{"id":443253,"date":"2022-05-07T02:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-champ-mattea-roachs-winning-streak-ends-by-1\/"},"modified":"2022-05-07T02:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T23:31:00","slug":"jeopardy-champ-mattea-roachs-winning-streak-ends-by-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-champ-mattea-roachs-winning-streak-ends-by-1\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ Mattea Roach&#8217;s winning streak ends by $1"},"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-6a23a300adef4\" 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-6a23a300adef4\" 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\/jeopardy-champ-mattea-roachs-winning-streak-ends-by-1\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Jeopardy_champ_Mattea_Roachs_winning_streak_ends_by_1%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ Mattea Roach&#8217;s winning streak ends by $1&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Jeopardy_champ_Mattea_Roachs_winning_streak_ends_by_1%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ Mattea Roach&#8217;s winning streak ends by $1&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was a dollar collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth-best \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant had her run come to an end after missing a Final Jeopardy question in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> that came down to literally the last dollar on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Mattea Roach \u2014 a 23-year-old Canadian tutor who won $560,983 over the course of the 23 games \u2014 held a lead of $19,200 into the final round, but faltered when asked to list the two mayors who gave their names to a facility built on the grounds of a former racetrack, one owned by Coca Cola \u201cmagnate\u201d Asa Candler.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps in the spirit of the upcoming Kentucky Derby, the bewildered Roach guessed, \u201cWho are Churchill and Downs? idk.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She wagered and lost $3,601 whereas challenger Danielle Maurer \u2014 a digital marketing manager and Georgia resident \u2014 answered correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Maurer had only $11,400 heading into Final Jeopardy and bet $4,200 to nab the win by a score of $15,600 vs. Roach\u2019s $15,599.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/JEOP_S38_8635-air050622-021522_0935-RE-SE-LR.jpg?w=755\" alt=\"Mattea Roach was admittedly stumped on her final, Final Jeopardy question.\" class=\"wp-image-22170485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/JEOP_S38_8635-air050622-021522_0935-RE-SE-LR.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1132 1132w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/JEOP_S38_8635-air050622-021522_0935-RE-SE-LR.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=755 755w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/JEOP_S38_8635-air050622-021522_0935-RE-SE-LR.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=377 377w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/JEOP_S38_8635-air050622-021522_0935-RE-SE-LR.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\"\/><figcaption>Mattea Roach was admittedly stumped on her final Final Jeopardy question.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tyler Golden\/Sony Pictures Telev<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cObviously I didn\u2019t come through in the last one, but I still feel so h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y and so lucky to have had this experience,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n<p>But her run on the game show has left Roach in an extremely elite category, only being surpassed by \u201cJeopardy!\u201d legends Ken Jennings, recent phenoms Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio, along with James Holzhauer for both money and games won.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think of the caliber of those four players, I really don\u2019t feel like I deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as them to be honest,\u201d Roach added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mattea-roach-jeopardy-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mattea Roach set an impressive show record with 23 straight wins.\" class=\"wp-image-22170501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mattea-roach-jeopardy-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mattea-roach-jeopardy-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mattea-roach-jeopardy-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mattea Roach set an impressive show record with 23 straight wins.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd there\u2019s a noticeable financial gap between my money and theirs, but it\u2019s an amazing accomplishment. Like, I can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s such a huge honor that I am being spoken of in relation to people like Ken, James, Matt, Amy.\u00a0 It\u2019s, wow. There\u2019s no words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roach, who said her time on the show \u201cfeels still kind of like a dream,\u201d was quick to admit she started her run with humble expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really came down here hoping to maybe win one game and so I still can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mattea_Roach_Jeopardy.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Roach admitted to having tiny expectations when she first appeared on &quot;Jeopardy!&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22170671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mattea_Roach_Jeopardy.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mattea_Roach_Jeopardy.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mattea_Roach_Jeopardy.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Roach admitted to managing her expectations when she first appeared on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Before her elimination, the \u201cJeopardy!\u201d elite also sounded off on who she feels should become the show\u2019s next permanent host.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say Ken because of his history with the show,\u201d Roach\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/jeopardy-champion-mattea-roach-interview.html?utm_campaign=vulture&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_source=tw\">told Vulture<\/a> of the current host. \u201cAs a contestant, there\u2019s something really special about being on stage with the greatest player of all time. Someone who understands in a very visceral way what it\u2019s like to be in your position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she did include kind words for host and scientist-turned-actor, Mayim Bialik. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayim is fantastic, but she doesn\u2019t have that same experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not the end of Roach\u2019s road just yet. The impressive youngster \u2014 who said her winnings are going towards student loans \u2014 will return for the Tournament of Champions next fall.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\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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