JEOPARDY! fans have slammed Mayim Bialik once more for a "confusing" question Tuesday.
Now-3-day champ Ryan Long scored a HUGE comeback despite the host's "BS" moment.
Mayim, 46, is hosting Jeopardy! for a second week in a row, returning after Ken Jennings' prior three weeks at the helm and announcement he'd be out for "months."
This comes as it was also announced that Mayim will be hosting the primetime spinoff, Celebrity Jeopardy! in the fall.
The permanent hosting slot, however, is still on the board and will be decided by the end of Season 38 in July 2022.
And amid it all, fans could not believe how Mayim handled one "BS" moment.
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During the regular Jeopardy! round, a category involved combining two movie titles together.
Now-3-day champ Ryan, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rideshare driver buzzed in to answer one.
He responded: "What is: The Great Escape to Witch Mountain."
However, Mayim did not give him the points and responded: "No."
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Combining two classic films, The Great Escape, and Escape From Witch Mountain, Ryan was off by one word: he said "to" instead of "from."
'TWO-LETTER DIFFERENCE'
Fans were stunned that Mayim did not allow it, especially considering last week, fans fumed that she "gave" a contestant a question that was much further off.
"I call BS on that Witch Mountain question #jeopardy," one Twitter user blasted tonight.
Another wrote: "I was slowly becoming a @missmayim fan (and by fan I mean literally just started liking her tonight) but after that ding on Ryan tonight for a two-letter word mixup on that Great Escape answer… no no no."
Last week, during a similar movie question, Mayim asked for the 2000's movie "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."
A contestant simply responded "The Grinch" and Mayim, that time, rewarded the player the $400.
"Um it's definitely Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. #jeopardy y'all wrong," one Twitter user wrote, as the clue was specifically asking for the 2000 film.
"How can we accept partial answers?!" another wrote before tonight's surprising inconsistency.
Ryan seemed deflated as he continued through the movie-mashup category.
Regardless, the player – who sweetly shared he loves adopting "baby kittens" during his humble Q&A portion, wagered a massive $8000 during a Daily Double and clawed past the competition.
"That's a big wager #Jeopardy," one stunned fan wrote tonight on the now 3-day winner with $70K total who could keep going.
"Ryan's $8,000 Daily Double was clutch," wrote another impressed viewer.
"Becoming a huge Ryan fan!" wrote a third on the contestant who pumped out an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression in the Q&A round during his first game last week.
HOSTING SLOT IN JEOPARDY!
All this comes as the new Celebrity Jeopardy! is set to premiere along with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as part of the schedule for 2022-2023.
In the Celebrity Jeopardy reveal, ABC stated: “A host will be announced at a later date.”
However, Variety revealed in their announcement Mayim was set to announce it.
“Celebrity Jeopardy!” first aired in 1992, and the last celebrity tournament took place in 2015, according to The Richest – and it's set to air on Sundays.
Mayim's likely new gig comes as fans have started to speculate that Ken will still be named permanent host of the syndicated Jeopardy!.
Mayim will also soon have her hands full with her other show, Fox's Call Me Kat, which was just renewed for a Season 3.
Fans rushed to Reddit after the announcement to discuss what this could mean for the actress' future on the game show, as she stars as the titular Kat in the multi-camera sitcom.
Some felt this was "the deciding factor," claiming Mayim will be "too busy" to do both shows – in fact, hundreds commented in agreement.
As one wrote: "Another good sign pointing towards Ken hosting the syndicated show full-time."
"Good – let Mayim host Celebrity Jeopardy and get Ken Jennings back on the nightly show," another Twitter user wrote as the special Celebrity Jeopardy! gig wouldn't preclude Ken from hosting the regular show.
Ken shared earlier this month that he'd be out for "months" but viewers think he'll be back for good upon his return.
The 47-year-old wrote on Twitter: "I'm handing the keys back to the talented actor-producer-writer-director (!) Mayim Bialik for a few months.
"We are lucky to have her! Thanks for watching, and I'll be back before the end of the season.”
Many familiar faces have backed Ken, from Canadian tutor and fan-favorite Mattea Roach who went on the game's most recent streak – to seemingly, Alex Trebek himself.
Former champ Arthur Chu told Newsweek in 2021 that Ken – who famously won 74 games in 2004 – was the late host's choice.
"It really seems like he was Alex Trebek's choice for a successor, hence Trebek giving him his cufflinks and having him narrate his audiobook," Arthur said.
"I think there's some clear signs Alex Trebek's preferred successor was Ken Jennings and it would have been more respectful to abide by his wishes."
Mayim also had a few Q&A banter blunders with contestants last week – and saw three games finish with Double Jeopardy questions still left.
On Tuesday, a contestant explained that they helped implement a new way for kids to be tested for autism with saliva instead of a prick of blood.
Mayim, who studied neuroscience, replied to the contestant's earnest research story with a joke: "Glad to hear spitting in a tube went better than taking blood," the host bluntly said.
Another night, during the same round – one said he was in a “fancy sports league” and Mayim curtly responded: "That’s so thrilling,” and moved on.
Mayim had another joke that flatlined before Ken returned for his recent stretch – she told a doctor he was "just an anesthesiologist, not a surgeon."
Ken and the Big Bang Theory alum started filling in for the legendary host in 2021 after a fleet of celebrity guest hosts during Season 37.
At first, it widdled down to Mayim and Mike Richards, but the executive producer resigned due to past misogynistic comments, and fan-favorite Ken entered the running and the show's ratings nearly doubled.
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When Mayim took over her hosting duties the headcount dropped to 5.9 million viewers.
Rideshare driver Ryan will attempt to drive home his fourth win tomorrow night.
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