![]() Did you study tapes of him before going on the show? How did you prep? Sorry.įor strategy, your play reminds me of Holzhauer - going for big money questions, risking it all on Daily Doubles. I'm a big baseball fan, and I've really liked the several games I've seen at Fenway - even if I'm rooting for the away team. I have visited Boston a couple of times now it’s such a great city. Here, you can do both without having to travel far. I love living in a city, and enjoying the culture - but I also love getting to the woods. One of the things I love about New England is how city life and nature are so close together. I moved to Connecticut in 2017, which feels like just yesterday. I grew up near Cleveland, I came to New Haven for school. Tell me a bit about yourself, and time in New England. To be on the show was always a dream of mine. I knew Ken Jennings’ stats the way I knew Babe Ruth’s stats. I’ve watched it with my family since before I can remember, and I’ve idolized the best players of the game. ![]() Your Twitter bio says “Current status: Dream, Living the.” It’s an exclusive club that I still don’t feel like I belong in. Matt Amodio: It felt great! I’ve been proud of every single win along the way, but to hit this milestone has been incredibly rewarding. Lauren Daley: How did it feel to hit the $1 million mark? He has talked about his lack of self-confidence, but onstage, that only reads as pure joy and awe. The night before he tied Holzhauer’s 32-games, he tweeted: “It would be an honor to be unfavorably compared to a person I admire so much!”Īs the #AmodioRodeo continues, I caught up with the “Jeopardy!” contestant to talk strategy, nerves and why he loves New England. Kidding aside, Amodio has made a name for himself in the game and online, as a gracious and humble player. ![]() (Bialik is doing a tremendous job, in my opinion.) In cosmic timing, Amodio may be going for Jennings’ record while Jennings himself is behind the host podium again in November.Īmodio has also proved to be a fun Twitter follow, even joking with “Jeopardy!” greats, including noted Twitter kidder "Jeopardy James” Holzhauer. Perhaps most remarkable: he’s kept his head in the game, no matter who’s at the podium - and he’s seen a few hosts come and go. He doesn’t just win - he wins by landslides. As current host Mayim Bialik told Amodio onstage recently: it’s a joy watching him play. (And if your heart is in your throat when he does this - so is his.) And yet most of the time, it pays off. Because he’s so often controlling the board, he tends to find Daily Doubles - and make them “true” Daily Doubles. I’ve seen him - at least twice - bet it all, lose it all, and start Double Jeopardy with $0, only to come back and win by $20,000 or $30,000. Similar to Holzhauer, Amodio's strategy is to go for big money questions early. 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.) This article is more than 1 year old.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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