{"id":398863,"date":"2022-01-25T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amy-schneider-makes-history-as-jeopardy-champ\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T03:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:31:00","slug":"amy-schneider-makes-history-as-jeopardy-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amy-schneider-makes-history-as-jeopardy-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amy Schneider makes history as &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Amy Schneider makes history as &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amy Schneider is now the queen of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Schneider won her 39th <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, becoming No. 2 on the hit game show\u2019s all-time consecutive wins list. The 42-year-old Oakland, California-based engineering manager has winnings that now total an eye-popping $1,319,800.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Jennings, who is the only contestant in the show\u2019s history to win more games than Schneider with 74 wins, has been hosting the show during Schneider\u2019s winning streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schneider makes history as the most successful woman in the show\u2019s history, the show\u2019s first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions and the highest-performing transgender person in the show\u2019s history. <\/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\/JEOP_S38_8560-110821-air012122_0399_RE_SE-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amu Schneider smiles while standing a &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; podium.\" class=\"wp-image-20947960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38_8560-110821-air012122_0399_RE_SE-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38_8560-110821-air012122_0399_RE_SE-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38_8560-110821-air012122_0399_RE_SE-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amy Schneider wins big: \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ makes history.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Casey Durkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think that the best part for me has been being on TV, you know, as my true self, expressing myself and representing the entire community of trans people,\u201d she told \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/jeopardy-champ-amy-schneider-trans-representation-tournament-champions-82438413\">Good Morning America<\/a>.\u201d \u201cJust being, you know, a smart, confident woman and doing something super normal like being on \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ken Jennings and Amy Schneider stand side by side smiling under a &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; sign. \" class=\"wp-image-20947967\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/JEOP_S38-8563-110921-air012622_0895-RE-SE-LR-LR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Ken Jennings, the only \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ ahead of Amy Schneider, has been the host during her winning streak. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Casey Durkin\/Sony Pictures Telev<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Schneider, who has also said that said her classmates voted her most likely to be a \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant when she was in eighth grade, will now face off against Matt Amodio, who is No. 3 on the all-time wins list with a 38-game record, on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt still feels unreal,\u201d said Schneider in a statement following her 39th win. \u201cKnowing that I had this chance, I was definitely thinking about it. Then Ken said it, and I thought, \u2018Alright, I just accomplished this huge thing\u2019 and it was pretty great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for what\u2019s next? She told \u201cGMA,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not sure, but I\u2019m thinking about it. I\u2019m like, you know, considering do I want to write a book? What other opportunities might be out there? I\u2019m exploring that.\u201d\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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The 42-year-old Oakland, California-based engineering manager has winnings that now total an eye-popping $1,319,800. 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