Matt Amodio Bio, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Jeopardy, Net Worth

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Matt Amodio Biography

Matt Amodio born Matthew Benjamin Amodio is an American game show contestant. He is best known for winning 38 consecutive games on the show Jeopardy in 2021. That was the third-longest streak in the show’s history. He has won $1,519,601 for his 39 appearances on the show. This makes him the third millionaire to appear on the show in a regular-season play. Amodio is the eleventh highest-earning contestant of all time in all American game shows.

Matt Amodio Education

Amodio went to Medina High School. After graduating from high school he joined Ohio State University. He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Actuarial Science from the Department of Mathematics and a master’s degree in Statistics. He later earned his Master of Science (MS) degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2017. Amodio has a Computer Science from Yale University.

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Matt Amodio Age

Amodio was born on December 4, 1990, in Medina, Ohio, United States. He is 32 years old as of 2022.

Matt Amodio Height

Amodio stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs about 75 Kg. His hair is black in color and paired well with his brown eyes. Further details about his body measurements will be updated.

Matt Amodio Family

Amodio was born and raised in Medina, Ohio, United States. He was named Matthew Benjamin Amodio at birth. He was born to his father Jim Amodio and his mother Bonnie Amodio. Amodio was raised alongside his three siblings. Amodio has not disclosed further details about his family.

Matt Amodio Wife

Regarding his relationship status, Amodio seems to be single at the moment. The Jeopardy contestant is very private about his personal life, therefore, not much information about his romantic life is available. This information will however be updated as soon as it is available.

Matt Amodio Jeopardy

Amodio has made a name for himself in Jeopardy as the third-highest earner of all time in regular-season play, third-most successful in consecutive games won, and fourth-biggest all-time winner. He managed to earn an average of $39,963 per victory. In season 37 of the show, he qualified to be the seed in the next Tournament of Champions.

To audition for the show, Amodio took two online tests. As a strategy, Amodio is best known for consistently prefacing his responses with “What’s” instead of adjusting the interrogative pronoun to fit the response. While still in high school at Medina High School, Amodio took part in the quiz show Academic Challenge on WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio. He participated in the show alongside two fellow students.

His team won second place. Prior to joining Jeopardy, Matt worked for NSA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He worked in this position from January 2014 until July 2015. He was responsible for “designing and programming algorithms for machine learning applications. In addition, he constructed interpretable network graph models from massive social media data.

Matt Amodio Net Worth

Amodio’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million. He has gained his impressive net worth from being a contestant of the game show Jeopardy. He has managed to earn an average of $39,963 per victory.

How much did Matt Amodio win on Jeopardy?

Matt is best known for being the third millionaire to appear on the show in a regular-season play attaining an average of  $39,963 per victory. He has won $1,519,601 for his 39 appearances on the show.

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