{"id":347930,"date":"2021-10-02T08:41:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T05:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/matt-amodio-lands-second-longest-jeopardy-winning-streak\/"},"modified":"2021-10-02T08:41:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T05:41:04","slug":"matt-amodio-lands-second-longest-jeopardy-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matt-amodio-lands-second-longest-jeopardy-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"#Matt Amodio lands second-longest &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Matt Amodio lands second-longest &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; winning streak<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d has a new rising star.<\/p>\n<p>Yale PhD student Matt Amodio, 30, is now the quiz show\u2019s second winningest contestant \u2014 notching his 33rd consecutive victory on Friday and eclipsing James Holzhauer\u2019s streak.<\/p>\n<p>Amodio hauled in $55,400, bringing his winnings to $1,267,801. He still trailed Holzhauer\u2019s total winning by more than $1 million, however, due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly more conservative play in the \u201cDouble Jeopardy\u201d and \u201cFinal Jeopardy\u201d rounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the chance to remind everybody how much better than me @James_Holzhauer is in literally every way,\u201d Amodio <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmodioMatt\/status\/1443409974537904128\">tweeted before the pre-taped contest<\/a> aired. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be an honor to be unfavorably compared to a person I admire so much!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trivia whiz would have to win 42 more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s to beat Ken Jennings\u2019 74 game blitz in 2004.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Matt-Amodio.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Matt Amodio overtook James Holzhauer for the second-longest winning streak in &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; history following his 33rd consecutive win.\" class=\"wp-image-19673908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Matt-Amodio.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Matt-Amodio.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Matt-Amodio.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Amodio overtook James Holzhauer for the second-longest winning streak in \u201cJeopardy!\u201d history following his 33rd consecutive win.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jennings was set to host the show in tandem with actress Mayim Bialik after Mike Richards was forced out of the gig, and his executive producer role, following the revelation of sexist comments he once made on a podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d had invited a slew of high-profile guests to moderate the program following the death of iconic host Alex Trebek.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Yale PhD student Matt Amodio, 30, is now the quiz show\u2019s second winningest contestant \u2014 notching his 33rd consecutive victory on Friday and eclipsing James Holzhauer\u2019s streak. Amodio hauled in $55,400, bringing his winnings to $1,267,801. 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