How James Holzhauer Finally Lost
“I made peace with my fate before the clue for Final [Jeopardy] was even revealed.”
On tonight’s episode of Jeopardy, James Holzhauer’s winning streak finally came to an end. Before he was stymied by Emma Boettcher, a librarian from Chicago, Holzhauer had chipped away at Jeopardy’s prize budget at an unprecedented rate, collecting nearly $2.5 million over the course of 32 episodes.
One key to Boettcher’s success was that she claimed both Daily Doubles in the show’s second round, depriving
