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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...

>> emma, it's up to you. if you came up with the correct response, you're going to be the new jeopardy champion. >> reporter: all three contestants got the answer right. but emma becher took a page out of holzhauer's book and wagered a hefty bet. his only hope of winning hinged on her getting the question wrong. >> what did you wager? >> oh, gosh. 20,000. >> reporter: oholzhauer immediately gave the new champ a high five. fans have been waiting to see if he would break the jeopardy record amassed by ken jennings in 2004. >> james. right. >> what is new york. >> that's the state. >> reporter: t...

About jeopardy reruns playing at a bar. he tweeted if it's a rerun, i probably got this. >> we're going to say good-bye to james. >> reporter: it's not like holzhauer is leaving empty handed. he solidified his place in the jeopardy hall of fame with single game earnings records and raked in a total of $2,462,216. about his loss, holzhauer said i know i played my best and did everything i could, so i will hold my head high. if anything holzhauer is happy about his loss, it might be his daughter. he tweeted my kid cried about the possibility of her dad losing so i told her we could have a party ...