It’s not news that Jeopardy! contestants struggle with sports questions. If you’re a sports fan then that can seem shocking at times, but personally after spending a decade hosting weekly pub trivia nights at bars I can assure you that 75% of the population does not know the answer to even basic info on the subject.
The all-time example came a couple years ago, when all three contestants went through an entire football round without so much as ringing in a single guess. Granted these weren’t the easiest clues, but still. (Also: Alex Trebek’s joke at the end hits differently right now.