| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | RELAX, IT'S MATH $200: From Latin for "twice" & "cut", it means to divide a line or figure into 2 equal parts bisect |
| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | ITALIAN PRODUCTS $400: It takes 12 years to make the traditional kind of this 2-word "black gold" from northern Italy balsamic vinegar |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | BOOKED IN BOOKS $1000: His confession to 2 murders & his good deeds help limit this 19th century Russian character's prison term to just 8 years Raskolnikov |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | PATIENCE $400: Walter Mischel devised a test of kids' ability to delay gratification: eat one of these treats now, or be patient & get 2 marshmallows |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | HODGEPODGE $400: Let's not procrastinate because, according to a proverb, these 2 things "wait for no man" time & tide |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | THAT'S SO CRINGE $200: It can mean to lack dexterity but it doesn't lack for Ws, with 2; well, this is... awkward |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | NEW YORK GOVERNORS $1000: This governor resigned from politics 2 months after losing the 1876 presidential election to Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel Tilden |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | DROP IN... $2,000 (Daily Double): From a word involving respiration to get this word meaning healthy hale |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | SOME TIMELY WORDS $1600: This alliterative adjective applied to instant decisions came from stopwatches that had 2 separate fast-moving hands split-second |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | MUSICIANS' MEMOIRS $1600: In 2023 Barbra Streisand put the corners of her mind in a book, including how in 2023 she added back 2 scenes to this 1973 film The Way We Were |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | WOMEN IN ANCIENT TIMES $2,000 (Daily Double): Of this lyric poet's works, almost none have been found complete, one being the 28-line "Ode to Aphrodite" Sappho |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | DAVID PLAYED $1600: This David played those great guitar solos on Pink Floyd's songs "Time" & "Money", to name just 2 (David) Gilmour |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | IN THIS ECONOMY?! $400: We are "at liberty" to say capitalism is also known as this 2-word economy, an unregulated system of economic exchange free market |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | IN THIS ECONOMY?! $1600: 2 individuals deal with each other directly vs. using a 3rd party in buying goods & services in this economy, P2P for short peer-to-peer |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | IN THE PAST $4,200 (Daily Double): In ancient Rome the conflict of the orders refers to the struggle between these 2 social classes with names that start with "P" patricians & plebeians |
| #9073, aired 2024-04-03 | BABY TALK $1000: Mentioned in Luke 2 in the King James version, these are strips of material wrapped around infants to restrict their movements swaddling clothes |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | PHILOSOPHY $400: Nobel prize-winning physiologist John Eccles held to dualism, the belief that these 2 are radically different substances the body & the mind |
| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS $800: Australia beat England in 1877 to win the first of the international cricket games known by this 2-word term test matches |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | 2-WORD POP CULTURE $200: In the preface to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we learn that these calming words are on the front of the reference book don't panic |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | 2-WORD POP CULTURE $400: This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in "The Shining" Here's Johnny |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | HOP ON THE INTERSTATE $800: Enjoy 1,700 miles of the I-95 system, south from Bangor to this 2-word city whose name comes from Spanish for "mouse's mouth" Boca Raton |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | HOP ON THE INTERSTATE $1000: It's about 2 1/2 hours going west on I-80 from Davenport to this state capital Des Moines |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: The double-action type of this instrument has 2 reeds tuned to the same note for extra fun when using the bellows an accordion |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | AUTO PARTS 101 $1000: A seal between 2 mechanisms, the "head" one seals the combustion part of an engine to allow oil & coolant to circulate properly a gasket |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | I'VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU $1200: 2 regions of this bone are the manubrium, which joins with the first ribs, & the xiphoid process, which is just fun to say the sternum |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | DURING JAMES BUCHANAN'S PRESIDENCY $5,000 (Daily Double): On December 2, 1859 he rode to the gallows on his coffin & remarked, "This is a beautiful country" John Brown |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | FIVE GUYS $400: Pierpont is the middle name of this mogul who arranged the merger of 2 companies to form General Electric in 1892 Morgan |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | NAME THAT TOON $800: In a 2008 film, the rotund character with this 2-letter name joins a tiger, crane, mantis, viper & monkey to defeat a snow leopard Po |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | MISSION: PLAUSIBLE $1000: Climb all 2,909 stairs to level 160 of this building that opened in 2010; you probably should get permission & remember... hydrate! the Burj Khalifa |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | 21st CENTURY WORDS $600: What used to be a "buddy movie" depicting an affectionate relationship between 2 guys is now this blended word a bromance |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | INTRODUCTORY WORDS $800: With 58.33% of the letters in "introductory", it's a pipe to carry wiring or a person to carry information between 2 others conduit |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MOVIE SONGS $1200: This song shot to No. 1, 2, 3 o'clock after being featured in the 1955 film "Blackboard Jungle" "Rock Around The Clock" |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | FESTIVALS $400: It's held for about 2 weeks each May, & in 2023 awarded its Palme d'Or to "Anatomy of a Fall" the Cannes Film Festival |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | ENDS IN "IX" $800: This 2-syllable word means to attach, like a postscript to a letter or a label to a package affix |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | DIACRITICAL THINKING $2000: Umlaut is a German word; this, for the 2 dots as in Zoë to show a vowel is in a separate syllable, comes from Greek diaeresis |
| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | RESISTANCE IS FUTILE $600: Just try to resist the cuteness of the Pomsky, a hybrid of these 2 dog breeds a Pomeranian & a Husky |
| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | ON WHEELS $600: The Cozy Coupe is a classic from this company whose 2-word name refers to its young customers Little Tikes |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | TRAIL $600: A trail that runs some 3,100 miles from Canada to Mexico is named for this demarcation that splits North America in 2 the Continental Divide |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | FILM BROS $1200: After 2 brothers are killed in Normandy & one brother in New Guinea, a rescue mission goes to save the 4th brother in this film Saving Private Ryan |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | 1924 $400: Thanks to Freud, this 2-letter word entered the English language in 1924 id |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | NAMES IN FASHION $800: Sure to please your little girl is a pair of kids' sneakers for $2,400, with rhinestones & a red rubber sole from this designer (Christian) Louboutin |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | POETS & POETRY $2000: John Donne used the stuck-up sounding similes called metaphysical these, as when he compared lovers' souls to the 2 legs of a compass conceits |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | RHYMES WITH RHYME $600: To make this at home, mix 8 Oz. of Elmer's glue with 2 tbsp. of saline solution & 1 tbsp. of baking soda; have fun! slime |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS $600: Auburn QB Bo Nix made an NIL deal with Milo's, maker of this 2-word sugary drink--then transferred out of the South to Oregon sweet tea |
| #9048, aired 2024-02-28 | THE EMMYS $600: From 1983 to 1988 the Best Actress in a Drama Emmy went to either one or the other of the 2 stars of this female cop drama on CBS Cagney & Lacey |
| #9047, aired 2024-02-27 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES $2,800 (Daily Double): Taft talked of the building of this "controlled by Colonel Goethals & his fellow Army engineers" the Panama Canal |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | ALLOYS $5,000 (Daily Double): This 7-letter word for an alloy used in dentistry is also used to mean any combination of 2 or more substances amalgam |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | ON STATES' HIGHWAY WELCOME SIGNS $1000: Once on Michigan's welcome signs, this 2-word phrase that doesn't just refer to size was also on its license plates from 1983 to 2007 Great Lakes |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | THAT'S GOT 2 HYPHENS $200: Relatively speaking, it's your spouse's dad, to you father-in-law |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | THAT'S GOT 2 HYPHENS $1,600 (Daily Double): Charles V chose to put 3 of these floral symbols on France's royal emblem a fleur-de-lis |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | I RAN $800: Badwater & the Lake Saroma 100K are two of these races whose name indicates you've got to run farther than 26.2 miles an ultramarathon |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | SO FAR AWAY $1000: This wedge-shaped country seems small next to its 2 giant S. Amer. neighbors, but it has 5x more land than Holland & 5x fewer people Uruguay |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $400: In the epilogue to "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows", she & Ron Weasley are married & have 2 children, Rose & Hugo Hermione Granger |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | RHYMING SYNONYMS $400: 3 & 4 letters long, these 2 words refer to the foremost part of a ship the bow or the prow |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $1000: This British author kept 2 initials & a 5-letter last name as N.W. Clerk to write "A Grief Observed" about his wife's death C.S. Lewis |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | NUMERICALLY PREFIXED $800: This term refers to walking & standing on 2 feet, like a T-rex or a human bipedal |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | IT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY $2000: This amendment to the Constitution was ratified in February 1951, limiting a president to 2 terms or a maximum of 10 years total the 22nd |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | FAMOUS PAIRS $400: In 1953 these 2 men teamed up to sell 31 flavors of ice cream Baskin & Robbins |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $600: "A Room to India" A Room with a View & A Passage to India |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $800: "A Farewell to the Sea" A Farewell to Arms & The Old Man and the Sea |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $1000: "A Prayer for Garp" A Prayer for Owen Meany & The World According to Garp |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | 2 ACTORS, ONE TV SHOW $400: In a group project, Gillian Jacobs & Yvette Nicole Brown schooled you from 2009 to 2015 on this college-set NBC sitcom Community |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | 2-LETTER WORDS $800: An aid to meditation, when spoken as 3 sounds, it can be symbolic of the 3 major Hindu gods om |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | 2-LETTER WORDS $2000: A major river of the Siberian lowlands, it flows more than 2,200 miles from the Altai Mountains to the Arctic Ocean the Ob |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | TECH TALK $1200: Seen here, is a more than 2,000-year-old one of these, also what you use to take notes in Kobo eReaders & ebooks a stylus |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | BUSINESS & FINANCE HISTORY $2000: In 1720 the value of this trading company's stock rose from 128 1/2 to 1,000, creating a disastrous "bubble" the South Sea Company |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | VAN HALEN $1000: A "volcanic" rock event, the solo called this on VH's 1st album introduced Eddie's 2-handed guitar tapping to a stunned world "Eruption" |
| #9026, aired 2024-01-29 | GOING TO THE DOGS $400: A small canvas or nylon wedge-shaped dwelling with room for only one or 2 campers a pup tent |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | 2-3 ZONE $400: Recently, the Green Zone, a fortified area with government buildings & the U.S. embassy, has opened up to this Mideast city's people Baghdad |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | 2-3 ZONE $800: In the 1970s, a section of Boston had this name more suited to a place where wars are fought the Combat Zone |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $400: October 2 honors these heavenly beings said by St. Jerome to protect us from harm guardian angels |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | ART & ARTISTS $2000: Teddy Roosevelt compared this artist's "Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)" to the pattern on his bathroom rug Duchamp |
| #9022, aired 2024-01-23 | SQUEAKER OF THE HOUSE $600: Snap & glue are 2 main types of this device used to rid your house of little squeakers mousetraps |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | WHAT IN THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS...? $400: Goalie Patrick Roy said he couldn't hear what Jeremy Roenick said, due to "my 2" rings for winning this trophy plugging my ears the Stanley Cup |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | PAINFUL MEMORIES $1200: Posture training & diet changes can help relieve pain in the 2 joints that connect your lower jaw to your skull & go by this abbrev. TMJ |
| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | NOT TO BE CONFUSED $800: Carvel is known for ice cream cakes; a caravel is a light sailing ship, like these 2 used on Columbus' 1492 voyage the Nina & the Pinta |
| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | POLITICS AS UNUSUAL $800: The 1974 Senate race in N.H., with 220,000 votes cast, was won by 355, then after the first of these, by 10, then after another, by 2 recounts |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | THE FRENCH HORN $2,000 (Daily Double): In one of the least alluring rituals of horn maintenance, players must invert their instruments routinely to drain them of this spit |
| #1, aired 2024-01-12 | WIDE WORLD OF WEIRD WORDS $1200: Meaning to throw out of a window, this term gained fame after a 1618 incident in Prague where 2 officials were so thrown defenestration |
| #9014, aired 2024-01-11 | IT'S UP 2 U $400: Iowa uses this type of local party meeting to select presidential candidates a caucus |
| #9014, aired 2024-01-11 | IT'S UP 2 U $1000: Time to drink in this hearty reddish color... ohhhh yes... bold, with a hint of je ne sais quoi burgundy |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | THERE'S AN "APP" FOR THAT $9,000 (Daily Double): A "2,000 miler" is someone who has hiked this entire route from Maine to Georgia the Appalachian Trail |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1000: You get an "A" plus 7 letters in geometry, if you know it describes 2 angles with a common side & vertex; it can also just mean "next to" adjacent (angles) |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | THE CHARLES III KIND $2,600 (Daily Double): Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023 at this location was the first British coronation in 7 decades Westminster Abbey |
| #9003, aired 2023-12-27 | IN MY CEILINGS $200: In 2023 this was suspended at $31.4 trillion; it's a 2-word term for the cap that limits the money the govt. is allowed to borrow the debt ceiling |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | TIMES: NEW ROMAN $1000: In 2023, "P" was for the 2,000-year-old palazzo reopened to the public after 50 years of restoration, as well as this Roman hill it's on the Palatine |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | '80s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $2000: Remakes of 2 Tommy James & the Shondells hits became back-to-back No. 1s, this song by Tiffany followed by "Mony Mony" "I Think We're Alone Now" |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | WORDS & THEIR CHANGING MEANINGS $400: Once used to mean lust, it's now a 2-syllable synonym for indigestion heartburn |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS $600: Grammatically, this 2-word phrase refers to a period; California drivers are asked to come to one before a crosswalk a full stop |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | CAUTIONARY RHYMES $1000: These 2 days of the week are rough, as day 1's "child is full of woe" & day 2's child "has far to go" Wednesday & Thursday |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SCIENCE $400: Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot algae |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | HAVE YOU 8? $400: Ranging in size from 2 inches in the Atlantic to 30 feet in the Pacific, they have 8 muscular tentacles octopi |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | WATERY SONGS $200: Arthur Freed published the lyrics to this in the 1920s but it took another 2 decades plus for Gene Kelly to immortalize it "Singin' In The Rain" |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | DECIMALS $1600: One of the 2 baseball statistics, both expressed to 3 decimal places, that make up the stat OPS slugging percentage (or on base percentage) |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | TO "L" WITH SCIENCE $200: On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day liver |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | Y_O_Y $1200: To tell a friend that something is really his bag, say "it's right up" these 2 words your alley |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS $600: Alliterative 2-word term for action by one's own forces causing casualties to one's own troops friendly fire |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF $1,800 (Daily Double): August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California Harding |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | METRICKY PROBLEMS $2000: "THE ACRE" anagrams to this measure, 2.47 acres a hectare |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING $1200: A mountain pass is home to the "Christ the Redeemer of the Andes" statue, symbolizing peace between these 2 countries Argentina & Chile |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | PITHY QUOTES $200: Scrooge's 2-word response to "A merry Christmas, Uncle!" "Bah! Humbug!" |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | DAD, GUM IT $400: Born Frances Gumm, she made her singing debut at age 2 in her dad's theater & then went on to visit Oz Judy Garland |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SAD SONGS $200: This weepy Sinéad O'Connor ballad might not be about lost love; Prince is rumored to have written it about his housekeeper "Nothing Compares 2 U" |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ROGET'S BUTT $2,000 (Daily Double): Merci! This synonym for "butt" is derived from French, meaning "behind" derrière |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | CRITTERS $400: The 2 panda species are the 6 to 12-pound red panda & this 200 to 250-pound species a giant panda |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | DUDE-ER-ONOMY $1600: Whoa! In 1991 these 2 title dudes got a sequel & totally returned to take a "Bogus Journey" Bill & Ted |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | HIGH-SCORING SCRABBLE WORDS $400: To make the pressure between 2 forces the same
(26 points) equalize |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | ART HEISTS $400: Even the "Mona Lisa" has been stolen, pinched from this museum in 1911 & hidden for 2 years until the thief tried to sell the Louvre |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE $6,000 (Daily Double): 1 of the only 2 letters not found in the abbreviations of elements with atomic numbers up to 100 J (or Q) |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | HAIL TO THE CHEF $200: This president's recipe for New England fish chowder calls for 2 lbs. of haddock Kennedy |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | G-I TRACT $400: Celeb chef Giada De Laurentiis has a recipe for this dish that calls for salt, pepper, flour, an egg and 1 1/2 pounds of Russet potatoes gnocchi |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COMPOSER PLAYLISTS $3,000 (Daily Double): "Treemonisha";
"Maple Leaf Rag";
"The Ragtime Dance";
"The Entertainer" Scott Joplin |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | ANATOMY $800: The gastrocnemius & soleus, 2 muscles of the calf, act like a lever system with this largest tendon to lift or lower the heel the Achilles tendon |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | PLEASE, ANYTHING BUT "MATH" $1500: This number is the measure of an aircraft's speed compared to the speed of sound--the Concorde's was as high as 2.04 Mach |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | BODY LANGUAGE $400: It's an honest & sincere talk between 2 people (& their cardiac muscles) a heart to heart |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | LET'S PLAY CARDS $200: In addition to 2 regular decks of 52 cards, the game of canasta uses 4 of these as wild cards jokers |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERGALACTIC $800: You might want to wish upon Proxima this, a star only 4.2 light-years from our sun Centauri |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | MIRRORS $200: Minimum number of mirrors needed to make a kaleidoscope 2 |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $400: #2 for girls: it refers to a type of tree whose branches are symbols of peace Olivia |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | YOU DO THE MATH $1600: If 5 chickens each lay an egg every Monday, Wednesday & Friday only, it'll take this many weeks to make a 30-egg omelet 2 |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $400: Take this crossbar with 2 U-shaped pieces; my oxen are on strike, & they refuse to wear it a yoke |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S WORDS OF THE YEAR $400: In 2015, the word was the suffix "-ism" and 2 years later it was this "-ism" associated with Betty Friedan feminism |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | AS SEEN ON SHARK TANK $400: "The #1 way to #2" is one notable tagline for this popular Shark-endorsed toilet stool (pun intended) Squatty Potty |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | HI, I'M J.LO $2,100 (Daily Double): You can buy a copy of "The Call of the Wild" at the gift shop in the California state park dedicated to this "J.Lo" Jack London |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | GO ____ $200: 2-word response to an opponent who asks for cards you don't have Go fish |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE $1200: On this game show 2 contestants revealed a rebus picture puzzle by matching pairs of prizes & then had to solve the puzzle Concentration |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | 2 WORDS IN ONE $200: Cleopatra's cobra plus a command to stop gives us this road surface asphalt (asp + halt) |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | 2 WORDS IN ONE $400: To ask for spare change plus one ninth of a baseball game gives us this starting place beginning (beg + inning) |
| #8943, aired 2023-10-04 | STATE OF THE ESTATE $200: Bill Gates' Xanadu 2.0 Washington |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | THE CONGO RIVER $400: The Congo rises, in part, in the highlands of Zambia before traveling 2,900 miles in a giant arc to this ocean the Atlantic |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | SOUTH AFRICA $2,000 (Daily Double): The majestic Victorian City Hall in East London, South Africa held the first hearing of the post-apartheid TRC, this commission Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | THE SHIP OF STATE $400: 2 schooners called the Oregon Fir & the Oregon this carried lumber from the U.S. to Australia in the 1920s the Oregon Pine |
| #8939, aired 2023-09-28 | INVEST $400: These 2 beastly symbols are used to describe advancing & declining stock markets bear & bull |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | BOOK DEDICATIONS $2,000 (Daily Double): This author of "The Fountainhead" dedicated 1957's "Atlas Shrugged" to 2 different men: her husband and her lover Ayn Rand |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | SHAKESPEARE -LOGUES ON $800: Hamlet: "Shall we to th' court? For, by my fay, I cannot reason"; these 2: "We'll wait upon you" Rosencrantz & Guildenstern |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND $800: He was left "alone in an un-inhabited island", but after 28 years, 2 months & 19 days, what world will this man return to now? Robinson Crusoe |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | OPERA $1200: The plot of this comic opera by Mozart centers on 2 sisters & their soldier boyfriends; the 3-word title is fun to say Così fan tutte |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | YOU BETTER BELIZE IT $200: 1981's constitution set up a bicameral national assembly of these 2 familiar-sounding bodies, but members of each serve 5-year terms the Senate & the House of Representatives |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAILED IT! $400: In 1958, Harry Winston mailed this 45.52-carat item to the Smithsonian for $2.44 first class, plus $142.85 for $1 million in insurance the Hope Diamond |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | ENEMIES--NOT A LOVE STORY $800: A group of secret sympathizers with an enemy who work to subvert a nation from within are this 2-word ordinal group a fifth column |
| #8930, aired 2023-09-15 | FROM "B" TO "F" $400: 3... 2... 1! Mission Control, we've achieved this success, also known as a rocket launch blastoff |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THE U.S. IN 1964 $400: On March 27 a 9.2 quake rocked this state's Valdez, forcing the town itself to be moved to the delta of Mineral Creek Alaska |
| #8924, aired 2023-07-27 | THE FORBES 2023 BILLIONAIRES $200: Forbes cited "investor fears about" him "adding yet another CEO job" after a $44 billion purchase; he fell to No. 2 on the list Elon Musk |
| #8924, aired 2023-07-27 | THAT SONG SLAYS $1200: "Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3, it's as easy to learn as your ABC", sang this group in 1983; someone should call them about that The Police |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | INTERNALLY YOURS $400: The right one of these organs has 3 lobes, while the left has 2 (to make room for your heart) the lung(s) |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | BEFORE & AFTER $1200: A standard piece of lumber twice as wide as it is thick is also a day or time meaningful to cannabis users 2 by 4/20 |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | SENATORS $1600: Southern Democrat Richard Russell was one of the obstacles Lyndon Johnson overcame to sign this bill on July 2, 1964 the Civil Rights Act |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AUTHORS' FIRST MAJOR WORKS $2,000 (Daily Double): Her 1936 effort "We the Living" is a romantic tragedy set against the perils of Soviet-style totalitarianism Ayn Rand |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | SLANG $800: Also the title of a song by DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla $ign & Ashanti, these 2 words may sound rude but just mean "I understand" say less |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SO YOU GOT YOUR "M.A." $200: Kendo & hapkido, to name just 2 martial arts |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | EAGLES $200: On Dec. 15, 1968 the Phila. Eagles were 2-11 as fans booed & hurled snowballs at a teen picked from the stands to play this jolly old soul Santa Claus |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | OPPOSITES $400: For those heading to LAX airport, these 2 opposites are on separate levels arrivals & departures |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | OPPOSITES $1000: Regarding blood pressure, these 2 words that end with the same 6 letters refer to how the heart muscles relax & contract systolic & diastolic |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | MATH ABBREVIATIONS & SYMBOLS $1200: 2 positive integers are considered relatively prime if their GCD, short for this, equals 1 greatest common denominator (or divisor) |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | MATH ABBREVIATIONS & SYMBOLS $2000: 3 x 2 x 1 can also be expressed as 3!, & the ! refers to this factorial |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $200: These numbers are important--the U.N. says world emissions of these must drop 60% by 2035 to limit global warming to 2.7 degrees CO2 emissions (greenhouse gases) |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | WELCOME TO THE BIG URBAN AREA $600: The biggest urban area in its country, this city has almost 3 times the people of No. 2 Medellín Bogotá |
| #8903, aired 2023-06-28 | GET KOALA-FIED $600: When your baby has a li'l accident at the diner, head swiftly to a koala kare, one of these 2-word platforms in the restroom a changing table |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | 7-LETTER WORDS $800: This delicate word is stretched out to 3 syllables by Darren McGavin in "A Christmas Story" fragile |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | A CHEMISTRY TEST $800: It's your density... I mean, destiny to know the formula for density is d=M/V, with M & V standing for these 2 things mass & volume |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | ON BROADWAY $800: "Topdog /Underdog" is about 2 brothers: Lincoln & this name sadly associated with Lincoln, given to them as a joke by their dad Booth |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $1000: This man "made a deal with Napoleon: how'd you like to sell a mile or 2 (or 3, or a hundred, or a thousand)"? (Thomas) Jefferson |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | LET'S STICK TOGETHER $600: After 27 years together with Erwin Bach, this singer must have found out what love had to do with it & the 2 tied the knot in 2013 Tina Turner |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE $1000: It's the 2-word "global" name for the bridge's color, chosen to stand out from sea & sky international orange |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | PHYSICS & ENERGY $2000: Menlo Park, California has a 2-mile-long linac, short for this structure, to crack the secrets of matter a linear accelerator |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | STARTS WITH "W" $400: Implied & express are the 2 main types of this promise to repair or replace a damaged item previously purchased a warranty |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | 2 PARTS MAKE A WHOLE $600: 14-year Texas governor Perry
+
to spin over & over across a surface = this meme we will never give up a Rickroll |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | YES, YOU CANAL $2000: Welland Canal, which connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a major part of this 2,300-mile-long navigation route the St. Lawrence Seaway |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | FIRST & LAST NAME'S THE SAME $1600: No. 2 in U.S. government to James Madison & No. 1 in U.S. funksmanship in Parliament (& Funkadelic) George Clinton |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | LANDMARKS OF GREAT BRITAIN $1200: Seeing what's left of the Helvetia on a beach in Wales, be consoled that the crew had time to do this 2-word nautical action abandon ship |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | MIDDLE "G" $1600: Present tense verb meaning to use 2 known positions on a map to determine a third unknown one triangulate |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | NUMERICAL WORDS & PHRASES $200: It's the basic form most taxpayers use to report income & file their return a 1040 |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE 1960s $600: On June 16, 1966 activist Stokely Carmichael rallied a crowd with "we want" these 2 words Black power |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | A COUNTRY BY ANY OTHER NAME $3,000 (Daily Double): In 2022 it changed its official name, adding 2 dots over the "U" & changing the final "ey" to "iye" Turkey |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | COOKING WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: A pat of this is equal to about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons butter |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $400: This military installation in southern Nevada was originally selected in 1955 to test the U-2 spy plane, not UFOs Area 51 |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | MYTHICAL GEOGRAPHY $8,400 (Daily Double): This mythical place written about by Plato in 2 of his dialogues was said to be located just west of the Strait of Gibraltar Atlantis |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE 2 SAME-SPELLED WORDS $200: Garbage &
to deny refuse (REH-fuse) & refuse (re-FUZE) |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE 2 SAME-SPELLED WORDS $400: To rip &
a drop of saline fluid tear (TARE) & tear (TIER) |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE 2 SAME-SPELLED WORDS $800: To exhibit or create something &
agricultural edibles produce (proh-DOOS) & produce (PROH-doos or PRAH-doos) |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE 2 SAME-SPELLED WORDS $1000: To propel a boat &
to have a quarrel row (ROE) & row (rOW) |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $400: In 1892 this party probably didn't raise a glass to getting 2.2% of the popular vote; 3 decades later, its cause was law the Prohibition Party |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $400: Bill Watterson received 2 Reuben Awards for best cartoonist for this beloved strip Calvin and Hobbes |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | BODIES OF WATER $2000: It flows 2,300 miles from the Altai Mountains to the Arctic Ocean the Ob River |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | HEAVEN ON EARTH $400: This country's flag bears 2 keys, symbols of the ones given to St. Peter that gave him access to heaven Vatican City |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | SCIENCE $1600: A theoretical construction with no inside is called his "bottle"; cut it in half & you have 2 Mobius strips Klein |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | WHAT A LITERARY CHARACTER! $2,000 (Daily Double): At the end of a Thomas Pynchon book, Oedipa Maas awaits the bidding on a stamp collection with this auction number lot 49 |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | CHESS, MASTERS $800: (Jennifer Shahade delivers the clue.) Famed for works like "Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2", in the 1920s this great Dadaist all but abandoned art for chess, becoming a master & going on to play for France in four Chess Olympiads Duchamp |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | AND THE OSCAR WENT TO... $1200: Roy Pomeroy won an engineering effects Oscar for his work on this 1927 war film, 2 years after its release Wings |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | STATE CAPITAL TO STATE CAPITAL $1000: It's a 29-hour, 2,000-mile drive from Oklahoma City to this state capital, the only other that begins with "O" Olympia |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | W-2 $200: To literally or figuratively cover over the flaws, perhaps not in a good way whitewash |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | W-2 $400: A highlight of New Zealand's Waitomo caves is a boat ride to a grotto lit by these creatures glowworms |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | W-2 $600: If you want to be fancy about it, a tailcoat can have this longer name that fits the category a swallowtail |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | 2-LETTER RESPONSES $800: A 1979 paper by Sandra Schecter argued that this interjection is a central part of Canadian identity eh |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | 2-LETTER RESPONSES $2000: Signifying negation or absence, it's the response to the famous koan "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" mu |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | HISTORIC ERAS & AGES $800: No. 2 of the 3 periods of the Mesozoic era, it began about 201.3 million years ago; welcome...! to this Jurassic |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | ASIAN GEOGRAPHY $1200: This river flows 2,700 miles from northwest China to the South China Sea & forms part of the border between Thailand & Laos the Mekong |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | NOTABLE BLACK AMERICANS $1,400 (Daily Double): Known for skydiving while playing sax, aviator Hubert Julian went to fight for this African empire against Italy in the 1930s Ethiopia |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | QUADRISYLLABIC WORDS $1600: In statistics it's the tendency for 2 values to change in sync; as often said, it's "not causation" correlation |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | BELIEVE IT OR NOT... $400: Octopuses have 3 of these: 2 send blood to the gills, one sends blood to the rest of the body hearts |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | YOU SPEAK LATIN, RIGHT? $1000: Want to start a war? You'd better have this 2-word justification casus belli |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | POP CULTURE IN BLACK & WHITE $400: To start the '70s he replaced the 2 white guys in the Experience with a black rhythm section in Band of Gypsys Hendrix |
| #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 |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | THE TOWER OF LONDON $400: Infamous due to the murder there of 2 young princes, the "Garden Tower" at the complex gained this sanguine name in the 16th century the Bloody Tower |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $800: The rail car named Ferdinand Magellan carried FDR 50,000 miles in 2 years; his last journey was to this state in late March 1945 Georgia |
| #8861, aired 2023-05-01 | 3-LETTER WORDS WITH 2 VOWELS $400: Perhaps you learned to type with the phrase "Now is the time for all good men to come to the" this "of the party" aid |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | NON-VIDEO GAMES $200: These are the 2 pieces that can be moved to begin a chess game pawn & knight |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | GREEK HISTORY $400: Fought in 2 stages during the 1940s, the Greek Civil War saw those of this political philosophy try & fail to take control Communists |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $600: About the size of France, this ex-French colony is seen here living up to 2 of the 3 words in its name the Central African Republic |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | A HARD BARGAIN $200: In 1867 the U.S. agreed to give the czar $7.2 million in gold; the cost to him? This territory Alaska |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | A HARD BARGAIN $600: It took 2 months, 133 ballots & a lot of negotiating for Massachusetts Rep. Nathaniel Banks to land this job in 1856 Speaker of the House |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $1,500 (Daily Double): In its simplest form it's a sheet of paper folded in half to make 2 leaves or 4 pages; Shakespeare's had a lot more a folio |
| #8854, aired 2023-04-20 | MY PREROGATIVE $600: Expropriation is another word for this 2-word term, the government's prerogative to take your stuff without your consent eminent domain |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | THE SCENIC SOUTHWEST $1000: Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park is home to petrified trees & these similarly named inscriptions, some 2,000 years old petroglyphs |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | WHALES $800: These small whales have occasionally been known to grow 2 tusks instead of one narwhals |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | POP CULTURE $800: Edie Falco thought a 2022 sequel to this 2009 film had flopped, having shot it 4 years prior & not realizing it had never been released Avatar |
| #8844, aired 2023-04-06 | AT THREES & FOURS $600: This youth group promises, "I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty" & 2 other things the 4-H Club |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | 3-LETTER WORDS $1000: Just one letter different, these 2 rhyming words both mean to soak up spilled liquid sop & mop |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | THEIR LESSER-KNOWN BOOKS $800: In addition to her poetry & prose, Maya Angelou wrote 2 of these, including "Great Food, All Day Long" cookbooks |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | SWEET CHARITY $600: From 1966 to 2010 around $2 billion was raised on this comedian's MDA Labor Day telethon (Jerry) Lewis |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | A SALT $800: The combination of ammonium carbonate & perfume sniffed as a stimulant to relieve fainting or headache goes by this 2-word term smelling salts |
| #8838, aired 2023-03-29 | PLANES, TRAINS $2000: Australia's Indian Pacific train runs from Sydney on the Pacific side to this state capital 2,000 miles to the west Perth |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | THE WWE $600: (Rey Mysterio presents the clue.) Even before I could drive, I masked up & devoted myself to the highflying Mexican freestyle wrestling tradition known by this alliterative 2-word name & I bring it full force to WWE Lucha Libre |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | IT'S A JOKE $200: Mitch Hedberg:
I had this type of "route when I was younger... I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses, or 2 dumpsters" a paper route |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE LIFE SCIENCES $400: Prior to the 17th century work of William Harvey, it was thought that 2 separate systems distributed this around the body blood |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | 2-WORD TERMS $1200: Weightlessness in space is sometimes referred to by this numeric term zero gravity |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | 2-WORD TERMS $1600: Gas & bloating are among the symptoms of this condition, an inability to digest the sugar in dairy products lactose intolerance |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | 2-WORD TERMS $5,800 (Daily Double): Until the end of the 19th century, this name for a horse racing achievement was only used to describe the papal tiara a Triple Crown |
| #8831, aired 2023-03-20 | & EYE $1000: Referring to the device used, these 2 words are the "L-A" in LASIK eye surgery laser-assisted |
| #8831, aired 2023-03-20 | GIFTS FOR THE SPORTS FAN? $1000: This 2-word fungus that's used to make beer will be welcomed by your suds-crafting, baseball-loving bro in Milwaukee brewer's yeast |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | TOUGH SCIENCE $1200: Drive the distance from New York City to Denver but straight down & you'll reach the CMB, these 2 regions' boundary the core & the mantle |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | WORLD TRAVEL $1600: Cruise Wilhelmstrasse in a famously awful Trabant on a visit to what was once called this 2-word capital East Berlin |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | BIBLICAL FIRST NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): The son of Abraham & Hagar & the kingly husband of Jezebel gave their names to these 2 characters onboard the Pequod Ahab & Ishmael |
| #8826, aired 2023-03-13 | DYNASTIES OF SPAIN $400: The marriage of this royal pair in 1469 led to the Trastamara Dynasty ruling over 2 kingdoms united into one Ferdinand & Isabella |
| #8826, aired 2023-03-13 | GOVERNORS $11,200 (Daily Double): The only governor elected in 2 states, he held office in Tennessee from 1827 to 1829 & then, of course, in Texas from 1859 to 1861 (Sam) Houston |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | FROM STEM TO STERN $800: 2-word rock used to traverse a stream, or anything used to propel you upwards on life's journey a stepping stone |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | COLLEGE SPORTS STUFF $400: In 2022 this numeric conference announced plans to grow to 16 schools, 2 in Calif.; no word about a possible name change the Big Ten |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | THE LONG-AGO 20th CENTURY $1000: Ford's 1913 adoption of this continuous workflow process reduced the time to build a car from 12-plus hours to 1 1/2 the assembly line |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | COLLEGE SPORTS STUFF $1000: Gable Steveson won the 2022 NCAA heavyweight title in this, with 2 quick takedowns to beat Greco specialist Cohlton Schultz wrestling |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | SCIENCE $400: Molybdenum adds strength to steel as part of one of these substances composed of 2 or more elements an alloy |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | RECENT COMMERCIALS $2000: An animatronic dog gets a new lease on life when he dons this company's Quest 2 headset & heads to virtual reality Oculus |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | STUDY: GUIDES $800: Want guide to write good? "The Elements of Style", your go-to, by these 2 men (currently rolling in graves they in) Strunk & White |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | STUDY: GUIDES $1600: Take the very scenic route with "The A.T. Guide", a handbook for hiking this 2,200-mile path from Maine to Georgia the Appalachian Trail |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: Though she had 2 children with her first husband, she was unable to give Napoleon an heir, so he left her Joséphine |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | ONOMATOPOEIA $800: These 2 words that differ by one vowel combine to mean a change of heart flip & flop |
| #8817, aired 2023-02-28 | STAY CLASSY, CLASSICAL MUSIC $2000: Let's go Bach in time to the 1700s & these concertos with a German state name; No. 2 kicks a trumpet solo to new heights the Brandenburg Concertos |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | DANIEL RADCLIFFE ON HARRY POTTER $800: (Daniel Radcliffe presents the clue.) My favorite Harry Potter film to watch is "Deathly Hallows: Part 2", but my favorite to act in was this 5th film whose title refers to a group formed to fight Voldemort Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1200: Ancient Mesopotamia was the land "between rivers", these 2 to be exact the Tigris & the Euphrates |
| #8813, aired 2023-02-22 | IT'S GREAT TO "CU" $1000: Sumerian & Akkadian were 2 of the main languages to be written in this ancient wedge-shaped script cuneiform |
| #8812, aired 2023-02-21 | ON TIKTOK $1000: Famous for his silent reaction videos & spoofs, he dethroned Charli D'Amelio as the most-followed TikTok star Khaby Lame |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | "PLAIN" & "SIMPLE" $1600: In the 18th century an explorer applied this 2-word term to a vast area of North America that isn't as flat as the name makes it sound the Great Plains |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | THE FORCE WILL BE WITH YOU $1,800 (Daily Double): 2 of nature's 4 fundamental forces are these 2 whose names are antonyms, one binding quarks & one leading to radioactive decay the strong & weak forces |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | CONQUERS $400: After being in Frankish control for over 80 years, this city fell to Saladin on Oct. 2, 1187 Jerusalem |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | ALL $2000: 2 extremities of a boat are in this nautical idiom for including everything from stem to stern |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $1000: This means 2 very different things;
1) to fry something in very little oil &
2) any ballet jump, like from 2 feet & landing on 2 feet sauté |
| #8803, aired 2023-02-08 | I BEFORE E $400: Count it--it's equal to about 4.2 joules a calorie |
| #8803, aired 2023-02-08 | ENDS WITH THE SAME 2 CONSONANTS $600: It's a single photograph or a contraption to make booze a still |
| #8803, aired 2023-02-08 | ENDS WITH THE SAME 2 CONSONANTS $1000: To put your clothes back on, or to right a wrong redress |
| #8802, aired 2023-02-07 | LIVIN' ON A PRAIRIE $200: The "Little House on the Prairie" was in this state, a 2-hour drive to Wichita but a bit longer by horse Kansas |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | THE ILIAD & THE ODYSSEY $1200: These 2, a god & a goddess with 6-letter "A" names, take the form of vultures to watch Hector challenge the Greeks Apollo & Athene |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | JUICE BAR $600: Head to New England for this classic 2-ingredient cocktail made with vodka & cranberry juice a Cape Codder |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | GETTING CLOSE TO THE END $400: It tells NFL coaches the game or half is getting near the end & the rules will slightly alter the 2-minute warning |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | PLAY THAT GAME $600: This casino game with numbers on a ticket from 1 to 80 is of Chinese origin & dates back at least 2,000 years keno |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $2000: The belief that members of the highest social ranks are duty-bound to help the poor is the crux of this 2-word French phrase noblesse oblige |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | A FRIENDLY GAME OF BILLIARDS $200: In 8-ball, these are the 2 distinctive types of ball each player is trying to sink before the 8 solids & stripes |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | YOU "BREAK" $200: 2-word term meaning to end up with the same amount of money as when you started, as in gambling or business break even |
| #8796, aired 2023-01-30 | EXPLORATION $1600: At the age of 67 Emma Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike all 2,000+ miles of this trail, from Georgia to Maine the Appalachian Trail |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | PLACE YOUR BETS $400: You've recently heard the name of this alliterative horse racing bet in which you have to pick the winners of 2 races in a row daily double |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | PLACE YOUR BETS $2000: A horn bet in craps pays a sizeable amount due to the fact that these 4 numbers you're betting on are quite hard to hit a 2, 3, 11 & 12 |
| #8794, aired 2023-01-26 | WORKING 9 2 5 $600: In 1986 Michigan became the first state to offer a prepaid college tuition plan now called this a 529 plan |
| #8794, aired 2023-01-26 | THE "END"s OF THE EARTH $800: One posh & home to famed theaters & one notoriously poor, these 2 London districts are on opposite sides of the city's center the West End & East End |
| #8794, aired 2023-01-26 | WORKING 9 2 5 $800: Tradition says Martin Luther posted this many theses to the door of a castle church in 1517 95 |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | ____ & ____ $800: Lunar enthusiasts are partial to this alliterative idiom of 2 verbs that refers to any periodic change in size or strength waxing & waning |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | AS THE FRENCH SAY $1,000 (Daily Double): This 2-word phrase refers to one involved in shameful behavior, perhaps like Dennis the Menace enfant terrible |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | SOUND $1000: Oresund, also called the Sound, features 2 big ports on the Danish side, Copenhagen & this one familiar to Shakespeare fans Elsinore |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | 2-WORD SCIENCE TERMS $2000: Copperheads belong to this group of snakes named for the heat-sensitive depressions on each side of the head pit viper |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | WHEN IN ANCIENT ROME $1000: On Sept. 2, 44 B.C. you could take in the first of his 14 Philippic orations; he sure did love to orate, until it got him executed Cicero |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | JOHNNY GILBERT IS THE TV CHARACTER $1500: "I gotta get 2 children's life vests, abduct Jonathan Farrow... kill him, cut him to pieces, dump him in the ocean" Dexter |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | 2 WORDS, 3 LETTERS EACH $1500: When the pope makes someone a cardinal, he's said to give them this item to wear a red hat |
| #8788, aired 2023-01-18 | LONG-SERVING POLITICIANS $1200: Always colorful, he began the first of 2 terms as California governor in 1975 & would be elected to 2 more starting in 2011 Governor Jerry Brown |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | 3 LETTERS, 2 MEANINGS $400: A glass container, or to shock jar |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | 3 LETTERS, 2 MEANINGS $1200: To steal, or the person who might arrest you cop |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | HISTORICAL MOVEMENTS $1600: The movement for this 2-word autonomy of Ireland within the British Empire was strong from about 1870 to 1920 home rule |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | THE 50 STATES $400: Connecticut is bordered to the west by New York & to the east by this, another 2-word state Rhode Island |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | NYC SUBWAY STOPS $800: Head downtown on the 1, 2 or 3 train to hit this street, the "Ho" in SoHo, & note its pronunciation Houston (Street) |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | BETWEEN 2 "C"s $1600: To reduce harmful emissions in auto exhausts, this type of "converter" removes unburned hydrocarbons catalytic |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | REMEMBER YOUR PHRASE-ING $400: A prickly sensation in the limbs is called these 2 things; add "on" to get nervous anticipation pins & needles |
| #8780, aired 2023-01-06 | A TRIP TO THE ISLANDS $1,000 (Daily Double): This 2,200-square-mile Canadian island was named for a son of George III Prince Edward Island |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | MANY RIVERS TO CROSS $400: The Black Hawk Bridge & the Old Vicksburg Bridge are 2 of the many ways to get across this river the Mississippi |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | FRIENDS 'TIL THE ENDS $1200: French for "good friend", this 2-word phrase can refer to a buddy or to a girlfriend bon ami(e) |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | THE HOUSE OF POWER $400: Since this country's royal house hasn't changed in nearly 2,700 years, we never bothered to learn its name--Yamato Japan |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | SHEER MISERY $600: 2 of its 3 letters are vowels, it's a state of misery, & feel free to Bill & Ted up your response woe |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | TV TO SEE IN 2022 $2000: Adam Scott's work-life balance cuts 2 very distinctive ways as a Lumon employee on this Apple TV+ drama Severance |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | HERE COMES THE BRIBE $200: Swede Risberg of this team took a bribe to lose the World Series & came through, going 2 for 25 with 4 errors the Black Sox |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | ALL DRESSED IN WHITE $400: First-year Spelman students must wear all white to the convocation & induction events during this 2-week introductory period orientation |
| #8767, aired 2022-12-20 | FROM THE PRESIDENT'S MEMOIRS $200: "During the 4 1/2 years of my presidency I had never been able to establish a close relationship with Bobby Kennedy" LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | BIRDS ARE REAL $600: Sharing its name with a pro baseball team, this orange & black bird with a 2-word name can also range down to South America a Baltimore Oriole |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | 2, 3 OR 4-LETTER GEOGRAPHY $1600: I want you to show me this city in Vietnam, or at least its arena, where elephant versus tiger fights were staged long ago Hue |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | AMERICANA $3,000 (Daily Double): Sometimes confused, these 2 groups of descendants in Louisiana with French ties give their names to 2 types of cuisine the Cajuns & the Creoles |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | 1982: A YEAR IN FILM $2000: In "Poltergeist", after watching TV in a room that gets shaky, Heather O'Rourke makes this 2-word declaration to her parents "they're here" |
| #8762, aired 2022-12-13 | 2-SYLLABLE WORDS $200: What we did to the words in the video & the most exciting part of a trip or event highlight |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | BEN FRANKLIN $400: As royally appointed deputy this 2-word job, Ben got mail from Charleston to Boston by road instead of by ship via London Postmaster General |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | NO GOOD $1600: One of Time's "Top 10 Real-Life Mob Bosses", this 1980s Medellín cartel man was said to burn $2 million to stay warm when on the run Escobar |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | SHE BLINDED ME $200: Playing Malorie in "Bird Box", this actress puts blindfolds on 2 kids, warning them not to take them off Sandra Bullock |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | TV FINAL EPISODES $3,800 (Daily Double): When this show ended on April 10, 2022, one of the 2 female leads was dead. Which? Well, the show didn't live up to its title Killing Eve |
| #8758, aired 2022-12-07 | SEQUELS $1600: It's the fitting 2-word title of Jojo Moyes' sequel to "Me Before You", about Louisa Clark following the death of Will Traynor After You |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | POINTING OUT DECIMALS $800: It's easy as pie to take pi to 2 decimal places (there's even a day for it) but take it to 3.these 5 digits 3.14159 |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | POINTING OUT DECIMALS $1000: At Princeton, if you get straight C+es, this is your semester GPA & you might want to do a bit more studying 2.3 |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | HISTORY ON THE DOUBLE $1200: In the 1990s these 2 territories were returned to Chinese control Hong Kong & Macau |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | HISTORY ON THE DOUBLE $1600: These 2 men who explored the Arctic in 1909 are buried next to each other at Arlington Peary & Henson |
| #8754, aired 2022-12-01 | 1, 2 & 3 $200: In 1735 Ben Franklin wrote, "Early to bed & early to rise, makes a man" this, this & this healthy, wealthy & wise |
| #8754, aired 2022-12-01 | 1, 2 & 3 $600: In 1969 this sweet-sounding trio gave us "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" & an appeal to Nos. 2 & 3; 1 says he's sorry; please sing together again! Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS $800: Etymologically related to the word scrimmage is this type of small battle between 2 armies a scrum (a skirmish) |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT $400: If you have 2 of the same card to start in blackjack, you can put up twice your wager with this 5-letter bet split |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | SLANG $800: A blend of 2 words & first used in the '90s, it means to calm down, take it easy chillax |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | 2-WORD BOOK TITLES $400: 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of this Margaret Wise Brown classic about putting a bunny to bed Goodnight Moon |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | 2-WORD BOOK TITLES $1200: Songs in the musical based on this Bret Easton Ellis novel include "Killing Time", "Killing Spree" & Huey Lewis' "Hip To Be Square" American Psycho |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $400: A stick-on mirror that augments your side mirror can help minimize this 2-word liability with a hard-to-see name a blind spot |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | IT'S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE! $800: Sorry to say it's a miracle, fans of this NFL team, but they won! That's big, what with their 37-43-2 all-time record on the day the Lions |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $800: A recombinant zoster vaccine is given in 2 doses starting at age 50 to prevent this painful disease shingles |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | WELCOME TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM $400: In 2004 armed robbers stole 2 of this artist's best-known paintings from his museum in Oslo Munch |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | GESTURES $600: During World War II Churchill held up 2 fingers to signify this 3-syllable word victory |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | GESTURES $1000: The mano pantea, the first 2 fingers & thumb extended, are a gesture to ward off this bit of malevolence, malocchio in Italian the evil eye |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | RAPPERS WHO ACT $600: (TV) judge for yourself--born in Trinidad, she signed to Lil Wayne's label in 2009 & voiced Pinky in "Angry Birds 2" Nicki Minaj |
| #8742, aired 2022-11-15 | PLAYING THE HITS OF 2022 $200: After wishing his coffee "had a little shot of Jack", Walker Hayes sang he was just trying to "stay out of" this 2-letter group AA |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE $1,800 (Daily Double): You can go from "A" to "Z" crossing the 660-mile border between these 2 southern African countries Angola & Zambia |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | SEE WHAT I DID THERE? $100: Alexander Gardner here: during this war, I took photos 2 days after Antietam, the first battlefield to be photographed so soon the Civil War |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | BODY PART PHRASES $400: To fall in love in a surprisingly complete manner is to do so this way, mentioning body parts on 2 extremes head over heels |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM $5,200 (Daily Double): Prince's Cloud #2 Blue Angel electric guitar is on display at this Cleveland museum the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | SOMETHING THAT IS... $2000: Grey & Black:
To be specific, 1871's "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1", an artwork much better known by this 2-word name Whistler's Mother |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | MOVIE QUOTES $2,800 (Daily Double): In this 2017 biopic Gary Oldman says, "You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth" the Darkest Hour |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET $600: Unit of measure equal to about 2.2 pounds kilo |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | GET A HANDLE ON IT $600: Some say it's tacky, but baseball sluggers regularly use this 2-word tree product to improve their grip pine tar |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $200: Coming about 40 days after Lent begins, it's one of the few days when it's relatively safe to put all your eggs in one basket Easter |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | HISTORY IN COMEDY $300: Did this man really steal from the rich & give to the poor? The 2,000 Year Old Man: no, he stole from everybody & kept everything Robin Hood |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $400: This tool is used by artists to support their work; here's a painting by Rembrandt that shows one in the foreground an easel |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $1000: Astronomers use this 3-letter word to refer to a period of time equaling one billion years; to others, it means a really long time an eon |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH QUESTLOVE $400: (Questlove presents the clue.) For the soundtrack album of my documentary, "Summer of Soul", I chose artists that are as relevant to our time as to 1969 when the concerts took place, including 2 songs by this singer and the Family Stone Sly |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | GET DOWN TO BUSINESS $3,000 (Daily Double): A New York Times article headlined "When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don't Mix" concerned the 2015 merger of these 2 companies Kraft & Heinz |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, he had 2 epithets: the Magnificent & the Lawgiver Suleiman |
| #8731, aired 2022-10-31 | CONDUCTING THE HISTORIC JOB INTERVIEW $400: You scouted for Custer in 1867... became sheriff of Hays City, Kansas 2 years later... What brings you to Deadwood? Wild Bill Hickok |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | PRETTY LITTLE LIES $500: How's this for a flex? You just got back from the gym, & get this, you dead-lifted a ton & a half, this many pounds 3,000 |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | FROM THE LATIN $200: This 2-letter symbol for a prescription comes from the Latin for "to take" RX |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | WORDS & PHRASES: IMMEDIATELY! $800: Give us this double-talk term quickly, as it means quickly & in this case, not to cut using 2 blows chop-chop |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | HIDDEN BRAIN PODCAST $200: (Shankar Vedantam presents the clue.) As part of our "You 2.0" series, we discussed information aversion--why our brains want to avoid painful or negative information, be it newsworthy, medical, or financial, something called this bird effect ostrich |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | THE NUMBER IN MUSIC $1000: Noted for neckware, he was in Playaz Circle before teaming with Drake to go platinum with "No Lie" 2 Chainz |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | PLANTCRAFT $1600: This art of joining 2 plants to grow as one enabled Axel Erlandson to create the "Circus Trees" at Gilroy Gardens in California grafting |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | YES, CHEF! $200: I told you to nuke this pasta staple from Campbell's that first hit shelves in 1965 for 2 minutes! Why on earth did you say "Uh-oh"?! SpaghettiOs |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | BIOLOGY $1000: The 2 strands of this stuff that codes genetic information are said to resemble a twisted ladder DNA |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | SHAVE & A HAIRCUT $600: You can use a razor to shave or shape your 2 these, of which muttonchops are one type sideburns |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | SO YOU BLEW IT THE FIRST TIME $2000: After getting KO'd by Max Schmeling in 1936, this African-American heavyweight took just 2 minutes & 4 seconds to win the rematch Joe Louis |
| #8722, aired 2022-10-18 | ASTRONOMY $600: The distance from Alpha Centauri to our sun is 4.2 light years or just 1.3 of these; sounds quick! parsecs |
| #8722, aired 2022-10-18 | ____ & ____ $1000: In a nursery rhyme the Sparrow admitted to killing Cock Robin with these 2 objects a bow & arrow |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | GAME ON $100: A woman in Canada used an existing R to place "quizzers" on 2 triple word scores to help score 365 points at once in this game Scrabble |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | COLORFUL RESPONSES $400 (Daily Double): This 2-word fishy term refers to a piece of information that is a distraction from the main issue a red herring |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | 2 "I"s $200: I know you're angry but please, let's be this, meaning adhering to societal norms civil |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | 2 "I"s $400: To excessively criticize something over minor details nitpick |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | POKER HANDS $600: If you've got a "Dolly Parton" in hold 'em, you've started off with these 2 hole cards--what a way to make a living... 9-5 |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | 2 "I"s $600: If you're too shy to ring in, you may be accused of being this 5-letter word timid |
| #8717, aired 2022-10-11 | WHERE IN THE HOUSE? $400: According to the National Association of Home Builders, they're the 2 most popular rooms to remodel the kitchen & the bathroom |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | NATIONALLY MONUMENTAL $1600: The site of a former Alabama Greyhound depot is part of a monument to the 1960s civil rights crusaders known by this 2-word name the Freedom Riders |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | SPINELESS CREATURES $2000: Mariners curse the goose type of this marine invertebrate that clings to hulls & anchors barnacles |
| #8715, aired 2022-10-07 | ECOLOGY $800: It's good to be at the top of this 2-word term for the pecking order for grub in an ecological system the food chain |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | THE 50 STATES $400: California is home to 2 presidential libraries--Ronald Reagan's in Simi Valley & his in Yorba Linda Nixon |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | "VERSE" $1000: Hydrostatic pressure is employed in this 2-word purification process that can be used to get drinking water from seawater reverse osmosis |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | "ALL" THINGS ASIDE $400: This 2-word phrase means it's almost closing time at the bar & you'd better order your final round now last call |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | CREATURES GREAT & SMALL $500: Growing up to 14 feet & almost 2,000 pounds, the Atlantic bluefin is the largest variety of this food fish a tuna |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | RELIGION $200: These 2 main branches of Islam separated before 1000 A.D.; one has about 1.3 billion followers to the other's 200 million Sunni & Shiite Islam |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | THERE'S A PRICE ON MY HEAD $400: About $2.50:
A head of this, & you'll need a few heads to make a decent batch of sauerkraut cabbage |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | MAKING THE ROUNDS $800: It's the value of pi rounded to 2 decimal places 3.14 |
| #8707, aired 2022-09-27 | ALSO IN THE CIRCUS $400: 2-word term for insurance or social programs designed to assist those that have "fallen" on hard times safety net |
| #8707, aired 2022-09-27 | NON-NYE SCIENCE GUYS $400: Around 1800 William Nicholson & Anthony Carlisle used a voltaic pile to decompose water into these 2 elements hydrogen & oxygen |
| #8706, aired 2022-09-26 | FRIENDS $200: Matthew Perry has said he got this character's "Could it be?" catchphrase from 2 brothers he knew as a kid Chandler |
| #8706, aired 2022-09-26 | SMALL MAMMALS $600: April 2 is the national day to celebrate this animal some keep as a pet; it resembles a slightly bigger weasel a ferret |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | TELLING A BEDTIME STORY $400: ...& after the step-mom of these 2 kids abandoned them, they ate a local witch's house, then burned her to death; how Grimm! G'night! Hansel & Gretel |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | TAKE ME TO THE PILOT $200: Among her last confirmed words on July 2, 1937 were "We are on the line 157-337" (Amelia) Earhart |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | SO GALLANTLY STREAMING $800: Going from the movies to Prime Video, he grew as a character, as Alan Ritchson is about 6'2" & Tom Cruise... is not Jack Reacher |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS $200: In "And Tango Makes Three", based on a true story, 2 of these male flightless birds are given a chick to raise at a zoo a penguin |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | BEYONCÉ SONGS $1600: A decade apart came these 2 "D. In Love" songs "Dangerously In Love" & "Drunk In Love" |
| #8701, aired 2022-09-19 | THE CALL OF THE WILD $2,000 (Daily Double): Named for its call, it's the tall North American bird heard here a whooping crane |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TELEVISION $1600: From 1971 to 1992 Alistair Cooke ushered in dramas on the PBS series then known by this 2-word title Masterpiece Theatre |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | PHILOSOPHY $400: Some say this 2-word concept of desire & decision isn't real; experiments show people exposed to that viewpoint behave worse free will |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | PARTY! $800: An article about these 2-word parties gone wrong included one dad-to-be causing $8 million in damages in a Tucson fire a gender reveal |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS $1600: From the Italian, it's any smooth transition from one topic to another segue |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | SYNONYMS $2000: Starting with the same first 2 letters, this synonym for "rural" can also mean rough or simple, like unfinished furniture rustic |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | DO YOU FEEL A FIRST DRAFT? $2,500 (Daily Double): These 2 iconic fictional characters were originally to be named
Sherrington Hope &
Dr. Ormond Sacker Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | CHUMP CHANGE $600: Change 2 letters to get this bell sound a chime |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | CHUMP CHANGE $800: Drop 2 letters to get this sports authority an ump |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | CHUMP CHANGE $1000: Change 2 letters to get this metal fastener a clamp |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN $1600: This 2,460-mile interstate stretches coast to coast, passing the Superdome & Tucson's Pima Air & Space Museum I-10 (Interstate 10) |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $1600: It's not exactly the same but for a quick, easy way to make this, combine mayo, garlic & lemon juice aioli |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | PLANT PARTS $2,000 (Daily Double): The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors a Venus flytrap |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $2000: In mythology this Trojan warrior was second only to Hector in bravery Aeneas |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | SCIENTIFIC LAWS & THEORIES $2,800 (Daily Double): The third law of thermodynamics says entropy tends to reduce as the temperature approaches this 2-word state absolute zero |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | AT CROSS PURPOSES $600: In the Japanese TV show "Old Enough", kids as young as 2 run errands, using a yellow flag to help them do this cross the street |
| #8686, aired 2022-07-18 | ACTIVE BIBLE VERSES $2000: Since no one had done this for 40 years, God told Joshua to get a knife & do it to the male Israelites circumcise |
| #8683, aired 2022-07-13 | MAKING MONEY $400: In 1976 the back of this bill was changed from Monticello to the signing of the Declaration of Independence the $2 bill |
| #8683, aired 2022-07-13 | HODGEPODGE $1600: According to the AKC in 2020 this dog with a nationality in its name jumped to No. 2 in popularity, ahead of German shepherds the French bulldog |
| #8682, aired 2022-07-12 | SOUNDS SMART $800: There are 2 "L"s in the middle of this word that can refer to spectacular color, sound or smarts brilliant |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | HEARING RED $200: In 1984 Nena floated to No. 2 on the charts, singing, "Scramble in the summer sky, 99" of these "go by" red balloons |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | THE JACKSONS, 5 $2000: A 2-time Oscar winner, she went on to serve in Britain's Parliament from 1992 to 2015 Glenda Jackson |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | HEMINGWAY $600: Hemingway's "To Have & Have Not" is less remembered as a novel than as the film that kindled the romance of these 2 co-stars Bogie & Bacall (Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall) |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $800: In 1965, early in his career, he used a Honda motorcycle to leap over 2 mountain lions & a box of rattlesnakes Evel Knievel |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | LET'S GO BACK IN TIME MACHINE MOVIES $800: Superman used a phone booth to change clothes; these 2 title guys, to totally go back in time to ace a history report Bill & Ted |
| #8672, aired 2022-06-28 | ARCHAEOLOGY GLOSSARY $400: The classical age often refers to the time of these 2 ancient Western civilizations Greece & Rome |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | MORE THAN ONE MEANING $800: A narrow sea between 2 pieces of land, or to interpret for a spirit as a medium channel |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | BASEBALL BABES $200: From 1914 to 1935 pitchers walked him 2,062 times, with good reason Babe Ruth |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | WORDS IN COMPARISON $1000: Specially made 2-word area in a house to retreat to in times of great fear a panic room |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $1200: It's the process of verifying yourself in order to use a computer system; some might require "2 factor" authentication |
| #8669, aired 2022-06-23 | THE DEVIL $1,400 (Daily Double): A debate provoker, this 2-word phrase dates to a 1616 work where one "pleadeth for nothing but for the kingdome of Sathan" a devil's advocate |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | THE SENATOR'S FIRST NAME $600: Let's toss in 2 ex-senators with Ohio's Portman to make this phrase: Portman Fitzgerald "to pay" Wellstone rob Peter to pay Paul |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | FACE/PALM $800: A boxer is said to have this "breakable" 2-word item when he's unable to take a punch to the kisser a glass jaw |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | "M.R.", AYE! $2000: This French composer created many of his works as parts of ballets (Maurice) Ravel |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | WHO WAS WHERE, WHEN $800: Despite a generous retirement plan of 2 million francs a year & this island as his own, Napoleon returned to France on March 1, 1815 Elba |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | HUNGARY $200: Under a treaty following WWI, Hungary lost about 2/3 of its territory, including Transylvania, to this country Romania |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ONE, TWO $400: A tree-dweller, the 2-toed this mammal sleeps about 15 hours a day & can take an entire month to digest some food items a sloth |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ASTRONOMY $2000: Astronomers use this, the difference in an object's direction when observed from 2 points, to measure distance parallax |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | FRENCH KINGS NAMED LOUIS $1000: To build France into a leading European power, Louis XIII worked for 2 decades with this chief minister & clergyman Cardinal Richelieu |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | ANTHROPOLOGY $400: The field of glottochronology tries to pinpoint when 2 of these branched apart from a common source languages |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | "M" PATHS $1600: In 2020 more than 2 miles of this iconic San Francisco street were permanently closed to automobile traffic Market Street |
| #8651, aired 2022-05-30 | PORTMANTEAU WORDS $400: Similar to smog, smaze comes from these 2 words smoke & haze |
| #8651, aired 2022-05-30 | PORTMANTEAU WORDS $2000: To retcon is to go back & fill in a fictional character's history & comes from these 2 words of 4 & 5 syllables retroactive continuity |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | 5-LETTER "W"s $1000: Roger, I heard your radio message & I'll use this combination of 2 words to indicate I'll do what you asked wilco |
| #8646, aired 2022-05-23 | WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS FILMS $800: After demonstrating spearing in this classic hockey film, a player says, "You go to da box... 2 minutes by yourself, & you feel shame" Slap Shot |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | BLOOPERMAN $200: "Smokey and the Bandit 2" credits saw Burt Reynolds trying to wrangle this animal to a Republican convention an elephant |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | BLOOPERMAN $1000: While doing a take in "Rush Hour 2", this comic gets a real-life call from someone who asks to speak to Jackie Chan Chris Tucker |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | THE DRUGS OF HUMANITY $1000: In 1964 2 physicians developed a program to help with heroin, opium & morphine addiction with the aid of this drug methadone |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | SKELETON CREW $1200: These 2 bones articulate with the humerus to form the elbow the ulna & the radius |
| #8638, aired 2022-05-11 | GEOMETRY CLASS $600: According to Euclid, equal circles are those for which either of these 2 measurements are equal--makes sense the radius & diameter |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE $400: Sailors have been known to use these to sleep in, but more familiar are the ones tied between 2 trees in your backyard hammocks |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | "G" WHIZ $1600: 2 similar words: one means excessively greedy when it comes to food, & the other, sticky or gummy gluttonous & glutenous |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | 2 "R"s NOT TO REASON WHY $200: A brother in Bordeaux frère |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | 2 "R"s NOT TO REASON WHY $400: From Old French for "speak", it's a room used for entertaining guests a parlor |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | 2 "R"s NOT TO REASON WHY $600: An attendant who carries bags at a train station a porter |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | 2 "R"s NOT TO REASON WHY $800: Also an adjective for straightness, it's the old-time firearm accessory in use here a ramrod |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | 2 "R"s NOT TO REASON WHY $1000: From the Greek for "high priest", it's the type of arrangement by rank seen here hierarchy |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | ART $600: Moving from Europe to New York in 1940, Piet Mondrian cut loose & painted 2 major works whose titles contain this rhyming music style boogie-woogie |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | TRUST FALL $800: The movie trust nicknamed for this inventor limited most films to 2 reels & was dissolved in 1917 Edison |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | ASTRONOMY $1600: Going 1,000 mph, it would take more than 2.8 million years to travel the 4.2-light-year distance to this nearest star system Alpha Centauri |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | CROSS THAT BRIDGE $2,000 (Daily Double): You'll have to wait to cross the Forbes Ave. bridge in this city; it collapsed in 2022 just before a presidential visit about infrastructure Pittsburgh |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $2000: 2-word term for the traditional warm, welcoming disposition of the people of Hawaii the Aloha Spirit |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | HUNDREDS $400: In Rio in 2016, Kenya's David Rudisha won this Olympic running event equal to 2 laps around an outdoor track the 800 meter |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | LET'S GO TO THE AUTO SHOP $800: These 2 "D"s are the basic types of automotive brakes disc brakes & drum brakes |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | AROUND THE WORLD $1200: It's about a 2-hour ferry ride from this island to Dar es Salaam Zanzibar |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | CONGRESS IN THE 19th CENTURY $2000: Latin for "force of the county", these 2 words titled an 1878 act that prevented the use of the army to enforce law in the South posse comitatus |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $400: Cheers to him, an 11-time Emmy nominee & 2-time winner for playing Boston bartender Sam Malone Ted Danson |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | STATES' MOST POPULOUS CITIES $800: The biggest cities of these 2 "directional" states have the same name West Virginia & South Carolina |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | MIDDLE P $4,000 (Daily Double): 2 linked lines of verse a couplet |
| #8629, aired 2022-04-28 | RHYMES WITH THESE $200: 2 parallel ropes attach to a horizontal bar to make up this acrobatic apparatus trapeze |
| #8629, aired 2022-04-28 | NORTH AMERICA $400: Tj for short, this Mexican border city is home to an estimated 2 million people Tijuana |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | THE ANCIENT WORLD $1600: Over 2,000 years ago in India, iron & wood were combined to make wootz, an early version of this iron-carbon alloy steel |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | FIRSTS $2,000 (Daily Double): On Oct. 13, 1983 the first call on a commercial cell phone was made to a grandson of this inventor Alexander Graham Bell |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | THAT'S NOT CANNON $200: Filipino-American martial arts master Dan Inosanto introduced Bruce Lee to this weapon, 2 rods connected by a chain nunchucks |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | THAT'S NOT CANNON $400: This can be used to fight in 2 very different forms--as a heavy, spiked club or as a brand of pepper spray a mace |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | WE ARE SWOLEMATES $200: Time for some twisting dumbbell curls & underhanded seated rowing to help develop these upper arm muscles with 2 heads biceps |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | CAPTAIN AMERICA $800: The first of 2 names in exploring, he went from ensign to captain in 5 years before becoming Jefferson's aide-de-camp Meriwether Lewis |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | BEACH, BAY "B" $800: Add 2 letters to a big European bay to get this big Floridian one Biscayne |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | POSSESSIVE THINGS $600: In the poem "Paul Revere's Ride", Paul rides to Medford & these other 2 towns Lexington & Concord |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | LET'S GET SCIENTIFIC $1,800 (Daily Double): Showing great steadfastness in 2021, NASA landed this $2.7 billion rover on Mars, a mere 127 million miles away Perseverance |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | FANTASY FICTION $200: A curse threatens to turn one of 2 sisters into a swan in Anna-Marie McLemore's "Blanca & Roja", meaning this white & red |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | GEOLOGY $400: Traveling up to 5 miles per second, "P" waves are the faster of the 2 main waves associated with these seismic events earthquakes |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | PILLOW TALK $800: Pillow Pals was a line of toys introduced in the 1990s by this 2-letter company that also gave us Beanie Babies Ty |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | FEMALE LITERARY CHARACTERS $400: A specialist in waterproof fires, she was known to use a time-turner so she could be in 2 classes at once (Hermione) Granger |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | HANDLE WITH AIR $400: A container of Tide can't clean this 2-word phrase after you "air" it in public & make your pal's problems known to all dirty laundry |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $2,000 (Daily Double): On May 30, 1854 Pres. Pierce signed into law what was officially called "an act to organize the territories of" these 2 places" Kansas & Nebraska |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | 2-WORD ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS $600: It means stocks are on the rise & investors are rushing to buy a bull market |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | 2-WORD ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS $1000: It's a possession that's too expensive to maintain, or a rummage sale, often for a worthy cause a white elephant |
| #8615, aired 2022-04-08 | NORSE MYTHOLOGY $800: Muninn (memory) & Huginn (thought) are 2 of these crow relatives that fly around the 9 worlds & bring information back to Odin ravens |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | FULL ARTS $400: In pottery, when feldspar is added to clay & hit with 2,000-degree temps, the product turns translucent & is called this porcelain |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | CLOSE CAPITALS $600: It's a mere 2 miles from Kinshasa to Brazzaville, but there is no bridge joining them across this river--yet the Congo |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | AFRICAN-AMERICANA $600: Making up the Natl. Pan-Hellenic Council, the "Divine Nine" consists of these 2 types of group, the oldest dating to 1906 fraternities & sororities |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $800: September 2 is the day to celebrate Vietnam's 1945 declaration of independence from this European country France |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | ACCURATE $1600: This ESA satellite with the name of an Earth goddess uses 2 telescopes to give accurate positions of more than a billion stars Gaia |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | PUT A "RING" ON IT $400: Like medieval castle-busters, firefighters use this 2-word bar to go through brick walls battering ram |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | FEUD ORIGINS $1200: In 1905 Johnny Evers took a cab to the ballpark & left this double play partner at the hotel; the 2 barely spoke for the next 30 years Joe Tinker |
| #8603, aired 2022-03-23 | TRIPLE THE DOUBLE LETTERS $1600: In 2 words, it grinds the beans to make your morning joe a coffee mill |
| #8602, aired 2022-03-22 | "G" AS IN GEOGRAPHY $400: 2 promontories called the Pillars of Hercules flank the entrance to this strait Gibraltar |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | LET YOUR STAR GUIDE YOU $800: Originally a British tribunal, this 2-word term now refers to any group that adjudicates unfairly the star chamber |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | CIRCUMFLEXING ON YOU $1000: Literally "black beast", this 2-word French term refers to a specific thing that one strongly dislikes doing bête noire |
| #8596, aired 2022-03-14 | NUCLEAR PHYSICS $400: When 2 light nuclei combine to form a single heavier nucleus, it's called this process fusion |
| #8596, aired 2022-03-14 | LIBRARIES $1200: Mayor La Guardia named the 2 marble lions outside the NYPL this & Fortitude, qualities needed to survive the depression Patience |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | GOOD FOR THE STEW $600: Also the name of a kids' game, this 2-word phrase refers to a problematic issue you don't want to handle hot potato |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | BOOZE IN BOOKS $2,000 (Daily Double): In "Henry IV, Part 2", this jovial fellow attributes to sherry a "warming of the blood" that "illumineth the face" Falstaff |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | FURNITURE $400: Baby may be under pressure to get a good nap in this, smaller than a crib or cradle, if you buy the $2,800 one from Aristot a bassinet |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | THE IDEAS OF MARCH $1200: Folks in what's now this state thought March 2, 1836 was a good day to declare independence from Mexico Texas |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | ALL THE WAY FROM D TO E $200: Me: It's an exchange of conversation between 2 people; you: dialogue |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | UNUSUAL WORDS $400: Tolkien coined the term eucatastrophe, referring to one of these 2-word results, which he said made a complete fairy-story a happy ending |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | EARTH SCIENCE $200: Made of coral, this 2-word structure usually runs parallel to the shore a barrier reef |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | SUNDAY IN THE PARK $400: The record for consecutive kicks of this footbag by 2 people is well over 100,000; let's go to the park & try to top it hacky sack |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | EDUCATORS $800 (Daily Double): The schools founded by this woman date back to 1907 when she opened her first casa dei bambini, a "children's house" for those 2 to 6 (Maria) Montessori |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | ANTONYMS $1600: If you want to own a green snake, you have these 2 species as options; your choice will affect your petting experience the rough green snake & the smooth green snake |
| #18, aired 2022-02-22 | "C" THE ANIMALS $600: The spitting type of this can spray its venom to a distance of 6 1/2 feet a cobra |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | & NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT $200: A nephrologist said it was not "a harmful condition" after a Brazilian man was found to have 3 of these organs instead of 2 kidneys |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $1600: In 1977 this probe 2 launched 2 weeks before probe 1; it took 12 years to reach Neptune before hitting interstellar space Voyager |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $2,200 (Daily Double): Launched in 1989, the Galileo craft took the long way 'round to this planet in a 6-year, 2.4-billion-mile circuitous route Jupiter |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | THE LANDING $600: The site where George Washington & 2,400 men landed early on December 26, 1776 is today a park in this state New Jersey |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | END YOUR RESPONSE WITH A PREPOSITION $800: Saying you look "like death..." these 2 words is not a compliment to your appearance warmed over |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | GYMNASTICS $1000: This 2012 Olympic team gold medalist & 2-time world champ in the vault is seen here testifying to Congress in 2021 (McKayla) Maroney |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | THE HARDER THEY FALL $600: This Broadway musical is about trying to make a flop, but the curtain didn't fall on it until the 2,502nd performance The Producers |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | POTPOURRI $2000: 2 words that don't go well together, imperfectly embalmed, applied to this Lord Protector of England in 1658 (Oliver) Cromwell |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | A SEMESTER ABROAD $600: This biological reservoir is 2.3 million square miles in area & stretches to the Andes; when there, feel free to save it the Amazon |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | AMERICAN FOLKLORE $200: He used 2 hammers to bore a 14-foot hole in rock & defeat a drill; however, he died doing it John Henry |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | ANGLES $1000: Using the difference in the angles of shadows at 2 distant places, Eratosthenes calculated this around 200 B.C. to be 250,000 stadia the circumference of the Earth |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $2000: Seen here, she's the first woman to win 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, her first for "Ruined" &, in 2017, for "Sweat" Lynn Nottage |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | 2 WORDS TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE $200: "When life gives you lemons..." make lemonade |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | 2 WORDS TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE $400: "I came, I saw, ..." I conquered |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | 2 WORDS TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE $600: A legal principle:
"Ignorance of the law is..." no excuse |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | 2 WORDS TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE $800: Among AFI's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time:
"E.T. ..." phone home |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | THE 1920s $1000: Gertrude Stein used this 2-word term to describe a group of disillusioned American writers in Europe the Lost Generation |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | 2 WORDS TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE $1000: A principle often attributed to Hippocrates & followed by doctors:
"First do..." no harm |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | WAR $600: These 2 members of OPEC were at war with each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #6, aired 2022-02-10 | TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY $200: The 2 main kinds of call numbers are Library of Congress & this alliterative type formulated by a college librarian Dewey decimal |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | TV SHOWS TO BINGE $600: The original of this series that featured Blake Lively & Leighton Meester as privileged teens in New York City Gossip Girl |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | WHO'S UP FOR SOME SEAFOOD? $400: To make the dish these Rockefeller, Galatoire's in New Orleans goes through about 2,000 of the bivalves a day oysters |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | HIS BIG PAINT SALE $800: In 2015 the Dutch government pledged $90 million to bring home 2 works by this local 17th century man who needed but one name Rembrandt |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | 2-SYLLABLE WORDS $1000: In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare used this word before "thee to a summer's day" compare |
| #8571, aired 2022-02-07 | & THEN TO THE OPERA HOUSE! $800: Meet up in Yitzhak Rabin Square & enjoy the Israeli opera at the performing arts centre in this 2-word city Tel Aviv |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | FOR NAUGHT $800: Remove these 2 letters from the Latin word for "nothing" to get "nil" I & H |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | DATING THE REALITY SHOW $800: "Will You Marry Me?" was episode 2 of this Lachey-hosted show where couples got engaged before meeting face-to-face Love is Blind |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $800: On Feb. 2, 1959 a school in Arlington was the 1st in this state to integrate, with no incidents except a firecracker in a bathroom Virginia |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE $600: Historian Arnold Toynbee popularized this 2-word term describing Britain's economic change from about 1760 to 1840 the Industrial Revolution |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | THAT 1770s SHOW $1200: The "One (lantern) if by land & 2 if by sea" in this building were not meant to signal Paul Revere, but allies in Charlestown the Old North Church |
| #8562, aired 2022-01-25 | TIME TO GET A "HEAD" $1000: This eastern U.S. native is typically less than 3 1/2 feet long a copperhead |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | '90s R&B & HIP-HOP $200: In "U Can't Touch This", he rapped his thanks to the Lord "for blessing me with a mind to rhyme & 2 hyped feet" MC Hammer |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | FROM TV TO FILM $1600: Last names Heidecker & Wareheim, these 2 title funny guys got a "Billion Dollar Movie" in 2012 Tim and Eric |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | THE ENERGY BIZ $800: The name of this "always prepared" battery company was once 2 words Eveready |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | GETTING A SHOT $800: To continue to develop immunity, the CDC recommends getting the vaccine for this, both A & B, during the first 2 years of life hepatitis |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | MEXICO BEFORE 1600 $2000: The biggest court for the ball game pok-ta-pok was in this 2-word city on the Yucatan whose ruins you can visit today Chichen Itza |
| #8557, aired 2022-01-18 | I WANT 2 B $400: This word for brief praise on a book cover like "Jillian Turbo-Smythe is a master of suspense!" dates back to 1907 a blurb |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | ANCIENT FAITH $1600: A famous ziggurat dedicated to the moon god Nanna was built in this 2-letter city around 2000 B.C. Ur |
| #8553, aired 2022-01-12 | LET ME IN!! $800: Ali Baba & company got to a treasure trove by uttering this 2-word phrase Open sesame |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | STRIPES $200: Trying to locate this title character in books by illustrator Martin Handford? Look for his 2-toned striped shirt & hat Waldo |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | THE VICTORIAN ERA $800: The 1840s "Great Hunger" in this nation led to 1 million deaths & as many as 2 million more emigrating to other countries Ireland |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | TV SHOWS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $800: 2 women, a Vegas legend & a snarky young writer, work together to make comedy Hacks |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | FALLING $1200: The part of the boat that's showing gave us this 2-word phrase meaning "to collapse in a faint" keel over |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | IT WAS 1970s AMERICA, MAN $1000: On July 2, 1979 the U.S. Mint elected to release a coin honoring this woman; nearly 758 million were made that year Susan B. Anthony |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 VOWELS $1600: This Japanese martial art aims to turn an attacker's strength & momentum against him aikido |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE $2,000 (Daily Double): The compromise was repealed in 1854 by this act with a hyphenated 2-state name, spurring Abe Lincoln's return to politics the Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | MODERN FOLK HEROES $400: Edith Macefield's refusal to sell to developers led to this 2-letter movie title nickname for her Seattle home Up |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN... $800: New York Yankee, Elston Howard was also one of the first to model for this men's magazine now known by just 2 letters GQ |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | MOVIE LANDMARKS $1600: In this thriller Cary Grant proposes to Eva Marie Saint while hanging between 2 presidents on Mt. Rushmore North by Northwest |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | THE SPACE PROGRAM $1,000 (Daily Double): The 2-person capsule used in this followup program to Mercury flew on a Titan II rocket that was first designed as a missile Gemini |
| #8541, aired 2021-12-27 | WINGS, BUT NO FLY $2000: In 1789 the French were divided over how much power to give this king, & the 2 sides came to be known as the left & right wings Louis XVI |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | THOMAS HOBBES $400: Hobbes was an Erastian, meaning that in the tension between these 2 social entities, the first is subordinate to the second church & state |
| #8538, aired 2021-12-22 | MAMMALS $400: Baby echidna facts:
1. Super cute
2. Called "puggles"
3. One of only 2 types of baby mammal to emerge from these eggs |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | GEOLOGY $1,000 (Daily Double): The same substance may crystallize in 2 forms, like these 2 forms of carbon: one was first converted to the other in a lab in 1955 graphite into diamond |
| #8536, aired 2021-12-20 | SALE OF THE CENTURY $1200: 21st century:
this NBA team sails over to Steve Ballmer for $2 billion the Clippers |
| #8536, aired 2021-12-20 | THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE $4,400 (Daily Double): The only men to garner more than 1,000 electoral votes in their political careers were FDR & these 2 Republicans Reagan & Nixon |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PROTEST SONGS $400: The group Drive-By Truckers scorned these 2 things often said to be "with the victims" of mass shootings thoughts and prayers |
| #8531, aired 2021-12-13 | CHEMISTRY $400: To get this from brine, use the Dow process or insert 2 letters after the "br" bromine |
| #8531, aired 2021-12-13 | LET THERE BE ENLIGHTENMENT $800: Enlightenment thinkers revived the concept of the human mind at birth as a blank slate to be written on, this 2-word Latin phrase tabula rasa |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | GOING MEDIEVAL $800: In the 6th century Dionysius Exiguus began using this system with a 2-word Latin name to date things since Christ's birth Anno Domini |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | "EX"AM TIME $1600: A Latin word, this old-timey stage direction means it's time for 2 or more characters to exit a scene exeunt |
| #8523, aired 2021-12-01 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1600: A butt, for instance of Malmsey, is equal to 2 hogsheads, which in turn is equal to 126 of these gallons |
| #8522, aired 2021-11-30 | AWARD-WINNING WOMEN $1600: At the Tokyo Olympics, this American swimmer won 2 golds & 2 silvers, bringing her total to 10 Olympic medals Ledecky |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | MUSEUMS $1600: A museum in Philadelphia devoted to this sculptor has 2 versions of his "Thinker" Rodin |
| #8515, aired 2021-11-19 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL $1200: Add 2 letters to a body organ to get this verb meaning to encourage or lift spirits hearten |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES $600: You did not want to be in these 2 cities after the Lord says "their sin is very grievous" in Genesis 18 Sodom & Gomorrah |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | EXOPLANETS $400: A "Jupiter" is a massive exoplanet believed to be made, like Jupiter, mostly of these 2 lightest elements hydrogen & helium |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: In 1615 these 2 became parents to a son, Thomas Rolfe Pocahontas & John Rolfe |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | AMERICAN IDLE $1,000 (Daily Double): Mid-20th-century California pioneered these 2-word places to relax, making them from old wine vats hot tubs |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | GOOD DEEDS $800: Adoptions & a targeted spaying & neutering program are ways that PAWS Chicago is able to maintain this 2-word policy no kill |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | BLOOD $7,400 (Daily Double): Hemoglobin in blood carries oxygen to the tissues & also holds 2/3 of the body's content of this element iron |
| #8508, aired 2021-11-10 | "B" + 2 LETTERS $600: To clear plates bus |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | LET'S TALK BUSINESS $800: If rate of yield fails to increase in proportion to investment beyond a certain point, you get these declining 2-word profits diminishing returns |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | 2-WORD PALINDROMES $2000: A Papeete porkpie a Tahiti hat |
| #8501, aired 2021-11-01 | 2 WORDS, 2 SYLLABLES EACH $400: In a hopeful sense, a cloud is said to have one of these metallic features a silver lining |
| #8501, aired 2021-11-01 | 2 WORDS, 2 SYLLABLES EACH $2000: Home to wits like Dorothy Parker, the Algonquin Round Table had this other shapely name the Vicious Circle |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | IN BOX $200: The 2 tablets of law that God gave to Moses were placed in this wooden, gold-plated chest but don't look at it, Marion! the Ark of the Covenant |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | 2 CONSONANTS, THEN ONE VOWEL $400: I broke a "powder" this & only have one now; it's gonna be hard to get down the slope a ski |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | TERMS OF LOVE & ENDEARMENT $1000: 2 people who seem perfect for each other are likened to this type of Empyrean pairing a match made in heaven |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | DID I MISS ANYTHING? $400: He returned to Venice from the East in 1295, having missed the rule of 2 doges Marco Polo |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | BIRD BRAINS $400: On a "Nova" special, a bird easily beat 2 of these "French" dogs in a race to get food from a puzzle box poodles |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME $800: Change the 2 middle letters of "Carrie" to get this name from the Greek for "beautiful" Callie |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | FICTIONAL AFRICA $1200: This character had just 2 hours to deal with a coup in Sangala in the TV movie
"24: Redemption" Jack Bauer |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | HISTORY'S MYSTERIES $2,000 (Daily Double): A real-life drama: this Shakespeare contemporary was killed under mysterious circumstances May 30, 1593 Marlowe |
| #8489, aired 2021-10-14 | THIS IS NPR $600: NPR's Planet Money reported $875 buys 2.5 million of these automated annoyances, maybe to sell you on renewing an auto warranty robocalls |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | "NOD" $600: 2-word phrase for a slight familiarity, enough to lower your chin in passing a nodding acquaintance |
| #8487, aired 2021-10-12 | & PLAYING TRIANGLE $200: "The sum of any 2 sides of a triangle is equal to or greater than the 3rd side" means this is the short route between 2 points a straight line |
| #8487, aired 2021-10-12 | JESUS GEOGRAPHY $400: In Luke Chapter 2 verse 4, Joseph goes to this city where the baby Jesus makes his appearance a bit later Bethlehem |
| #8487, aired 2021-10-12 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1600: In 1240, Henry III had the central keep of the fortress seen here painted, giving rise to this 2-word name the White Tower |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | TALK LIKE A FARMER $400: 2 main kinds of farming are subsistence farming & growing these alliterative items to sell cash crops |
| #8484, aired 2021-10-07 | U.S. FRANCHISES $1600: At its 2,000+ locations, this "worldly" chain makes its gym users feel welcome with its "Judgement Free Zone" Planet Fitness |
| #8483, aired 2021-10-06 | WE ARE TV FAMILY $400: Dan Castellaneta to Julie Kavner on this show: "It takes 2 to lie. One to lie, & one to listen" The Simpsons |
| #8483, aired 2021-10-06 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1200: Barack Obama transferred to Columbia, but said his 2 years at this L.A. college "really helped me grow up" Occidental |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | ARITHMETALK $400: In the expression 25, 2 is the base & 5 is this, the power to which 2 is raised the exponent |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | RIVERS OF ASIA $400: In this frigid region, Russia's Lena River rises near Lake Baikal & flows over 2,700 miles north to the Laptev Sea Siberia |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $600: 2-word term describing an E.M.T. who goes to a crisis area to provide immediate assistance a first responder |
| #8477, aired 2021-09-28 | & IN A SUPPORTING ROLE $1600: Unafraid to be in a superhero movie or 2, he lent his voice--but not his trademark swearing--to "The Incredibles" as Frozone Jackson |
| #8476, aired 2021-09-27 | SO YOU JUST BOWLED A STRIKE $400: The "reverse" one of these 2-word actions involves bending the elbow to retract the clenched item a fist pump |
| #8476, aired 2021-09-27 | TALK ABOUT THAT WEATHER $800: Heads up! According to the Natl. Severe Storms Laboratory, hail with a diameter of 4 1/2 inches is comparable in size to this fruit grapefruit |
| #8474, aired 2021-09-23 | WELCOME TO COMET-CON! $1600: In 1997 the world caught sight of this comet named for 2 amateur astronomers Hale-Bopp |
| #8472, aired 2021-09-21 | DECIPHER OUR TOP-SECRET CODE $400: It's proverbially done to "a cold":
6-5-5-4 feed |
| #8472, aired 2021-09-21 | NEW TO THE OED $800: 2-word term for a labor market in which people freelance & have multiple jobs rather than a single full-time one gig economy |
| #8472, aired 2021-09-21 | NEW TO THE OED $2000: If you're acting in a manner meant to win approval for your good character, you're engaging in this 2-word action virtue signaling |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | FOOD FIGHTS BACK $800: A serious allergic reaction to this legume can be caused by its Ara h 1, 2 & 3 proteins peanuts |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | LET'S VISIT MARS $800: On the surface, the acceleration due to this is 12.2 feet per second per second, a bit more than a third of Earth's gravity |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | THE PEOPLE $800: The Hawaiian people are thought to descend from 2 waves of migration, from the Marquesas & this largest of the Society Islands Tahiti |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | GAME STOP $1000: A hand in this card game with 2 potent potables in its name comes to a halt after a player "knocks" gin rummy |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | THE WILD WEST $1000: On Oct. 5 1892, Bob, Grat & Emmett, this gang of brothers who ran with Bill Doolin, tried to rob 2 Kansas banks; only Emmett lived Dalton Gang |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS $800: The 2-toed one of these can live up to 20 years, most of it upside down in the canopy of the rainforest a sloth |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | WE'LL GET TOGETHER $600: With many players serving in World War II, NFL teams from these 2 cities in the same state merged to form the Steagles Pittsburgh & Philadelphia |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | HAVE A FEW LAUGHS $800: In 2021 Randy Watson, the lead singer of Sexual Chocolate, hit Amazon Prime in this sequel to a 1988 film Coming 2 America |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $800: Named for its 2 distinct regions, this Canadian province on the Atlantic is the most easterly part of North America Newfoundland and Labrador |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | WHAT'S YOUR UNSAFE WORD? $1000: 2 ships about to hit each other are said to be on this alliterative path, so get the life jackets ready a collision course |
| #8459, aired 2021-08-05 | A POET LAUREATE $400: Hyphenated last name of Cecil, actor Daniel's dad, who could rock a rhyme or 2 & had the British gig from 1968 to 1972 Day-Lewis |
| #8458, aired 2021-08-04 | TALK TO THE HAND $200: This digit only has 2 phalanges the thumb |
| #8456, aired 2021-08-02 | FROM TV TO FILM $800: In 2 film versions of a TV sitcom, Shelley Long played this character Carol Brady |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | "TENDER" $1000: If you've been "left to" someone's this 2-word idiom, you have no protection from whatever they wish to do with you tender mercies |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $2000: To sailors in the Brown Water Navy in Vietnam, PBR wasn't beer, but this 2-word vessel proceeding "river", many on the Mekong patrol boat |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK $200: If you're in Central Asia, ask for shashlik; if you head down to the Middle East, ask for this 2-word skewered meat equivalent shish kebab |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | DO YOU REMEMBER? $400: Like other awards shows, the Emmys pays respects to the recently deceased in a segment with this 2-word Latin name in memoriam |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | TURTLE POWER $800: These skin features of reptiles can be used to tell sea turtles apart; the green turtle has 2 prefrontal ones between its eyes scales |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | JARGON $1600: It's from Latin for "disease"; put "co" before it to get medical speak for 2 or more diseases afflicting a patient morbidity |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $400: One theory says the first pope, St. Peter, had nerve damage that led to the traditional gesture of this with 2 fingers curled in a blessing |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $600: Now found mostly in a single national park, the Kashmir stag used to roam these 2 countries India & Pakistan |
| #8450, aired 2021-07-23 | DOING THE SAFETY DANCE $800: Also known as an emergency stop, you hit this "lethal" 2-word device to turn off a machine immediately kill switch |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | IT'S A TRAP! $800: In Greek myth Minos used the labyrinth designed by this man to imprison him & his son Icarus; the 2 escaped, at a price Daedalus |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | SOMETHING BIG IS COMING! $2000: 2/3 of a mile long, the world's longest passenger train, the Ghan, travels 1,850 miles coast to coast across this continent Australia |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | 2 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS $200: Put rocks in a drink to serve it this way on ice |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | EUROPEAN PENINSULAS $400: 2 nations make up this peninsula whose name is related to that of its Ebro River the Iberian Peninsula |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | 2 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS $400: A proverb says getting here "early" will help make you robust, rich & smart to bed |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $800: An ancient Hindu text calculates the square root of this integer as 1.4142156, which is correct to 5 decimal places 2 |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | 2 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS $1000: To Longfellow's Paul Revere, the signal shown here meant this by sea |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BIRDING $1600: In 1934 Roger Tory Peterson put out this 2-word type of book "to the Birds", the first of many used by birders a field guide |
| #8446, aired 2021-07-19 | AGREE, 2 DISAGREE $800: You "bury" this proverbial item if you agree to cease hostilities the hatchet |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | TIME FOR SCIENCE $400: This large colorful mammal's heart rate was first recorded in 2019: as low as 2 bpm while diving, up to 37 bpm when coming up for air the blue whale |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | IT'S LIGHT OUT $600: In a 10-fight run from 1985 to '86, this heavyweight had 9 first-round knockouts; the 10th came in round 2 Mike Tyson |
| #8442, aired 2021-07-13 | 2-LETTER WORDS $400: Hamlet's first choice be |
| #8438, aired 2021-07-07 | WORKING OUT: THE DETAILS $600: Sun's out, guns out! Men's Health listed chin-ups & hammer curls as 2 of the 10 best exercises to build this muscle biceps |
| #8438, aired 2021-07-07 | WORKING OUT: THE DETAILS $1000: The gastrocnemius & soleus are the 2 major muscles making up this leg part; try jumping rope to build them up calf |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | A WORLD TO KISS $400: In Spanish churches, besamanos & besapiés are the customs of kissing these 2 parts of religious statues the hands & the feet |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | CHECKING IN TO THE MOVIES $800: Macaulay Culkin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel in this sequel Home Alone 2 |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | THE HUMAN BODY $5,000 (Daily Double): The "dur" in epidural refers to this 2-word tough lining of the spinal cord & the brain dura mater |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | THE MASKED MUSICIAN $400: Gene Simmons says it takes him 2 hours to get into his makeup for this band; he said Paul Stanley takes 45 minutes but has less to do Kiss |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | MAPPING THE MIDWEST $800: Directions from Minot to Grand Forks in this state: hop on US-2, go east for about 210 miles, stop North Dakota |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | MAPPING THE MIDWEST $2000: To reach the geographic center of the lower 48, go about 2 miles northwest of Lebanon in this state Kansas |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Great Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary.) Here in Budapest is a memorial to the more than half million Hungarian Jews who perished in the Holocaust; appropriately, the tree with the names of victims inscribed on its leaves is of this 2-word mournful variety a weeping willow |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | AVIATION $1200: Wind & clouds are 2 things pilots use to determine this "altitude" where they'll level off cruising |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | PAST LIVES $1200: Emilio Mola is credited with this 2-word ordinal phrase for a group working undercover to aid an enemy of their nation fifth column |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ISLAMIC HISTORY $800: A dispute over the rightful successor to Muhammad splintered Islam into these 2 main rival branches Sunni & Shia |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | SOUND GARDEN $800: I use wind chimes in my garden as part of this 2-word Chinese art that aspires to harmonious balance feng shui |
| #8430, aired 2021-06-25 | AROUND THE GARDEN? $600: This 2-word phrase refers to something unimportant, probably referring to a tuber that wasn't worth peeling small potatoes |
| #8430, aired 2021-06-25 | AMERICAN FACTORY $2000: In the 19th century, these 2 men started a Rochester, New York factory to make eyeglass lenses; contact lenses came later Bausch and Lomb |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | PSYCHOLOGY $200: Carl Jung popularized the use of these 2 terms to refer to outgoing & shy personality types introvert & extrovert |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | SCULPTURE & STATUES $400: Want to see a pair of Nikes almost 2,000 years old? Visit the Athens museum named for this hill the Acropolis |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | YOU GIVE ME FEMA $800: FEMA declared major disasters due to wildfires in these 2 neighboring western states about a month apart in 2020 Oregon & California |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | PLAYING IN TRAFFIC $1600: To reduce congestion, if this ends in 1 or 2, you can't drive in parts of Manila on Monday your license plate |
| #8426, aired 2021-06-21 | OF "TIME" $1000: 2-word term referring to a period before recorded history; in law, a claim dating from then needs no proof time immemorial |
| #8426, aired 2021-06-21 | AUTHORS' THIRD BOOKS $2000: Set in 18th century Italy, Anne Rice's "Cry to Heaven" is about 2 of these male sopranos, adored as singers, yet shunned as men castrati |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A TALE OF 2 GEORGIAS $800: Most of Georgia's Kolkhida lowland used to be a stagnant one of these; our Georgia has the Okefenokee one a swamp |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A SPENDY LITTLE WAR $1600: $350 billion is one estimate for what these 2 Mideast countries spent fighting each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A TALE OF 2 GEORGIAS $1,800 (Daily Double): Georgia's capital Atlanta is a sister city to this national capital of Georgia Tbilisi |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A TALE OF 2 GEORGIAS $2000: In the U.S., the Blue Ridge Mountains reach into northern Georgia; in Europe this "Great" range is to the north the Caucasus |
| #8424, aired 2021-06-17 | THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD $1000: You "eat" this 2-word non-treat when forced to apologize; a literal version is the viscera & other deer parts humble pie |
| #8420, aired 2021-06-11 | EDUCATION $600: A counterpart of the Rhodes Scholarship, Kennedy Scholarships enable British citizens to study at these 2 Boston-area schools Harvard & MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| #8420, aired 2021-06-11 | EDUCATION $800: This 2-word term has been defined as tools that help to make an issue or lesson clearer visual aids |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | SET $600: A one-to-one this between 2 sets means their members can be precisely paired, not that they're exchanging letters corresponding |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | GAME $600: Make "room" for Change Seats! & Wink Murder, 2 of Mental Floss' 14 of these kind of "games to bring back" for the holidays parlor games |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | SET $800 (Daily Double): This type of diagram that uses overlapping circles to illustrate 2 set relationships is named for a 19th century Englishman a Venn diagram |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | BOOK-BORNE WORDS & PHRASES $1200: O. Henry called the fictional Central American country of Anchuria this 2-word entity, referring to an export a banana republic |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | SHADES OF GREEN $2000: Add 2 letters to the last of the Bible's 12 Minor Prophets to get the name of this green mineral malachite |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | PEOPLE FROM THAT STATE $2,600 (Daily Double): 2 of the 3 states whose final "S" becomes an "N" to describe their residents (2 of ) Texas, Kansas & Arkansas |
| #8412, aired 2021-06-01 | NOT TO BE CONFUSED: HOUSEHOLD BRANDS $400: These 2 paper towel brands start with "B" & end with "Y" Bounty & Brawny |
| #8411, aired 2021-05-31 | IT'S ALL IN THE PAST $400: "Et, tu" him--2 years after taking part in Caesar's murder, both he & Cassius killed themselves Brutus |
| #8408, aired 2021-05-26 | IN THE DICTIONARY $600: This portmanteau word for a women's 2-piece bathing suit that provides more coverage than a bikini dates to 1985 a tankini |
| #8405, aired 2021-05-21 | 2-WORD COUNTRIES $3,600 (Daily Double): Population 52 million, it has twice the people but 20 times the per capita GDP of its neighbor to the north South Korea |
| #8403, aired 2021-05-19 | NAMES OF WORLD WAR II $4,800 (Daily Double): In 1942 he combined 2 loves of his life--physics & New Mexico--in endorsing Los Alamos to be home of the Manhattan Project Oppenheimer |
| #8399, aired 2021-05-13 | 2-LETTER FIRST NAMERS $800: This actor played lovable Phil Dunphy on "Modern Family" Ty Burrell |
| #8397, aired 2021-05-11 | THAT'S FIT TO PRINT $800: It's "Double Fudge" when 2 cousins, both named Farley Drexel Hatcher, meet in a tale by this legendary children's author Judy Blume |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | PLAY THAT FOLKY MUSIC $400: After a 2-year hiatus to battle breast cancer, Patty Griffin returned with a 2019 release that won this award for Best Folk Album the Grammy |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | JUST GOT REAL $400: On November 2, 2000 the first crew arrived here, getting to their new home with a little help from Soyuz the International Space Station |
| #8394, aired 2021-05-06 | HOT STUFF $200: Magma surfacing as liquid, this can get up to 2,200 degrees lava |
| #8394, aired 2021-05-06 | ON SPEAKING $400: Alan Rickman called this 2-word terror "a gremlin that sits on your shoulder & tries to make you fail" stage fright |
| #8393, aired 2021-05-05 | MOVIE RULES $1600: "Double Tap", the subtitle to a 2019 sequel to this movie, is also No. 2 in its rules for surviving the undead Zombieland |
| #8392, aired 2021-05-04 | READING MATERIAL $3,800 (Daily Double): Combine 2 words in the New York Times' slogan & get the name of this light, pulpy paper it comes on newsprint |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | RANKS & TITLES $400: Usually referring to a spouse, this 2-word term eventually replaced "presidentress" in American politics first lady |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | TIME TRAVELIN' MOVIES $1000: It was far from bogus when these 2 title guys--& their old pal, Death!--returned to "Face the Music" in 2020 Bill & Ted |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMOIRS $1000: Framed as a letter to his son, "Between" these 2 things won Ta-Nehisi Coates a National Book Award the World and Me |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | 7-LETTER ANIMALS $1000: This kangaroo cousin only grows to about 2 1/2 feet high a wallaby |
| #8389, aired 2021-04-29 | TO YOUR HEALTH $800: The cancer-fighting glucosinolates in these 2-word veggies the size & shape of a golf ball is sure to get kids to eat them a Brussels sprout |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | AMERICA BEFORE 1800 $800: In addition to 2,400 troops, George Washington ferried 18 cannons & many horses across this river on Christmas night, 1776 the Delaware River |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | FLAG ON THE PLAY $1000: If the offense is called for holding in its own end zone, this score is awarded to the defense 2 points |
| #8387, aired 2021-04-27 | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 VOWELS $400: It's a conjunction used to introduce a choice between 2 alternatives either |
| #8387, aired 2021-04-27 | CHILDREN OF ZEUS $1000: Pindar wrote that a son of Zeus shared with mortals these 2 foods of the gods; that'll get you banished to the underworld nectar & ambrosia |
| #8387, aired 2021-04-27 | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 VOWELS $1600: Do you question this? One's power to make decisions & tell people what to do? authority |
| #8385, aired 2021-04-23 | WORDS & PHRASES $200: This Franglish phrase refers to something with 2 meanings, one of which is usually naughty a double entendre |
| #8385, aired 2021-04-23 | MUSIC SCALES $400: These 2 "big" & "little" types of scale give contrasting happy & sad feelings to compositions major & minor scales |
| #8383, aired 2021-04-21 | COMING BACK TO WIN THE GAME $600: In 2008 the Mavericks used a 22-2 run to erase a 70-41 deficit, making this Minnesota team howl the Timberwolves |
| #8383, aired 2021-04-21 | SAVE OUR LANDMARKS! $1000: UNESCO & Peru agreed to allow only 2,500 visitors a day to this site, but that number is regularly exceeded Machu Picchu |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | LATIN PHRASEBOOK $2000: Found in your Playbill, this 2-word phrase refers to the cast of characters in the play Dramatis personæ |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | LATIN PHRASEBOOK $4,000 (Daily Double): Literally "good faith", this 2-word phrase has come to refer to the authenticity of credentials or official documents bona fide |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | & I FEEL ALL RIGHT $200: Metformin fights type 2 diabetes by lowering the liver's production of glucose & getting the body to better utilize this hormone insulin |
| #8377, aired 2021-04-13 | BATTERY LIFE $400: Also known as penlight, this 2-letter type of battery has the magical ability to fail in my TV remote after about 3 weeks AA |
| #8374, aired 2021-04-08 | BOOKS BY THE NUMBER $400: After not 1 but 2 nuclear wars, books are burned to prevent complicated thought in this 1953 sci-fi classic Fahrenheit 451 |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE $1000: The U.S. budgeted $2 million to buy New Orleans & a bit of Fla.; the "Talley" was $15 mil. when this French minister offered lots more (Charles-Maurice de) Talleyrand |
| #8371, aired 2021-04-05 | FORTUNE FAVORS THE BALD $800: No. 2 on GQ's "100 Most Powerful Bald Men in the World", he "imparted wisdom... to millions of faithful devotees & Richard Gere" the Dalai Lama |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | LET'S MAKE A PACT $200: The 1950 Delhi Pact aimed to ease tensions between these 2 neighboring countries India & Pakistan |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | 2-WORD U.S. CITIES $200: It makes sense to NBA fans that the museum dedicated to the 45th infantry, "The Thunderbirds", is in this city Oklahoma City |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | KITCHEN MEASUREMENTS $800: Standard sizes of these are 8" to 10" in diameter & about 1" tall; deep dish ones can be 10" X 2" & hold more cups of fruit filling a pie pan |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | ENGLISH DRAMA THAT AIN'T SHAKESPEARE $1200: In a "tragical" play by Marlowe, 2 scholars named Cornelius & Valdes teach Doctor this how to summon demons Doctor Faustus |
| #8366, aired 2021-03-29 | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS $1000: In 2020 our Sec. of State danced around banning this app from Beijing; the problem? It had been downloaded more than 2 billion times TikTok |
| #8364, aired 2021-03-25 | GOOD "BI" $1000: From Latin for "two-forked", it means to divide into 2 branches, like a river bifurcate |
| #8363, aired 2021-03-24 | ABOUT THAT SONG $200: 43 million streams of his song "Happy" on Pandora led to only $2,700 in publisher & songwriting royalties Pharrell |
| #8363, aired 2021-03-24 | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS $800: This adjective refers to the ability to soak up water or heat absorbent |
| #8363, aired 2021-03-24 | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS $1600: From a Sanskrit word for "to sprinkle", it's a clarified butter used in south Asian cooking ghee |
| #8359, aired 2021-03-18 | MEDICAL IDIOMS $400: If you've got a lot of bruising, you're said to be these 2 colors, also a way to cook your steak black & blue |
| #8359, aired 2021-03-18 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $800: She spent 2 years in exile in London before returning to Pakistan & winning a historic election Bhutto |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | SMALL MAMMALS $600: They dine on roots while digging a burrow system of up to 2,000 square feet in your yard gophers |
| #8352, aired 2021-03-09 | SPORTS & GAMES IN SHAKESPEARE $1,200 (Daily Double): Referred to in "Love's Labour's Lost", novum quinque is a dice game where the goal is to roll these 2 numbers 9 & 5 |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | STRANGE BEDFELLOWS $2000: In "Step Brothers", these 2 actors ask their parents for permission to make bunk beds; it doesn't turn out well John C. Reilly & Will Ferrell |
| #8348, aired 2021-03-03 | LANGUAGES $1200: In addition to the language of the host country, these 2 are the official languages of the Olympics English & French |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | ____ & ____ $200: If you're extremely thin, you are said to be these 2 body parts skin & bones |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | HOW 'BOUT A GAME OF CARDS? $800: Being dealt the unbeatable number in the first 2 cards can pay 3 to 2 in a standard casino game of this Blackjack |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | ____ & ____ $1000: Beginning with a 2-letter interjection, this phrase tells you to look, really look lo & behold |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | POLITICAL SLANG $1,000 (Daily Double): Astroturfing describes artificial attempts to create the appearance of this 2-word kind of political campaigning grass roots |
| #8340, aired 2021-02-19 | LOADS OF ROADS $1000: Similar to tarmac, this colorful term is also a synonym for a road, like a "2-lane" type blacktop |
| #8340, aired 2021-02-19 | DR. YES (M.D., NO) $3,000 (Daily Double): One of the 1st women to get a doctorate in this 2-word field, Barbara Jane Liskov won a Turing Award, the field's highest honor computer science |
| #8339, aired 2021-02-18 | FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES $1600: Just prior to gaining its independence in 1971, Bangladesh was known by this 2-word directional name East Pakistan |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | DOCUMENTARIES $800: "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" is a comical documentary about 2 rivals trying to outdo each other at this video game Donkey Kong |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | LEFT BEHIND ON THE MOON $1600: Thanks to Alan Shepard, 2 of these small sports items golf balls |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | LITERATURE $1200: The only surviving complete poem from 2,600 years ago by Sappho is an "Ode to" this Greek goddess of love Aphrodite |
| #8335, aired 2021-02-12 | GAME THEORY $200: If your stack is short & you need to double up to stay in a game of hold 'em, it might be time to "go" these 2 words all-in |
| #8334, aired 2021-02-11 | STEM $400: (Dr. Frauke Neuser presents the clue.) Named for the little shelter you draw over the dividend, the "bus stop" is one method in this 2-word exercise that's been called the most difficult basic math process to teach kids long division |
| #8333, aired 2021-02-10 | LET'S DANCE! $200: In "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino & Gabrielle Anwar were the 2 it took to do this dance tango |
| #8332, aired 2021-02-09 | POTPOURRI $200: Germany hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics; these 2 countries who soon allied with Germany were slated to host in 1940 & 1944 Italy & Japan |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | POETRY $1,000 (Daily Double): Charles Baudelaire wrote a poem about these "vast birds of the sea" who famously show up in an English poem albatrosses |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | POP CULTURE $1000: As teenagers in Mass., these 2 actors pooled their acting money in a joint bank account for audition trips to New York Matt Damon & Ben Affleck |
| #8327, aired 2021-02-02 | 2 LETTERS, ENDS IN "E" $400: It's used in French personal names to show place of origin de |
| #8327, aired 2021-02-02 | 2 LETTERS, ENDS IN "E" $600: The "royal" one is used formally by a monarch to refer to him or herself we |
| #8327, aired 2021-02-02 | 2 LETTERS, ENDS IN "E" $1000: Plural of thou, when talking to a group ye |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | A CATEGORY OF 2 CITIES $400 (Daily Double): It's about 800 miles from South Africa's executive capital of Pretoria to this legislative capital on the southwest coast Cape Town |
| #8325, aired 2021-01-29 | TO PHRASE A COIN $1200: Something valueless is "not worth a" this colorful 2-word coin phrase a red cent |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE 5 W's, HISTORICALLY $800: When: date & year congress resolved the "United Colonies are... to be free & independent states", 2 days before what you might think July 2, 1776 |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | SCIENCE CLASS $1200: This climate event occurs in an unusually warm E. Pacific every 2 to 7 years & can change winds, currents & rain patterns El Niño |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | NEW TO THE OED $400: This 2-word vehicular term for an activity engaged in by lawyers who seek injured clients ambulance chasing |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | I CAN'T DECIDE ON A SYNONYM $200: To alternate between 2 positions is to do this, also a 6-letter playground apparatus see-saw |
| #8316, aired 2021-01-18 | SPACE-PODGE $600: Traveling at up to 500 miles per second, solar wind mainly contains ions of these 2 lightest elements hydrogen & helium |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | THE BEST OF TIMES $400: Monarchos in 2001 & this horse in 1973, still the record holder, are the only horses to run the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes Secretariat |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | 2-LETTER LIT $400: The tomboy of Alcott's March sisters, she wants to be a writer Jo |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | 2-LETTER LIT $800: Surname of physician Julius, antagonist of a 1958 Fleming novel No |
| #8313, aired 2021-01-13 | 2 MIDDLE NAMES $400: These 2 middle names belong to the U.S. president who flew nearly 60 WWII combat missions Herbert Walker |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | A CATEGORY FOR FREE $200: This 2-word term is used to describe animals like poultry that have been raised in natural conditions free-range |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | HEAVY MEDALS $2,000 (Daily Double): The president of Morehouse College was on the first committee to award the Spingarn Medal of this organization the NAACP |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | WEARABLE TECH $600: It's just a blue T to me, but the men's UA Tech 2.0 vibe print short sleeve by this sports brand somehow has "anti-odor technology" Under Armour |
| #8308, aired 2021-01-06 | THAT'S SO "G-Q" $1600: This rodent with a 2-word name glides between trees using a furry membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle a flying squirrel |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | A REAL PRIZE $400: We love you, Conrad, for using the wealth of this hotel chain for a $2.5 million prize to nonprofits that relieve human suffering Hilton |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | A REAL PRIZE $1,600 (Daily Double): 300,000 euros go to the winner of the LVMH Prize for someone under 40 in this profession with at least 2 collections a fashion designer |
| #8302, aired 2020-12-15 | AT THE MOVIES $1600: One-word title of the 2020 Pixar movie about 2 brothers on an indomitable quest to spend one more day with their late father Onward |
| #8302, aired 2020-12-15 | THE WHISKER REBELLION $2000: In 2 Samuel, King Hanun half-shaves the servants of this king of Israel; they have to go into hiding until their beards even out King David |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | WORLD CAPITAL BINGO $400: "B", 1971: 2 municipalities, Thon Buri & Krung Thep, combine to form this Asian capital Bangkok |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | OLYMPIC SPORTS YOU CAN DO BAREFOOT $800: With a new partner, Brooke Sweat, 42-year-old Kerri Walsh Jennings plans to go for her 4th gold in this 2-word sport in 2021 beach volleyball |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | BLENDED WORDS $1000: When referring to England's 2 oldest universities, use this blended word Oxbridge |
| #8299, aired 2020-12-10 | LET'S MAKE A SUPERGROUP $800: On lead vocals! She's a 2-time Rock Hall inductee, with Fleetwood Mac & as a solo artist! "Stand Back", & welcome to the stage... Stevie Nicks |
| #8299, aired 2020-12-10 | VERY PURITANICAL $1200: Trot trot to Boston, trot trot to Lynn; those were 2 cities in this colony founded in 1630 by Puritans the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| #8298, aired 2020-12-09 | COMMON LATIN $1600: "Amor" & "mors" are these 2 things of concern to many of us love & death |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | "U" BEFORE "E" $1600: It's where 2 or more rivers flow together to become one a confluence |
| #8295, aired 2020-12-04 | MISCELLANY $800: To the surprise of MSNBC viewers, he announced on-air that the March 2, 2020 "Hardball" was his last Chris Matthews |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | TO DONUTS $400: Milk & powdered sugar are Mark Bittman's 2 ingredients for this 5-letter substance that covers many a Krispy Kreme donut glaze |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | 15-LETTER WORDS $1600: The condition of 2 people so different by nature that they are not able to work or live together harmoniously incompatibility |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: In fall grab your beer stein & head to Munich for this 2-week-long celebration Oktoberfest |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | YIDDISH $800: The opening to "Laverne & Shirley" used these 2 Yiddish words, one meaning an oaf, the other, an unlucky person schlemiel & schlimazel |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | HAVING AN ARGUMENT $6,000 (Daily Double): Senator, 2 minutes for this segment of a debate, to attack elements of the prior argument such as its assumptions or its relevance a rebuttal |
| #8290, aired 2020-11-27 | ADVENTURE CAPITAL $1000: These 2 major airports make it tough to skydive over Paris--but there is a drop zone north of the capital Orly & Charles de Gaulle |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | WHERE'S THIS TRAIN HEADED? $800: The Lake Shore Limited runs from Chicago to Boston & New York along the southern shores of these 2 Great Lakes Erie & Michigan |
| #8286, aired 2020-11-23 | INTERNAL ORGAN PRACTICE $400: These 2 almond-shaped female reproductive organs weigh only 4 to 8 grams the ovaries |
| #8286, aired 2020-11-23 | ASTRONAUTS $800: A series of 2-man missions, this project saw Ed White get 20 minutes of serious me time as the first American to walk in space Gemini |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS $800: In 2013, joined by Lil Mama, 2 of the 3 original members of this group reunited to sing their '90s megahit "Waterfalls" TLC |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | A TOTAL SMOKE SHOW $800: Since 1964, 2.5 million non-smokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke, says the website of this govt. doctor the Surgeon General |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | DOUBLE O, DOUBLE E $800: 2-word name for the flat pan used to bake up some snickerdoodles a cookie sheet |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | TRANSPORTATION $2000: First used in Japan around 1870, this 2-wheeled cart pulled by a runner often had a hood to protect the passengers a rickshaw |
| #8277, aired 2020-11-10 | GETTING THE KEY TO THE CITY $200: In 2020 these 2 "Bad Boys for Life" got the key to Miami & were made honorary police officers Will Smith & Martin Lawrence |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | GESTURES $1000: The pinkie & thumb extend & the other fingers curl to form a Hawaiian gesture for this 2-word phrase about relaxing, aka shaka hang loose |
| #8270, aired 2020-10-30 | 2-WORD SCIENCE TERMS $1000: It's equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit absolute zero |
| #8270, aired 2020-10-30 | BE HOME NOW $1600: If you want your package delivered when someone is home, these 2 words follow "adult" in a FedEx option signature required |
| #8265, aired 2020-10-23 | A NUMBER BETWEEN 3 & 5 $600: Without wild cards, 4 of a kind in poker is tough to beat--only these 2 hands can do it a straight flush & a royal flush |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | THINGS TO DO ON A RAINY DAY $800: Organize your closet using the Konmari Method & get rid of items that no longer do this 2-word catchphrase spark joy |
| #8260, aired 2020-10-16 | 2-LETTER WORDS $400: According to the Chinese calendar, 2021 will be the year of this animal the ox |
| #8260, aired 2020-10-16 | ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE $2000: In 2019 the Defense Dept. placed the largest order in its history, $34 billion to this 2-named co. for a batch of F-35 fighter planes Lockheed Martin |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | SWEDEN LOWS--& HIGHS $800: Low: in the 1958 World Cup final, Sweden lost on its home soil 5-2 to Pele & the rest of this country's team Brazil |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | IT'S A FACT $800: The name of these 2 states goes back to a Sioux word for "friend" or "ally" the Dakotas (North & South Dakota) |
| #8253, aired 2020-10-07 | LATIN LOVER NEEDED $2000: Meaning "holy of holies", this 2-word term refers to a very sacred place the sanctum sanctorum |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | TALKING FRONT OFFICE BASEBALL $400: In 2017 this ex-Yankee shortstop was part of a group that paid $1.2 billion to buy the Marlins Derek Jeter |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | 2 $1000: Go "dit-dit-dah-dah-dah" to say 2 in this Morse code |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BEASTLY REVIEWS $800: Camels come in 2 main types, Bactrian & this variety, with both able to cross deserts with little or no water; 3 out of 5 stars a dromedary |
| #8246, aired 2020-09-28 | WRITERS ANONYMOUS $800: Tender-Conscience is the hero of an anonymous author's "Third Part" of this work, tacked on to John Bunyan's parts 1 & 2 The Pilgrim's Progress |
| #8245, aired 2020-09-25 | TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE $200: Though the roads aren't connected to the contiguous U.S., this island, with PRI-1, -2 & -3, does have interstates Puerto Rico |
| #8245, aired 2020-09-25 | TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE $1000: It's 2,906 miles on I-80 from San Francisco to Teaneck in this state; good thing we've got a full tank of gas New Jersey |
| #8244, aired 2020-09-24 | 3-WORD PHRASES $400: When you have 2 unpleasant options, someone might tell you to do this, which sounds like one could be strychnine pick your poison |
| #8242, aired 2020-09-22 | THE LANGUAGE OF LIKE $200: 2-4-6-8, who do we this? It means to be grateful for! Or rise in value! Yay! appreciate |
| #8240, aired 2020-09-18 | THE APOSTLES $1600: There were 2 Apostles with this name, so we use "the Greater" & "the Less" to tell them apart James |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $400: It can mean to create something, or it can refer to the current style of dress fashion |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $1200: It can mean to hinder, or a place for your dirty clothes a hamper |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $2000: It's a 3-letter word for a water sprite of German folklore, or it can mean to put the kibosh on nix |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | CELEBRITY EXES $800: Seal & this supermodel had 3 kids together & the 2 split amicably--he guest-judged "America's Got Talent" next to her Heidi Klum |
| #8234, aired 2020-06-11 | ACTIONS $1000: Medically speaking, remove 2 letters from a word meaning "to beat rapidly" & you get this word meaning "to examine by touching" palpate |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | HISTORY OF HUNGARY $100 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from , Szentendre, Hungary at the Hungarian Open Air Museum.) For centuries, Hungary was on the front lines of Christian Europe's battles with Eastern invaders; the Mongols came through in the 1200s, and this empire occupied much of the country from 1541 to 1699 the Ottomans |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $800: "A Farewell the Bell Tolls" A Farewell to Arms & For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | GONE FISHING $800: Black & blue are 2 species of this sport fish & there's a multimillion-dollar Black & Blue Tournament to catch them off Baja Calif. the marlin |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | DOCUMENTARIES $5,000 (Daily Double): This 1994 documentary follows 2 inner-city Chicago kids who aspire to become pro basketball players Hoop Dreams |
| #8226, aired 2020-06-01 | THE A.V. CLUB $400: As a child in 1450s Florence, he probably didn't expect to have 2 continents named for him Amerigo Vespucci |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: This 2-word concept was used to justify the acquisitions of Oregon territory, California & Mexican land in the southwest Manifest Destiny |
| #8224, aired 2020-05-28 | AMERICAN HEALTH CARE $1000: These 2 colorful health insurance plans, 1 from Texas & 1 from the northwest, began to unify in the 1940s Blue Cross, Blue Shield |
| #8223, aired 2020-05-27 | OF TEACHERS & TESTS $400: I can read you like this 2-word term for an exam in which students are allowed to consult notes & texts an open book |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | 21st CENTURY ROYALTY $200: Elizabeth II was 2 when women in England won the right to do this, but she doesn't vote |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | E_I_E_I UH OH! $1200: Presidents may invoke this 2-word right to withhold information from Congress & the courts executive privilege |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | E_I_E_I UH OH! $1600: 2-word term for the state's legal ability to take private property for public use eminent domain |
| #8221, aired 2020-05-25 | IT'S A FACT $400: To convert inches to these, multiply by 2.54 centimeters |
| #8221, aired 2020-05-25 | THE ARCHIES $800: Dad to 2 other star quarterbacks, he played most of his NFL career with the Saints Archie Manning |
| #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | ON THE MONEY $1200: The back of the $2 bill shows John Turnbull's painting of this document's presentation to Congress the Declaration of Independence |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | BILLS, BILLS, BILLS $200: In 2006 Warren Buffett began giving annual gifts of a billion-plus to the foundation of this couple, reaching $2.6 billion in 2018 the Gates (Bill & Melinda) |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | DINO-TOPIA $1200: This dinosaur with a spike tail & plated back was once thought to have 2 brains due to an enlargement in the spinal cord a stegosaurus |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | THERE SHE IS, MYTH GREECE $1200: Her marriage to the king of Sparta went kinda sideways after her abduction but some stories have the 2 reconciling later Helen of Troy |
| #8210, aired 2020-04-24 | IT'S THE WORLD ECONOMY $800: Cambodia has one of the world's lowest rates of this, around 0.2%, but many workers struggle to make ends meet unemployment |
| #8208, aired 2020-04-22 | PHENOMENA $400: This "super" stellar phenomenon--a big bang, so to speak--comes in 2 main types: thermonuclear & core-collapse a supernova |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | A FULL RIDE $1600: On this route to the Pacific Northwest, wagons only held a few passengers but 2,000 pounds of supplies, including 400 pounds of bacon the Oregon Trail |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | HISTORY 101 $800: The 1st ex-pres. to serve as a rep., he had a stroke at his desk on the House floor in 1848 & died 2 days later in the Speaker's room John Quincy Adams |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | GARDEN SPOTS $1200: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in this 2-word Florida city, also home to the University of Miami Coral Gables |
| #8198, aired 2020-04-08 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM $800: With its gravity 38% of Earth's, astronauts on NASA's projected 2030s mission to this planet will weigh 2/3 less than here Mars |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $2000: Weight, family history & high blood pressure are all contributing factors to the type 2 type of this diabetes |
| #8195, aired 2020-04-03 | YOU'RE QUITE THE PAIR! $1600: In the Bible, Abraham looked to these 2 places "and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace" Sodom & Gomorrah |
| #8192, aired 2020-03-31 | POSSESSIVE PHRASES $200: Idiomatically, to do something quickly is to do it in "2 shakes of" this ovine appendage a lamb's tail |
| #8191, aired 2020-03-30 | GOLF $400: To capture the modern grand slam, a player must win the Masters, the PGA Championship & these 2 opens the U.S. Open & the British Open |
| #8189, aired 2020-03-26 | PARDON THE INTERJECTION $400: This rhyming 2-word way of calling out to attract attention is also a brand of chocolate drink yoo hoo |
| #8189, aired 2020-03-26 | LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME? $1200: Swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 & run 26.2 to finish one of these; hmm...that may be a good time for some more than others an Iron Man triathlon (triathlon) |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $200: If you've got pets, the extra-efficient "Ball Animal 2" one of these from Dyson might be worth it at close to $400 a vacuum |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS $2,000 (Daily Double): Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately Austria & Hungary |
| #8182, aired 2020-03-17 | & THEN WHAT HAPPENED? $1200: In 1876 telegraph co. Western Union said this had too many problems... & then within 2 years was trying to get into the business the telephone |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | THAT'S WHAT I'M WALKING ABOUT $200: "V" is for these 2 British Columbia cities that host annual World Partnership Walks to fight global poverty Vancouver & Victoria |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS $600: Tom Brady holds the record for most Super Bowl wins as a player with this many--he needs 2 hands for his rings Six |
| #8178, aired 2020-03-11 | PUNNY JOB LOSS REASONS $400: My cousin wanted to become a hairstylist, but didn't have the skill; she just couldn't do this 2-word idiom cut it |
| #8178, aired 2020-03-11 | PUNNY JOB LOSS REASONS $800: My granddad quit dentistry because he said going to the office was "like" this excruciating 2-word idiom pulling teeth |
| #8178, aired 2020-03-11 | NAME THAT INSECT $1200: One variety of this insect from Australia can grow up to 2 feet long a stick bug |
| #8175, aired 2020-03-06 | FLAG CREATORS $800: The first of Great Britain's flags began with a 1606 proclamation by this king to merge 2 other flags James I |
| #8175, aired 2020-03-06 | POSTAL ABBREVIATION WORDS $2000: 2 states on the West Coast bookend North Dakota to form this 6-letter word for frankness candor (California, North Dakota & Oregon) |
| #8171, aired 2020-03-02 | THE TOOLSHED $1600: Time to go nuts by removing nuts using one of these 2-word tools, what the Brits call an adjustable spanner a monkey wrench |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | BODY PARTS $800: This, AKA the thighbone, has been shown to resist compression forces of up to 2,500 lbs. but please don't try that at home the femur |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $400: Born in Warsaw, she is still the only woman to win Nobel prizes in 2 different fields Marie Curie |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | I QUIT $1200: Thomas Campbell went from a curator AKA "Tapestry Tom" to head of this 2,500-employee NYC institution but resigned in 2017 the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| #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 | THE DIGITAL AGE $600: The Tinder app has popularized this 2-word term meaning to accept or approve of something swipe right |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | SOUTH AMERICAN PLACES $800: This planned capital city was founded after World War II & today is home to more than 2.5 million Brasilia |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: In 1909 a toy company chose the slogan "Goodbye" to this other 2-word toy, "Hello, Billy Possum" a teddy bear |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | THAT USED TO HAPPEN? $1200: "Duck &" this was actual 2-part advice in case of nuclear attack to 1950s kids from the Federal Civil Defense Administration cover |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | SURVIVOR $1000: (Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor, presents the clue.) The castaways on "Survivor: China" visited the Great Wall & the Shaolin Temple, home of kung fu; for help with strategy the tribes were given this book that Sun Tzu wrote more than 2,500 years ago, though its tactics apply to "Survivor" as if it had been written today The Art of War |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | 3/4 OF AN EGOT $400: This "Divine Miss M" could still really use an "O"--that'd be Oscar--as her 2 nominations did not lead to victory Bette Midler |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | FEBRUARY $600: Baseball spring training begins each February, with players at these 2 positions the first to report pitchers & catchers |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | RELIGIOUS FICTION $800: Orson Scott Card's "Women of Genesis" series of novels includes one about these 2 sisters & wives of Jacob Rachel & Leah |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | TRIAL MIX $1200: On Aug. 2, 1921, 8 members of this team were acquitted of taking money to lose the World Series; on Aug. 3 they were banned from baseball the White Sox |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | REDUNDANT PHRASES THAT ARE ALSO REPETITIVE TOO $400: 2-word term for a present handed out without cost to help get new customers for a business free gift |
| #8157, aired 2020-02-11 | DAY JOB VU $800: In 2019 Rep. AOC went back to tending bar for a day to bring notice to this federal standard for workers getting tips: $2.13 an hour minimum wage |
| #8150, aired 2020-01-31 | "&" $600: Benjamin Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except" these 2 things death & taxes |
| #8150, aired 2020-01-31 | WORLD TRANSPORTATION $1200: This U.S. interstate passes through 8 states on its 2,400+ mile journey from Santa Monica to Jacksonville I-10 |
| #8150, aired 2020-01-31 | REAL-LIFE CELEBRITY SUPERHEROES $2000: Before playing Gibbs on "NCIS", he sledgehammered the window of a burning car & pulled 2 teens to safety Mark Harmon |
| #8149, aired 2020-01-30 | WEBSITES $200: (Sarah of Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.) Federal funding covers only about 2/3 of the Smithsonian's expenses, so to ready Neil Armstrong's space suit for Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, the Air and Space Museum raised more than $500,000 via a "Reboot the Suit" campaign on this community funding website Kickstarter |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | DOCTORIN' $200: Despite the name patients don't need to be on a mattress to benefit from this soothing 2-word doctor demeanor bedside manner |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | MONROE $200: At 16 James Monroe entered this college named for 2 royals but left after 2 years to fight in the revolution William & Mary |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | TRAIN OF THOUGHT $400: 2.8 million cubic yards were excavated to build this New York City train station opened in 1913 Grand Central |
| #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | OFF TO THE LANDMARK $1000: There are over 160 stories in Dubai, & this 2,717' building has every one of 'em! This building ...it'll make you say gee, wiz! the Burj Khalifa |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | WRAP IT UP! $1200: According to Luke 2, Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in" these swaddling clothes |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | ENTERING THE LANGUAGE $800: 1738: this 2-word term for low-powered binoculars you might take to a performance of "Aida" opera glasses |
| #8143, aired 2020-01-22 | EARTH HISTORY $400: Leading to the first animals, this element began to build up in the atmosphere 2 BYA as a product of photosynthesis oxygen |
| #8143, aired 2020-01-22 | WAYS TO SAY GO AWAY! $1600: 2-word phrase also meaning "push the boat out into the water" shove off |
| #8143, aired 2020-01-22 | WAYS TO SAY GO AWAY! $2,500 (Daily Double): In this 2017 horror film, Lakeith Stanfield delivers the 2-word title line Get Out |
| #8137, aired 2020-01-14 | POEMS' SECOND LINES $400: In line 2 of this poem, "The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play" "Casey at the Bat" |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | SURPRISE ME, TREBEK $800: (Conan O'Brien delivers the clue.) 2 of you contestants will love this: the supercomputer Watson come on my show & irritated this sidekick so much, he took Watson to the roof & threw it off Andy Richter |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | MATH TO ROMAN NUMERALS TO INITIALS TO NAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): (1,000 / 2) - 350 to this rock singer who was also a 1997 Golden Globe nominee Courtney Love |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | ALBUMS $400: With its debut album featuring "Who Can It Be Now?", this band went to No. 1 on at least 2 continents Men at Work |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | MODERN FAMILY $800: Among 18- to 34-year-olds, 2/3 of Italians live here, as opposed to 1/3 of Germans & Brits with their parents |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | THE TELEVISION WILL BE REVOLUTIONIZED $800: When CBS got FCC approval to broadcast in this in 1950, only about 2 dozen sets could receive it color |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | I LEARNED IT ON YOUTUBE $1200: How to identify the differences between antique copper & these 2 "B" alloys bronze & brass |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | NUMERICAL CHARACTERS $400: In the "Austin Powers" films, Rob Lowe & Robert Wagner played Number 2, second only to this villain Dr. Evil |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | AN "OK" CATEGORY $400: A 2019 New York Times article says this 2-word phrase "marks the end of friendly generational relations" "OK boomer" |
| #5, aired 2020-01-09 | COMEDIANS $800: Seen here, this Brit played a high school director in "Hamlet 2" & got blown to bits as a director in "Tropic Thunder" Steve Coogan |
| #8133, aired 2020-01-08 | UDDERLY MILK--OR NOT $800: To make oat milk, use steel-cut oats or whole these, 2 letters longer than oats a groat |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | TOY STORY $800: An iconic red frame, a magic screen & 2 white knobs are integral to this classic toy Etch A Sketch |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE OSCARS $600: This half of a sibling duo runs the gamut from "There's Something About Mary" to "Green Book", for which he won 2 Oscars Peter Farrelly |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | SHUT UP $400: Come out of your "shell" & say this 2-word term meaning to suddenly cease speaking clam up |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | CHANGE ONE LETTER $800: Planet No. 2 changes one letter & becomes a place where an event is held Venus to venue |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | PLACES $6,000 (Daily Double): Home to its 2 most sacred cities, the Hejaz is a region in this country Saudi Arabia |
| #8120, aired 2019-12-20 | ALTERNATIVE SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN $1000: Flossie & Glossie were 2 "deer of much intelligence", casually chatting about "sledge" work with Santa in a tale by this "Oz" author Baum |
| #8119, aired 2019-12-19 | CULTURE CLUB $400: 2-word term for the trauma experienced when suddenly moving from one society to another culture shock |
| #8118, aired 2019-12-18 | THE SPORTING LIFE $800: Tiger & Phil went 0-6 as the European team beat the U.S. 17 1/2-10 1/2 to claim this trophy in 2018 the Ryder Cup |
| #8116, aired 2019-12-16 | AN "A" IN MEDICINE $1200: British physician William Withey Gull gave this 2-word name to an eating disorder anorexia nervosa |
| #8115, aired 2019-12-13 | MOVIE EXCHANGES $1000: 2 characters: "You're using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah?"; "I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain" Inigo Montoya & Westley |
| #8115, aired 2019-12-13 | BY POPE-ULAR DEMAND $1600: Pius X's demand for the resignations of 2 bishops led to France's 1905 law mandating the separation of these 2 entities church and state |
| #8115, aired 2019-12-13 | MATTER $2000: A 1964 prediction said this 2-named subatomic particle imparts mass to all known elementary particles the Higgs boson |
| #8114, aired 2019-12-12 | THE PRESIDENT HAD MONEY TROUBLES $200: After Jefferson's death, owing what would be $1-2 million today, his heirs had to sell this beloved estate Monticello |
| #8112, aired 2019-12-10 | BEHIND THE MUSIC $1600: George Gershwin composed this 1924 piece as a 2-piano score, leaving Ferde Grofé to arrange 1 piano part for full band Rhapsody in Blue |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | ELECTED TWICE TO THE ROCK HALL OF FAME $400: This guitarist is quite the 2-timer, with The Yardbirds in 1992 & no surprise, with Led Zeppelin 3 years later Jimmy Page |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | ELECTED TWICE TO THE ROCK HALL OF FAME $2000: He did the 2-fer in one night in 1997: as the middle name in a harmony-singing trio & with Buffalo Springfield Stephen Stills |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK! $400: Time to lock in my rate on this 2-letter savings item with a fixed maturity date such as 12 months a CD |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | TIGER TALK $800: This 2-word term refers to a person or thing that appears threatening but in fact is not a paper tiger |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK! $800: My bank called--someone tried to buy a $2,500 laptop on my credit card but I have protection vs. this crime, a synonym for deceit fraud |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | TIGER TALK $1000: An 1882 short story by Frank Stockton about a choice between these 2 things has come to mean an impossible decision the lady & the tiger |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | BENGAL $2,000 (Daily Double): This capital of the state of West Bengal is spelled with 2 Ks; it used to be spelled using 2 Cs Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS $2000: It's a thick cream soup, or unglazed porcelain popularly used to make dolls in the 19th century a bisque |
| #8107, aired 2019-12-03 | MOTORCYCLE MAKERS $400: Known to make "The Ultimate Driving Machine", this company does 2-wheelers, too, like the K 1600 GTL BMW |
| #8105, aired 2019-11-29 | RANDOM FACTS $400: In 1912 Arthur Eldred made a fire from 2 sticks & a string & became the USA's first Scout to earn this honor an Eagle Scout |
| #8105, aired 2019-11-29 | THE WWE SLAMMY AWARDS $400: Doing the work of 2 1/2 men, this actor beat Tyson, Schwarzenegger & the Muppets to be Top Social Media Ambassador in 2012 Charlie Sheen |
| #8103, aired 2019-11-27 | BACK TO BLACK $800: Germans enjoy a sandwich of this black bread, slathered with lard, between 2 slices of rye pumpernickel |
| #8102, aired 2019-11-26 | "TRON" LEGACY $2000: Graphite marks from No. 2 pencils were perfect to fill in the multiple choice bubbles on forms from this 8-letter co. Scantron |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | SHOW ME THE MONEY! $200: In 2019, the 2,000 note in this currency converted to about $30 a rupee |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | 7-LETTER WORDS $800: 2 basic types of college courses are the seminar & this, basically the professor speaking to a large group lecture |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | 7-LETTER WORDS $1600: A type of poker game where A-2-3-4-6 is a winning hand, or to underestimate on purpose lowball |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | NEW TO THE OED $1600: This 2-word term for the spot from which conspiracy theorists think an unknown second gunman fired on JFK the grassy knoll |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | THE BOOK OF LAKE (& POND & RIVER) $2000: "I've never been in a boat before", says Mole to the Rat as the 2 head down a river in this Kenneth Grahame novel The Wind in the Willows |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | FANTASY FOOTBALL $200: Imagine if this team had taken Barry Sanders, not Tony Mandarich, with the No. 2 pick in 1989 & had him to pair with Favre... the Green Bay Packers |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | MAMMALS $800: At 6 feet tall & weighing up to 2,000 pounds, the eland of Africa is the largest of these graceful mammals an antelope |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | EXPRESSIONS & IDIOMS $2000: This 2-word cooler-sounding way to say "second job" is the title of a book subtitled "From Idea to Income in 27 Days" Side Hustle |
| #8089, aired 2019-11-07 | THE HUMAN BODY $1200: Of the 2 types of glands in the skin, most of these are connected to hair follicles & secrete an oily substance sebaceous glands |
| #8087, aired 2019-11-05 | POP CULTURE $2000: In 1987, 2 decades after the original films, she & Frankie Avalon went "Back to the Beach" Annette Funicello |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | COASTLINES $600: This nation's 2,100-mile coastline extends from the Gulf of Thailand to the Gulf of Tonkin Vietnam |
| #8081, aired 2019-10-28 | HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS $400: It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest orange & black |
| #8077, aired 2019-10-22 | MOVING THE SAINTS $1200: In 2004 bones of 2 saints taken from Constantinople to Rome were returned by the pope to this church's patriarch Eastern Orthodox |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $5,000 (Daily Double): Woeful economic conditions helped reduce immigration from 4.2 million the decade before to less than 700,000 in this decade the 1930s |
| #8075, aired 2019-10-18 | WEIRD SPORTS STUFF $400: 2 ketchup bottles top the scoreboard of "The Big Ketchup Bottle", this home to the Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: Given to 2 continents, the name of this explorer previously belonged to his grandfather Amerigo Vespucci |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | MAGIC & ILLUSION $2000: He said throwing 2 cards so they stick in the same spot in a watermelon was a "feat so impressive, I am forced to mention it myself" (Ricky) Jay |
| #8072, aired 2019-10-15 | I'VE GOT 2 WORDS FOR YOU $200: Tarana Burke actually coined this phrase more than a decade ago as a way to help survivors of sexual abuse me too |
| #8072, aired 2019-10-15 | LONDON'S BLUE PLAQUES $5,000 (Daily Double): He could have said, "I need the 2-wheeled carriage or 'cab' named for me to take me home to 27 Sumner Place" (Joseph) Hansom |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | LET'S LIVE ABROAD $600: We'll add ourselves to the 2.6 million in this most populous city in Canada; West Queen West is a happening area Toronto |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE MANY BUILDINGS OF I.M. PEI $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of I.M. Pei's early designs to be built were at an airport & a presidential library both honoring this man (John F.) Kennedy |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE $1000: Spider monkeys lack the grasping adaptation known by this 2-word term; it would get in the way as they hook fingers over branches an opposable thumb (a prehensile thumb) |
| #8068, aired 2019-10-09 | A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 100 $400: In tennis if you have 2 points, this is your score 30 |
| #8065, aired 2019-10-04 | BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS $600: In Kipling's "The Jungle Book", this mongoose faces off against 2 cobras to protect his human family Rikki-Tikki-Tavi |
| #8064, aired 2019-10-03 | 2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K $800: This all-American form of approval dates back to around 1840 OK |
| #8064, aired 2019-10-03 | 2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K $1200: "Today I didn't even have to use my" this, so "it was a good day" for Ice Cube my AK |
| #8064, aired 2019-10-03 | 2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K $2000: Canada Post says to put this provincial abbreviation on your postcard to your friend in Regina SK |
| #8063, aired 2019-10-02 | TV OR NOT TV $200: Steve Carell began hanging around this TV title place in 2005, then transferred to "Anchorman 2" The Office |
| #8063, aired 2019-10-02 | THE 17th CENTURY $1600: Add 3 letters to the title held by Tokugawa Ieyasu to get this type of regime he began in 1603 that would last for over 2 centuries a shogunate |
| #8062, aired 2019-10-01 | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $400: (Hi, I'm Lisa Hughes from WBZ. In 1856 the chef at the Parker House was said to have invented this 3-word dessert; despite the name, it's actually a 2-layer sponge cake Boston cream pie |
| #8061, aired 2019-09-30 | TRAIL MIX $400: You can still see wheel ruts along this 2,000-mile-long route used by pioneers heading west to the Willamette Valley the Oregon Trail |
| #8060, aired 2019-09-27 | AN IMP OF A RHYME $1000: To connect 2 wires by squeezing the ends together crimp |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | BACHELOR OF ARTS $800: Rudolph Valentino, who was married to 2 women at once, was played on film by this Rudolf of the ballet who never wed Nureyev |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | PENCILS $1200: As the numbers on pencils rise, say from No. 2 to No. 7, the marks they leave become this lighter |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | FINNISH LINES $4,000 (Daily Double): Named for 2 1950s presidents, the Paasikivi-Kekkonen Line meant not doing anything to annoy this country Soviet Union |
| #8055, aired 2019-09-20 | 2-WORD ALLITERATION $200: To have this guffaw is to gain satisfaction & final vindication last laugh |
| #8055, aired 2019-09-20 | 2-WORD ALLITERATION $400: This fish can pack quite a punch, stunning its prey with up to 600 volts electric eel |
| #8055, aired 2019-09-20 | 2-WORD ALLITERATION $800: Powerful influence from your equals to act in a way acceptable to them peer pressure |
| #8055, aired 2019-09-20 | 2-WORD ALLITERATION $1000: Alliterative phrase for a situation that seems okay but is "inclined" to gradually lead to a bad outcome slippery slope |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $1200: Tom Stoppard first came to Broadway with this play featuring 2 minor characters from "Hamlet" Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | COMEDY: YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THERE $800: You didn't have to catch Rodney Dangerfield live--he was recorded in 1980 for an album with, of course, this 2-word title No Respect |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | ART & ARTISTS $1000: Here's "Symphony in White, No. 2" by this American who often gave musical titles to his paintings (James Abbott McNeill) Whistler |
| #8050, aired 2019-09-13 | ANTONYMS $400: PC Magazine's online encyclopedia uses these 2 antonyms for hard-to-figure-out & easy-to-figure-out passwords strong & weak |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | 2 VERBS IN ONE $200: To travel by taking rides from passing cars hitchhike |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | SHARK WEEK $400: It was a bad day to be a robot sub as the one here felt the 2-ton bite of one of these apex predators, also known as the maneater a great white shark |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | 2 VERBS IN ONE $400: Akin to saute, you do this to veggies in a wok stir-fry |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | TURNING TO SPORTS $600: Spin in an 8-foot, 2-inch throwing circle to throw a 4.4-pound circle in this sport discus |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | 2 VERBS IN ONE $600: To get behind the wheel of a Chrysler you're thinking of buying & take it for a spin test-drive |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | 2 VERBS IN ONE $800: To use a foot & a pedal to get a motorcycle going kick-start |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | 2 VERBS IN ONE $1000: To windmill, headspin or elbow hop like a b-boy breakdance |
| #8044, aired 2019-07-25 | FOR ALL IT'S WORTH $1000: This venerable London gallery lost 2 Turners to theft, collected $38 million in insurance, then got the paintings back the Tate |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | FOR WEDDINGS $200: In civil ceremonies, the best man & maid of honor may be replaced by 2 of these, required by law to sign the marriage license witnesses |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | HISTORIC TRANSPORTS $1600: 2-word name of the German airship that was the first one to engage in a transatlantic flight the Graf Zeppelin |
| #8040, aired 2019-07-19 | COMPUTER "D"s $1200: This mouse move to open a program may be tricky for elderly computer users; you can adjust the speed of the 2 actions double-click |
| #8035, aired 2019-07-12 | WHAT'S THAT IN YOUR EAR? $600: The binaural type of this used by doctors to listen to your innards has 2 earpieces a stethoscope |
| #8035, aired 2019-07-12 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $1200: The 1924 Olympics played backdrop to this film about 2 British runners Chariots of Fire |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO $800: In 1989 these 2 actors decided to rekindle their relationship; actress Dakota Johnson resulted Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | ON SECOND THOUGHT $1000: These 2 similar words have similar meanings; the one starting "A" can mean to make any change; the "E" is to change the text amend and emend |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO $1200: In 2000 this company was ordered to split Windows & Internet Explorer into 2 companies but appealed successfully Microsoft |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | MNEMONICS $400: To distinguish these 2 cave formations:
the one containing a "C" hangs from the ceiling, the one with a "G" rises from the ground stalactites and stalagmites |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | MNEMONICS $800: It has atomic number 19, it's essential to life, but how to spell it? Oh yeah, "one tea, 2 sugars" potassium |
| #8032, aired 2019-07-09 | "H.D." $2000: 2-word term meaning to take shelter in a defensive position, perhaps from a storm hunker down |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | ON WEEKENDS $200: On Saturdays, you have 2 opportunities to catch this show on Broadway & hear songs like "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" Frozen |
| #8025, aired 2019-06-28 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $200: 2-word term meaning to make an unresponsive program set you free; on a Mac it's command-option-escape force quit |
| #8022, aired 2019-06-25 | YOU GOT 2 As & 2 Ds $1000: You don't want to get kicked out of the army this alliterative way by dishonorable discharge |
| #8021, aired 2019-06-24 | STUFF ABOUT CELEBRITIES $2000: She played characters named Sophie in "Letters to Juliet" & the 2 "Mamma Mia!" movies Amanda Seyfried |
| #8020, aired 2019-06-21 | BACKPACKING $800: Be sure to have a waterproof container for your bedroll, AKA this 2-word portable bed a sleeping bag |
| #8019, aired 2019-06-20 | BOOKS OF MYSTERY $800: In 2011 Ransom Riggs led us to an island with a mysterious history in "Miss Peregrine's Home for" these 2-word title folks peculiar children |
| #8019, aired 2019-06-20 | BOOKS OF MYSTERY $2000: One of the first detective stories was "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by this man, also known to rhyme a phrase or 2 Edgar Allan Poe |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | ANIMALS $400: The giant species of this South American insectivore has no teeth & an up to 2-foot-long tongue an anteater |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | HODGEPODGE $800: Trending with about 2,000 across the U.S., it's a venue in which you must solve puzzles to get out of a locked space escape rooms |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | BIG RIVERS $2,500 (Daily Double): Giving its name to a different country, this ancient river flows 2,000 miles mostly through Pakistan the Indus |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | BIG TOP JOBS $800: Desultor is an old term for someone who does this while 2 horses are running jump from one horse to the other |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | RESTAURANT CHAINS $400: In 2017 it offered special $200 trips for 2 to Italy along with 8 weeks of unlimited access to its never ending pasta bowl Olive Garden |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | A LIL RAP CATEGORY $600: In 2016 Lil Uzi Vert was off to see this "Wiz" since the 2 teamed on "Pull Up" Wiz Khalifa |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | ELEMENT NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): This alternate name for Tungsten is made up of 2 animals, one known to prey on the other wolfram |
| #8013, aired 2019-06-12 | COLLEGE TOWNS $800: Let's raise a glass of bubbly to these 2 adjoining cities, home to the University of Illinois Champaign and Urbana |
| #8012, aired 2019-06-11 | LITERARY GREEN THUMB $1600: In a 1961 classic, 2 dogs--Old Dan & Little Ann--are buried next to "Where" this "Grows" the red fern |
| #8012, aired 2019-06-11 | WHAT HAPPENED? $2000: In 1673 these 2 French explorers were disappointed to find that the Mississippi River doesn't flow to the Pacific Marquette and Joliet |
| #8010, aired 2019-06-07 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $200: In the epilogue to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", she's married to Ron & they have 2 kids, Rose & Hugo Hermione |
| #8006, aired 2019-06-03 | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY $800: Remove 2 letters from "equality" to get this, the idea of giving remedies to the less fortunate to ensure equality equity |
| #8005, aired 2019-05-31 | THE COMICS $1000: Berkeley Breathed was inspired to bring this penguin back to 2-D life by a fan letter from Harper Lee, a childhood hero Opus |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? $400: Developed by 2 17th century thinkers & rivals, it's used to calculate rates of change & to torment high school students calculus |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | LET'S GO TO THE OPERA $2,000 (Daily Double): The waiting list for the annual Wagner Festival in this Bavarian city can be 10 years long Bayreuth |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | THE BIG UNIT OF MEASURE $11,600 (Daily Double): This unit of explosive power is equivalent to detonating 2 billion pounds of TNT a megaton |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS, ENDS WITH ONE $800: Archimedes' exclamation after figuring out how to determine gold content in an alloy "Eureka!" |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS, ENDS WITH ONE $1000: To treat a liquid with a gas aerate |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY $2,000 (Daily Double): This term for a cure-all bears the name of a daughter of Asclepius panacea |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | NEW TO THE SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY $800: Long awaited by players, this very common 2-letter word of approval ok |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | LET'S GO TO THAT SPORTS THING $1000: A bonspiel is a meet where teams from various clubs compete in this Olympic sport; a molson or 2 may get consumed curling |
| #7995, aired 2019-05-17 | AND A BOOK $800: Dale Carnegie's 1936 self-help book teaches you "How to" do these 2 title things win friends and influence people |
| #7993, aired 2019-05-15 | MORE THAN 1 MEANING $1000: It's the answer to a problem, or a homogenous liquid that's a mixture of 2 or more substances a solution |
| #7989, aired 2019-05-09 | FROM AN "A" TO AN "F" $600: Today chiefly used in viola music, it's the music score symbol with a 2-word name seen here an alto clef |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD $800: Every 30 seconds 2 guys laid down a 500- to 700-lb. rail; then came men with sledgehammers driving these, 10 to each rail a spike |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | OCCUPATIONS $600: These 2 words come before "cook" to describe one in a diner making simple, quick meals short order |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | I COULD LIVE IN THAT FOOD $1000: Reverse 2 letters in what a soldier's family is supposed to keep burning & you get these taters (don't keep them burning) home fries |
| #7981, aired 2019-04-29 | ALLITERATIVE PHRASES $1200: This phrase can refer to whatever means necessary, or the 2 possibilities for a ball hit down the line in baseball fair or foul |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | SPACE SHUTTLES: 2 space shuttles were named for craft commanded by this man who died far from home in 1779 (Captain) Cook |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | BODIES OF WATER: The smallest inland sea in the world, it's completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas the Sea of Marmara |
| #9047, aired 2024-02-27 | MILITARY HISTORY: A prototype of this craft was deployed in August 1955; it made headlines in May 1960 the U-2 |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | LANDMARKS: The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall the Gateway Arch |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | STATE CAPITALS: The 2 closest state capitals, at about 40 miles apart, one was founded by someone no longer allowed in the other Providence & Boston |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | THE WILD WEST: In 1888's "Ranch Life & the Hunting-Trail" Teddy Roosevelt wrote his 2 ranch hands were "able to travel" like this animal a bull moose |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | MOVIE MUSICALS: Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters (1 of) Gigi or Oliver! |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | EXPLORERS: Perhaps inspiring a line 2 centuries later, in 1774 he wrote that he was headed "farther than any other man has been before me" Captain James Cook |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | AWARDS & HONORS: As of 2023 the only 2 to win a Nobel Prize in Literature & an Academy Award were George Bernard Shaw & this singer-songwriter Bob Dylan |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | WOMEN AUTHORS: In "A Room of One’s Own", the "four famous names" are Austen, 2 Brontës & this author who died closest to Virginia Woolf’s own time George Eliot |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS: Both issued in April, 80 years apart, the first proclamations by these 2 presidents each declared national days of mourning Andrew Johnson & Harry Truman |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | WORLD CAPITALS: In English, name of 1 of the 2 4-letter capitals with the same first & last letter, one in the N. & one in the S. Hemisphere Apia or Oslo |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | ARTISTS: On October 26, 1886 he said, "The dream of my life is accomplished... I see the symbol of unity & friendship between 2 nations" Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY: The only country in Africa with Spanish as an official language, it lies mostly between 1 & 2 degrees north latitude Equatorial Guinea |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | OLYMPIC TEAMS: A city of about 2.5 million people, since 1984 for political reasons it has been in the name of an Olympic team Taipei |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | ART HISTORY: At the 1865 Paris Art Salon, the elder of these 2 men said if the younger were successful, it would be "because his name sounds like mine" Manet & Monet |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE: In 1896 new spider species were named for a wolf, a panther & a snake from a work published 2 years earlier by this man (Rudyard) Kipling |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | TV & FILM CHARACTERS: He debuted on TV in 1967; the show's creator wanted someone from behind the Iron Curtain to be on "our side" Chekov |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | ACTORS: He starred in the 2 films whose soundtracks were the top 2 bestselling albums of 1978 John Travolta |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA: In bold letters, it was the 2-word historic N.Y. Times headline for August 9, 1974, followed by "He urges a time of 'healing"' "Nixon Resigns" |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS: Both of the names of these 2 lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for "blessed" Beatrice & Benedick |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | U.S. NATIONAL MEMORIALS: Efforts recently began to reintroduce 2 species of oyster to help restore the contaminated waters of this, a national memorial Pearl Harbor |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Interstate 25 connects these 2 state capitals, 1st & 2nd in elevation, & in between runs through No. 3, Denver Cheyenne & Santa Fe |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS: England's "Bloody Assizes" & a 1685 life sentence for perjury were 2 main origins of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution the 8th Amendment |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS: At times they each lived on Vilakazi St. in Soweto, so it claims to be the world's only street home to 2 Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela & Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | FAMOUS NAMES: For a special 1970s cookbook, he provided one simple recipe--a can of Campbell's tomato soup & 2 cans of milk Andy Warhol |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | WORLD WAR II: Mimi Reinhard, who never learned to type using more than 2 fingers, produced this with 1,100 names, including hers Schindler's List |
| #8793, aired 2023-01-25 | LANDMARKS: Pskov & Nizhny Novgorod are 2 of the cities that have a fortress called this the Kremlin |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | BRITISH LANDMARKS: Like Sir Thomas More, 3 16th century English queens are buried at this location the Tower of London |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | GEOGRAPHY MNEMONICS: MIMAL, sometimes said to be the silhouette of a chef or elf, stands for Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, these 2 states Arkansas & Louisiana |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | POP STARS: In 2022 she became the first woman to have a Billboard Top 10 album in 5 decades starting with the 1980s Madonna |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | CONTINENTAL GEOGRAPHY: Until a 1903 secession, this country's contiguous territory spanned 2 continents Colombia |
| #8771, aired 2022-12-26 | TV FINALES: In a reunion over 40 years in the making, Dolly Parton appeared as an angel named Agnes in the final episode of this comedy in 2022 Grace and Frankie |
| #8758, aired 2022-12-07 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: He was sworn in twice as president within 2 years, first by his father & then later by a former U.S. President (Calvin) Coolidge |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | GEOGRAPHIC PAIRS: By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella Mallorca (Majorca) & Menorca (Minorca) |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | CHEMICAL ELEMENT NAMES: The 3 elements whose names begin with 2 vowels are iodine & these 2, one synthetic & one natural einsteinium & europium |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | BODIES OF WATER: The Kattegat & Skagerrak Straits separate these 2 seas the Baltic & North Seas |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | WORLD LANDMARKS: Built of more than 18,000 metal parts & 2.5 million rivets, it was the world's tallest manmade structure from 1889 to 1930 the Eiffel Tower |
| #8724, aired 2022-10-20 | INTERNATIONAL BORDERS: 2 of the 3 countries that share land borders with Russia & China (2 of) Kazakhstan, Mongolia, or North Korea |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY: Ben Franklin, John Adams & John Jay succeeded as a trio in this city, though Adams wrote of fearing the other 2 would gang up on him Paris |
| #8707, aired 2022-09-27 | WORLD AIRPORTS: Africa's 2 busiest passenger airports are in these 2 countries; it's an 8-hour flight between them Egypt & South Africa |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS: "This bell was named Marie... alone in the southern tower, with her sister Jacqueline, a bell of lesser size", says this novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| #8660, aired 2022-06-10 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: Brazil stretches 2,700 miles from the Atlantic in the east to Serra do Divisor National Park on the border with this country in the west Peru |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Of the Argonauts seeking the Golden Fleece, these 2 from the same family were from Sparta according to Homer Castor & Pollux |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: A 1946 speech declared the terminuses of the Iron Curtain to be port cities serving these 2 seas the Baltic & Adriatic Seas |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | THE MIDDLE AGES: It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens Bruce |
| #8635, aired 2022-05-06 | USA: These 2 mayors gave their names to a facility built on the site of an old racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS: "Tuileries" & "The Great Gate of Kiev" were 2 of the artworks that inspired this classical work completed in 1874 Pictures at an Exhibition |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | HISTORIC NAMES: DNA from 2 living descendants of Anne of York was used to identify the remains of this man Richard III |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | WOMEN IN BRITISH HISTORY: The orphaned future Queen Elizabeth I was devoted to this stepmother who died 2 days before Elizabeth's 15th birthday Catherine Parr |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | FAMOUS TRIALS: On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over Lizzie Borden |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | CENTRAL AMERICA: A small river connects these 2 lakes that combined form close to 10% of their country's area Lake Nicaragua & Lake Managua |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES: In 1882, when these 2 countries' border was settled, a minister in the southern one quit in protest out of loyalty to Central America Mexico & Guatemala |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | LONG-RUNNING TV SHOW CHARACTERS: This character who has been on the air for more than 50 years is only 6 1/2 years old Big Bird |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | USA: In 2012 these 2 neighboring states celebrated the centennial of their admission to the Union Arizona & New Mexico |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | FILMS OF THE 2000s: One of the screenwriters of this 2001 film described it as "'Clueless' meets 'The Paper Chase"' Legally Blonde |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | BROADWAY MUSICALS: Each in a show that ran more than 2 years, Ethel Merman & Sarah Jessica Parker played 2 different characters with this first name Annie |
| #8515, aired 2021-11-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHORS: The Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville, Alabama has exhibits devoted to these 2 authors & childhood friends (Harper) Lee & (Truman) Capote |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | HISTORY: In 1985 the mayor of Rome went to a suburb of Tunis to sign a treaty ending this after more than 2,100 years the (Third) Punic War(s) (Carthaginian Wars) |
| #8513, aired 2021-11-17 | FINAL RESTING PLACES: A cemetery on this island has the graves of Robert Fulton & 2 of the first 4 Treasury Secretaries Manhattan |
| #8499, aired 2021-10-28 | WORLD CITIES: From Sydney, Australia go 7,000 miles east & less than 1/2 degree of latitude north to this capital also near the Pacific Santiago, Chile |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | AUTHORS: These 2 men who both died in Boston in the mid-20th century each won 4 Pulitzers, one man for Poetry & the other for Drama (Robert) Frost & (Eugene) O'Neill |
| #8489, aired 2021-10-14 | U.S. HISTORY: On Sept. 30, 1788 William Maclay & Robert Morris, both of Pennsylvania, were chosen as the first 2 these (U.S.) senators |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | SCIENTIFIC ETYMOLOGY: 2 of the 3 men for whom armalcolite, a dark gray mineral discovered in 1969, is named (2 of) (Neil) Armstrong, (Buzz) Aldrin or (Michael) Collins |
| #8465, aired 2021-08-13 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN WOMEN: 2 of the 3 women depicted on the first statue of real women in Central Park, unveiled in August 2020 (2 of) (Sojourner) Truth, (Susan B.) Anthony, or (Elizabeth Cady) Stanton |
| #8446, aired 2021-07-19 | THE 50 STATES: Both in the Pacific, they are the 50 states' 2 biggest islands in area; one is about 40 degrees colder in winter than the other Hawaii & Kodiak |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: On either side of Indochina are these 2 gulfs that start with the same letter the Gulf of Tonkin & the Gulf of Thailand |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | COLORS & HISTORY: A blue pigment & a shade of blue popular in shirts are named for these, the 2 opposing nations in an 1870-71 war France & Prussia |
| #8421, aired 2021-06-14 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA: 2-word term for the statement saying U.S. policy is "to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope... other powers will (do) the same" the Monroe Doctrine |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | COLONIAL AMERICA: Milestones along the eastern end of the Mason-Dixon line were marked on either side with the crests of these 2 men Lord Baltimore & William Penn |
| #8396, aired 2021-05-10 | U.S. HISTORY: On April 7, 1789 Charles Thomson & Sylvanus Bourne left New York City to tell these 2 men the results of a vote taken the day before George Washington & John Adams |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | PHYSICS: Modern formulations of Newton's 2 most famous equations both begin with this quantity that's measured in newtons force |
| #8376, aired 2021-04-12 | OLYMPIC HOSTS: Aside from the United States, one of the 2 countries with 2 different cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics (1 of) Australia or Germany |
| #8371, aired 2021-04-05 | DAYTIME TV PERSONALITIES: Accepting a Lifetime Achievement Emmy, he said, "Just take... 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are" Mr. (Fred) Rogers |
| #8359, aired 2021-03-18 | BROADWAY ROLES: Of the more than 15 actors to play the lead in this musical, Howard McGillin holds the record with over 2,500 performances The Phantom of the Opera |
| #8347, aired 2021-03-02 | WORLD LEADERS ADDRESS CONGRESS: The 2 to address 3 joint sessions are Churchill & this leader, his non-European country's longest-serving PM, in 1996, 2011 & 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, these 2 on opposite sides of it are the smallest & largest in area Algeria & Monaco |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | AFRICA: After the removal of the dictator, in 2011 3 broad colored stripes & 2 white symbols were restored to this country's flag Libya |
| #8270, aired 2020-10-30 | PHRASES OF THE 1950s: A 1954 book review said of this colorful 2-word term, also applied to the post-WWI era, "the underlying hysteria lives on" Red Scare |
| #8246, aired 2020-09-28 | ON THE OLD MAP: On the U.N. website's map of the world in 1945, these 2 initials of a member state appear 13 times on continental Africa U.K. |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | AMERICAN FIRSTS: John Ledyard, sailing on Captain Cook's last voyage in search of the NW Passage, was the 1st American to land at what are now these 2 states Hawaii & Alaska |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS: Of the 15 U.S. presidential libraries or museums, 3 are in this state, more than any other Texas |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | HISTORIC FIGURES: In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland Charlemagne |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: This 150- by 2.5-mile area created in 1953 is now home to more than 100 endangered & protected species DMZ (the demilitarized zone between North & South Korea) |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | 21st CENTURY OSCAR WINNERS: These 2 foreign-born directors have each won 2 Best Director Oscars, but none of their films has won Best Picture Ang Lee & Alfonso Cuarón |
| #8095, aired 2019-11-15 | INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES: A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty Japan & Russia |
| #8088, aired 2019-11-06 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA: In 1939, turned down by 2 local theaters, Howard University was able to get an outdoor venue for this singer's yearly concert Marian Anderson |
| #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | AMERICAN MUSEUMS: President Johnson signed a law that added 2 words to the name of this museum established in 1946, D.C.'s most popular the Air & Space Museum |
| #8005, aired 2019-05-31 | OSCAR-NOMINATED FAMILIES: It's the last name of Alfred, Lionel, David, Emil, Thomas & Randy, who with 90 nominations, are the most Oscar-nominated family Newman |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | GAMES: When this game was introduced in 1860, it had squares like Intemperance & Poverty & if you hit the Suicide square your game was over The Game of Life |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1832, by a narrow margin, this state's legislature rejected considering abolition; a split was completed in 1863 Virginia |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | NAME THE FRENCH AUTHOR: "I am making myself liable to Articles 30 & 31 of the law of 29 July 1881 regarding the press, which make libel a punishable offense" Émile Zola |
| #7988, aired 2019-05-08 | WORDS FROM THE COMICS: Used to describe secrecy during WWII, this 2-word term had its psychological meaning popularized by Charles Schulz security blanket |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | TEACHERS: As a teenager this woman regained her sight thanks to 2 surgeries in 1881 & 1882 Annie Sullivan |
| #7977, aired 2019-04-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY: On May 1, 1869 these 2 men met at the White House, 4 years & 3 weeks after a more historic meeting between them Ulysses S. Grant & Robert E. Lee |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL NEWS: In 2014 this 10,000-square-mile region moved its clocks forward 2 hours to Moscow Standard Time Crimea |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | PHYSICS TERMS: Ironically, it's a metaphor meaning a huge step forward, but this 2-word process only occurs on a subatomic scale a quantum leap |
| #7965, aired 2019-04-05 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS: Remove 2 letters from within the 6-letter name of this capital & you get the name of a capital from a neighboring country Berlin |
| #7962, aired 2019-04-02 | MUSIC LEGENDS: These 2 “monarchs” of popular culture both passed away on August 16, one in 2018, the other 41 years earlier Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin |
| #7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS: These 2 films, recent back-to-back winners, both have 9 letter titles that end with the same 5 letters Moonlight & Spotlight |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | PRESIDENTS & THE MOVIES: 3 presidential films, all directed by Oliver Stone, have a total of only 9 letters in their titles--"Nixon" & these 2 W and JFK |
| #7923, aired 2019-02-06 | INTERNATIONAL BORDERS: Germany has land borders with 9 countries & only maritime boundaries with 2 countries, the U.K. & this one across the Baltic Sweden |
| #7910, aired 2019-01-18 | TV PERSONALITIES: In 2000 this man was the host of a No. 1 rated network show & a No. 2 rated syndicated talk show Regis Philbin |
| #7902, aired 2019-01-08 | 1950s TRAVEL: In March 1958 Hilton opened a hotel in this Western Hemisphere capital but 2 1/2 years later was out of business there Havana |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | COASTLINES: At 3,700 miles, the longest ocean trench is named for these 2 nations that share most of South America's Pacific coast Chile and Peru |
| #7881, aired 2018-12-10 | 2-WORD WORLD CAPITALS: From 1936 to 1941 this city was the capital of Italian East Africa Addis Ababa |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | OLYMPIC CITIES: Of the 4 "M" cities that consecutively hosted Summer Olympics in the 20th century, these 2 aren't national capitals Munich and Montreal |
| #7849, aired 2018-10-25 | STATE BIRDS: The 2-word name of this black & orange or black & golden state bird derives in part from the Latin for "golden" Baltimore oriole |
| #7816, aired 2018-09-10 | THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE: To set a record for longest solo journey by kayak, 2,010 miles, Helen Skelton traveled through this nation for a month Brazil |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | PRESIDENTS: Of the presidents who served more than 4 years, but less than 2 full terms, he served the longest:
7 years, 9 months, 8 days Harry Truman |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | THE EUROPEAN UNION: Like UNESCO, the EU has heritage sites; 2 of the first 4, a WWII internment camp & a Peace Palace, were in this occupied country the Netherlands |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | CONSTELLATIONS: This Zodiac constellation includes 2 lines (or strings) that terminate in a star called Alrescha, the knot Pisces |
| #7776, aired 2018-06-04 | AMERICAN QUOTES: In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin relates the durability of the new Constitution to these 2 things death & taxes |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: For a link between oceans, the U.S. signed an 1859 treaty with Mexico giving us rights to this 2-syllable strip of land "of Tehuantepec" isthmus |
| #7756, aired 2018-05-07 | U.S. CITIES: This city, also the title of a film that won 2 Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th c. transportation Fargo |
| #7727, aired 2018-03-27 | 1960s NO. 1 SONGS: Complaints about heavy workloads inspired the titles of 2 songs by this group, No. 1 hits 7 months apart The Beatles |
| #7715, aired 2018-03-09 | BIG BUSINESS: Bill Fernandez, who in 1971 introduced to each other the 2 founders of this California company, became its first full-time employee in 1977 Apple |
| #7693, aired 2018-02-07 | FLAG COLORS: They're the 3 colors of New York City's flag & of the Knicks & Mets teams; 2 are on the Dutch flag & 1 used to be blue, white & orange |
| #7641, aired 2017-11-27 | GERMAN GEOGRAPHY: Of Germany's 16 states, these 2 at opposite ends of the country begin with the same letter & are the largest & smallest Bavaria & Bremen |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | U.S. HISTORY: Only 4 men have been both VP & president & served in both houses of Congress; 2 of them shared this last name Johnson |
| #7623, aired 2017-11-01 | THE OSCARS: For 1992, this New Yorker was the first man with 2 acting Oscar nominations in the same year for different films Al Pacino |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | POTENT & NONPOTENT POTABLES: Reverse the 2 words in the name of this Canadian whisky brand & you get the name of a cola Crown Royal or Royal Crown |
| #7584, aired 2017-07-27 | THE OSCARS: This Brit is the only actor to get Oscar nominations for playing 2 real-life U.S. presidents, both for 1990s films Anthony Hopkins |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | GEOGRAPHY: Cross the Strait of Bonifacio & you go between the 2nd- & 4th-largest Mediterranean islands & between these 2 countries Italy & France |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | THE OSCARS: This man received 2 honorary Oscars in his career, & the actor who played him on film received a 1992 nomination for the role Charlie Chaplin |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | WORLD TRANSPORTATION: It traverses hundreds of bridges, the longest stretching 2 miles across the Amur River the Trans-Siberian Railroad |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | FAMOUS BRITISH NAMES: He used the coat of arms granted to his father in 1596; it depicts a long-shafted weapon, a visual pun on the family name William Shakespeare |
| #7490, aired 2017-03-17 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS: William Goldman asked his daughters what he should write about; they said these 2 things, which he combined The Princess Bride |
| #7459, aired 2017-02-02 | THE U.S.A.: The Empire State Building says that on a clear day you can see 5 states from the top: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut & these 2 Pennsylvania & Massachusetts |
| #7424, aired 2016-12-15 | NYC TV: In 2010, in its fourth season, this TV show shifted its primary setting to 6th Avenue, 2 blocks west Mad Men |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | SCIENCE & MATH VOCABULARY: These 2 words are just 1 letter different; one is a whirlpool & the other a geometry term for a meeting point vertex & vortex |
| #7390, aired 2016-10-28 | SHAKESPEARE: These 2 title characters who have the same pair of initials both die by stabbing Juliet Capulet & Julius Caesar |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | AUTHORS: In 1948 he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to California "in search of something they don't really find" Jack Kerouac |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: This 52-year-old went through a temporary growth spurt, growing 2 inches in less than a year, as revealed by a 2016 physical Scott Kelly |
| #7344, aired 2016-07-14 | CIVIL WAR HISTORY: Of the 4 prewar states that permitted slavery but did not secede, it was the largest in area & latest to join the Union Missouri |
| #7333, aired 2016-06-29 | U.S. STATE GEOGRAPHY: Of the contiguous states, these 2 coastal states have elevation changes within them of more than 14,000 feet California & Washington |
| #7318, aired 2016-06-08 | STATE CAPITALS: This Midwestern capital was named for a man who was born in what is now Turkey over 2,000 years ago St. Paul |
| #7304, aired 2016-05-19 | THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE: In 2013 President Obama was sworn in on 2 Bibles--one was Lincoln’s & one belonged to this man who died 103 years after Lincoln Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | SHAKESPEARE: After a royal passing in January 1820, this tragedy that had been little performed got 2 new London productions in April King Lear |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | FAMOUS PHRASES: In one version of a 19th century quote, "There is room and health... away from the crowds" so you're urged to do these 2 words Go West |
| #7217, aired 2016-01-19 | U.S. STATES: In 1721 explorer Charlevoix called a point at the border of these 2 states "the finest confluence in the world" Missouri & Illinois |
| #7210, aired 2016-01-08 | SOCIOLOGY: Often applied to athletes, this 2-word term popularized by Robert K. Merton refers to an example we aspire to a role model |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | AFRICAN COUNTRIES: These 2 6-letter rhyming countries both derive their names from rivers & were both once controlled by Great Britain Zambia & Gambia |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | ABBREVIATIONS: Its meaning as an individual product dates to 1977; its meaning as conforming to orthodox opinion dates to 1986 PC |
| #7151, aired 2015-10-19 | TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL FILM STARS: The first 2 Spanish actors to win acting Academy Awards, they got married soon after they both had won Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem |
| #7098, aired 2015-06-24 | WORLD LEADERS IN THE NEWS: In 2014 CNN declared Zambia's Guy Scott the first white president in Sub-Saharan Africa since this man in 1994 F.W. de Klerk |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | MOTTOES: Though the 2 men were very different, this 4-word motto came to represent both Oscar Wilde & Louis B. Mayer "Art for art's sake" |
| #7067, aired 2015-05-12 | BUSINESS: These 2 American businessmen are seen here in early 20th century photos Harley & Davidson |
| #7059, aired 2015-04-30 | WORLD CITIES: According to U.N. statistics, it's the most populous city in the Americas not attached to the mainland Havana, Cuba |
| #7058, aired 2015-04-29 | CHAIN STORE NAMES IN THE NEWS: The 1917 first use of what became its name said this 2-word small room "called up the tube that the steamer... was torpedoed" Radio Shack |
| #7053, aired 2015-04-22 | AMERICAN POETRY: This 1883 poem says, "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman..." "The New Colossus" |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | GEOGRAPHY: The Caucasian Isthmus lies between these 2 large inland bodies of water the Caspian Sea & the Black Sea |
| #7040, aired 2015-04-03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus |
| #7028, aired 2015-03-18 | COMPOSERS: 2 of the world's greatest Baroque composers, they were born within a month of each other in Germany in 1685 but never met Johann Sebastian Bach & George Frederic Handel |
| #7027, aired 2015-03-17 | NUMBERS: This 2-digit number is the smallest prime number whose digits are both themselves prime numbers 23 |
| #7013, aired 2015-02-25 | LANGUAGES: They're the 2 states with the highest percentage of people who speak French at home Louisiana & Maine |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | BEST ACTOR OSCARS: 1 of 2 performers to win 2 Best Actor Oscars for films that won Best Picture Marlon Brando or Dustin Hoffman |
| #6986, aired 2015-01-19 | BRITISH BUSINESS NAMES: Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots Christie's & Sotheby's |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS: Inspired by the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet, its symbol includes 2 horizontal lines to represent stability the euro (€) |
| #6968, aired 2014-12-24 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESSES: With a total of 5 wins, they're the only 2 Best Actress winners who were known professionally by the same last name Katharine & Audrey Hepburn |
| #6944, aired 2014-11-20 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: In this year, there were no pres's or VPs running, but 3 of the 4 men on the 2 major party ballots would become president 1920 |
| #6927, aired 2014-10-28 | THE BIBLE: The first conversation recounted in the Bible is in Genesis 3, between these 2; it leads to trouble Eve & the Serpent (or Satan) |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: 2 places called Point Udall, referred to as the USA's easternmost & westernmost points, are in these 2 territories Guam & the Virgin Islands |
| #6865, aired 2014-06-20 | DOGS & GEOGRAPHY: In 2001 the names of these 2 breeds came together in the new official name of a Canadian province Newfoundland & Labrador |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | SECRETARIES OF STATE: Serving 160 years apart, these 2 Secretaries of State are the only ones who never married Condoleezza Rice & James Buchanan |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win Oscars for Best Actor & Best Actress The Silence of the Lambs or As Good as It Gets |
| #6837, aired 2014-05-13 | MONARCHS: 2 teen Hashemite cousins officially took the thrones of their respective countries May 2, 1953:
Faisal of Iraq & him King Hussein of Jordan (the Hashemite Kingdom) |
| #6835, aired 2014-05-09 | FAMOUS BOOKS: It was published March 26, 1830; a very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011 The Book of Mormon |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | U.S. STATES: Other than Q, these 2 letters appear the least in the names of states, each appearing only once J & Z |
| #6827, aired 2014-04-29 | U.S. HISTORY: Messrs. Gusenberg, Gusenberg, May, Weinshank, Clark, Heyer & Schwimmer famously died on this day in 1929 February 14 (or Valentine's Day) |
| #6826, aired 2014-04-28 | NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS: Due to injuries suffered in 2 plane crashes in Africa, he was unable to accept his 1954 Nobel Prize in person Ernest Hemingway |
| #6824, aired 2014-04-24 | DIARIES & JOURNALS: This archaeologist's diary for November 26, 1922 mentions 2 "ebony-black effigies of a king, gold sandalled" Howard Carter |
| #6794, aired 2014-03-13 | WORLD CAPITALS: At 4,000 miles, the farthest-apart capitals of bordering countries are these 2 cities, one on a peninsula Moscow & Pyongyang |
| #6786, aired 2014-03-03 | PRESIDENTS: He is the only 19th century president to serve 2 complete terms with the same vice president James Monroe |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | LANDMARKS: From 1936 to 1987, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power helped operate this facility in another state Hoover Dam |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 1713's Treaty of Utrecht concluding the War of the Spanish Succession granted this small 2.3-square-mile area to Great Britain Gibraltar |
| #6778, aired 2014-02-19 | SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS: He has the most speeches of any character with 471 in 3 plays, of which 2 are histories & 1 is a comedy Falstaff |
| #6772, aired 2014-02-11 | SOCIAL MEDIA: The most retweeted tweet of all time happened on November 6, 2012 & started with "four" & ended with these 2 words more years |
| #6770, aired 2014-02-07 | WORLD POLITICS: When these 2 men swapped jobs in 2012, their country's media described the move as "castling" Putin & Medvedev |
| #6763, aired 2014-01-29 | CAPITAL CITIES: One of the 2 world capitals that end in the letter "Z"; one is in Europe & one in the Americas (1 of) La Paz & Vaduz |
| #6746, aired 2014-01-06 | BROADWAY ACTRESSES: She originated 2 famous Broadway roles: one later played on film by Marilyn Monroe, another by Barbra Streisand Carol Channing |
| #6700, aired 2013-11-01 | NATIONS OF THE WORLD: The only 2 countries in the Americas that border each other & begin with the same letter Brazil & Bolivia |
| #6690, aired 2013-10-18 | CARS: Introduced as a 2-seater & later celebrated in song, it was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002 the T-Bird |
| #6671, aired 2013-09-23 | CLASSIC FILMS: The first scene of this movie was shot on the first day of filming, Oct. 2, 1960 at 5 A.M. at 727 5th Ave. at 57th St. in New York City Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| #6645, aired 2013-07-05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The only 2 men who were U.S. president 10 years to the day after their first inauguration Grover Cleveland & Franklin Roosevelt |
| #6632, aired 2013-06-18 | FOOD & DRINK: A sign of a trend, in 2010 this product passed Pepsi to move into the No. 2 spot in U.S. soft drink popularity Diet Coke |
| #6616, aired 2013-05-27 | CLASSIC KID STUFF: This 1920s plaything still made today got its name in tribute to 2 famous men of the day: Marconi & Lindbergh the Radio Flyer |
| #6609, aired 2013-05-16 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS: These 2 men followed each other consecutively as vice president & later, in reverse order, as president Richard Nixon & LBJ |
| #6594, aired 2013-04-25 | TV SPIN-OFFS: Premiering in 1993, this show lasted 11 seasons, like its predecessor show; the 2 were set nearly 2,500 miles apart Frasier |
| #6575, aired 2013-03-29 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Since 1850, 1 of the 2 Republicans to appear on the ticket as president or vice president 3 elections in a row Richard Nixon or George H.W. Bush |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SPEECHWRITERS: To the question "Did you write the best-known line in JFK's inaugural?", Ted Sorensen would smile & say these 2 words Ask not |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA: One of the 2 years in which 3 men served as president of the United States 1841 or 1881 |
| #6538, aired 2013-02-06 | FAMOUS ASIANS: When this diplomat met the singer Psy in 2012, he said, "Until 2 days ago... I was the most famous Korean in the world" Ban Ki-moon |
| #6521, aired 2013-01-14 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: 2 of the 3 countries that are completely encircled by one other country (2 of) San Marino, Vatican City & Lesotho |
| #6505, aired 2012-12-21 | WORLD CAPITALS: One of the 3 national capitals made up of 2 words that begin with the same letter (1 of) Addis Ababa, San Salvador, or Phnom Penh |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: Found in Article 3, Section 3, & requiring the testimony of 2 witnesses to prove, it's the only crime defined in the Constitution treason |
| #6478, aired 2012-11-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The only 2 presidents never to present a State of the Union address are William Henry Harrison & this man James Garfield |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | PLAYS: Referring to its 2 acts, an Irish critic described it as "a play in which nothing happens, twice" Waiting for Godot |
| #6458, aired 2012-10-17 | COUNTRIES & POPULATIONS: If it were a nation, a state with a 2-word name in this country would be the world's 6th most-populous at 200 million India |
| #6436, aired 2012-09-17 | ISLANDS: Of the world's 5 largest islands by area, the 2 with territory of more than 1 country are Borneo & this one New Guinea |
| #6422, aired 2012-07-17 | FIRST NAMES: A wife of King David & 2 of our early first ladies shared this name derived from Hebrew for "my father's joy" Abigail |
| #6403, aired 2012-06-20 | 2011 MUSICMAKERS: According to Billboard, the top 2 music artists of 2011 were these single-named singers, neither born in the U.S. Adele & Rihanna |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | POLITICAL TERMS: 19th c. reports on horse races used this 2-word term to mean horses that were in the field but didn't finish high also rans |
| #6392, aired 2012-06-05 | WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT: 1 of the first 2 women in Hollywood to own a studio (according to the official bio of No. 3, Oprah) (1 of) Mary Pickford or Lucille Ball |
| #6391, aired 2012-06-04 | AFRICA: Very different places, the first 2 African nations to gain independence from a European power were Egypt & this one South Africa |
| #6349, aired 2012-04-05 | POLITICAL TERMS: The OED traces these 2 parallel terms to an October 30, 2000 "Today" show discussion of an electoral map red state & blue state |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | TONY-WINNING MUSICALS: These 2 back-to-back Tony winners for Best Musical (1987 & 1988) were both set in Paris Les Miserables & The Phantom of the Opera |
| #6306, aired 2012-02-06 | COLONIAL HISTORY: A 1763 letter said that these 2 men were equipped with "instruments... to look at the posts in the line for ten or twelve miles" Mason & Dixon |
| #6250, aired 2011-11-18 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS: It's rare to get Oscar nominations for Best Director & Best Actor for the same film; he is 1 of the 2 who did it twice (1 of) Clint Eastwood & Warren Beatty |
| #6244, aired 2011-11-10 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY: They were the first 2 sisters ever nominated for the same acting Oscar in the same year Joan Fontaine & Olivia de Havilland |
| #6162, aired 2011-05-31 | ANCIENT WRITINGS: In 170 A.D. Melito of Sardis compiled a list of religious works to be included in this, a 2-word term he coined the Old Testament |
| #6151, aired 2011-05-16 | COLLEGE: From the Latin for "free", this 2-word term for a type of college refers to the old belief of what a free man should be taught liberal arts |
| #6128, aired 2011-04-13 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS: The 2 Middle East prime ministers of the same country who shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize with another leader Shimon Peres & Yitzhak Rabin |
| #6111, aired 2011-03-21 | COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS ON SCREEN: From 1966 to 1968 this role was played by 2 different actresses in a TV series; it was also the title role in a 2004 film Catwoman |
| #6083, aired 2011-02-09 | POLITICAL PARTIES: Only 1 U.S. president represented this party, & he said, "I dread... a division of the republic into 2 great parties" the Federalist Party |
| #6078, aired 2011-02-02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Of the 20 presidents elected to a second term, 2 of the 3 who failed to complete that term (2 of) Lincoln, Nixon & McKinley |
| #6076, aired 2011-01-31 | 21st CENTURY EMMYS: As 2 different characters, she is the first actress to win lead acting Emmys in both the drama & comedy categories Edie Falco |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | STATE NAMES: These are the 2 U.S. states with only one consonant in their names Iowa & Ohio |
| #6054, aired 2010-12-30 | MUSIC & MOVIE SUPERSTARS: These 2 are the only Best Actress Oscar winners to have No. 1 hits on the Billboard Top 40 Barbra Streisand & Cher |
| #6052, aired 2010-12-28 | CABINET OFFICERS: He was the last Secretary of State to serve in the post under 2 presidents Henry Kissinger |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | COUNTRIES: In only 2 cases can you add 2 letters to one country & get another country: Austria/Australia & this pair Niger/Nigeria |
| #6037, aired 2010-12-07 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD: In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad" Norway and Sweden |
| #5946, aired 2010-06-21 | AFTER THE PRESIDENCY: One of the 2 presidents to return to elected jobs in U.S. federal government after their final terms (1 of) John Quincy Adams or Andrew Johnson |
| #5917, aired 2010-05-11 | WORDS IN THE BIBLE: In Genesis 2:24 these 2 words are what a man shall do to his parents & then to his wife; add a letter to 1 to get the other leave & cleave |
| #5911, aired 2010-05-03 | U.S.A.: Chocolate Avenue & Cocoa Avenue are 2 of the main thoroughfares in this town that was established in 1903 Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| #5885, aired 2010-03-26 | PHRASE ORIGINS: In 1945 George Orwell coined this 2-word phrase for "an epoch as horribly stable as the slave empires of antiquity" cold war |
| #5883, aired 2010-03-24 | ANIMATED MOVIES: The answer to the title of this Oscar winner is Judge Doom Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #5846, aired 2010-02-01 | MEDICINE: The genes of this organism were discovered to be 2 parts pig, 1 part human & 1 part bird H1N1 (or swine flu) |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS: This bird is known for its size (5 feet tall), its call (carries 2 miles) & its rarity; in 1941 there were only 21 in the wild the whooping crane |
| #5788, aired 2009-11-11 | THE WORLD AFTER WWII: This peninsula was divided when Japan surrendered to the U.S. below the 38th parallel & to the Soviet Union north of it the Korean Peninsula |
| #5776, aired 2009-10-26 | GODDESSES: Hera sent a gadfly to torment this 2-letter goddess, who later escaped to Egypt across a sea since named for her Io |
| #5738, aired 2009-07-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Other than Antarctica, the 2 continents without a landlocked country Australia & North America |
| #5705, aired 2009-05-29 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: Peter Finch was the first winner of a posthumous Best Actor Oscar; he was first to get 2 posthumous acting nominations James Dean |
| #5695, aired 2009-05-15 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: This New Englander began building his house in March 1845 & later wrote that it cost exactly $28.12 1/2 Henry David Thoreau |
| #5693, aired 2009-05-13 | THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT: In 1784 these 2 future presidents saw an early manned balloon flight in Paris &, in 1793, America's 1st, in Philadelphia John Adams & Thomas Jefferson |
| #5678, aired 2009-04-22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Besides Carter, 1 of 2 20th century presidents to live at least 30 years past the day he entered office (1 of) Gerald Ford & Herbert Hoover |
| #5655, aired 2009-03-20 | CIVIL WAR SITES: Of the 6 Civil War-related national military parks, the northernmost & southernmost are in these 2 states Pennsylvania & Mississippi |
| #5641, aired 2009-03-02 | FIRST NAMES: This first name of a patron saint of a country comes from a Roman word referring to a social class Patrick |
| #5560, aired 2008-11-07 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: One of the 2 presidents to win the national popular vote 3 times but only be elected president twice (1 of) Grover Cleveland & Andrew Jackson |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | ASIAN NATIONS: Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only 2 whose names don't end with "A" Afghanistan & Azerbaijan |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's 277 miles long, it's up to 18 miles wide, it's 6 million years old & at a given time temperatures within it can vary by 25 degrees the Grand Canyon |
| #5509, aired 2008-07-17 | 1970s HITS: In 1970 2 performers reached the Top 20 with this hit whose 6-word title was inspired by Boys Town "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" |
| #5418, aired 2008-03-12 | THE WORLD MAP: 1 of the 2 South American countries whose mainland you'll fly over when heading due south from Miami, Fla. Ecuador or Peru |
| #5398, aired 2008-02-13 | THE ANIMAL WORLD: C. familiaris, it has one of the largest size ranges, from a 2-pound Mexican variety to 200 pounders a dog |
| #5384, aired 2008-01-24 | RICH & FAMOUS: At $900 million, his fortune was once 2% of the GNP; by his death in 1937, he was down to about $26 million John Rockefeller |
| #5363, aired 2007-12-26 | STRUCTURES: When completed, it stretched for 73 1/2 miles from Bowness to Wallsend Hadrian's Wall |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | FAMOUS NAMES: In the 19th century he created a new type of reference work, a dictionary named from the Greek for "treasury" Roget |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | AMERICAN ANCESTRY: According to the Census Bureau, at 15.2% & 10.8%, they are the 2 leading national ancestries of Americans German & Irish |
| #5336, aired 2007-11-19 | PHRASE ORIGINS: This 2-word phrase may be traced to a line in a Sherlock Holmes story, "The chaplain stood with a... pistol in his hand" smoking gun |
| #5332, aired 2007-11-13 | THE MOVIES: The title of this award-winning 1963 film refers to the number of films its director felt he had made to that point 8½ |
| #5302, aired 2007-10-02 | TRAINS: As of 2006, you can take a 48-hr. ride between these 2 cities, with a stretch on the world's highest railroad Beijing & Lhasa |
| #5253, aired 2007-06-13 | AFRICA: The names of these 2 nations, both bordering Tanzania, end with the same 4 letters in the same order Uganda & Rwanda |
| #5246, aired 2007-06-04 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESSES: 2 of the 5 women to win both Best Actress & Best Supporting Actress Oscars (2 of) Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman, Helen Hayes, Jessica Lange, & Maggie Smith |
| #5245, aired 2007-06-01 | 17th CENTURY PERSONALITIES: Despite being the personal physician of 2 British kings, he was derogatorily known as "The Circulator" (William) Harvey |
| #5235, aired 2007-05-18 | HISTORICAL MOVIES: One of the 2 actresses nominated for Oscars for playing the same person in a 1997 blockbuster (1 of) Kate Winslet & Gloria Stuart |
| #5190, aired 2007-03-16 | WOMEN OF THE 1930s: 1 of the men who shot her realized when he saw her body that she'd often waited on him at a cafe in Dallas Bonnie Parker |
| #5188, aired 2007-03-14 | PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES: The last 2 U.S. presidents to have only one child; both served in the 20th century Clinton & Truman |
| #5180, aired 2007-03-02 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Elected president twice, he beat his 2 opponents by a combined Electoral College tally of 1,014-62 Ronald Reagan |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | TOURISM: The 2 leading foreign destination countries for U.S. tourists Canada & Mexico |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The Lusatian Mountains, in the western Sudeten range, form part of the border between these 2 countries Germany & the Czech Republic |
| #5093, aired 2006-11-01 | PHRASES IN AMERICAN HISTORY: This phrase linking 2 entities was in Jefferson's 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, elaborating on the 1st Amendment separation of church and state |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | NAMES ON THE MAP: 2 new place names on the map in 1924, both honoring the same man, were Ulyanovsk & this Leningrad |
| #5072, aired 2006-10-03 | STATE CAPITALS: 1 of 2 state capitals whose names start & end with the same letter Atlanta (Georgia) or Augusta (Maine) |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | HISTORICAL TERMS: Historians refer to "the long 19th century", the 125-year span between these 2 events the French Revolution and World War I |
| #5058, aired 2006-09-13 | VICE PRESIDENTS: The 2 GOP vice presidents who succeeded to the presidency & were later elected president in their own right Theodore Roosevelt & Calvin Coolidge |
| #5053, aired 2006-07-26 | AFRICAN CAPITALS: To get the name of its country, add 2 letters to the end of this world capital city Tunis |
| #5050, aired 2006-07-21 | NYC TICKER-TAPE PARADE HONOREES: Of the 3 men honored August 13, 1969, the one who spent part of July 20th miles from the other 2 Michael Collins |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas Florida & the Yucatán peninsula |
| #5031, aired 2006-06-26 | 19th CENTURY GOVERNORS: To date, he's the only person to be elected governor of 2 different states Sam Houston |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | THE OSCARS: 2 of the 3 Westerns to win the Oscar for Best Picture (2 of) Cimarron, Unforgiven, & Dances with Wolves |
| #5023, aired 2006-06-14 | POLITICAL QUOTATIONS: It was said that being with these 2 leaders, born 1874 & 1882, "was like sitting between 2 lions roaring at the same time" Winston Churchill & Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | UNIVERSITIES: It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself New Jersey |
| #5018, aired 2006-06-07 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: It's the only Canadian province or territory whose 2-letter postal abbreviation is a preposition Ontario |
| #5017, aired 2006-06-06 | OSCAR WINNERS: Dianne Wiest (1986 & 1994) is the only 2-time acting Oscar winner to win both working for the same director--him Woody Allen |
| #5000, aired 2006-05-12 | ISLANDS: Davis Strait, named for a Northwest Passage seeker, separates these 2 islands that total over 1 million square miles Greenland & Baffin Island |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | COMPOSING CONTEMPORARIES: One of 2 hyphenated composers who flourished in the 1870s, one with "The Maid of Pskov" & one with "Samson et Dalila" (1 of) Camille Saint-Saens & (Nicolai) Rimsky-Korsakov |
| #4983, aired 2006-04-19 | WORLD LEADERS: In 1984 his grandson succeeded his daughter to become his country's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru |
| #4977, aired 2006-04-11 | THE EARLY 1900s: These 2 nations fought a war on neither nation's soil; the decisive battle came at present-day Shen-Yang Russia & Japan |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | LITERARY ANIMALS: In an 1877 novel, he tells us that he was originally called Darkie, & later, Old Crony Black Beauty |
| #4916, aired 2006-01-16 | ANCIENT OBJECTS: In I Kings 8 there was nothing inside it except 2 tablets put there by Moses the Ark of the Covenant |
| #4906, aired 2006-01-02 | ANCIENT BIOGRAPHERS: Born around 46 A.D., he spent time in both Greece & Rome & wrote to encourage respect between the 2 cultures Plutarch |
| #4868, aired 2005-11-09 | STATE CAPITALS: 5 state capitals, all of them on or west of the Mississippi, begin with these 2 letters S-A |
| #4862, aired 2005-11-01 | THE OLD WEST: This outlaw's father, a minister, gave him his first & middle names after an 18th century English clergyman John Wesley Hardin |
| #4831, aired 2005-09-19 | RANKS & TITLES: In 1950 Pius XII was Pontifex Maximus; exactly 2,000 years earlier, this man held a title of the same name Julius Caesar |
| #4819, aired 2005-07-14 | VOLCANOES: In the last 400 years, over 2/3 of all the deaths caused by volcanoes occurred in what is now this nation Indonesia |
| #4804, aired 2005-06-23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: He's the only president to have held 2 different cabinet posts: Secretary of State & Secretary of War James Monroe |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS: In an August 1989 protest, a 2-million-person human chain stretched from Tallinn to Riga to this city Vilnius |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS: These names of 2 original Mercury astronauts, who orbited Earth in May 1962 & May 1963, are also occupations Scott Carpenter & Gordon Cooper |
| #4778, aired 2005-05-18 | WORDS FROM LATIN: Some of the periods of time called this occurred in 304 A.D. (4 years), 1314 (2 years), 1958 (19 days), 1963 & 2005 interregnum |
| #4773, aired 2005-05-11 | FAMOUS PAIRS: Now meaning nearly identical, these 2 names were applied to rivals Handel & Bononcini in a 1720s British verse Tweedledum & Tweedledee |
| #4756, aired 2005-04-18 | INVENTED WORDS: In works by Lewis Carroll, this word means "four in the afternoon; the time when you begin broiling things for dinner" brillig |
| #4754, aired 2005-04-14 | ANCIENT CITIES: It sided with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, & the Bible includes 2 letters to its Christians Corinth |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | ASTRONOMY: It's the colorful 2-word term used to describe the motion of galaxies coming toward us, like Andromeda is blue shift |
| #4747, aired 2005-04-05 | HISTORIC PLACES: The towns of Vierville-sur-Mer & Colleville-sur-Mer entered history with this 2-word area named for a U.S. city Omaha Beach |
| #4690, aired 2005-01-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: They're the 2 men who served the U.S. as President representing the Union Party Abraham Lincoln & Andrew Johnson |
| #4666, aired 2004-12-13 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Last names of the 2 men, both engineers, who met & formed a partnership at England's Midland Hotel in May 1904 Rolls and Royce |
| #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | STATE MOTTOES: 2 of the 5 states whose mottoes aren't in English or Latin (2 of) Hawaii, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, or California |
| #4660, aired 2004-12-03 | U.S. CITIES: Of the USA's 10 most populous cities, 1 of the 2 that dropped in population from 1990 to 2000 (1 of) Detroit or Philadelphia |
| #4657, aired 2004-11-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only 4 months a year H&R Block |
| #4655, aired 2004-11-26 | 19th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY: Of the 5 times Congress has declared war, the 3 during the 19th century were against these 3 nations Britain, Spain & Mexico |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | POLITICAL WORDS & PHRASES: Teddy Roosevelt used this boxing phrase to announce his 1912 candidacy & said, "The fight is on & I'm stripped to the buff" (my) hat is in the ring |
| #4637, aired 2004-11-03 | ROYALTY: This king was the great-grandfather of France's King Louis XV Louis XIV |
| #4635, aired 2004-10-29 | FILMS OF THE '70s: "The Babysitter Murders" was the working title for this 1978 thriller Halloween |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | HISTORIC FIRSTS: The brother of this leader is believed to be the first known European to have died in the Americas Leif Ericson |
| #4623, aired 2004-10-13 | 1920s TRANSPORTATION: Last name of the Chicago cab fleet operator who started the "Drive-Ur-Self" rental system Hertz |
| #4620, aired 2004-10-08 | MEN OF SCIENCE: "Somnium", an early work of science fiction, was written by this German & published posthumously in 1634 Johannes Kepler |
| #4616, aired 2004-10-04 | POETS: Called the 2 most innovative 19th century American poets, one didn't read the other after being "told that he was disgraceful" Emily Dickinson & Walt Whitman |
| #4603, aired 2004-09-15 | BRITISH MONARCHS: Before Victoria & Elizabeth II, this was the last British monarch to reign during 2 different centuries George III |
| #4602, aired 2004-09-14 | ALIASES: Norma McCorvey recently sought a reversal to her landmark 1973 case in which she had this name (Jane) Roe |
| #4599, aired 2004-09-09 | PRESIDENTS: 2 of the 3 men who went from being either a U.S. senator or congressman directly to the presidency (2 of) Kennedy, Garfield, and Harding |
| #4595, aired 2004-07-23 | SHAKESPEARE: 2 of the 4 Shakespeare plays in which ghosts appear on stage (2 of) Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth & Richard III |
| #4594, aired 2004-07-22 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. presidents whose middle names are also the last names of 2 other presidents Ronald Wilson Reagan & William Jefferson Clinton |
| #4587, aired 2004-07-13 | HEADLINES OF THE LAST 40 YEARS: The first 2 New York Times headlines set in 96-point type were in these 2 years, 5 years apart 1969 & 1974 |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | BOOK TITLES: "I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this Song of Solomon |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FILMS OF THE '70s: This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed The Exorcist |
| #4573, aired 2004-06-23 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: In 1826 Daniel Webster eulogized these 2 men, saying, "They took their flight together to the world of spirits" Thomas Jefferson & John Adams |
| #4569, aired 2004-06-17 | COMMUNICATIONS: In the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, etc.), the 2 that are title Shakespearean characters Romeo & Juliet |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | OSCAR NOMINEES: The last 2 sisters nominated against each other for the Best Actress Oscar; it was for 1966 Lynn & Vanessa Redgrave |
| #4537, aired 2004-05-04 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: Florida is one of these, Michigan is made up of several & Alaska is the biggest one in the Americas peninsula |
| #4492, aired 2004-03-02 | U.S. CURRENCY: It's the only building to appear on 2 current U.S. bills; one is an interior view, the other an exterior view Independence Hall |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA: These 2 British astronomers were sent to America in 1763 to settle a land dispute Mason & Dixon |
| #4380, aired 2003-09-26 | THE TOY BOX: Spud & Yam are 2 of the offspring of this toy introduced in 1952 Mr. Potato Head |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | CHARLES LINDBERGH: After landing in Paris in 1927 Lindbergh filed an exclusive report to newspapers in 2 cities, New York & this St. Louis |
| #4329, aired 2003-05-29 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The only 2 Democratic presidents defeated for reelection since the Civil War Grover Cleveland & Jimmy Carter |
| #4312, aired 2003-05-06 | LEGAL HISTORY: After killing his wife's lover in Washington, D.C. in 1859, Rep. Daniel Sickles was the 1st to claim this, a 2-word term temporary insanity |
| #4307, aired 2003-04-29 | FILMS OF THE '60s: In the top films of 2 consecutive years in the 1960s, she played a nanny & a governess Julie Andrews |
| #4304, aired 2003-04-24 | POLITICAL JARGON: This 2-word term was first used to describe advisors who spoke to the press after a 1984 Reagan-Mondale debate spin doctors |
| #4295, aired 2003-04-11 | AFRICAN COUNTRIES: 2 of the 3 4-letter countries of Africa (2 of) Chad, Mali, & Togo |
| #4279, aired 2003-03-20 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: Starting in 1966, this state was represented by the same 2 senators for over 35 years, a record South Carolina |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | U.S. COINS: These 2 states both have airplanes from the 20th century's first decade on their quarters North Carolina & Ohio (as a tribute to the Wright Brothers) |
| #4216, aired 2002-12-23 | OSCAR WINNERS: She's the first woman to win 2 Best Actress Oscars before the age of 30 Luise Rainer |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | 2002 NEWS: These 2 men, both christened Paul, made news when they visited Africa together in May 2002 Bono & Paul O'Neill |
| #4195, aired 2002-11-22 | CLASSICAL MUSIC: 1 of the 2 planets of the solar system not represented in Gustav Holst's 1916 work "The Planets" Earth or Pluto |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The first winning presidential ticket of 2 sitting U.S. senators was the ticket of these 2 men John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #4144, aired 2002-09-12 | U.S. HISTORY: Dating back to the revolution, it's the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States West Point |
| #4111, aired 2002-06-17 | LANGUAGES: Besides English & Spanish, 2 of the 4 other languages in which the U.S. census 2000 questionnaires were printed (2 of) Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog & Korean |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | EUROPE: Among countries entirely within Europe, this nation has the highest percentage of Muslims Albania |
| #4097, aired 2002-05-28 | POLITICAL LONGEVITY: 2 of the 4 U.S. senators elected to their seventh consecutive terms in the 1990s (2 of) Strom Thurmond, Ted Kennedy, Daniel Inouye & Robert Byrd |
| #4094, aired 2002-05-23 | ISRAEL: They are the 2 Arab countries in which Israel currently has embassies Egypt & Jordan |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | NEWSMAKERS: In May 2001 he said, "Vermont has always been known for its independence" Jim Jeffords |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president Thomas Jefferson |
| #4085, aired 2002-05-10 | KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS: Number of males who served as British PM in the 1990s plus Oscars won by Tom Hanks plus protons in a helium nucleus 6 (2 + 2 + 2) |
| #4082, aired 2002-05-07 | THE OSCARS: The 2 Best Picture nominees for 1983 that featured astronaut characters The Right Stuff & Terms of Endearment |
| #4064, aired 2002-04-11 | THE NFL: They're the only 2 NFL teams to currently share a home stadium the New York Jets & the New York Giants |
| #4062, aired 2002-04-09 | QUEENS: Of Henry VIII's wives, the 2 who were not English Anne of Cleves & Catherine of Aragon |
| #4058, aired 2002-04-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: One of only 2 U.S. presidents to be outlived by their fathers (1 of) John F Kennedy or Warren G. Harding |
| #4048, aired 2002-03-20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: The most requested photo in the history of the National Archives is of the 1970 meeting of these 2 men Richard Nixon & Elvis Presley |
| #4011, aired 2002-01-28 | THE CABINET: 1 of 2 Presidents, other than FDR, to have 4 or more Attorneys General during their terms in office (1 of) Richard Nixon or Ulysses S. Grant |
| #4003, aired 2002-01-16 | THE 50 STATES: The 2 states whose names each contain 3 sets of double letters; they border each other Mississippi & Tennessee |
| #3994, aired 2002-01-03 | FAMILIAR PHARASES: This 2-word term entered the English language after a pilot reported seeing 9 of them near Mt. Rainier in June 1947 flying saucers |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS: To boost morale between 2 merging insurance companies, it was designed & put on a pin in 1963 by Harvey Ball the smiley face |
| #3960, aired 2001-11-16 | SPORTS MARKETING: Tiger Woods' 22-page booklet "The Making of a Champion" came free on one million boxes of this product Wheaties |
| #3948, aired 2001-10-31 | WORDS IN POETRY: The 2 "oo" 4-letter words in the poem inscribed in the base of the Statue of Liberty poor & door |
| #3919, aired 2001-09-20 | ON THE MAP: 2 of the 3 countries classified as extending across 2 continents (2 of) Turkey, Russia, or Egypt |
| #3916, aired 2001-09-17 | FAMOUS PHRASES: This expression comes from a 1956 novel about Frank Skeffington's final run for mayor "the last hurrah" |
| #3823, aired 2001-03-28 | AMERICAN AUTHORS: In 1900 he sent the Library of Congress $2.20 to copyright his "The Navy Alphabet" & another, more "Wonderful", book L. Frank Baum |
| #3821, aired 2001-03-26 | NO. 1 SONGS: "The Twist" & this seasonal favorite from 1942 are the only 2 records to re-enter the charts & return to No. 1 "White Christmas" |
| #3709, aired 2000-10-19 | INVENTORS: In September 1899 he equipped 2 ships to report the progress of the America's Cup yacht race to a NYC newspaper Guglielmo Marconi |
| #3700, aired 2000-10-06 | FAMOUS LANDMARKS: Its nose is 4 1/2 feet long, its right arm stretches 42 feet & its torch is 21 feet tall the Statue of Liberty |
| #3686, aired 2000-09-18 | THE MOVIES: On May 6, 2000 the 2 writers of this 1997 movie joined a rally trying to get the janitors at Harvard a raise Good Will Hunting (Ben Affleck & Matt Damon) |
| #3676, aired 2000-09-04 | EXPLORING: 2 of the 4 flags flown on Mount Everest on May 29, 1953; strangely, New Zealand's wasn't one of them (2 of) Great Britain, India, Nepal & the United Nations flag |
| #3674, aired 2000-07-20 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS: Siegfried's funeral march was played when this man's coffin reached the train station in 1883 Richard Wagner |
| #3668, aired 2000-07-12 | WORLD CAPITALS: Founded in 1840, this city is the world's southernmost national capital Wellington, New Zealand |
| #3639, aired 2000-06-01 | ARTISTS: He was born in 1864 to 2 first cousins Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | WORLD LANDMARKS: In the 1920s this nation's churches pooled their money & erected a 120-foot religious monument on a 2,300-foot peak Brazil |
| #3615, aired 2000-04-28 | SPORTS CHAMPIONS: Winning in 1965 & 1966, he was the first man to win the Masters golf tournament in 2 consecutive years Jack Nicklaus |
| #3568, aired 2000-02-23 | CLASSICAL MUSIC: On May 2, 1936 "Peter and the Wolf" had its world premiere in this capital city Moscow |
| #3560, aired 2000-02-11 | MAMMALS: The 2 mammals that live at the highest altitude on a permanent basis are the pika & this animal Yak |
| #3543, aired 2000-01-19 | THE BOOK TRADE: According to USA Today, they're the 2 nonconsecutive months that see the highest cookbook sales May & December |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | POLITICS: In 1999 the Bushes became the first brothers to serve as governor at the same time since these 2 brothers in 1971 Nelson & Winthrop Rockefeller |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | HISTORIC QUOTES: One month prior to his hanging on December 2, 1859, he said that he had no design to "excite slaves to rebel" John Brown |
| #3477, aired 1999-10-19 | HISTORIC FIRSTS: Stopped by a cop on a bike, in 1896 Walter Arnold was the first man in England to receive a fine for this Speeding |
| #3473, aired 1999-10-13 | THE OSCARS: 1 of only 2 actors who directed themselves to a Best Acting Oscar Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) or Sir Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) |
| #3410, aired 1999-06-04 | FAMOUS NAMES OF THE 1950s: The lyricist of the song "That's America to Me" adopted the 2 brothers with this last name, orphaned in 1953 Rosenberg |
| #3402, aired 1999-05-25 | ROMAN EMPERORS: The 2 Roman emperors during the time that Jesus Christ walked the Earth Augustus Caesar & Tiberius |
| #3306, aired 1999-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: McDonald's' 2 most successful promotional campaigns both involved these Happy Meal toys Beanie Babies |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | THE CALENDAR: Of the 12 animals that represent years in the Chinese calendar, 2 of the 3 that are not mammals (2 of) dragon, rooster or snake |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | THE OLYMPICS: Eddie Eagan, the only person to win golds in Summer & Winter Games, won in these 2 sports both beginning with "B" Bobsledding & boxing |
| #3252, aired 1998-10-27 | FAMOUS PEOPLE: In 1998 the govt. of Ontario was forced to pay them $2.8 million for exploiting them decades ago the Dionne Quintuplets |
| #3227, aired 1998-09-22 | 20th CENTURY WORDS: In 1973, TIME Magazine blended 2 words to coin this term they gave to Rex Humbard as a job title televangelist |
| #3216, aired 1998-09-07 | PRIME MINISTERS: 2 of the 4 countries that have had prime ministers who were father & daughter (2 of) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka |
| #3207, aired 1998-07-07 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: He's the only GOP presidential nominee to lose 2 presidential elections Thomas E. Dewey (1944 & 1948) |
| #3203, aired 1998-07-01 | WORLD CAPITALS: One of the 2 European capitals closest to the United States (1 of) Lisbon or Reykjavik |
| #3196, aired 1998-06-22 | ISLANDS: In 1867 the U.S. bought this island group named for a Russian captain & leased it to seal hunting companies Pribilof Islands |
| #3179, aired 1998-05-28 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The 3 most populous countries, they added up to an estimated 2.42 billion people in 1996 China, India, & the USA |
| #3142, aired 1998-04-07 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AUTHORS: He also created a 2-letter land called Ix L. Frank Baum (creator of the Wizard of Oz) |
| #3121, aired 1998-03-09 | WORD ORIGINS: These 2 words, for a political plan of attack & a drink used to celebrate a win, come from the same root Campaign & champagne |
| #2963, aired 1997-06-18 | THE PLANETS: Most of this planet's moons are named for Shakespearean characters Uranus |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | 1990s AFRICA: In 1994 these 2 African countries' presidents Habyarimana & Ntaryamira died in a plane crash Rwanda & Burundi |
| #2877, aired 1997-02-18 | THE OSCARS: 1 of only 2 movies since "It Happened One Night" to win Oscars for Best Picture, Actor, Actress & Director The Silence of the Lambs or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | NOTORIOUS: A corrections museum in Trenton, New Jersey contains the chair in which he was executed in 1936 Bruno Richard Hauptmann |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | PRESIDENTS: The only 2 consecutive U.S. presidents with the same first name James Madison & James Monroe |
| #2762, aired 1996-09-10 | RELIGION: On Dec. 19, 1894 2 books were formally ordained as the impersonal pastor of this denomination Christian Scientist |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | AMERICANA: The canceled check for this purchase, in the amount of $7.2 million, is on display at the National Archives the Alaska Purchase |
| #2746, aired 1996-07-08 | SPORTS: The only 2 countries that have defeated the U.S. to win the America's Cup competition Australia & New Zealand |
| #2728, aired 1996-06-12 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS: The last 2 U.S. men to win the men's singles gold medal in figure skating, in 1984 & 1988 Scott Hamilton (1984) & Brian Boitano (1988) |
| #2689, aired 1996-04-18 | THE CONSTITUTION: According to the terms of the 22nd Amendment, it's the maximum number of years one can serve as president 10 years |
| #2646, aired 1996-02-19 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: This first American writer to earn $1 million received only $2,000 for a 1903 novel set in the Klondike Jack London |
| #2637, aired 1996-02-06 | SHAKESPEARE: Shakespeare's 2 plays with "King" in the title & no numbers following King Lear & King John |
| #2583, aired 1995-11-22 | THE OSCARS: 2 of the 5 actors before Tom Hanks to win 2 Best Actor Oscars (2 of) Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Dustin Hoffman, Fredric March & Spencer Tracy |
| #2565, aired 1995-10-27 | BIRTHSTONES: 1 of the 2 months with the same first letter as their traditional birthstones (1 of) September or October |
| #2543, aired 1995-09-27 | U.S. CURRENCY: On April 13, 1976 the reverse of this bill was changed from a presidential home to an event the $2 bill |
| #2511, aired 1995-07-03 | THE ELEMENTS: It was discovered in 1898 when 2 scientists in France extracted a minute amount from a ton of pitchblende radium (or polonium) |
| #2499, aired 1995-06-15 | THE PRESIDENCY: Annual salary of the first 17 presidents; double it 3 times for today's salary $25,000 |
| #2492, aired 1995-06-06 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: Among the 2-letter abbreviations for U.S. states, this state's is 1st alphabetically Alaska |
| #2486, aired 1995-05-29 | SPORTS: This race first run in 1903 covers 2,500-3,000 miles & includes at least 1 mountain over 7,500 The Tour de France |
| #2473, aired 1995-05-10 | POLITICS 1995: 1 of 2 Republican senators who cast votes against the balanced budget amendment on March 2, 1995 (1 of) Mark Hatfield or Senator Dole |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | ETYMOLOGY: Until 1946, this word usually meant a mathematician; since then, it's come to mean a machine a computer |
| #2334, aired 1994-10-27 | 1994: In July 1994 these 2 foreign leaders became the first to address the same joint session of Congress Rabin and King Hussein |
| #2302, aired 1994-09-13 | TECHNOLOGY: The first commercial product to use the transistor; the radio came 2 years later in 1954 a hearing aid |
| #2295, aired 1994-07-22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 2 of 4 men who served as president without having been elected to another public office (2 of) Ulysses Grant, Zachary Taylor, Dwight David Eisenhower & Herbert Hoover |
| #2198, aired 1994-03-09 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 1 of only 2 men elected to Congress after serving as president John Quincy Adams or Andrew Johnson |
| #2183, aired 1994-02-16 | FAMOUS SPEECHES: In a 1963 speech JFK declared, "2,000 years ago the proudest boast was 'civis romanus sum.' Today" it's this Ich bin ein Berliner |
| #2149, aired 1993-12-30 | SHAKESPEARE: The 2 female title characters in Shakespearean tragedies who die by their own hand Cleopatra & Juliet |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | FRANCE: 2 of the 4 presidents of France's Fifth Republic (2 of) Mitterrand, Pompidou, de Gaulle & Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | FAMOUS HOMES: The ticket office at this presidential home hands out dozens of $2 bills as change every day Monticello |
| #2077, aired 1993-09-21 | TREATIES: These were 2 states involved in the 1929 Lateran Treaty Italy & the Vatican |
| #2071, aired 1993-09-13 | LAKES: 2 of this large lake's biggest gulfs are Emin Pasha in the southwest & Speke in the southeast Lake Victoria |
| #2038, aired 1993-06-16 | THE 1950s: June 2, 1953 event telecast worldwide & filmed in Technicolor Queen Elizabeth II's coronation |
| #1881, aired 1992-11-09 | GEOGRAPHY: Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, this is the largest country in area in the world Russia |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | WORD ORIGINS: The name of this swift current between 2 of the Lofoten Islands off Norway has come to refer any whirlpool a maelstrom |
| #1848, aired 1992-09-23 | SPORTING EVENTS: In 1911, it took 6 hours, 42 minutes to win this event; in 1991, 2 hours, 50 minutes the Indianapolis 500 |
| #1839, aired 1992-09-10 | SHIPS: This British navy ship left Devenport Dec. 27, 1831 & went around the world on a 5-year survey mission the HMS Beagle |
| #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | ARTISTS: 2 of his major works are "Synagogue at Safed" (1931) & "King David" (1951) Chagall |
| #1748, aired 1992-03-18 | LANGUAGES: Swedish is an official language of these 2 European countries Sweden & Finland |
| #1715, aired 1992-01-31 | ACTORS OF THE PAST: Born in 1895, 2 of his greatest film roles were Julio Desnoyers & Ahmed Ben Hassan Rudolph Valentino |
| #1686, aired 1991-12-23 | U.S. CITIES: The Colorado city named for its location at the confluence of 2 major rivers Grand Junction |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | THE SENATE: The 2 former major party vice presidential nominees who are now senators Robert Dole & Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1629, aired 1991-10-03 | THE ELEMENTS: The 2 metallic elements whose names end in "D" lead & gold |
| #1597, aired 1991-07-09 | STATE CAPITALS: 1 of 2 state capitals that formerly served as capital of the U.S. (1 of) Annapolis or Trenton |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | BEST SELLERS: 1 of 2 authors to have 3 books among the Top 10 Fiction Best Sellers of the 1980s (1 of) Stephen King or Tom Clancy |
| #1566, aired 1991-05-27 | LITERARY CHARACTERS: 2 characters in this American classic were named for a king of Israel & the oldest son of Abraham Moby-Dick |
| #1561, aired 1991-05-20 | WORLD POLITICS: The 2 island nations that are members of NATO Iceland & United Kingdom (England) |
| #1539, aired 1991-04-18 | CLASSICAL MUSIC: Queen Victoria's daughter picked music by these 2 composers for the processional & recessional of her 1858 wedding (Richard) Wagner & (Felix) Mendelssohn |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 1 of 2 men elected president while serving as a U.S. senator Warren G. Harding or John F. Kennedy |
| #1519, aired 1991-03-21 | RIVERS: 1 of the 2 rivers longer than 1200 miles that begin in Canada & flow to the sea through part of the U.S. Yukon River or Columbia River |
| #1475, aired 1991-01-18 | THE POST OFFICE: 2 of the 1st 3 men depicted on U.S. stamps (2 of) George Washington, Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Jefferson |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | FAMOUS WOMEN: 1 of 2 women who made the Top 10 on Forbes' list of the highest-earning entertainers of 1989-90 (1 of) Madonna & Oprah Winfrey |
| #1471, aired 1991-01-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. Presidents who served in the military in World War I Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower |
| #1465, aired 1991-01-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 Presidents whose assassins were sentenced to death & executed James Garfield & William McKinley |
| #1453, aired 1990-12-19 | PEN NAMES: He Latinized his first 2 names to Carolus Ludovicus, anglicized & reversed them Lewis Carroll |
| #1427, aired 1990-11-13 | WORLD HISTORY: The 2 countries that became independent on Aug. 14 & 15, 1947 Pakistan & India |
| #1424, aired 1990-11-08 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: This country contains South America's highest & lowest points Argentina |
| #1412, aired 1990-10-23 | ANIMALS: The Columbian white-tailed deer isn't native to Colombia but to these 2 U.S. states Oregon & Washington |
| #1386, aired 1990-09-17 | THE CIVIL WAR: 1 of 2 states of the Confederacy that do not have a seacoast (1 of) Arkansas or Tennessee |
| #1350, aired 1990-06-15 | WORLD WAR I: 2 of World War I's "Big Four" leaders who met in Paris in 1919 to draft the Treaty of Versailles (2 of) Wilson, Clemenceau, Orlando or David Lloyd George |
| #1346, aired 1990-06-11 | MINERALS: These 2 nations lead the world in the production of gold South Africa & USSR |
| #1320, aired 1990-05-04 | THE SENATE: The 2 astronauts who went on to become U.S. senators John Glenn (Ohio) & Harrison Schmitt (New Mexico) |
| #1294, aired 1990-03-29 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: The only state that's home to 2 Ivy League schools New York (Columbia, in NYC & Cornell, in Ithaca) |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | EUROPE: The 2 European countries whose 7-letter names differ by just 1 letter Iceland & Ireland |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | WORLD TRADE: 3 of the 5 founding members of OPEC (3 of) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & Venezuela |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Of the 1st 7 presidents, only these 2 were not re-elected John Adams & John Quincy Adams |
| #1236, aired 1990-01-08 | ANAGRAMS: 2 words having to do with parenthood that are anagrams of "parental" paternal & prenatal |
| #1235, aired 1990-01-05 | FOREIGN CURRENCY: The 2 world currencies, 1 European & 1 Mideastern, that are anagrams of "LIAR" lira & rial |
| #1233, aired 1990-01-03 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: The last 2 U.S. women to win Olympic gold medals in individual figure skating Peggy Fleming & Dorothy Hamill |
| #1212, aired 1989-12-05 | FINAL RESTING PLACES: This town was the 1st to serve as the burial place for 2 U.S. presidents Quincy, Massachusetts (Braintree, Massachusetts) |
| #1185, aired 1989-10-27 | FILMS OF THE '50s: The 2 "High" films in which Grace Kelly starred High Noon (1952) & High Society (1955) |
| #1176, aired 1989-10-16 | DISNEY FEATURE FILMS: This 1940 Disney title character wore a Tyrolean hat Pinocchio |
| #1161, aired 1989-09-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The 2 nations planning to build a 10-mile bridge between them to link Europe to Africa Morocco & Spain |
| #1124, aired 1989-06-22 | PULITZER PRIZES: 1 of 2 Black women who won Pulitzer Prizes for their fiction, 1 in 1983 & 1 in 1988 Alice Walker or Toni Morrison |
| #1103, aired 1989-05-24 | WORLD CITIES: Linked by the world's 5th longest suspension bridge, it lies in both Europe & Asia Istanbul |
| #1091, aired 1989-05-08 | MOUNTAINS: It's name means "great mountain" & it has 2 peaks, Kibo & Mawenzi, that are 7 miles apart Kilimanjaro |
| #1081, aired 1989-04-24 | THE 1988 ELECTION: 2 states carried by Michael Dukakis besides Massachusetts, his home state (2 of) Rhode Island, Minnesota, New York, Hawaii, Iowa, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia or Wisconsin |
| #1071, aired 1989-04-10 | WORLD CITIES: With over 2 million people, it's the largest city in the West Indies Havana, Cuba |
| #1038, aired 1989-02-22 | WORLD POLITICS: 2 countries whose governments are headed by a chancellor (West) Germany & Austria |
| #1028, aired 1989-02-08 | VICE PRESIDENTS: The only 2 vice presidents who previously represented Minnesota in the Senate (Hubert) Humphrey & (Walter) Mondale |
| #1006, aired 1989-01-09 | PRESIDENTS: 2 presidents who didn't go to college (2 of) Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Cleveland & Truman |
| #974, aired 1988-11-24 | ACADEMY AWARDS: 2 of the 3 "Best Picture" winners of the '80s with 1-word titles (2 of) Gandhi, Amadeus or Platoon |
| #944, aired 1988-10-13 | ELECTIONS: He was the last major party presidential candidate to lose 2 elections to 2 different men Thomas Dewey |
| #941, aired 1988-10-10 | THE CIVIL WAR: 1 of 2 states admitted to the Union during the Civil War (1 of) West Virginia or Nevada |
| #935, aired 1988-09-30 | THE MOVIES: Under the system begun in 1968, the MPAA has assigned this rating to more films than any other R |
| #926, aired 1988-09-19 | MYTHOLOGY: 2 of the 3 goddesses who were contestants in the famous beauty contest judged by Paris (2 of) Aphrodite, Athena or Hera |
| #918, aired 1988-09-07 | PRESIDENTS: (2 of 4) U.S presidents who married divorced women (2 of) (Ronald) Reagan (Andrew) Jackson, (Gerald) Ford or (Warren) Harding |
| #916, aired 1988-09-05 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Longest boundary between any 2 U.S. states is the one between these 2 Texas & Oklahoma |
| #902, aired 1988-07-05 | CIVIL WAR: 1 of 2 states represented in the 13 stars on the Confederate flag even though they stayed in the Union (1 of) Missouri & Kentucky |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | TIME: The total number of times in a day the 2 hands of a clock pass the number 1 26 |
| #839, aired 1988-04-07 | ISLANDS: This island of 5 million has 3 million fewer people now than it had 150 years ago Ireland |
| #831, aired 1988-03-28 | TELEVISION HISTORY: 2 of only 3 women who have been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame (2 of) Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett & Mary Tyler Moore |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | WORD ORIGINS: 2 or more governments' joint dominion over a territory, it's come to mean a form of home ownership condominium |
| #806, aired 1988-02-22 | ASIA: 2 of the 5 independent Asian countries that are landlocked (2 of) Nepal, Mongolia, Laos, Afghanistan or Bhutan |
| #791, aired 1988-02-01 | POP MUSIC: Solo or in a duet or group, this artist has had more Billboard #1 hits than any other, 29 in all Paul McCartney |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | STATE CAPITALS: 1 of 2 letters that begins the names of 6 state capitals, more than any other C or S |
| #782, aired 1988-01-19 | TV WESTERNS: 2 of only 3 westerns to achieve the #1 rating for a season (2 of) Bonanza, Gunsmoke or Wagon Train |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | BROADWAY MUSICALS: 2 of the 3 19th c. authors on whose stories the last 3 Tony Award winning musicals were based (2 of) Victor Hugo (Les Misérables), Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), & Mark Twain (Big River) |
| #770, aired 1988-01-01 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: The 2 major cities you'd 'fly to, 1 in the USA, 1 in the USSR, to visit landmarks called "The Hermitage" Leningrad & Nashville |
| #761, aired 1987-12-21 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS: These 2 presidents from the same state were the 1st two presidents to serve just 1 term each John Adams & John Quincy Adams |
| #757, aired 1987-12-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The only 2 countries whose capitals end in "K", their names both end in "land" Iceland and Thailand |
| #745, aired 1987-11-27 | CONSTELLATIONS: 1 of the 2 constellations that are mother & daughter in mythology & are adjacent in the sky Cassiopeia & Andromeda |
| #715, aired 1987-10-16 | ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 "Best Picture" Oscar winners to contain North, South, East or West in its title (1 of) All Quiet on the Western Front or West Side Story |
| #688, aired 1987-09-09 | EASTERN EUROPE: 1 of only 2 landlocked countries behind the Iron Curtain Hungary or Czechoslovakia |
| #676, aired 1987-07-13 | U.S. CITIES: Of the 10 largest cities in population in the U.S., only these 2 are less than 100 miles apart New York City & Philadelphia |
| #672, aired 1987-07-07 | GAMBLING: 3 of the 4 states with the highest lottery sales in dollars in calendar year 1986 (3 of) California, New York, Illinois & Pennsylvania |
| #630, aired 1987-05-08 | U.S. CURRENCY: This not-widely circulated bill is the only 1 to have a famous historic event depicted on the back the $2 bill |
| #583, aired 1987-03-04 | LETTER PERFECT: All the letters that appear on the top row across on a standard touch-tone phone ABC, DEF |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | U.S. HISTORY: The presidential message delivered to Congress December 2, 1823 is better known as this Monroe Doctrine |
| #571, aired 1987-02-16 | BODIES OF WATER: Bordering on Mich. & N.Y., these 2 Great Lakes are the only ones to border on 1 state each Lake Huron & Lake Ontario |
| #546, aired 1987-01-12 | KINGS & QUEENS: Number of Henry VIII's wives who outlived him 2 |
| #544, aired 1987-01-08 | NOBEL PRIZE: The only 2 presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize, they ran against each other in 1912 Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson |
| #501, aired 1986-11-10 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES: 2 of 3 performers to win three or more Academy Awards for acting (2 of) Katharine Hepburn, Walter Brennan or Ingrid Bergman |
| #494, aired 1986-10-30 | GENERALS: 1 of the only 2 generals in American history to serve as Secretary of State (1 of) (Alexander) Haig or George Marshall |
| #470, aired 1986-09-26 | GAMES: The 4 corners on a Monopoly board are "Go", "Free Parking" & these 2 Jail & Go To Jail |
| #464, aired 1986-09-18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The number of U.S. presidents in the 20th century to serve out at least 2 full terms 3 |
| #459, aired 1986-09-11 | ACTORS & ROLES: In a 3-year period, 2 actors won Oscars for playing this character in different films The Godfather |
| #447, aired 1986-05-27 | SEPTEMBER: The only 2 presidents to die in September; both were assassinated Garfield & McKinley |
| #443, aired 1986-05-21 | MATHEMATICS: Besides 0, the only number that yields the same result when added to itself or multiplied by itself 2 |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | HISTORIC NAMES: 2 of the 3 men--a Frenchman, an Englishman, & a Swede--to receive honorary citizenship in the U.S. (2 of) Lafayette, Churchill or Raoul Wallenberg |
| #393, aired 1986-03-12 | STATE CAPITALS: 2 of 4 state capitals with the word "city" in their name (2 of) Oklahoma City, Carson City, Salt Lake City or Jefferson City |
| #388, aired 1986-03-05 | ART: The 2 geometric shapes containing da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man" circle & square |
| #367, aired 1986-02-04 | ENERGY: While U.S. is #2 petroleum producer in the world, this country produces the most the Soviet Union |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | VICE PRESIDENTS: 2 of the 3 Vice Presidents to serve under FDR (2 of) Harry S. Truman, Henry A. Wallace, and John Nance Garner |
| #344, aired 1986-01-02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 2 of 4 presidents never to appear on a regular U.S. stamp or coin (2 of) Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan & Jimmy Carter |
| #343, aired 1986-01-01 | ELECTIONS: 2 of 6 states that cast only 3 electoral votes for president in 1984 (2 of) Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Vermont, and Delaware |
| #337, aired 1985-12-24 | SPORTS: 1 of 2 sports which, in order to avoid injuries, ban left-handed playing (1 of) jai alai or polo |
| #306, aired 1985-11-11 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: Since it was established in 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to these 2 U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson |
| #282, aired 1985-10-08 | GEOGRAPHY: Other than North America, the continent closest to South America Antarctica |
| #280, aired 1985-10-04 | BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Over 1/2 of Fortune 500 and 42% of all N.Y. Stock Exchange companies are incorporated in this state Delaware |
| #265, aired 1985-09-13 | SCIENCE: This Polish-born scientist was 1st person to win 2 Nobel prizes Marie Curie |
| #191, aired 1985-06-03 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 "rivers" which surround Manhattan (2 of) East River, Hudson River & Harlem River |
| #188, aired 1985-05-29 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Two of the three states to join the Union in the first half of the 20th century (2 of) Arizona, Oklahoma & New Mexico |
| #176, aired 1985-05-13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Last Democratic president to serve 2 complete terms, no more, no less Woodrow Wilson |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Along with president, these 2 must sign a bill for it to become law the speaker of the House & the vice president |
| #13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Only 1 of 9 planets not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure the Earth |
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
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Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
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"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
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Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
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"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
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Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Andrew Garen, an associate director of consumer marketing from Austin, Texas
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"He was a project manager when he won his 5 shows...
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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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David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Allie Pape, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Allie was 14 at the time...
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Hope Landsem, from Tualatin, Oregon
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"She likes to win arguments, and that's why she's going to...
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
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Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
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Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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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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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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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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Shane Whitlock, a resident physician from Little Rock, Arkansas
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"As a junior at the University of Arkansas, he won the...
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Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
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Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Michael Rooney, a college professor from Pasadena, California
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"He was a winner of 5 games in 1999, and is...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Kevin Keach, a project administrator from St. Louis, Missouri
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"He considered himself a simple Missouri farm boy when he won...
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Lan Djang, a business analyst from Toronto, Canada
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Joey Bland, an actor and improviser from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 22 2-time champion: $48,200 + $2,000. Joey appeared as a...
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Jeremy Bate, an emergency medical technician and writer from Tujunga, California
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"A second-place finisher in the 2000 Tournament of Champions, he's now...
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Claudia Corriere, a church musician and homemaker from Kennesaw, Georgia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $29,000 + $2,000. Claudia won show #7195,...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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Diana Hsu, a legal records assistant from Malden, Massachusetts
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Season 34 2-time champion: $44,601 + $2,000. Diana won $50,000 on...
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Virginia Cummings, a geriatrician from Randolph, Massachusetts
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Season 34 2-time champion: $51,200 + $2,000.
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Kristin Robbins, an attorney from Red Bank, New Jersey
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Season 34 2-time champion: $44,994 + $2,000.
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Damian Yu, an executive compensation consultant originally from West Vancouver, Canada
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Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
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Josh Silverman, a graduate student from Miami, Florida
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Season 32 2-time champion: $34,800 + $2,000.
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Wayne Cherry, a graduate student from Houston, Texas
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Season 23 2-time champion: $41,801 + $2,000.
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Christina McTighe, a library associate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 31 2-time champion: $36,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "mick-TY".
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Peter Rubin, a journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 2-time champion: $27,400 + $2,000.
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William Lee, a software engineer from South San Francisco, California
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Season 22 2-time champion: $62,500 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Ricky Young, a tax accountant originally from Canyonville, Oregon
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Season 32 2-time champion: $40,000 + $2,000.
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Nicholas Bérubé, an architect originally from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 31 2-time champion: $19,600 + $2,000. Nicholas won $30,000 on...
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Michael Arnone, a writer and editor from Alexandria, Virginia
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"He was the largest 1-day winner in the 2000-2001 season. Today...
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Katie Fitzgerald, a wealth management project analyst originally from New Rochelle, New York
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Season 21 2-time champion: $30,201 + $2,000.
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Peter Pinnow, a high school English teacher from Oxford, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $39,200 + $1,000.
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Deborah Slattery, a homemaker from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 22 2-time champion: $28,300 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: The Bee
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Phil Yellman, a legal assistant from Seattle, Washington
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"He was an office worker from Albuquerque when he won his...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
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"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
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"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
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"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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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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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
|
2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
|
"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
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Laura Kelsay, a hotel desk reception clerk from Grand Island, Nebraska
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Season 34 2-time champion: $42,300 + $2,000.
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Catherine Ono, a software developer from Santa Clara, California
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Season 34 2-time champion: $46,402 + $2,000.
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Lee Quinn, a teacher from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $42,800 + $2,000.
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Joe Castro, a comptroller from Pasadena, California
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Season 34 1-time champion: $9,384 + $2,000. Joe won $2,000 on...
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Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
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\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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Matt Preston, an assets protection leader from Harvest, Alabama
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $25,998 + $2,000.
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Peter Karamitsos, a software salesman from Elmhurst, Illinois
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Season 34 2-time champion: $51,000 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Lane Flynn, a business owner from Atlanta, Georgia
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $38,399 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: GoDores
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Zach Dark, an investment analyst from Hoover, Alabama
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $48,201 + $2,000.
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Chris Fleitas, a high school college prep counselor from San Francisco, California
|
Season 28 2-time champion: $82,901 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "FLEE-tas".
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Todd Covert, a bookkeeper from Valley Glen, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $58,402 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tcovert
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George McAleese, a political researcher from Washington, D.C.
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Season 29 2-time champion: $56,402 + $2,000.
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Rachel Winer, a graduate student in teaching from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 2-time champion: $51,801 + $2,000.
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Adam Marshall, a student of government originally from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 27 2-time champion: $51,800 + $2,000.
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Richard Block, an editor and writer from Diamond Bar, California
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Season 28 2-time champion: $17,601 + $2,000.
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Brian Meacham, a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $90,500...
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Sam Hopkins, an M.B.A. student originally from Prairie Village, Kansas
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Season 29 2-time champion: $31,601 + $2,000.
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Evan Sandman, a hotel front desk manager from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 1-time champion $28,801 + $2,000.
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Sunny Stalter, an English professor from Auburn, Alabama
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Season 28 2-time champion: $36,200 + $2,000.
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Rachel Liptak, a substitute teacher from Temecula, California
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Season 29 2-time champion: $48,002 + $2,000.
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Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
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"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Shannon Dillmore, a genomics research manager from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 33 2-time champion: $49,062 + $2,000.
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Nikki Grillos, a freelance associate casting director from New York, New York
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Season 32 2-time champion: $30,802 + $2,000.
Wife of Season 34 contestant Paris Themmen.
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Sarah Fremgen, a microbiologist from Carrollton, Texas
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Season 30 2-time champion: $52,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced with a hard "G".
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Siddharth Hariharan, a student from Herndon, Virginia
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Season 33 2-time champion: $28,135 + $2,000.
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Stew Latwin, a Navy pilot originally from Rye, New York
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Season 32 2-time champion: $42,601 + $2,000. Stew appeared on the...
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Ari Fleischer, a former White House Press Secretary from the current Bush administration
|
"For the first two years of the current Bush administration, he...
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Jeremy Schanck, a business development coordinator from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 20 2-time champion: $42,400 + $2,000.
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Laura Lorson, a newscaster and editor from Perry, Kansas
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Season 31 2-time champion: $33,400 + $2,000. At the time of...
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Jose Garriga, a communications specialist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 31 2-time champion: $38,402 + $2,000.
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Clark Floyd, an accountant from Savannah, Georgia
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Season 22 2-time champion: $36,400 + $2,000.
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Josh Kennedy, a bartender from Trenton, New Jersey
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Season 22 2-time champion: $55,600 + $2,000.
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Jared Thompson, an actuarial analyst originally from Eureka, Illinois
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Season 23 2-time champion: $56,501 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: JTrivial
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Claudia Stucke, a former writer and high school English teacher from Decatur, Georgia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $30,600 + $2,000.
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Rich Way, a manager from Aromas, California
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Season 22 2-time champion: $34,800 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: RichAromas
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Katrina Mundinger, a musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 32 2-time champion: $22,000 + $2,000.
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Vik Vaz, a medical student from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 22 3-time champion:...
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Karen Ash, a business analyst from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 31 2-time champion: $49,600 + $2,000.
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Carter Spires, a law student originally from Birmingham, Alabama
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Season 32 2-time champion: $31,200 + $2,000.
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Vicky Stanton, a school psychologist from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 22 2-time champion: $19,799 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Vicky
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Tom Kavanaugh, a kickball team captain from St. Louis, Missouri
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Brady Newell, from Derwood, Maryland
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"She loves diving and gymnastics, but is headed toward being either...
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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Andrew Vogl, from Yonkers, New York
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"He can ski the slopes with ease, but navigating his own...
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Donna Brutkoski, a newspaper copy editor originally from Brandon, Vermont
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Season 21 2-time champion: $30,900 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: dbvt
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Campbell Warner, a military attorney originally from Rock Hill, South Carolina
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Season 30 2-time champion: $37,200 + $2,000. Campbell appeared on the...
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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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Bob Harris, an author, comedian, and radio commentator from Los Angeles, California
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"A 5-time champion and a finalist in the Tournament of Champions,...
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Brandon Hathaway, a mechanical engineer from Augusta, Georgia
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Season 26 2-time champion: $25,400 + $2,000.
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Daniel Granof, an associate producer originally from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 21 2-time champion: $27,400 + $2,000.
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John Cuthbertson, an investment analyst from San Diego, California
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"He was the highest money winner of the 1993-94 season. An...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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Matt Zielenski, a research analyst originally from Broadview Heights, Ohio
|
"He became the Teen Tournament champ in 1995. Today he's a...
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Kathleen Mikulis, a stay-at-home mom from Mountain View, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $25,201 + $2,000. Kathleen's contestant experience blog....
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Michelle Clum, an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas
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"With her 5-time winnings from 2000, she traveled for a year,...
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Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
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"He's one of the greatest NBA players in history. Here's Hall...
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,000 + $2,000.
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Gitta Neufeld, a Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "GEE-ta...
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Stan Brown, a high school history teacher from Macon, Georgia
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Season 20 2-time champion: $40,600 + $2,000.
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Tiombi Prince, an advocation support specialist from East Point, Georgia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $33,100 + $2,000.
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Rebecca Maxfield, a freshman from Brown University
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Rochelle, New York. Rebecca...
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Milt Hathaway, a high school librarian originally from Newport, Rhode Island
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Season 25 2-time champion: $70,002 + $2,000.
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Kate Swenson, a law student from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 24 2-time champion: $28,001 + $2,000.
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Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
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Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Todd Butler, a fourth grade teacher from Mansfield, Texas
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Season 24 2-time champion: $30,999 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: QuitoFan
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Dave Meddish, an alternative print coordinator from Moscow, Idaho
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Season 23 2-time champion: $36,201 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: DMeddish
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Jennifer Gotcher, a homemaker from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 23 2-time champion: $68,401 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "GO-tcher".
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Grace Veach, a librarian from Lakeland, Florida
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"After winning 5 games in 1997, she was the grand marshall...
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
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"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
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"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
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Whitney Prince, a sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Chris Ward, a foreign service officer from Johannesburg, South Africa
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"A 5-game winner in 1998, he was living in Peru when...
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Pam Mueller, a college student from Wilmette, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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John Krizel, a writer originally from Oceanside, New York
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 5-time champion: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Kate Rowland, a family doctor from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000.
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Dan Royles, a senior from Chula Vista, California
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Dan was 17 at the time...
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Margaret Monroe, a junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Margaret was 16 at the time...
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Andy Kravis, a freshman from Farmington Hills, Michigan
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Andy was 13 at the...
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Nicole Reimer, a junior from Columbus, Ohio
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Susan Haarman, a sophomore at Marquette University from Louisville, Kentucky
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Susan was 19 at the time...
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Erin Bogart, a junior at Miami University of Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Erin was 20 at the time...
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Jaime Green, a sophomore at Brown University from Nanuet, New York
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Jaime was 18 at the time...
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Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia
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"A 5-time champion, he went on to become a semifinalist in...
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Dave Ellis, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Jon Er, from Williamsville, New York
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"This musician always argues for his fairness, so he wants to...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas
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"A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
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Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
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"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
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"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
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Janet Wong, a development officer for a museum from Hoboken, New Jersey
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"As a senior at Drew University, she won the February 2000...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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"He used his 1988 5-game winnings to pay for law school....
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Mike Scott, an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois
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"He really likes doing challenging projects in school, but hates doing...
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Tim Koch, a 12-year-old sixth grader from Cliffwood, New Jersey
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"He would like to be a teacher because you get to...
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Russ Porter, a water systems engineer from Seattle, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Clayton, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Lizz Mullowney, a senior from Crystal Lake, Illinois
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Joel Knight, a freshman from Farmington, Michigan
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
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Genaro Lopez, a contract administrator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $29,001 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like "heh-NAR-o".
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Christian Haines, a college student originally from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Mary Naam, a junior at Harvard University from Effingham, Illinois
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2003 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500.
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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Adam Bibler, an economist originally from Lancaster, Ohio
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
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Erik Nelson, a grad student originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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Donna Vogel, a scientist from Bethesda, Maryland
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Jim Stevens, a high school math teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 6-time champion: $140,600 + $2,000.
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Tom Zamojcin, a digital marketing manager from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "zam-MOH-chin".
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Charlie Penrod, an assistant professor of law from Natchitoches, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: CharlieP
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Judy Shewmake, a retired middle school history teacher from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "SHOO-make".
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Lee Lassiter, a data modeler from Topeka, Kansas
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"A 5-time winner from 2000, he used his winnings to take...
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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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Brandon Brooks, an HR manager from Chicago, Illinois
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $27,401 + $1,000. During his first contestant...
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Blake Hernandez, a senior from Burke, Virginia
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Blake was 16 at the time...
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Brian Lamb, a middle school teacher from Bakersfield, California
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Season 23 player (2007-06-26). Season 22 2-time champion: $39,201 + $1,000....
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Pat Healy, an index supervisor from Vallejo, California
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"His five wins in 1998 helped him land a dream job...
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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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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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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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Kendra Chapman, a sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Susan Bellenot, a senior from Lakeview Terrace, California
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ed Angleton, a biochemist from Indianapolis, Indiana
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Season 22 2-time champion: $25,599 + $1,000. According to the official...
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Lara Robillard, a policy analyst from Arlington, Virginia
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"She used the winnings from her 5 shows in 1998 to...
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Ryan Fenster, a banker from SeaTac, Washington
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 7-time champion: $156,497...
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Andrew Pau, an assistant professor from Amherst, Ohio
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 32 6-time champion: $170,202...
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Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
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Holly Owens, a student originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 23 2-time champion: $31,902 + $1,000. Season 22 player (2006-04-17)....
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Ben Kesling, a student from Lexington, Kentucky
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Season 21 2-time champion: $24,600 + $1,000. According to the official...
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Brian Moore, an astronomer from Houston, Texas
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"He was the first 5-day champion in the 1993-1994 season. An...
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Suzanne Rorick, a stay-at-home mom from Stevenson Ranch, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,900 + $2,000.
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Ross Gardiner, an 11-year-old sixth grader from La Plata, Maryland
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"And this self-proclaimed sports fanatic likes all the teams in the...
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Jonathan Gillerman, a senior from Staten Island, New York
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Holly Owens, a physician originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 23 2-time champion: $31,902 + $1,000. Season 22 player (2006-04-17)....
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George Tsuji, a software engineer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Brian Lamb, a teacher from Bakersfield, California
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Season 23 player (2007-06-26). Season 22 2-time champion: $39,201 + $1,000....
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Eric Floyd, a college student from Calhoun, Georgia
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2003 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $97,800 + $2,000.
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Jackie Harrison, a surgeon from Chicago, Illinois
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $66,602 + $2,000.
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Katie Baxter, a 10-year-old from Glenside, Pennsylvania
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"She has already won a presidential award. So why not the...
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David Venderbush, a lawyer from New York, New York
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"His 5 wins in 1993 came just in time to pay...
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Jim Stalley, a crime data specialist from Denver, Colorado
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $84,100 + $2,000.
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Chloé White, a senior from Mission Hills, Kansas
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, D.C.
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Karen Anderson, a private investigator from Half Moon Bay, California
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $22,500 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Alex Jacob, a currency trader from Chicago, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Deirdre Thomas, an attorney and editor from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $33,200 + $1,000. Deirdre\'s father Dr. Nicholas...
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
|
2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Megan Barnes, a stay-at-home mother from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 27 3-time champion: $103,203 + $2,000. Megan won $16,000 on...
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Ethan Brosowsky, an actor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 24 1-time champion: $21,600 + $2,000. Ethan and his "pub...
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Robin Parry, a federal attorney from Arlington, Virginia
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $24,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: periwinkle
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Amanda Trujillo, a junior from Carson, California
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Farah Zolghadr, a sophomore from Springfield, Illinois
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Steve Stoffle, a leadership trainer from Decatur, Georgia
|
Season 32 1-time champion: $17,599 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
|
"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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Melissa Seal, a law student from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
|
"She was a senior when she became the Teen Tournament champion...
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Holly Flynn, an 11-year-old from Holmes, Pennsylvania
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"She started performing in community theatre when she was just 4...
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Molly Rosenbusch, a night court clerk from Twin Lakes, Idaho
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $19,601 + $2,000.
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Ashley Wilson, an organization development consultant from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $52,402 + $1,000. Ashley returned to the...
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Liz Maziarz, an English professor and mom from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $18,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "MAY-zee-ar".
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Bonnie Clair, an attorney from St. Louis, Missouri
|
Season 22 2-time champion: $27,551 + $1,000.
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Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
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Scott Renzoni, a bartender and actor from Burlington, Vermont
|
2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 20 4-time champion: $112,998 + $2,000.
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Tom Baker, a writer from Tokyo, Japan
|
2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 20 3-time champion: $102,300 + $2,000.
|
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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Scott McFadden, a librarian from Muncie, Indiana
|
Season 34 3-time champion: $78,401 + $2,000.
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Patrick Morrison, a student of Slavic studies from Northville, Michigan
|
Season 28 3-time champion: $80,701 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PatMorrison
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Jordan Nussbaum, a lawyer from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $15,800 + $2,000.
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Marty Cunningham, an accountant and voice artist from Arvada, Colorado
|
Season 34 3-time champion: $65,900 + $2,000.
|
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David Kleinman, a student from Sharon, Massachusetts
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $31,600 + $2,000.
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Henry Ayoola, a Ph.D. student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $14,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "eye-OH-lah".
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Barbara Noyes, a police officer from Blauvelt, New York
|
Season 22 player (2005-12-23). Barbara, as a member of the Fornario...
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Denise Littlejohn, a project manager from West Hollywood, California
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $21,601 + $2,000. Denise won $0 on...
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Liz Fritz, an intake coordinator from Spring Hill, Kansas
|
Season 32 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Liz won $30,000 on...
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John Morgan, an elementary school art teacher from Charlotte, North Carolina
|
Season 29 player (2013-01-21). John parlayed his $2,000 consolation prize into...
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Gavin Borchert, a writer and editor from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 33 3-time champion: $50,200 + $2,000.
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Michelle Cabral, an elementary school music teacher from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 34 3-time champion: $46,693 + $2,000.
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Matt Lisiecki, an international development researcher from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $34,551 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "ly-SECK-ee".
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Kevin Foley, a police captain from Mount Sinai, New York
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Season 34 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Jonathan Van Balen, an international marketing specialist from Lexington, Kentucky
|
Season 29 1-time champion: $12,201 + $2,000.
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Bob Collins, a restaurant manager from Melbourne, Florida
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Season 22 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Rob Russell, a tutoring and testing director from Johnson City, Tennessee
|
Season 32 2-time champion: $43,600 + $1,000.
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Lani Gonzalez, a managing director of an art bazaar from Austin, Texas
|
Season 33 3-time champion: $50,600 + $2,000.
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Laura Ashby, an attorney from Marietta, Georgia
|
Season 32 2-time champion: $36,802 + $1,000.
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Katie Walker, a biomedical science teacher from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
Season 32 1-time champion: $5,000 + $2,000. Katie appeared on the...
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Tom Kelso, a credit analyst from Chicago, Illinois
|
Season 19 3-time champion: $83,402 + $2,000. Namesake of the backronym...
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Donna Brown, a customer service representative from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $45,600 + $2,000. At the introduction of...
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Seth Wilson, a Ph.D. candidate from Chicago, Illinois
|
2019 All-Star Games member of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
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Hunter Appler, an attorney originally from Mount Airy, North Carolina
|
2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 32 6-time champion: $145,603 + $2,000.
|
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Kelly Bayles, a librarian from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Season 32 3-time champion: $62,700 + $2,000.
|
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Erin Delaney, an English professor from North Hills, California
|
Season 32 2-time champion: $53,999 + $1,000.
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Andrew Nerlinger, a senior at the University of Notre Dame from Wilmington, Delaware
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Andrew was 21 at the time...
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Audrey Watkins-Fox, a mortgage coordinator originally from Lockport, New York
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Season 32 2-time champion: $33,000 + $1,000. Audrey won $50,000 on...
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Anna Gohmann, a senior from Westlake Village, California
|
2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Anna was 17 at the time...
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Seveen Kannankara, a junior from Bergenfield, New Jersey
|
2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Seveen was 15 at the time...
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Caley Anderson, a junior from Santee, California
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Kevin Keach, an operations manager from St. Ann, Missouri
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Doug Behrend, a college professor from Fayetteville, Arkansas
|
Season 32 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000.
|
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Michelle Clum, an executive assistant from Wichita, Kansas
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Andrew Garen, a project manager from Austin, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Buzzy Cohen, a music executive from Los Angeles, California
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2019 All-Star Games captain of wildcard-match 3rd-place Team Buzzy: a share...
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Sam Weaver, a sophomore at Bradley University from Pleasanton, California
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Sam was 20 at the time...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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LeeAundra Temescu, a communications coach originally from Troy, Michigan
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Season 22 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
Web site at thecontrarypublicspeaker.com.
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David Bradley, an author from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $55,000 + $1,000.
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
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2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Ben Davis, an investment specialist from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
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Season 22 player (2005-11-24). Not to be confused with Season 26...
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Morgan Chase, a mathematics educator originally from Antrim, New Hampshire
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Season 21 1-time champion: $15,417 + $2,000. According to the official...
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April McManus, a homemaker from Hertfordshire, England
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"A high school senior from Minnesota when she won the 1992...
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Michael Daunt, an accountant from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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"In 1996, he was a finalist in the Tournament of Champions....
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Andrew Hutchings, a graduate student from Ithaca, New York
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"A senior when he won the 1998 College Championship, he's now...
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Tom Walker, a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 21 1-time champion: $23,201 + $2,000.
Father's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: ProudFather
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Chris Becker, a bus driver and trainer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 32 3-time champion: $52,999 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: cbec
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Jerry Harvey, a freelance educator originally from California, Missouri
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Season 20 2-time champion: $70,002 + $1,000. KJL game 1. While...
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Mara Apostol, a criminal defense attorney from Miami, Florida
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Season 32 1-time champion: $16,801 + $2,000. JBoard user name: naurae29...
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Jen Noon, an editor from Woburn, Massachusetts
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Season 21 1-time champion: $19,103 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: BostonJen73
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Mike Drummond, an application scientist from Columbus, Ohio
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Season 32 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: Mike from Columbus
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Amelia Hershberger, a management analyst from Albany, New York
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Season 32 3-time champion: $43,000 + $2,000. Amelia won $30,000 on...
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Doug Grenier, a mathematics professor from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Season 20 1-time champion: $27,400 + $2,000.
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Adam Hoskins, an attorney from Columbia, Missouri
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Season 32 2-time champion: $42,402 + $1,000.
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Dee Daigle, a substitute teacher from Hebron, Connecticut
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Season 32 1-time champion: $19,001 + $2,000.
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Ian Silverman, a high school social studies teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 26 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000.
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Kevin Joyce, a customer service representative from Leominster, Massachusetts
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Season 25 3-time champion: $111,299 + $2,000. Kevin was the alternate...
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Rajeev Gorowara, a chemical engineer from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 26 player (2010-01-26). Husband of Season 25 2-time champion Christine...
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Peter Wiscombe, a computer engineer from High Point, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,799 + $2,000. Peter appeared as a...
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Ben Taylor, a student from Rockford, Illinois
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Season 23 1-time champion: $25,599 + $2,000.
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Joanne Platt, a waitress from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 24 2-time champion: $6,999 + $1,000. Won $16,000 on Who...
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Charlie Kahn, a middle school math teacher from Versailles, Kentucky
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Season 21 1-time champion: $25,600 + $2,000.
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Deborah Melman-Clement, a writer and entrepreneur from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 1-time champion: $3,199 + $2,000.
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Suzanne Koppelman, a museum education manager from New York, New York
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Season 34 3-time champion: $63,601 + $2,000.
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Alan Harrison, an administrative assistant from Seattle, Washington
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Season 34 2-time champion: $23,710 + $1,000.
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Mary Ann Borer, a marketing coordinator from Pomona, California
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Season 35 4-time champion: $86,500 + $2,000.
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Julie Singer, a French professor from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 30 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000.
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Andrew King, a lawyer from Little Rock, Arkansas
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Season 34 1-time champion: $1,198 + $2,000.
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Karen Ruckert, a civil rights attorney originally from Topeka, Kansas
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Season 30 1-time champion: $12,400 + $2,000.
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Ali Hasan, a secondary school teacher from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 34 3-time champion: $67,801 + $2,000. Ali was given (only)...
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Jen Sosnowski, a high school science teacher from Roanoke, Virginia
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Season 34 1-time champion: $28,801 + $2,000.
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Michelle Rosen, a Ph.D. candidate from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 34 1-time champion: $18,401 + $2,000.
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Julia Lee, a pharmacy student from San Bruno, California
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Season 33 1-time champion: $6,599 + $2,000.
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Arthur Chu, a compliance analyst and voiceover artist from Broadview Heights, Ohio
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Tournament of Champions 1st...
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Eric R. Backes, an attorney and government relations professional from Round Rock, Texas
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 35 4-time champion: $105,602 + $2,000.
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Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games captain of...
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Deborah Elliott, an educator from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 33 3-time champion: $76,400 + $2,000.
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Osman Syed, a student from Jamesville, New York
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Season 34 1-time champion: $33,333 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Max Zarou, a fifth-grade teacher originally from Culver City, California
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Season 24 1-time champion: $7,201 + $2,000.
Max appeared on Master Minds on 2023-08-10.
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Lisa Kristina, a freelance musician from Chicago Heights, Illinois
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Season 34 2-time champion: $36,100 + $1,000.
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Burt Westermeier, a Ph.D. candidate from New Haven, Connecticut
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Season 34 1-time champion: $14,401 + $2,000.
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Randy Mathews, a fragrance specialist from Houston, Texas
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Season 34 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000.
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Kelly Lasiter, an administrative assistant from Granite City, Illinois
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Season 33 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
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Eric Maher, an attorney from Epping, New Hampshire
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Season 34 1-time champion: $31,500 + $2,000.
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Jack Dickey, a journalist from New York, New York
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Season 34 2-time champion: $46,802 + $1,000.
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Dave Mattingly, a director of technology from Old Forge, Pennsylvania
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Season 34 3-time champion: $77,400 + $2,000.
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Jon Eisenman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 33 5-time champion: $103,902 + $2,000.
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Mark Ashton, a software engineer from Elmhurst, Illinois
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Season 34 1-time champion: $29,100 + $2,000.
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Wes Hazard, a standup comic and storyteller from Stoughton, Massachusetts
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Season 34 3-time champion: $51,196 + $2,000.
Wes appeared on The Chase on 2021-01-21.
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Laura McLean, a data analyst from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 34 2-time champion: $19,598 + $1,000.
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Jason Shore, a medical student from Plano, Texas
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2013 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 4-time champion:...
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Laura Amundson, a former criminal defense attorney from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 29 1-time champion: $20,395 + $2,000.
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Jake Ayres, a law student from San Diego, California
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Season 29 1-time champion: $28,201 + $2,000.
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Bing Huo, a mechanical engineer from Sunnyvale, California
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Season 28 1-time champion: $15,801 + $2,000.
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Ivan Plis, a magazine editor from Washington, D.C.
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Season 34 1-time champion: $23,200 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like \"ee-VAHN\".
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Bill Hawkins, a hotel concierge from New York, New York
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Season 29 1-time champion: $17,400 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: hawkwild
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Boomie Aglietti, a writer for TV and stage from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 2-time champion: $58,799 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Matt Samberg, an attorney from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 28 3-time champion: $61,402 + $2,000.
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Brian Meacham, a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $90,500...
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Robin Woolsey, a high school English teacher from Oxford, Alabama
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Season 27 1-time champion: $5,500 + $2,000.
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Anna-Lise Santella, an editor and musicologist from Trout Valley, Illinois
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Season 28 2-time champion: $21,199 + $1,000.
First name pronounced like "AH-nah-LEE-sah".
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Melanie Spratford, a caterer from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 28 1-time champion: $19,601 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: Miss Mellie
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John Erler, a movie mocker from Austin, Texas
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Season 28 1-time champion: $29,000 + $2,000.
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Michael Gurshtein, a thin films engineer from Thornton, Colorado
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Season 28 1-time champion: $25,000 + $2,000. Michael pronounced his last...
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Paul Barbour, an aspiring producer from Baldwinsville, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $29,800 + $2,000.
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Kiran Kedlaya, a math professor originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 28 1-time champion: $30,801 + $2,000.
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Kathleen Kosman, an attorney from Dearborn, Michigan
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Season 34 1-time champion: $20,400 + $2,000. Kathleen played sitting in...
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Erik Nelson, a graduate student from Boston, Massachusetts
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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Erica Mines, a high school English teacher originally from Washington, D.C.
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Season 29 1-time champion: $18,000 + $2,000.
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Salvo Candela, a university administrator from New York, New York
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Season 29 3-time champion: $66,195 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: svocan
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Glenn Sullivan, a psychology professor from Lexington, Virginia
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Season 28 1-time champion: $15,601 + $2,000.
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David Brown, a fundraising intern from Palo Alto, California
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Season 29 2-time champion: $32,600 + $1,000. Son of Season 25...
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Jeff Amoros, a field education coordinator from Ellicott City, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion $30,801 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "AM-er-us".
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Tim Anderson, a Spanish professor from Rockford, Illinois
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Season 29 3-time champion: $56,001 + $2,000.
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Wes Pierce, a financial planner from Anaheim Hills, California
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Season 25 3-time champion: $47,199 + $2,000.
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Vamsi Adusumilli, a marketing director originally from Columbia, Missouri
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Season 29 1-time champion: $12,800 + $2,000.
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Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Kristin Morgan, a strategic analyst for NASA from Huntsville, Alabama
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2013 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $69,098 + $2,000.
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Stewart Tuttle, a foreign service officer from Vienna, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $36,500 + $2,000.
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Nick Condon, a research chemist originally from Lakewood, Colorado
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Season 27 3-time champion: $80,101 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: NJCondon
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Ricky Hudson, a physical therapist from New York, New York
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Season 32 1-time champion: $17,199 + $2,000.
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Taylor Cope, a financial analyst from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 28 1-time champion: $28,000 + $2,000.
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Liz Hedreen, a stay-at-home mom from Kirkland, Washington
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Season 32 1-time champion: $21,600 + $2,000.
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Harris Stutman, a medical informaticist from Huntington Beach, California
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Season 32 3-time champion: $63,500 + $2,000.
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Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland
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Season 33 3-time champion: $67,800 + $2,000.
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Nate Ross, a systems engineer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 33 1-time champion: $19,300 + $2,000.
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Mike Barrett, a cashier and writer from Medford, Massachusetts
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Season 32 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jeopardymike
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Rob Liguori, a research editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 4-time champion: $72,601 + $2,000.
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Matt Neville, a deli clerk from Hamden, Connecticut
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,400 + $2,000.
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Marcus Lewis, a tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 32 1-time champion: $14,399 + $2,000.
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Darryl Tahirali, a proposal writer originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 24 3-time champion: $84,003 + $2,000.
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Laurie MacDougall, a cancer registrar originally from Medford, Massachusetts
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Season 32 3-time champion: $78,000 + $2,000.
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Sri Narayanan, a pediatric resident from Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Season 23 2-time champion: $60,000 + $1,000.
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Liz Haigney Lynch, a freelance writer and genealogist from Montclair, New Jersey
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Season 32 2-time champion: $49,600 + $1,000. The "G" in Liz's...
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Ted Dudley, an airline pilot from Colchester, Vermont
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Season 23 1-time champion: $28,900 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Winddummy
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Kurt Fritzsche, a medical device engineer from Loveland, Ohio
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Season 31 1-time champion: $13,201 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: fritzk3
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Dorothy Farrell, a researcher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 3-time champion: $64,401 + $2,000.
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Dennis Golin, a video editor from New York, New York
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Season 32 2-time champion: $59,099 + $1,000.
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Kirstin Cutts, a graduate student from Austin, Texas
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Season 33 4-time champion: $49,403 + $2,000.
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Dean Meyer, a scientific editor from Winder, Georgia
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Season 32 1-time champion: $18,700 + $2,000.
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Scott Bateman, a filmmaker and author from Beacon, New York
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Season 33 1-time champion: $28,001 + $2,000.
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Michael Baker, a travel media editor from New York, New York
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Season 32 1-time champion: $15,201 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: mikeyb
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Gina Shaddox, an accounting service representative from Corvallis, Oregon
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Season 31 1-time champion: $11,000 + $2,000.
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Penny Reid, a newspaper copy editor from Bloomington, Indiana
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Season 31 1-time champion: $22,400 + $2,000.
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Jen Jabaily Blackburn, an academic assistant from Northampton, Massachusetts
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Season 31 1-time champion: $19,700 + $2,000.
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Dylan Parson, a student from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
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Season 32 3-time champion: $29,799 + $2,000.
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Charles Brower, a senior managing editor from Durham, North Carolina
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Season 31 1-time champion: $20,400 + $2,000.
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Carrie Youngblood, an administrative assistant from Montpelier, Vermont
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Season 20 player (2004-06-03).
KJL game 2.
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Christian Haines, a Congressional special assistant from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Laura Gallo, an internal medicine physician originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 1-time champion: $8,799 + $2,000. Laura was a major...
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Ed Kim, a small business owner from Whittier, California
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Season 32 1-time champion: $17,200 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: mrexley
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Tom Hartmann, a junior from San Antonio, Texas
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Dava-Leigh Brush, a stay-at-home mom from Arnold, Missouri
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Season 31 3-time champion: $31,501 + $2,000.
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Sandie Baker, a translation coordinator from Eastpointe, Michigan
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2014 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 30 6-time champion:...
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Andy Axel, a graduate student in poetry from Iowa City, Iowa
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Season 31 1-time champion: $1,599 + $2,000.
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Peg Pruitt, a retired teacher from Swansea, Massachusetts
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Season 23 1-time champion: $8,100 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! website...
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Alexander Persaud, a Ph.D. student in economics originally from Dubuque, Iowa
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Season 31 3-time champion: $61,000 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "per-SAWD".
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Pranjal Vachaspati, a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio
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2017 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 32 6-time champion:...
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Melissa Spencer, an adjunct physics instructor and stay-at-home mom from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 32 1-time champion: $13,600 + $2,000.
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Jeremy Rasmussen, a computer security consultant from Lutz, Florida
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Season 23 1-time champion: $28,001 + $2,000.
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Gordon Moffat, an e-discovery professional from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 32 1-time champion: $24,700 + $2,000.
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Rena Morse, a director of semantic technology from Charlottesville, Virginia
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Season 31 1-time champion: $9,199 + $2,000.
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Annie Moriondo, a bookseller from Somerville, Massachusetts
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Season 32 1-time champion: $22,300 + $2,000.
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Katie Wroblewski, a graduate student in history from Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Season 30 1-time champion: $9,201 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "roo-BLEF-skee".
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Jeff Lawrence, a limousine driver from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 22 2-time champion: $26,200 + $1,000.
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Marissa Edelman, an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 31 1-time champion: $9,400 + $2,000.
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Tom Kavanaugh, a writer from St. Louis, Missouri
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Christine Kim, a retired homemaker from Greenwich, Connecticut
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Season 31 2-time champion: $41,401 + $1,000.
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Brad Nehring, a copywriter from Federal Way, Washington
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Season 31 1-time champion: $16,001 + $2,000.
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Matt Hoffer-Hawlik, an investment banker and strategy consultant from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 32 1-time champion: $29,601 + $2,000.
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Dan McLeod, a student from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 22 1-time champion: $26,801 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
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Will Anderson, a senior legislative aide originally from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 31 2-time champion: $23,199 + $1,000.
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Tara Anderson, a public radio reporter from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 31 1-time champion: $17,500 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: taraeanderson
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Daniel Grigg, a beer wholesaler from Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Season 31 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
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Udit Banerjea, an international relations graduate student from Washington, D.C.
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Season 32 1-time champion: $21,300 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "BAN-er-jee".
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Jeff Pandin, a history teacher from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 22 1-time champion: $18,000 + $2,000.
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Clinton Reese, a student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 20 1-time champion: $39,000 + $2,000. Clinton's hometown was listed...
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Kevin Blackley, a service consultant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 21 1-time champion: $26,000 + $2,000.
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Dave Edwards, an architect from Los Angeles, California
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,001 + $2,000.
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Eric Vernon, a retired government relations specialist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Season 33 2-time champion: $50,400 + $1,000.
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Tessa Fleming, a high school history teacher from Mission Viejo, California
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Season 31 player (2014-09-16). Tessa's father was a 2-time champion on...
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Troy Senik, a newspaper columnist from Westlake Village, California
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Season 30 1-time champion: $28,700 + $2,000.
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Paige Ormiston, a Navy JAG from Norfolk, Virginia
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Season 30 1-time champion: $32,200 + $2,000.
Paige appeared on the show in uniform.
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Arthur Phillips, an author from Brooklyn, New York
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"He was a speechwriter from Boston when he won five shows...
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Joe Webb, an American lit doctoral student from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 25 1-time champion: $28,801 + $2,000. Blog at dr-wizard.com. Jeopardy!...
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Fred Vaughn, an Internet operations technician from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
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Season 32 4-time champion: $65,700 + $2,000.
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Joshua Allen, a student from North Hollywood, California
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Season 21 2-time champion: $39,001 + $1,000.
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Maura Gatowski, a technology manager from Beverly Hills, Michigan
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Season 21 1-time champion: $6,200 + $2,000.
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Tom McCudden, a law student from Durham, North Carolina
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Season 21 1-time champion: $40,600 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Muskrat
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Adam Villani, an engineer from Long Beach, California
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Season 21 player (2004-10-27). KJL game 61. Adam won $80,000 on...
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Frank Dempsey, a government attorney from Bagdad, Kentucky
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Season 20 1-time champion: $29,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Augustwest
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Steve Belding, an engineer from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 32 3-time champion: $58,801 + $2,000.
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Markus Kolic, a database developer and stay-at-home dad from Dighton, Massachusetts
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Season 32 1-time champion: $15,300 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "KOH-litch".
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Brittany McCants, a junior from Winnsboro, South Carolina
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Chandreyi Ghosh, a housewife from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 32 1-time champion: $34,401 + $2,000.
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Randall Johnson, an enologist from Seattle, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $18,400 + $1,000.
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Kathy Kenny, a high school math teacher from Park Ridge, New Jersey
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,201 + $2,000.
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Devin Flanigan, a researcher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 25 1-time champion: $8,500 + $2,000.
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Marc Sacks, an international development manager from Washington, D.C.
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Season 25 1-time champion: $23,601 + $2,000.
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Geoff Moore, a screenwriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $55,201 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: GHMoore
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Ellie O'Donnell, a systems analyst from Bloomington, Illinois
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Season 20 1-time champion: $9,800 + $2,000.
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Linda Zell Randall, an attorney from Naples, Florida
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Season 24 1-time champion: $20,400 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: LZRandall
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Jessica Stapp, an administrative assistant from Tucson, Arizona
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Season 26 2-time champion: $49,700 + $1,000.
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Susan Herder, a science teacher from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 23 2-time champion: $33,202 + $1,000. Susan won $1,000 on...
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Rita Schwab-Parcel, a clinical information support specialist from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Season 23 1-time champion: $37,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rsparcel
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Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, a graduate student originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 23 1-time champion: $10,300 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: orangecrayon
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Siobhan McKenney, a systems administrator from Austin, Texas
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Season 26 1-time champion: $10,799 + $2,000. First name pronounced like...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Alex Hovan, a graduate student from Champaign, Illinois
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Season 23 1-time champion: $18,100 + $2,000.
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Scott Weiss, a computer science professor from Walkersville, Maryland
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Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Through a generous wager,...
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Martha Rothman, a retired stockbroker from Barnegat, New Jersey
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Season 24 1-time champion: $32,801 + $2,000.
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Elizabeth McKenna, a graduate student and cancer researcher originally from Queens, New York
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Season 24 1-time champion: $5,399 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Hicepan
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Elizabeth Randisi, an attorney from Webster, New York
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,900 + $2,000.
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Sara Price, a teaching assistant from Davis, California
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Season 24 1-time champion: $13,700 + $2,000.
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Matt Caporaletti, an advertising account supervisor from Westwood, New Jersey
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Season 24 1-time champion: $2,900 + $1,000.
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Larry Cloud, a computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Melissa Prepster, a teacher from Kyle, Texas
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Season 22 2-time champion: $43,706.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: The_Prepster
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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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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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Elliot Shteir, an attorney from Somerville, New Jersey
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1995-A Seniors Tournament 1st runner-up: $10,000. Dr. Elliot Shteir won $8,230...
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Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington
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"In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Richard Mason, a roboticist from Pasadena, California
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Season 18 2-time champion: $50,600 + $2,000. Husband of Season 14...
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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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Ken Jennings, the winner of 74 consecutive games from Seattle, Washington
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
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Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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• 74-game champion with longest winning streak • Total earnings over...
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Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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"He was a software engineer living in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
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Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
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Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
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Brad Rutter, the biggest money winner from Los Angeles, California
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Brad Rutter, an actor and producer from Los Angeles, California
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• Highest all-time winnings (over $4.3 million) • Has never lost...
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Brad Rutter, an actor and producer from Hollywood, California
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"He was a college student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when he won...
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Brad Rutter, a college student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Dan Avila, a photographer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 7 1-time champion: $5,300 + a Sanyo remote control stereo...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Joe Leibrandt, a marketing director from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Won $2,700 + a...
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Bob Shore, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 21 2-time champion: $47,602 + $2,000. Proponent of Shore's Conjecture....
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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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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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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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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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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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James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada
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2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to Project 150 +...
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James Holzhauer, the setter of 20 Jeopardy! records from Las Vegas, Nevada
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2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to Project 150 +...
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James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada
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2023 Jeopardy! Masters winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to Project 150 +...
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Frank Spangenberg, a transit cop from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from New York City, New York
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"He was a New York City cop when he won five...
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Priscilla Ball, a federal contractor from Montgomery Village, Maryland
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Season 25 2-time champion: $45,200 + $2,000. Priscilla was due to...
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Priscilla Ball, a government contractor from Montgomery Village, Maryland
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Season 25 2-time champion: $45,200 + $2,000. Priscilla was due to...
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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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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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"A police officer from Flushing, New York, Frank Spangenberg, who has...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Jenifer Thomas, a teacher assistant from Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,400 + $2,000. Jenifer Thomas October 5,...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator 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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Sean Ryan, a taxi driver, bartender, and student from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Chip Bell, a telecom engineer from Marysville, Ohio
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Season 30 2-time champion: $29,300 + $2,000. Chip won $5,000 on...
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Ginny Crispell, an English teacher from Port Jefferson, New York
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Season 2 2-time champion: $13,100. Ginny won four games on the...
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Kevin Olmstead, an environmental engineering professor from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Season 10 2-time champion: $25,901. Kevin won $2,180,000 on Who Wants...
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Barbara Lowe, a writer and a researcher from Anaheim, California
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Season 2 5-time champion: $35,192. Barbara did not participate in the...
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Bruce Gardner, a veterinarian from Cerritos, California
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Season 8 2-time champion: $18,202 + a trip for 2 to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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Susannah Brooks, a communications assistant from Madison, Wisconsin
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Season 22 2-time champion: $56,001 + $2,000. Susannah competed under a...
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Jim Davis, a personnel counselor originally from Chula Vista, California
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Season 2 player (1985-09-20). Not to be confused with Season 25...
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Michael Ming, a medical student originally from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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Season 9 2-time champion: $23,701 + a trip for 2 to Mexico City, Mexico.
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Sara Glidden, a college theater manager from West Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Season 19 2-time champion: $27,950 + $2,000. Johnny Gilbert misspoke and...
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Mark Leinwand, a television business affairs executive from Los Angeles, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $43,700....
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Mark Leinwand, an attorney and a businessman from Los Angeles, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $43,700....
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Rocky Schmidt, an attorney originally from Edmore, North Dakota
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Season 2 2-time champion: $12,000. Rocky went on to become a...
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Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Aileen Hawkins, a stay-at-home mom from Dana Point, California
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Season 24 2-time champion: $24,199 + $2,000. First syllable of first...
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John Campbell, a romance novelist from Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Season 31 2-time champion: $35,400 + $2,000. John (middle initial P.)...
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Anne Cichocki, a recent law school graduate from Jacksonville, Florida
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Season 19 2-time champion: $46,501 + $2,000. Won $1,000 on Who...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Ayesha Black, a student from Los Angeles, California
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Season 19 2-time champion: $32,200 + $2,000. Won $25,000 on Who...
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Ted Kenniston, a logistics manager from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Season 23 2-time champion: $28,600 + $2,000. Won $32,000 on Who...
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Zach Baker, a computer programmer from Downey, California
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Season 23 2-time champion: $44,400 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Michael Rooney, a college instructor from Pasadena, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2 winner: $70,201. 2000 Tournament...
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Steven Popper, an economist from Topanga, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1988, he has since founded...
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Michael Rooney, a college instructor from Pasadena, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2 winner: $70,201. 2000 Tournament...
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Pam Mueller, a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Pam Mueller, a justice researcher originally from Chicago, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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"An actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Bob Blake, who has won...
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Samantha Reback, a sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Scott Gillispie, a project manager and expectant father from Atlanta, Georgia
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"While attending Georgia Tech, he won the 1991 College Championship. Now...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Pam Mueller, a graduate student in psychology from Princeton, New Jersey
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\"She was a student at Loyola University when she won the...
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Pam Mueller, a think tank researcher from Culver City, California
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• 2000 College Championship winner • Semifinalist in all other tournaments...
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Harvey Becker, a writer from Venice, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $55,400....
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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Michael Dupee, an attorney from Cleveland, Ohio
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $32,500. Lost his...
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Mike Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $32,500. Lost his...
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Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 7-time champion: $163,904...
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Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 7-time champion: $163,904...
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Tom Morris, a retailer and student from Irvine, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
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Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland
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"He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
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Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner up: $25,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner up: $25,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner up: $25,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner up: $25,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
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Jay Rosenberg, a professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1986 Tournament...
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Jay Rosenberg, a professor of philosophy from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1986 Tournament...
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Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, Virginia
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 36/37 6-time champion: $124,871...
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Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 36/37 6-time champion: $124,871...
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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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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Jeff Richmond, a law student from West Hollywood, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,300. 1990 Super...
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Butch Malec, a freshman at Reed College from Edinboro, Pennsylvania
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1999 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. In Butch's game, the entire Double...
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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Steve 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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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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Robert Wargo, a student from Fairfield, Connecticut
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Season 2 player (1986-05-29). Robert appeared on seven episodes of Connecticut...
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Larry Shackley, a musician from Wheaton, Illinois
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Season 10 2-time champion: $17,900. Larry lost in his third game...
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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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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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Jeff Richmond, a law student from West Hollywood, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,300. 1990 Super...
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Patton Oswalt, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian from Portsmouth, Virginia
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\"A Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian from Portsmouth, Virginia, he rose...
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Gary Palmer, a physician from Palm Springs, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $18,400....
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Billy Shawn, a student originally from Vancouver, Canada
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Season 2 player (1985-06-06). Due to the missing introductions in the...
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Jessica Babbitt, a personal stylist from Austin, Texas
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Season 36 3-time champion: $71,598 + $2,000. Jessica won $10,600 in...
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Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2024 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 39 9-time champion:...
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Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2024 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 39 9-time champion:...
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Rosalie Hill, a bookkeeper from Arroyo Grande, California
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Season 3 player (1986-10-10): a Vitamaster Monitor 500M Luxury exercise cycle...
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Rosalie Hill, a bookkeeper from Arroyo Grande, California
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Season 3 player (1986-10-10): a Vitamaster Monitor 500M Luxury exercise cycle...
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Rex Schultz, a trial lawyer from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 3 2-time champion: $19,800. Rex won about $80,000 on Tic...
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Sara Lehmann, a retail sales associate from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Season 29 1-time champion: $24,800 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Gary Palmer, a physician from Palm Springs, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $18,400....
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Rick Terpstra, an aspiring English teacher from Havertown, Pennsylvania
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Season 34/35 3-time champion: $60,000 + $2,000. In his Season 34...
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Jim Gilligan, an assistant professor of English education originally from New York, New York
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Season 37 1-time champion: $24,401 + $2,000. Jim was the last...
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Allen Goodman, an economics professor from Huntington Woods, Michigan
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Season 24 player (2008-06-13). Web site at www.econ.wayne.edu/agoodman. Allen detailed his...
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Mike Scott, an organic farmer from Janesville, Wisconsin
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Season 15 2-time champion: $12,000. Not to be confused with 2002...
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Paul Thomas, a theater technician from Hollywood, Florida
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Season 24 1-time champion: $32,001 + $2,000. Paul won his first...
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Bill O'Donnell, a national park ranger from Eminence, Missouri
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Season 18 2-time champion: $28,700 + a trip to Aruba. Bill...
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Cindy Stowell, a science content developer from Austin, Texas
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Season 33 6-time champion: $103,803 + $2,000. Cindy died 2016-12-05, before...
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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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Rich Rosenlof, a sales representative from Sacramento, California
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Season 18 3-time champion: $80,800 + $2,000. Alex erroneously reported Rich's...
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Emily Herndon, a bakery owner from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 31 1-time champion: $8,100 + $2,000. Emily won $5,000 on...
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Raj Dhuwalia, a graduate student from Gainesville, Florida
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Season 19 1-time champion: $21,200 + $2,000. Raj was the first...
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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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Bud Humphrey, an editor from Park Ridge, Illinois
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Season 21 3-time champion: $56,599 + $2,000. Bud was the alternate...
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David Juliano, a casino dealer from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 9 1-time champion: $8,000 + a week's vacation at Murrieta...
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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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Jared Cohen, a private equity analyst from Narberth, Pennsylvania
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Season 23 2-time champion: $26,223 + $1,000. Referencing the Family Guy...
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Roger Moyer, a bookstore administrator from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 11 2-time champion: $17,901. Roger won $32,000 on Who Wants...
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Dave Goldsmith, a senior from Colgate University
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1994 College Championship 1st runner-up: $19,160. Dave said his mother claims...
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Harvey Becker, an attorney turned writer from Old Bridge, New Jersey
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $55,400....
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Kevin Spitze, from San Jose, California
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Season 2 player (1986-01-20): Glassfyre brass fire screen & fire set....
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Jeff Goldstein, a law student originally from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 2 player (1986-03-26). Jeff fainted during the Final Jeopardy! Round...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games captain of...
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Colby Burnett, a college counselor from Chicago, Illinois
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• 2012 Teachers Tournament winner • 2013 Tournament of Champions winner...
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Colby Burnett, an AP world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He won the Teacher\'s Tournament and the Tournament of Champions last...
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Wayne Cypen, a lawyer from Miami Beach, Florida
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Season 2 player (1985-09-13). Last name pronounced like \"SY-pen\". Johnny Gilbert...
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Colby Burnett, a high school college counselor from Chicago, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games captain of...
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Frank Stasio, a data analyst from Los Angeles, California
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Season 18 2-time champion: $42,000. Frank won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Eileen Lynch, a project manager from West Windsor, New Jersey
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Season 11 1-time champion: $10,500 + a trip for 2 to Mexico City and Zihuatanejo.
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Mike Nelson, an actor originally from Chesterton, Indiana
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Season 37 3-time champion: $55,000 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
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Rebecca Zoshak, a language specialist from State College, Pennsylvania
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Season 34 1-time champion: $14,407 + $2,000. Rebecca returned to the...
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Kirk Sanduski, an administrator from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 2 player (1986-04-16). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Czerni Brasuell, a writer originally from New York City, New York
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Season 2 player (1985-09-23). Subsequent to her appearance, Czerni spelled her...
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Bruce Daitz, originally from Plattsburgh, New York
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Season 6 2-time champion: $18,300. Last name pronounced like "DATES". The...
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Mattea Roach, a writer and podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2023 Jeopardy! Masters 2nd place player: $250,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Ryan Fenster, a graduate student from SeaTac, Washington
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 7-time champion: $156,497...
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 1st runner up: $50,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
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John Kyle Grady, a substitute teacher originally from Hyde Park, Massachusetts
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Season 30 1-time champion: $28,801 + $2,000. John won $60,000 on...
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Cody Lawrence, an assistant editor from Sherman Oaks, California
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2020-12-08). Cody...
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Judy Riley, a patent lawyer from Rochester, Michigan
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Season 12 2-time champion: $30,402. Due to an uncorrected scoring error...
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Andrew Pollock, a staff assistant from Culver City, California
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Season 2 player (1985-06-06). The recording used to archive the game...
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Bob Caruso, a political consultant from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Season 6 2-time champion: $4,400. The recording used to archive the...
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Cody Lawrence, an assistant editor from Sherman Oaks, California
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2020-12-08). Cody...
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Brian Adams, an educator from Big Bear Lake, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $44,901 +...
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Brian Adams, a retired public educator from Big Bear Lake, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $44,901 +...
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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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Mary Zawacki, originally from Detroit, Michigan
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Season 2 player (1986-03-31). Last name pronounced like \"za-WATZ-kee\". The recording...
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Brian Henegar, a guest services agent from LaFollette, Tennessee
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2024 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 39 3-time champion: $68,202...
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Lon Otremba, from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 2 player (1986-03-31). The recording used to archive the game...
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Brian Henegar, a guest services agent from LaFollette, Tennessee
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2024 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 39 3-time champion: $68,202...
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David Shane, an attorney from Westlake Village, California
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Season 2 player (1986-03-11). Not to be confused with Season 1...
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Emily Sands, a vice president of operations from Chanhassen, Minnesota
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2024 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Emily Sands, a project manager from Chanhassen, Minnesota
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2024 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Nancy Donehower, a retired college admissions counselor from Portland, Oregon
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 38 1-time champion: $19,400 +...
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David Shane, a systems analyst from Santa Ana, California
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Season 1 player (1985-04-04). Not to be confused with Season 2...
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Emily Sands, a project manager from Chanhassen, Minnesota
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2024 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Nancy Donehower, a retired college admission counselor from Portland, Oregon
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 38 1-time champion: $19,400 +...
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Todd Lefkowitz, a physician from Scottsdale, Arizona
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Season 8 3-time champion: $28,200 + a Delta Airlines trip for...
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Jimmy Black, an engineer from West Warwick, Rhode Island
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Season 9 player (1992-11-24): a trip for 2 to Panama City, Florida.
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Tanay Kothari, a business operations associate from Oakland, California
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Season 37 1-time champion: $26,800 + $2,000. Tanay won $5,000 on...
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Sharon Miyasato, an attorney from Oakland, California
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Season 3 2-time champion: $16,998. Sharon was returned to the show...
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 13-time champion: $386,400...
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 13-time champion: $386,400...
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Michael Murphy, an office manager from Monrovia, California
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Season 2 player (1986-01-22). Not to be confused with Season 39...
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Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, Idaho
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Michael Murphy, a test engineer from Gilroy, California
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Season 39 player (2023-03-24). Not to be confused with Season 2...
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Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, Idaho
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, Idaho
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Jason Sterlacci, a fourth grade teacher from Somerset, New Jersey
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. 2016 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000...
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Yungsheng Wang, a deputy public defender originally from Lafayette, Louisiana
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Yungsheng Wang, a public defender from Los Angeles, California
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Yungsheng Wang, a deputy public defender originally from Lafayette, Louisiana
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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David Green, a semi-professional actor from San Francisco, California
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Season 8 player (1991-11-27). Not to be confused with Season 2...
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Ben Goldstein, a content marketing strategist from Dexter, Michigan
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 5-time champion: $49,298...
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Ben Goldstein, a director of content marketing from Dexter, Michigan
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 5-time champion: $49,298...
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Chris Ban, an oral and facial surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 39 1-time champion: $13,000 + $2,000. Chris was the only...
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David Green, a law student from Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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Season 2 player (1986-01-07). Not to be confused with Season 8...
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John McGill, an electrical lineman from Wallingford, Pennsylvania
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Season 8 2-time champion: $14,300. The recording used to archive the...
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Connie Brisendine, a calligrapher originally from Bakersfield, California
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Season 2 player (1986-05-15). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Brian Sanders, a sales representative from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 1-time champion: $6,000. Alex—potentially mistakenly—referred to Brian as a...
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Barbara Keesling, a student from Laguna Niguel, California
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Season 2 player (1986-05-05). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Rich Reddick, a graduate student originally from Austin, Texas
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Season 19 1-time champion: $14,450 + $1,000. Won $50,000 on Who...
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Bob McGreevy, an attorney from South Salem, New York
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Season 3 1-time champion: $11,150. Bob, being from New York, declined...
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David Simpson, a Ph.D. candidate from Ventura, California
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Season 9 2-time champion: $29,501. Not to be confused with Season...
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Tom Philipose, a writing professor from Forest Hills, New York
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2022 Second Chance semifinalist: $2,000. Season 38 player (2022-06-02). Tom won...
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Leo Velazquez, a theme park ride operator from Orange, California
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Season 28 player (2012-07-03). Leo was the alternate for the 2010-B...
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Sally Kurtzman, a writer and English teacher from Denver, Colorado
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Season 2 player (1986-04-16). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Beau Henson, a test prep teacher and actor originally from Mt. Carmel, Illinois
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Season 28 3-time champion: $51,203 + $2,000. Beau won $250,000 on...
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Linda Percy, a retired emergency room physician from Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $70,401 + $2,000. Won $32,000 on Who...
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Chuck Cavender, an advertising executive from Miami, Florida
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Season 2 player (1986-04-30). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Tony Hightower, an event planner from Astoria, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $21,300 + $2,000. Tony won $250,000 on...
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Michael Vaz, a tutor from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 39 player (2022-12-21). Last...
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Michael Vaz, a tutor from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 39 player (2022-12-21). Last...
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Brendan O'Connor, an Internet security engineer from San Francisco, California
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Season 29 1-time champion: $11,201 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Christopher Stephens, an administrative law judge from New York, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-07-11).
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Reid Rodgers, a locomotive mechanic from North Platte, Nebraska
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Season 28 player (2012-03-12).
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Bob Beers, an attorney from Fairfax, Virginia
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Season 4 3-time champion: $41,799. Bob's $10,000 Daily Double wager in...
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Julie Reynolds, a medical transcriptionist from Waterville, Ohio
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Season 29 1-time champion: $10,005 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Shane Whitlock, a junior from the University of Arkansas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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Sam Meyer, a graduate student of Middle Eastern studies originally from St. Joseph, Minnesota
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Season 27 2-time champion: $45,377 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
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Elliot Yates, an opera producer from New York, New York
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2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 31 4-time champion: $65,000...
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Amy Stephenson, a writer and editor from Sunnyside, New York
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Season 28 2-time champion: $32,799 + $1,000. Won $1,000 on Who...
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Susan Jann, an operations coordinator from Bristol, Pennsylvania
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Season 29 3-time champion: $53,800 + $2,000. Susan won $5,000 on...
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Alistair Bell, a computer chip designer from Berlin, Massachusetts
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Season 29 3-time champion: $56,800 + $2,000. JBoard user name: ThreeIfByAir...
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Catherine Hardee, an aspiring teacher from Kinston, North Carolina
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2015 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 31 4-time champion: $95,201...
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Sam Stubblefield, a hospital pediatrician from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 32 1-time champion: $27,601 + $2,000. Sam won $50,000 on...
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Guy Jordan, a graduate student from College Park, Maryland
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Season 19 player (2003-06-10). Guy won at least $169,000 on two...
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David Nagy, a rock singer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 2-time champion: $31,200 + the Jeopardy! home game (boxed...
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Andy Thomas, a U.S. Air Force nurse originally from Huntsville, Alabama
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Season 20 1-time champion: $27,100 + $2,000.
Also referred to as Major Andy Thomas.
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Bill Moore, a national security consultant from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 24 1-time champion: $18,399 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Patrick Friel, a teaching assistant originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 13 2-time champion: $30,021. Son of Season 11 1-time champion...
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Susan Sweet, a former basketball coach originally from Toledo, Ohio
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Season 1 player (1984-11-09). Johnny Gilbert stumbled over Susan\'s introduction, calling...
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Ann Drourr, a rare bookseller from Mount Laurel, New Jersey
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Season 24 1-time champion: $31,200 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like to rhyme with "power".
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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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Dan Green, a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $26,000....
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Nate Metcalf, an actor and playwright from Cokato, Minnesota
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Season 23 1-time champion: $22,438 + $2,000. According to the official...
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Bill Wray, an institutional investor from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 3 player (1987-07-03). Bill's mother appeared on Jeopardy! in 1969,...
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Kaberi Chakrabarty, an elementary bilingual teacher from Joliet, Illinois
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2016 Teachers Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 + a...
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Bill Knuth, a high school special education teacher from East Lansing, Michigan
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2016 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant...
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Cory Harris, a high school English teacher from Mystic, Connecticut
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2016 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Tenaya Snider, a 10th grade English teacher from Tucson, Arizona
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Peter Buchholz, a 6th grade U.S. history and language arts teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2016 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Terrie Trebilcock, a high school history and economics teacher from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Hannah Krug, a high school math and physics teacher from Laurel, Maryland
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Jill Gilbert, a middle school English teacher from Des Moines, Iowa
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2016 Teachers Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,000 + a $2,500 education grant...
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Ian Miller, a high school history, government, and economics teacher from Woodland Hills, California
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Sam Meyer, a video editor from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 17 player (2001-06-15). Not to be confused with Season 27...
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John Cuthbertson, a physicist from San Diego, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Jason Sterlacci, a 6th grade English teacher from Somerset, New Jersey
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. 2016 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000...
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John Cuthbertson, a physicist originally from Liberty, Missouri
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Kelly Isenor, a TV news producer from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 23 2-time champion: $31,800 + $1,000. According to the official...
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Greg Greenzweig, a high school art teacher from Pennsville, New Jersey
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Kristen Olson, a graduate student from Takoma Park, Maryland
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Season 18 player (2002-03-07). Not to be confused with Season 12/13...
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Lauren Gilmore, a high school history teacher from Lake Wales, Florida
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2016 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant...
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Nicole Throckmorton, an 11th grade English and creative writing teacher from Williamsburg, Virginia
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2016 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant...
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Dianne Lee, a 4th grade language arts teacher from Savannah, Georgia
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Chris Tempro, a 9th grade math teacher from Allentown, Pennsylvania
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2016 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Jack Lowe, a pediatrician from Rockville, Maryland
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Season 4 2-time champion: $31,410 + a trip on Delta to...
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Tony Burrell, an attorney from Ashburn, Virginia
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Season 18 player (2002-06-28). Tony returned about 2 years after his...
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Amy Nienaber, an aspiring student from Bettendorf, Iowa
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Season 30 2-time champion: $51,000 + $1,000. Won $5,000 on Who...
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Jim Bell, a lawyer from Frankfort, Connecticut
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Season 2 player (1986-02-24): a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise to the Bahamas.
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David Becker, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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Season 15 2-time champion: $27,601. David won $125,000 on Who Wants...
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Tricia Barreiro, an interactive project manager from Santa Monica, California
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Season 22 2-time champion: $24,398 + $1,000. Won $100,000 on Who...
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Connie Campbell, a costume designer and historian originally from Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Season 19 1-time champion: $19,599 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Paul Rouffa, an actor from Oak Park, Illinois
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1986 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up:...
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Bob Combs, an investigator from Athens, Ohio
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Season 13 2-time champion: $22,701. Won $250,000 on Who Wants To...
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Vik Vaz, a medical student from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 22 3-time champion:...
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Bill Crowley, a hotel employee from Goderich, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 1-time champion: $14,600 + $2,000. First syllable of last...
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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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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
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"He was a sportswriter living in Reston, Virginia, when he won...
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Catherine Hardee, a hotel front desk clerk and recent college graduate from Kinston, North Carolina
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2015 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 31 4-time champion: $95,201...
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher originally from Salt Lake City, Utah
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Lisa Osterman, a geologist from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 21 2-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Won $1,000 on Who...
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Morgan Saxby, a research associate from Charlottesville, Virginia
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Season 26 3-time champion: $66,401 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Bradley Goodwill, an actor from New York City, New York
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Season 14 2-time champion: $27,800 + a Caribbean cruise on Norwegian...
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Elliot Yates, an opera producer from New York, New York
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2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 31 4-time champion: $65,000...
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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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Dane Garrett, a lawyer from Collinsville, Illinois
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Season 2 3-time champion: $17,900. Defeated by Chuck Forrest. Dane was...
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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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Michael Daunt, an accountant from Canada
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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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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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from South Euclid, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Tom Nichols, a process engineer originally from Lemont, Illinois
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Season 14 player (1997-09-19). Appeared in game #3000. (Because of the...
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Greg Sullivan, an accountant from Yonkers, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-04-05): a trip for 2 to the Caribbean...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer originally from Bombay, India
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Kori Tyler, a high school history teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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Susan Poorman, an editorial assistant from Anaheim, California
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Season 9 2-time champion: $15,700 + a trip to Nassau, the...
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Dan Green, an administrative specialist from Orland, California
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Season 31 player (2015-05-05). Not to be confused with Season 2...
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Charles Barkley, a former pro basketball player from Turner Network Television
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"He won 2 Olympic gold medals while playing for America's "Dream...
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Noam Osband, a Ph.D. student in anthropology from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $25,799 + $2,000. First name pronounced like...
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Liz Quesnelle, a retail store owner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 32 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Sam Raman, a telecom consultant from Boca Raton, Florida
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Season 16 2-time champion: $8,000. Won $26,750 on Who Wants to...
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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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Rick Robertson, an environmental consultant from Carrollton, Texas
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Season 16 2-time champion: $18,500. Won $1,000 on Who Wants to...
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Bonnie Gluhanich, a homemaker from Muskegon, Michigan
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Season 14 2-time champion: $17,100. Won a trip to Almond Resorts...
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William Lee, a software engineer originally from Vero Beach, Florida
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Season 23 1-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
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Kevin Glaccum, an actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 16 2-time champion: $15,400. Kevin won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Doug Szafran, a math teacher from Frederick, Maryland
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Season 13 2-time champion: $24,001. Won $64,000 on Who Wants 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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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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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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Mehrun Etebari, a grad student from Durham, New Hampshire
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Michelle Clum, an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Arlington, Virginia
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Kirstin Olsen, a freelance writer from Santa Clara, California
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Season 12/13 2-time champion: $24,202. Not to be confused with Season...
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Ben Davis, a law student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 26 2-time champion: $51,802 + $1,000. Ben was a 30-year-old...
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Bruce Lin, a research scientist originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 3-time champion: $54,599 + $2,000. On his first appearance,...
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Monica Lenhard, a teacher from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 23 1-time champion: $21,000 + $2,000. Won $32,000 on Who...
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Peter Braxton, a math teacher from Fairfax, Virginia
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Season 13 2-time champion: $33,402. Won $250,000 on Who Wants To...
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Betty Altruda, an English professor from Manalapan, New Jersey
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Season 14 2-time champion: $25,001. Won $16,000 on the syndicated version...
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Michael Daunt, an accountant from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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Phillip Steele, a security officer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 19 4-time champion: $38,898 + $2,000. In October 2002, Phillip...
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Kim Mihalick, a bartender from Merrillville, Indiana
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Season 13 2-time champion: $12,100 + trip to Mexico City/Ixtapa.
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Shane Whitlock, a college student from Benton, Arkansas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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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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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Reston, Virginia
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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John Williams, a junior at George Washington University from Bowling Green, Ohio
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2000-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Not to be confused with Season...
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