Jamie Ding, a former standout scholar at a Michigan highschool, persisted to dominate on “Jeopardy!” Thursday, profitable his twentieth consecutive recreation.
He’s now tied for the 7th maximum wins within the historical past of the long-running TV recreation display and he ranks 6th in the case of general prize winnings.
How a lot has he received?
On Thursday’s episode, Ding racked up every other $33,027 in winnings, giving him a 20-day general of $572,600.
Whilst Wednesday’s episode used to be a detailed name for Ding, Thursday’s used to be much less dramatic. Prithish David, a monetary guide from Washington, D.C., completed in 2d with $6,500 whilst Alexandra Leith, an account supervisor from Dedham, Massachusetts, got here in 3rd with $5,399.
What is subsequent?
Ding will opt for win No. 21 in Friday’s episode. In Detroit, “Jeopardy!” airs on WDIV-TV (Channel 4) at 7:30 p.m.
Some other victory would tie him with Cris Pannullo for 6th maximum all-time, in line with The Jeopardy! Fan, an in depth on-line database devoted to “Jeopardy!” statistics.
The file for many “Jeopardy!” wins is held by way of present host Ken Jennings, who received 74 immediately video games in 2004, incomes him greater than $2.5 million.
Who’s Jamie Ding?
Ding is a 2009 graduate of Grosse Pointe North Top College. There, he used to be an honor scholar, a Nationwide AP Student and positioned extremely within the Nationwide Instructional Quiz Tournaments’ highschool championship, in line with the Grosse Pointe Information.
Former Grosse Pointe North Essential Tim Bearden mentioned he has been following Ding’s run on “Jeopardy!”
“I keep in mind Jamie smartly as an excellent younger guy and very good scholar. I’m no longer stunned in any respect at his good fortune and I’m tremendous satisfied for him!” Bearden, now the superintendent of West Ottawa Public Faculties, mentioned in an e mail.
Ding’s father is Yuchuan Ding, a professor of neurosurgery at Wayne State College.
Now a bureaucrat and regulation scholar, Jamie Ding recently is living in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
mreinhart@detroitnews.com