The reign of Jeopardy Champion James Holzhauer came to a crashing halt yesterday. Suddenly the man who was chasing records and so close to breaking records, became a mere mortal.
Holzhauer explained himself in an interview.
Via Action Network:
“I knew I could only win if Emma missed Final Jeopardy, as there was no way she wouldn’t bet to cover my all-in bet,” Holzhauer told The Action Network. “So my only concern was getting overtaken by third place, and I bet just enough to make sure of locking him out. Betting big would have looked good for the cameras, but now I turn my straight bet (Emma misses) into a parlay (Emma misses and I get it right).”
But none of that has stopped fans from busting out a bunch of conspiracy theories.
hot take conspiracy theory. james got bored winning jeopardy all the time and just took a dive
— E-Dub (@EvSynWilliams) June 3, 2019
I’m not saying conspiracy theories are real or that I believe in them, and I’m also not saying that it was just a coincidence that the Final Jeopardy question in the game that ended James’ streak was on Shakespeare – a subject on which the winner wrote her undergrad thesis. 🧐😆
— M Trav (@ItsMe_Teezy) June 4, 2019
Well I think the whole thing was fixed but I hope I’m wrong..I just thought with the Bad news about Alex Trebek they wanted to give the show some new attention again just me with my conspiracy theories. #Jeopardy #AlexTrebek
— Milton Ousland (@NYYCOWBELLMAN) June 3, 2019
He lost on purpose. Somethings fishy. The intro with his daughter’s card was weird. His wager was weird. #JeopardyConspiracy
— Hokie Retweets (@HokieRetweets) June 4, 2019
I believe the dude losing on jeopardy was staged. Ken Jennings knew he was getting close to his record so he paid off @ABCNetwork to guarantee he wouldn’t win. This is now a conspiracy and I will no longer be watching jeopardy
— Joey Gaus (@joeygaus) June 3, 2019
James completely threw the game! The question is… was he paid off? Did he get homesick and just want to be done? Was he drunk? There’s a conspiracy here one way or another. His wager in that situation was perplexing… #Jeopardy
— Cory Durbin (@TheRealDurbs) June 4, 2019
Conspiracy theory. Jeopardy guy lost on purpose and had someone bet on it for him!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/KGylh9jQd7
— The Lonesome Kicker (@pellscuse11) June 4, 2019
James shot down this one:
Sure, I could stick around and play a game that pays me $150,000 per hour, but I’d really rather get toys thrown at my crotch for free https://t.co/xb6Fg6MMKP
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) June 4, 2019
Watching it happen in real time, it’s hard to understand why he bet so little on Final Jeopardy, unless he just didn’t feel like losing by $1 dollar.
He gave us all one hell of a ride.
Thanks James!
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