A contestant on “Jeopardy” named Nick Spicher cost himself $3,200 on Monday’s show, because he pronounced the word “gangsta” as “gang-STER”.
The correct answer was “Gangsta’s Paradise Lost”, which combines “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio and the book “Paradise Lost” by John Milton.
He initially won $1,600, then the judges took it away and docked him another $1,600, since it was now a “wrong” answer. So, it was a $3,200 swing.
The official explanation on the “Jeopardy” website says “gangsta” and “gangster” have separate definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. And that he, quote, “changed not only the song’s title, but also its meaning, making his response unacceptable.”
Luckily it didn’t cost him the win. He ended up with $15,201 on the night and won by about 400 bucks. But he did NOT win again last night.
(Here’s the video. ) (TMZ) (Jeopardy) (The Jeopardy Fan)