The Extraordinarians

Jeopardy Champion of Champions Amy Schneider

Matt, Tony and Kristen sit down with Amy Schneider to talk about her legendary 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy. She shares behind-the-scenes insights from the show, reflects on her Tournament of Champions victory and discusses her new book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Who-Is-Amy-Schneider/Amy-Schneider/9781665933056" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Is Amy Schneider?</a>Watch the video of this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheExtraordinarians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>! Want to nominate someone in your life to be the World’s Best or World’s Worst? Email us at <a href="mailto:worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com</a> and we’ll call them on the show! Like the show? Rate The Extraordinarians 5-Stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-extraordinarians/id1809031986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/42jAZZtMPaJMh8bRJxFNok?si=731b60e1feab439d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> This is a <a href="https://headgum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headgum</a> podcast. Follow Headgum on <a href="https://x.com/headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/headgum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>. Advertise on <a href="https://gumball.fm/shows/the-extraordinarians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Extraordinarians</a> via <a href="http://gumball.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gumball.fm</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

What does it take to be the very best at something EXTREMELY specific? Listen in as television and film’s most celebrated character actors Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and Matt Oberg chat with the world’s most extraordinary record breakers. They cover everything from tightrope walking across two hot air balloons, breaking your own world record of most amount of flips on a trampoline and even some weirder ones like putting over 600 barbecue skewers in your beard! Join these three friends as they shed a little spotlight on the strangest and most unlikely champions.If you’d like to nominate someone in your life for “World’s Best…” or “World’s Worst…“, please email <a href="mailto:worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com</a>!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheExtraordinarians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch every episode on Youtube!</a>This is a <a href="https://headgum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headgum</a> podcast. Follow Headgum on <a href="https://x.com/headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/headgum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>. Advertise on The Extraordinarians via <a href="http://gumball.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gumball.fm</a>.