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Holzhauer in 2020, photo by DFree
Place of Birth: Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: c. 1984
Ethnicity: German, Japanese
James Holzhauer is an American game show contestant and professional sports gambler. He is known for his run on Jeopardy! , where he holds the record for fourth-most number of consecutive games won, 32; for winning the second-highest amount of prize money in regular-season play; and the entire top ten records for most money won per single game in regular-play. James also won the 2019 Tournament of Champions, and Jeopardy! Masters .
His father, Juergen Holzhauer, is a German immigrant. His mother, Nachiko Ide, is Japanese. He is married to Melissa, with whom he has one child.