Holzhauer holds on to win 18th Jeopardy

By: Champion Staff | April 30, 2019 10:39 am ET

James Holzhauer’s 18th appearance in his historic run on “Jeopardy!” came down to just $18. The Las Vegas sports bettor held off Adam Levin, 46, of Ashland, Massachusetts, in a tight match that came down to ‘Final Jeopardy’ in Monday’s episode.

Holzhauer, 34, finished with $54,017, just ahead of Levin, who racked up $53,999, the highest non-winning total in show history, according to thejeopardyfan.com.

Holzhauer extended his streak and pushed his total winnings to $1,329,604. He trails past champion Ken Jennings who won more than $2.5 million during a 74-game winning streak in 2004.

Monday’s episode was the second time during the streak that a competitor went into Final Jeopardy!

Holzhauer has been correct on 17 of his 18 Final Jeopardy! attempts.

“I did everything I could possibly do and the best I could, and I was a few dollars short, but I wouldn’t trade it,” Levin told The Boston Globe. “I had a huge smile on my face for as much of the time [as] I could because I was living the dream.”

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