--- description: Jeopardy contestant cracks up viewers with Kinky Boots answer to Final Jeopardy question title: The Hilarious 'Jeopardy!' Answer Everyone Is Talking About image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Hilarious _Jeopardy!_ Answer That Everyone Is Talking About ## Video: 5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2RqNgPrk.m3u8) (2:16)  _Published 2014-01-16. Here's a look at how our favorite TV shows—from "Game of Thrones" to "Scandal" and "Breaking Bad"—keep us coming back for more._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 26, 2015 4:44 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 26, 2015 4:44 PM CUT A contestant on _Jeopardy!_ cracked up viewers nationwide Monday by guessing “What is _Kinky Boots_?” as an answer to a Final _Jeopardy!_ question, “A Christian hymn & a Jewish holiday hymn are both titled this, also the name of a 2009 Tony-nominated musical.” Host Alex Trebek, however, was looking for the answer “_Rock of Ages.”_ [In an interview](https://youtu.be/gDU-Pf9G7wU?t=27m26s "undefined") online with contestants after the episode aired, viral sensation Choyon Manjrekar of Providence, R.I., explained, “Musicals aren’t exactly my forte…That’s the first thing that came to mind…It was either that or the _Book of Mormon,_ but I guess that wasn’t a Jewish book…so I panicked and put down something…The moral of this story is bone up on musicals next time.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/"},"headline":"The Hilarious Jeopardy! Answer That Everyone Is Talking About","datePublished":"2015-05-26T16:44:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:20:19.753Z","description":"\"It was either that or the Book of Mormon,\" the contestant later said","url":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/","name":"The Hilarious Jeopardy! Answer That Everyone Is Talking About"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive","description":"Here's a look at how our favorite TV shows—from \"Game of Thrones\" to \"Scandal\" and \"Breaking Bad\"—keep us coming back for more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2RqNgPrk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-01-16T20:47:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2RqNgPrk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/","duration":"PT2M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3896202/jeopardy-kinky-boots/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```