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Jeopardy! Contestant Flubs Question About Jackie Robinson Breaking MLB Color Barrier

Wednesday marked the 73rd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB's color barrier by making his Brooklyn Dodgers debut. It was fitting then that the episode of Jeopardy! that aired on Wednesday night acknowledged the baseball legend.

The question seemingly obvious question from the category, "Unique College Courses" and was oddly worth $1,000.

"One of the topics covered in a Major League Baseball course at Arizona State is this player, who broke the color barrier in 1947," read Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

"Who is Babe Ruth?" Xiaoke, a contestant representing USC, answered.