Amy Schneider’s record-breaking “Jeopardy!” runThe end is finally here.
Two days later Being the second-ever winner of the game show on Monday, the engineering manager from Oakland, California, lost to Rhone Talsma, a Chicago librarian.
Schneider earned over $1.3 million during her 40-day winning streak. She trails only Ken JenningsThe game show’s 2020 Greatest of All Time winner and host of the syndicated quizshow. Jennings holds a record of 74 consecutive games. This record was set in 2004.
What is a RECORD-BREAKING RUNN?’:Amy Schneider was defeated in ‘Jeopardy! After 40 games, Amy Schneider was defeated on ‘Jeopardy! After 40 games, she realized that she was in trouble.
She became known for her calm demeanor and and often held huge leads by the time the game reached ‘Final Jeopardy.’
Schneider, however, was stumped by only a few clues throughout her run. These clues were chronicled by J! ArchiveFans were occasionally shown incorrect responses by, Would you have got any of these correct?
Category: $800 in BEVERAGE RHYMES (Nov. 17).
Schneider’s answer: “What – no”
Correct answer: What is a juice truce?
Category: BOOK TITLE MATH (Nov. 23)
Schneider’s answer: What is 94?
Correct answer: How many is 96? (“101 Dalmatians”Minus “Five People You Meet in Heaven”)
Category: JESUS & NERO (Nov. 29)
Schneider’s response: What is the eruption Vesuvius?”
Correct answer: What was the fire that caused Rome to burn?
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Category: THE MID ATLANTIC STATES, Dec.
Schneider’s answer: What is Philadelphia?
Correct answer: What’s Annapolis?
Category: 7 Letter Words (Dec. 20).
Schneider’s answer: What’s an oxymoron?
Correct answer: What’s a paradox?
Category: GEOLOGY, Dec. 21
Schneider’s answer: What are continental plates?
Correct answer: What is tectonic plate?
Category: NOVELS & NOVELISTS (Dec. 24)
Schneider’s answer: Who is Defoe?
Correct answer: Cervantes.
Category: THAT’S BOGOUS (Dec. 28, 2008)
Schneider’s response: What’s a dummy?
Correct answer:
Category: EURO-POURRI (Jan. 4)
Schneider’s answer: What is the Guadalquivir?
Correct answer: What is the Tagus River?
Category: CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HEROES (Jan. 26)
Schneider’s answer: Who is Namath?
Correct answer: Who is Johnny Unitas?
Contributing: Erin Jensen
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