Who is Amy Schneider?
The first woman to win more than $1 million on "Jeopardy!", the show’s most successful transgender player ever and, maybe, the one person who can bring us all together.
On Monday, the category for Final Jeopardy was U.S. museums. Schneider, who had racked up 38 consecutive wins by last week when she became tied for second to all-time champion Ken Jennings, looked comfortable as she jotted down her answer (in the form of a question, of course). Suddenly, the camera zoomed in on her. Did she have it? Nope, but it didn't matter because she had played another run-away game. And just like that, Schneider took over second place in all-time wins. Not only that, she’s the first woman to win more than $1 million on the program, and the most successful transgender player ever. That’s a really big deal – for Schneider, transgender people and the rest of us.
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