(SOURCE: Mattea Roach via Twitter)

Roach finishes second in Jeopardy! tournament

Steve MacArthur May 25, 2023 5:58 am Last Updated on December 6, 2025 3:27 pm

Canada’s favourite Jeopardy contenstant finished second in the masters tournament.

Mattea Roach took home another $250,000US after another strong showing on the popular trivia game.

The Nova Scotia native took on the games shows best over the past year in the masters – it’s Jeopardy’s version of the playoffs.

James Holzhauer ended up defeating Roach by just over 2,000 points.

Holzhauer won the first-ever Trebek Trophy – named for the late host Alex Trebek.

Steve MacArthur

Steve MacArthur is an award-winning anchor and reporter with more than 20 years' experience from working in newsrooms in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon and Alberta. He is based in Halifax and is the national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Steve at macarthurs@radioabl.ca.

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