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Meet James Holzhauer: The Man Who Broke Jeopardy!

Every Winning Streak Comes to an End

As for James? He said he never expected to even get that far in the game. He didn’t think he would get to game 6 or 7, let alone 33! And he said how he also didn’t expect to make that level of money, referring to it all as “mindblowing.” He also said how if he was going to got out, he wanted to be against a top player. And a top player Emma definitely was.

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Boettcher walked away after that game with $46,801 compared to Holzhauer’s second-place $24,799. Emma casually ended one of the most historic streaks in the Jeopardy!’s history.

And James’ winning streak was due to his unique tactics…