James Holzhauer is back in action on Jeopardy. He is off to a great start in the Tournament of Champions and has moved on to the semi-finals!

Former Online Poker Pro James Holzhauer Returns to Jeopardy, Crushes Tournament of Champions First Round

Congratulations to the winners! But why was the consolation prizes different here?

Originally Posted by Index12

Congratulations to the winners! But why was the consolation prizes different here?

If I understand what you are asking, I'm thinking the prizes could be different because this is a separate contest within the contest for those who have won big already? The Jeopardy people may have a set distribution for the top winners. I don't know if that answered your question since the answer didn't appear to be in the article.