Overview
- Jamie Ding secured a 21st straight victory, finishing the latest game at $36,400 for a $609,000 regular-season total.
- A scoring reversal early in the game awarded an opponent an alternate correct response, yet Ding kept a wide lead and closed it out on Final Jeopardy.
- Ding’s 20th win, which aired Thursday, added $33,027 and lifted his cumulative earnings to $572,600, tying Julia Collins at 20 games and moving him to sixth on the regular-season money list.
- His run survived a scare Wednesday when Dominex Kovacs led before Final Jeopardy, but large wagers on a missed clue flipped the result and Ding advanced with $9,201.
- Ding’s streak features elite stats, including a tie with Ken Jennings for 45 correct in a single game and the Season 42 single-game winnings mark of $56,400.