Hey, this is pretty spicy for a “Jeopardy!” contestant.

Super champ Jamie Ding did the media rounds on Tuesday after his extremely impressive 31-game winning streak came to an end Monday night, and it seems the 33-year-old bureaucrat and law student from New Jersey decided to dip his toes into politics while speaking to People.

After the magazine pointed out to Ding — who has been called a “humble king” and the “nicest ‘Jeopardy!’ champ of all time” by fans — that his long stint on the game show brought people together in part because of his positive personality, Ding took the opportunity to slyly call out President Donald Trump and his administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown via Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Ding noted to the magazine that “as an immigrant and a person of color, I was able to become part of the history of an American institution.”

“‘Jeopardy!’ really is an institution and America’s turning 250 years old and the federal government is going after immigrants in a way unlike anything that we’ve seen in the recent past,” he told People. “So I hope that immigrants can be seen in a positive light too.”

Ding’s parents emigrated from Beijing, China. He was born in Australia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.

While on “Jeopardy!” Ding kept tidbits about his personal life pretty light — like how his favorite color is orange and there’s a drink named after him at his alma mater, Princeton. But in reality, it doesn’t seem like Ding shies away from more controversial topics, like politics.

He’s currently involved in a federal court fight to prevent the Justice Department from obtaining the state’s complete voter registration list, a database containing the personal information of over 6.6 million New Jerseyans, the New Jersey Globe reports.

And if Ding’s “Jeopardy!” streak is any indication, he’s not afraid of a fight. The General Tso’s Chicken fan was unafraid to make big wagers and had a knack for inching ahead even when he was behind. Before losing to Greg Shahade Monday night, Ding encountered a tough opponent in Dominex Kovacs during the April 8 episode, in which Kovacs was ahead, but eventually lost to Ding in Final Jeopardy (this time, purely by luck — see below).

Ding won a total of $882,605 in prize money during his stint on the game show and is now officially a “Jeopardy!” GOAT.

According to the game show’s official Leaderboard of Legends, Ding is ranked at No. 5 in both consecutive games won and highest all-time winnings in regular-season play. The only contestants to win more consecutive games than Ding are James Holzhauer in 2019 (32 games), Matt Amodio in 2021 (38 games), Amy Schneider in 2022 (40 games) and Jennings, who won 74 games in a row back in 2004.

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