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"Was Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider given insider help to boost DEI?" a user going by El Dingo Goat wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Her 40-game streak raised eyebrows -- did producers tip the scales?"
"Ooh, I actually have direct, first-hand information regarding this question!" Schneider replied. "No, I was not. You don't have to wonder about this any more! Now you can do literally anything else with your life instead."
Schneider, then a software engineer and now a full-time writer, had her 40-game streak in 2021-2022 and went on to win that season's Tournament of Champions, for a total of $1,682,800 in winnings. She is the top woman contestant in terms of both regular-season and overall winnings, and she is the first out trans contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. Her 40-game streak puts her behind Ken Jennings, now the Jeopardy! host, who won 74 consecutive games in 2004.
She has published two books: In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life, a memoir that came out in 2023, and a version of the book for young readers, Who Is Amy Schneider?: Questions on Growing Up, Being Curious, and Winning It Big on Jeopardy!, which came out this year.