“Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is making history! On Friday she became the highest-earning female contestant in the game show’s nearly 57-year run.
With her 18th consecutive win, Schneider- an engineering manager brought her total earnings to $706,800, bumping her above the former record holder Larissa Kelly, making her the show’s top-earning female player.
Now with her 21st win on Wednesday, the Dayton native becomes the winningest woman in “Jeopardy!” history, surpassing Julia Collins who won 20 games in 2014.
Schneider now has a 21-day total of $806,600.
