. >> ken jennings, brad rutter and james holzhauer will play a series of matches. >> they say james holzhauerto up his game. >> brad and i have seen him play. you know, he's -- those are games where he played against newcomers. >> oh. >> people off the street. >> james holzhauer, of course, is more impressive right now, but the other guys, don't discount them. they didn't win all that money by accident. >> ooh. we'll hear much more from mr. trebek and the contestants later on "good morning america." "jeopardy" the greatest of all time begins january 7th. >>> stealing towels may be company but some are helping themselves to a whole lot more. >> people staying at luxury hotels have set their sights on much bigger items. a new survey finds more guests at five-star hotels are making off with tvs, coffee makers and even mattresses. >> what? >> dragging them to the elevator and sneaking them out at night. >> but the survey found those high-end hotels are less likely to report the thefts because they don't want to be associated with any crime. >> don't they have the credit card on file of the person

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brad rutter, james holzhauer, ken jennings, "jeopardy" legends now coming together for a special primeree on the "jeopardy" stage before their big showdown which begins taping today and is set to air in january. >> i think the fans will be very happy to see it settled on this stage instead of arguments on chat boards but there's a lot of luck in the game of "jeopardy." there's going to be a lot of breaks. who gets the daily double? who knows the final jeopardy? it's all going to happen out here. >> reporter: jennings is a fan favorite and has won over $3.3 million on "jeopardy." rutter holds it at 4.6 million and holzhauer is the phenom who won 32 straight games, has collected $2.7 million in winnings and holds just about every scoring record there is. >> how much did you risk? $38,314. a new one-day record. >> reporter: he makes big aggressive wages but i mean brad and i have seen him play. you know, those are games where he played against newcomers. >> oh. >> people off the street. >> okay. >> it's nice that he can beat up on minor league talent. this is a different arena here. >> th

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>> on tv, fans cheered as james holzhauer 1/2,000,000 dollars in an epic 32 game winning streak on jeopardylatian also learned the shows beloved host, alex trebek, was diagnosed with stage iv pancreatic cancer. at the box office, several films shattered records. model studios "avengers: endgame" dethroned avatar to become the highest grossing film of all-time. audiences warmly welcomed disney's frozen two, giving it the biggest opening of all time for an animated film. and, controversy over its violent content didn't stop moviegoers from making joker the highest grossing r-rated movie ever. at the oscars, "green book" took home best picture, kacey musgraves golden hour took home the grammy for album of the year. while apple music named willie alice 2019's global artist of the year. and "game of thrones," which wrapped up its final season, took home the emmy for outstanding drama series. that is your year in entertainment. chris martinez, cbs news los angeles. >> lori loughlin is due back in court in january. she and her husband are headed to trial for their alleged role in that college admi

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. >> reporter: brad rutter, james holzhauer, ken jennings, "jeopardy!"ial primetime event, "jeopardy greatest of all time." we spent time before the great showdown, set to air in january. >> i think the fans are going to be very happy to see it settled on this stage, instead of arguments on chat boards. but there's a lot of luck in the game of "jeopardy!" >> reporter: jennings a fan favorite, went on a record 74-game win streak, has won over $3.3 million on "jeopardy!." rutter holds the record at $4.6 million. holzhauer is the phenom who won 32 straight games, collected $2.7 million in winnings, and holds just about every scoring record there is. >> how much did you risk? $38,314, a new one-day record. >> he makes big, aggressive wagers. but brad and i have seen him play. those are games where he played against newcomers. >> oh! >> people off the street. >> oh! okay. >> that's nice that he can like beat up on minor league talent. >> oh! >> this is a different arena. >> this is better trash talk! >> reporter: the three admit they've studied each other and

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