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Jeopardy champ Holzhauer donates $10K to help Las Vegas teens

Posted at 2:15 PM, May 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-06 23:06:10-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — James Holzhauer, the Las Vegas man who is killing it on “Jeopardy!” right now, just shared some of his winnings for a good cause.

Holzhauer has donated $10,000 to Project 150, a non-profit organization that aims to help homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students in more than 75 schools in Nevada.

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The donation will be used to supply food and basic necessities to Southern Nevada teens.

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Holzhauer secured his 22nd win last Friday on “Jeopardy!” and now has the second-longest winning streak in the history of the popular game show.

For more information about Project 150 or to make a donation, visit Project150.org or call (702) 721-7150.