A self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada...

James Holzhauer

2024 Jeopardy! Masters 3rd place player: $150,000.
2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to Project 150 + the Trebek Trophy.
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 1st runner-up: $250,000.
2019 Tournament of Champions winner: $250,000.
Season 35 32-time champion: $2,462,216 + $2,000.

James holds the records for the second-longest streak and the second-highest total cash winnings in regular play, behind Ken Jennings (with 74 consecutive wins and $2,520,700).

In his fourth game (#7967, aired 2019-04-09), James set a new single-day cash winnings record of $110,914, breaking the previous record of $77,000 set by Roger Craig in his second game (#5977, aired 2010-09-14).

In his tenth game (#7973, aired 2019-04-17), James set a new single-day cash winnings record of $131,127, breaking the record he had set in his fourth game.

James won $58,333.33 on The Chase on 2014-09-02.

James appeared as a chaser on The Chase starting in 2021.