Holzhauer jumped out to an early lead on Tuesday and then landed the first Daily Double. He motioned “all in” to Trebek, putting all $14,600 on the line \u2013 and then identified the correct question. After hitting the second Daily Double, he bet $25,000 and again was right.<\/p>\n
Longest winning streak: Ken Jennings, who won 74-straight shows that spanned from June 2, 2004, to November 30, 2004. He amassed $2,520,700 during the streak.<\/p>\n
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Most money won: Brad Rutter, who won a cumulative total of $4,355,102. His sum includes victories in the 2001 Tournament of Champions, the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament, the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions, and 2014 Battle of the Decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Largest single-day win: Holzhauer’s $110,914.<\/p>\n
Julia Collins owns the record for most money won by a female with $495,767. She won 20 games.<\/p>\n
Four times a player has won with the lowest amount possible \u2013 $1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Professional sports bettor James Holzhauer is accustomed to risk. On Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy!, the 34-year-old proved he’s willing to put his money on the line when he feels he knows the outcome of a betting opportunity. The three-day defending champion headed into Final Jeopardy! with $72,600. His nearest competitor was at a distant $6,400. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":102502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sports Bettor James Holzhauer Breaks 'Jeopardy!' Single-Day Win Record<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n