Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach is continuing her dominance on Jeopardy!, securing her 15th straight win Monday.
The 23-year-old, who grew up in Halifax and now lives and works in Toronto as a tutor, has the eighth longest streak in Jeopardy! history.
To move up the list, Roach will need 19 wins to tie with David Madden and Jason Zuffranieri.
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As of Monday’s game, Roach has the 10th highest winnings of anyone in the show’s regular-season history, with US$352,781.
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Roach has answered 93 per cent of clues correctly through her 15 games so far.
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Her streak – the longest held by a Canadian contestant – has earned her a spot in the show’s Tournament of Champions, which is set to air in the fall.
She will go for win No. 16 on Tuesday night.
— with files from Global News.
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