| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES $600: In 2016 this game introduced a new suspect: Dr. Orchid, the daughter of the mansion's owner Clue |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE $1,000 (Daily Double): Historians cite this event that began in 1929 as one of the main reasons for the demise of the Harlem renaissance the Great Depression |
| #8935, aired 2023-09-22 | TV $1000: Sandy Dvore designed the animated title sequence of a mother bird & 5 chicks for this 1970s series The Partridge Family |
| #13, aired 2023-05-17 | 1990s EMMY AWARDS $1600: A college football player, he scored an Emmy for coaching the game as Wood Newton on "Evening Shade" Burt Reynolds |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | CHESS, MASTERS $400: (Jennifer Shahade delivers the clue.) In what became known as the "game of the century", in 1956 this then-little-known 13-year-old announced his presence with a spectacular queen sacrifice to defeat one of America's top masters (Bobby) Fischer |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | A CRASH COURSE IN JOHN GREEN $600: (John Green presents the clue.) With a mission to increase awesome & decrease suck & to champion causes to help others, fans of my brother Hank & I & our VlogBrothers videos are called these from the misreading of the name of a video game Nerdfighters |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $200: (Mike Pereira of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) Cheeseheads ate it up after this quarterback threw for 304 yards & three touchdowns to lead Green Bay to a win in Super Bowl XLV (Aaron) Rodgers |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $1000: (Tom Rinaldi of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) In Super Bowl LVI here at SoFi Stadium it was this A.D. all day, & very specifically ending the day with his 4th down pressure on quarterback Joe Burrow to seal the game for the Rams (Aaron) Donald |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | TAKING A GAMBLE WITH JAMES HOLZHAUER $1500: (James Holzhauer presents the clue.) In "Dr. No", Bond, James Bond, plays chemin de fer, a variant of this game we play in U.S. casinos, often for high stakes baccarat |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | JASON CONCEPCION $800: (Jason Concepcion presents the clue.) A 2021 episode of "Takeline" examined Major League Baseball's decision to move its All-Star Game out of this state after it passed a law that reduced the number of ballot drop boxes in Fulton County and elsewhere Georgia |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | HITS OF 2002 $400: Give us the title of this Nelly song that heated up all the way to No. 1 but please, don't take off all your clothes "Hot In Herre" |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $200: (Will Selva of the NFL Network presents the clue.) It's the play that starts the game, & since 2002, the name of the game that starts the NFL season; the first one was at the Meadowlands not quite a year after 9/11 kickoff |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $1000: (Jamie Erdahl of the NFL Network presents the clue.) The Panthers' opening game in 2011 showed off the arm of this flashy dresser, as he passed for 422 yards, an NFL record for a player's first game Cam Newton |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | SAN DIEGO: NEWS CLUES $400: (Dagmar Midcap of NBC 7 in San Diego presents the clue.) On April 8, 2004, the Padres beat the Giants in the first Major League game at this ball park, a centerpiece of San Diego’s newly revitalized downtown Petco |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | GIVING YOU A PLUM ASSIGNMENT $400: For a while, Hasbro changed this profession of Plum in the game Clue to archaeologist, then to video game designer professor |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | GAME TIME $400: In a version of Clue based on this TV show, employees at Dunder Mifflin take part in a murder mystery exercise The Office |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HEROES $800: (James Brown presents the clue.) With time running out in an AFC title game in 1987, the Denver Broncos were trailing the Browns & pinned on their own 2-yard line when this quarterback led them 98 yards for a touchdown on a series of plays known simply as "The Drive" Elway |
| #8415, aired 2021-06-04 | PIECES OF GAMES $400: A case file envelope is put in the middle of this game's board, which has 9 rooms Clue |
| #8333, aired 2021-02-10 | MATH IN THE WORLD $800: (Joy Buolamwini presents the clue.) Video game designers plan out their games using this kind of system, that by definition uses X, Y & Z values to determine the position of a point a coordinate system |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | POP CULTURE $400: (Conan O'Brien presents the clue.) In a "Clueless Gamer" segment, I attacked a strip club with a missile-carrying helicopter while playing the fifth installment of this Rockstar game; sadly, the bouncer had a grenade GTA (Grand Theft Auto) |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Say hey! This was used in the 1965 All Star Game by this Giant center fielder; in a 2016 85th birthday message, President Obama called him the greatest living ballplayer Willie Mays |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | SKATING INTO THE NHL $1000: A 1990 Oilers-Kings game saw 356 of these doled out, with Marty McSorley getting 37--that'd be more than half the game! penalty minutes |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $800: A congenial game bird under glass as a gift a pleasant pheasant present |
| #8127, aired 2019-12-31 | THE NAME OF THE GAME $200: A bit of evidence clue |
| #8127, aired 2019-12-31 | WHERE AM I? $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Basketball Hall of Fame.) I'm at the Basketball Hall of Fame in this city in Massachusetts, where James Naismith invented the game while teaching phys ed at a YMCA training school in 1891 Springfield |
| #8021, aired 2019-06-24 | SILENT LETTER BUT DEADLY $600: It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently a wrench |
| #7946, aired 2019-03-11 | A COLONEL OF TRUTH $400: In 2008 Hasbro updated this game as Colonel Mustard became ex-football player Jack Mustard Clue |
| #7908, aired 2019-01-16 | SHOP TALK $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents a piece of fabric.) In tailoring, pointed folds sewn into fabric to enhance a garment's shape are called these, like pointed missiles in a pub game darts |
| #7731, aired 2018-04-02 | THREE FOR THE MONEY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates a game.) The goal of this gambling game, whose name is partly in Spanish, is to find the one identified card after they've all been moved around three-card Monte |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | A CLUE OF GAME $200: If you are dealt a natural blackjack with only 2 cards, one of them always has to be this an ace |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | A CLUE OF GAME $400: In Romania, this classic kids game with songs is called "Birdie, Move Your Nest" musical chairs |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | A CLUE OF GAME $600: Puzzle in which every 3 by 3 box should contain the numbers 1 through 9 sudoku |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | A CLUE OF GAME $800: Total number of colored wedges you need to collect to win a game of Trivial Pursuit six |
| #7591, aired 2017-09-18 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Old Sturbridge Village.) Old Sturbridge Village recreates the early 1800s & sells a tabletop version of this game that was edged out later in the century by the game with one more item 9-pin bowling |
| #7557, aired 2017-06-20 | THE GAME IS RIGGED $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew deals cards.) As the dealer, I've secretly organized the cards so that I get a great starting hand, an action known by this 3-word phrase stack the deck |
| #7356, aired 2016-09-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) After 27 years without a mate, Wilbur the Arizona Wildcat got married to Wilma before the 1986 version of the Duel in the Desert, Arizona's football game against this rival school Arizona State |
| #7353, aired 2016-07-27 | BASEBALL $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) Here's the ball hit by this Yankee legend who broke a 44-game hitting streak record, held by "Wee Willie" Keeler Joe DiMaggio |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | SHARED INITIALS $1200: Bill Todman's game show partner & a perestroika pioneer Mark Goodson & Mikhail Gorbachev |
| #7255, aired 2016-03-11 | WEAPONS IN THE BOARD GAME CLUE $200: If you're at "the end of" this, you're out of resources & options a rope |
| #7163, aired 2015-11-04 | THE COLOR PURPLE $400: A tabloid version of the board game Clue made this purple-named character a billionaire video game designer Professor Plum |
| #7044, aired 2015-04-09 | JUST A FEW LITTLE BUGS $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) African termite mounds, which can be as high as 40 feet, contain intricate systems of ventilation shafts to regulate this, no matter what the weather outside temperature |
| #7036, aired 2015-03-30 | JEOPARDY! AROUND THE WORLD $400: This country enjoys a good game of "Kuldvillak", & in the clue here, mentions its capital of Tallinn Estonia |
| #7014, aired 2015-02-26 | OF THE GAME $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates a game.) This stacking game, similar to Jenga, uses bidding and odd-shaped pieces, to build increasingly precarious towers Bandu |
| #6888, aired 2014-07-23 | ONLY ONE $600: ...is a weapon in the classic version of the board game Clue:
spear,
hammer,
wrench a wrench |
| #6857, aired 2014-06-10 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew comes to us from the gift shop on the USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA.) If you know what type of vessel the USS Iowa is, it makes sense that its gift shop sells a fun on the run version of this board game Battleship |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in an open vehicle in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Though they rest 20 hours a day, the lion is the top of the African food chain; in Swahili, the word for lion is this simba |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us the landscape and wildlife at the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) The wildebeest grazing maintains the grassland & helps keep woods from growing, making the animal a keystone species in this environment around us the savanna |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a termite mound in Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Termite mounds are built by the worker termites, using a combination of soil, cellulose & excrement all glued together with secretions from these glands salivary |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a group of animals running through the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Though it looks less elegant than other antelopes, one of the fastest & most tireless runners is the red type of this ruminant whose name includes an Afrikaans & English word for deer the hartebeest |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew holds up a chameleon in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Gaudy male chameleons pass on their genes more effectively than dull-looking ones--that's an example of what Darwin called the sexual type of this, favoring animals that are better at finding mates natural selection |
| #6783, aired 2014-02-26 | A BUG'S LIFE $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Most spiders are solitary; communal homes like this one show that a few species are this other "S" word, like ants, termites, & some wasps social |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | GROUP NAMES OF ANIMALS $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) A herd of zebras is called this 6-letter word, perhaps because of the blinding effect of all those stripes on your eyes a dazzle |
| #6705, aired 2013-11-08 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Giraffes are well adapted for tearing leaves & young shoots from trees, including a 20-inch grasping tongue that is classified as this, from the Latin for "to seize" prehensile |
| #6705, aired 2013-11-08 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) The shaggy-maned wildebeest got its name from its wild appearance, but it's also known by this shorter name imitative of the sound it makes a gnu |
| #6705, aired 2013-11-08 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) The hide on a Cape buffalo's neck can reach two inches in thickness, which help males against other aggressive bulls trying to assert this, a type of hierarchy dominance |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | ANIMAL CARE $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.) Rhino horns are sometimes humanely removed by activists to deter poachers who wish to create these potions named for a Greek love goddess aphrodisiacs |
| #6604, aired 2013-05-09 | SOCCER, THE BEAUTIFUL GAME $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue on a soccer field.) Also called a one-two, this play can start with a pass or a throw-in; then the player breaks past the defender into open space for a quick return pass give and go |
| #6499, aired 2012-12-13 | I'M GAME $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew draws a box in the air with his fingers.) In charades, I'm telling the other players the answer will be one of these a TV show |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Madiwke Game Reserve in South Africa.) If a giraffe didn't have adaptations like thick-walled arteries & extra valves to counteract gravity, lowering its head to drink would cause an aneurysm, & then raising its head would cause it to faint, because this vital measure is naturally so high its blood pressure |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE $1,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Madiwke Game Reserve in South Africa.) Zebras spend a lot of time standing around on grassy plains, which would make them seem like easy prey, but to lions, they blend in with tall stalks of grass, because lions have weak color vision due to a shortage of these retinal cells cones |
| #6225, aired 2011-10-14 | THE GREATEST IN SPORTS WITH MIKE & MIKE $1600: (Mike & Mike deliver the clue.) Sports perfection for me is exemplified by the 17-0 season of the NFL's Miami Dolphins in 1972
That was outstanding, but I will take this Yankee pitching a perfect game, not in any old ballgame, but during the World Series (Don) Larsen |
| #6201, aired 2011-07-25 | ALSO A BLOOD TYPE $2000: The sixth tone in the scale of C minor A |
| #6190, aired 2011-07-08 | THE OBJECT OF THE HASBRO GAME $800: Was it Scarlet with a barbell in the spa? Discover the secrets of this board game Clue |
| #6045, aired 2010-12-17 | SCOTLAND $400: In the late 19th c. the R&A Golf Club of this place became the sole authority on the rules of the game in Great Britain St. Andrew's |
| #6040, aired 2010-12-10 | THE GREATEST IN SPORTS WITH MIKE & MIKE $400: (Mike and Mike in the ESPN studio deliver the clue.)
"The best sports innovation in the last 50 years has got to be the addition of the 3-point play to basketball it opens up the whole court"
"Nope, sorry, it's actually the use of this immediate rebroadcasting of a game segment (for all us guys who missed it while we were in the bathroom)" instant replay |
| #5815, aired 2009-12-18 | PLAY BALL $400: In this game a penalty kick, often goes over 60 MPH--hence the goalie's fear of it soccer |
| #5630, aired 2009-02-13 | RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows the periodic table on the monitor.) In devising the periodic table, Mendeleev laid out the elements in rows & columns to show the different relationships when read each way; he's said to have been inspired by a version of this card game solitaire |
| #5421, aired 2008-03-17 | MY DEAR WATSON $1000: English scholar Thomas Watson is best known today for his 1581 translation of "Antigone" by this Ancient Greek Sophocles |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | IT AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew demonstrates with a chess board.) Usually done early in the game, it's the chess move seen here & can't be done if you've previously moved your king castling |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | A GAME OF NUMBERS $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a globe with latitude & longitude lines on the monitor.) The Earth can be divided into this many units, each measuring 15 degrees longitude & roughly equal to a time zone 24 |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | A GAME OF NUMBERS $1200: A haiku consists
of 17 syllables
in this many lines 3 |
| #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 |
| #5240, aired 2007-05-25 | BASEBALL MOVIE SCORECARD $400: In "For Love of the Game", Kevin Costner is an A.L. pitcher, so a player with this position bats for him designated hitter |
| #5213, aired 2007-04-18 | "Q"ING UP $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew plays a game of chess.) By advancing to the eighth rank, my pawn has taken this self-promoting step queening |
| #5206, aired 2007-04-09 | STUPID ANSWERS $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew catches a medicine ball in the Herbert Hoover Library.) President Hoover made his staff play a combination of volleyball & tennis using a medicine ball; in 1931 a New York Times reporter dubbed the game Hooverball |
| #5202, aired 2007-04-03 | SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew arranges 5 dice.) In Yahtzee, the sequence I rolled is called this, just like in poker a straight |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | A ROLL OF THE DICE $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew rolls a pair of dice.) My main point is a six. [Rolls] Yes! I'm playing this very old game whose name may come from the Arabic word "zahr", meaning die, & now means a danger hazard |
| #5117, aired 2006-12-05 | THE GREEN BAY PACKERS $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a football in the end zone at Lambeau Field.) On this spot, Bart Starr snuck in the winning touchdown at the 1967 NFL Championship Game given this 2-word name due to the -46 degree windchill the Ice Bowl |
| #5075, aired 2006-10-06 | LET'S PLAY A GAME! $1000: Find out which of Mr. Boddy's guests murdered him in his own mansion & with what weapon in this classic mystery game Clue |
| #5048, aired 2006-07-19 | A GAME OF DARTS $200: (Jon of the Clue Crew points to a dartboard.) Because it forms a web, the metal that divides up the dartboard is called this, like a certain creature a spider |
| #5048, aired 2006-07-19 | A GAME OF DARTS $600: (Jon of the Clue Crew tosses a dart at the dartboard.) I'm playing a standard game of 501; with a remaining score of 12 & 1 dart left, I have to hit double this number to win 6 |
| #5048, aired 2006-07-19 | A GAME OF DARTS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew makes a dart shot & gets it in a red space.) Yes! I get this many points for that one shot--take that, Jon! 60 |
| #5035, aired 2006-06-30 | MOSCOW KNOW-HOW $9,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Moscow, Russia.) Luminaries whose ashes are interred at the Kremlin Wall include this U.S. journalist portrayed in the movie "Reds" (John) Reed |
| #4968, aired 2006-03-29 | LET THE GAMES BEGIN $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew uses sticks to toss a hoop back and forth with Kelly at Old World Wisconsin.) The 19th-century game we're playing got this name, because it taught players to have these; you might be in somebody's good ones graces |
| #4880, aired 2005-11-25 | IT'S IN THE CARDS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew tips her hand.) The two tens of clubs in my hand doesn't mean I'm cheating, but playing this trick-taking game that uses a special deck pinochle |
| #4791, aired 2005-06-06 | FLY FISHING $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds what looks like a not-so-freshly caught game fish in Montana.) I caught one of these salmon family members popular with fly casters a (rainbow) trout |
| #4761, aired 2005-04-25 | CHESS $1200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue while demonstrating in a chess game with Sarah.) It's the 8-letter term for the direction in which I've chosen to castle kingside |
| #4761, aired 2005-04-25 | CHESS $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue while at a chessboard with Cheryl.) Even chess masters often begin a game with this familiar opening named for a Spanish priest Ruy Lopez |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | HODGEPODGE, B'GOSH $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew plays a card game with Sarah.) We've gone through the flop & turn cards of this geographic game; now it's time for the river card Texas hold 'em |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | WINTER SPORTS REVIEW $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew narrates a game being played on a rink in Park City, UT.) As well as speeding up the stone by reducing friction, sweeping reduces side-to-side movement, which logically is called this the curl (curling accepted) |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | THE STARS $600: Add an "A" to the beginning of this star (double the "P") & you get singing without instrumental accompaniment Capella (a cappella accepted) |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | SPORTS TERMS $1000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew comes to a quick stop on the slopes.) A sharp turn perpendicular to the hill is this kind of stop, named for the game played by Brendan Shanahan hockey |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | CLASSIC GAMES $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew plays a game with Sofia.) Eight years of studying medicine have prepared me to perform delicate surgery on Cavity Sam in this game--scalpel!
Bzzzt! Operation |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | CLASSIC GAMES $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew plays a game with Jimmy.) Trying to catch a rodent isn't as easy as it seems in this classic board game Mouse Trap |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | CLASSIC GAMES $1000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew plays a game with Jimmy.) Jimmy's playing older brother & helping me choose who's taking me out in the updated version of this game
Guy on telephone says, "What's up?" and Jimmy shakes his head. Mystery Date |
| #4585, aired 2004-07-09 | KENNEDY FAMILY MEMBERS $6,400 (Daily Double): Lost the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination to Jimmy Carter Ted Kennedy |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | TOYS & GAMES $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew pitches a heavy ball into the beach sand.) Turin is a world center of this game, but it's also become popular as an import to America Bocce |
| #4538, aired 2004-05-05 | BOARD GAMES $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reads before she plays a fast game of chess with Jimmy.) We've only got 5 minutes each to make all our moves in this game with a two-word name speed chess |
| #4511, aired 2004-03-29 | GAMES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Bronx, New York) A broomstick & a Spaldeen were all you needed for this street game; Willie Mays was famous for joining in stickball |
| #4499, aired 2004-03-11 | TEA TIME $800: Long favored by Asians, this type of tea gives the body an antioxidant boost green tea |
| #4487, aired 2004-02-24 | I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at the chalkboard) It's the classic game being represented here chess |
| #4433, aired 2003-12-10 | PLAY RIGHT $1000: (Jimmy & Sofia of the Clue Crew present while playing a game.) The block game Jenga got its name from a word meaning "to build" in this African language Swahili |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | HE GOT "GAME" $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from a classroom.) This No. 1 hit is from 1965: Shirley Shirley bo birley, banana fana fo firley, fee fie mo mirley, Shirley "The Name Game" |
| #4187, aired 2002-11-12 | POP CULTURE $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports, competing at a game with Jimmy) Popular in the 1970s, this game has made a big comeback foosball |
| #4123, aired 2002-07-03 | "DOUBLE" TROUBLE $2000: A "Match Game" clue like "Mike bought 2 owls because he wanted a pair of _____s" tries to elicit one of these a double-entendre |
| #4122, aired 2002-07-02 | THE 2001 WORLD SERIES $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew steps up to the plate & takes a swing at Bank One Ballpark.) In Game 7 of the 2001 World Series this player called "Gonzo" stood here & delivered the championship hit Luis Gonzalez |
| #4112, aired 2002-06-18 | BASKETBALL RULES $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in front of a brick wall.) In a game, if neither team has control of the ball, the ref may signal this jump ball |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | I'M GAME $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew) The word checkmate comes from "shah mat", a term meaning "the king is dead" in this language also known as Persian Farsi |
| #4105, aired 2002-06-07 | THEATRE GAMES $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a craps table.) In this musical, Nathan Detroit runs the oldest-established permanent floating crap game in New York Guys and Dolls |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | 2-LETTER WORDS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew plays a board game with Sarah.) I'm trouncing Sarah in this classic Japanese game Go |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | JUST TO THE RIGHT $1200: At the start of a chess game, it's your piece just to the right of the white king bishop |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY $400: In a Simpsons version of this board game, Krusty the Clown plays the part of Colonel Mustard Clue |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY $1200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew sits at a game table with tiles.) I'm setting up to play this popular tile game imported from China mah-jongg |
| #4047, aired 2002-03-19 | TAKE A GAMBLE $200: (Sofia deals out the clue.) Blackjack is the name of the game, and to get blackjack, you'll need a 10 or face card and this an ace |
| #4040, aired 2002-03-08 | A GAME OF CHESS $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands on a gigantic chessboard at a beach.) A recommended opening move is "'P'-ing to K-4", which is short for this pawn to king 4 |
| #4015, aired 2002-02-01 | RAINY DAY GAMES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates a game.) This fun rainy day game I'm playing takes its name from British slang for an unlicensed pub tiddlywinks |
| #3987, aired 2001-12-25 | "B" CAREFUL $2000: (Cheryl & Jimmy of the Clue Crew playing a board game.) This board game is popular
all around the world.
Ha ha! backgammon |
| #3963, aired 2001-11-21 | THE MOVIES $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the beach, dressed in a black wig; with Jimmy right behind her.) The tagline from this 1965 Frankie & Annette movie was "It's a game -- separate the girls & the boys into groups of two" Beach Blanket Bingo |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | POCKET BILLIARDS $200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew takes her turn.) In this game named for a black sphere, players aim to sink either the stripes or the solids 8-ball |
| #3928, aired 2001-10-03 | SPORTS & GAMES $300: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Porter Valley Country Club.) A game score in tennis, or the court I'm in to receive serve deuce |
| #3925, aired 2001-09-28 | KILLING TIME $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew plays a game with Jimmy.) In arcades & basements, this game can get mighty competitive air hockey |
| #3865, aired 2001-05-25 | GAMING $500: Caesars Palace historians tell us this game with numbers marked on a ticket helped fund the Great Wall of China keno (lottery accepted) |
| #3630, aired 2000-05-19 | NEW GAME SHOWS? $500: In 1999 Game Show Network revived Chuck Barris' "3's a Crowd" with this former "Growing Pains" star as host Alan Thicke |
| #3549, aired 2000-01-27 | GROUP THERAPY $400: alt.tv.game-shows is one of these "groups" in which you may find comments on this clue tomorrow Newsgroup |
| #3152, aired 1998-04-21 | LET'S PLAY POKER $500: The biggest annual poker game there is, it's held at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas each spring the World Series of Poker |
| #3058, aired 1997-12-10 | LET'S PLAY CLUE $300: It's the main claim to fame of Anthony E. Pratt, a fire warden in Leeds, England He invented the game ("Cluedo") |
| #1998, aired 1993-04-21 | LEFTOVERS $200: Now that there's a travel version of this detective game, you can take Miss Scarlet on vacation Clue |
| #1871, aired 1992-10-26 | SONG STANDARDS $700 (Daily Double): It's the question asked in "I Got Rhythm" Who could ask for anything more? |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | COLORS $200: A purplish hue, or a professor in the game of Clue plum |
| #939, aired 1988-10-06 | NOSEY "PARKER"s $200: If you have a bloodhound's nose for detection, you might try their game of "Clue" the Parker Brothers |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $200: [This time, the clue is this music (identify the film):]
"When you get caught between the Moon and New York City..." Arthur |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $300: [Answer:] The Way We Were |
| #931, aired 1988-09-26 | MOVIE THEMES $400: [This time, we have this piece of music for you:] (theme from) Chariots of Fire |
| #823, aired 1988-03-16 | GAMES $500: "Colorful" women in the game of Clue who might have done it in the ballroom with a lead pipe (2 of) Miss Scarlet, Mrs. White (Mrs. Peacock) |
| #616, aired 1987-04-20 | HERALDRY $400: Supposing our game board to be a heraldic shield, this category is on its far "sinister" side Literary Cannibals |
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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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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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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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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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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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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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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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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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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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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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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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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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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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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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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
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"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
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"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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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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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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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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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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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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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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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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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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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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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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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Brian Weikle, a consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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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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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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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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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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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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Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
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"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
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"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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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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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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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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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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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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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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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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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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Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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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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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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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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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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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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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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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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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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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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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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Watson, a deep question answering system from IBM
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2011 IBM Challenge winner: $500,000 to World Vision + $500,000 to...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Kyle Hale, a college student from Katy, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1994 Tournament...
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Tom Nichols, a political science professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1994 Tournament...
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1994 Tournament...
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Mike Day, a finance and marketing MBA student from Columbus, Ohio
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1985 Tournament...
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Michael Day, a financial analyst from Columbus, Ohio
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1985 Tournament...
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Chuck Forrest, a law student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a foreign service officer originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Marino, Italy
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Karla Sortland, a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 23 player (2007-06-11). Season 22 player (2006-05-24). Karla was brought...
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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Richard Finch, an attorney from Dearborn Heights, Michigan
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Season 19 player (2003-07-14). Season 18 player (2002-02-26). Richard was returned...
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Richard Finch, an attorney from Dearborn Heights, Michigan
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Season 19 player (2003-07-14). Season 18 player (2002-02-26). Richard was returned...
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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Frank Amanat, an attorney from South Orange, New Jersey
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Season 20 3-time champion: $55,900 + $1,000. Season 20 player (2003-11-03)....
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Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Ryan Fenster, a banker from SeaTac, Washington
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 7-time champion: $156,497...
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Ryan Fenster, a graduate student from SeaTac, Washington
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2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 34 7-time champion: $156,497...
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John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Patton Oswalt, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian from Portsmouth, Virginia
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\"A Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian from Portsmouth, Virginia, he rose...
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Matt Sojot, a firefighter from Mililani, Hawaii
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Season 23 player (2007-04-13). Season 22 player (2006-05-24). Last name pronounced...
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Karla Sortland, a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 23 player (2007-06-11). Season 22 player (2006-05-24). Karla was brought...
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Matt Sojot, a firefighter from Mililani, Hawaii
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Season 23 player (2007-04-13). Season 22 player (2006-05-24). Last name pronounced...
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Dorian Ellis, a chef from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Season 1 1-day champion: $8,999. Dorian was returned to the show...
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Mary LoSardo, a retired executive, now web site designer from Bayonne, New Jersey
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Season 22 1-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Mary won $60 +...
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