Amy Schneider's history-making 'Jeopardy!' streak comes to an end

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Source: Washington Post

In a “Final Jeopardy” shocker, she draws a blank on “What is Bangladesh?” but goes out proud: “Playing ‘Jeopardy!’ is the most fun I’ve ever had and I really didn’t want it to stop.”

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Schneider said she knew things might be going awry during Wednesday’s game when Talsma beat her to the buzzer on one crucial clue that led him to the Daily Double. He bet it all and was correct, and heading into Final Jeopardy, Schneider led $27,600 to Talsma’s $17,600.

The final category was “Countries of the World” with the clue: “The only nation in the world whose name in English ends in a ‘h,’ it’s also one of the 10 most populous.”

“I just blanked. I couldn’t come up with anything, and it was so frustrating,” Schneider said. The nature of the clue made it confounding: The country ended in an “h” so you couldn’t even venture a wild guess. Schneider didn’t guess anything, but Talsma answered correctly with “Bangladesh.” He won with $29,600 while Schneider finished in second with $19,600. Janice Hawthorne Timm, a music educator from Ukiah, Calif., missed the answer as well and came in third place.



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I am retired and when I heard the final jeopardy clue the first thing that popped into my mind was "The Concert for Bangladesh" Of course that was the only answer I knew.

[LiberalFighter]

1. I think she got only one daily double opportunity in the 2nd round.

Talsma bet it all on the first Daily Double and lost. And won on his next Daily Double.

[olegramps]

12. Her entire performance seemed strange to me.

Is it possible that she had decided to allow someone to win. It also struck me as strange that she had to add the comment that she would have liked to continue winning. Why would she offer this explanation? Of course, it could be she just had a bad night. I am no expert on geography, but Bangladesh immediately came to mind.

[LiberalFighter]

14. Keep in mind the shows are not taped on a daily basis.

They tape 10 shows in one week and take a week off. 5 shows on a Wednesday and 5 on a Thursday I believe. The show yesterday might had been the 8th of 10 for that week. And maybe it was exhausting for some reason. Then again, the other players might had been able to buzz in sooner.

[murielm99]

19. What you said.

My daughter appeared on Jeopardy! in 2016. She was on two shows. If she had won again, she would have come back to tape five in one day. The best players can get fatigued after such an outing.

We were happy to see our daughter make an appearance at all. She had been trying for years to get on the show. It was fun to be a part of the audience, and to see Alex Trebek while he was still with us.

[twodogsbarking]

17. Good observations. I think she looked tired.

[NoRethugFriends]

2. Ever hear of spoiler alert? Peopleon the West Coast would not have seen the show yet.

[BuddhaGirl]

4. +1

Thank you!

[bullwinkle428]

13. I'm in Central TZ, and we see the show at 4:30 locally. I didn't dare reveal

anything, knowing our market is probably one of the first in the nation to know what happened.

[NoRethugFriends]

18. Yeh, the post was rude and unthinking,

[MrsCheaplaugh]

3. Sad it's over, but what a brilliant run.

Amy Schneider is my new hero!

[Scalded Nun]

5. She had a good run. Best wishes for the TOC later this year!

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. I knew he was gonna get the final.

He had answered so many geography questions correctly.

Good run, Amy! See you in the tournaments!

[C Moon]

7. I was watching an episode a couple of days ago, where the other 2 women contestants

were beating her at the buzzer on nearly every question.
She finally got back in the groove in the 2nd half, and won.

[AngryOldDem]

9. Sign of someone who knows how to play the game.

Don’t panic, be patient.

I caught a few episodes, and she was impressive. She’s also from my hometown.

[LoisB]

8. She had a great run. The Concert for Bangladesh was a great album; I still have my vinyl copy.

[twodogsbarking]

11. The movie was great too.

[róisín_dubh]

10. She was amazing.

I tried out for Jeopardy a few years ago and it was a neat experience. I've watched most of her run on the show and had a feeling last night might be her last.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. It was a good game

Amy is an amazing contestant

[JI7]

16. While I would know the answer I can see myself not getting it within the time given

and being under pressure .

[murielm99]

20. Same here,

even though I am good at trivia games IRL.

[CTyankee]

21. I thought for sure it was Ramallah, altho I haven't a clue as to where it might be...

[former9thward]

22. Ramallah is a city not a country.

It is the effective capital of the West Bank section of the Palestinian Territories. I spend a New Year's Eve there once. A very nice city.

[CTyankee]

23. Thank you for educating me!

I have much to learn, I know.

[Vinca]

24. I really missed her last night. The current contestants couldn't identify a Pearl Buck novel.