fans tuned in to the show on January 26 expecting yet another triumph forAmy Schneider.
(Being thehighest-earning trans player of the gamejust made her victory all the sweeter.)
With $29,600, Talsma became the new “Jeopardy!”
champion, and Schneider graciously ended her run.
But Schneider didn’t walk away empty-handed.
(Only Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio have out-earned her, via theSacramento Bee.)
Right after taping,cameras caught Schneider chatting with Talsma.
“I was worried about you all day,” Schneider confessed.
“I was worried about you, too!”
“What an honor, I mean it.
Like, you’re amazing, you’re formidable.”
“Playing ‘Jeopardy!’
“‘Devastating’ is too strong a word, but it was pretty disappointing.”
Her impact will be felt in other ways, too.
Although she didn’t use “Jeopardy!”
Once the show had aired and her news was out, Schneider released a statement on a longTwitterthread.
