GROSS POINTE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A former Grosse Pointe resident will continue his historic run on Jeopardy! next week after racking up his 21st straight win on Friday night.
Jamie Ding, a 2009 graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School, kept his streak alive on Friday night when he answered the Final Jeopardy question correctly and won $36,400. Ding will add that to his $609,000 in total winnings during his three-week run on the show.
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The 21st straight win ties him with Chris Pannullo (2022) for the sixth-longest streak in Jeopardy! history.
Now-host Ken Jennings holds the records for longest winning streak in Jeopardy! history at 74 games and highest regular season winnings at $2,520,700.
When Ding goes for his 22nd straight wins on Monday’s episode, he’ll go up against two other contestants from Michigan — Erik Bubolz of Okemos and Catherine Hoffman of Clarkston.
The Jeopardy! website describes Ding as a bureaucrat and law student who now lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.