Amy Schneider Makes History Again Becoming First Woman to Win $1M on Jeopardy!
Amy Schneider on Friday became the first woman to surpass $1 million on Jeopardy! She’s the show’s fourth contestant to reach that amount.Schneider hit the million mark on her 28th game.
During the show, she was able to win a little over $42,000. She now has won a total of $1,019,001, NBC News reports.“It’s not a sum of money I ever anticipated would be associated with my name,” Schneider, a 42-year-old who lives in Oakland, Calif., said in a release, according to The New York Times.The Times notes that reaching $1 million is no easy feat.
Ken Jennings was the first to do so in 2004 after 30 games. One of the current new hosts, Jennings went on to a record 74-game run.
In recent years, others have also crossed the 1-million-dollar line. James Holzhauern did so in 2019 and Matt Amodio made it only three months ago.“To be good at Jeopardy!,” Schneider said, “you just have to live a life where you’re learning stuff all the time.”Schneider also holds the record for the most games won by a woman and is the first trans woman to make it to the show's Tournament of Champions.In response to her winning $1 million, GLAAD’s director of transgender representation, Nick Adams, said, “Amy Schneider's incredible run on Jeopardy!
