Easily the hardest 'Jeopardy!' categories to study in the kids' section are the so-called 'trashy' pop culture ones.
— James Holzhauer
There's times in a football game where a team goes for a big TD pass. If you don't take a risk like that, you're not going to win.
I did want to lock each game up before Final Jeopardy, to avoid losing to a bad bounce in that round.
Lots of people recognize me now.
If you believe in yourself, you don't have to do things the same way everyone else is doing it.
There were times in school where I would say, 'I should go to class.' But I could make $100 playing online poker if I didn't go.
Jeopardy!' is a bigger deal than I realized.
Nobody likes to lose.
Getting onto 'Jeopardy!' was a pet project my whole life, so it was something I was willing to work really hard on.
In gambling, you usually start to go wrong when you deviate from your pregame strategy.
I think there's a mental block for betting big amounts that doesn't exist for me but it does for other people.
As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be.
The 'Classics Illustrated' series was an excellent primer in literature, and I also really enjoyed Zachary Hamby's mythology books for teens.
There are big advantages to having a lot of chips early on in a poker tournament. You can make plays that other people can't.
I often see sports teams playing to force overtime instead of trying to win in regulation, and it makes me shake my head.
The best bet I made that won was on the Tampa Bay Rays - who had never had a winning season in franchise history - to advance to the 2008 World Series.
I'm from Naperville.
I've already begun giving to children's nonprofits in the Las Vegas area.
The fact that I win and lose money all the time helps desensitize me, so I can write down $60,000 as the Final Jeopardy wager and not be trembling at the thought of losing that money.
My source of income is sports betting. I have some investments also.
I want to not lose what makes me be me.
Parenting is much more nerve-wracking than 'Jeopardy!'
The aggressive betting on the daily doubles is one of my trademarks.
I've learned more about animals just by reading to my kid than I ever did studying.
I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.
I think most people who bother to study 'Jeopardy!' game theory are going to arrive at similar conclusions about how to best play the game. Not everyone is going to take that step, of course.
It was always my plan to go big on 'Jeopardy!,' and I'm glad I was able to stick to the plan under pressure.
Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player growing up.
Fame came at me a lot quicker and stronger than I imagined.
I've found that in an adult reference book, if it's not a subject I'm interested in, I just can't get into it. I was thinking, what is the place in the library I can go to to get books tailored to make things interesting for uninterested readers? Boom. The children's section.
I went to Illinois. Most people think I went to Princeton or something. But I was never a diligent student.
Like Dave Mustaine, I ain't superstitious.
I was always good at video games like 'Guitar Hero,' which require the player to press buttons at precise times.
The last real job I had I was 16-years-old slinging fried chicken in my hometown of Naperville, Ill.
