It felt appropriate to bust out the alcohol-related anecdotes after hitting the 21-game mark!

The Jamie Ding Cake This cake is to celebrate something fun: Jamie Ding (Photo from Jeopardy!) My friend Jamie Ding has now, as of this writing, won 24 games in a row on Jeopardy!, and has won over $660,000 in the pro…

As a happy addendum to this week's scintillating anecdotes, my dear friend and GeoBee buddy @possumrabbi.bsky.social has created a cake named for me, featuring my famous nocino liqueur. Many thanks, Jonathan!!!! Check out his fun, thought-provoking blog, y'all!

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New Jersey's 23-game Jeopardy champion Jamie Ding is more than a self-described faceless bureaucrat. He allocates Low-Income Housing Tax Credits ("LIHTC") to fund affordable housing construction across New Jersey.

We used his historic run to explain LIHTC!

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Thanks!!!! I'm glad y'all're enjoying.

We'll get 'em next time! Thanks!!!!

Thanks for all the support!!!!

Many thanks!!!!

Did you know reigning Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding—on a 20-game winning streak and going for win No. 21 today—is a Weekend J.D. student at Seton Hall Law School? Meet Ding and alumna Lizz Lesso: two formidable weekend warriors making their mark.

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We are excited to announce Midis for Minnesota, an upcoming crossword pack by Minnesota constructors. Proceeds will support immigrant families in Minnesota who have been impacted by ICE activity. Pack will be released in late April. A preview puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is available now.

Screenshot of statement. Full text linked in reply.

My Statement Calling for Trump Removal Over Threat to Eradicate "Civilization" in Iran.

Thank you!!!!

Thanks! But it's nice to mix things up a bit.

There are no secret messages or signals embedded in or implied by my April Fool's Day antics over the last decade.

The ending of The Sopranos is ambiguous.

QWERTY is a perfectly acceptable keyboard layout.

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) is not as good as the original.

Pluto is not a planet.

The door was neither big enough nor buoyant enough to safely hold Jack and Rose at the same time.

Haggis is delicious.

Mozilla Firefox is better than Google Chrome.

Cloud Gate, a.k.a. The Bean, is a staggering masterpiece of public art that all Chicagoans can be proud of.

Hoagie Haven is a sublime, one-of-a-kind dining experience well worth the trip to Central Jersey, a region that exists.

Ryan Gosling is very handsome.

The only acceptable way to pronounce “GIF” is with the soft ‘g,’ like “giraffe” or “Jif” peanut butter.

The Apollo program was well worth the billions of dollars it cost to land on the Moon only six times.

In-N-Out Burger is a wonderful restaurant that more than lives up to the hype.

Kokomo by The Beach Boys is a great song.

Candy corn is good.

Mexican Coca-Cola does not taste better than Coca-Cola from the United States.

The Ewoks are cute and a great part of the Star Wars universe.