Mattea, also got a shout out in the House of Commons yesterday. 🙂

Bpath, that really does sound like fun. i loved singing in my high school choir. Has everyone seen tonights Jeopardy? Are we allowed to talk about it now?

dedtired, I don’t think it has aired yet on the local stations in the west. Locally, it airs at 8:30 MST where I am and I’m not sure about BC.

I pick it up from satellite earlier in the day. Not sure about the others.

Yesterday, the Final Jeopardy! was: A Union soldiers' song said General McClellan, who let a Confederate army escape after this battle, "was too slow to beat 'em"

She got it! 😀

(Well I was impressed)

I dont temember the answer but i remember ”because it rhymes”

FOAS, it was the Battle of Antietam, that I had never heard of and I was sure she must have spelled it wrong. Nope

Antietam was a loss for Lee, close to a Pyrrhic victory for the North. and perhaps the deadliest battle in our history.

This woman wins well.

Antietam is known in the South as Sharpsburg. Btw, my Canadian husband got this one. His BIL taught American history in Canadian high school. We get practically no Canadian history.

Do they routinely teach US history in Canada??????

I was barely aware Canada existed until I was an adult. Last night’s final Jeopardy answer was so easy. I was shocked that the challenger didnt get it. I figured Mattea’s run was over, and so did she.

I didn't get last night's answer. Heard of the movie, of course, but never saw it.

However, maybe this will make up for it: Last week I made a ham radio contact with someone who turned out to be Ken Jennings' dad! I thought that was pretty cool.

Last nights Final Jeopardy! was : A black & white newsreel in this film begins: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree":

I wasn’t surprised that Mattea got it, I was surprised the other lady didn’t get it as she was a very good player. I felt kind of bad that she lost the game after playing so well.

Good news is that Mattea is well over 500,000USD , and pays no income tax on it, to boot🙂

DH and I were wondering if there is a tax to be paid, and to whom?

I think 30% of the prize is held back by the IRS on gameshow winnings. Mattea can apply for a partial or possible full refund of that, though.

Won't she have to pay tax at home?

I don’t think so. We’re not taxed on lottery winnings or contest prizes as a general rule. I’m not sure about money that has been won from out of country.

Wow! What about on the income from the winnings? Assuming she doesn't cash out and stuff the mattress with it.

That’s a different ball-game then.

I’ve read that she plans to pay off her student loan and then purchase a home. And best of all, travel.

That won't go far in today's Toronto market! My BIL just bought a house near the Kawarthas and it was a crazy price for what it is. I

It will go a long way for a 23 year old, where ever she buys. It is definitely a good start. She talked very lovingly about Cape Breton.

I'm not certain (because this is not the area of taxation I specialized in) but I think the payments will be subject to 30% withholding as the ultimate tax levy unless the US-Canada tax treaty has a different rate. That's the normal taxation on such income paid to what US tax law refers to as "non-resident aliens". I suspect it's also subject to California individual tax at a rate that will approach 10%. Any tax treaty provision that affects a federal levy has no bearing on state tax.

Yowza! Another exciting game.

Mayim is back on Monday.

My nails might not recover!

Yowza

omg by $1.00

It’s the little things, like where you come from.

bpath, it’s like when the the ”Terre de nos Aieux” FJ national anthem came up.

Some days chicken, some days feathers. 🙂

Exactly, roxsol. Funny, I got that one, and my hoser DH did not. Today, I got half of it, argued with DH who has even been there many times.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2030814275545/

Mattea’s interview with Ian Hanomansing about her plans for the future. She’s been accepted to law school.

All the best to her!

I think Ken is right: Lots of babies will be named Mattea in the coming year(s). It's a nice name.

Yes, i like her name, too. I thought the other woman was going to pass out when she realized she had won. That was a tough question. She was lucky to be a local and to make a smart wager

I am kind of itchy after that interview. Did she realize her unmade bed with a shopping bag were in camera range?

Unmade bed and shopping bag in camera range.

What are two things Mattea Roach does not give two hoots about during an interview?

😀

She really is her own person, which is what we like about her. But as a mother, I think about these things! When I go to visit one of my sons, his bedroom door is always closed; the other lives in a studio so he makes the bed lol.

I started my Canuckle with ”roach” today.

It’s a pretty darn Canadian word, in some ways.☮️😀

Oh my, I’ve just thought out my last comment😳

I do not mean this kind of roach🪳 Nope, nope nope.

Even a two day in a row winning streak is an accomplishment few contestants attain so what she's been able to do is all the more exceptional.

My wife has asked me to watch Mattea with her a few times. I hesitate to make this next comment after the earlier silly and unnecessary kerfuffle over my reaction to her appearance but I don't find her personality and mannerisms to be particularly engaging. I don't watch often but it does seem that contestants who are successful are often a bit "different", which of course is fine. They're certainly different insofar as their ability to succeed in these contests is concerned so appearing onscreen to have "different" personalities or mannerisms of one or more kinds is perhaps to be expected.

Something I'll point out that I've caught on to that maybe many others have too but for those who haven't, the "answers" on the Jeopardy board that contestants need to come up with the question the answer answers, often have very deliberate and obvious clues or hints in them such that when combined with the category, a trail is given that leads to the right response. In that regard, the Jeopardy game is not a true test of knowledge of subjects or trivia because it's not unusual to be able to derive an answer by quickly solving the clue. Contestants seem to be quite aware of this.

The game has evolved over the decades. I think Final Jeopardy used to be a little easier as it could be counted on to contain that clue Elmer's talking about. The clues weren't as prevalent in the rest of the Jeopardy questions, and those tended to be more difficult than they are today. Also, the old shows didn't have the silly sorts of categories they stick in occasionally today.

Elmer, what did your wife think of Mattea's personality and mannerisms?

A friend of mine said she was starting to flap her hands like Mattea, and I said, "Oh, no--try to stop yourself!" LOL But on the whole I enjoyed Mattea very much and look forward to seeing her again in a Tournament of Champions.

Alisande, I find Jeopardy! very entertaining. It beats the heck out of a lot of nonsense that seems so prevalent on TV now. 😳 (Amber Heard, Johnny Depp comes to mind ) It is a fun half hour watch. Of course it all comes down to who has the timing for ringing in, a good retention of trivia, some smarts and of course picking up on the quite often not so subtle hints or maybe very subtle hints (pretty obvious to regular watchers) 🤠 and very much like crossword clues. The more you practice, the better you get.

I hope the next contestant is as much fun as Mattea has been. She seems like a lovely young woman.

Definitely looking forward to the Tournament of Champions. Quirks and all. 🙂

"Elmer, what did your wife think of Mattea's personality and mannerisms?"

Her views are similar to mine. While respecting her accomplishment, she finds her onscreen conduct and personality to be somewhat annoying too. Since you asked for more info, I'll add that I do too.

She's not a regular Jeopardy watcher and I'm even less so. She likes to watch when she hears about someone doing well as a winner of multiple episodes.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8817708/jeopardy-champ-mattea-roach-win-streak/

Alisande, I think you will enjoy this article.

“ The all-time Canadian champion said her success on the show was as much about luck as it was trivia prowess.

“There’s so much stuff that I have not done in my life yet, because I’m relatively young,” she said. “I haven’t traveled in a long time. I have money now, I guess. I can go places if I want to.”

She’s also looking forward to thinking about things other than TV and trivia. ”

I did enjoy it, Roxsol--thanks! I hope she gets some advice on investing some of that money. And I hope she gets a generous merit-based scholarship.

You’re welcome, Alisande.

I love fun stuff like this.

I wish the best for her, too.

I think so some players really get into the rhythm of the buzzer, and Mattea seemed to do that. Maybe her first trip will be through Atlanta! or maybe not . . .

I cant agree that "Final" is easier. I can remember when I never got final and that morphed into my being able to get it based on the most obvious possibility in a category. That was over twenty years ago. When you can routinely guess the answer based on the category the show has simplified. There are a ton of categories where I am clueless and I have been astonished that this

Canadian girl knows so much about us. Good for her and I am over the moon that it means she has an easier path forward.

Patriciae

Ken Jennings announced that he's taking some time off and fans aren't happy.

He snuck in news about his future on the show while congratulating Mattea's run. According to the Jeopardy! legend, Mattea’s last in-season game also marked the end of his latest hosting run. Ken informed viewers that he would be making way for the return of Mayim Bialik.

“I'm handing the keys back to the talented actor-producer-writer-director (!) @missmayim for a few months,” he wrote. “We are lucky to have her! Thanks for watching, and I'll be back before the end of the season.”

I was disappointed to hear Mayim introduced as "the host of Jeopardy" tonight. It seems to me Ken was always introduced as "hosting Jeopardy." There's a difference.

Does anyone play the Jeopardy quiz game on a smart speaker or other device? When I began playing they used Alex Trebec's voice, which was always nice to hear. But now it's Mayim, sounding especially strident--possibly because I think they speeded it up ever so slightly to make it fit time constraints. That's how it sounds to me anyway.

We'll never have Alex again. It's heartbreaking. I miss him so much!

I like both Mayim and Ken as hosts. They both seem to connect really well with the contestants when they give their ”interesting ” little personal stories.

Alex was pretty good but I kind of like the change. My mother adored him. 🙂

Alisande, the only Jeopardy! I do is the half hour daily game show on TV.

I don’t want to presuppose anything with the hosts, but I’m still hoping David Faber makes a return to the podium.