Rhone spoke with ABC7 Thursday from the Chicago Ridge Library where he works.
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Who is Rhone Talsma? New Jeopardy! champion from Chicago snaps Amy Schneider's winning streak
After winning on Wednesday's show, Talsma said he was, "feeling so many different emotions. I was so humbled because Amy is so dominant at Jeopardy and I love Jeopardy and am such a huge fan and so knowing I was going against someone who was so strong and dominant, I really felt humbled that I played this role in her story on the show.
"There was a sense of nervousness knowing that I was going to have to go back and defend my title, which I never expected to have to do. I was shocked, I was elated. It didn't really feel like it was actually happening. It felt like virtual reality pretty much."
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Talsma said several big name Jeopardy champions have been engaging with him on social media.
"It's a dream come true as somebody who is such a huge fan," he said.
Talsma also isn't the first Chicago librarian to end a famous Jeopardy streak. James Holzhauer's streak came to an end at the hands of University of Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher.