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Jamie Ding Extends 'Jeopardy!' Streak to 25 Wins, Tops $700,000

His run places him among the show's longest-tenured champions.

Overview

  • Jamie Ding secured his 25th straight victory on Jeopardy!, lifting his total winnings to $702,000 after solving Final Jeopardy with “Barcelona.”
  • The streak places him on the show’s Leaderboard of Legends and guarantees a berth in the season-ending Tournament of Champions.
  • Tracking data credits him with a March 17 Coryat score that topped Ken Jennings’ mark, a metric that counts money from correct responses before Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy.
  • His family has followed every taping, with his sister saying she once feared he would “crash and burn” and he citing a Belle Isle clue in his debut as a turning point.
  • The Michigan-raised Princeton graduate works at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and attends law school part time.