#9096, aired 2024-05-06 | RECORDED AT ABBEY ROAD $400: This singer recorded "Skyfall" at Abbey Road--well, her & a 77-piece orchestra--for a planned 0:07 a.m. local premiere time Adele |
#8945, aired 2023-10-06 | PICK A NUMBER BETWEEN 5 & 477 $800: It's the atomic number of iridium; it also used to be a famous TV address on the Sunset Strip 77 |
#5, aired 2022-10-23 | VARIETY $1000: In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth; in 1998, he became the oldest person, at 77, to travel into space John Glenn |
#8497, aired 2021-10-26 | THE U.K. SINCE 1945 $600: Ending a 77-year drought for a U.K. male, in 2013 this tennis player won the Wimbledon Men's Singles Andy Murray |
#8303, aired 2020-12-16 | U.S. FACT SHEET $200: At 77 million cubic feet, this Virginia office building is the country's largest the Pentagon |
#8012, aired 2019-06-11 | RECENT CINEMA OF THE PAST $1000: Director Paul Greengrass dramatizes the 2011 attacks that killed 77 in this nation in "22 July" Norway |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | SENIOR MOMENTS $2,600 (Daily Double): He was 77 when he returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998 (John) Glenn |
#7695, aired 2018-02-09 | MOVIE TITLE MATH $400: Both from 1960: "Ocean's ____" times "The Magnificent ____" 77 |
#7646, aired 2017-12-04 | QE II's PMs $400: He was the first prime minister to serve Queen Elizabeth II, in 1952 when she was 25 & he 77 Churchill |
#7382, aired 2016-10-18 | L.A. TELEVISION $1000: 5 decades apart, we spent time on this title road, at "77" & in "Studio 60" the Sunset Strip |
#7073, aired 2015-05-20 | OF THE GALAXY $800: The farthest galaxy from Earth ever detected is about 77 sextillion miles away, or a mere 13.1 billion of these light years |
#6855, aired 2014-06-06 | NUMBERS FOR BOOKIES $2000: "____, Charing Cross Road" 84 |
#6825, aired 2014-04-25 | PICK A NUMBER BETWEEN 5 & 477 $800: It's the atomic number of iridium; it also used to be a famous TV address on the Sunset Strip 77 |
#6787, aired 2014-03-04 | LIKE IT'S 1998 $400: On Oct. 29 he returned to space as a 77-year-old payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle John Glenn |
#6767, aired 2014-02-04 | BUSINESS & THE MARKET $200: In 2008 Toyota ended this company's 77-year reign as the world's top automaker General Motors |
#6714, aired 2013-11-21 | CHARTER SCHOOL $1200: Inspired by Czechoslovakia's Charter 77, Charter 08 is a democracy manifesto for this Asian country China |
#6580, aired 2013-04-05 | IRREGULAR PAST TENSES $400: Psalm 77: "The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven... the earth trembled and" this shook |
#6530, aired 2013-01-25 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: In 2012 the mass killer of 77 people in this Scandinavian country got the maximum sentence--21 years Norway |
#6437, aired 2012-09-18 | WHEELS OF FORTUNE $800: James Bond would enjoy a One-77 from this 2-named company; it's yours for $1.9 million, but only 77 were made Aston Martin |
#6228, aired 2011-10-19 | IT'S IN THE PAPERS $1200: 77 of these essays defending the Constitution appeared in book form in 1788 the Federalist Papers |
#6149, aired 2011-05-12 | ETHNIC GROUPS $600: Greeks account for 77% of this country's people (& Greece isn't the word) Cyprus |
#5977, aired 2010-09-14 | ROCK 'N OLD $600: In February 2010 this wife of a Beatle turned 77 Yoko Ono |
#5672, aired 2009-04-14 | SOME CALL IT BLASPHEMY $200: His thesis No. 77 says it's blasphemy that the cross on the papal arms is of equal power to Jesus' cross Martin Luther |
#5644, aired 2009-03-05 | THAT'S THE FACT, JACK! $200: In 2008 this company's 77-year run as the world's largest automaker came to an end GM |
#5642, aired 2009-03-03 | JOHN J. PERSHING $200: In 1886 Pershing graduated 30th out of 77 from this school West Point |
#5609, aired 2009-01-15 | ELVIS COSTELLO $600: Elvis began playing "Less Than Zero" on this show in '77, then stopped & did "Radio Radio" instead; he wasn't on again until '89 Saturday Night Live |
#5609, aired 2009-01-15 | DANCE! $800: Paint-store clerk/ disco king Tony Manero was no Einstein in this '77 movie, but the chicks dug him Saturday Night Fever |
#5513, aired 2008-07-23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $400: His presidential library's website credits him with saving 77 lives as a lifeguard in Dixon, Illinois Ronald Reagan |
#5474, aired 2008-05-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: Charter 77 was smuggled out of this country in 1977 & published in Western newspapers Czechoslovakia |
#5466, aired 2008-05-19 | HODGEPODGE $600: Thin must be in for this country with the highest life expectancy in South America, nearly 77 years Chile |
#5448, aired 2008-04-23 | L.A. GEOGRAPHY IN POP CULTURE $1000: Ivy League Ph.D.er Stu Bailey & the law-degreed Jeff Spencer, both judo experts, had an office at "77" this title place Sunset Strip |
#5419, aired 2008-03-13 | ALL MY SONS $600: Nickname of the "son" who terrorized NYC in the summer of '77 Son of Sam |
#5189, aired 2007-03-15 | WORLD LEADERS $1,000 (Daily Double): The first female prime minister of her country, she held the post from 1966 to '77 & from 1980 to her 1984 death Indira Gandhi |
#5157, aired 2007-01-30 | YOU DO THE MATH $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor a diagram of two rectangles, one 7' by 7' and one 7' by 4'.) It's the total number of square feet in this diagram 77 |
#5151, aired 2007-01-22 | A FEW GOOD MEN $400: He became the oldest man ever to fly in space when he returned there in October 1998 at the age of 77 John Glenn |
#5108, aired 2006-11-22 | POLITICAL COMEBACKS $400: A series of comebacks highlights his life, including election to a final stint as British PM at nearly 77 in 1951 Churchill |
#5011, aired 2006-05-29 | AFI's TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES $2000: No. 77:
This "is people!" Soylent Green |
#4843, aired 2005-10-05 | FAMOUS PAINTERS $800: Although her hands were crippled with arthritis, she began painting in oils in 1938 at age 77 Grandma Moses |
#4803, aired 2005-06-22 | EMMY-WINNING ROLES $400: For 1976-77:
Lindsay Wagner the Bionic Woman (Jaime Sommers) |
#4783, aired 2005-05-25 | DINOSAURS $800: High levels of this metal, at. #77, in rocks near dinosaur fossils led to the asteroid theory of their demise iridium |
#4763, aired 2005-04-27 | PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES $400: In February 1983 this TV show about the 4077th got a 77% rating M*A*S*H |
#4674, aired 2004-12-23 | BY GEORGE, IT'S GEORGE! $1600: He was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams 1966-1970 & of the Washington Redskins 1971-77 George Allen |
#4654, aired 2004-11-25 | BOOK BINDINGS $400: O'Neill, 1922 & Tolstoy, 1875-77:
"Anna ____" & "Anna ____" Christie & Karenina |
#4578, aired 2004-06-30 | BLACK & WHITE TV $200: Sunset Strip address of detectives Stu Bailey & Jeff Spencer 77 |
#4328, aired 2003-05-28 | SENIOR MOMENTS $800: In his first encyclical, issued in 1959, this 77-year-old pontiff warned of TV's enticement to loose morality Pope John XXIII |
#4193, aired 2002-11-20 | COLLEGE SPORTS $2000: In 1994 Amy Van Dyken set an NCAA record, 21.77 sec., in the shortest freestyle swimming distance, this many yards 50 |
#4117, aired 2002-06-25 | LITERARY TRILOGIES $1,200 (Daily Double): Tom Dudzick's "Over the Tavern" plays are set in this city in N.Y. State: "Part III" takes place during the blizzard of '77 Buffalo |
#4035, aired 2002-03-01 | CHAD & GERMANY $1600: In Chad this demographic benchmark is 49; in Germany, 77 average life span (life expectancy) |
#3996, aired 2002-01-07 | MARY, TYLER OR MOORE $1200: Name repeated in the title of a 1976-77 comedy soap Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman |
#3911, aired 2001-09-10 | LARRY KING'S PUBLIC FIGURES $500: He was 77 when he returned to space in '98; he talks to us now via satellite from Ohio John Glenn |
#3880, aired 2001-06-15 | CANDY NAMES $100: In a '77 film Diane Keaton was looking for him Mr. Goodbar |
#3878, aired 2001-06-13 | THE JOY OF SIX $1000: In '77 this Lou Gramm-led group was hot when they hit No. 6 with "Cold As Ice" Foreigner |
#3858, aired 2001-05-16 | JACKIE GLEASON $500: As Sheriff Buford T. Justice, Gleason chased (& chased & chased) Burt Reynolds in this '77 hit Smokey and the Bandit |
#3692, aired 2000-09-26 | FAMOUS BUILDINGS $400: This 77-story Manhattan building with a stainless steel spire was inspired by art deco & machine forms Chrysler Building |
#3679, aired 2000-09-07 | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE STARS $300: This "Meatball" who joined the cast in '77 often performed a superslick lounge singer -- "Now get outta here!" Bill Murray |
#3640, aired 2000-06-02 | '70s LIT $600: Super-selling '77 saga set on a sheep station "The Thorn Birds" |
#3614, aired 2000-04-27 | SHORTS $200: The trio known as this made 190 short films for Columbia; 77 of them were with Shemp The Three Stooges |
#3594, aired 2000-03-30 | '77 $200: In June this first lady ended her 2-week tour of 7 Caribbean & South American countries Rosalynn Carter |
#3594, aired 2000-03-30 | '77 $400: The Space Shuttle Enterprise made its first solo flight & NYC's ban on test flights of this craft was overturned Concorde |
#3594, aired 2000-03-30 | '77 $600: It's reported she consulted astrologers to see if she should run again for the leadership of India Indira Gandhi |
#3594, aired 2000-03-30 | '77 $700 (Daily Double): The Grammy for Song of the Year went to Bruce Johnson, writer of this Barry Manilow song "I Write the Songs" |
#3594, aired 2000-03-30 | '77 $800: In '77 55 objects from his tomb toured the U.S. Tutankhamun |
#3532, aired 2000-01-04 | TV PILOTS $800: (Hi, I'm Bob Goen, a former host of "Wheel of Fortune",) The original "Wheel of Fortune" pilot was hosted by Edd Byrnes, best known as Kookie on this TV show 77 Sunset Strip |
#3321, aired 1999-02-01 | MAKING A LIST $400: Nos. 1,3 & 77 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th c. English-language novels are this Dubliner's works James Joyce |
#3289, aired 1998-12-17 | BY GEORGE! $600: A Pulitzer Prize winner in '77, this conservative columnist was the sports editor of his college newspaper George Will |
#2914, aired 1997-04-10 | TELEVISION $100: The top show of 1976-77 was "Happy Days"; the following season it was this "Happy Days" spin-off Laverne & Shirley |
#2740, aired 1996-06-28 | SECRETARIES OF THE INTERIOR $200: Sec'y 1875-77, Zachariah Chandler had played an important role in this president's impeachment Andrew Johnson |
#2661, aired 1996-03-11 | TELEVISION $200: "Upstairs, Downstairs" ran on this Alistair Cooke-hosted PBS series 1974-77 Masterpiece Theatre |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | THE COLD WAR $400: Vaclav Havel was a member of Charter 77, this country's main dissident organization Czechoslovakia |
#2586, aired 1995-11-27 | POTPOURRI $800: On April 8, 1935 this longtime publisher of the New York Times died at age 77 Ochs |
#2515, aired 1995-07-07 | 20th CENTURY DESIGN $1000: The firm of Piano & Rogers is famous for this high-tech Paris landmark built 1971-77 the Pompidou Centre |
#2506, aired 1995-06-26 | 1995 CARS $300: Its new XJ6 sedan has a base price of $53,450; its XJ12, $77,250 Jaguar |
#2394, aired 1995-01-19 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $300: In a 1962 Gallup poll, 77% of the people interviewed approved of the way he was handling his job Kennedy |
#2294, aired 1994-07-21 | SENIORS IN HISTORY $300: He was 77 when elected president of Argentina for the last time, in 1973 (Juan) Perón |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | AUTHORS $800: From 1973-77 this author of "The Choirboys" was a consultant for the TV series "Police Story" (Joe) Wambaugh |
#2177, aired 1994-02-08 | GOLF $200: A Sunset Strip is a score of this many strokes for a round, from a 1950s TV show 77 |
#2090, aired 1993-10-08 | CLASSIC TELEVISION $200: After 3 seasons as a parking lot attendant on "77 Sunset Strip", this character became a detective Kookie |
#1903, aired 1992-12-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: He received 77 electoral votes in the 1792 election & became, for the second time, vice president John Adams |
#1634, aired 1991-10-10 | "SMITH" & "JONES" $300: "77 Sunset Strip" actor who now manages wife Ann-Margret's career Roger Smith |
#1512, aired 1991-03-12 | WORLD FAIRS $1000: A record 77 nations participated in Expo '70 held in this Japanese city Osaka |
#1475, aired 1991-01-18 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1876-77, he founded the American Library Association & became editor of the "Library Journal" Dewey |
#1386, aired 1990-09-17 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $300: In a pilot of "77 Sunset Strip" he played a killer; in the series, a parking attendant & then a detective Edd Byrnes |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | WORLD LEADERS $800: At the time this prime minister separated from his wife in '77, she denied rumors linking her with Mick Jagger Pierre Trudeau |
#1230, aired 1989-12-29 | CANADIAN ACTORS $200: This on-screen partner of John Belushi won an Emmy for comedy writing in '77 for "Saturday Night Live" Dan Aykroyd |
#1228, aired 1989-12-27 | HELICOPTERS $500: From 1965-77 this 59-story building in NYC, operated a heliport on its roof the Pan Am Building |
#1194, aired 1989-11-09 | NAME'S THE SAME $300: The CEO of General Motors, or the actor who costarred with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on "77 Sunset Strip" Roger Smith |
#1141, aired 1989-07-17 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $500: In '77 this French singer was given a 30-day sentence for accidentally shooting her ski instructor/lover to death Claudine Longet |
#1064, aired 1989-03-30 | STARTS WITH "S" $100: Kookie worked at Dino's Lounge, a restaurant next door to this address 77 Sunset Strip |
#964, aired 1988-11-10 | U.S. STATES $300: Among its 77 counties are Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole & Osage Oklahoma |
#927, aired 1988-09-20 | ARTISTS $600: Born Anna Mary Robertson, she was discovered at age 77 & painted 40 pictures after reaching 100 Grandma Moses |
#917, aired 1988-09-06 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $600: Providing coverage for some 77 million members, it's the largest medical insurance org. in the U.S. Blue Cross |
#901, aired 1988-07-04 | GUINNESS FILM FACTS $100: The largest indoor set ever built was the UFO landing site for the climax of this '77 blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
#876, aired 1988-05-30 | COMPOSERS $600: Jazz composer whose group's name included the year '65, then '66, then '77, then '88 Sérgio Mendes |
#863, aired 1988-05-11 | SENIORS IN HISTORY $800: At ages 90 & 77 respectively, they published the last volume of their "Story of Civilization" Will & Ariel Durant |
#848, aired 1988-04-20 | HITS OF THE '80s $200: This '86 Whitney Houston hit was a remake of a '77 George Benson, not Muhammad Ali, hit "The Greatest Love of All" |
#815, aired 1988-03-04 | ROYS & RAYS $500: Marine zoologist at U, of Wash. from 1945-72, head of AEC from '73-75, & Governor of Wash. '77-81 Dixy Lee Ray |
#801, aired 1988-02-15 | ASIA $800: Country once known as the "Switzerland of the Middle East"; nearly 1/2 of its GNP was lost between 1975-77 Lebanon |
#754, aired 1987-12-10 | '60s TV $100: While "Surfside City" was set in Miami Beach, "77 Sunset Strip" was set in this city L.A. |
#726, aired 1987-11-02 | SELF-DIRECTED $200: Woody Allen 1st wanted to call this Best Picture of '77 "Anhedonia", the inability to feel joy Annie Hall |
#725, aired 1987-10-30 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA $700 (Daily Double): 1 of 3 individuals to win an Emmy for Acting in the '77 landmark miniseries "Roots" (1 of) (Lou) Gossett, Ed Asner or Olivia Cole |
#648, aired 1987-06-03 | SONGS THAT "DON'T" $800: After struggling for years to reach stardom, Thelma Houston finally made it in '77 with this #1 hit "Don't Leave Me This Way" |
#568, aired 1987-02-11 | WORLD LEADERS $200: In 1975-77, while Raul Castro was Gov. of Ariz., another Raul Castro was #2 man in this country Cuba |
#565, aired 1987-02-06 | LONDON ON FILM $400: R. Chandler's novel was set in L.A., but this '77 remake was "curiously & ineffectively set in London" The Big Sleep |
#561, aired 1987-02-02 | WOMEN $600: Once highest-paid pitchwoman on TV, since '77 she's been "Today"'s consumer advocate Betty Furness |
#499, aired 1986-11-06 | "B" MOVIES $200: After losing in '76, they broke training in '77 & went to Japan in '78 The Bad News Bears |
#489, aired 1986-10-23 | GOOD & BAD "GUY"s $100: Selling 400 million records from 1937-77, this bandleader never earned less than a million dollars a year Guy Lombardo |
#482, aired 1986-10-14 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION $600: Oct. '77 battle near this Upstate N.Y. spa was called the turning point of war & brought France in on our side Battle of Saratoga |
#470, aired 1986-09-26 | '50'S TV $400: Singer Cricket Blake hung out with the "eyes" from this tropical private detective firm Hawaiian Eye |
#461, aired 1986-09-15 | TV NOSTALGIA $1,000 (Daily Double): When his series was cancelled, Rex Randolph moved from Bourbon St. to this Hollywood address 77 Sunset Strip |
#388, aired 1986-03-05 | TRAVEL U.S.A. $500: Dedicated by Pres. Carter in '77, this Washington city's Riverfront Park was site of Expo '74 Spokane |
#302, aired 1985-11-05 | SPORTS $300: A strong hockey stroke to the net, or a '77 hockey film known for strong language Slap Shot |
#286, aired 1985-10-14 | FOREIGN PHRASES $500: French for "noble gesture", or French legionnaire films of '26, '39, '66, & '77 Beau Geste |
#274, aired 1985-09-26 | TV NUMBERS $100: Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' "working address" 77 Sunset Strip |
#264, aired 1985-09-12 | "DANCE" SONGS $400: "Swayin' To The Music" is real name of the '77 Johnny Rivers hit better known as this "Slow Dancing" |
#185, aired 1985-05-24 | ROBERT REDFORD $400: In '77, he received honorary degree from Williams College for work in this field conservation |
#157, aired 1985-04-16 | BEST PICTURES $600: Woody Allen first wanted to call this '77 Best Picture "Anhedonia", the inability to feel joy Annie Hall |
#111, aired 1985-02-11 | SPORTS $1000: In Oct. '77, the Davis Cup committee barred him from play for improper language & gestures Ilie Nastase |
#66, aired 1984-12-10 | MOVIES $400: Gene Wilder's remake of the '77 French comedy "Pardon mon Affaire" The Woman in Red |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | POP MUSIC $400: Hotel that the Eagles "welcomed" us to in the '77 hit Hotel California |
#15, aired 1984-09-28 | WORLD SERIES $200: 5 home runs in '77 Series, 3 in 1 game, earned him nickname "Mr. October" Reggie Jackson |
#9, aired 1984-09-20 | ADDRESSES $400: "Kookie" Byrnes parked cars for Dino's Lodge 77 Sunset Strip |
Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
James Holzhauer, the self-described \"final boss\" of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
\"...2023 Masters champion, back to defend his title.\" 2024 Jeopardy! Masters...
|
James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
2024 Jeopardy! Masters 2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to...
|
James Holzhauer, the setter of 20 Jeopardy! records from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
2024 Jeopardy! Masters 2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to...
|
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
2024 Jeopardy! Masters 2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to...
|
Ken Jennings, the winner of 74 consecutive games from Seattle, Washington
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
2024 Jeopardy! Masters 2023 Jeopardy! Masters player: $X. 2020 Jeopardy!: The...
|
Roger Craig, a machine learning consultant from Newark, Delaware
|
• 3rd highest earning player • Highest single-day winnings 2019 All-Star...
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
• 74-game champion with longest winning streak • Total earnings over...
|
Frank Dillon, a part-time high school sports writer originally from Cleveland, Ohio
|
1987 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Frank won $1,000 on Jeopardy! on...
|
John Mahoney, an actor from Frasier
|
\"A Tony Award winner who now plays Martin Crane on the...
|
Dave Mattingly, a director of technology from Old Forge, Pennsylvania
|
Season 34 3-time champion: $77,400 + $2,000.
|
Skyler Hornback, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Sonora, Kentucky
|
"Honestly, this Abe Lincoln lover wants to go into politics. From...
|
Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington
|
"In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
|
Joe Nguyen, an attorney from New York, New York
|
Season 33 3-time champion: $77,202 + $2,000.
Joe won $1,000 on Master Minds on 2020-04-07.
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
"He was a software engineer living in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
|
Roger Craig, a data scientist from Brooklyn, New York
|
"He was a graduate student in computer science living in Newark,...
|
Paul Thompson, a human resources manager from Cheverly, Maryland
|
"He was the first 5-time champion in the 1995-96 season. A...
|
Matt Kohlstedt, a graduate student originally from La Grange, Illinois
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
|
Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|