the judges are ruling against you. >> thomas hurley iii held back tears. he later told his local newspaper i was pretty upset that i was cheated out of the final jeopardy question. it was just a spelling error. the incident blew up with social media with many commenting on jeopardy's facebook page. he got the answer right. he misspelled it. big deal. hurley's parents claiming they were less upset about the loss and more upset about how alex trebek and company handled it, telling cnn they were, quote, smug. >> well, because he misspelled it badly -- >> jeopardy's producerses released a statement. if jeopardy were to give credit for an incorrect response, however minor, the show would effect hely penalize the other players. we make every effort to be fair and consistent in their treatment. last year, a contestant was