JUST IN: Amy Schneider's historic 'Jeopardy!' win streak comes to an end after 40 victories.
lost in an episode that aired on Wednesday, ending the second-longest winning streak in the quiz show's history.
Almost all of Schneider's wins had been in 2-to-1 blowouts going into Final Jeopardy, meaning those final questions only figured in how much prize money she'd score. The show wanted to know which is the only nation that ends its English spelling with an"h" and is also among the world's top 10 most populous countries.
“I loved hanging out with him, we had great conversation before the taping, but I could tell that he was here to play and that he was going to be good. I still came very close to winning, but I did feel like maybe I was slipping a little bit. And once it was clear that he was fast on the buzzer, I knew it was going to be a battle all the way.”Casey Durkin / Sony Pictures Television
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