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Mattea Roach finally met her match onJeopardy!
The 23-year-old tutor from Toronto saw her 23-game win streak come to an end on Friday’s episode of the syndicated game show, falling to digital marketing manager Danielle Maurer in an epic Final Jeopardy! showdown.
“It feels still kind of like a dream,” Roach said following her defeat in a press release. “I really came down here hoping to maybe win one game and so I still can’t believe it.”
She continued, “It’s strange, obviously I didn’t come through in the last one, but I still feel so happy and so lucky to have had this experience.”
Maurer’s correct answer (“Who are William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson?") added $4,200 to her original $11,400 total for a final tally of $15,600.
But Roach answered incorrectly, losing her $3,601 wager and dropping her down to $15,599.
In total, Roach won $560,983 across her nearly two dozen victories, putting her at No. 5 on both the all-time consecutive games list and the all-time highest regular season winnings list, the show said in a press release.
Amy Schneider and James Holtzhauer.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images (2)
Ken Jennings,Amy Schneider,Matt AmodioandJames Holzhauerare the only other contestants to win more games or money while competing on the show.
Despite the loss, Roach is proud to join such elite company, describing it as “an amazing accomplishment.”
“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. And there’s a noticeable financial gap between my money and theirs,” she explained in the press release.
“I can’t believe it,” she continued. “It’s such a huge honor that I am being spoken of in relation to people like Ken, James, Matt, [and] Amy. It’s, wow. There’s no words.”
This is not the last time Roach will compete on the show, however. The Canadian will appear on theJeopardy!Tournament of Champions this fall,as announcedin April.
source: people.com
