All of the ‘Jeopardy!’ Records Amy Schneider Has Broken So Far
Current Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is in the midst of a record-breaking run on the long-running game show and doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon.
The California-based engineering manager secured her 22nd consecutive win on Thursday’s episode, putting her just 10 games away from matching Jeopardy! legend James Holzhauer as the third-ranked contestant ever in successive wins.
Here are all the records Schneider has achieved so far.
First Woman to Achieve 21 Consecutive Wins
When Schneider pulled off her 21st win in a row on Wednesday, she became the first woman in the show’s history to do so. The previous record for a woman was 20 consecutive wins, held by Julia Collins, who has now been knocked into second position.
“I never dreamed of matching Julia’s streak,” Schneider wrote on Twitter. “It’s hard to say how I felt: proud, dazed, happy, numb, all those things.”
Highest-Earning Woman
Following her 18th consecutive win, Schneider stood at total earnings of $706,800, setting a new record for female contestants. This impressive feat bumped her above Jeopardy!‘s previous top-earning female player, Larissa Kelly, who amassed $655,930 through regular season play and tournament competitions.
Fifth Highest Earner Overall
Schneider continues to climb up the overall earners chart with every victory, currently sitting in the fifth spot. The only players standing above her are Matt Amodio in fourth place ($1,518,601), Holzhauer in third place ($2,462,216), Jeopardy! GOAT and current host Ken Jennings in second place ($4,370,700), and Brad Rutter in first place ($4,938,436).
Fourth Overall in Consecutive Wins
While she holds the most consecutive wins for a woman, Schneider is still looking to topple Jennings’ impressive 74 consecutive games in 2004. She currently holds the fourth spot and has her sights set on jumping ahead of Holzhauer, who right now has the third spot at 32 wins.
“I’d like to beat James Holzhauer, I think. He seems very confident, I guess I’ll say. And so it would sort of feel good, I think, in a way,” Schneider said in an interview with Jeopardy! Clue Crew member Jimmy McGuire.
First Trans Woman to Qualify for Tournament of Champions
After her 11th consecutive win, Schneider made history by becoming the first trans contestant to qualify for the show’s Tournament of Champions, the annual competition including players with the most wins from the past season.
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A lot of ignorant cruel people on here. Amy being transgender doesn’t affect your life. Keep your negative comments to yourself.
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The cruelty is that we enable mentally ill people to infuse themselves with hormones and mutilate their bodies to resemble what they are not and will never be. DNA never lies.
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Bigots are out in full force over this.
Totally disgusting bigots.
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It is not bigotry to affirm the eternal truth that, no matter that we enable mentally ill people to infuse themselves with hormones and mutilate their bodies to resemble what they are not and will never be, DNA never lies.
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The Bible was written by men, as was the Quran. If there is only one God then the question of gender is moot. God has no gender.
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I think she's great, but this season as basically been about two super players with no competition. Not the same Jeopardy I've been watching for all these years. Perhaps it should go back to 5 or 10 day winnings instead of 1-2 month of the same person whether they are brilliant or not. The other players don't stand a chance against minds like theirs.
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I agree
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See Science Direct re intellect/gender.
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No one cares what you think. Literally. 😂
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It's sad how mixed up people are and pushing it on our children and grandchildren 🥺
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I can't wait until he/she loses, sick if seeing her
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We need to start keeping 3 sets of records in everything. Male, Female and Other. I don't deny Amy is smart but most of what she learned was as a male so it's unfair to compare her to the other women.
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Presumptuous of you to refer to God as He; you really have no idea.
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Jesus refers to God as The Father. That's a He.
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Jesus is insignificant to non Christians.
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I honestly don’t think the producers would do that!
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Exceptional role model for my own child! My friends and I cheer her on every show and smile!
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IMO The producers are deliberately matching Amy with lower scoring competitors to create buzz and boost ratings in order to overcome the Mike Richards debacle; but, that's just my opinion. I don't care about the contestants, I test myself to see how I score against the boards.
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Keep smashing those records Amy! You're beautiful and smart.
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Except your god is imaginary. So there is that.
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Never seen Amy compete on the show. Is Amy Entertaining or fun to watch?
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She’s brilliant and she’s brave. A lot of idiots in the comment section with 1/10th her intellect. Nor apparently any intellectual curiosity
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Sorry, meant physicality.
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I am sick of hearing about how awesome this MAN is! It he was a real woman you wouldn’t be doing all this!
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watched my last jepordy hard to explain to a 10 year old why someone in a dress looks and sounds like she plays for greenbay
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It’s actually incredibly easy for kids to understand. It’s you that has the problem.
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I heard she had surgery. But you can't change a man's insides.
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This does not impress me.
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I'm not watching till she or he loses. They are flounting sin in our face as normal. I'm sick of it.
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