Arthur Chu (born January 30, 1984) is an American columnist and former contestant on Jeopardy!, a syndicated U.S. game show.

He later became a columnist and Internet commentator, writing for The Daily Beast and Salon on various issues, including racism and sexism in nerd culture.

[3] Chu spent a great deal of time preparing in the month before his first appearance on Jeopardy!.

[4] As a student at Swarthmore College, he also played quiz bowl, in which he has said he was an aggressive player despite having limited knowledge.

[5] Chu made his debut as a contestant on the January 28, 2014, episode of Jeopardy!, winning $37,200 in his first game.

[8] After a three-week airtime break, he became eligible for the Tournament of Champions on February 24 when he won for the fifth time; his total winnings were $123,600.

[11] His third-place earnings of $1,000 brought his ultimate winnings to $298,200,[12][n 1] putting him at third place on the list of all-time highest-earning Jeopardy!

[1] Chu's 11-show winning streak was later passed by Julia Collins (20 wins in 2014), Matt Jackson (13, 2015), Seth Wilson (12, 2016), Austin Rogers (12, 2017), James Holzhauer (32, 2019), Jason Zuffranieri (19, 2019), Matt Amodio (38, 2021), Amy Schneider (40, 2021-22), Mattea Roach (23, 2022), Ryan Long (16, 2022), and Cris Pannullo (21, 2022) pushing Chu's streak to the fourteenth-longest in Jeopardy!

[14] Throughout Chu's 11-game streak, his aggressive style of play attracted criticism among fans of the series, some of whom considered his conduct to be unsportsmanlike and against the spirit of Jeopardy!

The Forrest Bounce is a somewhat common strategy, however, employed by several other successful champions including Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer who, like Chu, used it to increase their odds of finding Daily Doubles first.

[16] Inspired by Watson, a computer that was programmed to play Jeopardy!, Chu picked high-value clues first, because they are more likely to be Daily Doubles.

[16] Chu also held the buzzer close to the microphone, resulting in audible clicks when signaling,[17] and upon correctly answering a question, rushed quickly to the next clue.

[18] In response, both Alex Trebek and Ken Jennings have defended Chu as a "good player" who makes the game "more exciting".

[2] Chu married science fiction writer Eliza Blair in 2012; the couple met during their time at Swarthmore College.