James Holzhauer and Emma Boettcher Will Square Off Again on ‘Jeopardy!’

The sports gambler who overwhelmed his opponents and the librarian who finally dethroned him won their semifinals in the Tournament of Champions and will meet in the finals.

He was a record-setting “Jeopardy!” giant who captured the imagination of fans earlier this year with his high-value bets and complete domination of the game. She was the only player who could beat him.

Now comes the sequel. This week, James Holzhauer and Emma Boettcher will face each other again, this time in the final round of the show’s Tournament of Champions.

Each won their semifinal round that aired this week, with only about $500 separating their final scores: Boettcher won the Monday’s game with $29,601, and Holzhauer ended up with $30,156 on Tuesday.

Five months ago, Holzhauer, a sports bettor from Las Vegas, had a shot at surpassing the $2.52 million Ken Jennings won during his record 74-game winning streak in 2004. But in Holzhauer’s 33rd game, Boettcher, a Chicago-based librarian, dethroned him and reaped game show glory. She went on to win the next two games, losing the third.

Holzhauer and Boettcher will go up against a third finalist, to be determined in Wednesday’s semifinal, in a two-game match that will air on Thursday and Friday. The winner, determined by the highest total for the two games, will take home $250,000. The runner-up will win $100,000 and the third-place finisher gets $50,000.