'Jeopardy!' champion wins over $500K in 18-day victory streak
'Jeopardy!' champion wins over $500K in 18-day victory streak
YI-JIN YUWed, April 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTC
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"Jeopardy!" contestant Jamie Ding is on a hot streak, earning more than $500,000 over 18 days, in a feat that's now catapulted him to the No. 10 spot for most consecutive wins, according to a Facebook post shared by the game show.
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Ding, a self-described "bureaucrat and law student," has wowed "Jeopardy!" audiences for nearly three weeks with his wide-ranging responses, including his answer to one question in Tuesday night's episode.
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Jeopardy Productions Inc. - PHOTO: Jamie Ding has won over $500,000 on an 18-day "Jeopardy!" game show winning streak.
When host Ken Jennings presented the clue, "Wearing her Cloud or Mod Vanilla might make you popular -- you're gonna be pop-u-lar," Ding chimed in, "Who is Ariana Grande?", correctly identifying the pop star and actress by her perfumes.
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Ding, a 2013 graduate of Princeton University, has so far won $530,372 competing on "Jeopardy!"
Aside from his game show chops, Ding also revealed in an earlier "Jeopardy!" episode that he and his sister run the @attorneygeneraltsos Instagram account, which is devoted to reviewing the classic Chinese-American dish General Tso's chicken.
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
