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Jeopardy Acknowledges No Spousal Records After Married Champions Error

Outlets are correcting reports after Jeopardy Productions confirmed it does not track contestants’ marital ties

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Overview

  • Major media outlets have issued corrections clarifying that Jason Singer and Susan McMillan were not the first married couple to win Jeopardy!
  • Jeopardy Productions has confirmed that it does not maintain a database of contestants’ marital relationships and noted several past couples who both won
  • Former champions including Kristin Sausville and David Rigsby decried being ‘erased in real time’ as social media and AI tools rapidly propagated the error
  • Singer has expressed regret for the unintentional misinformation and acknowledged his initial belief was mistaken
  • The incident has prompted calls for more rigorous historical record-keeping to protect champions’ legacies and prevent future misinformation