Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson
Noted subjects	Classics, Mythology, Philosophy, general, science-fu, Mixed_Pure_Academic
Current college	none
Past colleges	Yale (2010-2014)
High school	Georgetown Day (2007-2010)
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT

Matt Jackson is a former quizbowl player for Yale and Georgetown Day School.

During his senior year at Georgetown Day High School in DC, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the 2010 NSC, and took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the 2010 HSNCT. In college, first under the tutelage of John Lawrence and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the 2011 DII ICT, 2011 ACF Nationals, 2012 ACF Nationals, and 2013 ICT, to 2nd-place finishes at 2013 ACF Nationals, the 2014 ICT, and 2014 ACF Nationals, and to a 3rd place finish at the 2012 ICT -- with numerous key matches against UVA's Matt Bollinger along the way. After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 Chicago Open, and 2nd-place individual scorer overall.

His credentials as an editor of quizbowl questions include the head editorship of BHSAT from 2011 to 2014, in which capacity he greatly improved the tournament's quality standards and established regional sites nationwide.

Jackson is a member of PACE (currently inactive) and of ACF.

Jeopardy

In the fall of 2015, Jackson competed on the televised game show Jeopardy!; as of October 2015, his winning streak (13 games) and total cash winnings ($413,612) were each the fourth-highest of all time.