Spoiler alert: We covered tonight’s episode of “Jeopardy!” live as it aired at 7 p.m. ET. Our coverage contains spoilers.
Our live coverage of tonight’s “Jeopardy!” episode is over. Scroll through the posts below to see how it unfolded.
James Holzhauer, a professional sports bettor from Las Vegas, just won his 21st game, earning him the second-longest winning streak in “Jeopardy!” history.
Holzhauer won $80,615 tonight, bringing his 21-day total to $1,608,627.
Today’s final clue was this: “A character in this 1944 play is said to be like a piece of her own collection, “too exquisitely fragile to move from the shelf.”
The correct answer was “The Glass Menagerie.”
Holzhauer is inching closer to Ken Jennings’ top record of $2,520,700. Jennings has the longest winning streak with 74 games.
James Holzhauer, who was already significantly ahead, just hit the Daily Double. He bid $9,812, his anniversary date, because his wife is in the audience.
The question was about the babblefish used for translation in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Just moments later, James hit a second Daily Double, adding $7,000 to his total.
James Holzhauer and Josh Archibaldseiffer are tied with $4,000 after the first round of “Jeopardy!”
“Two fellas off to a good start,” host Alex Trebek said before breaking to a commercial.
Jessica Efron Sauer is behind with $1,000.
It’s 7 p.m. ET, and “Jeopardy!” just started in parts of the East Coast.
James Holzhauer, a professional sports bettor from Las Vegas, is competing in his 21st game.
So far he’s won $1,528,012, and he’s tied with Julia Collins for the second-longest winning streak in the show’s history. Both Holzhauer and Collins, who was on the show in 2014, have 20-day winning streaks.
We’ll be covering tonight’s game live here.
James Holzhauer is competing in his 21st game of “Jeopardy!” tonight.
These are the two players he’ll take on:
With his 20th “Jeopardy!” win, James Holzhauer is now tied for the second-longest winning streak in the show’s history.
Holzhauer ended up with $101,682 today. His 20-day total is now $1,528,012.
Today’s final clue was this: “Of the four riders mentioned in Revelation 6, only this one is explicitly named.”
The correct answer was “Death.”
Both Holzhauer and Julia Collins, who was on the show in 2014, have 20-day winning streaks. Ken Jennings holds the record of the longest streak, which lasted 74 games in 2004, according to the show’s Hall of Fame.
It’s time for Final Jeopardy and James Holzhauer has $60,898. Imar Dacunha is in a (very distant) second place with $8,200, and Kate Jay Zweifler has $4,200.
That means it’s another runaway game for Holzhauer (This happens when the leader has more than double the total of the second place contestant).
According to Jeopardy’s website, 17 of Holzhauer’s previous 19 games have been runaways.
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy topic is “The King James Bible” — which might be fitting for King James of “Jeopardy!”
James Holzhauer just told another story about his 4-year-old daughter. (Remember: Yesterday, he told us about how she delights in retelling a story about the time a llama spit in her dad’s face.)
Today, Holzhauer explained that his daughter has already been to been to 14 countries.
But she’s still a typical 4-year-old: “Right now all she cares about is which country has the best playgrounds.”
“I am really hoping that she can see that the distance between us and other cultures is not as great as we sometimes think it is,” Holzhauer said.
Going into the first commercial break, James Holzhauer is leading with $9,600. Imar Dacunha is in second place with $4,600, and Kate Jay Zweifler isn’t on the board yet.
Holzhauer has already found this round’s Daily Double: He wagered — and won — $4,600.
It’s time for “Jeopardy!”
The game show just started in parts of the East Coast, and we’re watching James Holzhauer — the reigning champ.
The professional sports bettor from Las Vegas is competing in his 20th game. So far he’s won $1,426,330.
We’re covering tonight’s game live here.
James Holzhauer will be playing his 20th game of “Jeopardy!” tonight. So far he’s won $1,426,330.
Here’s who he’s facing tonight:
Tonight marks James Holzhauer’s 20th game of “Jeopardy!” tonight. If he wins, it means he’ll tie for the second-longest winning streak in the show’s history.
He’s currently tied for third place with David Madden, who appeared on the show in 2005. They won 19 games in a row.
Ken Jennings holds the record of the longest streak, which lasted 74 games in 2004, according to the show’s Hall of Fame. Second place goes to Julia Collins who won 20 games in 2014.
James Holzhauer just won his 19th “Jeopardy!” game. With this win, he’s now tied for the third-longest winning streak in the game’s history.
This was tonight’s final clue: “Founded, according, to tradition in 11 BC, this former capital lies about halfway between Paris and Berlin.”
Holzhauer was the only one of the three to get the correct answer — Bonn — but Libby Wood came up with a good joke.
“What is congrats to James,” she wrote.
Holzhauer wagered $40,000 and ended up with a daily total of $96,726. His 19-day total is $1,426,330.
Ken Jennings holds the record of the longest streak, which lasted 74 games in 2004, according to the show’s Hall of Fame. Second place goes to Julia Collins in 2014. David Madden won 19 games in 2005.
James Holzhauer has $56,726 going into Final Jeopardy. That’s (much) more than double of either of his competitors, who have $7,400 and $6,400.
Holzhauer has another runaway game, meaning the other contestants could bet their entire sums and they still wouldn’t beat him.
That said, Holzhauer still needs to bet wisely in the final.
James Holzhauer just hit another Daily Double. He wagered $9,812 — a specific figure he’s bet before.
Yesterday, Holzhauer explained the significance: He married his wife on Sept. 8, 2012.
“This counts as her gift,” Holzhauer joked before answering the question.
The clue: “Captain Corcoran is in command of this title Gilbert & Sullivan Ship.”
“Your wife is gonna love you,” host Alex Trebek said.
After the first commercial break, James Holzhauer told his daughter’s favorite story: The time a llama spit in his face.
“Oh, it’s her favorite story ever,” Holzhauer said.
He said he took his daughter to a petting zoo that gave visitors food to feed the animals. But not all of the animals cared for the food.
“I am trying to force feed this llama, and this llama had enough of it and he spit it in my face, not once, but twice,” Holzhauer said.
His daughter thought it was hilarious. “So she wants to tell the whole world, ‘Tell the story about llama spitting on papa,’” he said.
James Holzhauer picked the $1,000 clue from the “Brooklyn” category on his first pick tonight and ended up hitting a video Daily Double. He wagered the max — $1,000 — and was shown a photo of an iconic Brooklyn, New York, building.
“The edifice built as Brooklyn City Hall is now called this reflecting Brooklyn’s status within New York City,” host Alex Trebek said.
He answered correctly: “What is Borough Hall?”
Yesterday, Holzhauer also picked the the Daily Double as his first clue. However, he got the question wrong, and started out with a negative score.
James Holzhauer is playing his 19th game of “Jeopardy!” tonight. Last night’s game was close — he won by just $18.
Here’s who is taking on the champion tonight:
It’s 7 p.m. ET, and “Jeopardy!” just started in parts of the East Coast.
James Holzhauer, a professional sports bettor from Las Vegas, is competing in his 19th game. So far he’s won $1,329,604.
We’ll be covering tonight’s game live right here.
