DAZZLING DOZEN: Toronto tutor Mattea Roach makes it 12 wins on Jeopardy!


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Toronto tutor Mattea Roach made it a dandy dozen on Jeopardy! — and it wasn’t even close.

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The 23-year-old, who is originally from Halifax, claimed her 12th victory on Wednesday night, walking away from the latest airing of the popular quiz game show with an incredible 12-day total of $271,282.

Her latest victory places Roach in the top-10 for consecutive games won.

The University of Toronto graduate will chase win No. 13 on Thursday night at 7:30 pm on YES-TV.

Roach entered the Final Jeopardy! round with $21,400 and successfully wagered $5,000 for a final score of $26,400, while the other two contestants failed to qualify for the round due to being in the negatives.

Roach has already secured a spot in the Tournament of Champions — which features the show’s top contestants, including 40-day winner Amy Schneider and 38-game champ Matt Amodio.


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