Then he qualified for “Jeopardy!”In 2004, Jennings won 74 games in a row, earning more than $2.5 million. No one has come close to beating his streak (the nearest challenger won 20 consecutive games), though Holzhauer is closing in. In April, Holzhauer became the only contestant to join Jennings in earning more than $1 million in regular-season play. [We asked James Holzhauer how he turned “Jeopardy!” into his own A.T.M.] For Jennings, “Jeopardy!” significantly altered the course of his life.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2019 09:30 UTC