Jeopardy Star Jamie Ding Earns $880K—Still Not Enough to Buy a Home and Live Comfortably in Most of New Jersey

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Jamie Ding’s historic 31-game winning streak on Jeopardy! turned him into one of the quiz show’s all-time top performers, earning him approximately $880,000 and national recognition. But despite the headline-grabbing total, the reality of New Jersey’s housing market means that even a windfall of that size may fall short of securing a home in many of the state’s most desirable communities—ironically, in the same state where Ding works in housing policy.<...