{"id":391318,"date":"2022-01-08T06:35:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amy-schneider-becomes-fourth-contestant-to-win-1m-on-jeopardy\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T06:35:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:35:38","slug":"amy-schneider-becomes-fourth-contestant-to-win-1m-on-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amy-schneider-becomes-fourth-contestant-to-win-1m-on-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amy Schneider becomes fourth contestant to win $1M on &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Amy Schneider becomes fourth contestant to win $1M on &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>What is rarified company?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ Amy Schneider became the fourth contestant in the show\u2019s history to earn a million dollars in non-tournament play Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider\u2019s total haul passed the seven-figure mark with her 28th consecutive win, a record run for female players on the iconic quiz show.<\/p>\n<p>Her $1,019,001 in winnings trails only host Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million; James Holzhauer, $2.46 million; and Matt Amodio, who won $1.52 million last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old Oakland engineering manager said hitting the milestone \u201cfeels amazing, it feels strange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a sum of money I ever anticipated would be associated with my name,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust seeing myself on TV still is almost a shock, even though I was there when it all h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. I thought I could win some <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s but I didn\u2019t think I would do this well,\u201d she added in a Friday interview with the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider, who is the first transgender person to qualify for \u201cJeopardy!\u2019\u201ds tournament of champions, said her newfound fame has empowered members of her community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amy-schneider-jeopardy2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Jeopardy!&quot; champion Amy Schneider\" class=\"wp-image-20759874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amy-schneider-jeopardy2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amy-schneider-jeopardy2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amy-schneider-jeopardy2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d champion Amy Schneider is the fourth contestant to reach the $1 million milestone.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy Productions, Inc. via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of fear for their loved ones who are trans, and worry that they might be limited in life,\u201d she said of concerned relatives of transgender people. \u201cTo be able to go out there and show that I can be successful in a very mainstream type of way has, I think, made a lot of them feel better about the people in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schneider said her classmates voted her most likely to be a \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant in 8th grade.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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