He also has the record for the best burn in Jeopardy! history. "Hey Brad's score is still on there."

Look at how confused James is after the question asked at 11:33 , even shaking his head after the answer is revealed. The question prompt indicates the element has the name of a Greek god in it. The answer being Plutonium. The problem is that Pluto is a Roman god, Hades being his Greek counterpart. There was an error in the question and it looks like James caught that error as well, this dude is on another level.

Imagine growing up, watching Jeopardy, dreaming of becoming a contestant, being highly intelligent, then you get chosen to be on the show and have to face James 😅

He plays it more aggressively than anyone I've ever seen. Just remarkable.

Dude combined smart gambling with incredible intellect and dominated. I enjoyed watching him during his run - the fact Trebek was able to witness such gameplay before he passed was awesome to witness too. You could tell that he was just mind blown at this young kid!

He's playing the game exactly how a gambler would, having no fear of losing it all if he's wrong.

It would be GREAT if all of James's appearances were on here, he is SO AWESOME!

I've never heard a "Good Luck" sound so much like "You may as well pack your shit up and leave now" before in my life 😆🤣

This video not only makes me realize why James won the Masters tournament and is one of the greatest jeopardy players in the shows history, but also that no one no matter how amazing of a host, will be able to replace the legendary Alex Trebek. May he rest in piece, and his legacy live on for eternity.

This guy single handedly got me into trivia, and I assume a lot more people.

I think the tribute to his grandma struck some emotion in Alex.

“Named after a Greek god” PLUTOnium. The Roman god based on Hades. Bad question. You can see James’ face after that question where he knows it’s a dumb question as well hahaha 11:40

I dated this girl that was extremely intelligent and she loved Jeopardy!! So i taped the show on a Monday and invited her over on a Friday so we could watch it together. All week i watched it and got all the answers to every question. When we watched it and i rattled off the answers, it attracted her to me x10!!! Needless to say, we've been happily married now for 7 years and it all started with Jeopardy, a plan, and a vcr!!!

He really was the perfect player to just win a ton of money. He always goes for the big money questions first to build a large sum of money, plus he constantly changes categories, which really makes it challenging for his opponents, who cannot just comfortably run through a category.

“How does it feel to come in to a buzzsaw” 😂😂😂

James uses his intellect and strategies to perfection....love him!!!!

it's so happily jarring to see Jeopardy without commercials

Knowing all the answers isn't enough. You have to push the button at the exact right moment over and over and over. He is brilliant at timing the button push.

James Holzhauer will always be a legend. The best player post-Ken

“Is your grandma still alive.” “No” (barely holds it back)

Nostalgic with Alex Trebek. Still love and remember his fondly.

Imagine you actually got lucky enough to get on Jeopardy as a contestant only to find out that this is the man you're going up against

Can we just appreciate the way James wrote his name? 😂

I just love Jeopardy James, when he first appeared I had to be in front of the TV to watch him

This will remain as the only Holzhauer episode I can watch. 😭

Watching his 32 winning streak on Pluto TV since yesterday (again). He really was something

14:21 the other two were like "What the hell?"

I wondered how James didn't get the plutonium question. Seemded like a gimme to me, but then I realized the reason he didn't get it was because the prompt said "Bearing the name of a Greek god." Pluto is not Greek, rather he is Roman. It also seems like this is what he was thinking since he gives a sort of confused look at the end when Alex announces the answer. Just my two cents

Alex is great about adapting his style of confirming correct answers to James's speedy play to let him continue unabated once he gets rolling. I can only imagine how frustrating it would have been for James to have to play with Mayim Bialik's awkward delays and pauses after every correct answer.

Even fully confident with his final jeopardy answer, he still only wagers enough for him to come out on top if we’re to miraculously lose. The other contestants can only reach 10k, while he’d be left with 11k if he were to get the answer wrong, extremely calculative and bold, phenomenal player!

He was so much fun to watch, what a streak.

James breaking a lot of records. Now he's Masters champ 🏆

I did like that most of his wagers for FJ were linked to his family in some way. And that his goal was to get a specific number which was his daughter's birthday

11:36 Isn't Pluto a Roman god instead of a Greek god? I'm sure that's why James didn't buzz in.

Most underrated part of his game is how fast he's on the buzzer

Its literally jaw dropping how on point this guy is kudos to him and doing it for granny.

Insane he didn't even get the first Daily Double and ends up with 131k

Jeopardy hosted by the late alex trebek from 1984-2020

I love how the ladies are rapidly trying to click the button, and James is being very chill about it. They're trying too hard to buzz in.

18:18 This was the biggest successful Final Jeopardy of all time!

James is one of my three all time favorites! Ken is another. Mattea Roach is the third.

I used to ALWAYS watch Jeopardy with my parents with Alex Trebeck as the host when a new episode came out and James was always me and my dad's favorite contestant. It really is say that Alex passed away, but the time that he was with us on this amazing show was more then enough to keep his legacy alive forever. Either way, this show will always have a special place in my heart, especially as i listen to it as background sound while playing Minecraft.

I love how he smiles like that

I think Alex enjoyed that as much as James. So good. Cheers from Montreal. (Alex actually hosted some quiz shows in French for Radio Canada in the late 60s.) so missed such a great guy in every way. RIP Alex. A fellow Canadian Geographic fan.

James came to win!!! And gave zero fs if the others didn't buzz in 1st 😅. He was humble ❤

casually winning 4 times someones salary for 30 min of trivia, gg

WHAT A BEAST. DID IT ALL OFF THE STRENGTH

i noticed that the reason james is confused at 11:33 is because pluto is a roman god, not a greek god. crazy how that was never caught before the question aired

James is by far my favorite player in Jeopardy history ❣️

Undoubtedly the “Michael Jordan” of Jeopardy. Hands down he’s simply THE BEST !!!

My all time favorite player

James is incredible.

Now his grandma is very proud now. ❤

This guy is just a master, no wonder the Chase hired him

You have to wonder when the cap was 5 consecutive wins, how many players could have won many more. Ironically they removed the 5 game cap right before Ken Jennings started.

i feel so bad for everyone who had to play james. they got to be on a television game show and had no chance of winning

Alex trebek absolutely killed that pronunciation of “Ferrum”

More James episodes please!!!

Did anyone not notice the SNL references during the intro "Potpourrie" "Potent Potables"

James Holzhauer beat the single day record set by James Holzhauer who in turn beat the record set by James Holzhauer and is among many other single day Jeopardy greats such as James Holzhauer, James Holzhauer, James Holzhauer, James Holzhauer, and James Holzhauer.

If Ken Jennings is Michael Jordan, Holzhauer is like Bo Jackson -- the stats aren't as good, but in the moment what the guy was doing on a nightly basis was completely mindboggling

Made me tear up at the end 😢

@0:58, Alex Trebek, you left us Jeopardy! fans too soon.

How does a person obtain and remember all of this knowledge?

What fun to watch an expert play the game. The sponsors must love him.

Imagine if Alex said “His name wasn’t Atticus Finch this is for you Granny heart. James, your answer is incorrect.”

James is a BEAST! 💪🏻💪🏻

The one where they said plutonium was named after one of the Greek gods was wrong. James didn’t get it right because it is named after a Roman god not a Greek god. Pluto is a Roman god. His Greek counterpart is Hades. He was confused on the wording because it was wrong

Arguably the second greatest player to ever play the game behind Jennings.

James is always my favorite Jeopardy player!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Its one thing to be smart. Its another thing to be incredibly sharp and quick on your feet. You can't teach that.

Superb.

I noticed that there was a clue with Plutonium in the Double Jeopardy round. That is a Roman God, not a Greek God.

0:47 R.I.P. Alex Trebek

This man is amazing.

interesting how he went through all the $1000 questions first to maximize his score should he get the double jeopardy

James Holzhauer is the man!

This is jeopardy 😊

James makes me feel stupid lmao there’s answers I should know and he comes up with the answers and is done answering it before I have the time to think what the answer is.

If anyone hasn't listed to the Planet Money podcast where they first discuss James and this incredible run, you gotta do it. Terrific programming.

I just love Trivia !!!!

that smile, omg

Not me looking at the Final Jeopardy and confidently saying "Artemis Fowl" out loud.

im clearly smarter than james bc I knew judy moody 💅 lol

“The bookies of Vegas won’t be happy with my action” Well, neither J!

Smart, fast and clever. Most people have one of these qualities, and some have 2. It is rare to have all of them.

Woahhhh go James

Granma's happy 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💕💕

Im from the uk where hes one of the chasers such a smart bloke , i gave up going on game shows after 25 years of being on shows such as wheel of fortune, weakest link , catchphrase , price is right , in 2003 i went on a show called Saturday night takeaway where you have a chance to win all the ads such as holidays , cars, cash , the killer question decides if you walk away with everything youre called out of the audience to answer as many questions as possible in 60 seconds , i answered 5 but i went for the killer question because normally on previous shows it wouldn't be too difficuilt like one week it was who is the tallest penelope cruz or Tom cruz . Its a live show with millions watching so its a bit nerve racking but i coped , the killer Question for me was a killer , they asked me where Nicole Kidman was born , was she born in Australia or Hawaii. The question threw me i had a mental block ? Everything i had ever read in newspaper or magazine articles always used the term ozzy Nikole and to make it more confusing one of the holidays on the board was to hawaai so i looked to the Gods and said outloud please God let me be right , i answered Australia and Boom the lights went up and the awful hosts smiled and said sorry its the wrong answer , i was left alone in the wings not even offerred any consolling not even a room for the night in london , i crashed my car that night and i gave up gameshows .

i love jeoperdy

" Glad I Could be a part of Jeopardy History " would have been my final response wagering $13

Ken is a good host but nobody can replace Alex.

More Jeopardy James Episodes please? 18:10

After knowing almost none of these clues, I managed to come up with Final Jeopardy.

ALEX TREBEK 1940_2020 REST IN PEACE 💔 ☹️

One of the questions was actually incorrect and he still managed to pull this off. Pluto is a roman version of the greek god hades, so that would explain james's face after the answer plutonium.

oh my, that was when Jeopardy was fun and classy and smart and, well, Alex. Miss him so. LOVE JAMES and it's completely understandable why Jennings won't take the challenge again.

@ 13:31 The song 'Whatta Man' was by En Vogue (with Salt-N-Pepa)

He changed the way the game is played, that’s how legends are made. It’s like Steph Curry with the frequency of 3-point shots, high risk high reward

Alex's voice was so soothing.