diff --git a/src/games/trivia.js b/src/games/trivia.js
index 59b1d2c..4146a19 100644
--- a/src/games/trivia.js
+++ b/src/games/trivia.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function playRound(context, round = 0) {
 		});
 
 		// replace space with U+2003 Em Space to separate words, since a single space separates the placeholders, and double spaces are removed during Markdown render
-		context.sendMessage(`**${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds** left, first hint for **question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}**: ${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^\s]/g, '_ ')}`, context.room.id);
+		context.sendMessage(`**${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds** left, first hint for **question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}**: **${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^\s]/g, '_ ').trim()}**`, context.room.id);
 
 		await timers.setTimeout((game.timeout / 3) * 1000, null, {
 			signal: ac.signal,