‘Jeopardy!’ contestant slammed for conceited conduct

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By Jack Hobbs

What’s unsportsmanlike conduct?

One “Jeopardy!” contestant is being blasted by followers after he was seemingly impolite to fellow challengers whereas showing on the present Friday.

Contestant Aaron Craig, who competed on the present’s Champions Wildcard match, drew the ire of some die-hard followers after he clapped for himself when host Ken Jennings introduced that Craig was the winner of the evening’s recreation.

“I turned the TV off after the self-congratulatory conduct,” one viewer said on Reddit. “I definitely am not rooting for this man to win and never even certain if I’ll watch the remainder of the match. I’ve watched Jeopardy for many years and don’t recall seeing such rudeness.”

“The clapping on the finish was pointless,” one other Redditor added.

“My husband and I checked out one another with mouths agape lol. It was wild,” a 3rd individual said.

Different followers defended Craig, arguing his gesture was justified.

“Heaven forbid a contestant have sufficient situational consciousness to grasp the significance of that clue and have a good time a bit when he beat out two robust opponents to it,” one fan posted.

“In Aaron’s protection, it may be onerous to maintain your feelings in examine on stage,” former Champions Wildcard winner Jilana Cotter commented. “In one in all my video games (I don’t know which one) I used to be so mad that I’d rung in with an incorrect reply that I stomped my foot.” She added that “the adrenaline does wild issues to you.”

Craig additional irked followers during the show’s Final Jeopardy! round after Jennings, 49, learn the “British Historical past” clue.

“At Leicester Cathedral in March 2015, the Archbishop of Canterbury led a spiritual ceremony for this deceased English monarch,” Jennings learn.

After each opponents wagered — and misplaced — all the cash that they had made throughout the recreation, Craig additionally didn’t guess the proper reply, which was King Richard III, however solely wagered $32 and was left standing with a whopping $9,768.

As Jennings introduced that Craig would advance to the ultimate spherical of the match, the Canadian lawyer blew a kiss into the viewers and started chanting one thing indistinguishable.

The motion left extra individuals complaining about his conduct.

Later that evening, an individual claiming to be Craig wrote an apology note on the Reddit discussion board.

“TJ [Tallie] and Leah [Wiegand] are superb and wonderful and good, and both one would have been an important and deserving winner right now,” Craig allegedly wrote. “I’m sorry if I bought overly excited. I definitely didn’t imply to indicate anyone up, however my youngsters had been there and I couldn’t consider that they bought to observe me not simply play in a semifinal, however win!

“Anybody who thinks I used to be excessive, that’s 1000% honest,” Craig reportedly added. “No argument right here.”