Jamie Ding tried to go for two Jeopardy! records — the top 10 contestants of all-time and also the biggest champion of the season so far, Harrison Whitaker, with 14 wins. Did he do it?
Ding, a law student and bureaucrat, went into his 14th game with a total of $371,600 after making a risky wager in Final Jeopardy. On April 2, he played against Brian Chu, from Cary, North Carolina, and Nikki Svetov, from Long Island, New York. Warning: Spoilers for the April 2 episode of Jeopardy! ahead!
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