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– Danger! Contestant divides fans with “cringe” behavior – see a daring joke with Ken Jennings

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– Danger! Contestant divides fans with “cringe” behavior – see a daring joke with Ken Jennings

(Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Monday, November 4 episode of Danger!)

Danger! fans got a big dose of personality from one contestant on Monday, November 4’s episode. Although he made some noise, he came up short against the reigning champion Greg Jolin, which just seems to be picking up steam.

Jolin, a system specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire, came in with a two-day total of $50,002. He faced Brian Frey, a journeyman (yes, journeyman) from Syosset, New York, and Lindsey Simmons, an attorney from Marshall, Missouri.

Wearing a pink bow tie and tuxedo, Frey commanded attention right from the contestant’s animated introduction. In danger! round, landed the first Daily Double for $3000 and the lead. He asked for a True Daily Double by clasping his hands together in a prayerful motion and asking, “Please, with sugar on top, will you make me a True Daily Double, Ken?” Frey didn’t get the “Oscar Wild” clue, which was “Niagara Falls.”

During the interviews, Ken Jennings asked Frey how he got the name “Journeyman”. Explaining that he has lived in more than 20 different places with more than 20 different jobs, he surprised viewers and the host with the song: “My dad suggested I call myself an idiot***… by all trades!” Jennings replied softly, “Journeyman is better. I think you made a good choice.”

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By the end of the round, Jolin, a Magic: The Gathering player, stormed $7,800, Simmons was -$1,200 and Frey was $2,600, while Jennings applauded the champion’s “comfortable lead.”

In Double Jeopardy, Frey once again grabbed not only attention, but also the game board. He found his second Daily Double, doubling up to $6000 knowing that the “WORLD FLAGS” clue was “War Horse”. Breaking Jolin’s lead (which was $10,600 to $6,000), he found the last Daily Double shortly after, betting $5,000. The “Epics” clue was “Without a pony, Finder, who starred in ‘Seabiscuit,’ also played Joey in this WWI epic.” He couldn’t guess: “War Horse” fell to $1000 in a huge momentum shift. From there, Jolin went on a tear, finishing with a safe run at $25,000, Simmons $3,399 and Frey $7,599.

Final Jeopardy’s “19th CENTURY LIT” clue was “All introduced in the same chapter of a novel, Grimaud, Mousqueton and Bazin are the servants of these men.” Frey and Jolin were right with “The tempest,” and the champion added $6,000 to earn $25,000 for a three-day total of $75,002. Offering rare praise as Jolin went 3/3 in the final, Jennings concluded: “You’re the model of consistency, Greg!”

Fans flooded social media with their thoughts on Frey’s great stage presence while also celebrating Jolin’s big win.

“Brian IS VERY HAPPY to attend #Danger!” wrote a user X.

“Brian continues danger #DoLess,” wrote another.

“How to make yourself disliked by millions of people in less than 10 seconds. Not cute. Not cute. It is not appropriate. Super cringe,” wrote a third harshly. Here are some other reactions:

In the Reddit thread for the episode, fans were more accommodating, with one writing, “I really liked how much fun Brian was having! His fashion, “what is not malaria?” and saying jacka** in his interview section are all pretty memorable.”

The user also said the potential misdirection of the third Daily Double having “War” in the clue and answer: “I gave the same answer as Brian did in DD3 because the correct answer just occurred to me , but I cut it because I didn’t. “I don’t think they would have ‘war’ in both the clue and the answer.”

A second Redditor wrote: “Brian reminds me of Ziggy from Wire haha.”

A third wrote: “I see this. I caught Ethan Hawke. And I’m not sure if it’s just the bow tie, but it also reminded me of Yungsheng from season 38 and last year’s ToC!”

A fourth noted: “The game seemed to be going in an interesting fashion until Brian’s incorrect answer in that Daily Double. Which in turn took the wind out of Brian’s sails allowing Greg to take his third win. It shows how important those daily doubles are because they have the power to change the tone of the game.”

What did you think of Brian Frey’s glittering period? And do you think Greg Jolin can continue? Tell us in the comments section below!