James Holzhauer's notoriety as a prodigy started long before he appeared on "Jeopardy!"The Naperville native, whose victory Friday brought his 22-day total winnings to $1,691,008, was quite the precocious 4-year-old in junior kindergarten at Avery Coonley in Downers Grove, according to a Chicago Tribune article published Jan. 22, 1989.Mary Boyle, his teacher at the time, said she was counting with students on the first day of class when she asked a question. |