UChicago librarian halts ’Jeopardy!’ champ’s historic run

One of the world's leading economists explains why our communities could hold the answer to many of society's problems. Three years ago, Emma Boettcher finished writing a master's thesis about "Jeopardy!" Now the University of Chicago librarian has become a trivia answer herself-as the person who stopped James Holzhauer's historic run on the TV game show. In a drama-filled episode that aired June 3, Boettcher knocked off Holzhauer, whose high-risk style made him a celebrity during his streak of 32 consecutive wins. Holzhauer entered the contest having won $2,464,216-$58,484 shy of Ken Jennings' record for regular-season "Jeopardy!" winnings. "It was surreal, for sure," Boettcher said Monday afternoon of defeating Holzhauer. "I taped back in March, so I had not heard of him before showing up that day. I didn't know there was this 32-time champion out there.
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