Age, Biography and Wiki
Matt Jackson was born on 24 June, 1992 in United States, is an American game show contestant. Discover Matt Jackson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?
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Paralegal |
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31 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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24 June 1992 |
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24 June |
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| Nationality |
United States
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Matt Jackson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 31 years old, Matt Jackson height not available right now. We will update Matt Jackson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Matt Jackson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Matt Jackson worth at the age of 31 years old? Matt Jackson’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Matt Jackson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Matthew Barnett Jackson (born June 24, 1992) is an American paralegal and former contestant on the syndicated game show Jeopardy! who won 13 consecutive games and earning $413,612, the eleventh-highest game streak all-time as of June 4, 2023.
At the time his 13-win streak was the fourth highest in Jeopardy! regular-play history, trailing only Ken Jennings (74 wins in 2004), Julia Collins (20 in 2014), and David Madden (19 in 2005).
He was also fourth-highest in total regular-play earnings.
Jackson was encouraged to apply for the show by his friend Sam Spaulding, who won $50,000 after finishing second in the fall 2010 College Championship.
At Yale, Jackson was a key player on the university's quiz bowl team, which won several national tournaments, including Academic Competition Federation nationals in 2011 and 2012 and the National Academic Quiz Tournaments Intercollegiate Championship Tournament 2013 (Division I); he served as president of the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE), a nonprofit promoting the spread of quiz bowl, in 2014–15.
Jackson works as a paralegal in D.C.
His teammates were captain Ken Jennings and 2012 College champion Monica Thieu.
The team took second place.
Jackson majored in philosophy at Yale University and graduated in 2014.
After two unsuccessful attempts to enter the college tournament, he auditioned for the regular show in 2014 and was selected as a contestant.
Jackson said that he repeated, "I am not throwin' away my shot," a line from the musical Hamilton, for inspiration while preparing for the show.
He studied by reading previous champions' books on the experience, such as Ken Jennings’s Brainiac and Bob Harris's Prisoner of Trebekistan.
Jackson initially drew attention for his slow smile while being introduced at the beginning of each show.
After his first victory, he began using his fingers to display the number of wins in his streak.
Jackson also became known for his buzzer speed and for quickly moving onto the next question after giving a correct response.
In his third game, when Jackson said "Boom!"
after correctly answering a Daily Double, fans and media quickly proclaimed the exclamation his signature catchphrase, but he never repeated it.
His 13-episode streak ended with a loss on October 14, 2015.
Jackson's total winnings place him tenth on the all-time money-winning list in regular (non-tournament) games as of June 4, 2023.
Jackson grew up in Washington, D.C., and attended Georgetown Day School.
He is the son of Amy Berman Jackson, a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and lawyer Darryl Jackson.
His mother is Jewish and his father is African-American and Christian.
His middle name comes from his maternal grandfather, Barnett Berman, a physician at Johns Hopkins University whom Jackson cited as an early influence in becoming well-read.
Jackson's 13-episode streak ended with a loss on October 14, 2015.
In his 14 episodes he earned $413,612.
Jackson returned in November 2015 for the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.
On the November 11 episode he won his quarterfinal game and moved on to the next round.
On the November 18 episode he won his semifinal game to advance to the finals.
In the two-day final aired on November 19 and 20, Jackson finished second, behind Alex Jacob, winning $100,000.
In 2019, first James Holzhauer had a 32-game winning streak, moving Jackson to fifth place in both consecutive games won and total regular-play earnings, then Jason Zuffranieri had a 19-game winning streak, moving Jackson to sixth place in both consecutive games won and total regular-play earnings.
In 2021, Matt Amodio had a 38-game winning streak, bumping Jackson to seventh place in consecutive days won and total money earned.
In 2022, first Amy Schneider had a 40-game winning streak, moving Jackson to eighth place, then Mattea Roach surpassed Jackson with 23 wins, moving Jackson to ninth place in both consecutive games and regular play earnings.
Jackson appeared in the show's "All-Star Games", which aired from February 20 to March 5, 2019.
