Reigning 'Jeopardy!' champion Schneider breaks record with winning streak

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Amy Schneider is now the second-winningest contestant in the game show's history.

"Jeopardy!" reigning champion Amy Schneider celebrates another milestone as she continues her winning streak.On Monday, Schneider won her 39th consecutive game, surpassing Matt Amodio’s 38-day record.

She is now only behind Ken Jennings, who holds the record with 74-straight wins, which he set in 2004. “It still feels unreal,” Schneider said in a statement released by the game show. “Knowing that I had this chance, I was definitely thinking about it …Then Ken said it, and I thought, ‘Alright, I just accomplished this huge thing,’ and it was pretty great.”

Schenider's winning total thus far sits at $1,319,800, which is roughly $200,000 behind Amodio's $1,518,601 total winnings.

 

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