{"id":1189999,"date":"2022-01-05T09:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1189999"},"modified":"2022-01-05T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:19:51","slug":"trans-jeopardy-winner-amy-schneider-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-jeopardy-winner-amy-schneider-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-oakland\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 Winner Amy Schneider Robbed at Gunpoint in Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-jeopardy-winner-amy-schneider-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-oakland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1189999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/amyschneider1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Reigning <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday in Oakland, California, with the thieves making off with the record breaker\u2019s phone, credit cards, and ID.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a tweet on Monday evening, Schneider, whom the media has dubbed the game show\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/jeopardy-champ-amy-schneider-becomes-shows-top-female-earner-rcna10180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highest-earning female contestant<\/a>,\u201d announced his phone, ID, and credit cards were all stolen over the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m fine. But I got robbed yesterday, lost my ID, credit cards, and phone. I then couldn\u2019t really sleep last night, and have been dragging myself around all day trying to replace everything,\u201d tweeted Schneider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSo, I doubt I\u2019ll even start writing tonight\u2019s game thread today, and if I keep winning, it may take a bit for me to get caught up. Thanks for your patience!\u201d Schneider added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, I doubt I&#8217;ll even start writing tonight&#8217;s game thread today, and if I keep winning, it may take a bit for me to get caught up. Thanks for your patience!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Schneider (@Jeopardamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeopardamy\/status\/1478166132280336386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">In a statement, a spokesperson for the show publicly offered Schneider support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe were deeply saddened to hear about this incident, and we reached out to Amy privately to offer our help in any capacity,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police in Oakland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/trans-jeopardy-champ-amy-schneider-says-was-robbed-recent-attack-rcna10900\">confirmed to NBC News&nbsp;<\/a>that they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Sunday afternoon and did not name the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cCandace Kea, a police spokesperson, told NBC News in an email that two people, one armed, fled after robbing the victim of \u2018personal belongings,&#8217;\u201d reported the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A local paper in the Democrat-run city&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/01\/02\/with-gun-violence-on-the-rise-oakland-ends-the-year-with-134-homicides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> just days ago that gun-related crimes are on the rise across Oakland. The city ended 2021 with 134 homicides \u2014 shootings, carjackings, and assaults rose significantly last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Schneider became the first transgender contestant of <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> to qualify for the show\u2019s \u201cTournament of Champions\u201d last December, winning 10 consecutive games after taking home&nbsp;$380,200. Schneider has earned a grand total of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeopardy.com\/contestant-zone\/hall-of-fame\">$897,600&nbsp;<\/a>in <em>Jeopardy!&nbsp;<\/em>winnings so far.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for your thoughtful message, Amy. \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xj02Jd8Nkm\">pic.twitter.com\/Xj02Jd8Nkm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeopardy\/status\/1464368375044268036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">In a November Twitter thread, Schneider, who wore a transgender flag pin on the show, said he wanted to be known for \u201cother things\u201d and did not want to known just for being transgender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make too much about being trans, at least in the context of the show,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/Jeopardamy\/status\/1464356252910166018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote Schneider<\/a>. \u201cI am a trans woman, and I\u2019m proud of that fact, but I\u2019m a lot of other things, too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe fact is, I don\u2019t actually think about being trans all that often, and so when appearing on national television, I wanted to represent that part of my identity accurately: as important, but also relatively minor. But I also didn\u2019t want it to seem as if it was some kind of shameful secret.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reigning Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday in Oakland, California, with the thieves making off with the record breaker\u2019s phone, credit cards, and ID. 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