Pass the Lemonade, please! Jeopardy! featured a Beyoncé-inspired “Becky With the Good Hair” category on its Tuesday, March 7, episode, and the Beyhive nearly lost their minds.
Shortly before the episode aired, the official Jeopardy! Twitter account teased the category, writing, “If you’re a member of the Beyhive, you’re gonna have the upper hand in today’s game! @Beyonce.” Sure enough, viewers tuned in to see “Becky With the Good Hair” — a lyric from Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Sorry” — as the first category listed on the board.
Contestants Todd Defilippi, Shawn Friend and Alison Maguire-Powell quickly caught on to the category, which included references to five famous Becky characters from pop culture, including Becky from Fox’s Empire and Rebecca from NBC’s Cheers.
“After Diane left this ’80s sitcom, Sam had the hots for the brunette Rebecca, played by Kirstie Alley,” host Alex Trebek read as Maguire-Powell correctly responded, “What is Cheers?”
Naturally, the contemporary category set Beyoncé’s dedicated fans abuzz on Twitter. “‘Becky With The Good Hair’ is a category on Jeopardy right now. Bye. I’m dead,” one user wrote. Another added, “‘Becky With The Good Hair’ is a category on @Jeopardy. let’s talk about IMPACT.”
If you’re a member of the Beyhive, you’re gonna have the upper hand in today’s game! ? @Beyonce pic.twitter.com/bUZTxDv5ZP
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) March 6, 2017
“Becky With The Good Hair” is a category on Jeopardy right now. Bye. I’m dead.
— Harding (@HardingCalandra) March 8, 2017
“Becky With The Good Hair” is a category on @Jeopardy.
let’s talk about IMPACT. pic.twitter.com/OlVnmHzYx3— beyoncé posts. (@beyonce_posts) March 8, 2017
Becky With the Good Hair was a @Jeopardy category today? HEYYY! pic.twitter.com/W8vx248cQb
— harleyb (@harleyb11) March 8, 2017
That moment when “Becky With the Good Hair” is a Jeopardy! category. ??? #jeopardy #staywoke pic.twitter.com/CE9qyI5468
— Maya (@sunburnt_rosary) March 8, 2017
Wen u log on Twitter to find out “Becky with the Good Hair” is a category on Jeopardy ….. pic.twitter.com/WC4sOn9TSE
— Chrissy (@coachchrissy13) March 8, 2017
We ❤ #Jeopardy Today’s category Becky With The Good Hair ? pic.twitter.com/Yb1SUkosDh
— The Lue Crew (@TheLueCrew) March 8, 2017
Whaaaattt! Jeopardy has joined the #Beyhive “Becky with the Good Hair” #DailyNews #Beyonce pic.twitter.com/DD2TG5hxNL
— Jessica Hicks 🙂 (@JobsfromJess) March 8, 2017
When you find out “Becky with the Good Hair” was trending because it was a category on #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/mMgxJp3eZV
— t. sterling watson? (@indoob) March 8, 2017
The “Becky” lyric was one of the many talking points from Beyoncé’s acclaimed visual album, Lemonade. Fans went crazy on social media last year after “Sorry” was released as they tried to decipher the identity of the woman in question. People speculated that the possibly autobiographical song was about the rumors surrounding Beyoncé’s marriage to husband Jay Z.
