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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I wonder how far he will get? One bad day with a tough opponent and his is gone.

It hasn't happened yet.

The guy is amazing.

I'm sure some don't like him though, since not only is he so good (and willing to take big risks and win them)...some will take his smile as a 'smirk.'

Then again, with well over $1M ($1,135,175 in 15 days to be exact) so far, and yet to even have a close game...he has a right to smirk.

But some feel he's bad for the game/show...because he's TOO good.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/columns/james-holzhauer-jeopardy-contestant-column-1203195487/


Written a couple of days/shows ago.

James Holzhauer, who is closing in on a million dollars of game-show winnings, is on track to become the most successful “Jeopardy!” contestant of all time. And he’s become such a dominant force that a historic run has come to seem, as television, boring.

Over the course of thirteen episodes and counting, Holzhauer’s methods and his mien have become deeply familiar. His success is owed in some large part both to landing Daily Double clues (more easily achieved if you have been getting questions right, as he tends to) and to wagering as aggressively as possible once he’s found them. A professional gambler in his off-camera life, Holzhauer has by now become notorious for his gesture for wagering it all — pushing his hands forward as if shoving all his poker chips into the kitty. More often than not, he’s rewarded with an insurmountable lead early in the game.

He is simply a more advanced player, a perfect one, seemingly sent from the future to dominate the show, and his personality as a TV character is frustratingly difficult to know, even by the standards of the breezily quick thirty-minute game show. More than most contestants, he is there to complete a mission. (His shout-outs to family and friends, written on each Final Jeopardy card, are the only real glimpses we get of the Holzhauer who existed before he took the “Jeopardy!” stage.)