‘Jeopardy! Masters’ producers have just revealed the bombshell truth behind James Holzhauer’s shocking absence from the 2025 tournament, and the reason is a jaw-dropper nobody saw coming.
‘Jeopardy! Masters’ Makes Big Change After James Holzhauer Shocker
Disney/Eric McCandless
James Holzhauer came into the second season of Jeopardy! Masters as the “Final Boss of Jeopardy,” but by the third episode, the nickname had disappeared. Now, shocked fans are wondering if this is because of his less-than-stellar performance in the tournament so far.
A viewer brought up the topic on the Jeopardy! Reddit forum after noticing the show had stopped doing the “occupation” intros starting with Episode 3. For comparison, in Season 1, the intros were still included all the way up until the semi-finals.
“I can’t help but wonder if this has to do with with James being the self-described “Final Boss” but (so far) turning in a less-than-dominant performance,” the Reddit user wrote. “That line doesn’t seem so funny under these circumstances and could even be interpreted as a little embarrassing.”
Holzhauer has used nicknames for his “occupation” intro before, including last year, when he went by the title of “self-described game show supervillain.” After winning the first Masters tournament, Holzhauer returned to Season 2 with the “Final Boss” moniker.
As some viewers pointed out, Holzhauer is a big pro-wrestling fan, and the nickname “Final Boss” is a nod to The Rock’s recent bad guy character in WWE.
However, some fans think Holzhauer might have asked for the occupation intros to be dropped after he’s failed to live up to the “Final Boss” title so far. Holzhauer currently sits in third place on the Masters leaderboard with 5 points, but he was completely shut out on Friday’s (May 10) game by board leaders Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut.
“I wonder if either James or the producers said “let’s stop that line” and they had the choice of either changing James’ occupation (which is a bit like admitting he is no longer the Final Boss) or eliminating them altogether,” the original Reddit poster continued.
“It might be for the best long-term. You could argue James has almost locked himself into trying to come up with a more clever name every time and it’s hard to keep one upping yourself. Maybe he could go with “bon vivant and man about town,” replied another, making reference to Sam Buttrey‘s occupation in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
“Or they could have just told him to knock off the smart ass intro and just announced him as a professional gambler or whatever he does,” added another.
“Maybe part of it. It’s also becoming awkward because they don’t want to say “Professional Jeopardy/Trivia Celebrity” which is what you do for a living once you’ve won enough,” suggested one commenter.
“After a few episodes, we know their occupation. It’s not like they are going to change jobs during Masters,” another argued.
Another added, “I think it definitely has something to do with James. If you look at last year’s masters intros he looks really smug and arrogant but in this year’s intro he looks completely dejected and kind of angry.”
“I think the producers have decided making James the equivalent of a wrestling heel has run its course,” said another.
What do you think? Should Holzhauer drop the nicknames permanently? Or should he come up with something new? Let us know in the comments below.
Jeopardy! Masters, Night Five, May 13, 8/7c, ABC
News
“My Mom Is Not Guilty,” Said the Small Boy — What the Judge Found Out Left Him Speechless
The courtroom was silent until a trembling voice cut through the tension. Your honor, my mom didn’t steal anything. Gasps rippled across the room. A 9-year-old black boy stood alone before the judge, clutching a folder bigger than his chest. Behind him, his pale, tearful mother watched, handcuffed and accused of a crime she didn’t […]
Poor Black Girl Helped an Old Man Cross the Street — Unaware He Was the Town’s Richest Farmer…
At the busiest corner of town, traffic thundered and no one cared except Amir with patched shoes and a bag stitched together. She noticed an old man frozen at the curb, his cane trembling as cars sped past. Everyone else ignored him. Some even laughed at her for stepping forward. But Meera didn’t flinch. She […]
Boy Kicked Out by His Parents Returns 12 Years Later with his Nanny and Does Something Shocking.”
Thrown out for being dumb, young Daniel was left kneeling on the cold pavement while his wealthy parents shut the gates behind him. The only one who refused to walk away was Miss Ruth, the family’s old nanny, who quit her job and took him in with nothing but faith and sacrifice. Years later, Daniel […]
Black maid Stole the Billionaire’s Money to save his dying daughter, —what he did shocked everyone
Tasha was just a new maid, barely noticed, barely trusted. But when she found the billionaire’s daughter barely breathing, with no staff around and the mansion silent, she panicked. No calls were going through. No help was coming. So she did the unthinkable, broke into his locked office, grabbed the car keys and a bundle […]
Millionaire Comes Home and Finds His Pregnant Wife Crying—What He Discovered Shocked Him.
Millionaire comes home and finds his pregnant wife crying. David Whitman thought he had built the perfect life, but nothing prepared him for the day. He walked in early and found his young wife, Aisha, sobbing, her body covered in fresh bruises. Through her tears, she asked, “Am I ugly? Am I a monkey? Don’t […]
InLaws laugh as they gave her the Rusted van as her inheritance, — Unware the van was made of gold
At her husband’s funeral, Naomi’s in-laws handed her a rusted broken down van as her inheritance, laughing as they threw her out of the house and stole the businesses she’d built with him. 7 months pregnant, with her 10-year-old son beside her, she had no choice but to live in the van they claimed was […]
End of content
No more pages to load
