| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | THE GRAMMYS' GREAT MOMENTS $400: In 1988 he gave an iconic performance of "Man In The Mirror" backed by a gospel choir Michael Jackson |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON $800: Anna Wintour had the fashion sense to become editor-in-chief of this publication in 1988 Vogue |
| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | WORLD OF LIT $1200: Following the publication of this controversial 1988 novel, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | HAPPY HOUR $800: In 1988 it became the first song with no instrumental music to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; perhaps if I whistle a bit... "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #9048, aired 2024-02-28 | THE EMMYS $600: From 1983 to 1988 the Best Actress in a Drama Emmy went to either one or the other of the 2 stars of this female cop drama on CBS Cagney & Lacey |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | 50 GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME $600: Billboard said he is "often cited as hip-hop's goat behind the boards... a lead rapper on... 1988's 'Straight Outta Compton"' Dr. Dre |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | CHAINS $600: Andy Bell & Vince Clark make up this British duo that had its biggest hit with the 1988 song "Chains Of Love" Erasure |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | DISASTER $1000: In 1988 a terrorist bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over this Scottish town Lockerbie |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | FAMOUS OBJECTS $4,000 (Daily Double): Carbon-14 dating tests in 1988 said the fabric of this had been made roughly between 1260 & 1390, not much earlier the Shroud of Turin |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHISTLING HALL OF FAME $300: In a 1988 a cappella chart-topper, Bobby McFerrin serves up whistling & this titular advice "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $800: He had a 2-part request in the title of his 1988 No. 1 hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" Billy Ocean |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | POP MUSIC $600: In 1988 Tracy Chapman had a hit with this auto tune; 35 years later, Luke Combs' cover of it is a country hit "Fast Car" |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | ART HEISTS $800: An early version of "The Potato Eaters" was among three of his paintings taken from a museum in Holland in 1988 van Gogh |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | BEST PICTURE WINNERS IN A NUTSHELL $800: 1988:
A self-centered salesman embarks on a cross-country journey with the autistic brother he never knew existed Rain Man |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | 3 LITTLE WORDS $1200: In a 1988 political speech, they came before "no new taxes" read my lips |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | ALASKA $1500: A 1988 New York Times review counted over 275 diverse characters in "Alaska", the "latest huge novel" by this author Michener |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | SOMETHING'S ROTTEN $800: Steve Martin & Michael Caine were these title conmen in a 1988 remake of a comedy starring David Niven & Marlon Brando Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
| #8903, aired 2023-06-28 | ANIMATED MOVIE CHARACTERS $1600: Cera, Littlefoot, Spike, Petrie & Ducky try to reunite with their families in this 1988 film set long, long ago The Land Before Time |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | LOVELY RITA $400: She & Tom Hanks co-starred in the 1985 film "Volunteers" & lived out their on-screen romance off-screen, marrying in 1988 Rita Wilson |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | COLOR MY WORLD $1200: The Detroit Pistons' tenure at the palace of this suburb began in the championship season of 1988-89 & ended in 2017 Auburn Hills |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER $800: (Andrew Lloyd Webber presents the clue.) I am proud to have created this longest-running musical on Broadway; it opened in 1988 & after almost 14,000 performances, the chandelier dropped for the last time in 2023 The Phantom of the Opera |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | MICHAEL J. FOX $1000: (Michael J. Fox presents the clue.) In 1988, I starred in the movie "Bright Lights, Big City," based on the novel this man famously wrote in the second person McInerney |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | RIHANNA $200: Music superstar Rihanna was born in 1988 in the parish of Saint Michael in this Caribbean island country Barbados |
| #8826, aired 2023-03-13 | GOVERNORS $1200: Michael Dukakis was in his third term as governor of this state when he ran for president in 1988 Massachusetts |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | THE MIAMI VICE SQUAD $400: In 1988 she played an art gallery manager whose "vice" was being a drug dealer's assistant; "Pretty Woman" was 2 years away Julia Roberts |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | THE PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS ARE THE THING $3,400 (Daily Double): We need your initial reaction to this 1988 David Henry Hwang play about a singer in the Beijing Opera with many secrets M. Butterfly |
| #8752, aired 2022-11-29 | NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE WINNERS $2000: 1988 winner Naguib Mahfouz set many of his works like "Palace of Desire" in this North African capital Cairo |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | 20th CENTURY CAMPAIGN SLOGANS $600: In 1988 this reverend & Democratic hopeful reminded us to "Keep hope alive" (Jesse) Jackson |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | BAND AD $400: A 1988 ad in a Seattle mag said, "Drummer wanted... Soundgarden, Zep, Scratch Acid" & was signed "Kurdt"--him Cobain |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | THAT BOOK YOU'VE BEEN MEANING TO READ $100: Physicist Stephen Hawking penned 1988's "A Brief History of" this--I'll get to it, briefly Time |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | STANFORD ATHLETICS $800: (Haley Jones presents the clue.) Pitcher Mike Mussina & third baseman Ed Sprague were on the 1988 Stanford team that was victorious in the first title game of this event broadcast on network TV the College World Series |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | SITCOMS $500 (Daily Double): Daniel Stern began narrating this '60s-set show in 1988; Don Cheadle handled the task in the 2021 reboot The Wonder Years |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | ANIMAL-TITLED MOVIES $1600: In this 1988 comedy, Kevin Kline enjoys chips & the unfortunate title creature, much to Michael Palin's dismay A Fish Called Wanda |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY $800: His first big solo concert tour was titled "Faith" & took him from Tokyo to Pensacola in 1988 George Michael |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | IS HISTORY $400: In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected to lead an Islamic nation--this one Pakistan |
| #8701, aired 2022-09-19 | JACK $400: Though there was more than a decade to go, in 1988 golf magazine named him "Golfer of the Century" Jack Nicklaus |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | CONS $2000: Mythcon 19 in 1988 had as a guest of honor this "Always Coming Home" fantasy author & was held in Berkeley, her birthplace Ursula Le Guin |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | HEARING RED $800: In 1988 UB40 drank up attention singing this title, "Stay close to me, don't let me be alone" "Red Red Wine" |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | HUNGARY $1000: In 1988, 43 years after his death in self-exile in New York, this composer's remains were returned to his beloved Hungary Bartók |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | LAUREL $1000: You likely won't hear him bragging about it, but this reclusive author of "Vineland" won a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1988 (Thomas) Pynchon |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | DESCRIBING THE PULITZER FICTION WINNER $800: 1988: Once enslaved, Sethe is plagued by memories of a plantation & a baby lost Beloved |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | 1980s TV $200: Tom Selleck privately investigated as this character in more than 150 episodes from 1980 to 1988 Magnum (P.I.) |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | MOVIE CRITICS $2000: "To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!" Jamie Lee Curtis tells Kevin Kline in this piscatory 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | POP MUSIC PHILLY-STYLE $600: "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" was a 1988 album by this Philly duo, one of whom soon famously went to Hollywood Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | SAYS ANN(E) $1000: At the DNC in 1988, Texan Ann Richards said of this man, "He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth" George Herbert Walker Bush |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | THE OSCA"R"s $400: Starring Dustin Hoffman, it definitely, definitely was named 1988's Best Picture Rain Man |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | ONE-SYLLABLE CITIES $200: This city of 10 million hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | EDUCATORS $800: Bolivian émigré Jaime Escalante's dedication to teaching calculus to "unteachable" L.A. kids was featured in this 1988 film Stand and Deliver |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS $1600: Umberto Eco named this 1988 thriller for an object that demonstrates the Earth's rotation Foucault's Pendulum |
| #8576, aired 2022-02-14 | POP CULTURE STUPID ANSWERS $600: It's the eponymous title of the 1988 collection of early hits by R.E.M. on I.R.S. Records Eponymous |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | WAR $600: These 2 members of OPEC were at war with each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | YOUR PARENTS' MUSIC $2000: They heard Chuck D & this band revolutionize hip-hop with albums like 1988's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" Public Enemy |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | HIS BIG PAINT SALE $2000: In 2020 more than $100 million bought "Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump", a 1982 piece by this New York painter who died young in 1988 Basquiat |
| #8567, aired 2022-02-01 | 3 STARS OF THE FILM $1000: 1988:
Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon & Robert Wuhl, who makes a memorable visit to the mound Bull Durham |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | SOUTH ASIA $5,000 (Daily Double): Born in Karachi, she served twice as prime minster of her country, from 1988 to 1990 & 1993 to 1996 (Benazir) Bhutto |
| #8538, aired 2021-12-22 | THE HOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST $1000: In "A Very Murray Christmas", Bill re-teamed with David Johansen, a co-star as the Ghost of Christmas Past in this 1988 comedy Scrooged |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | LET THERE BE ART & MUSIC $2000: This New Yorker incorporated graffiti into his work, & was a celebrity in the art world when he died at age 27 in 1988 Basquiat |
| #8499, aired 2021-10-28 | "K"-POP $2000: Ooh I wanna take ya, but, the Beach Boys completely made up this triple-rhyme title island from a 1988 song Kokomo |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | POTPOURRI $800: This appetizer has flowered on the Outback Steakhouse menu since 1988--it accounts for 1 in 4 apps ordered there the Bloomin' Onion |
| #8483, aired 2021-10-06 | WE ARE TV FAMILY $200: This actress became Sara Gilbert's TV mom in 1988, had a break, played the role decades later, then... didn't Roseanne |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | A MORE PERFECT UNION $600: She's had one degree of separation from Kevin Bacon since 1988 Kyra Sedgwick |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | HAVE A FEW LAUGHS $800: In 2021 Randy Watson, the lead singer of Sexual Chocolate, hit Amazon Prime in this sequel to a 1988 film Coming 2 America |
| #8458, aired 2021-08-04 | AUDIBLE $600: Feel your pulse pound with a 1988 bestseller by this action novelist
"Look, Dr. Ryan," the general started to say. Jack cut him off. "General, I am cleared for Tea Clipper. You know that, so let's stop screwing around." (Tom) Clancy |
| #8452, aired 2021-07-27 | '80s LADIES $800: At the 1988 Summer Olympics, she ran off with three gold medals & one silver "Flo-Jo" (Florence Griffith Joyner) |
| #8439, aired 2021-07-08 | GETTING CLOCK WISE $600: In 1988 Bobby Fischer patented a new type of clock that soon became widely used in this game, his specialty chess |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | THE MASKED MUSICIAN $1600: This Broadway musical title character began haunting the Majestic on Jan. 26, 1988 & stuck around for a while the Phantom of the Opera |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A SPENDY LITTLE WAR $1600: $350 billion is one estimate for what these 2 Mideast countries spent fighting each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | POP MUSIC $400: 1988 hit in which George Michael offered to be your "preacher, teacher, anything you have in mind" "Father Figure" |
| #8374, aired 2021-04-08 | WOMEN ON STAMPS $1200: As part of a Great American series, this artist who made a big impression in France appeared on a 1988 stamp Cassatt |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | BROADWAY BOUND $200: In 1988 this "Material Girl" decided to "Take a Bow" in "Speed-the-Plow" on Broadway Madonna |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | AT THE MOVIES $2000: This 1988 movie that was, let's say, reminiscent of "E.T." found a second life as Paul Rudd's go-to clip on "Conan" Mac and Me |
| #8360, aired 2021-03-19 | ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE $600: "Managed Dodgers... claiming to 'bleed Dodger blue'... championships in 1981 and 1988" Lasorda |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | FILMS OF THE '80s $2000: Any way you slice it, Julia Roberts served up a fine performance early in her career as waitress Daisy in this 1988 film Mystic Pizza |
| #8340, aired 2021-02-19 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $1600: 1988: A high school teacher successfully inspires some students to learn advanced math Stand and Deliver |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | POP CULTURE $800: This annual cable TV event began in July 1988 with the airing of the nature special "Caged in Fear" Shark Week |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | A REAL PRIZE $600: In 2015 malaria researcher Tu Youyou became the first winner of this prize since 1988 with no doctorate or medical degree the Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | POSSESSION IS 9/10 $1200: Day-o! Daaaay-o! A dinner party takes a very unexpected musical turn in this! this! this! 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $1600: She was on the fast track her senior year, winning the AAU Junior Olympics Pentathlon; in 1988 she would win the Olympics Heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #8245, aired 2020-09-25 | GUYS NAMED DOUG $1000: "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" is a 1988 book by this British humorist Douglas Adams |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | "ROCK" &/OR "ROLL" SONGS $800: "When life is too much", Steve Winwood shared this title advice, baby, in a 1988 No. 1 hit "Roll With It" |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $1600: In 1988 she became the first woman in modern times to lead a majority Muslim nation--Pakistan Benazir Bhutto |
| #8179, aired 2020-03-12 | DIVING $1600: One of the best divers in history, he won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988 Greg Louganis |
| #8172, aired 2020-03-03 | IMMACULATE INCEPTION $400: Invented in 1988 for healthcare professionals & restaurant workers, this hand sanitizer went on sale to the public in 1997 Purell |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | OOO, SORRY $400: In 1988 the U.S. government offered U.S. citizens of this ethnicity an apology for the way they were treated during World War II Japanese |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | MAKE A SELECTION $600: As a favor to this catcher's dad in 1988, Tommy Lasorda had the Dodgers draft him in round 62, 1,390 overall--he made the H.O.F. Mike Piazza |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | SPEAKING VOLUMES $400: "The Last Lion", a biography of this British PM, appeared in 3 volumes in 1983, 1988 & 2012 Churchill |
| #8160, aired 2020-02-14 | WOMEN AUTHORS $200: In 1988 she scored her first No. 1 bestseller with "Queen of the Damned", the third novel in her Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ROCK BANDS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 "New Jersey" was a No. 1 album by this band that's from there Bon Jovi |
| #8121, aired 2019-12-23 | FIGURES OF SPEECHES $4,000 (Daily Double): From a 1988 speech by a presidential candidate. "A brilliant , diversity spread like stars, like" this 5-word phrase a thousand points of light |
| #8116, aired 2019-12-16 | EARLY ROLES $1600: In 1988 young Julia Roberts got mixed up with a drug dealer on an episode of this Don Johnson cop show Miami Vice |
| #8105, aired 2019-11-29 | WHEN TV WAS FREE $800: This news magazine's 1988 first episode covered precisely 2 days in Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital 48 Hours |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL $2000: 1988:
"The Bean Trees" Barbara Kingsolver |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | THE MOVIES $2000: Hugh Jackman played this senator caught with Donna Rice during his 1988 presidential campaign in "The Front Runner" Gary Hart |
| #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | THE "NIGHT" WATCH $1600: Bounty hunter Robert de Niro is escorting bail-jumping accountant Charles Grodin to L.A. in this 1988 comedy Midnight Run |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | AT THE BALLPARK $200: Ivy since 1937; lights since 1988 Wrigley Field |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE '80s $800: It completes Billy Ocean's 1988 title request &/or demand, "Get Outta My Dreams..." "Get Into My Car" |
| #8002, aired 2019-05-28 | AD SLOGANS $400: Nike introduced this 3-word slogan in 1988 "Just do it" |
| #7990, aired 2019-05-10 | TRYING TIMES $800: In 1988 Colin Pitchfork was the first man convicted of murder with the aid of this 3-letter type of evidence DNA |
| #7977, aired 2019-04-23 | WE WILL ROCK YOU $200: Playing for over 160,000 E. Germans in 1988, he hoped "one day all the barriers will be torn down"; the Boss got his wish in 1989 Springsteen |
| #7974, aired 2019-04-18 | FEATURE FILM DEBUTS $800: He made his debut in 1988's "Mystic Pizza" playing Steamer; friend Ben Affleck also auditioned for the role Matt Damon |
| #7974, aired 2019-04-18 | FEATURE FILM DEBUTS $1600: Cuba Gooding Jr. made his debut in this 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy about an African prince looking for a wife in NYC Coming to America |
| #7954, aired 2019-03-21 | COIN STAR $600: Introduced in 1988, Australia's 2-dollar coin depicts a traditional Aboriginal man & this constellation the Southern Cross |
| #7945, aired 2019-03-08 | THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS $600: An Illinois senator from 1985 to 1997, he ran for president in 1988 but did not write "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Paul Simon |
| #7934, aired 2019-02-21 | POLITICIANS $1200: At the 1988 Democratic convention, this fellow Texan said George H.W. Bush was born with a silver foot in his mouth Ann Richards |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | THE EISNER AWARDS $2000: At the first Eisners in 1988, this comic series by Alan Moore won 4 awards the Watchmen |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | CHICAGO, ATLANTA & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE $400: In 1988 this singer & Miami Sound Machine topped the charts with "Anything For You" Gloria Estefan |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | MUSICAL & PLAY SETTINGS $1600: This 1988 Tony-winning play is set in a Paris prison in the present & in flashbacks from 1960 to 1970 in Beijing M. Butterfly |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | BUST A MOVIE $1200: This Genesis singer/drummer was a train robber in the 1988 comedy "Buster" Phil Collins |
| #7883, aired 2018-12-12 | FAMOUS WOMEN $200: The records this sprinter set in the 100 & 200 meters in 1988 still stand today Flo-Jo |
| #7881, aired 2018-12-10 | DESCRIBING THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER $600: 1988:
2 very different brothers take a road trip Rain Man |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS $2000: This 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein records the life of a woman from her high school years into middle adulthood The Heidi Chronicles |
| #7876, aired 2018-12-03 | A FILM OF A DIFFERENT COLOR $1200: 1988:
"The Thin Blue ____";
1998:
"The Thin Red ____" line |
| #7837, aired 2018-10-09 | A BOOK BY ITS COVER $1000: Cosmic bestselling nonfiction from 1988 whose cover featured its author in a wheelchair A Brief History of Time |
| #7832, aired 2018-10-02 | THE BROADWAY PLAY'S PREMIERE CAST $1600: 1988:
John Lithgow as Rene Gallimard, B.D. Wong as Song Liling M. Butterfly |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | POP CULTURE POPS $400: He'll be your daddy, oh! This singer became a "father figure", taking that song all the way to No. 1 in 1988 George Michael |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | STATE CAPITAL NEWSPAPERS $400: From 1843 to 1988 it had the Knickerbocker News; it still has the Times Union Albany |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | WHERE "YU" GOIN'? $600: Going to see how Serbia has changed since it was part of this country when I visited in 1988 Yugoslavia |
| #7804, aired 2018-07-12 | AD COUNCIL CLASSICS $600: A 1988 campaign that said "Help stop AIDS. Use" one of these was the first in America to use the word a condom |
| #7787, aired 2018-06-19 | HOOK, LINE & SINKER $1200: Orel Hershiser's sinker helped bring him the 1988 N.L. Cy Young Award & this team a World Series title the Dodgers |
| #7778, aired 2018-06-06 | WORLD HISTORY $800: This bonnie hopeful to the throne spent less than 18 months in the British Isles in his life, 1720 to 1788 the bonnie Prince Charlie |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | A-1 ALPHANUMERICS 4U $1200: In 1988 this hard-rockin' band was alphanumerically yours with "OU812" Van Halen |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | ENTERTAINING INSPIRATIONS $800: Artwork for the Elton John song "I've Seen That Movie Too" inspired this mocking cable TV show that premiered in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| #7724, aired 2018-03-22 | 6 PENS $2000: The U.K.'s Malicious Communications Act of 1988 covers letters written with this figurative "pen" a poison pen |
| #7722, aired 2018-03-20 | HOME RUN $1000: A 1988 World Series homer by this Oakland A's muscleman left a dent in a center field TV camera (Jose) Canseco |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | EDUCATION $2000: A 1988 law boosting research & new strategies is named for these 2 qualities, 1 of a math whiz & 1 of a violin prodigy gifted and talented |
| #7714, aired 2018-03-08 | WHERE YA FROM, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST? $200: Going back to 1988 divers from this country, including Gao Min, have taken every gold medal in women's springboard China |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | NEW WORDS IN 1988 $400: This alteration of the type of criminal Al Capone was started appearing in rap lyrics gangsta |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | NEW WORDS IN 1988 $800: Hyphenated term for a work by Camus or Clancy, but on the computer an e-book |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | NEW WORDS IN 1988 $1200: The 6-letter name of this style of electronic dance music emphasized its mechanical derivation techno |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | NEW WORDS IN 1988 $1600: A phrase for steroid-provoked anger may have led to this phrase for other-driver-provoked anger road rage |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | NEW WORDS IN 1988 $5,000 (Daily Double): Photographic is the "P" adjective in this abbreviation used as the standard for digitally encoded images JPEG |
| #7698, aired 2018-02-14 | WINNING $1600: A 1988 Grand Slam in women's tennis:
this German Steffi Graf |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES $1200: In accepting his 1988 nomination, he called on govt. & the private sector to bring about "a kinder and gentler nation" George H.W. Bush |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST $800: In 1988 this French-Canadian singer competed for Switzerland & won for "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi" Celine Dion |
| #7694, aired 2018-02-08 | PRIME "TIME" $1000: 1988 bestseller that was followed by the same author's "The Universe in a Nutshell" A Brief History of Time |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | WINTER OLYMPICS PREVIEW $200: The Pyeongchang games are the 2nd Olympics held in South Korea; the first were the 1988 summer games in this city Seoul |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | ONE-HIT WONDERS $400: In 1988 Bobby McFerrin gave us this optimistic tune "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #7674, aired 2018-01-11 | COLLEGE HOOPS $200: In 1988 Glenn Tropf of Holy Cross set a single-season record by making 63.4% of these long shots 3-pointers |
| #7631, aired 2017-11-13 | MUSIC FOR CHAMPS $600: Did you sing this late diva's 1988 hit "One Moment In Time" as you qualified for the tournament? Whitney Houston |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | TV PRIVATE DETECTIVES $400: The man, the mustache, the legend...this character, P.I. was a CBS mainstay from 1980 to 1988 Magnum, P.I. |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | TV PRIVATE DETECTIVES $1600: In 1988 this actor was "Moonlighting" as P.I. David Addison on TV & moonlighting as a N.Y. cop on film Bruce Willis |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | LET'S SET SOME BOUNDARIES $800: A 1988 presidential order extended the boundary of these waters belonging to the U.S. from 3 miles to 12 miles offshore the territorial waters |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOWS $200: With Radio City Music Hall producing the show in 1988, it's no surprise that it featured these dancers the Rockettes |
| #7572, aired 2017-07-11 | THE WOMAN IN THE MOVIE $1600: In 1988 this "Risky Business" beauty starred in "And God Created Woman" (Rebecca) De Mornay |
| #7568, aired 2017-07-05 | CLASSIC MOVIES $1600: The leg with Dustin Hoffman on this movie poster isn't Anne Bancroft's but that of Linda Gray, later Sue Ellen on "Dallas" The Graduate |
| #7544, aired 2017-06-01 | WHAT'S THE SCORE? $1000: Dodgers 5, A's 4 after this limping hero hit a 2-out homer in the bottom of the 9th in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series Kirk Gibson |
| #7542, aired 2017-05-30 | SEOUL MAN & WOMAN $800: Nam June Paik, called the inventor of this type of art, used a thousand-TV-set display at the 1988 Olympics video art |
| #7506, aired 2017-04-10 | ANIMATED CHARACTERS $400: In 1988 this wacky Toontown resident was framed for the murder of gag king Marvin Acme Roger Rabbit |
| #7498, aired 2017-03-29 | JACQUES COUSTEAU $2000: (Céline Cousteau presents.) The famous yellow submarine my grandfather used for photography & filmmaking is on display in front of the Oceanographic Museum of this principality where is served as director from 1957 to 1988 Monaco |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | 1980s BESTSELLERS $800: In this 1988 bestseller, James Michener told the story of the 49th state Alaska |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | Q PEOPLE $400: It's the year the "Q" man seen here was elected vice-president of the United States 1988 |
| #7444, aired 2017-01-12 | POP CULTURE "VICE" $1200: Judge Reinhold & Fred Savage do the ol' father/son body switch in this 1988 film with a Latin title Vice Versa |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $1,200 (Daily Double): "The Odd Couple" on the July 25, 1988 cover was Texan Lloyd Bentsen & this man from Massachusetts Dukakis |
| #7417, aired 2016-12-06 | EVERY CLAIM YOU STAKE $800: In 1988 King Hussein of this country renounced all claims to the West Bank Jordan |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | SPEECH! SPEECH! $1000: The 1988 Democratic Convention featured this non-nominee's "keep hope alive" speech Jesse Jackson |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | THE MOVIE'S TITLE CHARACTER $400: Savant Raymond Babbitt
(1988) Rain Man |
| #7342, aired 2016-07-12 | 3 LITTLE WORDS $6,000 (Daily Double): In a 1988 political speech, they came before "No new taxes" read my lips |
| #7325, aired 2016-06-17 | BECAUSE $400: The L.A. Dodgers went from 1967 to '76 & 1988 to '99 without having a game canceled because of this a rainout |
| #7318, aired 2016-06-08 | BEST MUSICAL ACTOR TONY WINNERS $400: 1988:
As the Phantom in "Phantom of the Opera" Michael Crawford |
| #7318, aired 2016-06-08 | "T" MOBILE $1600: A 1988 film told of this "Man and his Dream" of building cutting-edge cars, like the one seen here (Preston) Tucker |
| #7314, aired 2016-06-02 | DRINKING VESSELS $200: Tired of cleaning up his toddler's spills, Richard Belanger created this no-spill cup in 1988 a sippy cup |
| #7312, aired 2016-05-31 | AND THE OBSCURE OSCAR GOES TO... $1200: Makeup, 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte & Robert Short, who made up a great bio-exorcist for him! him! him! Beetlejuice |
| #7310, aired 2016-05-27 | SHE-CAGO $400: In 1988 she launched her Harpo Studios on Chicago's Near West Side Oprah Winfrey |
| #7301, aired 2016-05-16 | BALLPARK FACTS & FIGURES $600: It only became the "Friendly Confines" for night games in 1988; it was the last ballpark to install lights Wrigley |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | A MIDNIGHT MOVIE $1600: Bounty hunter Robert De Niro has to get "The Duke" to L.A. in this 1988 film Midnight Run |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | BESTSELLERS BY PARTIAL TITLE $200: A 1988 scientific success, "Brief" A Brief History of Time |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $1000: (Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott give the clue as Victor and Nikki from The Young and the Restless.) "You expect me to believe you? Give you yet another chance? Are you serious?"
"I mean it this time, Victor; I'm off the booze for good. From this day forward I will be these 2 adjectives in the title of a 1988 Michael Keaton film" clean and sober |
| #7261, aired 2016-03-21 | 20th CENTURY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.) As war gave way to peace & then to war again, the battleship Wisconsin was mothballed three times & recommissioned twice; her latest return to service was in 1988, & three years later, she became the last U.S. battleship to actively participate in a foreign war when she took part in this operation Desert Storm |
| #7220, aired 2016-01-22 | POP HITS OF THE '80s $1000: These British gloom-meisters cracked the U.S. Top 40 in 1988 with "Just Like Heaven" The Cure |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | ANIMATED MOVIE CHARACTERS $1200: This sultry bombshell from a 1988 hit claimed, "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way" Jessica Rabbit |
| #7179, aired 2015-11-26 | OUR "FREE"DOM $400: In the 1988-89 season, Magic Johnson led the NBA in this percentage at 91% free throw percentage |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | THE AUSSIE INVASION $1600: In 1988 this group hit the Top 5 with both "Devil Inside" & "New Sensation" INXS |
| #7170, aired 2015-11-13 | '80s FICTION $800: This 1988 novel:
"A census taker tried to quantify me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans" The Silence of the Lambs |
| #7139, aired 2015-10-01 | THEORIES OF EVERYTHING $400: Maurice Allais got a 1988 Nobel in this for work in "the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources" economics |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | THE BRADY BUNCH $600: From 1988 to 1993 Nicholas Brady's signature appeared on our paper currency because of his position as this Secretary of the Treasury |
| #7126, aired 2015-09-14 | SEE THE POP HIT $800: It's this 1988 No. 1 hit "The Man In The Mirror" |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | OUR MISTAKE! $2,000 (Daily Double): Yeah, maybe our campaign staff shouldn't have advised this man to do a 1988 photo op atop an M1 tank Michael Dukakis |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $600: He had a 2-part request in the title of his 1988 No. 1 hit: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" Billy Ocean |
| #7097, aired 2015-06-23 | U.S. AREAS & TERRITORIES $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 Congress authorized a natl. park in this territory south of the equator to preserve its rain forest American Samoa |
| #7074, aired 2015-05-21 | WORLD LEADER PORTRAIT GALLERY $400: The daughter of a former leader, this Oxford grad took the reins herself in 1988 (Benazir) Bhutto |
| #7055, aired 2015-04-24 | POP CULTURE $800: Ah, memories of 1988--he sang, "The landlord say your rent is late, he may have to litigate, don't worry, be happy" Bobby McFerrin |
| #7030, aired 2015-03-20 | '80s TONY AWARDS $1200: In 1988 this drama by David Henry Hwang flew off with the Tony for Best Play M. Butterfly |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | TEAM OF THE WORLD SERIES MVP $400: 1988:
Orel Hershiser, though one swing could've done it for Kirk Gibson, too the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| #7006, aired 2015-02-16 | BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNERS $400: Novel, 1988:
This Thomas Harris thriller that made readers bleat "Silence of the Lambs" |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | SONGS OF WINE & ROSES $1600: UB40 topped the charts with this boozy hit in 1988 "Red Red Wine" |
| #6971, aired 2014-12-29 | THE BRIT ON THE BANKNOTE $400: My calculations reveal this scientist was on the 1-pound note from 1978 to 1988 Isaac Newton |
| #6967, aired 2014-12-23 | NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS $1,200 (Daily Double): This woman is truly "Beloved", winning a Pulitzer in 1988 & a Nobel in 1993 Toni Morrison |
| #6967, aired 2014-12-23 | MULTIPLE ROLES, SAME ACTOR $1600: In 1988 these 2 actresses played 2 sets of twins in "Big Business" Lily Tomlin & Bette Midler |
| #6965, aired 2014-12-19 | THE SAKHAROV PRIZE $400: The European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights; still in prison in South Africa, this man won in 1988 Mandela |
| #6948, aired 2014-11-26 | DINNER & A BROADWAY SHOW $400: There's no masking the fact that Hal Prince directed the 1988 Broadway opening of this musical The Phantom of the Opera |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | SONG TITLE IN COMMON TO... $1600: Alphaville (1984) & Rod Stewart (1988) "Forever Young" |
| #6938, aired 2014-11-12 | MOVIE "LAND" $1600: This 1988 animated film centered on 5 orphaned dinosaurs The Land Before Time |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | THE REAGAN LIBRARY $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.) This fine china was among the White House dinnerware used in the formal state dinners hosted by the Reagans; the first, in 1981, & the last, in 1988, both honored this world leader, who was accompanied by her husband Denis (Margaret) Thatcher |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | A TOP 10 HIT TWICE $600: "Always On My Mind":
Willie Nelson in 1982 & this British synth-pop dance duo in 1988 Pet Shop Boys |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | VOGUE $1000: This London-born fashion icon has been the editor-in-chief of the American edition of Vogue magazine since 1988 Anna Wintour |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | WORLD LITERATURE $1200: After publishing this book in 1988, Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding The Satanic Verses |
| #6910, aired 2014-10-03 | CINEMA ZOO $2000: 1988, starring Sigourney Weaver Gorillas in the Mist |
| #6896, aired 2014-09-15 | CLOWNS $1000: In 1988 John Vernon, the dean in "Animal House", found more than 0.0 "Killer Klowns from" here Outer Space |
| #6880, aired 2014-07-11 | DUSTIN HOFFMAN'S FILM ROLES $800: Savant Raymond Babbitt
(1988) Rain Man |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | IM-PASTORS $1200: Aries Spears & Darrell Hammond have impersonated this reverend & 1984 & 1988 presidential candidate Jesse Jackson |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | FAMOUS VOICES $2,000 (Daily Double): In his 1988 autobiography, he dispelled the allergy rumor but said that he wasn't really fond of carrots Mel Blanc |
| #6854, aired 2014-06-05 | THE STATE OF FILM TODAY $1600: Willem Dafoe is on the case in this southern murder mystery from 1988 Mississippi Burning |
| #6849, aired 2014-05-29 | I WON THAT STATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION $1200: Minnesota in 1988:
This Democrat (Michael) Dukakis |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | OOO, SORRY $400: In 1988 this actress apologized to Vietnam vets & said that some of her behavior in Hanoi was "thoughtless" Jane Fonda |
| #6830, aired 2014-05-02 | SEOUL $400: Diver Greg Louganis was twice golden in this year when Seoul hosted the Summer Olympics 1988 |
| #6806, aired 2014-03-31 | NBA FINALS MVPs $400: 1988:
This Tar Heel proved his merit for the Lakers (James) Worthy |
| #6794, aired 2014-03-13 | AUTOMAKERS $400: In a 1988 film Jeff Bridges played this maverick carmaker who built only 51 of the cars named for him (Preston) Tucker |
| #6793, aired 2014-03-12 | SO SAD $400: In a 1988 hit, Poison lamented that "Every Rose Has" one of these thorn |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY $5,000 (Daily Double): Oh yah, in 1988, pre-"Fargo", she was Stellllla! in "A Streetcar Named Desire", dontcha know Frances McDormand |
| #6789, aired 2014-03-06 | ON THE BOOKSHELF $800: This Italian literary critic wrote the 1988 novel "Foucault's Pendulum" (Umberto) Eco |
| #6783, aired 2014-02-26 | PIX-"R" $200: Our favorite part of this 1988 film is Dustin Hoffman saying, "Course I got 'Jeopardy!' at 5 o'clock. I watch 'Jeopardy!'" Rain Man |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | LIFE OF RILEY $400: In 1988 Lakers coach Pat Riley trademarked this term denoting a trio of consecutive title wins a three-peat |
| #6776, aired 2014-02-17 | OLYMPIC GOLD $1000: Men's 100-meter dash,
1984, 1988;
men's long jump,
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Carl Lewis |
| #6769, aired 2014-02-06 | GOLDBERG VARIATIONS $200: This "lord of the" British novelists was knighted in 1988 (William) Golding |
| #6767, aired 2014-02-04 | JOHN HUGHES MOVIES $1000: 1988 film about a pair of newlyweds preparing for parenthood She's Having a Baby |
| #6750, aired 2014-01-10 | I SAW IT ON IMDb $200: In 1988 he starred in both the Best Picture Oscar winner, "Rain Man", & the Razzie winner for worst picture, "Cocktail" Tom Cruise |
| #6747, aired 2014-01-07 | HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE $800: In 1988 I. King Jordan became president of this university after students led a "deaf president now" campaign Gallaudet |
| #6736, aired 2013-12-23 | LATIN WORDS & PHRASES $800: A 1988 body-switching movie comedy, or a 2-word Latin term meaning "conversely" vice versa |
| #6730, aired 2013-12-13 | INDIAN FIRSTS $800: The first Indian to achieve this exalted chess title was Viswanathan Anand in 1988 grand master |
| #6719, aired 2013-11-28 | AWED WORDS $1600: I kneel before this Broadway theatre where "The Phantom of the Opera" has been playing since 1988 the Majestic |
| #6715, aired 2013-11-22 | AP FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR $400: 1987:
Jackie Joyner-Kersee;
1988:
This sister-in-law Flo-Jo |
| #6709, aired 2013-11-14 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $1000: In 1988 it became the first Canadian city to host the winter Olympics Calgary |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | THE THESPIAN DIRECTS $1200: Hey, Lavoine! This woman was a "Big" director in 1988 Penny Marshall |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | I'LL HAVE AN OLD SPANISH $200: In 1988 Elizabeth II visited Madrid & tried not to gloat about this Spanish force defeated 400 years earlier the Spanish Armada |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | LIFE OF BRIAN $800: An ice follies show sparked his interest in figure skating, in which he took Olympic gold in 1988 Brian Boitano |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | SAME ROLE, SAME FILM $1600: Mayim Bialik & Bette Midler as singer C.C. Bloom (1988) Beaches |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | SCIENCE GUYS $1200: From 1988 to 1992 this collaborator of Francis Crick directed the Human Genome Project Watson |
| #6596, aired 2013-04-29 | 1988 NO. 1 HIT LYRICS $400: "Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo, we'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow" the Beach Boys |
| #6590, aired 2013-04-19 | NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR $600: 1988:
Mike Singletary of this team the Chicago Bears |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | BASED ON THE COMIC BOOK $800: Gerard Christopher played the young hero in this 1988-1992 TV series; Stacy Haiduk was Lana Lang The Adventures of Superboy |
| #6570, aired 2013-03-22 | TRACK & FIELD $1000: Flo Jo's sister-in-law, in the 1988 Olympics she set the world record for most total points in the heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #6568, aired 2013-03-20 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATERS $400: Patriotism, or lack thereof, was on the docket in their Sept. 25, 1988 dustup at Wake Forest George Bush, Sr. & Michael Dukakis |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | DRUMSTICKS $800: Jason, the son of this man, wielded the drumsticks for a Led Zeppelin reunion at a 1988 concert John Bonham |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $200: With infinite gladness, Billy Corgan formed this band in 1988; happy anniversary The Smashing Pumpkins |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $400: 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of his stirring "Keep hope alive" speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention Jesse Jackson |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $800: Brr! this "creamery" opened its first store in Tempe in 1988 & calls every treat it serves a "creation" Cold Stone |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | THE BRONZE AGE $1000: The first African American to win a winter Olympic medal was Debi Thomas with a 1988 bronze in this sport figure skating |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $1000: 2013 will mark the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of the B-2, aka this plane, which was very visible on Nov. 22, 1988 Stealth Bomber |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | TV DRAMAS $800: 1 of 2 series between 1978 & 1988 that starred Robert Urich as a private detective Spenser: For Hire (or Vegas) |
| #6528, aired 2013-01-23 | BANNED! $1000: This 1988 novel with Satan in the title was banned not just in the Muslim world but in Venezuela The Satanic Verses |
| #6515, aired 2013-01-04 | NEWSPAPERS $800: Daniel Hertzberg & James B. Stewart of this paper shared a 1988 Pulitzer for their stories about insider trading The Wall Street Journal |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | '80s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $400: 1988:
"Man In The Mirror" Michael Jackson |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | '80s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $1000: 1988:
"Father Figure" George Michael |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | CHARLES DISCHARGED $200: This cartoonist died in not particularly macabre fashion Sept. 29, 1988 Charles Addams |
| #6449, aired 2012-10-04 | ROCKTOBER $600: On Oct. 15, 1988 reggae topped the U.S. charts courtesy of this band's rendition of "Red Red Wine" UB40 |
| #6443, aired 2012-09-26 | IN THE POLITICAL ARENA $400: He supported Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign; now he's governor of Texas & his views have changed a bit Rick Perry |
| #6443, aired 2012-09-26 | IN THE POLITICAL ARENA $1000: In 1988 he became the first Orthodox Jew to win election to the Senate Joe Lieberman |
| #6382, aired 2012-05-22 | BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES $800: 1988 Dustin Hoffman film that definitely, definitely became the musical film version of "Don Quixote" Rain Man of La Mancha |
| #6355, aired 2012-04-13 | HEY, U2! $1000: Part of this 1988 U2 documentary with accompanying album was filmed at Graceland Rattle and Hum |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | A MATTER OF HOURS $600: It premiered on CBS in 1988; in 2002 the title added "Investigates" & in 2004, that became "Mystery" 48 Hours |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | THE SPORTING LIFE $600: (Hannah Storm presents the clue.) Flo-Jo's sister-in-law, she won the heptathlon gold at the 1988 & 1992 Olympics as well as a 1988 long jump gold medal Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | MAY-DECEMBER MOVIES $400: Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon starred as a baseball rookie & his older lover in this 1988 film Bull Durham |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | PLAY DATES $400: "M. Butterfly" & the nomination of M. Dukakis arrived in this year 1988 |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | AT WIDE RECEIVER FOR THIS TEAM... $200: 1988: John Taylor, Jerry Rice; Taylor caught Super Bowl XXIII's game-winning pass, but Rice got MVP the 49ers |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | THE FOOD CHAIN $400: This company's first Supercenter opened in 1988 & included a grocery & 36 departments of general merchandise Walmart |
| #6270, aired 2011-12-16 | ANTONYMIC BOOK TITLES $800: 1988:
"The King Of The Saved"` The Queen Of The Damned |
| #6265, aired 2011-12-09 | BOTTLES OF WATER $1600: In 1988 "S." this was the first Italian mineral water to be exported to France Pellegrino |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | THE MIDDLE AGES $600: In 1988 50-year-old Helen Thayer battled bears to become the first woman to travel solo to the magnetic this the North Pole |
| #6254, aired 2011-11-24 | NEW WORDS & PHRASES $600: Merriam-Webster gives 1988 as the date this masculine word evolved from "bimbo", 1 letter different himbo |
| #6250, aired 2011-11-18 | A LITTLE ALLITERATION $600: This racket game became an Olympic sport in 1988 table tennis |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | & JUSTICE FOR ALL $600: This "Watch" started ticking in 1988, when advocacy orgs. in Europe, Africa, Asia & the Americas adopted the name Human Rights Watch |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | WINTER OLYMPICS MASCOTS $1200: Hidy & Howdy were the polar bear mascots for the 1988 Olympics in this Canadian city Calgary |
| #6240, aired 2011-11-04 | MTV VIDEO OF THE YEAR ARTISTS $400: 1988:
"Need You Tonight/Meditate" INXS |
| #6234, aired 2011-10-27 | THE TONY AWARD FOR BEST PLAY $400: 1988:
This story based on an opera set in Asia M. Butterfly |
| #6219, aired 2011-10-06 | TIDY $1000: Invented in 1988, this hand sanitizer comes in spray, wipe & goo-from-the-pump forms Purell |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | "B"OOKS $400: This novel by Toni Morrison won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Beloved |
| #6205, aired 2011-07-29 | RONS, DONS & JOHNS $400: In 1988 this now-Texas congressman got more than 400,000 votes running for president as a Libertarian Ron Paul |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | DAN-O-MITE $400: (Dan Patrick reads the clue.) When this Charger retired in 1988, he was one of only 3 quarterbacks to have racked up 40,000 passing yards Dan Fouts |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $400: Guns N' Roses hit No. 1 in September 1988 with this "sweet" hit featuring Slash's tasty guitar licks "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
| #6177, aired 2011-06-21 | PAPAL BULLS $400: He issued the most recent Papal bull, "Incarnationis mysterium", "The mystery of the Incarnation", in 1988 Pope John Paul II |
| #6174, aired 2011-06-16 | IT'S A DISASTER $400: The last major eruption of Mount St. Helens was in this presidential election year 1980 |
| #6174, aired 2011-06-16 | '80s TV $600: John Goodman played the husband of the title character on this sitcom that debuted in 1988 Roseanne |
| #6172, aired 2011-06-14 | GREAT LAKES $1200: The appropriately named Lake Speed won the 1988 Trans South 500 in one of these GM cars; it was not his father's an Oldsmobile |
| #6171, aired 2011-06-13 | YOU'RE EXCOMMUNICATED $400: Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's fight to keep the Latin this & other traditions led to his 1988 excommunication the mass |
| #6157, aired 2011-05-24 | MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN & VALERIE $200: In 1988 the remains of this explorer were moved & reburied next to Robert Peary Matthew Henson |
| #6157, aired 2011-05-24 | COLORFUL TV SHOWS $400: (1988-1998)
"Murphy _____" Brown |
| #6132, aired 2011-04-19 | FROM U.S. TO USSR $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) In 1988, the Dance Theatre of Harlem became part of the great legacy of dance in Russia, being acclaimed with a standing ovation at this famed Leningrad theater the Kirov |
| #6128, aired 2011-04-13 | BIOPICS BY SUBJECT $400: 1988:
Teacher Jaime Escalante Stand and Deliver |
| #6103, aired 2011-03-09 | WHO'S THE BOSS? $600: ...of Motown Records, 1959-1988 Berry Gordy |
| #6096, aired 2011-02-28 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: His 1988 book "A Different Kind of Christmas" was based on a story outline for the TV film "Roots: The Gift" Alex Haley |
| #6073, aired 2011-01-26 | 1980s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $800: 1988:
"Look Away"; a groove from this pop-rock group with an urban name Chicago |
| #6073, aired 2011-01-26 | 1980s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $2000: 1988:
"Wishing Well"; whatever happened to him? He lives in Milan & goes by Sananda Maitreya Terence Trent D'Arby |
| #6069, aired 2011-01-20 | DESCRIBING THE FILM $800: 1988: A cop comes to L.A. for Christmas, goes to his wife's holiday party, kills a lot of party crashers Die Hard |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WEAPONRY $2000: This flat, angular bomber the Air Force unveiled in 1988 can really fly under the radar--or through it a Stealth Bomber (B-2) |
| #6063, aired 2011-01-12 | CANDIED CAMERA $1600: This title conflict of a 1988 film takes place at St. Trinity's school The Chocolate War |
| #6055, aired 2010-12-31 | WATCH "ING" THE MOVIES $1200: In this 1988 movie Melanie Griffith schemes to take over when her boss takes a leave of absence Working Girl |
| #6048, aired 2010-12-22 | MOLECULES $7,000 (Daily Double): A 1988 Nobel Prize was for unraveling a key molecule in this "most important chemical reaction in the biosphere" photosynthesis |
| #6033, aired 2010-12-01 | DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP $400: Philippe Nguyen Kim Dien, an activist archbishop of Hue, died under house arrest in this country in 1988 Vietnam |
| #6027, aired 2010-11-23 | BOOK OPPOSITES $800: 1988:
"The Godly Prose" The Satanic Verses |
| #6026, aired 2010-11-22 | THE QUOTABLE DE NIRO $1000: 1988:
"$100,000 & I'll have the Duke here for you by Friday night" Midnight Run |
| #6002, aired 2010-10-19 | A HAPPY TUNE $200: One of 1988's simple pleasures was this no. 1 song from Bobby McFerrin's album "Simple Pleasures" "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #5991, aired 2010-10-04 | CREATURE FEATURES $400: 1988:
"____ in the Mist" Gorillas |
| #5990, aired 2010-10-01 | GLENN CLOSE $1200: (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) Michelle Pfeiffer & I tangled in this 1988 film whose tagline was "Lust, seduction, revenge, the game as you've never seen it played before" Dangerous Liaisons |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | EASY ON THE EYES $400: Jessica Rabbit made it OK to think an animated character was hot in this 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #5949, aired 2010-06-24 | FILL IN THE TONY-WINNING PLAY TITLE $400: 1988:
"M. ____" Butterfly |
| #5928, aired 2010-05-26 | I MARRIED THIS SPORTS STAR $1600: Janet Jones, in 1988 Wayne Gretzky |
| #5926, aired 2010-05-24 | THIS IS A BUST! $800: A bust of this rock icon atop his grave at Paris' Pere Lachaise cemetery was stolen in 1988 Jim Morrison |
| #5922, aired 2010-05-18 | RECORD OF THE YEAR GRAMMY WINNERS $400: 1988 for "Don't Worry Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin |
| #5913, aired 2010-05-05 | MAYORS $400: We're pretty sure it wasn't his singing that got him elected mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988 Sonny Bono |
| #5905, aired 2010-04-23 | SINNERS $200: In 1988 this popular evangelist tearfully admitted on his national TV show that "I have sinned against you" Jimmy Swaggart |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE $200: Alex Vaikus is president of this company; from 1988 to 2009, Christie Hefner was his boss Playboy |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | CHAMPAGNE $800: A 1980s process to make huge bottles safely allowed Rosalynn Carter to do this with a 7-gal. "sovereign" on Jan. 15, 1988 christen a ship ('break it across a ship' accepted) |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES $800: From 1980 to 1988 we watched this title guy drive his sweet Ferrari to his even sweeter Hawaiian pad (& catch bad guys) Magnum |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | FOUND IN THE JEOPARDY! ATTIC $1000: Some diehard "Jeopardy!" Democrat still has the pin seen here from this election year 1988 |
| #5874, aired 2010-03-11 | THE NFL $3,600 (Daily Double): When a team switched cities in 1988, this new full team name contained 2 birds, one real & one mythic the Phoenix Cardinals |
| #5867, aired 2010-03-02 | BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN $2,000 (Daily Double): Harvey Keitel played the role of Judas Iscariot in this controversial 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ |
| #5842, aired 2010-01-26 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS $400: Troy Aikman
(1988) UCLA |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | YOU'VE BEEN TRADED $600: In 1988 the Oilers sent this "Great One" (& 2 others) to the L.A. Kings, getting 2 players, 3 picks & $15 mil. in return Wayne Gretzky |
| #5826, aired 2010-01-04 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND $400: "Groovy Kind Of Love":
The Mindbenders in 1966, this man in 1988 Phil Collins |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $2,000 (Daily Double): Yep, this haunting love story is still on Broadway, as it has been since its Jan. 26, 1988 opening night Phantom of the Opera |
| #5811, aired 2009-12-14 | JIMMY $1200: This noted oddsmaker was seen on "The NFL Today" from 1976 to 1988 Jimmy the Greek |
| #5799, aired 2009-11-26 | GRAMMY-WINNING MUSIC VIDEOS $200: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
(1988) U2 |
| #5799, aired 2009-11-26 | BORN & DIED $600: New Yorker cartoonist, drew his first breath Jan. 7, 1912; left his ooky family Sept. 29, 1988 (Charles) Addams |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $600: 1988:
Won "Cheers" for his sitcom acting;
2008:
Won raves as a baddie on "Damages" Ted Danson |
| #5772, aired 2009-10-20 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS $400: 1988 Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz is best known for tales of this African capital Cairo |
| #5767, aired 2009-10-13 | NAME THAT MOVIE $1000: 1988:
"I'll let you in on a little secret, Ray. K-mart sucks" Rain Man |
| #5763, aired 2009-10-07 | MOVIE BIO DOUBLE $400: Willem Dafoe in 1988,
Jim Caviezel in 2004 Jesus |
| #5759, aired 2009-10-01 | AN OCTOBER FIRST FEST $200: 1988:
In a major reorganization of the Soviet hierarchy, this man becomes head of the U.S.S.R. Gorbachev |
| #5753, aired 2009-09-23 | REMEMBERING MICHAEL JACKSON $600: In 1988 Jackson landed at the top of the book charts with this autobiography named for his famous dance Moonwalk |
| #5741, aired 2009-07-20 | CELEBRITY YEARBOOK SUPERLATIVES $1000: At his Longview, Texas high school in 1988, this actor was voted most handsome Matthew McConaughey |
| #5730, aired 2009-07-03 | ON THE 3rd OF JULY $400: 1988:
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is completed in this city, its second bridge between Europe & Asia Istanbul |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | ANN(E)-TASTIC! $1000: She delivered a sparkling keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention Ann Richards |
| #5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BODIES IN WATER $2,000 (Daily Double): She's the first American woman to win 4 Olympic gold medals in swimming, winning 3 in 1988 & 1 in 1992 Janet Evans |
| #5706, aired 2009-06-01 | FAO SCHWARZ $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew dances on a giant piano to play "Heart And Soul" with a friend at FAO Schwarz in New York.) A major attraction at FAO Schwarz is piano dancing, just like Tom Hanks & Robert Loggia did in this 1988 film Big |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | THE DALLAS COWBOYS $600: He & his hat coached the boys from 1960 through 1988, winning 250 games Tom Landry |
| #5700, aired 2009-05-22 | THE SUPER BOWL $2000: In 1988 he became the first African-American quarterback to start & win a Super Bowl Doug Williams |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | ART HEISTS $400: An early version of "The Potato Eaters" was among 3 of his paintings taken from a museum in Holland in 1988 van Gogh |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | BORN TO RUN $400: In 1984 he dashed off with Olympic gold in the 100m; in 1988 he did it again; then there are his 7 other golds… Carl Lewis |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | OTHER FAMOUS TYLERS $2000: This 1988 William Hurt & Geena Davis film about a writer of travel guides was based on a novel by Anne Tyler The Accidental Tourist |
| #5643, aired 2009-03-04 | MR. OBAMA GOES TO WASHINGTON $800: Obama entered this university's law school in 1988 & graduated magna cum laude in '91 Harvard |
| #5640, aired 2009-02-27 | MUCH "ADO" ABOUT NOTHING $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 Congress passed an Indoor Abatement Act to reduce levels of this toxic gas in the home radon |
| #5623, aired 2009-02-04 | VETERANS' BENEFITS $600: In 1988 this president created the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs Ronald Reagan |
| #5617, aired 2009-01-27 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $200: In 1988 Val Kilmer was doomed to play this Dane at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder Hamlet |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $600: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" is a line from this 1988 film that mixed live action & animation Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #5606, aired 2009-01-12 | MY ACTING & POLITICAL RESUME $1200: "Hairspray"
(the 1988 one),
"Troll",
Mayor of Palm Springs,
U.S. rep. from California Sonny Bono |
| #5603, aired 2009-01-07 | SORE WINNERS $1600: Hobbled by a bad hamstring & bum knee, he homered to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series & limped around the bases Kirk Gibson |
| #5593, aired 2008-12-24 | ALBUMS $600: This group was "Hangin' Tough" at No. 1 in 1988 & returned to "the block" (& the No. 2 spot) in 2008 New Kids on the Block |
| #5588, aired 2008-12-17 | 1980s BESTSELLERS $800: His "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" was the top-selling fiction book of 1988 Tom Clancy |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | STEP UP TO THE BARRE $1200: The 1988 ballet "A Fool For You" featured his songs, including the title tune & "I've Got A Woman" Ray Charles |
| #5583, aired 2008-12-10 | MOVIE ADJECTIVES $400: 1988:
"The ____ Lightness of Being" Unbearable |
| #5575, aired 2008-11-28 | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.) A Scottish cairn, or stone monument, marks the memorial to the 270 killed in the 1988 terrorist attack in the skies above this village Lockerbie |
| #5572, aired 2008-11-25 | BIOPIC SUBJECTS $400: 1988:
"Bird" Charlie Parker |
| #5559, aired 2008-11-06 | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN $2000: Bari Woods' novel "Twins" became this 1988 film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role Dead Ringers |
| #5536, aired 2008-10-06 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS $200: Edsel II has been a director of this, his family company, since 1988 Ford |
| #5525, aired 2008-09-19 | SO WHAT'D YOU DO WITH THE MONEY? $400: In 1988 he could've said, "You're hired!" to work at NYC's Plaza Hotel, which he bought for $390 million Donald Trump |
| #5516, aired 2008-09-08 | REEL LIFE $800: 1988:
Sigourney Weaver as this battlesome zoologist Dian Fossey |
| #5514, aired 2008-07-24 | ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL STARS $200: In 1988 this "King of Pop" played himself in "Daddy Can't Read" Michael Jackson |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $800: In 1988 the Beach Boys had a No. 1 hit with this song from the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail" "Kokomo" |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $1000: This Aussie group brought a "New Sensation" to radio in 1988 INXS |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | CANADIAN SONGBIRDS $1000: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics Feist |
| #5504, aired 2008-07-10 | "C"LASSICAL MUSICIANS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from Steinway & Sons in New York.) Steinway unveiled its 500,000th piano in a 1988 gala at Carnegie Hall featuring Steinway artists like this American pianist who has his own Fort Worth piano competition Van Cliburn |
| #5503, aired 2008-07-09 | OLYMPIC MASCOTS $800: A little tiger named Hodori was the mascot of the Summer Games held in this world capital in 1988 Seoul |
| #5503, aired 2008-07-09 | TV WOMEN $800: Starting in 1988, this comedienne played the not-always-lovable mom of Becky, Darlene & D.J. Conner Roseanne Barr |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | TRACK & FIELD $800: In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the Amateur Athlete of the Year; this sister-in-law won in 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | TRACK & FIELD $2000: His 1988 100-meter record of 9.79 seconds was revoked (steroids); 11 years later, Maurice Greene matched it Ben Johnson |
| #5478, aired 2008-06-04 | FILM FISTICUFFS $800: Yippee-ki-yay! Ex-hostage Bonnie Bedelia smacks a smarmy TV reporter in this 1988 action film Die Hard |
| #5476, aired 2008-06-02 | WORLD UP! $400: In May 1988, after 8 years of fighting there, the Soviet army began withdrawing from this country Afghanistan |
| #5464, aired 2008-05-15 | IT'S AN OLYMPIC YEAR $2000: The Los Angeles Olympics of this year had the games' first paraplegic athlete, archer Neroli Fairhall 1984 |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | HISTORICAL DIARIES? $800: 1988: Am now a 4-star general! Awesome!
1991: Commencing Operation Desert Storm. Now I'm stormin'! Schwarzkopf |
| #5455, aired 2008-05-02 | "P"EOPLE $800: This physician ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988 & as a Republican in 2008 (Ron) Paul |
| #5451, aired 2008-04-28 | NONFICTION $4,000 (Daily Double): David Herbert Donald won a 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Look Homeward: A Life of" this author Thomas Wolfe |
| #5441, aired 2008-04-14 | LEFT FIELD $3,000 (Daily Double): Elected to the Senate in 1970, he was No. 2 on the 1988 Democratic ticket Lloyd Bentsen |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | MOVIE COMEDIES $1000: Michael Caine & Steve Martin teamed up as Lawrence & Freddy, a couple of these, the title of a 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
| #5415, aired 2008-03-07 | MAN & SUPERMAN $400: He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1988 but never played; in 1993 he began playing Superman on "Lois & Clark" Dean Cain |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | THE HOBOKEN FIVE $800: This Hobokenite of Chinese descent turned tennis pro in 1988 when he was just 15 (Michael) Chang |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHING LEGENDS $1000: Vince Dooley
(1964-1988) Georgia |
| #5403, aired 2008-02-20 | THE LIBRARY $1000: It'll take more than a moment to read this 1988 bestseller by British physicist Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time |
| #5391, aired 2008-02-04 | THE SPORTING LIFE $1000: In 1988 it took all of 91 seconds for him to K.O. Michael Spinks to remain the undisputed heavyweight champ Mike Tyson |
| #5388, aired 2008-01-30 | A CINEMATIC FEAST $600: The title eatery in this 1988 Julia Roberts film actually exists in Connecticut Mystic Pizza |
| #5385, aired 2008-01-25 | MICHELLE PFEIFFER PFILMS $1200: Decisions, decisions: this 1988 film finds Michelle choosing between Kurt Russell & Mel Gibson Tequila Sunrise |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | THAT I LOVE YOU $400: Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor (& no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988 Kevin Bacon |
| #5363, aired 2007-12-26 | OSCARS WILD $1200: He's the "SNL" guy (& you're not) who opened the 1988 show with, "Good evening Hollywood phonies"; he never hosted again Chevy Chase |
| #5363, aired 2007-12-26 | WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT $1600: In November 1988 she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Islamic nation (Benazir) Bhutto |
| #5358, aired 2007-12-19 | ATTORNEYS GENERAL $600: The 1988 resig. of this pres.'s A.G. Ed Meese coincided with a report that Meese had "probably violated the criminal law" Reagan |
| #5331, aired 2007-11-12 | ART GAL-ERY $1600: In a 1988 movie, Laurent Grevill played writer Paul Claudel & Isabelle Adjani starred as this artist sister Camille (Claudel) |
| #5329, aired 2007-11-08 | 20th CENTURY COMPOSERS $2000: He was buried in New York in 1945 & reburied in his beloved Hungary in 1988 Béla Bartók |
| #5314, aired 2007-10-18 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME $800: Artists become eligible this long after their first release; The Beach Boys went in in 1988, Springsteen in '99 25 years |
| #5275, aired 2007-07-13 | ADDING INSULT $1000: Later a Texas governor, in 1988 she said George H.W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth" (Ann) Richards |
| #5270, aired 2007-07-06 | COMPUTER MILESTONES $800: 1988:
Crafted by Robert Morris, the first known one of these viruses wriggles into computers a worm |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST $2,500 (Daily Double): Though she's from Quebec, she won the contest in 1988 for Switzerland with "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi" (Celine) Dion |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | ENTERTAINING STATE CAPITALS $400: 1988 was a good year for this actress; she won a best supporting acting oscar & her cousin ran for president Olympia Dukakis |
| #5235, aired 2007-05-18 | BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY $2000: In 1988 this African-American explorer's remains were moved to Arlington & reburied near Robert Peary Matthew Henson |
| #5219, aired 2007-04-26 | WE LOVE BROADWAY MUSICALS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from a stage set.) Since 1988, more than 10 actors have starred as the Phantom of the Opera here on Broadway, but it was this actor who won the Tony Michael Crawford |
| #5219, aired 2007-04-26 | MY LIFE IN GAME SHOWS $1200: In the 1980s Johnny Gilbert was the announcer on the $20,000 version of this Dick Clark-hosted game show The $20,000 Pyramid |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | MR. OR MS. MAYOR $400: You could find Dianne Feinstein's heart in this city from 1978 to 1988 San Francisco |
| #5212, aired 2007-04-17 | LAST BUT NOT LEAST $600: In 1988 newspapers headlined the closing of the last of these in the U.S., putting bunnies out of work Playboy Clubs |
| #5198, aired 2007-03-28 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $800: Named Best New Artist at the 1988 Grammys, she also won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Fast Car" Tracy Chapman |
| #5194, aired 2007-03-22 | BROADWAY'S HAL PRINCE $1200: In 1988, Hal directed this musical set in 19th century Paris The Phantom of the Opera |
| #5187, aired 2007-03-13 | CARTOON FEMALES $600: The sexy cartoon female seen here starred in this innovative 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #5184, aired 2007-03-08 | PLACES IN SONG $1600: Their 1988 hit "Kokomo" mentions "Aruba, Jamaica, ooo I wanna take you to Bermuda, Bahama..." The Beach Boys |
| #5183, aired 2007-03-07 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $800: Her work with mountain gorillas inspired the 1988 movie "Gorillas in the Mist" (Dian) Fossey |
| #5181, aired 2007-03-05 | FACT OR FICTION? $800: This holy relic turned up at a church in Lirey, France in 1355; radiocarbon tests in 1988 raised questions the Shroud of Turin |
| #5174, aired 2007-02-22 | SEGAL, SIEGEL OR SEAGAL $200: In 1987 he married a Pantene spokesmodel; in 1988 he started busting heads in "Above the Law" Steven Seagal |
| #5133, aired 2006-12-27 | BIG BUSINESS $400: In 1988, this FedEx rival got its own airline, now among the USA's 10 largest UPS |
| #5121, aired 2006-12-11 | SEQUELITIS $600: Jackie Mason played miniature golf in the 1988 sequel to this madcap comedy Caddyshack |
| #5112, aired 2006-11-28 | THEY TOOK DEBATE $1000: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" was a quip from the famous 1988 debate between these two men Quayle & Bentsen |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $2000: In 1988 Brisbane, Australia hosted a World Expo & this Canadian city hosted the Winter Olympics Calgary |
| #5104, aired 2006-11-16 | METS, GIANTS, RANGERS & KNICKS $400: In 2006 this ex-Yankee managed the Mets to their first division win since 1988 Willie Randolph |
| #5081, aired 2006-10-16 | "K" MART $400: Ann Richards delivered this "address" at the 1988 Democratic National Convention the keynote |
| #5071, aired 2006-10-02 | ANIMATED MOVIES $1600: This 1988 film is seen thorugh the eyes of Littlefoot, a baby Brontosaurus The Land Before Time |
| #5054, aired 2006-07-27 | GRAVEYARD SHIFT $2000: Matthew Henson, author of "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole", was reinterred aptly near this admiral in 1988 Peary |
| #5048, aired 2006-07-19 | THE JEP-TONES WORLD TOUR 2006 $600: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease-&-desist order Guns N' Roses |
| #5029, aired 2006-06-22 | PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS $400: On August 18, 1988 he told the GOP National Convention, "I want a kinder, gentler nation" George H.W. Bush (George... Bush... the dad accepted) |
| #5023, aired 2006-06-14 | ROYAL LITERATURE $1200: 1988: By Anne Rice Queen of the Damned |
| #5023, aired 2006-06-14 | '80s MOVIES $2000: Kurt & Mel both like Michelle in this 1988 movie Tequila Sunrise |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | DAVES OF OUR LIVES $600: In 1988 he won a Pulitzer Prize for his humorous newspaper columns Dave Barry |
| #5018, aired 2006-06-07 | FASHION DESIGNERS $200: In 1988 she launched her DKNY line Donna Karan |
| #5015, aired 2006-06-02 | '80s MUSIC $200: In a 1988 hit, he was looking at the "Man In The Mirror" Michael Jackson |
| #5013, aired 2006-05-31 | THAT'S SO CONVENTIONAL! $1200: George H.W. Bush electrified the Republican Convention in this year when he declared "No new taxes" 1988 |
| #4990, aired 2006-04-28 | 1980s TV $800: We saw Murphy Brown go on the air in 1988 as the star reporter for this fictitious TV newsmagazine FYI |
| #4979, aired 2006-04-13 | BEFORE & AFTER $3,000 (Daily Double): Stephen Hawking's 1988 bio of the universe that was a No. 1 hit for Jim Croce "A Brief History Of Time In A Bottle" |
| #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | KICK THE CANNES $200: Forest Whitaker & Clint Eastwood both won awards in 1988 for bringing this "flighty" jazzman to life Charlie "Bird" Parker |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | APRIL $2000: In April 1988 this state made Evan Mecham its ex-governor Arizona |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | BEASTLY LIT $1200: 1988:
Thomas Harris chiller about mute muttons The Silence of the Lambs |
| #4968, aired 2006-03-29 | LARCENY DELL'ARTE $1600: NYC's largest art theft happened in 1988 & saw the loss of 2 of this Renaissance friar's masterpieces Fra Angelico |
| #4948, aired 2006-03-01 | SPORTS FRANCHISES ON FILM $1600: 1988:
John Cusack
&
1989:
Ray Liotta the Chicago White Sox |
| #4926, aired 2006-01-30 | McDONALD'S SLOGANS $800: 1988:
"Good time. Great" this taste |
| #4925, aired 2006-01-27 | NIKE $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Nike campus. Oregon.) In 1988, Nike's first ads with this 3-word tagline starred wheelchair athlete Craig Blanchette, among others "Just do it" |
| #4924, aired 2006-01-26 | A PENGUIN, A YAK & A KANGAROO $1600: Kangaroos have few enemies aside from man & this type of wild dog, made infamous in a 1988 film a dingo |
| #4907, aired 2006-01-03 | HACKER CINEMA $400: Clarence Gilyard Jr. cracks security to open a vault & help take over an office tower in this 1988 film Die Hard |
| #4906, aired 2006-01-02 | THE MUSICAL '80s $1600: In 1988 Phil Collins resurrected this Mindbenders hit & topped the charts "A Groovy Kind Of Love" |
| #4905, aired 2005-12-30 | THE UNITED NATIONS $800: Audrey Hepburn became a goodwill ambassador for this U.N. group in 1988 & introduced it to Roger Moore UNICEF |
| #4905, aired 2005-12-30 | NONFICTION $1,400 (Daily Double): This 1988 bestseller was subtitled "From the Big Bang to Black Holes" A Brief History of Time |
| #4898, aired 2005-12-21 | THE "BYRD"s & THE "BEA"s $400: & then there's this actress, truly a "Golden Girl" when she won an Emmy in 1988 Bea Arthur |
| #4884, aired 2005-12-01 | THE WORLD AIDS CRISIS $200: (Ashley Judd reads.) World AIDS Day, December 1, was first established by this U.N. body in 1988 the WHO (World Health Organization) |
| #4883, aired 2005-11-30 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1200: In 1988 this Conn. attorney general upset incumbent Lowell Weicker for the U.S. Senate; he's been re-elected twice (Joe) Lieberman |
| #4851, aired 2005-10-17 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER $2000: Seen here, in 1988 he was President of Mexico; 10 years later he was living in exile in Ireland Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | '80s TV $400: 1 of the 2 shows that debuted in the fall of 1988 with a Murphy in the title Murphy Brown (or Murphy's Law) |
| #4837, aired 2005-09-27 | HELLO KITTY $400: She would've been First Lady if her husband had won 158 more electoral votes in 1988 Kitty Dukakis |
| #4835, aired 2005-09-23 | SPORTS MOVIES $1000: 1988:
Professional baseball players deliberately lose the 1919 World Series Eight Men Out |
| #4830, aired 2005-09-16 | REMEMBER SEPTEMBER? $600: In September 1988 this city hosted the Summer Olympics Seoul |
| #4828, aired 2005-09-14 | UP ON THE "BIG" SCREEN $1200: Paul Reubens' 2 big movies of 1985 & 1988 Pee-wee's Big Adventure & Big Top Pee-wee |
| #4819, aired 2005-07-14 | SONG HITS FOR TWO $1600: Sheryl Crow in 1999;
Guns N' Roses in 1988 "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
| #4817, aired 2005-07-12 | '80s MOVIE QUOTES $800: 1988:
"Ten minutes to Wapner" Rain Man |
| #4817, aired 2005-07-12 | '80s MOVIE QUOTES $1600: 1988:
"There's never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn't have the best year of his career" Bull Durham |
| #4794, aired 2005-06-09 | "DEAD" RECKONING $800: A 1988 Treat Williams film, or a race in which 2 competitors finish in a tie (regardless of the temperature) a dead heat |
| #4790, aired 2005-06-03 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BIOS $1000: David Herbert Donald's 1988 winner "Look Homeward" was "A Life of" this author Thomas Wolfe |
| #4788, aired 2005-06-01 | GRAMMY-WINNING COMEDY ALBUMS $800: 1988:
"Good Morning, Vietnam" Robin Williams |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | WORLD COINS $1600: Popular modern gold coins include the cat series introduced in 1988 by this island off England Isle of Man |
| #4779, aired 2005-05-19 | "W"HO CAN IT BE NOW? $600: In 1988 a painting of this deceased mayor wearing lingerie was removed from the Art Institute of Chicago Harold Washington |
| #4778, aired 2005-05-18 | PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING WOMEN $400: A reading room at the Lorain Public Library in Ohio is named for this "Beloved" prize-winner from 1988 (Toni) Morrison |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | CNN 25: POTPOURRI $800: She made news in 1988 when she became the first woman to head a modern Muslim nation Benazir Bhutto |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | MOTHERS & SONS $1600: This 1988 film in which a teenage boy kidnaps Elvis for his mother bears the name of Elvis' first big hit Heartbreak Hotel |
| #4767, aired 2005-05-03 | THE JIMMY $200: In 1988 this popular minister tearfully admitted on his national TV show that he was guilty of an unspecified sin Jimmy Swaggart |
| #4756, aired 2005-04-18 | EGYPTIAN LIFE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a bookstore in Cairo, Egypt.) Browsing Cairo's many bookstores, you'll inevitably come across works by this author, the 1988 Nobel Prize winner (Naguib) Mahfouz |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | THAT'S DEBATABLE $600: October 5, 1988:
Dan Quayle & this man Lloyd Bentsen |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | OLYMPIC MASCOTS $1,600 (Daily Double): Hidy & Howdy, polar bears with cowboy hats, were the mascots of the 1988 Winter Games in this city Calgary (Alberta) |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | COMPOSERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1988, more than 40 years after his death, his remains were moved from New York to Budapest for a state funeral (Béla) Bartók |
| #4714, aired 2005-02-17 | WE'VE GOT DESIGNS ON BROADWAY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gondolas across the stage of the Majestic Theatre in New York.) On June 5, 1988, "Phantom of the Opera" won seven of these awards, & you can see why it won for scenic design & lighting Tony Awards |
| #4702, aired 2005-02-01 | RECENT CINEMA $800: This film tells the story of the 1988 championship football season of the Permian High School Panthers Friday Night Lights |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $1200: The first election year in which Al Gore ran for president 1988 |
| #4693, aired 2005-01-19 | "FORE" $800: He won the best actor award at the 1988 Cannes film festival for his portrayal of Charlie Parker Forest Whitaker |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | ONWARD CHRISTIAN SLATER $400: 1988: Christian & Jeff Bridges try to start up an independent automaker Tucker: The Man and His Dream |
| #4670, aired 2004-12-17 | LAGER RHYTHMS $600: In 1988, after an over 70-year ban, this European island country allowed the brewing and selling of strong beer Iceland |
| #4668, aired 2004-12-15 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $800: In 1988 this company sponsored one of the largest cat shows in the U.S., with 814 entries Purina |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | HEADQUARTERS $400: Since 1988 J.C. Penney has been firmly planted in Plano in this state Texas |
| #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | STAY ON THE GRASS $1000: In November 1988 President Reagan signed a law banning the sale of these outdoor toys in the U.S. lawn darts |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | FIRST ELECTED OFFICE $600: His first gig was mayor of Palm Springs in 1988 & Congress got him, babe, in 1995 Sonny Bono |
| #4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY $1200: This German woman, the current Mrs. Agassi, won the 1988 Grand Slam Steffi Graf |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | "DON'T" FORGET THIS SONG $1200: The Grammys honored vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin for this 1988 song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #4629, aired 2004-10-21 | "NO" FUN $400: In 1988 the United Nations' peacekeeping forces were awarded this important prize Nobel Prize |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | THIS MOVIE IS "DEAD" $1200: 1988:
Dirty Harry investigates a mysterious series of celebrity deaths The Dead Pool |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | HISPANIC HERITAGE $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew walks through a sparsely furnished bedroom in Mission San Diego de Alcala.) A room at Mission San Diego de Alcala is named for this man, who founded the mission & was beatified in 1988 Junipero Serra |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | VASES & URNS $2000: This vase in the British Museum was broken in 1845, repaired and then re-repaired in 1988 the Portland Vase |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | MONTY PYTHON $800: In 1988 this Pythoner made it around the world in 80 days for the BBC with 17 hours to spare Michael Palin |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | U.S. FACTS & FIGURES $600: According to the FDIC, A record 222 of these failed or needed aid in 1988 banks |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | MODERN DANCE $800: Modern dance continues to interpret this classical composer, as in Paul Taylor's 1988 "Brandenburgs" (Johann Sebastian) Bach |
| #4594, aired 2004-07-22 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: "Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods" was a 1988 TV movie based on his book Sidney Sheldon |
| #4584, aired 2004-07-08 | HOW 'BOUT A DRINK? $200: A 1988 act of Parliament defined this Scottish product & limited its production only to Scotland Scotch (whiskey) |
| #4559, aired 2004-06-03 | COMPLETES THE FILM TITLE $800: 1988:
"My Stepmother..." Is an Alien |
| #4558, aired 2004-06-02 | SENATORIAL SUCCESSORS $800: 1988:
Succeeds Connecticut's Lowell Weicker Joseph Lieberman |
| #4551, aired 2004-05-24 | AIRLINES $800: Not surprisingly, in 1988 it was the official carrier of the Seoul Olympic games Korean Air Lines |
| #4543, aired 2004-05-12 | PROUD TO BE A SECRETARY $400: This former Secretary of State tried to be really in charge, but his 1988 bid for the presidency didn't work out Alexander Haig |
| #4540, aired 2004-05-07 | THEATRE $2000: You weren't even born when this musical about a spooky guy in an opera house debuted on Broadway in 1988 The Phantom of the Opera |
| #4527, aired 2004-04-20 | INTERNET HISTORY $600: Hacker Robert Morris' 1988 program with the name of this slithery creature crashed a tenth of the Internet worm |
| #4526, aired 2004-04-19 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 HIT $1600: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
(1988) Billy Ocean |
| #4522, aired 2004-04-13 | BIOLOGY $200: 3 calves created this way made headlines back in 1988 cloning |
| #4512, aired 2004-03-30 | SCREEN PLAYS $1200: The 1988 film version of this hit Neil Simon play is seen here Biloxi Blues |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | "E"PICS $1000: In this 1988 film director John Sayles cast himself as sportswriter Ring Lardner Eight Men Out |
| #4497, aired 2004-03-09 | THE CABINET $2000: Bill Clinton's first Treasury secretary was this Texan who had served as Michael Dukakis' running mate in 1988 Lloyd Bentsen |
| #4484, aired 2004-02-19 | A TRIP TO THE MOON $200: As of 1988, the U.S. Census Bureau determined that 13% of the U.S. still believed part of the Moon was made of this cheese |
| #4463, aired 2004-01-21 | ROCK $1200: This "sweet" song by Guns N' Roses was a 1988 No. 1 hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
| #4457, aired 2004-01-13 | MOVIE VILLAINS $1200: In this 1988 film Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber spoils Bruce Willis' day -- well, night Die Hard |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | SCREEN NAMES $1200: In 1988 this actress, born Margarita Ibrahimoff, married Tom Hanks, born Tom Hanks Rita Wilson |
| #4448, aired 2003-12-31 | CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS $800: In a 1988 movie Bill Murray played Frank Cross, who's this Dickens character updated as a TV executive Ebenezer Scrooge |
| #4440, aired 2003-12-19 | CUBA $600: Cuba's first big screen role was in this 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy as a transplanted African prince Coming to America |
| #4438, aired 2003-12-17 | ____ JO $200: Nickname of the woman who set an Olympic record in 1988 in the 100-meter run FloJo |
| #4434, aired 2003-12-11 | '80s SONGS $1000: "Pour Some Sugar on Me" was a 1988 No. 2 hit for this hard rockin' quintet Def Leppard |
| #4433, aired 2003-12-10 | GOTTA RUN $1600: Judd Hirsch & Christine Lahti fled the law with son River Phoenix in tow in this 1988 drama Running on Empty |
| #4429, aired 2003-12-04 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $800: The only women to repeat as gold medalists in solo figure skating are Sonja Henie & this East German in 1984 & 1988 Katarina Witt |
| #4418, aired 2003-11-19 | THE SETH GREEN SCENE $800: Back in 1988 Seth was in "My Stepmother is an Alien" with this actress who 10 years later he dated on "Buffy" Alyson Hannigan |
| #4415, aired 2003-11-14 | HISTORIC QUOTES $400: On July 19, 1988 he said, "We are all precious in God's sight -- the real rainbow coalition" Jesse Jackson |
| #4407, aired 2003-11-04 | '88 $400: In April 1988 Northwest became the first U.S. air carrier to ban this on all domestic flights smoking |
| #4383, aired 2003-10-01 | AN OCTOBER FIRST FEST $400: On Oct. 1, 1988 he became the USSR's president & said perestroika had entered a new age Mikhail Gorbachev |
| #4381, aired 2003-09-29 | CLOCKED $800: In 1988 Flo Jo clocked a time of 10.49 seconds in this event the 100 meters |
| #4375, aired 2003-09-19 | BEST PICTURES IN OTHER WORDS $800: 1988:
"Wet Weather Dude" Rain Man |
| #4371, aired 2003-09-15 | U.N. GOODWILL AMBASSADORS $1600: Made a UNICEF ambassador in 1988, this Oscar winner spent the last years of her life working for needy children Audrey Hepburn |
| #4369, aired 2003-09-11 | ANIMAL-TITLED MOVIES $800: Forest Whitaker played bop legend Charlie Parker in this 1988 biopic Bird |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | THE OTTO CLUB $800: East German swimmer Kristin Otto won an unprecedented 6 Olympic gold medals at the 1988 games in this city Seoul |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1200: In case of losses, the 1988 Basel Capital Accord makes banks set aside 8 cents on every dollar they make in these loans |
| #4339, aired 2003-06-12 | '80s BESTSELLERS $1600: In this 1988 bestseller, Anne Rice told the story of Akasha -- the mother of all vampires "Queen of the Damned" |
| #4324, aired 2003-05-22 | WOMEN OF POP $400: Her rendition of "One Moment in Time" was used as a theme song for the 1988 Summer Olympics Whitney Houston |
| #4319, aired 2003-05-15 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $600: In 1988 he won a gold medal boxing for Canada; 5 years later he won the pro heavyweight title Lennox Lewis |
| #4303, aired 2003-04-23 | HEIST-ERIA $1200: In a 1988 film, Phil Collins played "Buster" Edwards, a member of the gang that pulled off this "Great" 1963 heist The Great Train Robbery |
| #4302, aired 2003-04-22 | 1980s CINEPLEX $200: Dudley Moore played this wealthy & lovable sot in 1981 & again in 1988 Arthur |
| #4302, aired 2003-04-22 | 1980s CINEPLEX $400: It's the 1988 Dustin Hoffman movie containing the line "K Mart sucks" Rain Man |
| #4302, aired 2003-04-22 | 1980s CINEPLEX $600: Jeremy Irons played twin gynecologists in this 1988 David Cronenberg film Dead Ringers |
| #4302, aired 2003-04-22 | 1980s CINEPLEX $1000: A pregnant Demi Moore saves the world from the apocalypse in this 1988 flick The Seventh Sign |
| #4293, aired 2003-04-09 | EYE 8 $1600: Spot John Cusack as one of 8 disgraced Chicago White Sox & you're watching this 1988 film Eight Men Out |
| #4278, aired 2003-03-19 | SPEECH! SPEECH! $1200: This onetime governor of Texas delivered the keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention Ann Richards |
| #4278, aired 2003-03-19 | SPEECH! SPEECH! $1600: On July 19, 1988 he was out proclaiming "Keep hope alive" Jesse Jackson |
| #4276, aired 2003-03-17 | AT THE MOVIES $1600: At the 61st Academy Awards Jodie Foster won her first Oscar for this 1988 film The Accused |
| #4274, aired 2003-03-13 | WRIGLEY FIELD $200: Purists screamed but many 9-to-5ers were pleased when Wrigley Field added these in 1988 lights |
| #4264, aired 2003-02-27 | NEWSMAKERS $1000: In 1988, at the age of 35, this woman achieved her country's highest political post Benazir Bhutto |
| #4263, aired 2003-02-26 | ALBUMS $800: The soundtrack of this 1988 U2 film included "Angel of Harlem", recorded at Memphis' famed Sun Studios Rattle and Hum |
| #4256, aired 2003-02-17 | PROFESSIONAL SPORTS $200: Except for 1988, he was selected Most Valuable Player of the National Hockey League every year of the 1980s Wayne Gretzky |
| #4232, aired 2003-01-14 | THE OLYMPICS $1600: Based on a true story, this film was about the formation of a Jamaican bobsled team for the 1988 Winter Olympics Cool Runnings |
| #4213, aired 2002-12-18 | JULIA ROBERTS FILM FEST $2000: Justine Bateman, not Julia, got top billing in this 1988 film about teenage girls who form a band Satisfaction |
| #4211, aired 2002-12-16 | CHOCOLATE-COVERED CINEMA $400: 1988's "Consuming Passions" featured chocolate that included this special ingredient, also found in soylent green people |
| #4208, aired 2002-12-11 | "CHRISTMAS" MOVIES $1200: A 1988 TV movie:
featuring Florence Henderson A Very Brady Christmas |
| #4208, aired 2002-12-11 | "CHRISTMAS" MOVIES $2000: 1988:
starring Jim Varney Ernest Saves Christmas |
| #4198, aired 2002-11-27 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $800: 1988:
This former cheerleader with "Straight Up" Paula Abdul |
| #4198, aired 2002-11-27 | ON BROADWAY $2000: I'll wear a bouffant 'do when I see the new musical based on this 1988 John Waters film, & I'm not teasing Hairspray |
| #4178, aired 2002-10-30 | CONTESTS $1000: Competing for Switzerland, Celine Dion won this song contest in 1988 Eurovision |
| #4175, aired 2002-10-25 | DOWN UNDER $2000: This capital of Queensland was home to the 1988 World's Fair Brisbane |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | POLITICIANS $200: She was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988 Dianne Feinstein |
| #4168, aired 2002-10-16 | NAME THE YEAR $400: Of 1988, 1990 or 1994, the year of East & West Germany's reunification 1990 |
| #4155, aired 2002-09-27 | TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE $400: Robin Givens
(1988-1989) Mike Tyson |
| #4148, aired 2002-09-18 | SPORTS MASCOTS $2000: Hodori the Tiger was the mascot of the 1988 Olympic Games at Seoul in this country South Korea |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | A NATION OF ASIA $600: (Alex on location) I'm at Namdaemun, a gate that is national treasure No. 1 of this country that was host of the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korea |
| #4138, aired 2002-09-04 | JOANIE LOVES KARACHI $800: Joanie really admires this woman who was born in Karachi in 1953 & became Prime Minister in 1988 Benazir Bhutto |
| #4128, aired 2002-07-10 | DASH $1600: His 1988 100-meter record of 9.79 seconds was revoked due to steroids; 11 years later Maurice Greene matched it Ben Johnson |
| #4127, aired 2002-07-09 | "GIRL" MOVIES $800: 1988:
Melanie Griffith "Working Girl" |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | GRAMMY-WINNING COMEDY ALBUMS $400: 1988:
His "Good Morning, Vietnam" Robin Williams |
| #4113, aired 2002-06-19 | FOOTBALL $1000: Leading the Redskins in 1988, he became the first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl Doug Williams |
| #4094, aired 2002-05-23 | PEOPLE OF THE '80s $400: In 1988 this entertainer/businessman trumped Donald for control of Resorts International Merv Griffin |
| #4081, aired 2002-05-06 | TRACK & FIELD $400: In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the amateur athlete of the year; this sister-in-law won in 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner |
| #4080, aired 2002-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $200: In 1988, yes, 1988, the Times reported, "For computers" this year "may prove a bit traumatic" 2000 |
| #4076, aired 2002-04-29 | LET'S GO TO FLORENCE $800: In 1988 she was right on track as the Associated Press' Female Athlete of the Year Florence Griffith Joyner |
| #4071, aired 2002-04-22 | THEY'VE BEEN HONORED $1200: In 1988 this "Shipping News" co-star received her honorary title of Dame Commander of the British Empire Judi Dench |
| #4070, aired 2002-04-19 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS $1600: Ben E. King & this group of his floated into the Hall of Fame in 1988 The Drifters |
| #4059, aired 2002-04-04 | SATAN $800: In 1988 his novel "The Satanic Verses" won England's esteemed Whitbread Prize Salman Rushdie |
| #4055, aired 2002-03-29 | MIDNIGHT READS $400: He won the 1981 Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children"; his 1988 novel won him a fatwa Salman Rushdie |
| #4054, aired 2002-03-28 | MANLY TITLE MOVIE ROLES $2000: 1988: "Tucker: The Man and his Dream" Jeff Bridges |
| #4053, aired 2002-03-27 | THE "BIG" SCREEN $800: 1988: Starring Michael J. Fox Bright Lights, Big City |
| #4052, aired 2002-03-26 | ROCK HISTORY $1200: In 1988 this actor reached the Top 10 with "She's Like The Wind" from "Dirty Dancing" Patrick Swayze |
| #4051, aired 2002-03-25 | PETER, PAUL OR MARY $400: In 1988 he dropped out of high school to play pro tennis Pete Sampras |
| #4043, aired 2002-03-13 | SHALL WE DANCE? $200: (The entire Clue Crew demonstrates a dance.) At a 1988 party in Miami, nearly 120,000 people joined in one of these dance lines a conga line |
| #4036, aired 2002-03-04 | NONFICTION $200 (Daily Double): David Herbert Donald won a 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Look Homeward: A Life of" this author Thomas Wolfe |
| #4035, aired 2002-03-01 | THEIR ONLY TOP 40 HIT $400: "Don't Worry Be Happy"
(1988) Bobby McFerrin |
| #4019, aired 2002-02-07 | UH-OH! OPERA! $1200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents.) The 1988 opera "Monsters of Grace" featured these kind of images, so the audience wore special glasses 3-dimensional |
| #4012, aired 2002-01-29 | HOLY MOVIE ROLES $1600: 1988:
Willem Dafoe Jesus |
| #4001, aired 2002-01-14 | WEBSTERS $1600: In 1988 he became the first American since Robert Webster in 1964 to repeat as Olympic platform diving champ (Greg) Louganis |
| #3978, aired 2001-12-12 | ROCK "E" $600: This botanical tune grew up to No. 1 in 1988 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (by Poison) |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | HOW SOON WE FORGET $1200: (Sofia is at the United Nations.) In an historic address here in 1988, this man vowed to reduce Soviet military troops & to improve human rights in his country Mikhail Gorbachev |
| #3940, aired 2001-10-19 | LAST BUT NOT LEAST $300: The last of these swingin' clubs closed its doors in July of 1988 in Lansing, Michigan Playboy Clubs |
| #3918, aired 2001-09-19 | BEASTLY MOVIES $100: 1988:
Sigourney Weaver battles primate poachers Gorillas in the Mist |
| #3909, aired 2001-09-06 | THE LAST AMERICAN TO WIN THE GOLD $200: Men's platform diving
(1988) Greg Louganis |
| #3908, aired 2001-09-05 | ANIMATED HISTORY $200: In 1988
(why not 1987?)
CBS aired "This is America, Charlie Brown--The Birth of" this document the Constitution |
| #3904, aired 2001-07-19 | PRESIDENTIAL FACTS $200: Elected in 1988, he was known as the "Resume Candidate" George H.W. Bush |
| #3891, aired 2001-07-02 | BOX-ING $200: In 1962 he reached No. 11 on the country charts with "Tennessee Flat-Top Box"; in 1988 daughter Rosanne hit No. 1 Johnny Cash |
| #3884, aired 2001-06-21 | 4-LETTER FILMS $400: A big jazz fan, Clint Eastwood directed this 1988 film bio of Charlie Parker Bird |
| #3882, aired 2001-06-19 | OFF & RUNNING $400: She won 3 track & field gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics Florence Griffith Joyner |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | HITMEN $400: In 1988 this Cuban-born A's outfielder became the 1st in history with 40 home runs & 40 stolen bases in a season Jose Canseco |
| #3867, aired 2001-05-29 | "SPACE" MOVIES $1000: A small town is invaded by blood-drinking aliens that look like clowns in this 1988 cult movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space |
| #3864, aired 2001-05-24 | OSCAR'S SUPPORTING ACTORS $800: Kevin Kline "caught" a 1988 supporting Oscar for his role in this comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | SEEING DOUBLE $400: These 2 actors were the genetically designed "Twins" in a 1988 film comedy Danny DeVito & Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| #3840, aired 2001-04-20 | NAME THE MOVIE $1000: 1988:
"I have a head for business and a bod for sin" Working Girl |
| #3832, aired 2001-04-10 | CONVENTION-AL WISDOM $400: This 1988 nominee honored his immigrant father's "Abiding faith in the promise of America" Michael Dukakis |
| #3830, aired 2001-04-06 | WORLD OF ANIMATION $300: A very late rabbit is featured in Czech master Jan Svankmajer's 1988 version of the story of this girl "Alice In Wonderland" |
| #3829, aired 2001-04-05 | NIGHTS TO REMEMBER $100: The music of the night filled the Majestic Theatre Jan. 26, 1988 as this show opened on Broadway The Phantom of the Opera |
| #3814, aired 2001-03-15 | DON'T ROCK THE... $400: In the 1988 America's Cup, the Stars & Stripes, this type of ship, beat New Zealand's entry (racing) yacht |
| #3806, aired 2001-03-05 | WE'RE NO. 2! $300: 1988 listeners found this singer "Simply Irresistible" at No. 2 Robert Palmer |
| #3802, aired 2001-02-27 | "NO" WAY $300: 167 died in a 1988 oil rig explosion off Britain in this sea North Sea |
| #3801, aired 2001-02-26 | BIG SCREEN BIOGRAPHIES $600: 1988:
Forest Whitaker Charlie Parker (in "Bird") |
| #3796, aired 2001-02-19 | JEOPARDY! PLACE $100: Emily, sobbing, tells Jonas Teri wants her to plead guilty; Jonas starts singing this 1988 Bobby McFerrin hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #3794, aired 2001-02-15 | THE OLYMPICS $300: The first female figure skater since Sonja Henie to repeat as Olympic champion was this German in 1988 Katarina Witt |
| #3791, aired 2001-02-12 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $1000: In 1988 this Karachi-born woman became the first female to head a modern Islamic country Benazir Bhutto |
| #3784, aired 2001-02-01 | QUOTATIONS $200: At the 1988 Democratic Convention he said, "We are all precious in God's sight--the real Rainbow Coalition" Jesse Jackson |
| #3781, aired 2001-01-29 | A MICHAEL JACKSON QUICKIE $400: The "lunar" title of his 1988 autobiography "Moonwalk" |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | GONE TOO SOON $300: He ran off with a 1988 Oscar nomination for his role in "Running on Empty" River Phoenix |
| #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | H.H. $200: The first of his Playboy Clubs opened in 1960; the last closed in 1988 Hugh Hefner |
| #3750, aired 2000-12-15 | SINGING TV STARS $600: Philip Michael Thomas was the co-star of this cop series when he released his album "Somebody" in 1988 Miami Vice |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | TOM CRUISE FILMS $200: Tom Cruise learns that he has an autistic older brother in this 1988 film Rain Man |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | BEFORE & AFTER $600: 1988 Brat-Packer western starring the rock band that charted with "Welcome to the Jungle" Young Guns N' Roses |
| #3744, aired 2000-12-07 | A.A. $200: This tennis player published 1988's "A Hard Road to Glory", a 3-volume history of African-American athletes Arthur Ashe |
| #3739, aired 2000-11-30 | FAMILY TIES $300: Last name of actress Olympia, & her politician cousin Michael, whom she campaigned for in 1988 Dukakis |
| #3739, aired 2000-11-30 | GOLDEN GIRLS $400: She paired with Sergei Grinkov to win figure skating gold in 1988 & 1994 Ekaterina Gordeeva |
| #3737, aired 2000-11-28 | MOVIE VILLAINS $1000: Bruce Willis squares off against terrorists led by this actor in 1988's "Die Hard" Alan Rickman |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | I PROTEST! $200: In 1988 this country's bicentennial celebration was protested by Aborigines as a "day of mourning" Australia |
| #3722, aired 2000-11-07 | ELECTION DAY $500: In 1988 Bush beat Dukakis on this, the latest possible election day November 8 |
| #3715, aired 2000-10-27 | QUOTABLE WOMEN $200: This talk show host said in 1988, "If there had never been a Phil, there never would have been a me" Oprah Winfrey |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | EDIBLE-SOUNDING NAMES $600: The 15th Chief Justice of the U.S., he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 Warren Burger |
| #3710, aired 2000-10-20 | HEY, MIKEY! $200: Twice governor of Massachusetts, in 1988 he became a presidential candidate Michael Dukakis |
| #3692, aired 2000-09-26 | POP GOES THE BALLET $300: The 1988 ballet "A Fool For You" is performed to this star's hits, including "I Got A Woman" & "Hit The Road Jack" Ray Charles |
| #3687, aired 2000-09-19 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS $100: 1984 & 1988:
Men's Platform Diving Greg Louganis |
| #3686, aired 2000-09-18 | NAME THE YEAR $600: Ben Johnson stripped of Olympic gold,
Iran-Iraq war ends,
Hurricane Gilbert hits Mexico 1988 |
| #3669, aired 2000-07-13 | WHO'S WHO IN SPORTS $100: He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series wins in 1981 & 1988 Tommy Lasorda |
| #3660, aired 2000-06-30 | "JOY" SHTICK $200: She won Olympic gold in the heptathlon in 1988 & 1992 Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #3650, aired 2000-06-16 | MISSILE-ANEOUS $400: In 1988 the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sale of these outdoor "darts" lawn darts (Jarts accepted) |
| #3649, aired 2000-06-15 | MOVIE QUOTES $200: 1988:
"My dad lets me drive slow on the driveway. I'm an excellent driver" Rain Man |
| #3649, aired 2000-06-15 | MOVIE QUOTES $800: 1988:
"The dingo's got my baby!" A Cry in the Dark |
| #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE $400: (Jack Lemmon speaking) This actor, my fellow grumpy old man, was one of the speakers when I got AFI's Life Achievement Award in 1988 Walter Matthau |
| #3644, aired 2000-06-08 | LET'S BE BRIEF $500: In 1988 he gave us "A Brief History of Time" (in over 200 pages) Stephen Hawking |
| #3638, aired 2000-05-31 | 20th CENTURY RUSSIA $200: President Reagan's alliterative description of the USSR; he softened it at a 1988 summit meaning "Evil Empire" |
| #3637, aired 2000-05-30 | MERRY YACHTS $1000: In 1988 Gary Hart had a merry time with Donna Rice aboard this yacht Monkey Business |
| #3636, aired 2000-05-29 | FIRE $300: In 1988 fires swept through nearly 1 million acres of this national park, almost half its territory Yellowstone |
| #3634, aired 2000-05-25 | MOVIE ACTORS $600: Swoosie Kurtz appeared as Uma Thurman's mother in this 1988 film about hazardous trysts Dangerous Liaisons |
| #3618, aired 2000-05-03 | STRIKING $100: Abbreviated the WGA, this entertainment union went on strike in 1981, 1985 & 1988 Writers Guild of America |
| #3610, aired 2000-04-21 | NOTABLE WOMEN $1000: (Hi, I'm Ekaterina Gordeeva.) I won my first Olympic gold medal in 1988, the same year this skater won her second gold medal Katarina Witt |
| #3609, aired 2000-04-20 | THE GOAT $600: In May 1988 Ed Meese, facing calls to quit this cabinet post, instead fired his spokesman Attorney General |
| #3598, aired 2000-04-05 | BEING JOHN MALKOVICH FILMS $400: John Malkovich & Glenn Close play a game of intrigue & seduction in this 1988 costume drama Dangerous Liaisons |
| #3597, aired 2000-04-04 | M.C.s $800: In 1988 he was a host on "Incredible Sunday" as well as "Hollywood Squares" John Davidson |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | TELEVISION $600: From 1988 to 1991 Conan O'Brien wrote for this long-running NBC series Saturday Night Live |
| #3584, aired 2000-03-16 | "IRISH" STEW $400: In 1988 the Irish Lotto replaced this fund raiser Irish Hospital Sweepstakes |
| #3576, aired 2000-03-06 | THE LAST AMERICAN TO WIN THE GOLD $600: Men's 100 meters
(1988) Carl Lewis |
| #3569, aired 2000-02-24 | DO THE HITS $400: On the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart, this UB40 hit climbed to No. 34 in 1984 & to No. 1 in 1988 "Red Red Wine" |
| #3548, aired 2000-01-26 | "GUN" CONTROL $100: Their only No. 1 Top 40 hit was 1988's "Sweet Child O' Mine" Guns N' Roses |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | ROCK MY WORLD $200: In 1988, with Eric Clapton on guitar, Dire Straits played this S. African's 70th birthday celebration at Wembley Stadium Nelson Mandela |
| #3538, aired 2000-01-12 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME $400: (Hi everybody, I'm Graham Nash.) He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as a group member & then in 1999 as a solo performer Paul McCartney |
| #3538, aired 2000-01-12 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $800: In 1988 she was an indomitable 82 when she choreographed the ballet "The Informer" from her wheelchair Agnes de Mille |
| #3535, aired 2000-01-07 | FOREIGN FILM COUNTRIES $1000: 1988:
"Babette's Feast" Denmark |
| #3535, aired 2000-01-07 | THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME $1000: He got a lift when installed in 1988 for the brake he invented for a hoisting apparatus Elisha Otis |
| #3530, aired 1999-12-31 | VENUS $100: This lovely letter-turner got her turn at playing Venus in the 1988 TV movie "Goddess of Love" Vanna White |
| #3525, aired 1999-12-24 | DECEMBER 24 $400: On December 24, 1988 she was nominated for the post of Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole |
| #3525, aired 1999-12-24 | "RED" & "GREEN" $600: On the cover of their 1988 "Abbey Road EP", they're wearing little else than strategically placed socks Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #3525, aired 1999-12-24 | DECEMBER 24 $800: On Christmas Eve in 1988 this group found itself with a No. 1 hit, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison |
| #3523, aired 1999-12-22 | HE'S THE MAYOR $900 (Daily Double): Carmel, California
1986-1988 Clint Eastwood |
| #3522, aired 1999-12-21 | NO. 1 ALBUMS OF THE YEARS $400: 1988:
"Faith" George Michael |
| #3516, aired 1999-12-13 | IRAQ $200: From 1980 to 1988 Iraq fought an inconclusive war with this nation in which over a million soldiers perished Iran |
| #3514, aired 1999-12-09 | DRAW! $200: After Dik Browne retired in 1988, his son Chris took over this Viking strip "Hagar the Horrible" |
| #3508, aired 1999-12-01 | IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 1 $600: Carlos Salinas was sworn in as president of this country Dec. 1, 1988; in 1998 he was living in Ireland Mexico |
| #3506, aired 1999-11-29 | DOCTORS $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1988 he said, "I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam -- they were my babies" Dr. Benjamin Spock |
| #3485, aired 1999-10-29 | THE "LAST" BOOKS ON EARTH $1,000 (Daily Double): Martin Scorsese brought this controversial Kazantzakis work to the big screen in 1988 "The Last Temptation of Christ" |
| #3483, aired 1999-10-27 | SOUNDTRACKS BY SONGS $1000: 1988:
"Don't Worry Be Happy",
"Kokomo" Cocktail |
| #3474, aired 1999-10-14 | HEE HAW $400: This man elected U.S. president in 1988 once declared that "Hee Haw" was his favorite show George H.W. Bush |
| #3470, aired 1999-10-08 | DEMOCRATIC KEYNOTERS $1000: 1988:
Texas state treasurer Ann Richards |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | WORLD OF RELIGION $200: In February 1988, after confessing on live TV to be a sinner, this preacher stepped down from the pulpit Jimmy Swaggart |
| #3432, aired 1999-07-06 | MEG RYAN MOVIES $1000: Meg lettered in 2 films, 1988's "D.O.A" & this 1994 film featuring Walter Matthau as Albert Einstein I.Q. |
| #3429, aired 1999-07-01 | ENEMY LINES $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 this religious figure warned, "Leave the Persian Gulf before...you drown in quagmires of death" Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #3410, aired 1999-06-04 | VIEWER MAIL $200: Some viewers objected when we ascribed this title to Indian leaders Geronimo & Tecumseh chief |
| #3400, aired 1999-05-21 | BRITISH ROCKERS $500: Their first Top 40 hit was "Go Now!" in 1965; their last was "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" in 1988 The Moody Blues |
| #3400, aired 1999-05-21 | '80s BESTSELLERS $1,200 (Daily Double): His memoir "Gracie: A Love Story" made the bestseller list in 1988 George Burns |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | CLASSIC SITCOMS $200: In early 1988 this "Cheers" patron married Lilith, a sharp-tempered fellow psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane |
| #3397, aired 1999-05-18 | SHOWBIZ TIMELINE $400: In 1988 the Recording Industry of America reported that these outsold vinyl LPs for the first time compact discs |
| #3392, aired 1999-05-11 | PORK PRODUCTS? $800: This Steelers linebacker was inducted into football's Hall of Fame in 1988 Jack Ham |
| #3391, aired 1999-05-10 | THE IVY LEAGUE $200: In 1988 3 students sued this New Hampshire school for discriminating against them as white conservatives Dartmouth |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | IMPERSONATORS $400: (Hello, I am Jon Lovitz. [Coughs]) My "SNL" impersonation of this 1988 presidential candidate was not the reason he lost the election Michael Dukakis |
| #3385, aired 1999-04-30 | MICHELLE PFEIFFER PFILMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Michelle tries to escape from the Mafia after the death of her hit-man husband in this 1988 comedy Married to the Mob |
| #3382, aired 1999-04-27 | SURPRISING SINGERS $200: Amy Irving provided the sexy singing voice of Jessica Rabbit for this 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | LETTERS & NUMBERS $400: In 1988 this band had a No. 1 hit with a reggae version of "Red Red Wine" UB40 |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | "RED", "WHITE" $500: 3-time Super Bowl champs, they won in 1983, 1988 & 1992 Washington Redskins |
| #3363, aired 1999-03-31 | OLYMPIC MASCOTS $1,200 (Daily Double): The 1988 Winter Games in Calgary & the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow had species of these as mascots Bears |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | MOV"ING" PICTURES $300: 1988 film based on the 1964 disappearance of 3 civil rights workers in the South Mississippi Burning |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | "MOORE" OR "LES" $200: In 1988 this inventor of the solid-body electric guitar was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Les Paul |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | LIGHTEN UP! $800: On August 9, 1988 the Cubs' first game under this stadium's new lights was postponed due to rain Wrigley Field |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | EMMY HISTORY $800: This network that broadcast the 1988 Primetime Awards won none during the show Fox |
| #3313, aired 1999-01-20 | ARTISTIC WOMEN $1000: In a 1988 film Isabelle Adjani played this sculptress; Gerard Depardieu played her lover Rodin Camille Claudel |
| #3306, aired 1999-01-11 | THE LIST LIST $300: In 1988 Microsoft came in at No. 137 out of the 500 companies on this magazine's famous list Fortune |
| #3297, aired 1998-12-29 | LET'S DEMONSTRATE $500: In March 1988 students at this U.S. university demonstrated in favor of hiring a deaf president Gallaudet |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | JACKS OF ALL TRADES $200: He was named "Golfer of the Century" in 1988 & "Golf Course Architect of the Year" in 1993 Jack Nicklaus |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | 1988 $200: In February the Senate approved Anthony Kennedy's appointment to this body, & he's still there The Supreme Court |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | 1988 $400: This Edmonton Oiler was traded to the L.A. Kings with Mike Krushelnyski & Marty McSorley Wayne Gretzky |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | 1988 $500 (Daily Double): Size 6B, this pair of movie memorabilia items sold for $165,000 at auction in June 1988 The ruby slippers from The Wizard Of Oz |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | 1988 $600: On Broadway, "Carrie" & "Chess" closed quickly, but this musical with Michael Crawford was a hit Phantom Of The Opera |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | 1988 $1000: On March 16 this rear admiral was indicted for his role in the Iran/Contra affair John Poindexter |
| #3276, aired 1998-11-30 | THE THEATER $200 (Daily Double): His most recent Tony Awards for best score were for "Passion" in 1994 & "Into the Woods" in 1988 Stephen Sondheim |
| #3268, aired 1998-11-18 | REMEMBER THE '80s? $800: In a 1988 debate, he told Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" Lloyd Bentsen |
| #3267, aired 1998-11-17 | BERNSTEINS $800: In 1988 Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday gala was held at this music center in the Berkshires Tanglewood |
| #3261, aired 1998-11-09 | THE BRADY BUNCH $300: From 1988 to 1993 Nicholas Brady was Secretary of this, so he was always on the money the Treasury |
| #3256, aired 1998-11-02 | ACTRESS TURNED WAITRESS $400: Tom Cruise mixed things up with waitress Elisabeth Shue in this 1988 film "Cocktail" |
| #3256, aired 1998-11-02 | ACTRESS TURNED WAITRESS $600: In 1988 Julia Roberts was slinging pizza in this Connecticut town Mystic |
| #3242, aired 1998-10-13 | WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN? $100: In 1988 Michael Crawford picked up a Tony for playing the masked title role in this musical Phantom of the Opera |
| #3241, aired 1998-10-12 | "OIL" $400: "Beds Are Burning" was a 1988 hit from this rock band led by Peter Garrett Midnight Oil |
| #3230, aired 1998-09-25 | SEOUL SEARCHING $800: The summer Olympics were held in Seoul in this year 1988 |
| #3225, aired 1998-09-18 | LEONARD NIMOY FILMS $1000: Nimoy directed this Oscar winner in the title role of 1988's "The Good Mother" Diane Keaton |
| #3221, aired 1998-09-14 | JASON $800: Jason Bonham sat in on drums for his father when the surviving members of this band reunited in 1988 Led Zeppelin |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | SAY IT AIN'T SO $600: In this 1988 film, Kevin Costner says, "After 12 years in the minors, I don't try out" Bull Durham |
| #3191, aired 1998-06-15 | MOVIE DEBUTS $500: This son of Colleen Dewhurst & George C. Scott debuted in the 1988 film "Five Corners" Campbell Scott |
| #3189, aired 1998-06-11 | ACTRESSES & THEIR ROLES $1,300 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Jane Seymour) In 1988 I won an Emmy for my role as this opera star in the TV miniseries "Onassis" Maria Callas |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | ICE CREAM $200: In 1988 a 4 1/2-mile one of these fruity desserts was created in Pennsylvania Banana Split |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | SCOOPS $1,500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Andrea Mitchell of NBC News.) As a campaign reporter I got the scoop that George Bush had made this controversial choice August 16, 1988 selecting Dan Quayle as his running mate |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | LADIES' LOCKER ROOM $200: This sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee set world records in the 100 & 200 meter dashes in 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner ("Flo-Jo") |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | CHICK FLICKS $1000: Secretary Melanie Griffith becomes an executive & wins Harrison Ford in this 1988 office comedy Working Girl |
| #3183, aired 1998-06-03 | IT'S A BIRD! $200: This director's 1988 film, "Bird", won an Oscar for Sound Recording Clint Eastwood |
| #3183, aired 1998-06-03 | R.E.M. $1000: In 1988 R.E.M. said "That's all folks!" to I.R.S. Records & signed with this label for big bucks Warner Brothers |
| #3182, aired 1998-06-02 | ACTING PRESIDENTS $1,000 (Daily Double): (I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president Abraham Lincoln |
| #3180, aired 1998-05-29 | AT GREAT LENGTHS $400: The Olympic record for tossing one of these is 73 feet, 8 3/4 inches in 1988 a shot put |
| #3179, aired 1998-05-28 | HALLS OF FAME $600: This singer heard here was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988: "Well I was born a coal miner's daughter...." Loretta Lynn |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | THE MOVIES $800: David Bowie was Pontius Pilate in this controversial 1988 film about Jesus' self-doubts The Last Temptation of Christ |
| #3173, aired 1998-05-20 | UN-SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT $800: This Canadian sprinter was stripped of Olympic gold in 1988 after testing positive for steroids Ben Johnson |
| #1, aired 1998-05-03 | BERKELEY ALUMNI $1000: He helped Berkeley win an NCAA water polo championship & in 1988 captured 7 medals at the Seoul Olympics Matt Biondi |
| #3151, aired 1998-04-20 | JOHN CUSACK MOVIES $800: Cusack was third baseman Buck Weaver in this 1988 film about the Black Sox Eight Men Out |
| #3149, aired 1998-04-16 | IN THE MOVIES $400: Dustin Hoffman played Tom Cruise's autistic older brother in this 1988 film Rain Man |
| #3143, aired 1998-04-08 | SIMON $800: He won the Democratic presidential primary in Illinois in 1988; no big surprise, he was their senator Paul Simon |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | THE DEVIL'S MUSIC $300: This Australian band's 1987 album "Kick" had the "Devil Inside", which peaked at No. 2 in 1988 INXS |
| #3122, aired 1998-03-10 | TV HISTORY $400: In 1988 George Bush engaged this CBS anchorman in an on-air shouting match Dan Rather |
| #3121, aired 1998-03-09 | PERFECTION IN SPORTS $100: In 1988 Italy's Alberto Tomba won both the slalom & giant slalom events in this winter Olympic sport Skiing |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE TONYS $400: Friends call Antonin Scalia Nino; this Supreme Court colleague appointed in 1988 is Tony (Anthony) Kennedy |
| #3097, aired 1998-02-03 | DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS $600: With Michael Caine, he played the other con man in 1988's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Steve Martin |
| #3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $800: Stephen Frears in 1988 & Milos Forman in 1989 used this French novel as a basis for their films Les Liaisons dangereuses |
| #3090, aired 1998-01-23 | FAST WOMEN $400: A competitive speed skater since the tender age of 4, she won her first Olympic gold medal in 1988 Bonnie Blair |
| #3088, aired 1998-01-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: This program was grounded from January 28, 1986 to September 29, 1988 Space shuttle program |
| #3083, aired 1998-01-14 | CAR TUNES $600: In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto Cadillac |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | MEMORABLE MADAMES $600: In 1988 she went out on a limb to play aging piano teacher Madame Sousatzka Shirley MacLaine |
| #3069, aired 1997-12-25 | AUTHORS & THEIR WORKS $400: She fed us "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" in 1982 & gave us "Breathing Lessons" in 1988 Anne Tyler |
| #3062, aired 1997-12-16 | '80s ROCK $100: In 1988 they released the concert tour documentary "Rattle And Hum" U2 |
| #3055, aired 1997-12-05 | VILLAINOUS MOVIE SCHEMES $800: 1988 film in which Alan Rickman takes over a high-rise building to steal bonds Die Hard |
| #3053, aired 1997-12-03 | LEADING MEN $100: He's played "Dirty Harry" Callahan in 5 films; the most recent was "The Dead Pool" in 1988 Clint Eastwood |
| #3050, aired 1997-11-28 | THEIR FIRST FILMS $200: Juliette Lewis was first seen onscreen in the 1988 comedy "My Stepmother Is" one of these An Alien |
| #3047, aired 1997-11-25 | AWARDS $400: In 1988, during the Iran-Contra investigation, this ex-Marine received an honorary degree from Liberty U. Oliver North |
| #3045, aired 1997-11-21 | POLITICALLY INCORRECT $500: Ira Zimmerman led a protest of the mocking of Michael Palin's stuttering in this 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda |
| #3036, aired 1997-11-10 | AT THE KENNEDY CENTER $300: This president's 1972 visit to China inspired an opera that played at the Kennedy Center in 1988 Richard Nixon |
| #3036, aired 1997-11-10 | CELEB STUFF $500: Her 1988 major label debut album was "Y Kant Tori Read" Tori Amos |
| #3025, aired 1997-10-24 | THE MOVIES $1000: Tom Cruise served up drinks as a hotshot bartender in this 1988 film Cocktail |
| #3020, aired 1997-10-17 | INSURANCE $200: Unanticipated claims led to losses of more than 5 billion pounds for this British company from 1988 to 1990 Lloyd's of London |
| #3019, aired 1997-10-16 | "COLOR" MOVIES $600: In this 1988 film Sean Penn & Robert Duvall were cops on street gang patrol Colors |
| #3019, aired 1997-10-16 | STRAIT TALK $1000: On July 3, 1988 an Iranian airliner enroute to Dubai was shot down over this strait by a U.S. warship the Strait of Hormuz |
| #3016, aired 1997-10-13 | "NEW" MUSIC $400: INXS was feeling one in a 1988 Top 10 hit New sensation |
| #3013, aired 1997-10-08 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $200: During the 1988 primary campaign, he quipped, "What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?" George Bush |
| #3009, aired 1997-10-02 | POP ICONS $200: In 1988 this superstar released his autobiography "Moonwalk" Michael Jackson |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | DIRECTORS & THEIR FILMS $200: Robert Zemeckis directed this 1988 Disney hit, undoubtely the biggest bunny film of the decade Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #2995, aired 1997-09-12 | VICE PRESIDENTS $200: This Hoosier, elected to Congress at age 29, was put on the vice-presidential ticket in 1988 Dan Quayle |
| #2992, aired 1997-09-09 | QUESTIONS $600: In a 1988 film Bob Hoskins must enter Toontown to answer this title question Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #2980, aired 1997-07-11 | SPORTS $200: This German won 7 of 9 Wimbledon women's singles titles from 1988-1996 Steffi Graf |
| #2952, aired 1997-06-03 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $300: In 1988 Golf Magazine named this Mexican-American "Woman Golfer of the Decade" Nancy Lopez |
| #2942, aired 1997-05-20 | 1988 $100: One of these genetically engineered white laboratory animals became the first animal patented Mouse |
| #2942, aired 1997-05-20 | 1988 $200: Barred from the U.S., this PLO leader had to address the U.N. General Assembly in Geneva Yasser Arafat |
| #2942, aired 1997-05-20 | 1988 $300: In August this Indiana senator was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential nominee Dan Quayle |
| #2942, aired 1997-05-20 | 1988 $400: On November 22, 1988 the press received a restricted view of this secret military plane B-2 (Stealth Bomber) |
| #2942, aired 1997-05-20 | 1988 $1,500 (Daily Double): When Panama president Delvalle tried to dismiss this general, the general had Delvalle replaced Manuel Noriega |
| #2941, aired 1997-05-19 | BESTSELLERS $200: First published in 1988, this Thomas Harris book featuring Hannibal Lecter was a paperback bestseller in 1991 The Silence of the Lambs |
| #2938, aired 1997-05-14 | COMEDY FILMS $800: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis & Kevin Kline of "Fierce Creatures" also starred in this 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #2931, aired 1997-05-05 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $300: She was sworn in as Pakistan's first female prime minister on December 2, 1988 in Islamabad Benazir Bhutto |
| #2924, aired 1997-04-24 | THE LONGEST $400: Guinness says the longest of these dance lines was formed by 119,986 people at a 1988 Miami festival Conga line |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | THE ENVIRONMENT $400: When assassinated in 1988, Chico Mendes had devoted his life to protecting these places Rainforests |
| #2917, aired 1997-04-15 | ARTISTS $600: In 1988 his sculpture "Man with a Broken Nose" was stolen from a Philadelphia museum (Auguste) Rodin |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE EMERALD ISLE $400: Handel's "Messiah" had its premiere in this city that held its millennium celebration in 1988 Dublin |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | BLACK AMERICANS $800: In 1988 this novelist won a Pulitzer Prize for her book "Beloved" Toni Morrison |
| #2910, aired 1997-04-04 | EAGLE HODGEPODGE $500: Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards won the hearts of Englanders in 1988 competing in this Olympic event Ski jumping |
| #2906, aired 1997-03-31 | MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL $500: Nickname of the Durham, North Carolina minor league team in a 1988 movie & in real life Bulls |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | AVIATION $400: In 1988 a Greek cyclist pedaled 74 miles across the Aegean in an aircraft named for this father of Icarus Daedalus |
| #2899, aired 1997-03-20 | ASIAN AMERICANS $1000: In March 1988 this David Henry Hwang play debuted on Broadway M. Butterfly |
| #2887, aired 1997-03-04 | WINTER OLYMPIC SITES $100: There was a stampede for tickets when this Alberta city hosted the 1988 games Calgary |
| #2879, aired 1997-02-20 | ACTRESSES $400: In 1988 she showed her flair for comedy as Wanda Gerschwitz in "A Fish Called Wanda" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $200: In 1988 it was revealed that Joan Quigley, one of these, had been advising Nancy Reagan for years astrologer |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | HISTORIC BROTHERS $400: After his brother Raul was arrested in 1995, he fled Mexico, which he'd governed 1988-1994 Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| #2869, aired 1997-02-06 | AWARDS $300: This body's peacekeeping forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988 United Nations |
| #2860, aired 1997-01-24 | GUINNESS RECORDS $300: Red Rock, the top bucking one of these, threw 312 before Lane Frost rode him to the 8-second bell in 1988 Bull |
| #2848, aired 1997-01-08 | POP MUSIC $100: This rocker's 1988 album "Tina Live in Europe" won a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance Tina Turner |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | WORLD CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 Bela Bartok's remains were moved from the U.S. & reburied in this capital city Budapest, Hungary |
| #2836, aired 1996-12-23 | TV & FILM SAXOPHONISTS $400: Clint Eastwood directed this 1988 biopic about jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker "Bird" |
| #2826, aired 1996-12-09 | MINORITIES $1000: In 1988 thousands of Kurds were killed by the armed forces of this country -- some by poison gas Iraq |
| #2825, aired 1996-12-06 | TELEVISION $200: "Freddy's Nightmares", a horror anthology that debuted in 1988, was based on this movie series Nightmare on Elm Street |
| #2824, aired 1996-12-05 | MODERN HISTORY $200: In 1988 radio-carbon testing dated this holy cloth only to the Middle Ages Shroud of Turin |
| #2822, aired 1996-12-03 | FAMOUS GABYs $400: In 1988 Steffi Graf beat her to win the U.S. Open; in 1990 she beat Stefi Gabriela Sabatini |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | SPORTS STARS $200: In 1988 this heptathlete became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #2814, aired 1996-11-21 | DOCUMENTARIES $1000: This 1988 film that raised questions about the guilt of convicted killer Randall Adams led to his release The Thin Blue Line |
| #2807, aired 1996-11-12 | SINGERS $250 (Daily Double): This singer-songwriter won a 1988 Oscar for the song heard here Carly Simon |
| #2788, aired 1996-10-16 | TELEVISION $500: In 1988 the Christian Broadcasting Network changed its cable channel's name to this The Family Channel |
| #2780, aired 1996-10-04 | BILL CLINTON $600: At the 1988 Democratic Convention, Clinton gave the nominating speech for this candidate Dukakis |
| #2780, aired 1996-10-04 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $600: In 1988 she became the 1st woman to head the government of a modern Muslim state (Benazir) Bhutto |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | BLACK FIRSTS $400: The first medal won by a black athlete in the Winter Olympics was this figure skater's bronze in 1988 Debi Thomas |
| #2767, aired 1996-09-17 | FILMS OF THE '80s $500: Kelly McGillis played the assistant D.A. in this 1988 film that earned Jodie Foster an Oscar The Accused |
| #2766, aired 1996-09-16 | "LAST" FILMS $800: This controversial 1988 film speculated on some of Jesus' more earthly desires The Last Temptation of Christ |
| #2757, aired 1996-09-03 | MOVIE DEBUTS $200: The 1988 "Aria" was the first film for this member of the Fonda family Bridget Fonda |
| #2746, aired 1996-07-08 | VICE PRESIDENTS $200: A post-election poll indicated that his being on the 1988 ticket cost Bush 4% of the vote Quayle |
| #2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1988 IBM & Sears, Roebuck joined forces to launch this online computer service Prodigy |
| #2732, aired 1996-06-18 | SPORTS FIGURES $400: This quarterback took the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl in 1987, 1988 & 1990 John Elway |
| #2728, aired 1996-06-12 | BOYS TOWN $500: In 1988 Bobs Watson & this actor visited Boys Town to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film Mickey Rooney |
| #2727, aired 1996-06-11 | SIMIAN CINEMA $400: Sigourney Weaver was nominated for a 1988 Oscar for playing this primatologist in "Gorillas in the Mist" Dian Fossey |
| #2727, aired 1996-06-11 | DISASTERS $1000: A 1988 disaster killed all 259 people aboard Pan Am 103 & 11 in this Scottish town Lockerbie |
| #2724, aired 1996-06-06 | THE MOVIES $500: He directed both the 1957 & 1988 versions of "And God Created Woman" Roger Vadim |
| #2719, aired 1996-05-30 | POSTAGE STAMPS $200: A 1988 Israeli stamp featured this young diarist & the Amsterdam house in which she hid Anne Frank |
| #2718, aired 1996-05-29 | SPORTS STARS $100: In 1978, 1979, 1985 & 1988 Nancy Lopez was named Women's Player of the Year in this sport golf |
| #2698, aired 1996-05-01 | SPORTS $200: In 1988 & 1993 this Pittsburgh team's Mario Lemieux was named MVP of the NHL Penguins |
| #2694, aired 1996-04-25 | WORLD'S FAIRS $400: A 1988 fair in Brisbane helped this country celebrate the 200th anniversary of its European settlement Australia |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | REPUBLICANS $200: A loser in 1980 & 1988, this Senate majority leader is again bidding for the GOP presidential nomination Robert Dole |
| #2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1988 she became chairman of Playboy Enterprises Christie Hefner |
| #2668, aired 1996-03-20 | TV DOCTORS $300: In 1988 Vince Edwards reprised this role for a TV movie Ben Casey |
| #2656, aired 1996-03-04 | THE FLINTSTONES $400: In a 1988 animated film, the Flintstones encountered this Space Age family the Jetsons |
| #2638, aired 1996-02-07 | CHEESE, PLEASE $400: Guinness says the world's largest cheese was a 40,060-lb. cheddar made in 1988 in this U.S. state Wisconsin |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | WORLD LEADERS $200: She gave birth to her 1st child, a son, during her successful 1988 campaign to become P.M. of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | CHRISTMAS MOVIES $200: In this 1988 film network president Bill Murray is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Scrooged |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | CHRISTMAS MOVIES $300: In a 1988 film this Jim Varney character "Saves Christmas" Ernest |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | AWARDS & HONORS $600: As a "designated acceptor" in 1988, this "Who's the Boss?" star picked up 9 Emmys but didn't win any himself Tony Danza |
| #2613, aired 1996-01-03 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: The record for most valuable hair belongs to this British naval hero; a lock brought $10,035 in 1988 Lord Nelson |
| #2607, aired 1995-12-26 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: This prolific woman's 1988 bestseller "Zoya" takes place before & after the Russian Revolution Danielle Steel |
| #2603, aired 1995-12-20 | COLD SPORTS $300: In 1984 & 1988 she took home the gold medal in ladies' figure skating Katarina Witt |
| #2597, aired 1995-12-12 | SPORTS $500: Coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 through 1988, he led his team to 13 division titles Tom Landry |
| #2591, aired 1995-12-04 | SPORTS $400: This American man won 5 gold medals, a silver & a bronze in swimming at the 1988 Olympics Matt Biondi |
| #2565, aired 1995-10-27 | MOVIE SONGS $500: Bette Midler's rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" from this 1988 film was a million seller Beaches |
| #2562, aired 1995-10-24 | ARENAS $500: This city's architecturally unique Saddledome was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics Calgary |
| #2562, aired 1995-10-24 | GEOGRAPHY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1988 this country renounced its claim to the West Bank Jordan |
| #2552, aired 1995-10-10 | FICTION $200: This Boris Pasternak novel wasn't published in Russia until 1988 Doctor Zhivago |
| #2550, aired 1995-10-06 | AWARDS $200: In 1988 this French oceanographer received 1 of 15 Nat'l Geographic Society Centennial Awards Jacques Cousteau |
| #2540, aired 1995-09-22 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS $200: On August 18, 1988, George Bush said, "Read my lips", followed by these 3 words no new taxes |
| #2538, aired 1995-09-20 | WORLD CAPITALS $100: A new opera house opened in this Egyptian capital in 1988 Cairo |
| #2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this newspaper company started "USA Today—The Television Show" Gannett |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $600: Brian Boitano won the gold in men's figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics in this North American city Calgary |
| #2511, aired 1995-07-03 | CONGRESS $1000: This Oregon Republican was arrested & carried onto the Senate floor during a 1988 filibuster Robert Packwood |
| #2495, aired 1995-06-09 | U.S. MUSEUMS $100: Founded in 1988, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum honors the immigrants of this city New York |
| #2474, aired 1995-05-11 | SPORTS $300: In 1988 this German tennis star became only the third woman to win the grand slam Steffi Graf |
| #2459, aired 1995-04-20 | FACTS & FIGURES $200: Fewer than 1,000,000 of these were sold in 1983; in 1988 they overtook LPs & in 1992, cassettes compact discs |
| #2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This photographic film maker bought the maker of Bayer Aspirin in 1988 Kodak |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | COINS $300: In 1988 this country issued a 50,000-won gold coin to commemorate the Summer Olympics held there South Korea |
| #2415, aired 1995-02-17 | NOTABLE NAMES $800: A 1988 National Geographic article said this explorer may have missed the North Pole in 1909 by 30 to 60 miles (Robert) Peary |
| #2407, aired 1995-02-07 | THE UNITED NATIONS $100: At a 1988 General Assembly session in Geneva, this PLO leader accepted Israel's right to exist Yasser Arafat |
| #2406, aired 1995-02-06 | MUSEUMS $200: In 1988 the National Gallery of Canada in this city moved into a permanent home Ottawa |
| #2399, aired 1995-01-26 | WORLD BUSINESS $400: Eli Lilly & Co. introduced this best-selling anti-depressant drug in 1988 Prozac |
| #2398, aired 1995-01-25 | P.M. $500: In 1988 this person succeeded Gen. Mohammad Zia ul-Haq as prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto |
| #2397, aired 1995-01-24 | TABLE TENNIS $500: Its debut as a full medal sport occurred at the 1988 Summer Olympics in this Asian city Seoul |
| #2393, aired 1995-01-18 | NONFICTION $600: Born in 1860, she's the subject of a 1988 biography for children, "Who's That Girl With The Gun?" Annie Oakley |
| #2390, aired 1995-01-13 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In 1988 a ceasefire ended the 8-year war between Iran & this country Iraq |
| #2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this Pennsylvania company passed Mars. Inc. as the biggest U.S. candy maker Hershey |
| #2370, aired 1994-12-16 | SPORTS $400: This U.S. woman won the Olympic 500-meter speed skating event in 1988, 1992 & 1994 Bonnie Blair |
| #2369, aired 1994-12-15 | BUSINESS HISTORY $400: In 1988 Ross Johnson tried to buy out this company & soon found barbarians at his gate (RJR) Nabisco |
| #2367, aired 1994-12-13 | THE COAT CLOSET $100: In 1988 Claude Montana designed a coat named for this wrap that's worn after taking a shower a bathrobe |
| #2365, aired 1994-12-09 | THE PREZ SEZ $200: His 1988 Democratic Convention speech "wasn't my finest hour. It wasn't even my finest hour and a half" Bill Clinton |
| #2364, aired 1994-12-08 | YACHTS $800: In 1987 & 1988 Dennis Conner skippered this San Diego Yacht Club entry to America's Cup Victories the Stars & Stripes |
| #2364, aired 1994-12-08 | DECEMBER OBSERVANCES $1,300 (Daily Double): In 1988 the U.N. first designated December 1 as the day to spotlight this epidemic disease AIDS |
| #2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1988 this Swedish company acquired Britain's Leyland Bus Company Volvo |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $100: At the July 1988 Democratic National Convention this Massachusetts governor was nominated for president Michael Dukakis |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $200: The Thatcher government imposed a broadcast ban on this political wing of the IRA Sinn Fein |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $300: After 32 years in power, Janos Kadar was ousted as first secretary of this country's Communist Party Hungary |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $400: A 1988 plebiscite said that this Chilean dictator had to be out of office by March of 1990 Augusto Pinochet |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $500: Along with the Marcoses, this Saudi arms merchant was indicted in October on charges of racketeering Adnan Khashoggi |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | MOVIE THRILLERS $100: In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-released to the theatres The Manchurian Candidate |
| #2343, aired 1994-11-09 | TELEVISION DRAMA $1000: From 1984 to 1988, Tom Bosley played Sheriff Amos Tupper on this series set in Cabot Cove, Maine Murder, She Wrote |
| #2342, aired 1994-11-08 | FAMOUS NAMES $500: In 1988 this newscaster and former Junior Miss became Mrs. Mike Nichols Diane Sawyer |
| #2334, aired 1994-10-27 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In 1988 this country's new parliament building was dedicated in Canberra Australia |
| #2312, aired 1994-09-27 | HALL OF FAMERS $100: TV's "Uncle Miltie", he was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1988 Milton Berle |
| #2302, aired 1994-09-13 | HISTORY $1000: Tragically, in 1988 this U.S. warship shot down an Iranian passenger jet, mistaking it for an attack plane the Vincennes |
| #2301, aired 1994-09-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $500: On Aug. 17, 1988 this prescription drug became the first approved for hair growth Rogaine |
| #2291, aired 1994-07-18 | FIRE $100: During the summer of 1988, about 1/3 of this national park's 2.2 million acres was burned Yellowstone |
| #2276, aired 1994-06-27 | AWARDS $400: In 1988 this "Golden Bear" was honored with Golf Magazine's one-time-only player of the Century Award Jack Nicklaus |
| #2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This footwear company introduced the slogan "Just Do It" in 1988 Nike |
| #2266, aired 1994-06-13 | TRACK & FIELD $500: On Sept. 24, 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee set an Olympic, U.S. & world record in this event the heptathlon |
| #2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In April 1988 Northwest Airlines became the first major airline to ban this totally on its U.S. flights smoking |
| #2253, aired 1994-05-25 | THE OSCARS $100: In 1988 this former James Bond was named "Best Supporting Actor" for "The Untouchables" Sean Connery |
| #2251, aired 1994-05-23 | FASHION $600: This clothing chain "fell into" a 1988 Woolmark award from the Men's Fashion Assoc. of America the Gap |
| #2250, aired 1994-05-20 | THEATRE $200: In 1988 Ingmar Bergman's production of "Hamlet" in this language played in Brooklyn Swedish |
| #2245, aired 1994-05-13 | BLACK AMERICA $200: In the race for the 1988 Dem. presidential nomination, he finished second to Michael Dukakis (Jesse) Jackson |
| #2243, aired 1994-05-11 | 1980s MOVIES $200: This actor was Dustin Hoffman's selfish sibling in the 1988 film "Rain Man" Tom Cruise |
| #2225, aired 1994-04-15 | BUSINESS LEADERS $300: In 1988 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen became owner & chairman of this Oregon basketball team the Portland Trail Blazers |
| #2213, aired 1994-03-30 | GEOGRAPHY $600: Many of the events of the 1988 Winter Olympics were held in this Alberta city's Saddledome Calgary |
| #2202, aired 1994-03-15 | CENSORED BOOKS $400: In 1988 the tide was out for this Pat Conroy novel; a South Carolina school pulled it from reading lists Prince of Tides |
| #2201, aired 1994-03-14 | COMEDY FILMS $400: In a 1988 film he play Danny De Vito's twin Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| #2182, aired 1994-02-15 | U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS $400: A 1988 stamp commemorated Mary Cassatt, who made a good "impression" in this profession painting |
| #2157, aired 1994-01-11 | BLACK AMERICA $600: In 1988 this founder of Motown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Berry Gordy, Jr. |
| #2135, aired 1993-12-10 | WORLD COINS $500: In 1988 Australia became the 1st large country to issue bullion coins made of this valuable metal platinum |
| #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL $400: In 1988 this Peruvian personally negotiated the end of fighting in the Iran-Iraq War Pérez de Cuéllar |
| #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | AVIATION $800: In 1988 the Air Force unveiled this high-tech bomber described as a "flying wing" the B-2 |
| #2125, aired 1993-11-26 | THE OLYMPICS $800: In 1988 she became the first figure skater since Sonja Henie to defend successfully the women's title Katarina Witt |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | BIOGRAPHIES $400: This former child star is the subject of a 1988 book subtitled "Actress To Ambassador" Shirley Temple Black |
| #2089, aired 1993-10-07 | KOREA $200: When these were held in South Korea in 1988, the host country placed sixth in medals the Olympics |
| #2070, aired 1993-09-10 | MODERN HISTORY $400: Michael Dukakis' 1988 running mate was this man who had defeated Bush for a Senate seat in 1970 Lloyd Bentsen |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | "SPRINGS" ON THE MAP $100: From 1988 - 1992 this Calif. town didn't work its mayor pro bono, it worked its mayor Sonny Bono Palm Springs |
| #2042, aired 1993-06-22 | MAYORS $600: From 1986-1988 he was Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Clint Eastwood |
| #2041, aired 1993-06-21 | NOTABLE NAMES $400: He quit his appeals court job in 1988, after being rejected for the Supreme Court the year before (Robert) Bork |
| #2035, aired 1993-06-11 | DISASTERS $1000: 1988 saw one of the worst air disasters when a Pan Am jet exploded over this Scottish village Lockerbie |
| #2015, aired 1993-05-14 | BILL CLINTON $400: At the 1988 Dem. convention, Clinton's nominating speech for this man lasted over 30 minutes Dukakis |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | SPORTS $800: The last American man to win this event in the Winter Olympics was Brian Boitano in 1988 figure skating |
| #2006, aired 1993-05-03 | ISLANDS $1000: In 1988 Hurricane Gilbert damaged over half the houses on this third-largest Caribbean island Jamaica |
| #1992, aired 1993-04-13 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: In 1988 Pam Postema lost her bid to become the first female one in Major League Baseball an umpire |
| #1990, aired 1993-04-09 | ORIGINAL "SYN" $200: The 1988 Summer Olympic solo champ in this sport was Carolyn Waldo of Canada synchronized swimming |
| #1986, aired 1993-04-05 | SAN FRANCISCO MOVIES $500: Sean Connery & Mark Harmon starred in this 1988 film about murder on a San Francisco military base The Presidio |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE MIDDLE EAST $400: In 1988 King Hussein surrendered this country's claim to the disputed West Bank Jordan |
| #1976, aired 1993-03-22 | CIVIL RIGHTS $600: Present when King was shot in 1968, he got some 7 million votes in the 1988 primaries Jesse Jackson |
| #1973, aired 1993-03-17 | SPORTS $400: "The world's fastest woman", she won the 1988 Sullivan Award as the USA's top amateur athlete (Florence Griffith Joyner) |
| #1970, aired 1993-03-12 | LEFTOVERS $600: Clint Eastwood directed this 1988 film bio of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker Bird |
| #1968, aired 1993-03-10 | FAMOUS BAKERS $1000: From February 1987 to July 1988 he was White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker |
| #1966, aired 1993-03-08 | MAGAZINES $200: The ex-wife of "All in the Family"s producer began this magazine in 1988 using her divorce settlement Lear's |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | HISTORIC QUOTES $200: In 1988 he said, "We are all precious in God's sight --- the real rainbow coalition" Jesse Jackson |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | HORROR FILMS $200: Chucky, a killer doll, made his debut in this 1988 film Child's Play |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $1000: Set in the Reconstruction era, "Beloved" won this black American author a 1988 Pulitzer Prize Toni Morrison |
| #1955, aired 1993-02-19 | BIOGRAPHIES $600: "An American Rhapsody" is a 1988 biography of this American composer Gershwin |
| #1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1988 the News Corporation LTD., controlled by this Australian, bought TV Guide (Rupert) Murdoch |
| #1948, aired 1993-02-10 | LE CINEMA SCHWARZENEGGER $200: In 1988 Arnold played Julius Benedict, a man separated at birth from his twin, played by this man Danny DeVito |
| #1946, aired 1993-02-08 | POLITICIANS $1000: In November 1988 this Maine senator was elected Senate majority leader, succeeding Robert Byrd George Mitchell |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $200: In 1988, after purchasing MGM's library of films, he founded the TNT network Ted Turner |
| #1941, aired 1993-02-01 | PUBLISHING $800: She was still editor in chief of Vanity Fair when she was named Magazine editor of the Year in 1988 Tina Brown |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ARIZONA $200: From 1952 to 1988 Arizona went for this party's nominee in each presidential election Republicans |
| #1928, aired 1993-01-13 | DONS & DONALDS $800: His 1988 book "For The Record" revealed the influence of astrology on the Reagan White House Donald Regan |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | NONFICTION $800: "Up With Hope" profiles this leader who sought the Democratic pres. nomination in 1984 & 1988 Jesse Jackson |
| #1913, aired 1992-12-23 | THE ORIENT $800: The Asian Games of 1986 & the 1988 Summer Olympics were both hosted by this capital city Seoul |
| #1909, aired 1992-12-17 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: Graham Jenkins' 1988 biography of this Welsh actor is subtitled "My Brother" Richard Burton |
| #1908, aired 1992-12-16 | DANCE $300: A dance of the 1980s, it's also the title of Michael Jackson's 1988 autobiography moonwalk |
| #1893, aired 1992-11-25 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1,500 (Daily Double): Under student pressure, this Wash. D.C. univ. appointed its first deaf president, I. King Jordan, in 1988 Gallaudet |
| #1892, aired 1992-11-24 | COURTROOM DRAMAS $200: This "Silence of the Lambs" star got her day in court & an Oscar for the 1988 drama "The Accused" Jodie Foster |
| #1886, aired 1992-11-16 | SPORTS $200: In 1988 after 8 seasons as the NHL's MVP, this center was traded by Edmonton to the L.A. Kings Wayne Gretzky |
| #1886, aired 1992-11-16 | SPORTS $600: In 1988 pro football's Cardinals moved from St. Louis to this city Phoenix |
| #1880, aired 1992-11-06 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: This country's 1988 bicentennial celebration was protested by the Aborigines Australia |
| #1880, aired 1992-11-06 | PULITZER PRIZES $600: Author & humorist Dave Barry won the 1988 prize for Commentary for this Florida paper Miami Herald |
| #1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $100: A 1988 musical based on his novel "Carrie" closed after 5 performances Stephen King |
| #1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this company started closing its hearty Burgundy wine with a cork instead of a screw cap Gallo |
| #1875, aired 1992-10-30 | SINGERS $100: He called his 1988 autobiography "Sweet Life"; he could have called it "I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow |
| #1873, aired 1992-10-28 | JAZZ $800: Among the "Simple Pleasures" on his 1988 album was "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin |
| #1862, aired 1992-10-13 | WORLD HISTORY $400: Janos Kadar took power after this country's 1956 revolution & ruled it until 1988 Hungary |
| #1861, aired 1992-10-12 | PEANUTS $400: In 1988, this "Peanuts" bird made his debut as a balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Woodstock |
| #1860, aired 1992-10-09 | MUSIC $600: Several opera scores by this Italian rival of Mozart were discovered in Czechoslovakia in 1988 Salieri |
| #1855, aired 1992-10-02 | WOMEN $400: This German won the women's singles gold medal in tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Steffi Graf |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | PULITZER PRIZE PLAYS $400: The 1988 prize went to this Alfred Uhry play about a feisty old woman & her chauffeur Driving Miss Daisy |
| #1851, aired 1992-09-28 | THE OLYMPICS $200: In 1988 Sergei Bubka became the 1st Olympic champion to exceed 19 feet in this event the pole vault |
| #1845, aired 1992-09-18 | FIRST LADIES $100: She was praised in the 1988 State of the Union speech for her "Just Say No" to drugs campaign Nancy Reagan |
| #1845, aired 1992-09-18 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: His "Presumed Innocent" was the best-selling paperback novel of 1988 Scott Turow |
| #1836, aired 1992-09-07 | APRIL FOOLS' DAY $400: In effect from April 1, 1988, a 60-day truce between the gov't & Contras in this country lasted 19 mos. Nicaragua |
| #1830, aired 1992-07-10 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $100: Time flies: in 1988, Caroline Kennedy graduated from this Manhattan university's law school Columbia University |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | NATIONAL PARKS $400: In the summer of 1988, wildfires swept through about half of this national park Yellowstone |
| #1785, aired 1992-05-08 | COLLEGE SPORTS $300: This college long jump record holder won Olympic titles in the event in 1984 & 1988 Carl Lewis |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $800: The 1988 Winter Olympics figure skating featured the battle of Brian Orser & this other Brian Brian Boitano |
| #1782, aired 1992-05-05 | BRITISH AUTHORS $400: In 1988 his controversial book "The Satanic Verses" won Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize Salman Rushdie |
| #1774, aired 1992-04-23 | NONFICTION $600: In 1988 this auto executive published his second best seller, '"Talking Straight" Iacocca |
| #1773, aired 1992-04-22 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: In 1988 this leader rejected China's offer to return to Tibet provided he stop advocating Tibetan independence the Dalai Lama |
| #1773, aired 1992-04-22 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: In 1988, amid accusations of financial misdealings, this U.S. Attorney General resigned Edwin Meese |
| #1755, aired 1992-03-27 | U.S. STATES $400: In 1988 Wisconsin made this its state beverage milk |
| #1755, aired 1992-03-27 | MOVIE MEALS $600: In this 1988 film Julia Roberts worked at a pizza parlor in Connecticut Mystic Pizza |
| #1754, aired 1992-03-26 | "Mc"PEOPLE $500: In 1988 this former national security advisor admitted he had misled Congress on several occasions Robert McFarlane |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | ANIMATED FILMS $500: This 1988 film told of an orphaned baby brontosaurus named Littlefoot The Land Before Time |
| #1734, aired 1992-02-27 | COMPOSERS $800: In 1988, 161 years after his death, the 1st movement of his unfinished 10th symphony had its world premiere Beethoven |
| #1732, aired 1992-02-25 | BLACK AMERICA $800: At the 1988 Summer Olympics Jackie Joyner-Kersee & this sister-in-law won six medals between them Florence Griffith-Joyner |
| #1731, aired 1992-02-24 | SPORTS $500: In 1988 he became the first man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #1716, aired 1992-02-03 | BLACK HISTORY $400: Speaking before the Democratic Nat'l Convention in 1988, he urged Americans to "keep hope alive" Jesse Jackson |
| #1713, aired 1992-01-29 | THE CABINET $600: Grandson of a Maxwell Motor Co. founder, he's been Sec'y of the Treasury since 1988 Nicholas Brady |
| #1712, aired 1992-01-28 | THEATRE HISTORY $800: The 1988 Tony Awards celebrated the 100th anniversary of this female producer's birth Antoinette Perry |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | LUCKY PIERRES $800: After 2 terms as governor of Delaware, he sought the GOP presidential nomination in 1988 Pierre DuPont |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | PEOPLE $400: Banished by Gorbachev from the Politburo in 1988, he was elected president of Russia in 1991 Boris Yeltsin |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | PEOPLE $500: On May 13, 1991 this South African woman was found guilty of the 1988 kidnapping of 4 youths Winnie Mandela |
| #1704, aired 1992-01-16 | KIDDIE LIT $200: This pop singer "Lit Up The Lives" of the young with her 1988 book, "Bedtime Hugs For Little Ones" Debby Boone |
| #1704, aired 1992-01-16 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $500: Kim Philby was buried with full military honors in this capital city in 1988 Moscow |
| #1697, aired 1992-01-07 | THE MOVIES $800: He not only wrote & directed 1988's "School Daze", he had a co-starring role as Half-Pint Spike Lee |
| #1695, aired 1992-01-03 | WORLD LEADERS $400: In 1988 an international panel reported that this Austrian president had concealed his war record (Kurt) Waldheim |
| #1695, aired 1992-01-03 | WORLD LEADERS $600: A devastating earthquake in Armenia cut short this leader's 1988 visit to the U.S. Gorbachev |
| #1694, aired 1992-01-02 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $400: She was the only American woman to win Olympic gold in swimming in 1988 Janet Evans |
| #1694, aired 1992-01-02 | PEOPLE $600: In 1988 this "Cosmopolitan" editor was inducted into the Publisher's Hall of Fame Helen Gurley Brown |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | COINS $200: In 1988 this country introduced a platinum coin called the Koala Australia |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: David Herbert Donald won a 1988 Pulitzer for "Look Homeward: A Life of" this author Thomas Wolfe |
| #1683, aired 1991-12-18 | "JACK"s & "JILL"s $200: In 1988 this actress & wife of Chas. Bronson received an American Cancer Society Courage Ward Jill Ireland |
| #1682, aired 1991-12-17 | TELEVISION $300: From 1982 to 1988, Dr. Donald Westphall was chief of staff of this Boston hospital St. Elsewhere (St. Eligius) |
| #1678, aired 1991-12-11 | DUBLIN $800: In 1988 Dublin celebrated this milestone anniversary its 1000th year anniversary |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | NONFICTION $200: The No. 1 health book of 1988 was Robert Kowalski's "8-week" cure for this cholesterol |
| #1647, aired 1991-10-29 | LEFTOVERS $1000: In 1988 President Reagan gave the National Medal of Arts to this "Humboldt's Gift" author Saul Bellow |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | RABBITS IN FILM $200: This 1988 film about a rabbit actor won 4 Oscars, including one for Special Visual Effects Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | BODIES OF WATER $200: For the 1988 Summer Olympics, new sports facilities were built along this city's Han River Seoul |
| #1626, aired 1991-09-30 | THE KENNEDY WOMEN $800: Her daughter Rose Kennedy Schlossberg was born in 1988 Caroline Kennedy |
| #1607, aired 1991-09-03 | ARIZONA $1000: In 1988 Rose Mofford replaced this man as governor (Evan) Mecham |
| #1602, aired 1991-07-16 | ARTISTS $600: In a 1988 auction, his painting of the "Acrobat and the Harlequin" sold for over $38 million Picasso |
| #1600, aired 1991-07-12 | PRO BASKETBALL $400: In 1988 this NBA team moved from the Silverdome to the Palace of Auburn Hills the Detroit Pistons |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | WORLD LEADERS $300: In 1988 he celebrated his 35th anniversary as king of Jordan (King) Hussein |
| #1591, aired 1991-07-01 | SPORTS $400: In 1988, Canada's Kurt Browning became the first ever to land a clean quadruple jump in this winter sport men's figure skating |
| #1591, aired 1991-07-01 | SINGERS & DANCERS $500: This "Forever and Ever, Amen" singer won the Best Male Country Vocalist Grammy for 1987 & 1988 Randy Travis |
| #1589, aired 1991-06-27 | OLYMPICS $500: In 1988 this East German swimmer won 6 gold medals, the most ever by a woman Kristin Otto |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | DANCE CRAZES $600: During a 1988 party in Miami, 119,986 people joined the longest line ever to do this dance conga |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1988 a plane explosion claimed the life of this country's President Zia ul-Haq Pakistan |
| #1574, aired 1991-06-06 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1000: Appointed Secretary of Education by Ronald Reagan in 1988, he resigned in 1990 Lauro Cavazos |
| #1569, aired 1991-05-30 | AUSTRALIA $800: The country began a year-long celebration of this on Jan. 26, 1988 its bicentennial |
| #1552, aired 1991-05-07 | 1988 $200: My May Reagan visited this country he once called "an evil empire" Russia (the Soviet Union) |
| #1552, aired 1991-05-07 | 1988 $400: On February 5 the U.S. Justice Department indicted this world leader on 2 charges of drug smuggling Noriega |
| #1552, aired 1991-05-07 | 1988 $600: On Aug. 31 this country gave up all claims to the West Bank & left it up to the PLO as to what should be done Jordan |
| #1552, aired 1991-05-07 | 1988 $800: In a plebiscite on whether he should remain in office another 8 yrs., a majority of Chileans voted "No" Pinochet |
| #1552, aired 1991-05-07 | 1988 $1000: In April M. Henson's body was moved to Arlington Cemetery to be buried next to this explorer Peary |
| #1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $400: In 1988 this recording by Cheap Trick became the 1st remake of an Elvis hit to crack the Top 10 "Don't Be Cruel" |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $200: Since 1988 this TV show hosted by John Walsh has helped capture over 137 criminal America's Most Wanted |
| #1540, aired 1991-04-19 | SECOND PLACE $500: In 1988 his "Patriot Games" was the New York Times' 2nd best-selling paperback fiction book Tom Clancy |
| #1530, aired 1991-04-05 | ART $400: This late artist's cookie jar collection sold at auction in 1988 for $247,830 Andy Warhol |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | NEW YORK CITY $400: The Cyclone roller coaster in this amusement area was declared a city landmark in 1988 Coney Island |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | COUNTRY MUSIC $500: In 1988 k.d. lang & this late singer won Grammys for collaborating on the hit single "Crying" Roy Orbison |
| #1527, aired 1991-04-02 | STARTS WITH "WH" $200: In 1988 this company celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Frisbee Wham-O |
| #1527, aired 1991-04-02 | RELIGION $400: In 1988 this Louisiana-based minister was defrocked by the Assemblies of God (Jimmy) Swaggart |
| #1527, aired 1991-04-02 | MOVIE TRIVIA $400: Many airlines cut the fear-of-flying scene from this 1988 D. Hoffman film, but Qantas didn't Rain Man |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | SPORTS $500: For using steroids, this athlete had to forfeit his 1988 Olympic gold medal for the 100-meter dash Ben Johnson |
| #1522, aired 1991-03-26 | DEMOCRATS $600: Though he beat George Bush in a run for the Senate, he lost to the Bush-Quayle ticket in 1988 Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | FANTASTIC TV $300: Though this FOX show based on a 1988 movie about refugees from another planet died, the comic book lives on Alien Nation |
| #1495, aired 1991-02-15 | POP MUSIC $1000: In 1988 Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Geo. Harrison, Bob Dylan & Roy Orbison formed this group the Traveling Wilburys |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $600: In April 1988 Cher won an Oscar for "Moonstruck" & Sonny Bono was elected mayor of this city Palm Springs |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | JUST SAY "NO" $1000: At the 1988 GOP convention, pres. nominee George Bush got his greatest applause when he vowed this no new taxes |
| #1492, aired 1991-02-12 | NO. 1 HITS $500: It "Could've Been" that she had a No. 1 hit in 1988, & it was Tiffany |
| #1457, aired 1990-12-25 | BESTSELLERS $1000: Author of one of 1988's top-selling hardcover cookbooks, "The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American" Jeff Smith |
| #1449, aired 1990-12-13 | DEMOCRATS $400: In 1988 George Bush debated Michael Dukakis & Dan Quayle debated him Senator Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1444, aired 1990-12-06 | THE OLYMPICS $400: When Ben Johnson was stripped of the gold for using steroids in 1988, the medal went to this American Carl Lewis |
| #1432, aired 1990-11-20 | AWARDS $200: This organization's peacekeeping forces won 1988's Nobel Peace Prize the U.N. |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | BASEBALL $500: Oakland A's slugger who in 1988 became the first man to hit 40 homers & steal 40 bases in a season Jose Canseco |
| #1430, aired 1990-11-16 | NEWSPAPERS $200: In 1988 Rupert Murdoch sold this NYC tabloid to Peter Kalikow, who's now trying to keep it alive the New York Post |
| #1425, aired 1990-11-09 | SPORTS $100: At the 1988 Olympics the USSR won the gold for team foil in this sport fencing |
| #1420, aired 1990-11-02 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $200: "Now You Know: The Personal Odyssey of" this woman tells of her struggles during & after the 1988 campaign Kitty Dukakis |
| #1412, aired 1990-10-23 | PUBLISHING $400: First published in February 1988, it's a magazine for women over 35, not Shakespearean kings Lear's |
| #1404, aired 1990-10-11 | GOLF $500: After he won the U.S. Open in 1988, it wasn't odd that he won again in 1989 Curtis Strange |
| #1388, aired 1990-09-19 | N.Y. YANKEES $200: From 1975-1988, he was hired & fired five times as Yankee manager Billy Martin |
| #1388, aired 1990-09-19 | THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $1000: Appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988, Lauro F. Cavazos has kept this job under George Bush Secretary of Education |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | MAN IN SPACE $400: The Soviet's Buran 1st launched in 1988, looks almost exactly like this U.S. craft the Space Shuttle |
| #1380, aired 1990-09-07 | THE OLYMPICS $200: She won the Olympic javelin throw in 1932 with a 143' 4" toss, over 100' less than the winner in 1988 Babe Didrikson |
| #1379, aired 1990-09-06 | TENNIS $400: In 1988, this West German became only the third woman to win the Grand Slam Steffi Graf |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $100: Her "Child Star" was a best seller in 1988 Shirley Temple (Black) |
| #6, aired 1990-07-21 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: Olympic figure skating champ of 1984 & 1988, she's nicknamed “Katarina the Great” Katarina Witt |
| #1373, aired 1990-07-18 | FASHION HISTORY $200: In 1988 a pair of 49-year-old sequined shoes once worn by this star was auctioned off for $165,000 Judy Garland |
| #5, aired 1990-07-14 | THE DODGERS $400: His 23 wins in 1988 were the most by a Dodger pitcher since Sandy Koufax's 27 in 1966 Orel Hershiser |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DEMOCRATS $100: This 1988 vice presidential candidate received one electoral vote for president Lloyd Bentsen |
| #4, aired 1990-07-07 | DEMOCRATS $1000: Colorado congresswoman who was an almost-ran in the 1988 presidential race Pat Schroeder |
| #3, aired 1990-06-30 | FAMOUS POLITICIANS $600: Tho this senate minority leader won the 1988 GOP Iowa caucauses, he lost the presidential nomination Bob Dole |
| #1338, aired 1990-05-30 | POT LUCK $800: In 1988 she made her first visit to NYC where she promoted the U.S. debut of the Welsh National Opera Princess Diana |
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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
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\"A 5-show winner from 1988, he has been a minister with...
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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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Mark Lowenthal, an assistant director for the Central Intelligence Agency from Reston, Virginia
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"The winner of the 1988 Tournament of Champions, he's an assistant...
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Barbara-Anne Eddy, a civil servant from Vancouver, Canada
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"Her 5-time winnings from 1988 allowed her to go for nearly...
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Peggy Kennedy, a forensic toxicologist and winner of the 1988 Seniors Tournament from Menands, New York
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1988 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 1988 Seniors Tournament champion:...
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Michael Block, a student and winner of the 1988 Teen Tournament from Staten Island, New York
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. 1988 Teen Tournament winner: $25,000....
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Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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"A winner of 5 games in 1988, she has since become...
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Steven Popper, an economist from Topanga, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1988, he has since founded...
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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"He used his 1988 5-game winnings to pay for law school....
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Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
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"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Bruce Naegeli, a librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $31,600. Lost to...
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Bruce Naegeli, a librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $31,600. Lost to...
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Bruce Naegeli, a law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $31,600. Lost to...
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Peggy Kennedy, a forensic toxicologist from Menands, New York
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1988 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 1988 Seniors Tournament champion:...
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Paul Katz, a lawyer from Daytona Beach, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-10-10). Season 4 player (1987-12-04). Paul was returned...
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Paul Katz, a lawyer from Flagler County, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-10-10). Season 4 player (1987-12-04). Paul was returned...
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David Javerbaum, a junior from Maplewood, New Jersey
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1998 Teen Reunion Tournament 1st runner-up: $15,000. 1988 Teen Tournament 1st...
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Theo Schiller, a school librarian originally from North Fork, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-22 & 1988-03-08). Theo was returned to the...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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Michael Block, a senior from Staten Island, New York
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. 1988 Teen Tournament winner: $25,000....
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Sue Wulfestieg, a homemaker from Tacoma, Washington
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Season 4 player (1988-02-02). Sue's daughter, Stefanie Wulfestieg, was a semifinalist...
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Ron Trigueiro, a student from Caruthers, California
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 4 4-time champion: $49,401...
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Mark Nelson, an Army officer from Hameln, West Germany
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Season 5 player (1988-09-26). Mark's rank was major at the time...
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Ron Trigueiro, a student from Caruthers, California
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 4 4-time champion: $49,401...
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Mark Lowenthal, an intelligence educator from Reston, Virginia
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"He won the 1988 Tournament of Champions while working for the...
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Ross Cameron, a student from Vallejo, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Mark Lowenthal, a State Department employee from Reston, Virginia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Don Maynard, a director of regulatory affairs from Cary, North Carolina
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1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Paul Hjelmervik, a stage manager from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 4 player (1988-05-05).
Last name pronounced like "JELL-mer-vik".
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Debra Malki, a human resources consultant from Winnetka, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-05-05).
Last name pronounced like "MALL-kee".
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Ed Cohen, a synagogue administrator from Daly City, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Barbara Linn, a homemaker from Evanston, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-06-23).
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Pierre LeBoeuf, an aerospace engineer originally from Tupper Lake, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-06-23).
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Les Raff, a physician from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-06-22).
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Bob Winthrop, a technical writer originally from Hannibal, Missouri
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1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. Bob and Tom Wickham each had...
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David Natkin, an attorney from Lexington, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-07-14). David appeared on Kiddie Kollege, representing Ann(e)...
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Fran Kirchhof, a retired bookstore person from Denver, Colorado
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Katie O'Callaghan, a teacher from Tucson, Arizona
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1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Fred Lewis, a personal electronics sales consultant from San Diego, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-20).
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Claude Muncey, a computer programmer from Merced, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-20).
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Mary Leland, a computer scientist from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
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Season 5 player (1988-10-26).
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Maureen Rubin, a professor from Chatsworth, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-25). Mother of Season 24 player Hilary Teeman...
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Lorne Erdile, a medical researcher from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 5 player (1988-10-26).
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Debbie May, a teacher from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-01-14). Debbie was also a contestant on the...
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Tom Schmidt, a computer salesman originally from Wood Haven, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-06-21).
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Dennis Brent, a teacher from Huntington Beach, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-29).
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Steve Barto, a field marketing representative originally from Niagara Falls, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-04-29).
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Charmion Burns, a student from Manhattan Beach, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Joan Smith, a gift shop owner from Eufaula, Oklahoma
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1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Sharon Keld, a product manager from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-04-20).
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Matt Lieff, a training manager from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-04-20).
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Tom Leckey, a teacher from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 5 player (1988-12-28).
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Kathryn
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Season 5 player (1988-10-21).
The player information is unknown.
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Carol Bunch, a computer science instructor originally from Nacogdoches, Texas
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Season 5 player (1988-12-28).
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Bob Greenberg, an actor and teacher originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-07-21).
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Dennis
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Season 5 player (1988-10-21).
The player information is unknown.
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Tony Amato, an operations manager from North Arlington, New Jersey
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Season 5 player (1988-10-25).
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Willie White, a travel agent from North Hollywood, California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-22). The player information comes from the chat...
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Jean Murray, an occupation unknown from Iowa
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Season 5 player (1988-12-22). The player information comes from the chat...
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Elizabeth Krown Spellman, a management services officer from California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-21). The player information comes from the chat...
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Chuck Bennett, a chemist from Fullerton, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-22).
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Susan Brook, a subcontract administrator from Torrance, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-17).
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Jason Albert, a senior from Lynchburg, Virginia
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1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
Son of Season 7 4-time champion Burt Albert.
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Penny Souhrada, a computer supply owner from Le Claire, Iowa
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Season 5 player (1988-12-27).
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Dennis McNeil, a Catholic priest from Painesville, Ohio
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Season 5 player (1988-11-21). Introduced as "Father Dennis McNeil".
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Demeter Manning, a computer systems programmer from Woodland Hills, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-10):
First name pronounced like "DEH-meh-ter".
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Murry Cann, a financial consultant from Larkspur, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-29).
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Jerry Van Riper, an actuary from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-03-10): Tappan electric range w/microwave oven + [possibly...
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Jerry Podair, a lawyer originally from New York City
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Season 5 player (1988-12-27).
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Barbara Bradley, a teacher from Glendale, Arizona
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Season 5 player (1988-11-21).
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Lisa Beach, a feature film casting associate from Los Angeles, California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-23): a trip to Miami.
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Andi Brown, a director of development from Marshfield, Massachusetts
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Season 4 player (1988-03-09): Avita professional rowing machine w/electronic display.
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Andrea Merrin, an actress from New York City, New York
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-18).
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Jeff Gitomer, a Social Security manager from Glendale, California
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Season 5 player (1988-09-22).
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Hank Peddicord, a claims representative from Victorville, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-07).
Hank is short for Henrietta.
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Elliott Hahn, an attorney from Redondo Beach, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-21).
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Rod Graf, a landscaper from Claremont, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-04).
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Richard Rebhun, a writer originally from Innsbruck, Austria
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Season 5 player (1988-09-22).
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Ross Barker, a cassette book producer from Pasadena, California
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Season 5 player (1988-09-20).
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Howard Wilson, a resident marketing representative from Fullerton, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-15). Not to be confused with Season 1...
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Wayne Owens, a performer from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 4 player (1988-06-15).
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Richard Frick, an engineer from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-20).
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Colleen Ligibel, a housewife from Mission Hills, Kansas
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Season 5 player (1988-12-20).
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Debby Mittelman, a law student from Scottsdale, Arizona
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Season 5 player (1988-12-06). Debby won $0 on Who Wants To...
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Tom Briner, a mortgage loan officer from Midlothian, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-07-01).
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Elizabeth Ezrine, an international market development manager from New York City, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-07-01).
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Ray Hanna, a comedy writer from Studio City, California
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Season 4 player (1988-05-25).
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Janis Fanhert, an airline reservation sales representative originally from Sebring, Ohio
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Season 4 player (1988-03-03).
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Mike Perez, a stockbroker from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Season 4 player (1988-03-03).
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Randy Waite, a high school teacher from Salina, Kansas
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Season 4 player (1988-06-30).
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Karen Muranaka, from Lomita, California
|
Season 3 1-time champion: $8,600. Trebek pilot 1 player. Karen was...
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Eileen Stone, a maternity nurse from Buffalo, New York
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-13).
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Elle Hood, a housewife and attorney from Camarillo, California
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Season 4 player (1988-05-23).
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Kate McDonough, an attorney from Yonkers, New York
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-14).
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Jack Dumpert, a bond manager from Buffalo, New York
|
Season 4 player (1988-05-23).
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Louise Reyburn Dice, a farmer and writer from Taos, New Mexico
|
1988 Seniors Tournament 1st runner-up: $22,200. The introductory graphic showed "Louise...
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Tom Wickham, an airline pilot from Torrington, Connecticut
|
1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Tom only became eligible for the...
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Jim Gaylord, a tax consultant from Laguna Niguel, California
|
1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Paul Dooling, a college graduate from Wheeling, Illinois
|
Season 4 player (1988-05-03).
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Karen Muranaka, an administration assistant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $8,600. Trebek pilot 1 player. Karen was...
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Lloyd McGavin, an electrical engineer originally from Moscow, Idaho
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-20).
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Brian Aronson, a public defender from Sacramento, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-28): Ricardo Beverly Hills Tower Drive luggage collection...
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Dan Dickinson, a househusband from Anchorage, Alaska
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Season 4 player (1988-02-22).
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Lavergne Casey, a co-owner of a print shop from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-02-22).
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Brad Hildebrandt, a commercial loan officer originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Season 4 player (1988-07-12).
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Phil Lamos, a student from Concord Township, Ohio
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-19).
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Denise Cartier, a telemarketing research operator from contestant search in Albany
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-19). The recording used to archive the game...
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Ed Daniels, originally from Ontonagon, Michigan
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Season 4 player (1988-07-19). The recording used to archive the game...
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Kirk Daddow, from Ames, Iowa
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Season 4 player (1988-07-18). The recording used to archive the game...
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Mike Murnane, from Tujunga, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-18). The recording used to archive the game...
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Kasey Arnold-Ince, originally from Berkeley, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-15). The recording used to archive the game...
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George Scurlock, from Bloomfield, Connecticut
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Season 4 player (1988-07-15). The recording used to archive the game...
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Richard Gorelick, a public relations coordinator from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-12).
Last name pronounced like "go-RELL-ick".
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Mary Lou Gallagher, a teacher from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-12).
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Diane St. John, a teacher from San Luis Obispo, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-11-04).
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Andrew Martin, a student originally from Freehold, New Jersey
|
Season 5 player (1988-11-04).
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Keith Hunsinger, a pastor developer from Lakeland, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-10-24).
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Chuck Webb, an attorney at law from Kailua, Hawaii
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-11).
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Jennith Thomas, a housewife from Dumas, Texas
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-11).
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Michael Rankins, a customer service represenative from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
|
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Harry Weisberger, an aerospace writer from Phoenix, Arizona
|
Season 4 player (1988-03-22). The player information comes from the chat...
|
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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
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Jeff Miller, a security consultant from Mission Viejo, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-13).
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Bob Johnson, a manager of a real estate office from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-30). Not to be confused with Season 22...
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Norman Sidebottom, a letter carrier from Pacific Grove, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-24).
Norman died of leukemia on 2011-06-11.
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Michael Rankins, a minister from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
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Mary Dunne, from Watsonville, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-03-22). The player information comes from the chat...
|
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Michael Rankins, a minister and sales representative from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
|
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Betty North, an entertainer from Willow Springs, Illinois
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-13).
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Cheryl Strong, an accountant from Mentor, Ohio
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-09).
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Tim Moore, a student from Wichita, Kansas
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-19).
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Jamie Watson, an employment counselor from Redondo Beach, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-19).
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Molly Herrington, a legal secretary and student originally from Iowa
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-05).
|
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Scott Hoyer, a veterinarian from Scottsdale, Arizona
|
Season 4 player (1988-02-24).
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Vernon Jones, a data processor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-05).
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Susanna Betzl, an aspiring actress and writer from New York City, New York
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-07).
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Mike Harris, a teacher and graduate student from Hermon, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-07). Not to be confused with Season 4...
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Jane Meggitt, a housewife and mother from Aberdeen, New Jersey
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-08).
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John Peterson, a communications instructor from Stockton, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-11).
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Ken Krantz, a lieutenant commander originally from Davis, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-11).
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Mike Myers, a director of marketing originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-10-11): Greif Companies his-and-her tailored clothing + either...
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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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Harvey Barron, a lawyer from Toronto, Canada
|
Season 5 player (1988-11-22).
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Dale Slone, a design engineer originally from Ogden, Utah
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-08).
|
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Pat Sory, a computer analyst from Gambrills, Maryland
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-07).
|
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Chris Beauregard, a librarian from Scotia, New York
|
Season 4 player (1988-01-28).
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Ernie Bonner, a firefighter from Galveston, Texas
|
Season 4 player (1988-01-28).
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Phil Marti, a group manager from Studio City, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-03-02).
|
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D.J. Smith, a computer business analyst from Garland, Texas
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1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. D.J.'s quarterfinal score was high enough...
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Franceline Czerner, a retired teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Franceline died 2017-09-23 at age 92....
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Chris Morris, a medical intern from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-16). Not to be confused with Season 4...
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Gil Jones, a copyright investigator from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-16).
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Lenny Manning, an accountant originally from Sweden
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-27).
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Rosanne Messineo, an attorney from Dallas, Texas
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Season 5 player (1988-09-06).
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Susan Brown, a housewife and mother from West Hartford, Connecticut
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Season 4 player (1988-02-23). Not to be confused with Season 9...
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Buck Janes, a graduate research assistant from Tucson, Arizona
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Season 5 player (1988-09-06).
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EJ Filander, a student teacher from Malvern, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-11-23).
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Joan Erickson, a writer and professional dog walker from Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
|
1988 Senior Tournament 2nd runner-up: $10,000.
|
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Mary Ellen Driscoll, a sportswriter originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-03-04). Mary Ellen won at least 12 games...
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Perry Barber, a baseball umpire from New York City, New York
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-29). Perry was a one-time champion on the...
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Chris Byrne, an engineer originally from Boston, Massachusetts
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-30).
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Joe Myers, an advertising writer from Wichita, Kansas
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-29).
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David Javerbaum, a Harvard graduate whose musical was produced off-Broadway originally from Maplewood, New Jersey
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\"He called himself the class joker at Columbia High in Maplewood,...
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Bettie Nielsen, a claims authorizer from Mission Woods, Kansas
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-30).
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Sue Nelson, a travel agent from Austin, Texas
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-10).
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Jeff Mayhew, an attorney from Newport Beach, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-06).
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Jeff Liebster, an attorney and broker from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 4 player (1988-02-29).
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Gary Shorr, a teacher from Lakewood, California
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Season 5 player (1988-11-28).
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Judi Gordon, a sales representative from New York City, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-11-28).
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Marge Stratmann, from New York City, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-02-29). Marge's occupation was missing from the recording...
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Jay Browne, a quality control technician from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 5 player (1988-11-24).
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Brad Harrington, a secretary from Dayton, Ohio
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-05).
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Julie Spickler, an artist from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-05).
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Gloria Sarver, a computer systems administrator from St. Clair Shores, Michigan
|
Season 5 player (1988-10-14).
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Steve Burns, a psychologist from Culver City, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-02).
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Melinda Finberg, a graduate student from Yardley, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-10-14).
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Donna Levin, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 5 player (1988-12-02). Not to be confused with Season 1...
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Rosemary Stuttle, a copywriter from Peoria, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-02-23).
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David Malvey, a freelance writer and seminar leader from Nelson County, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-07-06).
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Kevin Frear, a U.S. Army captain from Baumholder, Germany
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Season 4 4-time champion: $47,200. Kevin appeared on the show in...
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Philip Tiu, an educator from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 32 3-time champion: $96,598 + $1,000. Philip’s $19,000 Daily Double...
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Keith Davis, a family physician from Wellington, Ohio
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-29).
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Mike Procopio, a student from Anaheim, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-21).
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Pam Myers, a special investigator for the Department of Justice originally from London, England
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Season 4 player (1988-01-21).
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Margaret Mulhearn, a legal secretary from Monticello, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-09-29).
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Bob Bearse, a software quality analyst originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-01-18). Last name pronounced \"BURSE\".
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Sheppard Clarke, a writer and researcher from Seattle, Washington
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Season 4 player (1988-07-12).
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Steve Katz, a retired Air Force colonel from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-06).
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Bonnie Anderson, a history professor from New York City, New York
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-15).
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Debbie Brown, a college administrator from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 5 player (1988-10-03).
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Paul Oberjuerge, a journalist from Highland, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-03).
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Michael Cohen, a docudrama researcher originally from Douglaston, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-05-25). Not to be confused with Season 8...
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Madeleine Millar, a graduate student and beauty consultant originally from Orange, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-17).
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Marcie Kudoda, a teacher from WKBW search in Buffalo
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Season 5 player (1988-09-21). The recording used to archive the game...
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Rick Filloy, a professor from Eugene, Oregon
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-07). At the time of his appearance, Rick...
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Bob Beers, an attorney from Fairfax, Virginia
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Season 4 3-time champion: $41,799. Bob's $10,000 Daily Double wager in...
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Amy Wrobel, an attorney from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 4 player (1988-01-20).
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Barbee Cox, a librarian from Austin, Texas
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Season 4 player (1988-01-20).
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Cindy LaRue, a librarian originally from Bayonne, New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-02-25).
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Scott Jameson, an engineer from Saratoga, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-26).
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Liz Urban, an attorney originally from Kennebunk, Maine
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Season 4 player (1988-04-26).
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
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David Graham, a senior from Avon, Connecticut
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1988 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $14,300.
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Eileen Anderson, a registered nurse and childbirth educator from Baldwin, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-11-02).
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Phil Nauss, a writer from Salt Lake City, Utah
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Season 5 player (1988-11-02). Last name pronounced like "NAWSS". Philip Nauss...
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Peter Perl, a newspaper editor from Washington, D.C.
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Season 5 player (1988-12-26).
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Dee Ann Redman, a sales representative from Billings, Montana
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Season 5 player (1988-12-26).
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Bruce Seymour, a writer from Piedmont, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! winner: $250,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Clyde Ayer, an airline pilot originally from East Aurora, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-05-26)
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Tim Loges, an accountant director originally from Dayton, Ohio
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Season 5 player (1988-12-19)
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Jay Malarcher, a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 5 player (1988-12-16). Jay won $0, though received a $1,000...
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Neil Gronowetter, a junior from Woodmere, New York
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1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Eric Reid, a senior from Atlanta, Georgia
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Susan Clements, a teacher from Akron, Ohio
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Season 5 player (1988-09-27).
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Delaine Foss, a sophomore from Devine, Texas
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Art Hill, a hotel controller from La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Season 5 player (1988-09-14).
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Chris Capozzola, a junior from Worcester, New York
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1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Sarah Fanning, a senior from Ames, Iowa
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Sascha Dublin, a senior from Del Mar, California
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1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Kate Coe, a segment producer originally from Billings, Montana
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Season 4 player (1988-03-16).
Wife of Season 7 player Nick Coe.
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Gene Hayes, a senior from Douglasville, Georgia
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Ashleigh Banfield, a TV correspondent originally from Canada
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"She's covered such various stories as the Clinton/Yeltsin summit, the War...
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Stefanie Wulfestieg, a senior from Tacoma, Washington
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1998 Teen Reunion Tournament participant: $5,000. 1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000....
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Dale Armstrong, a project manager from San Rafael, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-19).
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Julie Robichaux, a junior from Marietta, Georgia
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Mark Wong, a senior from Los Angeles, California
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1988 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Fred Bernstein, an SAT tutor from West Cornwall, Connecticut
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Season 4 player (1988-04-19).
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Mia Diamond, a senior from Chicago, Illinois
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1988 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Peggy Noonan, a contributing editor from The Wall Street Journal
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2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: The Sisters of Life.
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Richard Perez-Peña, a journalist from Venice, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Richard Perez-Pena, a journalist originally from Cuba
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Richard Perez-Pena, a journalist originally from Cuba
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Michael Folz, a writer from Anaheim, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-17).
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Joe Kenyon, a student from Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Season 5 player (1988-12-15).
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Lee Vinson, a legal secretary originally from Detroit, Michigan
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Season 5 player (1988-12-15).
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Steve Biddle, an advertising executive from Palm Bay, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-10-13).
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Carl Rush, a consultant from San Francisco, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-17).
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Keith Richards, an operations manager originally from Wheeling, West Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-06-14).
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Ted Cooperstein, a lawyer originally from Potomac, Maryland
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Season 4 4-time champion: $32,500. Ted won $10,801 in his first...
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Bill Pawlak, an auditor from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Season 4 player (1988-05-24).
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Tony Dalasio, an international teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-12-14).
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Joshua Kosman, a music critic originally from Haverford, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-05-24).
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Tom Straczynski, a teacher from Bayside, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-06-13).
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John Kraft, a writer from San Francisco, California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-14).
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John Chivers, a systems analyst from Fremont, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-13).
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Vicki Scher, a grants processing specialist from Flushing, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-11-03).
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Mario Mainero, a trial lawyer from Corona del Mar, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-28). Johnny Gilbert pronounced Mario's last name as...
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Charles McBride, a front office manager from Scottsdale, Arizona
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Season 4 player (1988-06-14).
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Ted Killory, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 4 player (1988-05-31).
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Greg McIntosh, an engineer from Hermosa Beach, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-10).
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Rick Kitchen, a computer systems analyst from Torrance, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-10).
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Lynn Mauk, a headhunter originally from Roanoke, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-05-27).
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Stephen Lebowitz, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 4 4-time champion: $50,900....
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Richard Fond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-09).
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George Bufford, an actor from North Hollywood, California
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Season 4 player (1988-05-27).
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Kristie Ackerman, a copy editor originally from Tokyo, Japan
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Season 4 player (1988-06-09).
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Tom Gazzola, an assistant headmaster originally from North Mankato, Minnesota
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Season 4 player (1988-02-26).
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Michael Shutterly, a bank officer from Elkridge, Maryland
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Season 4 4-time champion: $49,200. Michael won $500,000 appearing on Who...
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Dave Drew, a tax preparer from Fresno, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-27).
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Blanca Gallardo, a teacher from Syracuse, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-02-26).
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Alan Weiss, a consultant originally from New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-04-18). Johnny Gilbert did not announce a city...
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Bruce Seymour, a writer from Piedmont, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! winner: $250,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Bill Henner, a commodities trader from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-06-07).
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Michael Edelstein, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-05-06).
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Jane Gilman, a newspaper publisher and editor from Beverly Hills, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-31).
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Steve Silva, an aviation student from San Diego, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-07).
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Joe Sansonese, a writer from Westlake Village, California
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Season 4 player (1988-05-06).
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Paul Thompson, a creative director from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 5 player (1988-10-28). Not to be confused with Season 12...
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Mike Lerner, a tax accountant from Beverly Hills, California
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Season 4 player (1988-02-05).
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Dotty Craig, a nurse educator from Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-04-12). Dottie's name was spelled as "Dotty" during...
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Karen Conley, an airline customer service agent from Burlington, Kentucky
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Season 4 player (1988-02-04).
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Pam Blank, a celebrity information person from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-02-03).
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John Yudelson, a contracts manager from Van Nuys, California
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Season 4 player (1988-02-03).
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Mark Meyerson, a music producer and consultant from North Hollywood, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-06).
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Margaret Bellisario, a technical writer from Dallas, Texas
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Season 4 player (1988-06-06).
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Robin Harkleroad, a banker from Bakersfield, California
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Season 4 player (1988-02-02).
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Jackie Trahan, a medical technologist from Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Season 4 player (1988-03-11): American Flyer Travelware's Caravelle collection luggage.
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Mark Jennings, a minister from Ashland, Kansas
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Season 5 player (1988-12-05).
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Kathy Serenberg, from Santa Monica, California
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Season 5 player (1988-11-01). Her last name and city come from...
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Jenny Church, a supervisor originally from Pensacola, Florida
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Season 4 player (1988-01-19).
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B.W. Radley, a claims adjuster originally from Santa Rosa, California
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Season 5 player (1988-11-01).
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Kate Lanes, a U.S. Navy officer originally from Tucson, Arizona
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Season 5 player (1988-12-05).
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Jim Costello, a high school English teacher from Long Beach, California
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Season 4 player (1988-02-01).
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Arthur Hanks, Jr., a stockbroker from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 4 player (1988-03-24).
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Barbara-Anne Eddy, a freelance researcher from Vancouver, Canada
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1988 Tournament...
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Terry Vlasich, a contacting specialist originally from Ironwood, Michigan
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Season 5 player (1988-12-12).
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Doug Petroff-Tobler, a civil litigator from Phoenix, Arizona
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Season 4 player (1988-01-29).
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Tom Hudak, a factory worker from Hudson Falls, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-06-03).
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Steve Holloway, a retail store manager from Orlando, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-12-12).
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Lauri Donahue, a lawyer from San Francisco, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-02).
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Michael Greer, a travel agency manager originally from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 5 player (1988-09-23). Not to be confused with Season 15...
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Bryce Maritano, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-20).
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Susan Jones, a law student originally from Bristol, England
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Season 5 player (1988-09-23).
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Todd Hueta, a student from Sunnyvale, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-02).
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Christine Dibble, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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Season 4 player (1988-07-20).
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Tom Nelson, an analyst originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 4 player (1988-01-27).
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Cheryl Lieberman, a computer training center manager from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-01-27).
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Pam Brown, a graduate student from Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Season 4 player (1988-06-01).
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Bob Palitz, an engineer from Honolulu, Hawaii
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Season 4 player (1988-06-01).
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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"An actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Bob Blake, who has won...
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Ruta Larson, a financial assistance worker from Racine, Wisconsin
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Season 4 player (1988-04-08).
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Maureen Dever, a legal secretary and student from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 5 player (1988-09-28).
Maureen Dever died 2016-02-17. [Obituary] [Facebook]
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Gordon Brown, a retail executive from Roselle, New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-04-08). Not to be confused with Season 11...
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Len Iwanski, a journalist from Helena, Montana
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Season 5 player (1988-09-28).
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Roy Marcus, a product development manager originally from Bayside, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-11-29).
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Joan Kurland, a musician originally from River Edge, New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-01-26).
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Laurie Russell, a reservation agent from Orlando, Florida
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Season 5 player (1988-11-29).
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Kate Waits, a law professor from Albany, New York
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2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist:...
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Laura Winters, a teacher from Northridge, California
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Season 5 player (1988-11-30).
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Dan Zellman, a manufacturer's representative from North Hollywood, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-18).
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Martha Guaglianone, a broadcast operations manager originally from Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-12-01).
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David M. Scott, a temporary office worker originally from Shawnee, Oklahoma
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Season 5 player (1988-12-01).
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Bob Twillman, a graduate student originally from Boonville, Missouri
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Season 4 player (1988-03-18).
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Mark Lowenthal, a foreign policy analyst from Reston, Virginia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Ed Levin, an architect from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-25).
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Gary Amundson, a systems analyst originally from Clear Lake, South Dakota
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Season 4 player (1988-03-14).
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Rob Reilly, a consultant originally from Delaware
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Season 5 player (1988-12-13).
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Susan Steade, a newspaper copy editor from San Jose, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-14).
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Val Webster, an applications specialist from Sparks, Maryland
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Season 5 player (1988-12-13).
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Stefanie Wulfestieg, an MBA candidate from London, England
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"And from high school in Tacoma, Washington to college at Swarthmore,...
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Keith Herrell, a copy editor from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Season 5 player (1988-12-09).
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Julie Robichaux, a web producer from New York City, New York
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"10 years ago she said disco music scared her, but today...
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Mary Zeiss Stange, a rancher and college professor from Ekalaka, Montana
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Season 5 player (1988-12-09).
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Beverly Feldman, a librarian from Amherst, New York
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Season 5 player (1988-12-08).
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Mark Dawson, a writer and editor for the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge from Chamblee, Georgia
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"He was a business manager when he won the Tournament of...
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Sascha Dublin, a Ph.D. candidate from Seattle, Washington
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"10 years ago, her favorite subjects were literature and math. Today,...
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Keith Lewis, a manager from Allison Park, Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-12-08).
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Sandra Gore, a researcher originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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1988 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $13,000.
Season 4 5-time champion: $53,507.
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Mina Wender, a teacher from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 5 player (1988-12-07).
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Marcia Johnson, from Michigan
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Season 5 player (1988-09-26). Occupation and hometown unknown because the recording...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Paul Donnelly, a nanny originally from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 4 player (1988-06-08).
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Scooter Lowe, a market research coordinator originally from Elkhart, Indiana
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Season 4 player (1988-03-16). Alex called him John at the beginning...
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Naomi Yavneh, a graduate student and teaching associate from Berkeley, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-08).
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
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Bruce Wolfe, a software engineer from San Francisco, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-08).
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John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
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"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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Sandra Gore, a researcher originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Steven Popper, an economist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1988 Tournament...
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Kate Waits, a law professor from Albany, New York
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2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist:...
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Brian Wangsgard, from Salt Lake City, Utah
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"He was the biggest winner in the 1988-1989 season, and a...
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Mark Lowenthal, a State Department employee from Reston, Virginia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Nyack, New York
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1993 10th...
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Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $56,800. Lost in...
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Brooklyn, New York
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1993 10th...
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Barbara-Anne Eddy, a freelance researcher from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1988 Tournament...
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Bruce Seymour, a writer from Piedmont, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! winner: $250,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Tessa Fleming, a high school history teacher from Mission Viejo, California
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Season 31 player (2014-09-16). Tessa's father was a 2-time champion on...
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Frank Spangenberg, a transit cop from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Stephen Lebowitz, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 4 4-time champion: $50,900....
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Tom Brothers, an attorney from Lynnwood, Washington
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Season 4 player (1988-03-15).
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from New York City, New York
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"He was a New York City cop when he won five...
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Jeanne Douglas, a secretary from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-15).
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Mike Ollins, a public relations consultant originally from Hicksville, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-01-06).
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Robert Michaels, an economist originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-01-05).
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Steven Chinn, an attorney originally from London, England
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Season 4 player (1988-01-04). At the time of his show's taping,...
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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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Eric Elfman, a dialogue author from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-05).
Eric's author and writing coach profile page.
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Jamie Campbell, a secretary originally from Texas
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Season 4 player (1988-01-04). When Johnny Gilbert announced Jamie's hometown, he...
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Cheryl Davis-Plotts, a victims specialist and crisis interventionist originally from Pennsylvania
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Season 5 player (1988-10-27).
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Barbara Baernstein, a right-of-way agent from Pomona, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-01).
Last name pronounced like "BAIRN-stine".
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Anne Kahn, a logistics engineer originally from Santa Rosa, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-01).
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Greg Sullivan, an accountant from Yonkers, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-04-05): a trip for 2 to the Caribbean...
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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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Johanna Pick, a photographer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-04-04).
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Cynthia Heller, an office manager from Hatboro, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-04-04).
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Sue Kelly, an office manager from Switzerland, Florida
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Season 4 player (1988-01-25).
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Heather Wood, a student originally from Kansas City
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Season 4 player (1988-04-01): designer stained glass.
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Mary Jane Eager, a domestic goddess from Eager, Arizona
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Season 4 player (1988-04-01): an audio/video center with TV, VCR &...
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Daniel Lubin, a business consultant from San Pedro, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-31).
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Michael Kannellos, a freelance lawyer and writer from West Hollywood, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-31).
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Ron Abbott, a telemarketer from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-30).
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Christine Heely, an attorney originally from St. Louis
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Season 4 player (1988-03-30).
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Mary Haney, an assistant director for an alumni association from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-03-29).
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
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Terry Sheldon, an entrepreneur from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-03-29).
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Steven Popper, an economist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1988 Tournament...
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John Tranquill, a laboratory manager from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-07-05): Landes fine silver coffee & tea set.
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Cheryl Stein, a criminal defense lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 4 player (1988-03-28).
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Margie Melby, an acccounting manager from Grenada Hills, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-25).
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Andrea Michaels, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-07-05): Gibson's Keytek professional keyboard + a Krayco...
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Lew Barlow, a college teacher from Duxbury, Massachusetts
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Season 4 player (1988-06-28): a trip to Florida's Space Coast.
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Rob Pierce, a minister from Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Season 4 player (1988-05-30).
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Sharon Beattie, a music teacher from Stuttgart, Germany
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Season 4 player (1988-05-30). She was announced as being from Stuttgart,...
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Peter Sagal, a writer originally from New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-04-06). Sagal is the host of NPR's Wait...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Kate Waits, a law professor from Albany, New York
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2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist:...
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Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $56,800. Lost in...
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Steve Morris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-15).
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Michelle Lellouche, an archivist from Jacksonville, Florida
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Season 4 player (1988-01-15).
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Eytan Mirsky, an assistant film editor from Flushing, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-01-14). Eytan is now a New York-based power...
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Jim Stevenson, a musician from San Diego, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-13).
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Pete Peterson, a chemist from Richlandtown, Pennsylvania
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Season 4 player (1988-01-12).
Pete's actual first name is Robert.
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Todd Leopold, a student from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 4 player (1988-01-13). Won $1,000 on Who Wants to Be...
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Mary Ann Meyers, a homemaker from Clearwater, Florida
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Season 4 player (1988-01-12).
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Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $56,800. Lost in...
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Robin Hoffmann, a magazine promotion manager originally from Peoria, Illinois
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Season 4 player (1988-01-11).
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Sandy Gore, a corporate consultant from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Jake Edelman, a public affairs director from Eagle Rock, California
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Season 4 player (1988-01-18).
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Joel Goldberg, a CPA and financial officer from Fort Lee, New Jersey
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Season 6 4-time champion: $33,001. Was first on the show 1988...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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"A police officer from Flushing, New York, Frank Spangenberg, who has...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Nyack, New York
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"He was the first to win five games in the 1987-88...
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Chris Capozzola, a graduate student from Washington, D.C.
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"Ten years ago, he was a junior in Worcester, New York....
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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