Amy Schneider Says She Is Proud To Be Herself After ‘Jeopardy!’ Run

Amy Schneider was an openly trans “Jeopardy!” contestant.

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She set the second-place record for 40 wins back in January 2022.

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PEOPLE just named her in their Women Changing the World in 2022 edition.

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Amy said that she tried for over a decade to get on the show.

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She said she wasn’t accepted until after she transitioned

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She said that she thinks she was finally accepted now that she was living her “real identity.”

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She also planned to “feminize” her voice but later decided against it.

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She said, “It feels really good to say, 'No, that was just me.'”

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She will appear in the 2022 Tournament of Champions later this year.

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