Amy Schneider has described her record-breaking run on Jeopardy! as a "life-changing expertise," after she grew to become solely the fourth particular person to earn greater than $1 million on the present.

Schneider had already made historical past as the primary transgender particular person to position within the present's Match of Champions and has the file for many consecutive wins by a lady.

Throughout Friday's episode, Schneider prolonged her profitable streak to twenty-eight video games, incomes $42,200 which brings her whole winnings to $1,019,600.

After her newest win, she stated, "it feels wonderful, it feels unusual," including that it was "not a sum of cash I ever anticipated could be related to my title."

Afterward the most recent present aired on Friday, she tweeted: "I simply need to acknowledge how overwhelmed I'm by the issues being written about me, and about what this run means.

"This has been a life-changing expertise, thanks all so a lot to your kindness and assist."

Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider
The display shot reveals Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider after she surpassed $1 million on a file profitable streak. She is the primary transgender particular person to position within the present's Match of Champions.Jeopardy!

Her quick-fire solutions and sharp mind have received her many followers on the syndicated present, and her recognition has been thought-about a lift for the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

The Washington Submit described her as "some of the well-known trans ladies in America," and famous social media customers have reported that older family have grow to be extra open-minded about trans individuals after watching her.

In an editorial, the paper stated she "did not ask to grow to be a trans icon" and simply "needs to be judged for her skills, identical to everybody else."

Throughout her unbelievable run on the present, Schneider has additionally confronted critics on social media.

Schneider, an engineering supervisor, teased these critics in a New 12 months's Eve 2021 tweet.

"I might wish to thank all of the individuals who have taken the time, throughout this busy vacation season, to succeed in out and clarify to me that, really, I am a person," she wrote evidently with sarcasm.

"Each single considered one of you is the primary particular person ever to make that very intelligent level, which had by no means as soon as earlier than crossed my thoughts."

In November Schneider additionally wrote: "I do not really take into consideration being trans all that usually," describing it as an "necessary" however on the similar "comparatively minor" a part of who she is.

"I additionally did not need it to look as if it was some form of shameful secret," she tweeted, including that "whereas it is gratifying to know that individuals did not essentially know I used to be trans till they examine it, I do need individuals to know that side of me."

Earlier than Christmas, former Jeopardy! champion Larissa Kelly praised Schneider when she overtook her to grow to be the very best incomes feminine contestant, tweeting, she had "set new requirements for excellence, on the present and off."

Schneider's file of success now solely trails that Matt Amodio, who received $1,518,601 over 38 video games, James Holzhauer, who obtained $2,462,216 after 32 victories, and Ken Jennings, who earned him $2,520,700 over 74 video games.

Earlier this month, Schneider revealed that she had been robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, California, the place she lives in an incident through which she misplaced her cellphone and bank cards.