Here is a partial transcript of Matthews worst answers:
Matthews:
Let’s go back to, what is ‘Crossword Clues E?’ I mean, I’m sorry, let’s go $200 for the category ‘Crossword Clues E.
Trebeck:
At ____, soldier! Four letters.
Matthews:
At ease, soldier, “What is ‘At ease, soldier?’
Trebeck:
Ease
Full name of the U2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
Matthews:
Who is Gary Powers?
Trebeck:
We need the full name.
Matthews:
Who is Gary Powers?
Trebeck:
No
Trebeck:
A U.S.D.C is one of these, charged with the jurisdiction of a specific region.
Matthews:
What is a U.S. attorney?
Trebeck:
In 1986, the Supreme Court ruled that the ‘hostile environment’ type of this can be sex discrimination.
Matthews:
What is a hostile workplace?
Trebeck:
6-Letter World Capitals with the answer, “St. Basil’s Cathedral is there.”
Matthews:
What is Istanbul?
Not Surprisingly, conservative blogs are jumping all over the opportunity to prove Chris Matthews is an idiot. Matthews once said that Sarah Palin would do terribly at Jeopardy.
Liberals ( and everyone, really) are also jumping on the wagon to make fun of his poor performance.