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 23rd game in a row on Monday night. He is now 51 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $89,229 on Monday night. He has totaled $1,780,237 during his winning streak and is now $740,463 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
He is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His win on Monday night was the ninth-most he’s won in a single game.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “Name the French Author.” James was up $49,229 (his opponents had $4,600 and $4,200), he bet $40,000 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
“I am making myself liable to Articles 30 & 31 of the law of 29 July regarding the press, which make libel a punishable offense.”
The answer:
Who is Emile Zola?
Did anything quirky happen?
Yes! Tom Brady said if Holzhauer lost, he’d eat a strawberry, which is very much a no-no in the TB12 diet.
