StormSurge Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Is anyone else besides me swept up in James-mania? In case you haven't heard, the current champ is obliterating the Jeopardy record books. After 9 games, he already owns the top 3 single day earnings records. He's a machine. Ken Jennings holds the total earnings record in 74 games. James is on pace to break that record somewhere in the 20 game range. It's like Jordan, Tiger & Ruth in their primes, all rolled into one. Here's the first time he broke it (he's done it two more times & I have a feeling he's not done yet): jmjustin6, Justin, nosweargamer and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 He's now up to 11 wins. Some stats: He owns 5 of the Top 7 highest single game winnings in the show's history. (The previous high of $77,000 stood for nearly 10 years.) According to the Jeopardy Hall of Fame, only five other contestants won more money in their regular-season runs than Holzhauer has won in his last THREE games. In terms of a "perfect" show (no incorrect responses), he has the two best rounds ever. 40 for 40 & 39 for 39. The previous record was 35 for 35. The games aren't very competitive but they are fun to watch. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 I'm rooting for him! I'm thrilled this is happening while we're stilly lucky enough to have Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy. I hope it stays that way for another 20 years. StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Agreed 100%. Go Alex!! Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 James now owns the top 5 spots in the Highest Single Game Winnings category after his first 12 matches. https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Gee whiz, I had no idea this was going on. I'll try to tune in this week. StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 minute ago, RickR said: Gee whiz, I had no idea this was going on. I'll try to tune in this week. The guy is incredible. "Ho-hum" rounds for him would have been all-time great rounds a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Today's episode is James' 14th game. After today's episode, he is inching closer to AVERAGING what the former single-game record was ($77,000). It truly is amazing. Oh & to keep this discussion relevant to the forum, he dropped a Super Tecmo Bowl reference last week. 😀 Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 The Man Who Solved Jeopardy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Did yall catch it last night? I thought James was gonna loose! Be won by $18! That's a shame the other guy doesnt get to go home with that $54,000. He earned every penny of that. Put up a good fight StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 That was an impressive attempt by Adam! The match before yesterday's, James didn't have a chance at any Daily Double. He survived both attempts. He's going to be very tough to take down. As for the runner-ups keeping their money, I thought the same thing. Then I read about the reason why they only give $2,000 for second & $1,000 for third. If players were allowed to keep their money, they wouldn't wager as much. Contestants would end up playing it safe with guessing and bidding on Daily Doubles & Final Jeopardy. It would make for a boring game. Why Does Only The Winner Keep The Cash? jmjustin6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 James now owns spots 1-10 for most money won in a single game (after only 20 games). https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted May 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 After a two week hiatus for the Teacher's Tournament, James continues his assault today. jmjustin6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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