Mattea Roach: How to be a Boss at Jeopardy! | The Agenda

Her 23-win streak on Jeopardy! earlier this year kept viewers across the country on the edge of their seats. It also landed her a spot in this year's Tournament of Champions, which just wrapped. Toronto's Mattea Roach - a University of Toronto grad - is now host of the Canadaland podcast, The Backbench. She reflects on what it takes to be a boss at Jeopardy!
00:00 Intro
01:22 How she knows so much
02:57 Tournament of Champions and Amy Schneider
06:37 What is Hartsfield and Jackson
06:45 Ken Jennings and Amy Schneider
08:22 Won four straight games before telling her parents
09:29 Being on Jeopardy! an out of body experience
10:43 Mattea’s strategy on Jeopardy!
12:24 Final Jeopardy and O Canada clue
14:50 Losing by $1
17:44 Favourite categories
18:26 Least favourite category
19:55 Mattea answers sports trivia questions from Steve
20:53 Interest in politics and hosting podcast on Canadaland
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