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    Amy Schneider is the first woman to win more than $1 million on 'Jeopardy!'

    Since her record-breaking run began on Nov. 17, Schneider has won 28 consecutive victories and become just the fourth person to top $1 million in regular-season earnings.
    by Becky Sullivan Jan 08, 2022 2 minutes
    With her win Friday, Amy Schneider (left) became the first woman in <em>Jeopardy!</em> history to win more than $1 million.

    After her 28th victory in a row — a runaway $42,200 win capped by a Final Jeopardy question about a 1948 expedition account — Amy Schneider has become only the fourth contestant and the first woman in Jeopardy! history to win more than $1 million on the regular game show.

    Schneider, a software engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., her run

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