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Jamie Ding Wins 30th Jeopardy! Game, Ranks Fifth

4/25/2026

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Jamie Ding Wins 30th

Jamie Ding (Jeopardy! champion) won his 30th Jeopardy! game on April 23, earning $56,001 and bringing his total winnings to $849,603.
The streak places Ding fifth in wins and earnings behind Jennings, Schneider, Amodio and Holzhauer.
Ding, a Princeton graduate born in Canberra, works for New Jersey’s Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
He says he needs 44 more consecutive wins to equal Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings’ record of 74 straight victories.

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Ding Wins

Ding, who loves orange since age three, buys orange wristbands at Century City mall in Los Angeles.
His parents and sister appeared on Good Morning America to discuss his 30-game streak.
Ding told People he may donate part of his $849,603 winnings, emphasizing his immigrant and person-of-color view.
He is a plaintiff in a New Jersey federal suit challenging the Justice Department’s request for state voter-registration data on privacy grounds.

History

Historical Context

After Jeopardy! lifted its five-game limit in 2003, software engineer Ken Jennings began a 74-game winning streak on June 2 2004, boosting ratings by 22% and prompting networks to feature more diverse contestants. The precedent helped New Jersey’s Jamie Ding set a 2026 Coryat-score record of $42,400, illustrating the lasting impact of the rule change on contestant visibility.

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Jamie Ding Wins 30th

Jamie Ding (Jeopardy! champion) won his 30th Jeopardy! game on April 23, earning $56,001 and bringing his total winnings to $849,603.
The streak places Ding fifth in wins and earnings behind Jennings, Schneider, Amodio and Holzhauer.
Ding, a Princeton graduate born in Canberra, works for New Jersey’s Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
He says he needs 44 more consecutive wins to equal Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings’ record of 74 straight victories.

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