‘Jeopardy!’ Leader Board for $1,000 please!
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant cracks joke (and wins). See the final clue.
A “Jeopardy!” contestant joked in her Final Jeopardy answer. The bet payed off as the others wagered everything and lost, making her the winner.
“Jeopardy!” contestant Jamie Ding has done it again and won his 20th game in a row.
Ding, a Lawrenceville, New Jersey, resident, is now tied for seventh place in most consecutive games won, according to USA TODAY’s previous reporting.
On the episode that premiered on Thursday, April 9, Ding won $33,027, increasing his total winnings to $572,600, and putting him at sixth place on the “Jeopardy!” regular-season money list, according to NorthJersey.com, a part of the USA TODAY Network.
In total, the Detroit-area native has answered a total of 649 questions correctly and 46 incorrectly, according to TheJeopardyFan.com.
Here’s what to know about Thursday night’s episode.
Who did Ding play against?
His opponents on Thursday night were Alexandra Leith, a national account manager originally from Dedham, Massachusetts, and Prithish David, a financial advisory consultant from Washington, D.C.
David scored $6,600, and Leith scored $6,000.
Watch a clip of the game
What was the ‘Final Jeopardy’?
The “Final Jeopardy” was: “In 1759 he purchased Ferney, the French home where he lived for 2 decades, largely because of the proximity to the Swiss border.”
Ding risked only $827 and was the only contestant who knew the correct response: “Who is Voltaire?”
Leaderboard for most consecutive ‘Jeopardy!’ wins
- Ken Jennings, 74 games, 2004
- Amy Schneider, 40 games, 2022
- Matt Amodio, 38 games, 2021
- James Holzhauer, 32 games, 2019
- Mattea Roach, 23 games, 2022
- Cris Pannullo, 21 games, 2022
- Jamie Ding, 20 games, current
- Julia Collins, 20 games, 2014
- Jason Zuffranieri, 19 games, 2019
- David Madden, 19 games, 2005
How to watch ‘Jeopardy!’
“Jeopardy!” airs as a syndicated television show and streams on Hulu and Peacock. To find your local station and air time, visit Jeopardy.com.
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