Former “Jeopardy!” Champion Amy Schneider never imagined that she would one day become a household name.
However, she has set not one but many new records. Although most fans know her as the contestant with the second-longest streak in “Jeopardy!” history, Amy has accomplished much more than that!
Amy’s first claim to fame was becoming the first openly trans contestant to qualify for the 2022 Tournament of Champions, which will be held later this year.
After that, she became the highest female earner in “Jeopardy!” history and the woman with the longest winning streak. She was the fifth player in the game show’s history to reach the million-dollar mark, and the fourth to do so during regular gameplay.
Amy has won $1.4 million dollars from her 40-game win streak. Amy took to Twitter to confirm that she has received all of her money and fans want to know what’s the first thing she plans to buy!
Amy Schneider Has Big Plans For Her Winnings!
In a recent interview with Billy Bush of Extra, Schneider revealed what she plans to do with her winnings.
When asked what she wants to spend her money on. Amy said, “Definitely do some traveling. We’re gonna go to Ireland and go on a little bit of a shopping spree, get some designer clothes, and things like that.”
Although she didn’t mention who “we” was, fans can assume that she’s talking about her girlfriend Genevieve, who Amy credited for her pop culture knowledge during her very last episode of the show!
Earlier in her run, Amy had told Ken Jennings that she was also considering getting a new house depending on how much money she won. She said that both she and Genevieve love to take long baths, but they only had one bathtub. She wanted to get a new house with two bathtubs so they could both take a long soak whenever they wanted!
Amy mentioned her new house during her interview with Bush, saying, “For the most part, we’re holding out for it to become a mortgage.”
Although the time on the show is over, it doesn’t mean that the money is going to stop rolling in! Amy revealed that she got endorsement offers, including one that may make some fans jealous!
“I’ve gotten a few things,” Amy said. She played coy about naming names, but she did mention that “Nutella sent me some Nutella.”
Amy Talks About Her Experience On The ‘Jeopardy!’ Stage
When asked about her time on the show, Amy said that, even though she lost, “it feels great.”
“I’ve loved the show my whole life,” Amy added. In previous interviews, she said she got her love of learning from her parents, especially her mother, who watched the show with her since she was a child.
“It wasn’t anything that I expected,” she continued. “Thought I would do okay and win three or four games, but this never was my plan.”
“I’ve always retained information well,” Amy continued. She has previously credited her love of surfing through Wikipedia articles and reading history books in her free time to helping her retain so many fun facts!
Although Amy says she just remembers things better than most, it doesn’t necessarily mean she was an A+ student!
“I can work really hard and get an A or not work hard at all and get a B,” she said. “I was content with that. I didn’t do homework.”
Amy Schneider Says The Best Part Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Was Being Authentic
In an exclusive interview with Good Morning America only a few days before defeat, Amy said the best part of appearing on “Jeopardy!” was being on television as her authentic self.
Amy said that the best part of her historic run has been “being on TV as my true self, expressing myself, and representing the entire community of trans people and just kind of showing a different thing that maybe some people have seen, of just being just smart, confident woman, and just doing something super normal like being on ‘Jeopardy!’”
Although her time during regular tournament play is over, fans can still look forward to seeing her in the upcoming Tournament of Champions. The former champion said that she is “definitely looking forward to it.”
“I’m also a little bit intimidated by it,” Amy confessed. “When I first started, I wasn’t sure if I might be going up against Matt Amodio and I was really hoping I wouldn’t, and now it turns out I’m going to have to anyway. So it’s going to be really challenging, a lot of strong players there, but it should be a lot of fun.”
The exact date for the 2022 Tournament of Champions has yet to be announced.
