In a 2021 opinion piece Amodio wrote for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Amodio said he's proud to represent Connecticut and touched 'by how my community has supported me.' in computer science from Yale University in 2022 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, according to his LinkedIn page. The streak placed him third on the list of all-time regular season winnings with $1,518,601 and eventually ended on Oct. CT's best restaurants for overall value in 2023, according to Connecticut MagazineĪmodio first appeared on 'Jeopardy!' season 37 and won 38 consecutive games in 2021.New Haven mother charged in infant's overdose on Farren Avenue, police say.

Bob's Stores is closing in this CT town, then opening a new location.CT's best Italian restaurants for 2023, according to Connecticut Magazine.ESPN unveiled preseason women's basketball bracketology seeds.1 casino hotel in the nation, beating out Atlantic City's Hard Rock Chick's Drive-In building torn down during West Haven shoreline development.Monday's win put Amodio in fourth place on the leaderboard with six points. James Holzhauer is in first place with 12 points, Andrew He is in second with nine and Mattea Roach is in third with seven.ĭay 5 results are in, have you been keeping track?✍️👀Ĭheer on your favorite #JeopardyMasters TONIGHT at 8/7c on and stream on Hulu! /sgfutc6Afd- Jeopardy! May 16, 2023Īmodio is currently two points ahead of Amy Schneider, who was previously tied with Amodio in match points after Friday's game, and four points ahead of Sam Buttrey. In Friday's match against James Holzhauer and Mattea Roach, Amodio went down to zero dollars after missing the Daily Double and ended the round with -2,000 points, evidentially failing to qualify for Final Jeopardy. Each game, winners receive three points, runners up get two and third-place contestants get zero. The 'Jeopardy! Masters' tournament features six champions from previous seasons who face off against one other for the winning title and ranks contestants on a point system. Amy Schneider was the only player to correctly guess the Final Jeopardy answer, but she did not bet enough and ended with 16,401 points, while Mattea Roach finished with 13,599 points.

The games will follow the show's usual three-round format.During Game 9 of the 2023 'Jeopardy! Masters' tournament Monday, the Yale University alumnus took the lead in the Double Jeopardy round after scoring the Daily Double and finished with the highest of 16,799 points. How will the tournament work?Īccording to the 'Jeopardy!' website, there will be 10 hour-long episodes, each featuring two half-hour games. Christopher Willard / ABC Sam Buttreyīuttrey (who some fans say is a doppelg ä nger for actor Steve Martin) won the 2021 Professors Tournament and placed third in last year’s Tournament of Champions. Amodio is one of six contestant vying for the $500,000 grand prize. Matt Amodio, right, with 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings. She also made the semifinals of the 2022 Tournament of Champions. Roach is fifth on the list by winning 23 consecutive games and is sixth in all-time winnings in regular season play with $560,983. 2.) Matt AmodioĪmodio won 38 straight games in 2021, good for third on the all-time list, while also placing third on the list of all-time regular season winnings with $1,518,601. He's also third in all-time winnings, including tournaments, with $2,962,216. James HolzhauerĪ “Jeopardy!” legend, Holzhauer won 32 consecutive games and occupies all 10 spots on the list of highest single-game winnings, including the all-time record of $131,127 in 2019. He placed second in the 2022 Tournament of Champions and had the honor of being the reigning champion when Schneider won her first game in 2021. Amy Schneider, right, with host Ken Jennings, looks to add to her legacy as a 'Jeopardy!' champion on 'Jeopardy! Masters.' Christopher Willard / ABC Andrew He She also won the 2022 Tournament of Champions. She won $1,382,800 in regular season games, which places her fourth in the show’s history. Schneider, who has a book about her life due out later this year, won 40 games in a row during her run on “Jeopardy!” in 20, trailing only Ken Jennings’ record of 74 consecutive games. Here's a capsule look at the half dozen contestants. Six past champions will return to 'Jeopardy!' in the hopes of answering the most questions, showing off their savvy skills when wagering for a Daily Double and reacting quickest with the clicker. “Jeopardy! Masters” airs weeknights beginning Monday, May 8, through Wednesday, May 24, at 8 p.m. Here is everything you need to know about this battle of big brain power.

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