James Holzhauer's 'Jeopardy!'br Run Is Finally Over Holzhauer was going for his 33rdbr consecutive win of ‘Jeopardy!’ when hebr lost to fellow contestant Emma Boettcher. He was only $58,484 away from breakingbr Ken Jennings’ record of $2.52 million in total wins. The game-deciding question came down to the Finalbr Jeopardy round, where Holzhauer only bet $1,399. The decision shocked many asbr Holzhauer, a professional gambler,br is known for his aggressive wagering. James Holzhauer, viabr 'The Action Network’ Boettcher ended up answering correctlybr and beating Holzhauer by $22,002. James Holzhauer, viabr ‘The Action Network’ Holzhauer made a total of $2,464,216 and holdsbr the all-time record for the most money won inbr a single game, thanks to his $131,127 episode.