'Jeopardy!' Fans React After Minor Spelling Error Ends Record-Setting 9-Game Winning Streak

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. But for some viewers, it was the robbery on on primetime television. Fans were gobsmacked after Tuesday night's episode, when Ben Chan's nine-game winning streak came to an abrupt end after he misspelled a William Shakespeare character's name by one single letter during «Final Jeopardy!» host Mayim Bialik read the category, «Shakespeare's Characters,» and then revealed the clue: «Both of the names of these two lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for 'blessed.'»The two contestants trying to dethrone Chan offered Romeo and Juliet, which was wrong.

Chan, with his streak on the line, revealed his answer as «Beatrice & Benedict.» But, much to everyone's surprise, Bialik said that was the wrong answer because it's actually «Beatrice and Benedick,» ending in «K» instead of «T.»The wrong letter proved costly, as it ended Chan's reign as champion.Many fans were fuming, and immediately sided with Chan.

One fan took to social media and tweeted, «Holy smokes was Ben Chan robbed on @Jeopardy tonight. Yikes.» Another fan, perhaps rightfully, wondered, «Since when does being off by one letter count in final jep?

There's no other character he could have meant.»It's interesting. 's own website back in 2016 posted a "Behind the Scenes" story with the headline, «5 Jeopardy!