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 28th game in a row on Thursday night. He is now 46 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $130,022 on Thursday night. He has totaled $2,195,557 during his winning streak and is now $325,143 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
Holzhauer is already is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His win on Monday night was his second-highest single-game total.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “Games.” With the game easily in hand, Holzhauer wagered a ridiculous sum of $58,000 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
“When this game was introduced in 1860, it had squares like intemperance and poverty and if you hit the suicide square, your game was over.”
The answer?
What is the game of Life?
Did anything quirky happen?
Holzhauer nearly broke his own single-day total record, coming up $905 short of the mark, set at $131,127. Immediately after cashing in on Final Jeopardy, Holzhauer lamented that he didn’t set a new record.
