James Holzhauer has made a reputation for himself as a recreation present villain. Earlier than taking his repute to The Chase, Holzhauer dominated his run on Jeopardy! in 2019, presumably altering the sport as he racked up 32 wins and claimed each single spot within the Prime 10 of single-game winnings. However in keeping with fellow Jeopardy! Masters contestant Andrew He, it’s not simply trivia that the skilled sports activities gambler is nice at, as He recalled receiving the most effective parenting recommendation from the super-champ.
The self-proclaimed recreation present villain sits at No. 3 on the record of largest winners in Jeopardy! historical past, as his victory on Jeopardy! Masters took him to over $3.4 million gained on the present. Andrew He spoke on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast about assembly the legend in actual life, and the contestant recalled the candy recommendation James Holzhauer gave him after He’s accomplice went into early labor in the course of capturing the event. He mentioned:
[James Holzhauer] js very fierce. He’s the actual deal. You may see why he gained all these video games in such dominant style. We had some great conversations, really probably the greatest items of parenting recommendation I received was from James Holzhauer, which is somewhat bit unusual. In traditional James type, it was, ‘Don’t let anybody inform you that they know what they’re doing, as a result of no one is aware of what they’re doing.’ And I took that to coronary heart. So I don’t get too powerful on myself after I can’t determine issues out.
That’s actually good recommendation, as a result of whenever you’re a brand new father or mother, well-meaning recommendation tends to come back at you from all sides, and in my expertise at the least, it may be overwhelming to really feel like all people’s received it found out however you. Andrew He additionally recalled what it was prefer to get the message that he was about to turn out to be a father:
We went to lunch and usually we’re not alleged to have our telephones on us, so I feel I had my telephone in my backpack. I simply reached into my backpack and was like, ‘I must verify this factor.’ My accomplice could be very, very far alongside, and regardless that we don’t count on it to occur, you understand I simply had a sense. The textual content that I see, I don’t assume I knew precisely learn how to react, so I did the one factor which made sense on the time, which was to learn it aloud to the complete room.
James Holzhauer and Andrew He’s different fellow contestants instantly pushed to halt manufacturing in order that He might get residence to his accomplice, telling the father-to-be that the present couldn’t drive him to proceed filming. That didn’t become a problem, as producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss added that “it was unanimous from everybody” that the precedence turned getting He residence as rapidly as potential.
Andrew He confirmed that he made it in loads of time, because of the folks at Jeopardy! who “moved mountains” to get him again. Jeopardy! Masters didn’t resume filming for about six weeks, Sarah Foss mentioned — which presumably contributed to Ken Jennings complicated a contestant on the syndicated present with James Holzhauer (twice) — and when it did, He supplied followers with an surprising announcement, saying on the present:
I’ve a new child son. Thanks to only everybody on this planet, I suppose, however particularly the Jeopardy! crew. I had the double blessing of going from being right here on the stage to inside 24 hours going with my accomplice and welcoming the arrival of our son.
You may watch James Holzhauer and Andrew He’s journeys on Jeopardy! Masters, as ABC is re-airing the event beginning at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 25. All episodes are additionally accessible for streaming with a Hulu subscription. Verify your native listings to see when the syndicated episodes of Jeopardy! play in your space.
