James Holzhauer is an American professional sports player as well as a game show contestant. He is the second highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. The veteran gamer is also best known for his 32-game winning streak as the game show champion Jeopardy!

Holzhauer was also nicknamed Jeopardy James due to his success on the game show Jeopardy! hosted by Art Fleming and Alex Trebek. In his 33 appearances on the show, he’s won $2,464,216, making him Jeopardy’s second highest earner! regular game winnings and a certain number of games won. Besides, his wife Mélissa Holzhauer also appeared on the show. According to CNBC reports on May 11, 2019 , he won $1.69 million which he donated to the Las Vegas-Clark County District Foundation.

JAMES HOLZHAUER: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

James was born in July 1984 in Naperville, Illinois, United States. He was born as the youngest child of father Juergen Holzhauer and mother Nachiko Ide Holzhauer. The German immigrant father worked as an engineer in a chemical company for 32 years. Additionally, he grew up with his older brother Ian who works as a lawyer. Additionally, he holds an American citizenship and is of white ethnicity.

When he was four years old, he surprised his teacher with his arithmetic abilities, and at the age of seven he moved up to fifth-grade math class. And he still gets an A on the math tests where he competed on the Naperville North High School math team. Despite this, he is an overall C student at this time. Because he often skipped his classes and used his time to play online poker and many more.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Engineering in 2005. While in college, he was a member of the World Youth Science and Engineering Team. Additionally, he won the University of Illinois at URbana Champaign competition and contributed by taking first in physics and second in math.

JAMES HOLZHAUER: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

In September 2014, he appeared on the US version of ITV Studios quiz show ‘The Chase’. On the show, he answered 12 out of 14 questions and the score set a record for cash builder that has never been broken on the show. Subsequently, in 2015, he appeared on the American quiz show ‘500 Questions’.

However, he was recognized for his acting in 33 season 35 episodes on the reality show ‘Jeopardy!’ In 2019. In his first game, he won $43,680, which was the highest single-game total at this point in the season. Additionally, he also made his World Series of Poker debut in 2019. The event had over 1,800 participants but failed to win any prizes as he finished in 454th when he would need to finish in 281st to win. Additionally, he recalled that his dream job was to be a front office position with Chicago Clubs.

JAMES HOLZHAUER: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The 35-year-old (as of 2020) is a married man and father to an adorable daughter. He married Melissa Sassin Holzhauer who participated in the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. There she won the prize money of $28,800 when she competed in 2014.

Additionally, Melissa is a tutor from Seattle, Washington. Together, the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Natasha, on November 9, 2014. It seems the couple understand each other well. So there is no information about their extramarital affair or domestic violence.

JAMES HOLZHAUER: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He has appeared on a number of hit game shows and holds the second highest wins with a total count of $700,000. He could additionally earn a profitable amount through his other business ventures. However, he did not reveal exact information about his salary or annual income. But according to different sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

He has a personal but unverified @holzhauerjames Instagram account with over 1.5k followers. The reality game star has a verified Twitter account @James_Holzhauer with 242.9k followers. On Facebook, he goes through the handle @jeopardyjames with over 21.1k followers.

JAMES HOLZHAUER: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The TV personality has an athletic body with a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 1.76 meters and weighs 70 kg. He has brown eye color with dark brown hair color. His body measures 40 inches in chest and 30 inches in waist with 11.5 inches in biceps.