Let’s look at he economics of the current champ’s winning streak.
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Jeopardy wunderkind James Holzhauer extended his winning streak to 26 games and upped his total haul to $1,991,135.
Note: Last night, Holzhauer was off his game, but won in a nail-biter. He was slow with the buzzer (despite a relatively easy set of questions) and faced a formidable competitor who would have mopped-up ‘normal’ competitors..
Today, let’s take another angle: Financially speaking, is Holzhauer’s winning streak good or bad for the Jeopardy show?