Canada's Mattea Roach extends Jeopardy! win streak to 17 games

Canada's Mattea Roach extended her winning streak on Jeopardy! to 17 games on Wednesday.

Roach, a tutor who lives in Toronto, has now won a total of $396,182 US.

She got the first question of the game, ran the table on a botany-related set of questions and bet big on a Daily Double in the second round that netted her $8,000.

But she did miss a question as did her opponents Ben Hsiaof Fremont, Calif., and Christina Clark of De Pere, Wis. about Canadian musician Neil Young.

While Roach led for most of the game, she ended up winning by just $1 after her nearest competitor went into Final Jeopardy with exactly half of her total. Both got the final question right.

At the start of the episode, host Ken Jennings noted the iconic game show had only seen seven winning streaks of 16 games prior to Roach's ongoing run.

Jennings had started the show with a brief list of things associated with the number 16, as a prelude to discussing just how impressive Roach's run has been, even before her 17th victory.

If Roach makes it to 19 wins, she would be in a tie with Jeopardy! champs David Madden and Jason Zuffranieri.

Shealready has the show's longest winning streak for a Canadian.

Stats listed on the Jeopardy! website indicateRoach is also among the top 10 winners when it comes to cash winnings during regular season play.

LISTEN | Roach takes questions on Cross Country Checkup:

Cross Country Checkup28:50Ask Me Anything: Mattea Roach on competing in Jeopardy!

Canadian Mattea Roach is currently in the middle of one of the longest streaks in Jeopardy! history. She answers listener questions about being a Jeopardy! champion in Ask Me Anything.