"American Idol" winner Jamal Roberts gave his winnings to the elementary school at which he was employed. Rating: False (About this rating?) Rumors of "American Idol" season 23 winner Jamal ...

What Will Jamal Roberts Do With His ‘American Idol’ Prize Money? Obviously, $250,000 is a life-changing amount of money. However, Jamal Roberts has plans for his American Idol cash prize ...

Prior to his stint on "American Idol," Roberts worked as a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Meridian, Mississippi, the school named in the rumors circulating online.

Meridian, Mississippi native Jamal Roberts won season 23 of "American Idol." Roberts, a former P.E. teacher, was hesitant to audition but his manager convinced him. Despite his newfound fame ...

American Idol contestant Jamal Roberts is still in disbelief over his season 23 win. “I say to myself every day, like, ‘Did I just win American Idol?’” Roberts, 27, told Us Weekly ...

In May 2025, posts surfaced on social media alleging that Jamal Roberts, the winner of Season 23 of "American Idol," had turned down an advertisement for Tesla, the electric car company owned by ...

By Jim Asker Newly crowned American Idol winner Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old gym teacher from Meridian, Miss., debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart (dated May 31) with “Heal.” ...

"Church is my background, and it's what I can rely on when singing any song," Roberts said. Before competing on "American Idol," Jamal was a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School ...