Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach

2022 - 4 - 26

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'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach continues streak with 15th win (Globalnews.ca)

As of Monday's game, Mattea Roach has the 10th highest winnings of anyone in the regular-season history for Jeopardy!, with US$352781.

Her streak – the longest held by a Canadian contestant – has earned her a spot in the show’s Tournament of Champions, which is set to air in the fall. As of Monday’s game, Roach has the 10th highest winnings of anyone in the show’s regular-season history, with US$352,781. The 23-year-old, who grew up in Halifax and now lives and works in Toronto as a tutor, has the eighth longest streak in Jeopardy! history.

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'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach takes her 15th consecutive win (CTV News Atlantic)

Nova Scotia's "Jeopardy!" champion Mattea Roach won her 15th consecutive game Monday night. The 23-year-old tutor earned an additional US$32,700.

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Canadian 'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach to vie for 15th win ... (CityNews Toronto)

The Toronto tutor dominating “Jeopardy!” will vie for a 15th straight win on an episode airing tonight. Mattea Roach, who grew up in Halifax, has the eighth ...

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Mattea Roach becomes latest LGBTQ 'Jeopardy!' phenom (NBC News)

With her 14th consecutive “Jeopardy!” win on Friday, Mattea Roach qualified for the game show's Tournament of Champions, a coveted yearly competition among ...

“The bi segment of the LGBTQ+ community isn’t quite as visible as the rest of it, both within the community and outside of the community," he told the "TODAY" show. Amid her success on the show, Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, became an instant transgender icon. Schneider capped a 40-game winning streak this year, with overall winnings of $1,382,800. And then, I guess what I didn’t realize is maybe I could become the super champion I wanted to see in the world.” If it’s not Amy, there’s going to be some other super champion that’s just going to knock me out game one. “This has been such a crazy season of streaks,” Mattea told “Jeopardy!” following her 12th consecutive win last week.

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'Jeopardy!' Champ Mattea Roach Got This Clue About Canada Right ... (Narcity)

During the episode of the iconic game show that aired on Monday, April 25, the reigning champion ⁠— who is from Nova Scotia but now lives in Toronto ⁠— ...

I'd have to think about it for a second," Roach responded. The category was "Names in American History" and when it was time to reveal her response, Jennings said, "She was good on Canadiana earlier in the game, how is she on Americana?" "Oh, yeah.

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Canadian 'Jeopardy!' champ Mattea Roach makes family proud as ... (Toronto Star)

Toronto-based tutor Mattea Roach held onto her streak last night — the eighth longest in “Jeopardy!” history — putting her one win closer to ascending...

They’re glued to the television,” he said. “Everybody’s coming out of the woodwork now to see how they’re related to Mattea,” said Baan, whose first cousin is Roach’s mother. Baan said she tunes into the Newfoundland broadcast of “Jeopardy!” so she can see Roach hit the buzzer half an hour before the show airs in Nova Scotia, but she has to stay mum about the outcome to avoid spoilers.

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Canadian 'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach continues streak with ... (Coast Reporter)

The Toronto tutor dominating "Jeopardy!" secured her 15th straight win Monday. Mattea Roach, who grew up in Halifax, has the eighth longest streak in ...

The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2022. To move up the list, the 23-year-old will need 19 wins to tie with David Madden and Jason Zuffranieri.

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