Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach has won her 23rd Jeopardy! game, but not without giving her fans a big scare. The nail-biting episode Thursday night had people on Twitter saying they were on the edge of their seats, and admitting they were “too emotionally invested” in her success. Read more: Mattea Roach earns her 22nd Jeopardy!
win — and a House of Commons shout-out The game all came down to the Final Jeopardy! round, which was just between Roach and Sarah Snider, a middle school humanities teacher from Fishers, IN.
Roach had $13,000 going into the final clue, while Sinder had $22,600. T.J. Lovejoy from Chandler, AZ was in the red entering the final round and wasn’t eligible to play.
Roach answered the final clue about Citizen Kane correctly, while Snider did not. That earned the reigning champion another $25,999 USD, and her 23rd win.