AMY Schneider has been eliminated from Jeopardy! Masters in a shocking turn of events.

The 40-time winner and 2022 Tournament of Champions victor came in 5th place in the special having not won a single match.

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Jeopardy! Masters - which has invited back six-fan favorite contestants- finished out its second of three can't-miss weeks on Wednesday.

Hosted by Ken Jennings, 48, the titans-only tournament sees the six elite players duking it out for an eventual $500,000 grand prize.

Each night, permutations of the popular players face off in two sets of three in 1-hour long episodes on ABC and Hulu at 8 p.m. ET.

In tonight's matches, the Semifinals were decided based on the checkmark system, and the two lowest-ranking players were eliminated.

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First, Sam Buttrey lost against Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach- he was ranked lowest and he and Matt Amodio sweetly shared a hug.

In the second remaining quarter-finals match, Amy faced Andrew He and self-described game show villain James Holzhauer.

Amy even admitted it wasn't looking good as she hinted she wasn't going to be sharing any more on-stage anecdotes after tonight.  

And host Ken didn't mince words either bringing up how Amy had come in second place five times straight but never won a match.

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In the end, it was James who tore into the game putting up $54K by Final Jeopardy on the back of a massive Daily Double wager.

As Amy was dismissed by host Ken he said she was "one of the great Jeopardy! talents of all time."

'THEY DIDN'T WANT HER TO WIN'

Some fans claimed Amy was set up to fail by being pitted against the two top-seeded players - Andrew and James- when she needed a win most.

"They want Matt to win and of course Amy has to face Andrew and James," one fan Tweeted.

"Oh man, Amy is going against Andrew and James? That…is bad for her," another Reddit user wrote.

"Oh dang. Amy got screwed," wrote a third.

A fourth spotted that because Amodio jumped three "match points" after his win in the first game of the night making him technically uncatchable and in third place overall, her fate was sealed.

"If Matt wins Amy is out. It hurts to root against Matt, but damn I want Amy to still have a chance..."

"They should have let amy go first now her game is meaningless," claimed another.

"I LOVE AMY. I’m so devastated for her" wrote a fifth.

Another fan wrote: "I love Amy so this is no dig but I think part of the problem was her buzzer technique.

"If you look at her arm during her games you can see it moving when she buzzes.

"Compared to James who holds his arms in front and stabilizes his wrist. She’s losing time it looks like by that technique. But that’s just from observing and not looking at any data from the games! Was really rooting for her."

Another said: "At least Amy won the ToC. Matt has been shafted so many times, from his 38-game winning streak getting overshadowed by Amy's 40-win streak, to not being the MVP of Jeopardy! Honors, and then not making the finals of the TOC due to a really tough semi-finals match-up.

"People largely forgot about him too in popularity polls. So I'm glad he's finally getting the respect he deserves and this is his time to shine."

Amy has won a total of $1,382,800 (plus $250K from the ToC) from her time on Jeopardy! and is now the highest-earning female from the show.

In November 2021, Amy Schneider set the record for being the first transgender person to qualify for the Tournament of Champions with "the second-longest winning streak in the quiz show’s history," according to NBC News- only behind host Ken.

AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR

The standings are now as follows:

• 1st: James Holzhauer (15 points, 4 wins)
• 2nd: Andrew He (12 points, 2 wins)
• 3rd: Matt Amodio (9 points, 3 wins)
• 4th: Mattea Roach (9 points, 2 wins)
• Eliminated: Amy Schneider (5 points, 0 wins)
• Eliminated: Sam Buttrey (3 points, 0 wins)

The remaining schedule is as follows:

• Monday, May 22: 2 Semi-finals matches
• Tuesday, May 23: 2 Semi-finals matches with one more champ eliminated
• Wednesday, May 24: Finals

Jeopardy! Masters is the brainchild of new executive producer, Michael Davies and is the first champion-based producer-picked tournament since 2020's $1M GOAT tournament.

The throwdown is intended to determine the best player in any given year, a belt notch higher than the Tournament of Champions (which only features contestants from the prior season).

The top four players will advance to compete in more pairings during week three.

In the semi-finals, the remaining four players will face off in different groups of three while one contestant sits out per match.

Then the top three will go head-to-head in the Finals on Wednesday, May 24.

Masters will air while Ken's co-successor to Alex Trebek, Mayim Bialik, finishes out the regular season starting on May 1 and until the summer.

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After Masters, Ken won't be seen until the 2023 Tournament of Champions which will kick off Season 40 in September.

That is, barring the last week of Season 39 which he is subbing back in to host as Mayim is supporting the WGA writers' strike.

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