“Jeopardy! Masters” contestant Mattea Roach’s father, Phillip Roach, died on Might 2 after struggling a mind aneurysm. He was 57.

Phillip handed away at his residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when Mattea, 24, was scheduled to movie the ultimate episodes for the sport present at the moment airing, in line with Nova Scotia Buzz.

“Phil was identified to his household and mates for his heat and kindness, which he displayed in equal measure to these he’d identified for many years and people he’d simply met,” his obituary states.

“He was an particularly beneficiant host, and spent many hours in his kitchen through the years making ready elaborate multi-course meals that he would inevitably proclaim have been ‘simply okay.’ He was at all times fallacious about this – they have been scrumptious.”

However Phillip’s “biggest pleasure of his life” was elevating his 4 children — Mattea, Eamon, Cullen and Lachlan — whom he shared together with his spouse of 33 years, Patti MacKinnon.

“He endeavored to go all his knowledge and enthusiasm for residing all the way down to them, by means of lengthy lectures about native historical past, Trivial Pursuit beatdowns, and instruction in music and films from earlier than their time,” the obit stated.

His loss comes as Mattea — who made waves with a 23-game profitable streak on “Jeopardy” final yr — is at the moment competing on “Jeopardy! Masters,” which stars six of the present’s brightest contestants going through off for a $500,000 grand prize.

Mattea has at the moment received two out of 4 video games and is in third place behind opponents Andrew He and James Holzhauer.

The contestant, who identifies as queer and goes by the pronouns they/them, has but to touch upon their father’s passing however took to Instagram to have a good time their present successes on the present.

“me counting what number of wins I’ve in Jeopardy Masters after 5 episodes… let’s see if I can get that quantity up,” they captioned a photograph of themself holding up two fingers.

Prior to now, Mattea has spoken extremely of their father and thanked their dad and mom for supporting them all through the competitors.

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“My dad and mom have been so affected person with me and so encouraging of my need to be taught from day one, and I’m so grateful for the way effectively they handled being thrust into the highlight on account of my time on Jeopardy,” they tweeted in Might 2022.

Phillip had additionally shared how proud he was of Mattea throughout an interview with CBC final yr, TV Insider reported.

“[Mattea] was in all probability starting to learn when [they were] about 3,” he had stated. “Simply at all times exhibiting an curiosity in, not essentially teachers, however studying for the enjoyment.”

He additionally praised Mattea for representing the queer neighborhood.

“[They have] been acknowledged as being a part of the LGBTQ neighborhood, in order that’s giving visibility and maybe inspiring children to be who they’re, simply do their greatest, and good issues will occur.”

A memorial service was held for Phillip on the Canadian Museum of Immigration final Friday.