Like, he says.ĮMINEM: (Rapping) You only get one shot. SCHNEIDER: So to sort of pump myself up before each game as I was standing at the podium, I kind of run through the lyrics of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" because it was just so fitting to the moment. SHAPIRO: Schneider admits the game can get pretty tense, but she's got a strategy for that. That gives you $61,800, your biggest payday to date. And she started on a streak that went on to shatter records, often taking home huge totals. SCHNEIDER: I can't ever remember not watching "Jeopardy!" It was one of the things that was just on every night and I would watch with my parents.ĬHANG: After that first win, Schneider won again and again and again. Schneider grew up in Ohio, and she credits her parents for nurturing her love of learning and her lifelong obsession with "Jeopardy!" And to get it so unexpectedly at the last second was just really a special feeling. KEN JENNINGS: Amy Schneider, with $31,600, you are our new "Jeopardy!" champion.ĪMY SCHNEIDER: It was just kind of overwhelming, just something I've been wanting my whole life. That night in Final Jeopardy, Schneider came back from second place and won, besting then-five-day champion Andrew He. It doesn’t guarantee him a win overall, but it was a choice between that and going big (wagering up to $23,400), losing it with an incorrect answer, potentially beating Emma if she also dropped to $6399, but still being second place to Jay if he lost small or answered correctly.When Amy Schneider was in eighth grade, her class voted her most likely to compete on "Jeopardy!" That prediction became a reality last November. It was the amount that would guarantee him a win over Jay, no matter how they answered, even though it would not be enough to beat Emma if she answered correctly and he didn’t. So I think James bet what seemed like an atypically small amount for him when it was in fact very calculated. Accordingly, James bet $1399, which would take him down to $22,001 if he answered incorrectly. However, Jay had $11,000 and if he bet everything and answered correctly, he could double up to $22,000. If she gets the wrong answer and he gets the right answer, she could drop all the way down to $6399 and he’ll beat her even if he wagers nothing. If they both get the right answer, he can’t beat her anyway. If I’m doing the math right, he knew that Emma would wager $20,201 to give her $46,801, or $1 more than if he doubles his entire $23,400. I think he wagered that amount because he was in second place going into Final Jeopardy. “They get them right most of the time, and it can give them a big leg up on the competition.” (Ironically, this was the same strategy Boettcher employed to beat him.)Īssuming you missed the leak that made its way around the Twitterverse this morning, were you surprised to see Holzhauer taken down? Were you hoping he’d surpass Jennings’ record? Hit PLAY on the video above to witness Holzhauer’s defeat, then drop a comment with your thoughts below. “When I watch at home, I always root for the contestants to bet big on Daily Doubles,” he said after officially becoming the show’s second-highest cash winner. He came in second place with $24,799, behind Boettcher with $46,801.įrom his 32 victories, Holzhauer - a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas - earned a total of $2,462,216, just $60,000 shy of the $2,520,700 amassed by Jennings during his 74-game appearance in 2004.īeginning with his first appearance on April 4, Holzhauer has maintained a clear strategy, one that included a commitment to taking huge risks. Jeopardy! Twist: Mayim Bialik Leaving Season 39 Early Due to Writers’ Strike Ken Jennings to Replace Herīoth Boettcher and Holzhauer guessed correctly (Christopher Marlowe), but with a modest wager of $1,399, Holzhauer failed to clinch another win.
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