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 31st game in a row on Thursday night. He is now 43 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $58,612 on Wednesday night. He has totaled $2,382,583 during his winning streak and is now $138,117 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
Holzhauer is already is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His win on Thursday night wasn’t among his 10 most lucrative wins.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “National Anthems.” Holzhauer had $41,612 (his opponents had $12,200 and $8,400). He wagered $17,000 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
Its anthem was adopted in 1947 to replace one by Joseph Haydn that had been tainted by association with Nazis.
The answer?
What is Austria?
Did anything quirky happen?
Somewhat! There was a Babe Ruth category that he all but swept that included a quote from the legendary slugger that he loved. But he also got one question wrong (GASP!), answering Ruth lost his role as “manager” and not as “captain” after he ran into the stands to confront a heckler.
