Amy Schneider.Photo: Courtesy Jeopardy Productions, Inc.
Amy Schneideris rising through the ranks.
As theJeopardy!champ, 42, continues her ongoing winning streak, Schneider told theLos Angeles Timesthat although she thinks current interim hostKen Jenningsis doing a “fantastic” job, she would be open to that coveted permanent hosting position if asked.
“It would certainly be a cool experience,” Schneider said in an interview with theTimespublished Monday. “It’s a lot harder than it looks. Whether I’d actually even be good at it, I don’t know … But yeah, I’d certainly consider it if somebody asked.”
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Schneider, a software engineering manager from Oakland, California, is currently on a 34-game winning streak as of Monday night, bumpingJames Holzhauer’s 32-day total for a spot as the show’s third-longest streak. She’s five wins away from dethroning runner-upMatt Amodio’s streak, and she still has her work cut out for her in besting Jennings' 74-win record.
The Dayton, Ohio, native also become the first womanto accumulate more than $1 millionon the show, making her themost successful female contestantand the most successful transgender contestant ever.
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Schneider previously said she’s “so incredibly grateful” to have the opportunity to be on the show during a December interview with ABC7. “Hopefully I can send a positive message to the nerdy trans girl who wants to be on the show too,” she said.
“I am from Ohio where the only trans people I thought of were drag queens or prostitutes,” Schneider added. “Seeing other trans women in a good spotlight inspired me to not be afraid of trying to compete in the thing I have always loved.”
Jeopardy!airs weekdays (check local listings).
source: people.com
