Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions Crowns an Unexpected Winner — Watch
After a harrowing two-week battle of the brains, Jeopardy! on Friday crowned the winner of its Tournament of Champions.
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Buzzy Cohen, a 32-year-old music executive from Los Angeles — who somehow didn’t end up as a judge on Fox’s The Four — took home the $250,000 grand prize, with 26-year-old software engineer Alan Lin finishing in second place ($100,000) and 38-year-old bartender Austin Rogers placing third ($50,000).
And no one can say that Cohen didn’t fight his way to the top. Were it not for a bold Daily Double wager — he bet his entire $10,8000 — he wouldn’t have emerged the champion. “When I got it right, I knew that I was back in this competition and just did my best to get all the way home,” Cohen says.
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Adds host Alex Trebek, “Of all the tournaments we have done on Jeopardy!, this year’s Tournament of Champions has been the most fun.”
Watch a full recap of the finals below, then drop a comment with your thoughts: Were you rooting for Cohen all along?
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