How James Holzhauer's experience as a sports gambler has helped him dominate Jeopardy!

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"I suppose there are two big things where the work comes into play," says Holzhauer of his sports gambling background. "The first is just that, the way I approach my work, I’m looking for advantages that the average bettor doesn’t. So, I came into this thinking like, ‘What can I do differently than the average contestant to give myself that edge?’ And the second thing, of course, is that I can wager five figures worth of money and not be feeling too much pressure about it. To me, this is just like a coin flip that’s heavily weighted on my side. And I want to get in as much money as I can on that coin, whereas I think your average contestant might be sweating and they can’t concentrate on a trivia question with too much money at risk." ALSO: Holzhauer sets another Jeopardy! record.