Dargon Ware Jeopardy — Jeopardy! – Season 42 – Show #9415 – Airdate 10/17/25 (Sony Television)

Another local smarty has joined the list of competitors on Jeopardy! Bessemer’s own Dargan Ware scored a big win on October 17, and he’s back for game two on Monday, October 20.

Read on to learn more about him and how to cheer him on tonight.

Meet Bessemer’s Jeopardy! star, Dargan Ware

Despite missing the Final Jeopardy answer on Friday, October 17, Ware didn’t leave empty-handed—he walked away with $26,200! Watch the episode on YouTube.

Being from Alabama, Ware is the obvious choice for the contest to root for. But here are a few more reasons to cheer him on:

He’s worked at Davis & Norris, LLP in Birmingham since 2014.
He was a clerk for Hon. L. Scott Coogler in the Northern District of Alabama
He’s a licensed attorney in Alabama + California.
He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2013.
He served as Articles Editor for The Alabama Law Review.
He’s President of the Alabama State Poetry Society.

How to tune in to Jeopardy! on October 20

Ware will face two new opponents during his return to Jeopardy! tonight, Monday, October 20—Nick Petrilli from Binghamton, New York and Amanda Tholke from Cincinnati, Ohio.

You can cheer him on by tuning in to ABC at 6PM.

You can also stream the episode on Hulu and Peacock.

Check out another Birmingham-area Jeopardy! contestant in one of our articles earlier this year: Birmingham’s Roy Wood Jr. advances to next round of Celebrity Jeopardy!

Will you be tuning in to see Dargan Ware compete on Jeopardy!? Let us know—tag us on social @bhamnow.