By the numbers: Jeopardy! champion Mattea Roach and her rise to stardom
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The Jeopardy! champion is now on a 17-game streak with total winnings of $396,182 USD, or just over $508,100 CAD.
Nova Scotia-born Mattea Roach has been making waves online as Jeopardy! fans and supportive Canadians watch her rise to success.
The Jeopardy! champion is now on a 17-game streak with total winnings of $396,182 USD, or just over $508,100 CAD.
Roach needs to secure 19 victories to tie with David Madden and Jason Zuffranieri, who are in sixth place on the list of most consecutive wins.
Now living in Toronto, the 23-year-old tutor has racked up impressive statistics since her debut on April 5. She has also secured an invite to the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, set to air in the fall.
As of Wednesday, Roach has a total of 459 correct answers in the competition, making up 93 per cent of her attempts. She buzzed in successfully 71 per cent of tries in total.
Her highest margin of winnings was in her first episode, racking up just under $38,000 more than her competitors. Her narrowest win was in the most recent episode, which she won by just $1.
Here’s an episode-by-episode review of Roach’s statistics in Jeopardy!
Roach made her debut on the show April 5.
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