Person Who Spoiled James Holzhauer’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Loss Is In BIG Trouble
Before the episode of ‘Jeopardy!’ that saw James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak end aired on Monday night (June 3rd), a viral video spoiled the conclusion which showed him losing.
“Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman said Tuesday that he thinks he knows who’s responsible for leaking the ending of James Holzhauer’s final episode, and that “very, very, very appropriate” action will be taken.
“We think we know where and who and how,” Friedman told the Washington Post, as he recounted the moment he learned on Sunday that a clip showing Holzhauer’s defeat in Monday’s episode was going viral.
“Somebody alerted us that they had seen it on YouTube,” Friedman told the paper. “By the time we saw it, it already had 2,000 views.”
The minute-long clip showing Holzhauer come up short in Final Jeopardy against Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher — putting an end to the 34-year-old professional gambler’s 32-game winning streak — quickly jumped to other social media sites, proliferating despite production’s efforts to tamp it down with copyright-strikes.
“I feel bad for the viewers. It’s not fair,” Friedman said of the spoiler. “I’m not sure what’s gained by doing something like that, other than some malicious intent. It doesn’t really benefit anybody.”
Friedman declined to identify his prime suspect, but said the perpetrator will be dealt with.
