Celebrity

I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.

The aggressive betting on the daily doubles is one of my trademarks.

I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.

The aggressive betting on the daily doubles is one of my trademarks.

I get mad at football coaches who are afraid to call for a big play early in the game, you know, because they want to still be in the game at the end, and then it turns out they have no chance but a Hail Mary or something similar to that at the end.

If you believe in yourself, you don't have to do things the same way everyone else is doing it.

The first bet I remember was on the Chargers in Super Bowl 29 with my classmates. I lost a lot of weeks' allowance.

I often see sports teams playing to force overtime instead of trying to win in regulation, and it makes me shake my head.

When I watched 'Jeopardy!' as a kid, I would primarily watch with my grandmother. She was the most beautiful person the world has ever seen. Her first language wasn't English, so she couldn't follow along well, but she wanted to share this experience with me since she saw it was something I really liked.

There are times when you'll only have one or two seconds to decide if you're going to bet on something and you need to be decisive. You need to do math quickly in your head.

It definitely helps that I can bet big with ice water in my veins.

I spent almost no time studying categories like geography and sports, even though they came up frequently on 'Jeopardy,' because I'm already strong in those subjects.

When I watched 'Jeopardy!' as a kid, I would primarily watch with my grandmother. She was the most beautiful person the world has ever seen. Her first language wasn't English, so she couldn't follow along well, but she wanted to share this experience with me since she saw it was something I really liked.

All good professional gamblers are selectively aggressive.

Like Dave Mustaine, I ain't superstitious.

Holzhauer Haters' is pretty catchy, but I have not encountered too many haters. I'm sure they are out there, but I don't spend my free time looking up every person's opinion of James Holzhauer.

The first bet I remember was on the Chargers in Super Bowl 29 with my classmates. I lost a lot of weeks' allowance.

There's a lot of attention on me which can be good, it can be bad. Sometimes my daughter's acting up in public and I really wish I could become anonymous for a few minutes.

I've already begun giving to children's nonprofits in the Las Vegas area.

I think the best way to quickly describe my personality is that I'm a maximizer rather than a satisficer, i.e. I want to squeeze every drop out of an opportunity rather than settle for 'good enough.'