Matt Amodio
Matthew Amodio | |
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| Born | Matthew Benjamin Amodio December 4, 1990 Medina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio State University (BS, MS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS) Yale University (PhD) |
| Known for | 38-game Jeopardy! winning streak |
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! in 2021, the third-longest streak in the show's history, behind Ken Jennings and Amy Schneider. A PhD student in computer science at Yale University, Amodio won $1,519,601 in 39 appearances on Jeopardy!, making him the third millionaire contestant on the show in regular-season play. Across all American game shows, Amodio is the 7th-highest-earning contestant of all time. His run on the show has been called the "Amodio Rodeo".