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Fox News
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Jeopardy!' contestants slammed by fans for not knowing famous 'Shaft' actor
Three "Jeopardy!" contestants were criticized by viewers after being stumped over a pop culture question. During Wednesday's episode of the beloved game show, contestants Melanie Hirsch, John Rindone and Josh Weikert were given a clue for the category "Be My TV Show Guest" that read: "This star of the O.G. 'Shaft' guest starred as two different characters on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'" All three players were left speechless, which ignited fans of the show to share their frustrations. "I am deeply saddened about the original Shaft Triple Stumper," one fan wrote on Reddit. Another expressed their frustration on X, writing,"Meanwhile, these idiots don't know who Shaft is? Shut yo mouth!" "They didn't know Richard Roundtree?!" another asked. "Richard Roundtree! I think we're all screaming!" one fan added. Roundtree, who died in 2023 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, starred alongside Will Smith in the hit '90s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" as two different characters, Dr. Mumford and Rev. Gordon Sims. However, he was best known as the "first Black action hero" after his standout role in the 1971 film, "Shaft." Roundtree also appeared in several of the film's sequels, including "Shaft's Big Score!" in 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" in 1973. He reprised his role for the CBS series in 1973. He later appeared in the hit television series, "Roots" as the carriage driver Sam Bennett. Last week, a similar situation occurred when three contestants were left stumped by a final puzzle about the hit '80s show "Cheers." During Tuesday night's "Final Jeopardy!" round, fans called the clue a "triple stumper" after each contestant failed to answer correctly. Game show host and former "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings announced the category was "Classic TV Shows." The prompt read, "Posted over the door of this show's setting was a notice reading, 'Maximum Room Capacity 75 Persons.'" Player Lily St. Laurent, from Bakersfield, California, answered, "What is a TV show I don't know." David DeBacker from Ypsilanti, Michigan, wrote, "What is MASH." "That's a good guess, but that is not it," Jennings said. Alex DeFrank from Brooklyn, New York, also answered, "M*A*S*H." Jennings pointed out, "I'm very alarmed to learn that the '80s shows of my childhood are now classic TV — What is 'Cheers.' The bar in 'Cheers.'" Fans were quick to share their thoughts on social media. "MAS*H and Cheers were both on the air in the early 1980s… I think both would qualify," one fan wrote on Reddit. "This was one of the few triple stumpers that my wife and I both got instantly. We've never really watched more than a handful of episodes, but a capacity sign like that meant it had to be in a public place, and Cheers famously takes place in a bar."
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Yahoo
Balloon release planned for Rico Roundtree, boy killed in Jupiter e-bike crash
JUPITER — A memorial event is being planned Sunday afternoon for a Jupiter Middle School student who died Thursday in an e-bike crash outside a Jupiter neighborhood. The coaches of Rico Roundtree, who at one point played football for the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats youth team, are among those organizing and promoting the event to celebrate Rico's life. 'In loving memory of Rico Roundtree, join us for a balloon release,' reads a message promoting the event being shared by his coaches on Facebook. The balloon release will take place 4 p.m. Sunday at Abacoa Community Park, 1501 Frederick Small Road, Jupiter. Separately, the town of Jupiter is planning a community forum on e-bikes in the wake of Thursday crash, which also injured another boy, Mayor Jim Kuretski said. 'This is a tragedy. … It is gut-wrenching,' Kuretski said Friday, hours after the wreck at South Pennock Lane and Indian Creek Drive. 'Every parent in the community is feeling right now like, 'What if this was my child?'' Coaches and friends interviewed by WPEC-Channel 12 at a makeshift memorial near the crash scene Friday recalled Roundtree as a happy, energetic boy who lifted up others before his life was tragically cut short by the accident. Police say the e-bike collided with a car near the entrance to the Paseos neighborhood just west of Military Trail. Investigators have not officially identified Roundtree, named the injured boy and vehicle driver, who sustained minor injuries, or specified what led to the crash, which happened just before 8 p.m. Police continue investigating but they said it did not appear any criminal charges were likely to result in the case. 'At this time, it does not appear there are any criminal violations regarding the traffic crash,' the department said in a statement on Facebook. Andrew Marra is a reporter at The Palm Beach Post. Reach him at amarra@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Event planned for Rico Roundtree, killed in Jupiter e-bike crash
