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 24th game in a row on Tuesday night. He is now 50 consecutive wins behind Jennings.
Cash Totals
Holzhauer won $86,905 on Monday night. He has totaled $1,867,142 during his winning streak and is now $653,558 behind Jennings.
Single-Game Winnings
He is the owner of all top-10 spots in the record books. His win on Tuesday night wasn’t one of his 10 most lucrative victories.
Final Jeopardy!
The category was “Poetry & the Movies.” Holzhauer was up $55,895 (his opponents had $12,400 and $6,600), he bet $31,010 and came up with the correct response to this clue:
Robert Lowell’s “For the Union Dead” honored the 54th Massachusetts, the infantry unit in this 1989 film that won 3 Oscars.
The answer?
What is Glory?
Did anything quirky happen?
Sort of! This screengrab from the episode was perfect:
