Jeopardy! fans spot ’embarrassing’ error in James Holzhauer’s new game show profile
JEOPARDY! fans have spotted a MAJOR error in James Holzhauer's new game show profile.
ABC's The Chase shared an image called "embarrassing" and Ken Jennings' rival buzzed in about it too.
Another ABC quiz show has a new season tomorrow, but fans noticed a MAJOR error in the rollout.
The Chase is returning May 3 with new hosts Victoria Groce, Brandon Blackwell and recent Jeopardy! fan-favorite Buzzy Cohen, alongside Brad Rutter and the infamous James starting May 3.
Brad, James and Ken Jennings - the highest-earning winners ever on Jeopardy! - all previously hosted the show together.
When Ken bowed out of The Chase last month, many fans thought this was a huge clue he could be permanently hosting Jeopardy! full-time.
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"What happened to @KenJennings?” one fan wrote to Twitter when Ken - who joined The Chase in January 2021 - was notably missing from the new line-up last month.
To which someone replied: "Jeopardy."
But in a new image, fans noticed a blatant blunder about something else entirely.
In a splashy promo one day before the premiere, the show advertised James as holding the "12th highest single day winning score in Jeopardy! history."
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But James actually ALL 12 of the highest daily scores, not "12th," shocked fans noted.
'THAT'S NOT CORRECT'
Fans fumed over the quiz show's promo image, which has since been from Twitter.
"Whoever made that graphic didn't believe the real stat haha," one wrote on Twitter.
"Shouldn't '12th' read '12' and shouldn't 'score' read scores? There aren't 11 former contestants ahead of him," noted another.
"I think they meant the top 12 scores," wrote a third.
"Strange way for that to be written,"; wrote a fourth.
As a fifth joked, "Graphics guy/girl must be a Jeopardy Ken fan."
Over on Reddit, a fan also noted the text should read "The Highroller", as his nickname, not "The High Roller."
"Not sure what they were trying to do there," they .
James even acknowledged the mistake and braggadociously , "'Holds 12th highest score' is technically true but the top 12 scorers share a certain commonality."
The professional gambler holds the record for most money won in a single game ($131,127), as well as the next 11 highest totals, all accomplished during his 32-game winning streak in 2019.
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When Ken pulled out of The Chase, his former costar pointed out his absence, posting jokingly on Twitter: "By popular demand, The Chase is now 100% @KenJennings-free."
Ken tweeted back confirming he'd seemingly be focusing on Jeopardy! and exiting:
"I'm already missing all the lovely folks at @TheChaseABC, and the great trivia minds, and James."
James was famous for "gamifying" his wins on the long-running ABC show with huge bets, lightning-fast reflexes on the buzzer and for seeking out Double Jeopardies.
Last week, when Ken tweeted about a rare Final Jeopardy event from Mattea Roach in which she answered ALONE at the podium, James also poked fun.
He wrote: "Just watched and I can confirm someone actually laughed at one of Ken's jokes."
"Ken replied with and added: "Listen, buddy."
Ken, Brad and James competed in Jeopardy!'s "Greatest of All Time," tournament, with Ken being the gameshow's top dog in 2020.
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Many fans want Ken to host Jeopardy! for good - Mayim Bialik and .
A yet-to-be-announced permanent host is expected to take over by that time.
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