Transgender Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider claims that bills in US 'will cause the deaths of children'



During a visit to the White House Thursday on International Transgender Day of Visibility, "Jeopardy!" star Amy Schneider, a biological man who identifies as a woman, claimed that bills around the U.S. will lead to child deaths.

"They're really scary. And, ah, some of them in particular that are denying, ah, medical services, ah, to trans youth ... those are lifesaving medical treatments," Schneider said, claiming that "these bills ... will cause the deaths of children."

Immediately after issuing that dire prognostication, Schneider was asked about the possibility of engaging in activism to push back.

"Not at the moment," Schneider replied. "I am trying to figure out where that sort of advocacy and activism fits in to my life," Schneider said. "I would like to do more of it," Schneider said, expressing uncertainty about the right way to do so.

 
So, um, this happened. They did *not* tell me I would be asked questions, but put me on a stage and I just can\u2019t help but perform lolhttps://twitter.com/cspan/status/1509609780838637571\u00a0\u2026
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1648762429 
 

Some states have approved or are considering measures to protect children against radical leftist gender ideology.

Schneider, who rose to prominence by attaining an impressive winning streak on the trivia gameshow, racked up 40 consecutive wins, an achievement eclipsed only by Ken Jennings, who holds the record with 74 consecutive game wins.

Last year, Larissa Kelly, the woman with the highest all-time Jeopardy earnings, congratulated Schneider for breaking the record.

"Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years...but it's been even more fun to watch @Jeopardamy set new standards for excellence, on the show and off. Congratulations to Amy on becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history!" Kelly tweeted.

"Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!" Schneider responded.

 
Thanks so much, I\u2019m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640378074 
 

Transgender 'Jeopardy!' contestant's winning streak finally comes to an end



Transgender "Jeopardy!" contestant Amy Schneider's impressive winning streak came to an end after a whopping 40 wins on the show.

Schneider racked up more than $1.38 million in winnings and will return in the future for the gameshow's "Tournament of Champions."

Schneider now sits in second place behind Ken Jennings for the most consecutive games won on the show —Jennings won 74 consecutive games.

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"The best outcome of all of this always is going to be whatever help I’ve been able to offer the trans community," Schneider said, according to the Associated Press. "I'm here because of the sacrifices countless trans people have made, often to the extent of risking their lives. To do my part to move that cause forward, it's really special."

After Schneider, a biological male who identifies as a woman, surpassed the record held by Larissa Kelly for the most all-time winnings of any woman on the show, Kelly congratulated Schneider for "becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history!"

Schneider replied, "Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!"

 
Thanks so much, I\u2019m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640378074 
 

In another tweet in December, Schneider wrote, "I'd like to thank all the people who have taken the time, during this busy holiday season, to reach out and explain to me that, actually, I'm a man. Every single one of you is the first person ever to make that very clever point, which had never once before crossed my mind."

 
I\u2019d like to thank all the people who have taken the time, during this busy holiday season, to reach out and explain to me that, actually, I\u2019m a man. Every single one of you is the first person ever to make that very clever point, which had never once before crossed my mind
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640971202 
 

Transgender 'Jeopardy!' contestant, who is a biological male, congratulated  for 'becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history'



"Jeopardy!" contestant Amy Schneider has been on an impressive winning streak, earning more money than any female competitor in Jeopardy history — but Schneider, a transgender woman, is actually a biological man.

Larissa Kelly, who previously held the distinction as the woman with the highest all-time winnings, congratulated Schneider on taking the top spot.

"Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years...but it's been even more fun to watch @Jeopardamy set new standards for excellence, on the show and off. Congratulations to Amy on becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history!" Kelly tweeted.

Schneider apparently had no qualms laying claim to the women's record, replying, "Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!"

Kelly replied: "I hope there will be a long line of such women, but you are certainly setting the bar extremely high for them! (And holy hell, that's *before* any tournaments...can't wait to see the fireworks to come!)"

 
Thanks so much, I\u2019m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640378074 
 

So far Schneider, who won the game that aired on Tuesday, has won 20 games and racked up $768,600 in winnings, surpassing Kelly's $655,930 record.

"I am a trans woman, and I'm proud of that fact, but I'm a lot of other things, too!" Schneider tweeted in November.

"The fact is, I don't actually think about being trans all that often, and so when appearing on national television, I wanted to represent that part of my identity accurately: as important, but also relatively minor," Schneider wrote in the same Twitter thread. "But I also didn't want it to seem as if it was some kind of shameful secret. While it's gratifying to know that people didn't necessarily know I was trans until they read about it, I do want people to know that aspect of me. I think being trans is really cool!"

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