WARNING: This story comprises spoilers from the Monday, Nov. 21, episode of “Jeopardy!”
Time to interrupt out the Champagne and confetti as a result of “Jeopardy!” has a brand new champion.
The long-running recreation present has awarded Amy Schneider because the victor of the Match of Champions on Monday, Nov. 21.
Andrew He adopted in second place, whereas contestant Sam Buttrey got here in third.
Schneider — who's the primary overtly transgender contestant to compete within the Match of Champions — nabbed the profitable spot after six video games and claimed the $250,000 grand prize.
“I really feel superb,” Schneider gushed in an announcement. “Earlier within the finals, I had this sudden second of seeing myself and being like ‘I’m on stage within the Match of Champions finals,’ and that was loopy. And I gained! It’s an incredible feeling.”
She was additionally the primary to win three video games in opposition to He and Buttrey.
Buttrey cashed in by the tip of the sport with $50,000, whereas He walked away with $100,000.
Schneider, from Oakland, Calif., gained the ultimate recreation regardless of not incomes any Every day Doubles. Whereas Buttrey had three DDs, he was nonetheless behind each He and Schneider.
Heading into the Remaining Jeopardy! spherical, Buttrey, an affiliate professor, had tallied up $8,000, whereas He, a software program developer, had $14,200, and Schneider was within the lead with $15,600.
The profitable clue fell below the “Performs” class, with the phrase studying: “The January 12, 1864, Washington Night Star reported on a efficiency of this ‘dashing comedy’ to ‘a full and delighted home.'”
The right response was: “What's ‘Our American Cousin?'”
Buttrey wagered all of his cash however offered the unsuitable reply; nonetheless, each Schneider and He responded appropriately.
He’s wager was $2,801, ending with $17,001, whereas Schneider gambled $13,000 for a high rating of $28,600 to win the sport in addition to the event.
Schneider and He first crossed paths earlier in Season 38 when she ended He’s five-game streak and launched her historic 40-game run on the present.
Her famend run of luck and ability earned her the No. 2 spot behind now-“Jeopardy!” host and former participant Ken Jennings.
“I each needed to [compete against him] and was afraid of going through him once more,” Schneider defined. “I knew He was one of many high rivals within the discipline. He was undoubtedly somebody that I knew might beat me as a result of he very almost did earlier than, and he did a few instances right here as effectively.
“Any of the three of us actually might have gained if a really small variety of issues had gone in a different way. I’m glad we received a very honest likelihood to check our expertise in opposition to one another, and I’d like to play him once more sometime, in some way,” she continued.
“I’m going to maintain going on the market and being me,” she added. “Being in locations the place individuals like me haven’t been earlier than, it’s a really highly effective factor to do.”
Different contestants with excessive profitable streaks who appeared in Season 38 included Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach.
Schneider first made historical past along with her win in January when she gained her thirty ninth recreation, turning into No. 2 on the trivia present’s all-time consecutive wins record. She took house almost $1.4 million on the time.
The previous software program engineer turned the most profitable girl within the present’s historical past.
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