Jeopardy! contestant beats his own single-day winnings record bagging $131K and now has nearly $700k in the bank James Holzhauer, 34, won $110,914 in a single day on Jeopardy! Tuesday The Las Vegas, Nevada man beat the previous record of $77,000 Wednesday he won his fifth consecutive game on CBS show, bagging $131,127
By Leigh Mcmanus For Mailonline
Published: 09:46 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 10:00 BST, 18 April 2019
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A Nevada man is celebrating being the claimant of Jeopardy!'s highest single-game winning amount - for the second time in one week.
In Tuesday's episode James Holzhauer, bagged a total of $110,914, beating the previous record of $77,000 and on Wednesday he did it again, bringing home $131,127.
After outdoing Roger Craig's outstanding amount on September 19, 2010, by a cool $32,000, 34-year-old Holzhauer's total winnings rose to $244,365. Now, his total winnings is an
