Madeline Purdue
USA TODAY
Published 7: 45 PM EDT Also can 31, 2019
Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer has secured his 32nd elevate – and is staunch one dominant game from surpassing Ken Jennings’ non-match legend of $2,520,700.
The professional sports activities gambler introduced in $79,633 Friday night time, bringing his entire earnings to $2,462,216 – staunch $58,485// from breaking Jennings’ legend.
That would possibly possibly per chance additionally appear like lots for one episode, but Holzhauer has obtained over $58,000 in each and each of the closing two video games and build a single-day legend for the quiz exclaim on April 17 with a $131,127 elevate.
Holzhauer had $52,633 going into Friday’s Final Jeopardy! round, with the class Oscar-nominated households.
The resolution? It be the closing name of Alfred, Lionel, David, Emil, Thomas and Randy, who with 90 nominations are essentially the most Oscar-nominated household. (Look the lawful response below.)
Final time on ‘Jeopardy!’: ‘Jeopardy!’: James Holzhauer lower than $150,000 a long way flung from Jennings’ legend with 31st elevate
That suggests Holzhauer would possibly possibly per chance additionally build a brand novel legend Monday if he continues to inform the systems which to find been working for him, equivalent to making a wager expansive on Everyday Doubles and picking the increased-valued clues first.
Jennings and Holzhauer are the very finest two “Jeopardy!” contestants to compose $2 million or extra in odd, non-match winnings, a barrier Holzhauer crossed in closing Friday’s episode.
Nonetheless, it has taken Holzhauer fewer than half of the bogus of episodes to rack up the prize money, a feat that Jennings called “fantastic.”
And by the manner, the lawful response to Friday’s Final Jeopardy, answered by James and a shedding contestant: What is Newman?
How does he invent it?: 5 clues into ‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer’s mind
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