A JEOPARDY! newcomer has earned praise from show host Ken Jennings following a bold move during Tuesday’s game.

Jeopardy! contestant Will Stewart made a risky gamble when he landed a Daily Double while in the lead against other newbies Ashley Atkin and Omar Ahmed.

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With $16,600 as his score, Will wagered $10,000 in the category Post-WWII Asian History – meaning if he answered incorrectly, he’d fall to second place just $200 above Ashley.

After Ken read the question, Will was silent before answering slowly just before the timer buzzed.

“In the nick of time, that is correct,” Ken praised the newcomer, who sighed with relief as his score bumped up to $26,600.

The huge boost ended up took him to Final Jeopardy in the lead, where he won with $26,200 despite missing the final clue.

Will, who is a political organizer originally from Nashville, Tennessee, ended the match with a three-day total of $70,501.

Ken wasn’t the only one impressed by Will by the end of the match as Jeopardy! fans shared their praise for the player on r/Jeopardy!, a Reddit thread dedicated to discussing the game show.

“Given that DDs tend to be of a difficulty corresponding to their location on the board… I LOVE WILL’S BET,” one fan wrote.

“I’d love it even if he missed. You’ve got a category playing easier than most DJs and it’s the Row 2 clue? If you don’t get it, you didn’t deserve to win anyway. (Heck, I could justify going all-in on any DD with a three-digit clue value, but that’s just me.)”

The fan continued, “I think Will has a very good chance of winning two more and making the ToC Winner’s Circle.

“The big thing about him is he’s really good at timing the rebound. He pulled 5 grand (according to the J!Archive) just from rebounds today!

“This is a guy who knows what he knows and is very confident.”

“Yes, Will’s long pause scared me. What other Asian countries besides Korea are/were divided into North/South? He blurted it out in the nick of time,” another agreed.

The annual Tournament of Champions, or ToC as the Reddit user called it, is one of the game show’s most treasured traditions featuring its best contestants from the season prior.

Champion Yogesh Raut won the 2024 Tournament of Champions, which qualified him for this year’s Jeopardy! Masters – which is underway now.