Amy Schneider Just Broke a Huge Jeopardy! Record
glamour.comJeopardy!, just added another title to her name: second-longest winner in the game show's history since it lifted the cap on consecutive wins in 2003.In case you're not in yet, here's a quick recap: Amy Schneider is an engineering manager from Dayton, Ohio, shattering glass ceilings everywhere she goes.
She's the first woman contestant to win over $1 million, the most successful woman, and the most successful openly trans person to ever compete on Her winning streak began on November 11, 2021.
And then on Monday, January 24, Schneider won her 39th game in a row. With this win, she surpassed Yale PhD student Matt Amodio's 2021 38-game streak.
This win brings her second only to current host Ken Jennings, who holds a 74-game streak from 2004. following her win, Schneider said it was “comforting” to have Jennings on stage with her, as he's the only one who knows the position that she's in.“It still feels unreal,” Schneider said in the Twitter video. “Knowing that I had this chance, I was definitely thinking about it.
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