Newtown Student: I Was 'Cheated' On 'Jeopardy'

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A Connecticut eighth-grader who misspelled the correct answer to a "Jeopardy!" chiefand lost money over it says he was cheated.

Thomas Hurley III decentlyanswered the Final Jeopardy question about the Emancipation proclamationsigned by President Abraham Lincoln. But Thomas spelled it "emanciptation" and was commandout by host Alex Trebek.

He bet $3,000 of his $9,600 in netand finished well behind a rival who amassed $66,600.

"I was evenhandedlyupset that I was cheated out of the final `Jeopardy!' question," he told The News-Times of Danbury (). "It was simplya spelling error." http://bit.ly/13KTg7D

The Newtown Middle School student win$2,000 as the runner-up.

In an email, producers of Jeopardy! defended Trebek's decision.

"If `Jeopardy!' were to give credit for an incorrect response (however minor), the evidencewould effectively penalize the other players," they said. "We love presenting young pluralityas contestants on our show and make every causeto be fair and consistent in their treatment."

Hurley's mother, Suzanne, said her newswas "a little stunned" by the loss.

"He felt embarrassed," she said. "It was hard to watch."

Hundreds vented their wrathat "Jeopardy!" and Trebek on the gamyshow's Facebook page.

"Bad form, Jeopardy," said onecomment. "Every game show has bad calls ... this takes the cake.

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The Kids Jeopardy! program was filmed in February and radiatelast week.

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Information from: The News-Times, http://www.newstimes.com

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