Matt Amodio Wants To Beat Ken Jenning’s Record By $1

is a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut who has become a household name due to his “Jeopardy!” run.

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Fans did not like Amodio at first because he uses incorrect pronouns. He answers “What is…?” instead of “Who is…?”

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Amodio now has the second highest consecutive game win streak in the show’s history.

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The previous record was 32 games, held by James Holzhauer, who still holds all top ten slots for most money won in a single game.

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Brad Rutter has the most overall winnings because of the large amount of money that he won in tournaments.

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Ken Jennings has the longest consecutive win streak with 74 games.

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Ken Jennings also holds the records for highest winnings from regular season play

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Amodio says that he is still shocked by his run because he does not consider himself as smart as James Holzhauer or Ken Jennings

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Amodio says that he knows that his run will end at some point, and he has a sense of humility about the whole experience.

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