Amy Schneider THANKS Twitter Trolls In Hilarious Tweet

Amy Schneider is now the highest female earner in “Jeopardy!” history.

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However, some fans claim it doesn’t count because she was born a man.

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Schneider is the first openly trans champ to make it all the way to the Tournament of Champions.

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However, Schneider took a moment to thank the trolls that have been harassing her.

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“I’d like to thank all the people who have taken the time, during this busy holiday season, to reach out and explain to me that, actually, I’m a man.”

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“Every single one of you is the first person ever to make that very clever point, which had never once before crossed my mind.”

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Both fans and former female contestants had her back.

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“Laugh all the way to the bank, Amy,” one contestant commented. “Your fellow Jeopardy woman have your back.”

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A former 5-time champion tweeted, “I’m always excited to see a woman kick a-- on that show and Amy is doing that!”

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