The LGBTQ community says Amy Schneider's Jeopardy! run really amplifies representation, and lets younger generations know that anything is possible.
The engineering manager from Oakland, California has the second-most consecutive wins of all time and is one of only four people to have surpassed $1 million in regular-season winnings. Schneider is the best woman to ever play the game and the first openly transgender person to make it to the Tournament of Champions.
"I'm not going to call out the proposed demographics of 'Jeopardy!,' but just think who probably watches 'Jeopardy!,'" she said."And now that they've seen her for 40-some episodes, they might have now changed their opinions and views on our transgender community." She said Schneider's run really amplifies LGBTQ representation and lets the younger generation know that anything is possible.
"You can be the smartest person in the world and win all this money on 'Jeopardy!' just by being who you are," Wysinger added."And do it authentically and unashamed. And so it gives them the courage to continue to be who they are and not what someone else says they have to be."
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