This is an all-time facepalm.
When it comes to the show Jeopardy, the contestants are some of the smartest people you will ever see, but all of them are notoriously terrible when it comes to knowing anything about sports.
Such was the case this week when one of the topics covered was who broke the color barrier in 1947 in Major League Baseball.
Xiaoke Ying buzzed in and said “Babe Ruth.”
She gave that horrible answer on ‘Jackie Robinson day.’
Babe Ruth was a White man. Clear as day. No tan at all.
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Jackie Robinson famously broke the color barrier while a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His impact is still felt today as his #42 jersey has been retired across MLB to honor the legend.
It was a bad moment for Xiaoke, but she ended up winning the show and moving on to the “Jeopardy” College Tournament Finals.