‘Beyond Excited’: Woman From Nova Scotia Wins On ‘Jeopardy!’
06.04.2022 - 22:35
/ etcanada.com
Nova Scotian “Jeopardy!” fans are celebrating, after a local talent won big on the game show.
Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old Nova Scotian now living in Toronto, won $32,001 on Tuesday night’s episode – beating out the other two competitors.
During the “Double Jeopardy!” round, Mattea got a question about Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers correct, and made a point of saying she “couldn’t get it wrong” because it was her home province.
She returns Wednesday night to defend her title.
Roach graduated from the Sacred Heart School of Halifax in 2015, and her family still lives in Halifax and Cape Breton.
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Roach took to Twitter to announce she would be on the show Tuesday.
She tweeted she felt “incredibly supported” after her family living in Marion Bridge, N.S., posted a sign on their grocery store, wishing her good luck on the show.
Mattea’s mom Patti Mackinnon said she was excited for her daughter, with “a little bit of healthy anxiety.”
MacKinnon said being on “Jeopardy!” wasn’t a long-time dream for Mattea, but it’s something she set her mind to during the pandemic.
“What she was saying was that she really misses competing,” MacKinnon said.
Roach used to compete in debate while in high school and university, “at quite a high level,” according to MacKinnon.
“She’s very into knowledge. She wants to learn everything she can about everything she can.”
Though her daughter’s desire to be on the show didn’t come as much of a surprise, MacKinnon said she was ecstatic to find out Mattea had been cast.
“I was like beyond excited. I was just so thrilled she was going to have that opportunity.”
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