Overview
- Tom Devlin won the October 21 Jeopardy! episode over two-day champion Dargan Ware and returns for his second game on Wednesday.
- Devlin built an early cushion with a true Daily Double on a 'riff raff' clue while Ware slipped into the red.
- Ware rallied in Double Jeopardy by hitting back-to-back Daily Doubles to move ahead and led entering Final Jeopardy, $31,800 to $27,200.
- None of the contestants solved the area code Final Jeopardy; Ware's $23,200 wager dropped him to $8,600 as Devlin's smaller bet sealed a $22,599 finish.
- Ware had secured a second win the previous day for a two-game total of $47,801, and he later praised Devlin as a 'beast' on the buzzer as fans celebrated the matchup online.