teary Mattea Roach on Tuesday, expressing his condolences to the contestant after their father passed away earlier this month.“In your very first appearance on Jeopardy, we asked you what your most prized possession was,” said Jennings. “And you mentioned a denim jacket on extended loan from your dad, right?” Roach, who uses they/them pronouns, answered that he was correct though sadly it was now “on permanent loan.” “Unfortunately, my dad actually passed away at the start of the month very suddenly,” said Roach, 24. “He’s a huge part of the reason why I’m here he and my mom instilled an early love of geography in me my dad taught me all about Turner Classic Movies and old music and all sorts of things.”The 24-year-old continued by saying that they want wanted to recognize their father, who died from a brain aneurysm, on what “might be my last game of the series” as well as the impact he had on their life.Roach said that they were actually on the game show’s set when they found out about their dad’s passing. “I could not have asked for better support going through what is the worst day of my life pretty much so far,” said Roach. “Everyone who made sure that I did not have to continue playing I was able to go home and be with my mom and my brothers.
My whole family is so thankful for everyone here at ‘Jeopardy!’ for helping us through this really difficult time.”Jennings said that everyone at the show was so sorry for their loss.“Speaking as a dad, I can only guess at how proud he must have been of you and I’m so glad he had the chance to see you play,” said the host getting visually choked up.
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