'Jeopardy!' Reacts to Amy Schneider, Genevieve Davis' Secret Wedding

Amy Schneider has revealed that she and her partner, Genevieve Davis, secretly wed on May 9—three months after their engagement.

The former Jeopardy! champ, 43, made the announcement on her social-media accounts on Tuesday night as she said that she and Davis "couldn't wait" to tie the knot, though they will be having a traditional ceremony in 2023.

Sharing photos of herself and Davis wearing simple white dresses and floral headpieces at their ceremony in Oakland, California, Schneider wrote on Instagram: "Genevieve and I are delighted to announce that on Monday, May 9, we were married in a small private ceremony at the Alameda County Recorder.

"We will be having a traditional wedding & reception next summer," Schneider added, "but our lives have been much too busy this year to get very far in planning it, and we couldn't wait that long to proclaim our love and commitment to each other. Thank you, everyone for your support!"

Amid the flood of congratulatory comments was a message from the official Jeopardy! account, which simply read: "Love it!"

Former software engineering manager Schneider, who shared the same message on Facebook, posted a slightly different caption on Twitter as she mentioned the start of her Jeopardy! journey.

"A year ago today, I was in LA, waiting to fulfill a dream," she said. "The year since has been full of good days, but by far the best one was May 9th, when Genevieve and I got married. Without her, none of the other good days would have happened. I'm so lucky to share my life with her!"

A response came from the verified Jeopardy! Twitter account that read: "Congrats!"

Back in February, Schneider, who is the top-scoring woman on Jeopardy! and the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, said she and Davis were set to take a trip down the aisle and that the two had proposed to each other days apart.

In a March interview with the Los Angeles Times, Schneider—who was the first of the two to say yes—said that the couple had decided ahead of time that they would get engaged in February as it was a special month for them.

With February including Valentine's Day and the one-year anniversary of their romance falling on February 20, the Ohio native figured there were at least two obvious opportunities to pop the big question.

However, Davis asked Schneider to be her wife on February 8, after inviting friends over to spend time with them at their Oakland, California, home.

"She came in, and I was on one knee, and she freaked out," aspiring social worker Davis said. "It's actually a hilarious video."

"Everything about it was perfect," Schneider added. "Then we had... balloons hanging around our apartment for a while, but, you know."

Schneider took her turn at asking Davis for her hand in marriage one week later as they enjoyed an anniversary dinner together in Sonoma, California, where they have enjoyed romantic getaways.

The couple met in July 2020 when Schneider's friend was dating Davis' brother. Schneider offered Davis a tarot-card reading and allowed her to spend the night on her couch.

"My first impression was... she's very thoughtful and calm and very smart," Davis said of Schneider, who replied that she found her partner-to-be "really cute."

Despite good first impressions, their relationship started out on a platonic note, as they spent time together every day during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"People were confused," Davis said. "They were like, 'Are you sure you're not dating?' I'm like, 'No, I'm straight!'—obviously not."

"I was always holding out hope," Schneider added. "I loved hanging out with her. I loved that we didn't have to be talking the whole time, and we didn't have to be entertaining each other the whole time... We could zone out on our phones or whatever, and it was fine."

Schneider holds legendary Jeopardy! status, after going on a record-breaking streak that saw her win 40 consecutive games last season, giving her the second-longest in the quiz show's history after Ken Jennings, who has 74 victories.

Such was her impact on the show that she was named among the honorees at this year's GLAAD Media Awards. Schneider also visited the White House to discuss the importance of advancing transgender visibility and equality, and September 7 was officially declared Amy Schneider Day by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.

In an interview with Newsweek in November 2021, days after her first win was aired, Schneider discussed the positive impact her appearance on Jeopardy! has had.

She said: "I know that in my life, [it's great] to see trans women out there, not being the sort of freaks or prostitutes, or other things that until only a few years ago was all you ever saw them as.

"So as that changed, as I've been able to see them in other contexts—as the human beings that they are—that's been really important for me. And so I'm just really glad to be able to do that same thing for other people."

The University of Dayton alum is set to return to the Jeopardy! fold later this fall for the Tournament of Champions.