#9069, aired 2024-03-28 | ALPHANUMERICS $600: The first movie with this designation was "Henry & June" in 1990 NC-17 |
#9052, aired 2024-03-05 | NAMES IN FASHION $600: In 1990 this designer opened her flagship bridal salon at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City (Vera) Wang |
#9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AFRICAN CITIES $1600: Windhoek is the capital of this southwest African nation that gained independence in 1990 Namibia |
#9006, aired 2024-01-01 | RETIRED $1200: In 1990 Crayola's first group of crayons to be permanently retired included lemon yellow & this "raw" brown umber |
#8983, aired 2023-11-29 | BARRE TENDERS $400: In 1990, he & choreographer Mark Morris founded a touring company called the White Oak Dance Project Baryshnikov |
#8982, aired 2023-11-28 | NAME THAT 1990s YEAR $1200: Iraq invades Kuwait 1990 |
#8980, aired 2023-11-24 | AN AMERICAN IN PARIS $1200: His surname sounds French, but this Yank ended up in Paris by winning the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 & 1990 LeMond |
#8977, aired 2023-11-21 | TEACHING $2000: This organization started in 1990 with 500 idealistic young people working in schools in low-income communities Teach for America |
#8972, aired 2023-11-14 | CARL SAGAN $1600: A 1990 photo of Earth taken by this probe prompted Carl Sagan to call planet Earth "a pale blue dot" Voyager |
#8968, aired 2023-11-08 | ON THE OLD MAP $400: 1990 was the end for this country whose districts included Neubrandenburg, Leipzig & Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany |
#18, aired 2023-10-25 | OLD POP MUSIC HAD SOME VOWELS: E-I-E-I-O $1500: It's a greatest hits album released by Madonna in 1990
_ _ E / I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I O _ The Immaculate Collection |
#16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1200: Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair Edward Scissorhands |
#8946, aired 2023-10-09 | THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD $800: In 1990, this man here knocked out Buster Douglas to become the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $800: At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well" Barbara Bush |
#8928, aired 2023-09-13 | TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE $1600: On April 21, 1990 at Maracana Stadium, Paul had an intimate show for 184,000 friends as he rocked in this huge South American city Rio de Janeiro |
#8924, aired 2023-07-27 | WORLD CITIES $1600: The massive Lower Usuma Dam was completed in 1990 to bring drinking water to Abuja, about to become this nation's new capital Nigeria |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | A TV SERIES $400: "Law & Order", 1990; "Law & Order:" this, 1999; "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", 2001; & it just keeps going... SVU |
#8901, aired 2023-06-26 | NAMES OF THE 1990s $1200: He won a 3-way race for party leadership & became prime minister of Great Britain in 1990 John Major |
#8901, aired 2023-06-26 | NAMES OF THE 1990s $1600: In August 1990, with this small country under invasion, its emir Sheikh Jaber fled to Saudi Arabia Kuwait |
#8872, aired 2023-05-16 | AUTOMOTIVE ALLITERATION $1000: Automobile magazine named this then new sporty Japanese import its 1990 Automobile of the Year the Mazda Miata |
#11, aired 2023-05-16 | CURRENT U.S. GOVERNORS $1000: In 1990 she promoted the state of South Dakota as its reigning Snow Queen; today she promotes the state as governor Noem |
#9, aired 2023-05-15 | TECH TALK $200: John Romkey's 1990 computer-controlled toaster was a breakthrough in the IoT, short for this Internet of Things |
#8870, aired 2023-05-12 | STATE CAPITAL TO STATE CAPITAL $800: In search of weather extremes? St. Paul was a brisk -34 in 1936 & this southwest capital topped out at 122 in 1990 Phoenix |
#2, aired 2023-05-08 | FLYIN' HIGHER THAN A JET AIRLINER $600: In 1977 this space probe 2 launched 2 weeks ahead of this space probe 1; by 1990, both had lived up to their name & were past Pluto Voyager |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | FOREIGN POLITICAL PARTIES $2,000 (Daily Double): Banned from 1960 to 1990 by the South African government, this party led the fight to destroy apartheid the ANC (the African National Congress) |
#8850, aired 2023-04-14 | NEW YORK NICKS $1000: Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times shared a 1990 Pulitzer with his wife for reporting on the events in this Chinese plaza Tiananmen Square |
#8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $400: Isla Nublar off Costa Rica sets the scene of this 1990 Michael Crichton novel that bioengineers some terror Jurassic Park |
#8822, aired 2023-03-07 | RECENT COMMERCIALS $1600: Timothée Chalamet was a cut-up in a Cadillac ad inspired by this 1990 Tim Burton film Edward Scissorhands |
#8811, aired 2023-02-20 | AN "F" IN HISTORY $1600: The son of Japanese immigrants, he was the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000; his daughter ran for the job 3 times Fujimori |
#8801, aired 2023-02-06 | MONTHS THAT START WITH FEB $400: February 1990:
In South Africa, the 30-year ban on this political party is lifted by president F.W. de Klerk the ANC |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GRAND OLE OPRY MEMBERS $400: He had "Friends In Low Places" in 1990; in 2018, 85,000 of them bought tickets to see him at Notre Dame Stadium Garth Brooks |
#8766, aired 2022-12-19 | HISTORIC WOMEN $400: Hilda was the middle name of this prime minister in office from 1979 to 1990 Thatcher |
#8749, aired 2022-11-24 | IT'S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE! $400: We got through our annual viewing of this 1990 film even with a contrarian uncle rooting for "Wet Bandits" Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern Home Alone |
#8, aired 2022-11-13 | THE EDWARDIAN ERA $500: Vincent Price's last appearance on the big screen was this 1990 film starring Johnny Depp as the title character with unusual appendages Edward Scissorhands |
#8740, aired 2022-11-11 | WORLD LEADERS $2000: Hats off to this man who was chancellor of West Germany & then of a unified Germany from 1990 to 1998 (Helmut) Kohl |
#8734, aired 2022-11-03 | FILM FIGHT MARQUEE $1000: 1990:
Sharon Stone
vs.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Total Recall |
#6, aired 2022-10-30 | OUT OF THIS WORLD $1500: The HST, this space telescope, was placed in orbit around Earth in 1990 & soon revolutionized astronomy the Hubble |
#8723, aired 2022-10-19 | TV $200: In 1990 sheriff Harry S. Truman was on duty in this quirky David Lynch title town Twin Peaks |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | POLISH HISTORY $1000: This shipyard worker & labor union activist became president of Poland in 1990 Wałęsa |
#3, aired 2022-10-09 | SCIENCE FICTION $200: Genetically re-created dinosaurs run amok on an island in this 1990 Michael Crichton novel Jurassic Park |
#8714, aired 2022-10-06 | MUSICAL ALTER EGOS $800: Allow me to amaze thee! Gregory Jacobs went by Shock G & this alliterative name; his digital underground "Dance" was a hit in 1990 Humpty Hump |
#8709, aired 2022-09-29 | THE EX-COUNTRY $200: On October 3, 1990 this Communist country in Europe lost its direction after reunification East Germany |
#8699, aired 2022-09-15 | SINGERS WHO ACT $1200: As Breathless Mahoney in 1990's "Dick Tracy", she left Warren Beatty breathless on-screen & off Madonna |
#8691, aired 2022-07-25 | CELEBRITY CATCHPHRASES $1600: "Bam!" says this man who opened his first self-named restaurant in 1990 in New Orleans Emeril (Lagasse) |
#8677, aired 2022-07-05 | A NOVEL DEATH $400: In 1990 John Updike put this title guy to "Rest" after running through 4 novels Rabbit |
#8660, aired 2022-06-10 | MOVIES WITH NARRATORS $600: 1990: Henry Hill says, "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster" Goodfellas |
#8656, aired 2022-06-06 | SCIENCE STUFF $600: It was launched in 1990 with optical defects that required 5 spacewalks to fix the Hubble Telescope |
#8650, aired 2022-05-27 | EUROPE $2,000 (Daily Double): From 1949 to 1990 this city on the Rhine River was a national capital Bonn |
#8631, aired 2022-05-02 | MIAMI NEWS CLUES $800: (I'm Calvin Hughes.) In 1990 deposed Central American dictator Manuel Noriega was brought to Miami to face a host of charges including racketeering, money laundering & drug trafficking while running this nation Panama |
#8622, aired 2022-04-19 | APRIL FOOLS $800: A million people left 100 tons of trash in New York's Central Park at an April 22, 1990 celebration of this day...hmmm Earth Day |
#8617, aired 2022-04-12 | GAME CHANGERS $400: In 1990 this classic card game was included as part of Windows 3.0, turning millions of casual computer users into gamers solitaire |
#8617, aired 2022-04-12 | I HAVE A PLAN $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 the Shatalin plan for moving the USSR to a free market was too radical even for this reformer who ousted Shatalin Gorbachev |
#8612, aired 2022-04-05 | CAN'T LOSE $1000: Taking a seat in 1990 to rep Stralsund-Rügen-Grimmen preceded this politician's 4 wins running for the world leader gig Angela Merkel |
#8589, aired 2022-03-03 | DETROIT: NEWS CLUES $400: (I'm Rhonda Walker.) Speaking in Tiger Stadium in 1990, four months after his release from prison, this man quoted Marvin Gaye, "Brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying" Nelson Mandela |
#8580, aired 2022-02-18 | HISTORIC MEN $800: It was no minor feat that in 1990, he emerged victorious in a 3-person race to succeed Margaret Thatcher as prime minister John Major |
#7, aired 2022-02-11 | FAMOUS AQUARIANS $800: This singer was actually born on Friday, Feb. 16, 1990 in Toronto to parents from Ethiopia The Weeknd |
#6, aired 2022-02-10 | THE 1990s $400: Though authorized in 1977, this telescope wasn't placed into orbit until 1990 the Hubble Telescope |
#8564, aired 2022-01-27 | ALWAYS BROADWAY $800: In 1990 this musical about a musical closed after 6,137 shows; God, I hope you get it! I hope you get it! A Chorus Line |
#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 |
#8541, aired 2021-12-27 | ARKANSAS $600: The discovery of a 3.03-carat one in 1990 had Arkansas' Crater of these State Park living up to its name Diamonds |
#8519, aired 2021-11-25 | OSCAR'S BEST DIRECTOR $200: 1990:
"Dances with Wolves" danced away with a win for him Kevin Costner |
#8519, aired 2021-11-25 | WORLD HISTORY $800: With the USSR crumbling, this Baltic nation in 1990 became the first Soviet republic to declare independence Lithuania |
#8487, aired 2021-10-12 | MAKING A SHORT STORY LONG $800: This sci-fi great teamed with Robert Silverberg to expand his classic 1941 short story "Nightfall" into a 1990 novel Isaac Asimov |
#8463, aired 2021-08-11 | AN AUGUST CATEGORY $6,000 (Daily Double): August 1990: Sue Hendrickson discovers a 40-foot-long skeleton of this T. rex |
#8458, aired 2021-08-04 | THE CHOSEN FEW $800: Anyone is allowed to book time to use this space telescope first launched in 1990, but competition is fierce the Hubble |
#8457, aired 2021-08-03 | TYPICAL JASON $800: Jason lives in this kind of 5-letter area, like 5% of Americans in the 1790 census but 75% in the 1990 census urban |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BOOKS OF 1990 $400: Alan Moore's dystopian look at a near-future England is called "V for" this Vendetta |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BOOKS OF 1990 $800: "The Bourne Identity" & "The Bourne Supremacy" were followed in 1990 by this third entry in the series The Bourne Ultimatum |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MED SCHOOL $800: WCC for short, this "colorful" rite of passage for new med students originated at schools like the Univ. of Chicago & Columbia around 1990 a white coat ceremony |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BOOKS OF 1990 $1200: "Barbarians at the Gate" is an expose of the fall of this giant food company behind brands like Oreo & Ritz Nabisco |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BOOKS OF 1990 $1600: This Maeve Binchy novel is about a group of pals attending a Dublin university Circle of Friends |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BOOKS OF 1990 $2000: 1990 saw the release of "Postmortem", Patricia Cornwell's first novel featuring this crime-solving medical examiner Scarpetta |
#8437, aired 2021-07-06 | STREET ART $600: The foundation started by street artist Keith Haring seeks to promote awareness of this illness that Keith died of in 1990 AIDS |
#8425, aired 2021-06-18 | DRAMA SERIES WRITING EMMYS $1200: This man was nominated for "Twin Peaks" in 1990 but lost out to David E. Kelley for an episode of "L.A. Law" (David) Lynch |
#8422, aired 2021-06-15 | FACE THE PERFORMER $800: Graham Greene got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for playing Kicking Bird in this 1990 historical drama Dances with Wolves |
#8420, aired 2021-06-11 | BUSTERS $400: In a stunning 1990 upset, Buster Douglas knocked out this heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson |
#8415, aired 2021-06-04 | WORKING WITH CLAY $800: Patrick Swayze & Demi Moore turned pottery making into something romantic in this 1990 film Ghost |
#8377, aired 2021-04-13 | TITLE WAVES $800: They came from the Canadian prairie to win 5 Stanley Cups from 1984 to 1990 the Edmonton Oilers |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | WOMEN IN CONGRESS $800: Patsy Mink, who was born in this state before it was a state, represented it in Congress from 1965 to 1977 & from 1990 until 2002 Hawaii |
#8362, aired 2021-03-23 | SOLD AT AUCTION $800: In 1990, exactly 100 years after it was painted, this artist's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold for $82.5 million Vincent van Gogh |
#8349, aired 2021-03-04 | GETTING RICHARD $1600: This fashion photographer shot for Vogue from 1966 to 1990 Richard Avedon |
#8337, aired 2021-02-16 | HOOPS $200: In 1990 this Chicago Bull torched the Cleveland Cavaliers with a career-high 69 points Michael Jordan |
#8335, aired 2021-02-12 | IN CONCERT $800: VH1 ranked her 1990 "Blond Ambition" tour as the greatest of all her concert tours Madonna |
#8331, aired 2021-02-08 | BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES $800: A 2020 adventure based on a Jack London classic gets, well, a lot weirder as a 1990 David Lynch film about Sailor Ripley The Call of the Wild at Heart |
#8320, aired 2021-01-22 | DISASTROUS TEAMS? $600: WNBA:
One day in 1990 in Phoenix this climbed to 122 the Phoenix Mercury |
#8311, aired 2021-01-11 | TELEVISION BY THE NUMBER $200: This title ZIP code was first addressed in 1990, repackaged in 2008 & sent again in 2019 90210 |
#8302, aired 2020-12-15 | BOOK BARRIERS $600: In this 1990 novel raptors "hit the fence, take a shock. They never seem to mind" Jurassic Park |
#8297, aired 2020-12-08 | ENTERTAINMENT $600: "Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone", is the subtitle of a restoration of this 1990 film, now with a new beginning & ending The Godfather Part III |
#8286, aired 2020-11-23 | BEHIND THE MUSIC $800: Rick James' only Grammy came after he sued & got credit for the hook in this 1990 MC Hammer song "U Can't Touch This" |
#8283, aired 2020-11-18 | '90s NEWSMAKERS $2000: Replacing Ed Koch in 1990, he became New York City's first African American mayor (David) Dinkins |
#8279, aired 2020-11-12 | HOW ARTSY $1200: I'm not sure which is the bigger disaster, the storm in the painting by this Dutch master or that it was stolen in 1990 Rembrandt |
#8275, aired 2020-11-06 | ONE-WORD SONG TITLES $600: Elaborate hand gestures are part of the dance that Madonna brought to the mainstream with this 1990 No. 1 hit "Vogue" |
#8273, aired 2020-11-04 | HERE'S THE PLAY $800 (Daily Double): Kevin Bacon was not in this "numeric" play in 1990 but you could go trace his connections to Courtney B. Vance & Stockard Channing Six Degrees of Separation |
#8230, aired 2020-06-05 | PUBLISHERS $1600: In 1990 William Collins & Sons was bought by News Corporation, which smushed this other publishing name in front Harper |
#8220, aired 2020-05-22 | MAGAZINES $200: Topps Magazine (1990-1993) was a quarterly devoted to collecting these baseball cards |
#8205, aired 2020-04-17 | POSITIVE HISTORY $2000: A fundamental shift in government policy starting in 1990 led to the end of this policy of discrimination in South Africa apartheid |
#8197, aired 2020-04-07 | THE 1990s $1000: In 1990 this Soviet president won the Nobel Peace Prize but a year later, he said peace out & quit his job Mikhail Gorbachev |
#8180, aired 2020-03-13 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS $200: From 1978 to 1990 this woman won 9 Wimbledon singles titles, giving her the most ever among both men & women Martina Navratilova |
#8169, aired 2020-02-27 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $4,000 (Daily Double): Widow of an anti-Somoza newspaperman, Violeta Chamorro was this country's 2 president from 1990 to 1997 Nicaragua |
#8168, aired 2020-02-26 | WHISTLE BLOWERS $200: In 1990 officials accidentally gave Colorado this many downs to score a last-second game-winning TD at Missouri five |
#8165, aired 2020-02-21 | & FINALLY... $600: This musical about an audition for Broadway ended its initial 15-year run at the Shubert in 1990; now, 5-6-7-8...respond! A Chorus Line |
#8154, aired 2020-02-06 | SURINAME $800: After winning independence in 1975, Suriname endured these internal military takeovers in 1980 & 1990 coups |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | MARY: ME $1200: & Here's to you, Mary Robinson, president of this European country from 1990 to 1997 Ireland |
#8137, aired 2020-01-14 | DRAWING QUITE THE CROWD $800: On April 22, 1990 around 750,000 people hit Central Park to celebrate this annual event Earth Day |
#8135, aired 2020-01-10 | SKATING INTO THE NHL $1000: A 1990 Oilers-Kings game saw 356 of these doled out, with Marty McSorley getting 37--that'd be more than half the game! penalty minutes |
#8127, aired 2019-12-31 | WE WUZ ROBBED! $800: In 1990 works by Rembrandt & Degas were among the half-billion dollars worth of art stolen from the Gardner Museum in this city Boston |
#8119, aired 2019-12-19 | STUPID ANSWERS $800: Bordering Angola & Botswana, what is now Namibia was administered by this South African country until 1990 South Africa |
#8100, aired 2019-11-22 | QUOTABLE BOOKS $4,000 (Daily Double): 1990: "You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose" Oh, The Places You'll Go! |
#8098, aired 2019-11-20 | I GOT RELIGION $800: In 1990 Father Gabriele Amorth co-founded the International Association of these people who deal with the possessed Exorcists |
#8097, aired 2019-11-19 | "VO"CABULARY TEST $600: A period of popularity, like the 24 weeks the Madonna song spent on the charts in 1990 vogue |
#8073, aired 2019-10-16 | SO LONG $800: The anniversary Hanoi celebrated in 2010, or a person born around 1990 a millennial |
#8068, aired 2019-10-09 | NOT THE CAPITAL $800: Of Germany, since 1990 Bonn |
#8065, aired 2019-10-04 | '90s NO. 1 HITS $400: Wham! He had a No. 1 hit as he was "Praying For Time" in 1990 George Michael |
#8065, aired 2019-10-04 | HORROR MOVIES $800: In 1990 Christine Elise battled this homicidal doll; in 2019 it was Aubrey Plaza Chucky |
#8045, aired 2019-07-26 | ON THIS DAY: JULY 26 $400: Signing the Amer. w/ Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, Pres. Bush said he was inspired by this GOP senator who lost the use of an arm (Bob) Dole |
#8043, aired 2019-07-24 | LETTER IMPERFECT $1600: The Motion Picture Association of America abandoned this letter rating in 1990 X |
#8035, aired 2019-07-12 | DESERT-POURRI $1600: In 1990 protecting Saudi Arabia from Iraqi troops was dubbed Operation this; Desert Storm soon followed Desert Shield |
#8034, aired 2019-07-11 | "HOME" ENTERTAINMENT $200: Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern were the bumbling burglars foiled by Macaulay Culkin in this 1990 film Home Alone |
#7997, aired 2019-05-21 | 1990s SONGS $800: With the death of Lauren Bacall in 2014, the list of stars mentioned in this 1990 Madonna song are all deceased "Vogue" |
#7996, aired 2019-05-20 | THE MONTHLY MOVIE TITLE $800: In 1990 Sean Connery could have sung, "We all live in a non-yellow submarine" in this film, but thankfully, did not The Hunt for Red October |
#7983, aired 2019-05-01 | BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS $1600: At the first awards in 1990, you couldn't touch this guy who won for No. 1 Pop/Rap Artist MC Hammer |
#7976, aired 2019-04-22 | NEW COUNTRY $800: A 24-year armed conflict led to the independence of this nation from South Africa in 1990 Namibia |
#7976, aired 2019-04-22 | NEW COUNTRY $9,812 (Daily Double): The 2 Saudi-adjacent countries called this (Aden) & this (Sanaa) merged in 1990 to form a new nation North and South Yemen |
#7973, aired 2019-04-17 | 5, 5 $2000: This software program for formatting movie & TV scripts has been around since 1990 Final Draft |
#7972, aired 2019-04-16 | BEHIND THE SCENES $400: Filming 1990's "Days of Thunder", sparks flew for Tom Cruise & this future wife, playing Cole Trickle & Dr. Claire Lewicki Nicole Kidman |
#7949, aired 2019-03-14 | THE WALL $400: A 1990 charity performance of the album was held in this fitting city, to celebrate an event of 8 months prior Berlin |
#7917, aired 2019-01-29 | HAMBURGERS $600: Born in Hamburg in 1954, she was a chemist before joining the CDU political party in 1990 (Angela) Merkel |
#7900, aired 2019-01-04 | GOTTA RUN! $600: Greg Anthony & Larry Johnson led the Runnin' Rebels of this school to a 103-73 beatdown of Duke to win the Final Four in 1990 UNLV |
#7889, aired 2018-12-20 | HUGS & KISSES $400: He's seen shortly after his 1990 release hugging former MP & long-time apartheid foe Helen Suzman Nelson Mandela |
#7877, aired 2018-12-04 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 this man succeeded in "rank" to the office of British prime minister (John) Major |
#7867, aired 2018-11-20 | ASIAN GEOGRAPHY $800: In 1990 this nation invaded Kuwait, its smaller neighbor to the south, sparking the first Persian Gulf War Iraq |
#7857, aired 2018-11-06 | IN THE '90s $200: In 1990, 7 years after it was supposed to be launched, this telescope finally made it into space Hubble |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $200: This country's Unity Day, October 3, commemorates its 1990 reunification Germany |
#7837, aired 2018-10-09 | A BOOK BY ITS COVER $800: Ruling over a 1990 Michael Crichton book cover is a large scary skeleton of one of these a Tyrannosaurus rex |
#7823, aired 2018-09-19 | LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 $2000: Bernstein gave his last concert in 1990 at this Mass. festival site where he had studied 50 years before Tanglewood |
#7816, aired 2018-09-10 | US OPEN 50 YEARS $800: The 1990 Open heralded a new all-time great when, at 19, he beat Agassi to become the youngest men's singles champ (Pete) Sampras |
#7812, aired 2018-07-24 | CELEBRITY MEMOIRS $400: It's no dream--Arnold Schwarzenegger really did title his 2012 memoir this, like that of his 1990 sci-fi thriller Total Recall |
#7804, aired 2018-07-12 | COLORFUL PLACES $400: Along with the Kremlin, it was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1990 Red Square |
#7791, aired 2018-06-25 | KUWAIT, KUWAIT $400: The 1990 Gulf War disturbed the desert surface layer, leading to a big increase in these wind-blown deposits sand dunes |
#7786, aired 2018-06-18 | ECONOMICS $400: From 1990 to 2015 this annual figure for the U.S. averaged about 2.5%; for China, about 10% GDP growth |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | MOVIES IN THE SKY $800: Part of "Being" this actor included starring in 1990's "The Sheltering Sky" with Debra Winger John Malkovich |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $800: Meaning con artists or swindlers, it was the title of a 1990 Anjelica Huston-John Cusack film Grifters |
#7746, aired 2018-04-23 | PLACES TO STAY IN VEGAS $600: 'Tis true, my lord, I will lay my head at this hotel & casino that did open in 1990 Excalibur |
#7743, aired 2018-04-18 | CLASSIC KIDS' BOOKS $1000: Lois Lowry won a 1990 Newbery Medal for this book about helping Jews to escape Denmark & the Nazis during World War II Number the Stars |
#7729, aired 2018-03-29 | THE CENSUS ASKS $600: 1990:
"Do you have a second or junior" one of these "on this property?" a mortgage |
#7725, aired 2018-03-23 | WHERE'D THAT HAPPEN? $600: This landmark temporarily closed in 1990 to stop it from subsiding 0.05 inches per year the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | I'VE SEEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON BROADWAY $400: Based on the lives of Broadway dancers, this musical passed its first audition for 15 years before closing in 1990 A Chorus Line |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | DEUS EX MACHINA $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 the first of these autos rolled out of a GM plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee Saturn |
#7701, aired 2018-02-19 | THE G8 $800: Until 1990 the group included this country that ceased to exist that year West Germany |
#7701, aired 2018-02-19 | TAYLOR MADE $2000: Richard E. Taylor's work confirming the existence of these subatomic particles upped his Q rating & won a 1990 Nobel quarks |
#7695, aired 2018-02-09 | 20th CENTURY FACTS $800: In 1990 Saddam Hussein said this country was part of Iraq & annexed it as a province; not Saddam's best move Kuwait |
#7693, aired 2018-02-07 | THE SUN $1200: Launched in 1990, the first spacecraft to fly over the Sun's poles had this Homeric (& Joycean) name Ulysses |
#7693, aired 2018-02-07 | THE "DIS"PATCH $2000: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination Disabilities |
#7684, aired 2018-01-25 | CRAYOLA COLORS $600: In 1990 Crayola retired this color, a synonym for "corn" maize |
#7658, aired 2017-12-20 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS' MOST-HATED MOVIES $800: If Little Miss Muffet could give a negative Metacritic score to this 1990 John Goodman film, she would Arachnophobia |
#7641, aired 2017-11-27 | CRIME TIME $1600: The Gardner Museum heist:
this day in 1990,as Boston was sleeping off St. Paddy's Day March 18 |
#7624, aired 2017-11-02 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT TRAVELS THROUGH TIME $1000: (Nancy O'Dell and Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight present the clue.)
(Nancy) The March 19, 1990 cover of Newsweek--"Rap Rage"--has rap gone too far?
(Kevin) With this "Funky Cold Medina" & "Wild Thing" rapper pictured below the headline, we'll say it--no. No, it hasn't Tone Loc |
#7623, aired 2017-11-01 | KEVIN $800: "Coast of Dreams", covering 1990-2003, is part of a multivolume history of this state by the late Kevin Starr California |
#7597, aired 2017-09-26 | FOOD STUFF $1000: To change the president's opinion, in 1990 Campbell's relaunched cream of this soup with a recipe contest broccoli |
#7597, aired 2017-09-26 | LET'S SET SOME BOUNDARIES $1200: George H.W. Bush metaphorically drew one of these boundaries in 1990 prior to the first Gulf War conflict a line in the sand |
#7596, aired 2017-09-25 | WORLD HISTORY $800: The ANC for short, it was founded in 1912, banned in 1960 & made a legal party again in 1990 the African National Congress |
#7594, aired 2017-09-21 | THE WORLD FACTBOOK SAYS... $800: It "spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91" Kuwait |
#7588, aired 2017-09-13 | "WILD" MOVIES $600: An Elvis-obsessed Nicolas Cage takes up with Laura Dern in this 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart |
#7580, aired 2017-07-21 | COLLEGE STADIUMS & ARENAS $400: In 1990, after a $5 million donation, this school's indoor sports facility was renamed Coors Events Center University of Colorado |
#7553, aired 2017-06-14 | COLLEGE HIJINKS $2000: "Spirit Mission" by Ted Russ fictionalizes a 1990 theft by West Point cadets of this Navy mascot the goat |
#7550, aired 2017-06-09 | GERMAN HISTORY $1000: When West Germany & East Germany united in 1990, this West German chancellor was leader of the new/old country (Helmut) Kohl |
#7540, aired 2017-05-26 | LIFE $400: From 1979 to 1990 her address was No. 10 Downing Street Margaret Thatcher |
#7540, aired 2017-05-26 | FAMOUS WOMEN $1000: Nicknamed "Sassy", she passed away in 1990, the same year she was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame Sarah Vaughan |
#7538, aired 2017-05-24 | THE WORLD OF TENNIS $1600: Ex-Czech, please! In 1990 she won Wimbledon singles title no. 9 Navratilova |
#7533, aired 2017-05-17 | WOMEN OF MUSIC $800: "Hold On" is a 1990 hit by this female quartet whose name includes a Madonna song title En Vogue |
#7515, aired 2017-04-21 | SCHWARZENEGGER $1000: In 2006 Gov. Arnold signed a bill saying California would reduce these alliterative emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 greenhouse gasses |
#7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THIS CATEGORY IS JUST FLUFF $800: This Russian region gave its name to a fluffy cat breed introduced to the U.S. in 1990 Siberia |
#7494, aired 2017-03-23 | BIG SCREEN LITERARY ADAPTATIONS $1600: The 1913 play "Pygmalion" walked the streets of Los Angeles as this 1990 Garry Marshall film Pretty Woman |
#7486, aired 2017-03-13 | THE MARCH OF HISTORY $800: This country once known as South West Africa gained full independence in March 1990 Namibia |
#7451, aired 2017-01-23 | FROM CHUMPS TO CHAMPS $1000: The Twins went from last in 1990 to the 1991 World Series, where they beat John Smoltz & this team that did the same thing the Atlanta Braves |
#7448, aired 2017-01-18 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $200: In 1990 Time magazine called this "Presumed Innocent" author the "Bard of the Litigious Age" Scott Turow |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | NATO $400: It joined NATO in 1955; in 1990 it dropped the directional part of its name West Germany |
#7434, aired 2016-12-29 | THE SOVIET UNION $200: On March 11, 1990 this nation became the first Soviet republic to declare independence & tanks soon rolled into Vilnius Lithuania |
#7426, aired 2016-12-19 | TONY BENNETT $400: (Tony Bennett gives the clue.) In November 1990 I appeared in "Dancin' Homer", an episode of this long-running animated series & became the first performer to guest-star as himself on the show The Simpsons |
#7425, aired 2016-12-16 | WESTERN MOVIES $800: The Buffalo herd in this 1990 Kevin Costner film numbered 3,500 & it took 8 days to film the hunt & stampede Dances with Wolves |
#7415, aired 2016-12-02 | BROADWAY $1600: Robert Morse won a Tony in 1990 for this 3-letter play, a look at 2 nights in the life of writer Capote Tru |
#7395, aired 2016-11-04 | THE FILMS OF MERYL STREEP $800: This 1990 film in which Meryl plays a substance-addicted actress was based on a book by Carrie Fisher Postcards from the Edge |
#7387, aired 2016-10-25 | THRILLERS & MYSTERIES $800: "Postmortem" from 1990 was Patricia Cornwell's first mystery featuring this female medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta |
#7375, aired 2016-10-07 | BUSINESSPEOPLE $2000: The target of a Michael Moore documentary, he was head of General Motors from 1981 to 1990 Roger Smith |
#7361, aired 2016-09-19 | WHAT A COUNTRY! $400: Following a 1990 reunion, its population is 81 million Germany |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | ASTRONOMY $1200: A 1990 photo of Earth taken by this space probe prompted Carl Sagan to call planet Earth a "pale blue dot" Voyager 1 |
#7354, aired 2016-07-28 | HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS $600: He traveled the world with the USO, performing his first show in 1941 & his last in 1990 Bob Hope |
#7345, aired 2016-07-15 | DESCRIBING THE TV SHOW $200: Accidents will happen on camera; hilarity since 1990; Saget lasted 7 years America's Funniest Home Videos |
#7342, aired 2016-07-12 | THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE $600: World leader & 1990 honoree seen here Gorbachev |
#7335, aired 2016-07-01 | NICE LONG DANES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 6'2" Dane Peter Martins succeeded Jerome Robbins as boss of this Big Apple artistic organization the New York City Ballet |
#7330, aired 2016-06-24 | THE CONSCIENCE FUND $600: One 1990 gift was for $155,502, but the fund began with a $5 donation in 1811 during the administration of this president Madison |
#7299, aired 2016-05-12 | HISTORIC HANDSHAKES $1600: They're the two men seen here in 1990 De Klerk & Mandela |
#7288, aired 2016-04-27 | VETERINARY MEDICINE $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from UC Davis Veterinary Hospital.) In 1990, the hospital established the first facility in the country to provide this service for pets that uses an artificial kidney to remove waste from the blood dialysis |
#7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE BEST NEW THING IN THE WORLD $600: (Rachel Maddow delivers the clue.) Im 1990 it was this, created by Tim Berners-Lee & now the leading information retrieval system of the Internet the World Wide Web |
#7268, aired 2016-03-30 | VIDEO GAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): Sharing a name with a type of ship, this game was made for Windows by Windows & was first playable in 1990 Minesweeper |
#7258, aired 2016-03-16 | A GRIP ON IT $400: The chance to be chief construction grip on 1990's Part III of this was an offer Louis Petraglia couldn't refuse The Godfather |
#7256, aired 2016-03-14 | MOVIES ON SUBMARINES $400: 1990:
"The Hunt for" this Soviet sub, comrade the Red October |
#7252, aired 2016-03-08 | TV IS REALLY COOKING $400: Bam! In 1990 he opened his first restaurant; bam! Later that decade, Food Network gave us the "Essence of" him Emeril |
#7222, aired 2016-01-26 | RECENT AFRICAN HISTORY $800: From 1960 to 1990 this political party was banned & was forced to operate underground & outside South Africa's borders the African National Congress |
#7208, aired 2016-01-06 | OPEC NATIONS $800: This small country invaded by a fellow OPEC member in 1990 has no rivers, lakes, or income tax Kuwait |
#7202, aired 2015-12-29 | NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WINNERS $1200: She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1990, the same year as her husband Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy |
#7194, aired 2015-12-17 | STUPID ANSWERS $600: Launched in 1990, this weekly magazine from Time Inc. covers all aspects of the entertainment industry Entertainment Weekly |
#7178, aired 2015-11-25 | REMEMBER NOVEMBER $1200: This duo won the Best New Artist Grammy in February 1990, then had the award taken away in November Milli Vanilli |
#7171, aired 2015-11-16 | SPORTS DYNASTIES $1000: They won 5 NHL titles between 1984 & 1990 the Edmonton Oilers |
#7158, aired 2015-10-28 | FILMS OF THE '90s $600: (I'm NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger.) Tom Cruise plays Cole Trickle, a yankee who breaks into big-time stock car racing in this 1990 film Days of Thunder |
#7153, aired 2015-10-21 | HOPE YOU REMEMBER THAT OLD SONG! $600: In 1990 he got his "Freedom" by singing, "all we have to do now, is take these lies, & make them true somehow" George Michael |
#7149, aired 2015-10-15 | THE WORLD FACTBOOK SAYS... $600: It "was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990" Kuwait |
#7144, aired 2015-10-08 | THEY WROTE IT $1600: Elmore Leonard, 1990:
An enforcer in Hollywood Get Shorty |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | HOME MOVIES $400: Young Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) gets left behind when his family heads to France for Christmas in this 1990 film Home Alone |
#7135, aired 2015-09-25 | THAT'S A WRAP! $600: 1990:
Henry Hill gets to live the rest of his life like a schnook Goodfellas |
#7132, aired 2015-09-22 | FRENCH FILM REMAKES $800: In "Point of No Return", a remake of this 1990 French film, Bridget Fonda plays an assassin for the government La Femme Nikita |
#7128, aired 2015-09-16 | THE WEALTH OF NATIONS $800: With an annual cash surplus of nearly 30%, it's bounced back nicely from a 1990 invasion Kuwait |
#7125, aired 2015-07-31 | 2nd PERSON, ACTIVE $400: You are in prison from 1962 to 1990; 4 years after getting out, you lead your country Nelson Mandela |
#7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: On March 11, 1990 this southernmost Baltic republic became the first Soviet republic to declare independence Lithuania |
#7114, aired 2015-07-16 | CLOTHING MODERNE $200: This piece of clothing got its name around 1990 a hoodie |
#7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CANADIAN INVENTORS $800: In 1990 Sudbury native Dianne Croteau introduced Actar 911, one of these used to teach CPR a manikin (a resuscitation doll or Resuscitation Annie accepted) |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | TV TITLE ____ & ____ $400: A prime-time crime-solving staple from 1990 to 2010; bong bong! Law & Order |
#7098, aired 2015-06-24 | IN SAN FRANCISCO $2000: These "Heights" are home to classic Victorian homes, one of which Michael Keaton moves into in a 1990 thriller Pacific Heights |
#7091, aired 2015-06-15 | MOVIE TITLE POSSESIVES $1200: A failed hit on Irish crime boss Albert Finney leads to an all-out mob war in this 1990 Coen Brothers film Miller's Crossing |
#7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THEY DIRECTED THEMSELVES $400: "Dick Tracy"
(1990) Warren Beatty |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | 1990--25 YEARS AGO $400: After 11 years in the job, this U.K. prime minister resigned (Margaret) Thatcher |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | 1990--25 YEARS AGO $1200: For the first time Pavarotti, Carreras & Domingo performed together as this supergroup the Three Tenors |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | 1990--25 YEARS AGO $1600: Winnie (Churchill) got a ticker-tape parade on March 15, 1946; this Winnie was in one with her husband on June 20, 1990 (Winnie) Mandela |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | 1990--25 YEARS AGO $2000: This Brit created the first prototype web pages (Tim) Berners-Lee |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | 1990--25 YEARS AGO $3,500 (Daily Double): This city, capital of the same-named country, was overrun by Iraqi forces Kuwait |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | THE STAR OF OSCAR'S BEST PICTURE $800: 1990:
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves |
#7064, aired 2015-05-07 | BAD MOTHERS FILM FEST $400: Oh, child services! Catherine O'Hara leaves Macaulay Culkin behind while jetting off to France in this 1990 film Home Alone |
#7059, aired 2015-04-30 | MILITARY TV $400: This 1990 11-hour Ken Burns documentary made good use of photos & writings of soldiers The Civil War |
#7052, aired 2015-04-21 | THE BIGGEST LOSER $200: In this game: the Denver Broncos, on the wrong end of a 55-10 score in 1990 the Super Bowl |
#7023, aired 2015-03-11 | THE OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTOR $800: 1990:
"Dancing with Wolves" had him dancing with trophy Kevin Costner |
#7006, aired 2015-02-16 | SHORT-LIVED TV SHOWS $1200: "Who Killed Laura Palmer?" was the hot question after the 1990 debut of this ABC drama "Twin Peaks" |
#6997, aired 2015-02-03 | ROCKIN' MUSEUMS $2000: A recent exhibit at the Grammy Museum in LA was "Pride & Joy: The Texas Blues of" this guitarist, who died in 1990 at age 35 Stevie Ray Vaughan |
#6978, aired 2015-01-07 | LAKES $800: In 1990 colonies of marine life were found living in hydrothermal vents at the bottom of this Siberian lake Lake Baikal |
#6967, aired 2014-12-23 | NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS $400: The last name of this Mexican poet, a winner in 1990, means peace (Octavio) Paz |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | FEMALE FIRSTS $800: The first woman to serve in this government position was Dr. Antonia Novello in 1990 Surgeon General |
#6950, aired 2014-11-28 | DANIEL $600: Daniel Stern & Joe Pesci were 2 hapless burglars in this 1990 comedy blockbuster Home Alone |
#6943, aired 2014-11-19 | "J" MOVIES $2000: 1990:
Vietnam messed with Tim Robbins' head Jacob's Ladder |
#6938, aired 2014-11-12 | IN THE PINK $400: In 1990 a diver in California found a nearly 470-carat pink one of these, from an abalone a pearl |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | NIGHTS ON BROADWAY $1000: A con man claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier in this play that opened on Broadway in 1990 Six Degrees Of Separation |
#6896, aired 2014-09-15 | THOSE ARE SOME BIG SHOES $200: In 1990 John Major was no longer minor as he succeeded this towering British prime minister Margaret Thatcher |
#6885, aired 2014-07-18 | MADONNA VIDEOS $800: 1990 black-&-white classic in which you see Madonna "strike a pose" & give good face "Vogue" |
#6876, aired 2014-07-07 | POP GOES THE WORLD $800: "Nothing Compares 2" this Dublin-born songstress who topped the pop charts in 1990 Sinead O'Connor |
#6875, aired 2014-07-04 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS BY PARTIAL TITLE $600: "Jurassic"
(1990) Michael Crichton |
#6849, aired 2014-05-29 | ON THE OLD MAP $200: 1990 was the end for this country whose districts included Neubrandenburg, Leipzig & Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany |
#6826, aired 2014-04-28 | GERMAN CITIES $400: From 1949 to 1990 it served as capital of West Germany Bonn |
#6802, aired 2014-03-25 | MOVIE SOURCE MATERIAL $2000: 1990 & 2012 films with this title were based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" Total Recall |
#6802, aired 2014-03-25 | MOVIE SOURCE MATERIAL $2,200 (Daily Double): Nicholas Pileggi's "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family" got this title on the big screen in 1990 Goodfellas |
#6787, aired 2014-03-04 | 1990s FICTION $200: In 1990 his "Bourne Ultimatum" was a bestseller (Robert) Ludlum |
#6780, aired 2014-02-21 | WHAT'S YOUR MAJOR? $1600: In 1990 support by Margaret Thatcher helped John Major become leader of this party & prime minister of the United Kingdom Tories (or Conservatives) |
#6747, aired 2014-01-07 | BREAKAWAY NATIONS $2000: In 1990 South Africa reluctantly gave independence to this nation that had once been a German colony Namibia |
#6735, aired 2013-12-20 | ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA SAYS SO $600: "Born... 1990" in Kentucky, "actress who by ... 22 had been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actress" Jennifer Lawrence |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | THE GRAMMYS: BEST MALE POP VOCAL $200: "Oh, Pretty Woman!"
(1990) Roy Orbison |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $1600: The male half of the Hollywood power couple Filliam H. Muffman, he was Asst. U.S. Attorney John McCormack in 1990 William H. Macy |
#6696, aired 2013-10-28 | ANOTHER JACKSON 5 $600: From 1990-1996, he served as a nonvoting member of the U.S. Senate from the District of Columbia Jesse Jackson |
#6691, aired 2013-10-21 | INSIDE EDITION 25th ANNIVERSARY $600: Defeated after a run for mayor of NYC, he became an "I.E." contributor in 1990; 4 years later, he got the mayor gig Giuliani |
#6687, aired 2013-10-15 | SINGERS ON THE SOUNDTRACK $800: "Blaze of Glory"
from
"Young Guns II"
(1990) (Jon) Bon Jovi |
#6686, aired 2013-10-14 | EX-WORLD LEADERS $1000: He was chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990, then of just plain Germany until 1998 Helmut Kohl |
#6670, aired 2013-09-20 | NEWSMEN $800: A onetime reporter for the Jerusalem Post, he joined CNN in 1990 & now serves as its lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer |
#6668, aired 2013-09-18 | HAIL MARY $800: Later a U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson served as this nation's president from 1990 to 1997 Ireland |
#6641, aired 2013-07-01 | ARMED FORCES RADIO WITH PAT SAJAK $1000: The first song ever played in 1990 by the Armed Forces Desert Network was this appropriate song by The Clash "Rock the Casbah" |
#6632, aired 2013-06-18 | DAS "K"APITAL $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1990-1991, Iraq's army damaged many of this Arab capital's buildings, & forced many of its citizens to flee Kuwait City |
#6598, aired 2013-05-01 | PULITZER-WINNING NOVELS $800: 1990:
they "Play Songs of Love" The Mambo Kings |
#6596, aired 2013-04-29 | MOVIE MAKEOVERS $200: Al Pacino helped design his character's creepy look for this 1990 comic strip film Dick Tracy |
#6596, aired 2013-04-29 | THIS SOUTH AMERICAN LIFE $2000: This novelist's "News of a Kidnapping" is a nonfiction account of kidnappings in Colombia in 1990-91 Gabriel García Márquez |
#6596, aired 2013-04-29 | THIS SOUTH AMERICAN LIFE $4,000 (Daily Double): In June 1990 Alberto Fujimori beat novelist Mario Vargas Llosa for the presidency of this country Peru |
#6592, aired 2013-04-23 | ALL-TIME 100 SONGS $1200: "This haunting... hit from Sinead O'Connor's 1990 album... is a case of right song, right singer, right time" "Nothing Compares 2 U" |
#6585, aired 2013-04-12 | AUTHORESS! AUTHORESS! $2000: She introduced medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta in 1990's "Postmortem" Patricia Cornwell |
#6584, aired 2013-04-11 | DOGS & CATS IN LITERATURE $400: In 1990 this first lady collaborated with her Springer spaniel on "Millie's Book: As Dictated to" her Barbara Bush |
#6582, aired 2013-04-09 | PEOPLE MOST BEAUTIFUL COVER GIRLS $600: In 1990 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" girl graced the cover of the first "most beautiful" issue Michelle Pfeiffer |
#6549, aired 2013-02-21 | DIRECTORS' BIG SCREEN FAREWELLS $800: 1990's "La Voce Della Luna" (Federico) Fellini |
#6548, aired 2013-02-20 | TRIOS $1200: (I am Placido Domingo.) When I sang in Rome in 1990 as part of the Three Tenors, we ended with the following Puccini aria
[Sings operatically] "Nessun Dorma" |
#6531, aired 2013-01-28 | PENINSULAS $2000: This 750-mile-long Siberian peninsula was closed to other Russians until 1989 & to foreigners until 1990 Kamchatka |
#6511, aired 2012-12-31 | 1990s HISTORY $200: On Aug. 2, 1990 this nation invaded Kuwait & within 48 hours, had complete control; didn't last Iraq |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | AUTHORS' FORMER JOBS $1,000 (Daily Double): This novelist served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990 John Grisham |
#6494, aired 2012-12-06 | JA, DAS IST MEIN POSSE $400: Andreas Brehme was the hero as the West German team won this in 1990 the World Cup |
#6447, aired 2012-10-02 | THE WALKING DEAD $600: Sam Wheat says, whoopi! Oda Mae Brown can hear me even though I'm the title character in this 1990 film Ghost |
#6444, aired 2012-09-27 | FIRST FEMALE LEADERS $2000: President Violeta Chamorro
(1990) Nicaragua |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | SPACE FIRSTS $200: On May 20, 1990 its first image, a star cluster in the constellation Carina, was received from space the Hubble telescope |
#6418, aired 2012-07-11 | MOVIE TITLE REFERENCES $400: 2011:
A nickname for Britain's prime minister from 1979 to 1990 The Iron Lady |
#6417, aired 2012-07-10 | ILLINOIS STATE SYMBOLS $400: Grab your partner & head to the hoedown for a little of this type of folk dance, official since 1990 square dance |
#6417, aired 2012-07-10 | FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS $2000: In 1990 he succeeded Ed Koch as mayor of New York City (David) Dinkins |
#6416, aired 2012-07-09 | U.S. OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES $400: 1990: Scott Hamilton men's figure skating |
#6413, aired 2012-07-04 | LONG RUNS IN PRIME TIME $200: Steve Zirnkilton read the opening on this series that ran from 1990 to 2010: "In the criminal justice system..." Law & Order |
#6362, aired 2012-04-24 | THE AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD $2,500 (Daily Double): 1990:
This director of epics like "The Bridge on the River Kwai" David Lean |
#6356, aired 2012-04-16 | NAACP SPINGARN MEDAL WINNERS $2000: 1990:
This governor of Virginia (Douglas) Wilder |
#6348, aired 2012-04-04 | SPACE: THE FINAL CATEGORY $800: Here's a picture of the rings of Uranus taken by this device that was launched into orbit in 1990 the Hubble Telescope |
#6328, aired 2012-03-07 | GAMBLING $800: In 1990, in 6 days of this game similar to chemin de fer, Akio Kashiwagi was up $9.6 million, then down $10 million baccarat |
#6324, aired 2012-03-01 | AMERICAN "H"ISTORY $400: 1990 was the first year U.S. Census takers hit the streets to seek these people out to add to the count the homeless |
#6319, aired 2012-02-23 | LESSER-KNOWN WOMEN $1600: A board certified pediatrician, Antonia Novello was sworn into this post by Sandra Day O'Connor in 1990 Surgeon General |
#6313, aired 2012-02-15 | ROCK DOCUMENTARIES $6,000 (Daily Double): Title of Roger Waters' 1990 concert documentary filmed in Berlin The Wall |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | USS IWO JIMA $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the deck of USS Iwo Jima in New York.) The backbone of the Marines' attack helicopter fleet, the Cobra helped provide air support in the 1990 evacuation of the U.S. embassy in this Liberian capital Monrovia |
#6285, aired 2012-01-06 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $1200: In 1990, on this composer's 150th birthday, Itzhak Perlman was fiddling away in Russia in his honor Tchaikovsky |
#6275, aired 2011-12-23 | GERMAN CHANCELLORS SINCE WWII $2,000 (Daily Double): As chancellor from 1982 to 1998, Helmut Kohl presided over the reunification of Germany in this year 1990 |
#6261, aired 2011-12-05 | LET'S PLAY A SONG $1200: Let's lip-synch "All Or Nothing", a 1990 top 5 hit by this rhyming-named duo from Germany Milli Vanilli |
#6259, aired 2011-12-01 | DANCE! $600: We'd love to show a clip of this "forbidden dance" from a 1990 film, but we want to keep our G rating the lambada |
#6257, aired 2011-11-29 | '90s NOVELS $1600: Anne Rice cast a spell on readers with her saga of the Mayfair family begun in this "timely" 1990 novel The Witching Hour |
#6239, aired 2011-11-03 | THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE $1000: This 1990 winner said it was "a recognition of what we call perestroika and innovative political thinking" Gorbachev |
#6232, aired 2011-10-25 | BIG BIRTHER $400: Maureen Boyle gave birth to quadruplets known as the "Four on the Fourth" in this month, 1990 July |
#6226, aired 2011-10-17 | GEORGIA GIRL $400: Before she became a "Pretty Woman" in 1990, she was a pretty girl from Smyrna, Georgia Julia Roberts |
#6205, aired 2011-07-29 | POLITICIANS $400: In 1990 it was out with Thatcher & in with this man as British Prime Minister John Major |
#6205, aired 2011-07-29 | POLITICIANS $2,800 (Daily Double): Egon Krenz was the last Communist political leader of this country that was absorbed by its neighbor in 1990 East Germany |
#6199, aired 2011-07-21 | MEMBER NATIONS OF OPEC $400: One of the smallest PECs is this country that was invaded in 1990 for its oil Kuwait |
#6194, aired 2011-07-14 | NFL COACH OF THE YEAR $800: In 1990 he rode with the Dallas Cowboys to NFC honors Jimmy Johnson |
#6178, aired 2011-06-22 | "STONE"S $1200: The winner of the 1990 Seattle Spam-off was a replica of this British archaeological site Stonehenge |
#6177, aired 2011-06-21 | TEAM PLAYERS $400: 1990-91:
John Paxson, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen... I feel like we're leaving someone out the Chicago Bulls |
#6177, aired 2011-06-21 | WRITERS' RELATIVES $1600: This acting son of British Poet Laureate Cecil won Oscars in 1990 & 2008 Daniel Day-Lewis |
#6154, aired 2011-05-19 | YOU SAY MYANMAR, I SAY BURMA $800: Burma has universal suffrage, but from 1990 until Nov. 7, 2010, its govt. did not bother having these elections |
#6150, aired 2011-05-13 | COMMON BONDS $400: A glance,
second base,
Manet's "Chez Tortoni" in 1990 things that are stolen |
#6141, aired 2011-05-02 | BIG-SCREEN EDUCATORS $200: 1990: Arnold Schwarzenegger as undercover police detective John Kimble, teaching little kids Kindergarten Cop |
#6128, aired 2011-04-13 | BIOPICS BY SUBJECT $1600: 1990:
Mobster Henry Hill Goodfellas |
#6127, aired 2011-04-12 | 1990s TV $800: In 1990 Don Knotts re-teamed with his old pal Andy Griffith, playing Les Calhoun on this legal drama Matlock |
#6124, aired 2011-04-07 | THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED $1200: "Fight the Philistines" was Anthony Lewis' 1990 column defending federal funding of this aesthetic body the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) |
#6119, aired 2011-03-31 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $2000: Of the men's Chess Olympiad, 18 out of 20 times from 1952 to 1990--why did we break up a good thing? Soviet Union |
#6103, aired 2011-03-09 | TEACHING $2000: This organization started in 1990 with 500 idealistic young people working in schools in low-income communities Teach for America |
#6087, aired 2011-02-15 | THE ART OF THE STEAL $400: Rembrandt's biblical scene "Storm on the Sea of" this was stolen from a Boston museum in 1990 Galilee |
#6076, aired 2011-01-31 | MY MICHELLE $1600: She made the very first cover of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1990 & then again in 1999 Michelle Pfeiffer |
#6055, aired 2010-12-31 | THE COMPANY HE KEPT $800: Roger B. Smith (& not me) ran this mega-company from 1981 to 1990 General Motors |
#6053, aired 2010-12-29 | FLY ME WITH BALLOONS $2000: The oddly shaped balloon seen here was part of a collection belonging to this publisher who died in 1990 Malcolm Forbes |
#6043, aired 2010-12-15 | THE CITY'S MAYOR $400: Marion Barry (1978 to 1990) Washington, D.C. |
#6040, aired 2010-12-10 | LITERARY ISLAND HOPPING $1200: Isla Nublar off the coast of Costa Rica is the setting for this 1990 Michael Crichton book Jurassic Park |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $600: In 1990 this captain created by Ted Turner started fighting eco-villains on TV Captain Planet |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $800: Representative Jim Langevin presided over the House of Representatives in recognition of the anniversary of this 1990 act the Americans with Disabilities Act |
#6025, aired 2010-11-19 | A NATION DIVIDED $200: From 1945 to 1990, it was gesplit into Osten & Westen Germany |
#6011, aired 2010-11-01 | IN THE CLOSET $400: Store this item from a memorable day in acid-free paper, especially if it's a Vera Wang, who's made them since 1990 a wedding dress |
#6006, aired 2010-10-25 | BEST SPOKEN WORD GRAMMY $400: "Gracie: A Love Story" (1990) George Burns |
#6001, aired 2010-10-18 | '90s FEMALE NO. 1 HITMAKERS $1600: 1990: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Whitney Houston |
#5998, aired 2010-10-13 | ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY $800: In 1990, the very first "E.W." cover didn't feature a movie or TV star, but this alternative country singer k.d. lang |
#5981, aired 2010-09-20 | GOOD CAUSES $400: The Environmental Defense Fund helped convince this fast-food co. to abandon polystyrene containers in 1990 McDonald's |
#5965, aired 2010-07-16 | A MAJOR IN HISTORY $600: In 1990 this man moved into No. 10 Downing Street & lived there for the next 7 years John Major |
#5949, aired 2010-06-24 | IRAQ'S PROVINCES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map of Iraq on the monitor.) Though Iraq already had 18 perfectly good provinces, Saddam wanted a 19th, & on August 28, 1990, declared this was it, leading to war Kuwait |
#5921, aired 2010-05-17 | YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS $600: June 21, 1990:
After 27 years in prison, this South African's first stop on a U.S. tour is to New York & Yankee Stadium Mandela |
#5921, aired 2010-05-17 | BEST PICTURE LETTER DROP $800: People from Copenhagen get to know wild canines when the letter C falls from the 1990 winner Danes with Wolves |
#5919, aired 2010-05-13 | PUBLISHERS $800: Since 1990 this name has been paired with Collins Harper |
#5918, aired 2010-05-12 | PALME D'OR WINNERS $2000: Nicolas Cage has an Elvis fixation in this 1990 Palme d'Or winner from David Lynch Wild at Heart |
#5914, aired 2010-05-06 | DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG $400: 1990:
Madonna turns a magazine into a dance "Vogue" |
#5914, aired 2010-05-06 | DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG $1600: Vanilla Ice, 1990:
The rapper is quite confident in both his MC abilities & his appeal to women "Ice Ice Baby" |
#5906, aired 2010-04-26 | 1990s BESTSELLERS $200: In 1990 "Four Past Midnight" hit the bestseller lists for this horrormeister Stephen King |
#5906, aired 2010-04-26 | 1990s BESTSELLERS $400: This ex-president scored big in 1990 with his autobiography "An American Life" Ronald Reagan |
#5900, aired 2010-04-16 | I'D RATHER PAY TAXES $800: This screen legend found herself alone at last April 15, 1990 Garbo |
#5898, aired 2010-04-14 | HUBBLE, HUBBLE, TOIL & TROUBLE $400: Approved in 1977 & projected for launch in 1983, the HST didn't get airborne until this year in which Iraq invaded Kuwait 1990 |
#5891, aired 2010-04-05 | BEETHOVEN'S $400: ...hometown, it was West Germany's capital from 1949 to 1990 Bonn |
#5890, aired 2010-04-02 | STAMP IT OUT $200: Of the first 4 classic films (all from 1939) honored with U.S. stamps in 1990, the only one that was a musical The Wizard of Oz |
#5888, aired 2010-03-31 | BOB MARLEY & ME $400: To commemorate the birth of reggae legend & native son Bob Marley, Feb. 6, 1990 was a national holiday in this country Jamaica |
#5879, aired 2010-03-18 | WORLD LEADERS $400: Former electrician Lech Walesa became president of this country in 1990 Poland |
#5860, aired 2010-02-19 | THEIR FIRST NO. 1 POP HIT $1000: "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You"
(1990) Michael Bolton |
#5856, aired 2010-02-15 | TURTLES $800: Songs in their 1990 concert tour included "Pizza Power" & "Coming Out Of Our Shells" the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
#5852, aired 2010-02-09 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $2000: He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for his play "Fences" & another for "The Piano Lesson" in 1990 (August) Wilson |
#5845, aired 2010-01-29 | "O" POURRI $800: A 1990 Federal law defining crops grown this way says they can't be produced using arsenic or synthetic fertilizer organically |
#5826, aired 2010-01-04 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND $1600: "This Old Heart Of Mine":
The Isley Brothers in 1966, this man in 1990 Rod Stewart |
#5823, aired 2009-12-30 | CROWN PLAZA $800: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz reversed policy & allowed foreign fighters in this country in 1990 Saudi Arabia |
#5813, aired 2009-12-16 | SPACE $800: It's similar in size to our planet, & from 1990 to 1994 it was explored by the Magellan probe Venus |
#5801, aired 2009-11-30 | I HAVE 5 KINGS $400: In 1990 he revised his 1978 novel "The Stand" Stephen King |
#5776, aired 2009-10-26 | I THINK I LOVE HUGH $2000: On a 1990 edition of "20/20", he revealed he was "related to Davy Crockett, rather closely" Hugh Downs |
#5774, aired 2009-10-22 | I LEARNED IT FROM WORLD BOOK $1000: In 1990 he donned the hat of first chancellor of a reunified Germany Helmut Kohl |
#5772, aired 2009-10-20 | ROCK STARS ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES $1000: April 7, 1990:
"The band performs 'Welcome To The Jungle'... at Farm Aid IV at the Hoosier Dome" Guns N' Roses |
#5766, aired 2009-10-12 | PRESIDENTIAL PETS $800: In 1990 this springer spaniel had a book on the bestseller list Millie |
#5763, aired 2009-10-07 | CINCINNATI $1000: In 1990 a Cincinnati museum faced obscenity charges after exhibiting the work of this photographer (Robert) Mapplethorpe |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the floor of the Crayola factory in Pennsylvania.) In 1990, Emerson Moser, the most senior Crayola maker, retired after molding a record 1.4 billion crayons; he then revealed that he had this deficiency, quite ironically he was colorblind |
#5749, aired 2009-09-17 | PEOPLE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE $1600: It was no "Mission: Impossible" for him to be 1990's chosen one Tom Cruise |
#5748, aired 2009-09-16 | PLAYBOY COVER BOYS $200: March 1990 saw this businessman on the cover & here are your keywords--hair, yooge & you're fired Trump |
#5744, aired 2009-07-23 | PUGILISM $1200: Known as "Buster", he scored a dramatic upset of Mike Tyson in 1990 Buster Douglas |
#5740, aired 2009-07-17 | STORY TIME $1000: In 1990 she penned "Fudge-a-Mania"; are you there, contestants? It's me, this children's book author Judy Blume |
#5728, aired 2009-07-01 | A WORLD OF MUSIC $2,400 (Daily Double): The 1990 album "Unison" marked the English language debut of this chanteuse from Quebec Céline Dion |
#5727, aired 2009-06-30 | TV MISGUIDED $2000: Steven Bochco's 1990 experiment; it featured singing murderers, juries & politicians Cop Rock |
#5722, aired 2009-06-23 | NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WINNERS $800: In 1990 she & husband Hume Cronyn both received medals Jessica Tandy |
#5715, aired 2009-06-12 | WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPS $600: This Czech lady:
1978, 1979, 1982-87, 1990 (Martina) Navratilova |
#5714, aired 2009-06-11 | THE MUSIC OF BALLET $400: Czech, please: the Mozart symphony named for this capital underscores a 1990 ballet Prague |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | HISTORY A LA JACK BAUER $400: It's Jan. 3, 1990; tell the president I have this Panamanian leader in custody & am transporting him to Miami Manuel Noriega |
#5698, aired 2009-05-20 | THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER REVIEWS $2000: (Frank Rich delivers the clue.) In the 1990 production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Kathleen Turner was radiant but the most memorable performance was by Charles Durning as this dying volcano of a patriarch Big Daddy |
#5694, aired 2009-05-14 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: African Americans, 13% of the U.S., were nearly twice that percentage of U.S. troops in this 1990-91 war the First Gulf War |
#5687, aired 2009-05-05 | GEOGRAPHY $1600: In 1990 it was the seat of the German federal government Bonn |
#5683, aired 2009-04-29 | TV OPENING WORDS $400: 1990: "...the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders..." Law & Order |
#5672, aired 2009-04-14 | THEY WILL COME $1200: In April 1990 about a million people gathered in Central Park to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this observance Earth Day |
#5665, aired 2009-04-03 | URBAN MOVIES $1600: 1990:
A WWII flyby:
"_____ Belle" Memphis |
#5665, aired 2009-04-03 | URBAN MOVIES $2000: 1990:
Alec Baldwin's post-prison plight:
"____ Blues" Miami |
#5640, aired 2009-02-27 | DANCING STARS $800: She danced with the animated MC Skat Kat in the video to her 1990 no. 1 hit "Opposites Attract" Paula Abdul |
#5632, aired 2009-02-17 | IT HAPPENED IN VIRGINIA $2000: In 1990 he took office as the USA's first elected African-American governor; in 2005 he became mayor of Richmond (Douglas) Wilder |
#5624, aired 2009-02-05 | REAL TO REEL $1600: In this 1990 movie Robin Williams played a doctor who roused a group of patients out of their catatonic states Awakenings |
#5623, aired 2009-02-04 | THEIR GREATEST HITS ALBUMS $200: "The Immaculate Collection"
(1990) Madonna |
#5622, aired 2009-02-03 | GIVE THE BUCHAREST $400: Times change: in 1990 a statue of this Russian was removed from a Bucharest square after 3 decades there Lenin |
#5621, aired 2009-02-02 | A LITTLE CRAZY $800: Joe Pesci won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as psychopathic Tommy DeVito in this 1990 film Goodfellas |
#5620, aired 2009-01-30 | ACTORS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS $400: "Dances With Wolves"
(1990) Kevin Costner |
#5589, aired 2008-12-18 | SPOTTED CREATURES $600: The northern spotted variety of this wise old bird has been on the threatened list since 1990 owl |
#5583, aired 2008-12-10 | FAULT LINES $800: "A total deflation in my gut", noted one astronomer after seeing blurred photos taken by this device in 1990 the Hubble Telescope |
#5583, aired 2008-12-10 | FAULT LINES $1000: In 1990 Joseph Hazelwood, former capt. of this ship, said he felt like "Jean Valjean, with 100 inspectors chasing me" the "Exxon Valdez" |
#5572, aired 2008-11-25 | 75 YEARS OF ESQUIRE $200: On a 1990 cover Esquire went old school with this Windy City hoops star & asked, "Is he our new DiMaggio?" Michael Jordan |
#5567, aired 2008-11-18 | MSAs $800: Ogden & this city grew almost 25% between 1990 & 2000 Salt Lake City |
#5560, aired 2008-11-07 | LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: In 1990 she defeated Daniel Ortega to become president of Nicaragua Violeta Chamorro |
#5556, aired 2008-11-03 | FACTS & FIGURES $200: This country, reunited in 1990, is one of Europe's most obese nations because of sausage & beer intake Germany |
#5543, aired 2008-10-15 | THE G-8 $800: In 1990 this country named a new capital city Germany |
#5540, aired 2008-10-10 | LAST TOP 10 POP HIT $1600: "Cradle Of Love"
(1990) Billy Idol |
#5539, aired 2008-10-09 | HALLS OF FAME $200: In 1990 Mick Jagger & this model had a traditional Indonesian wedding ceremony on Bali Jerry Hall |
#5539, aired 2008-10-09 | HALLS OF FAME $400: Scott Carpenter (1990), Pete Conrad (1993) & Sally Ride (2003) are members of this profession's Hall of Fame astronaut |
#5529, aired 2008-09-25 | DANCE FORMERS $1000: This great modern dancer was born in 1894 & she was still choreographing in 1990 Martha Graham |
#5520, aired 2008-09-12 | THE SECOND FILM IN THE SERIES $1000: Danny Glover tracks the nearly invisible alien hunter through the streets of L.A. in this 1990 sequel Predator 2 |
#5519, aired 2008-09-11 | WARREN BEATTY $200: In 1990 Warren starred as this square-jawed comic book detective Dick Tracy |
#5487, aired 2008-06-17 | TYCOONS $400: In 1990 this entrepreneur lent his name & casino to a TV game show Donald Trump |
#5485, aired 2008-06-13 | HODGEPODGE $800: Augusto Pinochet, who ousted Salvador Allende in 1973, led the junta in this country until 1990 Chile |
#5480, aired 2008-06-06 | DEPP PERCEPTION $600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Tavern on the Green in New York.) Tavern on the Green's topiary gardens were created by artisans from this 1990 Johnny Depp film Edward Scissorhands |
#5476, aired 2008-06-02 | 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Lima, Peru.) From 1990 to 2000, the palace behind me, here in Lima, was the home of this man, the first of Japanese descent to head another country (Alberto) Fujimori |
#5471, aired 2008-05-26 | QUASI-PRESIDENTIAL CINEMA $1600: In a 1990 movie, Wayne Newton grapples with Andrew Dice Clay, who plays this title character Ford Fairlane |
#5446, aired 2008-04-21 | THEATRE $1600: In 1990 this playwright won his second Pulitzer Prize, for "The Piano Lesson" August Wilson |
#5443, aired 2008-04-16 | ROGER! $800: The "Roger" to Michael Moore's "Me", in 1990 this GM chairman handed over the job to Robert Stempel (Roger) Smith |
#5433, aired 2008-04-02 | SHORT LINE $200: When Demi Moore says "I love you" in this 1990 supernatural thriller, Patrick Swayze's reply is "ditto" Ghost |
#5405, aired 2008-02-22 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: This Nobel Prize winner & world leader was imprisoned from 1962 to 1990 (Nelson) Mandela |
#5392, aired 2008-02-05 | NONFICTION PEOPLE $200: Stephen Ambrose looked at this president's "Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990" Richard Nixon |
#5387, aired 2008-01-29 | JUST PLANE FUN $400: On Sept. 6 1990, the White House received this new Air Force One, this 4-engine type of Boeing jet 747 |
#5376, aired 2008-01-14 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $1000: Launched in 1990, this "planetary" auto company is renowned for its personal service Saturn |
#5371, aired 2008-01-07 | "K" ON THE MAP $400: In 1990 Iraq invaded & tried to absorb this much smaller country it called its "19th province" Kuwait |
#5366, aired 2007-12-31 | GREAT ALEXANDERS $1200: In 1990 Russia restored citizenship to this Nobel Prize-winning author of "Cancer Ward" Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn |
#5356, aired 2007-12-17 | BRANDED $2000: In 1990 for $1.36 billion, ConAgra bought this food brand that is also a woman's first name Beatrice |
#5338, aired 2007-11-21 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $800: Undercover cop Arnold Schwarzenegger taught it in a 1990 film kindergarten |
#5326, aired 2007-11-05 | CRIME TIME $400: The President signed legislation in 1990 requiring the government to track these crimes done out of prejudice hate crimes |
#5303, aired 2007-10-03 | THE H WITH U $400: Launched into orbit in 1990, it has a light-gathering mirror that's 94 inches in diameter the Hubble (Space) Telescope |
#5299, aired 2007-09-27 | THE U.S. AIR FORCE $600: (Alex reports in front of a U.S. Air Force aircraft.) AWACS-E3s were among the very first airborne assets to deploy during this August 1990 operation, establishing round-the-clock radar capability Desert Shield |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1990 United Brands changed its name to this to take advantage of its name recognition as a banana producer Chiquita |
#5297, aired 2007-09-25 | INSECTS $1200: Like 1990, 2007 was a year when these noisy insects famously swarmed the Midwest a cicada |
#5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALISTS $600: In 1990 Nicholas Kristof & his wife Sheryl WuDunn won a Pulitzer covering China's democracy movement in this place Tiananmen Square |
#5270, aired 2007-07-06 | LITERARY THEATRE $800: (Hi, I'm Kathryn Erbe of Law & Order Criminal Intent.) In 1990 I appeared on Broadway in a Tony-winning play based on this Pulitzer-prize winning novel by John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath |
#5252, aired 2007-06-12 | GERMAN HISTORY $800: When East & West Germany unified in 1990, this West German continued to serve as chancellor of the entire country Helmut Kohl |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | BARRE TENDERS $1200: In 1990 he & choreographer Mark Morris founded a touring company called the White Oak Dance Project Baryshnikov |
#5231, aired 2007-05-14 | PUT IT ON DONALD TRUMP'S BILL $1000: In 1990 this Atlantic City Trump site, not the Agra one, cost a cool billion to build the Taj Mahal |
#5229, aired 2007-05-10 | HISTORY THROUGH FOOTBALL $400: If you went to this European capital that existed only from 1949 to 1990, you'd definitely entered the "red zone" East Berlin |
#5228, aired 2007-05-09 | WELCOME TO AFRICA $1600: In 1990 Namibia became independent from this country that had controlled it for 75 years South Africa |
#5225, aired 2007-05-04 | AT THE MOVIES $2000: He won a 1990 Oscar not for acting but for directing "Dances with Wolves" Kevin Costner |
#5192, aired 2007-03-20 | POET-POURRI $2000: In 1990 this "peaceful" poet became the first Mexican to win the Nobel Prize for literature (Octavio) Paz |
#5189, aired 2007-03-15 | QUOTABLE CINEMA $800: 1990:
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" The Godfather: Part III |
#5177, aired 2007-02-27 | PRIME MADONNA $800: Madonna was Breathless (Mahoney) in this 1990 detective flick Dick Tracy |
#5145, aired 2007-01-12 | BIG "STAR" $400: In 1990 this company expanded its Seattle HQ & built a new roasting plant Starbucks |
#5142, aired 2007-01-09 | A WORLD OF MUSIC $1600: Debbye Turner was crowned 1990's Miss America after playing "The Flight Of The Bumblebee" on this xylophone of African origin marimba |
#5136, aired 2007-01-01 | RECORD LABELS $400: In 1990 Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss sold this label to Polygram for a sum said to be more than $500 million A&M Records |
#5136, aired 2007-01-01 | IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1990 a flaw in this $1.5 billion piece of hardware was blamed on a spherical aberration in one of its mirrors the Hubble Telescope |
#5131, aired 2006-12-25 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1990 after signing the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, this president declared the Cold War over George H.W. Bush |
#5125, aired 2006-12-15 | THE FALL $400: In Feb. 1990 Buster Douglas knocked the mouthpiece (& the stuffing) out of this suddenly ex-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson |
#5108, aired 2006-11-22 | MOVIE GUYS & GALS $400: 1990:
"____ Versus the Volcano" Joe |
#5108, aired 2006-11-22 | POLITICAL COMEBACKS $600: Despite being filmed using an illegal drug, he was reelected Washington, D.C. mayor in 1990 (Marion) Barry |
#5107, aired 2006-11-21 | THE LATE 20th CENTURY $800: The U.S. launched Operation Desert Shield soon after Iraq's August 2, 1990 invasion of this country Kuwait |
#5094, aired 2006-11-02 | & SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN $800: This musical about 18 dancers trying out for 8 spots in a Broadway show ended its original 15-year Broadway run in April 1990 A Chorus Line |
#5093, aired 2006-11-01 | CRAYOLA COLORS $200: In 1990 Crayola introduced a fluorescent color called Unmellow this Yellow |
#5091, aired 2006-10-30 | DAVID SPADE & NEUTERED $200: David Spade joined the cast of this sketch-comedy show in 1990 Saturday Night Live |
#5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Ping Hdqtrs in Phoenix, AZ.) In 1990, Karsten Solheim, founder of Ping Golf, created the Solheim Cup for women; as in the Ryder Cup, these are the 2 teams the U.S. & the Europeans |
#5087, aired 2006-10-24 | SAUDI ARABIA $600: In 1990, before Desert Storm, came this operation to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraqi invasion Desert Shield |
#5082, aired 2006-10-17 | LETTER PERFECT $600: In 1990, NC-17 replaced this movie rating X |
#5067, aired 2006-09-26 | THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE $1200: In 1990 IBM scientists created the first structure made by moving individual ones of these on a surface atoms |
#5066, aired 2006-09-25 | AN AMERICAN IN PARIS $800: His surname sounds French, but this Yank ended up in Paris by winning the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 & 1990 Greg LeMond |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | WRITERS ON FILM $3,000 (Daily Double): 1990's "Frankenstein Unbound" had Michael Hutchence as this poet Percy Shelley |
#5056, aired 2006-09-11 | NON-BOND CONNERY $400: 1990:
Sean defects to the U.S. & brings his high-tech sub with him The Hunt for Red October |
#5044, aired 2006-07-13 | I'M SORRY $400: Citing his "degrading and outrageous" behavior, in 1990 this ex-D.C. mayor wrote he was "deeply sorry" Marion Barry |
#5044, aired 2006-07-13 | REMEMBERING THE '90s $1000: In 1990, 100 years after this artist's suicide, medical researchers said that he may have suffered from Meniere's disease van Gogh |
#5043, aired 2006-07-12 | I’LL SEE YOU IN COURT! $800: In March 1996 the Supreme Court ruled New York & other cities couldn’t change the results of this 1990 event the census |
#5043, aired 2006-07-12 | POP LYRICS $1600: In 1990 Paula Abdul observed, "I take 2 steps forward, I take 2 steps back, we come together cuz" of this "Opposites Attract" |
#5028, aired 2006-06-21 | NONFICTION BEST SELLER OF THE YEAR $400: 1990: This TV journalist’s "A Life on the Road" Charles Kuralt |
#5028, aired 2006-06-21 | MOVIE TITLE NAMES $1200: Characters in this 1990 film included Mumbles, Shoulders, Flattop, The Rodent & The Brow Dick Tracy |
#5012, aired 2006-05-30 | MEMORABLE ROLES $800: 1972:
Kay Adams;
1974:
Kay Corleone;
1990:
Kay Adams Michelson Diane Keaton |
#5010, aired 2006-05-26 | "D" MEN $2000: This South African president who freed Nelson Mandela in 1990 later served as one of his vice presidents De Klerk |
#5005, aired 2006-05-19 | SUPPORTING ACTOR EMMY WINNERS $600: 1990:
Legal practice makes perfect for Jimmy Smits L.A. Law |
#5001, aired 2006-05-15 | GONE TOO SOON $1600: Michael Jackson's song "Gone Too Soon" was a tribute to this Indiana teen who died of AIDS in 1990 Ryan White |
#4998, aired 2006-05-10 | SHORT FICTION $2000: His short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" was adapted into the 1990 film "Total Recall" Philip Dick |
#4996, aired 2006-05-08 | NO. 1 ALBUMS $800: 1990:
"Please (this rapper) Don't Hurt 'Em" Hammer |
#4992, aired 2006-05-02 | NAME THAT 1990s YEAR $1600: Iraq invades Kuwait 1990 |
#4974, aired 2006-04-06 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HISTORIC HEADLINES $200: This country is the invadee in the 1990 headline seen here Kuwait |
#4965, aired 2006-03-24 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Harley-Davidson in Wisconsin.) The 1990 "Fat Boy" featured in "Terminator 2" is a fitting model whose bikes go by this famous nickname "Hogs" |
#4959, aired 2006-03-16 | WORLD LEADERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1920, 1922, 1926 & 1990 this country had a president with Chamorro in his or her name Nicaragua |
#4953, aired 2006-03-08 | BEETHOVEN $800: Beethoven was born in 1770 in this city that until 1990 was the capital of West Germany Bonn |
#4953, aired 2006-03-08 | SOUNDS LIKE SPORTS EQUIPMENT $3,000 (Daily Double): First name of the man elected chancellor of a reunified Germany in 1990 Helmut |
#4936, aired 2006-02-13 | TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'VE WON, JOHNNY $400: In 1990 Paul McCartney received a Lifetime Achievement Award at these awards the Grammys |
#4925, aired 2006-01-27 | PUT ON YOUR HELMUT $800: Not a current senator from Wisconsin, but the chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990 Helmut Kohl |
#4921, aired 2006-01-23 | MASSACRE $400: The greatest margin of victory in a Super Bowl came when this team stomped the Denver Broncos 55-10 in 1990 the San Francisco 49ers |
#4917, aired 2006-01-17 | HOOP STARS $600: Known as "The Worm", he was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year twice: 1990 & 1991 Dennis Rodman |
#4906, aired 2006-01-02 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES $800: In 1990 Time magazine reported the Panamanians commonly referred to him as "pineapple face" Noriega |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | AUTHOR! AUTHOR! $2000: Bernardo Bertolucci brought this author's novel "The Sheltering Sky" to the big screen in 1990 Paul Bowles |
#4869, aired 2005-11-10 | THE ACC $600: You'll be a hell of an engineer if you graduate from this school, a 1990 champ in football Georgia Tech |
#4869, aired 2005-11-10 | I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER $600: You worked as a "blended beverage technician" at this chain that started as The Juice Club in 1990 Jamba Juice |
#4865, aired 2005-11-04 | THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY $400: "And here's to" this mrs. who was Ireland's first woman president, serving from 1990 to 1997 Mary Robinson |
#4865, aired 2005-11-04 | WORLD WAR II MOVIES $2000: 1990:
The crew of a B-17 bomber has to make one final bombing raid over Europe & then can return home Memphis Belle |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | GETTING MALL-ED $400: In 1986 ThisCompanyKids opened its first store; in 1990 BabyThisCompany was born The Gap |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | MOB HITS $1000: "But I'm funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?" says Tommy DeVito in this 1990 film Goodfellas |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL $2000: My oh Myers! His 1990 children's book "Shrek!" got very animated in 2001 William Steig |
#4854, aired 2005-10-20 | THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS $400: Painted around 1876, his "Au Moulin de la Galette" was purchased in 1990 for $78 million Renoir |
#4851, aired 2005-10-17 | THE MATE Rx $400: A "Brief History" of this physicist includes the fact that he married his nurse after leaving his wife in 1990 Stephen Hawking |
#4841, aired 2005-10-03 | MANUEL LABOR $200: On January 3, 1990 he surrendered to U.S. troops surrounding the Vatican Embassy Manuel Noriega |
#4841, aired 2005-10-03 | "POT" POURRI $2000: 1969's "The Promise" & 1990's "The Gift of Asher Lev" are sequels to 2 of this writer's earlier works (Chaim) Potok |
#4830, aired 2005-09-16 | MY FEAR LADY $1600: As Annie Wilkes, Kathy Bates sets podiatry back about 1,000 years in this 1990 film Misery |
#4826, aired 2005-09-12 | FRED THOMPSON, ACTING SENATOR $600: Thompson joined the Navy for this "colorful" 1990 submarine film The Hunt for Red October |
#4819, aired 2005-07-14 | SHALL WE "DANCE"? $800: Characters in this 1990 Oscar winner included Wind In His Hair, Kicking Bird & Lt. John Dunbar Dances With Wolves |
#4819, aired 2005-07-14 | POLITICAL CARICATURES $1000: He was elected Senator from New Jersey in 1978, 1984 and 1990 Bill Bradley |
#4813, aired 2005-07-06 | THE HIGH COST OF LIVING $800: This NYC water transport cost 5 cents in 1900, 50 cents in 1990 but (happy ending) now it's free the Staten Island Ferry |
#4807, aired 2005-06-28 | THE LADIES OF ROCK $600: Beginning with "Vision Of Love" in 1990, she has written 14 No. 1 pop hits, more than any other female composer Mariah Carey |
#4795, aired 2005-06-10 | AFRICAN HISTORY $2000: Although this country gained its independence in 1990, South Africa kept its port of Walvis Bay for another 4 years Namibia |
#4793, aired 2005-06-08 | JOCKEY SHORTS $400: This jockey ended his riding career in 1990 with a total of 8,833 victories (Willie) Shoemaker |
#4793, aired 2005-06-08 | HELL ON EARTH $1200: Mona Grudt, 1990's Miss Universe, grew up in Hell in Nord-Trondelag county in this country Norway |
#4788, aired 2005-06-01 | HARDBOILED SLANG $1600: John Cusack & Anjelica Huston were these title small-time hustlers in a 1990 film grifters |
#4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1600: Glenn played Mel Gibson's mom in this 1990 film based on a play Hamlet |
#4764, aired 2005-04-28 | WHAT BROUGHT THAT ON? $200: A 1990 Commons debate on closer ties with Europe brought on her famous shout of "No! No! No!" Margaret Thatcher |
#4764, aired 2005-04-28 | THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) A 1990 mission of the space shuttle with this appropriate name deployed the Hubble Space Telescope Discovery |
#4763, aired 2005-04-27 | TERMINATOR OF ENDEARMENT $800: In 1990 Arnold became chairman of "The President's Council on" this Physical Fitness |
#4758, aired 2005-04-20 | JOLLY ROGER $400: GM's chairman from 1981 to 1990, he was the Roger in the documentary "Roger & Me" Roger Smith |
#4754, aired 2005-04-14 | BUSH $800: ...who wrote a bestselling nonfiction book in 1990 Barbara Bush |
#4754, aired 2005-04-14 | HORTON HEARS THE WHO $800: In 1990 The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Adam Clayton & this Irish group U2 |
#4750, aired 2005-04-08 | LET'S ROCK! $600: In 1990 the Red Hot Chili Peppers were part of the first campaign by this org. to interest youth in politics Rock the Vote |
#4741, aired 2005-03-28 | THE SUPREME COURT $800: A Rhodes scholar, he joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990 & is the only current justice who has never married David Souter |
#4735, aired 2005-03-18 | CONTEMPORARY ART $2000: This artist who died in 1990 created "Radiant Baby", which is sold at his art store in New York City Keith Haring |
#4730, aired 2005-03-11 | IT'S PAT $1000: She introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, in her 1990 novel "Postmortem" Patricia Cornwell |
#4724, aired 2005-03-03 | KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI $800: Supreme religious & political leader since 1990 Khamenei |
#4707, aired 2005-02-08 | UNIVERSAL TRUTH $1,400 (Daily Double): Observations from this, launched in 1990, revealed galaxies older than astronomers expected the Hubble (Space) Telescope |
#4693, aired 2005-01-19 | WON $1200: In Serbia's first post-Communist direct elections held in 1990, this man won "reelection" by a large majority Slobodan Milosevic |
#4691, aired 2005-01-17 | BULGARIA $1200: A party representing this political view won historic free elections in 1990; guess the people weren't tired of it communism |
#4674, aired 2004-12-23 | BY GEORGE, IT'S GEORGE! $2000: In 1990 a color remake was produced of this director's 1968 B&W zombie classic "Night of the Living Dead" George Romero |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | DWAT DAT WABBIT! $1000: In 1990 this author put Rabbit Angstrom to rest John Updike |
#4660, aired 2004-12-03 | NEPALESE HISTORY $600: Promulgated in 1990, the Nepali constitution is the only one in the world that makes this the state religion Hinduism |
#4627, aired 2004-10-19 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: Released from prison in 1990, he won a Nobel prize in 1993 & became president of South Africa a year later Nelson Mandela |
#4625, aired 2004-10-15 | MUSIC IN "C" $1600: Oh baby, it's the 1990 hit heard here
"It burned like a ball of fire /
When the rebel took a little child bride /
To tease yeah /
So go easy yeah" "Cradle Of Love" |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | "Y"s GUYS $400: In July 1990 this Russian president stunned his country by resigning from the Communist Party Boris Yeltsin |
#4617, aired 2004-10-05 | ROD STEWART $2000: This New Zealand supermodel joined the rather lengthy list of blondes on Rod's dating resume & married him in 1990 Rachel Hunter |
#4613, aired 2004-09-29 | THE 3rd FILM IN THE SERIES $600: In a 1990 film in this series, Marty travels to 1885 to save Doc Brown Back to the Future |
#4605, aired 2004-09-17 | KNIGHTS WHO SAY "NI" $1200: Maria de Medeiros played this French diarist in the 1990 film "Henry and June" Anais Nin |
#4604, aired 2004-09-16 | "G" MOVIES $1600: 1990:
Joe Pesci is a bad guy Goodfellas |
#4601, aired 2004-09-13 | A PEANUTS TIMELINE $800: September 24, 1990:
This hygiene-challenged boy runs for class president Pig-Pen |
#4600, aired 2004-09-10 | SAM I AM $600: This man who had just a cameo in 1990’s “The Return of Superfly” became “Shaft” in 2000 Samuel L. Jackson |
#4592, aired 2004-07-20 | IRAQ $1600: It's the foreign capital city occupied by Iraqi forces in 1990 Kuwait |
#4591, aired 2004-07-19 | COMPUTER PROGRAMS $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew drags a mustache back onto Alex.) Introduced in 1990, it's the program I'm using to create an unusual image Photoshop |
#4590, aired 2004-07-16 | POPULATIONS $600: From 1970 to 1990 the population center shifted west from southern Illinois to near Steelville in this state Missouri |
#4587, aired 2004-07-13 | IN-FLIGHT MOVIES $800: Bruce Willis is waiting for his wife's plane to land at Dulles when trouble begins in this 1990 sequel Die Hard 2 |
#4570, aired 2004-06-18 | THE VIETNAM ERA $2000: This man who often faced Kissinger across the bargaining table died in Hanoi in October 1990 Lê Đức Thọ |
#4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 1990 $200: She worked hard choreographing the dancers for the 1990 Oscars; today she's a bit "Idol" Paula Abdul |
#4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 1990 $400: He represented the U.S. at the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations George H.W. Bush |
#4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 1990 $600: In gardening news, a pink climber was named for this mystery author to celebrate her centenary Agatha Christie |
#4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 1990 $1,000 (Daily Double): Colorado voters legalized a limited form of this in Black Hawk, Central City & Cripple Creek gambling |
#4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 1990 $1000: This son of Japanese immigrants beat novelist Mario Vargas Llosa to become president of Peru Alberto Fujimori |
#4529, aired 2004-04-22 | TV TITLE ROLES $400: Will Smith
1990-96 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
#4520, aired 2004-04-09 | FOUR $400: One of the 2 "Four" groups that entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 The Four Tops or The Four Seasons |
#4519, aired 2004-04-08 | BUNDESTAG PARTY $800: Petra Kelly, a founder of this colorful German political party, served in the Bundestag from 1983 to 1990 the Green Party |
#4518, aired 2004-04-07 | PEOPLE $1000: April 2, 1990:
Hollywood stars protest this pesticide "Which Comes in on Medfly Wings and a Sprayer" malathion |
#4518, aired 2004-04-07 | BALLET $2000: In 1990 Mark Morris & Baryshnikov founded this "Project", a touring company The White Oak Dance Project |
#4504, aired 2004-03-18 | AMERICANA $1000: This Northwest city's famed Repertory Theatre won a 1990 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre Seattle |
#4498, aired 2004-03-10 | ARNOLD MOVIES $400: 1990:
Policeman Arnold goes undercover at an Oregon school Kindergarten Cop |
#4496, aired 2004-03-08 | COLORFUL ROCK $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew) In 1990 at the site of the Berlin Wall an all-star version of "The Wall" was presented by Roger Waters of this band Pink Floyd |
#4490, aired 2004-02-27 | PAUL OF FAME $200: In April 1990 he played live to a world record 184,000 people at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium Paul McCartney |
#4475, aired 2004-02-06 | THE "I"s HAVE IT $400: UNESCO estimates that this rate tied to reading dropped from 20 to 13 percent in Latin America from 1980 to 1990 illiteracy |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | THE "EARTH" $800: 1990 festivities for the 20th anniv. of this annual observance included a trash cleanup trek on Mount Everest Earth Day |
#4455, aired 2004-01-09 | THE PRESIDENT'S ON TV! $400: On Sept. 16, 1990 viewers in this Gulf country had 2 choices: an Egyptian cartoon or an address by President Bush Iraq |
#4450, aired 2004-01-02 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS $400: 1990:
A Communist party head Mikhail Gorbachev |
#4450, aired 2004-01-02 | HOOP-LA $600: In 1990 this Nevada school's team became the first in history to score over 100 points in the NCAA championship game UNLV |
#4449, aired 2004-01-01 | RALPH $800: He created his "Safari" fragrance in 1990 Ralph Lauren |
#4448, aired 2003-12-31 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: Dale Lyons set a record in 1990 by running a marathon while carrying one of these on a spoon an egg |
#4447, aired 2003-12-30 | '90s TELEVISION $400: Twins Brandon & Brenda had just moved to L.A. when this series debuted in 1990 Beverly Hills 90210 |
#4447, aired 2003-12-30 | '90s TELEVISION $1200: Called "Hill Street Blues" with singing, this show from Steven Bochco lasted 3 months in 1990 Cop Rock |
#4435, aired 2003-12-12 | AMERICAN WOMAN $1000: In 1990 Joan Finney became the first Kansas woman elected to this post governor |
#4410, aired 2003-11-07 | EATERS DIGEST $400: In 1990 he proclaimed, "I do not like broccoli, and I haven't liked it since I was a little kid..." George H. Bush |
#4409, aired 2003-11-06 | TRACK & FIELD $400: In 1990 Randy Barnes set this record at 75 feet, 10-1/4 inches; as of 2003 the record stands the shot put |
#4394, aired 2003-10-16 | "J" WALKING $1600: On March 28, 1990 this NBA player scored 69 points, a career high, in a game against Cleveland Michael Jordan |
#4390, aired 2003-10-10 | WOMEN IN MUSIC $600: Injured in a 1990 bus accident, in 1997 she donated $250,000 to the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Gloria Estefan |
#4371, aired 2003-09-15 | PUTIN $800: It's the intelligence service he worked for from 1975 to 1990 the KGB |
#4368, aired 2003-09-10 | SOCCER'S WORLD CUP $2,000 (Daily Double): This country that no longer exists made it to the finals 6 times, winning in 1954, 1974 & 1990 West Germany |
#4367, aired 2003-09-09 | NAME GAME $200: Based on the 1990 census, this color is also the fifth most common last name in the U.S. Brown |
#4359, aired 2003-07-10 | THE SILVER SCREEN $1200: (Hi, I'm Leonard Maltin) In this 1990 Martin Scorsese-directed film based on the book "Wiseguy", Scorsese's mother plays Joe Pesci's mom Goodfellas |
#4357, aired 2003-07-08 | TIME FOR A SPOT OF "T" $400: In 1990 millions of viewers tuned in to find out who killed Laura Palmer on this quirky ABC drama Twin Peaks |
#4338, aired 2003-06-11 | PEOPLE'S MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE $800: (1990)
"The World's Lone, Defiant Communist" Fidel Castro |
#4337, aired 2003-06-10 | LET'S ROCK $2000: In 1990 Rod Stewart sang, "All my dreams fall like rain on" one of these "Downtown Train" |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | MOVIE SEQUELS $1600: "The Two Jakes"
(1990) Chinatown |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | MOVIE SEQUELS $2000: "Texasville"
(1990) The Last Picture Show |
#4327, aired 2003-05-27 | DIVINE COMEDIES $1000: Fleeing from the mob, Robbie Coltrane & Eric Idle went incognito in a convent in this 1990 farce Nuns on the Run |
#4325, aired 2003-05-23 | ROCKERS $400: 2 years after his death he won a 1990 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance for a live version of "Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison |
#4319, aired 2003-05-15 | SCANDINAVIANS $400: Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon in 1980; this Swedish man won it in 1990 Stefan Edberg |
#4313, aired 2003-05-07 | IT'LL TAKE AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT $200: A 1990 act said a person under 14 must wear one of these when riding a horse on a road helmet |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: In 1990 he reissued "The Stand" with nearly 500 more pages than the original Stephen King |
#4303, aired 2003-04-23 | DOLPHINS $400: Since 1990, new practices have cut by 90% the number of dolphins caught in nets intended for these tuna |
#4302, aired 2003-04-22 | AN ARM $400: This prince made the evening news when he broke his right arm playing polo on June 28, 1990 Prince Charles |
#4299, aired 2003-04-17 | MUSIC FOR YOUR CAT $1000: Your cat is not superstitious -- he loves crossing paths with her 1990 No. 1 hit "Black Cat" Janet Jackson |
#4268, aired 2003-03-05 | SUPER BOWL BETS $400: In 1990 San Francisco's mayor put up sourdough; this city's mayor, Rocky Mountain trout Denver |
#4264, aired 2003-02-27 | NEWSMAKERS $400: January 3, 1990, this strongman's alleged drug-dealing days were over Manuel Noriega |
#4263, aired 2003-02-26 | POTPOURRI $1000: Founded in L.A. in 1965, this rent-a-car agency was acquired by Chrysler in 1990 Dollar Rent-a-Car |
#4249, aired 2003-02-06 | 50 YEARS OF TV $800: In a 1990 show based on a Matthew Broderick movie, Jennifer Aniston played the sister of this teen scam artist Ferris Bueller |
#4244, aired 2003-01-30 | ORGANIZATIONS $1600: Assassinated in 1990, Rabbi Meir Kahane was the founder of this organization, also known as the JDL Jewish Defense League |
#4227, aired 2003-01-07 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B" $400: This city that served as capital of a united Germany in 1871 became the capital of a reunited Germany in 1990 Berlin |
#4205, aired 2002-12-06 | AUCTION PACKED $800: At a 1990 Sotheby's auction in New York, a bronze version of this Rodin sculpture sold for $1.2 million "The Thinker" |
#4198, aired 2002-11-27 | THANKSGIVING AT ALEX'S HOUSE $1000: (Jimmy gives the last clue.) The sedative effects of turkey have been attributed to this amino acid, sold as a sleep aid until 1990 tryptophan |
#4194, aired 2002-11-21 | PEOPLE'S SEXIEST MEN ALIVE $400: He was People magazine's "Top Gun" for 1990 Tom Cruise |
#4190, aired 2002-11-15 | LITERATURE IN SPANISH $2000: In 1990 he became the first Mexican poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, not the eighth for Peace Octavio Paz |
#4189, aired 2002-11-14 | HARVARD DEGREE HONOREES $800: One of the special singularities in this British physicist's life is an honorary degree from Harvard in 1990 Stephen Hawking |
#4169, aired 2002-10-17 | INVASIONS $400: Within hours of an August 1990 invasion, this country had complete control of one of its neighbors Iraq |
#4169, aired 2002-10-17 | PRIME NUMBER, PLEASE $400: This Marla Gibbs sitcom ran from 1985 to 1990 227 |
#4168, aired 2002-10-16 | NAME THE YEAR $400: Of 1988, 1990 or 1994, the year of East & West Germany's reunification 1990 |
#4167, aired 2002-10-15 | STUPID ANSWERS AT THE MOVIES $800: Robert De Niro played Stanley & Jane Fonda was Iris in this 1990 film Stanley & Iris |
#4165, aired 2002-10-11 | ROLE PLAYING $1600: "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge"
(1990) Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
#4153, aired 2002-09-25 | ORGANIZATION SYMBOLS & LOGOS $1000: By George, it was founded in 1990 & works through volunteer centers throughout the U.S. Points of Light Foundation |
#4152, aired 2002-09-24 | THE U.S. $1,000 (Daily Double): Between 1990 & 2000 this state's population increased 66.3% Nevada |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | A TRIP TO MARS $600: Arnold arduously activates an ancient atmosphere appliance in this 1990 Martian big screen adventure Total Recall |
#4137, aired 2002-09-03 | STAR TRACK $2000: She won the Emmy for Best Actress in a TV Comedy Series for 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994 & 1995 Candice Bergen |
#4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRIS COLUMBUS $800: Chris wrote this 1984 film directed by Joe Dante, but not the 1990 "New Batch" sequel Gremlins |
#4125, aired 2002-07-05 | PAPER $1600: In 1990 newspaper owner Violeta Chamorro became the president of this country Nicaragua |
#4120, aired 2002-06-28 | MEAT & POTATOES $800: A 23-inch by 14 1/2-inch one of these was produced in 1990 by a Pringle's plant in Tennessee potato chip |
#4119, aired 2002-06-27 | CHINA TOWN $600: After about 8 months, Chinese authorities ended martial law in his city in January 1990 Beijing |
#4102, aired 2002-06-04 | CANADIAN HISTORY $400: The Meech Lake Accord, which recognized this province as a distinct society, failed to win approval in 1990 Quebec Province |
#4099, aired 2002-05-30 | WORLD FLAGS $200: In 1990 the Weimar flag, which dates back to 1848, became the flag of this newly united country Germany |
#4098, aired 2002-05-29 | AL PACINO MOVIES $800: Under a ton of makeup, Al portrayed Big Boy Caprice in this 1990 film Dick Tracy |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | THEY'VE BEEN BENCHED $1200: Appointed by Pres. Eisenhower, he served nearly 34 years, retiring in 1990 William Brennan |
#4083, aired 2002-05-08 | LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRIA $600: In 1990 this brand retired raw umber, a color whose name came from Umbria Crayola |
#4074, aired 2002-04-25 | IT'S A BOY! $1000: He got $100,000 for a 1990 film & a reported $5,000,000 for its 1992 sequel Macaulay Culkin |
#4073, aired 2002-04-24 | A "WOMAN" OF THE MOVIES $400: 1990:
Julia Roberts Pretty Woman |
#4072, aired 2002-04-23 | HAIL, HAIL, ROCK 'N' ROLL $200: His 1964 hit "Oh, Pretty Woman" received a Grammy nomination, but lost; a 1990 remake won him a Grammy Roy Orbison |
#4066, aired 2002-04-15 | DEB-UTANTES $1600: In 1990 she replaced Jane Pauley as co-anchor on the "Today" show Deborah Norville |
#4061, aired 2002-04-08 | PROBING QUESTIONS $800: In 1990 the Ulysses probe was sent to study this body on which no man can ever set foot the sun |
#4060, aired 2002-04-05 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 HIT $1600: "Roam"
(1990) The B-52s |
#4058, aired 2002-04-03 | MEL GIBSON MOVIES $1200: In 1990 Franco Zeffirelli directed Mel in this role Hamlet |
#4056, aired 2002-04-01 | STUPID ANSWERS AT THE MOVIES $200: Oops! The McCallister family leaves 8-year-old Kevin home alone when they go to Paris at Christmas in this 1990 comedy Home Alone |
#4054, aired 2002-03-28 | THOREAU'S WALDEN $800: In 1990 this co-founder of the Eagles founded the Walden Wood Project to protect it from development Don Henley |
#4050, aired 2002-03-22 | BASKETBALL COACHES $200: Chuck Daly got a championship ring in 1990 with the Pistons & this piece of jewelry 2 years later with the "Dream Team" an Olympic Gold medal |
#4041, aired 2002-03-11 | LOST "COS" $1000: This actor directed a 1990 movie that won 7 Oscars Kevin Costner |
#4039, aired 2002-03-07 | ____ING ____ $4,400 (Daily Double): In 1990 Justice Brennan wrote one when he disagreed with the Cruzan v. Missouri decision a dissenting opinion |
#4033, aired 2002-02-27 | LET IN THE LATIN $1200: In Latin this 1990 Luther Vandross hit would be hic et nunc "Here and Now" |
#4033, aired 2002-02-27 | SEPTEMBER SONGS $1200: This Jon Bon Jovi tune young gunned up the charts in 1990, hitting No. 1 in September "Blaze of Glory" |
#4023, aired 2002-02-13 | TV ALPHABET $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 this cable network began publishing the magazine YSB, Young Sisters & Brothers BET (Black Entertainment Television) |
#4022, aired 2002-02-12 | CRAYOLA CRAYONS $600: What's up, Doc?--in 1990 Crayola dangled a new orange crayon called Neon this Carrot |
#3995, aired 2002-01-04 | FREEDOM FIGHTERS $800: Many consider Justin Dart Jr., who contracted polio as a child, to be the father of this 1990 federal law Americans with Disabilities Act |
#3987, aired 2001-12-25 | AROUND THE WORLD $1200: Closed for safety reasons in 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in this country proves adults can make mistakes too Italy |
#3982, aired 2001-12-18 | U.S. CITIES $600: Between 1990 & 1996, the population of this seat of Clark county grew 46% & "odds are" it's still growing Las Vegas |
#3975, aired 2001-12-07 | BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS $1200: 1990 for "Misery" Kathy Bates |
#3974, aired 2001-12-06 | THE MOVIES $1600: (Sofia again is in the Big Apple, this time on a subway.) In this 1990 film, Patrick Swayze jumped from subway train to subway train Ghost |
#3942, aired 2001-10-23 | THE PURPLE TESTAMENT $400: The 1990 film "Graffiti Bridge" was the sequel to this 1984 hit film Purple Rain |
#3934, aired 2001-10-11 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $800: This verb meaning to die was further popularized by a 1990 Julia Roberts-Kiefer Sutherland film flatline |
#3933, aired 2001-10-10 | MASTERPIECE THEATRE $400: This 1990 series following the drug trade from Pakistan to England inspired a 2000 movie Traffic |
#3928, aired 2001-10-03 | SPORTS & GAMES $500: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Porter Valley Country Club.) In 1990 coach Carole Kleinfelder led Harvard to the NCAA title in this sport lacrosse |
#3919, aired 2001-09-20 | WE ARE THE WORLD $300: Published in 8 volumes in 1917, it went to 22 volumes in 1972, went on a CD-ROM in 1990 & online in 1998 World Book Encyclopedia |
#3910, aired 2001-09-07 | OTHER JULIA ROBERTS MOVIES $400: Julia's Kevin Bacon number is 1; she starred with him in this 1990 medical student thriller Flatliners |
#3906, aired 2001-09-03 | TRU STORY $1000: In 1990 this "Loved One" actor won a Tony for his portrayal of Capote in the one-man show "Tru" Robert Morse |
#3905, aired 2001-07-20 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $400: In 1990 Douglas Wilder became the USA's first elected black governor after winning election in this state Virginia |
#3901, aired 2001-07-16 | TIME TO RETIRE $1000: Born in Australia in 1926, this soprano retired from the stage in 1990 Joan Sutherland |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | THE FAMILY BUSINESS $200: In 1990 they became the first father & son to be Major League teammates Ken Griffey Jr. & Sr. |
#3886, aired 2001-06-25 | SIN-EMA $500: 1990's "Henry: Portrait of" one of these was loosely based on the notorious Henry Lee Lucas A serial killer |
#3877, aired 2001-06-12 | TWO OF A KIND $1000: The story of these gangster twin brothers seen here was made into a movie in England in 1990 The Kray Brothers |
#3876, aired 2001-06-11 | MEDICAL EDUCATION $600: It's the 1990 film seen here, about commendably curious med students: Flatliners |
#3860, aired 2001-05-18 | COLOR FILMS $400: Gerard Depardieu made his English-language debut in this 1990 film Green Card |
#3858, aired 2001-05-16 | DIRECTED & STARRED IN $600: "Mo' Better Blues"
(1990) Spike Lee |
#3854, aired 2001-05-10 | DIXIE CHICKS $100: In 1990 this future Mrs. Alec Baldwin & investors paid $20 million for a GA. town; they sold it in '95 for $4.3 million Kim Basinger |
#3840, aired 2001-04-20 | SELF-TITLED ALBUMS $200: No. 1 songs from this 1990 album included "Vision Of Love" & "Someday" Mariah Carey |
#3837, aired 2001-04-17 | HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST GROSSERS $500: 1990:
"Home Alone",
"Dances With Wolves",
"Pretty Woman" Home Alone |
#3830, aired 2001-04-06 | THE LAST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY $200: In 1990 Guillermo Endara became Panama's president after this strongman surrendered to U.S. officials Manuel Noriega |
#3828, aired 2001-04-04 | DUETS $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Randy Travis, here at the Hollywood Bowl.) On my 1990 "Heroes & Friends" album, this legend joined me in singing...
"Happy Trails to You" Roy Rogers |
#3825, aired 2001-03-30 | "M" & EMMYS $500: In 1990 this "Wide World of Sports" man was given a Lifetime Achievement Award Jim McKay |
#3823, aired 2001-03-28 | MUSIC OF THE '90s $500: In 1990 his sons Gunnar & Matthew topped the charts with "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" Rick Nelson |
#3814, aired 2001-03-15 | FILMS OF THE '90s $1,500 (Daily Double): In this 1990 film Robin Williams played a doctor who was able to rouse a group of catatonic patients Awakenings |
#3808, aired 2001-03-07 | SPORTS FIRSTS ON THE FIRST $400: On April 1, 1990 he won the first tournament he played on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes Jack Nicklaus |
#3801, aired 2001-02-26 | FUN WITH DICK OR JANE $300: In 1990 Warren Beatty took on the role of this hawk-nosed, jut-jawed crime crusader Dick Tracy |
#3799, aired 2001-02-22 | "T"HEATER $600: Tracey Ullman & Helen Hunt were Kate & Bianca in a Wild West-set 1990 production of this play The Taming of the Shrew |
#3798, aired 2001-02-21 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS $400: "Millie's Book", as dictated to this first lady, was a nonfiction bestseller in 1990 Barbara Bush |
#3794, aired 2001-02-15 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: In 1990 he won a runoff election against Stanislaw Tyminski to win the presidency of Poland Lech Walesa |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | THE PRESIDENT WHO... $800: ...who went from La Prensa to la presidencia of Nicaragua in 1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | THE PRESIDENT WHO... $4,500 (Daily Double): ...who ended the ban on the ANC in South Africa in 1990 F.W. de Klerk |
#3787, aired 2001-02-06 | THE RAT PACK $200: In 1990 the lights on the Strip were dimmed for 10 minutes to honor this late, great "Candy Man" performer Sammy Davis, Jr. |
#3786, aired 2001-02-05 | POP MUSIC $100: Her 1990 greatest hits album is called "The Immaculate Collection" Madonna |
#3780, aired 2001-01-26 | CRAYOLA CRAYON COLORS $500: Ingmar Bergman should be pleased with this fruity color, added in 1990 Wild Strawberry |
#3752, aired 2000-12-19 | HOPE YOU GUESS MY NAME $800: One of the couple seen here who assumed their historic duties November 12, 1990
(in Tokyo) Emperor Akihito or Empress Michiko |
#3747, aired 2000-12-12 | MOTHER POLAND $400: In January 1990 it voted itself out of existence & reformed as the Social Democrats Communist Party |
#3746, aired 2000-12-11 | TOM CRUISE FILMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Leonard Maltin said the cliches in this 1990 action drama gave new meaning to the term "Formula One" Days of Thunder |
#3741, aired 2000-12-04 | TWINS $200: With the Oakland A's in 1990, Ozzie Canseco was a teammate of this better-known twin brother Jose Canseco |
#3736, aired 2000-11-27 | SPACE EXPLORATION $300: On February 14, 1990, it took its final photo from 3.7 billion miles: of the sun & 6 planets, including the Earth Voyager |
#3736, aired 2000-11-27 | SWISS WATCHING $400: In 1993 & 1999, like clockwork, NASA sent Swiss Claude Nicollier on missions to repair this, launched in 1990 Hubble Space Telescope |
#3723, aired 2000-11-08 | NEW WORDS & PHRASES $400 (Daily Double): From the title of a 1990 Martin Scorsese film, it's a popular term for mobsters Goodfellas |
#3722, aired 2000-11-07 | THE LADIES ROOM $200: In 1990 MTV banned her steamy video for "Justify My Love" Madonna |
#3713, aired 2000-10-25 | MILLERS OUTPOST $100: For pioneering work in finance theory, Merton Miller won this prize in Economic Science for 1990 Nobel Prize |
#3706, aired 2000-10-16 | THEATRE $500: (Hi, I'm S. Epatha Merkerson.) I won a Tony nomination for playing Berneice in this playwright's 1990 Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Piano Lesson" August Wilson |
#3703, aired 2000-10-11 | THE FUNNIES $200: On Labor Day in 1990 this title character & her friend Tootsie opened a catering business Blondie |
#3697, aired 2000-10-03 | GEOGRAPH"Y" $400: While many countries in Europe have been splitting up, this one got back together in 1990 Germany |
#3694, aired 2000-09-28 | THE WORLD BY THE NUMBERS $300: Of 100 million, 300 million or 500 million, the population of the Soviet Union in 1990 300 million |
#3680, aired 2000-09-08 | BEASTLY MOVIE TITLES $200: This 1990 film is one of the few kids' pictures about sewer-dwelling reptiles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | I WANNA "NO" $800: On January 3, 1990 he surrendered to U.S. forces outside the Vatican diplomatic mission in Panama Manuel Noriega |
#3674, aired 2000-07-20 | KILLERS $100: In 1990 these insects on the lam from South America since 1957 reached Texas killer bees |
#3649, aired 2000-06-15 | U.S. "CITY"s $100: In 1990 Donald Trump took a gamble & opened his Taj Mahal Casino in this city Atlantic City |
#3646, aired 2000-06-12 | THEY CAME FROM ANOTHER WORLD $300: Back in 1990 this actor seen here was Sam Fowler on "Another World": Thomas Gibson |
#3639, aired 2000-06-01 | GOVERNORS $1000: In 1990 she came within 2 percentage points of defeating Bill Bradley for his senate seat Christine Todd Whitman |
#3630, aired 2000-05-19 | NEW GAME SHOWS? $400: This grocery store-set game was first seen in 1965, came back in 1990 with host David Ruprecht, & is back on PAX Supermarket Sweep |
#3629, aired 2000-05-18 | BACK IN THE '90s $300: In 1990 4 performance artists sued this government body for denying them grants the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) |
#3628, aired 2000-05-17 | BOASTING $300: In 1990 he boasted that if attacked, he would turn the Saudi oil fields into "A sea of fire" Saddam Hussein |
#3612, aired 2000-04-25 | POPULAR MUSIC $500: This man with a 1961 No. 1 hit had a father with a 1935 No. 1 & 2 sons who teamed up for a 1990 No. 1 Ricky Nelson |
#3608, aired 2000-04-19 | MEL ____ $200: In 1990 he was Hamlet & in 1994 he was Maverick Mel Gibson |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | SCIENCE OF 1990 $200: The first swarm of these to enter the U.S. was destroyed killer bees |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | SCIENCE OF 1990 $400: The FDA approved Simplesse, a "fake" type of this fat |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | WORLD OF BUSINESS $500: This soap for "All Your...Parts" was introduced in 1990 Lever 2000 |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | SCIENCE OF 1990 $600: A genetic cause was found for some cases of the "osteo" type of this joint disease, the most common form arthritis |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | SCIENCE OF 1990 $800: The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed by this space shuttle; 3 years later the Endeavour fixed its mirror Discovery |
#3602, aired 2000-04-11 | SCIENCE OF 1990 $1000: This mapping project begun in 1990 is less than 50% done, though a private firm, Celera, claims to have 90% finished Human Genome Project |
#3589, aired 2000-03-23 | HYPHENATES $1000: This newspaper chain that picked up 39 Pulitzers between 1980 & 1990 had a hyphenectomy in 1997 Knight-Ridder |
#3577, aired 2000-03-07 | GHOST STORIES $100: In 1990's "Ghost", this actor haunts Demi Moore, using Whoopi Goldberg as a conduit Patrick Swayze |
#3577, aired 2000-03-07 | DANCE $600: This 1990 No. 1 hit by Madonna honored & revived a gay dance craze Vogue |
#3566, aired 2000-02-21 | MEN ON FILM $400: "Edward Scissorhands"
(1990) Johnny Depp |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | AROUND THE WORLD $300: For safety reasons this landmark seen here was closed to the public in 1990: the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
#3549, aired 2000-01-27 | U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS $300: The 1990 Census counted people classified as this & found 179,000 in shelters & 50,000 at street sites Homeless |
#3549, aired 2000-01-27 | U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS $500: 2 of the 4 states that have over 100,000 American Indians, according to the 1990 Census Arizona, California, New Mexico & Oklahoma |
#3548, aired 2000-01-26 | AUTHOR! AUTHOR! $200: 1990:
"The Witching Hour" Anne Rice |
#3548, aired 2000-01-26 | AUTHOR! AUTHOR! $400: 1990:
"A Life on the Road" Charles Kuralt |
#3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $200: Bruce Willis saves a planeload of people in this 1990 sequel Die Hard 2 |
#3540, aired 2000-01-14 | JAKES ALIVE! $600: In 1990, this man directed & starred in the "Chinatown" sequel "The Two Jakes" Jack Nicholson |
#3537, aired 2000-01-11 | SENIOR SENATORS $200: In 1990 she lost the race for California governor; in 1992 she won the race for California senator Dianne Feinstein |
#3535, aired 2000-01-07 | A LITTLE TASTE OF LIECHTENSTEIN $200: In September 1990 Liechtenstein became a full member of this international organization United Nations |
#3535, aired 2000-01-07 | FOREIGN FILM COUNTRIES $800: 1990:
"Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" Spain |
#3523, aired 1999-12-22 | HE'S THE MAYOR $200: Washington, D.C.
1979-1990 Marion Barry |
#3517, aired 1999-12-14 | 4-LETTER CAPITALS $500: In 1990 it became the capital of a unified Yemen Sana |
#3514, aired 1999-12-09 | DANCE! $600: The co-founder of the White Oak Dance Project in 1990, he is the company's most famous dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov |
#3512, aired 1999-12-07 | MOVIE TAGLINES $1000: 1990:
"You will believe" Ghost |
#3509, aired 1999-12-02 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1000: On October 3 Germans remember this 1990 event that many thought would take much longer Reunification |
#3483, aired 1999-10-27 | REMEMBERING THE '90s $300: Introduced in 1990, it's the bestselling SUV of the decade Ford Explorer |
#3482, aired 1999-10-26 | TV HOSTS $100: "America's Funniest Home Videos"
1990-1997 Bob Saget |
#3482, aired 1999-10-26 | A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE $200: She won 3 straight elections for British prime minister, but had to resign in 1990 Margaret Thatcher |
#3477, aired 1999-10-19 | LET'S PUT ON A PLAY $1,700 (Daily Double): Your cousin might know a friend of the roommate of a nephew of the lawyer of John Guare, who wrote this 1990 play Six Degrees of Separation |
#3471, aired 1999-10-11 | MOVIE REVIEWS $1,300 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Garry Marshall.) I directed this 1990 movie that The New York Times said "borrows a thing or two from Pygmalion... but has its own... wit" Pretty Woman |
#3461, aired 1999-09-27 | COUNTRY MUSIC $1000: In 1990 Jukebox named this Randy Travis cover of a Brook Benton hit the Country Record of the Year "It's Just A Matter of Time" |
#3458, aired 1999-09-22 | U.S. MAYORS $400: It was a historic event when this man was sworn in in 1990 David Dinkins (first black mayor of NYC) |
#3447, aired 1999-09-07 | THOSE WACKY GERMANS $400: From 1949 to 1990 Germany was split into 2 countries, which were called this East & West Germany |
#3446, aired 1999-09-06 | DINOSAURS $200: Nicknamed Sue, the largest of these, the "King of the Dinosaurs", was uncovered in South Dakota in 1990 Tyrannosaurus rex |
#3443, aired 1999-07-21 | TV ACTORS & ROLES $100: His career wasn't "Titanic" yet when he played the teenaged Garry on the 1990 sitcom "Parenthood" Leonardo DiCaprio |
#3440, aired 1999-07-16 | NO. 1 COUNTRY HITS $100: In the title of a 1990 single of the year, Garth Brooks had "friends" here In low places |
#3439, aired 1999-07-15 | GAME SHOWS $400: In 1990 this entrepreneur lent his name & casino to a card game show Donald Trump |
#3437, aired 1999-07-13 | THE SILVER SCREEN $900 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Kathy Kinney of The Drew Carey Show.) I was featured in this 1990 film about which Leonard Maltin said, "Fear of spiders is taken to extremes" Arachnophobia |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | MILITARY TELEVISION $400: Dan Quayle appeared on this Gerald McRaney sitcom in a 1990 episode honoring the Marine Corps' 215th anniversary Major Dad |
#3429, aired 1999-07-01 | ENEMY LINES $200: In July 1990 he said of the West, "Yours is a society which cannot accept 10,000 dead in one battle" Saddam Hussein |
#3409, aired 1999-06-03 | BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS $200: 1990-1997 John Major |
#3400, aired 1999-05-21 | LEADERS $400: "Iron" British prime minister:
1979-1990 Margaret Thatcher |
#3395, aired 1999-05-14 | NUKE IT! $100: This company, which sold its 20 billionth can of condensed tomato soup in 1990, introduced "Soup to Go" in 1998 Campbell's |
#3385, aired 1999-04-30 | THE RUSHIN' REVOLUTION $200: In 1990 Arie Luyendyk set a track record at this Memorial Day race with an average speed of 185.984 MPH Indianapolis 500 |
#3375, aired 1999-04-16 | LETTER AFTER F $1000: In the complete initials of the president of South Africa in 1990 W (F.W. de Klerk) |
#3362, aired 1999-03-30 | MAGAZINES $800: In 1990, he became editor-in-chief of his late father's namesake business magazine Steve Forbes |
#3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $400: In 1990 Roger Waters of this group gave a performance of "The Wall" at the former site of the Berlin Wall Pink Floyd |
#3352, aired 1999-03-16 | FIVE GUYS NAMED JOE $600: He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1989 & the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 Joe Frazier |
#3347, aired 1999-03-09 | POLITICS $800: In 1990, representing New York, she followed her father Guy into the House Susan Molinari |
#3342, aired 1999-03-02 | SING IT, SISTER $100: This French-Canadian had only spoken English for about a year when she cut her 1990 English debut album "Unison" Celine Dion |
#3332, aired 1999-02-16 | BIOGRAPHY $500: This 1990 Nobel Peace Prize winner was born near Stavropol & in 1970 became that city's Communist party secretary Mikhail Gorbachev |
#3329, aired 1999-02-11 | THE CINEMA $300: In this 1990 Sean Connery film, Alec Baldwin was the first to play CIA man Jack Ryan on screen The Hunt For Red October |
#3307, aired 1999-01-12 | THE 3 TENORS $100: The boys first teamed up in 1990 for a concert at the Baths of Caracalla in this city Rome |
#3305, aired 1999-01-08 | I DID MY TIME $100: After more than 27 years in jail, I was released by the South African government on Feb. 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela |
#3304, aired 1999-01-07 | BOX OFFICE BOMBS $500: Melanie Griffith cried Tom Wolfe in this 1990 story of high society Bonfire Of The Vanities |
#3293, aired 1998-12-23 | GUINNESS RECORDS $200: Charles Osborne did this every 1 1/2 seconds from 1922 to 1990; what he needed was a good scare! hiccupped |
#3290, aired 1998-12-18 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $200: Lanford Wilson won a Pulitzer for "Talley's Folly" in 1980 & this Wilson won for "The Piano Lesson" in 1990 August Wilson |
#3289, aired 1998-12-17 | READ THE BOOK, SAW THE FILM $200: Chicken-sized dinosaurs called compys didn't make it from this 1990 Michael Crichton novel to the 1993 film Jurassic Park |
#3286, aired 1998-12-14 | SHE WAS IN THAT? $600: Laura San Giacomo of "Just Shoot Me" appeared as a hooker pal of Julia Roberts in this 1990 film Pretty Woman |
#3284, aired 1998-12-10 | SKATING ON FILM $200: The 1990 TV movie "On Thin Ice" was the story of this partner of Randy Gardner Tai Babalonia |
#3274, aired 1998-11-26 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $300: Even after Penn State joined it in 1990, this conference retained its numerical name The Big Ten |
#3270, aired 1998-11-20 | REUNIONS $1000: East met West with this country's October 3, 1990 reunion Germany |
#3267, aired 1998-11-17 | ON THE COVER OF ROLLING STONE $500: "Nothing Compares" to this singer seen on covers in 1990 & '91, & with even less hair in '92 Sinead O'Connor |
#3266, aired 1998-11-16 | FEMINISM $400: Perhaps inspired by Shirley Muldowney, in 1990 Saudi Arabian women protested their exclusion from this activity driving |
#3252, aired 1998-10-27 | REVOLUTIONARIES $400: This man seen here led a revolution in his country but lost the 1990 & 1996 presidential elections Daniel Ortega (of Nicaragua) |
#3251, aired 1998-10-26 | HORTON HEARS THE WHO $500: In 1990 The Who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by this group's Adam Clayton U2 |
#3248, aired 1998-10-21 | ROCK SINGERS $400: In 1990 her "Justify My Love" became the first video by a major star to be banned by MTV Madonna |
#3246, aired 1998-10-19 | ARTSY FILMS $200: Tim Roth played the artist Van Gogh & Paul Rhys played his brother in this 1990 film Vincent and Theo |
#3237, aired 1998-10-06 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $2,000 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Summer Sanders.) At the 1990 Goodwill Games, I ended this swimmer's 4-year undefeated string in the 400 m. individual medley Janet Evans |
#3232, aired 1998-09-29 | THE EX FILES $100: From 1987 until 1990, he was the "Top Gun" in Mimi Rogers' life Tom Cruise |
#3226, aired 1998-09-21 | FAR"M"S $600: By mid-1990 all of Liberia except for parts of this capital, was controlled by rival rebel groups Monrovia |
#3225, aired 1998-09-18 | SHALL WE DANCE? $400: Famous "forbidden dance" featured in 2 1990 films Lambada |
#3207, aired 1998-07-07 | QUESTION: MARKS $800: Check him twice, he won the NHL's MVP Trophy in 1990 with Edmonton & in 1992 with the New York Rangers Mark Messier |
#3205, aired 1998-07-03 | IT'S SANDY! $100: This TV "Funny Face" did a 5-minute workout video in 1990 for people without a lot of time to exercise Sandy Duncan |
#3192, aired 1998-06-16 | JOHN HUGHES FILMS $100: It's the 1990 story of an 8-year-old boy accidentally abandoned at Christmas Home Alone |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | "N"ATIONS OF THE WORLD $500: It became fully independent of South Africa March 21, 1990 Namibia |
#3183, aired 1998-06-03 | MILD-MANNERED REPORTERS $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Wolf Blitzer.) From 1990 to 1992 my beat for CNN was this building where I had to see all sides of an issue, not just 5 Pentagon |
#3172, aired 1998-05-19 | CATS $400: A homeless orphan in 1990, this cat now lives the high life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Socks |
#3154, aired 1998-04-23 | SPORTS $200: Buster Douglas' 1990 knockout of this champ has been called the greatest heavyweight title upset Mike Tyson |
#3148, aired 1998-04-15 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $100: In 1990 Coca-Cola introduced Powerade to compete with this No. 1-selling sports drink Gatorade |
#3147, aired 1998-04-14 | OLD YORK $100: In 1990 York reinstated this age-old job of calling the local news through the city Town crier |
#3139, aired 1998-04-02 | "ICK"Y WORDS $200: The USA's top-selling candy bar, it added a peanut butter version in 1990 Snickers |
#3138, aired 1998-04-01 | IT'S A GUY THING $500: In 1990 Colorado football coach Bill McCartney founded this movement of Christian men Promise Keepers |
#3134, aired 1998-03-26 | CLASSIC SITCOM CHARACTERS $400: Sitcom character played since 1990 by the man seen here: (Jason Alexander) George Costanza (on "Seinfeld") |
#3126, aired 1998-03-16 | COUNTRY MUSIC STARS $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Trisha Yearwood.) I once opened concerts for this superstar whose 1990 CD "No Fences" is the biggest-selling country album of all time Garth Brooks |
#3116, aired 1998-03-02 | ACTORS $1,500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Traci Bingham) This "Baywatch" star was once a centerfold...a centerfold in the May 1990 issue of Cosmopolitan David Hasselhoff |
#3114, aired 1998-02-26 | I WANT A DIVORCE $100: She might have said, "Ivana be alone" when she split from The Donald in 1990 Ivana Trump |
#3113, aired 1998-02-25 | ROCK MUSIC $100: In April of 1990 she began her worldwide "Blond Ambition" tour to promote her CD "I'm Breathless" Madonna |
#3111, aired 1998-02-23 | AROUND THE STUDIO WITH LOU $100: Lou cut down on the sex & violence in "Jewel of the Jungle" to avoid this rating that replaced X in 1990 NC-17 |
#3103, aired 1998-02-11 | NEO GEO $400: 2 countries joined together in 1990 to form this neighbor of Oman Yemen (North & South) |
#3102, aired 1998-02-10 | FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY $800: She became Texas' governor in 1990 when her frontrunner opponent kept blundering in interviews Ann Richards |
#3094, aired 1998-01-29 | BIG MOVIES $1000: Sausage King Jimmy Dean played a former sheriff in this 1990 film named for his biggest hit record Big Bad John |
#3092, aired 1998-01-27 | THE MOVIES $800: In this 1973 film Woody Allen reads a 1990 New York Times headline, "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins" Sleeper |
#3078, aired 1998-01-07 | THEY ALL PLAYED HAMLET $200: He's only 9 years younger than Glenn Close, but he called her Mom in Zeffirelli's 1990 version Mel Gibson |
#3078, aired 1998-01-07 | THEY ALL PLAYED HAMLET $500: This star of "A Fish Called Wanda" not only starred in but directed a 1990 production of "Hamlet" Kevin Kline |
#3076, aired 1998-01-05 | CELEBRITIES IN THE SLAMMER $200: In 1990 this ballplayer was "hustled" away to prison for failure to report income from gambling Pete Rose |
#3072, aired 1997-12-30 | POLITICIANS $200: In 1990 champion surfer Fred Hemmings lost his bid to become governor of this state Hawaii |
#3052, aired 1997-12-02 | EASTERN EUROPE $300: Nicu Ceausescu, a playboy who was groomed to lead this country, was jailed in 1990 & died in 1996 Romania |
#3051, aired 1997-12-01 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $800: Led by Isiah Thomas, this team's "Bad Boys" won the NBA title in 1989 & 1990 Detroit Pistons |
#3037, aired 1997-11-11 | TV THAT'S NOT AS GOOD FOR YOU $400: In 1990 Bob Saget began amusing & embarrassing folks with "America's Funniest" these Home Videos |
#3029, aired 1997-10-30 | FAMOUS HALLS $200: Time was on Jerry Hall's side in 1990 as she married this singer after a long romance Mick Jagger |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: 1990 bestsellers included Sidney Sheldon's "Memories of Midnight" & this author's "Four Past Midnight" Stephen King |
#3022, aired 1997-10-21 | MARTIAN CINEMA $800: An ancient machine that gives Mars an atmosphere is activated in this Schwarzenegger film of 1990 Total Recall |
#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 |
#3017, aired 1997-10-14 | MUSICAL THEATRE $200: Of "Shogun", "King Rat" or "Tai-Pan", the James Clavell novel that became a musical in 1990 Shogun |
#3016, aired 1997-10-13 | "NEW" MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): This teen group's longest stay at No. 1 was with the following in 1990: [audio clue] New Kids on the Block |
#3005, aired 1997-09-26 | PRIME TIME TV $500: This Melanie Griffith film about a spunky secretary spawned a 1990 sitcom starring Sandra Bullock Working Girl |
#3002, aired 1997-09-23 | LANGUAGES $600: In 1990 Belarusian replaced this as the official language of Belarus Russian |
#2999, aired 1997-09-18 | THE MOVIES $800: Al Pacino received an Oscar nomination for playing Big Boy Caprice in this 1990 film "Dick Tracy" |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | WRITERS NAMED WILLIAM $1000: In 1990's "Darkness Visible", this "Sophie's Choice" author wrote of his struggle with depression William Styron |
#2994, aired 1997-09-11 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS $400: In 1990 he directed himself in the title role of "Dick Tracy" Warren Beatty |
#2994, aired 1997-09-11 | MUSIC HONORS $1,000 (Daily Double): Singer seen here, she was the CMA's Female Vocalist of the Year in 1989 & 1990: Kathy Mattea |
#2993, aired 1997-09-10 | HEADS OF STATE HEADLINES $500: December 9, 1990: Poland shows its solidarity, voting this man president in a runoff election Lech Walesa |
#2990, aired 1997-09-05 | MOVIE SEQUELS $600: In 1990 Jack Nicholson directed & starred in this sequel to "Chinatown" The Two Jakes |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | WORLD CITIES $200: Until 1990 it was the capital of West Germany Bonn |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THE BLUES $800: With his band Double Trouble, this Texas guitar wizard led a blues revival until his death in 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan |
#2983, aired 1997-07-16 | SINGERS WHO ACT $800: Country music's reigning redhead, she made her film debut in 1990, killing monsters in "Tremors" Reba McEntire |
#2981, aired 1997-07-14 | CLAUDIAS $200: The People Almanac reports this supermodel from Dusseldorf tripped during her runway debut in 1990 Claudia Schiffer |
#2979, aired 1997-07-10 | AWARDS $400: In 1990 this cable mogul won the Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in journalism & telecommunication Ted Turner |
#2975, aired 1997-07-04 | POETS & POETRY $800: This midwestern American poet gained new fame in 1990 with "Iron John: A Book About Men" Robert Bly |
#2971, aired 1997-06-30 | SCIENCE & NATURE $100: Launched on April 24, 1990, it was the first general-purpose orbiting telescope Hubble Space Telescope |
#2970, aired 1997-06-27 | EDDIE MURPHY MOVIES $100: 1990 sequel to his 1982 "48HRS." Another 48HRS. |
#2965, aired 1997-06-20 | MUSICAL DUOS $100: In 1990 this "Bridge Over Troubled Water" duo was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Simon & Garfunkel |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This battery maker introduced the Copper Top tester in 1990 Duracell |
#2955, aired 1997-06-06 | AUTHORS $200: When his 1978 novel "The Stand" was reissued in 1990, it was about 50% longer than the original Stephen King |
#2955, aired 1997-06-06 | MARLON BRANDO FILMS $600: Brando made Matthew Broderick a job offer he couldn't refuse in this 1990 comedy The Freshman |
#2955, aired 1997-06-06 | ART EXHIBITS $1000: In 1990 a Cincinnati museum faced obscenity charges after showing the work of this late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe |
#2948, aired 1997-05-28 | POP MUSIC $1000: She refused a 1990 Grammy for best alternative performance for "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (Sinead) O'Connor |
#2946, aired 1997-05-26 | 7-LETTER WORDS $300: “Dirty Dancing” reached new heights in 1990 with this ballroom dance supposedly from Brazil Lambada |
#2934, aired 1997-05-08 | THE OSCARS $100: It's "clear" he's the perfect choice to host the Oscars; since 1990, he's done it 5 times Billy Crystal |
#2929, aired 1997-05-01 | WORLD LEADERS $500: This German chancellor led West Germany before unification in 1990 Helmut Kohl |
#2928, aired 1997-04-30 | POP MUSIC $500: Her self-titled debut album, which included the hit "Vision of Love", reached the top of the charts in 1990 Mariah Carey |
#2916, aired 1997-04-14 | BLACK AMERICA $800: In 1990 he took office as New York City's first black mayor David Dinkins |
#2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE 1990s $100: On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province Saddam Hussein |
#2914, aired 1997-04-10 | BLUE LITERATURE $400: "Any Woman's Blues" was a 1990 novel by this "Fear Of Flying" author Erica Jong |
#2912, aired 1997-04-08 | FILM DIRECTORS $800: This playwright directed the 1990 film adaptation of his own play "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead" Tom Stoppard |
#2911, aired 1997-04-07 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: In 1990 his "Stranger in a Strange Land" was reissued with 60,000 words that had been cut from the original Robert Heinlein |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES $400: This Carrie Fisher book about movie actresses was made into a movie in 1990 Postcards from the Edge |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | EARTH SCIENCE $800: In 1990 scientists discovered hydrothermal vents on the floor of this Russian lake Lake Baikal |
#2893, aired 1997-03-12 | CANADIAN CAPITALS $600: Commercial cod fishing, long a mainstay of this Newfoundland capital, declined to almost nothing by 1990 St. John's |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | ACTRESSES & TV ROLE $300: In the 1990 hour-long series "The Bradys", Leah Ayres assumed this Maureen McCormick role Marcia Brady |
#2875, aired 1997-02-14 | THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION $200: April Glaspie, ambassador to this nation, held a controversial meeting with Saddam Hussein July 25, 1990 Iraq |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | OCCUPATIONS $800: William Brennan held this job 1956-1990 Supreme Court Justice |
#2871, aired 1997-02-10 | CINEMA SEQUELS $100: In the 1992 sequel to this 1990 film, Macaulay Culkin was "Lost in New York" Home Alone |
#2866, aired 1997-02-03 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $500: Accused of corruption, this Pakistani prime minister was dismissed in 1990 & again in 1996 Benazir Bhutto |
#2861, aired 1997-01-27 | BRITISH AUTHORS $600: In 1990 this "Satanic Verses" author published the children's book "Haroun & the Sea of Stories" Salman Rushdie |
#2856, aired 1997-01-20 | STATE CAPITALS $400: According to the 1990 census, this Vermont capital had only 8,247 residents Montpelier |
#2848, aired 1997-01-08 | AUTHORS $800: From 1984 to 1990, this bestselling author served in the Mississippi legislature John Grisham |
#2847, aired 1997-01-07 | TENNIS $800: Chris Evert retired as a pro in 1989 & this 13-year-old girl trained by Chris' father turned pro in 1990 Jennifer Capriati |
#2845, aired 1997-01-03 | POTPOURRI $100: It was the 1990 date of the last official U.S. census; no fooling April 1, 1990 |
#2845, aired 1997-01-03 | HISTORY $200: This European capital was divided in 1948 & not reunified until 1990 Berlin |
#2844, aired 1997-01-02 | CONTEMPORARY NOVELISTS $800 (Daily Double): The movie "Get Shorty" was based on a 1990 book by this crime novelist Elmore Leonard |
#2843, aired 1997-01-01 | PEOPLE $1000: This little girl born March 23, 1990 is the younger sister of Princess Beatrice of York Eugenie |
#2839, aired 1996-12-26 | AMERICAN LIT $600: "Hocus Pocus" was a 1990 book by this "Cat's Cradle" novelist Kurt Vonnegut |
#2827, aired 1996-12-10 | RICHARD GERE FILMS $200: Businessman Gere opened up a whole new world to hooker Julia Roberts in this 1990 hit Pretty Woman |
#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 |
#2819, aired 1996-11-28 | BLACK AMERICA $200: This Supreme Court justice was chairman of the Federal Equal Opportunity Commission from 1982 to 1990 Clarence Thomas |
#2819, aired 1996-11-28 | NONFICTION $400: This newsman's "A Life on the Road" was a bestseller in 1990 Charles Kuralt |
#2814, aired 1996-11-21 | DOCUMENTARIES $200: Her 1990 "Blond Ambition" tour was chronicled in the documentary "Truth or Dare" Madonna |
#2814, aired 1996-11-21 | BALLET $1000: This charismatic Tartar played Dr. Coppelius in "Coppelia" in 1990, 3 years before his untimely death Nureyev |
#2786, aired 1996-10-14 | SPORTS $300: The only fight this heavyweight boxer has lost was his 1990 title bout with Buster Douglas Mike Tyson |
#2778, aired 1996-10-02 | SONGS $200: Madonna's 1990 music video for "Justify" this went multi-platinum "My Love" |
#2764, aired 1996-09-12 | PARKS $300: This park in SW Kentucky was made the core area of an international biosphere reserve in 1990 Mammoth Cave |
#2764, aired 1996-09-12 | POTPOURRI $400: In 1990 a 7-ton bronze statue of this Russian leader was removed from a public square in Bucharest Lenin |
#2764, aired 1996-09-12 | BIOGRAPHIES $400: "Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows" is the 1990 story of this Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie |
#2758, aired 1996-09-04 | POP MUSIC $500: In 1990 this Righteous Brothers hit recharted & went platinum after its exposure in the movie "Ghost" "Unchained Melody" |
#2755, aired 1996-07-19 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $400: A member of the Seanad for 20 years, Mary Robinson became this country's first female president in 1990 Ireland |
#2754, aired 1996-07-18 | THE 1990s $200: After 11 1/2 years in office, she resigned as British prime minister in 1990 Margaret Thatcher |
#2747, aired 1996-07-09 | THE MOVIES $500: This 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film was inspired by the story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" Total Recall |
#2743, aired 1996-07-03 | RECENT SHAKESPEARE MOVIES $400: In this 1990 film Glenn Close played Mel Gibson's mother Hamlet |
#2742, aired 1996-07-02 | PLANET NAMES $100: Car line first sold by GM in 1990 Saturn |
#2738, aired 1996-06-26 | THE ENVIRONMENT $100: In 1990 this industry announced it would become dolphin-safe tuna fishing |
#2732, aired 1996-06-18 | SPORTS FIGURES $400: This quarterback took the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl in 1987, 1988 & 1990 John Elway |
#2730, aired 1996-06-14 | THE OSCARS $800: The Best Song for 1990 was "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from this Warren Beatty film Dick Tracy |
#2729, aired 1996-06-13 | THE MOVIES $200: The title of this 1990 film means "fear of spiders" Arachnophobia |
#2722, aired 1996-06-04 | BRITISH HISTORY $200: In 1990, 8 years after fighting over the Falkland Islands, Britain & this country agreed to resume relations Argentina |
#2714, aired 1996-05-23 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $400: In the 3rd round of balloting May 29, 1990 he was elected president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin |
#2698, aired 1996-05-01 | TRANSPORTATION $400: On April 14, 1990 this plane set a New York-to-London record for an airliner of 2 hours, 55 minutes the Concorde |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $100: In January 1990 this party in Poland voted itself out of existence the Communist Party |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $200: The U.S. lifted sanctions against this country since its former strongman Noriega was under arrest Panama |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $300: In April this Himalayan kingdom legalized political parties, banned since 1960 Nepal |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $400: This U.N. secretary- general swore in Sam Nujoma, the 1st president of the new country of Namibia Javier Perez de Cuellar |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $500: In March 1990 it became the 3rd nation to put a satellite in lunar orbit Japan |
#2684, aired 1996-04-11 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $100: Nevada's largest city, it grew from a population of 8,500 in 1940 to 258,000 in 1990 Las Vegas |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | APRIL FOOLS' DAY $500: Its official date was April 1, 1990, the 21st time it had taken place in the U.S. The Census |
#2675, aired 1996-03-29 | SECTIONS $100: By 1990 1 in 4 U.S. babies was delivered by this procedure Cesarean section |
#2673, aired 1996-03-27 | THE U.S. $500: In 1990 molten lava from this Hawaiian volcano was 50 feet deep in some places Kilauea |
#2653, aired 1996-02-28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $200: In 1990 this president made his first nomination to the Supreme Court-- David H. Souter George Bush |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | WINONA RYDER FILMS $200: In 1990's "Mermaids", this pop singer & star of "Moonstruck" played Winona's mother Cher |
#2645, aired 1996-02-16 | POLES $400: In December 1981 he was under arrest by the government; in 1990 he was elected president Lech Walesa |
#2645, aired 1996-02-16 | HISTORY $1000: In 1990 she defeated Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua's presidential election Violeta Chamorro |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | ROBIN WILLIAMS FILMS $400: In this 1990 film he played a doctor who brought a comatose Robert De Niro back to life Awakenings |
#2625, aired 1996-01-19 | AMERICAN INDIANS $200: In 1990 the Shoshone-Bannocks of Idaho petitioned for the sockeye species of this to be protected Salmon |
#2624, aired 1996-01-18 | TELEVISION $200: In 1990 Jimmy Smits won a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for his work on this NBC drama L.A. Law |
#2621, aired 1996-01-15 | ORGANIZATIONS $200: In 1990, Germany replaced West Germany as a member of this defense alliance founded in 1949 NATO |
#2619, aired 1996-01-11 | FAMOUS MARGARETS $400: Her 10th murder mystery, "Murder in the National Cathedral", was published in 1990 Margaret Truman |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | SOUTH AFRICA $600: In February 1990 he announced that his government was lifting the 30-year ban on the ANC De Klerk |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | SOUTH AFRICA $800: South Africa is bordered on the west & north by this country that became independent in 1990 Namibia |
#2605, aired 1995-12-22 | THE EMMYS $200: Jimmy Smits won a 1990 Emmy for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on this NBC drama L.A. Law |
#2599, aired 1995-12-14 | PUERTO RICO $1000: This Puerto Rican was sworn in as Surgeon General March 9, 1990 Antonia Novello |
#2585, aired 1995-11-24 | SPACE MISSIONS $400: Launched May 4, 1989, the Magellan craft arrived at this planet August 10, 1990 Venus |
#2579, aired 1995-11-16 | ECONOMICS $400: In 1990, about two-thirds of Americans over 65 relied on this for over half their income Social Security |
#2576, aired 1995-11-13 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: A Fender Stratocaster belonging to this man who died in 1970 sold for a record $338,580 in 1990 Jimi Hendrix |
#2569, aired 1995-11-02 | AWARDS $600: Tyne Daly won a 1990 Tony for her starring role in this musical Gypsy |
#2565, aired 1995-10-27 | POLITICIANS $400: On June 9, 1990 the son of this then New York governor married the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Cuomo |
#2562, aired 1995-10-24 | THE EMMYS $1000: This PBS series hosted by LeVar Burton won a 1990 Emmy as Best Children's Series Reading Rainbow |
#2560, aired 1995-10-20 | FILMS OF THE '90s $500: In 1990's "Ghost", this actor played a ghost who communicated with his girlfriend via a medium Patrick Swayze |
#2554, aired 1995-10-12 | GUINNESS RECORDS $500: In 1990 Sadao Harada & friends flew 11,284 of these on a single line kites |
#2554, aired 1995-10-12 | THEATRE $1000: Based on a true incident, this 1990 play tells of an imposter who claims to be Sidney Poitier's son Six Degrees of Separation |
#2544, aired 1995-09-28 | THE 1990s $200: In 1990 he defeated Douglas Hurd & Michael Heseltine in the battle to succeed Margaret Thatcher John Major |
#2544, aired 1995-09-28 | STONE $400: This 1990 futuristic tale featured Sharon as Schwarzenegger's "wife" Total Recall |
#2543, aired 1995-09-27 | SCIENCE $300: In 1990 this space telescope provided the first picture of Charon as completely separate from Pluto the Hubble telescope |
#2539, aired 1995-09-21 | TELEVISION $200: Average the ratings from 1990 through 1994 & this Morley Safer-Mike Wallace show ranks No.1 60 Minutes |
#2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE EMMYS $200: In 1990 & 1991 this Fox show was named the outstanding animated prime-time series The Simpsons |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1990 Bass PLC completed its acquisition of this lodging chain named for an Astaire/Crosby film Holiday Inn |
#2497, aired 1995-06-13 | NO. 1 HITS $300: His version of "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" reached No. 1 in 1990 Michael Bolton |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: On June 28, 1990 Prince Charles fell from a pony while playing this game & broke his right arm polo |
#2490, aired 1995-06-02 | CAPITALS $100: On Oct. 3, 1990 the 2 halves of this capital city were officially reunited Berlin |
#2484, aired 1995-05-25 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $400: In 1990 this feminist magazine was relaunched as a bimonthly without advertising Ms. magazine |
#2475, aired 1995-05-12 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: In 1990 this woman who sparked the civil rights movement was honored in Washington on her 77th birthday (Rosa) Parks |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $100: In January 1990 this political party lost its monopoly on power in Bulgaria the Communist Party |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $200: In February voters in Aspen, Colorado rejected a ban on the sale of this clothing material fur |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $300: It was deployed in April & in June NASA announced there was a flaw in its main mirror the Hubble Telescope |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $400: On November 28 his new home address became 10 Downing Street John Major |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $500: 1 of the 5 senators who were known as the "Keating Five" (1 of) Dennis DeConcini (McCain, Reigle, Alan Cranston or John Glenn) |
#2458, aired 1995-04-19 | THE 50 STATES $400: According to the 1990 census, it's the most populous state in the Midwest Illinois |
#2438, aired 1995-03-22 | THE BEATLES $300: On a 1990 tour one of this former Beatle's sidemen was his son Zak Ringo Starr |
#2433, aired 1995-03-15 | TELEVISION $400: In February 1990 she replaced Kathleen Sullivan as co-host of "CBS This Morning" Paula Zahn |
#2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MOVIE NOSTALGIA $300: Bette Midler's 1990 film "Stella" was a remake of this 1937 Barbara Stanwyck tearjerker Stella Dallas |
#2415, aired 1995-02-17 | GAMES $100: Hey dude--in 1990 this TV show inspired a "Don't Have a Cow" dice game The Simpsons |
#2410, aired 1995-02-10 | WORLD HISTORY $400: After 27 years of imprisonment, this ANC leader was released by the South African government on February 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela |
#2407, aired 1995-02-07 | THEATRE $800: Justine Bateman appeared in a 1990 revival of "The Crucible" by this playwright Arthur Miller |
#2396, aired 1995-01-23 | WORLD LEADERS $400: Patricio Aylwin became president of this country in 1990; Pinochet remained army commander-in-chief Chile |
#2382, aired 1995-01-03 | TRANSPORTATION $300: In 1990 this new division of GM launched its first car & it was out of this world Saturn |
#2382, aired 1995-01-03 | AFRICAN HISTORY $1000: The last colony in Africa, it gained its independence from South Africa in 1990 Namibia |
#2374, aired 1994-12-22 | POLAND $100: He took office as President December 22, 1990 Lech Walesa |
#2362, aired 1994-12-06 | MUSIC POTPOURRI $300: Her 1990 music video "Justify My Love" was banned from MTV but still sold widely in stores Madonna |
#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 |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1990 this entertainment company opened its first mall restaurant-- Mickey's Kitchen Disney |
#2325, aired 1994-10-14 | FILMS OF THE '90s $500: This 1990 Barry Levinson film told of the life & times of a Jewish immigrant family in Baltimore Avalon |
#2320, aired 1994-10-07 | RECENT FICTION $1000: Published in 1990, it's John Updike's final novel about ex-basketball star Harry Angstrom Rabbit at Rest |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $200: In 1990 this "Centennial State" became the first to limit the number of consecutive terms for Congressmen Colorado |
#2309, aired 1994-09-22 | STEPHEN KING FILMS $100: Kathy Bates is James Caan's No. 1 fan in this 1990 suspense tale Misery |
#2308, aired 1994-09-21 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: George F. Will had a 1990 bestseller with "Men at Work: The Craft of" this sport baseball |
#2298, aired 1994-09-07 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $800 (Daily Double): Antonia Novello became the 1st woman surgeon general when she succeeded this man in 1990 C. Everett Koop |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | MIDDLE EAST HISTORY $200: In 1990 Syria's troops joined the Allied forces in preparing to attack this invader of Kuwait Iraq |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | ROYAL CHILDREN $200: His second daughter, Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York, was born on March 23, 1990 Prince Andrew |
#2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $300: In 1990 it became the first state to pass an anti-stalking law California |
#2286, aired 1994-07-11 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: In late 1990 34 European & North American nations signed the Charter of Paris, officially ending this "War" Cold War |
#2280, aired 1994-07-01 | THE FLAG $100: In June 1990 this body struck down the federal law against flag burning the Supreme Court |
#2280, aired 1994-07-01 | MOTHERHOOD $200: In a 1990 speech at Wellesley, this first lady said, "If you have children, they must come first" Barbara Bush |
#2277, aired 1994-06-28 | BEVERAGES $200: In 1990 Procter & Gamble picked up this "Punch" line from Del Monte Hawaiian Punch |
#2272, aired 1994-06-21 | ARTISTS $1000: Art deco designer Romain de Tirtoff, who died in 1990, was better known by this one-word name Erte |
#2270, aired 1994-06-17 | THE GRAMMYS $400: In 1990 this country star received his first Grammy nomination for his "Friends in Low Places" release Garth Brooks |
#2266, aired 1994-06-13 | MUSICAL THEATRE $600: In 1990 Robert Guillaume donned a mask for an 8-month run in this role the Phantom of the Opera |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | FAMOUS JOHNSONS $100: 1992 Dream Team member who was NBA MVP in 1987, 1989 & 1990 Magic Johnson |
#2260, aired 1994-06-03 | X $300: In 1990 this replaced X in the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system NC-17 |
#2255, aired 1994-05-27 | BULGARIA $200: In January 1990 the Parliament voted away its constitutional guarantee as the dominant party the Communist Party |
#2253, aired 1994-05-25 | THE OSCARS $300: On March 26, 1990, this revered Japanese director received an honorary Oscar for his body of work Kurosawa |
#2248, aired 1994-05-18 | NONFICTION $1000: This CBS news journalist's "A Life on the Road" was a bestseller in 1990 Charles Kuralt |
#2241, aired 1994-05-09 | JAPAN $200: Between 1960 & 1990 per capita consumption of this grain decreased by over a third rice |
#2241, aired 1994-05-09 | FAST FOOD $300: In 1990 & 1991 this pizza delivery chain tested some eat-in restaurants called Pizzazz! Domino's |
#2238, aired 1994-05-04 | FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS $400: Until 1990 Moldova had been known by this name Moldavia |
#2228, aired 1994-04-20 | MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS $600: A new magazine devoted entirely to the "pot bellied" type of these pets debuted in 1990 a pig |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | IN THE BOOKSTORE $1000: "The Devil's Candy" takes readers behind the scenes of this 1990 film based on Tom Wolfe's novel Bonfire of the Vanities |
#2208, aired 1994-03-23 | WAR $300: It's been called the longest "war" in U.S. history; it ended in 1990 the Cold War |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | TELEVISION HISTORY $800: Launched in 1990, this cable network has been likened to a 24-hour version of "Entertainment Tonight" the E! network |
#2189, aired 1994-02-24 | THE OSCARS $400: "Somewhere In My Memory" from this 1990 Macaulay Culkin film was nominated for "Best Song" Home Alone |
#2189, aired 1994-02-24 | THE OSCARS $500: Bruce Joel Rubin won an Oscar for writing this 1990 film in which Whoopi Goldberg played a medium Ghost |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | GUINNESS RECORDS $100: In 1990 a Pringle's plant in Tennessee produced the largest of these, 23" by 14 1/2" a potato chip |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | POLITICIANS $200: In 1990 & 1991 this Arkansas governor headed the Democratic Leadership Council Bill Clinton |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $200: In 1990 George Bush took a firm stand against eating this vegetable broccoli |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | POP MUSIC $500: This group's "Janie's Got A Gun" single won a 1990 Grammy for Best Rock Vocal by a Duo or Group Aerosmith |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $500: After her election as governor in 1990, she said, "In Texas, politics is a contact sport" Ann Richards |
#2182, aired 1994-02-15 | U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS $100: A stamp honoring this smallest state was issued May 29, 1990, the 200th anniversary of its statehood Rhode Island |
#2171, aired 1994-01-31 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $600: In 1990 this company announced plans to produce a new jet, the 777 Boeing |
#2169, aired 1994-01-27 | WOMEN AUTHORS $800: This author of "The Thorn Birds" published "The First Man in Rome", a historical novel, in 1990 Colleen McCullough |
#2158, aired 1994-01-12 | NOBEL SCIENTISTS $1000: Richard Taylor, Jerome Friedman & Henry Kendall were honored in 1990 for proving the existence of this particle the quark |
#2157, aired 1994-01-11 | BLACK AMERICA $400: In June 1990 he announced he would not seek a fourth term as mayor of Washington, D.C. Marion Barry |
#2146, aired 1993-12-27 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: In 1990 Dale Lyons ran a marathon in 3 hours, 47 minutes carrying one of these on a spoon an egg |
#2146, aired 1993-12-27 | GUINNESS RECORDS $500: In 1990-91 Philips Classics celebrated the 200th anniversary of his death with all his works on 180 CDs Mozart |
#2141, aired 1993-12-20 | FEMININE NAMES $200: Originally a male name, as in "Gone with the Wind"s Wilkes, it was the USA's most popular girl's name of 1990 Ashley |
#2136, aired 1993-12-13 | THE ENVIRONMENT $300: Petra Kelly, a founder of this country's Green Party, served in its Bundestag 1983-1990 Germany |
#2131, aired 1993-12-06 | AWARDS $400: In 1990 this chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was 1 of 2 recipients of the Service to Democracy Award Colin Powell |
#2130, aired 1993-12-03 | FASHION $200: Getting right to the point, Jean-Paul Gaultier designed the costumes for her 1990 world tour Madonna |
#2122, aired 1993-11-23 | NONFICTION $500: "Reversal Of Fortune", this attorney's book about the von Bulow case, was the basis for a 1990 film Alan Dershowitz |
#2116, aired 1993-11-15 | THE MOVIES $300: Robert Redford played a gambler in Batista's Cuba in this 1990 film Havana |
#2114, aired 1993-11-11 | ROCK MUSIC $300: His "Another Day In Paradise" won the 1990 Grammy for Record of the Year Phil Collins |
#2104, aired 1993-10-28 | MISC. $300: Keyboardist Dizzy Reed, who joined this Axl Rose group in 1990, is a big "Jeopardy!" fan Guns N' Roses |
#2104, aired 1993-10-28 | NEW ENGLAND $300: In 1990 a New Hampshire planetarium was dedicated to this teacher who died in the Challenger explosion Christa McAuliffe |
#2098, aired 1993-10-20 | THE AUTO INDUSTRY $600: In 1990 Harold Poling replaced Donald Petersen as CEO of this 2nd-largest U.S. auto producer Ford |
#2093, aired 1993-10-13 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $400: The 1990 musical about this rock & roll star could have been called "Holly!" Buddy Holly |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | ACTORS ONSTAGE $400: The acclaimed 1990 revival of this Tennessee Williams play featured Charles Durning as Big Daddy Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
#2085, aired 1993-10-01 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: The merger of the Northern & Southern parts of this Arab country was announced in Aden May 22, 1990 Yemen |
#2083, aired 1993-09-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: A member of the junta that took over this country in 1979, Violeta Chamorro became its president in 1990 Nicaragua |
#2081, aired 1993-09-27 | 1990 $100: This Chancellor of the Exchequer became Prime Minister of England John Major |
#2081, aired 1993-09-27 | 1990 $200: His February 11 release from Victor Verster prison outside Cape Town made world headlines (Nelson) Mandela |
#2081, aired 1993-09-27 | 1990 $300: In August this country's president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, kicked P.M. Benazir Bhutto out of office Pakistan |
#2081, aired 1993-09-27 | 1990 $400: These North & South Asian countries started merger talks in September Korea |
#2081, aired 1993-09-27 | 1990 $500: When William Brennan retired from the Supreme Court, this man replaced him (David) Souter |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $400: In 1990 festivities for the 20th anniversary of this day included litter clearing & recycling drives Earth Day |
#2079, aired 1993-09-23 | MAGAZINES $600: A man named Malcolm was its editor-in-chief from 1954-1990 Forbes |
#2078, aired 1993-09-22 | HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1990 Goh Chok Tong replaced Lee Kuan Yew & became this city-state's second P.M. Singapore |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In August 1990 Coca-Cola opened a museum to itself in this city Atlanta |
#2069, aired 1993-09-09 | BIOGRAPHIES $1000: "Sassy" is a recent biography of this female jazz singer who died in 1990 Sarah Vaughan |
#2067, aired 1993-09-07 | WORLD HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): This country was under South African control from 1915 to March 21, 1990 Namibia |
#2066, aired 1993-09-06 | THE 1990s $400: On May 24, 1990 Emperor Akihito expressed regret over Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of this peninsular country Korea |
#2065, aired 1993-07-23 | THE SOVIET UNION $200: On February 7, 1990 this party formally relinquished sole power Communist |
#2056, aired 1993-07-12 | NOTABLE NAMES $100: This prince broke his right arm playing polo at Cirencester, England on June 28, 1990 Prince Charles |
#2050, aired 1993-07-02 | THE 50 STATES $300: Between 1980 & 1990 the City of Gary in this state lost 23.2% of its population Indiana |
#2037, aired 1993-06-15 | NEW COUNTRIES $800: On March 11, 1990 it became the first Baltic country to declare its independence Lithuania |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | 1990 $100: In March Capt. Joseph Hazelwood was acquitted of the major charges in the grounding of this ship the Exxon Valdez |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | 1990 $200: This TV comedienne caused a flap with her off-key rendition of the national anthem July 25 Roseanne Barr |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | 1990 $300: Over 1,000 Muslim pilgrims died in a stampede in this holy city July 2 Mecca |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | 1990 $400: After 10 days in the Vatican mission in Panama City, he surrendered to U.S. troops Jan. 3 Manuel Noriega |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | 1990 $1,000 (Daily Double): On March 11 Patricio Aylwin was sworn in as president of this country, replacing Gen. Pinochet Chile |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | SPORTS $1000: On November 18, 1990 this team tied an NFL record by winning its 18th straight game; it lost the following Sunday the San Francisco 49ers |
#2026, aired 1993-05-31 | SPECIALS $500: In a June 25, 1990 special on CNN, Ted Turner interviewed this world leader (Fidel) Castro |
#2015, aired 1993-05-14 | THE ENVIRONMENT $200: In a 1990 book this newspaper columnist offers her "Hints for a Healthy Planet" Heloise |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $100: On August 2 Iraqi troops invaded this country, setting off the Persian Gulf crisis Kuwait |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $200: On January 3 President Bush announced the surrender of this Panamanian dictator Noriega |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $300: After 4 decades these 2 European countries were officially reunited East & West Germany |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $400: In April, after 6,137 performances, this high-kicking musical closed on Broadway A Chorus Line |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $1,000 (Daily Double): In March Bob Hawke won a fourth term as Prime Minister of this country Australia |
Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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Jamie Weiss, a law student from St. Louis, Missouri
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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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Erik Larsen, a librarian and a licensed amateur boxing official from Jacksonville, Florida
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"A 5-time champion from 1990, he's a librarian and a licensed...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
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Eric Terzuolo, a retired diplomat and university professor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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Steve Berman, a teacher from Santa Monica, California
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Brian Wangsgard, from Salt Lake City, Utah
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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John LeDonne, a bookstore manager from Concord, New Hampshire
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from New York City, New York
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Doak Fairey, a computer consultant from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Season 5 3-time champion: $33,200. Doak won $9,000 on The Challengers...
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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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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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Dennis Thibodeaux, a computer consultant from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 15 1-time champion: $9,200. Dennis won at least $1,750 on...
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Lee Pritchard, a writer originally from East Lansing, Michigan
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Season 3 1-time champion: $7,000. Lee won $7,565 on The Challengers...
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1990 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Gretchen Carlson, a journalist from the CBS Saturday Early Show
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Michael Thayer, a junior from Rutgers College
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Michael Thayer, a physics student from Rutgers University
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"A physics student and winner of last year's College Tournament, Michael...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
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"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
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Jamie Weiss, a high school senior and winner of last year's Teen Tournament from Fairfax, Virginia
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"A high school senior and winner of last year's teen tournament,...
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Brad Williams, a reporter and writer from La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Season 6 player (1990-06-01). Brad is well-known as one of the...
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Jamie Weiss, a junior from Fairfax, Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Chuck Forrest, a foreign service officer originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Marty Farrington, a programmer analyst from Palatine, Illinois
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Season 7 player (1990-10-29).
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Dionne King, a senior from San Bernardino, California
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chris Black, a sophomore from Frederick, Maryland
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Peggy Wells, an attorney originally from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
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Season 7 player (1990-10-26).
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
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\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
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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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Bill Larson, a U.S. Air Force personnel officer from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 7 player (1990-10-29).
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
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\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Aran Eisenstat, a unit coordinator originally from New York City, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-10-26).
Brother of Season 2 4-time champion Jared Eisenstat.
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Marino, Italy
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a law student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Tom Cubbage, a senior from Southern Methodist Univeristy
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Sherri Krynski, an importer and writer from San Francisco, California
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Season 7 player (1990-10-24).
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Chuck Forrest, a student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Burns Cameron, a realtor from Standish, Maine
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. Burns appeared on the original version...
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Mark Thompson, a realtor from Lexington, Massachusetts
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-01).
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Ron Black, an attorney from Raleigh, North Carolina
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1985 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 1 5-time champion: $47,401.
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Scott Hoffman, a junior from Holmdel, New Jersey
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1990 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Chris Carter, a software engineer originally from Allegan, Michigan
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-19).
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Marc Williams, a pediatrician from Riverside, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-05). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Lynn Evans, an aspiring teacher from Canyon Country, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-05). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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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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Linda Nelson, a hairdresser from San Diego, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-25).
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Fran Lau
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-20). The recording used to archive the game...
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George Kessler
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Season 6 player (1990-04-20). The recording used to archive the game...
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Robert Bottome, an industrial hygienist originally from Caracas, Venezuela
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Season 7 player (1990-10-25).
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Eric Schoeck, a radio talk show host from Santa Cruz, California
|
1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $21,499....
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Mary Heffron, originally from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 6 player (1990-01-04). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Eric Schoeck, a radio talk show host from Santa Cruz, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $21,499....
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Doris Bell, an insurance solicitor from Olney, Maryland
|
Season 6 player (1990-05-30).
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Harvey Caughey, a bankruptcy trustee from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-05-30).
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Regina Jahr, a fundraiser from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 7 player (1990-11-27).
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Eric Aranda, a piano teacher from Santa Monica, California
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Season 7 player (1990-11-27).
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Allen Kahn, from Playa Del Rey, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-01). The recording used to archive the game...
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Bill Drastal, a writer from Venice, California
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Season 6 player (1990-06-07).
Bill passed away, aged 76, 2023-11-04. Obituary.
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Robert McIver, an attorney from Greensboro, North Carolina
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-31).
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Gwen Shen, a junior from Hillsborough, California
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1995 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. Gwen attended Crystal Springs Uplands School...
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Bob Carman, an education administrator and editor from Easton, Pennsylvania
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1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Theron Stimmel, a college professor from Texas
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. Johnny's introduction of Theron prior to...
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Vonetta Lapidow, a housewife from Essex Junction, Vermont
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Brian Finander, a businessman and attorney from Long Beach, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-27). The recording used to archive the game...
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Susan Huser, an insurance underwriting manager originally from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-21).
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Philip Ellison, a political consultant from Pasadena, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-27). The recording used to archive the game...
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Gary Giardina, an opera singer from New York City, New York
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000....
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Elaine Smith, a registered nurse from Ocala, Florida
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-20).
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Gary Giardina, an opera singer from New York City
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000....
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Monte Montgomery, a writer from Crestline, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-09-27).
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Riccarla Hayton, a junior high English teacher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-27).
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Gaye Kapkin, an architect from Toronto, Ontario
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Season 6 player (1990-06-25). Gaye won four games on Split Second...
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Carolyn Simmons, originally from Madison, Wisconsin
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Season 6 player (1990-04-26). The recording used to archive the game...
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Matt Schneider, a graduate student originally from Lafayette, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-26). The recording used to archive the game...
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Rob Manning, a computer systems consultant originally from San Francisco, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-07-04).
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Rick Cate, an assistant district attorney from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-06-25).
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Kevin Krebs, a medical student from Charleston, South Carolina
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Season 6 player (1990-02-23). The player information comes from the chat...
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Judith Reusswig, an elementary teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-07-04).
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Bart Hillier, a lawyer and instructor originally from Toledo, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-12-04).
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Joyce Patterson, a homemaker from Hackettstown, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-07-03).
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Earl Taylor, from Levan, Utah
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Season 6 player (1990-02-23). The player information comes from the chat...
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Jim McManus, a corporate trust administrator from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 6 player (1990-07-03).
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Cole Andersen, an instructor from San Clemente, California
|
1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Jim Johnson, an attorney from Des Moines, Iowa
|
Season 7 player (1990-09-04).
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Anne Laird, a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Louise Clemens, a retired registered nurse originally from Connecticut
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Lionel Goldbart, a retired schoolteacher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Pat Ashton, an elementary school media specialist from Pensacola, Florida
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Cecelia Moore, a teacher from San Pedro, California
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1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Bernard Kiernan, a college professor from Middleton, West Virginia
|
1990 Seniors Tournament 1st runner-up : $18,100.
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Hank D'Angelo, a retired Army officer originally from Brooklyn, New York
|
1990 Seniors Tournament 2nd runner-up : $10,000.
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Marge Mayer, a real estate property manager from Orange County, California
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Arnold Yellin, a manufacturer from Chicago, Illinois
|
1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Mark Pawlowski, a financial advisor originally from Montreal, Canada
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-18).
Last name pronounced like \"paw-LEV-skee\".
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Margot Cameron, a junior high school teacher originally from Kimberly, Nevada
|
1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Judy Colby, a former insurance underwriter from Montpelier, Vermont
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1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Chicago, Illinois
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
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Joan Voss, a high school teacher from Fort Lee, New Jersey
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-23).
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Mark Crouter, a naval officer from Bethesda, Maryland
|
Season 6 player (1990-05-02).
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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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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
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Michael Rankins, a minister and sales representative from Rohnert Park, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
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Bob Malone, an auditor from Yardley, Pennsylvania
|
Season 6 player (1990-03-07).
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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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Kathleen Merryman Archbold, a features reporter from Tacoma, Washington
|
Season 6 player (1990-03-07). Kathleen was announced by Johnny Gilbert as...
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Angela Lewis, a singer originally from New York City
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Season 6 player (1990-07-05).
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Alison Whittemore, an art student from San Antonio, Texas
|
Season 6 player (1990-03-06).
Last name pronounced like "WHIT-uh-more".
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George Wuerthele, a photojournalist from San Francisco, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-06).
Last name pronounced like "WURTH-uh-lee".
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Bill Kennedy, an advertising copywriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-26).
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Debi Cimra, a computer operator from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 6 player (1990-03-09). The recording used to archive the game...
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Colin Hodgin, a U.S. Army sergeant originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 7 player (1990-09-24).
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Dave Rosen, a student originally from Mount Prospect, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-03-02). Introduction missing from the recording used to...
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David Macy-Beckwith, a computer systems engineer from Oceanside, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-26).
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Mike Duffy, a law student from Bridgefield, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-03-20).
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Peter Bass, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 6 player (1990-03-20).
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Kathy Murray, a proofreader and copy editor from New York City, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-10-09).
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Kent Conrad, a Chinese linguist from Dauphin, Pennsylvania
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Season 7 player (1990-10-05).
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Dean Heller, a lawyer originally from Augusta, Georgia
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-08).
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Bob Priser, a sales and service manager from Brookline, Massachusetts
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Season 7 player (1990-09-21).
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Ken Shen, an astrophysicist from San Francisco, California
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Season 37 player (2021-02-24). Brother of 1990 Teen Tournament semifinalist Wen...
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Fern Potvin, a publishing executive from Teaneck, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-05-29).
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Karen Dalal, an educational consultant from South Holland, Illinois
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Season 7 player (1990-09-20).
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Al Fulton, a software engineer from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 7 player (1990-09-19).
|
Fred
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Season 6 player (1990-05-25). The player information is not present on...
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David McKinstry, a banker and student originally from Newton Falls, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-09-18).
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Mark McBurney, a foreign service officer originally from Rhode Island
|
Season 7 player (1990-09-17).
|
Paul
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Season 6 player (1990-05-25). The player information is not present on...
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Daryl Rosenblatt, an architect from New York City, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-09-17).
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Mike Reynolds, a child abuse investigator from San Diego, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-14).
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Philis Curlender, a homemaker from Los Angeles, California
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Season 6 player (1990-06-22).
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Rob Schweitzer, a banker originally from Piedmont, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-14).
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Gary Harvey, an accounts payable supervisor originally from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-06-22).
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Curt Wilson, an engineer originally from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 6 player (1990-06-21).
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Richard Lewis, an audiologist originally from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-06-04).
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Kathe Oliver, a teacher from Madison, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-12-18).
First name pronounced like \"KATH-ee\".
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Danny Streeter, a law clerk from Los Angeles, California
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Season 6 player (1990-06-21).
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Bonnie Larkin Wilde, a student from Fullerton, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-13).
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Peter Gordon, a program scheduler originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-06-04). Not to be confused with Season 8...
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Brian Kraft, a fundraiser and public relations consultant from Studio City, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-13).
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Todd Clanton, an audio visual designer from San Diego, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-12).
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David Morris, a junior from Duke University
|
1991 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
Brother of 1990 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up Richard Morris.
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Dan Capone, a civil engineer from Marina Del Rey, California
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Season 6 player (1990-06-19).
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Karen Blank, a publications manager originally from Hinsdale, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-06-19).
First name pronounced like "CAR-en".
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Bill Schwartz, a deputy district attorney from San Pedro, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-11).
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Lindi Bauman, an administrative assistant from Pacifica, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-12).
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Meg Monahan, a homemaker from Metuchen, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-12-31).
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Larry Naftulin, a fundraiser from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-04-09).
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Kate Veksler, a senior from Lower Merion High School
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Alex gave Kate's full first name as Ekaterina.
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Jennifer Dikes, a junior from Eleanor Roosevelt High School
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Sonja Williams, a teacher from Bahama, North Carolina
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Season 7 player (1990-12-27).
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Charlie Feldman, an optometrist from San Diego, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-09).
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Stacey White, a senior from Fullerton, California
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Jim Weiner, an engineer originally from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 7 player (1990-12-27).
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Jim Hall, an archaeologist from Imperial Beach, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-15). The recording used to archive the game...
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Gail Tinsley, a homemaker and former teacher originally from New York City, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-12-13).
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Robert Reuss, a teacher from La Sierra, California
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Season 7 player (1990-12-13).
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Tom Bowman, an attorney from Kansas City KCTV audition
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Season 6 player (1990-04-16). The recording used to archive the game...
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Albert Kerry, a teacher from San Francisco, California
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Season 7 player (1990-12-28).
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Claire Ryder, a computer director from Sterling, Virginia
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Season 7 player (1990-12-26).
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Debra Barnes, a claims representative from Lodi, California
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Season 7 player (1990-12-25).
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Jeff Richmond, a city planner from West Hollywood, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,300. 1990 Super...
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Mike O\'Brien, a travel agent originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 7 player (1990-12-25).
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Chris Tully, a research assistant originally from Kearny, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-12-24).
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Curt Daniel, a chemistry teacher from Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Season 7 player (1990-12-24).
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Zeke Sevilla, Jr., a criminal lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Eric Gustafson, a computer programmer from Vienna, Virginia
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Season 7 player (1990-12-06). In his contestant interview, Eric said he...
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Scott Smith, a physical therapist from Brooklyn, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-12-05).
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Hugh Brennan, a sales manager from Belle Mead, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-12-06).
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Becky Bryan, a merchandise controller from Washington, D.C.
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Season 7 player (1990-12-05).
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Steve Heisel, a psychiatrist from Brookline, Massachusetts
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Season 7 player (1990-12-04).
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Pam Angerer Payne, a full-time student originally from Alhambra, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-11).
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Scott Wolf, a pharmacy technician from Universal City, Texas
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Season 7 player (1990-09-11).
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Dick Dobrow, a physician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 6 player (1990-01-10).
Father of Season 18 player Shasa Dobrow.
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Susan Gliner, an attorney originally from the Bronx, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-01-10).
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Joan Sebelin, an attorney from Shaker Heights, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-09-25).
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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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Marc Pais, a pension consultant originally from Brazil
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Season 7 player (1990-10-09).
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Al Cotton, a word processing supervisor from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 6 player (1990-01-09).
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Debbie Reinhardt, a college teacher originally from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-10-22).
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Jay Haas, an investment advisor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-04-30). Player information comes from the chat as...
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Karen Shamban, a business planner from Milton, Vermont
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Season 7 player (1990-10-22).
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Mark Henke, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 6 player (1990-02-22). The recording used to archive the game...
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Cheryl McBride, an adult services librarian from New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-02-22). The recording used to archive the game...
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Stephen deSalle
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Season 6 player (1990-01-02). The recording used to archive the game...
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Joan Roe
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Season 6 player (1990-01-02). The recording used to archive the game...
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Cathy Clark
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Season 6 player (1990-03-15). The recording used to archive the game...
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Jody Lentz, an electronic upkeep consultant from Orlando, Florida
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Season 7 player (1990-09-05).
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Jeanne Boucher, a banker from Georgia, Vermont
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Season 7 player (1990-09-05).
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Paul Oglesby, a lawyer from Mattoon, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-03-13).
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Maureen Walker, a tax examiner from Erie, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-06-15).
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Roberta Schwartz, a training director for a travel agency from Plantation Florida
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Season 7 player (1990-09-07).
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Sue Korosa, a teacher from Akron, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-09-06). Sue, then of Copley High School, won...
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Duane Leach, a railroad brakeman from North Platte, Nebraska
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Season 7 player (1990-12-19).
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Nancy Byrne, a graduate student from Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Season 7 player (1990-11-02).
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Michael Reilly, a maitre d\' from Fullerton, California
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Season 6 player (1989-11-27). Michael was selected to be the host...
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Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America
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"She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
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Elaine Hyla, a librarian originally from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-10-31).
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Julie Bobick, a resort manager from Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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Season 7 player (1990-10-30).
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Bob Mahoney, a public affairs officer originally from Melrose, Massachusetts
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Season 6 player[?] (1990-04-13).
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Jim Devlin, a computer programmer from Bakersfield, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-13).
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Sybil Russell, a freelance writer from Redondo Beach, California
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Season 7 player (1990-11-30).
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Lesley Berger, a writer originally from New York City
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Season 6 player (1990-06-28).
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Randy Pierce, a teacher from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 6 player (1990-06-28).
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Diane Henschel, a professor from Manhattan Beach, California
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Season 7 player (1990-11-29).
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Kathy Fuller, a graduate student from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-04-05). Season 5 player (1989-04-17). Kathy was brought...
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Susannah Batko-Yovino, a junior from Altoona, Pennsylvania
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1995 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $26,200. Susannah won a $25,000 college...
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Mike Hughes, an attorney originally from Vineland, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-11-28).
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Barbara Stevens, a teacher from Succasunna, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-11-26).
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Paul Levy, a graphic designer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-06-27).
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Bruce Seymour, a writer from Piedmont, California
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! winner: $250,000. 1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Dee Brady, a teacher from San Antonio, Texas
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-27).
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Joe Shipman, a mathematical consultant from Melrose, Massachusetts
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Season 7 player (1990-11-26).
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Adela Oppenheim, an administrative assistant from Jamaica Estates, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-11-23).
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Robert Wasserman, an operations supervisor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-11-23).
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Rich Lerner, a lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Martha McClendon, an insurance administrator originally from Guntersville, Alabama
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Season 7 player (1990-11-21).
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Ken Nelson, a graduate student from Sanger, California
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Season 7 player (1990-11-20).
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David Litt, a sales account manager from East Brunswick, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1990-11-21).
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Susan Slusky, a physicist from Highland Park, New Jersey
|
Season 7 player (1990-11-19).
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Jeff Richmond, a law student from West Hollywood, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,300. 1990 Super...
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Richard Denny, a railroad construction supervisor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-11-01).
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Donna Riley, from WMAR in Baltimore contestant search
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Season 6 player (1990-01-03). The player information comes from the chat...
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Paul Thomas, a law student from San Francisco, California
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Season 6 player (1990-06-06). Not to be confused with Season 24...
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Chris Cannole, an engineer from San Diego, California
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Season 7 player (1990-10-16).
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Pat Land, a homemaker from Palos Heights, Illinois
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-15).
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Mark Born, an investment analyst from Los Angeles, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1991 Tournament...
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Mark Born, an investment analyst from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1991 Tournament...
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Gary Stein, a student originally from Oakland, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-12).
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Nick Coe, a chef from Pasadena, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-11).
Husband of Season 4 player Kate Coe.
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Ouida Rellstab, a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
1989 Seniors Tournament winner: $25,000.
|
Richard Perez-Peña, a journalist from Venice, California
|
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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Lionel Goldbart, a retired schoolteacher from Miami Beach, Florida
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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David Honea, a junior from North Carolina State
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1990 College Championship 1st runner-up: $10,000. Won $125,000 on Who Wants...
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Eryn Brown, a freshman from Harvard College
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Julie Gross, a sophomore from Rice University
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Sue O'Connor, a senior from Saint Mary's College
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Matthew Miller, a junior from the University of Michigan
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1990 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Elena Broder, a senior from Duke University
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Noah Smith, a freshman from Northwestern University
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1990 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Gavin Russell, a senior from the University of California-Berkeley
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1990 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Dan Sadoff, a veterinarian from Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Season 6 player (1990-05-28): a trip to Orlando and cruise.
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Joey Burgoon, a senior from Georgia Tech
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1990 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Penny Prior, a sophomore from Georgetown University
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Bobbie Diamond, a junior from Oberlin College
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1990 College Championship quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Amy Zucker, a senior from Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
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1990 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $7,500.
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Brad Williams, a junior from the University of Northern Iowa
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1990 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Not to be confused with...
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Katie Polk, a senior from the College of William and Mary
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1990 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Ouida Rellstab, a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
1989 Seniors Tournament winner: $25,000.
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Keith Walker, an attorney from Pomona, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000.
1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 3 5-time champion: $40,700.
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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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Dave Traini, a high school administrator from Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 1990 Super...
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Stuart Nulman, a newspaper editor and columnist from Saint-Laurent, Montreal
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Season 6 player (1990-06-11).
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Bruce Fauman, a university administrator and professor from Vancouver, British Columbia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Cecilia Huber, a critical care nurse and law student from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 6 player (1990-01-24).
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Eric Newhouse, a junior from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Danny Shapiro, a gynecologist originally from Miami, Florida
|
Season 7 player (1990-11-22).
Last name pronounced like Sha-PIE-ro.
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Michele Barkalow, a physical therapist from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
|
Season 7 player (1990-11-22).
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Bruce Naegeli, a librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $31,600. Lost to...
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Joan King, a renovator from Tampa, Florida
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Season 6 player (1990-06-20).
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Diego Cordovez, a venture capitalist from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-20).
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Seth Davis, an environmental lawyer from Croton-on-Hudson, New York
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Season 8 4-time champion: $53,801. Seth was a college fraternity brother...
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Roberta Hyman, a manufacturer from Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Season 10 player (1993-09-29). Roberta won $17,500 on Trump Card in...
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Eric Newhouse, a student from Sioux City, Iowa
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Dan Katz, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
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"An attorney from Baltimore, Maryland, Dan Katz, whose winnings total $48,803."...
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Bill Hughes, a firefighter from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-17).
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Peggy Davis, a senior products consultant from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-12).
|
Ron Alper, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-12).
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Kate Waits, a law professor from Albany, New York
|
2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist:...
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Yael Sofaer, a programmer and analyst originally from Israel
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 5 4-time champion: $47,401.
|
Mark Lowenthal, a foreign policy analyst from Reston, Virginia
|
2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Paul Rouffa, an actor from Oak Park, Illinois
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Keith Walker, an attorney from Pomona, California
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000.
1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 3 5-time champion: $40,700.
|
Cathy Boggs, a communications consultant originally from Appleton, Wisconsin
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 5 5-time champion: $43,200.
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Dave Bergmann, an attorney from Columbus, Ohio
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-03).
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Kathy Fuller, a graduate student from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-04-05). Season 5 player (1989-04-17). Kathy was brought...
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Kathy Brice, a principal of a consulting engineering firm originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
Season 7 player (1990-12-03).
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Tom Berg, a lawyer from Chicago, Illinois
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-05).
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Steve Rogitz, a letter carrier from Gardena, California
|
1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Paul Rouffa, an actor from Forest Park, Illinois
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Evanston, Illinois
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
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Bob Verini, a playwright, actor, and director from New York City, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Bruce Fauman, a university administrator and professor from Vancouver, British Columbia
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Elise Beraru, an insurance underwriter from Los Angeles, California
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Andrew Duncan, a therapist from Studio City, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-10).
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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
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"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
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"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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Ouida Rellstab, a teacher and Seniors Tournament winner from Metairie, Louisiana
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
1989 Seniors Tournament winner: $25,000.
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Cathy Boggs, a freelance writer originally from Appleton, Wisconsin
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 5 5-time champion: $43,200.
|
Brian Wangsgard, a senior marketing representative originally from Ogden, Utah
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Tom Cubbage, a law student and winner of last year's College Tournament from Bartlesville, Oklahoma
|
2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Yael Sofaer, a programmer and analyst originally from Israel
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 5 4-time champion: $47,401.
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Beth Andreasen, a history professor from San Marcos, Texas
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-01).
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Peggi Malys, a medical student originally from Orlando, Florida
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
|
"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
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Steve Berman, a film executive from Santa Monica, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $30,801. 1990 Tournament...
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
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"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
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Ayofemi Stowe, a design engineer originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 2 player (1985-09-26). Ayofemi was a big winner on Tic...
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Larry McKnight, a computer analyst from Ventura, California
|
1990 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $10,000. Season 6 5-time champion:...
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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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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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Lionel Goldbart, a newsstand clerk from South Miami Beach, Florida
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Mark Lowenthal, a State Department employee from Reston, Virginia
|
2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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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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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a writer living in Studio City, California, when he...
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Doug Molitor, a writer from Altadena, California
|
1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions wildcard...
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Steve Rogitz, a trucking company manager from Gardena, California
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1989, he was the first College Champion and remains the...
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Bob Verini, an academic director for a test preparation company from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a playwright and an actor living in New York...
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Lisa Guay, a homemaker from Champlain, New York
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Season 6 5-time champion: $42,600.
1990 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist.
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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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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 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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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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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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Doug Molitor, a writer from Brentwood, California
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions wildcard...
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Roger Storm, a teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
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"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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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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Charlie Erlandson, a junior high teacher from Tyler, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-01-16).
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Karin McLeer, a homemaker from Staten Island, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-01-16).
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Ron Black, an attorney from Raleigh, North Carolina
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1985 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 1 5-time champion: $47,401.
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Roger Storm, a teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Dave Traini, a teacher from Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 1990 Super...
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Debra Winthrop, an environmental attorney from Stamford, Connecticut
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Season 7 player (1990-09-03): a trip to Miami, Florida + a...
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Bob Verini, a playwright and actor from New York City, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Liz Caccese, a generating station operator from Van Nuys, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1985 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 1 5-time champion: $34,500.
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Elise Beraru, an insurance underwriter from Los Angeles, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
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"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
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Steven Rogitz, a letter carrier from Gardena, California
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Paul Rouffa, an actor from Forest Park, Illinois
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Joel Lewin, a telemarketing representative from Van Nuys, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $7,799. Joel competed on the U.S. version...
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Carol Childs, a lawyer from Studio City, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-06). Carol won $2,700 on The Challengers on...
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Yael Sofaer, a programmer and analyst originally from Israel
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1989 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 5 4-time champion: $47,401.
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Ron Black, an attorney from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1985 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 1 5-time champion: $47,401.
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Rich Lerner, a lawyer from American Samoa
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Liz Caccese, a librarian from Van Nuys, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000.
1985 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 1 5-time champion: $34,500.
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Brian Wangsgard, a senior marketing representative from Ogden, Utah
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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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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Ben Douglas, a lawyer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 14 player (1998-06-15).
Semifinalist, The Challengers 1990 Tournament of Champions.
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Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $56,800. Lost in...
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Lionel Goldbart, a part-time newsstand clerk from Miami Beach, Florida
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Tom Cubbage, a law student from Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Elise Beraru, a lawyer from Los Angeles, California
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Gary Giardina, an opera singer from New York City, New York
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000....
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Ray Albrektson, an associate professor and author from Redlands, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-02-01).
Ray's web site detailing his Jeopardy! experience.
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Steve Rogitz, an operations manager from Torrance, California
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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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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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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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Sandy Gore, a corporate consultant from Los Angeles, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Bruce Fauman, an administrator and professor from Vancouver, British Columbia
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1985 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Jeff Richmond, a law student from West Hollywood, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,300. 1990 Super...
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Zeke Sevilla Jr., a lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Roger Storm, a teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Keith Bell, a research analyst from Alexandria, Virginia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Peggi Malys, a medical student from Atlanta, Georgia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist:...
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Brenda Bright, a homemaker originally from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 6 player (1990-05-04).
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Doug Fisher, a human resources advisor from Montreal, Quebec
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Season 6 player (1990-05-03).
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John Baird, an attorney from Norwalk, Ohio
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Season 6 player (1990-05-03).
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Robin Meyer, an attorney from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-05-02).
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Guy Pugh, a medical student from Canton, Massachusetts
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Season 6 player (1990-05-01).
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Anne Connell, an assistant professor and artist from Portland, Oregon
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Season 6 player (1990-04-24).
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Kate Weiss, a finance supervisor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-05-01).
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Pete Brown, a U.S. Coast Guard officer from Mobile, Alabama
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Season 6 player (1990-04-19).
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Beverly Davenport, a management consultant originally from Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-04-19).
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Carol Chaffee, a graduate student originally from Walnut Creek, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-23).
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Bette Greenfield, a travel agency owner from Morristown, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-04-18).
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Dave McCarthy, a lawyer from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-04-18).
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Keith Pickering, a programmer and analyst from Watertown, Minnesota
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Season 6 player (1990-03-05).
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Larry Caplan, an attorney from Tamarac, Florida
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Season 1 2-time champion: $15,300. Larry won $12,700 on Wheel of...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Jim George, a history teacher from Hazleton, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-04-17).
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Joel Silverman, a children's theater actor from Denver, Colorado
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Season 6 player (1990-04-10).
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Gunther Freehill, an information officer originally from Melvin, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-03-05).
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Studio City, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Kathy Rice, a computer specialist from Antioch, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-01).
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Jerry Fried, an artist originally from Lakewood, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-03-01).
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Kerry Noonan, an administrative assistant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-10).
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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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Anne King, a public relations director from Cambridge, Maryland
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-06).
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Gretchen Pruett, a housewife & student from Saugerties, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-03-08).
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Jim Hennessy, a writer and consultant from San Clemente, California
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Season 6 player (1990-02-28).
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Mac Jones, a human resources management consultant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-02-27).
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Mark Hinckley, a recent law school graduate from Ellicott City, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-04-02).
|
Barbara Lieberman, a librarian from Pinebrook, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-02-28).
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Erik Larsen, a temporary secretary originally from Chicago, Illinois
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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David Vanden Heuvel, a teacher from Banning, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-30).
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Kevin Gillogly, an advertising copywriter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-02-27).
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Andy Gedo, a real estate consultant originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-03-30).
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Isabel Leininger, a housewife originally from Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-02-26).
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Freddye Silverman, a systems analyst from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-02-20).
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Larry McKnight, a computer analyst from Ventura, California
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"A computer analyst from Ventura, California, Larry McKnight, who has won...
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Erik Larsen, a graduate student from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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"A graduate student from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Erik Larsen, whose winnings...
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David Marcus, an attorney from Hollywood, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-02-26).
|
Myles Rossi, a legal text editor from San Francisco, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-29).
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Ardwight Chamberlain, a writer originally from San Mateo, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-29).
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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"A physician from Los Angeles, California, Elaine Zollner, whose winnings total...
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Eric Terzuolo, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C.
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"A foreign service officer from Washington, D.C., Eric Terzuolo, who has...
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Zeke Sevilla, Jr., a lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Bob Verini, a director of academics for a national test preparation company from Los Angeles, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Keith Walker, an attorney from Pomona, California
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000.
1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 3 5-time champion: $40,700.
|
Jonathan Lowenberg, a certified public accountant from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 6 player (1990-01-23).
|
Bob Verini, a playwright/actor from New York, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Debbie Howe, an education administrator from Rochester, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-01-26).
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Kim Wells, a customer service representative from Aloha, Oregon
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Season 6 player (1990-01-23).
|
Mike Yanochik, a law student from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-01-22).
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Eric Newhouse, a student and winner of last year's Teen Tournament from Sioux City, Iowa
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Mark Lowenthal, an assistant director for the Central Intelligence Agency from Reston, Virginia
|
"The winner of the 1988 Tournament of Champions, he's an assistant...
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Rich Lerner, a lawyer from Pago Pago, American Samoa
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Studio City, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Andrew Bernknopf, a writer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
"A writer, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andrew Bernknopf, whose cash winnings...
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Dave Traini, a teacher from Medford Lakes, New Jersey
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 1990 Super...
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Steve Berman, a film executive originally from Toms River, New Jersey
|
"A film executive, originally from Toms River, New Jersey, Steve Berman,...
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Florence Shimano, a hospitality specialist from San Mateo, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-19).
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Jeff Bandman, an attorney from New York City, New York
|
"An attorney from New York City, New York, Jeff Bandman, whose...
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John Mackall, an attorney from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-19).
|
Florence Livingston, a homemaker from Ellicott City, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-01-08).
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Keith Bell, a personnel specialist from Alexandria, Virginia
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
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Holly Tooker, a dog walker from New York City, New York
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Season 6 1-time champion: $12,100.
Holly won $3,400 on The Challengers on 1990-11-08.
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Wayne Perra, an advertising manager from Tenafly, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-01-08).
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Chicago, Illinois
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
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Jeff Bandman, a lawyer from La Jolla, California
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Season 6 5-time champion: $44,501.
1990 Tournament of Champions semifinalist.
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Dan Milliman, a college administrator originally from Penn Yan, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-01-11).
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David Kahn, a law student from Brookline, Massachusetts
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Season 6 player (1990-01-12).
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Bill McCulla, a researcher from Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-01-11).
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Mark Saltzman, a writer from New York City, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-05-31).
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Jan Ford, a quality control inspector from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-01-12).
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Kent Rasmussen, an editor and writer originally from Berkeley, California
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Season 6 player (1990-05-23). Web page at http://pages.prodigy.net/arkent/ [dead link] Appeared...
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Barbara Murray, a chief operations officer from Cardiff, California
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Season 6 player (1990-05-23).
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Elaine Lavine, a real estate manager from New York City, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-05-22).
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Richard Neale, a taxpayer service representative from Concord, California
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1990 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 6 4-time champion: $56,000.
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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"In 1991, he was the winner of the Tournament of Champions....
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Eric Newhouse, a public policy coordinator from Sioux City, Iowa
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"Alex called our next alumnus a 'Powerhouse.' He was the youngest...
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Deborah Peters, a trial lawyer originally from Media, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-05-21).
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Larry Minton, a lumber salesman from Fullerton, California
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Season 6 player (1990-02-20).
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Susan Davis, a teacher from Warrior Run, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-02-19).
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Dennis Shirilla, a shopping mall manager from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-02-19).
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Peji Ghanouni, a senior from Marietta, Georgia
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1990 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
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Andrew McGeorge, a senior from Topeka, Kansas
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1990 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $15,400.
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Richard Morris, a senior from Auburn, Alabama
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1990 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $11,799.
Brother of 1991 College Championship semifinalist David Morris.
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Sharon Kristal, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Mike Grant, a senior from Kansas City, Missouri
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1990 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
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Avi Stadler, a senior from Atlanta, Georgia
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1990 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
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Beth Mullins, a senior from Mendenhall, Mississippi
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1990 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Wen Shen, a senior from Hillsborough, California
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1990 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brother of 1995 Teen Tournament...
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Chris Mullins, an English teacher from Manhattan Beach, California
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Season 6 player (1990-02-02). Not to be confused with Season 21...
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Nancy Austin, a teacher from Ellicott City, Maryland
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Season 6 player (1990-01-30).
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David Harris, a librarian from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-01-29). Not to be confused with Season 9...
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Keith Herritt, a musician from San Pablo, California
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Season 6 player (1990-03-16).
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Brian Weikle, a consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Daniel Swartz, a rabbi originally from Mequon, Wisconsin
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Season 8 player (1992-05-22). Daniel also appeared on the 1990 revival...
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Paul Lenzi, a food service director originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 player (1990-03-26).
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Glenda Wells, a housewife from Dahlgren, Illinois
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Season 6 player (1990-03-26).
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Don McQuarrie, a teacher from Ilwaco, Washington
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Season 6 player (1990-03-23).
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Andrew Bernknopf, a lawyer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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1990 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 6 5-time champion: $34,200.
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Gabriella Anderson, a teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Season 6 player (1990-03-22).
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Mary Beth Smalley, a curatorial assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-03-19).
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Michael Abracham, an accountant from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 6 player (1990-03-14).
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Ken Sarajian, a color separator from Mahwah, New Jersey
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Season 6 player (1990-03-19).
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Sharon Schwartz, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-03-14).
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Ken Mitchell, a naval officer from The Philippines
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Season 6 player (1990-03-12). Was introduced as "a Naval officer stationed...
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Sarah Stegall, a writer from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 player (1990-03-12).
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Murdock Martin, a graduate student originally from Moss Point, Mississippi
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Season 6 player (1990-01-15).
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Barbara Prideaux, a teacher from St. Charles, Missouri
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Season 6 player (1990-01-15).
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