NJ resident on ‘Jeopardy!’ hot streak goes viral after ripping into NY housing crisis
The self-described “faceless bureaucrat” of New Jersey, who’s at the moment on a record-setting “Jeopardy!” profitable streak, went viral for trash speaking New York a couple of lack of housing.
Jamie Ding of Lawrenceville, NJ, gained his fifteenth consecutive recreation of ‘Jeopardy!’ on Thursday evening — the twelfth longest streak within the present’s storied 62-year historical past, in response to NJ.com.
But regardless of his record-setting methods, Ding — who works for the Garden State’s Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency — made headlines this week after he roasted the Empire State for not constructing sufficient housing.
“New Jersey’s doing really well, we’re ahead of New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. If you’re from one of those states, then shame on you, build more housing,” the Jersey resident lambasted through the March 23 “Jeopardy!” episode.
The Princeton University grad then doubled down saying “there’s always room for improvement” in his house state.
Ding’s scathing remarks got here after “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings requested the self-described “faceless bureaucrat” what he does at his “bureaucratic job.”
Ding went on to win the episode of “Jeopardy!” — scoring $33,000 in his seventh win in a row on the time.

The Garden State native has been on a profitable streak for weeks, scoring reward from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and was praised as “one of Jersey’s finest” by Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell.
The “faceless bureaucrat” has walked away with greater than $428,000 in whole prize cash thus far — and can tie for the tenth longest win streak within the recreation present’s historical past if he’s victorious on Friday.
However, he nonetheless has an extended option to go earlier than reaching the highest of the leaderboard for many consecutive video games gained, a title held by present host Ken Jennings, who set the report over 20 years in the past by profitable 74 video games in a row.
