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Amy Schneider Wins the Most Consecutive ‘Jeopardy!’ Games of Any Female Contestant

Ms. Schneider won her 21st “Jeopardy!” game in a row, bringing her total earnings to $806,000.



Amy Schneider competing on the game show “Jeopardy!” that aired on Dec. 29. Credit...Sony Pictures

By Maria Cramer and Jenny Gross
Dec. 30, 2021

When Amy Schneider was an eighth grader in Dayton, Ohio, her fellow students voted her most likely to appear on “Jeopardy!”

They underestimated her.

On Wednesday, Ms. Schneider, 42, an engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., became the first woman in the show’s history to achieve 21 consecutive wins, surpassing Julia Collins, who had set the record of 20 wins in 2014.

“I never dreamed of matching Julia’s streak,” Ms. Schneider wrote on Twitter. “It’s hard to say how I felt: proud, dazed, happy, numb, all those things.”

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Ms. Schneider said her advice for anyone who wanted to replicate her success was “just be curious.”

She added: “The way to know a lot of stuff is to want to know a lot of stuff.”

Kitty Bennett contributed research.

[brush]

1. What's with this? Post when she's won the most consecutive games ever, not when...

it's the most by a woman. Women should not be satisfied with this.

[druidity33]

5. In sports...

each successive accomplishment is acknowledged. Then again, the numbers folk seem to have overrun sports altogether. I don't see this as misogyny per se... just an adoption of Sports "framing" on Jeopardy.

[Roy Rolling]

2. Why not both?

They are both unique events.

[Mike Nelson]

3. I think...

... there are areas where gender differences are appropriate in competition. "Jeopardy" contestant is not one of them.

[Scottie Mom]

4. I watched last night's game (12-30-2021).

It was getting sooooo close I was worried Amy would be defeated. Since it had been DVR’ed, at about two answers from the end of Double Jeopardy, I fast forwarded to Final Jeopardy.

She won again!!!!!

I adore her! I hope she becomes the all time biggest and longest running Jeopardy champ. Got out my strand of pearls to wear in my own small way to support her run.

[malaise]

6. I heard last night that she scored a perfect 1,600 on her SATs

She said she is very good at tests. She should add Jeopardy to that list.

[Scottie Mom]

7. That SAT score is amazing.

Talk about being good at tests!!!!

[malaise]

8. That one wasn't good -

it was the superlative - best.
Happy New Year!

[Scottie Mom]

14. Happy New Year! 🎆

We got this one!!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Cool For Her!

Congrats, Amy!

[Oneironaut]

10. She's amazing!

Not only does she keep winning, but, she is blowing everyone out with runaways. Very impressive!

[dsc]

11. She is currently 4th overall by this measure

and 10 games out of third, 16 out of 2nd, and well, 54 out of 1st. I could see her getting 2nd overall, as to 1st, that is a tall order.

[kentuck]

12. I think she would beat Matt Amodio...

...or any of the previous champions.

She is a genius!

The best of all time, in my opinion. She has such a wide breadth of knowledge.

[LisaM]

15. I like her, but I am tiring of Jeopardy streaks.

I want to play along and answer questions. I don't watch to keep track of someone's winning streak.

It used to be that Daily Doubles were a way to catch up. Now they seem to be a way for a contestant to build up an insurmountable lead. There are days when the second and third place contestants look demoralized. Who wants to watch that?

I hope they figure out how to fix it.

[Hortensis]

17. I agree. Good for Amy Schneider, but I'd like to see this fixed also.

It's also a significant change from the game that became a national institution and might become a threat to longevity.

[Demovictory9]

16. her response to haters

Link to tweet