Baldur’s Gate 3 made a surprise appearance on the popular American television game show Jeopardy on February 22.
For those potentially outside of the gaming world, Baldur’s Gate has also garnered attention in The New York Times and Washington Post. This is thanks to the over 100,000 players that log into the game daily across all platforms.
The premise behind Baldur’s Gate comes from the popular tabletop experienceDungeons and Dragons. In which people can completely customize their character, interact with the world around them, and force a unique destiny for themselves.
With this much attraction to one game, it seems that Baldur’s Gate has made it big by becoming a question on the latest episode ofJeopardy.
Jeopardy contestant correctly answers Baldur’s Gate question
An episode that aired on February 21 has a contestant pick a $400 question underneath the category “Fun and Games.” The statement is revealed to be the following:
The contestant then answers with “What is Dungeons and Dragons?”
Fans were pleasantly surprised to find out that Baldur’s Gate had been on the game show. Not only that, but they praised the contestant in the video for answering the question quickly. A developer of Baldur’s Gate saw the question was featured and issued their own response on social media.
Apparently BG3 was on Jeopardy, so apologies if you lost.https://t.co/wCYjfALlQS
“ApparentlyBG3was on Jeopardy, so apologies if you lost,” said the director of publishing for Larian Studios Very AFK.
As Baldur’s Gate continues to grow in popularity, there may be a chance that the mainstream media world will see more people talking about it.
Daniel Appleford was a Gaming & Streaming Writer on Dexerto’s US team, covering content creators across Twitch, Kick, and YouTube. He is also a big fan of Call of Duty and Valorant.
