🧵(1/8) In one of my contestant anecdotes on tonight’s Jeopardy Masters, I’m talking about my dad. I’ve done this many times on the show before, but this time I’m speaking in past tense bc my dad died at the start of this month
🧵(2/8) I wanted to acknowledge my dad in the context of tonight’s game firstly bc he was the subject of the first ever contestant anecdote I ever told on Jeopardy. My thought had been that if I only ever got 30 seconds of time to talk on the show, I wanted it to be about him
@mattearoach I'm so sorry for your loss, Mattea. Thinking of you and your family.
@mattearoach Oh, Mattea. My deepest condolences. I hope you were able to go see more music together before this happened. I imagine he was immensely proud of you long before Jeopardy ever happened and obviously after it too. 💔
@mattearoach Thanks for sharing this beautiful tribute Mattea! Wishing you love & strength
@mattearoach Very sorry for your loss - deepest condolences to you and your family.
@mattearoach Oh, Mattea. I'm so, so sorry to hear this. Big hugs to you and much love, support, and grace to you and everyone else who knew and loved him. 💔