The Secrets Behind Jeopardy! That Every Fan Should Know - Page 31 of 44

Betting Big

Holzhauer also bet big whenever he got the chance. He made record-shattering bets. The minimum bid for a Daily Double question is $5, for example.

That minimum bid is chump change to Holzhauer. On two different occasions, he wagered an unheard of $25,000 on Daily Doubles. For those counting, that’s 5,000 times more than the minimum.