{"id":438797,"date":"2022-04-28T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nbc-news-slammed-for-article-about-jeopardy-winner-mattea-roach\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:59:59","slug":"nbc-news-slammed-for-article-about-jeopardy-winner-mattea-roach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nbc-news-slammed-for-article-about-jeopardy-winner-mattea-roach\/","title":{"rendered":"#NBC News slammed for article about &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; winner Mattea Roach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a255bbe4075e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a255bbe4075e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nbc-news-slammed-for-article-about-jeopardy-winner-mattea-roach\/#%E2%80%9CNBC_News_slammed_for_article_about_%E2%80%98Jeopardy_winner_Mattea_Roach%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NBC News slammed for article about &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; winner Mattea Roach&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNBC_News_slammed_for_article_about_%E2%80%98Jeopardy_winner_Mattea_Roach%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NBC News slammed for article about &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; winner Mattea Roach&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jeopardy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>What is an unfortunate choice of words?<\/p>\n<p>NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> is scoring online backlash following a now-viral piece they wrote about history-making \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ Mattea Roach.<\/p>\n<p>Roach, 23, has been on a winning streak on the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show, emerging as the victor of 17 consecutive games with a grand prize total of $396,182 as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>NBC <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1518721035264315392\">shared a tweet<\/a> Monday promoting their article about Roach\u2019s win, writing: \u201cThe 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a total of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The phrasing elicited some angry responses from fans for explicitly pointing out that Roach was part of the LGBTQ+ community. \u201cIs her sexual orientation really relevant here?\u201d one <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christaylor_nyc\/status\/1518909827694698496\">asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is such a weird tweet,\u201d another <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Girrl_Friday\/status\/1518911118370091010\">said<\/a>, with another <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/majhoulinan\/status\/1518927658578546688\">chiming in<\/a>: \u201cAgreed\u2026 the wording is so horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cTry this: Congratulations to Mattea Roach, Canadian tutor, for her amassed sum of $320,081, the most won by a Canadian contestant in\u00a0\u2018Jeopardy!\u2019\u00a0history,\u201d one person <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimpagegluckie\/status\/1518782220151902208\">chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another penned: \u201cAnd somehow, in all the coverage of Mattea here in Canada, not once has her sexuality been mentioned\u2026because it doesn\u2019t have anything to do with her success on\u00a0\u2018Jeopardy!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will so enjoy the day when posts highlighting someone\u2019s sexuality are a thing of the past. What the hell does it have to do with the show or her profession? Mattea is doing awesome and making her home town and country proud! Let\u2019s leave it at that,\u201d a user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPudel\/status\/1518936316146241538\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a total of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in \u201cJeopardy!\u201d history. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D8HrFU1cJT\">https:\/\/t.co\/D8HrFU1cJT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1518721035264315392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One unimpressed viewer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldwaterSharon\/status\/1519119193630777344\">suggested<\/a>, \u201cDo better. Please. Was Ken Jennings or James Holzhauer described as heterosexual contestants?????\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of now,\u00a0NBC News\u00a0hasn\u2019t addressed the backlash tweet, which is still posted on its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account as of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>When the Canadian native scored her 14th win on Friday,\u00a0April 22, she made history in the \u201cJeopardy!\u201d record books by becoming eighth on the all-time consecutive games list, and 10th on the all-time highest non-tournament cash winnings list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been such a crazy season of streaks, and I was fully thinking Amy [Schneider] might still be here,\u201d Roach said in a statement, referencing the 43-year-old prior champ\u00a0who made history in January\u00a0by winning her 39th game and becoming No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not\u00a0Amy, there\u2019s going to be some other super champion that\u2019s just going to knock me out Game 1,\u201d she continued. \u201cI guess what I didn\u2019t realize is maybe I could become the super champion I wanted to see in the world.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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