'Jeopardy' Champ James Holzhauer Continues His Hot Streak — and Even Ken Jennings Is Cheering Him On
James Holzhauer won his 23rd game ofJeopardy!in a row on Monday after a two-week hiatus from the show. Despite finishing with a total $1,780,237 in winnings after Monday’s victory, the 34-year-old Las Vegas native is far from the show’s biggest and longest reigning champion. Ken Jennings won a total of $2,520,700 after 74 games back in 2004. He still holds every top 10 slot for the highest single-game winnings. While Jennings entered the show as an erudite computer scientist, Holzhauer has a background in professional sports gambling, with manyJeopardy!...