Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach fans mock new player Alex Lemberg for his ‘tense staredown’ only to LOSE game seconds after

JEOPARDY! champion Mattea Roach's fans mocked new player Alex Lemberg tonight for his "tense staredown".

The Californian contestant gave Mattea a stern side glance as he placed a heavy wager, only to go on and lose the game to her.

As Alex looked set to rival Mattea's lead, he landed on a Daily Double.

Asked by host Ken Jennings how much he would like to wager, Alex requested $5,000.

If he had answered correctly, it would have put him ahead of the reigning champion.

After confirming his wager, he gave a sly stare to Mattea, who stood to his right.

The look did not go unnoticed by fans on Twitter.

One mocked: "The stare down after wagering daily double for the lead……just to get it wrong."

Canadian Mattea won the game with a total of $14,799 as she prepares for her 14th appearance on the show.

Her 13-day winning streak puts her as the eighth most successful Jeopardy! player ever by means of consecutive wins.

LAST MATTEA STANDING

Yesterday saw the tutor win her 12th straight game of Jeopardy! in an extremely rare way.

Because of a wild technicality, she answered Final Jeopardy! alone with just Ken.

First-time contestants Loni Lewis and Sean Wong entered Final Jeopardy both with negative scores, and so they didn't even compete.

With the other two left in the red, the show returned from a commercial break with Mattea alone at her podium.

DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH YOUR WIN?

And as she looks to build on her impressive streak, it appears that she and host Ken have been bonding over some tasty American cuisine.

It was revealed that both of them like to hit up California fast-food joint In-N-Out Burger, specifically the Culver City branch in Los Angeles.

Ken disclosed his post-Jeopardy! haunt in response to an image of Mattea, which showed her tucking into a burger and fries at the same branch of the popular restaurant.

The fan-favorite presenter then  the image with the words: “If this is the In-N-Out on Venice, I’ve been going here after Jeopardy! off and on for 18 years. Solid choice.”