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Yale Student Matt Amodio's Jeopardy! Win Streak Ends At 38 Games Yale Student Matt Amodio's Jeopardy! Win Streak Ends At 38 Games
Yale Student Matt Amodio's Jeopardy! Win Streak Ends At 38 Games After 38 consecutive wins, Yale University Ph.D. student Matt Amodio's Jeopardy! streak has come to an end. Amodio placed third in a game on Monday, Oct. 11, ending his record-breaking run. Congrats to today's two brilliant challengers for making it an exciting game of #Jeopardy today! Let's celebrate a match well played by Jonathan and Jessica! — Matt Amodio (@AmodioMatt) October 12, 2021 Only one other contestant has won more consecutive games than Amodio: Ken Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games, Jeopardy! said in an announcement. “To see myself on this stage at all was an honor,…
Yale University Student Is Latest Jeopardy! Star, Hauling In $1 Million In 28-Day Win Streak Yale University Student Is Latest Jeopardy! Star, Hauling In $1 Million In 28-Day Win Streak
Yale University Student Is Latest Jeopardy! Star, Hauling In $1 Million In 28-Day Win Streak A Yale University Ph.D. student is the latest Jeopardy! star after earning more than $1 million in a 28-day winning streak. Matt Amodio is only the third person in the history of the game show to win more than $1 million in regular-season play. I've felt such tremendous support from the #Jeopardy community, I feel like we're on this run together as a team. Thank you! ❤️(...but no, I'm not splitting the 💵 amongst us all a million ways, sorry about that...) — Matt Amodio (@AmodioMatt) September 25, 2021 As of Friday, Sept. 24, Amodio won a total of $1,004,000. "I had this as way beyond …