'Jeopardy!' Champ James Holzhauer Pushed To Brink Against Tough Opponent
Nate Scheffey gave “Jeopardy!” champ James Holzhauer a rare scare on Thursday.
The quietly confident challenger, a technology consultant from New York City, led by as much as $12,800 during Double Jeopardy and entered Final Jeopardy just $5,400 behind Holzhauer.
Both contestants wrote the correct question to the final clue, but Holzhauer out-wagered Scheffey by $10,908 to finish with $52,108 to Scheffey’s $35,800. Holzhauer wiped his brow in a gesture of relief.
#Jeopardy champion #james holzhauer
James's new 26 day total is $1,991,135. He only needs $8,865 to reach $2M. My guess is he'll pass that tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/StOPy4ZLXd— Zinegnaw Yeshambel (@ZinegnawY) May 23, 2019
Holzhauer gave the thumbs-up to a tough adversary on Twitter.
Way to bring it, @nscheffey. Don’t let the Friday Morning Quarterbacks get you down pic.twitter.com/cMItAvzo1b
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) May 24, 2019
Holzhauer has now won 26 straight games and $1,991,135, keeping him on track for Ken Jennings’ record 74-game, $2.5 million streak in 2004.
He also issued this tweet, showing his $12,800 deficit, in response to some fans’ complaint that he is too dominant.
“Jeopardy is so boring now.”
“There’s no drama anymore!”
“GoT finale sucked” pic.twitter.com/NLXgJyNvox— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) May 24, 2019
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