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A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV. (Syndicated, check local listings): After six weeks of impressive guest-hosting by Jeopardy! GOAT Ken Jennings, and two with executive producer Mike Richards filling in, the parade of celebrity guest hosts begins with longtime TV news personality Katie Couric making history as the quiz show’s first female guest host. Alex Trebek, 1940 - 2020. Guest Host Schedule. Play Real Jeopardy! Episodes with Jeopardy! Alex Trebek, 1940 - 2020. (@Jeopardy) April 18, 2019 Family is important to Holzhauer, who has made sure to shout out his late 'Granny' during Final Jeopardy, because he first grew to love the show as a kid by watching it.

Alex Jacob (born October 27, 1984) is a former professional poker player and game show contestant.

Jacob is perhaps best known in poker for winning the 2006 main event at the United States Poker Championship, a no-limit Texas hold 'em event televised by ESPN. He has also appeared at televised final tables at the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. In 2015, after leaving professional poker, Jacob became a contestant on Jeopardy!, where he won six games and the show's Tournament of Champions.

Education[edit]

In 2002, Jacob was the valedictorian of Deerfield Beach High School, where he was in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

In May 2006, he graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and mathematics.^[1]

Poker career[edit]

Among Jacob's biggest poker accomplishments are winning the Peter A. Fabrizio Memorial Poker Classic in 2003 and finishing runner-up at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament in Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 9, 2006, winning $655,507. Jacob secured his biggest paycheck to date by winning the 2006 U.S. Poker Championship with a first-place prize of $878,500. Jacob has 4 WSOP Final Tables, including a 3rd in Event 3 in No-Limit hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker.

At Yale, Jacob's poker talent was spotted by James McManus as early as 2004, when McManus sat down one night to play with Jacob. Months later, McManus mentioned Jacob in an article about the experience.^[2]

As of 2012, Jacob's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.^[3] His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $832,559 of those winnings.^[4] He is known for his graciousness and sportsmanship in tournament play.^[5]

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Jacob has also appeared on the game show Jeopardy!^[6] He won in his first appearance on the show on April 10, 2015, and went on to win five more games before losing on April 20, 2015. Jacob won a grand total of $151,802 in seven appearances.^[7] His victories qualified him for the 2015 Tournament of Champions, which he won, collecting the grand prize of $250,000.^[8] In addition to using the 'Forrest Bounce' originated by Chuck Forrest, Jacob also pioneered the strategy of aggressive Daily Double wagers that was used with even greater success by James Holzhauer in 2019.^[9]

Jacob later appeared in the All-Star Games with team captain Buzzy Cohen and 2015 Teachers' Tournament champion Jennifer Giles. His team went home with $75,000 after losing the wild card match.

Endorsements[edit]

Jacob is a frequent player on the trivia app FleetWit, especially in the high-stakes races where top prizes are in the hundreds of dollars. He has won over $24,000 to date.^[10] He was also noted for winning a $20,000 prize on the HQ Trivia app in June 2019,^[11] which HQ Trivia had failed to pay a month after his win.^[12] (Jacob received his payout in August.)^[13]

References[edit]

1. ^'WPT – Players'. worldpokertour.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
2. ^Lane Moore. 'Lifestyle'. Esquire. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
3. ^'Alex Jacob'. The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
4. ^World Series of Poker EarningsArchived July 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
5. ^'World Series of Poker'. worldseriesofpoker.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
6. ^'Show #7045 – Friday, April 10, 2015'. J!Archive. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
7. ^'Show #7050 – Friday, April 17, 2015'. J! Archive. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
8. ^Swartz, Tracy (November 18, 2015). 'Chicago trader wins 'Jeopardy' tournament round despite joke answer'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
9. ^Jackson, Gita (July 9, 2019). 'Provocative Jeopardy Champ Says HQ Trivia Owes Him $20,000 In Winnings'. Kotaku.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019. During his run on Jeopardy, where Jacob both thrilled and frustrated fans by jumping around categories looking for Daily Doubles and then betting so much money that no one could overtake him(...)
10. ^FleetWit. 'FleetWit - Brain Games for Cash'. www.fleetwit.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
11. ^Burton, Earl (June 16, 2019). 'Semi-Pro Poker Player Alex Jacob Demonstrates Prowess on Quiz Show HQ'. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
12. ^'HQ Trivia player wins $20,000, doesn't receive payout'. Comicbook.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
13. ^Jacob, Alex [@whoisalexjacob] (August 8, 2019). 'To follow up on my post about @hqtrivia, the team at HQ has resolved my issues. They took some time to ensure everyone is following the rules, which is always good. I look forward to continuing to play for the big jackpots and am sure you'll join me' (Tweet). Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via Twitter.

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category British Monarchs) for Friday, April 19, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 160):

A “VI” has followed these 3 royal names of English kings

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

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If you’re curious to see how James’ stats so far shape up to those of Ken Jennings, you can find them at A James Holzhauer vs. Ken Jennings Statistical Comparison.

After yesterday’s game, James reached 300 correct responses on the show, becoming one of only a few players to reach that milestone! See who else has done so on our 300 Club page!

Did you write any of the online tests last week? You can find last week’s questions and answers here!

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Correct response: What are Henry, Edward, and George?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Henry VI served during the Wars of the Roses, and held the English throne during the Wars of the Roses (along with Edward IV). Edward VI, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, succeeded Henry VIII. The third VI, George VI, was King of England immediately prior to Elizabeth II.

Since Alex Trebek’s diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer, many community members have been raising money. The Jeopardy! Fan Online Store is as well! All proceeds from any “Keep The Faith And We’ll Win” shirt sold will be donated to Alex Trebek’s preferred charity. (The de facto alumni association is currently inquiring with the show in order to determine Alex Trebek’s preferred charity; this will be updated when that has been determined. To date, over $240 has been raised.)

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
James $45,000
Gabby $4,800
Nate $2,200

Tonight’s results:
Nate $2,200 – $0 = $2,200 (What is the most benevolent and glorious reign of Queen Shannon I?)
Gabby $4,800 – $300 = $4,500 (What are William, George & Henry?)
James $45,000 + $35,006 = $80,006 (12-day total: $851,926) (What are George, Edward & Henry Happy Birthday Katy <3)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $5,400
Nate $2,600
Gabby $2,000

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) PHRASE ORIGINS $800 (8th pick)
James 1800 -1800 (Nate 1000 Gabby 800)
2) THE END $1200 (4th pick)
James 8200 +8200 (Nate 4200 Gabby 2000)
3) BALLET $800 (25th pick)
James 28400 +15000 (Gabby 2800 Nate 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 53

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
James $25,600 Coryat, 35 correct, 4 incorrect, 63.16% in first on buzzer
Gabby $4,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Nate $2,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200

James Holzhauer, stats to date:
417 correct, 17 incorrect
13/15 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
55.75% in first on buzzer (378/678)
26/29 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $258,424)
11/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $29,083

James Holzhauer, to win:
13 games: 95.66%
14: 91.51%
15: 87.54%
16: 83.74%
17: 80.11%
Avg. streak: 34.047 games.

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Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 90 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 2.8693 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1502).
An average of 4.4102 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4269).

An early cutoff took place 0.186% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).

James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 90.450% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 69.585% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 35.813% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 8.942% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 1.844% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts:

Friday Jeopardy Results

• Today’s one-day total was the 5th-highest one-day total of all time. James now holds the top five one-day totals and six of the top eight.
• James is now in third place all-time in total Jeopardy! winnings (including tournaments).
• As James’ performances stay closer to the mean and his variance decreases, the model believes that outlier performances are less likely and his win percentage increases accordingly.
• With James being incorrect on the first clue of today’s match, Liz Haigney Lynch’s record of seeing 179 consecutive clues without being incorrect remains intact.
• With $436,891, James has broken the record for most amount of money won on a single taping day. The previous record, $332,429, was set last week by James. The pre-James record was $221,200, set by Ken Jennings on July 19-23, 2004 (games 34 through 38 of his run).
• Effective in first on buzzer: James 67.92% (36/53), Gabby 15.09% (8/53), Nate 16.98% (9/53)

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