Category-Switching

Every player has his or her own theories about how best to use Jeopardy!’s rules to win big. James Holzhauer jumped from category to category to knock out the most valuable clues early on. That strategy actually has a nickname: The Forrest Bounce. That name references the 1980’s Jeopardy! champion Chuck Forrest. He used that method to throw off his opponents, earning him the nickname “The Alexander Great of Jeopardy!”

It didn’t always work for him, though. “He jumped all over the board in an obvious attempt to throw off his opponents,” Alex Trebek pointed out to Vulture. “It worked. They never adjusted. But, you may remember, Chuck didn’t win the championship that year. So go figure.”