An Arkansas teacher may not have won on Friday’s airing of Jeopardy!, but he was still named a semifinalist in the show’s annual Teachers Tournament.
Jake Allen, a gifted and talented education teacher at Huntsville Intermediate School in Huntsville, came in second place with $16,200 in his episode.
Allen’s amount was $400 shy of the round's winner, but his final total still qualified him to advance as a non-winning high scorer.
The two-week tournament, which began May 7 and continues through May 18, allows competitors to vie for $100,000 and a spot in Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions.
All participants receive a $2,500 grant for classroom projects.
In 2017, Mary Parker and Cody Vest of Rogers High School competed in the Teachers Tournament. Parker finished in third place.
Jeopardy! airs at 4:30PM weekdays in Northwest Arkansas on CBS affiliate KFSM-DT.