"I'll get back to the backlogged game threads tomorrow. But I just want to acknowledge how overwhelmed I am by the things being written about me, and about what this run means. This has been a life-changing experience, thank you all so so much for your kindness and support," Schneider wrote on Twitter.
"During an episode that aired the week of Thanksgiving, she acknowledged her identity as a transgender woman by wearing a trans pride flag pin," NPR reported.
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Schneider clarified in late November on Twitter that she didn't want to make a big deal about classifying as trans when she wore the pin on TV: "I didn't want to make too much about being trans, at least in the context of the show. I am a trans woman, and I'm proud of that fact, but I'm a lot of other things, too!"
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The New York Times, The Hill, The Week, and even Right-wing Fox News all stressed headlines supporting Schneider's achievement with the "first woman" award.
"Not only is Schneider already the highest-earning female contestant on the game show, but she also holds the title of being the woman with the longest winning streaking, and now, she's reached a new milestone: becoming one of only four players to reach seven figures in regular-season winnings," Fox News wrote.
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Schneider joins Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, and Matt Amodio on the exclusive list of Jeopardy! Contestants who have hit the sought-after seven figures.
Schneider told Yahoo Entertainment: "Anything that can be done to show trans people as normal people is a great thing… There definitely are people that are saying things to me that I want to respond to, and that’s not going anywhere good. The flip side of that is that so much of what I get on Twitter and Facebook is so positive and good."
Women's champion turned silver medalist Larissa Kelly congratulated Schneider for the victory via Twitter, stating: "It was fun to hold a Jeopardy! record for a few years... But it's been even more fun to watch [Amy Schneider] 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!"
Schneider responded, stressing: "Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to someday watching the woman who beats us both!"
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