#9052, aired 2024-03-05 | "O-U-R" SOMETHING $2000: France lost about 6,000 troops, England, less than 500, in the 1415 battle of this village Agincourt |
#9039, aired 2024-02-15 | MISCELLANEOUS KNOWLEDGE $1200: More than 6,000 athletes from some 40 countries compete in these games, the Olympics of the Western Hemisphere the Pan American Games |
#9036, aired 2024-02-12 | OCEANOGRAPHY $1600: There are about 6,000 species of this color algae, division Rhodophyta, including laver & dulse red algae |
#8996, aired 2023-12-18 | COLORFUL SPORTS $200: The area surrounding a golf hole; the average size on the pro tours is about 6,000 square feet a green |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | BACK IN THE DAY $2,200 (Daily Double): This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years the Peace Corps |
#8896, aired 2023-06-19 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1600: A knot equals one of these, a bit over 6,000 feet, per hour nautical mile |
#8827, aired 2023-03-14 | HERE'S YOUR REPORT CARD $800: Almost 6,000 personal interviews informed his 1953 report on "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" Kinsey |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | THEY CAME TO AMERICA $300: The U.S. welcomed 75,000 refugees from this country in the 6 months after the Taliban re-took it over in 2021 Afghanistan |
#8773, aired 2022-12-28 | IT HAD TO BE HUGH $400: To bulk up for his Wolverine roles, he did a lot of weightlifting & consumed 6,000 calories a day Jackman |
#8743, aired 2022-11-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): At this New York battle in the fall of 1777, nearly 6,000 British troops surrendered to Colonial forces Saratoga |
#8659, aired 2022-06-09 | PUMP-POURRI $200: It's the size of a fist & pumps 5-6 quarts of blood per minute, or about 2,000 gallons a day the heart |
#8581, aired 2022-02-21 | AROUND THE WORLD IN 50 SECONDS $1600: Considered Japan's mainland, this island has more than 6,000 miles of coastline Honshu |
#8554, aired 2022-01-13 | MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD $4,000 (Daily Double): The Loma Mountains, rising to just over 6,000 feet, are the highest in this African country whose name means "lion mountains" Sierra Leone |
#8457, aired 2021-08-03 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $2000: In 1927 the future King George VI came to this city of 6,000 people to inaugurate the new federal parliament Canberra |
#8401, aired 2021-05-17 | TIME MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR $6,000 (Daily Double): 2015: This national leader instrumental in dealing with Europe's refugee & debt crises Angela Merkel |
#8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE 5 W's, HISTORICALLY $200: Where: every Aug. 6, a service is held in this city for the estimated 70,000 people who were killed there on that date in 1945 Hiroshima |
#8297, aired 2020-12-08 | THE FOUNDING FATHERS SPEAK $200: "I cannot live without" these, Thomas Jefferson wrote months after selling more than 6,000 of them to the Library of Congress books |
#8232, aired 2020-06-09 | THE PLAIN TRUTH $800: The Kanto Plain, Japan's biggest, occupies more than 6,000 square miles of this island Honshu |
#8224, aired 2020-05-28 | ANCIENT HISTORY $800: A half cocoon discovered in Shanxi Province in 1926 is evidence of Chinese cultivation of this fabric 6,000 years ago silk |
#8221, aired 2020-05-25 | ALL AROUND NEW YORK $800: It opened in 1899 with 843 animals; today, it has over 6,000 the Bronx Zoo |
#8212, aired 2020-04-28 | RELIGIOUS "ISM"s $1200: A 1919 gathering of 6,000 Protestants to get back to the basics of their faith has been called the birth of this -ism Fundamentalism |
#8176, aired 2020-03-09 | HI, WELCOME TO 5 AUTHORS! $600: We wonder if he spent 10,000 hours writing "Talking to Strangers", a 2019 bestseller & his first book in 6 years Malcolm Gladwell |
#8163, aired 2020-02-19 | POTPOURRI $800: This English car company makes a luxury SUV, the Cullinan, which weighs almost 6,000 pounds & costs more than $300,000 Rolls Royce |
#8150, aired 2020-01-31 | % $1000: The government contacts about 110,000 people to get this monthly figure, 3.6% for Oct. 2019 unemployment |
#8146, aired 2020-01-27 | THE 2019 FORBES GLOBAL 2,000 $2,000 (Daily Double): These 2 6-letter aircraft makers topped the Aerospace section on the list Boeing & Airbus |
#8140, aired 2020-01-17 | HISTORY, BRIEFLY $1600: Here is the 6,000-mile journey known as this, taken in 1934-35 the Long March |
#8131, aired 2020-01-06 | POTPOURRI $200: When this board game launched in 1981, it came with 6,000 questions Trivial Pursuit |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | A POWER CALLER $400: 10 years ago, it cost about $50,000 to install a system to power your house using this energy; now, a 6-kw system could go for $14K solar |
#8092, aired 2019-11-12 | MAMMALS $800: At 6 feet tall & weighing up to 2,000 pounds, the eland of Africa is the largest of these graceful mammals an antelope |
#8090, aired 2019-11-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Representing more than 6,000 schools, this organization had "Entrance Examination" in its name when it started in 1900 College Board |
#8031, aired 2019-07-08 | VISIT A NATIONAL PARK $400: Denali Park & Preserve has 6 million acres of wild land & a 20,000' peak in this state Alaska |
#8011, aired 2019-06-10 | ANIMAL TALK $1200: The axolotl is a member of this "double-life" class of animals that has more than 6,000 species amphibians |
#8003, aired 2019-05-29 | ROBOTS $1000: As a social experiment, in 2014 a bot traveled 6,000 miles through Canada this way, but in the U.S. in 2015, soon met a bad end hitchhiking |
#7999, aired 2019-05-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: This project to develop an atomic bomb got started in 1940 with $6,000 for research the Manhattan Project |
#7881, aired 2018-12-10 | SPRINGS $600: Gold medal hopefuls train at the U.S. Olympic complex in this city 6,000 feet up Colorado Springs |
#7854, aired 2018-11-01 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALMANAC 2019 $1600: (Cara Santa Maria presents the clue.) The almanac features conservation efforts for the once near-extinct manatee whose population has swelled to 6,000 on this state's coast Florida |
#7837, aired 2018-10-09 | THE FACEBOOK OF JOB $800: TBT: Job back in the day with 3,000 of these humped creatures; after his troubles, the Lord blessed him with 6,000 camels |
#7778, aired 2018-06-06 | PRIZE PACKAGES $800: A sparkly crown, a $50,000 scholarship & a 6-figure salary for one year Miss America |
#7740, aired 2018-04-13 | THE OCEANS $1000: The Kuroshio is an enormous ocean one of these & equal in volume to about 6,000 large rivers an ocean current |
#7695, aired 2018-02-09 | 20th CENTURY FACTS $1000: Apt 2-word term for the 6,000-mile journey of the Chinese Communists escaping Nationalists in 1934 & '35 the Long March |
#7631, aired 2017-11-13 | EARTH SCIENCE $2000: The inner of these 2 radiation belts is centered less than 6,000 miles above the Earth; the outer may extend to 36,000 miles the Van Allen belts |
#7615, aired 2017-10-20 | AROUND THE JEOPARDY! LIBRARY $600: The more than 6,000 entries in the "Food Lover's Companion" include this dish made by stirring hot stock into sauteed rice risotto |
#7429, aired 2016-12-22 | NICARAGUA $2000: Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America & 300,000 of its 6 million people have moved to this country just south Costa Rica |
#7407, aired 2016-11-22 | YOU DO THE GEOGRAPHIC MATH $1600: The number of continents minus the number of mountains above 29,000 feet 6 |
#7373, aired 2016-10-05 | 12-LETTER WORDS $6,000 (Daily Double): This type of German spirit double appears in Dostoyevsky's novel "The Double" a doppelganger |
#7282, aired 2016-04-19 | AMERICA THE HISTORICAL $400: In 1940, $6,000 was put into research for what would be this project--by the time of its 1945 success, the no. was $2 billion the Manhattan Project |
#7234, aired 2016-02-11 | MR. ROBOT $2000: In 2015 a robot that had traveled 6,000 miles by this method was damaged beyond repair in Philadelphia hitchhiking |
#7232, aired 2016-02-09 | A HISTORY LESSON $1200: He led the 6,000-mile Long March from 1934 to 1935 & had to abandon 2 of his kids along the way Mao |
#7207, aired 2016-01-05 | WYOMING $1,000 (Daily Double): This resort area is about 6,000 feet up, but as it's surrounded by mountains over 10,000 feet, you can see how it got its name Jackson Hole |
#7140, aired 2015-10-02 | THAT'S HISTORY $4,000 (Daily Double): This 1790 act gave authors exclusive control of their works for 14 years; violators were fined 50 cents per page the Copyright Act |
#7086, aired 2015-06-08 | COURT-LY LOVE $800: More than 6,000 Frenchmen fell at this decisive battle fought on St. Crispin's day in 1415 Agincourt |
#7059, aired 2015-04-30 | THE HUMAN BODY $6,000 (Daily Double): The endometrium is the tissue that lines this organ the uterus |
#7053, aired 2015-04-22 | DEDICATIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): Bach dedicated 6 concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of this, who never paid or thanked him Brandenburg |
#7021, aired 2015-03-09 | THE ELITE ATE $800: The Densuke, a variety of this melon with black rather than green skin, has been sold for more than $6,000 a watermelon |
#6933, aired 2014-11-05 | "I" LAND HOPPING $600: About 6,000 of its more than 17,000 islands are inhabited Indonesia |
#6867, aired 2014-06-24 | COLORFUL SPORTS $200: The area surrounding a golf hole; the average size on the pro tours is about 6,000 square feet the green |
#6857, aired 2014-06-10 | NEVADA $1,200 (Daily Double): In the 1960s he bought 6 Nevada hotels, a TV station & more than 1,000 mining claims Howard Hughes |
#6836, aired 2014-05-12 | WE GET LETTERS $6,000 (Daily Double): This explorer wrote to his friend J.M. Barrie in 1912, "we have accomplished our object in reaching the Pole" Robert Falcon Scott |
#6819, aired 2014-04-17 | COMPOSERS $400: The wealthy Nadezhda von Meck gave this "Swan Lake" composer 6,000 rubles a year but refused to ever meet him Tchaikovsky |
#6802, aired 2014-03-25 | IT'S WHERE I WANT TO "B" $400: This city that in 1900 had about 6,000 people Boise |
#6645, aired 2013-07-05 | IT'S A BIG WORLD $800: 23,000 people in its 6.6 million square feet keep Americans safe the Pentagon |
#6645, aired 2013-07-05 | IT'S A BIG WORLD $1000: East to west, the greatest distance across this country is 6,000 miles; north to south, 2,800 Russia |
#6636, aired 2013-06-24 | READING BY THE NUMBERS $1600: Prof. Aronnax explains that at 32,000' deep, you'll be squashed by 17.6 million kilos of pressure in a novel by this man (Jules) Verne |
#6564, aired 2013-03-14 | THE 1930s $600: With 6,000 seats, it opened in 1932 in NYC as the world's largest movie theater, though it's named for another medium Radio City Music Hall |
#6560, aired 2013-03-08 | THE EXPLORER $800: Tim Cope's 6,000-mile journey from Mongolia to Hungary led to the documentary "The Trail of" this fierce guy Genghis Khan |
#6455, aired 2012-10-12 | PREHISTORIC TIMES $1,000 (Daily Double): During the Chalcolithic period, 4,000-6,000 years ago, this metal became the first used for tools & weapons copper |
#6431, aired 2012-07-30 | BIG STUFF $800: It could take weeks to finish one of these made by Ravensburger; it's over 17' by 6' & contains more than 32,000 pieces a jigsaw puzzle |
#6420, aired 2012-07-13 | SEARCHING "HI" & "LOW" $400: By about 300 B.C., there were more than 6,000 symbols used in this Egyptian writing hieroglyphics |
#6414, aired 2012-07-05 | THAT'S TOTALLY HOT! $1600: The metal with the highest melting point, over 6,000 degrees, is this one sometimes called wolfram tungsten |
#6385, aired 2012-05-25 | THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR $800: Middle clouds 6,500 to 23,000 feet, are altostratus & alto-this cumulus |
#6369, aired 2012-05-03 | GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS $600: Treviso, Italy set a record for the longest this; it covered a surface at which 6,000 people sat a tablecloth |
#6246, aired 2011-11-14 | WHO'S AT STAKE? $2000: Konstanz, Germany, July 6, 1415:
A Czech religious reformer (Jan) Hus |
#6243, aired 2011-11-09 | THE HILLS ARE ALIVE $600: This range covers 6,000 square miles in southwestern South Dakota & eastern Wyoming the Black Hills |
#6240, aired 2011-11-04 | CALCULATING THE MEASUREMENTS $400: 16 short tons minus 13 short tons leaves you this many pounds 6,000 (3 tons, 2,000 per) |
#6235, aired 2011-10-28 | LAND IDAHO! $200: In 1900, the population of this capital was about 6,000; by 1960, it had exploded to 34,000 Boise |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | UP IN THE AIR $1200: At under 6,000 feet, this 7-letter layered type of cloud is one of the lowest stratus |
#6111, aired 2011-03-21 | OFFBEAT MUSEUMS $800: Suite! A museum in Leavenworth, Wash. displays over 6,000 of these nifty tools, many resembling toy soldiers nutcrackers |
#6094, aired 2011-02-24 | HODGEPODGE $2000: It's the number of feet in a fathom 6 |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | 6,000 $200: In a classic of American fiction, these 2 boys get a $6,000 reward each after finding money that Injun Joe hid in a cave Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | 6,000 $400: In Julius Caesar's time, this standard Roman military unit comprised about 6,000 men a legion |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | 6,000 $600: In 1815 he sold his collection of more than 6,000 books to the Library of Congress for $23,950 Thomas Jefferson |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | 6,000 $800: In 1991 a 6,000-pound segment of this was put on display at the Reagan Library the Berlin Wall |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | 6,000 $1000: In the 1930s the Chinese Communist First Front Army staged the 6,000-mile retreat known as this the Long March |
#5926, aired 2010-05-24 | PHYSICS $2,000 (Daily Double): This elementary particle has 6 types: 3 have 1/3 unit of negative charge & 3 have 2/3 unit of positive charge a quark |
#5890, aired 2010-04-02 | GET THEE TO A RUNNER-Y $4,000 (Daily Double): At his death, this Oregon runner & movie bio subject held every U.S. record from 2,000 to 10,000 meters & 2 to 6 miles Steve Prefontaine |
#5802, aired 2009-12-01 | NIGHTS $800: This 1964 Beatles film was made for $500,000 & shot in a little over 6 weeks (they were working like dogs!) A Hard Day's Night |
#5792, aired 2009-11-17 | PATRON $400: Nadezhda von Meck gave him 6,000 rubles a year to devote himself to composing, but suddenly cut him off in 1890 Tchaikovsky |
#5776, aired 2009-10-26 | AUTO RACING 101 $1200: (Alex gives the clue from inside the car on the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race track in Long Beach, CA.) The dashboard has a light which tells you the best moment to shift, like when the engine hits 6,000 of these RPM |
#5749, aired 2009-09-17 | CHINA, BUT NO BEACH $600: In 1935 this man led the Communists to the end of their 6,000-mile "Long March" Mao Tse-tung |
#5699, aired 2009-05-21 | THE WORLD AT WAR $200: The Chinese Communist First Front Army staged the 6,000-mile retreat known as the Long March under this leader Mao Tse-tung |
#5656, aired 2009-03-23 | OMAHA BEACH $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Omaha Beach in France.) This date of the Normandy invasion had been set for one day earlier, but because of bad weather, the 6,000 ships & 13,000 support planes had to wait June 6, 1944 |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | ODDPODGE $2000: A lithophone is a percussion instrument made of this; there's one in Vietnam that's 6,000 years old stone |
#5599, aired 2009-01-01 | AMERICAN GRADUATORS $600: Look out!
This Big 10 school unleashes about 6,000 new Wolverines on the Upper Midwest each spring Michigan |
#5596, aired 2008-12-29 | YOUR 5-CLUE NEWSCAST $1000: Now for a look at the weather; expect these dense 12-letter thunderclouds stretching from 6,500' to 30,000' cumulonimbus |
#5595, aired 2008-12-26 | THE OLD REALTOR'S ALMANAC $4,000 (Daily Double): Let's check the commission chart--a standard 6% of the $500,000 price & half goes to me as seller's agent so I get this sum $15,000 |
#5588, aired 2008-12-17 | THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) Jefferson had the USA's largest private book collection, 6,000 of which were sold in 1815 to form the nucleus of this the Library of Congress |
#5575, aired 2008-11-28 | WORLD TRAVEL $800: Instead of going the whole 6,000 miles on this line, you can change at Tarskaya to the Trans-Manchurian for Beijing the Trans-Siberian Railway |
#5573, aired 2008-11-26 | THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE $200: (Kelly and Sarah of the Clue Crew hold a deflated weather balloon; Kelly reads the clue.) Weather balloons are released twice a day at the National Weather Service; they can rise up to 100,000 feet, where a decrease in this will make the 6-foot balloon expand to 20 feet in diameter air pressure |
#5558, aired 2008-11-05 | A WORD ODDITY $6,000 (Daily Double): This Asian city is the only world capital whose name in English has 3 dotted letters in succession Beijing |
#5516, aired 2008-09-08 | COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG $6,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from inside the Capitol Building in Williamsburg, VA.) Founded in Jamestown in 1619, this group that met here in Williamsburg's capitol in the 1700s was the first representative legislative body in America the House of Burgesses |
#5468, aired 2008-05-21 | PERUVIAN FOOD & DRINK $600: Peru has more kinds of tubers than anywhere else; papas, these, have been grown in the Andes for over 6,000 years potatoes |
#5383, aired 2008-01-23 | STATUE OF LIMITATIONS $400: This 1904 Rodin guy is more than 6 feet tall & a chiseled 2,000 lbs. The Thinker |
#5365, aired 2007-12-28 | TV MATH $800: Col. Steve Austin's title worth plus the amount of title days "at a time" for Bonnie Franklin 6,000,001 |
#5353, aired 2007-12-12 | TONY $200: For the past 8 years, the Tony Awards ceremony has been held at this nearly 6,000-seat hall Radio City Music Hall |
#5069, aired 2006-09-28 | JACKASS--THE CATEGORY $400: The jackass, possibly the Somali variety, was domesticated on this continent about 6,000 years ago Africa |
#5019, aired 2006-06-08 | JUNE SWOON $800: Famous date on which more than 5,000 ships carrying Allied troops crossed the English Channel June 6, 1944 |
#4960, aired 2006-03-17 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: This West Lafayette, Indiana school's Hall of Music has seating for more than 6,000 Purdue |
#4941, aired 2006-02-20 | COMMIES $1600: 2-word term for the drawn-out 6,000-mile retreat begun by the Chinese Communist Army in 1934 the long march |
#4900, aired 2005-12-23 | 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS $200: He led his troops on a 6,000-mile march that began in October 1934 Mao Tse-tung |
#4820, aired 2005-07-15 | DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER $4,000 (Daily Double): The "Eisenhower Tree" at this "National" site in Georgia is named for the way it frustrated the president Augusta National (Golf Club) |
#4768, aired 2005-05-04 | THE NATURE OF THE BEAST $400: Markings on teeth from a Ukraine site led anthropologists to believe humans first rode these 6,000 years ago horses |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "S" $6,000 (Daily Double): What "Requiem for a Nun" is to "Sanctuary"
(6) a sequel |
#4688, aired 2005-01-12 | IT'S AUSTRALIA, MATE $3,800 (Daily Double): For this holiday, schoolchildren in Australia receive a 6-week summer vacation Christmas |
#4675, aired 2004-12-24 | YOU'RE IN FOR A BATTLE $2000: At this 1415 battle, a force of about 6,000 English, mostly archers, defeated 25,000 French troops Agincourt |
#4674, aired 2004-12-23 | THE BARNES COLLECTION $800: (Alex delivers the clue from the Barnes Collection.) Talk about an eye for value! Dr. Barnes once refused to sell for $6,000 the watercolor by this artist that he had acquired for $10 Picasso |
#4643, aired 2004-11-10 | WEIRD HISTORY $1600: During the Battle of the Marne in this war, 6,000 French soldiers were rushed to the front lines in taxicabs the First World War |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $6,000 (Daily Double): In 1933 John Hammond signed her to this record company that shares its name with a state capital Columbia |
#4595, aired 2004-07-23 | DEAR JUNTA $6,200 (Daily Double): The "Juntas Provinciales" organized the Spanish resistance to this man's 1808 invasion Napoleon (Bonaparte) |
#4594, aired 2004-07-22 | PHOTOGRAPHY $6,000 (Daily Double): In the 1830s this Frenchman began producing photographs by exposing silver-coated copper plates Louis Daguerre |
#4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $1600: $3,000 will buy a 6-oz. Baccarat flask of men's perfume from this Iranian-born American designer Bijan |
#4429, aired 2003-12-04 | GREAT FIGURES $200: Ben Lusbie, who could sell 6,000 tickets to this in an hour, was an attraction just like the animals & acrobats (Barnum's) Circus |
#4427, aired 2003-12-02 | GETTING UP THERE $400: The base of the stratus, a low type of this, can get down to less than 6,000 feet a cloud |
#4349, aired 2003-06-26 | THE GREAT DEPRESSION $600: This "holiday" declared March 6, 1933 came with a $10,000 fine or 10 years in jail for violators bank holiday |
#4330, aired 2003-05-30 | TV GAME SHOWS $600: In 1978 Billy Crystal cleared all 6 categories in a record 26 sec. on the $20,000 version of this Dick Clark show Pyramid |
#4302, aired 2003-04-22 | GOULASH $400: Bigfoot 5, the biggest monster one of these, is 15 feet 6 inches high, weighs 38,000 pounds & has 10-foot tires monster truck |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $600: For Colorado Springs, it's 6,000 feet elevation |
#4270, aired 2003-03-07 | CURTAINS $400: The extravagances of Dennis Kozlowski, disgraced head of Tyco Intl., included a $6,000 one of these shower curtain |
#4228, aired 2003-01-08 | THAT'S A LOAD OF GARBAGE $3,000 (Daily Double): The EPA reports that this country has 6% of the world's people & produces 50% of the world's garbage the United States of America (U.S.A.) |
#4083, aired 2002-05-08 | SHAKESPEARE $6,400 (Daily Double): He has the nerve to woo a widow beside her father-in-law's coffin, but she marries him anyway Richard III |
#4012, aired 2002-01-29 | THE FIRST CONGRESS $800: First Congress firsts include the first board to grant these for inventions, now numbering over 6,000,000 patents |
#3996, aired 2002-01-07 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $6,000 (Daily Double): What couldn't he do? James K. Polk was the only U.S. president to have held this congressional title, 1835-1839 Speaker of the House |
#3794, aired 2001-02-15 | A WORLD OF CRITTERS $400: This troop member seen here is one of the most colorful of primates Mandrill |
#3790, aired 2001-02-09 | 1900 $300: One of these natural disasters killed 6,000 people on the Texas coast a hurricane |
#3713, aired 2000-10-25 | SPORTS STATS $800: In 1938 Sam Snead was the PGA's money leader with $20,000; in 1998 it was this alliterative golfer with $2.6 million David Duval |
#3609, aired 2000-04-20 | THE BULL $200: At 1999's end, this internet bookseller had seen its stock rise 6,000% without showing a profit Amazon.com |
#3569, aired 2000-02-24 | SCIENCE & NATURE $300: Of 6,000, 66,000 or 666,000 MPH, the closest to the speed of the Earth around the sun 66,000 |
#3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In 1934 he & his followers began a 6,000-mile march from Jiangxi province to the village of Yan'an in northern China Mao Tse-tung |
#3268, aired 1998-11-18 | ENDURANCE $400: In 1934 & 1935 history's longest march covered 6,000 miles, 18 mountain ranges & 24 rivers, in this country China |
#3239, aired 1998-10-08 | GO PLAY OUTSIDE $200: One of these courses is usually 6,500 to 7,000 yards long & divided into 18 sections Golf course |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: On October 14, 1996 this stock index closed above 6,000 points for the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
#2949, aired 1997-05-29 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: In 1815 Congress purchased this ex-president's 6,000-book library for the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson |
#2863, aired 1997-01-29 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $1,000 (Daily Double): Although called the "Great Dissenter", this jurist's dissents numbered only about 3% of some 6,000 cases Oliver Wendell Holmes |
#2860, aired 1997-01-24 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: The largest fronton, or stadium, for this sport seats 6,000 in West Palm Beach, Florida jai alai |
#2575, aired 1995-11-10 | U.S.A. $100: This residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has approximately 6,000 visitors each day the White House |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | AROUND THE WORLD $1000: You can rent princess Margaret's villa on Mustique, an island in this sea, for about $6,000 a week the Caribbean |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | GUINNESS RECORDS $200: This Soviet dictator holds the record for most statues raised to himself-- about 6,000 Stalin |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | 1993 $600: On November 2 the Senate voted 94-6 to subpoena 3,000 pages of his diary Robert Packwood |
#2356, aired 1994-11-28 | BLACK AMERICA $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1800 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable left this city he founded on Lake Michigan & sold his land for 6,000 livres Chicago |
#2289, aired 1994-07-14 | FRANCHISES $500: With over 6,000 offices, this real estate corporation takes up a lot of real estate on its own Century 21 |
#2279, aired 1994-06-30 | MOUNTAINS $200: This mountain chain has 6 peaks that tower over 27,000 feet the Himalayas |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Fort Worth-based corporation runs more than 6,000 Radio Shack stores Tandy |
#2204, aired 1994-03-17 | DATES IN HISTORY $300: On Nov. 19, 1873 this political "Boss" was convicted of defrauding New York City of about $6,000,000 Boss Tweed |
#2115, aired 1993-11-12 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: This American general who turned traitor during the revolution got over £6,000 for his efforts Benedict Arnold |
#2036, aired 1993-06-14 | THE TEN COMMANDMENTS $1,200 (Daily Double): From the Greek for "ten words", it's another name for the Ten Commandments the Decalogue |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $400: In 1815 he sold his 6,000 book library to Congress to replace those destroyed by the British Thomas Jefferson |
#1972, aired 1993-03-16 | NATIONAL PARKS $200: The south rim of this Arizona park averages over 6,000' in elevation; the north rim, over 8,000' Grand Canyon |
#1917, aired 1992-12-29 | WEATHER $1000: In 1900 a hurricane that struck this Texas island city killed over 6,000 Galveston |
#1915, aired 1992-12-25 | ANCIENT HISTORY $400: After this former gladiator died in battle, 6,000 of his rebels were crucified along the Appian Way Spartacus |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | STATE CAPITALS $500 (Daily Double): It's located at the edge of the Laramie Mountains, more than 6,000 feet above sea level Cheyenne |
#1654, aired 1991-11-07 | NEWS 1991 $300: A 6,000-pound segment of this was put on display at the Reagan Library Berlin Wall |
#1595, aired 1991-07-05 | THE 1850s $400: In a territorial election there in 1855, 2,000 registered but 6,000 voted, as proslavery men came in from Mo. Kansas |
#11, aired 1990-08-25 | PHOTOGRAPHY $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1839 he was given an annuity of 6,000 francs for revealing his photographic process (Louis) Daguerre |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION $2500: The Americans took nearly 6,000 prisoners at this N.Y. State battle, called a turning point in the war Saratoga |
#1300, aired 1990-04-06 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $200: This 10-state region isn't flat; it rises from 2,000 ft. near Omaha to 6,000 ft. at Cheyenne Great Plains |
#1280, aired 1990-03-09 | 6-LETTER WORDS $400: This unit of the Roman army consisted of 3,000-6,000 infantry & up to 200 cavalry men the legion |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | MODERN HISTORY $400: To escape Chiang Kai-shek's forces, he led his followers on a 6,000 mile "long march" in 1934-35 Mao Tse-tung |
#1197, aired 1989-11-14 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: This runner, who married Richard Slaney in 1985, holds 6 U.S. records, from 800 meters to 10,000 meters Mary Decker |
#1026, aired 1989-02-06 | LANDMARKS $200: One of these in Moscow, the Rossiya, can accommodate 6,000 guests a hotel |
#1002, aired 1989-01-03 | ANIMALS $500 (Daily Double): Of the creatures on Earth that have legs, most of them have this many 6 |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: Some 5,000 men, 1/6 of the total force of these mercenary soldiers, deserted Hessians |
#842, aired 1988-04-12 | EARLY MAN $1000: Species whose time span ran from about 1.6 million to 150,000 years ago Homo erectus |
#839, aired 1988-04-07 | LITERATURE $6,000 (Daily Double): Brom Bones dressed up as this to scare the schoolmaster away from Katrina the Headless Horseman |
#824, aired 1988-03-17 | CATS & DOGS $100: The longest fence in the world, said to be 6,000 miles long, was built to keep out these wild Australian dogs dingoes |
#490, aired 1986-10-24 | ASTRONOMY $400: Of 6,000, 50,000, or 90,000, the approximate number of stars visible to the naked eye 6,000 |
#489, aired 1986-10-23 | BY THE NUMBERS $100: Number most associated with Col. Steve Austin $6,000,000 |
#346, aired 1986-01-06 | 20TH CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1914, following 16th Amendment, it was only 6% on amounts over $500,000 income tax |
#112, aired 1985-02-12 | LANGUAGES $800: Gullah, spoken on some South Carolina & Georgia islands, has over 6,000 words from this continent Africa |
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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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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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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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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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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"He was the very first College Champion, and the only one...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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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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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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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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Mark Leinwand, a television business affairs executive from Los Angeles, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $43,700....
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Mark Leinwand, an attorney and a businessman from Los Angeles, California
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1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $43,700....
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Kyle Hale, a college senior from Katy, Texas
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"Representing Texas A&M, he won the 2002 College Championship. Now he's...
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Joanne Platt, a waitress from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 24 2-time champion: $6,999 + $1,000. Won $16,000 on Who...
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
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"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Eric Terzuolo, a retired diplomat and university professor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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"When he first appeared in 1990, he was a foreign service...
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Alycia Kennedy, a 13-year-old from Lynnfield, Massachusetts
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"She runs the fastest mile in her grade; tonight, we'll see...
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George Tsuji, a software engineer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Donna Levin, a writer from New York
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Season 1 1-time champion: $6,000. Not to be confused with Season...
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Bill Bauss, a sales representative from Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Season 1 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Brian Sanders, a sales representative from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 1-time champion: $6,000. Alex—potentially mistakenly—referred to Brian as a...
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Barbara Simon, a goldsmith from Cape Coral, Florida
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Season 7 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Jay DeBoer, an attorney and state legislator from Petersburg, Virginia
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Season 3 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Bill Spencer, a public policy analyst originally from Jackson, Mississippi
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Season 8 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Shane Richman, a farmer from Scholls, Oregon
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Season 15 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Tom Crawford, a graduate student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 15 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Lisa Laplante, a conveyor systems engineer from Wayne, New Jersey
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Season 11 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Dava-Leigh Brush, a stay-at-home mom from Arnold, Missouri
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Season 31 3-time champion: $31,501 + $2,000.
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Karen Marlowe, a state and local planning coordinator from South Orange, New Jersey
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Season 16 1-time champion: $6,000.
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Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Reggie Jackson, a former pro baseball player originally from Wyncote, Pennsylvania
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"Twice a World Series MVP, his powerhouse hitting earned him the...
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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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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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Sean Ryan, a taxi driver, bartender, and student from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Heather Chapman, a news assistant from Lexington, Kentucky
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Season 24 player (2008-01-04). Heather appeared on Master Minds on 2020-05-07....
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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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Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
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\"She was a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in Season 24...
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Riverside, California
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• 6-game champion • 2017 Tournament of Champions runner-up 2024 Jeopardy!...
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Frank Spangenberg, a transit cop from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from New York City, New York
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"He was a New York City cop when he won five...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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"A police officer from Flushing, New York, Frank Spangenberg, who has...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Alex Jacob, a freelance trivia writer from Greensboro, North Carolina
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• 6-game champion • 2015 Tournament of Champions winner 2024 Jeopardy!...
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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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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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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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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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Larissa Kelly, an editor from Richmond, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
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• Top 10 regular season winnings • Co-founder of National Academic...
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Roger Craig, a machine learning consultant from Newark, Delaware
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• 3rd highest earning player • Highest single-day winnings 2019 All-Star...
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Chuck Forrest, a law student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a foreign service officer originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
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\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
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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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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Marino, Italy
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a materials scientist from Phoenix, Arizona
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Roger Craig, a data scientist from Brooklyn, New York
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"He was a graduate student in computer science living in Newark,...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a materials scientist from Phoenix, Arizona
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Alex Jacob, a currency trader from Chicago, Illinois
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Alex Jacob, an online trivia league host from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Riverside, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Los Angeles, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Elliot Shteir, an attorney from Somerville, New Jersey
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1995-A Seniors Tournament 1st runner-up: $10,000. Dr. Elliot Shteir won $8,230...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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"An actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Bob Blake, who has won...
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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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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Dave 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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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Scott 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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Rob Worman, an escalation manager from Edina, Minnesota
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 6-time champion: $133,900...
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Rob Worman, an engagement manager from Edina, Minnesota
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 6-time champion: $133,900...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Megan Barnes, a stay-at-home mother from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 27 3-time champion: $103,203 + $2,000. Megan won $16,000 on...
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Kristin Sausville, a stay-at-home mom from Newark, Delaware
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2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 31 5-time champion: $94,201...
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Kristin Sausville, a stay-at-home mom from Newark, Delaware
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2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 31 5-time champion: $94,201...
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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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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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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Tiffany Gholar, an abstract painter from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 30 1-time champion: $6,399 + $2,000. No returning champion Hometown...
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Megan Wachspress, an attorney from Berkeley, California
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 6-time champion: $60,603 + $2,000.
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Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2022 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 6-time champion: $160,601 + $2,000.
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Rachel Clark, a director of client strategy from Washington, D.C.
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2024 Champions Wildcard play-in quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $6,500 + $1,000.
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Johanna Stoberock, a fiction writer and adjunct professor from Walla Walla, Washington
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2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $6,999 + $2,000.
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Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida
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2024 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 39 6-time champion:...
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Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida
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2024 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 39 6-time champion:...
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Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, Virginia
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 36/37 6-time champion: $124,871...
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Rachel Clark, a director of client strategy from Washington, D.C.
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2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist (quarterfinalist by play-in): $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $6,500 + $1,000.
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Andrew Pau, an associate professor from Amherst, Ohio
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 32 6-time champion: $170,202 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: pauerpoint
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Lisa Schlitt, a microbiologist from Berwyn, Pennsylvania
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 33 6-time champion: $139,100 + $2,000.
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Hunter Appler, an attorney from Augusta, Georgia
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2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 32 6-time champion: $145,603 + $2,000.
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Pranjal Vachaspati, a Ph.D. student from Urbana, Illinois
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2017 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 32 6-time champion:...
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Pasquale Palumbo, a financial services professional from Hawthorne, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $6,799 + $2,000.
Name pronounced like \"pass-KWAL-ay pal-UM-bo\".
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Pasquale Palumbo, a financial advisor from Hawthorne, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $6,799 + $2,000.
Name pronounced like \"pass-KWAL-ay pal-UM-bo\".
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Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 6-time champion: $96,595 + $2,000.
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Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 6-time champion: $96,595 + $2,000.
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Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 36/37 6-time champion: $124,871...
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Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2022 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 6-time champion: $160,601 + $2,000.
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Dave Leach, a software analyst from Atlanta, Georgia
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2013 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 6-time champion: $98,054 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: dmleach
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Megan Wachspress, an environmental attorney from Berkeley, California
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2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 6-time champion: $60,603 + $2,000.
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Johanna Stoberock, an adjunct professor and fiction writer from Walla Walla, Washington
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2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $6,999 + $2,000.
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Dave Leach, a game merchant from Atlanta, Georgia
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2013 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 6-time champion: $98,054 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: dmleach
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Ed Toutant, an engineer from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 1-time champion: $11,401. Ed appeared on The Challengers in...
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Joel Pool, a real estate developer from Oakland, California
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2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 28 6-time champion: $116,800 + $1,000.
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Andrew Moore, a test prep instructor from Buford, Georgia
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2014 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 29 6-time champion: $137,803 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: amoore
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Jared Hall, a graduate student in global policy studies from Austin, Texas
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2014 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29/30 6-time champion: $181,001...
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Joel Pool, a real estate developer from Oakland, California
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2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 28 6-time champion: $116,800 + $1,000.
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Kerry Greene, a volunteer CASA guardian ad litem from Manchester, New Hampshire
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2015 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 31 6-time champion:...
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Betsy Schroeder, a graduate student of veterinary medicine from Blacksburg, Virginia
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Season 28 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Betsy won on the...
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Jim Coury, a sophomore from Georgetown University from Olmsted Falls, Ohio
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2014 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2013 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Brandon Brooks, an HR manager from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 34 2-time champion: $27,401 + $1,000. During his first contestant...
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Kerry Greene, a volunteer guardian ad litem from Manchester, New Hampshire
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2015 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 31 6-time champion:...
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Hunter Appler, an attorney originally from Mount Airy, North Carolina
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2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 32 6-time champion: $145,603 + $2,000.
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Lisa Schlitt, a microbiologist from Berwyn, Pennsylvania
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2017 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 33 6-time champion: $139,100 + $2,000.
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Jared Hall, a consultant from Washington, D.C.
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2014 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29/30 6-time champion: $181,001 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: JaredHall
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Sandie Baker, a data and translation coordinator from Eastpointe, Michigan
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2014 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 30 6-time champion: $140,200 + $2,000.
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Andrew Moore, a test prep instructor from Dacula, Georgia
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2014 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 29 6-time champion: $137,803 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: amoore
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Sandie Baker, a translation coordinator from Eastpointe, Michigan
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2014 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 30 6-time champion:...
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Pranjal Vachaspati, a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio
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2017 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 32 6-time champion:...
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Dan Katz, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
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"An attorney from Baltimore, Maryland, Dan Katz, whose winnings total $48,803."...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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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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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Genevieve Sheehan, a private equity professional from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 26 player (2009-10-08). First name pronounced like "JEN-uh-veev". Genevieve won...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Jim Stevens, a math teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 6-time champion: $140,600 + $2,000.
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Jim Stevens, a high school math teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 6-time champion: $140,600 + $2,000.
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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"A physician from Los Angeles, California, Elaine Zollner, whose winnings total...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Richard Neale, a taxpayer service representative from Concord, California
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1990 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 6 4-time champion: $56,000.
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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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Julia Lee, a pharmacy student from San Bruno, California
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Season 33 1-time champion: $6,599 + $2,000.
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Amir Marouni, a pre-med student from Austin, Texas
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Season 19 1-time champion: $6,199 + $2,000.
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Margie Cohen, a litigator from Houston, Texas
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Season 28 1-time champion: $6,199 + $1,000.
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Parker East, a performance artist from Tallahassee, Florida
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Season 29 1-time co-champion: $6,799 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: peast
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Stephen Fineman, a science teacher from Morristown, New Jersey
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Season 24 1-time champion: $6,001 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SteveNJ
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Maria Campbell, a pricing manager from San Diego, California
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Season 24 1-time champion: $6,399 + $2,000.
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Danny Jobe, a cable television system manager from Forest, Virginia
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Season 19 1-time champion: $6,399 + $1,000.
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Jeffrey Burcaw, a vice president of an engineering firm from Warner Robins, Georgia
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Season 20 1-time champion: $6,399 + $2,000.
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Eli Nehus, an electrical engineer from Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Season 33 1-time champion: $6,227 + $1,000.
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Brad Williams, a junior from the University of Northern Iowa
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1990 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Not to be confused with...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Paul Thomas, a theater technician from Hollywood, Florida
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Season 24 1-time champion: $32,001 + $2,000. Paul won his first...
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Michelle Bondurant, a medical coordinator originally from Greensboro, North Carolina
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,500 + $2,000.
Michelle currently resides in Pasadena, California.
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Jennifer Casey, a high school drama teacher originally from Sonoma, California
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,600 + $1,000.
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Cindy Stowell, a science content developer from Austin, Texas
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Season 33 6-time champion: $103,803 + $2,000. Cindy died 2016-12-05, before...
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Hilary Carney, a rehabilitation specialist from Bonita Springs, Florida
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Season 31 1-time champion: $6,400 + $1,000.
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Brandy Shattuck, a medical student originally from Newaygo, Michigan
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Season 21 1-time champion: $6,801 + $1,000.
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Joe Roberts, a director of planning & building from Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Season 6 1-time champion: $10,700. Won $250,000 winner on Who Wants...
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Todd Wilson, a marketing executive from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 20 1-time champion: $6,799 + $1,000.
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Larry McKnight, a computer analyst from Ventura, California
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1990 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $10,000. Season 6 5-time champion:...
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Alex Rubington, a marketing communication coordinator from Natick, Massachusetts
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Season 21 1-time champion: $6,800 + $1,000.
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Maura Gatowski, a technology manager from Beverly Hills, Michigan
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Season 21 1-time champion: $6,200 + $2,000.
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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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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Kevin Sorbo, an actor from Andromeda
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"For 6 seasons, he starred as TV's Hercules; he now plays...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Michael Goldwitz, a computer operator from San Diego, California
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Season 6 1-time champion: $11,000 + Rainbow Enchanted Castle from Iris...
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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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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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Jen Bradbury, a high school teacher from Burlington, Washington
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Season 19 1-time champion: $6,400 + $1,000.
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Kelly Wright, a cataloging specialist from Rocky Ridge, Maryland
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Season 32 1-time champion: $6,700 + $1,000.
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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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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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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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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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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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Diane Pietrzak, a computer programmer from Algonquin, Illinois
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Season 15 player (1998-10-09). Won $11,000 on Who Wants to Be...
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Elizabeth Randisi, an attorney from Webster, New York
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,900 + $2,000.
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Steve Mueller, an agency manager from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Season 6 1-time champion: $15,000.
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Russell Walks, a customer service representative from Billings, Montana
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Season 16 1-time champion: $11,001. Father of Season 37 player Matt...
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Larry McKnight, a computer analyst from Ventura, California
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"A computer analyst from Ventura, California, Larry McKnight, who has won...
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Eric Terzuolo, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C.
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"A foreign service officer from Washington, D.C., Eric Terzuolo, who has...
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Rob Lasker, a humanities student from Detroit, Michigan
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Season 6 1-time champion: $11,000.
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Andrew Bernknopf, a writer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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"A writer, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andrew Bernknopf, whose cash winnings...
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Jeff Bandman, an attorney from New York City, New York
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"An attorney from New York City, New York, Jeff Bandman, whose...
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Robin Shepherd, a contract administrator from Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 15 1-time champion: $6,700. Playing as Robin Riglin she won...
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Kevin Glynn, a writer & teacher from Glendale, California
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Season 5/6 2-time champion: $27,000.
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Andrew Bernknopf, a lawyer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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1990 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 6 5-time champion: $34,200.
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John Cunningham, a hot dog vendor from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 6 1-time champion: $8,000.
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