Swifties across the land were left shocked after the contestants on Wednesday night’s (Dec. 7) episode of Celebrity Jeopardy bombed the Taylor Swift category.
After saving the entire slate of questions, titled “Also a Taylor Swift Song,” until last, we knew celebrity contestants Kyra Sedgwick, Mo Rocca and Amanda Seales were in trouble (when they walked in). And boy, did they leave with a big reputation!
The first clue in the category read, “Careful! This washing machine cycle using cold water and low spin speed is suggested for lingerie and silk neckties.”
Sedgwick immediately buzzed in, incorrectly guessing “gentle.” When the other contestants failed to make a guess at all, host Ken Jennings revealed that the answer was “Delicate,” which was the title of a song from Swift’s sixth studio album, “Reputation.”
Another clue read, “If not yours! It’s this word that comes before ‘craft’ and ‘sweeper’ in the names of popular video games.”
Sedgwick guessed “mind,” making her wrong for the second time. Meanwhile, Rocca came up with the correct answer — “Mine,” which was a song off of Swift’s third studio album, “Speak Now.”
Despite failing twice, Sedgwick was not ready to throw in the towel just yet.
The final clue read, “While crossing the George Washington Bridge from N.J. drivers are greeted by a sign with these four words (it’s been waiting for you).” While the answer was obviously “Welcome to New York” from “1989,” Sedgwick answered, “What is ‘Where Have You Been?'” Her fellow competitors also weren’t able to come up with a correct answer.
Swift is currently at the height of her career, having just been named Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” which made it all the more surprising that the contestants did so poorly on the category.
“Not Jeopardy having a while whole Taylor Swift category and not a single contestant knowing any answers,” one user wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), while another added, “This is painful to watch.”
A third person fumed, “Get these boomers off the air. Embarrassing af,” before someone else posted, “I wanna root for Kyra so bad but she is flopping.”
Celebrity Jeopardy airs every Wednesday at 8/7c on ABC.