Jeopardy! clues often have simple answers. Either you answer correctly in the form of questions or you are wrong. Sometimes, the clues may have multiple correct answers. The show actually claimed that only one contestant correctly answered the Jeopardy! clues. Should both answers have been accepted when it comes down to the different idioms used in different parts of the country? Let's take another look.

The Jeopardy! episode aired December 13. A clue in the first round made people wonder if they were using the wrong idiom. "As in an old kitchen catchphrase meaning that things are going well, "Now we're" doing this was the clue. Two responses were offered, but only one was accepted.

Sean, one contestant, initially answered with the idiom "What's cooking with fire?" But he was incorrect. Brett was the next contestant to respond with the correct answer: "What's cooking with gas?"

Both sayings are very familiar to many and seem to have the same meaning. Both phrases mean to act with enthusiasm and excellence. Both phrases have the same meaning, so can you argue that one is correct and the other is wrong?

What is it? 'Cooking With Gas' or 'Cooking With Fire'?

It all depends on how you categorize the two idioms. It turns out that one of these idioms was the first to be used and the other is a derivative. According to some sources, the phrase "now you're using gas for cooking" was the first one to be used. According to various sources, this idiom was actually first used in the 1930s.

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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms Christine Ammer says that "[now] you're cooking using gas" refers to gas stoves which were introduced to the market in 1940s. This phrase was even found in the 1941 issue American Gas Association Monthly Volume 23.

Bob Hope, a comedian from the United States may have been the first to use the expression. Deke Houlgate, an American Gas Association executive, introduced the comedian to the expression. Houlgate, a 1930s executive for the American Gas Association, came up with the phrase. He shared it with his friends who were also writers for Hope. Hope loved the phrase and began to use it in his comedy routines.

The original term gas was used, but the expression has changed over time. Depending on where you live, you might say you cook with gas, heat or fire. The Jeopardy! clue has been updated over time. Should the first answer have been accepted? We'll let you decide.

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By: Lindsey Willard
Title: ‘Jeopardy!’ Answer Made Us Ask If We’ve Been Using This Common Phrase Wrong
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Published Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

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