James Holzhauer has an offer for Tom Brady after QB's ‘Jeopardy' dare

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Tom Brady apparently is willing to take more risks at his advanced age.

The New England Patriots quarterback came out of nowhere Monday night with a surprising promise: If reigning "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer had his streak of 22 consecutive wins snapped on Monday's show, Brady would deviate from his notoriously strict diet.

Brady eating a strawberry is akin to you or I eating our least favorite food; he confirmed in an interview last year he hates the taste, texture and just about everything else about the fruit.

But Brady's confidence apparently was well-placed; Holzhauer racked up $89,229 to steamroll to his 23rd straight victory, bringing his total winnings to $1,780,237.

That meant disaster averted for Brady.

Holzauer is a sports bettor by trade, though, so he quickly caught wind of Brady's little stunt -- and asked the 41-year-old QB to up the ante.

Tomatoes fall in the dreaded "nightshade" category -- a big no-no in Brady's diet -- so this would be a bold risk indeed.

Then again, Holzhauer doesn't show any signs of slowing down; he needs roughly $700,000 to catch "Jeopardy!" legend Ken Jennings in all-time earnings despite winning just 23 contests compared to Jennings' 74.

Your move, Tom.

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