'Jeopardy' Contestant's Answer Called 'Creepy,' Internet Vilifies Him

A Jeopardy contestant’s awkward answer during Friday’s episode quickly went viral with some calling it the creepiest Jeopardy answer ever.

The contestant named Tom answered “What is the age of consent?" to the clue: "In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys and 12 in girls."

The correct answer was “puberty.”

The response freaked out the Internet, but E! Online offered that the “common law” portion of the question was confusing.

“It isn't unheard of for game show contestants to give embarassingly incorrect answers when under the pressure to buzz first, but Tom's answer must have left things feeling slightly awkward in the TV studio,” The Daily Mail said.

Twitter users seemed horrified by the response.

Awkward. Man on quiz show Jeopardy says age of consent is 14 for boys, 12 for girls: http://t.co/Gzst6BcWzt

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) April 7, 2015

That dude on Jeopardy said 12 is the age of consent for girls and Alex Trebek gave him the Chrissy Teigen face. pic.twitter.com/ipnq5lXLy5

— April (@ReignOfApril) April 4, 2015

Call the cops! RT @VelahMe: Jeopardy - age of consent So much wrong. http://t.co/ih7cl6pDXZ

— ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) April 4, 2015

oh NOOOOOO this guy on @Jeopardy did not just guess that "this age of 14 for boys and 12 for girls" is the age of consent NOOOOOO #Jeopardy

— Lyndsey Becktold (@lyndseybecktold) April 4, 2015

Some creep on @Jeopardy just guessed that the age of consent was 14 for boys and 12 for girls. My skeleton wants to jump out of my skin suit

— Stephen Sajdak (@stephensajdak) April 3, 2015

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