Jeopardy! playfully roasts Ken Jennings for past ‘online squabble’ with a fan before Allison Gross wins first game [Video]

JEOPARDY! had some fun at Ken Jennings’ expense on Tuesday with a clue that cleverly harkened back to a social media argument about his hosting.

Allison Gross defeated one-day champ Matthew Smith and Daniel King to become the new winner.

After taking out three-day champ Weckaiai Rennali, Matthew took to the winner’s podium with $26,400.

Fans were buzzing to see if the New York City paramedic could turn the upset win into a streak.

After the Jeopardy! round, Allison, a data scientist from Cleveland, Ohio (aided by a $2000 Daily Double), led with $5,800 while Matthew had $2,600, and Brown grad Daniel had $1,200.

In Double Jeopardy, Matthew’s challengers found …