| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE DIRECTING BROTHERS $800: 20 years later, Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels were back for more Farrelly-directed fun in a sequel titled this "To" Dumb and Dumber |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | NON-BOMB ROM COMS $400: In 2022 Diane Sawyer interviewed Hugh Grant, Laura Linney & much of the cast of this film, "20 Years Later" Love Actually |
| #8732, aired 2022-11-01 | EUROPEAN HAPPENINGS $800: Created Jan. 28, 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution, this fighting force suffered a purge some 20 years later the Red Army |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | THE APOLLO PROGRAM $400: A combat pilot during the Korean War, about 20 years later, he became the second man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | WE'VE GOT THE BLUES $1600: More than 20 years after his death at about age 27, the 1961 album "King of the Delta Blues Singers" made him newly famous Robert Johnson |
| #8042, aired 2019-07-23 | THE 40-YEAR-OLD GERMAN $1200: 20-year-old Dirk Nowitzki began playing for this NBA team in 1998 & was still with them 20 years later the Mavericks |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | SENATORS WHO SOUGHT HIGHER OFFICE $400: A war hero, this Kansas man was Gerald Ford's running mate in '76 & went for the Oval Office 20 years later (Bob) Dole |
| #7741, aired 2018-04-16 | HODGEPODGE $200: A Florida mom invented one version of this twirling gizmo back in the 1990s; 20 years later, they became a craze a fidget spinner |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | NASDAQ COMPANIES $400: A share of stock in this company, then just a bookseller, cost about $1.50 in June 1997; 20 years later? Over $1,100! Amazon |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | I AM HISTORY! $6,000 (Daily Double): In the 1940s he needed 2 tries to become mayor of Minneapolis; 20 years later, he was vice president Hubert Humphrey |
| #6810, aired 2014-04-04 | STRUCTURES $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arizona.) It was a 1991 novelty & media focus when eight people sealed themselves in this giant structure for two years to create a self-sustaining ecosystem; 20-plus years later, it's leading to important understanding of our planet Biosphere 2 |
| #6063, aired 2011-01-12 | CANDIED CAMERA $400: Oliver Reed stopped at the bar as Athos in this 1973 film; 20 years later Kiefer Sutherland made the cut The Three Musketeers |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | BIBLE "R"OSTER $1200: Infertile for the first 20 years of her marriage to Isaac, she later had the twins Jacob & Esau Rebekah |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $200: 1985:
Starred in "Commando";
2005:
Ran an entire state Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $400: 1989:
Sang on 2 No. 1 hits;
2009:
Judged a singing contest on national TV Paula Abdul |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $600: 1988:
Won "Cheers" for his sitcom acting;
2008:
Won raves as a baddie on "Damages" Ted Danson |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $800: 1974:
Had a "Comedy Hour" with his wife on CBS;
1994:
Elected to Congress Sonny Bono |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $1000: 1964:
Acted on a Top-10 rated TV show;
1984:
Directed "Splash" Ron Howard |
| #4860, aired 2005-10-28 | PAIR CAPITA $1200: Known for their 1972 match, these Russian & American chess players had a rematch 20 years later Fischer & Spassky |
| #4470, aired 2004-01-30 | READ AMERICAN $600: He was all at sea with 1951's "The Caine Mutiny" & back on board 20 years later with "The Winds of War" (Herman) Wouk |
| #3821, aired 2001-03-26 | RADIO HISTORY $300: This type of sound came to FM radio in the early '60s & to AM 20 years later Stereo |
| #3250, aired 1998-10-23 | TELEVISION $100: She gained mass exposure on "The Tonight Show" in 1966 but had a falling-out with Johnny Carson 20 years later Joan Rivers |
| #2387, aired 1995-01-10 | 1968 $800: This man was ordained in 1968; 20 years later he was running for president Jesse Jackson |
| #2338, aired 1994-11-02 | FAMOUS LAWYERS $400: Later a Supreme Court justice, he headed the NAACP's legal defense fund for over 20 years Thurgood Marshall |
| #2266, aired 1994-06-13 | LITERATURE $400: His first book published in the U.S. was "The Cosmological Eye"; "Tropic of Cancer" came 20 years later Henry Miller |
| #2100, aired 1993-10-22 | EXPLORERS $300: He may have sailed with Columbus on his 2nd voyage to the New World; 20 years later he discovered Florida Ponce de Leon |
| #861, aired 1988-05-09 | AMERICAN POETRY $100: "Casey's Revenge" & "Casey--20 Years Later" are sequels to this poem Casey at the Bat |
| #740, aired 1987-11-20 | "PAR" FOR THE COURSE $500 (Daily Double): Despite the title of the following early hit, this artist is smart enough to be a star 20 years later:
"Just because I'm blonde /
Don't think I'm dumb /
'Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool!" Dolly Parton |
| #531, aired 1986-12-22 | ACTORS & ROLES $800: "20 Years Later" Jean-Louis Trintignant is still the "Man", & she is still the "Woman" Anouk Aimée |
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