Amy Schneider Becomes First Trans Jeopardy! Contestant In The Tournament Of Champions

Amy Schneider, a transgender woman and engineering manager from Oakland, California, recently became the defending Jeopardy! champion during Transgender Awareness Week and has now successfully defended her title five episodes in a row — meaning she now qualifies to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, a yearly tournament between the show’s 15 contestants that won in the most episodes.

As of this date, Amy has scooped up over $295,200 in winnings over eight games, and that streak doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.

In an interview with Newsweek, Schneider explained that she was originally scheduled to appear last year, before Alex Trebek’s passing.

“It was really disappointing not to get a chance to be on the show with Alex. It was a bummer, but things happen for

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