James Holzhauer

James Holzhauer
Born	July 23, 1984 Naperville, Illinois, US
Nationality	American
Version(s)	The Chase (U.S., 2021–present)
Nickname(s)	The High Roller
Final Chase Statistics
Lowest Target	14
Highest Target	21
Lowest Target Caught	14
Highest Target Caught	21
Lowest Winning Target	16
Highest Winning Target	21
Highest Perfect Target	15
Closest Time Win	0:06
Fastest Time Win	0:46
Appearance as a contestant
Appearance	September 2, 2014
Cashbuilder	$60,000
Head-to-Head	$60,000
Final Chase	$175,000
Money	$58,333.33

James Holzhauer is one of the Chasers in the American version of The Chase. He joined the show in January 2021, with the other Chasers, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. He is also a professional sports-gambler.

He was previously a contestant on the same version in 2014, and managed to defeat Mark "The Beast" Labbett with the team. He is also the seventh former contestant to become a Chaser worldwide, after Žarko Stevanović, Grażyna Werner, Manuel Hobiger, Thomas Kinne, Michal Sharon, and Darragh Ennis.

Holzhauer is best known for being a 32-time champion on Jeopardy! in 2019, where he accumulated $2,464,216. He currently holds the top 16 records for most cash won in a single episode on that show. And twice, he broke the single-day cash record; the first time, he won $110,914, and the second time, he broke his own record with $131,127.

Holzhauer also competed in the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time Tournament and became a runner-up by inputing a wrong answer at the final match causing Ken Jennings to win the Tournament. He also competed in the Jeopardy! Masters Tournament and won in the first season and came in 3rd place in the 2nd season, causing to let Victoria Groce win. He competed in the Go Fact Your podcast in 2022 with Victoria Groce and won by being only one point ahead of her.

Chasers United Kingdom (2009–present) Mark Labbett • Shaun Wallace (2009–present) • Anne Hegerty (2010–present) • Paul Sinha (2011–present) • Jenny Ryan (2015–present) • Darragh Ennis (2020–present) • Issa Schultz (2022; BTC) • Joe Pasquale (2025; BTC) Germany (2012–present) Holger Waldenberger (2012, 2015–2017) • Sebastian Jacoby (2013–present) • Sebastian Klussmann (2013–present) • Klaus Otto Nagorsnik (2014–2024) • Grażyna Werner (2017) • Manuel Hobiger (2018–present) • Thomas Kinne (2018–2023, 2025-present) • Adriane Rickel (2021–present) • Annegret Schenkel (2022–present) Russia (2012–2013) Alexander Ediger • Yuriy Hashimov • Olga Uspanova • Boris Burda United States (2013–2015, 2021–present) Mark Labbett (2013–2015, 2021–2022) • Ken Jennings (2021–2022) • Brad Rutter (2021–present) • James Holzhauer (2021–present) • Brandon Blackwell (2022-present) • Victoria Groce (2022-present) • Buzzy Cohen (2022-present) Serbia (2013–present) Milorad Milinković (2013-2025) • Uroš Đurić (2013–2018) • Slobodan Nešović (2013–2014) • Maja Lalić (2013–2014) • Milica Jokanović (2014–present) • Žarko Stevanović (2017–present) • Milan Bukvić (2021–present) • Dušan Macura (2025-present; BTC) Croatia (2013–present) Dean Kotiga • Morana Zibar (2013-present) • Mirko Miočić (2013–2016) • Krešimir Sučević-Međeral (2016–present) • Mladen Vukorepa (2017–present) • Sven Marcelić (2023–present; BTC) Turkey (2014–2015) Muhsin Divan China (2014) Meng Man • Ji Lianhai • A Yi • Kang Zhen • Li Bo Norway (2014–2016) Trine Aalborg • Jan Arild Breistein • Thomas Kolåsæter (2015–2016) Australia (2015–present) Anne Hegerty • Issa Schultz • Brydon Coverdale • Matt Parkinson (2015–present) • Mark Labbett (2016-2020, 2022, 2024-present) • Shaun Wallace (2018) • Cheryl Toh (2019–present) • Mara Lejins (2022-present) • Brandon Blackwell (2024) • David Poltorak (2024-present) Israel (2017–present) Itai Hermann • Ron Kofman (2017, 2018) • Nadav Jacobi (2018) • Michal Sharon (2018–present) • Shai Sendaka (2025-present) Finland (2018–present) Eero Ylitalo • Magnus Mali • Markus Leikola Spain (2020–2025) Erundino Alonso • Paz Herrera • Ruth de Andrés • Lilit Manukyan • David Leo (2021–2023) • Orestes Barbero (2023-2025) Cyprus (2020–2023) Marinos Cleanthous • Silia Ioannidou • Andreas Pitsillides • George Pamporidis (2020) • Louis Patsalidis (2020) • Christiana Aristotelous (2020) • Katerina Mina (2021) • Thanos Lakiotis (2022-2023) • Elena Efstathiou (2022-2023) Netherlands (2021–present) Diederik Jekel • Cindy Hemink • Abel Gilsing • Nynke de Jong • Devrim Aslan Czech Republic (2021–present) Dagmar Jandová (2021–present) • Jiří Martínek (2021–present) • Václav Slabyhoudek (2021–present) • Jakub Kvášovský (2021–present) • Viktorie Mertová (2022-present) • Libor Šimůnek (2024-present) Greece (2021–present) Vassilis Fasias • Panos Dimakis • Elias Alexiou • Maria Markou Slovakia (2022) Slavo Hlásny • Stefan Jurca • Denisa Žitňanská Bulgaria (2022–2023) Miglena Draganova • Lyubomir Bratoev • Plamen Mladenov • Martin Ivanov • Radostina Tsvetanova New Zealand (2025) Anne Hegerty • Issa Schultz