“Jeopardy” fans found themselves stunned Tuesday night after all three contestants failed to answer a question asking them to complete a line of the Lord’s Prayer, the most widely recited prayer in Christianity.
The puzzle, worth $200, read, “Matthew 6:9 says, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven,’ This ‘be thy name.’”
Contestants Suresh Krishnan, Laura Blyler and Joe Seibert stood in silence, with none of the three attempting to fill in the blank, until host Mayim Bialik revealed the answer: “Hallowed.”
The moment went viral, with viewers on Twitter expressing their shock at the contestants’ inability to answer a seemingly common-knowledge question.
Jeopardy fans reel as “Lord’s Prayer” question goes unanswered: “How can those Jeopardy! nerds not know this answer. Have they never listened to Iron Maiden?” one fan of the show wrote, referencing the 1982 heavy metal song “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” https://t.co/iW3LN8LQ8B
— Judson Taylor (@judsontaylor) June 16, 2023