Jeopardy geography clue that stumped all 3 contestants - try and answer it

17 November 2023 , 15:13

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Contestants were left baffled, and nobody could answer the question

Jeopardy is a quiz show that has a unique answer-and-question format in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the form of a question - and contestants have been left baffled at one of the questions. But can you answer it?

All three contestants on June 16's episode of 'Jeopardy!' were left struggling to bring a question to mind. Players of this particular episode included Erica Rapheal, an epidemiologist from St. Paul, Minnesota; Ben Goldstein, a content marketing specialist from Dexter, Michigan; and Suzanne Goldlust, a marketing manager from Reston, Virginia.

The last clue that left them confused came from the American Geography category and read: "Native Americans called it Okwa-ta, or 'wide water'; Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville would rename it for a countryman."

Confused? Us too. And the contestants really were too. Suzanne Goldlust managed to win $18,700 (£15,000) on the episode. But apparently, none of them could issue the correct answer - which was Lake Pontchartrain.

The NY Post reported that The Jeopardy Fan writer Andy Saunders said: "I personally found this to be a very difficult Final Jeopardy clue, though, that might just be because I'm Canadian. However, it does become easier if you know that Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville is the founder of Louisiana. I just don't know how many home viewers or contestants will know who founded Louisiana. (I know, for one, guessed Lake Champlain; it would not surprise me if my guess was matched by at least one player on stage)."

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Danielle Kate Wroe