The Portland Press Herald appears to have been erroneously reporting that two of its former staffers would be the first married couple to win Jeopardy, angering the wildly-popular TV show’s fanbase across the country.
A number of widely-followed news sites, including Yahoo Entertainment, are reporting that the Maine paper’s false stories on the married Jeopardy contestants triggered a nationwide viewer backlash.
Media outlets worldwide picked up and recirculated the Portland Press Herald’s apparently bogus reports that the married duo the paper has been sponsoring would be the first victorious Jeopardy couple.
“Multiple Jeopardy winners whose spouses also won on the show called out inaccurate reporting that a recent champ achieved a new milestone,” reports Yahoo, which quipped, “What is: misinformation?”
It was the Portland Press Herald that originally and falsely reported that its former reporter and editor, Jason Singer, and wife Susan McMillan, a former Kennebec Journal reporter, would be the first couple to grab successive Jeopardy titles – he last week, she in 2021.
A growing number of social-media Jeopardy scorekeepers pointing out the erroneous story began pressing editors for a timely revision of the Singer/McMillan couple’s actual competitive standing.
“Jeopardy scandal erupts online as past married champions remind the world they exist:” – Yahoo.
“After several outlets reported that Singer and McMillan were the first-ever married contestants to win the iconic...
German households pay 220 annually to fund settlements with defamed politicians and other services of public broadcasters. (Photo by Getty) 7 July 2025 Berlin’s state TV station Rundfunk Berlin-B...