A Connecticut 8th grader who was recently on Jeopardy is accusing the show of cheating him, why?! Click the jump for details
Thomas Hurley III, an eighth grader from Connecticut claims that he was cheated during the jeopardy game when he answered the question correctly yet misspelled the word. Come on with a sophisticated name like that do you really think Hurley III is getting anything wrong?!
The youngster answered the final question in regards to the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln, correctly. His fault happened when he spelled Emancipation incorrectly, “emanciptation”. Alex Trebec ruled out the contestant due to his mis-spelling. What really got Thomas mad was that he bet $3,000 of his $9600 and lost to a rival whom by the end of the show accumulated $66,000. Who wouldn’t be pissed!
The Newton native received support from hundreds of people enraged at what happened, who hit the show’s Facebook page to vent.
I say let the boy play again! What do you guys think?
Via WashingtonPost
