Despite the fact she didn’t partake in any Daily Doubles, the Chaminade-Julienne graduate certainly overcame any threat of the “Jeopardy!” Monday curse, entering Final Jeopardy! with a whopping $31,000. Her nearest competitor trailed far behind at $8,000.
During Final Jeopardy!, she correctly responded to the following clue in the category Sculptors: “Los Angeles artist George Stanley sculpted this, first handed out at a private banquet on May 16, 1929.” Answer: the Oscar.
“Apparently, not too much trouble with the ‘Jeopardy!’ Monday curse,” Jennings exclaimed.
During the interview segment, Schneider shared her love of karaoke, particularly “Creep” by Radiohead.
“I actually had a chance to do it in Tokyo and I went up and thought I did a really good job, and then over the course of the evening I realized in Japan you’re supposed to just get drunk and do it badly and let everybody make fun of you.”
To hear what Schneider and Jennings had to say about the Monday curse, visit jeopardy.com/overheard.
She can be seen on “Jeopardy!” weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on WDTN Channel 2.
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