The following story comprises a large spoiler from Monday’s Jeopardy! — proceed at your personal peril
Jeopardy!‘s annual Tournament of Champions concluded Monday in dramatic style, with Amy Schneider 
prevailing over Andrew He within the sixth sport of competitors.
Schneider was the primary to win three video games towards He, who prevailed in two finals video games. Sam Buttrey, in the meantime, received one sport within the best-of-seven collection. With Schneider’s win, she walks off with the $250,000 grand prize, vs. He and Buttrey’s respective second and third place place hauls of $100,000 and $50,000.
“I feel amazing,” Schneider declared after her victory. “Earlier in the finals, I had this sudden moment of seeing myself and being like ‘I’m on stage in the Tournament of Champions finals,’ and that was crazy. And I won! It’s a great feeling.”
The Final Jeopardy! clue on Monday’s present was as follows:
Category: PLAYS
Clue: The Jan. 12, 1864 Washington Evening Star reported on a efficiency of this ‘dashing comedy’ to ‘a full and delighted house.’
Correct response: What is Our American Cousin?
Buttrey wagered the whole lot and didn’t present the right response, whereas each Schneider and He responded appropriately. He’s wager was $2,801, ending with $17,001; Schneider wagered $13,000 for a ultimate rating of $28,600 to win the sport and the match.
The Tournament of Champions finals represented a rematch between Schneider and He. In the duo’s first run-in in Season 38, Schneider ended He’s five-game streak and kicked off her historic 40-game run, which catapulted her to the No. 2 all-time spot behind solely host Ken Jennings.
“I both wanted to [compete against him] and was afraid of facing him again,” Schneider mentioned of He. “I knew he was one of the top competitors in the field. He was definitely someone that I knew could beat me because he very nearly did before, and he did a couple of times here as well.”
Schneider made Jeopardy! historical past as the primary brazenly transgender contestant to compete in — and now win — the TOCs.
“I’m going to keep going out there and being me,” she mentioned. “Being in places where people like me haven’t been before, it’s a very powerful thing to do.”
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