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Matt Amodiohas officially added himself to theJeopardy!hall of fame!
On Friday’s episode of the popular game show series, Amodio — a Ph.D. student at Yale University who is from New Haven, Connecticut — become the third person inJeopardy! history to earn more than $1 million in non-tournament gameplay.
The college student won $48,800 during the latest episode, which marked his 28th victory and brought his total winnings to $1,004,001.
Aside from Amodio, the only other contestants inJeopardy!history to ever win more than $1 million in games played amid the regular season areKen JenningsandJames Holzhauer. Jennings, 47, won $2,520,700 over a 74-game streak, while Holzhauer, 37, garnered $2,462,216 over 32 wins, according to theAssociated Press.
“This was beyond my wildest dreams going in,” Amodio said in a statement, perDeadline. “I knew it was a possibility, but I thought it was a very remote possibility, and to have it actually happen is unbelievable.”
Amodio’s impressive winning streak came about as temporary show hostMayim Bialikended her first week back on the series amid the departure of previously announced host and executive producer,Mike Richards.
Going forward, theBig Bang Theoryalum and neuroscientist, 45, will now share hosting responsibilities with Jennings through the end of the year. Bialik will serve as host for episodes running through Nov. 5, before she and Jennings — who was a contestant in 2004 — willsplit hosting dutiesas their schedules allow.
He later also exited the show as executive producer, and the game show went ahead withairing Richards' taped episodesafter his exit.
Jeopardy!airs weekdays in syndication (check local listings).
source: people.com
