A 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas won more than $110,000 on sa国际传媒淛eopardy!sa国际传媒� on Tuesday, breaking the record for single-day cash winnings on the trivia television game show.
The show says in a statement that James Holzhauer won $110,914 during the episode. The previous episode record of $77,000 was set by Roger Craig in 2010.
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Tuesdaysa国际传媒檚 win was the fourth consecutive victory for Holzhauer, whose winnings total more than $244,000. He will face two new challengers Wednesday.
sa国际传媒淛eopardy!sa国际传媒� host Alex Trebek revealed in March that he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but said he intends to fight the disease and keep on working.
The episode that aired Tuesday was taped Feb. 11.
The Associated Press
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