"Was Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider given insider help to boost DEI? Her 40-game streak raised eyebrows - did producers tip the scales?"
"Ooh, I actually have direct, first-hand information regarding this question! No, I was not. You don't have to wonder about this any more! Now you can do literally anything else with your life instead."
"Bringing positive transgender representation to TV was "the most rewarding part of the whole experience" on Jeopardy!, Schneider told The Advocate in 2022."
Amy Schneider directly denied an online suggestion that she received insider help to boost diversity, equity, and inclusion on Jeopardy!, responding on X that she had direct, first-hand information and was not given help. Schneider achieved a 40-game streak in 2021–2022 and won the season's Tournament of Champions, totaling $1,682,800 in winnings. She is the top woman contestant by regular-season and overall winnings and the first out transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. Schneider said positive transgender representation on television was the most rewarding part of her experience and has published two books.
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