Jeopardy winner is on a run, now 3rd.
The story here only was from when he was on Day 14. He's maybe 16th or 17th.
Don't watch until 7:57 your time.
The Yale computer science Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (and originally from Medina, Ohio) took home $42,400 Thursday after defeating contestants Steve Spillman and Ruth Reichard, bringing his 17-day total to $547,600.
That lands Amodio at No. 3 on the list of top prize winners in non-tournament play, behind only Jennings ($2,462,216) and Holzhauer ($2,520,700), but has a long way to go to catch them. Friday marks the show's 37th season finale; if he wins then, Amodio returns for the 38th season, with Mike Richards as host, on Sept. 13.
"The show has had so many brilliant people (on it)," Amodio said of his fellow contestants in a statement. "I’m honored to be thought of as even close to them.”
On Thursday, the final category was "Blockbuster Movies" and the clue: "Based on a 1974 novel, this film has been described as combining 'An Enemy of the People' and 'Moby Dick.'" The correct response is "Jaws." |
