Life ‘Jeopardy!’: Did pro gambler Holzhauer almost lose $35K over a wrong answer about Vegas? May 24, 2019May 25, 2019 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Jeopardy!’: Did pro gambler Holzhauer almost lose $35K over a wrong answer about Vegas? 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer just won his 27th consecutive game, but the professional gambler almost lost $35K with a wrong answer about Vegas.