Ohio State University (BS, MS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS) Yale University (PhD)
Known for
38-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 eleventh highest-earning contestant of all time. His run on the show has been called the "Amodio Rodeo".[12][13][14]
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^Jeopardy!, Sony, 2021
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^Michael Ausiello (January 24, 2022). "Jeopardy! Champ Amy Schneider Climbs to No. 2 on All-Time Wins List, Behind Reigning MVP Ken Jennings". TVLine. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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^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.
^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.
^Saunders, Andy (6 October 2021). "Today's Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 6, 2021". The Jeopardy! Fan.
^Jeopardy!. Season 38. Sony Pictures Television. August 13, 2021. Syndication.
^Rice, Nicholas (September 26, 2021). "Ph.D. Student Matt Amodio Becomes Third Jeopardy! Champion to Win $1 Million in Regular Play". People. Meredith Corporation.
Matthew Benjamin Amodio (born December 4, 1990) is an American mathematician and game show contestant who won 38 consecutive games on the game show Jeopardy...
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competed also included 10-plus-game winning streaks from Schneider, MattAmodio, and Jonathan Fisher. As the most successful Canadian, Roach lamented...
the Alex Trebek era (until January 7, 2021). Two other contestants, MattAmodio and Amy Schneider, accomplished the million-dollar feat in the post-Trebek...
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2014), Matt Jackson (13, 2015), Seth Wilson (12, 2016), Austin Rogers (12, 2017), James Holzhauer (32, 2019), Jason Zuffranieri (19, 2019), MattAmodio (38...
show". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-10-11. "How Much More Does MattAmodio Need to Win to Break the All Time Winning Streak Record?". BuzzerBlog...
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