After fierce 23-game run, Canadian Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach loses by $1

Ultimately, it was a single greenback and a clue about two American mayors that ended Canadian Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach’s spectacular 23-game streak.

On Friday, Roach misplaced her twenty fourth sport by $1 to Danielle Maurer, a digital advertising supervisor from Georgia, after being stumped by Last Jeopardy.

Roach ended the sport with $15,599, whereas Maurer — who appeared astounded by her razor-thin win — completed with $15,600.

“It feels nonetheless form of like a dream,” Roach mentioned in a information launch from the enduring quiz present.

“I actually got here down right here hoping to possibly win one sport, and so I nonetheless cannot imagine it. You understand, it is unusual, clearly I did not come by within the final one, however I nonetheless really feel so pleased and so fortunate to have had this expertise.”

Roach, 23, left the sport with $560,983 US, which is roughly $722,498 Cdn.

Last Jeopardy stumper

The Toronto-based tutor was within the lead heading into the Last Jeopardy spherical with $19,200. Maurer trailed with $11,400, whereas the third contestant, operations supervisor Betsy Hobbs, had $7,400.

The ultimate clue was: “These two mayors gave their names to a facility constructed on the positioning of an previous racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler.”

Maurer appropriately answered William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson. Neither Hobbs nor Roach knew the precise reply.

“All of it comes all the way down to the ultimate wager. Did you wager greater than $3,600?” host Ken Jennings requested Roach as she pretended to wipe a tear from her face and turned to smile on the new champ.

Hartsfield, as Jennings famous, is the namesake of the Atlanta airport in Maurer’s residence state.

“Clearly for a Georgia native that is not so arduous,” mentioned Jennings, who shortly added that questions are written months prematurely and assigned at random.

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Roach holds the title for the longest run of any Canadian on the present. 

Followers throughout the nation have been rooting for Roach all through her journey, with many displaying her help on social media and combating over which metropolis she calls “residence” — Toronto or RisePEI?

Roach’s reply? Each. Whereas she spent her early years in Nova Scotia and considers it her residence, Roach has mentioned she turned deeply connected to Toronto later in life.

Earlier within the week, she received a shout-out in the Home of Commons by RisePEI MP Andy Fillmore. Her alma mater, the College of Toronto, additionally boasted about her wins and her time on the faculty. 

Locally of Marion Bridge on Cape Breton Island, Roach’s great-aunt and uncle repeatedly up to date the signage exterior their grocery retailer to indicate help for the Jeopardy! champ.

‘There isn’t any phrases’

With 23 wins beneath her belt, Roach is No. 5 on each the all-time consecutive video games record and the all-time highest common season winnings record. Solely Jennings, Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and James Holzhauer received extra video games or cash throughout their time on the present.

“Once I consider the calibre of these 4 gamers, I actually do not feel like I should be talked about in the identical breath as them to be sincere,” mentioned Roach. 

“And there is a noticeable monetary hole between my cash and theirs, however it’s an incredible accomplishment. Like, I can not imagine it. It is such an enormous honour that I’m being spoken of in relation to individuals like Ken, James, Matt, Amy. It is, wow. There isn’t any phrases.”

Roach will return to play within the Jeopardy! Match of Champions this fall.