April 14, 2026, 7:29 p.m. ET
- Jamie Ding received $16,400 on Tuesday to improve his 23-game cash whole to $644,000.
New Jersey’s “Jeopardy!” champ Jamie Ding is now among the many Top 5 all-time on the long-running game present.
The Lawrenceville resident received his 23rd straight game on Tuesday, April 14 to move into a tie for fifth place on the all-time consecutive wins record with Mattea Roach, who received 23 video games again in 2022.
Ding received $16,400 on Tuesday to improve his 23-game cash whole to $644,000. He stays in sixth place on the regular-season cash record behind fellow New Jerseyan (*5*), an Ocean City native who received $748,286 whereas profitable 21 video games in 2022, in accordance to Jeopardy.com. (See lists under)
He moved up to thirteenth on the all-time cash record (together with tournaments), in accordance to TheJeopardyFan.com.
On Tuesday’s present, Ding’s opponents have been Iain Carpenter, a healthcare IT specialist initially from Mahomet, Illinois, and Stephanie Rice-Hoffner, a former automotive wash tech supervisor initially from New York City.
Once once more, Ding had the match locked up heading into Final Jeopardy. He had $18,400 to Carpenter’s $5,400, TheJeopardyFan.com reported. Rice-Hoffner was eradicated with -$800.
The Final Jeopardy was: “‘Stop Fuming and Fretting’ & ‘I Don’t Believe in Defeat’ are Chapters 6 & 8 of this book.”
No one had the proper response: “What is ‘The Power of Positive Thinking?” Ding misplaced $2,000.
“Jeopardy!” first aired in 1964 and ran till 1975, earlier than coming again in 1978-1979 after which once more for good in 1984. It was not till September of 2003 that the present lifted the five-game win restrict.
Who is Jamie Ding?
Ding, who works for the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, has secured a spot within the season-ending Tournament of Champions.
He has a supporter in New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who applauded Ding after he set a powerful report on the present that started 62 years in the past.
On the March 17 present, Ding set the mark for highest Coryat rating with with $42,400, topping the report of $39,200 achieved by now “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings on June 10, 2004, in accordance to TheJeopardyFan.com. On the April 1 present, Ding tied Jennings with at $39,200 Coryat. A Coryat rating, named after a former contestant, is the sum of the pure worth of any clues with out Daily Doubles or Final Jeopardy.
“Let’s hear it for @njhousing’s very own Jamie Ding!” Sherrill tweeted on Tuesday. “Last night, he secured the title of the New Jersey player with the most wins in Jeopardy history. Keep on making New Jersey proud!”
Sen. Andy Kim has additionally tweeted out congratulations to Ding throughout his run.
While Sen. Cory Booker tweeted on April 1: “Jamie Ding! Making New Jersey proud! This Lawrenceville resident spends his days helping fund affordable housing across the Garden State, then goes on national TV and dominates. The man answers trivia on @Jeopardy and houses people for a living. New Jersey does not miss. Keep buzzing, Jamie.”
Originally, Ding is from the Detroit space, having graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 2009. He graduated from Princeton University in 2013.
Ding told his alma mater that being on the present is “phenomenal.”
He and his sister have a Instagram account the place they evaluate General Tsos rooster at eating places known as: @attorneygeneraltsos. Ding talked about it on the show.
Top 10 ‘Jeopardy!’ consecutive wins
Here are the Top “Jeopardy!” contestants by way of consecutive wins, in accordance to Jeopardy.com:
- Ken Jennings, 74 video games, 2004
- Amy Schneider, 40 video games, 2022
- Matt Amodio, 38 video games, 2021
- James Holzhauer, 32 video games, 2019
- Jamie Ding, 23 video games, present
- Mattea Roach, 23 video games, 2022
- Cris Pannullo, 21 video games, 2022
- Julia Collins, 20 video games, 2014
- Jason Zuffranieri, 19 video games, 2019
- David Madden, 19 video games, 2005
Top 10 ‘Jeopardy!’ regular-season cash
Here are the Top “Jeopardy!” contestants by way of cash received throughout regular-season play, in accordance to Jeopardy.com:
- Ken Jennings, $2,520,700
- James Holzhauer, $2,462,216
- Matt Amodio, $1,518,601
- Amy Schneider, $1,382,800
- Cris Pannullo, $748,286
- Jamie Ding, $644,000
- Mattea Roach, $560,983
- Jason Zuffranieri, $532,496
- Scott Riccardi, $455,000
- David Madden, $430,400
