Undoubtedly, Schneider’s streak on the show has changed some hearts and minds. “All the messages I’ve heard from both trans people and families and loved ones of trans people, and especially those where they talk about parents and grandparents who, for the first time, kind of get it and understand that I’m just a woman and it’s not as complicated as they thought.” “I think that it’s the best thing that’s come out of this,” she said. There she talked about the importance of trans representation on television. Earlier in the week she did a Zoom interview with Katie Couric for Couric’s YouTube channel. Schneider had another runaway game on Friday. But the score starts at 0 every game, would I be able to finish out the day, and tie Matt Amodio? I was about to find out!Īnd find out she did. So I’d just had my best game ever, and I’d historically done well on Fridays. Would I be able to finish out the day, and tie Matt Amodio? I was about to find out!” “So I’d just had my best game ever, and I’d historically done well on Fridays,” she tweeted. Schneider, now with just over 87,000 followers on her official Twitter account posted Friday about that day’s score-tying game. You might as well move the show to Vegas.” “But the ratings are up, and people want to treat it like a sport and professionalize it. Sounding a bit like sour grapes, Nichols continued: “There’s a reason why they used to retire you,” he said. Nichols said that up against long-term champions, new contestants “don’t really have much of a chance, and that’s purely because the returning champions have mastered the mechanics of the game.” You’re a lot more comfortable in the studio. “You’ve been using the buzzer, which is much more important than people realize. “After about two or three wins, I think you’ve got such an advantage,” Nichols said. Today, Jennings is a “Jeopardy!” host who rotates hosting duties with Mayim Bialik. The rules were changed in 2003 and the following year, in 2004, Ken Jennings went on a winning streak that lasted for 74 games and earned him $2,520,700. After that, “Jeopardy!” champs used to be “retired.” A former “Jeopardy!” five-time champion, Tom Nichols, told Boston Public Radio that he believes the show should revert to previous rules which capped winning streaks at five wins. If she wins Monday’s game she will bump Amodio to third and stand alone in second place.īut not everyone is happy with Schneider’s remarkable accomplishment.

So far, she has won 38 games - the same as last year’s runaway champ Matt Amodio - and secured $1,307,200 in total earnings. Dayton, Ohio native Amy Schneider, the first trans person to qualify for the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, is now tied for second place for most consecutive wins on the popular game show. Through May 24, 2023, 16 players have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!:Ĭlicking their name above will bring you to their detailed statistics.Her streak continues.

However, for technical reasons, this page will continue to be titled using the previous terminology-”ultra-champion”. The Jeopardy! Fan accepts this change-considering it similar to when Major League Baseball revised its definition of “no-hitter”-and will use the term super-champion to refer to 10-game champions moving forward.

In the time since-likely due to the increase of 10-plus game winners since 2014-the show decided to set the threshold for the term “super-champion” at 10 victories. One technical note regarding terminology: In 2003, the fans on the show’s official message boards at the time began using the term “super-champion” to refer to those who won at least six games. Since September 2003, Jeopardy! instituted what is known as the “Sky’s The Limit” rule champions now play until they lose (prior to the rule’s implementation, champions were capped at 5 wins). Here at The Jeopardy! Fan, you can find game-by-game statistics for every person who has won at least 10 consecutive games of Jeopardy!

Jeopardy records consecutive streaks