Was it the end of the road for super champion Jamie Ding? The Jeopardy! contestant has broken records, made his way onto the Leaderboard of Legends, and won the hearts of fans, but did he get eliminated?
Ding, a law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, went into his 19th game with a total of $530,372. The lawyer-in-training faced off against Dominex Kovacs, from Sacramento, California, and Erica Wagner, from St. Louis, Missouri, on April 9. Warning: Spoilers for the April 8 episode of Jeopardy! ahead!
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