Another week of “Jeopardy!” shows, another step up the “Jeopardy!” leaderboard ladder for phenom Oakland contestant Amy Schneider.
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With 38 consecutive wins, Schneider is now tied with Matt Amodio for the game’s all-time second-longest win streak. The feat comes just a week after she surpassed James Holzhauer’s then-third-place 32-game win streak. In addition to tying Amodio’s record, Schneider secured another $54,000 in prize money. Her total earnings are now $1,307,200. To win, Schneider bested a Georgia office manager and a Ph.D. student from Wisconsin. She found and answered two Daily Doubles and entered Final Jeopardy with a comfortable lead of nearly $29,000 over her challengers.
Schneider can extend her win streak to 39 on Monday and shed the title of co-holder of the game’s second-longest win streak. After which, only current host Ken Jennings would stand ahead of her on the all-time win streak leaderboard. His streak lasted 74 games. If her streak continues, Schneider will also be in play to move up the regular-season play winnings leaderboard. Her $1,307,200 pot is currently good for fourth of all time, with Amodio in third place with $1,518,601. Again atop the leaderboard is Jennings, with $2,520,700 won in regular-season play, while Holzhauer sits in second with $2,462,216 won.