The fact that I win and lose money all the time helps desensitize me, so I can write down $60,000 as the Final Jeopardy wager and not be trembling at the thought of losing that money.

I sketched out what I believed to be my optimal strategy for 'Jeopardy:' Play fast, build a stack, bet big, and hope for the best. In my mind, playing a seemingly risky game actually minimizes my chances of losing.

Baseball was my goal from a young age, but gambling had significantly fewer barriers to entry.

I've found that in an adult reference book, if it's not a subject I'm interested in, I just can't get into it. I was thinking, what is the place in the library I can go to to get books tailored to make things interesting for uninterested readers? Boom. The children's section.

The aggressive betting on the daily doubles is one of my trademarks.

I wouldn't recommend sports betting as a career. It requires a ton of effort and mastery of many different skills, and successful bettors are unwilling to teach you because you would be their competition.

I have no special knowledge of markets, so I invest solely in low-expense index funds, plus some cryptocurrencies.

The first bet I remember was on the Chargers in Super Bowl 29 with my classmates. I lost a lot of weeks' allowance.

Jeopardy!' is a bigger deal than I realized.

I think there's a mental block for betting big amounts that doesn't exist for me but it does for other people.

I've got a family and job that I really love with super flexibility.

There are times when you'll only have one or two seconds to decide if you're going to bet on something and you need to be decisive. You need to do math quickly in your head.

Holzhauer Haters' is pretty catchy, but I have not encountered too many haters. I'm sure they are out there, but I don't spend my free time looking up every person's opinion of James Holzhauer.

Fame came at me a lot quicker and stronger than I imagined.

It's one thing to skip class to play poker, but if I'm learning how to think in the real world playing poker, then maybe that's more valuable than a college education could've been.

I want to not lose what makes me be me.

There's nothing better for my interests and talents than combining math and sports for profit.

If you believe in yourself, you don't have to do things the same way everyone else is doing it.

I bet sports all the time and very rarely get in a spot where someone offered me even money on something I'm going to get right five out of six times.

It is exciting for me to see the stats guys winning the battle and getting into MLB front offices.

As a sports fan, I like the one-and-done playoff setups of the NFL and NCAA, but a best-of-seven gives the favorite a much better chance of prevailing in the end.

When I was a kid, I would turn on the television as soon as I got home from school.

I kind of didn't look at anyone else's strategy for 'Jeopardy!' I thought, I'm going to build this from the ground up... If I had never seen a 'Jeopardy!' game played before, what would I have to do to play it to maximize my winnings, maximize my chances of winning?

I know life goes on if you make a big bet and you lose. But if you don't give yourself the best chance of winning, you're going to kick yourself tomorrow.