Jeopardy! contestant Hannah Wilson felt compelled to compete on the iconic US gameshow after it introduced its first trans contestant.By Amelia HansfordFeb 18, 20205Wilson, a transgender yarn-shop owner from Chicago, returned to the hit US game show on Monday (17 February) in an invitational tournament, alongside Jeopardy! veteran Doug Molitor and mathematician Matt Amodio.She won $30,402, (£24,000), to finish just behind winner Amodio.[...]“It was something that was always on after dinner, and my parents and I would shout out the answers if we knew them,” she told Datebook. “It was part of life for as long as I can remember.”While she had considered competing for a number of years, she finally applied after trans competitor Amy Schneider made history by becoming its first out trans competitor in 2021.Schneider went on an unprecedented 40-game winning streak, taking home $1,382,800 (more than £1 million at the time) in the process, making her history the first woman to win more than $1 million on the show.
I met Ms. Schneider back a couple of years ago at Scared Heart University when she was invited to give a talk there, I go invited by the Public Safety & Government Affairs director, who is on a committee with me.
%20(2).jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment