Jeopardy! fans are shocked by what acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates had to say about the game show after she recently featured as the answer to a clue.

A viewer reached out to Oates online after seeing her mentioned on Jeopardy! and got a totally unexpected response.

“Ms. Oates, are you aware that you were the answer to a $2,000 question on Jeopardy! yesterday?” an X user asked her.

“Thank you, but no,” replied Oates, before adding: “I’m afraid that I have never seen Jeopardy!. My name sometimes shows up in crossword puzzles in need of vowels.”

Oates, 87, has written 58 novels, including Blonde , The Tattooed Girl, and many more, and is still writing to this day. Her novel, Fox, came out in June. She has also written plays, novellas, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.

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