Jamie Ding’s Jeopardy Winning Streak ended this week. On the same day that I posted about his success too! As with when he was winning, his exit has generated both love and hate.
What did he do that has drawn controversy? In an interview with People Magzine, he said:
“As an immigrant and a person of color, I was able to become part of the history of an American institution. Jeopardy! really is an institution and America’s turning 250 years old and the federal government is going after immigrants in a way unlike anything that we’ve seen in the recent past. So I hope that immigrants can be seen in a positive light too.”
That last comment generated a mixed reception.
Ding was beaten by Greg Shahade in a runaway. For those of you not familiar with Jeopardy terms, that means that Shahade had a large enough lead to make sure that Jamie could not beat him in any circumstance. Shahade a good run this week, wining three games including the win over Ding. I am glad that Shahade did well – it would seem sad to lose to someone who was only a one game winner.
While Ding’s time on Jeopardy has ended, he goes home with $882,605. He has a number of solid positions on the Jeopardy Leaderboard of Legends. Ding signed off on his final response with TTFN (Ta Ta For Now). He will be definitely be back for the Jeopardy’s Tournament of Champions next year, and I am looking forward to seeing him compete again.
