James Holzhauer won $110,914 on purpose. He planned it all along.
By Meagan Flynn Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow April 10 at 7:00 AM The 34-year-old from Naperville, Ill., says he hasn’t studied anything extensively, except for the lyrics to every Led Zeppelin song and an exhaustive list of all-time home run leaders in Major League Baseball.
Holzhauer took “Jeopardy!” by storm over the past week, missing only four out of 133 questions as he cruised to smashing victories, ESPN reported. He knew his ballpark cuisine, his country music, his 18th century science and Hollywood history. He even knew that “Sadie Lou” was a nickname for Sarah Lawrence College, because he and his wife had studied the etymology of the name “Sadie” while picking out baby names.
He had been preparing for his run at “Jeopardy!” for a long time. A really long time. Holzhauer said he had dreamed of being on the show since he was a kid, back when the Chicago Cubs and “Jeopardy!” were about the only two things his family watched on school nights. “More importantly,” he said, “I promised my dear Granny that I would appear on ‘Jeopardy’ one day, and I never take promises lightly. So here we are.
It could be that he reads children’s books. It could also be his rigorous training watching back-to-back reruns of “Jeopardy!” on DVR for hours at a time — while standing in dress shoes, just so it feels real. “Dr. Scholl’s insoles should offer me an endorsement deal,” he said.
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