The man who would be Jeopardy! king was name-checked on Twitter tonight by the one who claims the throne. Ken Jennings, who holds the records for most prize money and most wins on the show, sent this Marvel-ous tweet after Holzhauer lost for the first time in 33 appearances: Actual photo of James Holzhauer walking…

The (almost) king is dead. James Holzhauer, the pro gambler from Las Vegas who has astounded, confounded, impressed and/or distressed Jeopardy! fans  for nearly two months, has gone down after 32 consecutive wins — less than $60,000 short of breaking Ken Jennings’ record haul for an initial run on the show. Video of…

Another day, another win for Jeopardy! savant James Holzhauer, as the professional sports gambler is now just $58,484 away from the game show’s record for earnings. Holzhauer won again on Friday, adding $79,663 to his winnings in a run that has captivated the nation. He now has won $2,462,216 and has victories in 32…

The amazing winning streak of Jeopardy! contestant James Holzhauer is still intact, as the professional sports gambler won his 31st straight game Thursday night. The victory added $58,612 to Holzhauer’s total winnings, putting him less than $150,000 from the all-time earnings record of Ken Jennings, whose lifetime…

James Holzhauer moved closer tonight toward the all-time record for total Jeopardy! winnings. The professional sports gambler scored his 30th victory in a row, bringing his earnings to $2,343,971. That total is just $196,729 from the winnings of Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings, who had $2,520,700 earned during 2004…

James Holzhauer landed his 28th straight Jeopardy! victory on Memorial Day, adding $130,222 to his prize winnings. That was just shy of the one-day record of $131,127 that he set on April 9. The latest win brings the professional Las Vegas gambler’s tally to $2,195,557, pulling in within $325,000 of the record haul of…

Week 4 of James Holzhauer's streak on Jeopardy! (4/22/19-4/28/19) drove the quiz show to a second consecutive weekly win over all syndicated programming, including perennial champ Judge Judy. Jeopardy! averaged a 7.5 household rating and 12 million total viewers, up +12% in households and +27% in total viewers from…