#9078, aired 2024-04-10 | IT'S A FACT $1200: In poker some wonder if this hand beats 2 pair; with a 2.87% chance of it in a 52-card deck vs. 2 pair's 7.62%, yes 3 of a kind |
#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 |
#8816, aired 2023-02-27 | BEFORE & AFTER $2000: 3 of a kind plus a pair for the family that lost England's Wars of the Roses full House of York |
#11, aired 2023-01-19 | A TRASHY CATEGORY $200: You can't spell "garbage" without this kind of boat; the Mobro wandered around the Atlantic in 1987 with 3,000 tons of New York trash a barge |
#8581, aired 2022-02-21 | SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $800: NASA reported the wingspan of this insect-named nebula covers 3 light-years & ejects layers of gas from a dying star at the center butterfly |
#8581, aired 2022-02-21 | SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $1200: The nearest example of a red supergiant is this bright star; it's still 724 light-years away, & don't say it 3 times Betelgeuse |
#8505, aired 2021-11-05 | 3 OF A KIND $200: Sorry!,
Operation,
Battleship board games |
#8505, aired 2021-11-05 | 3 OF A KIND $400: Affenpinscher,
Basenji,
German Spitz dogs |
#8505, aired 2021-11-05 | 3 OF A KIND $600: Boater,
ushanka,
top hats |
#8505, aired 2021-11-05 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Baku,
N'Djamena,
Phnom Penh world capitals |
#8505, aired 2021-11-05 | 3 OF A KIND $1000: Greek,
ambrosia,
larb salads |
#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 |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $200: Beluga,
blue,
bowhead whale |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $400: Fiesta,
Falcon,
Fusion Ford vehicles |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $600: Oh Hell!,
slapjack,
war card games |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Kahoolawe,
Lani,
Niihau Hawaiian islands |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $1000: Balvenie,
Bowmore,
Bunnahabhain types of Scotch |
#7938, aired 2019-02-27 | 4,3,4 $400: McCrory's was this kind of store named for the coins spent there; John McCrorey dropped his "E" for cheaper signage a five and dime |
#7911, aired 2019-01-21 | 3 G CAPABILITY $600: A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has this kind of percentage of .550 slugging |
#7881, aired 2018-12-10 | ETERNAL $600: In the King James Bible, John 3:16 speaks of this kind of "life", a synonym for "eternal" everlasting |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | 3 OF A KIND $200: This animated character's nephews are Huey, Dewey & Louie Donald Duck |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | 3 OF A KIND $400: I've got to hand it to you, these are the 3 choices when playing roshambo rock, paper, scissors |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | 3 OF A KIND $600: Replicas of these 3 ships were built to promote Expo '92 in Seville, Spain the NiƱa, the Pinta and the Santa Maria |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Classical music's "Million Dollar Trio" was Heifetz, Rubinstein &, on this instrument, Gregor Piatigorsky cello |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | 3 OF A KIND $1000: The big 3 of ancient Greek gods were Zeus, Poseidon & this brother of theirs Hades |
#7565, aired 2017-06-30 | 3 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS $800: Just like a hair dryer, you're full of this kind of empty talk hot air |
#7533, aired 2017-05-17 | I GOT 3 As! $2000: It's kind of a mash-up of comradeship & bonhomie camaraderie |
#7316, aired 2016-06-06 | IT'S OVER BETWEEN US $400: Your rabbi, my priest & Deuteronomy 7:3 made me wary of this kind of marriage a mixed marriage (or interfaith marriage) |
#7277, aired 2016-04-12 | THREE OF A KIND $1000: The 3 Norns were the Norse counterparts of this trio in Greek myth who determined human destinies the Fates |
#6479, aired 2012-11-15 | EDUCATION ABBREVIATION $600: 36 is a perfect score on the college entrance test known by these 3 letters, kind of the opposite of "SAT" ACT |
#6434, aired 2012-08-02 | WHAT KIND OF MOVIE? $800: The "Spy Kids" movies:
A synonym for "movement" action |
#5866, aired 2010-03-01 | 3 OF A KIND $200: Sardo,
Stilton,
Tilsit cheeses |
#5866, aired 2010-03-01 | 3 OF A KIND $400: "The Searchers",
"The Shootist",
"The Quiet Man" John Wayne movies |
#5866, aired 2010-03-01 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Egbert,
Canute,
Edward III Kings of England |
#5866, aired 2010-03-01 | 3 OF A KIND $1,000 (Daily Double): Draco,
Lyra,
Mensa constellations |
#5866, aired 2010-03-01 | 3 OF A KIND $1000: Stede Bonnet,
"Calico" Jack Rackham,
Henry Morgan pirates |
#5605, aired 2009-01-09 | 3 LITTLE LETTERS $3,500 (Daily Double): Headquartered in Atlanta, this agency, established in 1946, grew out of a U.S. anti-malaria program the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) |
#5096, aired 2006-11-06 | P TIMES 3 $800: A fun kind of this is a children's book with 3-D cutout artwork; a not-so-fun kind happens while Internet surfing a pop-up |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | 3 OF A KIND $200: Coddled,
deviled,
hard boiled eggs |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | 3 OF A KIND $400: George Lazenby,
David Niven,
Pierce Brosnan James Bonds |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | 3 OF A KIND $600: Golf,
Beetle,
Karmann Ghia Volkswagen models |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Innocent,
Formosus,
Celestine popes |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | 3 OF A KIND $1000: Sinhala,
Xhosa,
Novial languages |
#4970, aired 2006-03-31 | A LITTER OF ALLITERATION $800: In blackjack, if you get a 6 & a 5 & the dealer shows a 3, you probably want to make this kind of wager double down |
#4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 3 OF A KIND $400: Othello,
Pente,
Trouble games |
#4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 3 OF A KIND $800: Java,
COBOL,
Perl programming languages |
#4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 3 OF A KIND $1200: Tate,
Field,
Rock & Roll museums |
#4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 3 OF A KIND $1600: Thomas Jefferson,
Cordell Hull,
Lawrence Eagleburger Secretaries of State |
#4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 3 OF A KIND $2000: Juventas,
Arsenal,
Ajax soccer teams |
#4475, aired 2004-02-06 | THAT'S THE KIND OF GUY I AM $1200: I'm carefree, I'm this hyphenated 3-word term, like a Disney dwarf who won the lottery happy-go-lucky |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | TV 3 OF A KIND $100: On "Seinfeld" these characters were Jerry's 3 closest friends Elaine, George & Kramer |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | TV 3 OF A KIND $200: The 3 sisters on "The Brady Bunch" Cindy, Jan & Marcia |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | TV 3 OF A KIND $300: The first names of the 3 sons on "Bonanza" Adam, Hoss & Little Joe |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | TV 3 OF A KIND $400: The 3 occupants of 704 Hauser Street before Mike Stivic moved in Archie, Edith & Gloria Bunker |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | TV 3 OF A KIND $500: First & last names of the 3 bandmates of Peter Tork Micky Dolenz, David Jones & Michael Nesmith |
#2211, aired 1994-03-28 | QUOTATIONS $800: It's said Martin Luther wrote, "Who loves not" these 3 things "remains a fool his whole life long" wine, women & song |
#1641, aired 1991-10-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: "Baby Fae" lived about 3 weeks after being given a heart from this kind of animal in 1984 a baboon |
#124, aired 1985-02-28 | KIND OF A DRAG $300: Of the film "Some Like It Hot"'s 3 leads, the one who wore a dress off-screen as well Marilyn Monroe |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | RULES OF THE GAME $200: In poker, it beats 3 of a kind, but not a flush a straight |
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