Meet the Professional Gambler Who Just Hit $1 Million on 'Jeopardy!'
"Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer sounds a siren during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 21.
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New York (AP) -- There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant.
But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television quiz show appear almost mundane, it sometimes seems that way. Holzhauer eclipsed the $1 million mark in winnings Tuesday on his 14th appearance. Not only has he won $131,127 to shatter the program's previous one-day record of $77,000, he already has the top five one-day scores in the history of a game that has aired regularly since 1984.