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Amy Schneider has done it!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterReigning “Jeopardy” champion Amy Schneider is coming for Ken Jennings’ hall-of-fame spot.She may have a long way to go, but on Monday, Schneider claimed her 39th victory, making her the contestant with the second-most consecutive wins in the game show’s history. Only Jennings, who newly took over hosting duties from the late Alex Trebek, has a longer winning streak. Jennings became a household name in 2004 after notching an unprecedented 74 back-to-back triumphs.In the 39 games she has conquered so far, Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., has collected a casual $1,319,800.“It still feels unreal,” Schneider said in a statement.

has been hosting the show during Schneider’s winning streak. Schneider makes history as the most successful woman in the show’s history, the show’s first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions and the highest-performing transgender person in the show’s history. “I think that the best part for me has been being on TV, you know, as my true self, expressing myself and representing the entire community of trans people,” she told “Good Morning America.” “Just being, you know, a smart, confident woman and doing something super normal like being on ‘Jeopardy!’”Schneider, who has also said that said her classmates voted her most likely to be a “Jeopardy!” contestant when she was in eighth grade, will now face off against Matt Amodio, who is No.

Watch out Ken Jennings, Amy Schneider is coming for your record.

Amy Schneider continued her Jeopardy! winning streak tonight with her 39th game, becoming the second winningest contestant in the show’s history behind Ken Jennings.

She looks like a million bucks — and her jackpot is only growing. Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider passed the $1 million mark on Friday, January 7, episode of the game show.

Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., has became the fourth person in the 38-year history of Jeopardy! to earn more than $1 million in non-tournament play. She moved past that milestone in today’s episode of the show.

LOS ANGELES -- “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is adding to her list of bragging rights and admirers.Already the highest-earning female contestant in the quiz show's history and the woman with the longest winning streak, on Friday she became one of only four “Jeopardy!” players to reach seven figures in regular-season winnings.She's collected $1.02 million in 28 victories, solidifying her 4th-place position on the list that includes Ken Jennings with $2.5 million; James Holzhauer, $2.46 million, and Matt Amodio, $1.52 million.Schneider, who's also fourth in consecutive wins, will compete again Monday.Poised and affable on TV and in an interview with The Associated Press, she doesn't seem the gloating type. But she is tickled by the fact that she's fulfilled a prediction made by her 8th-grade classmates in Dayton, Ohio: She was voted most likely to be a “Jeopardy!” contestant, based on her geography and spelling bee prowess.More significantly, she's the first transgender person to qualify for the show's tournament of champions.

It takes a certain mind to be able to compete on Jeopardy!, but only the best of the best land in this winner’s circle. These are the highest-earning winners from the game show — and they’ve won millions.

Amy Schneider is the latest “Jeopardy!” phenom, recently winning her 17th consecutive game.

Matt King is officially a “Jeopardy!” legend, though maybe not for the most ideal reason.

streak would end at 38 on Oct. 11.

streak would end at 38 last night. Ken Jennings is still the all-time record holder with 74 straight victories, or more than double his closest competitor.

The Amodio Rodeo is no more.

second spot on the consecutive wins list behind Ken Jennings (with 74 wins). Amodio raked up $1,518,601 in prize money during his time on “Jeopardy!” The Yale grad student broke the $1 million mark during his 28th game in September.

Matt Amodio has wrapped up his time on Jeopardy!

SPOILER ALERT! Jeopardy! contestant Matt Amodio’s 38-game winning streak came to an end tonight when the reigning champ lost out to challenger Jonathan Fisher.

Matt Amodio’s record-breaking winning streak on "Jeopardy!" has officially come to an end after 38 wins and $1,518,601 in overall prize money.  On Monday, the Ph.D.

Florida.Amodio finished No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins list behind only Ken Jennings with 74 wins.

Matt Amodio continued his "Jeopardy!" winning streak on Monday, breaking yet another record in the show’s history.  The Ph.D student from New Haven, Conn. closed out last week’s gameplay with a huge milestone when he unseated James Holzhauer as the contestant with the second-most consecutive wins in the show’s history.

student Matt Amodio, 30, is now the quiz show’s second winningest contestant — notching his 33rd consecutive victory on Friday and eclipsing James Holzhauer’s streak.Amodio hauled in $55,400, bringing his winnings to $1,267,801.

Just one week after he became only the third contestant in Jeopardy! history to win more than $1 million, Matt Amodio took ownership of another record. Tonight, he became the player with the second-highest number of consecutive wins in the show’s history.

Matt Amodio kept his "Jeopardy!" hot streak alive Friday — reaching another milestone on the game show with his 33rd victory.That put him in second place on the all-time consecutive wins list after only Ken Jennings, who holds the record at 74. In notching win No.

Matt Amodio’s “Jeopardy!” winning streak continues to be unstoppable.

NEW YORK -- Matt Amodio's historic run on “Jeopardy!” has now netted him more than $1 million in non-tournament play, making him the third person in the show's history to pass that mark.The only other contestants to win more than $1 million in regular season games are Ken Jennings, whose 74-game streak netted $2,520,700, and James Holzhauer, who earned $2,462,216 over 32 victories.Amodio, a fifth-year computer science Ph.D student at Yale University, on Friday won $48,800 for his 28th victory,

behind only James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings, who is now slated to guest host in tandem with Mayim Bialik.Amodio’s stunning run comes amid upheaval at the show.

Matt Amodio’s relentless “Jeopardy!” winning streak just keeps on going.

Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Conn., has become the third person in Jeopardy! history to earn more than $1 million in non-tournament play.

third spot for another hall of fame record, the most money won, with his tally now an incredible $775,401.This week he also took the third spot for consecutive wins, having surpassed Julia Collins, who won 20 games in 2014, which at the time had been the second best run.“Jeopardy!” called him a “superchamp” as it noted that only James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings have won more since 1984, when the syndicated show debuted.Despite his incredible winning streak, Amodio still has a way to go to catch

"Jeopardy!" champion Matt Amodio’s stats continue to rise as he moves up yet another spot on the popular game show’s Hall of Fame.  The 30-year-old PH.d. student out of New Haven, Conn.

“Jeopardy!” season 38 kicked off Monday, but some viewers might have been surprised to see Mike Richards as host.

interview with the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, the New Haven, Connecticut, native revealed he keeps his answers consistent in style so he can concentrate on the root of the clue.“I have a strategy where I form all of my questions with a ‘What’s’ at the beginning, then I can focus on the rest of the clue,” he said.

A new champion has climbing the ranks to make his mark in the annals of “Jeopardy!” history.

Amid the ruckus over the new host of “Jeopardy!”, contestant Matt Amodio has methodically scooped up resounding victories and a place in the quiz show’s hall of fame.

LOS ANGELES -- Amid the ruckus over the new host of “Jeopardy!”, contestant Matt Amodio has methodically scooped up resounding victories and a place in the quiz show’s hall of fame.As of Wednesday’s game, the Yale University doctoral candidate in computer science had earned $505,200 in 16 games, winning in such decisive fashion — and with nervy bets — that runaway games were not uncommon.The cash total puts him at No.

A new champion has joined the annals of “Jeopardy!” history with Matt Amodio extending his winning streak to 14 games, improving his standing in the record books.