#9046, aired 2024-02-26 | HISTORY $1000: Japan returned to the control of an emperor in the 19th century in what is called this 5-letter restoration Meiji |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | SLEEP-POURRI $400: The British say someone is "sleeping" this 5-letter adjective if they're on the street for the night, or longer rough |
#9025, aired 2024-01-26 | THAT'S JUST TEARABLE! $600: Shred, split & sever are 5-letter synonyms for tear that begin with S; so is this, which doubles as a name of a noted guitarist slash |
#9002, aired 2023-12-26 | YELLOW STONE $2000: Like emerald, heliodor is a variety of this hard, 5-letter mineral beryl |
#9001, aired 2023-12-25 | TOLD YOU "SO" $400: Abstemious is a synonym for this 5-letter adjective sober |
#8971, aired 2023-11-13 | LIFE SCIENCE $2000: This 5-letter word for a virus that infects a bacterial cell is sometimes prefixed by "bacterio" a phage |
#8962, aired 2023-10-31 | SHOW ME THE MONKEY $1000: It's the 5-letter name of the monkey seen here; what a tool drill |
#8894, aired 2023-06-15 | 21st CENTURY HORROR NOVELS $200: Christina Henry's "Looking Glass" is the last book in a chilling trilogy about a woman with this 5-letter name Alice |
#8893, aired 2023-06-14 | 3-, 4- OR 5-LETTER WORDS $600: The Duke of Sussex is familiar with this verb meaning to pester a military foe with repeated attacks harry |
#8891, aired 2023-06-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: The first letter is silent in this verb meaning to grind; your teeth, for example gnash |
#8849, aired 2023-04-13 | HERE'S A BIT OF EVERYTHING $1600: San Francisco police detective David Toschi said he interviewed 5,000 people in his search for this letter-writing killer the Zodiac Killer |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | 5-LETTER LITERARY CHARACTERS $200: In "The Maltese Falcon" his name is this. Sam this. Spade |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | 5-LETTER LITERARY CHARACTERS $1000: Unstable skipper of the minesweeper U.S.S. Caine who faces a mutiny (Captain) Queeg |
#8829, aired 2023-03-16 | SCIENTIFIC LAWS & THEOREMS $1600: Whether it's dealing with a gas or liquid, Bernoulli's law is a part of this 5-letter type of dynamics fluid |
#8805, aired 2023-02-10 | 5-LETTER DOUBLE Z WORDS $800: To be "in" one of these is to be in a state of nervous excitement or agitation a tizzy |
#8804, aired 2023-02-09 | YOU'RE ON THE WORLD MONEY $400: On the back of the U.K. 5-pound note is this wartime leader Churchill |
#8798, aired 2023-02-01 | IF ANCIENT GREEK DEITIES WERE AROUND TODAY $1600: Our "theory": this primordial 5-letter god, said to be the first to exist, is still at home in war & disaster zones Chaos |
#8792, aired 2023-01-24 | DANTE'S CIRCLES OF HELL, DEFINED $1000: Eighth, containing alchemists & seducers: Legally this 5-letter word is any activity that uses deception to gain money the circle of fraud |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $200: Composed of tin, copper & antimony, Britannia metal is this type of 5-letter mixture an alloy |
#8771, aired 2022-12-26 | VACATION ISLES $1000: Northernmost of the main Hawaiian islands is this lush 5-letter isle also known as "The Garden Isle" Kauai |
#8770, aired 2022-12-23 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: This adjective meaning "full of substance" is also a punny way to describe the hat seen here pithy |
#8760, aired 2022-12-09 | TABLE TALK $800: Those with high I.Q.s may know this 5-letter name of the organization whose name is the Latin for "table" Mensa |
#8744, aired 2022-11-17 | A WORD OF WARNING $400: On road signs this 5-letter word is inside a white inverted triangle inside a red inverted triangle yield |
#8741, aired 2022-11-14 | SHARK TANK $400: Though it has about 50 rows of very small teeth on each jaw, the megamouth shark is a filter feeder, eating this 5-letter crustacean krill |
#8722, aired 2022-10-18 | 5-LETTER PLACES $200: Tripolitania is one of this North African country's historic regions Libya |
#8722, aired 2022-10-18 | AMERICANA $400: The USA's National Mammal is the majestic critter seen here, designated by Congress under this 5-letter name a bison |
#8722, aired 2022-10-18 | 5-LETTER PLACES $400: The fourth-largest city in Georgia, it's home to Mercer University Macon |
#8722, aired 2022-10-18 | 5-LETTER PLACES $600: In Romanian, this sea is called Marea Neagra the Black Sea |
#8722, aired 2022-10-18 | 5-LETTER PLACES $800: This 2,000-mile-long river swells in flood season after receiving waters from the rivers of the Punjab region the Indus |
#8676, aired 2022-07-04 | MEDICAL ADJECTIVES $800: This 5-letter word means pertaining to the kidneys renal |
#8648, aired 2022-05-25 | 5-LETTER "W"s $200: The name of this dance is from German for "revolve" the waltz |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $1600: Austria's border with Italy is high in the Alpine region with this 5-letter name the Tyrol |
#8585, aired 2022-02-25 | THAT INVENTION IS ELECTRIC $2000: In the 1830s Joseph Henry invented this 5-letter device used in telegraphs; he used it to send lunch orders from his lab to his home the relay |
#17, aired 2022-02-22 | PITHY WORDS & PHRASES $1200: If fashion is your "bag", use this 5-letter designer name when you want to say something is "great" or "going well" Gucci |
#5, aired 2022-02-10 | AFTER & BEFORE $2000: French suivre, "to follow", is related to this 5-letter word that means the same ensue |
#8555, aired 2022-01-14 | WORDS & PHRASES $400: Manga refers to Japanese graphic novels; this other 5-letter word is for artistic works like "Princess Mononoke" anime |
#8554, aired 2022-01-13 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $200: In 1959 she became president of India's Congress Party & would join Parliament 5 years later Indira Gandhi |
#8551, aired 2022-01-10 | BANK SHOTS $400: There's a pretty obvious reason that the United Overseas Bank building in Bangkok is known as this 5-letter building a Robot Building |
#8548, aired 2022-01-05 | ISLANDS $1200: Carnival in this 5-letter Mediterranean island nation is celebrated with a sword dance called the parata Malta |
#8517, aired 2021-11-23 | OMAHA $1000: In 1917 this priest rented a boarding house in Omaha to care for 5 neglected boys; later, he bought a farm & it became Boys Town Father Flanagan |
#8494, aired 2021-10-21 | 5-LETTER FOODS $1200: A prehistoric cave painting in Spain is perhaps the earliest known evidence of human collection of this honey |
#8494, aired 2021-10-21 | 5-LETTER FOODS $1600: Nissin's Cup Noodles is an instant version of this Japanese noodle soup ramen |
#8494, aired 2021-10-21 | 5-LETTER FOODS $2000: This type of pear is also an alternate name for the Plantagenet dynasty Anjou |
#8471, aired 2021-09-20 | LIZARDS $800: The 5-lined this 5-letter lizard is also known as the blue-tailed type skink |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | EYE-DEOLOGY $1200: Known by a 5-letter acronym, it's the most popular vision correction procedure performed in the United States LASIK |
#8440, aired 2021-07-09 | HAIR'S THE THING $2000: This 5-letter French word describes a coloring technique where the hair is typically darker on top & lighter towards the ends ombre |
#8438, aired 2021-07-07 | TV ANIMATION $1000: J.K. Simmons voices a toymaker who becomes a Christmas legend in this 2019 Netflix cartoon with a 5-letter title Klaus |
#8423, aired 2021-06-16 | NOT QUITE STUPID ANSWERS $600: In Italian, "erta" is a lookout--the phrase "all'erta", meaning on the lookout, led to this 5-letter term for a warning alert |
#8415, aired 2021-06-04 | WORKING WITH CLAY $2000: Formed by a consolidation of clay, this 5-letter rock makes up around 70% of the sedimentary rock on the Earth's crust shale |
#8413, aired 2021-06-02 | NEW TO THE OED $800: Even better than awesome is "awesome" followed by this 5-letter liquid sauce |
#8404, aired 2021-05-20 | 5-LETTER 3-SYLLABLE WORDS $600: Quotient is a synonym for this, a proportional relationship between 2 quantities ratio |
#8404, aired 2021-05-20 | 5-LETTER 3-SYLLABLE WORDS $1000: The central administration of the Catholic church in Rome a curia |
#8396, aired 2021-05-10 | SHORT STORIES $2000: This Pulitzer winner from Mississippi published her first short story in 1936; her classic "The Petrified Man", 5 years later Welty |
#8380, aired 2021-04-16 | PARTS OF THE HOLE $400: 5-letter word for the long grass bordering the fairway the rough |
#8378, aired 2021-04-14 | HODGEPODGE $1000: This 5-letter word is a type of black tea; when preceded by orange, it's a reference to the leaves, not the flavor pekoe |
#8373, aired 2021-04-07 | 5-LETTER CAPITALS $400: The U.N. says this capital of Bangladesh is the world's most crowded city Dhaka |
#8373, aired 2021-04-07 | 5-LETTER CAPITALS $800: This name of Ghana's capital is derived from nkran, a type of ant prevalent in the area Accra |
#8373, aired 2021-04-07 | 5-LETTER CAPITALS $1600: The metropolitan area of this city, once a small fishing village named Edo, is home to 38 million people Tokyo |
#8373, aired 2021-04-07 | UNIFORMITY $2000: A white chef's hat is called this 5-letter word toque |
#8372, aired 2021-04-06 | KNIVES OUT $1000: Quikut sold this Japanese-sounding 5-letter line of sharp cooking knives Ginsu |
#8369, aired 2021-04-01 | SAFE AT HOME $800: The safety siren PR04 series detector continuously monitors home air for this dangerous 5-letter gas radon |
#8364, aired 2021-03-25 | GOOD "BI" $800: Tundra is an example of this unique type of habitat with a 5-letter name a biome |
#8358, aired 2021-03-17 | THEY GO LOW $800: 5-letter type of diving, specifically to targets like the USS Spiegel Grove wreck diving |
#8348, aired 2021-03-03 | MEGALITHS $4,000 (Daily Double): This 5-letter word for a circle of stones is a back-formation from the name of a famous one on Salisbury Plain henge |
#8347, aired 2021-03-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: Candy word meaning to falsify numbers fudge |
#8336, aired 2021-02-15 | ANYONE FOR TENNIS? $600: This 5-letter word means an extended exchange of strokes before a point a rally |
#8323, aired 2021-01-27 | WORD ORIGINS $600: As Bill & Ted probably wouldn't know, one story says this 5-letter word originally described a device to create counterfeit coins bogus |
#8321, aired 2021-01-25 | PHILOSOPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): This 5-letter goal of philosophy was defined pretty basically by Aristotle: "to say of what is that it is" truth |
#8314, aired 2021-01-14 | Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL $1600: It's a 5-letter word for a secret rendezvous between lovers a tryst |
#8299, aired 2020-12-10 | BRAND NAMES $1000: The strawberry flavor of this 5-letter Coca-Cola brand is a favorite spirit offering at shrines in Thailand Fanta |
#8296, aired 2020-12-07 | EMPTY WORDS $400: Tabula rasa is often translated as this 5-letter "slate" blank |
#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 | TRANSPORTATION $2000: Train time: this 5-letter word is the distance between the 2 rails; the standard is 1.435 meters a gauge |
#8285, aired 2020-11-20 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: "Farewell" in Spanish, it derives from a term meaning "may (you) be (commended) to God" adios |
#8285, aired 2020-11-20 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: Bike shorts are often made of this 5-letter fabric that DuPont began marketing in 1962 Lycra |
#8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $1000: This 5-letter so-called cat excretes a musk that is used in the making of perfumes the civet |
#8263, aired 2020-10-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: This yellowish brown is an eye color option on California driver's licenses hazel |
#8256, aired 2020-10-12 | I'LL TURN IT $2000: If your last name is Turner, chances are your ancestors shaped wood on this 5-letter device a lathe |
#8251, aired 2020-10-05 | ENDS WITH "A" $1600: This 5-letter word is Spanish for beach; it's also the sandy, flat floor of a desert basin playa |
#8243, aired 2020-09-23 | GASES $2000: Harriet Brooks is sometimes credited with discovering this 5-letter element, a gas emanating from thorium radon |
#8239, aired 2020-09-17 | A SHRUBBERY! $800: The leaves of a small shrub produce this 5-letter dye that is widely used in temporary tattoos henna |
#8222, aired 2020-05-26 | SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS $1600: We also learned that this 5-letter rock is a major source of the world's natural gas & oil deposits shale |
#8211, aired 2020-04-27 | THE ZULUS $400: Zulu is a subgroup of this 5-letter language group of South & Central Africa Bantu |
#8206, aired 2020-04-20 | LITERARY TERMS $1000: This 5-letter word for a figure of speech is widely used to mean any familiar reference a trope |
#8205, aired 2020-04-17 | NOTE BOOKS $1200: "Death Note", about a Shinigami death god, is a classic of this 5-letter comic genre Manga |
#8202, aired 2020-04-14 | FROM THE LATIN $1600: 5-letter word for one who follows the rituals of a polytheistic religion, or perhaps no religion at all pagan |
#8193, aired 2020-04-01 | POTENT POTABLE ANALOGIES $200: Guinness draught is to stout as Guinness blonde is to this 5-letter beer type a lager |
#8173, aired 2020-03-04 | HIGH WATER $600: Scuba diving in lakes at high altitudes is more dangerous, as this 5-letter decompression sickness is worse the bends |
#8139, aired 2020-01-16 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: The Carabao is a popular variety of this tropical fruit mangoes |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | UDDERLY MILK--OR NOT $400: Rice milk is right for those who are lactose intolerant or who follow this 5-letter diet that avoids animal products vegan |
#8127, aired 2019-12-31 | THE ALGONQUIAN WORD TABLE $800: This 5-letter word for a very large deer comes from words meaning "he strips off" (bark to eat, that is) moose |
#8109, aired 2019-12-05 | CHEESE FOR THE MOUSE $800: Mr. Jingles--a little Graskaas, a young type of this 5-letter Dutch cheese Gouda |
#8092, aired 2019-11-12 | HOW'S YOUR LATIN VOCABULARY? $1200: Nimbus is this 5-letter object of nature a cloud |
#8078, aired 2019-10-23 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS $2000: State-owned & known by this 5-letter name for short, Mexico's largest company is this oil concern Pemex |
#8069, aired 2019-10-10 | 4-LETTER PLACES $400: This Italian island honors Napoleon with an annual mass on May 5, the anniversary of his death Elba |
#8065, aired 2019-10-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: This word denoting being simple or guileless is from Old French for "natural"; we hope you're not... naive |
#8063, aired 2019-10-02 | THIS IS "SU" $800: 5-letter word meaning smoothly polite suave |
#8048, aired 2019-09-11 | CLASSICAL DANCE $1200: Bach's keyboard suites include music for this happy dance, 5 letters long (not 3) & starting with "G" (not "J") a gigue |
#8036, aired 2019-07-15 | GIVE ME 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now is hung with bloom along" this large branch the bough |
#8026, aired 2019-07-01 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: Worn in public by some Muslim women, it's a long, loose garment covering the body from head to feet a burka |
#8023, aired 2019-06-26 | INSTA-GRAHAM $400: The Martha Graham School of Contemporary this 5-letter art form is found in New York City dance |
#7988, aired 2019-05-08 | SPELL THE BEANS $1000: Chipotle's ingredients include black beans & this other 5-letter type P-I-N-T-O |
#7986, aired 2019-05-06 | INITIALLY YOURS $400: In 1879 he founded his first 5-cent stores in Utica, New York & Lancaster, Penn.; the price ceiling was later raised to a dime F.W. Woolworth |
#7970, aired 2019-04-12 | 5 EASY PIECES $2000: If playing this 6-letter kind of piece, choose an easy one like Mozart's Facile, meaning "easy" sonata |
#7959, aired 2019-03-28 | THING 1 & THING 2 $1600: If thing 1 is to plant your garden, the 2nd thing to do is add this 5-letter material such as cedar chips or river rock mulch |
#7948, aired 2019-03-13 | THE DRY TORTUGAS $600: This 5-letter type of submerged sandbar is plentiful & dangerous in the Tortugas a shoal |
#7940, aired 2019-03-01 | VOWEL-POURRI $800: In "yes", Y is a consonant, in this 5-letter word for a final resting place, it's a vowel a crypt |
#7924, aired 2019-02-07 | SORROW $1200: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' memorial to Clover Adams is also known as this 5-letter synonym for sorrow Grief |
#7892, aired 2018-12-25 | 13-LETTER PHRASES $2000: In a saying about self-reliance, these 5 words precede "& you feed him for a day" give a man a fish |
#7885, aired 2018-12-14 | ODD WORDS $200: To Aussies, a loss by a sports favorite is a boilover; to us, this 5-letter word an upset |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: One breed in this class of hunting dog is trained to pursue foxes a hound |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1000: A masterless samurai often forced to roam from town to town a ronin |
#7854, aired 2018-11-01 | BRAND NAME VARIATIONS $1000: Around the world, what we call Diet Coke is known as Coca-Cola this 5-letter word light |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $2,000 (Daily Double): Max Klinger (a German Symbolist, not a "M*A*S*H" character) is among painters of this 5-letter theme of a grieving Mary the pietà |
#7831, aired 2018-10-01 | AROUND THE CARIBBEAN $1600: This 5-letter Panamanian city sits on Limón Bay near the Caribbean entrance to the canal Colón |
#7827, aired 2018-09-25 | THE UNSEEN $1000: The New Testament says this 5-letter type of belief "is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" faith |
#7825, aired 2018-09-21 | HOT, COLD OR IN BETWEEN $800: This 5-letter word is both lukewarm & apathetic tepid |
#7819, aired 2018-09-13 | CONTRACTIONS $1600: Don't confuse a 5-letter possessive pronoun with this contraction, its homophone who's (or they're) |
#7788, aired 2018-06-20 | & THIS IS THE THANKS I GET?! $800: This 6-letter Hawaiian word means "thank you"; you can use 5 of those 6 to say "hello" mahalo |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | WORDS ABOUT WORDS $600: This 5-letter verb meaning "to express feeling", maybe on stage, is an example of a back-formation emote |
#7760, aired 2018-05-11 | OLD SCHOOL $2000: This 5-letter word meaning "the same" was one name for copies made through spirit duplication; the smell was addictive ditto |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | PRONOUN TEST $1000: Let's not argue about whether it's OK to use this 5-letter relative pronoun instead of "that" in a restrictive clause which |
#7746, aired 2018-04-23 | 5-LETTER LANDS $1200: This Mediterranean country comprises 5 islands east of Tunisia Malta |
#7746, aired 2018-04-23 | 5-LETTER LANDS $3,000 (Daily Double): The CIA World Factbook calls it "the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere" Haiti |
#7744, aired 2018-04-19 | WORLD PLAYS $6,000 (Daily Double): This 5-letter Greek tragedy from Euripides is not a good choice for Mother's Day Medea |
#7743, aired 2018-04-18 | ALL AROUND YOUTUBE $800: All sorts of folks watch things on the Fine Brothers channel where this 5-letter verb is in every video title react |
#7738, aired 2018-04-11 | CHANGE 1 LETTER OF THE 5 $800: One is from bad luck; the other from good fortune sling & bling |
#7726, aired 2018-03-26 | GEOGRAPHIC SPELLING BEE $1600: The Dole Pineapple Company once owned 98% of this 5-letter Hawaiian island L-A-N-A-I |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: Sometimes including insults, to do this other 5-letter "T" word is meaner than just to tease taunt |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: 2-syllable adjective for a comment that sums things up in a few words pithy |
#7723, aired 2018-03-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: A midwife is a medical worker who's there for the birth; this is a supportive counselor before, during & after it a doula |
#7703, aired 2018-02-21 | 5-LETTER PALINDROMES $2000: This Amharic word for "flower" is a girl's name & part of a world capital's name Ababa |
#7685, aired 2018-01-26 | CREDITORS & PREY $1,000 (Daily Double): Aristotle & Cato the Elder opposed this 5-letter practice characterized by high lending rates usury |
#7668, aired 2018-01-03 | DIETS $600: Mark Bittman's plan to lose weight & restore health is "VB6": eat this 5-letter way before 6 PM vegan |
#7665, aired 2017-12-29 | 6-LETTER WORDS $1000: In humans, this tailbone is made up of 3-5 successively smaller vertebrae the coccyx |
#7650, aired 2017-12-08 | FOSSIL FUELS $2000: A type of natural gas is named for this 5-letter rock, one of the most common types of sedimentary rock shale |
#7635, aired 2017-11-17 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $200: Over 5 feet long, one of these in Stirling, Scotland is claimed to be the personal weapon of 13th c. Scottish leader Wm. Wallace a sword |
#7626, aired 2017-11-06 | OPHTHALMOLOGY $2000: About half a million Americans a year have this surgery to improve their vision; its name is a 5-letter acronym LASIK |
#7614, aired 2017-10-19 | TYPES OF NAMES $800: This type of name is a 5-letter Latin word for "otherwise" alias |
#7529, aired 2017-05-11 | THIS IS "US" $200: It's the 5-letter acronym for America's chief executive POTUS |
#7529, aired 2017-05-11 | AKAs $1200: Persian, the official language of Iran, is also known by this 5-letter name Farsi |
#7503, aired 2017-04-05 | 5-LETTER BODY PARTS $200: Its right half is believed to specialize in nonverbal concepts the brain |
#7503, aired 2017-04-05 | 5-LETTER BODY PARTS $800: It's a word from the Latin; the frontal one is indicated here sinus |
#7503, aired 2017-04-05 | 5-LETTER BODY PARTS $1,400 (Daily Double): The epidermis covering the head, excluding the face the scalp |
#7498, aired 2017-03-29 | 1967 $400: This Arab-Israeli conflict that broke out June 5 ended less than a week later the Six Days War |
#7497, aired 2017-03-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: The baker's one is actually 13 dozen |
#7489, aired 2017-03-16 | "A" FOR THE WIN $400: 5-letter word for a proposition in logic whose truth is taken as self-evident axiom |
#7486, aired 2017-03-13 | BOOKS FOR COOKS $200: A cookbook that promises "A Culinary Journey Through India" is called "Beyond" this 5-letter dish curry |
#7479, aired 2017-03-02 | 5-LETTER FILM SYNOPSES $1200: 2015:
Philly fighter fosters filial friendship from fallen foe's family Creed |
#7479, aired 2017-03-02 | 5-LETTER FILM SYNOPSES $1600: 1983:
Babs becomes boy, belts ballads Yentl |
#7470, aired 2017-02-17 | GEOGRAPHER'S DICTIONARY $200: The "Great Dismal" & the "Big Cypress" are both examples of this low-lying type of wetland with a 5-letter name a swamp |
#7440, aired 2017-01-06 | JOB FAIR $1200: The Constitution was actually "penned" by Jacob Shallus, assistant this 5-letter job of the Penn. Assembly clerk |
#7425, aired 2016-12-16 | OPPOSITES $400: The opposite of a spendthrift, this 5-letter noun is commonly associated with Scrooge miser |
#7391, aired 2016-10-31 | BRIT BITS $800: Per the OED this 5-letter adjective for "cheerful" is also an "admiring intensive"; Brits put it before "good" jolly |
#7378, aired 2016-10-12 | @_FloridaMan $1000: "Florida Man Slashes 88-Year-Old Woman's Tires With Ice Pick For Sitting in His... Seat" during this 5-letter game bingo |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | ASTRONOMY $2000: The 2 brightest stars in Orion are Betelgeuse in the shoulder & this 5-letter one in his foot Rigel |
#7353, aired 2016-07-27 | 5-LETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1000: Alisa Weilerstein & Mstislav Rostropovich are famed players of this stringed instrument a cello |
#7353, aired 2016-07-27 | 5-LETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $2,200 (Daily Double): “Pipedreams” is a public radio program devoted to this keyboard instrument the organ |
#7316, aired 2016-06-06 | FROM THE FOREIGN $2000: This 5-letter word from the Dutch is sailors' talk for "stop that!" avast |
#7314, aired 2016-06-02 | OF COURSE $600: Adding this 5-letter word in front of "course" creates a term meaning "brief intense instruction " a crash course |
#7313, aired 2016-06-01 | WORLD OF POETRY $1200: Modern poetry of Japan is called shi to distinguish it from tanka & this other traditional form with a 5-letter name haiku |
#7271, aired 2016-04-04 | 5-LETTER CAPITALS $5,000 (Daily Double): Lonely Planet says this capital has many wonderful restaurants but "the nightlife is not what it is in Casablanca" Rabat |
#7263, aired 2016-03-23 | 5-LETTER FILM FEST $800: 1995:
Spacey slyly slays city's sinners (sorry, spoiler) Seven |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | ONE-VOWEL WORDS $600: 5-letter spot where the scaphoid meets the radius the wrist |
#7251, aired 2016-03-07 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: A light brown color, or a type of port wine tawny |
#7251, aired 2016-03-07 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: It's the edge of a steep slope, or the point at which something is to begin the brink |
#7251, aired 2016-03-07 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: This mechanical device for lifting or hauling has a drum around which a cable is wound a winch |
#7226, aired 2016-02-01 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: Of the 3 instruments in a standard string quartet, it's intermediate in size a viola |
#7226, aired 2016-02-01 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: There's only one consonant in this synonym for strange or frightening eerie |
#7224, aired 2016-01-28 | 5-LETTER VERBS $800: To vote for more than one party is to do this to a ticket split |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | TECHNOLOGY $400: A stopcock is an external this 5-letter item used to control a liquid flow through a pipe a valve |
#7203, aired 2015-12-30 | A TOUGH FOOD CATEGORY $200: Biltong is a South African version of this tough & salty 5-letter food, thin strips of meat that's been dried jerky |
#7193, aired 2015-12-16 | MARKS & ANGLES $400: It's the 5-letter word for an angle that is less than 90 degrees acute |
#7178, aired 2015-11-25 | REMEMBER NOVEMBER $2000: This Virginia slave revolt leader was tried & convicted on Nov. 5, 1831 & executed on Nov. 11 Nat Turner |
#7120, aired 2015-07-24 | WATER SCIENCE $1200: The water in most hot springs is heated by this 5-letter substance magma |
#7099, aired 2015-06-25 | "V"OCABULARY $1000: 5-letter word for an article of food viand |
#7081, aired 2015-06-01 | FICTIONAL PLACES $1000: Quadling Country is one of the 5 regions of this 2-letter land Oz |
#7054, aired 2015-04-23 | 5-LETTER "W"ORDS $1000: To shrink in pain wince |
#6987, aired 2015-01-20 | PROVERBIAL 4‑LETTER WORDS $400: Dating from the 1500s when it was spelled with 5 letters, "There is no" this "like an old" this fool |
#6980, aired 2015-01-09 | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY $5,000 (Daily Double): This man who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court is buried in section 5 Thurgood Marshall |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The name of this yellowish white color is from a word for "elephant" ivory |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: This steel rod is used to strengthen concrete pourings rebar |
#6965, aired 2014-12-19 | COOKBOOKS $800: This 5-letter prefix precedes "Grilling" in the title of the "Modern Caveman's Guide to Cooking with Fire" paleo |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | CATCH OUR TYPE "O"s $2000: This 5-letter Latin word for hatred is an English word, too odium |
#6898, aired 2014-09-17 | -MANCY PANTS $400: A necromancy can mean this 5-letter magical word that is "cast" by wizards a spell |
#6868, aired 2014-06-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: An instrument such as the guiro, seen here, is made from this type of plant that's hollowed out a gourd |
#6868, aired 2014-06-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: A U.S. O-1 visa is for this type of foreign person "of extraordinary ability" alien |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE SOUTH PACIFIC $2000: 3,389 feet above sea level, the highest point in this 5-letter kingdom is on Kao island Tonga |
#6855, aired 2014-06-06 | POP MUSIC $1200: "Somebody That I Used to Know" is a duet by Kimbra & this 5-letter singer Gotye |
#6839, aired 2014-05-15 | MEDICAL TERMS $10,200 (Daily Double): Doctors use this 5-letter term for swelling or bloating in the body due to an excess build-up of fluid edema |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | CLICHÉS $600: Got a lot of something? Sounds like a river journey--up the ying-yang or up this other 5-letter word wazoo |
#6812, aired 2014-04-08 | POETIC TERMS $200: Tennyson's "In Memoriam" is this 5-letter type of poem lamenting the death of a person an elegy |
#6805, aired 2014-03-28 | 5-LETTER MAMMALS $800: Europe's largest land mammal, the wisent, is also called this, like its American cousin a bison |
#6767, aired 2014-02-04 | THIS IS THE END $400: 5-letter word for the last newspaper edition published on a day the final |
#6744, aired 2014-01-02 | "ACK" WORDS $1000: To intentionally put 5/8/13 on a document you're writing 3 months later on 8/5/13 is to do this backdating |
#6701, aired 2013-11-04 | "OU" 5-LETTER WORDS $800: The steelhead type of this is named for its steely blue color trout |
#6685, aired 2013-10-11 | WET BAR GLOSSARY $200: That fifth of whiskey you picked up today means 1/5 of this liquid measure gallon |
#6684, aired 2013-10-10 | THE PAMPAS $800: On the Pampas an estancia, usually measured in square miles rather than acres, is the equivalent of this 5-letter U.S. place ranch |
#6675, aired 2013-09-27 | THAT VERB'S DARNED IRREGULAR $1200: This 5-letter synonym for "rupture" is the same in the present & past tenses; look out, the dam's about to... burst |
#6644, aired 2013-07-04 | A QUICK CATEGORY $800: Long associated with Lipton tea, this 5-letter synonym for quick & lively is now its own PepsiCo brand Brisk |
#6642, aired 2013-07-02 | GENESIS $800: The King James Bible is big on this 5-letter verb: "Cush" this word "Nimrod"; "Canaan" this word "Sidon"... begat |
#6626, aired 2013-06-10 | 5-LETTER WORDS WITH 4 VOWELS $1,200 (Daily Double): A chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles is called this an Aerie |
#6548, aired 2013-02-20 | LITERATURE: THE END OF THE LINE $400: "Come, Watson, come! The game is" this 5-letter word afoot |
#6513, aired 2013-01-02 | PALINDROMIC WORDS $2000: A deceitful, planned operation is this 5-letter type of "job" a put-up |
#6499, aired 2012-12-13 | GERMAN "E" $1600: This 5-letter word meaning "to eat" is also the name of the Ruhr region's main industrial city Essen |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | PHYSICS 101 $400: Wavelength is typically measured from one of these 5-letter high points on the wave to the next a crest |
#6494, aired 2012-12-06 | STAY AWAY FROM MEAT $400: This 5-letter term coined in 1944 is the beginning & end of "vegetarian" vegan |
#6485, aired 2012-11-23 | MAGAZINES $400: A magazine for active women says, "Be fit. Be fabulous. Be in" this, its 5-letter title shape |
#6435, aired 2012-08-03 | COMMUNICATION $1000: This 5-letter service that lets you video chat with faraway grandmas over the Internet is part of Microsoft Skype |
#6396, aired 2012-06-11 | WHAT'S UP, DOC? $600: Little Katie's barking cough is this 5-letter inflammation of the upper airways; a vaporizer might help croup |
#6382, aired 2012-05-22 | WRITER'S DICTIONARY $400: "Kick the bucket" is an example of this 5-letter type of phrase that doesn't literally mean what it says an idiom |
#6322, aired 2012-02-28 | "D" IS FOR... $1200: This 5-letter term for a male duck a drake |
#6301, aired 2012-01-30 | HOPE "U" CAN MAKE IT $1200: This 5-letter verb meaning "to seize by force" is often used of the throne usurp |
#6295, aired 2012-01-20 | COMMON COLD $200: This 5-letter adjective refers to 2 places on Earth & is frequently used before "opposite" polar |
#6262, aired 2011-12-06 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet vegan |
#6254, aired 2011-11-24 | NUDE WORDS & PHRASES $800: This 5-letter synonym for bare or plain is often found before "naked" to mean totally nude stark |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400: This 5-letter Latin word meaning "about" or "around" is used of approximate dates circa |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | 17-LETTER WORDS $1600: A cosmetic treatment that gently sands the skin microdermabrasion |
#6206, aired 2011-09-19 | FROM "B" TO "Y" $800: The temperature is so mild & pleasant, it's downright this 5-letter adjective balmy |
#6187, aired 2011-07-05 | HELLO KITTY $2000: It's the 5-letter name for the kitty's coat pattern, which is distinguished by the mark on the forehead tabby |
#6135, aired 2011-04-22 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $400: This 5-letter word can mean "overweight" plump |
#6132, aired 2011-04-19 | ALL A DREAM $2000: You might have surreal dreams when you try to sleep when your temperature is 102, defined as this 5-letter condition fever |
#6115, aired 2011-03-25 | I THINK WE LEFT SOMEONE OUT $800: The 4 men who served as 5-star generals during WWII were Arnold, MacArthur, Marshall &... Dwight David Eisenhower |
#6106, aired 2011-03-14 | LET'S GO ONLINE $600: The home page of this 5-letter site says "talk for hours"; this-to-this "calls are free" Skype |
#6093, aired 2011-02-23 | QUICK LIT $1,000 (Daily Double): Chapter 5 of this classic novel is "Hester at her Needle" The Scarlet Letter |
#6091, aired 2011-02-21 | THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, IL.) On February 5, 1862, the President & Mrs. Lincoln continually left a party to be by the bedside of this 11-year-old son, who died two weeks later--the only child of a president to actually die in the White House Willie |
#6065, aired 2011-01-14 | SILENT "L" $2000: This 5-letter word for a soothing medicinal ointment comes from the Sanskrit for "melted butter" salve |
#6057, aired 2011-01-04 | NON-LY ADVERBS $800: You can use this 5-letter adverb on "Jeopardy!" if your response is a country where |
#6015, aired 2010-11-05 | IT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 5 $1200: 1757:
This "Great" Prussian leader decisively defeats a combined Austrian & French army at Rossbach Frederick the Great |
#5958, aired 2010-07-07 | EXCEPTIONAL WORDS $3,000 (Daily Double): It's a 5-letter word for "poisonous" toxic |
#5957, aired 2010-07-06 | PARTS OF PEACH $600: 5-letter word for the hard interior of a peach the stone |
#5933, aired 2010-06-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: A decorative sticker, it is partly derived from calquer, meaning "to trace" decal |
#5933, aired 2010-06-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: 2 words combine to make this old term used in radio communications to indicate agreement or compliance wilco |
#5903, aired 2010-04-21 | EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW $1200: This rich 5-letter cake with eggs, ground nuts & little to no flour, is down by contact with my stomach torte |
#5899, aired 2010-04-15 | IN THE BEGINNING $600 (Daily Double): This 5-letter word is from the French & means "to make one's first appearance" debut |
#5896, aired 2010-04-12 | THE TIMES OF YOUR LIFE $800: This 5-letter adjective means to be late to class or in paying your club dues tardy |
#5890, aired 2010-04-02 | 5-LETTER THE BETTER $200: Figuratively, one of these "of cards" is shaky & could collapse at any moment a house |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | I SPEAK MANY TONGUES $1,500 (Daily Double): Also the name of a pasta sauce, this 5-letter Italian word can mean please, thank you, or excuse me prego |
#5877, aired 2010-03-16 | BROKE-DOWN WORDS $200: My 1-2-3 letter is the stone of a fruit & my 4-5-6-7 is a season pitfall |
#5872, aired 2010-03-09 | THE BRITISH NOBILITY LADDER $2,000 (Daily Double): No. 5: The first of the 5 alphabetically baron |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GARMENT PARTS $200: A fraternity pin is generally worn on this 5-letter part of a jacket the lapel |
#5826, aired 2010-01-04 | RHETORIC $400: 5-letter word for when the intended meaning is different from the literal meaning irony |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | JUST SAY NO $1600: In Hollywood, this 5-letter word of possibility (per the L.A. Times) maybe |
#5809, aired 2009-12-10 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: "We are their voice" is the motto of this 5-letter group, the first animal protection organization in the United States the ASPCA |
#5749, aired 2009-09-17 | WHAT A DECADE IN THE U.S. $1600: The 1850s saw a bad one of this 5-letter word that refers to an economic crash & the fear-driven rush to sell a panic |
#5740, aired 2009-07-17 | LET'S GO TO A THEME PARK $2000: Whee! Test Track, one of Disney World's fastest rides, is in this park with a 5-letter name Epcot |
#5689, aired 2009-05-07 | ONLY ONE VOWEL $2,600 (Daily Double): Matthew 2:11 mentions this 5-letter aromatic gum resin that has only one vowel myrrh |
#5687, aired 2009-05-05 | GEOGRAPHY $400: Kuala Lumpur is on this 5-letter peninsula Malay |
#5625, aired 2009-02-06 | BOOKS WITH SUBTITLES $400: "Moby Dick" is subtitled "or, the" this 5-letter word Whale |
#5623, aired 2009-02-04 | PODGE-POURRI $1000: "Dynam" is a combining form meaning this 5-letter word that can precede drill, broker or brake power |
#5556, aired 2008-11-03 | LIFE SCIENCE $2000: This 5-letter word for a virus that infects a bacterial cell is sometimes prefixed by "bacterio" a phage |
#5549, aired 2008-10-23 | ONE-LETTER TAKE IN ORDER $2000: It precedes "Bay" on the Internet & also name the state capital spelled out by all 5 responses E & Boise |
#5495, aired 2008-06-27 | THE PEARL $1600: This 5-letter substance is secreted by the mollusk to create a pearl nacre |
#5488, aired 2008-06-18 | WE HAVE MET THE ANIME $800: This classic 5-letter anime film isn't named for director Kurosawa but rather a boy who destroys Tokyo Akira |
#5485, aired 2008-06-13 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: A kind of cereal grain, triticale is produced by crossing rye & this wheat |
#5477, aired 2008-06-03 | "OUT" IS IN $200: 5-letter word meaning to utter loudly to shout |
#5410, aired 2008-02-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: This creature is gripping a bunch of stuff on the back of the U.S. dollar bill an eagle |
#5410, aired 2008-02-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2,000 (Daily Double): & then there's this color also known as aniline purple mauve |
#5408, aired 2008-02-27 | MISSING BODY PARTS $400: An American urologist is said to own a very important part of this French leader who died on May 5, 1821 Napoleon |
#5366, aired 2007-12-31 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: To perform this kids' activity "inside the lines" is to conform; to do it "outside the lines" is to be a free spirit color |
#5356, aired 2007-12-17 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animated angle on the monitor.) With a measure of less than 90 degrees, an angle like the one seen here is referred to as this type of angle acute |
#5356, aired 2007-12-17 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: A usually nonmalignant tumor causing obstruction a polyp |
#5321, aired 2007-10-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: It can be a braid or plait of hair worn hanging down one's back a queue |
#5321, aired 2007-10-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: It's the organic material, such as straw or compost, on the ground around plants used to enrich the soil mulch |
#5321, aired 2007-10-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: (Kelly is at the blue board with a Spanish lesson.) In Spanish spelling, this mark above the "N" means that rather than "oona", the word should be pronounced "oon-ya" a tilde |
#5321, aired 2007-10-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2,000 (Daily Double): A follower of the philosopher Diogenes was called this, from the Greek for "doglike" a cynic |
#5283, aired 2007-07-25 | HODGEPODGE $800: It sounds rude, but this 5-letter word is the correct term for a ventriloquist's puppet a dummy |
#5275, aired 2007-07-13 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco, CA.) It once meant a notch used to record a tally in a game; that meaning is still used for the cuts that will make your sourdough bake & look better score |
#5265, aired 2007-06-29 | MAROON 5 $400: Castle Rock in this novel is the fort where Jack bases his tribe; the conch is later shattered there Lord of the Flies |
#5210, aired 2007-04-13 | FRIDAY THE 13th $800: Friday, February 13, 1914:
This 5-letter organization is set up to collect royalties when music is performed ASCAP |
#5138, aired 2007-01-03 | LIVIN' LA VIDA LOBSTER $400: A variety lacking enlarged pincers, this 5-letter "prickly" type of lobster is also known as a sea crayfish a spiny lobster |
#5125, aired 2006-12-15 | THE FALL $1600: In 1919 Man O' War lost his only race to a 100-to-1 shot with this apt 5-letter name that means "to disturb" Upset |
#5034, aired 2006-06-29 | A DAY IN JUNE $1,000 (Daily Double): June 5, 1851:
Later a novel, this serial begins a 10-month run in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper Uncle Tom's Cabin |
#5002, aired 2006-05-16 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: Teddy Roosevelt said "The credit belongs to the man" in this, "whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood" the arena |
#4942, aired 2006-02-21 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: This 5-letter word refers to a joyous or triumphant song & is derived from Paia, a title for Apollo a paean |
#4901, aired 2005-12-26 | WHAT'S UP, PEDIATRICIAN? $800: Timmy's scary cough is just from this common 5-letter inflammation of the larynx croup |
#4879, aired 2005-11-24 | FORBES' TOP EXECUTIVE SALARIES $1200: Lew Frankfort totes a big handbag for the $86.5 million he earned from this leather accessory co. Coach |
#4793, aired 2005-06-08 | "BI"OLOGY $6,000 (Daily Double): 5-letter word for a large area with particular conditions, like tundra or desert a biome |
#4725, aired 2005-03-04 | CANADA, "A"? $600: Once part of Alcoa, this Canadian company with a 5-letter name is a giant in world aluminum manufacturing Alcan |
#4693, aired 2005-01-19 | TREES $1200: This 5-letter tree of the pine family mentioned often in a famous Monty Python sketch is used to make telephone poles the larch |
#4666, aired 2004-12-13 | JOURNALISM $400: (I'm Aaron Brown of CNN.) This 5-letter word is slang for an exclusive news story acquired before one's competitors a scoop |
#4662, aired 2004-12-07 | LET'S GET SMALL $600: New York & New Jersey have plains named for this 5-letter type of pine whose growth is stunted dwarf |
#4641, aired 2004-11-08 | STAR WARS $800: (R2-D2 "reads".) In "Star Wars", the term used for robots like C-3PO & myself is this 5-letter shortening of another word droid |
#4638, aired 2004-11-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: Because a false one is used as a disguise, it came to mean someone who's a decoy to divert suspicion beard |
#4611, aired 2004-09-27 | RELIGION $1000: After initiation as a Sikh, males add this 5-letter word meaning lion to their names Singh |
#4480, aired 2004-02-13 | ON THE JOB $2000: A hod carrier is the assistant to this, a 5-letter term for one who works mortaring bricks, tile & stone mason |
#4473, aired 2004-02-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: Kasdoop is a Dutch version of fondue, made with this kind of cheese Gouda |
#4473, aired 2004-02-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1000: It's a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo swords kendo |
#4454, aired 2004-01-08 | CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE $600: This 5-letter endearment is what Mr. Howell usually called Mrs. Howell on "Gilligan's Island" Lovey |
#4443, aired 2003-12-24 | FURNITURE $6,000 (Daily Double): This 5-letter term for a long sofa comes from the Persian for "place of assembly" divan |
#4368, aired 2003-09-10 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1,600 (Daily Double): From the Latin word for "time", it's the speed at which a musical piece is played tempo |
#4319, aired 2003-05-15 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $600: In 1988 he won a gold medal boxing for Canada; 5 years later he won the pro heavyweight title Lennox Lewis |
#4240, aired 2003-01-24 | IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS $800: Also called an armistice, it's the 5-letter term for a suspension of hostilities agreed to by both sides truce |
#4228, aired 2003-01-08 | SCIENCE $1000: This 5-letter word is the opposite of attract repel |
#4213, aired 2002-12-18 | WOMEN'S HEALTH $2000: Joint pain is one symptom of SLE, a common disorder in women that's also called by this 5-letter name lupus |
#4173, aired 2002-10-23 | THE LETTER G $1600: This group that meets to discuss economic concerns consists of the U.S., Canada, Japan & 5 European nations Group of 8 |
#4168, aired 2002-10-16 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) Whoa, baby! The Jabiru variety of this bird stands up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 8 feet or more & it flies stork |
#4168, aired 2002-10-16 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $1000: Darwin is noted for his study of this bird in the Galapagos Islands finch |
#4131, aired 2002-07-15 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES $400: Common 5-letter adjective used to describe the skin of some gooseberries & all peaches fuzzy |
#4054, aired 2002-03-28 | TAKING A POSITION $1000: 5-letter word for the place at which something is about to start, or the upper edge of a steep cliff the brink |
#4051, aired 2002-03-25 | FILE UNDER "T" $600: This 5-letter word is an agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time & place a tryst |
#4048, aired 2002-03-20 | THAT'S ITALIAN $1200: This 5-letter adjective for a beautiful woman is often heard after "ciao" bella |
#4011, aired 2002-01-28 | LIFE ON THE FARM $600: 5-letter term for a bound bundle of wheat sheaf |
#3969, aired 2001-11-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: The Temptations said it's a "ball of confusion"; Wittgenstein said it's "everything that is the case" the world |
#3969, aired 2001-11-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: The harsh aftertaste of this soft drink helped make it a synonym for feistiness or spunk Moxie |
#3948, aired 2001-10-31 | TORAH! TORAH! TORAH! $100: The Torah is also known as the 5 books of this leader who, tradition says, wrote them down Moses |
#3928, aired 2001-10-03 | MATH $800: 5-letter name for the type of section shown here conic section |
#3908, aired 2001-09-05 | TOP 100 NEWSPAPERS $200: Only 4 U.S. papers have circulations of over 1 million & this 5-letter word is in 2 of their names Times |
#3872, aired 2001-06-05 | I WON $600 (Daily Double): Pitted against Clarence Darrow, this man won his case on July 21, 1925 & then died 5 days later William Jennings Bryan |
#3854, aired 2001-05-10 | TEENS IN LITERATURE $600: The 5-letter title of this 1999 novel refers to what Melinda, the traumatized heroine, is unable to do speak |
#3816, aired 2001-03-19 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: One of these can toss a stone or hold steady a broken arm Sling |
#3708, aired 2000-10-18 | 9-LETTER WORDS $1000: This square dance of French origin is composed of 5 formations & danced by 4 couples Quadrille |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: This unit of measure is equal to 2 pints quart |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The cirrus type of this is delicate & wispy, & is made up of ice crystals cloud |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: It's a person who lures another into danger, or an artificial bird used by hunters to lure game decoy |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | 5 LETTER WORDS $100: An assumed identity, or the type of letter that accompanies a resume a cover letter |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: In the thesaurus, this one of the traditional 5 senses is found with "tangency" & "palpation" touch |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: This part of the face can mean "impudence" or "sass" cheek |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | 5 LETTER WORDS $400: "Very truly yours" is a "complimentary" this, also something done to a door a closing |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: Jazz piano great Erroll Garner is heard here playing this tune he composed "Misty" (Play Misty for Me) |
#3646, aired 2000-06-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $300: The 2 5-letter words for the appliance being repaired here: range & stove |
#3646, aired 2000-06-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing a cruet |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: Something known to be feasible is this "and true" Tried |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | VERB-OSITY $600: This 5-letter word can mean to disentangle or to separate threads, just like it would if you added "un" Ravel |
#3583, aired 2000-03-15 | TALKING ITALIAN $800: Abbastanza, meaning "enough", is often shortened to this 5-letter word Basta |
#3552, aired 2000-02-01 | 20th CENTURY WORDS $200: Now shortened to 5 letters, this 11-letter word for a club where records play appeared around 1950 in English Discotheque |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | MR. & MISSIVE $200: The letter from him to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her 5 sons in the Civil War is a classic Abraham Lincoln |
#3421, aired 1999-06-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: The name of this hooded fur jacket is probably derived from the Russian for "pelt" parka |
#3297, aired 1998-12-29 | BELLS $500: Traditionally you hit the bell & yell this 5-letter word to get a bellhop hopping Front! |
#3214, aired 1998-07-16 | 5-LETTER CAPITALS $300 (Daily Double): Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port Hanoi |
#2910, aired 1997-04-04 | EUROPEOPLE $800: Like Neil Kinnock in 1983, he was 41 when he became leader of Britain's Labour Party in 1994 Tony Blair |
#2841, aired 1996-12-30 | WORDS $1000: Mother-of-pearl is also known by this 5-letter French name Nacre |
#2836, aired 1996-12-23 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: This term for a person who's authorized to act for another is short for procuracy Proxy |
#2641, aired 1996-02-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: The first 5-letter cardinal number is three & the first 5-letter ordinal number is this first |
#2616, aired 1996-01-08 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: This water is carbonated with a little quinine, lemon & lime in it tonic |
#2527, aired 1995-09-05 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: It means to pinch the edges of a pie crust together or to make waves in the hair crimp |
#2525, aired 1995-07-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: According to a Biblical proverb, "Before" this "is humility" honor |
#2426, aired 1995-03-06 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: An industrious, overzealous person is described as this type of "beaver" eager |
#2369, aired 1994-12-15 | THE SUPREME COURT $200: 5 Associate Justices have later held this office; Rehnquist is the most recent Chief Justice |
#2347, aired 1994-11-15 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: This populous country is Hindio or Barato in Esperanto India |
#2347, aired 1994-11-15 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: The books of the Bible accepted as holy scripture, or the works of an author considered authentic Canon |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: It's the sharp sound of a whip or thunder crack |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: If a camel is the ship of the desert, that would make this cousin the ship of the Andes a llama |
#2289, aired 1994-07-14 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: This smoked or sun-dried meat is also called charqui jerky |
#2231, aired 1994-04-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: A seamstress could tell you it's the cylinder on which thread is wound a spool |
#2231, aired 1994-04-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: The papal one is beehive-shaped while the one worn by women at a formal is usually a jeweled circlet a tiara |
#2204, aired 1994-03-17 | STUFF AND NONSENSE $100: This 5-letter word is probably a blend of "hocus-pocus" & "bunkum" hokum |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $100: The European species of this American spring harbinger is also called the redbreast robin |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $200: The whooping species of this bird is one of North America's rarest crane |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $400: This largest type of parrot can be tamed, but is not a particularly good talker macaw |
#2023, aired 1993-05-26 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The philosopher Heraclitus said, "God is day and night, winter and summer, war and" this peace |
#2023, aired 1993-05-26 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: The name of this piece of tableware is an old-fashioned synonym for neck, pet or woo spoon |
#1928, aired 1993-01-13 | DONS & DONALDS $1000: Guy Burgess & this British spy disappeared from England in 1951 & surfaced in Moscow 5 years later Donald MacLean |
#1742, aired 1992-03-10 | AROUND THE HOUSE $800 (Daily Double): It's the 5-letter French equivalent to vestibule the foyer |
#1679, aired 1991-12-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: This name for a female goat is derived from a nickname for Anne nanny |
#1618, aired 1991-09-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: Pie crust that breaks into fine thin fragments is described as this flaky |
#1535, aired 1991-04-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: An undertaker's work is so serious & solemn, it's often described as this type of matter grave |
#1535, aired 1991-04-12 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: In a deck of cards, a jack can also be called this a knave |
#1511, aired 1991-03-11 | MATH $600: It's the next number in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 21 |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | 5-LETTER RIVERS $200: The site of the first permanent British colony in the U.S. is on this Virginia river the James River |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | 5-LETTER RIVERS $400: This river is called Rio Tejo in Portugal & Rio Tajo in Spain where it rises the Tagus |
#1366, aired 1990-07-09 | 6-LETTER WORDS $1000: Matthew 5:29 says, "If thy right eye" does this to "thee, pluck it out" offend |
#1187, aired 1989-10-31 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: Musical instrument whose name is Hindi for "3-stringed", tho it actually has more sitar |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: This word is commonly associated with dermatological surgery & corrupt politicians graft |
#1031, aired 1989-02-13 | COWBOYS & INDIANS $800: Thunderhead Mtn., 5 miles north of Custer, S.D., is being carved into a monument to this Indian leader Crazy Horse |
#997, aired 1988-12-27 | 5-LETTER WORDS $600: Use this long piece of leather to sharpen a straight razor a strop |
#995, aired 1988-12-23 | 8-LETTER WORDS $100: 5/3 is an improper one a fraction |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | WORD PLAY $1000: 2 common English 5-letter words that end in "ymph" nymph & lymph |
#901, aired 1988-07-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1000: This word meaning "old woman" is a nickname for Bridget biddy |
#900, aired 1988-07-01 | RELIGION $1000: 5-letter word for a religious council, a major Lutheran one is headquartered in Missouri a synod |
#860, aired 1988-05-06 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The cutting part of a sword, or the sword itself blade |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | 5-LETTER WOODS $600: One of these pieces is made of wood, while one of these Wrigley pieces is made of gum stick |
#613, aired 1987-04-15 | 5-LETTER WORDS $300: A mass of metal shaped for easy storage or transportation ingot |
#613, aired 1987-04-15 | WINTER $400: Of 3, 4, or 5, the # of federal holidays observed during the official winter season 4 |
#599, aired 1987-03-26 | TAKE A GUESS $200: Letter of the alphabet with which 5 of the Double Jeopardy! categories in this game will begin B |
#516, aired 1986-12-01 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA $1000: This hero 1st appeared on TV in 1950 & then reappeared "5 centuries later" in 1979 Buck Rogers |
#495, aired 1986-10-31 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The 1st ordinal number with 5 letters first |
#495, aired 1986-10-31 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500 (Daily Double): Webster's calls it "a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass" green |
#426, aired 1986-04-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $100: Brides keep their "hope" in this chest |
#426, aired 1986-04-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: When cowboys "cut the dust" at a saloon, they get one of these a drink |
#426, aired 1986-04-28 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500 (Daily Double): Animal mentioned in the title of the following:
[Instrumental music plays] bunny |
#159, aired 1985-04-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: The "courage" to pull out a feather pluck |
#159, aired 1985-04-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $300: You do it to grapes, doorbells & ducks press |
#121, aired 1985-02-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: You can give one to a book, but you get one when you buy a house a title |
#121, aired 1985-02-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1000: A way to take things lying down prone |
#96, aired 1985-01-21 | THE ALPHABET $800: This letter with a line over it is 5,000 in Roman numerals V |
#93, aired 1985-01-16 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: February or May, for example a month |
#93, aired 1985-01-16 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: You win it if your horse finishes in it money |
#12, aired 1984-09-25 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: To Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is" this woman |
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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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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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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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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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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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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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
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\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
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\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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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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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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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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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
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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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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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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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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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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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Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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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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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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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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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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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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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
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"His aggressive wagering helped him become the biggest winner from the...
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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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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
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"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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\"A Jeopardy! champion in 1991, she\'s now a Spanish teacher listed...
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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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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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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 Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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"Legislative work in his home state was suspended so that lawmakers...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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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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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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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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Amy Fine, a part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
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"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A...
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Carolyn Cracraft, a grad student at the University of California-Berkeley from Berkeley, California
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"She was a junior at the University of Chicago when she...
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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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Andrew Westney, a singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia
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"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer...
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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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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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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
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\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
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Steven Evenhouse, a junior high school social studies teacher from Orland Hills, Illinois
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"He likes teaching because it gives him a captive audience for...
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Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
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"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
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Lynne Wexler, a librarian from Evanston, Illinois
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"She was the first 5-time champion in 1991. A librarian from...
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Steve Robin, a writer and producer from Miami, Florida
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"He finished second place in the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He's...
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Keith Williams, a freshman at Middlebury College from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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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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Michael Braun, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2005 Teen...
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Julia Collins, a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois
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2019 All-Star Games captain of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
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Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
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Sara Dean, a junior at Syracuse University from Olney, Maryland
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Sara was 19 at the time...
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Jeff Stewart, an executive from Los Alamos, New Mexico
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"After winning the 1994 College Championship, he went on to finish...
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Stephanie Ehresman, a senior from Shirley, New York
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
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Paul Glaser, a research scientist from Albany, New York
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Suzie Lisky, a 12-year-old from Mendham, New Jersey
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"She's not sure what she wants to be when she grows...
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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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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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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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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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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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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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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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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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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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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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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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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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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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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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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
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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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Ashleigh Banfield, a TV correspondent originally from Canada
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"She's covered such various stories as the Clinton/Yeltsin summit, the War...
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Tom Nosek, an aerospace consultant from Torrance, California
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"He was an aerospace engineer who had just moved to California...
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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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