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Mattea Roach holds on to her quiz show crown, beats fellow super-champions

Mattea Roach holds on to her quiz show crown, beats fellow super-champions | iNFOnews.ca
This image released by Sony Pictures Television shows Mattea Roach, a Canadian contestant on the game show "Jeopardy!" THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tyler Golden-Sony Pictures Television via AP *MANDATORY CREDIT*

TORONTO – Canada’s quiz show queen has held onto her crown.

Mattea Roach beat out fellow “Jeopardy” super-champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio Tuesday in a special exhibition game before the trio joins the tournament of champions.

She won with$17,600, compared to Schneider’s $904 and Amodio’s $3,600,though there was no money on the table during this game — just bragging rights.

Roach, who hails from Halifax and now calls Toronto home, became the “Jeopardy” contestant with the fifth-longest winning streak in the show’s history earlier this year.

Schneider has the second-longest streak, while Amodio has the third.

The three will join the tournament of champions semifinal round in a series of games that start Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2022

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