{"id":14873,"date":"2026-04-13T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=14873"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:20:12","slug":"jamie-ding-walked-into-game-21-like-an-unstoppable-force-20-straight-wins-over-572000-and-complete-control-of-the-board-the-kind-of-streak-that-makes-everything-look-effortless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=14873","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Ding walked into Game 21 like an unstoppable force \u2014 20 straight wins, over $572,000, and complete control of the board. The kind of streak that makes everything look effortless."},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand champ,\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0legend, and \u201cfaceless bureaucrat\u201d Jamie Ding returned for his 21st game on the Alex Trebek Stage, hoping to add to his 20-day total of $572,600.<\/p>\n

On April 10, his competitors were Xaque Williams, a writer from Knoxville, Tennessee, and Kathi Fitzgerald, an English teacher from Williamsburg, Virginia. Would either of them have what it takes to knock Ding from his\u00a0Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/em>throne? Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Friday, April 10, episode of Jeopardy!.<\/p>\n

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\"Jeopardy!':<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday marked win No. 20 for our super champion Jamie Ding, a milestone he now shares with\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0legend Julia Collins and one that only six other players in the show\u2019s history have ever surpassed,\u201d said Ken Jennings at the top of the show. \u201cHis $572,600 also puts him ahead of Mattea Roach. Jamie is now sixth of all time on our Leaderboard of Legends for highest money winnings in regular-season play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ding started the game with \u201cCase in Point\u201d for $800: \u201cCraig v. Boren said a state could not set a different minimum age for men and women to buy the 3.2% of this.\u201d Ding buzzed in with \u201cWhat is beer?\u201d giving him the early lead.<\/p>\n

On the third clue, Ding found the first Daily Double under the category \u201cOne Piece.\u201d He wagered his entire total of $1,800 on the clue: \u201cOn \u201960s TV, Diana Rigg & Eartha Kitt helped popularize this oft-leather onesie.\u201d With \u201cWhat is a catsuit?\u201d Ding maintained control.<\/p>\n

\"Jeopardy!'<\/p>\n

Williams did well in the music category \u201cIn Their Live Aid Set,\u201d but Ding mostly dominated the first portion of the round. By the first commercial break, Ding was at $10,200, while Williams had $1,000 and Fitzgerald was at $0.<\/p>\n

During the chat portion of the show, Williams admitted to being a massive audiophile, with a preference for \u201960s psychedelic bands and obscure discs. He recommended to Jennings either\u00a0Easter Everywhere<\/em>\u00a0by 13th Floor Elevators or\u00a0Forever Changes<\/em>\u00a0by Love for his listening pleasure.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald talked about her time in the Navy during the \u201cbig Cold War.\u201d She was now in her second act as a school teacher, as Jennings jokingly compared \u201960s Soviets to modern high schoolers. Ding shared that his first memory of\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0was the video game, recalling how 8-bit Alex Trebek stacked up against the real thing.<\/p>\n

By the end of the first round, Ding was at $13,000, while his competitors trailed behind, with Williams at $1,800 and Fitzgerald holding at $1,000.<\/p>\n

When the game came back from break, Williams got his own break as one of his answers in the category \u201cOne Piece\u201d was deemed acceptable. For the clue, \u201cThe name of this one-piece bathing suit is a variation on the name of a bathing suit that caused a stir in the \u201950s,\u201d and Williams had answered \u201cburkini,\u201d which was thought incorrect at the time. But the writers had a change of heart and decided it was another correct answer (Ding rang in after Williams with the answer of a monokini and won the cash), bringing his total from $1,800 to $3,800.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald started Double Jeopardy with \u201cAmericana\u201d for $1,200: \u201cDuring World War I, who better to teach soldiers how to escape sinking ships, ropes, chains, and handcuffs than this escape artist?\u201d Williams got in first with the correct response, \u201cWho is Houdini?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ken<\/p>\n

The second Daily Double was found by Ding under \u201c1826\u201d for $1,600. Betting $4,400, he got the clue: \u201cThis newspaper that shares its name with an opera character began publishing in Paris as a literary journal.\u201d With \u201cWhat is Figaro?,\u201d Ding moved up to $23,000.<\/p>\n

Ding immediately found the next Daily Double on the very next clue, hidden under \u201cAmericana\u201d for $2,000. He wagered $5,000 on the clue: \u201cThis city, the seat of Montana\u2019s Cascade County, was named for some watery obstacles encountered by Western explorers.\u201d Ding incorrectly guessed \u201cWhat is Big Rapids?\u201d when the correct response was \u201cWhat is Great Falls?\u201d, dropping his total to $18,000.<\/p>\n

By the end of Double Jeopardy, Ding had a \u201csubstantial lead\u201d over his competitors with $24,800, while Williams sat in second with $8,200, and Fitzgerald trailed with $200.<\/p>\n

The Final Jeopardy category, \u201cAround the World,\u201d offered the clue, \u201cA river named for the sacred lotus flower flows toward this 839,000-square-mile body of water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald wrote, \u201cWhat is the Indian Ocean?,\u201d an incorrect response, and wagered $0, keeping her total at $200. Williams answered correctly with \u201cWhat is the Bay of Bengal?\u201d His $7,000 wager brought him to $15,200.<\/p>\n

Did Ding bet it all?<\/p>\n

Ding also answered correctly and, with a wager of $9,600, brings his total to $36,400. He is now a 21-game winner with a total of $609,000. By the end of the game, even Ding looked dazed by his own success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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