This follows a $10,000 donation Holzhauer and his wife Melissa made to the nation's leading dropout prevention organization. It is a strange station for someone who has spent much of his life trying to escape a. Maybe he'll come to the walk.' He was such an inspiration." The Las Vegas resident has now racked up ten nightly victories and won just under 700,000, and as word of his record-breaking victories spread, audiences seem to be tuning in. "We were watching every day," Zediker said Thursday. She found him on Facebook and figured, why not invite him to the 2019 Naperville Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk? During his run, the second longest in the show’s 35-year history, he has captivated audiences. ![]() Zediker was following Holzhauer's 32-game winning streak on the popular game show when she realized he was from Naperville, Illinois - the town where she's lived the last 20 years. After a 32-day winning streak, Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer has finally been defeated. Jeopardy Productions, Inc. ![]() Holzhauer learned about a fundraising walk in his Illinois hometown and donated more than $1,000 after organizer Ann Zediker reached out. James Holzhauer came 58,484 short of setting a Jeopardy record after losing to Emma Boettcher, a librarian from Chicago. Jun 3, 2019, 9:10 AM 'Jeopardy' contestant James Holzhauer has won 2.4 million. Holzhauer has since made a donation to pancreatic cancer research in honor of Trebek, who was diagnosed with the disease earlier this year. "Our ratings were great when James was doing well," Trebek said, "so it's very likely you'll see him again, folks." "Jeopardy!" has an annual tournament of the year's best players, and it's hard to imagine him not being there. Skip to main content Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube TikTok Sign In / Create. ![]() It won't be the last time viewers see him, however. See who holds the top spots in the Jeopardy Leaderboard of Legends. The show averaged around 9 million viewers for a week in March before Holzhauer made his debut. NPRs Audie Cornish speaks with The Ringers Claire McNear about James Holzhauer, the Jeopardy contestant who set the one-day record for winnings. "Jeopardy!" is popular even without a dynamic player.
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