Danger! Contestants sometimes come up with an answer that the quiz show writers didn’t have as the desired answer and decide that it is technically correct as well. In the Monday, November 4, episode, that was the case for one player, but fans didn’t know if her alternative should have been allowed.

Returning Champion Greg Jolina systems specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire, who has been crying this week, faced off against Brian Frey, an officer (yes, officer) originally from Syosset, New York, and Lindsey Simmons, an attorney originally from Marshall, Missouri .

While many spectators were distracted by Frey’s theatrics during Jeopardy! round, Simmons mentioned the $800 clue in the “5/5” category, which Ken Jennings The preface implied a correct answer consisting of two five-letter words.

The clue was, “It’s the only U.S. state capital that fits the category,” and Simmons responded, “What’s ‘Boise, Idaho?'” It was judged incorrect because the intended answer was “Baton Rouge.” However, it reversed after the commercial break into a swing score of $1600.

Simmons ultimately did not win, as Jolin earned her third victory, winning $25,000 for an impressive total of $75,002. However, many fans discussed the reversal in the episode’s Reddit thread. Some disagreed with the ruling because “Boise, Idaho” is not the state capital with two five-letter words, but rather the capital and then the name of the state.

“But Boise, Idaho, is not the capital of a state with two five-letter words. It is the state capital and the name of the state. That decision seems strange to me,” wrote one Redditor.

“I was wondering what people would say,” echoed another. “I was glad they ruled in his favor. I wonder if it’s because the wording didn’t specify what the city was, as opposed to city and state. Ken’s preface said they had to say two words, which technically she did in response to: ‘It’s the only US state capital that fits the category.’”

“I agree with the failure to accept it, however it certainly came as a surprise,” wrote a fourth. “My interpretation would be that the name of the city would be two five-letter words. Maybe adding “South” could have set it better?

“Is Boise, Idaho the state capital? It seems hard to argue that it isn’t, and this answer fits into the category: five-letter word, five-letter word,” a sixth agreed, siding with the judges.

“The saving grace I can see is that the ‘5, 5’ category had a comma explicitly in the category, just like the format (uppercase), (state) is written,” a seventh agreed.

“Actually, why the hell was this accepted?” wrote another critic.

“New here…Canadian…and I don’t know anything about Idaho…I was watching football and said, ‘Wait a second, is the city called Boise or Boise Idaho?’” wrote a ninth.

Another fan said he understood how the player could have fallen into the trap: “The complicated thing is that the category specifically had a comma “5, 5″. The capital with the state has a comma; the capital alone does not.” .

What do you think “Boise, Idaho” was as an alternative answer? Should he Danger! Have the writers added more specificity to the track to avoid raised eyebrows? Let us know in the comments section below.