Matt Amodio turned considerably of a star throughout his record-breaking stint on Jeopardy!. With viewers nonetheless noting the void left after the “Amodio Rodeo” got here to an finish, the Ph.D. scholar garnered his fairly a fan following over the course of his 38-game profitable streak. Amodio just lately revealed that the publicity has given him some main consideration as a possible suitor.
Matt Amodio will get requested out ‘a lot’ after turning into a ‘Jeopardy!’ star
Along with being famend as a quiz whiz, Amodio earned a status as a category act and good sport. He acquired his personal fan base whereas on Jeopardy! which continues regardless of now not being on the trivia board.
“It has also been really strange having fans of any kind, and pretty significant fans as it turns out!” he wrote in an Oct. 14 article for Newsweek. “When I left the show for the first time after 18 games in the last season, I was wondering if I would be remembered at all. Or, if I would do OK, then not as good as the best and move into the forgotten realm.”
Some viewers are seeing the Jeopardy! champ as wonderful relationship materials, the place he’s receiving quite a few invites hinting at romance. For now although, the Yale scholar is specializing in getting again right into a routine sans Jeopardy!
“I have had romantic proposals since being on Jeopardy!” he admitted. “I’ve had a lot of messages asking me out. … I don’t know exactly how to interact with those. I’m single at the moment and I hope that perhaps having been on Jeopardy! will make my life in the dating sphere a little easier! But I’m also decompressing a little bit from my Jeopardy! experience and so dating will be a post-Jeopardy! undertaking.”
‘Jeopardy!’ champ elevated his Twitter following
It’s straightforward to see why Amodio turned such a beloved competitor. He exudes humility and continues to encourage Jeopardy! followers to maintain watching the present.
“I don’t really know how to process seeing these people who are just genuinely interested in me,” Amodio shared. “It’s a good feeling, but I don’t feel like I deserve it. And, for the people who are saying they are having trouble watching Jeopardy! now that I have lost—they should definitely still watch Jeopardy! It’s the best show.”
Amodio made a apply of interacting with individuals who commented on his Twitter account, which resulted in an enormous following.
“I started by having so few Twitter followers that whenever I got a notification I could respond and I kept to that strategy,” he defined. “Then, my follower count just kept going up. At some point, I just didn’t think I could respond to every mention anymore. So I try to look for people I haven’t heard from before and give a shout out to them, to see if I can make their day a little bit brighter.”
Matt Amodio encourages others to push themselves
The Ohio native is flattered that his Jeopardy! journey has resonated with individuals, and hopes to be an instance of reaching for the celebs.
“I’m happy to be a role model as a regular guy who just happens to be smart,” Amodio wrote. “To imagine young kids want to be like me is music to my ears. It makes me feel so good. I try to tear down that barrier between what people think they are capable of and what they think others are capable of.”
Amodio opened up about his personal struggles with self-doubt and prompts others to take probabilities even when they really feel unwell geared up.
“I’ve experienced a lot of insecurity; thinking I’m good at something or smart, but that other people projected so much more confidence,” Amodio remarked. “I confused the confidence they projected with having some skills that I thought I lacked. I hope to show that you don’t need to assume other people are capable of things you aren’t. My message to others would be: just give it a try.”