{"id":2393047,"date":"2026-04-28T15:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2393047"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:30:21","slug":"jeopardy-star-jamie-ding-reacts-to-shock-elimination-dedicates-run-to-immigrants-as-government-is-going-after-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jeopardy-star-jamie-ding-reacts-to-shock-elimination-dedicates-run-to-immigrants-as-government-is-going-after-them\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJeopardy!\u201d star Jamie Ding reacts to shock elimination, dedicates run to immigrants as &#8216;government is going after&#8217; them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jeopardy!<\/em> star Jamie Ding has reacted to his surprise exit from the game show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ding reflected on his 31-game winning streak, which came to an end Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Part of me is not okay,&#8221; Ding said, adding that he hopes his run inspires fellow immigrants in America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After winning $882,605 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeopardy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jeopardy!,;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Jeopardy!<\/em>,<\/a> contestant <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeopardy-champ-jamie-ding-historic-winning-streak-ends-11957347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jamie Ding has reacted to his surprise exit;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jamie Ding has reacted to his surprise exit<\/a> from the legendary game show \u2014 and dedicated his run to fellow immigrants at a volatile time in American politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ding&#8217;s 31-episode winning streak came to an end on Monday night&#8217;s edition of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ken-jennings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ken Jennings;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ken Jennings<\/a>-hosted series, cementing him at No. 5 on the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeopardy.com\/track\/leaderboard-of-legends\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Leaderboard of Legends;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Leaderboard of Legends<\/a> ranking of past players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think my last game is unusual, because I was a super champ, but I also lost in a runaway, which I feel like is the first time that ever happened,&#8221; Ding told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jeopardy-champ-jamie-ding-winning-streak-ends-interview-exclusive-11957331\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; contestant Jamie Ding<br \/>Credit: Jeopardy<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It almost makes me feel better,&#8221; Ding said of fellow contestant Greg Shahade&#8217;s clear dominance over the episode, because &#8220;there wasn&#8217;t really one clue or whatever that everything hinged on&#8221; in the end. This, he said, allowed him to go out with a message written on his answer board, as he wrote,&#8221;TTFN&#8221; (which stands for &#8220;ta ta for now&#8221;) as his official parting phrase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Part of me is not okay and thinks that it would&#8217;ve been nice to go for more games. But on the other hand, it could have ended much earlier than it did,&#8221; Ding said. &#8220;There were several people who were really strong and played well, and had a couple of things broken differently, I would have been done for weeks ago. So I&#8217;m both upset and pleased. Don&#8217;t cry because it&#8217;s over, smile because it happened kind of thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking on his place in <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> history, the 33-year-old champion told PEOPLE he wanted to honor his lineage &#8220;as an immigrant and a person of color&#8221; who &#8220;was able to become part of the history of an American institution.&#8221; Ding&#8217;s parents emigrated from Beijing, China. He was born in Australia, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0really is an institution and America&#8217;s turning 250 years old and the federal government is going after immigrants in a way unlike anything that we&#8217;ve seen in the recent past,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;So I hope that immigrants can be seen in a positive light too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If Ding had won one more episode, his run would&#8217;ve tied that of James Holzhauer, who won 32 consecutive <em>Jeopardy! <\/em>episodes in 2019. Ding and Holzhauer&#8217;s respective streaks put them behind Matt Amodio (38), Amy Schneider (40), and current host Jennings (74) on the show&#8217;s all-time leader board.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jamie Ding competes on 'Jeopardy!'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Kat_ZjbuuFy24gRGdz4u1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/a07250cb2032445afef47aaa708bf3b0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jamie Ding competes on &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ding&#8217;s $882,605 winnings might be a large sum, but it still trails that of Jennings, who earned $2.5 million in his initial run. With special tournament numbers factored in, Brad Rutter takes the lead with over $5 million in earnings, with Jennings trailing just behind at $4.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jamie-ding-jeopardy-exit-11959925\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jeopardy! star Jamie Ding has reacted to his surprise exit from the game show. Ding reflected on his 31-game winning streak, which came to an end Monday night. &#8220;Part of me is not okay,&#8221; Ding said, adding that he hopes his run inspires fellow immigrants in America. 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