canadian Danger! Champion Mattea Roach won an exhibition match on the show tournament of champions Tuesday evening.
Roach, which has deep ties to Halifax and Toronto, and fellow contestants Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio became Danger! record holders last season in the long-running show’s 38th year. They are also in the Danger! history books like three of the top five players for consecutive games have never been won.
Roach holds the fifth longest streak in series history. His streak ended in May when she lost $1 after a 23-game run. She left the match with US$560,983, or about C$753,970.
The show sent them straight to the semi-finals because of their seeding, but as host Ken Jennings explained in a promotional video ahead of Tuesday’s episode, that meant they didn’t get the chance. chance to make a quarter-final match “so it’s kind of a repeat for them.”
Although there was no prize money at stake for the exhibition match, Roach’s final score was $17,600, Amodio’s was $3,600, and Schneider’s was $904. Roach must compete Nov. 10 to earn a spot in the top-seven final.
During the game there was a category for the original Danger! host Alex Trebek. Trebek, originally from Sudbury, Ont., died two years ago after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Coffeeaholic. Lifelong alcohol fanatic. Typical travel expert. Prone to fits of apathy. Internet trailblazer.”