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U of T alumna Mattea Roach racks up Jeopardy! wins: Toronto Star, CTV

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Jeopardy! contestant Mattea Roach says she was nervous backstage, but you would never guess from her performance in front of the cameras, the .

saw the 重口味SM alumna confirm a four-game winning streak that has helped her collect US$104,600 in winnings and left eligible to compete in the game show鈥檚 annual Tournament of Champions, .

Roach, who graduated in 2020 with bachelor of arts as a member of Trinity College, told the Star that she slipped into what felt like a 鈥渇ugue state鈥 once the game began. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the closest thing that I think I鈥檝e had to an out-of-body experience,鈥 the 23-year-old from Halifax said.

During the episode that aired Friday, host Mayim Bialik asked Roach how it felt to be representing Canada on the show, which was taped in January, given that Canadians hadn鈥檛 been able to participate due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, CTV News reported. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been amazing鈥 Canadians are always very proud of our homegrown celebrities, so to come on Jeopardy! where Alex was such an iconic presence for so many years 鈥 it鈥檚 really, really special,鈥 Roach said, referring to the show鈥檚 late host Alex Trebek, who was born in Sudbury, Ont.

Roach鈥檚 next appearance is tonight.

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