A new champion has joined the annals of “Jeopardy!” history with Matt Amodio extending his winning streak to seven games, making it into the record books.
On Thursday, viewers watched the graduate student from New Haven, Connecticut win his his seventh consecutive match, with winnings of a whopping $74,000.
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Even though he now has seven wins under his belt, Amodio still feels that his first victory was the sweetest. “Once you [win] once, that’s just such a great accomplishment,” Amodio said.
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