A 23-year-old "Jeopardy!" champion originally from Nova Scotia won her 23rd match on the trivia gameshow Thursday night.
Mattea Roach earned more than US$25,000, bringing her career winnings on the show to more than US$560,000.
During Thursday’s match, Roach attempted to buzz in 41 times and was successful 26 times for an average of 63 per cent.
She gave the right answer 24 times for a correct rate of 89 per cent.
The match came down to the wire in "Final Jeopardy!" with the category ‘20th-century cinema.’
Roach bet all but $1 of her $13,000 earnings and was correct, beating out the other contestant.
During Thursday’s match, Roach competed against T.J. Lovejoy, a mortgage lender from Arizona, and Sarah Snider, a teacher from Indiana.
Throughout her tenure on the show, Roach has answered correctly 92 per cent of questions in regular play and 74 per cent of questions in "Final Jeopardy!".
Mattea Roach wins 23rd 'Jeopardy!' match; winnings hit US$560K - CTV News Atlantic
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