Seventh-day Adventist Church officials in North America are asking the syndicated television game show Jeopardy! to include more questions about Seventh-day Adventists after the show incorrectly indicated a relationship between Seventh-day Adventists and
Seventh-day Adventist Church officials in North America are asking the syndicated television game show Jeopardy! to include more questions about the church after the show incorrectly indicated a relationship between the Adventist Church and the Davidian cult.
During its May 2 show, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek gave the answer, “The Davidians are a branch of this religion.”
A contestant supplied the question, “What is Seventh-day Adventist?” Trebek said the contestant had responded correctly and the game moved on.
After checking more thoroughly, Jeopardy! producers say they agree that this was an incorrect answer. “The Seventh-day Adventist Church has no relationship with the Davidians,” says Kermit Netteburg, communication director for the Adventist Church in North America.
“Rather than asking Jeopardy! to run a direct correction, we are asking the show to include several more questions about the Seventh-day Adventist Church,” says Netteburg. “These questions will help portray us more correctly and appropriately.”
Millions of viewers in the United States and Canada tune in to Jeopardy! each day. The program is a long-running syndicated television quiz show, currently ranked as the number one game show in North America.
