Matt Amodio

Matthew Amodio
Born
Matthew Benjamin Amodio

(1990-12-04) December 4, 1990 (age 33)
EducationOhio State University (BS, MS)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS)
Yale University (PhD)
Known for38-game Jeopardy! winning streak

Matthew Benjamin Amodio[1][2] (born December 4, 1990) is an American mathematician and game show contestant who won 38 consecutive games on the game show Jeopardy! in 2021, the third-longest streak in the show's history, behind Ken Jennings and Amy Schneider.[3][4] A PhD student in computer science at Yale University,[5][6][7] Amodio won $1,519,601 in 39 appearances on Jeopardy!,[8][9] making him the third millionaire contestant on the show in regular-season play.[10][11] Across all American game shows, Amodio is the 10th-highest-earning contestant of all time. His run on the show has been called the "Amodio Rodeo".[12][13][14]

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  2. ^ Jeopardy!, Sony, 2021
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  6. ^ Aquilina, Tyler (July 31, 2021). "Jeopardy champion Matt Amodio on LeVar Burton, pop culture, and why he didn't want to try out for the show". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ^ Weisholtz, Drew (August 13, 2021). "Current 'Jeopardy!' champion becomes 3rd-highest earner in show's history". Today. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Saunders, Andy (October 6, 2021). "Today's Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 6, 2021". The Jeopardy! Fan.
  9. ^ Jeopardy!. Season 38. Sony Pictures Television. August 13, 2021. Syndication.
  10. ^ Rice, Nicholas (September 26, 2021). "Ph.D. Student Matt Amodio Becomes Third Jeopardy! Champion to Win $1 Million in Regular Play". People. Meredith Corporation.
  11. ^ "Jeopardy! Contestant Zone: Highest Winnings (Regular-Season Play)". Jeopardy!. August 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Kiner, Deb (August 1, 2021). "'Amodio Rodeo' continues on 'Jeopardy!' as he wrangles second-most consecutive wins". pennlive.com.
  13. ^ "Matt Amodio's historic run on "Jeopardy!" finally over – it came to be known as the "Amodio Rodeo"". CBS News. Associated Press. August 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Vadaj, Rachel (August 11, 2021). "Northeast Ohio Jeopardy! contestant Matt Amodio's 38-game win streak ends". WOIO.