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Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (38 results returned)

#18, aired 2023-10-25	FUNGUS AMONG US $1500: Scientists use this internet-inspired pun name for the vast network of fungi swapping nutrients beneath the forest floor the wood wide web
#17, aired 2023-05-23	QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES $1600: Culture Club hit the top 10 for the first time with this musical question while making us cry with a killer chorus & reggae sound "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"
#8742, aired 2022-11-15	FIRST-TIME RESPONSES $2000: An Old French word gives us this term for a cut gem that's rounded & polished but not faceted a cabochon
#8734, aired 2022-11-03	A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH QUESTLOVE $400: (Questlove presents the clue.) For the soundtrack album of my documentary, "Summer of Soul", I chose artists that are as relevant to our time as to 1969 when the concerts took place, including 2 songs by this singer and the Family Stone Sly
#8609, aired 2022-03-31	TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE $400: The Latin for "write before" gives us this type of medicine that requires special permission a prescription
#8609, aired 2022-03-31	TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE $1200: Edward Jenner ended up giving us this term for a preventative medicine in a 1798 treatise on smallpox vaccine
#8209, aired 2020-04-23	GIVE US A DATE $600: 1997: Bill Clinton is inaugurated for the second time January 20th
#8180, aired 2020-03-13	ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS $600: Tom Brady holds the record for most Super Bowl wins as a player with this many--he needs 2 hands for his rings Six
#4, aired 2020-01-08	AUDIBLE $1600: Frances McDormand introduces us to a beloved character in this first book in a series by Armistead Maupin Mary Ann Singleton was twenty-five years old when she saw San Francisco for the first time Tales of the City
#7768, aired 2018-05-23	GIVE US THE BIRD $1600: You're out of luck if you're looking for the Bahia rufous-vented ground-this to tell you what time it is a cuckoo
#7490, aired 2017-03-17	YOUR IDIOM IS FOREIGN TO ME $1000: For us, this animal's "years" means a long time; in France, "to jump from the cock to" it is a non-logical conversation a donkey
#7423, aired 2016-12-14	A TIME FOR "US" $600: Seen here in a museum is an ancient stone one of these a sarcophagus
#7423, aired 2016-12-14	A TIME FOR "US" $800: The line "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" first appears in this Biblical book Leviticus
#7423, aired 2016-12-14	A TIME FOR "US" $1000: What's black & white & furry all over? This monkey the colobus monkey
#7017, aired 2015-03-03	ICE DANCING $1000: (Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) A key move is this traveling turn done on one foot; the judges are watching for us to put the other foot down at the same time twizzles
#6790, aired 2014-03-07	TELL US WHAT HE'S WON! $1600: 1967: Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a "star" for the first time Mr. Universe
#6637, aired 2013-06-25	GOT A LITTLE CATEGORY HERE $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a molecule on the screen.) In 1989 an electron microscope helped scientists see this molecule directly for the first time. DNA
#6628, aired 2013-06-12	WHAT A "FUN" TIME $2000: Show us you know the ropes & give us this fancy name for a high-wire acrobat a funambulist
#6622, aired 2013-06-04	ALASKAN AQUATIC LIFE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a jellyfish swimming in Alaska.) Arctic Lion's Mane Jellyfish can be 120 feet long, impressive due to the fact they only live for about a year, most of its time in the fully developed stage named for this serpent headed Greek woman Medusa
#6583, aired 2013-04-10	GIVING US THE TIME OF DAY $400: 2-word term for a woman's formal dress usually having a floor-length skirt an evening gown
#4818, aired 2005-07-13	NOUN TO VERB $1,400 (Daily Double): When launched in 1998, it was just a noun; now it's a verb meaning to check up on somebody online Google
#4485, aired 2004-02-20	TRL $200: (Sarah leads us off from the studios of MTV's TRL.) She said of her hit, "So Yesterday", "When I heard it for the first time on the radio, I was freaking out" "So yesterday, so yesterday; I'm just a bird that's already..." Hilary Duff
#4120, aired 2002-06-28	SUPREMES HITS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: "At A Future Time, A Reunion For Us" "Someday We'll Be Together"
#4100, aired 2002-05-31	A TIME FOR "US" $400: The 2 books that follow Genesis in the Old Testament Exodus and Leviticus
#4100, aired 2002-05-31	A TIME FOR "US" $800: In politics it's a meeting of leaders to pick candidates or to decide on policy caucus
#4100, aired 2002-05-31	A TIME FOR "US" $1200: Latin for "pupil" or "foster son", it's a male graduate of a particular school alumnus
#4100, aired 2002-05-31	A TIME FOR "US" $1600: A composer may label his work with this word & a number to indicate the order in which he wrote it opus
#4100, aired 2002-05-31	A TIME FOR "US" $2000: Talk about the hound from hell! This one who guarded Hades had 3 heads, a serpent's tail & a mane of snakes Cerberus
#3746, aired 2000-12-11	INAUGURAL ADDRESSES $200: "Now, for the third time, a new century is upon us, and another time to choose" Bill Clinton
#3422, aired 1999-06-22	I KNOW THAT SONG $300: "Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime, and never let go till we're gone..." "My Heart Will Go On"
#2199, aired 1994-03-10	MOVIE SONGS $800: In 1969 Henry Mancini reached No. 1 with "A Time for Us", the love theme from this film Romeo and Juliet
#2029, aired 1993-06-03	TREES $800: Most turpentine is produced from the longleaf & slash species of this tree pine trees
#1731, aired 1992-02-24	WORD ORIGINS $600: The Latin for "ninth hour" gave us this word for a time of day noon
#925, aired 1988-09-16	MOVIES $300 (Daily Double): Only No. 1 hit for Henry Mancini & His Orchestra was this movie theme written by Nino Rota: [Instrumental music plays] "A Time For Us"
#746, aired 1987-11-30	ONE-WORD SONGS $200 (Daily Double): A time of rest, or title of the following lively Go-Go's hit: "Can't seem to get my mind off of you / Back here at home, there's nothin' to do / Now that I'm away..." "Vacation"
#534, aired 1986-12-25	ODD COUPLES $100: LBJ's first lady, & a first round draft choice of the LA. Lakers Lady Bird & Magic Johnson
#489, aired 1986-10-23	TIME $500 (Daily Double): Total time in titles of Kim Basinger/Mickey Rourke film, & Mary Tyler Moore/Dudley Moore film 15 1/2 weeks
#63, aired 1984-12-05	RELIGION $400: Colonial Maryland was founded as haven for members of this church the (Roman) Catholic Church

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (19 results returned)

#8310, aired 2021-01-08	WOMEN & SCIENCE: Dr. Margaret Todd gave science this word for different forms of one basic substance; it's from the Greek for "equal" & "place" isotope
#7985, aired 2019-05-03	WORDS OF THE 2000s: In 2008 Time magazine described this new practice as "one part social networking and one part capital accumulation" crowdfunding
#7938, aired 2019-02-27	20th CENTURY HISTORY: Interpreting for Vaclav Havel, future ambassador Rita Klimova gave us this phrase for a smooth change of government the velvet revolution
#7230, aired 2016-02-05	U.S. PRESIDENTS: He was the only 20th century president who never delivered an inaugural address President Ford
#6943, aired 2014-11-19	21st CENTURY BOOKS: Set in the Great Depression, this 2006 novel has an epigraph from "Horton Hatches the Egg" Water for Elephants
#5003, aired 2006-05-17	BRITISH MONARCHS: The last British monarch who was not the child of a monarch Queen Victoria
#4928, aired 2006-02-01	WAR & PEACE: In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a flower of this family poppy
#4824, aired 2005-07-21	LITERARY FIREARMS: The "Polizei Pistole Kurz" model was often used very effectively by this literary character introduced in 1953 James Bond
#4756, aired 2005-04-18	INVENTED WORDS: In works by Lewis Carroll, this word means "four in the afternoon; the time when you begin broiling things for dinner" brillig
#4635, aired 2004-10-29	FILMS OF THE '70s: "The Babysitter Murders" was the working title for this 1978 thriller Halloween
#3335, aired 1999-02-19	U.S. INDUSTRIES: Around 1850 it used a fleet of over 700 ships; by 1930 this U.S. industry was practically defunct whaling
#2515, aired 1995-07-07	NOTORIOUS: Oscar Collazo, serving a life sentence for his assassination attempt on this president, was released in 1979 Harry Truman
#2300, aired 1994-09-09	LANDMARKS: This barrier is situated in the British Isles about 100 miles south of the Antonine Wall Hadrian's Wall
#1794, aired 1992-05-21	AMERICAN STORIES: Story that begins, "Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill Mountains" "Rip Van Winkle"
#1738, aired 1992-03-04	U.S. STATES: 2 of only 3 U.S. states which have all straight-line boundaries (2 of) Colorado, Utah, & Wyoming
#1200, aired 1989-11-17	U.S. HISTORY: The states admitted to the Union in the 20th century were Alaska, Hawaii & these 3 Arizona, New Mexico & Oklahoma
#778, aired 1988-01-13	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: As the Constitutional bicentennial reminded us, the Constitution was signed on this date in 1787 September 17th
#356, aired 1986-01-20	WEATHER: All states have recorded temperatures below zero (F.), except this one Hawaii
#279, aired 1985-10-03	WORLD POLITICS: Last Communist party chief of the U.S.S.R. to leave office without dying Nikita Khrushchev

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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University	2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men	"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer	2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
Ben Noe, a sophomore from Flushing, Michigan	2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time...
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College	2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota	Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina	Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois	2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida	2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times	"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts	2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan	2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College	2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University	2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis	2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania	2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University	2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison	2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi	Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York	Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California	2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California	2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky	Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University	2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California	Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech	2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University	2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College	2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University	2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington	\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami	"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York	Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University	2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota	2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California	Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr	"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas	Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania	2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University	2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona	"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit	"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas	2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland	"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar	"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show	"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped	"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut	Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland	Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California	"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost	"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer	"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game	"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware	2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa	Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA	"He's one of the greatest NBA players in history. Here's Hall...
Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware	2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA	"In January, the State Department named this NBA Hall of Famer...
Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show	"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama	2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois	"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five	"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York	2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California	Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon	2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California	2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi	2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado	Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri	2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
Rob Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky	2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Younger brother of 2008-B Teen Tournament...
Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania	2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California	"She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
Al Lin, a law professor from Davis, California	"A law student when he won five times in 1993, he's...
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York	2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia	Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada	Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas	2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois	Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts	Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina	2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota	Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT	"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois	Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas	Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia	2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University	"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio	Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York	Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York	2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia	Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware	Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan	2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri	2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida	Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada	Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts	Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York	Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University	2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University	"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee	Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY	"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas	2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York	Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil	"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington	2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa	Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College	"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California	2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois	Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show	"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons	"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina	2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois	Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts	Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington	Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show	\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio	2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the College Championship.
Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN	"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°	"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA	2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida	2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois	2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room	"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois	Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show	"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
David Duchovny, an actor from Californication	"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother	"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania	Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown	"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family	"For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon	"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University	2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado	"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives	"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds	"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune	"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz	"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia	Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
Mike Hodel, a bartender from Bellingham, Washington	Season 27 2-time champion: $20,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "ho-DELL".
Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan	"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California	"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina	2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA	\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas	2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio	2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California	2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida	2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska	2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
Tom Halpern, a lawyer originally from New York, New York	"A writer and researcher when he won 5 times in 1991,...
Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois	"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother	"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois	\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
Brian Meacham, a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska	2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $90,500...
Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee	2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
Connie Shi, a junior at the University of Michigan from Okemos, Michigan	2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the College Championship.
John Cuthbertson, an investment analyst from San Diego, California	"He was the highest money winner of the 1993-94 season. An...
Mark McDonnell, a triathlon coach and entrepreneur from Miami, Florida	Season 27 1-time champion: $27,601 + $1,000.
Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia	2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
Evan Sandman, a hotel front desk manager from Los Angeles, California	Season 28 1-time champion $28,801 + $2,000.
Rick Knutsen, a musician and stay-at-home dad from Brooklyn, New York	"A finalist in the 2001 Tournament of Champions, he's a musician...
Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota	2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania	"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont	Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
Greg Peterson, a senior from Park Ridge, Illinois	2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $38,600....
Jimmy Li, a senior from Chesterfield, Missouri	2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of...
Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland	2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives	"He met and then married his wife while both were costarring...
Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts	2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon	2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho	2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000. JBoard user name: markrunsvold
Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology	2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
Kevin Keach, a project administrator from St. Louis, Missouri	"He considered himself a simple Missouri farm boy when he won...
Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland	2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky	2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460. 15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
David Traini, a high school administrator from Moorestown, New Jersey	"This 5-time champ finished second in the 1987 Tournament of Champions....
Robin Cheney, a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California	"All the students at her school go on a camping trip...
Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland	2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
Jeff Kirby, a math and science teacher from Santa Maria, California	Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.	2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
Christine Kennedy, a freshman from the University of Notre Dame	2007 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. 19 at the time of...
Hayley Clatterbuck, a junior from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky	2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas	2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Brady Cassis, a junior from Yale University	2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
Dean Malec, a junior from Northwestern University	2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the...
Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California	2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona	Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
Ben Flaccus, a political consultant from Washington, D.C.	Season 26 1-time champion: $20,400 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like "FLACK-us".
James Pethokoukis, a journalist from Chicago, Illinois	Season 19 1-time champion: $12,800 + $1,000. James writes the Capital...
Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin	Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee	Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington	2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina	Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York	Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon	Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida	Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
Jeff Kirby, an elementary school teacher from Santa Maria, California	Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...

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