Jeopardy! contestant Andrew Hayes may be known for his intelligence and game show prowess — he is the current reigning champ — but now, he’s making headlines for a different kind of talent.

On the most recent episode of Jeopardy!, which aired on Wednesday, April 16, the law student from Tupelo, Mississippi didn’t mind joking around with host Ken Jennings during the introduction portion of the show.

After Jennings prompted Hayes — who continued his winning streak Wednesday night — to tell the story of how Jeopardy! greatly affected his love life, Hayes explained that the show helped kickstart his relationship with his now-wife.

“When I met my wife, I was living by myself and I was a big Jeopardy! fan. And so, on one of our first dates, I said, ‘Oh, you know, why don’t you come over for dinner and I’ll make something and we can watch Jeopardy!?’” Hayes, who will go on to compete in the Tournament of Champions, recalled.

“Oh, so romantic!” Jennings cut in with a laugh.

“Yes, it’s an aphrodisiac,” Hayes quipped in response, to which Jennings — and the audience — burst out laughing.

Even though Hayes’ now-wife wasn’t a “huge Jeopardy! fan,” she agreed to the date. But the future lawyer was so “nervous that I wouldn’t know enough of the answers … I watched it ahead of time.” The confession prompted another round of laughter from Jennings, who asked Hayes if his wife ever found out he “cheated” on this early date.

“I confessed at some point before the wedding,” Hayes revealed, “but after she said yes [to my proposal].”

As fans pore over Wednesday’s episode, eagle-eyed Jeopardy! viewers recently noticed Jennings’ habit of saying the phrase, “‘Double Jeopardy, where the scores can really change!’” When one Redditor wondered if the host was quoting Bruce Willis‘ character in Die Hard — in which he asks villain Hans Gruber, ‘Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change?’” — another pointed out that Jennings was most likely quoting past hosts Art Fleming and Alex Trebek, who would use the expression. (In turn, that’s where the Die Hard line comes from.)