Published 11:38 IST, December 7th 2021

What happened to 'Jeopardy!' Champion Amy Schneider tonight? All about her winning streak

What happened to 'Jeopardy!' Champion Amy Schneider tonight? Here's all about her winning streak, that has gone on for 13 days in total now.

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Amy Schneider has become a talking point for her performance on Jeopardy! over past few weeks. contestant has been on a roll since becoming a champion on vember 17. Californian, who is an Engineering manr, is on a 13-day winning streak in iconic show and is gunning for more.

Her impressive show has also led to her qualification for Tournament of Champions, set to be held at end of season. In process, she has also become first trans woman to make it to Tournament of Champions. Her run is set to face a break of two weeks as show currently airs Professors' Tournament.

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What happened to Jeopardy! Champion?

Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider has been on a winning run since vember 17. She has been won 13 games in total. Her total winnings on show in 13 days are $536,400.

Her tally, as per a report on Dayton.com, is fourth-highest winnings in a regular season, behind Ken Jennings, historic winner and current host, James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio, who won $2,520,700, $2,462,216 and $1,518,601 respectively,

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What happened to Amy Schneider tonight?

Amy Schneider did t feature on episode aired on Monday. That is because Jeopardy! is featuring Professors Tournament at moment. makers too assured audiences who were keen to see how far Amy Schneider goes, that she would return soon.

first episode aired on Monday, and this will carry on till next Friday, December 17. tournament is being hosted by Big Bang ory star Mayim Bialik.

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Amy will return to show on December 20. It would be interesting to see how far she goes in tournament. 

What happened at Jeorpardy! tonight?

Professors' Tournament, hosted by Mayin Biliak, was aired on Monday. 15 contestants are set to participate in tournament, starting on Monday.

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Three professors Gautam Hans, Gary Hollis, Hester Blum were contestants for first episode. Hollis emerged victorious with winnings of $20,000. Hester Blum ended second with $12,000, while Hans ended round in third position.

11:38 IST, December 7th 2021