April 9, 2026, 8:01 p.m. ET
Jamie Ding, a former standout pupil at a Michigan highschool, continued to dominate on “Jeopardy!” Thursday, successful his twentieth consecutive recreation.
He is now tied for the seventh most wins within the historical past of the long-running TV recreation present and he ranks sixth when it comes to whole prize winnings.
How much has he received?
On Thursday’s episode, Ding racked up one other $33,027 in winnings, giving him a 20-day whole of $572,600.
While Wednesday’s episode was an in depth name for Ding, Thursday’s was much less dramatic. Prithish David, a monetary advisor from Washington, D.C., completed in second with $6,500 whereas Alexandra Leith, an account supervisor from Dedham, Massachusetts, got here in third with $5,399.
What’s subsequent?
Ding will go for win No. 21 in Friday’s episode. In Detroit, “Jeopardy!” airs on WDIV-TV (Channel 4) at 7:30 p.m.
Another victory would tie him with Cris Pannullo for sixth most all-time, based on The Jeopardy! Fan, an in depth on-line database devoted to “Jeopardy!” statistics.
The report for many “Jeopardy!” wins is held by present host Ken Jennings, who received 74 straight video games in 2004, incomes him greater than $2.5 million.
Who is Jamie Ding?
Ding is a 2009 graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School. There, he was an honor pupil, a National AP Scholar and positioned extremely within the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ highschool championship, based on the Grosse Pointe News.
Former Grosse Pointe North Principal Tim Bearden stated he has been following Ding’s run on “Jeopardy!”
“I remember Jamie well as a brilliant young man and excellent student. I’m not surprised at all at his success and I’m super happy for him!” Bearden, now the superintendent of West Ottawa Public Schools, stated in an e mail.
Ding’s father is Yuchuan Ding, a professor of neurosurgery at Wayne State University.
Now a bureaucrat and legislation pupil, Jamie Ding at present resides in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
mreinhart@detroitnews.com
