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Finally lost just shy of making two and half million dollars. unseated by librarian named emma but the episode was actually taped on march 12 which means plenty of media people had to keep the secret is america watched the remarkable run. >> over to james now come here 23,400. his response was? correct. his wager -- a modest one for the first time. if you came up with the correct response, you will be the new jeopardy champion. did you? you did, what did you wager? gosh! $20,000. what a pay day! $46,801. >> high-five! he told the action network where he played such a modest bet on final jeopar...

Sunday when seemingly unstoppable jeopardy champion finally lost just shy of making two and half million dollars. unseated by librarian named emma but the episode was actually taped on march 12 which means plenty of media people had to keep the secret is america watched the remarkable run. >> over to james now come here 23,400. his response was? correct. his wager -- a modest one for the first time. if you came up with the correct response, you will be the new jeopardy champion. did you? you did, what did you wager? gosh! $20,000. what a pay day! $46,801. >> high-five! he told the action netwo...

He had 23,400. his response was correct. his wager a modest one for the first time. that takes him to 24,799. so emma, it's up to you. if you came up with a correct response you are going to be the new jeopardy champion. did you? you did. what did you wager? oh gosh, 20,000, what a payday. 46,801. what a game. oh my. >> bill: james finally defeated. >> he wasn't able to surpass ken jennings but he came close. he won 2.4 million over the course of 32 games, jennings won 2.5 million over the course

>> if you're james holzhauer, the answer is $1,399. >> a modest one for the first time. >> yep. holzhauer, jeopardy's king of the masage wager. >> all of the chips please. >> put up only a fraction of his $23,400 pot when he entered final jeopardy in second place. >> so emma, it's up to you. if you came up with the correct response, you're going to be the new "jeopardy" champion. >> all three contestants got the answer right, but chicago librarian, emma boettcher, who was in the lead, took a play out of holzhauer's playbook and placed a hefty bet. his only hope of winning hinged on her getting...

Breaking overnight. champion no more. they say all good things must pass and so it was for james holzhauer. he met his match after 32 straight wins leaving him just shy of the all time jeopardy earnings record. holzhauer looked unbeatable. how did he fall? we explain. >> reporter: what is too small of a wager, alex? >> closest it's been in a while. >> reporter: if you're james holzhauer, the answer is $1,399. >> a modest one for the first time. >> reporter: yep, holzhauer, king to the massive wager. >> all the chips -- >> reporter: put up only a fraction of his $23,400 pot when he entered in s...