'Jeopardy!' champ within striking distance of record

Contestant James Holzhauer could overthrow current record holder Ken Jennings, who won $3.3 million.

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[YusufA-official]

top 10 videos taken right before disaster

[commieslapper]

He had one hell of a run, I enjoyed watching him play and hope more contestants follow his style.

[amberagain]

Imagine how much James will make if he lasts 74 days....

[voltingmaster]

With one game away from dethroning the Jeopardy legend only one contestant stands in his way, Emma Boettcher.

[marcosjuarez]

James Holzhauer got dethroned a librarian from Chicago and I can breathe a sigh of relief. It goes to show that you don't have to be a sports gambler to play Jeopardy.

[beatles]

Of course now the news that he could break the record spreads to national attention

[ergunonal]

Leaked video shows him loosing tonight 😩

[brad]

James Holzhauer's wining have ended
he lost game 33!

[philipmclaughlin]

I bet Jennings breathed a sigh of relief

[Falcons-]

Spoiler alert .. he loses to Emma Boettcher today .

[dennettmk]

It's over tonight June 3rd. It's all over the internet. I think it was a setup that he lost. Ken Jennings probably paid him off so he could keep his title.

[Down_the_Wind]

That underbite is so bad, I’ve taken to calling him “Rockbiter”

Well, it was either that or C*ckbiter” 🙂

[JWCinPDX]

Word is that he loses tonight and I will be watching and ready to cheer. He is one of the smuggest a-holes ever. I have been disgusted by his antics since his first win. He is such a piece of work that he actually put me off Jeopardy. It'll be good to get back to the usual play.

[dylanthevillain]

I'm sorry guys. I finally missed an episode and he lost

[bsgauge]

"Leaked" clip has him losing, but on the eve of breaking the regular season cash record. Now lets talk about how we can hype this up in the era of fake news.

[butchcassidy]

What if he decided to walk away today? Can he? And does he get to keep what he won so far?

[chrisfinch]

I was born ready to see more Jeopardy! history in the making! He could overthrow Ken and even Ken himself is rooting for him, too!

[sillybabs]

I think he lost tonight for respect of Ken Jennings. I don’t think James needs the spotlight. That’s why he only bet $1399 in final jeopardy.

[FirstLast.....]

Can't wait until he loses. So sick of seeing this crap everyday. Someone tell GoogleTube it isn't 1990 anymore.

[johnmamo]

That kid is a genius 😂 ✔️ just like our great president Trump! I'm a mathematical genius! Won the lottery seven times! Worth 64 million dollars! God bless Trump and lotto 🙏🙏 😇! Starting winning when I started wearing maga hat!!!