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James Holzhauer may have been dethroned after 32 consecutive appearances on Jeopardy!, but he'll appear again Tuesday night for a chance to win even more.
The former Jeopardy! champion will appear in the Tournament of Champions semifinals on Tuesday night along with two other winners, Steven Grade and Rachel Lindgren. If Holzhauer, who broke a handful of Jeopardy! records during his winning streak, takes the winning spot, he could go on to face Emma Boettcher, who dethroned him in June.
The annual Tournament of Champions is a 10-day competition that brings together the most successful Jeopardy! players for a chance to win $250,000. The tournament, a long-standing tradition, began in 1964.

Holzhauer is already known as a widely respected Jeopardy! player. In his time on the trivia show in June, he won a whopping $2,464,216, according to Jeopardy!'s website. His 33 rounds, the last of which he lost to Boettcher, were so impressive that he has his own "tracker" on the show's website.
The Jeopardy! star's earnings mean he has averaged nearly $80,000 per game, and he has bet only $9,000 per game.
In addition to the impressive financial gain from his 32-game winning streak, Holzhauer has broken a handful of records on the show. Not only does he hold the record for highest single-game winnings, but he has dominated every top 10 ranking. That means all former winners, including Roger Craig and Ken Jennings, have been removed from the list entirely, according to TV Guide.
Jennings still holds the record for most consecutive games won, with 74 recorded games. He also has the highest all-time earnings from the game, though his record-breaking earnings are only $58,484 more than Holzhauer's.
Meanwhile, Holzhauer reached $1 million in only 14 games, while it took Jennings 30 games to get there during his 2004 winning streak.
Despite Holzhauer's impressive winning streak and financial records, he's not included in the all-time winnings list. But he still has a chance to grab a place there, as he'll likely appear on Jeopardy! again.
Boettcher beat Holzhauer's 32nd game in her first appearance, but has won only three consecutive games. Holzhauer has expressed support for Boettcher and her win on social media.
He praised Boettcher on Monday night when she won the Tournament of Champions round. If Holzhauer wins on Tuesday night, the pair will face off again on Thursday.
Subsequent games won by “giant killers” who beat a 10+ time #Jeopardy champ:
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) November 12, 2019
Emma: 4 and counting
8 others (combined): 0
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