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'Jeopardy James' wins first game in Tournament of Champions

Posted at 6:19 AM, Nov 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-07 09:19:33-05

"Jeopardy James" from Las Vegas made his return to television last night for the "Tournament of Champions" edition of "Jeopardy!"

James Holzhauer went on a 32-game winning streak earlier this year, walking away with $2.4 million.

On Wednesday night, he won the game easily and earned $30,000.

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He will be back next week for the semifinals where he could face Emma Boettcher, the librarian from Chicago who ended his historic run.

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