James Holzhauer continued his epic run on Jeopardy on Tuesday, extending his streak to 29 straight wins and putting his total winnings at $2,254,293.
And this time, he can thank his cartoon knowledge for helping him lock up the win.
With Holzhauer going up against Sara and a dude named Jim-Bob, the Jeopardy star went into the Final Jeopardy round with a considerable lead. And let’s be real, there was no way Jeopardy James was losing to a Jim-Bob.
The Final Jeopardy clue read, “This cartoon character was based on a character in the educational comic ‘The Intertidal Zone.'” While Jim-Bob, who was stuck at $8,400, wagered nearly his entire total (and got it wrong), Holzhauer ensured that he would hold on to win with an $18,000 bet.
The correct question was … “Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?” Both James and Sara had it correct.
I’m not exactly sure how Holzhauer knew the origins of SpongeBob, but he knows a lot of things. The Intertidal Zone featured a character named “Bob the Sponge,” so any familiarity with that comic made for an easy Final Jeopardy. It looked something like this:
With the win, James is within striking distance of Ken Jennings’ record of $2,520,700. He stands $265,762 away from history.
