‘Jeopardy!’ contestant’s hilariously wrong Mick Jagger answer sets Twitter ablaze

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Jeopardy! contestant Mazin Omer had control of the board Monday night, when two-time Oscar winner Sir Maurice Micklewhite, aka Michael Caine, popped up as a clue. The only problem was, Omer didn’t know that.

Host Mayim Bialik offered the clue, “To honor his father, this star here was knighted in his birth name, Sir Maurice Micklewhite.”

“Who is Mick Jagger?” Omer replied

Omer mistook the legendary actor for legendary Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, and the Twitter responses did not disappoint as tons and tons of viewers took to the social media site to share in their dismay. While some viewers were completely “flabbergasted” by the incorrect response, others “literally screamed out loud” in surprise.

The incorrect answer cost Omer $400 but the joy he brought to Jeopardy! fans was priceless. Plus it wasn’t all bad, as he finished second and won enough money to afford a ticket to the next Rolling Stones concert.

Video Transcript

MAZIN OMER: Knight's 400.

- To honor his father, this star here was knighted in his birth name so he's sir Maurice Micklewhite.

KYLIE MAR: "Jeopardy" contestant Mazin Omer had control of the board Monday night, when two-time Oscar winner Sir Maurice Micklewhite, a.k.a. Michael Caine, popped up as one of the clues. The only problem was, Mazin didn't know that.

MAZIN OMER: Who is Mick Jagger?

- No. Lisa.

- Who is Michael Caine.

- Yes.

KYLIE MAR: Mazin mistook the legendary actor for the legendary Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, and the Twitter responses did not disappoint as tons and tons of viewers took to the social media site to share in their dismay. While some viewers were completely flabbergasted by the incorrect response, others literally screamed out loud in surprise.

The incorrect answer cost Mazin $400, but some might argue. The joy he brought to "Jeopardy" fans was priceless. For coming in second place, the biology major took home $2,000. And it sounds like he's doing some fascinating research in Alzheimer's disease.

MAZIN OMER: So we use mice models to figure out why the body causes Alzheimer's, and then how to figure out how to make it not do that.

- Incredible.