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NBC News A tweet explaining Canada’s Jeopardy ignited social media! Champion Matthias Roach by her sexual orientation instead of her name.

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“A 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto raised a total of $ 320,081 by a Canadian contestant in” Jeopardy! “. history,” NBC News Tweeted with a link to a report detailing Roach’s first 14 wins.

Many people attacked NBC News Because of that clumsy tweet, others saw it as an opportunity to get off some jokes.

“What is a poorly written, insensitive, mere insult?” Asked the former. San Diego CBS About Tweets Anchor Barbara Lee Edwards.

“You can get a tutor for anything,” said Paul Fairy, a researcher at the University of Calgary, on Twitter.

Roach won 16 games in a row on Tuesday.