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Ouch! Jeopardy champ likely owes $1.2M in taxes
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'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer likely owes $1.2 million in taxes
Of course, Holzhauer, 34, won big. He made $2,462,216 in those 33 appearances, including the $2,000 prize he received for finishing second in his last show on Monday. Only one "Jeopardy" champion, Ken Jennings, has made more money ($2,520,700) and had more appearances (74).
The IRS also won big. All winnings on game shows are considered ordinary income, taxed up to 37% by the IRS. And most states have state income tax, too.
Even though Holzhauer is a resident of Nevada, the game show took place in California, which means he must pay taxes in that state, sports and betting website The Action Network reported. Combined, federal and California state taxes will put Holzhauer's net winnings at $1.29 million — a 47.6% cut, the site said.
Despite not besting Jennings' record total winnings back in 2004, Holzhauer does hold the all-time record for the most money earned in a single Jeopardy episode — $131,127 — and also owns the record for the top four money-winning episodes.
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Did he answer wrong on who is buried in Grants tomb.
It was almost like he wanted to lose. All three contestants got the final Jeopardy question right, something about Shakespeare and the answer was Marlowe, but his final Jeopardy wager was $1399. extremely low for him.
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My wife watches Jeopardy and I asked her about his loss sometime after I read this. She said the same thing that he looked like he wanted to lose.
That $1399 bet was extremely small for him, he'd never bet that small on a Daily Double or a final Jeopardy.
I'm thinking he just burned out on winning but there was a news item a few days prior to his last game when he mentioned his daughter wanted him to stop playing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwgdVoDLHpY
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