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  1. time.com › 5600690Meet Emma Boettcher, Who Beat James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! - TIME

    Jun 4, 2019 · Emma Boettcher, 27, a University of Chicago librarian, who beat Holzhauer before he could break the $2.52 million record set on Jeopardy! by Ken Jennings during his legendary streak in 2004 ...

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      But in Monday’s episode, Holzhauer ended his 32-game streak...

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      The original version of this story also misstated in one...

  2. www.jeopardy.com › jbuzz › streaker-updatesEmma Boettcher Defeats James Holzhauer | J!Buzz - Jeopardy.com

    Sep 17, 2015 · Emma Boettcher is the new Jeopardy! champion, ending the 32-game winning streak of one of the most decorated players in the show’s history. Needless to say, it was no easy feat. She matched his strategy by finding both Daily Doubles in the second round and going into Final Jeopardy! with the lead, putting the sports gambler in an unprecedented situation.

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  4. www.huffpost.com › entry › emma-boettcher-jeopardy_nHail To The Queen: How New ‘Jeopardy’ Champ Emma Boettcher ...

    Jun 4, 2019 · While Holzhauer honed his skills on different game shows, Boettcher is a longtime “Jeopardy” obsessive who even did her master’s thesis on its trivia questions. The 27-year-old played along at home for years, using a pen for a buzzer and recording answers in a notebook, The New York Times reported.

  5. www.nytimes.com › emma-boettcher-jeopardyHow Emma Boettcher Beat James Holzhauer on ‘Jeopardy!’

    Jun 3, 2019 · The 27-year-old librarian from Chicago dethroned Holzhauer before he was able to beat Ken Jennings’s record. Emma Boettcher first auditioned for “Jeopardy!” when she was a senior in high ...

  6. www.vulture.com › 2019 › 06Jeopardy Interview: Emma Boettcher Defeated James Holzhauer

    Jun 3, 2019 · Such an epic battle occurred on Jeopardy! Monday evening, when Boettcher — a user-experience librarian at the University of Chicago — defeated Holzhauer in a very tight game, which ultimately ...

  7. www.thestar.com › entertainment › here-s-why-emmaHere’s why Emma Boettcher beat James Holzhauer at Jeopardy!

    Jun 4, 2019 · Boettcher destroyed Holzhauer on Monday, ending his streak before he could surpass Ken Jennings’ 2004 twin records of consecutive game wins (74) and highest accumulated winnings in regular ...

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  9. www.facebook.com › Jeopardy › videosTonight, Emma Boettcher, the only player to ever beat James ...

    Tonight, Emma Boettcher, the only player to ever beat James Holzhauer, returns to Jeopardy! for the #TournamentOfChampions!

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