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Oakland’s Amy Schneider Is A Fan Favorite and the First Woman to Win A Million Dollars on Jeopardy

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Clue: She’s an Oakland engineer, the first woman to win a million dollars on Jeopardy, the first transgender contestant to qualify for the show’s Tournament of Champions, and she’s currently on a 30-game winning streak. Answer: Who is Amy Schneider? Schneider joins Forum to talk about her run on Jeopardy, the key to her success, and how going down the rabbit hole of curiosity can make you a Jeopardy champion and a better person.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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at Broadway, sF.com. From KQED. Welcome back to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.

1:13.4

So I grew up watching Jeopardy with my dad, who's an absolute monster at the game, and about

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two weeks ago, he started texting every other day, you've got to have Amy Schneider on your

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show.

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His most recent text about her reads, The thing that strikes me about her presence is the equanimity she displays game after game.

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She's a cool player.

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Hurry but don't rush vibe.

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Strong recommendation.

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And my dad is not her only fan as her attitude towards life has drawn admiration.

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She wrote an essay about knowledge and words like Ova Paris on Defector.com.

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Here's a conclusion.

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Knowledge is a shield and a sword, a joy, and a duty.

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