Welcome to a bonus episode of The favorites. I'm Darren Ravell. I know I'm not your usual host of the show, but today I got a chance to talk to Jeopardy James

Holshower who has won more than 1.5 million dollars in 20 straight episodes of Jeopardy.

He caught my attention for a specific reason.

He uses his experience in sports betting

as a guide to crack the game of Jeopardy.

And that's what we talked about on this show

along with how he uses the buzzer, the last sports bet he ever made and how good he is

as a sports better. So I spoke to him on Wednesday over Skype. Take a listen.

I'm Darren Rvel with the Action Network and we welcome in Jeopardy Champion James Holshauer

who through Wednesday has won 1.52 million dollars on 20 straight

appearances is the third longest run of all time only second money-wise to Ken Jennings who won about a million dollars

more but he had 74 appearances 15 years ago consecutively. James, thanks for joining us. I see you're in actually a Cubs

Jersey. You know you're originally from Naperville, went to University of

Illinois, Math Major.

Let's get into, first of all, how is it for you?

What does it feel like?

Because obviously you're taping these shows.

I think you tape like five a day or something like that so you know everything it's almost like the bachelor

What is it what is it like to watch it later and see the whole country watch it in a time that we live in

where almost everything is live. You know I think it's really great that the

audience kept mom about it and you know it seems like everyone's really being the audience

kept mom about it and you know it seems like everyone's really being included and it wasn't that hard for me to keep the secret but I know my daughter is terrible with secrets

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