‘Jeopardy!’ contestant loses $3,200 after mispronouncing title of song
LOS ANGELES – A “Jeopardy!” contestant lost $3,200 after the show judges decided that he mispronounced the title of Coolio’s 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
Nick Spicher was on the game show Monday night when Alex Trebek read a clue that said, “A song by Coolio from Dangerous Minds goes back in time to become a 1667 John Milton classic.”
Spicher quickly buzzed in and answered, “What is Gangster’s Paradise Lost?”
The show initially awarded him $1,600, but then the judges reviewed the answer and realized he said “gangster’s” instead of “gansta’s.”
Spicher lost $3,200 because of it – after the initial $1,600 was nullified, he was also docked $1,600 for his incorrect answer.
Let Nick’s mistake be a lesson to us all. In 2018, you gotta keep it gangsta at all times. Never Gangster #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/NMO7QsAfyI
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) January 2, 2018
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