‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider made history as she is the first woman to be the highest-earning and longest winning contestant.
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On Friday, Schneider earned $42,000 after winning consecutively for 27 games during her run on the show. Prior to her win, she has earned $977,440 and has reached approximately $1,019,600 after tonight’s win. Schnieder said earning $1 million on the show was always a goal during a post-game interview after learning that she made history.
“This has been something I’ve wanted since I can remember. I think that being in the history of the game I think is something — you know the money doesn’t feel real yet — but that is something that I just will never not be proud of.”
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She is the fourth contestant on the show to make history along with Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, and Matt Amodio. The highest-earning contestant in the show’s history is Brad Runner who has made $4,938,436 which includes tournaments as reported by Insider.
Before Schnieder, Larissa Kelly was the highest-earning woman on the show and she congratulated her fellow contestant on the historical moment.
“Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years…but it’s been even more fun to watch @Jeopardamy set new standards for excellence, on the show and off. Congratulations to Amy on becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show’s history!”