Amy Schneider (born May 29, 1979) is an American writer and game show contestant.[4] Winning 40 consecutive games on the quiz show Jeopardy! from November 2021 to January 2022 and the November 2022 Tournament of Champions, she holds the second-longest win streak in the program's history, behind only Ken Jennings (74 games), who hosted the show as she competed. She is the most successful woman and most successful transgender contestant ever to compete on the show, in terms of both the length of her streak and her $1.6 million in winnings.
Schneider is known for her skill in the Final Jeopardy! round,[5] having responded correctly 30 out of 41 times in her run. She lives in Oakland, California.[6] Across all American game shows, she is the ninth-highest-earning contestant of all time.
^Amy Schneider [@Jeopardamy] (January 2, 2022). "I'm sometimes unsure whether I'm part of Gen X, or a Millennial (I was born in 1979). Evidence on the millennial side: I think avocado toast is great lol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"I think it's safe to say 42 was a pretty wild year. I'm so grateful for all of it, and can't wait to see what 43 has in store! 🏳️🌈🙌#thisis43🎉". Instagram.
^Schneider, Amy [@Jeopardamy] (December 8, 2021). "I was born in Dayton, OH, where I lived the first 30 years of my life. I grew up in the Five Oaks neighborhood and went to grade school at Corpus Christi. That's where I was named "Most likely to appear on Jeopardy" (so, not in Corpus Christi, Texas, as some have guessed)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
^Freedman, Adriana (November 22, 2022). "Jeopardy!' Star Amy Schneider Dedicates Emotional Post to Her Wife After 2022 ToC Win". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^Florence, Russell Jr. (December 23, 2021). "'Jeopardy!' Notebook: Smooth sailing for Dayton native on Day 17". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^"December 28, 2021". Jeopardy!. Sony Pictures Television. December 28, 2021. syndication.
AmySchneider (born May 29, 1979) is an American writer and game show contestant. Winning 40 consecutive games on the quiz show Jeopardy! from November...
third-longest streak in the show's history, behind Ken Jennings and AmySchneider. A PhD student in computer science at Yale University, Amodio won $1...
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they arrived for their first game, they had expected to face off with AmySchneider, whose 40-day streak had ended, unbeknownst to most, a few months before...
although he has since been surpassed by Matt Amodio (38 games) and AmySchneider (40). His $250,000 top prize in the Tournament of Champions, $250,000...
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to compete in sports with cisgender women. When Jeopardy! champion, AmySchneider, threw the first pitch at Oracle Park in June 2022, Fox Sports cut away...
era (until January 7, 2021). Two other contestants, Matt Amodio and AmySchneider, accomplished the million-dollar feat in the post-Trebek era. In 2008...
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