James Holzhauer — the professional sports gambler from Las Vegas — continues to wreak havoc on Jeopardy!, racking up money totals in each game that have been all but unseen in the show’s history. His style will undoubtedly (or hopefully) change the way the game is played for future contestants, and maybe he’s on his way to breaking all of Ken Jennings’ astounding records.
So we’ve decided to start up the Holzhauer Roundup: A daily look at what he did the night before and overall during his remarkable winning streak … until he loses (and when will that be?!).
Here’s everything you need to know about Holzhauer after last night’s win:
Win Streak
Holzhauer won his 26th game in a row on Thursday night. He is now 48 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $52,108 on Thursday night. He has totaled $1,991,135 during his winning streak and is now $529,565 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
He is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His win on Thursday night wasn’t one of his 10 most lucrative victories.
Batting average
TheJeopardyFan.com hasn’t updated Thursday’s stats, but through Wednesday, he has answered 912 clues correctly and has missed just 28 times. His average is .970.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “Jazz classics.” Holzhauer had $31,200 (one opponent had $25,800 and the other had $1,200), he bet $20,908 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
In one account, this song began as directions written out for composer Billy Strayhorn to Duke Ellington’s home in Harlem.
The answer?
What is Take the “A” Train?
Did anything quirky happen?
Somewhat! He went all in on a Daily Double with $8,200 while trailing Nate, who was ahead (!) at the time.
