James Holzhauer finally loses on Jeopardy!
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Dude made as much in a month as most people make in a LIFETIME. Congrats to him. Great run!
TWO lifetimes.
@Not A Bear you arent
But yet we live in a society where the Kardashians make that in a day. smh
@Not A Bear if it is used to make people poorer, that is a use.
@Not A Bear You totally are
I'll miss James. He brought a dose of excitement to Jeopardy that it really needed.
James Holzhauer For President Almost like it was set up that way for ratings hmmmmmmmm.........
Yes, I agree.
Same
Your name says it all
James Holzhauer For President: it’s either that he wanted to do something else or the company asked him to leave.... But he made a ton of bank and you got to be happy for them on that
Everyone saying James threw the game doesn't understand betting strategy. James didn't bet big like he usually does because he was playing the odds and he was in second place going into Final for once.
The reasoning is, unless Emma were to blunder and make a severely small bet, she would wager enough to beat James even if he doubled up because she was ahead of him, and she did; even if James had doubled up on Final, she still would have beaten him. Thus, for James to win, he needs Emma to get Final wrong. If Emma gets it wrong, based on how well she played, James is also probably getting it wrong. Thus, if he makes a small bet and she makes a big one, and they both miss, James holds on and wins the game. I also don't buy that he threw it because wagering $1399 makes it so that if he were to get it wrong he'd still have $22001, and be ahead of Jay (the third place player) by $1 if he were to get it right and double his $11000 to $22000.
James didn't throw the game, he just lost fair and square. There's no deep state conspiracy by the producers to get him off. I bet they must've hated him, right, bringing them ratings and basically being a national sensation calling much more attention to the show than usual?
Carlos Vargas Good point.
James most likely did lose, but you can hardly call it "fair and square," and the showrunners almost certainly did pull various tricks to get him off. They nailed Ken Jennings with a particularly hard game, but those didn't seem to faze James. Instead, they nailed him with an extremely EASY game, and a FJ question on a topic he admitted weakness in (and in which his opponent was an expert).
"Calling more attention" to the show does literally NOTHING to increase their ad revenue, which is hard-contracted in months if not years in advance and goes through the network. Despite not bringing the show a penny in ad revenue, he did cost them massively - an additional $250,000-$300,000 PER DAY of taping.
@@cyberdragonzekrom6790 Yet also increased views, so it's less financial loss for them
@@Aemiom Never said it made up for it, I said it's less financial loss
Appreciate the well written post but you can’t convince stupid people of anything, it’s a waste of time. Idk who said it but they said, “I don’t argue with stupid people, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience”. It’s very clear to anyone with a brain he didn’t purposely lose
this man looked like he was over jeopardy....next venture
Guys, it’s just like any other Jeopardy. If he would’ve bet it all, his total would’ve been 46,800. Emma bet enough money to beat him if she got the correct response. He went another direction and took his chances.
He was only 1 game away from beating Jenning’s record, he wouldn’t have thrown that away.
James Davis That’s exactly what my mom said! I, personally, can’t see why he’d make a deal with them, especially right before he breaks a record like that.
if james would of scored a $1600 clue he would have $25000
would that tied myron's score if james risked $25k
yes he did a loss aversion strategy Emma could of lost and James would of won for 1 reason and 1 reason only.....she had to get the question wrong
@@jaketacular9352 yeah for some reason people don't use math and realize the strategys being used
I mean still kinda suspect that the double jeapordy question was a Shakespeare question and he undergraduate was on Shakespeare.
James, you were an inspiration and a joy to watch! Thank you so much for coming on Jeopardy and allowing us to witness your brilliance!
got sick of him, glad
he revolutionized how the game is played. everyone in the future will start each round with the questions at the bottom of the board to quickly stack cash
No Arthur Chu revolutionized it. James popularized it
LOL Arthur Chu and many other contestants started this trend WELL before James
@@gmgz2847 Ahh you beat me to it. Thanks!
Jeopardy producers getting smarter too. James said he often study for Jeopardy at the library by reading library books. Guess what, they brought in a librarian to beat him.
GMGz 2 Arthur Chu didn’t do anything original; Chuck Forrest invented his strategies.
What did him in was not only the winner but the guy who came in 3rd place. He went on a roll in double jeopardy where he answered like 7 questions in a row and took a lot of points away that James would normally have had.
Couldn't Emma have also gotten some of those questions had Jay not buzzed in at all?
@@TheKYLEdavid but those questions probably weren’t ones she would’ve got
@@ianbusche1471 What do you base that on?
Is no one going to talk about that handshake into high five at 0:29 lol
Mii Wii no he was just trying to get her attention
Gubbin_Malarkies no but she thought it was a handshake
A dominating move
Thanks a lot James for all the excitement and fun - you’re amazing, I eagerly waited and watched every episode you were on Jeopardy... congratulations!!
I am looking for a site or webpage that has all 32 winning episodes that can be watched in their entirety. I don't care about final episode, and I don't care if other commenters are acting like they're moving on: I am not. I only saw about 6 of James' games when they were aired and missed the 32nd one, therefore, I am now searching for a place where one can see all 32 full episodes from start to finish. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Christopher Russell I think jeopardy is on Netflix. Eventually I think his episodes will be added
Still can't believe how so many people don't understand why his wager at the end made perfect sense mathematically
Yousef Nassr Exactly. His wager made perfect sense. He knew Emma would bet enough to beat him, so he was hoping she would get it wrong. That’s the only way he could win. If he had bet it all, he still would have lost because Emma had the lead. That’s why it’s so important to have the lead going into final Jeopardy. Also, we can’t forget about the third contestant. James had a small wager so that if he and Emma both got the question wrong, he would still have enough to beat the guy in third place. James did all he could in this situation.
His wager made sense to me, but what didn't seem to make sense was him not answering questions that he would normally answer, like pop tart. He was very fast at the buzzer, so I don't think they were as fast as him, it looked as if he was just passing. The timing was also strange, the day he would have broken the record, and also the day he gave Alex a card from his daughter, as if he knew it was going to be his last day. We'll never know for sure.
@@angelmocha9 he also looks just absolutely done with it
@@julievictoria7941 Firstly, in order for James to win, Emma had to get the question wrong as she controlled her own destiny with her lead if she got the question correct. James made a wager ensuring he would win in every possible scenario if Emma got it wrong.
- James/correct, player2/correct, Emma/wrong = James win
- James/wrong, player2/correct, Emma wrong = James win
-James/wrong, player2/wrong, Emma/wrong = James win
Exactly it made sense. He hoped Emma would get it wrong. His wager made sense so Jay couldn’t win. I was confused at first and he explained it and I was like, That makes sense.
James, thanks for making us all feel just a little
less smart than we thought we were.
James you are a true gentleman. Many blessings to you and your wife.
He threw that game. Even said his daughter was getting stressed about it never ending. He lost on purpose.
His final wager maximized his chances of winning based on possible outcomes this is the complete opposite of throwing the game as Emma's wager was predictable he opted to stay above 3rd place's max by $1 in the worst case scenario
@@PabloGonzalez-hv3td oh thank God he locked second place. Who the eff cares about 2nd? It seems super strange that he bet the way he did
@@skippychurch2965 - I didn't say he locked 2nd I said above 3rd place's possible max this is not necessarily the same thing it's fully dependent on the leader's outcome. I knew someone would make this mistake.
Again Emma's wager was fully predictable as it is ALWAYS the best strategy for the leader in a non runaway to wager at least enough to cover 2nd's possible max by $1 rendering even his max wager irrelevant if she answered correctly.
Skippy Church I’ll make this easier for you. He bet the perfect amount that if him and Emma both got it wrong and the other guy bet all of his money and got it right then he would still be $1 over the other guy and would win.
@@therealtorin it was really a brilliant bet. Definitely not trying to throw the game.
Alex Trebek looked so sad.
Alex Trebek is a class act. I also thought that James was also a class act when he won, and even more important when he lost.
Could it be the cancer? I don't mean to be that guy but its taking a toll on him
She got the Daily Doubles, stayed ahead of James down the stretch and got the Final clue correct - the "perfect storm"... All good things must come to an end!
Ken Jennings is still the King. We'll see James in the Champion Tournaments for years to come. The burning question is whether Alex Trebek will be there?
Stay strong AT!
John Conway did he throw the last game since he bet do modestly?
@@Thegaoat
In Final Jeopardy? Emma was $3000 ahead, so how much should he have wagered to win the game? Your question displays a lack of understanding of how this game works. James only real chance of winning was for Emma to incorrectly answer Final Jeopardy. For an English Literature Major from Princeton who works as a Librarian to miss a Shakespeare question... Odds of that happening weren't good, but he still hedged his bet.
She's not going to lose by failing to wager enough to win. The head of all those screaming "fix" would've exploded if James won that way! James wagered all he could afford to lose and still beat a double-up bet by Jay - by one dollar ($22,001).
John Conway actually I understand how the game works this is just the first video of I watched of this guy because it popped up on my suggestions. I just got lazy and figured I’d ask but yes I went back and watched the whole episode, so I should probably recant my earlier question now.
John Conway Thanks for the explanation, I figured it was like that but I hadn’t worked out all the details as to why he bet so little. Makes perfect sense now
John Conway Exactly James is so smart that he understood she had to get a question wrong on final Jeopardy, but even if she did he had to bet enough for the other person not to beat him.... he finally got to a point where his destiny was not in his own hands and there was nothing he could do about her but he could still lose to him. He knew that she would assume that he would double up so she she would still be ahead (she would have been dumb not to assume that) so he knew if she got it wrong she would go way down, but he had to bet enough to be the player behind him if HE doubled up..... I’m sure we will see win on a ton of tournament of champions
like the background music !
...btw
and not being facetious...!
Great run. He can't be displeased with how he did. Definitely made Jeopardy more exciting. :)
They rigged it against him, they should be in legal trouble
Is there evidence of this? Don’t know anything about this, so I’m intrigued.
Ignacio Villanueva he just saying that because of film theory video
Logan Cressy literally just saying that bc of that fil me theory video lmao
Why should they be in legal fee trouble for rigging it? They have no legal obligation to give someone money
@TimothyHarris What? James took 2 mil I don’t think she had the bigger impact with 46K or something
I think he decided it was time to move on So he really didnt lose He let someone else win which makes him a bigger winner in my opinion
Plus he got the answer right
He probably had a side bet going. Encrypted buddy in Dubai. Something.
No. *Just no.* He bet enough to where, if Emma got it wrong, he'd still win. Even if he'd gone all in and gotten it right, he still would've lost by a buck.
@@JavierFernandez01 No. None of that. Stop with the conspiracy theories already.
@@gameshowguy2000 never.
I'll miss James happy little smile every time he won. He won't be forgotten.
The Streak i s over!!!!! Congrats James!!!!!! Loved him on The Chase and now Jeopardy
I had people all over my Twitter feed making fun of and bullying him. I really dont understand. He seems like a nice guy.
fascinating - clearly registers on the genius scale. good for him
By that logic, Kim Kardashian is a genious too. She's a millionaire too.
@@joeybaseball7352 that's not logic you're using, mate.
@@alangregg7316 that's ur logic.
@@joeybaseball7352nope. I simply said that Holzhauer is probably a genius. You're inferring a logical fallacy: Holzhauer is a genius and a millionaire. Kardashian is a millionaire. Therefore Kardashian is a genius. She may well be - I don't know - but not based on your deductive reasoning.
Flash the Turtle got caught up in Double Jeopardy
Congrats James. I am happy for you!
I didn't know that. Hmmm.
@@charlietango5163 what didn’t you know?
Looks like he betting that the other contestant would bet big and answer wrong. Going with the odds, he's a gambler.
That's exactly right. He knew that 1st place would have to bet enough to cover James if he were to bet it all. So James in 2nd place bet high enough so that he would be covered if he got the question right and 1st place got it wrong, but he made sure to bet small enough that if he got it wrong too, he would still be higher than what 3rd place could gain if he bet it all and got it right.
@James Tyler - His final wager INCREASED his chances of winning based on possible outcomes that is the complete opposite of throwing the game
Or it was a ratings scam and they didn’t want to unseat someone that did it for real
He bet by the worst case scenario- he gets it wrong, Emma gets it right, and the 3rd gets it right, so he's ensuring worst case scenario he gets 2nd, and best case scenario- Emma gets it wrong, even if he gets it wrong, he wins. It was whether or not Emma gets it wrong, and he ensured no matter what if he gets it wrong he couldn't go any lower than 2nd, with best case he wins the game.
James Holzhauer will always be a Jeopardy! champion in our hearts.
This man was truly big game James!!
Is it just me or did he lose on purpose????
Tom Green I think the same. Why is no one talking about this?
What I was thinking as well. It doesn't make sense that he'll wager that little given the lead that the other person got.
He was probably overdue for a long vacation? Lmao.
Not My Name he wagered just enough to win and still keep money if he lost. He knew his opponent wouldn’t bet a ton because she was guaranteed of beating him if she got it right
I know right! He has never wagered less than $10,000
Jeopardy probably asked him to lose or something
I'm really sad to see him go. I was following him every episode and I really wanted him to crush the record and earn 10 mil in 70 days or something like that.
that's physically, mentally and psychologically hard to do what Ken Jennings did. You tape all 5 games in a day, meaning you're on your feet for several hours, mentally challenged, and psychologically stressed having to constantly beat 2 contestants for dozens of times- EVERY DAY you tape. That can take its toll eventually, and did with Ken on the Final Jeopardy answer.
He’ll always be a Jeopardy! Champion in our thoughts, in our memories, and in our hearts.
How'd he lose
@@levipeterken4020 ironically by betting a small amount on final jeopardy despite him being correct
@@jessejames8901No, he could have bet everything and still would have lost.
He did the math on that final question, and figured what it would take to just come under if the other players bet it all. That's kind of a class act way to "lose" when you are done playing.
He was waiting for somebody to come and play his game and somebody finally had the brains to do it!
Peace & respect, James buddy!
This is actually sad knowing that I saw him every 8:00 on Jeopardy for a month. It felt like he was part of my fam.
Not A Bear nah thats just bs. He took a guess “lose or break the record” on his 33rd win. Yeah, no duh. He just estimated that this would be the game he COULD win, because of his overall trend of earnings. And if he didnt get the earnings, its likely he lost. Its just an educated guess. But of course people are saying this to expose jeopardy uh huh sure.
Not A Bear Yeah, thats what im saying. Just find the average earnings and multiply until it surpasses 2.5 million. Youre acting like people cant do math. There are plenty of people that can estimate who will win with 95% certainty. If you know how to do the math.
Not A Bear Wow REALLY wow shOCKER. Don’t you know everything jewrassic says is a load of bs? His stuff has been disproved time and time again. Stop believing this “Jeapordy is cheating” crap. Fun fact, he actually made a video about “James not actually buzzing in” and that he “doesnt have a buzzer”. Seriously? He is turning away from all logic and just finding the most absurd reasons for everything he sees.
Not A Bear I’m starting to believe that he’s just anti semitic.
It was a heck of a ride.
His Run Will Always Be Iconic😢
He will be back to win the Tournament of Champions, people. Guaranteed he posts another million on the low side.
I just wish he was able to break Jennings’ record, seeing how the man was rooting for Holzhauer and all. Oh well! Nevertheless, this was quite an entertaining Jeopardy run.
Love James Holtzhauer
WAY TO GO EMMA! James DID break Jeopardy. Time for a new game.
Did you do it?
Yes
What did it cost?
A lot of knowledge
Great stuff there are hardly any videos on UA-cam
I remember when there were so many bandwagon fans of the show when he was on. It was a great time for that community I remember. Hard to believe that was 4 years ago
Heck of a job!! Way to go holzhauer!
We'll always remember u James-O. U did amazing, and I'm sure there was a reason that u didnt win today. Long live the Jeopardy King👑
Yeah, the reason is that he ran into an opponent who was quick on the buzzer and kept him off of both Daily Doubles. Simple as that. It was bound to happen. Just sad it had to happen just before breaking the Jennings record.
Thank you, James? JEOPARDY will Never, Ever, Be, Watched, or Thought-of-The-Same-Again? We have been Glued to our Television For so many Weeks: One Cannot Miss an Episode: Jeopardy has become so: Interesting: Fascinating:
Conversation Piece: Truly: You are the Most Talked About Jeopardy Player Ever: How can you Retain all those Facts: God Has Blessed you Abundantly with Such Knowledge! You are such an Awesome Contestant! We will never Forget You? It is Noised Abroad, that You should Host Jeopardy, when, our, Present, Knowledge, Host, Alex, Retires? You have left your mark on our Hearts, and Minds? You will go down in History as one of the Greatest Contestants in Jeopardy’s HISTORY?
Everyone talking about the guy and not about Emma. Congratulations to Emma 😱😱😱
That's some intense vocal fry.
She is now the most hated women in America
Why? His run was exciting at first, but after a while seeing every episode be a blowout gets kind of boring.
no reason to race home anymore. He made this different. He was and is a good guy.
R.I.P. Alex Trebek (July 22, 1940-November 8, 2020)
Top 10 Anime Defeats
My mom literally cried when he lost!
Glad!!
And Ken Jennings is saying to himself: "HA! STILL THE CHAMP!"
Brad Rutter says otherwise
I so love and am laughing so hard that this arrogant twat was SO close to beating Jennings but did not. HA!! Get lost James!
@@cajayson8301 like tiger being the best golfer ever, according to himself and every sports highlight reel package or golf fanatic or fanboy out there .... i always say ummmmm no until he beats nicklaus' record for most majors he is and will always be number 2.
This day we miss to watch Jeopardy.We expected he is undefeated champion.
It's not as simple as he makes it seem in his last description since in his work he doesn't risk not being able to work again whereas on Jeopardy he risks losing and hence not being able to play again.
Anybody who wants to believe James lost on purpose is ignoring the facts. He went a perfect 25 for 25. Also consider his wager strategy. Betting it all would do him no good if Emma got the question right, but it would have ensured a victory if both of them had gotten the question wrong AND the third place guy had gotten it right. James could have purposely gotten the question wrong if he had wanted to guarantee a loss. As for Emma, she went a perfect 22 for 22 and was obviously just as skilled with the buzzer. She found the daily doubles and got the Final Jeopardy question right. Those were the necessary conditions to beat him.
Cue up Weird Al's " I lost on Jeopardy "
A new ranking
James is back in the current Master's tournament. His strategy is based on the "Forrest Bounce." Between being a brilliant player and mastery of the Forrest Bounce to hunt down Daily Doubles, James is a force to be reckoned with. During the GOAT tournament Ken Jennings did an interview where he explained that he and Brad Rutter were forced to play the Forrest Bounce and bet big "just to contain" Holzhauer. Ironically, Chuck Forrest was eliminated in an Invitational Tournament that might have gotten him a slot in the Master's one. His strategy works, but he's not at the same level in trivia as Ken, Brad, or James.
Dude is a beast.
It seems evident based on the response from Alex that he was surprised by the ‘modest’ wager from James. He also seemed to have become emotional about the loss.
I'd like to see him and Ken Jennings play a game
He assumed his opponent was going to miss final Jeopardy, that was a mistake.
She bet enough money to beat him no matter what he did.
I saw him at Walmart let's go.
i saw that on tv and my sister was bummed
Crazy that Ken Jennings record has held for 15 years! Cool to have the number 1 and 2 competitors only 15 years apart.
in a way it seems fitting for him to finally go down by making a small bet when an opponent pulled his strategy
He actually looks quite sad while it is going down, quite a contrast to when Ken lost.
I think the reason why James lost was because he was distracted by Alex Trebek's diagnosis. This was the first episode they taped after Alex announced to the world that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I think hearing about that threw James' game off a little as he wasn't his usual self this game. You'll notice he's wearing a cancer ribbon pin and also he gave Alex a get well card that his daughter made for Alex. He was roughly only $59,000 away from breaking Ken Jennings' record of total regular Jeopardy! winnings. Ken's record was $2.52M and James made $2.46M but still, he and Ken are the only players to ever cross the $2M mark on regular Jeopardy!, no easy task. Though James did it in less than half the time that it took Ken which is also something. Being both a trivia master and professional gambler were the skills that made James Holzhauer a true Jeopardy! master!
Note: 2 other players have crossed the $1M mark(but not the $2M mark), Matt Amodio($1.5M) and Amy Schneider($1.38M).
She did a thesis on jeopardy answers.She was an english major ,with final J being a shakespeare question . Statistically this was the easiest jeopardy ever. Giving the other 2 opportunities to hit dd and questions by just being quicker on the buzzer.Nothing illegal but certainly shady.Given that James played final jeopardy the only logical way as she had to answer wrong.
That high five 😩
It was hard to watch😢
His bet of 1399 is actually very smart. Had he gotten it wrong while the other got it right, he would be left just barely above in second place
I learned who this guy was less than a week ago
he was fun to watch. the librarian controlled the board and nailed both daily doubles. i was shocked james only bet 1400 on final jeopardy. he knew he was on the ropes, dont knw why he didn't parlay it. why i say that? second place only gets 2k, its not like he will get the 25k added to his total. it was his to take!
He only bet $1399 because he knew that Emma, who was in the lead going into Final Jeopardy, would almost certainly wager enough to have a final score of twice his own plus a dollar should she answer correctly, which is exactly what she did. This meant that if she got it right, she assures herself victory, and there was nothing James could do to stop her. Therefore, he had no choice but to hope she gets the question wrong and lose that $20,201. So what James did instead was to insulate himself from Jay in 3rd place, who had $11,000. By betting $1399, he would have ended the game with no less than $22,001, so even if Jay bet everything and got it right, he would have still been trailing James by a dollar.
Funny, Jennings and Holzhauer lost to people that didn't even last a week. The first woman lost after a day, and Emma after 3 days. "Giant slayer" is far from the deserved title if the "giant" shot themselves in the foot.
I'll bet the number of viewers drops off significantly now that he's gone. People wanted to see him set another new record by exceeding the amount that Ken had achieved. James will hold the record for the largest daily win for a long time.
You could tell it was going to happen with Alex's low keyed introduction and no follow through.
Everyone saying it was on purpose / why was it low : The bet at the end makes perfect sense. So basically he knew if he bet everything and she did- if they both got it right- he was gonna lose anyway. But he knew if he was wrong, and she was wrong; she would lose cause of a large bet. His $1399 was to counteract if the guy in third place got it right in that scenario and would end up w 22,000 (cause he would still have 22001). Really great strategy. Will miss James.
Gaurav Majmudar nice try but your wrong it was done on purpose
Gaurav Majmudar because the girl was in front in less than 4000 he is known to bet very large amounts when under pressure and matches are close so he would have bet a least 20,000 yet he bet 1,399 so he was trying to lose probably because he was payed off or he just didn’t feel like continuing because it was to much work
@@henry7765 And you know this how? Please enlighten the rest of us with your inside knowledge.
he's simply good at placing his money on the right risks oof
he's a professional gambler, what'd ya expect?
AJ lost in boxing, James lost in jeopardy, Seth Rollins lost to Brock in wwe, Gus lost in ufc
Lol all my guys losing
Raptors lost in nba finals
Remind me in the future which guys you like so I can root for the other 😎
You live by the daily doubles, you die by the daily doubles.
Upsets from the past week:
Toronto beating Golden State in Game 1
St. Louis Blues tying the series against the Bruins
Anthony Joshua losing
And now this....
James looks so familiar to me. I wonder if he ever lived in Pgh Pa
He did break jeopardy
They made it easier!
He sat this one out and had no intention of staying on any longer. What a fabulous treat it was watching him all these weeks!
LMAO he sat it out when he's just one or two wins away from dethroning Jennings? Makes soooooo much sense *snort*
The man's a genius but to intentionally throw the game.
??? He could have won and announced he was through to give others a chance. Sad way that he ended this.
Why did he bet such a modest amount on Final Jeopardy? I just put the figures on paper and discovered that even if he had bet all his money, $23,400, she would have nipped him by $1. Obviously she had this all figured out. Very well played. She won. He didn't lose to her. He was defeated going into Final Jeopardy. An amazing run. The questions he answered, or the questions he gave for the answers Alex gave during his run were truly amazing. It makes me realize that there are some incredibly smart people in this world. The longer I live, and I'm old, the more I realize how little I know. Some weeks ago people were talking about him bankrupting Jeopardy. Surely the show is better financed that that. From my perspective James gave the show a huge boost. The sponsors must have been pleased that many more people were tuning in to Jeopardy and talking about the show.
Ok, even if your math is correct, why wouldn't he go all in when it was his category. This was a strength category for him, not that he had too many weak ones. He answered it immediately, & he's not the type that cares about a close loss, so mentally he should have been of the mindset to bet most, or all of what he could to position himself to win. Even in 2 close wins in earlier contests, he was always sharp with answers, which he was again tonight, & wagering correct numbers to position himself for wins in those close contests. Even though, I think he purposefully wagered low, I also think the librarian played well, & connected on 2 daily doubles, but no one is mentioning that the engineer in the middle was sharp enough to win on most nights, and was good enough to keep James from answering some of those questions in the ladder round. So part talent by the librarian, talent by the eventual #3, some luck ( which is normal on Jeopardy ) & finally him just throwing in the towel on purpose for whatever reason.
@@gators0972 - Because her wager was predictable that is always the best strategy for the leader in a non runaway situation meaning he was ALREADY dependent on Emma's incorrect answer to win and he knew it.
He instead opted to remove 2 variables, even the remote chance of his own incorrect answer and 3rd place doubling up, as being the cause of his loss this mathematically INCREASED his chances of winning
In the small event he was wrong, he wouldn’t finish lower than 2nd
Do you think you could have waited to post this video until AFTER the show aired in all parts of the country?
He would have lost final jeopardy anyway, even if he bet everything and the winner bet what she did. By one dollar, in fact
Whoever leaked his loss should be ashamed. He gave back to his community, something that not many people would do. I am going to miss him. He was a great player, and a great person.
I predicted that he would lose to a woman and I turned out to be right because the trend to these long running contestants is them losing to the opposite gender contestants. Ken Jennings, Arthur Chu, Dave Madden, Julia Collins, Larissa Kelly, and now James Holzhauer all lost to opponents of the opposite gender. The only long running contestant to lose to the same gender was Matt Jackson after being on for 13 days but the difference between him and Ken Jennings was Ken was a much more conservative gambler where James was a bigger risk taker. There is one prediction I had made that turned out to be wrong. I predicted James to bet too much in a daily double and miss the question but instead, Emma got all except 1 daily double so that ultimately let to the dethrone of King James.
Losing to opponents of the opposite gender, makes perfect sense, because they would be likely to have knowledge in different areas. For example men might be more up on sports and women may know more about soap operas. "hypothetically speaking"
That entire final episode just felt rigged to me. Yes, *anybody* can have a bad day - even James Holzhauer. But that just seemed a bit too coincidental to happen the way it did. This guy is normally on fire throughout the entire shows. This time? He just completely fell apart and wasn't even close. I maintain what I've been saying throughout his impressive run - that he and Ken Jennings should face off against each other. I'm thinking (I could be wrong, of course) that if they had a best of 7 series, James would sweep him 4 games to none. And yes, I remember watching Ken every night of his insanely brilliant run. I honestly never thought anybody would come close to *either* of his records. But "Jeopardy! James" is a whole other animal altogether. Honestly, they (the producers) could probably put a one-on-one Jennings versus Holzhauer on pay-per-view and people would literally pay to watch those two go to battle. Or they could just throw those two in the mix of a regular episode of the show and see what happens when they face off.
So many people can't figure out that his final wager made perfect sense. Come on, people, figure it out.
Also, the reason he didn't win is because he did not get to play any daily double. Maybe the Jeopardy guys decided to defuse him in the first round by putting the Daily Double under a $1,000 question, knowing he'd answer those first, before he had built up much money. In this case, it was the very first question he selected, so he was not able to make any money at all on the first-round daily double. Then, in the second round, his worthy challenger was lucky in the sense that she hit both daily doubles, even though Holzhauer answered more questions total. Had he gotten the second daily double especially, he would have won. But the challenger was excellent and managed to keep just enough in front by the end of the game. The third-place guy was a spoiler as well, by getting several questions in the second round. All in all, an unfortunate confluence of factors for Holzhauer, which was to be expected eventually, but too bad it happened on the night that he would have otherwise broken the money record set by Ken Jennings. Holzhauer answered no question incorrectly last night, and answered more questions correctly than anyone else. In fact, the three contestants answered every single question correctly, save one. It will be interesting to see how far the new champion goes - she is extremely sharp, but daily double luck might play a role as it did last night.
Also - I was impressed last night by the "buzzer" skills of the other two contestants, who often did not let Holzhauer get in first. Here too, I wonder if the Jeopardy staff figured into that.
What it all came down too was the fact James got the daily double on his first question which screwed him for the rest of the game. It was bound to happen.
If he got even one of the final two DD, James wins easily. His getting a Daily Double on the first clue of the game was a complete waste!
“Loses”... yeah, sure.
Spend your money wisely James Holzhauer.