After following her extraordinary journey, which began on November 17, and witnessing Amy reach this rare milestone, Jeopardy! fans wasted no time celebrating her all over social media. With that, the Ohio native officially surpassed the $1 million mark ($1,019,600) and her incredible accomplishment was threefold - she is only the fifth person to do so in the quiz show’s history, the fourth person to accomplish this record in regular season play and the first woman to become part of the millionaire club.Īmy joins the ranks of Brad Rutter ($4,938,436), Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings ($4,370,700), James Holzhauer ($2,962,216) and Matt Amodio ($1,518,601) in the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame. Amy secured an early lead during her 28th Jeopardy! game and after starting out with a total of $977,400, she won an additional $42,200. On January 7, the California-based engineering manager was quick on the buzzer following a nerve-wracking game the day before. On January 7, the California-based engineering manager officially surpassed the $1 million mark ($1,019,600).Īnd her incredible accomplishment was threefold. Throughout her historic winning streak, Amy Schneider has broken record after record - but the latest one might just be the most remarkable of them all. “I really came down here hoping to maybe win one game and so I still can’t believe it."Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Roach, who said her time on the show “feels still kind of like a dream,” was quick to admit she started her run with humble expectations.
It’s such a huge honor that I am being spoken of in relation to people like Ken, James, Matt, Amy. “And there’s a noticeable financial gap between my money and theirs, but it’s an amazing accomplishment. Mattea Roach set an impressive show record with 23 straight wins. “When I think of the caliber of those four players, I really don’t feel like I deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as them to be honest,” Roach added. “Obviously I didn’t come through in the last one, but I still feel so happy and so lucky to have had this experience,” Roach said.īut her run on the game show has left Roach in an extremely elite category, only being surpassed by “Jeopardy!” legends Ken Jennings, recent phenoms Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio, along with James Holzhauer for both money and games won. Mattea Roach was admittedly stumped on her final Final Jeopardy question. Maurer had only $11,400 heading into Final Jeopardy and bet $4,200 to nab the win by a score of $15,600 vs. She wagered and lost $3,601 whereas challenger Danielle Maurer - a digital marketing manager and Georgia resident - answered correctly. Perhaps in the spirit of the upcoming Kentucky Derby, the bewildered Roach guessed, “Who are Churchill and Downs? idk.”
Mattea Roach - a 23-year-old Canadian tutor who won $560,983 over the course of the 23 games - held a lead of $19,200 into the final round, but faltered when asked to list the two mayors who gave their names to a facility built on the grounds of a former racetrack, one owned by Coca Cola “magnate” Asa Candler. The fifth-best “Jeopardy!” contestant had her run come to an end after missing a Final Jeopardy question in a game that came down to literally the last dollar on Friday night. ‘Jeopardy!’ host Ken Jennings posts rare photo of his teen son Dylan ‘Jeopardy!’ producer slams critics who don’t like new rule changes Ken Jennings says hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ is harder than being a contestant ‘Jeopardy! Second Chance’ competition welcomes back past losers
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