Over the last month, Schnieder has defended her title as Jeopardy’s! reigning champion. The engineering manager first made her debut during Trans Awareness Week on 17 November.
According to a report from Newsweek, her hard work has now earned her the title of the highest-earning woman in Jeopardy! history.
After securing the win on last Friday’s episode, Schnieder’s total earnings increased to $706,800 beating previous record-holder Larissa Kelly – who earned $655,930.
She now sits as the fourth-highest earner behind Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio. Shortly after the episode, Kelly took to Twitter to congratulate the reigning champ on her incredible win. “Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years…but it’s been