Considering game show audiences aren’t legally bound to keep quiet about what goes on, and are only asked to keep quiet as bound by the honor rule, it’s indeed impressive that news of Holzhauer’s demise stayed under wraps until one day prior.
To bring a positive spin on things, producer Harry Friedman says that he’s also grateful that nothing about James Holzhauer’s epic Jeopardy! run had come out online prior to the clip from his final game.