Updated April 10, 2026, 7:08 p.m. ET
“Jeopardy!” contestant Jamie Ding has completed it once more and received his 20th game in a row.
Ding, a Lawrenceville, New Jersey, resident, is now tied for seventh place in most consecutive video games received, based on USA TODAY’s earlier reporting.
On the episode that premiered on Thursday, April 9, Ding received $33,027, rising his whole winnings to $572,600, and placing him at sixth place on the “Jeopardy!” regular-season cash record, according to NorthJersey.com, a a part of the USA TODAY Network.
In whole, the Detroit-area native has answered a whole of 649 questions appropriately and 46 incorrectly, based on TheJeopardyFan.com.
Here’s what to find out about Thursday evening’s episode.
Who did Ding play in opposition to?
His opponents on Thursday evening have been Alexandra Leith, a nationwide account supervisor initially from Dedham, Massachusetts, and Prithish David, a monetary advisory advisor from Washington, D.C.
David scored $6,600, and Leith scored $6,000.
Watch a clip of the game
What was the ‘Final Jeopardy’?
The “Final Jeopardy” was: “In 1759 he purchased Ferney, the French home where he lived for 2 decades, largely because of the proximity to the Swiss border.”
Ding risked solely $827 and was the one contestant who knew the right response: “Who is Voltaire?”
Leaderboard for many consecutive ‘Jeopardy!’ wins
- Ken Jennings, 74 video games, 2004
- Amy Schneider, 40 video games, 2022
- Matt Amodio, 38 video games, 2021
- James Holzhauer, 32 video games, 2019
- Mattea Roach, 23 video games, 2022
- Cris Pannullo, 21 video games, 2022
- Jamie Ding, 20 video games, present
- Julia Collins, 20 video games, 2014
- Jason Zuffranieri, 19 video games, 2019
- David Madden, 19 video games, 2005
How to observe ‘Jeopardy!’
“Jeopardy!” airs as a syndicated tv present and streams on Hulu and Peacock. To discover your native station and air time, visit Jeopardy.com.
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