Mattea Roach places 2nd in Jeopardy! Masters tournament

Toronto trivia titan Mattea Roachmade it to the finals, but couldn't clinch the Jeopardy! Masterstitle.

Roach, a writer and podcasterwho also has ties to Nova Scotia, finished second on Wednesday's episode, with a combined two-game point total of 41,685, earning a prize of $250,000 US.

Roach was in second place afterthe first game, and tookthe lead inthe second game heading into Final Jeopardy, the last part of the game.

All three contestants gave the incorrect answer, but because the score from the first game was taken into account James Holzhauer ended up defeating Roachby $2,110 US.

Holzhauer won the first-ever Trebek Trophy named for the late longtimehost Alex Trebek and $500,000 US.

Mattea Roach on their Jeopardy! winning streak

2 years ago

Duration 6:27

Canadian Mattea Roach talks to Ian Hanomansing about their Jeopardy! winning streak and exceeding their expectations.

Roach is themost successful Canadian competitor in Jeopardy! history. They won more than $750,000 Cdnand23 consecutive games in 2022, the fifth-longest streak ever on Jeopardy!

Roach went on to compete in the Tournament of Champions, finishing third in a semifinalin November 2022.

The tournament came at a difficult time for Roach, who noted in Tuesday's semifinal episode that their father died in the course of filming.

Roach said their dad was a big part of why they were able to compete on "Jeopardy!" at all, instilling in them a love of learning.

Roach thanked everyone on set who ensured they could go home to grieve instead of continuing to film on what they said was the hardest day of their life so far.

Mattea Roach's father on their Jeopardy! success

2 years ago

Duration 4:48

Mattea Roach's father Phil tells CBC Nova Scotia host Amy Smith what it's been like to see his child on the show's tournament of champions.