Amy Schneider breaks James Holzhauer's third-place "Jeopardy!" record for consecutive games won - CBS News

"Jeopardy!" icon Amy Schneider broke yet another record on Friday night, knocking fellow star James Holzhauer out of the third-place spot for consecutive games won. .

Schneider won her 33rd game on Friday night, beating a full-time parent from Massachusetts and a financial analyst from California.

When asked during the Friday show how it felt to have caught up to Holzhauer, Schneider said that she had never expected to do well — but that once she started winning more games, beating Holzhauer became "a target of mine.".

The first transgender "Jeopardy!" contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, Schneider has smashed records and won a steady following with her gameplay

But despite her wins, it was not until Friday that she reached Holzhauer, Matt Amodio or Ken Jennings, who made up the top three for consecutive games won and for total regular-season winnings. 

She is $406,801 away from overtaking Matt Amodio's third-place spot for highest regular season play winnings, and only five games away from tying Ammodio's second-place streak of 38 games

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