"You put a "P" in there" so it's "emancitation"?

2013: The saddest moment in Jeopardy history. 2020: Hold my beer.

Nope, today is the saddest day of jeopardy.

This literally didn't change anything. He was going to walk away with $2,000 if he was right or wrong.

Weeeeeeeeell, learn to spell.

If he misspelled it badly doesn't that mean he spelled it correctly?

Wait, but the other kid had $36k? so even if he got it right he wouldn't have won unless the other kid decided to blow it.

Saddest moment? I thought maybe the kid died between episodes. Misspellings are not sad moments even when it would have impacted the outcome.

I'm with Jeopardy. It would be cheating to say he's correct.

This only a story because he is a kid

The saddest moment in Jeopardy history happened last night when James Holzhauer lost, sorry kid.

whos here after alex trebek passed away RIP 😣💔🕊

Well, the host could have simply said: *_"I'm sorry, but the spelling of this word is incorrect"_* Rather than: *_...because he misspelled it badly..._* ...kinda harsh... I understand the rules, but be more hospitable about them....

Does nobody realize that he still would have lost even if he had gotten credit for this answer? It didn't make a difference.

What annoyed me was how he used the term “cheated out”. No, kid, that’s the game, deal with life.

When did Jeopardy become a spelling bee? Since Jeopardy.

He didn't lose just because of a spelling error, he lost because he had ~9,000 and someone else had ~36,000.

The judges said he misspelled it _badly_? I agree he should be penalized, but adding one extra letter isn't what I would call badly. And did Trebek say he put a P in there?

That’s gotta sting. Just like Ken Jennings beating James Holzhauer by $200.

The saddest moment is today (November 8th, 2020) The day we lost the iconic legend himself, Alex Trebek.

HE WOULDN'T HAVE WON EVEN IF HE SPELLED IT CORRECTLY

"Well, because he misspelled it badly.... you put a 'P' in there". So are you saying that is is supposed to be spelled "Emancitation Proclamation"? Edit: Well, now the real saddest moment in Jeopardy is when Alex Trebek died.

Me: First comment, "Aw poor boy." Boy: "Cheated" Me: Deletes comment.

saddest moment is today.... 11/08/2020....Rest in peace Alex.

" It's LeviOsa, not LevioSA!!!" "$10,000 off!"

"You put a "P" in there" *Warms up hands* BOI!

Pretty sure we've had a more upsetting loss in Jeopardy... RIP Alex

Actually, the saddest moment in Jeopardy history happened yesterday, when Alex passed away.

true story, I once failed a 5th grade science test because I misspelled my name.

Everyone's feeling bad for the kid saying his dreams are crushed or that he was cheated out of his chance at winning but even if he got it right, he still would have lost by like 60,000

Legend has it, he is 18 years old now and he is *still* thinking about his English mistakes from when he was a child.

Kid needs to learn. Can’t change the rules cause you don’t like them.

A wrong answer is a wrong answer. The show is just being fair and unbiased.

wait a 12-year-old is in 8th grade? what the hell?

I've always known the rule to be: as long as it's phonetically correct, it counted. For example, one contestant wrote down Khazakstan instead of Kazakhstan but it still counted as that spelling still has the correct pronunciation. As sad as it is, Emanciptation Proclamation isn't an acceptable answer since the added T makes it a completely different in pronunciation. He knew the answer, but the slight spelling error can in fact make a difference.

I didn't see where Alex Trebek was "smug" about it. He simply conveyed what the producers told him to do in a straightforward way. It was a bad ruling but I didn't detect any smugness about it. I'm sure they felt bad too for the kid.

the t is silent

If we're being pedantic, Trebek said he misspelled it badly. Technically, that means he spelled it well. Trebek also said his mistake was he put a P in there. So Trebek thinks it is supposed to be spelled Emancitation Proclamation, or Emanciptation Roclamation. Trebek made more mistakes in his explanation than the kid did in his answer.

They can't blame Alex Trebek for this. He's only the host, he doesn't decide on anything. And he wasn't smug either, he just said what was wrong and that's it.

Meh, kid learned an important lesson in fairness. Welcome to the real world.

An intelligent young boy, standing before a live audience, under pressure, under scrutiny, misspelling a word ever so slightly that the meaning of his answer was still profoundly obvious, and Jeopardy disqualifies him? Correct answer and all? Truly appalling.

CNN left a big detail out. The kid wasn't cheated. According to the official rules of _Jeopardy!_, a contestant's spelling of the correct answer CAN be incorrect, but it MUST NOT change the pronunciation of the word(s). "Emanciptation" is pronounced much differently than "Emancipation." If the stupid kid knew the rules, he would know that he, in fact, was not "cheated."

Omg, it's the rule. They didn't just make it up to shit on this kid. It applies to all contestants, all the time. You can definitely tell this kid and his supporters are part of the "participation trophy" generation. THAT's the saddest part of this Jeopardy moment. *smh*

He would've lost anyway.

Those are the rules. You have to spell it right, or at least reasonably close. You can't just change the rules because he's a kid.

ive seen other episodes where they misspell on the final question and they let it slide

Today is the saddest day of jeopardy he will forever be missed

The saddest moment is Jeopardy! history is Alex Trebek's recent passing.

As they said at the end, he still would have lost even if they'd accepted it. He would have lost by more than $50.000 and still gotten the same $2000 consolation prize. It had zero effect on the outcome of the game, he still came in second and was FAR away from first. Since the runner-up prizes are a fixed amount it didn't cost him any money, much less the win.

Alex didn't pronounce the misspelled word correctly! What a hypocrite.

Update: The saddest moment in Jeopardy! history is that Alex Trebek died on Nov 8, 2020. We've lost a legend. 💔

Everyone doesn't get a trophy kiddo- not this time.

grown-ups do it all the time too. So the boy REALLY got cheated off.

When did Jeopardy get so picky on spelling? The meaning was clear. There are no other words the kid might have meant with that spelling. This is bullshit, and they will surely bring the kid back or give him what he deserved.

"cheated", you have to understand that's the rules, they've been consistent, and giving him the credit is not fair to the other contestants.

It has always been like this for years and years

Final Jeopardy you're in a rush to write it down. Clearly he knew the answer it is a long word and he was making corrections. This isn't right.

On jeopardy a guy spelled something wrong in final jeopardy and he didn't get penalized. Smh

Now The Saddest is losing our host. R.I.P. Alex Trebek 💔 🙏

The reason they counted him wrong wasn't because he misspelled the word. I've seen plenty of people misspell words on Final Jeopardy and still be counted right. The reason he was counted wrong was because. by adding a "t" to "Emancipation", making it "Emanciptation", it changed the pronunciation of the word.

Am I the only one here that just wants to give the poor kid a hug instead of bickering about if Jeopardy was right for doing that?

"You misspelled it badly" isn't that a grammar error?

No the saddest moment in jeopardy is that Alex Trebec died today. 😭 We miss you Alex.

Anyone who is familiar with Jeopardy knows that you must spell and pronounce the word correctly to get credit for it.

Aw come on! I watched an episode of Jeopardy just the other day and somebody spelled their thing wrong and they still got the money

CNN brews all of this outrage in the first two minutes, then in the final ten seconds admits that he would’ve lost even if the answer was ruled correct. Figures.

The contestants are informed of the rules. Need I say more?

He misspelled it badly; there's supposed to be a 'P' in there." Seriously? The irony...

"Oh he's so young, he should be an exception" do you see the questions they ask? His fail is funny when you realize how hard the questions he answered were and how easy emancipation is to spell

Jeopardy’s rules for spelling is that so long as it is phonetically correct, and the spelling mistake isn’t major, you get credit for it. Jeopardy is hard, and spelling is just part of the game.

Good job Jeopardy for holding all of us to a higher standard. Actions have consequences and that’s real life. 👍🏽

Why doesn't Alex get booted from being host for spelling it wrong as he tried to correct the kid? "You put a P in there."

He's 12 for God sake. I'm proud of him for knowing what the Emancipation Proclamation is in the first place.

I just heard the new host pronounce Bogota like “Bag-oh-taaah” and Phoenician like “Fo-ni-she-un”

Saddest moment was recent when the contestant put we love you Alex on the paper

Why are kids so entitled these days???

on the bright side, he'll never forget how to spell the word emancipation

Hope this kid and his parents have recovered from this by now in 2020. RiP Alex Trebek.

Well, if we're being pedantic, how can you misspell something "badly"?

To be fair, Jeopardy has always been pretty consistent that spelling errors are allowed but not a missing or added syllable. I get that this was a kid, but they are correct that they were enforcing the established rules/

I absolutely applaud Jeopardy for their statement.

He wasn’t cheated, he lost. The sooner he learns the difference the sooner he can win.

Just watched the IBM challenge with watson. The computer mispronounced dozens of words, but wasn't penalized.

His parents could have used this as a “teachable moment” instead of whining on his behalf. Great life lesson.

The Emancipation Proclamation is a title of a document. The title of something...a book, a song, a work of art...must be absolutely correct. By adding a "t" after the "p", he wrote something other than "emancipation". In the other case, contestants' answers are deemed wrong if they mispronounce them, because the answer they gave was, in fact, wrong. "Wimbledon" is spelled with a "d", not a "t"...his answer was incorrect.

As a veteran English teacher, this is WHY I am upset that this necessary skill has been phased out in elementary schools. I taught middle school a long time and lost many hours sleep correcting major assignments and still deal with some of this with my high school and college students.

"He wouldn't have won anyway" The part EVERYONE LEFT OUT

"he was cheated" Nope, no sense of entitlement there....

School kids: D: Internet people: D: Spelling teachers: :D

Alex should get penalized for saying “he put a “p” in there and not a “T” hahaha 😝

It really didn't matter...he would have not won anyway.

This isn't sad at all in any way. Learn how to spell before you think you're smart enough to compete on Jeopardy, or at least learn the rules.

RIP Alex

Nope there is a new saddest moment:(

The ending says it all. So the kid is sad he was "cheated" because it was a spelling error, yet an error would be using the wrong letter or something... "emansipation." He butchered the word. Let's write it here: "emanciptation." Even Google is mad at me spelling it wrong, underling it with a big red line. This is just another example of this younger generation not being taught how to lose. In this case, he would have lost anyway, even spelling the word correctly. What would his excuse be then?

I lost on Jeopardy, baby.

Alex passing was and forever will be the saddest day in Jeopardy history

0:51 why does it say dr. Hienz doofenshmirts???

So "eemannsippayshun prahcklamayshun" would have been accepted?

I gotta side with Jeopardy on this one... the way the kid spelled the word changed its' pronunciation altogether, so the judges then have a tough call... does the kid not know how to spell, or does he not quite know the answer to the question? They had to rule as they did, they had no choice really. Disappointing for the kid.... but kids today have to realize that you don't get a prize for everything you do, that adults aren't judged on their INTENTIONS but their ACTIONS. You don't get a 'pass' because you're the smartest kid in your class- in reality, you are a small fish in a big pond once you are out of your classroom or community, as the majority of adults are. Lastly-- the FAMILIES of these kids need to learn this same lesson and not encourage this perceived 'specialness' in their children. It isn't helping the kids in the long run. The kid's statement said he was 'cheated' out of the final question' and those aren't the original thoughts of an 8th grader... mom and dad felt cheated, is probably more of the actual truth.