The son of a veteran Connecticut attorney became part of television history recently when he appeared on the game show “Jeopardy!” and came within striking distance of defeating famed current champion and winning-streak holder James Holzhauer.

Nathan “Nate” Scheffey, son of Bolton attorney Tom Scheffey, competed on the May 23 episode, scoring an impressive $25,800 in the game. Though the total was not enough to knock Holzhauer off his pedestal (the champ had $31,200 for the day) it marked the second-closest anyone has come to dethroning Holzhauer, who has made national headlines with a 30-game winning streak worth more than $2.3 million.

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