Roach, a Nova Scotian who now lives in Toronto and has the fifth-longest winning streak in the quiz’s history, faced Minneapolis meteorologist Eric Ahasic and San Francisco software developer Andrew He.

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Roach was one of three players to earn an automatic spot in the semifinals. On Friday’s episode, Ahasic took an early lead on Jeopardy! round and hold until the start of Double Jeopardy! During the second round, Ahasic got the better of He when he did what he had – twice – with double jeopardy! questions and surged to an incredibly steep lead. Story continues below ad Roach, who earlier this year rose to the minors after winning 23 straight events and a total of US$560,983, finished third in the semifinals. Current trend

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He finished with US$37,863, Ahasic with US$16,783 and Roach with US$7,200. During the episode, Roach talked about how many times she’s been recognized in Canada since joining the show. “They recognized me on the highway as I was driving 110 kilometers per hour,” he said. The tournament finals, a best-of-seven series, begin on Monday as she faces super-champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio. 2:37 ‘She’s Wicked Smart’: Family, Friends Enjoy Mattea Roach’s Historic ‘Jeopardy’! run The first player to win three will be the winner. Schneider and Amodio have the second and fourth longest streaks, respectively. Story continues below ad Earlier this week, Roach, one of the youngest Jeopardy! super-champions ever, they won a special exhibition game against Schneider and Amodio. The winner of the Tournament of Champions wins a grand prize of $250,000. –With files from The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.