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‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPION AMY SCHNEIDER CLAIMS 39th VICTORY, BECOMES #2 ON ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE WINS LIST BEHIND ONLY KEN JENNINGS
‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPION AMY SCHNEIDER CLAIMS 39th
VICTORY, BECOMES #2 ON ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE WINS LIST
BEHIND ONLY KEN JENNINGS
Schneider’s Winnings Now Total $1,319,800
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 24, 2022) – Amy Schneider’s JEOPARDY! reign continued today when she won her 39th game and became number two on the all-time consecutive wins list. The engineering manager from Oakland, Calif.’s winnings now total $1,319,800.
Only one contestant in the show’s history has won more games than Schneider: Ken Jennings, who has held the top spot with 74 wins since he set the record in 2004. In a unique twist, Jennings has been hosting JEOPARDY! during Schneider’s streak.
“It still feels unreal,” said Schneider. “Knowing that I had this chance, I was definitely thinking about it. Then Ken said it, and I thought, ‘Alright, I just accomplished this huge thing’ and it was pretty great.”
Schneider beat the 38-game record set earlier this season by Matt Amodio, who is now number three on the all-time wins list. Schneider and Amodio will face off in the next edition of the Tournament of Champions.
Schneider had a message for Amodio: “It’s going to be an honor playing against you, and it’s going to be a tight competition.”
Tune in Tuesday to watch Schneider’s next game. Check local listings for show times and stations.
JEOPARDY!, America’s Favorite Quiz Show™, is in its 38th season in syndication. With a weekly audience over 20 million viewers,* JEOPARDY! is the top-rated quiz show on television. The show has won a total of 42 Emmy® Awards, holds the Guinness World Records® title for the most Emmy® Awards won by a TV game show, and received a Peabody Award for “celebrating and rewarding knowledge.” JEOPARDY! is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company; it is distributed domestically by CBS Media Ventures and internationally by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group, both units of ViacomCBS. For more information, please visit Jeopardy.com.
* Source: Nielsen NPower, 2020/21 (9/14/20-7/4/21)
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