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Transgender woman setting records as reigning Jeopardy champ

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Amy Schneider, right, on the Jeopardy set with former winner and current Jeopardy host Ken Jennings. Amy Schneider is the fourth longest running Jeopardy champ and the fourth highest money-earner in regular game play in the 38-year history of the show.

She’s also the first transgender person to qualify for the tournament of champions. With her 24th win on Monday, Jan. 3, Schneider’s winnings were just a few thousand dollars short of $900,000.

How did she get this far? Schneider is smart. Very smart. And quick on the buzzer. And very good with final Jeopardy questions.

She’s only missed a few in her 24-day run. On the show, she’s mentioned Genevieve, her girlfriend, several times. The pearls she wears each day were a gift from her

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