Amy Schneider
Long-running “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider lost in an episode that aired Wednesday, ending the second-longest winning streak in the quiz show’s history, reports NBC News.
Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, was defeated by Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago, who raked in $29,600 in the latest game, besting Schneider, at $19,600.
She left the show with nearly $1.4 million in winnings.
While her winnings and fame have been nice, Schneider told BuzzFeed News that her biggest reward has come from the celebration of her identity as a transgender woman. She said she’d been terrified to appear on air at first, believing she’d be ridiculed by the masses for her appearance.
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