‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Amy Schneider Reveals She Was Robbed: ‘First Off, I’m Fine’
usmagazine.comFeeling “fine.” After former Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider was burglarized earlier this week, she has opened up about the ordeal.“Hi all!
So, first off: I’m fine. But I got robbed yesterday, lost my ID, credit cards, and phone,” Schneider, 42, tweeted on Monday, January 3. “I then couldn’t really sleep last night, and have been dragging myself around all day trying to replace everything.”In a second social media message, she added: “So, I doubt I’ll even start writing tonight’s game thread today, and if I keep winning, it may take a bit for me to get caught up.
Thanks for your patience!”Schneider was approached by two people — one of them who was armed — before they demanded she hand over her possessions, a spokesperson for the Oakland Police Department told The Washington Post.
Officers told the outlet that no arrests had been made and an investigation was ongoing.The engineering manager — who frequently shares her post-game thoughts via Twitter — made history last month after winning her 23rd round of the game show, the longest streak for a female contestant.
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