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A “Jeopardy!” contestant lost big on Wednesday night’s episode, and fans have been quick to let him know what he did wrong.Going into the Final Jeopardy round, a man named John was in second place with $14,200, trailing $9,000 behind the contestant in first place. He was the only player to answer the clue correctly, but thanks to his decision to not bet any of his winnings, he failed to win the game.With a category of “American Immigrants,” the clue read, “His 1904 will stipulated that ‘All the sums hereinbefore specified for prizes shall be used for prizes only.’”Evan, who was in third place with $6,000, and Kendra, who was in the lead, both guessed “Nobel.” Alfred Nobel died in 1896, and while he did work in America, he never immigrated.John was the only one who answered correctly with “Pulitzer.” Joseph Pulitzer, another man with a famous prize named after him, was alive to write a will in 1904.

Kendrick Lamar became the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for his universally beloved album “DAMN.”This year, the “United In Grief” rapper is headlining at five major music festivals all over North America from June through October.We’re impressed — we don’t see any of his fellow Pulitzer winners headlining alongside Foo Fighters this year.And you won’t want to miss a Kendrick festival appearance.Seeing Kendrick live was thrilling! I hadn’t seen him since his ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ tour” ” said NY Post writer PJ McCormick who saw Lamar live at New York City’s Governors Ball. “He’s really stepped up his game.

“The Road,” has died. The fiction and drama writer was 89.McCarthy died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his son, John, confirmed to The Post.

Larry McMurtry was an author and screenwriter known for novels including “Lonesome Dove” and “The Last Picture Show” as well as his Oscar-winning adapted screenplay for “Brokeback Mountain.”This is a breaking news story.

Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and beauty of the Deep South, has died at the age of 91.

By Klaritza Rico

It’s not just Broadway that’s been affected by New York City’s shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Off Broadway productions went dark too, cutting short the already limited runs of plays and musicals at venues all over the city.