In the May 5 airing of ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’, Iowa women’s basketball legend and current Indiana Fever star point guard Caitlin Claark appeared as a clue in the show’s WNBA-themed category.
When the contestants chose to answer the $200 clue in the category “More Than A Fever Dream: The WNBA,” the question read “The WNBA’s MVP Award went to Cynthia Cooper in 1997; In 2024, its rookie of the year award went to this ‘C.C.'”
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The contestant, Patton, immediately provided the correct answer: Caitlin Clark.
This is not the first time the former Hawkeye has been referenced in the intellectually challenging show, as a contestant mistakenly identified Paige Bueckers as Clark on the regular version of “Jeopardy!” in July 2025, when a photo of Bueckers in a UConn uniform was used for a clue about a 2025 NCAA National Championship and draft pick.
Clark and the Indiana Fever tip off their 2026 WNBA regular season on May 9 in a “must-see” matchup against Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and the Dallas Wings from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. That game is scheduled to start at noon CT and will be nationally broadcast on ABC.
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