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Jeopardy! Champ Announces a 'Nerve-Wracking' Move
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Jeopardy! Champ Has More Big News

Amy Schneider is engaged

(Newser) - Update: Congratulations are in order for Amy Schneider, but not for anything Jeopardy!-related this time. The game show champ is engaged to partner Genevieve Davis, Page Six reports. Schneider revealed the news on Instagram , writing, "She said yes! Well, actually I said yes, but then I wanted to...

Yet Another Big Moment for Jeopardy! Champ
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Jeopardy! Champ's Win Streak Is Over

Amy Schneider has second-most wins of any player

(Newser) - Update: Just after ascending to the No. 2 spot in the history of Jeopardy! champions, Amy Schneider's winning streak is over. After winning 40 consecutive games, Schneider on Wednesday's show lost to Rhone Talsma, who correctly questioned an answer about Bangladesh, the AP reports. Schneider said that while...

Jeopardy! Champ Cracks Another Milestone

Amy Schneider only the 4th player to reach $1M in earnings in regular play

(Newser) - Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is adding to her list of bragging rights and admirers. Already the highest-earning female contestant in the quiz show's history and the woman with the longest winning streak, on Friday she became one of only four Jeopardy! players to reach seven figures in regular-season winnings....

Jeopardy! Champ Says She's Doing 'Fine' After Robbery

Amy Schneider says she lost phone, credit cards

(Newser) - On TV, Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider had a great start to the year—in the episode that aired Monday, she won her 24th straight game, a record for a woman. But Jeopardy! is taped in advance and in real life, she had a rough day, People reports. "So, first...

Jeopardy! Champ Breaking New Ground
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Jeopardy! Champ Breaks More New Ground

Trans contestant Amy Schneider has won 21 straight games, most ever by a woman

(Newser) - Update: Still going. Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider has now won 21 games in a row, the most ever by a woman, report the Washington Post . She also collected more than $800,000 during the run, the fourth-largest sum overall in regular play. Schneider is transgender, and she is the first...

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