Jeopardy Contestant Loses Money Due to “Gangsta” vs “Gangster” Answer

When you’re playing Jeopardy, better make sure you know the difference in the word “gangsta” and “gangster.”

During Monday’s episode, contestant Nick Spicher chose a $1,600 clue in the Music and Literature: Before and After category, which required contestants to connect two titles that shared a common word.

Trebek deemed the answer correct and awarded the total. contestant lost $3,200 after saying “gangster” instead of “gangsta.” Shortly after, however, the host retracted his remarks.

“Our judges have re-evaluated one of your responses a few moments ago, Nick. You said ‘gangster’s’ instead of ‘gangsta’s’ on that song by Coolio. So, we take $3,200 away from you. So, you are now in second place,” Trebek said, deducting the awarded total and taking away another $1,600 for the incorrect answer. This caused Spicher’s total to drop from $12,000 to $8,800.

Now that’s gangsta! (see the difference?)

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