Jeopardy! Champion Matt Amodio 8th Among Highest-Winning Contestants With $362,400
On 8/3/21 at 9:22 PM EDT
Jeopardy! champ Matt Amodio recently earned his place among the top ten total cash winners of any contestants in regular season play, and as of his victory Tuesday night, he is in eighth place.
Amodio won his tenth consecutive game on Tuesday, ending up with $362,400 total winnings so far. He will move on to compete as the reigning champion in another episode of
Jeopardy! on Wednesday.
Amodio's smart use of daily doubles has landed him runaway wins in several games.
"We don't keep records of how many runaways a contestant has, though Matt does have a lot so far!" Alison Shapiro, a