‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Mattea Roach’s Winning Streak Reaches 17 Games

Amber Dowling Once again, “Heartstopper” was the top show on Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of May 9-15, extending its winning streak to four straight weeks.

Mattea Roach spoke about all the important things in a recent interview, like what the “Jeopardy!” bathrooms were like and whether she got to take any pens home from the show.

Mattea Roach had a great run on “Jeopardy!”.

Mattea Roach has ended her 23-day winning streak on Jeopardy!

NEW YORK -- Friday's “Jeopardy!” match marked a turning point for the game show's latest mega-champ.The latest long-time champ on “Jeopardy!” has seen her winning streak end at 23 — by a single dollar.Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, saw her winning streak end at 23 — by a single dollar.Roach earned $560,983 during her run on the game show. She's has one of the five longest winning streaks in “Jeopardy!” history, but didn't come close to Ken Jennings' record of 74 consecutive wins.Danielle Maurer, a marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia, beat Roach on Friday's show by a margin of $15,600 to $15,599.Unlike her second-to-last match, Roach went into the final question with the lead Friday.

in the spirit of the upcoming Kentucky Derby, the bewildered Roach guessed, “Who are Churchill and Downs? idk.” She wagered and lost $3,601 whereas challenger Danielle Maurer — a digital marketing manager and Georgia resident — answered correctly.Maurer had only $11,400 heading into Final Jeopardy and bet $4,200 to nab the win by a score of $15,600 vs. Roach’s $15,599.“Obviously I didn’t come through in the last one, but I still feel so happy and so lucky to have had this experience,” Roach said.But her run on the game show has left Roach in an extremely elite category, only being surpassed by “Jeopardy!” legends Ken Jennings, recent phenoms Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio, along with James Holzhauer for both money and games won.“When I think of the caliber of those four players, I really don’t feel like I deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as them to be honest,” Roach added.

After 23 wins totaling $560,983, Mattea Roach’s time on Jeopardy! came down to a single dollar.

to “Jeopardy!” stardom by becoming the first Gen Z megachampion, has cast her vote for who should be the show’s permanent host between Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings. She’s also weighing in on criticism she’s received about the way she plays the game.“I would say Ken because of his history with the show,” the 23-year-old contestant from Toronto told Vulture of her pick to replace longtime host Alex Trebek, who died in 2020. “As a contestant, there’s something really special about being onstage with the greatest player of all time.

Canada’s most successful “Jeopardy!” contestant scooped up another win Wednesday night, further cementing her spot as one of the TV quiz show’s all-time greats.

Halifax’s Mattea Roach won her 21st “Jeopardy!” game Tuesday night, taking home another $29,599 USD, thanks in part to a Final Jeopardy! clue about “O Canada”.

Canadian “Jeopardy!” super-champ Mattea Roach has earned the fifth-longest streak in the TV quiz show’s history.

ABC and CBS kept their Sunday ratings momentum going, earning wins in the demo and audience, respectively.

Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show’s all-star players.

shared a tweet Monday promoting their article about Roach’s win, writing: “The 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a total of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in ‘Jeopardy!’ history.”The phrasing elicited some angry responses from fans for explicitly pointing out that Roach was part of the LGBTQ+ community. “Is her sexual orientation really relevant here?” one asked.“This is such a weird tweet,” another said, with another chiming in: “Agreed… the wording is so horrible.”Is her sexual orientation really relevant here? https://t.co/HJAV0d70TQ“Try this: Congratulations to Mattea Roach, Canadian tutor, for her amassed sum of $320,081, the most won by a Canadian contestant in ‘Jeopardy!’ history,” one person chimed in.Another penned: “And somehow, in all the coverage of Mattea here in Canada, not once has her sexuality been mentioned…because it doesn’t have anything to do with her success on ‘Jeopardy!’”“I will so enjoy the day when posts highlighting someone’s sexuality are a thing of the past.

Sasha Urban editorWith her 14th consecutive “Jeopardy!” win on Friday, Mattea Roach snagged eighth place on the show’s all-time list of most consecutive game wins.Roach, a 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, Ontario, has won a modest $320,081 in prize money, bringing her to 10th place on the list of all-time highest non-tournanment cash earnings. Roach is also the highest ranking Canadian contestant in “Jeopardy!” history, and has answered 93% of clues correctly throughout her 14 games.Earlier this year, contestant Amy Schneider capped an impressive 40-game winning streak with overall winnings that totaled $1,382,800.

Get out the erasers. There’s a new entry in the Jeopardy! record books.

Canadian “Jeopardy!” contestant Mattea Roach has been notching win after win, and on the Friday, April 22 episode she captured her 14th consecutive victory.