Amy Schneider Becomes No. 2 on Jeopardy, Makes History as Most Successful Woman on Show

Amy Schneider has won her 39th game of Jeopardy in a row, making her No. 2 on the show’s all-time consecutive wins list. Her winnings now total $1,319,800.

Ken Jennings is the only contestant in Jeopardy history to win more games than Shneider with 74 wins. He has been hosting the show as the 42-year-old engineering manager from Oakland, California makes her mark.

Not only is Schneider making history as the most successful woman on Jeopardy, but she is also the show’s first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, as well as the highest-performing transgender person on the game show.

“I 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,” Schneider said in an interview. “Just being, you know, a smart, confident woman and doing something super normal like being on ‘Jeopardy!’”

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