Nova Scotia’s “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach won her de ella 20th game Monday night. She’s now tied for fifth place with Julia Collins for most consecutive games won on the show.
Roach took an additional $16,801, which grew her total earnings to US$476,985.
She faced off against Adam Ilgin, a ferryboat deckhand from Lewis, DE, and Becky Benninghoff, a church organist from Woodbridge, VA
According to the “Jeopardy!” daily box scoreRoach attempted to buzz in 28 times and was successful 17 times, for a success rate of 61 per cent.
She had 19 correct responses, for a correct rate of 95 per cent in regular play.
Roach is headed for her 21st win day Tuesday night, and in an interview with CTV News, her debate coach says she thinks Roach has potential to beat “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings’ record, which sits at 74 consecutive wins and $2,520,700.
“She thinks I’m going to beat Ken’s record? That’s a big vote of confidence, because if you look at Ken’s game he was also winning a lot more than I’ve been,” Roach said.
Throughout Roach’s 20 appearances on the show, she has answered 93 per cent of questions correctly.
Roach, who is originally from Halifax but now lives in Toronto, first applied to be on the long-running game show in 2020. This January, she was invited to Los Angeles to tape an episode.
Roach will attempt her 21st win Tuesday night.