| #9208, aired 2024-11-20 | A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC $1200: The name of this 2024 song by Post Malone & Taylor Swift sounds just like a popular video game "Fortnight" |
| #9204, aired 2024-11-14 | & THE HOME OF THE RAVE $200: Ellie & Joel were back in their awful world in "Part II" of this video game, which Rolling Stone dubbed "an absolute (bleeping) banger" The Last of Us |
| #9197, aired 2024-11-05 | PLAYING GAMES $600: Sega designers initially considered making this speedy blue video game character an armadillo or a porcupine Sonic the Hedgehog |
| #9160, aired 2024-09-13 | 21st CENTURY FILMS $1600: This British actress went from TV assassin to playing both Millie & Molotov Girl in the video game-set "Free Guy" Jodie Comer |
| #9147, aired 2024-07-16 | DISTRACTIONS $800: Sorry son, missed your soccer tournament playing L4D2, this Deep South-set horror video game Left 4 Dead 2 |
| #9147, aired 2024-07-16 | DISTRACTIONS $1000: Sorry son, missed your video game tournament watching Euro 2024 soccer from this city's 1936 Olympiastadion Berlin |
| #9141, aired 2024-07-08 | ENDGAME $800: Sub-Zero is on the ropes, & Sonya has been told to "Finish him!!" in this video game franchise; Sonya shall indeed finish him Mortal Kombat |
| #9117, aired 2024-06-04 | WHAT "IZ" IT? $1000: It's Sid Meier's video game series where you start at the dawn of history & can get to the Space Age Civilization |
| #24, aired 2024-05-06 | VIDEO GAMES $1200: Arleen Sorkin is the voice of Harley Quinn in the Batman game named for this alliterative mental institution Arkham Asylum |
| #24, aired 2024-05-06 | VIDEO GAMES $1600: George R.R. Martin helped with the lore for this sword & sorcery title that won a 2022 game of the year trophy Elden Ring |
| #9095, aired 2024-05-03 | NON-CAT & DOG PETS $600: You can see why this type of frog here was named for this '80s video game, but feed it insects, not power pellets Pac-Man |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | JUST FOR FUN "Z"s $600: Shigeru Miyamoto designed a video game in which players try to defeat the evil Ganon & rescue this princess Zelda |
| #9064, aired 2024-03-21 | HISTORIC FIRSTS $200: In 1993 cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov was the first to play a video game in space, this one created by a countryman Tetris |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | POP CULTURE DRAGONS $800: After killing the ender dragon in this "blockbuster" video game, players receive a dragon egg as a trophy Minecraft |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | FUN & GAMES $800: "Baldur's Gate 3" is a 2023 video game juggernaut based on the 5E rules for this tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | ACTION MOVIES $1200: Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by using this racing simulation video game, also the 2023 biopic about him Gran Turismo |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POP $1600: This main character of the God of War video game franchise has issues with his dad, Zeus, who hasn't done right by his mom, Callisto Kratos |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | POP CULTURE VS. $400: "Red vs. Blue" are 2 armies in an animated series that's an offshoot of this "angelic" video game franchise Halo |
| #9003, aired 2023-12-27 | POP CULTURE BEFORE & AFTER $400: Link's video game franchise links up with the wife of writer F. Scott Legend of Zelda Fitzgerald |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $400: This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & bird eggs a hedgehog |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $400: A man... a woman in distress... ladder climbing... a giant ape... this video game that debuted in 1981 had it all! Donkey Kong |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FUNGUS AMONG US $1200: A BBC documentary sequence about a so-called "zombie fungus" inspired this video game, now a hit HBO series The Last of Us |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | STATE THE ITEM $600: One outcome of this educational video game that bore the name of this 19th c. historical route? "You have died of dysentery" The Oregon Trail |
| #8939, aired 2023-09-28 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY $800: Dating back 50 years, "Maze War" & "Spasim" were some of the first of this type of video game, abbreviated FPS first person shooter |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | "HIGH" NOTES $1600: A 3-word phrase for drug-free happiness, or a video game with an alien cartel threatening humanity high on life |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | FUN & GAMES $800: A 2023 film pulled back the curtain on how this video game took over the world, one falling block at a time Tetris |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY $800: The first video game theme to join the Registry is Koji Kondo's iconic "Ground Theme" from this 1985 Nintendo game Super Mario Bros. |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | CARTOON CRITTERS $400: The 2022 sequel to the movie about this video game hedgehog finds him jamming to "Here Comes The Hotstepper" Sonic the Hedgehog |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | BUSINESS $200: This company released the Xbox video game console in 2001 Microsoft |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | KIDS OF THE '70s, REJOICE! $800: In '72, this tennis-like Atari video game debuted & kids went crazy--such cool graphics! They'll never get better than that! Pong |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $200: These are the 2 pieces that can be moved to begin a chess game pawn & knight |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $800: Collect 6 pieces of cheese & avoid being a snared rodent to win this game Mouse Trap |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $1000: In using your 40-piece army, a good st--um, a good plan in this game is to save your miners for the endgame Stratego |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | ADAPTERS $1600: Neil Druckmann, creator of this video game partly inspired by the book "The World Without Us", helped adapt it for HBO in 2023 The Last of Us |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | HEY, BIG SPENDER $800: If you're going to splurge for the Ferrari, get a GTO; the G & T stand for this Italian phrase, also a video game Gran Turismo |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: A hidden feature in a video game becomes evidence of public embarrassment Easter egg on your face |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | A CRASH COURSE IN JOHN GREEN $600: (John Green presents the clue.) With a mission to increase awesome & decrease suck & to champion causes to help others, fans of my brother Hank & I & our VlogBrothers videos are called these from the misreading of the name of a video game Nerdfighters |
| #8804, aired 2023-02-09 | "WORLD" $400: "Battle for Azeroth" is an expansion of this video game World of Warcraft |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | PLAY THAT GAME $200: It's gotta be hard to catch 'em all when new video games keep coming out, but in 2022 folks gave it a shot with this "Legends: Arceus" Pokémon |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | LAKES & RIVERS $300: An old video game is called Cleopatra, Queen of this, & yes, it is just a river in Africa the Nile |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | LIGHTS, CAMERA, AUCTION! $200: A rare packaging of a 1985 Nintendo video game featuring "Super" these "Bros." bounced to $114,000 in 2020 Mario Bros. |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | POTPOURRI $1200: Inky, Blinky, Pinky & Clyde are the ghosts in this classic video game Pac-Man |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | THE STRONGEST LINK $1000: In the "Skyward Sword" edition of this video game, Link searches for the title character after she's knocked out of the sky Zelda |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | ANIMAL-TITLED MOVIES $800: Dr. Robotnik returns to menace Earth in the 2022 sequel starring this furry blue video game character Sonic the Hedgehog |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | GAME ON $300: Sweden's Mojang Studios is best known for this video game where you can build volcanoes or underground cities Minecraft |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | BUDWEISER & SPORTS $200: In 2020 Bud Light became the official beer of the championship series of this video game, L.O.L. for short League of Legends |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | I'VE GOT A BIG BANK ROLE $400: In this movie, Ryan Reynolds is a bank teller; fortunately, it's a video game, as his day usually doesn't go well Free Guy |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | THE LEAGUE LEADER $600: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, & Blitzcrank & Dr. Mundo as well, fighting champions in this online video game the League of Legends |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | GIVING YOU A PLUM ASSIGNMENT $400: For a while, Hasbro changed this profession of Plum in the game Clue to archaeologist, then to video game designer professor |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | 1972: 50 YEARS AGO $800: This company helped launch the video game industry with the release of Pong Atari |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | BRING YOUR "A" GAME $800: "Valhalla" is a recent entry in this video game series with a killer title Assassin's Creed |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | MOVIE SUM-UP $400: We're all living in a simulation! Only a bank teller can save us!; life is a video game Free Guy |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | THAT FILM IS FIRE $800: Fresh from hell, Scorpion uses some fire powers to take down Sub-Zero in this 2021 flick based on a video game Mortal Kombat |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | PARTS OF THE FRANCHISE $400: The video game "Vice City" Grand Theft Auto |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | PARTS OF THE FRANCHISE $1000: The video game "Operation Raccoon City" & the Netflix series "Infinite Darkness" Resident Evil |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | POP CULTURE-POURRI $2000: A landmark in video game music is Koji Kondo's score for this "Legend of Zelda" edition with an instrument in the title The Ocarina of Time |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | MONOPOLY: SPECIAL EDITIONS $1000: Triforce, hookshot & Hylian shield are tokens in the edition based on this video game franchise The Legend of Zelda |
| #8441, aired 2021-07-12 | LOGOMANIA $800: The logo for this video game company that ruled the '80s is a stylized "A"; it is also based on the Pong screen Atari |
| #8438, aired 2021-07-07 | TOYS & GAMES $400: This Sega video game character originally was a hedgehog named Mr. Needlemouse; things have sped up since then Sonic |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | SUMMER MOVIES $1600: Computer & TV screen images are made of these, the title of a 2015 movie about video game characters attacking Earth pixels |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | TOURNAMENTS $800: Just like soccer, in July 2019 this video game had a World Cup, in NYC's Arthur Ashe Stadium with a $3 million grand prize Fortnite |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | ALL ABOUT THAT BASE $600: A video game called "Zero Wing" gave us the meme "All your base are" these 3 words, a poor translation from Japanese belong to us |
| #8396, aired 2021-05-10 | FROM C TO D $600: A classic Atari video game of the 1980s was called Missile this Missile Command |
| #8391, aired 2021-05-03 | VICE $800: A 1998 study showed release of dopamine, a pleasure-bringing neurotransmitter, in subjects during a tank-driving one of these a video game |
| #8371, aired 2021-04-05 | POP CULTURE-POURRI $1000: A Nintendo video game creator used an animal word that symbolizes stubbornness in naming this gorilla villain Donkey Kong |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | DOCUMENTARIES $800: "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" is a comical documentary about 2 rivals trying to outdo each other at this video game Donkey Kong |
| #8333, aired 2021-02-10 | MATH IN THE WORLD $800: (Joy Buolamwini presents the clue.) Video game designers plan out their games using this kind of system, that by definition uses X, Y & Z values to determine the position of a point a coordinate system |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | VIDEO GAMES $600: Battle Royale & Plunder are game modes in this series' "Warzone" Call of Duty |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing |
| #8323, aired 2021-01-27 | COULD YOU? $1600: Build a resort to make your city into a tourist destination in this video game also released as Micropolis SimCity |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | ANAGRAM THE FIRST NAME $400: A video game plumber & a native people of New Zealand Mario & Maori |
| #8306, aired 2021-01-04 | THE MOVIES $600: (I'm Ryan Reynolds.) In my 2020 movie, "Free Guy", I play a bank teller who comes to realize that he's really an NPC, short for this kind of character in an open-world video game a non-player character |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | LITERARY VIDEO GAMES $200: "Alamut", a 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol about fanatical killers, inspired the hit video game this "Creed" Assassin's Creed |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | LITERARY VIDEO GAMES $600: In the mobile game based on this 1873 novel, you can end up with a different itinerary than the one Jules Verne created Around the World in 80 Days |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | LITERARY VIDEO GAMES $800: With flowing white hair, Geralt of Rivia is a monster slayer in this video game series based on the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski The Witcher |
| #8269, aired 2020-10-29 | BLOCKBUSTERS $800: The premise of this 2017 film: 4 teens are sucked into a magical video game where they meet Nick Jonas Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | HODGEPODGE $400: In the 2010s LoL, this multiplayer game, surpassed WoW as the world's most popular video game League of Legends |
| #8256, aired 2020-10-12 | BEHIND THE VOICES $400: Charles Martinet says, "It's-a me!", the catchphrase of this video game character Mario |
| #8210, aired 2020-04-24 | SPY TERMS $400: Also the title of a "Call of Duty" video game series, these "colorful" covert missions will be disavowed by your country Black Ops |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES $800: Set not in Hyrule but rather on the Isle of Koholint, "Link's Awakening" is a 2019 Nintendo release in this game series The Legend of Zelda |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES $1600: Referring to a false promise, "The cake is a lie" became a famous meme that sprang from this Valve game Portal |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES $2000: The long-awaited upcoming sequel to this PlayStation game revisits Ellie and Joel after a cross-country trek filled with zombies The Last of Us |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | FANTASTICAL SUBSTANCES $400: Digging up redstone can help power all sorts of projects in this video game that also features creepers Minecraft |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | RECENT EVENTS $800: This game involving scavenging was first announced at the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards but didn't become available until 2017 Fortnite |
| #8173, aired 2020-03-04 | CURRENT SPORTS NICKNAMES $400: Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli might earn this video game nickname from the way he unclogs defenses "Super Mario" |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | I LEARNED IT ON YOUTUBE $1600: How kids get to build a volcano, a castle & survival houses to avoid creepers in this video game Minecraft |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | A GENERIC TITLE $1200: Prince Noctis has work to do in edition XV of this alliterative role-playing video game Final Fantasy |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | VIDEO GAME-POURRI $200: Aunt May & Norman Osborn show up in this superhero's Marvel-ous high-flying game Spider-Man |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | VIDEO GAME-POURRI $400: In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you can choose among many avatars like Link, Donkey Kong or this fast hedgehog Sonic |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | VIDEO GAME-POURRI $600: Many online games say they are "F2P" , meaning this; beware, there are usually ways to spend cash down the line free to play |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | VIDEO GAME-POURRI $800: The 7 rotatable blocks used in this video game have names like Orange Ricky, Hero & Smashboy Tetris |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | VIDEO GAME-POURRI $1000: Of the 4 ghosts in the original English version of the Pac-Man game, the one that doesn't rhyme with the others Clyde |
| #8056, aired 2019-09-23 | WORD + WORD = NEW WORD $200: Elation + a broken-off part of a tree = this video game control lever joystick |
| #8055, aired 2019-09-20 | THE TECH WORLD $200: In 1991 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" became the first work of fiction turned into this format eBook |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | A PRINCE AMONG MEN $1200: You could call Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II, by this title, also the name of a popular video game series prince of Persia |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | VIDEO GAMES $800: In the deluxe edition of the 8th "Kart" game named for this plumber, Bowser Jr. & King Boo make appearances Mario |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | PLAYING VIDEO GAMES $1200: Dwayne Johnson plays a primatologist who cares for a big white gorilla in this 2018 video game adaptation Rampage |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | PLAYING VIDEO GAMES $1600: Before "ER" & "Agents of Shield", Ming-Na Wen kicked butt as Chun-Li in the film version of this battle game Street Fighter |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | PLAYING VIDEO GAMES $2000: Milla Jovovich has been Alice in all 6 films in this franchise based on a horror game Resident Evil |
| #7904, aired 2019-01-10 | 2018 POP CULTURE $400: You can play as Luigi, Peach or this ape in the Nintendo video game Mario Tennis Aces Donkey Kong |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | BOWL GAME SPONSORS $200: This big-in-the-'80s video rental chain started its own bowl, but after 4 years, Carquest drove over it Blockbuster |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | BOWL GAME SPONSORS $1000: In 2018 the Bay Area's Foster Farms Bowl was renamed for this company with video rental kiosks everywhere Redbox |
| #7886, aired 2018-12-17 | ON THE SLAB $400: Square slabs of cobblestone, red sandstone & bricks are available for building use in this video game Minecraft |
| #7874, aired 2018-11-29 | HODGEPODGE $600: In September 2013 this video game "V" carjacked $1 billion in sales in its first 3 days of release Grand Theft Auto V |
| #7871, aired 2018-11-26 | CELEBRATING 35 YEARS $400: This video game featuring 2 plumbers who were not yet "Super" was launched in 1983 the Mario Bros. |
| #7856, aired 2018-11-05 | POP CULTURE $1600: Shinnok is one of the evil karacters in this fighting video game franchise from NetherRealm studios Mortal Kombat |
| #7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BRICK BY BRICK $200: Using bricks can keep creepers out of your house in this video game Minecraft |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | VIDEO GAMES $600: A big gaming story of 2018 is "Fortnite:" this genre of game where the winner is last shooter or last team standing battle royale |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | VIDEO GAMES $800: In the classic video game "Joust", contestants were placed upon these birds ostriches |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: Make your future fighting Ghaul, leader of the Red Legion, in the second iteration of this Bungie game Destiny |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME $200: A kid's life is in your hands as you play as any one of a dozen jurors; the action is all in one room; sway opinions as No. 8 12 Angry Men |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME $400: Befriend Red, collect a Rita Hayworth poster, make your getaway via a sewer level & win by finding hope in the end The Shawshank Redemption |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME $600: Like the film, the game is in real time as you take on the Miller gang as marshal, but try to avoid having Grace Kelly leave you High Noon |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME $800: Be a 14th century knight or take a holiday as death; debate God's existence as you play a chess game within the game The Seventh Seal |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME $1000: Choose a restaurant, then 1 of the 2 players--Wallace Shawn or the title guy; max your discussion points as you eat My Dinner with Andre |
| #7792, aired 2018-06-26 | SPACED-OUT BUSINESS $600: Slow, floating objects were the bane of the triangle-shaped ship's existence in this 1979 Atari video game Asteroids |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | NEW WORLD SYMPHONY $2000: It was estimated that it could take 585 billion years to explore all the planets in this PlayStation video game No Man's Sky |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | TRUST US! $800: Michael Fassbender takes the ultimate trust fall--a leap of faith--in this "killer" 2016 film based on a video game Assassin's Creed |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | A VIDEO GAME MENAGERIE $400: In 1982 Atari went up an order of magnitude from Centipede to this sequel Millipede |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | A VIDEO GAME MENAGERIE $800: Bad Piggies is a spin-off of this popular mobile game Angry Birds |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | A VIDEO GAME MENAGERIE $1200: On PlayStation Crash is a genetically mutated type of this mouselike marsupial a bandicoot |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | A VIDEO GAME MENAGERIE $1600: If you aren't careful, these title rodents will march to their deaths in a 1990s computer game lemmings |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | A VIDEO GAME MENAGERIE $2000: In addition to the people type, you must face zombie dogs in this game, called "Biohazard" in Japan Resident Evil |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | FICTIONAL STUDENTS $800: In one "Star Trek" video game, you play David Forester, a cadet at this academy in San Francisco Starfleet Academy |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | VIDEO GAMES $200: Kratos kills Ares & gets this title, also the name of the video game series God of War |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | VIDEO GAMES $800: Post-apocalyptic mecha-dinosaurs are just part of the fun in the PlayStation game called this "Zero Dawn" Horizon Zero Dawn |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: This European-sounding game that fans call "G.T." bills itself as "the real driving simulator" Gran Turismo |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | ENTERTAINING INSPIRATIONS $400: The structures in Larry Niven's novel "Ringworld" inspired this video game series with a more angelic ring in the title Halo |
| #7718, aired 2018-03-14 | POP "STREET" $2000: Popular video game first released by Capcom in 1987 Street Fighter |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | "M"TERTAINMENT $400: You can play with blocks in creative mode or fight monsters in survival mode in this video game Minecraft |
| #7700, aired 2018-02-16 | IN A HALL OF FAME $2000: This computer game in which pioneers often die of dysentery is in the World Video Game Hall of Fame The Oregon Trail |
| #7656, aired 2017-12-18 | MISCELLANY $800: The board game has evolved into a video game that plays you in the 2017 "Welcome to the Jungle" sequel to this 1990s film Jumanji |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | VIDEO GAMES $400: "The Dog Policeman" is the theme that lets you know it's time for this game--don't croak! Frogger |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | VIDEO GAMES $600: In 2016 Minecraft became the second-bestselling video game of all time--No. 1 is this other "blocky" game Tetris |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | VIDEO GAMES $800: Try to settle the world as one of dozens of cultures in the 6th version of this Sid Meier game Civilization |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | VIDEO GAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): Impossible architecture is found in this "valley", a mobile game that shares a name with a place in Utah & Arizona Monument |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | "X" NOUNS $400: This video game console was released in 2001 the Xbox |
| #7562, aired 2017-06-27 | A BUCKET LIST $600: In this video game you need 3 iron ingots to make a bucket Minecraft |
| #7562, aired 2017-06-27 | GENRES $1200: Doom is this 3-word type of video game named for how one sees through a character's eyes while firing a first-person shooter |
| #7512, aired 2017-04-18 | "GRAND" SLAM $400: "Race 'n' Chase" was the working title for this video game series Grand Theft Auto |
| #7487, aired 2017-03-14 | IT'S A TOY HALL-ER $1000: This video game company's 2600 invaded the space of the Hall in 2007, joysticks & all Atari |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | THE ILLUMI-NAUGHTY $1600: The Illuminati act all shadowy in the 2016 edition of this video game that doesn't end in "machina" Deus Ex |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | VIDEO GAMES $400: "Clueless gamer" Conan O'Brien hit the streets of Los Santos & died (repeatedly!) at a club in this game's "V" edition Grand Theft Auto |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | VIDEO GAMES $1200: Available on PS4, "Neverwinter" is a fantasy RPG that takes place within the lore of this tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | VIDEO GAMES $1600: You'll receive mercy from Mercy in this game, & maybe, just maybe, you'll get the Play of the Game Overwatch |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | VIDEO GAMES $2000: "Hyrule Legends" & "Link's Crossbow Training" are Wii options in this "legendary" game series The Legend of Zelda |
| #7444, aired 2017-01-12 | POP CULTURE "VICE" $800: Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Debbie Harry & Dennis Hopper were just some of the voice talent in this video game, "GTA: VC" Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
| #7440, aired 2017-01-06 | MONTY VIDEO $800: In the '70s, this game show host was always ready to make a deal Monty Hall |
| #7408, aired 2016-11-23 | SEASONAL SONGS $1000: Fall Out Boy played on the name of a video game:
"Grand Theft ____" Autumn |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | APOCALYPSE NOW $1200: Galactic apocalypse? No problem for Cortana & Master Chief in this video game series Halo |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | "M"TERTAINMENT $1200: "Riven" is the sequel to this adventure video game Myst |
| #7322, aired 2016-06-14 | HEROES $1600: Also the name of an old video game, it precedes "of the faith" in British monarchs' titles defender |
| #7312, aired 2016-05-31 | ALSO A CHURCH WORD $1600: The hero of this video game is Master Chief Halo |
| #7304, aired 2016-05-19 | THE AL FRANKEN DECADE $400: On May 22, 1980 Namco began gobbling up the competition by releasing this video game Pac-Man |
| #7292, aired 2016-05-03 | THE LONG HOURS $600: In 2014 a "world" record was set as someone played this online video game for 29 hours, 31 minutes straight World of Warcraft |
| #7271, aired 2016-04-04 | INTO THIN AIR $1600: Alexey Pajitinov designed this video game in which falling, rotatable blocks dissappear when complete rows are formed Tetris |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | VIDEO GAMES $400: Spreading the jam is a goal in the "soda" version of this sweet game you can play on your smartphone Candy Crush |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | VIDEO GAMES $800: Nintendo released a dual game in 1995 that paired "centipede" with this similar creature the Millipede |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | VIDEO GAMES $1600: This video game featured a dog that laughed when you missed a shot Duck Hunt |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | VIDEO GAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): Sharing a name with a type of ship, this game was made for Windows by Windows & was first playable in 1990 Minesweeper |
| #7240, aired 2016-02-19 | AN ACTOR'S LIFE FOR ME $800: J.K. Simmons played this newspaper man in "Spider-Man" movies & voiced him in many cartoons & a video game J. Jonah Jameson |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | VIDEO GAME SLANG $600: NPC stands for this, an avatar not controlled by a human a non-player character |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | VIDEO GAME SLANG $800: Some games have LFG, "looking for group"; in "Lord of the Rings Online", it's LFF, "looking for" this fellowship |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | VIDEO GAME SLANG $1000: To defeat an enemy with overwhelming numbers is to do this, a term from "StarCraft" to Zerg rush |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | ROTTEN TOMATOES $1200: On PETA's website you can play a video game where you throw tomatoes at people who wear this fur |
| #7196, aired 2015-12-21 | REMEMBER THE '80s? $800: This video game was based on a Japanese folk hero known for his voracious appetite Pac-Man |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | VIDEO GAME VILLAINS $200: King Pig is the lazy overlord of this game you can play on your smartphone Angry Birds |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | VIDEO GAME VILLAINS $400: In "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic", the Sith lord Malak gets this 5-letter title in front of his name Darth |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | VIDEO GAME VILLAINS $600: In "Donkey Kong Jr.", the roles have reversed & the title simian must rescue his father from this Italian Mario |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | VIDEO GAME VILLAINS $800: A thief of epic proportions, she has a last name like the 8th-most populous U.S. city Carmen Sandiego |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | VIDEO GAME VILLAINS $1000: A comical A.I. helps you make holes you can move through to beat GLaDOS' tests in this Valve game's sequel Portal |
| #7163, aired 2015-11-04 | THE COLOR PURPLE $400: A tabloid version of the board game Clue made this purple-named character a billionaire video game designer Professor Plum |
| #7157, aired 2015-10-27 | TOYS & GAMES $1000: A mooshroom is a kind of cow found only in the mushroom biome in this video game Minecraft |
| #7153, aired 2015-10-21 | ARE YOU GAME? $400: Steal, shoot, drive recklessly---Vice is nice in this video game series abbreviated "GTA" Grand Theft Auto |
| #7120, aired 2015-07-24 | POP CULTURE $400: In the new movie "Pixels", aliens send our own video game characters to menace Earth, including this one seen here Pac-Man |
| #7100, aired 2015-06-26 | DAISY CRAZY $600: Princess Daisy is the love interest of this brother of video game plumber Mario Luigi |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $200: Try explaining to your kids how this 1972 4-letter arcade game from Atari was the coolest thing ever for a while Pong |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $800: Appropriately, the highest lance won in this classic game; less appropriately, there were flying ostriches Joust |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $1000: You had left, middle & right fire buttons in this game, also the name of a U.S. Army unit known as MICOM Missile Command |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | MANY "DO" $400: Unavoidable ill fortune, or a bestselling 1990s video game doom |
| #7007, aired 2015-02-17 | THE MARIAN KIND $600: In this classic video game named for 2 mythic serpents, Marian has been kidnapped by street thugs Double Dragon |
| #6980, aired 2015-01-09 | COACHING IN THE NFL $400: More than just a name on a massive NFL video game, he went an amazing 103-32-7 as the Raiders' head man (John) Madden |
| #6970, aired 2014-12-26 | THERE'S A J IN THERE SOMEWHERE $800: Control item for an airplane or video game a joystick |
| #6924, aired 2014-10-23 | THAT IS LIKE SO LATE 20th CENTURY $800: "It's on like" this Nintendo video game Donkey Kong |
| #6915, aired 2014-10-10 | POP CULTURE $1600: Creepers are akin to suicide bombers in this video game Minecraft |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | POP CULTURE $200: The video game "Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition" is the origin story of this woman Lara Croft |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK $200: Help fight the Cold War in the third title in this series; "Black Ops" is rated M, so you'll have to wait for that... right? Call of Duty |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK $400: In February 2014 this addictive game about a little winged creature was taken down by its developer Flappy Bird |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK $600: Use 3 boosts & detonate as many gems as you can in 60 seconds in this alliterative PopCap app Bejeweled Blitz |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK $800: Chell is back in Aperture Science Labs & must deal with GLaDOS in this platform-puzzle game "2" Portal |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK $1000: Leap into this Lima Sky app with jet packs & propeller hats, but see if you can avoid black holes Doodle Jump |
| #6810, aired 2014-04-04 | VIDEO GAMES $1200: Peppermint Palace & Gingerbread Glade are regions in this game from King Candy Crush |
| #6808, aired 2014-04-02 | SAME FIRST & LAST 2 LETTERS $1600: The name of the main enemy ship attacking you is also the name of this classic video game Galaga |
| #6783, aired 2014-02-26 | TOY STORY $400: There are actually world championships for the trading card game & video game featuring these "pocket monsters" Pokémon |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | PLANET FILL-IN $600: Sega ____, a video game console Saturn |
| #6774, aired 2014-02-13 | VIDEO GAME VAULT $200: Play this movie series' "Clone Wars Adventures" game & get some experience with lightsabers Star Wars |
| #6774, aired 2014-02-13 | VIDEO GAME VAULT $400: You don't need to be a spelunker to enjoy this Sega game named for the place spelunkers explore The Cave |
| #6774, aired 2014-02-13 | VIDEO GAME VAULT $600: Notch, the creator of this megahit block-shaping game, made the surface area of its world larger than the Earth's Minecraft |
| #6774, aired 2014-02-13 | VIDEO GAME VAULT $800: Hollywood actors & psychological nuance are featured in this 2013 release Beyond: Two Souls |
| #6774, aired 2014-02-13 | VIDEO GAME VAULT $1000: This Bioware game series follows Commander Shepard as he fights Reapers by uniting various civilizations Mass Effect |
| #6740, aired 2013-12-27 | POP CULTURE $1600: This ex-cop named for what he can either dish out or endure got his third bloody video game installment in 2012 Max Payne |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $200: Oh, wow, "W.O.W." stands for this bestselling multiplayer game World of Warcraft |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $400: We'll need to enlist your knowledge of "C.O.D.". this action game series Call of Duty |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $600: "S.L." is this game where you can virtually build a whole other existence Second Life |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $800: You can be a troll, an elf, or whatever suits your fantasy when playing this popular game from Sony, abbreviated "E.Q." EverQuest |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $1000: The "III" version of "A.C.", this game, takes place in part in 1775 Colonial America Assassin's Creed |
| #6691, aired 2013-10-21 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $1,000 (Daily Double): This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & birds a hedgehog |
| #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU $2000: He's short & round, he's pink, he's the title video game character in his "Return to Dream Land" Kirby |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | I READ IT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES $800: "Video Game Review: In New Tomb Raider", she "Shows a Vulnerable Side" Lara Croft |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | MORE THAN AN ATHLETE $2000: This former pitching great & anti-ALS crusader also founded 38 Studios, a video game company Curt Schilling |
| #6643, aired 2013-07-03 | BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Animated film about a video game villain who designs polo shirts Wreck-It Ralph Lauren |
| #6626, aired 2013-06-10 | ZOMBIES ARE COMING! $200: Nazi zombies are in the "world at war" version of this video game sometimes shortened to CoD Call of Duty |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | POEMS IN VIDEO GAMES $200: In the game called this company "Ultimate Alliance 2", Hulk works on his rage with poems, creating some Hulk-ku Marvel |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | POEMS IN VIDEO GAMES $400: "The Book Of The Blind" gives rhyming tips on how to survive a level in this game, Spanish for "devil" Diablo |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | POEMS IN VIDEO GAMES $800: This game uses "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"--but with the ending, "The cube had food... and immortality" Portal |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | POEMS IN VIDEO GAMES $1000: A plug-in in the "Lord Of The Rings" online game lets you recite a poem that ends, "in" this place "where the shadows are" Mordor |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $200: 1980:
This pie-shaped character chomps its way into arcades Pac-Man |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $400: 1995:
Sony releases PlayStation, which loads games from these instead of cartridges CDs |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $600: 2007:
This game from Harmonix is like "Guitar Hero" with mic & drums Rock Band |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $800: 2009:
Batman wins new fans as he fights bad guys who've seized this mental hospital Arkham Asylum |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $1000: 2010:
This Xbox motion-sensing system allows players to play games without a controller Kinect |
| #6538, aired 2013-02-06 | SLICES OF ORANGE $1200: Valve's Orange Box package contains 5 video games, including this doorway-creating game Portal |
| #6536, aired 2013-02-04 | FICTIONAL FEMALES $800: Cortana makes A.I. sexy in this video game series Halo |
| #6484, aired 2012-11-22 | DEAD, BUT VERY BUSY $400: This writer has more than 50 posthumous credits on imdb.com, including a "War in Middle Earth" video game Tolkien |
| #6434, aired 2012-08-02 | TIME FOR VIDEO GAMES? $1600: Ratchet & this robot buddy of his kick some serious butt in their PlayStation game "All 4 One" Clank |
| #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | WORD PUZZLES $400: It's a classic arcade video game Space Invaders |
| #6365, aired 2012-04-27 | SPYING $400: A spy for one country who says he's working for another, or a Tom Clancy splinter cell video game double agent |
| #6224, aired 2011-10-13 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY $200: It was joystick to the world in 1977 when this company released its 2600 system Atari |
| #6224, aired 2011-10-13 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY $400: In 1984 this 76er & Larry Bird went "one-on-one" for the Commodore 64 Dr. J |
| #6224, aired 2011-10-13 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY $600: id Software says hardcore PC games went mainstream in 1994 when it unleashed this fatal-sounding game Doom |
| #6224, aired 2011-10-13 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY $800: OK chums, Deathwing the Dragon has caused a "cataclysm" on Azeroth in a 2010 expansion of this massive game World of Warcraft |
| #6224, aired 2011-10-13 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY $1000: In December 2002 Will Wright moved these virtual people "online" the Sims |
| #6212, aired 2011-09-27 | I'D RATHER STAY "HOME" $600: The civilian part of a country at war, or a 2011 video game in which the U.S. is occupied by North Korea home front |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | ISN'T IT "GRAND"? $800: Titles in this mega-selling video game series include "Vice City" & "Chinatown Wars" Grand Theft Auto |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | "SUPER" $200: In this 1986 video game, Luigi & his sibling are trying to rescue Princess Toadstool Super Mario Bros. |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | POP CULTURE $2000: A video game in the "Club Penguin" series is titled his "Revenge" Herbert |
| #6074, aired 2011-01-27 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $400: A man... a woman in distress... ladder climbing... a giant ape... this video game that debuted in 1981 had it all! Donkey Kong |
| #6033, aired 2010-12-01 | STUPID ANSWERS $800: You can form your own rock band & tour the world with this 2007 video game from MTV games Rock Band |
| #6020, aired 2010-11-12 | AVATAR $600: In 2008, the OED added a definition of "avatar" as a representation of "a user in an interactive" one of these video game |
| #6017, aired 2010-11-09 | VIDEO GAMES $200: Get your feet moving to this game based on an NBC reality show that wants to help you shed some pounds The Biggest Loser |
| #6017, aired 2010-11-09 | VIDEO GAMES $400: This "colorful" game from Rock Star follows former outlaw John Marston as he tames the West Red Dead Redemption |
| #5959, aired 2010-07-08 | VIDEO GAMES $800: "The Adventure Continues" is the second installment in the Lego game starring this state-named movie hero Indiana Jones |
| #5959, aired 2010-07-08 | VIDEO GAMES $1200: "Attack of the Saiyans" is an installment for the Z series of this Nintendo "ball" game Dragon Ball |
| #5907, aired 2010-04-27 | ZOMBIELAND $1000: In this 2002 movie based on a video game, zombies swarm through an underground lab called The Hive Resident Evil |
| #5859, aired 2010-02-18 | THE NANNY $1000: Timmy swears mom lets him play the video game "Assassin's Creed", rated M, short for this; nanny has doubts mature |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | CURSES $400: The Madden video game cover curse claimed this QB; first he got hurt & we won't even get into the dog thing Michael Vick |
| #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | VIDEO GAMES $400: Play as Anakin Skywalker or Jango Fett in the Lego game based on this film series Star Wars |
| #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | VIDEO GAMES $1200: "Hottest Party" is an installment in the Wii game called this "Revolution" Dance Dance |
| #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | VIDEO GAMES $2000: Fight as Anderson Silva or Brock Lesnar in the 2009 "Undisputed" version of this mixed martial arts game UFC |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION MOVIE $2000: Based on a video game franchise, this 2009 action fest is subtitled "The Legend of Chun-Li" Street Fighter |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $200: The creator of this game got the idea while noticing a pizza missing a slice looked like an open-mouthed head Pac-Man |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $400: Putting your initials next to your high score was an early innovation of this game Asteroids |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $600: The Bank of Japan ordered an emergency minting of coins as there was a run on them when this game debuted in 1978 Space Invaders |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $800: The original name for the hero was Jumpman, & he was a carpenter, not a plumber, in this game Donkey Kong |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $1000: The name of this game, shown in the updated "zone" version, is a play on the Greek word for "four" Tetris |
| #5726, aired 2009-06-29 | "R" WAY $400: Bravo Team kills lots of zombies in this video game; Milla Jovovich was in the movie Resident Evil |
| #5657, aired 2009-03-24 | CHAMPIONS OF TOURNAMENTS $1600: In 2007 16-year-old Ayan Tariq bested 31 others to win $100,000 playing this title ex-coach's football video game (John) Madden |
| #5637, aired 2009-02-24 | FUN STUFF $2000: Sports car video game that's "great touring" in Italian Gran Turismo |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | VIDEO GAMES $400: The name of this classic game came from onomatopoetic Japanese for the sound a mouth makes while eating Pac-Man |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | VIDEO GAMES $600: Spacewar, the first shoot-'em-up game, was created in the early '60s by programmers at this Mass. school MIT |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | VIDEO GAMES $800: Computer Space, the first arcade video game, makes a cameo in this 1973 sci-fi film (spoiler: the title is people!) Soylent Green |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: This game's Japanese designer thought his proposed English title meant "stupid ape"; nope, but Nintendo used it Donkey Kong |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | VIDEO GAMING $400: Accessories for this Nintendo game system include boxing gloves, a dancing mat & a balance board the Wii |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | VIDEO GAMING $600: Use a device that creates doors in the unlikeliest of places in this futuristic game from Valve Portal |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | VIDEO GAMING $800: The year is 1720 in the Sony Online Entertainment game named these swarthy types "of the Burning Sea" Pirates |
| #5561, aired 2008-11-10 | BESTSELLERS: 2006 $800: The No. 1 video game was this former coach's "NFL '07" (John) Madden |
| #5560, aired 2008-11-07 | THE COMPLETELY GUILTY BYSTANDER $800: I did give the guy a crowbar, but I never dreamed he would steal a car & commit this 3-word crime, also a video game grand theft auto |
| #5531, aired 2008-09-29 | TURNING 25 $200: Featuring games like Super Mario Bros., this video game system marks 25 years in 2008 Nintendo |
| #5483, aired 2008-06-11 | GEEK SQUAD $200: (A Geek hooks up a video game console.) If you really want to pwn n00bs, we'll connect this gaming system which is the only one that uses Bluetooth & Blu-Ray technologies PlayStation 3 |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | CURSES $1200: NFL players on the cover of his video game series are said to be cursed with future injury or poor performance John Madden |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | GAMERS UNITE! $800: In "Shadows of Angmar", a video game based on these books, Sauron sends the Nazgul in search of some jewelry The Lord of the Rings |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | GAMERS UNITE! $1000: This Japanese video game involves a sticky little ball that players roll to grow it larger by picking up things Katamari |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | REALLY OLD MOVIES $1600: After playing a video game in his trailer park in this cosmic 1984 flick, Lance Guest became "The Last" this Starfighter |
| #5183, aired 2007-03-07 | TOP 10 LISTS $200: The top 10 video game titles of 2005 included 2 from LucasArts about this film series Star Wars |
| #5131, aired 2006-12-25 | YEAR 2056 HEADLINES IN THE ONION $800: The "Final Installment Of" this amphibious '80s video game trilogy is "Poised To Sweep Oscars" Frogger |
| #5073, aired 2006-10-04 | PLAY THIS $400: It's off to Skull Island for Peter Jackson's official video game adaptation of this ape movie King Kong |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $1000: It's the S in the ESA, the association to which video-game sellers like Sony belong software |
| #4903, aired 2005-12-28 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $200: In 1996 "You Don't Know" this was named Video Game of the Year by the Digital Hollywood Awards Jack |
| #4859, aired 2005-10-27 | MOB HITS $600: In the video game based on this film, players use violence & negotiation to become the next don The Godfather |
| #4847, aired 2005-10-11 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY $400: In 1985 Russian computer scientist Alexey Pajitnov created this maddening video game that features blocks Tetris |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | THE NAME OF THE GAME $1000: You had a ghost of a chance in this 1980 video game; a "Ms." version launched in 1982 Pac-Man |
| #4704, aired 2005-02-03 | IT'S JUST A GAME $1200: "Allied Assault" & "Rising Sun" are from this militaristic video game series Medal of Honor |
| #4701, aired 2005-01-31 | HANDY TECHNOLOGY $600: You can feel your way around a game using the Dualshock controller for this video game console PlayStation |
| #4698, aired 2005-01-26 | YOU'VE GOT COMPANY $1600: This Donkey Kong company introduced its home video game console in Japan in 1983 Nintendo |
| #4678, aired 2004-12-29 | A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER $400: One of the goals in the "Star Wars Galaxies" video game is to become one of these knights a Jedi |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | MONKEY BUSINESS $800: Assume the role of aspiring pirate Guybrush Threepwood in the video game "The Curse of" this place Monkey Island |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | VIDEO GAMES $200: A back-stabbing friend tries to keep you from going pro in the underground game named for this skateboarder Tony Hawk |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | VIDEO GAMES $400: After his release from maximum security, Tommy Vercetti tries to take over Vice City in this game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | VIDEO GAMES $800: A Ford Escort can race a VW Beetle in this "A-spec" PlayStation racing game with over 150 cars Gran Turismo |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: Spell-casters & adventurers do battle in the land of Norrath in this online role-playing game Everquest |
| #4608, aired 2004-09-22 | GAME OVER $600: Created in 1981, this video game character's life ends when you hear the following sound Pac-Man |
| #4600, aired 2004-09-10 | TOYS & GAMES $600: Mattel has set this classic boxing toy in a video game “arena” Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots |
| #4584, aired 2004-07-08 | JUMP ON THE "BAND" WAGON $2000: "The Wrath of Cortex" is this Australasian marsupial's new video game (Crash) Bandicoot |
| #4499, aired 2004-03-11 | ALSO A BOOK OF THE BIBLE $1000: Sega's video game system from 1989 Genesis |
| #4434, aired 2003-12-11 | I-I-I-I $1200: In this early '90s video game by Sid Meier, you built "an empire to stand the test of time" Civilization |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $400: X-2 isn't a Marvel super hero game, it's the sequel to the 10th game in this long-running Japanese RPG series Final Fantasy |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $800: A bright red Ford Torino & voice-overs by Antonio Fargas (aka Huggy Bear) are in the game of this '70s cop show Starsky & Hutch |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $1000: For 2004, EA has brought this game, popular in Europe, to American PCs and PlayStations rugby |
| #4377, aired 2003-09-23 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $200: This singing game in which we "all fall down" may have originally referred to a deadly plague of the 1300s Ring Around the Rosie |
| #4377, aired 2003-09-23 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $600: If I open this game by sinking a left-handed hook shot & you miss the same shot, you get an "H" H-O-R-S-E |
| #4377, aired 2003-09-23 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $800: A version of this popular board game was played in India over 1500 years ago Parcheesi |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | HE GOT "GAME" $400: It's Nintendo's handheld video game playing machine Gameboy |
| #4367, aired 2003-09-09 | GAME NAME $2,500 (Daily Double): Known as Jumpman when introduced in Donkey Kong, this video game character has since appeared in over 70 games Mario |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $400: Rolling Stone magazine's choice for Console Game of the Year 2002 is the third installment of this carjack game Grand Theft Auto |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $600: In the game based on this TV series you take on the roles of detective & prosecutor Law & Order |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $1000: In battles in the game based on this Oscar-winning film, you probably have to use the "Far East" button on your control Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| #4171, aired 2002-10-21 | DON'T BE SUCH A HEDGEHOG $400: In 1999 this Sega video game hedgehog starred in his own home video Sonic the Hedgehog |
| #4156, aired 2002-09-30 | I INVENTED THAT $1000: In the '70s, my video game "Tong", in which you pick up olives & drop them into drinks, was eclipsed by his "Pong" Nolan Bushnell |
| #4128, aired 2002-07-10 | NOSE WORKS $600: This British slang term for a bad smell is also the title of an early video game pong |
| #4040, aired 2002-03-08 | DOWN THE VIDEO TUBE $1600: Seen here, this comedian & game show regular occupied the Center Square for many an episode Paul Lynde |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | VIDEO GAME WORLD $100: To compete with the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft has the Xbox & this company has the GameCube Nintendo |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | VIDEO GAME WORLD $200: The game for this 2001 Disney under-the-sea animated feature has a multiplayer online mode Atlantis |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | VIDEO GAME WORLD $300: "Exile", seen here, is the third installment in this top-selling series Myst |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | VIDEO GAME WORLD $400: You like action? Hunt for this author's Red Storm games like "Rainbow Six" & "Ghost Recon" Tom Clancy |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | VIDEO GAME WORLD $500: Dr. Aki Ross, seen here, is from the 2001 film inspired by this game series Final Fantasy |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCH"WING"! $600: An officer in the Royal Air Force, or a space combat video game Wing Commander |
| #3796, aired 2001-02-19 | FANTASTIC $400: "Doom" video game designer American McGee has put a demented twist on this heroine, as seen here Alice in Wonderland |
| #3699, aired 2000-10-05 | NEW VIDEO GAMES $200: 3-D crowds cheer on Mia Hamm in the SouthPeak Interactive game in this sport soccer |
| #3654, aired 2000-06-22 | LONDON LANDMARKS $200: 5,000 photos of this complex, home of the Crown Jewels, were taken for the video game "Traitors Gate" Tower of London |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | PLANETARY NAMES $200: In the '90s video game competitors ran rings around this Sega console Saturn |
| #3449, aired 1999-09-09 | VIDEO GAMES $200: Meaning "pocket monster" in Japanese, there are about 150 of these Nintendo Game Boy creatures Pokémon |
| #3293, aired 1998-12-23 | "JOY" TO THE WORLD $100: It's slang for a control lever on an airplane or on a video game a joystick |
| #3245, aired 1998-10-16 | GAMBLING $100: When playing the video form of this game, go for the big win, a royal flush poker |
| #3245, aired 1998-10-16 | YOU HAVE A PET WHAT? $800: The African pigmy type of this is sold as a pet; the "Sonic" one as a video game Hedgehog |
| #3148, aired 1998-04-15 | FUN & GAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): This game, seen here, was the first successful video game Pong |
| #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | VIDEO GAMES $100: You can play "Donkey Kong Land" on the new smaller "Pocket" version of this portable device Game Boy |
| #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | VIDEO GAMES $200: Bugs Bunny & Foghorn Leghorn are competitors in this basketball game for the Sony PlayStation Space Jam |
| #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | VIDEO GAMES $300: "MK Trilogy" packages all 3 versions of this game on one cartridge Mortal Kombat |
| #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | VIDEO GAMES $500: "Battlemage" is a multi-player video game based on this collectible card game Magic: The Gathering |
| #2867, aired 1997-02-04 | ENDS IN "ICK" $200: Computer or video game cursor mover Joystick |
| #2471, aired 1995-05-08 | VIDEO GAMES $200: Thanks to Sony Imagesoft, you can play these 2 top game shows on your Sega CD Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune |
| #2471, aired 1995-05-08 | VIDEO GAMES $300: As the game's name tells you, he's the "Consulting Detective" Sherlock Holmes |
| #2394, aired 1995-01-19 | TOYS & GAMES $500: Resembling table tennis, the 1st successful electronic video game was known by this name Pong |
| #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | TOYS & GAMES $100: Sega released its third version of this video game February 2, 1994, Groundhog Day Sonic the Hedgehog |
| #2225, aired 1994-04-15 | BUSINESS LEADERS $500: After leaving this video game co. which he founded in 1972, Nolan Bushnell started Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Atari |
| #1833, aired 1992-07-15 | ECONOMICS $400: Named for a video game, this anti-takeover defense has the target company trying to gobble up the acquirer the Pac-Man defense |
| #1722, aired 1992-02-11 | TOYS & GAMES $300: In 1989 Mattel introduced the Power Glove to be used with this home computer video game system Nintendo |
| #1565, aired 1991-05-24 | TOYS & GAMES $300: "Pong"s creator began this video game co. & named it for a Japanese word for "a winner" Atari |
| #1544, aired 1991-04-25 | "LAST" FILMS $500: In this 1984 film, Lance Guest uses his video game skills to fight an interstellar war The Last Starfighter |
| #1510, aired 1991-03-08 | KID STUFF $500: Time called this Nintendo handheld video device 1989's hottest toy the Game Boy |
| #1500, aired 1991-02-22 | KID STUFF $400: "Moonwalker" is the video game in which this rock legend outdances bad guys Michael Jackson |
| #1440, aired 1990-11-30 | VOCABULARY $300: It's slang for the lever that controls an airplane's movement, or a video game's action a joystick |
| #1098, aired 1989-05-17 | GAMES $500: Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari, invented this 1st popular video game Pong |
| #986, aired 1988-12-12 | BUSINESS '88 $800: Home video game makers have been hit hard in '88 by a shortage of SRAMs, which are these memory chips (static random access memory chips) |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $200: [This time, the clue is this music (identify the film):]
"When you get caught between the Moon and New York City..." Arthur |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $300: [Answer:] The Way We Were |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $400: [This time, we have this piece of music for you:] (theme from) Chariots of Fire |
| #767, aired 1987-12-29 | GAMES $500: 29-year-old engineer Nolan Bushnell invented this 1st video game & went on to found Atari Pong |
| #567, aired 1987-02-10 | TOYS & GAMES $500: Mattel has taken a group of these directed by Joe Sedelmaier & turned them into a new video board game commercials |
| #412, aired 1986-04-08 | THE "PITS" $800: In this video game you try to keep a guy named Harry out of traps & danger Pitfall! |
| #334, aired 1985-12-19 | TOYS & GAMES $100: In a new video game featuring her, you drive her downtown to go shopping for a date with Ken Barbie |
| #269, aired 1985-09-19 | KID STUFF $100: The first commercially produced was Pong video game |
| #23, aired 1984-10-10 | TOYS & GAMES $500: Yellow ghost gobbler who is first video game hero with his own TV show Pac-Man |
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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
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"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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Sam Daub, an eleven-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
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"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
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"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Linda Roberts, a registered nurse from Houston, Texas
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1995 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 12 4-time champion: $50,404...
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Linda Roberts, a registered nurse from Houston, Texas
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1995 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 12 4-time champion: $50,404...
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Ben Tritle, an apartment manager from Los Angeles, California
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 5-time champion: $78,600...
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Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Mike Boyd, a video tape operator originally from Galesburg, Illinois
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Season 9 2-time champion: $40,002 + an Oneida silversmiths gift certificate...
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Dominic Clust, from Metairie, Louisiana
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"This future lawyer likes to argue and he's good at it....
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Isaac Segal, an advertising creative director from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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1995 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $16,600. Season 11 4-time champion:...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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Isaac Segal, an advertising creative director from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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1995 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $16,600. Season 11 4-time champion:...
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Ian Torres, a video game developer from Redwood City, California
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Season 36 player (2019-09-24). Ian won $5,000 on Trivial Pursuit on...
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Ben Walthall, a video game marketer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-12-29).
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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Sallie Rawlston, a 10-year-old fifth grader from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
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"We're sure she'll be a top scorer as a video game...
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Berek Marcus, a video game quality assurance tester from Northborough, Massachusetts
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Season 29 1-time champion: $25,199 + $1,000.
Berek died 2020-11-16.
JBoard user name: beardedtoyman
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Jericho Saria, a freelance video producer originally from Stockton, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $53,602 + $1,000.
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Dan Seiden, a computer consultant originally from New York City, New York
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Season 11 3-time champion: $29,401 + Jeopardy! Sports Edition video game.
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Dorothy Mallonee, a service representative from Fullerton, California
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Season 11 1-time champion: $6,200 + Jeopardy! Sports Edition video game.
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Grace Acton, from Harvard, Massachusetts
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"This competitive gymnast is hoping to score a perfect 10 for...
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Tucker Warner, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"At the beginning of the school year, he worked on a...
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Marv Peña, a video game lawyer from Redwood City, California
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Season 26 player (2010-04-08). Marv's first name was listed on the...
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Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas
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"This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
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Alex Silady, an 11-year-old from Edison, New Jersey
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"He hopes to be an entrepreneur, because he likes doing things...
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Boyd Morrison, a video game user testing manager from Seattle, Washington
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Season 19 1-time champion: $11,200 + $1,000.
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Ryan Vogt, a video game reviewer originally from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 27 player (2010-12-27).
Last name pronounced like "VOTE".
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Steve Jenkins, a video game tester originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 23 1-time champion: $22,785 + $1,000.
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Mehrun Etebari, a grad student from Durham, New Hampshire
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher originally from Salt Lake City, Utah
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Gregory Proops, a retail sales clerk from San Francisco, California
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Season 1 player (1984-11-08). Gregory played Alex Trebek during the Improv...
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Marc Goldberg, an anesthesiologist from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
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Season 7 4-time champion: $16,301 + NES with Jeopardy!, Wheel of...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and educator from Columbus, Ohio
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Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and doctoral candidate from Columbus, Ohio
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Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Bernie Cullen, a graduate student from Chicago, Illinois
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1996 Tournament...
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John Genova, a teacher from Granada Hills, California
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"From 1984, he was the earliest 5-time champion in the tournament....
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John Krahulec, a computer consultant originally from Buffalo, New York
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Season 3 player (1988-10-11): an Emerson video camcorder + Easy-Rest recliner...
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Marianne Durgavich, a nurse from Watertown, Massachusetts
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Season 4 player (1988-04-05): a video camcorder + Jeopardy! box game.
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Bernie Cullen, a biology graduate student originally from Dublin, Ireland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1996 Tournament...
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Jason Block, an Internet researcher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 4-time champion: $36,701. Won $125,000 on Who Wants to...
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