Honestly, I can see him hitting 75 games. As a lifelong “Jeopardy!” fan, I’ve loved watching Amodio play. For my money, he could become the greatest to ever play the game. “What’s Longoria?” instead of “Who is Eva Longoria?” - is now a full-blown Twitter favorite and “Jeopardy!” great. The contestant who once drew heat for beginning every answer with “What’s?” - i.e. The New Haven, Connecticut resident, who will go for win 34 on Monday, Oct. The only other contestants to win more than $1 million in regular season games are Jennings at $2,520,700 and Holzhauer with $2,462,216. Putting my name at the same level as his just seems out of place.”Īfter reaching the $1 million mark Sept. Overtaking Holzhauer is "deeply rewarding, but simultaneously it doesn't feel right," Amodio says. The winner of the GOAT tournament, Jennings set the top record of 74 wins in 2004. student is behind only Ken Jennings, now an executive producer of the show. Matt Amodio’s 33rd straight win pushed him past “Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer's 32-game streak. (Courtesy Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)Ī New Englander made history Friday night, reaching second-place on the “Jeopardy!" All-Time Consecutive Win list. Matt Amodio after his 33rd consecutive "Jeopardy!" win.
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