But if they hit their buzzers even just a moment too early before that light has gone on, they're briefly locked out of the system for a quarter second, which is usually enough time for somebody else to get in ahead of them. And at that point, they can hit their buzzers and try. Alex Trebek reads a clue, and the moment he finishes the last word, there is a "Jeopardy!" staffer who manually flips a switch that turns on some lights that tell the three contestants that they cannot ring in. And the way the buzzer works on "Jeopardy!" is kind of complicated. It's that James and other players like him are really, really good at the buzzer. MCNEAR: Yeah, so what sets apart players like James and Ken Jennings is not just, you know, how much they know or their gambling strategy. So that's how you get these totals that are just so much higher than what you normally see.ĬORNISH: And there's a whole thing about buzzing strategy. He starts at the bottom of the board, the high-scoring clues. And he takes a very aggressive betting strategy when he plays "Jeopardy!" He hunts for Daily Doubles. So what's kind of caught a lot of people's attention with him beyond the fact that he just keeps winning is he's a professional sports gambler in his non-game-show life. But is - there's also some strategy involved, and I gather he's got an interesting one. So he is winning more faster than any "Jeopardy!" contestant ever has.ĬORNISH: Now, I just assume they're just smarter than us. And he's now second in all-time regular season winnings after just Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million back in 2004. He's got number one, number two, number three, number four. Speaking specifically about his results, he not only has the highest single score ever. MCNEAR: He's really just a phenomenal player in a few different ways. Welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.ĬLAIRE MCNEAR: Thanks so much - great to be here.ĬORNISH: Just how much better is this contestant (laughter) than everyone else? The Ringer's Claire McNear has been looking into Holzhauer's strategy. Now to the world of "Jeopardy!" where 34-year-old James Holzhauer is shattering show records.ĪLEX TREBEK: Answer there - the Daily Double.ĬORNISH: As of now, Holzhauer has won eleven straight games and recently set the record for most money won in a single day with a total of $131,000.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |