West Virginia Alum Wins Jeopardy! for Third Straight Day

West Virginia native Matt Massie stretched his Jeopardy! winning streak to three games on Thursday, June 12, not securing his win until the Final Jeopardy round with a wager that put him over the top.

Massie, who hails from South Charleston, W.Va., now possesses three-day earnings of $79,800. Another win on June 13 will earn him a spot in the show’s yearly Tournament of Champions, likely set for a date in early 2026. Although Massie, a lawyer, went to Yale for his undergraduate education, he earned his law degree from WVU.

Massie won his second consecutive game in landslide fashion, pulling in $28,000. His next closest competitor finished with $3,199.

The Mountain State has cleaned house in the classic game show in recent years, with fellow West Virginia native Adriana Harmeyer winning 15 consecutive games back in 2024. Harmeyer earned a spot in the Tournament of Champions and made it all the way to the championship round, finishing as a finalist.