The next story accommodates an enormous spoiler from Monday’s Jeopardy! — proceed at your individual peril
Jeopardy!‘s annual Match of Champions concluded Monday in dramatic style, with Amy Schneider 
prevailing over Andrew He within the sixth recreation of competitors.
Schneider was the primary to win three video games in opposition to He, who prevailed in two finals video games. Sam Buttrey, in the meantime, received one recreation within the best-of-seven collection. With Schneider’s win, she walks off with the $250,000 grand prize, vs. He and Buttrey’s respective second and third place place hauls of $100,000 and $50,000.
“I really feel superb,” Schneider declared after her victory. “Earlier within the finals, I had this sudden second of seeing myself and being like ‘I’m on stage within the Match of Champions finals,’ and that was loopy. And I received! It’s an ideal feeling.”
The Ultimate Jeopardy! clue on Monday’s present was as follows:
Class: PLAYS
Clue: The Jan. 12, 1864 Washington Night Star reported on a efficiency of this ‘dashing comedy’ to ‘a full and delighted home.’
Right response: What’s Our American Cousin?
Buttrey wagered every thing and didn’t present the right response, whereas each Schneider and He responded appropriately. He’s wager was $2,801, ending with $17,001; Schneider wagered $13,000 for a closing rating of $28,600 to win the sport and the match.
The Match of Champions finals represented a rematch between Schneider and He. Within the duo’s first run-in in Season 38, Schneider ended He’s five-game streak and kicked off her historic 40-game run, which catapulted her to the No. 2 all-time spot behind solely host Ken Jennings.
“I each needed to [compete against him] and was afraid of going through him once more,” Schneider mentioned of He. “I knew he was one of many high opponents within the area. He was undoubtedly somebody that I knew might beat me as a result of he very practically did earlier than, and he did a few occasions right here as nicely.”
Schneider made Jeopardy! historical past as the primary overtly transgender contestant to compete in — and now win — the TOCs.
“I’m going to maintain going on the market and being me,” she mentioned. “Being in locations the place folks like me haven’t been earlier than, it’s a really highly effective factor to do.”
