Mattea Roach

Mattea Roach
Born (1998-10-26) October 26, 1998 (age 26)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alma materTrinity College, Toronto[1]
Occupationradio host
Years active2022–present
Known for23-game winning streak on Jeopardy!

Mattea Roach (born October 26, 1998) is a Canadian broadcaster and game show contestant who held a 23-game winning streak on the game show Jeopardy! from April 5, 2022, to May 6, 2022. Roach was the most successful Canadian to play Jeopardy! and is placed in sixth for all-time regular season wins.[2] Roach won US$560,983 throughout their run, getting the correct response to 93 percent of buzzed-in clues. During their 24th game, they lost to Danielle Maurer by just US$1. With their streak, Roach qualified for the season's Tournament of Champions.[3] Roach placed second in the first season of Jeopardy! Masters, which aired in 2023.[4]

In August 2024, Roach was announced as the host of Bookends, a new CBC Radio show about books and literature.[5] That show began on September 8, 2024.

  1. ^ "U of T Alumna Mattea Roach Racks Up Jeopardy! Wins: Toronto Star, CTV". University of Toronto. April 11, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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  3. ^ McKeen, Alex (April 22, 2022). "Mattea Roach is on the longest 'Jeopardy!' winning streak for a Canadian. Here's how it's giving her and her family a new way to think about joy". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mattea Roach places 2nd in Jeopardy! Masters tournament". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Nicole Thompson, "‘Jeopardy’ star Mattea Roach to host new CBC books radio show, ‘Bookends’". Toronto Star, August 27, 2024.