Mason Cox features as a quiz question on iconic game show Jeopardy

For anyone who says the AFL is not a world game, check this out. Mason Cox has made it big in the US, featuring as a quiz question on iconic game show Jeopardy. But did the contestant get it right?

Mason Cox featured as a quiz question on iconic game show Jeopardy. Picture: Getty Images

Mason Cox has made it big in the US, featuring as a quiz question on iconic game show Jeopardy.

And what’s more, the contestant got it correct!

The Collingwood tall, who hails from Texas, was used as a clue for the $1000 question.

The answers on Jeopardy must come in the form of a question and host Alex Trebek said:”“6’11” Mason Cox, a walk-on hoopster at (Oklahoma State), got his kicks as a Down Under star in this sport, playing in its grand final”.

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To which Utah law professor Christine Hurt said: “What is Australian rules football?”

Good on you, Christine.

Cox on Thursday paid tribute to retiring defender Alex Rance. Cox’s famously took a hanger on Rance in a starring performance in the 2018 preliminary final.

Mason Cox’s Jeopardy question.

“A great man on and off the field. Would be hard pressed to find someone to say a negative word about Alex Rance. Pretty shocked but wish him the very best in the next chapter of his life,” Cox tweeted.

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