Does James Holzhauer set 'Jeopardy!' record? Clip reveals all
OK, “Jeopardy!” fans. How spoiler eager are you?
If you would rather not know whether James Holzhauer breaks Ken Jennings’ long-standing winnings’ record, move on.
Otherwise, we’ve got some news you might be interested in.
A minute-long clip of Monday night’s Final Jeopardy round was leaked on social media and spread faster than Holzhauer going through a “Jeopardy!” board. The video shows what happens on Monday’s episode. The clip is said to have been leaked from a local CBS affiliate in Montgomery, Ala., where the show airs at 9:30 a.m. Central Time.
Going into Monday’s episode, the 32-time champ had amassed $2.46 million — just $58,485 shy of Jennings’ $2,520,700 grand total.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
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The sports gambler from Las Vegas was crushing Jennings’ pace, which was accomplished in 74 games. However, contestant Emma Boettcher, a librarian from Chicago, put an end to his run.
Chris Pastrick is a TribLive digital producer. An Allegheny County native, he began working for the Valley News Dispatch in 1993 and joined the Trib in 1997. He can be reached at cpastrick@triblive.com.
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