James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter faced off in the opening edition of Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time on Tuesday with Jennings taking Day 1 by a mere 200 points over Holzhauer.
But in the lead-up to the Jeopardy! GOAT premiere, Holzhauer brought some heat to the matchup with Twitter trash talk against Jennings. Holzhauer even went as far as to playfully taunt his opponents during the opening episode.
So, of course, we shouldn’t expect that narrow Day 1 loss to dampen the Jeopardy legend’s spirits. Come Wednesday, Holzhauer was right back at his game with the trash talk against Jennings, pointing out how Jennings had never won a Jeopardy tournament.
Holzhauer won the most recent “Tournament of Champions” while Jennings — despite his record 74-day winning streak — had never won a tournament after his streak. Holzhauer grouped Jennings in the same class as President Donald Trump who, uh, hasn’t won a Jeopardy tournament either.
The numbers don’t lie.
The three Jeopardy legends will continue their GOAT tournament on Wednesday. The first to three wins takes home the $1 million prize.
