James Holzhauer

Who is James Holzhauer?

American professional sports gambler James Holzhauer is best known for setting the single-game record on Jeopardy with an amount of $131,127 win on April 17, 2019. Besides winning in Jeopardy, he also set the second highest victory in the history of Jeopardy after Jen Jennings.

James Holzhauer: Birthday, Family, Facts

James was born in 1985 in the USA, but his actual birth date is still under review. Regarding his education, he went to Naperville North High School and went to the University of Illinois for his further study.

Early Profession and Career

James started his professional career as the professional gambler since 2014 by competing in the show The Chase. He came into the limelight after competing in Jeopardy in April 2019. While playing with him, he broke the single-game record winning the vast amount of $110,914. After that, he again broke his single game-winning record with the winning amount of $131,127 where he secured his 10^th straight victory on the show.

Besides that, he also holds with a record of 74 straight wins bagging the huge amount of $2,250,700. After that, he was placed in the second on the show’s all-time winning list with a total amount of just under $700,000.

James Holzhauer: Net Worth and Salary

A professional sports gambler who holds the second highest win with a total amount of under $700,000 might have pocketed a tremendous amount of money in his life. However, keeping the record of unbeaten till 74 games, James’ net worth is around $3 million.

James Holzhauer: Married, Wife, Children

James Holzhauer is a happily married man with his long term girlfriend, Melissa Sassin Holzhauer. After dating for a couple of years, the love bird tied the knot on September 2012. Together they share a daughter who is still undisclosed. As of now, they are living their married happily with their daughter in Las Vegas, Nevada.

James Holzhauer: Height, Weight, Body Measurements

James posses the body of an average size where he stands in the height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs about 70 kilograms. He has Dark Brown hair and Brown eyes which gives charm in his face.

Social Media Profiles

James Holzhauer is not active on Social Media as of May 2019.