Mattea Roach, the queer ‘Jeopardy!’ semifinalist
qvoicenews.comMattea Roach has represented the queer community, Generation Z, and Canada in stellar fashion during their time on “Jeopardy!” Mattea Roach has represented the queer community, Generation Z, and Canada in stellar fashion during their time on “Jeopardy!” On Monday night, Roach was in the semifinals of the “Jeopardy!” Masters tournament, a first-of-its kind event featuring six of the show’s most successful contestants.
Two of them, college professor Sam Buttrey and writer Amy Schneider (the top-winning woman and transgender person in “Jeopardy!” history), were eliminated in the quarterfinals, which aired over the past two weeks.
But Roach, who identifies as queer/lesbian and uses they/them pronouns, advanced to the semifinals along with postdoctoral researcher Matt Amodio, software developer Andrew He, and professional gambler and self-described “game show villain” James Holzhauer.
At 24, Roach is the youngest person in the Masters tournament and the youngest to rank in the top five for consecutive games won in the show’s history.
