Trans Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider explains small but powerful gesture after making TV history

Eight-time Jeopardy! winner Amy Schneider has explained her moving gesture of trans solidarity. Schneider made her Jeopardy! debut on November 17, in the middle of Transgender Awareness Week. Since then, she has won the game eight times, earning $295,200 (£222,000) from her stunning victories. She’ll soon compete in the annual Tournament of Champions, which sees the 15 top contestants of the year go head-to-head. A contestant must clock five consecutive wins to qualify. Schneider works as an engineering manager and is based in Oakland, California. In an interview with Newsweek, Schneider revealed she had been trying to get on the gameshow for more than a decade. She was […]