Earlier this week, Amy Schneider won the second most consecutive games on Jeopardy. The only person who has won more games in a row is Ken Jennings.
Today, after 40 wins, she suffered her first loss. Therefore, her steak is over. And what a streak it was. She walks away with $1,382,800.
“It’s really been an honor,” Schneider said. “To know that I’m one of the most successful people at a game I’ve loved since I was a kid and to know that I’m a part of its history now, I just don’t know how to process it.”
This is not the last we have seen of her. Schneider will be back for the Tournament of Champions. Will she be playing against Rhone Talsma, the man who beat her tonight? Tune in tomorrow and the day after that to find out how long his streak will last.
