[3][4] A PhD student in computer science at Yale University,[5][6][7] Amodio won $1,519,601 in 39 appearances on Jeopardy!,[8][9] making him the third millionaire contestant on the show in regular-season play.
"[1] Amodio was a contestant on the quiz show Academic Challenge on WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio, while studying at Medina High School in 2009.
[22][23] Amodio is the third-highest earner of all time in regular-season play,[24] third-most successful in consecutive games won[25] and fourth-biggest all-time winner.
[28] Actor Jonathan Fisher, originally from Coral Gables, Florida, who would himself amass an 11-game winning streak,[m 1] defeated Amodio in his 39th and final game.
[32] In addition to the test results, the producers consider the personality of the prospective contestant; as an introvert, Amodio was concerned that he would not be interesting enough for the show.
Amodio's streak spanned episodes hosted by Robin Roberts, LeVar Burton, David Faber, and Joe Buck.
history to defeat Holzhauer (Emma Boettcher, in Game 33; current host Ken Jennings, thrice in the two-legged tie of The Greatest of All Time).
[35] Amodio has credited Wikipedia's wikilinks format for allowing him to meander through various topics in a random but logical progression and learn content quickly.