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So dude last night answered a clue without saying, "what is?" - and Ken just gave it to him, with a warning.
Then, on a true Daily Double, he again answered without saying, "what is?" and Ken just let time run out, and pronounced his answer to be incorrect. Dude went down to zero.
Luckily for him, the other two contestants weren't very good.
The rule has been that a contestant is allowed to screw that up in the first round (at least the first time) but not in Double Jeopardy.
I'm not going to claim to be an expert in Jeopardy rules, although I watch practically every episode. I've never seen a contestant give the answer without shaping it in the form of a question, and the host say "correct" without prodding the contestant first.