‘Jeopardy’ viewers shocked after ‘Abbott Elementary’ star curses on-air

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"Jeopardy!" viewers members have been shocked when Lisa Ann Walter let an expletive slip throughout a current episode of the hit recreation present.

Whereas competing in opposition to expertise supervisor Mike Dawson and advertising specialist TJ Fisher on "Jeopardy! Event of Champions" Monday, the 62-year-old actress, who was already trailing by -2,200 factors, cursed on air after giving an incorrect reply.

The clue learn, "The Detroit Information has reported on the quagga species of any such bivalve, which has devastated the Nice Lakes ecosystem."

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"What's an oyster?" the "Abbott Elementary" star guessed.

"Sorry, not an oyster," host Ken Jennings informed her, to which she responded, "What the hell?"

Lisa Ann Walter shocked the studio viewers when she unexpectedly dropped an expletive on "Jeopardy!" (Jeopardy! YouTube)

The "Dad or mum Entice" actress's surprising response drew just a few laughs and stunned gasps from members of the studio viewers, in response to Leisure Weekly.

Walter's on-air slip-up additionally sparked debate on social media, although many "Jeopardy!" followers defended her response as a relatable second underneath stress.

"Didn't have Lisa Ann Walter casually breaking the Jeopardy! decorum on my bingo card," one viewer wrote on X, previously Twitter.

The "Abbott Elementary" star exclaimed "What the hell?" after giving an incorrect reply. (Jeopardy! YouTube)

"Hell isn’t a curse phrase," one other argued. "She’s a stunning particular person and a unbelievable actress. Who cares if she did curse. So many different issues which might be occurring are worse than listening to a curse phrase."

"She's human. Shocker!" one X consumer commented.

Walter's gaffe additionally sparked dialog on Reddit, with one "Jeopardy" viewer writing, "How will we really feel about Lisa cursing?"

"Did she say something apart from "hell"?" one other fan replied.

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"Even folks that freak out about cursing do not usually react to stuff like that," one other agreed. "Life's gotta be exhausting if you happen to'll let one thing that delicate get underneath your pores and skin."

"I curse whereas watching a lot; particularly when a contestant will get a improper response for some BS," one viewer added.

The actress ended the sport with a unfavorable rating of –$2,600. (Monica Schipper/Getty Photographs)

Walter completed the episode with a unfavorable rating of –2,600, disqualifying her from competing together with her fellow contestants in "Remaining Jeopardy!"

Whereas Walter might have been disillusioned together with her efficiency on her newest episode of "Jeopardy," she had beforehand received the present when she competed on season two of "Celeb Jeopardy!" in March 2024.

Walter walked away with $1 million in winnings, which she donated to the Leisure Group Fund, a nonprofit that helps professionals working within the leisure business.

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Walter beforehand received "Celeb Jeopardy!" (Eric McCandless/ABC through Getty Photographs)

Originally of Monday's episode, Walter revealed that she plans for her "Celeb Jeopardy!" trophy to carry her ashes after her demise.

"I’m going to be buried in it; it’s my urn," the actress stated, in response to EW. "I fought for it, I received it, and it’s going to go to good use. And I’m not kidding, it's now in my will."

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Walter has beforehand credited her late mom with serving to her win "Celeb Jeopardy!"

Walter donated her $1 million in winnings to Leisure Group Fund. (Eric McCandless/ABC through Getty Photographs)

Throughout a March 2024 look on "Dwell With Kelly and Mark," Walter stated she felt her late mom "got here to her" with the reply throughout Remaining Jeopardy! and gave her the right reply. Walter joked that it was the primary time her mom had "visited" her since her demise, saying she gave her the essential line, "The butler did it."

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Whereas showing on "Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!" Walter revealed the place her trophy is displayed in her dwelling.

"This extremely cheesy merchandise has been sitting proper beneath my tv, proper in entrance of my little recliner the place I can have a look at it daily that I watch ‘Jeopardy!’" she revealed. "Entrance and heart."