Amy Schneider

Amy Schneider (b. May 29, 1979) is a writer and former engineering manager from Oakland, California.

Early Life[]

Amy Schneider was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. She was noted as academically gifted and talented fairly young, and was voted most likely to win Jeopardy by her eighth grade classmates.

She attended and graduated from the University of Dayton in her native Ohio while she was still presenting as male. At the time of her initial Jeopardy run, she was an engineering manager. Since her initial run, she has focused on being a writer and an advocate for transgender rights.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular-season play[]

She first appeared on the show on November 17, 2021, dethroning 5-time champion Andrew He after being the only person to provide the correct answer in Final Jeopardy. The former champion holds the record for the most prize money on first entry as a challenger ($55,001). She is currently riding a 40-game winning streak and has amassed $1,382,800 so far.
This puts her at fourth place for most money won in regular play, second place for longest streak, and fifth place for most money won overall. She is also in first place for all female records in streak length (overtaking Julia Collins with 20 wins), money won in the regular season and money won overall (overtaking Collins with $428,100 and Larissa Kelly with $660,930).
In her 7th game, she finished with exactly $50,000, breaking the female record for highest adjusted ($48,002 by India Cooper) and non-adjusted ($46,801 in a tie between Emma Boettcher and MacKenzie Jones) score. In her 37th game, she broke her own personal record and achieved $71,400 (also overtaking Julia Collins' all-time regular season record of $428,100 with a total of $483,000 in the same game).

Game No.	Air Date	Final score	Cumulative Winnings	Notes
1	November 17, 2021	$31,600	$31,600	Amy's first non-runaway game. Amy's only come from behind win in regular-season play ended Andrew He's 5-day win streak.
2	November 18, 2021	$33,800	$67,400
3	November 19, 2021	$44,800	$110,200	She and previous champ (Andrew He) are the first back-to-back champions who won at least $100,000 in their first three shows.
4	November 22, 2021	$45,400	$155,600	Her 4-day total is the third-highest 4-day total of all time, behind just Roger Craig ($166,801) and James Holzhauer ($244,365).
5	November 23, 2021	$14,800	$170,400	She becomes the ninth highest winning during all-time first 5-games surpassing Tom Nissley.
6	November 24, 2021	$37,400	$207,800
7	November 25, 2021	$50,000	$257,800	In her seventh game, she broke the female record for highest adjusted ($48,002 by India Cooper) and non-adjusted score ($46,801 in a tie between Emma Boettcher and MacKenzie Jones). The first game in which she did not find any of the Daily Doubles.
8	November 26, 2021	$37,400	$295,200	First game where Amy did not find the Daily Doubles.
9	November 29, 2021	$47,000	$342,200
10	November 30, 2021	$38,000	$380,200	Amy's second non-runaway game. This episode was submitted for consideration for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show, and won.
11	December 1, 2021	$41,000	$421,200
12	December 2, 2021	$61,800	$483,000	She broke her own personal record and achieved $61,800 and surpassed Julia Collins for regular-season earnings.
13	December 3, 2021	$53,400	$536,400	Surpassed Jason Zuffranieri for regular-season earnings and took the fourth-place spot in that regard. After her win, Amy took a 2 week hiatus due to the Professors Tournament, which saw fellow ToC second runner-up Sam Buttrey take home the $100,000 prize (the tournament was taped after her 23rd win).
14	December 20, 2021	$34,800	$571,200	Amy's third non-runaway game.
15	December 21, 2021	$35,000	$606,200	Correct Final Jeopardy! response streak with 10, 6th-time player for 10+ straight correct by FJ!
16	December 22, 2021	$25,200	$631,400
17	December 23, 2021	$56,000	$687,400	Surpassed Larissa Kelly for all-time earnings.
18	December 24, 2021	$19,400	$706,800
19	December 27, 2021	$38,400	$745,200	Tied with Jason Zuffranieri and David Madden for the fifth-longest winning streak. As an aside, the correct answer to the FJ question was recycled as the July 18, 2022 question.
20	December 28, 2021	$23,400	$768,600	Tied with Julia Collins for the fourth-longest winning streak and longest female winning streak.
21	December 29, 2021	$37,400	$806,000	She becomes the fourth-longest winning streak and longest female winning streak.
22	December 30, 2021	$25,600	$831,600	Amy's fourth non-runaway game.
23	December 31, 2021	$24,000	$855,600	Last game of 2021.
24	January 3, 2022	$42,000	$897,600	First game of 2022. Second and final regular season play game in which she did not find any of the Daily Doubles. Also, without find the Daily Double, the Coryat Score was $31,000.
25	January 4, 2022	$20,400	$918,000
26	January 5, 2022	$32,000	$950,000
27	January 6, 2022	$27,400	$977,400	Amy's fifth non-runaway game.
28	January 7, 2022	$42,200	$1,019,600	In this game, she became the fourth millionaire ever (fifth all time when including tournaments) and achieved the record ties with Matt Amodio, faster than Ken Jennings (30 games) but slower than James Holzhauer (14 games).
29	January 10, 2022	$15,800	$1,035,400
30	January 11, 2022	$22,400	$1,057,800
31	January 12, 2022	$11,000	$1,068,800	First game for which buzz attempt data was published.
32	January 13, 2022	$32,800	$1,101,600	Tied with James Holzhauer for the third-longest winning streak and is the fourth person in history to exceed 1000 correct answers.
33	January 14, 2022	$10,200	$1,111,800	Passed James Holzhauer for the third-longest winning streak in regular play.
34	January 17, 2022	$36,200	$1,148,600
35	January 18, 2022	$15,400	$1,164,000
36	January 19, 2022	$17,800	$1,181,800	She achieved the all-time hundredth $30K+ coryat score.
37	January 20, 2022	$71,400	$1,253,200	She broke her own personal record and achieved $71,400 and achieved a Coryat score of $37,400 in this game, the highest female Coryat and the ninth-highest Coryat of all time.
38	January 21, 2022	$54,000	$1,307,200	Tied with Matt Amodio for the second-longest winning streak.
39	January 24, 2022	$12,600	$1,319,800	Passed Matt Amodio for the second-longest winning streak in regular play.
40	January 25, 2022	$63,000	$1,382,800	She became only the fourth contestant to pass $60,000 three times and the record of the third-most correct responses of all time (1309).
41	January 26, 2022	$19,600	$1,384,800	Amy's sixth and final non-runaway game in regular-season play. Lost to Rhone Talsma.

The End Of Streak[]

In her 41st game, she was defeated by Rhone Talsma (who was also defeated the next day). She carried her usual lead ($7,200, a $3,800 lead over Rhone) at the end of the Jeopardy Round and had a substantial lead over Rhone for the first three quarters of the Double Jeopardy round.

However, Rhone found the third and last Daily Double of the game when there were only seven clues left on the board. With Amy at $24,000 and Rhone at $7,800, his only chance was to bet everything and be right. He did just that, taking his score to $15,600 and mathematically guaranteeing that Amy could not turn the game into a runaway as long as Rhone did not ring in on any more clues.

She entered with a commanding, albeit not runaway $27,600, which was $10,000 more than Rhone at $17,600. The FJ! clue was, "The only nation in the world whose name in English ends in an H, it's also one of the 10 most populous." Rhone put down the correct Final Jeopardy response (Bangladesh) while Amy was unable to come up with a response at all. She is the top seed in the 2022 Tournament of Champions, barely edging out Matt Amodio.

She mentioned yesterday on Twitter that the lunch break at taping took place between yesterday's and today's games.

Tournament of Champions[]

In the exhibition match, she faced off against Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 15/20 correct responses. Although she and Matt got Final incorrect, it did not count towards official show records. Also, from the production team's point of view, it may be a response to fear that the box office's box office will decline if even one out of three does not make it to the finals.

In the first semifinal game, she faced off against Tyler Rhode and Maureen O'Neil. Prior to that, she caused surprise by beating 16-times champion Ryan Long and 6-times champion Megan Wachspress. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 26/30 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). She and Tyler got Final correct. Amy advanced to the finals. Tyler and Maureen received $10,000.

In the finals, she faced off against Andrew He and Sam Buttrey. This Tournament of Champions marked the debut of the best-of-seven series. Throughout the finals, she came up with 123/132 correct responses (including 1/3 Daily Doubles). She got 3/6 Final correct and won the Tournament and claimed the $250,000 top prize. With this win, she became the first female ToC winner in 15 years (fourth ever) since S24's Celeste DiNucci, Rachael Schwartz (S11), Robin Carroll (S16), and Celeste DiNucci (S24) are the other three. As for the overall tournament, it's been 4 years since Claire Sattler won the 2018 Teen Tournament, and set the record for the longest winning streak among ToC winners, surpassing James.

Her show winnings total $1,634,800, which puts her in fourth place all-time, as well as making her the highest winning contestant who did not participate in the Greatest of All Time tournament.

Masters Tournament[]

In 2023, she participated in the Masters Tournament, which was held as a unique feature of S40 Primetime. The competition featured 2022 ToC finalists her, Sam Buttrey, and Andrew He, the top money winners of 2022 ToC Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach, and 2019 ToC winner James.

She was very nervous in this tournament, so she didn't win a single game and won 5 points, finishing in 5th place. It's not that she didn't do well, but rather that she couldn't show her proper skills because James and Andrew were so active. People are sending comments, hoping to come back in the next tournament.

She played in game one of night one against Matt Amodio and Andrew He. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 16/17 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct. She earned 1 match point.

She played in game one of night two against Sam Buttrey and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 13/14 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She and Mattea got Final correct. She earned 1 match point for a total of 2 match points.

She played in game one of night three against James Holzhauer and Sam Buttrey. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/13 correct responses. She was the only player correct in Final, but earned no match points. She still has 2 match points.

She played in game one of night four against Andrew He and Sam Buttrey. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 15/18 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). No one got Final correct. She earned 1 match point for a total of 3 match points.

She played in game one of night five against Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 19/21 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). She was the only player correct in Final and earned 1 match point for a total of 4 match points.

She played in game two of night six against James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/12 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She was the only player correct in Final and earned 1 match point for a total of 5 match points.

She played in game two of night seven against James Holzhauer and Andrew He. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 5/5 correct responses. No one got Final correct. She and Andrew went for joke responses, while James was the only player who attempted a response, but did not get it correct. She earned no match points and still has 5 match points.

James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach and Andrew He advanced to the semifinals. Sam Buttrey took home $50,000 and she took home $75,000.

She played in game two of night one against James Holzhauer and Yogesh Raut. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/13 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct. She earned no match points.

She played in game two of night two against Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 13/15 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She and Yogesh got Final correct. She earned no match points.

She played in game one of night three against Yogesh Raut and Matt Amodio. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 13/13 correct responses. She and Matt got Final correct. She earned 1 match point.

She played in game one of night four against Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 17/18 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). Everyone got Final correct. She earned 3 match points for a total of 4 match points.

She played in game two of night five against Yogesh Raut and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 17/19 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). No one got Final correct. She earned 1 match point for a total of 5 match points.

She played in game two of night six against Victoria Groce and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/12 correct responses. No one got Final correct and bet $0. She earned 1 match point for a total of 6 match points.

She was joined in the semifinals with Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut and James Holzhauer. Matt Amodio took home $50,000 and Mattea Roach took home $75,000.

She played in game two of night one against Yogesh Raut and Victoria Groce. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 8/14 correct responses. She finished Double Jeopardy with -3,000 points and could not play Final Jeopardy.

She played in both games of night two. In game one, she faced off against Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 6/8 correct responses. She and James got Final incorrect and earned no match points. In game two, she faced off against James Holzhauer and Yogesh Raut. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/12 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct. She earned no match points.

Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut and James Holzhauer advanced to the finals. She took home $100,000.

Invitational Tournament[]

In the fourth quarterfinal game, Amy faced off against Celeste DiNucci and Austin Rogers. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Amy came up with 27/29 correct questions (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Nobody got Final Jeopardy! correct, but thanks to a runaway game, Amy advanced to the semifinals while Celeste and Austin received $5,000 each.

In the inaugural semifinal game, Amy faced off against Jennifer Quail and David Madden. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Amy came up with 24/26 correct questions. Amy and David both got Final Jeopardy! correct, and Amy advanced to the finals while Jennifer and David received $10,000 each.

In the finals (which lasted three games), Amy faced off against Victoria Groce and Andrew He. Throughout the first two rounds of three games, Amy came up with 49/53 correct questions (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Amy got 3/3 correct Final Jeopardy! questions, but after losing to Victoria (who won the $100,000 grand prize after winning two games), Amy received $50,000 for finishing in second place due to winning one game, while Andrew received $25,000 for finishing in third place due to winning zero games.

In the sixth quarterfinal game, Amy faced off against Avi Gupta and Luigi de Guzman. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Amy came up with 17/19 correct questions (including 1/1 Daily Double). Nobody got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Luigi, Avi and Amy received $5,000 each.

Evaluation[]

She has explained that when she sees a category where she is weak, she gets it "out of the way first. That way, if there were any doubles in that category, they would come up when there wasn't as much money to be wagered." Later, she described her wagering strategy in a runaway game with little competition: "round up the second place score to the nearest thousand, double it, subtract it from my score, and then subtract another thousand in case I'd messed something up. She said that doing crossword puzzles helps her think of words "as both a concept and a collection of letters at the same time".

Among all-time super champions after Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, she is receiving good reviews following Matt Amodio. Also, if you look at his steps and skills, he has a lot in common with James.

Prior to that, few women made more than $50,000, and rarely did more than $40,000. The previous record was Emma Boettcher tied MacKenzie Jones who won eight games in February 2020 as the highest-winning female contestant in a single game in regular play with $46,801, surpassing the $46,600 Maria Wenglinsky set on November 1, 2005. She became the first player ever to cross the $50,000 mark, and since then, has made history as a female champion, setting the record for the most money earned by a woman and the highest career record for a Coryat.

In addition, the speed of accumulating prize money was as fast as James and Matt, exceeding $100,000 in just three attempts, and the number of correct answers such as DD and FJ was high. Based on S38, there are only 17 participants including her who have recorded more than $100,000 in just 3 times, and among them, there are often cases where they have only won 3 or 4 consecutive wins. That's a testament to how great her work is. also, 10 consecutive FJ correct answers is a record that only 7 people have achieved so far, and the FJ correct answer rate was high, but there is a regret that there is a lack of support as the number of wrong answers increased after entering the back.

Following Ken Jennings, he received a lot of attention as the 2nd longest winning streak ever and the 4th largest prize money recipient ever, and he is highly praised for becoming a super champion by winning over 5 consecutive wins like Jonathan Fisher. After that, she passed the championship to Rhone Talsma and reaped the beauty of the end.

Now, when participating in the ToC, what she needs to supplement is the percentage of correct answers in Final Jeopardy. The overall correct rate is similar to that of other long-term champions, but the correct rate has weakened in the second half. Before participating in this ToC, there were many concerns about her. From the beginning, Ryan Long and Jonathan Fisher were eliminated in the Quarterfinals, and Sam Buttrey and Andrew He were the dark horses who beat Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach, respectively, in the semifinals, so there were concerns that she might not be able to win either.

However, she remained calm under these circumstances and eventually won, proving that her 40-game winning streak was nothing short of luck. Now, we can look forward to her performance in events such as GoAT and All-star games.

And with Cris Pannullo's shocking death in 2024 ToC, she is being re-evaluated. Although she got a bye in the quarterfinals, she won after a fierce battle with her opponents at the time. She and Matt, who were millionaires, were defeated by Sam, and like James, she has experience winning ToC among superchamps. In fact, Ken, who won 74 consecutive wins in this program without going too far, was always second to Brad Rutter in large tournaments, and Monica Thieu, winner of the 2012 College tournament who teamed with him in All-star games, dominated him in other quiz competitions. I won with As champions also have severe ups and downs, they are often re-evaluated based on other participants.

Common with Other Champions[]

Ken Jennings[]

The first record is over $30K, and the total record of five consecutive wins is over $150,000.
Both with a record of over $70,000 in a single game. How great is this record, so far, the only people who have achieved more than $70,000 in regular games are 4 millionaires who have achieved regular games and Roger Craig who has won 6 straight games.
When they both got off, they had in common that they handed over the championship to the opposite sex challenger and suffered a comeback defeat, and lost to an opponent who finished the next game in third place.
Became the first player of each gender to win a best-of-seven matchup.
They has competed with the same participant more than twice in other tournaments (Ken: Brad Rutter, Amy: Andrew He), and received a bye in one of the tournaments (Ken: UToC, Amy: 2022 TOC).
Both finished runner-up in a tournament.

Larissa Kelly[]

Both topped $100,000 in three episodes. Also, among 5-time+ women's champion, these are the only records. Widening the range overall, only three-time champion Megan Barnes ($103,203) has surpassed $100,000 in just three women.
Both of them hold the record of more than 10 consecutive FJ correct answers.
The prize money for five consecutive wins is over $170,000.
Both got off on Wednesday, handing their championship to the men. When they left, the opponents who defeated them had a single win.
Both finished runner-up in a tournament.

Dan Pawson[]

As of the airing date, they kept the title through the year.
In their first appearance, they won a come-from-behind victory against a champion different from their own gender, and then lost to a champion different from their own gender. If there is a difference, Dan's first appearance before and after FJ was in 3rd place, and Amy was in 2nd place in both. Also, except for the first appearance, they maintained first place until the end of FJ. The difference is that Dan is tied for first place when he wins two games in a row.
They were assigned the top seed in the ToC they appeared in, and they aren't a participant with a large amount of prize money among ToC participants, and both won.
- Larissa Kelly (6x) - $222,597 > Dan Pawson (9x) - $170,902
- Matt Amodio (38x) - $1,518,601 > Amy Schneider (40x) - $1,382,800
Both of the final competitors at ToC are from California.
Both got off on Wednesday, handing the championship over to the opposite sex. When they left, the opponents had a single win.
Both of them set records by winning the ToC. Dan was the first 6-time+ ToC winner, and Amy set the record for the most consecutive wins among all ToC winners.

Julia Collins[]

Both of them experienced their first appearances and their departures on the same day of the week. Julia is Monday, Amy is Wednesday.
Both lost to the men's champion, who had a single win.
In the ToC where they appeared, two or more 10 consecutive champions including themselves appeared.
Both finished runner-up in a tournament.

Buzzy Cohen[]

Both are from California.
Both defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament of Champions on their debut day.
Both have long streaks, beating the 5-time+ champion, whose first name is Andrew. All previous champions also broke the $100,000 mark in three games, with the latter holding the record for the challenger. Former champion Andrew Pau also won by a margin of $1. Pau when he appeared for the first games, He when he tried to win fourth games.
Both handed their championship over to the opposite sex. Unlike the challenger who beat Amy, the challenger who beat Buzzy had two wins.
Both have had one experience with a comeback win. The difference is that Buzzy won three come-from-behind games, and Amy, except for her first appearance, remained in first place until she left.
Both their first opponents advanced to the semi-finals.
In the ToC where they appeared, the two super champions both lost in the quarterfinal (Buzzy: Seth Wilson and Austin Rogers / Amy: Ryan Long and Jonathan Fisher). Also, one super champ lost to the opposite sex and the other lost to the same sex. However, Austin received the WC and finished third in the final, where he met again his qualifier opponent (Alan Lin).
The two competed in the ToC with the teacher. Buzzy met in the semifinals (Jason Sterlacci) and Amy met in the finals. In addition, the two tournament winners who competed together held the tournament during their hiatus during their winning streak.
A rematch came out of the ToC where they came out. The difference is that Buzzy beats two people in a rematch, and Amy battles directly against an opponent in the regular game. They also met another California native (Alan Lin) in the finals. In Amy's case, another finalist, Sam Buttrey, is also from California. Also, both of them won by come-from-behind wins. Buzzy started with $0 and then won, and Amy came from behind to beat Andrew in two games.

James Holzhauer[]

Both broke the $100,000 mark after three consecutive wins. Also, all of the previous champions who passed $100,000 in 3 games were named Andrew.
Like James, she broke her own record. In the case of Amy, she broke the Coryat Score and the all-time high among women.
Both became winners and runner-up in a tournament.
In the first challenge, they beat a champion whose name starts with A.
As of the recording date, after both of them had won 22 consecutive victories, they had to wait two weeks because of a tournament being held. In terms of broadcasting standards, Amy is after 12 consecutive wins, and James is right after leaving. And they met the winner of that tournament in the final.
Their first FJ! Clue was related to American place names.
Both have broken their own records. James set a new one-day record in his 4th game with $110,914 (surpassing the previous record of $77,000 set by Roger Craig) and then broke his own record with $131,127 in his 10th. Amy became the first woman to win $50K (surpassing the $46,801 set by Emma Boettcher and MacKenzie Jones) and then the all-time high of $71,400.
Both have recorded over $40K in regular matches that didn't even find for DD. James posted $49,200 in the 17th, and Amy also posted $50K and $42K in the 7th and 24th, respectively. In fact, there are occasional wins without looking for a daily double, but it's rare to win for $40-50K.
They are more than 10 consecutive FJ! correction.
Both handed over championship titles to Chicago librarians. The difference is that the opponent who defeated James won three games and finished as the first runner-up to James in the Tournament of Champions; on the other hand, the opponent who defeated Amy only won a single match.
ToC finalists, including myself, have appeared during their activities. Also, one is another Tournament winner, and the other is an opponent competing in a Regular Game. The difference is that James lost to the opponent and Amy won the opponent. Also, both of them won by a narrow margin.
Both broke the jinx by winning the ToC. James broke the jinx that Superchampion cannot win ToC, and Amy broke the jinx that female champions with more than 6 consecutive victories cannot win ToC and that if they meet an opponent who won a regular game in ToC, they will always lose.
Among ToC winners, they are the longest winning streak by gender and the highest prize money recipient.

Matt Amodio[]

Both broke the $100,000 mark in 3 episodes.
Both premiered on Wednesday, and recording was delayed due to Covid-19.
Both became millionaires in 28th games.
Both had their bests in the Jeopardy round at $18,600 (Amy: 18th, Matt A: 25th and 34th). Former champion Andrew He did the same with them in his second game.
Both recorded nonlock games six times.
Both won $75,000 in a Jeopardy Masters Tournament.
Both handed over championship titles to male contestants. The difference is that the opponent who defeated Matt also joined the ultra-champ spot, while the opponent who defeated Amy ended up with a single win.
Both lost their final regular season play game to a champion who competed in a Tournament.
When both of them left, the last FJ! category was 'Countries of the World'. The same goes for Mattea. Coincidentally, Matt also lost to the ToC semi-final after solving a regional Question.
Both finished runner-up in a Tournament.

Jonathan Fisher[]

Both beat champions with five or more wins in a row.
The title was handed over to a challenger of the opposite sex, and both ended in a single win.
Both of them competed against the same person (Andrew He) in ToC.
Both their giant killers made it to the Champions Wildcard Tournament and finished as a quarterfinalist.

Mattea Roach[]

Both are LGBT.
They experienced comeback wins more than once, and they lost back when they got off.
Both won $75,000 in a Jeopardy Masters Tournament.
One challenger in a row twice was eliminated before FJ. In the case of Mattea, he was the only champ with 6 wins or more to solve the FJ! alone.
Like Jonathan, the same person competed in ToC.
Both their giant killers made it to the Champions Wildcard Tournament. The difference was Mattea's giant killer made it to the semifinals and Amy's giant killer finished as a quarterfinalist.
Both finished runner-up in a Tournament.

Ray Lalonde[]

Based on the broadcast date, they earned more than 10 consecutive wins over two years.
They have a record of 10 consecutive correct FJ! responses.
Both were champions throughout the Christmas and New Years holidays.
Like James, they were defeated by an Illinois native.
In the ToC where I participated, more than two Superchamps did not even advance to the semifinals, and two participants beat Superchamps before the finals.
Both their giant killers made it to the Champions Wildcard Tournament. The difference was Ray's giant killer made it to the semifinals, while Amy's giant killer finished as a quarterfinalist.

Trivia[]

Amy is the 2nd transgender contestant and 1st out transgender (being a contestant after finding out they are transgender) to make it to the Tournament of Champions (Catherine Ramen won 5 games in season 14 and returned for the 1998 Tournament of Champions as well as the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions - however, all of those were played prior to her transitioning). More recently, Kate Freeman won 1 game in December of 2020, though she would finish in third place the next game.
- Similarly, after Amy's run, another out transgender contestant, Hannah Wilson, won 8 games in May of 2023, and qualified for the following Tournament of Champions.
Similarly to Matt Amodio, contestants who have lost to her are referred to as having been "Schneidered".
A champion who beats a champion who has won 5 consecutive wins is a champion who breaks the jinx that cannot win more than 5 consecutive wins.
Like Matt A. and Mattea Roach, she was out after having Countries of the World as the FJ! category. Also, half of those who defeated "JEOPARDY!" ultrachampions were librarians from Chicago (David Madden, Arthur Chu, Matt Jackson, James Holzhauer, Austin Rogers).
Like David Madden and Seth Wilson, she is the third champ to win 10 or more in a row, coming from second place before FJ! All three are first games, and David also finished second in the 12th and 15th games.
As she earned the title of 40th straight champion and fourth millionaire in regular, the next ToC will be an unprecedented ToC with five ten-game winning champs and two millionaires. Also, including myself, 14 out of 21 regular game champs who participated in the ToC set a record of competing together in the regular game.
She is the first champion to have more than a year of broadcasting date among the champions with more than 10 wins. After that Ray Lalonde set the record for the second time.
She is 9th for American game show winnings records after 2022 ToC (11th place after regular game).
Like S25 ToC winner Dan Pawson, she will be the top seed of the ToC leaderboard that is not the highest regular game prize money.
So far, she is the 4th champion to achieve $30,000+ Coryat Score in 10 or more times (Ken: x23, Matt A: x18, James: x20, Amy: x12). For reference, all of them became millionaires in the regular game, and all of them achieved more than 1000 correct answers.. Note that even if you expand the scope to more than 2 episodes, only four are included, Jerome Vered, Roger Craig, Jason Zuffranieri and Cris Pannullo. That said, it is difficult to achieve a Coryat Score of more than $30,000.
Even after her departure, the strength of the female contestants was noticeable, with the 4 female contestants winning 4 consecutive victories, and three months later Mattea Roach became the third woman to become the champion with 10 or more victories (13th in history). In the case of the previous three (Christine Whelchel, Margaret Shelton and Maureen O'Neil), they won four consecutive victories. On the other hand, the male contestant has not been able to exceed 4 consecutive wins until Ryan Long, let alone 5 consecutive victories. Later, like her, she revealed that she was a sexual minority.
On the occasion of the International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2022, she was a guest at white house for transgender celebration.
From appearing on ToC, she often started wearing glasses.
Among the ToC winners, she is the 5th champion to have a break during the winning streak, and the first female. Mark Lowenthal (S4) - 1988 Seniors Tournament, Tom Nosek (S9) - 1993 ToC, Buzzy Cohen (S32) - 2016, Teacher Tournament and Power Players week, James Holzhauer (S35) - 2019 Teacher Tournament.
She runs a weekly trivia quiz on her Twitter and TikTok accounts (both @jeopardamy).
Amy's ex-wife Kelly Anneken appeared on Jeopardy! on September 18, 2025 losing to Paolo Pasco.

Incidents and Accidents[]

It is said that there was a robbery at the beginning of 2022, and credit cards and valuables were stolen. Fortunately, there was no life-threatening injury.
On June 11, 2022, she gave the first pitch at a baseball game, which was edited and aired on the Fox Sports channel. In response, Fox Sports revealed that the original verse was edited on the air. There is a saying that netizens are not discriminated against because they are LGBTQ+ people. On June 11, 2022, he gave the first pitch at a baseball game, which was edited and aired on the Fox Sports channel. In response, Fox Sports revealed that the original verse was edited on the air. There is a saying that netizens are not discriminated against because they are LGBTQ+ people.

Personal Life[]

Schneider penned a memoir about her early life, called In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life. She was raised as a Catholic although she no longer associates herself with the religion. She also revealed that her mother was an alcoholic in her memoir, though this was not apparent to her as a child. Her father was very involved in her upbringing possibly to compensate for this disruption.

Schneider married her first wife in her mid twenties while she was still presenting as male. Her memoir discusses the challenges of that marriage, which ended in divorce. After her initial run on Jeopardy, Schneider remarried. Her wife, Genevieve, has a background in social work.