The timing of the loss was oddly coincidental. Had Holzhauer won the game he lost, he would have more than likely broken Jennings’ record in the next game had he won. On Friday, October 1, Amodio’s 33rd win broke champion James Holzhauer ‘s record for the second-highest consecutive wins, placing him behind current record holder Ken Jennings with 74. He finished with $2,464,216 in total winnings which was approximately $56,000 short of Ken Jennings’ all-time winnings record of $2,520,700. On June 3rd, 2019 Holzauer’s run ended in his 33rd game. Even if somehow Holzhauer loses today or tomorrow, he’s already cemented his status as one of Jeopardy’s greatest players in the history of the show. The contrarian or outside-the-box way Holzhauer set these records fascinated me. In so-doing, he set Jeopardy prize-money records that might never be broken. His run has been so insane that Jeorpardy’s official site has launched a James Holzhauer tracker so fans of the show can keep tabs on his mind-blowing numbers during this streak that won’t come to an end anytime soon. A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for The American Conservative, showing how James Holzhauer completely re-wrote the way the game had been played for five decades. James Holzhauer's Single-Day Winnings (by Game) Date Since then, James Holzhauer has surpassed that $77,000 mark multiple times with his highest day total beating out the record held by Craig by a laughable $53,000! James Holzahuer’s Most Money in One Day Winnings (by Game) Holzhauer notably holds the top sixteen highest single-day winnings records and is also the only player to win 100,000 or more in a single game during regular. In those 50+ years on television and prior to April 4th, 2019, the highest single day take home was $77,000 accomplished by Jeopardy legend Roger Craig. Before we get into the breakdown of all his single-day winnings, the best example of how impactful Holzahuer’s run has been is how he’s annihilated the single-day winnings record several times over.Ĭreated by Merv Griffin, the first Jeopardy show aired in 1964. Warning The following contains spoilers for the 'Jeopardy' Masters episode that aired on Tuesday, May 16th. It’s even more impressive to look at how Holzhauer has nonchalantly broke the single-day winnings records win after win. That’s because the 34-year-old is using all his experience as a former (current?) professional sports book gambler and coupling that with his stupid-level trivia knowledge to run rough shod over his opponents, but showing zero respect for the Jeopardy! records that were set before him.
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