So far, the 23-year-old Roach has won 19 games and is already the most successful Canadian to have played on the show. As of Friday, its profits exceeded 460,184 US dollars. “Not to be negative – that was a mini-goal,” Roach’s mother, Patti MacKinnon, joked during a home interview Friday before the last Jeopardy! episode aired. Roots’s father, Phil Roots, added that his daughter’s performance in the popular show quiz was “an amazing journey beyond our wildest dreams.” Mattea Roach is the eldest of four children. Her parents said that when she was about 18 months old, Roach was able to recognize letters and understand basic math such as addition and subtraction. Mattea Roach’s parents, Patti MacKinnon, and Phil Roach have also left. (CBC)
“He probably started reading when he was about three years old and always showed interest in … just learning to enjoy learning, wanting to learn things and being fascinated by talking to people or listening to people and learning. “, Said her father. he said. MacKinnon, a federal government official, said her daughter had always loved books and that love grew as she grew older. “If you introduced a new book, it was like, ‘How fast can I suck this?’ he said. “At the age of three or four, I mean, it was pretty heavy knowledge.” Roach’s parents are in danger! goods on display in their home. (CBC)
Roots’s parents enrolled her in a private school a year before she could start public school. He was involved in dance, football, band, choir and musicals. She traveled and participated in the discussion group of her school where she prospered. She also missed two points, her parents said. “What you see on TV is the real Mattea. She is charming, humble and a real down-to-earth, hot person. She does not look, you know, like someone with a stroke or a genius who is just a source of knowledge,” said her father. works at HR. During Friday’s show, Roach recalled playing a 1986 version of the Canadian Trivial Pursuit board game as a child with her father. She said this helped her maintain some dark elements – an ability that neither of her parents said she had. “It’s unique to her for sure,” MacKinnon said. Roach told her parents to keep her risk! Plans quietly because she was not sure if the competition on the show would actually take place. He had done a test for Jeopardy! a site used to find potential bidders and was surprised when someone from the show came in contact, MacKinnon said. Roach’s parents say her intelligence was evident from a young age. (CBC)
“We were very excited that he left, just to have the experience,” he said. While Roots’s parents know the result of her run, they do not know details such as what questions she answered or how much she won. They have a clock party in their living room, where six to 20 people gather to cheer Roach. Friends say they do not want to spoil the result. “We all just live it as it’s a once in a lifetime experience, none of us would ever expect that to happen and it’s just amazing,” MacKinnon said. MacKinnon says the “mini goal” for Roach was not to end up in the red. As of Friday, Roach had earned more than $ 460,000. (CBC)
Roach has talked about repaying student loans with her earnings. MacKinnon said her daughter is modest, so she was not surprised by the plan. He expects Roach to invest the money, some of it possibly in real estate, go back to school and travel. And while there was good competition between Halifax and Toronto – where Roots now lives – to claim the bets, McKinnon said “Nova Scotia is home”. Roach says his daughter has always been kind, whether she wins or loses. (CBC)
Phil Roach said what he finds most striking about his daughter is how kind she is, whether she wins or loses. “I think it’s a great inspiration for other kids,” he said. “More recently, he has been recognized as a member of the LGBTQ community. So that gives visibility, maybe it inspires kids to become what they are. Just do your best and good things will happen.”