Who won Jeopardy! tonight, April 19?
By Matt Moore
Mattea Roach has become one of the most successful Jeopardy! champions of all time. But, did her winning streak continue on Tuesday night?
Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is already the winningest contestant from Canada. Her $227,601 in winnings places her 16th in the show’s history among regular play only, according to TheJeopardyFan.com.
Tonight, she put her 10-game winning streak on the line against Josh Sen, a student from Edison, New Jersey, and Tina Disciullo-Acker, a manager of development events from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Who won Jeopardy! tonight?
Mattea Roach got back to doing what she does best in the “Jeopardy!” round, jumping out to an early lead. After the first set of clues, she had $5,600. Josh Sen sat in second with $2,800, followed by Tina Disciullo-Acker at $1,400.
“Double Jeopardy!” saw more of the same. Roach banked a total of $17,400, giving herself a comfortable lead over Sen’s $8,600. Disciullo-Acker went into the final round with $7,000.
The game was out of reach, so “Final Jeopardy!” was another formality. All three contestants answered incorrectly, but Mattea Roach still walked away as the Jeopardy! champion.
What was tonight’s Final Jeopardy! question?
Unfortunately, tonight’s tough final question was wasted since Sen couldn’t catch Roach. Here’s the clue in the category “Countries of Africa”:
Old maps depicting what’s now this 125,000-square-mile country labeled the area with the French word for “teeth”
Answer: What is Côte d’Ivoire?
Mattea Roach guessed “What is Mali?” and cost herself $119. Her total winnings are not at $244,882. Josh Sen incorrectly wrote down “What is Sudan?” while Tina Disciullo-Acker came up with “What is dent?” as her response.
Who won Jeopardy! tonight, April 19?
To recap, here’s how Jeopardy! finished on Tuesday, April 19, 2022:
1. Mattea Roach: $17,281
2. Josh Sen: $8,600
3. Tina Disciullo-Acker: $2,000
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Mattea Roach’s next milestone is $300,000 in winnings. Do you think she’ll reach that mark? Share your predictions in the comment section below.