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New York — 40-game winner Amy Schneider capped her large yr by way of profitable a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” event of champions in an episode that aired Monday.
Schneider, a creator from Oakland, California, gained 3 video games within the event finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, a instrument developer from neighboring San Francisco, who gained two video games. The 3rd contestant, Sam Buttrey, was once every other Californian. He gained one sport.
Schneider had a 40-game profitable streak previous this yr, the second one longest within the sport display’s historical past, which started when she defeated He.
She stated she each sought after to compete once more with He, identified for his cold-blooded large bets at the display’s Day by day Doubles, and feared him.
“He was once surely any individual that I knew may beat me as a result of he very just about did sooner than, and he did a few occasions right here as neatly,” Schneider stated. “Any of the 3 folks actually can have gained if an overly small collection of issues had long past otherwise.”
Schneider led He by way of $1,400 going into Ultimate Jeopardy, the place the steered was once: “The January 12, 1864 Washington Night Megastar reported on a efficiency of this ‘speeding comedy’ to ‘a complete and extremely joyful space.'”
The right kind reaction: “What’s ‘Our American Cousin?'”
Schneider and He each spoke back as it should be, however Schneider made the larger wager. She gained the $250,000 grand prize, He gained $100,000 for 2nd position and Buttrey gained $50,000.
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was once shot and mortally wounded by way of John Wilkes Sales space all over a efficiency of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.