https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/10/jeopardy-contestant-cruises-to-a-new-single-game-record/ > Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device. > James Holzhauer won $110,914 during Tuesday night’s episode — the highest single-day total in the 35-year history of the popular game show. And he didn’t just eclipse the record, he blew it to smithereens. The previous single-day mark was $77,000, set on Sept. 14, 2010, by Roger Craig.