
It’s official: Amy Schneider has made Jeopardy! history once more with her latest achievement. The former software engineer, now writer, is the first out trans person to compete in and win the show’s annual “Tournament of Champions.”
“I feel amazing,” Schneider said after her win, a grand prize of $250,000, according to a press release. “Earlier in the finals, I had this sudden moment of seeing myself and being like ‘I’m on stage in the Tournament of Champions finals,’ and that was crazy. And I won! It’s a great feeling.”