Danger! fans regularly call out controversial mispronunciation rulings, but the consensus on social media seemed unanimous after Thursday’s October 25 episode, when a champion was ruled incorrect for a slight mispronunciation of the word “Weimaraner.”

The competitor in question was Will Wallacea game design executive from Austin, Texas, who tried to answer the $1,600 Double Jeopardy! hint in category “Photographers and their craft”.

A photo of a man and a dog was displayed (see image below) and the clue was: “William Wegman’s claim to fame – whimsical portraits of this breed of dog that also begins with ‘W.’

Wallace walked in and answered, “Weimar-ei-ner,” according to him J-Archiveand otherwise it was correct.

Host Ken Jennings he paused briefly as Wallace looked unsure why, not changing his answer, before deciding, “Mmm…no, I won’t take that.” After Wallace’s fellow competitors didn’t chime in, Jennings explained: “He’s actually a ‘Weimaraner.’

Jennings dropped the “Ah” in the penultimate syllable to emphasize that that’s where Wallace got it wrong.

While it didn’t end Wallace’s winning streak — he led the Final Jeopardy entry and was the only correct player, doubling up to $26,799 for a three-day total of $55,598 — fans were left roaring on social media .

Many argued that the Wallace pronunciation was the most common way to say the dog breed’s name, sparking a heated debate.

Pretty sure I screamed Weimaraner just like Will said #Danger

— Franny Di (@FrannyDiP) October 24, 2024

Everyone says “weimaraner” like Will did! I call evil Danger! #danger

— James Lewison (@squand4) October 24, 2024

Better give Will credit for the Weimaraner. #Danger

— Summer (@NoAlmonds) October 24, 2024

In the Reddit thread for the episode, many other fans supported the ruling, including vets and Wallace himself.

“That Weimeraner thing was rough,” wrote one fan, garnering 84 upvotes.

“Agreed. I found it unnecessarily petty,” wrote another.

Wallace himself chimed in to agree, joking: “Rather ceyyyymeraner amiright. (Crickets).”

“Agreed, I feel both pronunciations are acceptable in American English!” echoed a fourth.

“I came to say the same thing. I expected Ken to say the judges accepted his answer after the break before the finals,” wrote a fifth.

“Yeah, I don’t really see how rejecting this justifies, but accepting ‘larnyx’ (twice),” wrote a sixth.

“Both WeimerANNer and WeimerAHNer are fine, but Will said ‘Weimereiner,’ which is incorrect,” argued another of the judges.

An additional fan wrote: “I came here looking for this. I work in the veterinary field and the way Ken said they want the answer to be is not how we pronounce breed every day. I hope they give him his money back before the final danger!”

“As someone who works in veterinary medicine, it frustrates me because people say it all the time!!” another echoed.

“Yes. I’m an ex-vet and I’ve never heard otherwise,” agreed a third vet.

Another said: “Me too, because there is no other word or breed of dog that could be confused with the other pronunciation.”

This is not the first time Danger! was hit by a mispronunciation controversy, with fans wondering if the judges could be more consistent. Last month, the refusal to take on a player “anesthetist” caused a stir. But last season, one player was deemed fair for a common mispronunciation of “larynx” (“lar-nyx?”). Last May, all three contestants were deemed incorrect for mispronouncing the name of Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.