Mattea Roach’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Comes to an End After 23 Wins
Mattea Roach‘s Jeopardy! winning streak has officially come to an end after she played and lost her 24th game.
After 23 wins, Roach leaves the game show with a grand total of $560,983 in winnings as challenger Danielle Maurer beat her by a single dollar in Final Jeopardy! on Friday, May 6. Maurer is a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia, who finished in first place with $15,600, beating out Roach’s $15,599 total.
“It feels still kind of like a dream,” Roach said in a statement. “I really came down here hoping to maybe win one game and so I still can’t believe it. You know, 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.”
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Roach’s misstep in the latest game was wagering $3,601 during Final Jeopardy!, which she did not answer correctly. She had been in the lead with $19,200, but when Maurer wagered $4,200 of her $11,400 total heading into Final Jeopardy!, she edged Roach out by answering correctly.
The Final Jeopardy! category was “USA,” and the clue read: “These 2 Mayors gave their names to a facility built on the site of an old racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler.” The correct response to the clue was, “Who are William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson?”
Currently, Roach’s 23 wins and $560,983 prize places her at number five on both the all-time consecutive games list and the all-time highest regular-season winnings list. The only competitors who won more games or money during their time on the show are Ken Jennings, Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and James Holzhauer.
“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,” said Roach. “And there’s a noticeable financial gap between my money and theirs, but it’s an amazing accomplishment. Like, I can’t believe it. It’s such a huge honor that I am being spoken of in relation to people like Ken, James, Matt, Amy. It’s, wow. There’s no words.”
For fans of Roach, fret not because she’ll be back for the Tournament of Champions this fall. In the meantime, catch more games as Jeopardy! airs weeknights.
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Thank god. She was obviously very smart but so annoying. Happy she’s finally gone
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She was probably the LEAST annoying champion this past season.
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Well, she was marginally less annoying than host Mayim Bialik. IMO Mattea grew too comfortable in her long run and became too conversational which is the wrong approach for this show. She began to annoy viewers with her ad-libs.
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Exactly. All the ad-libs and sounds just became too much. She needed to go
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Me too!
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Mattea must have known that Mayim is coming back Monday and didn’t want to bother with that. Lol
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Yes, I'm dreading her return and will have to use closed captioning for the next 2[?] weeks.
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Thanks for the tip! I can not stand mayim! Her voice is bad enough but combined with the teenage girl wiggles she's nauseating.
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Mayim's voice is perhaps her biggest strength. Her delivery of the clues is always clear and easy to understand. I really wish that the producers would consider making this shared host role permanent. It gives the show some variety and also provides a woman's voice for half of the season.
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Oh 7734 NO! She is insufferable, and if you haven't researched her opinions on female victims of assault, read about the subway incident or googled her son's "art piece" then you should.
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Clearly, you don't understand that Jeopardy's lack of variety is part of it's uniqueness. It's a show for people with academic minds who don't need or want distractions. There are enough game shows with female hosts, one of which airs this evening [The Chase]. MB is entirely wrong for Jeopardy in every aspect even without her repulsive personal history.
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Oh noooooo... Please say it isn't so! No more Mayin PLEEEASE!!!
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I am glad she is gone. While very intelligent she was also very obnoxious.
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Mattea
Congratulations on your wins! Your were awesome 👏 🥰
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Can't wait for Mattea to be in the Tournament of Champions!
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Congrats to Mattea on a great run.
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I won't be watching since, Mayin is going ti be the MC
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I know, right?
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I really believe that she is one young lady that will be great in whatever she decides to do in life. I congratulate her for doing so well.
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I am sad her winning streak ended, especially seeing that it ended by a $1 difference. I watch the show everyday and love it but I also get to know these contestants when they are on a winning streak and get disappointed when they lose, thought she was going to lose a couple of days ok but she pulled that off so that she could Friday. Look forward to seeing her on tournament of Champions. On to Monday's show for seeing if new winner can keep it going.
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As smart as she is, she was stupid. There is no reason she should not have gone for the tie. Adding an extra dollar for the win was unnecessary. With a tie she plays the next day and her run continues. She did same thing previously by betting a dollar to avoid a tie. That time she got it right. But if not, she’d have lost all for a measly dollar. A tie is not a loss in Jeopardy. You go on. Always take a sure tie rather risking a disastrous loss. Her loss is actually as bad as Cliff Calvin’s. Really.
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I enjoyed Mattea, she added just a little more spark to the show. And was not overboard. Has been way to serious of a show. Liked her, a nice switch.
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You just spoiled it for people in the Boston market or viewers on the west coast..bCan’t you just wait till 8pm EST or later for the west coast. I shouldn’t have to avoid the internet to avoid spoilers.
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Most markets air it between 4 and 6 pm. I watch it to keep my mind sharp and play against the boards, it doesn't make a lot of difference who wins. If you don't want to know, don't visit the sites that tell you. Easy Peasy!
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No, it airs at 7 or 7:30 in most cities (their own local time), so you're ignoring the west coast.
We do come here for information about TV, but we don't expect things to be spoiled before they're finished airing. If the official Jeopardy FB site has enough class to wait until it's aired in the west, the rest of the sites can wait too. It's called common decency, but that seems to be out of favor these days.
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The game is the thing, not the contestants. What's your damage?
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It comes on at 12:30 p.m. here in Texas. . go figure
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Obviously Mike dismisses the flyover states, and thinks only the coasts count.
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It airs at 4:30 p.m. in Minneapolis and 3:30 p.m. in Wisconsin and Illinois. Apparently we don't signify, only he matters.
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It's great that it's aired before dinner in many markets so kids can watch it. Maybe Boston should rethink their scheduling.
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If you watch a show that people talk about online, don't go online and potentially see headlines that spoil the show until you've watched it.
Sorry you got spoiled, but you really have no one to blame here but yourself.
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