This isn’t the way to get into Tom Brady’s good graces.
Before securing his 24th consecutive victory on “Jeopardy!” on Tuesday night, James Holzhauer cracked a joke about the game show’s buzzers after a viewer shaded his association with Brady.
Holzhauer had been the topic of conversation on Brady’s Twitter feed on Monday night, when the quarterback said he would eat a strawberry for the alleged first time if the “Jeopardy!” champ lost. Spoiler alert: Brady’s diet remains strawberry-free.
As it sank in Tuesday for Holzhauer that Brady was watching, he quipped, “‘I’ll just refresh @TomBrady’s Twitter to see if he’s talking about me’ is a completely normal and healthy thing to say.” But apparently that mutual interest raised suspicions of some “Jeopardy!” fans.
Brady, the six-time Super Bowl champion, was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season over his alleged involvement in the NFL scandal. The Patriots were accused of intentionally deflating footballs used during the 2014 AFC Championship game against the Colts.
Holzhauer has amassed a grand total of $1,867,142 thus far.