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Comedian Ari Voukydis was stumped by the final “Jeopardy” question on Thursday's show but would not go down without a witty repartee. Host Alex Trebek asked the contestant, “In 1891, this European said, ‘Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses.'” Also read: Watch the Worst Wheel of Fortune Contestant Ever Lose a Million Dollars (Video) Instead of leaving his slate blank, Voukydis — who has performed with the comic troupe Upright Citizens Brigade — decided to scrawl a facetious caption pointing to himself. Also read: Watch the Most Heartbreaking ‘Family Feud’ Ending Ever (Video) “‘His response was,...

"Jeopardy!" always has supremely intelligent contestants, but that doesn't mean they're humorless. Over Alex Trebek's 30-year run as host of America's favorite quiz, we've seen a number of hilarious "Final Jeopardy!" responses that even caught the unflappable host off guard. In honor of Ari Voukydis, a recent "Jeopardy!" contestant who earned a huge laugh with his "Final Jeopardy!" response this week, let's take at 10 times we've seen some hilarious stuff come up on those little blue screens. Yes, Cliff Clavin does make a cameo appearance. ...

If you're going to lose on Jeopardy, you may as well lose while making everyone laugh, right? Well, that's exactly what contestant Ari Voukydis decided to do when he didn't know the final question. The clue was, "In 1891, this European said, 'Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses.'" One of the contestants ended up getting it right, but Ari wagered $2,700 on what he could assume was most definitely not correct. Watch the funny clip above, then check out more must-see viral videos!

That’d be American hero Ari Voukydis, a comedian and veteran improv teacher who found himself a distant second going into Final Jeopardy on Thursday’s episode. The clue category: “Science & Industry.” The answer: “In 1891, this European said, ‘Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your Congresses.’”

The correct question? That’d be “Who is Alfred Nobel?”—the Swedish armaments manufacturer who invented dynamite, then was inspired to create the Nobel Prize (for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace) after reading his own obituary. (Truth: Stranger than fiction!) Unfortunately, none of the smartypantses playing...