Jeopardy’s Amy Schneider Earns More Than $1 Million Joining Ken Jennings in Millionaire’s Circle
usmagazine.comShe looks like a million bucks — and her jackpot is only growing. Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider passed the $1 million mark on Friday, January 7, episode of the game show.The Oakland, California, resident finished her 28th consecutive game with $1,019,600.
Schneider, 42, is the fourth person to ever hit that threshold during regular season play, with only Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio ahead of her.Schneider has made history as the woman with the longest run and highest earnings on Jeopardy!.
She surpassed 2014 contestant Julia Collins‘ 20-show run at the end of December and wore a sweater to honor Collins’ cozy uniform.“Just seeing myself on TV still is almost a shock, even though I was there when it all happened,” the Jeopardy!
Hall of Famer told AP in a Saturday, January 8 interview.“I thought I could win some games but I didn’t think I would do this well.
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