A contestant on Friday night's episode of Jeopardy left a lasting impression with viewers for all the wrong reasons after giving a highly inappropriate answer to a question about puberty. Host Alex Trebek asked: 'In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys & 12 in girls?' The first contestant to press his buzzer was Tom, a freemason, who inexplicably answered: 'What is the age of consent?' Jeopardy contestant Tom left a lasting impression with viewers for all the wrong reasons after giving a highly inappropriate answer to a question about puberty . The first contestant to press his buzzer was Tom, a freemason, who inexplicably answered: 'What is the age of consent?' It isn't unheard of for game show contestants to give embarassingly incorrect answers when under the pressure to buzz first, but Tom's answer must have left things feeling slightly awkward in the TV studio . The correct answer is of course: 'What is puberty?', while the age of consent in the U.S. varies between 16 and 18 depending on the state. It isn't unheard of for game show contestants to give embarassingly incorrect answers when under the pressure to buzz first, but Tom's answer must have left things feeling slightly awkward in the TV studio. Viewers watching at home couldn't contain their horror at what Tom's answer appeared to imply and soon #jeopardy was trending on Twitter with people voicing their opinons. 'Holy s*** that "age of consent" guess was the creepist answer I've ever heard,' tweeted one viewer. 'If "age of consent" is what you think of when it's 'age 12 for boys, age 13 for girls' you need help,' wrote another. Viewers watching at home couldn't contain their horror at what Tom's answer appeared to imply and soon #jeopardy was trending on Twitter with people voicing their opinons .
A contestant called Tom left a lasting impression with viewers for all the wrong reasons on Friday night.
Host Alex Trebek asked: 'In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys & 12 in girls?'
The first contestant to press his buzzer was Tom who inexplicably answered: 'What is the age of consent?'
The correct answer was puberty and Tom's inappropiate reply left him trending on Twitter.