Meet the professional gambler from Las Vegas who's shattering 'Jeopardy!' records and has taken home $1.3 million in an 18-day winning streak

Hillary Hoffower

April 30, 2019 9:29 PM

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James Holzhauer, age 34, is a professional sports gambler.

James Holzhauer , current reigning "Jeopardy!" champion, is on an 18-day winning streak with $1.3 million in winnings.
Holzhauer has broken nearly every "Jeopardy!" record , including the most money a player has ever won in a single game on the show.
Here's what we know about Holzhauer, from his professional gambling background to his lifelong preparation for his run on "Jeopardy!".
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Current reigning "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer knows how to play the odds the 34-year-old professional sports gambler is on an 18-day winning streak, raking in $1.3 million so far. In the process, he's broken nearly every "Jeopardy!" record.

Holzhauer currently sits in second place for all-time regular-season earnings to Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row to take home $2.5 million in 2004, reported Business Insider's Aylin Woodward . Holzhauer won $850,000 of his "Jeopardy!" earnings in just over a dozen episodes at that rate, he'll earn $2.5 million in less than half the time Jennings did, according to The Atlantic's Joe Pinsker .

Slate even dubbed Holzhauer the Serena Williams of "Jeopardy!". On Tuesday, he'll take to the buzzer for the 19th time.

Here's what we know about Holzhauer and his plan of attack.

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