The Final Jeopardy’s topic was “19th Century Literature,” and the prompt read:“This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird equallly capable of speech.’” Did you catch the typo? It looks like whoever typed up the prompt slipped an extra “l” in there. NBC News reporter Ben Collins tweeted a photo of the spelling mistake along with many other fans who immediate noticed the error. Replying to his own tweet, Collins commented, “As a guy who can’t write a tweet without forgetting a word in the middle, I finally feel like I’m on Jeopardy’s level.” “Lol I thought that’s how they spelled ‘equallly’ in the 19th Century #Jeopardy,” another fan tweeted. “I’ll take “Words with Three L’s” for 200,” yet another viewer wrote. Many other fans made similar comments, with a couple, like @a_liberryan, even using the situation to pitch themselves for the job as editor. The spelling error appeared during the TV broadcast of the episode, but ABC quickly fixed the mistake before uploading the clip to YouTube. Naturally, there have been a few other typos and fumbles on Jeopardy! over the years. The “equallly” typo on Wednesday comes after a controversial game on Friday, June 17, where Wachspress emerged victorious due to fellow contestant Sadie Goldberger’s disqualification from Final Jeopardy. Goldberger appeared to answer the question correctly, which would make her the winner, but the judges ruled that she didn’t fully and legibly write out her answer, and therefore, it was incorrect. Wachspress then became the winner by default. Although her run ended, Wachspress won repeatedly due to both her intelligence and some great luck. She even addressed it explaining that she’s “aware of how unbelievably lucky I am,” a streak of good fortune that even fans underscored. Next, Here’s What We Know So Far About Celebrity Jeopardy!, Including the Likely Host
