This guy is going for Ken Jennings' 'Jeopardy!' record 👀
Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer is rewriting the"Jeopardy!" record book on an almost nightly basis.
Jennings won more than $2.5 million during his 74-game winning streak in 2004. Holzhauer is on pace to surpass Jennings in just 36 games and now owns the four most prolific single-day performances ever on the show. Holzhauer risked $60,013 on the final category"20th Century Literary Characters" and had the answer for"His first name refers to the ancient district in which you'd find the Greek capital; his surname is a bird.""Who is Atticus Finch?" Holzhauer wrote in his response. He added:"This is for you Granny
Holzhauer, 34, has been betting on sports seriously since 2006 and is considered a respected player by multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks.
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