--- title: Jeopardy! Contestant Mistakes Kid Cudi for Uncle Kracker description: An earnest Jeopardy! contestant accidentally mistook Uncle Kracker for Kid Cudi, much to the delight of the Internet and Cudi himself. canonical: https://time.com/5465635/jeopardy-uncle-kracker-kid-cudi/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-28T17:53:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:12.622Z og:title: People Love This Jeopardy! 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(Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 29: Rapper Kid Cudi performs onstage during the Smokers Club Festival at The Queen Mary on April 29, 2018 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Scott Dudelson—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 28, 2018 5:53 PM UTC An earnest [_Jeopardy!_ ](http://time.com/5409841/jeopardy-contestant-proposes-on-air/)contestant made the hilarious mistake of confusing country and rock musician Uncle Kracker with hip-hop artist [Kid Cudi](http://time.com/4519293/kid-cudi-rehab-depression/), in what quickly became a viral moment for the show on Tuesday night. It all began when host [Alex Trebek](http://time.com/5089828/alex-trebek-jeopardy-brain-surgery-reactions/) showed a photo of Uncle Kracker alongside the telling clue: “Formerly Kid Rock’s DJ, this avuncular fellow has ranged from country-pop to rap-rock.” These strong hints, however, were completely lost on eager contestant, Myra Guideng, who somehow gathered from the clues given that the “avuncular fellow” in question must be Kid Cudi, the Kanye West-endorsed rapper and hip-hop artist, who objectively looks and sounds nothing like Uncle Kracker. Needless to say, the Internet lost it over this huge mistake, making so much noise about it online that even Kid Cudi weighed in on the situation on his Twitter account, reposting a video of the situation along with some laughing emoji of his own. 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