A Guy Lost $3,200 On "Jeopardy!" Because He Said "Gangster" Instead Of "Gangsta"

This must've felt not so Coolio.

Jeopardy! isn't exactly a show you'd watch to see people get schooled on rap lyrics, but that's exactly what happened during the Jan. 1 episode.

Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr

Let Nick’s mistake be a lesson to us all. In 2018, you gotta keep it gangsta at all times. Never Gangster #Jeopardy

03:11 PM - 02 Jan 2018

Nick Spicher was just trying to answer a question in the "Music & Literature Before & After" category, when he made the grave mistake of calling Coolio's classic 1995 song "Gangster's Paradise" instead of "Gangsta's Paradise."

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The answer, which was actually kind of amazing, was "Gangsta's Paradise Lost."

Initially, his response was accepted as correct, but a few minutes later, Alex Trebek brought down the hammer of justice: Spicher's mistake cost him $3,200.

Twitter: @Bossip

OUCHIE WOWIE!!! Jeopardy! explained in a blog post that “gangsta” and “gangster” are listed separately in the Oxford English Dictionary, with separate definitions, so Spicher's response changed the meaning of the song's title.

Anyway, people had some strong feelings about Spicher's costly error.

JenNY @JennIverson

Nick, the whitest guy in America right now 😂 #Jeopardy

12:56 AM - 02 Jan 2018

Alyanna Tenorio @alyannaoreo

It’s gangSTA’s paradise, not gangSTER’s paradise #Jeopardy

12:53 AM - 02 Jan 2018

Twitter: @Balldinho

All’s well that ends well, though, because Spicher ended up winning the game anyway.

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