(Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Monday, December 2 episode Danger!)

The winner was Susan Beachy, a news anchor from Queens, New York, who won the previous game for a daily win of $9,300. She met Jones, a software designer from Seattle, Washington, and Mike Ross, a teacher from Kansas City, Missouri.

In danger! In the first round, Beachy immediately found the Daily Double, but appreciated the bodybuilding clue “Cheers to Beer” in search of “Mr. Olympia.” She finished the round with $1,000, while Jones won the Anagrams Occupations category like it was nothing for a big lead of $6,000, and Ross had $3,400.

In Double Jeopardy, Ross hit the second Daily Double early and moved all-in. He got the “America Before The Revolution Clue” as “Stuyvesant,” which earned him $10,000 and was close to the top, which made things interesting. Elsewhere, Jones was leading the way and, bolstered by the latest Daily Double, was nearly ahead with $21,800, Ross with $13,600 and Beachy with $5,000. Jennings reminded the players, “This isn’t over yet.” Still, it seemed like Jones’ game was losing.

The new champion’s title depended on the “Poetic Characters” clue, which read: “In a poem written in 1842, this legendary character is said to be much admired for his ‘quaint dress.’

Beachy wrote “Longfellow” and crossed it out. Ross guessed: “Falstaff?” and Jones, whom Jennings applauded for his “dominant playing,” wrote “Daniel Boone?” The clue was a triple whammy, as the correct answer was: “Who is the Pied Piper of Hamelin?”

Jennings explained the correct answer by saying, “No, that’s Robert Browning’s ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin,’ dressed in a strange, er, multi-colored way, I guess.” The host trailed off and threw up his hands. “Hence the ‘Pied’ in ‘Pied Piper,'” he concluded. Jones lost $4,601, won $17,199 and beamed with joy as he was named the new champion.

Fans flooded the Reddit thread for the episode, with many citing the vague reference to “Final Jeopardy,” arguing that there was nothing ranging from “multi-colored” to “pied,” and Jennings’ unconvincing explanation.

“Good game! “The finale was tough,” one Redditor wrote.

“Ken’s explanation of the FJ clue that the subject was ‘dressed in a weird, multicolored way’ probably didn’t clear anything up for most viewers, since the clue made no reference to multicolored clothing,” wrote another.

Jones jumped into the thread to share Jennings’ reaction to the tip-off after it aired. They shared that the host told the players that it was “hard” for him too.

Other fans in the thread applauded Jones’ big win and had to praise them for their anagram mastery.

“Wow, Evan made it into the ANAGRAMMED PROFESSIONS category and amazed me. I’m terrible with anagrams. The speed at which he did it was something else,” wrote a third.

“Evan looked like they really had a lot of fun! I hope they stick around for a few games,” wrote a fourth.

“I hope to see her in the TOC, the performance was great,” agreed a fifth.

Another fan wrote: “Dude you made it to the anagram category, that’s one hell of a gentleman lol.”

What do you think about the game? Was Final Jeopardy too difficult? With the ToC cutoff on Friday (and the postseason airing on December 30), will Evan Jones snag what could be the final ticket to the Tournament of Champions? And how did no one recognize Faye Dunaway? Every film fan and his sister – no, actually daughter, sister And Daughter – knew that! Let us know in the comments section!