with the world. They posted about it on Jeopardy!'s Reddit forum, sparking quite a discussion. One Reddit user remarked, “‘Peak’ instead of ‘peek?’ Obviously a minor quibble, but it's strange to see this lack of professionalism on a Jeopardy! product.”
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Fans Weigh In: A Joke or a Jibe?
Other fans jumped into the conversation, and a few couldn’t resist making light of the situation. “It’s OK, Jeopardy fans are not pedantic know-it-alls eagerly scrutinizing every bit of text in the hope that they can point out someone else’s mistake,” joked one user. It seems like some fans find humor in the nitpicking nature of the community.
Another fan chimed in, “I see no problem. When I do the daily question, I’m peaking every day.” Someone else confessed, “It’s unreasonable the amount of satisfaction I get from finding these mistakes.” It’s clear that this typo struck a chord with the Jeopardy! community, turning what could have been a minor issue into a delightful topic of conversation.
A Lesson in Grammar and Gratitude
While the Reddit forum was buzzing with comments, no one pointed out the missing comma after the word "back" in the sentence on the calendar’s box—at least not at the time of this article's publication. It's almost like the fans were giving Jeopardy! a break, which is quite generous considering how eagle-eyed they usually are.
A Recent Controversy: The Final Jeopardy 'S'
Jeopardy! fans are known for their sharp eyes and sharp tongues when it comes to questions and answers. Back in November 2024, there was another uproar, but this time it was about a single letter. In the November 13 episode, during Final Jeopardy, the category was "Poems & Places," and the clue read, “It’s the geographic word in the title of a Robert Burns poem about ‘the mountains … covered with snow … the straths & green valleys below.’”
Contestant Evan Dorey wrote "Highland" as his answer, but the technically correct answer was "Highlands." However, the judges accepted Evan's answer, and he took home the victory. Host Ken Jennings explained, “And we will accept that. ‘My Heart’s In The Highlands’ is the name of the poem.”
This ruling left some viewers scratching their heads. Evan himself joked about what he called “the ‘S’ heard ‘round the world.” He shared his thought process in the Jeopardy! subreddit: “I’m pretty sure the longest 10 seconds of my life were me trying to figure out whether I should put an ‘s’ at the end of Final. I didn’t know the poem so I pretty much had the same debate that raged in this thread against myself. ‘Highlands’ was the place but the phrase ‘Highland Lass’ stuck in my head – did Burns have a poem called ‘To A Highland Lass’? (Turns out that phrase actually comes from a Wordsworth poem, so swing and a miss) Which to go with? I figured with [Final Jeopardy], they can’t ask me to be more specific, so less is more and I’ll leave it to the judges to decide, and this time I got lucky.”
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