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James Holzhauer Broke ‘Jeopardy!,’ But Is Broken So Bad?

Note: This article discusses the results of the June 3, 2019, episode of “Jeopardy!” James Holzhauer claims not to remember many particulars of how he lost on “Jeopardy!” for the first time, other than that he blanked on a clue about the city of Albany and his opponent quickly took control of the board, landing […]

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Ken Jennings Has Nothing On Joe DiMaggio

On Wednesday, we published an article by David Goldenberg about “Jeopardy!” great Ken Jennings’s amazing 74-match “Jeopardy!” win streak in 2004, called “Why Ken Jennings’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Is Nearly Impossible To Break.” In it, Goldenberg explains how much of an absurd outlier Jennings is and examines some reasons that Jennings’s performance may be even harder […]

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Ken Jennings Has Nothing On Joe DiMaggio

On Wednesday, we published an article by David Goldenberg about “Jeopardy!” great Ken Jennings’s amazing 74-match “Jeopardy!” win streak in 2004, called “Why Ken Jennings’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Is Nearly Impossible To Break.” In it, Goldenberg explains how much of an absurd outlier Jennings is and examines some reasons that Jennings’s performance may be even harder […]

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