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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Emily St. Martin

'Jeopardy!' fans appalled that a Lord's Prayer clue stumped all 3 contestants

"Jeopardy!" fans were aghast on social media following Tuesday night's show during which all three contestants were at a loss when asked to complete a line of the Lord's Prayer.

The riddle, worth $200, read, "Matthew 6:9 says, 'Our Father, which art in heaven,' This 'be thy name.'"

Game-show contestants Suresh Krishnan — a networking engineer who was on a five-game streak that night — nonprofit fundraiser Laura Blyler Scanland and physics grad student Joe Seibert were visibly stumped as they stood behind their podiums silently until host Mayim Bialik revealed the answer: "Hallowed."

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