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Tom Devlin Unseats Dargan Ware on Jeopardy as Risky Final Wager Flips the Game

Relentless buzzer timing plus two pivotal Daily Doubles put Devlin in position to claim the win.

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.