| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | STATE CAPITAL HISTORY $800: In 1683, this leader of a neighboring colony decreed the founding of Dover, Delaware (William) Penn |
| #8281, aired 2020-11-16 | IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS $1000: Part of Penn, this business school once had the goal of its grads becoming "pillars of the state" Wharton |
| #8253, aired 2020-10-07 | THE STATE WAS IN PLAY $200: The 2016 election was tight! Fewer than 80,000 votes across Penn., Wisc. & this peninsular Midw. state were the margin of victory Michigan |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | UNIQUE COLLEGE COURSES $400: I scream, you scream, we all scream for the ice cream short course at this school, home of the Nittany Lions Penn State |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | OK BOOMER $800: Born in 1952 in Western Penn., John Kasich did OK in politics in this state, becoming a congressman & governor Ohio |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $400: The tallest of the working breeds, it's Pennsylvania's state dog; William Penn is said to have owned one a Great Dane |
| #8005, aired 2019-05-31 | COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA $400: To settle a land dispute in the 1760s, Mason & Dixon marked the border between Penn. & this state to the south Maryland |
| #7918, aired 2019-01-30 | VALLEYS $400: AKA "Happy Valley", it's the valley where Penn State sits; its athletic teams' name provides a hint the Nittany Valley |
| #7904, aired 2019-01-10 | SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL $4,400 (Daily Double): Heinz College (a 2-name school) Carnegie Mellon |
| #7847, aired 2018-10-23 | STUPID ANSWERS ACROSS AMERICA $600: (Hi, I'm Rob Fukuzaki from ABC7.) At the first major football game played in this stadium, USC rose up & bowled over Penn State 14-3 the Rose Bowl |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | NATIVE AMERICANS $2,000 (Daily Double): To mark a 1683 treaty, this tribe with a state-ly name gave William Penn a wampum belt of 18 strings of beads the Delaware |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | STATE NAMES $1200: Pennsylvania's name is derived from William Penn's father & sylvania, which means of this woods |
| #7458, aired 2017-02-01 | PULITZER PRIZE JOURNALISM $200: Local Reporting, 2012: the Patriot-News of this state capital for coverage of Penn State Harrisburg |
| #7368, aired 2016-09-28 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM NICKNAMES $400: Here's a white-out at Beaver Stadium, also known as Happy Valley, the home of this Keystone university Penn State |
| #7336, aired 2016-07-04 | STATE CAPITALS $1000: The state museum here is often called the William Penn Memorial Museum due to the statue of Penn in the central hall Harrisburg |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | DIVISION I SPORTS TEAMS $400: Its Nittany Lions roar their approval Penn State |
| #7206, aired 2016-01-04 | STATE CAPITALS $200: In 1683 William Penn ordered that this Delaware capital be built as a site for a courthouse & jail Dover |
| #7178, aired 2015-11-25 | U.S. MOUNTAINS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a view of Mount Misery at Valley Forge Nat'l Historic Park.) Mount Misery & Mount Joy, which make Valley Forge's valley, are said to have gotten their name from a miserable night this Quaker & state founder spent lost surveying the area, & the joyful next day where he could see his way William Penn |
| #7095, aired 2015-06-19 | WE SUGGEST BIOGRAPHY TITLES $200: In 1682 he drew up a frame of government for a new American colony:
"Quaker State of Mind" William Penn |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | COLONIAL AMERICA $800: Since Pennsylvania had no coastline, in 1682 William Penn was granted land that later became this state Delaware |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | COLLEGE TEAM NAMES $400: They roar for Penn State the Nittany Lions |
| #6875, aired 2014-07-04 | NEWBIES $600: James Franklin is this U.'s new head football coach, following 2 years of Bill O'Brien & 46 years of another guy Penn State |
| #6812, aired 2014-04-08 | 17th CENTURY THINKERS $1200: Before founding the "Quaker State", he upheld Quaker doctrines in a pamphlet called "Truth Exalted" William Penn |
| #6728, aired 2013-12-11 | "P"s ON EARTH $1,800 (Daily Double): The grave of this founder of a U.S. state is at Old Jordans Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England William Penn |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | STATE THE STATE UNIVERSITY $800: This university's college of medicine is located at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Penn State |
| #6662, aired 2013-07-30 | EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Quaker leader spent only 4 years in the colony & future state with his name on it, leaving for good in 1701 William Penn |
| #6592, aired 2013-04-23 | TASTE BUDS $600: These 2 junior high buddies split the cost of a $5 correspondence course on ice-cream making from Penn State Ben & Jerry |
| #6590, aired 2013-04-19 | EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY $2,400 (Daily Double): In 1677 he drafted the first charter guaranteeing separation of church & state in the Quaker Colony of West New Jersey William Penn |
| #6476, aired 2012-11-12 | YOU'RE HISTORY! $600: Known as the father of the Keystone State, he also fathered 14 children William Penn |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | SCHOOLS OF THE HEISMEN $800: 1973:
John Cappelletti of this school; Jo-Pa had been head coach for 7 years even then Penn State |
| #6203, aired 2011-07-27 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $2000: This university in a borough named State College was founded in 1855 as a 4-year college called Farmers' High School Penn State |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | UNIVERSITY SPORTS TEAMS $400: Penn State's teams, they were named partly for a mountain & partly for a creature that could defeat Princeton's Tigers the Nittany Lions |
| #6018, aired 2010-11-10 | COLLEGE BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Paterno sends his "Happy Valley" boys to get some "neighbor"ly life insurance Penn State Farm |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | GO GREYHOUND $800: Dedicated to the adoption of ex-racing greys, First State Greyhound Rescue places dogs in N.J., Penn. & this state Delaware |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | TAILGATE CUISINE $400: Slice into pieces & grill in butter to prepare grilled stickies, a pastry delight for this school's Nittany Lions Penn State |
| #5652, aired 2009-03-17 | USA TODAY $800: They're the Rose Bowl champs, having beaten Penn State 38-24 USC |
| #5460, aired 2008-05-09 | COLLEGE STADIUMS & ARENAS $400: This school's Nittany Lions play home football games at Beaver Stadium Penn State |
| #5430, aired 2008-03-28 | ALMOST BEFORE & AFTER $800: This rabid Stephen King dog has been coachin' Penn State since 1966 Cujo Paterno |
| #5408, aired 2008-02-27 | PENN. NAMES $1000: Before he was "in control" as Secretary of State, he was senior military adviser to Henry Kissinger Alexander Haig |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | NOTHING SPECIFIC $800: One of this university's graduate centers is the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Penn State |
| #5311, aired 2007-10-15 | SPORTS JOES $1000: In 1950 he became an assistant coach for Penn State football; in '66, he took over as head coach (Joe) Paterno |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | COLLEGE TEAM NICKNAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): This word describing Penn State's Lions comes from an Algonquian term meaning "single mountain" Nittany |
| #4912, aired 2006-01-10 | A STATE OF DELAWARE-NESS $400: Founded in 1683 by William Penn, this city was officially laid out in 1717 over an area of 125 acres Dover |
| #4891, aired 2005-12-12 | FOR THE BIRDS $1600: This "ruffed" state bird of Penn. is famous for the drumming sound its wings make when proclaiming its territory a grouse |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $400: Joe Paterno has over 330 coaching wins coaching here: This is PSU Penn State University |
| #4841, aired 2005-10-03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $600: Seton Hill University is in Greensburg, Penn.; Seton Hall University is in South Orange in this state New Jersey |
| #4773, aired 2005-05-11 | BOBBING FOR POETS $2000: The USA's first Poet Laureate, he taught at Louisiana State from 1934 to 1942 & edited the Southern Review (Robert Penn) Warren |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | small state capitals $400: Delaware's deed, given to William Penn in 1682, resides in the Hall of Records in this Capitol Dover |
| #4709, aired 2005-02-10 | PENN. NAMES $600: As its governor from 1995 to 2001, he kept his home state of Pennsylvania secure Tom Ridge |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $400: In 1993 Penn State became the 11th member of this conference, which didn't change its name the Big Ten |
| #4578, aired 2004-06-30 | BROWN $400: Famous Brown alumni include Charles Evans Hughes, Mary Chapin Carpenter & this Penn State football coach Joe Paterno |
| #4360, aired 2003-07-11 | JOE COLLEGE $1600: Brown (not Penn State), 1950 Joe Paterno |
| #4120, aired 2002-06-28 | THE MEADIA $2000: A college in Meadville, Penn. shares its name with this mountain range that rises across the state's central region Allegheny |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | JOE-PARDY! $600: Legendary Joe Paterno has coached this school's football team for 36 years Penn State |
| #3843, aired 2001-04-25 | THE KEYSTONE STATE $500: During this 1794 uprising, President Washington sent troops into western Penn. to restore order Whiskey Rebellion |
| #3823, aired 2001-03-28 | AS WE KNOW IT $400: In 2000 Penn State's faculty senate denounced football fans' "negative cheering", or this activity Booing |
| #3560, aired 2000-02-11 | U.S. STATE NAMES $200: Literally, this state's name means "Penn's Woods" Pennsylvania |
| #3539, aired 2000-01-13 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES $200: On August 28, 1999 he began his 34th season as Penn State head coach by defeating Arizona, 41-7 Joe Paterno |
| #3460, aired 1999-09-24 | UNITED "STATE"S $1000: A Nittany Lion could tell you this city is home to Penn State's main campus State College |
| #3328, aired 1999-02-10 | COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM NICKNAMES $400: Penn State Nittany Lions |
| #3320, aired 1999-01-29 | COLLEGE SPORTS $300: This Penn State legend is the only coach to win all 4 traditional bowl games Joe Paterno |
| #3274, aired 1998-11-26 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $300: Even after Penn State joined it in 1990, this conference retained its numerical name The Big Ten |
| #3140, aired 1998-04-03 | THE PENN. $200: One of its more unimaginative nicknames is "the capital of the Keystone State" Harrisburg |
| #2966, aired 1997-06-23 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: This school in University Park, Pennsylvania was chartered in 1855 as Farmers' High School Penn State University |
| #2823, aired 1996-12-04 | EDUCATION $600: The brother of Pres. Eisenhower, he served as president of Kansas State, Penn State & Johns Hopkins Milton Eisenhower |
| #2749, aired 1996-07-11 | PENNSYLVANIA $500: These mountains lent their names to Penn State's Lions the Nittany Mountains |
| #2740, aired 1996-06-28 | AUTHORS $600: From 1950 to 1952, this "Catch-22" author taught English at Penn State Joseph Heller |
| #2725, aired 1996-06-07 | POTPOURRI $200: He's the Quaker for whom the Quaker State was named (William) Penn |
| #2533, aired 1995-09-13 | SPORTS $400: In January 1995 this team won the Rose Bowl & made Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college bowls Penn State |
| #2467, aired 1995-05-02 | STATE CAPITALS $300: This state capital is home to the William Penn Memorial Museum Harrisburg |
| #2312, aired 1994-09-27 | STADIUMS & ARENAS $300: Though this college football team is nicknamed the Nittany Lions, its home field is Beaver Stadium Penn State |
| #2286, aired 1994-07-11 | STATE FLAGS & SYMBOLS $2,000 (Daily Double): Its state coat of arms features a king on the left & a goddess of liberty on the right Hawaii |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | HODGEPODGE $300: One explanation for this Penn. nickname is that it's centrally located among the 13 original states "The Keystone State" |
| #2078, aired 1993-09-22 | SPORTS $800: Joe Paterno leads all active Div. 1-A college football coaches with close to 250 victories, all with this school Penn State |
| #2001, aired 1993-04-26 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: This school's College of Medicine is housed in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Penn State |
| #1887, aired 1992-11-17 | COLONIAL AMERICA $800: As Pennsylvania had no coast, William Penn was given land in 1682 that later became this small state Delaware |
| #1668, aired 1991-11-27 | COLLEGE TEAM NICKNAMES $200: The Nittany Lions Penn State |
| #1563, aired 1991-05-22 | PENNSYLVANIA $800: The state's name means Penn's these woods (sylvania) |
| #1554, aired 1991-05-09 | SPORTS: 1990 $500: This team joined the Big 10, which could have made it the Big 11 Penn State |
| #1507, aired 1991-03-05 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: This school at University Park, Pennsylvania was founded in 1855 as Farmers High School Penn State |
| #1441, aired 1990-12-03 | FAMOUS LIONS $500: Since 1904 this lion has served as the symbol for Penn State's athletic teams Nittany Lion |
| #1266, aired 1990-02-19 | STATE CAPITALS $200: William Penn authorized the founding of this city named for a British city known for its white cliffs Dover, Delaware |
| #1143, aired 1989-07-19 | FAMOUS EDUCATORS $400: Milton, the brother of this president, was president of Kansas State, Penn State & Johns Hopkins Eisenhower |
| #1028, aired 1989-02-08 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $500 (Daily Double): If you've been to the only nat'l military park in a Northern state, you've been to this 1 in Penn. Gettysburg |
| #700, aired 1987-09-25 | STATE COLLEGES $200: Penn State's College of Medicine is located in this "Chocolate City" Hershey |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | COLLEGES $400: To end confusion with African maned lion, this school sports a 13-ton statue of a Nittany lion Penn State |
| #396, aired 1986-03-17 | MARYLAND $400: One can completely cross Md. in less than 2 miles when going south from Penn. to this state West Virginia |
| #302, aired 1985-11-05 | STATE NAMES $100: It's not named in honor of William Penn, but in honor of his father Pennsylvania |
| #156, aired 1985-04-15 | COLLEGE NICKNAMES $500: The Nittany Lions Penn State University |
| #67, aired 1984-12-11 | LANDMARKS $300: His statue is atop Philadelphia's City Hall William Penn |
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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Rebecca Zoshak, a language specialist from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 34 1-time champion: $14,407 + $2,000. Rebecca returned to the...
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Jim Eckess, a bartender from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 34 player (2017-11-22).
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Vivek Srikrishnan, a graduate student from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 32 player (2016-03-24).
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Therese Jones, a space policy analyst originally from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 32 player (2016-03-04).
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Hester Blum, an English professor from Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania
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2021 Professors Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Kylie Weaver, a senior at Penn State from McLean, Virginia
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2020 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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