{"id":320382,"date":"2021-08-10T15:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-champion-matt-amodio-is-now-4th-highest-regular-season-earner\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:58:35","slug":"jeopardy-champion-matt-amodio-is-now-4th-highest-regular-season-earner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-champion-matt-amodio-is-now-4th-highest-regular-season-earner\/","title":{"rendered":"#’Jeopardy!’ Champion Matt Amodio is Now 4th Highest Regular Season Earner"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#’Jeopardy!’ Champion Matt Amodio is Now 4th Highest Regular Season Earner<\/strong>”
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Sportscaster Joe Buck kicked off his week as Jeopardy!<\/em> guest host on Monday but, once again, it is the show\u2019s current champion, Matt Amodio, who is stealing all the headlines.<\/p>\n

Following Monday\u2019s episode, Amodio is now the fourth-highest regular season earner in the show\u2019s history, accumulating a total of $440,600 across his 14 app<\/a>earances. He had already overtaken past champion Julie Collins ($428,100) last week to land number five on the list, and now he has jumped ahead of David Madden ($430,400) to secure spot number four.<\/p>\n

While some fans were initially put off by Amodio\u2019s tendency to answer \u201cwhat is?\u201d to every question regardless of the correct grammar, his impressive performance has won most of them around. \u201cHighly invested in @AmodioMatt\u2019s Jeopardy run. It\u2019s appointment viewing at this point,\u201d tweeted one viewer, while another stated, \u201cI\u2019m in awe watching him effortlessly know so much about so many topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Highly invested in @AmodioMatt<\/a>\u2019s Jeopardy run. It\u2019s appointment viewing at this point.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Robertson (@andalerob) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Night after night, Matt Amodio absolutely crushes it<\/p>\n

Even though I feel bad for all his opponents, I\u2019m in awe watching him effortlessly know so much about so many topics.@Jeopardy<\/a> #jeopardy<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/9w3fSCmgtu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ava (@HelloAva) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I love these kind of champions. You go Matt.<\/p>\n

\u2014 SFGiantFanForever (@BeverlyColoma) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hoping he becomes number one! We love watching him play! \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n

\u2014 MoDix (@DixonPr) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Even the other contestants wanted to see Amodio continue his winning streak. \u201cJust keep going and make us look even better,\u201d said one of his opponents at the end of Monday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

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Even the other contestants want Matt Amodio to continue his win streak!<\/p>\n

Matt is now #4 in highest winnings (regular-season play)! pic.twitter.com\/riZ6jEOtIz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, the graduate student from New Haven, Connecticut, is not getting cocky, as he too is shocked at his astounding run. After officially landing the fourth spot on the overall earners\u2019 list, Amodio shared his thoughts on Twitter<\/a>, complimenting his \u201cbrilliant\u201d and \u201ctalented\u201d opponents.<\/p>\n

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Wow. I don\u2019t know which of those numbers is most unbelievable. I think it has to be the 14 days. I\u2019ve been up against 28 brilliant, talented people, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have made it through the gauntlet to get to this point!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Amodio (@AmodioMatt) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The question now is, how long can Amodio keep going? He would need to earn more than $532,496 to knock Jason Zuffranieri from the third position. It\u2019s a feat that could be possible given Amodio\u2019s frequent big money Double Jeopardy wagers. However, it\u2019s going to be a lot tougher to overtake the top two spots held by James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings, who stand at $2,462,216 and $2,520,700, respectively.<\/p>\n

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This guy is the Jeopardy! story no one is following. https:\/\/t.co\/UbGweuyJ6F<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

During Monday\u2019s show, current host Buck joked with self-confessed Cleveland Indians fans Amodio about his team losing the World Series<\/a> to the Chicago Cubs in 2016. While the defeat still stings, Amodio praised Buck as a host, tweeting, \u201cYou were so darn good hosting #jeopardy tonight,\u201d before adding, \u201cBut next time you better be calling a Cleveland win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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OK, I\u2019m going to let it slide this time, @buck<\/a>, because you were so darn good hosting #jeopardy<\/a> tonight\u2026<\/p>\n

But next time you better be calling a Cleveland win. https:\/\/t.co\/EkjjtmG5Nr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Amodio (@AmodioMatt) August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jeopardy!<\/em>, Season 37, Weekdays, Check your local listings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n