Birth Name: Matthew Benjamin Amodio
Place of Birth: Medina, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 4, 1990
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Matt Amodio is an American, game show contestant and PHD student in computer science at Yale University. He is known for his run on Jeopardy!, where his record now stands, as the second-most consecutive number of games won, and the third-highest amount of prize money, in regular-season play. Ken Jennings, at #1 on both counts, and James Holzhauer, at #3 and #2, respectively, comprise the rest of the top three contestants.
Matt’s maternal grandfather was Abraham Solowitch (the son of Sol Solowitch and Bessie Harris). Abraham was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Ukrainian Jewish parents. Sol was the son of Yitzchak Solowitch. Bessie was born in Odessa.
Matt’s maternal grandmother was Esther Kapelnick (the daughter of Beryl/Ben Kapelnick and Malka/Mollie Lea Scheinwald). Esther was born in Ohio, to Ukrainian Jewish/Russian Jewish parents. Beryl was the son of Moshe Kapelnick. Malka was the daughter of Mordechai Scheinwald/Schoenwald and Sura/Sarah Rivka Swartz.
Matt’s paternal grandparents likely were named Anthony Amodio and Theresa.
Sources: Obituary of Matt’s maternal grandfather, Abraham Solowitch – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Matt’s maternal grandmother, Esther Kapelnick, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Matt’s maternal grandmother, Esther (Kapelnick) Solowitch – https://obits.cleveland.com
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