I don’t buy that.
James didn’t hit any of the Double Jeopardy’s in the 2nd half.
Even if James had bet his entire wad in Final Jeopardy, he would have come up $1 short.
IIRC, his own strategy worked against him in the first round. He hit a $1000 Double Jeopardy when he didn't have any money already to use for a big wager. Bad luck for the Daily Doubles was partly to blame for the loss. Having both opponents know a lot and able to buzz in fast was another part.
I enjoyed watching Jeopardy the past few weeks after not watching for decades. I'll probably watch a few more times to see how Emma does going forward.
Not is Emma would have answered incorrectly and bet what she bet! He didn’t TRY!