'Jeopardy!' Contestant Forces Alex Trebek to Say 'Turd Ferguson'

A "Jeopardy!" contestant forced host Trebek to utter a famous joke about himself from "Saturday Night Live," when she wrote down "The Ballad of Turd Ferguson" as her Final Jeopardy answer. Talia Levin wrote the (incorrect) phrase down in a category about Oscar-winning songs, and Trebek had to read it out loud.

"SNL" fans know that the name "Turd Ferguson" was a joke from the recurring "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch. In one sketch, Norm MacDonald, as Burt Reynolds, annoyed the host (played by Will Ferrell) by changing his display name to Turd Ferguson. "Funny name," Reynolds smirked, as Trebek rolled his eyes.

The real Trebek didn't seem flustered at all by Levin's joke, merely noting she'd lost her entire $600 wager. It's going to take a lot more to rattle the host, but still, a worthy effort. And now, Turd Ferguson goes down in the history books.

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Article by Kelly Woo

Freelance Writer

Kelly Woo is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Duke University and has written for AOL, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and Yahoo.