Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider could become a permanent feature on the quiz show.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 42-year-old rising star said that she would be open to taking over as a permanent host.
"It would certainly be a cool experience," Schneider said in the interview, which was published on Monday, January 17.
Were she to take over, Shneider wouldn't be the first Jeopardy! champion to host. The show is currently being helmed by two interim hosts - actress Mayim Bialik and all-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.
While she said that she thought Jennings was doing a "fantastic" job, Shneider added that she wouldn't be opposed to taking on the job herself.
"It's a lot harder than it looks. Whether I'd actually even be good at it, I don't know ... But yeah, I'd certainly consider it if somebody asked," she said.
The software engineering manager from Oakland, California, is currently on a 34-game winning streak, meaning she's overtaken James Holzhauer's 32-day total and become the third most successful player of all time.
She is also the most successful female contestant and the most successful transgender contestant in the game show's history.
As of Monday night, there are only five wins between Shneider and second place, which is currently held by Matt Amodio for his 39-game streak.
However, she's still a way off dethroning Jennings, whose colossal 74-game winning streak still stands as the all-time Jeopardy! record.
Yet even if she can't beat his score, Schneider might still be in a position to replace Jenning's as host.
Her openness and honesty about the show - which she provides fans with a full behind-the-scenes run-down off on her Twitter, explaining what happens off-camera and how she works out the trickiest answers - have made Schneider a hugely popular contestant. Already, she has amassed over 79,000 followers on Twitter.
Meanwhile, her frank attitude to internet trolls and admittance that she was robbed at gunpoint has only increased Schneider's popularity. And appointing her as host would be a big step forward for transgender representation - something which Schneider went on to say means a lot to her.
"To know that I’ve been able to provide that experience to people in the trans community is just the best thing I can hope for," she said.
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