Jeopardy! fans are 'screaming' as contestant misses answer by a few letters after betting everything

Jeopardy! fans are reeling over a contestant getting an answer wrong after putting it all in the line.

On the Thursday, July 19 episode of the trivia game show, viewers at home saw two new contestants, Micah Rahn-Tiemeyer from Michigan and Meredith Miller from Virginia, goes against the returning champion, Jay Fisher from Illinois . The contestants were given six categories: America on Stamps, That's "AA"wesome, Geology, An Asian Capital Idea, They Make That and The Oscar & Razzie Winner.

Micah felt confident enough to go after Geology $800 after not being answer his pick for $400. Turns out, it was a Daily Double.

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Micah was in the lead during the first round, with $1,600 and he decided to go all in and bet all of it. The clue was: "An attraction at Carlsbad Caverns is one of these long formations known as the Sword of Damocles." He answered: "What's a stalagmite?" He was wrong, the answer was stalactite.

Ken said: "No, I'm sorry the Sword of Damocles hangs from above. It's stalactite."

Viewers at home could see how Micah could have gotten the answer wrong. One person on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: "Ah, the dreaded difference between stalactites and stalagmites #Jeopardy." Another person wrote: "Stalactite! Tonight's first scream! #Jeopardy." A third person wrote: "I guess with Arthur pulling the sword out of the stone - Stalagtite makes sense #jeopardy." A fourth said: "Stalagmites have a G so they’re on the ground; stalactites have a C so they are on the ceiling #Jeopardy."

Micah was giving Jay's winning streak a run right up until the end as he was right behind in second throughout the game. When it came to Final Jeopardy!, Micah was in first with $8,000 but Jay was the only one to get it correct. The category was Showbiz Marriages and the clue was: " Married since 1977, the year of this band’s 1st album, 2 members referenced another album with their 2023 “Remain In Love” tour." The answer was: "Who are Talking Heads?"

Jay added $5,401 to win with $12,001 for a three-day total of $28,200, Micah's score was $2,799 and Meredith with $1,500.