One man has seemingly cracked the code on Jepardy!, earning himself almost $300,000 (the most amount of money earned on the show in the shortest time) and viral fame on Twitter.Austin Tyler Rogers has so far appeared on seven nights in a row, winning each of them, and thanks to his knowledge and memorable mannerisms, has spawned a fanbase and his own hashtag: #austinonjeopardy.Here is he on Good Morning America explaining how he did it:Austin explain that in spite of not owning a television, he "found a way" of watching hundreds upon hundreds of episodes of the show and noticed patterns that had emerged over the decades."Whenever you see a sculptor, it's probably gonna be Auguste Rodin," he said, "if it's a Romanian poet, it's probably going to be Ionesco. I have no idea who Ionesco is but I've seen that come up three times across the decades!"Austin has been joining in live-tweeting his appearances on the show, and is happily making fun of himself as he goes along:Of course, you would too if you had $280,000 in your bank and your very own hashtag.
One man has seemingly cracked the code on Jepardy!, earning himself almost $300,000 (the most amount of money earned on the show in the shortest time) and viral fame on Twitter.
Austin Tyler Rogers has so far appeared on seven nights in a row, winning each of them, and thanks to his knowledge and memorable mannerisms, has spawned a fanbase and his own hashtag: #austinonjeopardy.
Here is he on explaining how he did it:
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Austin explain that in spite of not owning a television, he "found a way" of watching hundreds upon hundreds of episodes of the show and noticed patterns that had emerged over the decades.
"Whenever you see a sculptor, it's probably gonna be Auguste Rodin," he said, "if it's a Romanian poet, it's probably going to be Ionesco. I have no idea who Ionesco is but I've seen that come up three times across the decades!"
Austin has been joining in his appearances on the show, and is happily making fun of himself as he goes along:
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You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Of course, you would too if you had $280,000 in your bank and your very own hashtag.
