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 29th game in a row on Thursday night. He is now 45 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $59,381 on Tuesday night. He has totaled $2,254,293 during his winning streak and is now $266,407 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
Holzhauer is already is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His total on Tuesday does not rank among the top-15 single-day totals.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “Animated Characters.” With another runaway win assued, Holzhauer wagered of $18,000 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
“This cartoon character was based on a character in the educational comic ‘The Intertidal Zone.””
The answer?
“Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?”
