Amy Schneider, the winningest lady in "Jeopardy!" historical past, is making huge strikes following her historic 40-game streak that earned her practically $1.4 million.
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Look out world — there’s a brand new “public determine” on the scene.
“Jeopardy!”‘s winningest lady Amy Schneider, who took residence practically $1.4 million throughout her 40-game streak on the present in January, is making huge strikes, the 42-year-old former software program engineer mentioned on Tuesday.
In an replace to her 127,000 followers on Twitter, the Oakland, Calif. resident mentioned, “A few of you will have heard, however I stop my day job yesterday!”
“It’s a bit nerve-wracking to pivot from software program engineer to… public determine, I suppose?” Schneider continued. “However whatever the end result I’m so excited to spend the following couple years not less than tackling this new problem!”
The trivia whiz supplied no additional data on subsequent steps. Nevertheless, in accordance with a latest interview with The Publish, followers can wager Schneider has plans to take a while off together with her associate, Genevieve Davis.
“Journey is unquestionably part of the plan,” she instructed The Publish final week. “I discussed on the present that we needed to go to Eire, and whereas we’re nonetheless finalizing it, it’s trying like we’ll be there for St. Patrick’s Day.”
Schneider additionally had revealed on the time that she’d taken a depart of absence from her job in tech, which has since been made everlasting — seemingly a results of her latest cope with expertise administration group Artistic Arts Company, which reps the likes of Tom Hanks and Zendaya.
“I additionally am having numerous conferences with my brokers, which is such a bizarre factor to listen to myself say, nevertheless it’s true,” she instructed The Publish.
Schneider, who's transgender, has mentioned that her expertise on “Jeopardy!” helped her acquire a brand new degree of confidence as a girl within the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, she instructed the Instances final month.
“I believe the primary factor that I bought out of this was being OK with myself, how I look, how I current to the world,” she mentioned. “Simply to get a lot constructive suggestions, a lot assist and a lot acceptance, it enabled me — by the top of it — to have a look at myself on TV and be like, ‘Oh, you realize, she’s fairly, she’s enjoyable, what a likable individual.’ And I’ve by no means been capable of see myself that approach earlier than.”
In her Feb. 3 chat with The Publish, Schneider additionally hinted at the potential of a guide on the best way.
“It’s one thing I’d like to do,” the upcoming “Event of Champions” contestant mentioned. “My fundamental focus proper now is determining what precisely that guide would possibly appear like; there are numerous issues I’m captivated with.”
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