The Las Vegas professional sports gambler needs $58,485 to top the total of $2,520,700 won by Ken Jennings during his 74-game winning streak in 2004.
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James Holzhauer acknowledged that luck has played a big role in his “Jeopardy!” winning streak, and that he didn’t know the answers to numerous Daily Doubles fielded by other contestants.
Contestants or proxies still must be in Nevada to submit their plays, and every entry must register in person.
The Westgate and South Point sportsbooks each have posted national title props pitting Clemson and Alabama against the field, with the two powers minus 170 favorites.
Golden State opened as a 1-point favorite over Toronto at the Westgate sportsbook before wiseguy action made the Raptors 1-point favorites for Thursday’s game.
The World Series of Poker will feature a record 530 poker tables in six locations at the Rio Convention Center and 89 poker events played over 50 days.
The Las Vegas pro sports bettor’s win of $130,022 is the second-highest one-day total in the 35-year history of the game show.
The day after the prop was posted at the Westgate sportsbook, a bettor placed a $5,000 wager to win $6,500 on Koepka to go over 7½ majors at plus 130.
Chris Moneymaker won a heads-up hand with veteran pro Sammy Farha in 2003 in what ESPN announcer Norman Chad called “the bluff of the century.”
Registration for the NFL handicapping contest will run from June 1 to Sept. 7. The entry fee is $1,000, and players will pick five weekly sides against the spread.