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James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nev., reached another JEOPARDY! milestone today when he won his 27th game in arow and became the second person in the show’s history to earn more than $2 million in regular-season (non-tournament) play.

Francois Barcomb, a high school physics teacher from New Paltz, N.Y. won the JEOPARDY! Teachers Tournament presented by Amazon Alexa today, claiming the $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the next Tournament of Champions.

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and JEOPARDY! will show its support for the nation’s educators when the Teachers Tournament presented by Amazon Alexa starts Monday, May 6.

On today’s episode of JEOPARDY!, James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nev., became only the second person in the show’s history to earn more than $1 million in regular-season (non-tournament) play when his 14th win brought his total winnings to $1,061,554.

James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nev., won his eighth game in a row today and became number two on the JEOPARDY! all-time cash winnings list (regular games).

James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nev., won today’s episode of JEOPARDY! with a total of $110,914, breaking the record for single-day cash winnings.