| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $200: You will rue the day & be far from "Euphoria" if you don't remember she took home a 2022 statue for starring as Rue Zendaya |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $400: Lee Yoo-mi was a winner as Ji-yeong on this game show-set Netflix drama where second place definitely wasn't three grand Squid Game |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $800: His wife said the posthumous Emmy won by this actor for voicing T'Challa in Marvel's "What If...?" was "a beautiful alignment" Boseman |
| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | ANATOMY A TO Z $800: T:
Adenoids are a type of these tonsils |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ACTING UP AT JUILLIARD $800: Group 1 included David Ogden Stiers, Patti LuPone & him, far from stupid as an Oscar winner for "A Fish Called Wanda" (Kevin) Kline |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | ENDS WITH "B" $400: Don't let your book go out without one of these publicity notices on its jacket a blurb |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | OUR FLOUNDERING FATHERS $1200: Pre-"Give me liberty or give me death", he ran a failing store for his dad, didn't make it as a tobacco farmer & his house burned down Henry |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $400: A rook is a type of this, another 4-letter fowl crow |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | SAY IT IN SPANISH $4,000 (Daily Double): A song often heard in Spanish-speaking countries at Christmastime is this "Sabanero", meaning "My Little Savannah Donkey" Burrito |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: On the sign, "impasse" doesn't mean a stalemate in negotiations, but this other French word for a street with no exit cul-de-sac |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THE VOICE OF TELEVISION $1000: Seen here, but not heard from 2015 to 2021, he learned "F is for Family" & if you don't know him, "I'm gonna put you through a wall" (Bill) Burr |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | ANYTIME $400: These spies aren't tired; they function ordinarily in a population until activated for vital reasons at any time sleepers (sleeper agents) |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $200: In the 1960s, Freedomland in the Bronx was built to rival Disneyland as a history-focused one of these a theme park |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $400: Kyle MacLachlan was the clean-cut FBI agent investigating a murder in the very strange title town of this series Twin Peaks |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $1000: It precedes "Memo" in the title of a political news website Talking Points |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | LITERARY LINES $400: Maggie, to Brick in this play: "We mustn't scream at each other. The walls in this house have ears" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | WORDS THAT GO UP TO 11 $600: Popular in the 1800s, these meaty-named side whiskers were rocked by folks who didn't wanna grow a full beard muttonchops |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING $200: A 2022 study said this state had the longest average work week, 41.4 hours; commercial fishing & drilling for oil ain't easy Alaska |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS $11,200 (Daily Double): The first name of this title character of a Defoe novel is an old word for a prostitute Moll Flanders |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | THINGS PEOPLE SAY $800: Something that you can't get past is stuck here, a word for a part of bird anatomy your craw |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS $200: Frankie Valli, of course, is a character in this musical about the Four Seasons Jersey Boys |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $1000: This word for a tract or canal in your digestive system without "lime" alimentary |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $800: Once the site of a state prison, this city near Chicago has an economy today based on tourism & casinos Joliet |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | SONG SIMILES $1000: This Top 10 title from 2001 precedes "I'll only fly away / I don't know where my soul is / I don't know where my home is" "I'm Like A Bird" |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | CLASSIC AD SLOGANS & JINGLES $400: "I don't wanna grow up, I'm" this kind of "kid" a Toys "R" Us kid |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | A STANDOUT STAND-UP $400: What to do with Wanda Sykes' ashes? "Spread 'em over" this actress, Storm in "X-Men"; "she don't even have to be at the funeral" Halle Berry |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $1200: Paul Simon said this Yankee was baffled by a lyric in "Mrs. Robinson", telling Paul, "I haven't gone anywhere" Joe DiMaggio |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | 2-WORD POP CULTURE $800: This memorable 1997 Apple ad campaign notably didn't end with a "-ly" Think Different |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | TOUGH VOCAB $1600: An attorney doesn't need to establish cause to exclude a prospective juror with this type of challenge peremptory |
| #9067, aired 2024-03-26 | PICK A CARD, ANY CARD $800: Jeopardy! isn't a card in this deck but Wheel of Fortune is; Judgement & Temperance also await a tarot deck |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | IAMB A POET $2000: Aye, I did write "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" & many another bonny iambic work, & ye needn't call me sir! (Walter) Scott |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | TURNING 60 IN 2024 $600: A perfect line from this satiric film: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room" Dr. Strangelove |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE HISTORIC 1990s $600: It didn't end well in 1997 for this cult that believed a flying saucer was following comet Hale-Bopp Heaven's Gate |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | BESTSELLING BOOKS $1000: Rhonda Byrne wrote this 2006 book, a hidden "principle of the universe", but don't tell anyone; scratch that. Tell me, now The Secret |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | NEWER MACHINES & INVENTIONS $200: 3D printers aren't great for mass production but excel with these models, whose name is partly from the Greek for "first" a prototype |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | SILENCE, LETTERS! $400: Make no mistake--you don't pronounce either the "X" or the "S" in this French term for a slip-up a faux pas |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1600: A dessert made from a family recipe is the title of this Charmaine Wilkerson novel that became a Hulu series in 2023 Black Cake |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | MIND THE GAP $9,600 (Daily Double): Near where Virginia, Kentucky & Tennessee meet, you'll find this pass named for a son of George II the Cumberland Gap |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | HORRORS! $400: Catriona Ward's "The Last House on Needless Street" is partly narrated by Olivia, one of these animals, & that can't be good luck black cat |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | CHOOSE A PROTEIN $600: Rhinos don't have true horns; they're primarily composed of this fibrous protein found in hair keratin |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | BUSINESS PARTNERS $1600: Before launching a wellness studio, Elizabeth Cutler & Julie Rice co-founded this fitness company for indoor spinning SoulCycle |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MOVIE SONGS $400: A non-"Let It Go" song from "Frozen" says these "are better than people. Sven, don't you think that's true?" reindeer |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | CHAMP CHANGE $400: A 4-games-to-0 result in the World Series changes its second letter to "T" & becomes this adjective steep (from sweep) |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | ON THE WEB $800: This search engine with a double-talk animal name emphasizes privacy, saying it doesn't track searches or collect user info DuckDuckGo |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | THAT'S SO 18th CENTURY $800: On May 1, 1776, Adam Weishaupt founded the Perfectibilists, a branch of this "enlightened" secret society... oh dear, I may've said too much the Illuminati |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | LOST WORKS $1200: The lost 9-hour cut of this Erich von Stroheim silent film with a deadly sin as its title likely showed money can't buy happiness Greed |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | IT'S A FACT! $800: Unlike other cats, this fastest one doesn't have fully retractable claws a cheetah |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | 17th CENTURY WRITING $9,200 (Daily Double): In his 1624 history of Virginia & New England, he included the famous story of his rescue John Smith |
| #9057, aired 2024-03-12 | IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS $600: 2021 called & wants this phrase back that means evaluating someone's mood or energy a vibe check |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | TRAIL $200: Great Bend, Kansas was a stopping point on this historic trail that went from Missouri to the capital of New Mexico the Santa Fe Trail |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | THE TALLEST ONE $2000: In boygenius, her name didn't lend itself to a category title Lucy Dacus |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | UNUSUAL WORDS $800: Don't be stingy with the Cabernet at one of these parties of mass revelry named for everyone's favorite wine god a bacchanal |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | OCCUPATIONS $2000: Terms for shoemakers include cobbler & this more archaic one derived from a type of Spanish leather a cordwainer |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | NAMES IN FASHION $400: A longtime vegetarian like parents Paul & Linda, she doesn't use any leather or fur in her designs Stella McCartney |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $600: You don't want plaque building up in these of your arteries walls |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | GETTING TOGETHER $600: John Sayles wrote a comic story about a convention of these people opposed to government, but they do happen, since the 1800s anarchists |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $800: Great material comfort, or anything you enjoy but don't need a luxury |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | "V"ACATION SPOTS $200: You haven't seen a palace until you've seen this place & its immense gardens designed by André le Nôtre Versailles |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: One who has a compulsive impulse to steal items they don't really need a kleptomaniac |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | HAPPY HOUR $800: In 1988 it became the first song with no instrumental music to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; perhaps if I whistle a bit... "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | THAT'S A LONG STORY $1200: This 1996 David Foster Wallace novel isn't quite as long as its title suggests but does run 1,000+ pages Infinite Jest |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: On this November holiday in Mexico, families gather to celebrate & remember their loved ones who have passed on Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE $400: Laugh:
Baseball announcer Jack Brickhouse didn't get this music term quite right when the national anthem was sung "Acapulco" a cappella |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | MEMORY $200: So you have a good memory for these? So do chimps, who in a 2023 study could recognize ones they hadn't seen for 25 years faces |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | LET'S AUDIT A COLLEGE COURSE $400: Math 0407, linear algebra & matrix theory, does not sound like an easy A at this HBCU founded by Booker T. Washington Tuskegee |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | SLEEP-POURRI $1000: A feminist cause around 1914 was childbirth in this time of day "sleep" so women wouldn't remember the pain later twilight (sleep) |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | ADVERTISING SLOGANS $200: This brand that "takes a licking & keeps on ticking" reset its slogan in 2021 to "we don't stop" Timex |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | BRIT SPEAK $400: Can we level with you? A British landlord doesn't rent out an apartment but lets one of these a flat |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | IT'S REIGNING MEN! $400: The I didn't even rule Egypt for a year & a half, but this pharaoh II of the 19th dynasty clocked in for 66, 1279-1213 B.C. Ramses |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | 1990s MUSIC $400: (Diane Warren presents the clue.) This song that Toni Braxton wasn't too keen to record became her signature hit & won her a Grammy "Un-Break My Heart" |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | PILES $600: The first man-made nuclear reactor was a 20-foot pile of graphite blocks with blocks of this element mixed in uranium |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | LITERARY HELPERS $2000: Frank helps Cora kill her hubby but is wrongly convicted of a murder he didn't commit in this James M. Cain novel The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | TV COACHES $200: Who else but this Apple TV+ coach would say, "If God wanted games to end in a tie, she wouldn't have invented numbers" Ted Lasso |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POTENT QUOTABLES $800: In "Anna Christie" Greta Garbo requested this, "ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby" whiskey |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | TV COACHES $1000: On "Friday Night Lights", this actor played a coach with a simple message for his players, "Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose" Kyle Chandler |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | SCIENCE STUFF $400: This iron-containing pigment in blood has a job to do: carry oxygen to tissue hemoglobin |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | IT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS $800: Congress first did this March 3, 1845 in the waning hours of John Tyler's presidency, by votes of 41-1 & 127-30 to override a veto |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | IT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS $1000: After the close Nixon-Humphrey race, the House passed a resolution to abolish this system, 338-70, but the Senate didn't the electoral college |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | RHYMING PHRASES $1000: A police helicopter providing surveillance is idiomatically one of these & doesn't need to blink either an eye in the sky |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | WISTFUL THINKING $2000: One benefit of reading this Stephen Chbosky book: "Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody" The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $400: Anne Hathaway is tortured, but not in that way, by a nonetheless vicious Meryl Streep in this 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | PASTOR BROWN'S CHURCH NEWSLETTER CROSSWORD $800: Don't go to Helvetica! Use a baptismal one
(4 letters) font |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $800: There's not haunting in "Ghosts of the Abyss", a documentary by this director James Cameron |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $1200: Grisly ghost? No, this Bond title from 2015 refers to the criminal organization that's vexing him Spectre |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $1600: Jane Fonda had no bolts in her neck as the title family relation in this 2005 flick, but J. Lo wanted to scream anyway Monster-in-Law |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $2000: Daniel Day-Lewis dealt with frocks, not frights, in this 2017 Paul Thomas Anderson period piece Phantom Thread |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | NUMERICALLY PREFIXED $800: This term refers to walking & standing on 2 feet, like a T-rex or a human bipedal |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | SPORTS PROFESSORS $1000: You don't see a lot of players nicknamed both "The Professor" & "Mad Dog", but this Hall of Fame Braves pitcher of the '90s pulled it off Greg Maddux |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO $400: I realized bluffing didn't get you too far in the event called cowboy this, in which a bull helps players know when to fold 'em poker |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | AT THE TINY DESK CONCERT $1200: The "T" on the 2014 performance of this future winner on "The Masked Singer" is that he sang "Buy U A Drank" sans Auto-Tune T-Pain |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TOOLS $400: With steel shot or sand inside, a dead blow type of this won't bounce back after striking a hammer |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TOOLS $1000: It's not a magnetic tool to help you detect a virile man, but rather its namesake item as well as nails hidden within a wall a stud detector (stud finder) |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | NOTHING BUT MAMMALS $2000: Secretions from the glands of these catlike carnivores are used in perfumes civet |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | THE GAME OF LIFE $200: Life can be like putting together one of these, invented in the 1760s though the tool didn't exist for another century a jigsaw puzzle |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | A LONG SESSION OF MONOPOLY $200: In the early 1890s President Cleveland wasn't "sweet" on one company controlling 98% of American refining of this sugar |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | THE GAME OF LIFE $1000: In a commencement address, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noted "You can't climb" this with your hands in your pockets the ladder of success |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | BRAINY QUOTES $400: In a book from 1900, this character says, "I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all" the Scarecrow |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | TECH TALK $800: The accepted levels of this technology go from 0 (a 1978 Buick Regal) to 5 (no pedals; doesn't exist yet) self-driving cars |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | ARTFUL ROGERS $1600: This artful Cowboys quarterback didn't break into the NFL until he was 27 due to a 4-year commitment with the U.S. Navy Roger Staubach |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | SILENT H $3,200 (Daily Double): From the Dutch for "permission", it's a leave of absence granted to a member of the military a furlough |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | TELEVISION $400: There wasn't a dry eye in the house when this show recently paid tribute to the late Len Goodman with a waltz Dancing with the Stars |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | HOT FOR CREATURE $600: Birds don't have these glands, so they take heat out of their bodies using a version of panting sweat glands |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | DASHIELL HAMMETT $1200: This L.A.-based hard-boiled novelist said Hammett's work took "murder out of the Venetian vase & dropped it into the alley" Raymond Chandler |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | LOVE STORY $200: This title British woman imagines her mum telling her to have a fling with "Mark Darcy over the turkey curry, won't you? He's very rich" Bridget Jones |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | ART & ARTISTS $800: Here's a self-portrait of this Baroque master who didn't make himself look too full-figured Rubens |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | PEAK TV $200: Due to a mix-up, the giant robot doll from this South Korean series was briefly displayed in front of a museum Squid Game |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | LISA, ANN OR WALTER? $200: '90s Texas governor Richards who once quipped, "I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any" Ann |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM $300: Before flowers & bones, the open skies of Texas were one of her early subjects, like the 1917 work "Starlight Night" Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OBSCURE NOVELS $400: "The Edible Woman" doesn't ring a bell? It was Margaret Atwood's debut novel before she wrote this 1985 book The Handmaid's Tale |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OZZY OSBOURNE'S FAVORITE SONGS $1200: Ozzy is a big fan of The Animals' cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", originally recorded by this "High Priestess of Soul" Nina Simone |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | ALSO A GOOD STARTER WORD FOR WORDLE $1200: Emily Dickinson,
Pablo Neruda &
T.S. Eliot,
to name a few poets |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | SCIENCE IS COOL $1500: Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn't melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this sublimation |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | LET'S PLAY A GAME $800: In Stratego, the pieces that don't move are the bombs & this, & the object of the game is to capture your opponent's flag |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | FAMOUS FORGERIES $5,000 (Daily Double): Clifford Irving gambled (wrongly) that this reclusive billionaire wouldn't step forward to debunk a forged 1971 "autobiography" Howard Hughes |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | AN "H" & "R" BLOCK $800: The legal money of a nation is said to be the "coin of the" this the realm |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | VEGETABLE STEW $800: The first prop this comic used was a Neighborhood Watch sign that he stole to show that the Watch wasn't very watchful Carrot Top |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | RHYME TIME $400: A labyrinth fad a maze craze |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $800: A lawsuit that's dismissed "without" this can be refiled; "with" this means it can't prejudice |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $1000: A 1968 ruling said this amendment's unreasonable search & seizure clause doesn't prohibit frisking of suspected criminals the Fourth Amendment |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | NAME THAT '90s HIT $300: Alanis Morissette: "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" "Ironic" |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $300: Toyota debuted this model in the US in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...
C A _ R _ Camry |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | THE FRENCH HORN $400: A French horn & choir comprise the iconic intro of this Rolling Stones song, in which Mick assures us, "you get what you need" "You Can't Always Get What You Want" |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | KURT RUSSELL FILMS $400: Kurt Russell's Santa is the gift that keeps on giving! He even speaks a fake language called "Elvish" in this holiday romp The Christmas Chronicles |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $500: In 1972, this brand debuted Red Zinger and Sleepy Time; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _
_ E A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Celestial Seasonings |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $200: So you got one of these as a pet, like Smaug or Viserion in books; well, at least you won't need any matches for the fireplace a dragon |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | STAY SAFE $400: Follow the rule don't be the tallest object in a storm to help avoid being killed by this, like 19 Americans in 2022 lightning |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD $400: During the first millennium A.D. Brahma lost importance in the Trimurti of this religion & doesn't have tons of temples Hinduism |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $800: I don't know if this proverbially rattled item here belongs in the kitchen cutlery, but, hey, you do you a saber |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | A SEASONED FILM $400: Anthony Mackie's character Sam Wilson was introduced to the MCU in this 2014 "Captain America" sequel The Winter Soldier |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | HISTORIC AMERICAN WOMEN $1600: She gave her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech at an 1851 women's rights convention, though she probably never used that phrase Sojourner Truth |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | WORD HISTORIES $1200: An adjective meaning gigantic, it came into English in the 1700s to describe huge elephant-like bones found in Siberia mammoth |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $300: These dancers are performing his work, "Revelations"; he's also the subject of the book, "Dancing Revelations" Alvin Ailey |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NON-MUSICAL THEATER $600: This famous author isn't a character in Edward Albee's best-known play, but her name is in the title Virginia Woolf |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS $600: Don't forget how many other single people are out there in the dating pool:
T.A.P.O.F.I.T.S. there are plenty of fish in the sea |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FEMALE FIRSTS $1200: In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships Simone Biles |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE $5,000 (Daily Double): Going in order on the periodic table, uranium and neptunium are followed by this element named for a dwarf planet plutonium |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | SCIENCE $1200: Sir Peter Medawar proposed Medawar's paradox to explain why this system in women doesn't reject a fetus the immune system |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $200: All hail the king! In 1991 Saskatchewan discovered it was home to Scotty, a 42-foot-long, 20,000-pound type of this dinosaur a T. rex |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $600: Heavyweight Tyson Fury was 277 pounds for a 2021 fight; this character weighed but 190 against heavyweight Apollo Creed in 1976 Rocky |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $800: These clouds are associated with blue skies, especially the humilis type; they look all fluffy but weigh over a million pounds cumulus |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $1000: Fluting on armor reduced weight; in Maximilian armour, a set for fighting weighed just 50 pounds, while a set for this was 100 jousting |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | NEW JAZZ $1600: A 2023 Hulu doc follows Atlanta musicians fusing jazz with this 4-letter hip-hop subgenre associated with T.I. & Migos trap |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $200: It controls the temperature in your house a thermostat |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $400: A small piece of food, or a small juicy piece of gossip a tidbit |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $600: Some runners favor this ensemble seen here a tracksuit |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $800: This violent windstorm is sometimes found "in a teacup" a tempest |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | THOSE WHO CELEBRATE $400: Don't pester your Pagan friends on May 1st; it's Beltane, a Pagan spring festival celebrating this quality of creating life fertility |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | AT THE MUSEUM $400: A visit to Philly isn't complete unless you visit the Rodin Museum, home to this statue whose pensive pose you can imitate for photos The Thinker |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | LET'S TALK ASTRONOMY $800: An asterism is a recognizable star pattern that isn't a full constellation, like this familiar one within Cygnus the Northern Cross |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | MAINE ATTRACTIONS $200: For wildlife lovers, Maine offers safaris to spot this large mammal featured on its flag moose |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | TINY DESK CONCERTS $300: Don't call them U2!--Larry Mullen Jr. & Adam Clayton were absent; the Edge did a Tiny Desk Concert with this singer in 2023 Bono |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | DIFFERENT SONGS, SAME TITLES $800: Elvis Presley,
Cheap Trick
(Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird) "Surrender" |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $1200: She ran in a special election for California governor in 2021; who knows how many Kardashians voted for her Caitlyn Jenner |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | SOJOURNER TRUTH $1500: Though evidence suggests she never uttered the words, Truth's famous 1851 speech is known by the title "Ain't I a..." this Woman |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | TINY DESK CONCERTS $1500: For a Tiny Desk Concert he did with Sting, this "It Wasn't Me" singer proudly sang "I'm a Jamaican in New York" Shaggy |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | TOUGH 7-LETTER WORDS $400: Idiomatically, you don't wanna be naked like this feathered fellow seen here a jaybird |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | MISHEARD LYRICS $1200: A classic by this singer turns out not to be about a hip minister called "the reverend blue jeans" Neil Diamond |
| #9005, aired 2023-12-29 | WORDS ON THE MAP $800: On a National Weather Service map, T.S. indicates this possible precursor to a hurricane a tropical storm |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | HUNT & PECK $800: This fish with the significant species name Gladius doesn't impale its prey (how would it then eat them?); it uses its long bill as a club a swordfish |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | WOMEN ON TRIAL $800: As well as high this crime, there's petty this, like by a wife against a husband; Catherine Bevan was tried for it in 1731 Delaware treason |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | TRIPLE INITIAL WRITERS $2000: The "A" that's the 3rd initial of this German writer was originally W--for Wilhelm--but he changed it to honor Mozart's Amadeus E.T.A. Hoffmann |
| #9003, aired 2023-12-27 | VÁMONOS A MEXICO! $600: Won't you have another glass of Mexican wine at a vineyard in the Valle de Guadalupe on this peninsula the Baja Peninsula |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | MUSIC TERMS $2,200 (Daily Double): You can use the black notes on a keyboard to play this common 5-note scale the pentatonic scale |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | AGES, EPOCHS & ERAS $800 (Daily Double): This "Age" began in the 1930s with the advent of a new type of engine, though it didn't take off for a decade or so the Jet Age |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | LEGEND DAIRY $600: P.T. Anderson said the line in "There Will Be Blood" about drinking this was inspired by testimony in the Teapot Dome scandal milkshake |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | A VERY HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE $800: A bit after going on a bender in "The Breakfast Club", this actor met Santa Jr. in 2002; don't you forget about him Judd Nelson |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $400: Technology historian Henry Petroski said that little frill on these in the party meatballs probably began as an anti-swallowing warning a toothpick |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | MOVIE VIEWING $400: She auditioned for "Twilight", but said she didn't even get a callback; eh, she's done okay since then Jennifer Lawrence |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $800: This type of fork has a special leftmost tine for cutting the treat, maybe while standing a cake (a dessert fork) |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | 2020s TV $800: You can't swing a stick without hitting an assassin in "The Continental", set in the world of this Keanu Reeves guy John Wick |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | IT'S A VISION BOARD $800: The prophet Zechariah envisions 4 of these, pulled by horses of different colors, but they don't race each other chariots |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | A LOOK BACK $800: Outraging many whites, in 1901, Teddy Roosevelt invited this eminent Black educator to dine with him at the White House Booker T. Washington |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $1200: KFC has introduced fit-on-your-finger versions of these hybrid items to eat sides such as coleslaw a spork |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $1600: Petrossian suggests a spoon made of mother-of-pearl is the material of choice for serving this caviar |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $2000: This Spanish dish is traditionally eaten from a communal pan with a wooden spoon to scrape out the crispy rice called socarrat paella |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | ODDS & "N"s $800: Australia also has a region called this, but theirs doesn't include Vermont & Connecticut New England |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | U.S. FIRSTS $7,000 (Daily Double): The first woman mayor of a major U.S. city was Bertha Landes in Seattle; soon after came Dorothy Lee in this city 172 miles south Portland (Oregon) |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | WISH I'D SAID THAT! $1600: Attributed to Jeremy Bentham: these are "the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished" lawyers |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | BROWNIAN NOTIONS $400: He soulfully sang it's a "man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl" James Brown |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | A PROVERBIAL MESS $600: From a blood stone you get can't you can't get blood from a stone |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | BROWNIAN NOTIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): She ran Vanity Fair & the Daily Beast but said, "I didn't see myself as an editor. I wanted to be a playwright" Tina Brown |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SCIENCE $400: Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot algae |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES $400: Gregson, Lestrade, Hopkins & Jones isn't a law firm; they're guys who sought Holmes' help for this "national" agency Scotland Yard |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION $600: "Zora & Me" by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon is a mystery series loosely based on the life of this early 20th century writer Zora Neale Hurston |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $400: "No thanks, Mrs. Robinson. I don't know what a 'cougar' is & I don't think I want to find out. Is Elaine home?" The Graduate |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $1600: "No. Wilson woulda killed you, Terry. You wouldn't have been a contender, just a bum, which is what you are. Sorry" On the Waterfront |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $200: You can serve stew or soup out of one of these deep-lidded dishes a tureen |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $400: A fancy fungus & a chocolate confection are both called this a truffle |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $800: Pewter is a traditional material for this vessel with a lid a tankard |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $1000: A Moroccan stew is named for this implement in which it's cooked a tagine |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | OUT OF CON TEXT $200: A memoir:
"On Feb. 4, 2004... Larry drove me to the women's prison in Danbury, Connecticut" Orange Is the New Black |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | I JUST WANT A LOVER LIKE ANY OTHER $200: Trust your friends--don't pass up this type of set-up evening, also the title of several TV shows including one Nikki Glaser hosted blind date |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | DOUBLE TALK $400: In a nursery rhyme it precedes "pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her" Peter, Peter |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BY INITIALS $200: A mischievous fairy named Puck just can't stop pranking people:
A.M.N.D. A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THREESOMES $300: According to the carol, it's what "my true love gave to me" on the third day of Christmas; I just hope he wasn't regifting 3 French hens |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHOUT IT OUT! $400: This online game spawned a battle cry that's now synonymous with idiocy gone rogue: "Leeroy Jenkins!" World of Warcraft |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | A CHANGE OF "PACE" $900: In a hit song, the Weeknd sang, "I can't feel my" this "when I'm with you, but I love it" face |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SPELLED RONG ON PURPOSE $900: A drizzle of this bright yellow dip from Kraft may get kids to eat their veggies --though it won't improve their spelling Cheez Whiz |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | LITERARY TOURISM $1000: Have a pint at Pete's Tavern in the Big Apple but don't expect to get the booth where O. Henry wrote this poignant Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi" |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | FEEDBACK: SANDWICH $600: I like the sweet marshmallow creme with savory peanut butter in this sammy, a New England fave, but don't love the texture a fluffernutter |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | PURPLE PROSE & POETRY $600: Author who wrote that it angers God "if you walk by the color purple in a field... and don't notice it" (Alice) Walker |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: A publisher bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 or fewer words; the result was "Green Eggs and Ham" Dr. Seuss |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS $600: Georgie Porgie didn't suffer from philemaphobia, a fear of this kissing the girls (kissing anybody) |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | EVE 6 $800: In this 1978 film Eve Arden plays the principal who threatens a cocky T-Bird with "banging erasers after school" Grease |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS $800: While Mary, Mary was quite contrary, she didn't seem to have anthophobia, a fear of these flowers |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | AEROSMITH $1000: "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", Aerosmith's first No. 1 hit, was from this movie Armageddon |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | FUN WITH GEOMETRY $2000: A spheroid might say, you can call me prolate or this, like the Earth--just don't call me late for dinner oblate |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $400: This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & bird eggs a hedgehog |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $1600: Georges Seurat painted "A Sunday on" this island, literally "the big platter" La Grande Jatte |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $3,000 (Daily Double): A 1912 work by Marc Chagall is titled after this musician found in the title of a Broadway show The Fiddler |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS $200: We don't see what was so good about this 2-word term for the worldwide 1930s economic disaster the Great Depression |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | LUCK OF THE DRAW $200: From the Latin for "instill with life", it's the creation of a motion picture from a series of still images animation |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | BEN FRANKLIN'S DRINKER'S DICTIONARY $1200: "He sees" these (Ben probably didn't mean Walter Payton & Dick Butkus) bears |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHAT THE "EFF"?! $200: A designation for certain washing machines designed to save water & energy, "HE" stands for "high" this efficiency |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHISTLING HALL OF FAME $300: In a 1988 a cappella chart-topper, Bobby McFerrin serves up whistling & this titular advice "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FILMS TURNING THE BIG FOUR-OH $300: In "A Christmas Story", Ralphie says the "Queen Mother of dirty words" but this other "F" word is swapped in to keep it clean fudge |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SKIN CARE $400: Don't forget the SPF! Exposure to UV radiation can damage skin cells & cause inflammation--better known as this a sunburn |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FILMS TURNING THE BIG FOUR-OH $400: Thanks to the Griswolds' pea-green Family Truckster, sales of these plummeted after the release of "Vacation" a station wagon |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | "SESAME STREET" SONG PARODIES $1000: After being stood up by the "letter of the day", she sings "I Don't Know Why 'Y' Didn't Come", a take on her hit "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SLOVENIA, BABY, SLOVENIA! $1500: Can't find Slovenia on a map? Look for the shape of this animal, which it's widely said to resemble a chicken |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FAR OUT $2,500 (Daily Double): Seen during a total solar eclipse, this outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere shares its name with a Mexican beer brand corona |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | FLOWER POWER $800: I can't recall the last time that I saw one of these hyphenated perennials, from the Old French "ne m'oubliez mie" a forget-me-not |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $1600: A warning that some of the T's & button-downs are grimy a shirt dirt alert |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC $400: There must be a "Gap" in your memory if you don't know that Nashville lies on this river the Cumberland |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $2000: In a 1984 film, Peter Weller is this lead singer backed by the Hong Kong Cavaliers Buckaroo Banzai |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | BIBLICAL ZOO $800: According to Deuteronomy 17:1, if your bullock is blemished you can't use it as this a sacrifice |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | OXYMORONS $1200: A substitute master of ceremonies for a TV talk show guest host |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH $400: In 1914 Franz Ferdinand didn't say "take me out" but was anyway, via this a gun |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | "B"OOKS $1,000 (Daily Double): The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing bel canto |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL $2,600 (Daily Double): This 17th c. work says, "Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is... saw, and pined his loss" Paradise Lost |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | A MATTER OF TASTE $800: Cacao beans, the source of chocolate, aren't sweet; they contain this bitter popular stimulant caffeine |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | A MATTER OF TASTE $1600: Don't bring the "May" type of this to your teacher; Webster's says it tastes "insipid" apple |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE $600: In Louisiana, Beauregard isn't a county but this corresponding unit a parish |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS $1000: It's the main reason in Wyoming why a man can't marry his widow's sister because he's dead |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS $400: Behave or I'll turn this car around right now! This many degrees--half a circle; don't think I won't 180 |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $200: It's the term for a 200th anniversary; the United States celebrated one in 1976 bicentennial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL $300 (Daily Double): Tommy Shelby and his sharp-hatted gang carve out a crime empire in post-WWI England Peaky Blinders |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $400: Stereotypes about this demographic -- also known as "Gen Y" -- include "tech-savvy" & "saddled with student loan debt" millennial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $400: It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it ping me |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $600: It describes the "first pitch" thrown by a guest of honor at a baseball game -- a nice way of saying it doesn't actually count ceremonial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON $800: Tomato sauce is in Sloppy Joes with beef, & beef is with bacon in this beloved Wendy's burger, introduced in 2007 the Baconator |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $800: Showcasing life in the 18th century, this Virginia attraction calls itself "the world's largest living history museum" Colonial Williamsburg |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $1000: It's the 2000 comedy with the Sandra Bullock line, "I'm in a dress, I have gel in my hair... & I'm armed. Don't mess with me" Miss Congeniality |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $1000: Hey, fulcrum lovers! At Columbus, Ohio's Center of Science & Industry, kids can lift a 2,437-lb. car using this bar a lever |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ROGET'S BUTT $1500: Honky tonk! Trace Adkins chose this synonym for "butt" for a 2005 hit country song badonkadonk |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Behind thick glass in the Gems & Minerals Hall of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Tom's Baby is an 8-lb nugget of this gold |
| #8972, aired 2023-11-14 | TALK CLEANLY TO ME $2,600 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "clean", it's a 6-letter adjective for virgin, hey! still not touched for the very first time chaste |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS $2000: In a painting by Agnolo Bronzino, Cosimo de' Medici is portrayed as this poet & lyre player Orpheus |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | MESSAGE IN A BATTLE $400: 3 legions were massacred in the 9 A.D. Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; message to this empire:
Don't cross the Rhine! the Roman Empire |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $800: It's generally odorless, so an odorant is added to let you know if there's a leak or if you left the oven on natural gas |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS $1600: This feeling of awe & respect follows "Your" in a form of address for certain clergymen Reverence |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | TALK ABOUT... PUP MUSIC $2000: This band sang, "I don't practice Santeria" & also let us know "I love my dog", a tune on a "Best of" album in 2008 Sublime |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $4,000 (Daily Double): A strange visitor from another planet would find this gas, atomic number 36, odorless & colorless krypton |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $500: In 1790, this smallest of the 13 original colonies became the last to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | IN BOOKSTORES NOW $1200: It's the year in the title of a 2021 bestseller, when captive Africans arrived in America a year before the Mayflower did 1619 |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | RIGHT "U-R" $1,500 (Daily Double): The New York Times called it a "sport in which daredevils race over rooftops, flip over ledges and climb walls without assistance" parkour |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | HORSE, HOG, OR DOG $1500: The large black
&
the large white hog |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COMPOSER PLAYLISTS $3,000 (Daily Double): "Treemonisha";
"Maple Leaf Rag";
"The Ragtime Dance";
"The Entertainer" Scott Joplin |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | TRIANGLES $800: From the Greek for uneven, it's the term for a triangle in which no sides are the same length a scalene triangle |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | TRIANGLES $1000: In 1911 a devastating fire at this company's factory in New York City killed 146 garment workers the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | THE JOKERS $2,200 (Daily Double): A 2013 Oscar-winning actor; his surname is also the name of Apollo's mother Jared Leto |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | "A"UTHORS $1600: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" was brought to life by this author; a response of "42" won't help you Douglas Adams |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | FASHION STATEMENTS $600: This phrase means a situation has been reversed; in the 19th c. that switch was easier: there weren't right & left ones the shoe is on the other foot |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | LET'S GO LOBSTERING $1200: In a standard trap, a lobster finds the bait in this aptly named room, moves on to the parlor, & can't leave the kitchen |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | SEE "NN" $400: We hope your dog doesn't suffer ennui when boarded in one of these establishments a kennel |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $400: A man... a woman in distress... ladder climbing... a giant ape... this video game that debuted in 1981 had it all! Donkey Kong |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $2000: This stainless-steel car with gull-wing doors debuted in 1981; fewer than 10,000 were made a DeLorean |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FOODS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE $600: Less is "S'more"? This cracker was created by a preacher who hoped that eating it would promote abstinence a graham cracker |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | A CATEGORY FULL OF COR(E)YS $1200: Cory Doctorow's somewhat Orwellian look at the near future isn't called "Big" this but "Little" this Brother |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $400: No, it's not a metallic sensory organ but a phrase meaning I'm insensitive to music & can't carry a tune a tin ear |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | ALWAYS SAY NEVER $400: Line that precedes "they simply fade away" in a British army song old soldiers never die |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $800: It's a term for a short-tempered person, not a feverish condition felt above the eyebrows hot-headed |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1200: No, this is not a symptom of hepatitis but a deli appetizer smeared on rye bread; what am I...? chopped liver |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1600: No, my scapula doesn't have osteomalacia--I'm talking about a road sign meaning the highway's edge is not firm soft shoulder |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $2000: I don't personally have a gnarled extremity--this feature is on my old-fashioned bathtub a claw foot |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | CULINARY QUOTES $200: Fran Lebowitz jokingly said, "My favorite animal is" this, but she didn't specify porterhouse or T-bone a steak |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | IT'S OUR TURN TO SACK ROME!!! $600: 455 A.D.:
These people, whose name is now synonymous with pillage & destruction, sack Rome the Vandals |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | CULINARY QUOTES $1000: Thackeray's "Ballad of" this dish calls it "a sort of soup or broth... or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes" bouillabaisse |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $400: Soccer-playing teens are prone to Osgood-Schlatter disease, mainly seen as a swelling just below this joint the knee |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $800: This contact sport injury resulting from a blow to the head has several grades; with grade I, you stay conscious a concussion |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $1200: It's the most common sports sprain & also common is your buddy telling you to just walk it off a twisted (sprained) ankle |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $1600: This type of neck injury results from a sudden jerking of the head in one direction like from a rear-end collision whiplash |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | REPETITIVE SONG TITLES $100: It ain't no lie--*NSYNC had a top 10 hit in 2000 with this song (and we'd love for you to do the "talking puppet hand" motion) "Bye Bye Bye" |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORIC QUOTES REPHRASED $200: Richard Nixon, 1973: "I don't self-identify as a thief" "I am not a crook" |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | RESPOND LIKE A PIRATE $300: When he's not searching for the Lost Ark or the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones teaches this subject archaeology |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORICAL MARKERS $900 (Daily Double): Along with "Deep Throat", he's the reporter mentioned on a historical marker outside a parking garage in Arlington, VA Bob Woodward |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | ANIMALS IN ITALIAN $200: Don't be afraid--this animal is a pollo a chicken |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM $600: Mr. Jenkins has 3 nickels, 13 dimes & 54 pennies; he can't afford a Phantom from this car company Rolls-Royce |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $200: In August 1940 this Russian got the ice pick of the litter from a Spanish assassin Trotsky |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $200: Go to the famous Globe one to see a play by Shakespeare T-H-E-A-T-R-E |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | CHANGE A LETTER $400: We won't dance around it, this app says it "is the leading destination for short-form mobile video" TikTok |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called mêlées began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport joust |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $600: Carl Icahn's 2012 bid for CVR Energy was considered this kind of unfriendly "takeover" a hostile takeover |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | KICKIN' AZTEC $800: What the object seen here was used as; it certainly wasn't a pocket variety a calendar |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $800: Wilde said this "Man and Superman" author didn't have "an enemy in the world and none of his friends like him" George Bernard Shaw |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | CHANGE A LETTER $2000: Weak or indecisive; can't decide between desires or doing laundry wishy-washy |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | LIKE A ROCK $600: In earlier days, this pro-am golf tournament on California's Monterey peninsula was called the Crosby Clambake Pebble Beach |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $400: I can name this Native American dwelling in 2 letters a tepee (T-P) |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $600: Take this pack animal I brought back from Asia; it grunts so much I can't sleep at night a yak |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER $1000: Unlike Mr. Knievel, the van doesn't try to jump this river that forms part of the boundary between Idaho & Oregon the Snake River |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA $200: The credo "Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done" led Pat Riley to 4 NBA titles coaching this team the L.A. Lakers |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | AS SEEN ON SHARK TANK $300: This company with a bumblebee-inspired name has the highest lifetime sales in "Shark" history; that's a lot of socks Bombas |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA $400: This author of "The Giving Tree" gave us the poem "Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda", a fun-size lesson in just doing it Shel Silverstein |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $1,000 (Daily Double): Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this Cardigan |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1200: Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair Edward Scissorhands |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FASHION FOR ALL $1500: A T-shirt made by the apparel brand Queerest Gear depicts this amphibian duo of kid lit (they're holding hands) Frog & Toad |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | FOOD $400: An energetic person is full of these, maybe the fava type beans |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | I WROTE THAT LINE $800: "Why didn't you tell me that that infernal harpooneer was a cannibal?" Melville |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | THOMAS AQUINAS, ADVICE COLUMNIST $1000: Dear Scared: No, your parish priest can't give you this, a release from secular punishment; go get it over with an indulgence |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | CANDLE IN THE WIND $2000: We'd know the type of candle seen here from this to post a pillar |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $200: Starchy tuber from Africa a yam |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | ARCHITECTURE TERMS $400: Miss this term for the main body of a church & it sounds like you don't know Jack the nave |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $400: The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is near this landmark the Hoover Dam |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $600: Westphalian & Bayonne are types of this cut of meat ham |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $800: Wrestling throw that puts an opponent on the canvas back-first a body slam (a powerslam) |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $1000: Unit of weight; it's equal to 3.89 grams a dram |
| #8943, aired 2023-10-04 | WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL $1600: In "Metaphysics of Morals", this 18th c. man wrote that one who makes himself a worm can't complain if he's stepped on Immanuel Kant |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS $300: A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage the Kool-Aid Man |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS $400: A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells (the) Pringles (guy) (Julius Pringle) |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | JOYCE, CARROLL, OATES $400: "Wonderland" Joyce Carol Oates |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BIG-SCREEN BALLADS $600: In "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" she rocked a chainmail dress & she sang the film's power ballad "We Don't Need Another Hero" Tina Turner |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $600: It doesn't have actual "power" to make you a lawyer, but this document does give you legal authority to act on another's behalf power of attorney |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | WHAT A LOAD OF B.S. $800: "I gets high off your love / I don't know how to behave"; it's the title track on D'Angelo's 1995 album "Brown Sugar" |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | NO CAP $900: It can be a type of joke or the title "Cats" in a T.S. Eliot book of poems
_ R _ _ T I _ _ L practical |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | PROVERB VS. PROVERB $400: I'm supposed to "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"--but if they bring me a gift one of these, I shouldn't look in its mouth... hmmm a horse |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY $1600: In Old Egypt, this cross shaped like a "T" with a loop at the top was a symbol of life an ankh |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | THE SHIP OF STATE $200: Designated SSN-780, the current USS Missouri isn't a battleship but a nuclear-powered one of these a submarine |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | WEIRD AL PARODIES $600: Encyclopedias & a case of Turtle Wax were among the prizes Al didn't win in this song & video that's near & dear to our hearts "I Lost On Jeopardy" |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | POEMS ABOUT POETRY $800: If you really think about it / It isn't so ridiculous / Knowing these are the first 5 words / In "A Visit from St. Nicholas" 'Twas the night before Christmas |
| #8939, aired 2023-09-28 | SEOUL FOOD $200: The "International House of" these, doesn't serve hotteok, a deliciously sweet type of one a pancake |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OH, THE IRONY! $1500: Even though his first name ends with "war", this president of Egypt won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 Anwar Sadat |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | ABOUT FACE TATTOO $600: If you don't like the L.A. Dodgers logo near the right eye of this West Side rapper, don't hate the playa--hate the... The Game |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND $400: A tropical island seems nice for a new post-apocalyptic society, but I fear a few British boys won't see the end of this 1954 book Lord of the Flies |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY $800: "I hear the train a-comin', it's rolling 'round the bend, & I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when" Johnny Cash |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | NAME THAT PLAY $600: "I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. I've a right to sell flowers if I keep off the kerb" Pygmalion |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | ALSO A STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION $1600: A boss in the military; I can't authorize that, corporal. You need to check with your... CO |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | OPERA $3,000 (Daily Double): The title character of this Bellini opera set in ancient Gaul is a Druid priestess Norma |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | PHRASES & IDIOMS $400: You don't have to be a Marvel hero to have this awareness of danger introduced in a 1962 comic book Spider-sense |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | PHYSIOLOGY $400: This word can refer to a network of nerves; you don't want to get punched in the solar one plexus |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | THE OHIO UNIVERSITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): In 2012 this Ohio univ. opened its May 4 Visitors Center to place a 1970 event in historical, political & social context Kent State |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE $2000: The Beatles won a music Oscar for this 1970 doc., but finding itself in times of trouble, the band didn't accept in person Let It Be |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $200: A horse of pure stock a Thoroughbred |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $400: A sensational 5-column-wide newspaper a tabloid |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $600: A Russian thistle, bouncing down an Old West street in the wind a tumbleweed |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $800: All added up, it means arranged in a systematic form tabulated |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $1000: This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot the Tabard Inn |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS $400: Playing center is the Holy C, the Bishop of Rome & the Thunderdome, from Argentina to the arena--this pope turned Trotter Pope Francis |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | A LATIN BESTIARY $400: That Bubo, this avian, was making noise all night & I couldn't sleep an owl |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | SOUNDS LIKE FOOD $600: Not so great with peanut butter on a sandwich, Vaseline has been a brand of this since the 1870s petroleum jelly |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | BREEDS OF SHEEP $800: Sheep like the Dorper that shed & don't need shearing are called not wool, but this type, also a word before "trigger" or "raising" hair |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU $1600: Short on time but want to get in a good workout? Some people enjoy this form of exercise, HIIT for short, but don't overdo it high intensity interval training |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | CROOKS $600: A 1949 obituary said the name of this man "whose magic would double an investment in 90 days, was heard everywhere" Ponzi |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | PHYSICS $800: Of these 2 opposite everyday words, one has a limit because you can't take away more energy than is there; the other is in theory infinite cold & heat |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | PHYSICS $1200: Gustav Kirchhoff showed that this travels at light speed, so a circuit connecting a motor to a switch will start the motor fast electric current |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | JUST GOOGLY IT $600: Here's the brilliant Marty Feldman who played Igor in this 1974 classic film comedy & we haven't done a thing to the picture Young Frankenstein |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | UNIFORM NUMBERS $800: You won't see any players from this MLB team wearing a single digit number; they've all been retired, & No. 8, twice the Yankees |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | SPACE MEN & WOMEN $800: After a crewman was exposed to measles, backup Jack Swigert made it onto this 1970 Apollo mission & might have wished he hadn't Apollo 13 |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | THE "END" ZONE $1000: Someone who throws money away on things they don't need might be called this compound word a spendthrift |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | HOSTEL $1200: You don't have to BYOV, bring your own volleyball, to this hostel in Bali that sounds exactly like a Tom Hanks film Castaway |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | STATELY DEMONYMS $2000: Some New Englanders aren't Connecticuties but these, which mentions a spice Nutmeggers |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | A BY-THE-BOOK HOW TO $800: Wanna play God like him? "Make the being of a gigantic stature... eight feet in height, and proportionably large", or... don't (Dr. Victor) Frankenstein |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | A VACATION FROM POP CULTURE $1600: The barks in this Lindsey Buckingham song aren't the dog that's in "National Lampoon's Vacation"--it's a co-o-o-o-o-o-o-incidence "Holiday Road" |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | FASHION OLD & NEW $800: A 2021 article title: "Why Do Men Wear" these knit caps "That Don't Cover Their Ears?" Beanies |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | MUSICAL MENAGERIE $1200: In a song mentioning the Hollywood Hills, the Red Hot Chili Peppers sang, "True men don't kill" these wild canids coyotes |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $600: Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway performs "That's The Way It Is", a Top 10 hit for this chanteuse in 2000
"Don't give up on your faith /
Love comes to those who believe it" Celine Dion |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $800: The first musical number in "& Juliet" has William Shakespeare performing this Backstreet Boys song
"All you people can't you see, can't you see /
How your love's affecting our reality" "Larger Than Life" |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AUTHORS' FIRST MAJOR WORKS $2,000 (Daily Double): Her 1936 effort "We the Living" is a romantic tragedy set against the perils of Soviet-style totalitarianism Ayn Rand |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | WORLD OF FIRST NAMES $2000: "Wave" goodbye to this boys' name & hairstyling term; it hasn't been a popular name in France since the 1920s Marcel |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | OPPENHEIMER $1,000 (Daily Double): (Matt Damon presents the clue.) Oppenheimer wasn't sure why he chose this name for a nuclear test site, but he did recall thinking of John Donne's poems of death & resurrection, including the sonnet that begins, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God" the Trinity test site |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WITH BELLS ON $1600: Yongs are ancient brass bells that didn't have these tongues inside to make noise as mallets were used for that a clapper |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY $2000: Sadly, she didn't live to see her song "Flashdance... What A Feeling" make it into the National Recording Registry Irene Cara |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | WHO'S WHO IN THE OLD TESTAMENT $5,000 (Daily Double): Armed with trumpets & torches inside jars or pitchers, he led an army of 300 in victory over the Midianites Gideon |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | "R" SONG $200: In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink a rock star |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | EAT IT! WEAR IT! OR SIT ON IT! $1000: Use a pound of the Bing variety & don't set yourself on fire when you ignite the liquor in this 2-word dessert cherries jubilee |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | TV QUICK TAKES $600: In a magical turn, Warwick Davis took this title movie role to Disney+ in 2022 Willow |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | STATE INSECTS $1,000 (Daily Double): This industrious insect important to agriculture was chosen by Nebraska & Missouri a honeybee |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SO YOU GOT YOUR "M.A." $1000: This 1910 law said you couldn't take women across state lines for immoral purposes the Mann Act |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | 7-LETTER WORDS $1200: A vexing song or melody you can't get out of your head an earworm |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | WORD PUZZLES $400: A call to action:
D B1
N B2
A B3
T B4
S B5 stand up and be counted |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY $1600: His "The Souls of Black Folk" includes a study of the Freedmen's Bureau & his disagreements with Booker T. Washington Du Bois |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | BORN ON THE 5th OF JULY $800: You don't need one of his Oxford scholarships to know this diamond mogul was a July 5 baby (Cecil) Rhodes |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | WORDS THAT END WITH DOUBLE LETTERS $800: Note what the guys are carrying to identify this game, that dates back well over a century broomball |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | AT THE FARMERS MARKET $1000: I didn't know people still did this craft but I saw someone creating a wall hanging macrame |
| #8903, aired 2023-06-28 | POLICY $800: The murder of Army private Barry Winchell helped lead to a review of this 4-word policy regarding gay people in the military don't ask, don't tell |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY $400: Songs in this Broadway show include "Walk Like A Man" & "Big Girls Don't Cry" Jersey Boys |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY $800: It was actually a trio of brothers who founded this New Brunswick-based healthcare company in 1886, but it goes by this & this Johnson & Johnson |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES $600: Know that Orkney & these islands in the northernmost part of Scotland are a district & we may give you a small pony! (But we won't) Shetland |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | KIDS OF THE '70s, REJOICE! $600: It wouldn't be the '70s without this type of carpeting seen here; yeah, baby a shag rug |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $800: This begins--& sadly, I can't sing it--"We the people, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice" the Preamble to the United States Constitution |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | HISTORY IS ELEMENTAL $400: The Tin Lizzie was a nickname for this revolutionary car made from 1908 to 1927 the Model T |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | LET'S STICK TOGETHER $1200: Retene is a hydrocarbon isolated from this sticky tree product that baseball batters can't do without pine tar |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY $500 (Daily Double): In absentia he was sentenced to death in 1940, weeks after a London radio speech in which he asked the French to keep fighting Charles de Gaulle |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $600: It's a person with a habit of texting, "OMG! Sorry I can't make it! I forgot I have a thing. We should totally hang out soon though" a flake |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | PHYSICS & ENERGY $1200: Don't move! I'm pointing a stretched rubber band at you & until I release it, it has this type of stored energy potential (energy) |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | AMERICAN CAVES $1600: The Giant Dome & Twin Domes are quite a sight, & don't miss the Big Room when visiting this national park in New Mexico Carlsbad Caverns |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES $2000: It's the English equivalent of "a caval donato non si guarda in bocca", you ungrateful thing! don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | A CHORUS LINE $400: "So it's not just gonna happen like that, 'cause I ain't no hollaback girl" Gwen Stefani |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | 4-LETTER WORLD CITIES $400: Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C., but it wasn't built in a day Rome |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS $1600: "In your heart, you know he's right" (a Republican, 1964) Barry Goldwater |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | BEN & JERRY'S FLAVOR GRAVEYARD $200: Fresh Georgia this flavor "tasted great but couldn't last, 'cuz Georgia's quite a-ways away & trucks don't go that fast" peach |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | TV: WHO SAID IT $2000: "We've had vicious kings & we've had idiot kings, but I don't know if we've ever been cursed with a vicious idiot boy king" Tyrion Lannister |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | A "MID" CATEGORY $1,600 (Daily Double): Karl Marx wrote, "Force is the" this "of every old society pregnant with a new one" midwife |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: At the start of this Hemingway book, Santiago hasn't caught a fish in a long time; it ends with his fish being eaten by sharks The Old Man and the Sea |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | THIS & THAT $1200: This producer of "The Crazy Heart" & "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtracks has a steak--er, star--on the St. Louis Walk of Fame T Bone Burnett |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | BIO PICS $400: Put on your marine biology hat, don't struggle helplessly & do name this Picasso-esque flatfish a flounder |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | "MAN" O' WAR $3,000 (Daily Double): Appropriately, noted clockmaker Aaron Willard was one of these colonial militiamen a minuteman |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER $400: (Andrew Lloyd Webber presents the clue.) One of the twists in "Bad Cinderella" is that this prince is missing in action when the show opens, so I didn't write any songs for him in Act 1
"I am Bad Cinderella / Got a style all my own / And I will not change it for you..." Prince Charming |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | FAMOUS SIBLINGS $800: It's the last name of Shawn & Marlon, writers & stars of "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" Wayans |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $400: "I Gotta Feeling" you know this hip-hop group! They did "Don't Stop The Party"... c'mon, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"! Black Eyed Peas |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $600: "One Of These Nights", I'll tell you this band did "Pretty Maids All In A Row", but "I Can't Tell You Why" the Eagles |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | THAT BOOK CHARACTER DOES THINGS $1600: Likes being a sailor or foretopman, depending on the edition; kills Claggart; doesn't make it to the end of the story Billy Budd |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | TECHNOLOGY $2000: A mini robot that can shape-shift like T-1000 was created using this element, symbol Ga; it's a metal with a low melting point Gallium |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | GALACTIC VACATIONS $800: Take a pic for the Gram by the supermassive one of these at the core of the M87 galaxy--but don't get too close! a black hole |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | THAT'S A WRAP, EVERYBODY! $600: whattoexpect.com provides a step-by-step on how to do this for an infant, as "Who doesn't love a baby burrito?" swaddling |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | AFRICA $1,200 (Daily Double): When the British held Ghana as a colony, it was known as this due to the vast riches the region held the Gold Coast |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE GRAMMAR POLICE $200: Do you know how fast you were going you blew past that stop sign you didn't use a period you ended up with this hyphenated error a run-on sentence |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | NOM NOM NOMINATIONS $400: From 2001 to 2006, Emmy voters didn't quite get the "essence of" this chef, but in 2017... bam! he got a trophy for "Eat the World" Emeril Lagasse |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE GRAMMAR POLICE $600: "I don't know where that panda went off to"?! You can't end a sentence with this part of speech! & you had better find that panda! a preposition |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | IT'S JUST US $800: In a 20-teens FOX comedy, at one point Carol doesn't have many romantic options as it seems Phil is this, the show's title The Last Man on Earth |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | COMPOSERS $200: Scott Joplin published the haunting "Bethena, a Concert" this kind of dance music soon after the 1904 death of his wife waltz |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | COMPOSERS $400: You didn't want to mess with Erik Satie on his daily walks through this city, as he always carried a hammer Paris |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | RECENT EVENTS $800: Subheads in a piece on this N.Y. rep.: "lied about where he went to... college"; "allegedly swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying" George Santos |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | WHAT'S ALL THIS? $2000: 5 sections: "The Burial of the Dead", "A Game of Chess", "The Fire Sermon", "Death by Water" & "What the Thunder Said" "The Waste Land" |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $200: In 2017, a group of Kentucky politicians were the first civilians let into this bullion depository in more than 40 years Fort Knox |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | OH, WE HAVE '80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES $600: As Roger Murtaugh in this 1987 film, Danny Glover got a catchphrase--"I'm too old for this (stuff)" (but Danny didn't say "stuff") Lethal Weapon |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES $800: John Mulaney has an amazing story of selecting 21 plays on a diner's jukebox of this 1965 Tom Jones hit "What's New, Pussycat?" |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $1000: Volcanic action created this Icelandic island in the 1960s, providing scientists a lab to study biological colonization Surtsey |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $200: This "king of the tyrant lizards" was a heavyweight at up to 15,000 pounds but did have a problem throwing jabs T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex) |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $400: Ford spent $250 million ahead of the 1957 debut of this car; let's just say it didn't live up to expectations the Edsel |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $1200: In 1780, this earl won big against Horatio Gates in South Carolina; we can't talk of what happened about a year later at Yorktown Cornwallis |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | RICE PUDDING $1600: "A lot of shoes, a lot of rice" in this old song about a wedding that doesn't end in happily ever after "Makin' Whoopee" |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $600: A more attractive semi-aquatic weasel relative whose job is to make sure your bench press doesn't crush you a hotter otter spotter |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | & SCENE $800: Albert Brooks takes flop sweat to a new level when he gets his break as an anchorman in this comedy Broadcast News |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | LITERARY MISMATCHES $400: In this classic novel, Cathy's marriage to Edgar doesn't stand a chance against Cathy's love for Heathcliff Wuthering Heights |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | THE ARTS $800: This bas-relief horizontal panel common in ancient art didn't always depict heroic deeds; here's one showing a census a frieze |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | ORGANIZATIONS $4,000 (Daily Double): As the 1st president to address this group, Truman said we can't afford "a leisurely attack upon prejudice & discrimination" the NAACP |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $400: In 1892 this party probably didn't raise a glass to getting 2.2% of the popular vote; 3 decades later, its cause was law the Prohibition Party |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | JEOPARDY! AFTER DARK $800: You wouldn't let your kids see a movie rated this nickname of 1930s baseball star Jimmie Foxx double X |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $400: Newton's first law of motion is about "a body at" this rest |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $800: Jane Austen used this twice-hyphenated term not about a mom, but an indolent "man" stay-at-home |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $1200: A 2023 book is titled this 2-word aimless activity: "The Radical Power of Killing Time" Hanging Out |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | ANIMALS $1200: Ah do declayuh, the Tennessee this goat has a skeletal muscle disorder called myotonia congenita, so fright isn't always a cause the fainting goat |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $5,000 (Daily Double): There's a light fixture in this word meaning settled & not going anywhere ensconced |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | NEW WORLD EXPLORATION $1600: When Columbus arrived at the island he named this on October 12, 1492, he wrote that it was green & a pleasure to see San Salvador |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | SCIENCE $1600: A theoretical construction with no inside is called his "bottle"; cut it in half & you have 2 Mobius strips Klein |
| #8871, aired 2023-05-15 | SOUNDS SPOOKY $200: You don't have to keep it under wraps: a British kid might use this 5-letter word instead of mother mummy |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $800: "I don't believe what I just saw" & "We'll see you tomorrow night" are among the many calls of this legend & dad of a legend Jack Buck |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $1000: "The slipper still fits!" as this then-Cinderella Spokane school eked out a 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win Gonzaga |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | LET'S GO ON A SAFARI $11,800 (Daily Double): A unique way to see wildlife in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is to take a sunset cruise on this river above Victoria Falls Zambezi |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | STATE CAPITAL TO STATE CAPITAL $200: Capitals don't get much closer than Providence & this one; it's about a half-hour train trip to Back Bay Station on the Acela Boston |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | WORLD COINS $1,000 (Daily Double): Though Mount Ararat is in Turkey, this neighboring country issued a 500-dram coin featuring the mountain along with Noah's Ark & a dove Armenia |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | JOHNNY GILBERT'S MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION $400: "Don't worry, little buddy, know this much is true/ Tomorrow is a latter day & I am here for you" The Book of Mormon |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | MNEMONIC POSSESSION $800: If you don't care for Mr. Biv, a second way to remember these is "Richard of York gave battle in vain" the colors of the rainbow |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | TABLE TALK $800: If you're an architect or engineer, there's always room on this inclined table for your T-square a drafting table |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | MNEMONIC POSSESSION $2000: Regarding a stroke, "FAST" means to check for drooping here, weakness in these & difficulty with this--then the "T" is for time face, arms & speech |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $200: It's a myth that this Chevy didn't sell in Spanish-speaking markets because its name can be translated as "doesn't go" the Nova |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $400: The Pallas's cat is called the world's this superlative; it's not just the face--it's only successful on a third of its hunts grumpiest (cat) |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | GOOD NAME FOR A BREAKFAST CEREAL? $400: These exercises are similar to sit-ups, but you don't lift up as far crunches |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $400: One's a beloved denizen of Jellystone Park & the other, a beloved Yankees catcher & manager Yogi Bear & Yogi Berra |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | EPONYMOUS TELEVISION $600: "The Germans" is an episode of this British comedy about running a hotel Fawlty Towers |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $1200: Language or jargon used by lawyers & a language or people of Sri Lanka legalese & Sinhalese |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $1600: A mineral of which ruby is a type & a difficult problem or puzzle corundum & conundrum |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $2000: As seen here, one is a metalloid, atomic No. 32, & the other a flowering plant germanium & geranium |
| #8867, aired 2023-05-09 | PEOPLE $400: Holy K.I.T.T.! The ex-wife of this '80s TV star wound up marrying a man named Michael (E.) Knight Hasselhoff |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | OVERWROUGHT HISTORY $200: March 1, 1781: Finally!
The states fully ratified this document! No way it isn't a document guiding U.S. democracy forever! the Articles of Confederation |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | RHYMINGLY NAMED CELEBS $400: In 1997 he was up for a Grammy, made a cameo in "Good Burger" & ended the season shooting 48% from the free throw line Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq accepted) |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TIME TO LAWYER UP $200: For not complying with a court order in 1995, a Philly lawyer was jailed for this; he kept not complying & was in jail for 14 years contempt (of court) |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | DIANE WARREN $400: (Diane Warren gives the clue.) One of the top films of the '90s was "Armageddon", which features my song "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", the first No. 1 hit for this group
"And I don't wanna miss a thing" Aerosmith |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | ALL "IN" $800: This type of verb doesn't take a direct object intransitive |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | 1920s SCIENCE $800: Lewis Fry Richardson proposed doing this with 64,000 computers (those were people then) & data from a world network of balloons forecasting the weather |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | SCANDAL! $600: You & I pay fees for this, withdrawing money we don't have; in a '90s scandal 300 congressmen did it with the House bank no problem overdraft |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | CHILDREN'S LIT $800: In a story by Johnny Gruelle, this doll says, "I can't seem to think clearly today... it feels as if my head were ripped" (it was) Raggedy Ann |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | YEET! $800: Truman: "I didn't fire" him "because he was a dumb son of a (bleep), although he was, but that's not against the law for generals" MacArthur |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | COMIN' TO YOUR CITY $1,000 (Daily Double): Take in the earthquake-resistant "Cardboard Cathedral", built after a 2011 event in this New Zealand city Christchurch |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | RELIGION $1600: Being a teen in 1972 is a trip, man--mom won't buy me "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts cuz they practice this 19th c. faith from Iran Baháʼí |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $2000: Sounding like a word from taxonomy, this word describes an argument that looks true on the surface, but isn't specious |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | ADULT BEVERAGES $800: You don't have to wait for McDonald's or St. Patrick's Day to make a boozy this, with vanilla ice cream & creme de menthe a Shamrock Shake |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | JASON ALEXANDER: MASTER OF MY DOMAIN $800: (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) On "Taxi" as Reverend Jim, this actor gave a master class in line delivery simply by asking, "What does a yellow light mean?" YouTube it; you won't be disappointed Christopher Lloyd |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | IT'S A TV MYSTERY $200: "O.M.I.T.B." is short for this, a show & the podcast within it Only Murders in the Building |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | SLANG EN ESPAÑOL $800: Don't act too high & mighty in Mexico or you might be called a "fresa", which literally translates to this fruit a strawberry |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | A MUSICAL BOUQUET $2000: This song by The Foundations was on the soundtrack of "There's Something About Mary", so don't break my heart "Build Me Up Buttercup" |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | 21st CENTURY FILMS $1600: (I'm Michael Cera.) I play bass guitar in real life, so it wasn't a stretch for me to pick up a cherry red Rickenbacker 4001 as the title character of this film based on a graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | "D" TOUR $800: Since the whole street is gated, you can't get up close to see the most famous residents on this street, so here's a peek Downing Street |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $1200: This banker had a hand in the initial financing of AT&T & General Electric & also helped reorganize many railroads J.P. Morgan |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | MIND YOUR GRAMMAR $800: This grammatical case doesn't mean blaming someone but indicates that a noun is a direct object of a verb accusative |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S A COOKBOOK! $200: We hope this Cordon Bleu alum didn't cut the Dickens out of her finger as she was "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 1961 Julia Child |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S A COOKBOOK! $400: "Over 300 recipes for plant-based eating all through the year" are found in the bestselling "Forks Over" these Knives |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | LITERARY LIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): "Whenever there is danger my heart begins to beat fast", says this character in a 1900 book the Cowardly Lion |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | A REAL BODY BUSY $4,000 (Daily Double): Most of your digestion doesn't take place in the stomach but rather in this organ that includes the ileum the small intestine |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES $400: Though it's named for a Russian, this low-tech weapon in a bottle was used early on against Russian T-26 tanks by the Finns a Molotov cocktail |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | RECENT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY $1200: For the centennial of its publication, Matthew Hollis' 2022 "Biography of a Poem" is about this culture-spanning one by T.S. Eliot The Waste Land |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | A FINE WINE FILM $3,000 (Daily Double): This 2-word term for disparagement of something you can't have is the title of a 2016 documentary about counterfeit wine sour grapes |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | BRIT LIT $600: In "A Room with a View", the view isn't of England but of this country Italy |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | COMEDIANS $1600: There's video of this star of "Ride Along" taking a polygraph: inflating his height to 5'4" doesn't fool the machine Kevin Hart |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $2000: Used in science, a substance that can't be dissolved in a liquid is termed this insoluble |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | BAR LINES $200: Stella! Stelllla! Man, that music's loud tonight! I said I'd like a Stella Artois for my pal & this other beer, PBR for short, for me Pabst Blue Ribbon |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | BEATLES "S"ONGS $600: "With a love like that you know you should be glad" "She Loves You" |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | BEATLES "S"ONGS $800: "I don't want to leave her now, you know I believe and how" "Something" |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | SLIDING INTO YOUR "D.M."s $200: "Don't be creepy" is one of the top rules when sliding into someone's DMs, DM standing for this a direct message |
| #8854, aired 2023-04-20 | "P"OTPOURRI $1600: It's a small bomb, which is why, as the expression goes, you don't want to be hoisted with your own petard |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | MUSIC-"O"-LOGY $1200: Let's listen to a demonstration of this term--you can't actually "reach" one because it means constantly increasing crescendo |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | BODY LANGUAGE $200: Many people with a herniated intervertebral one of these in their spine don't feel symptoms a disc |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | FISH OUT OF WATER ON TV $800: Lily Collins stars as this title Chicago marketing exec & by the way, she doesn't speak a lick of French Emily in Paris |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | OUR NATION OF IMMIGRATION $400: Famous Americans of this heritage include Barack Obama seen here on a visit to the old country Ireland |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: Don't give us a whole long one of these, just identify the German word for "play" or "game" spiel |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | NO, PRIME MINISTER $400: On live TV, Dutch PM Mark Rutte said don't perform this greeting ritual due to COVID, but forgot & put 'er there moments later a handshake |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | AMERICANA $1000: You can ride in a Model T in this "Village" of historic Americana created by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan Greenfield Village |
| #8844, aired 2023-04-06 | LATIN WORDS & PHRASES $2000: While he popularized the concept, John Locke didn't actually use this term for the idea that the mind is a blank slate at birth tabula rasa |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | PAINT ME A PICTURE $800: His "Symphony in White, No. 1" isn't of his mother, but of his mistress & frequent companion, Joanna Hiffernan Whistler |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $800: Yum! It's this dessert with a caramelized sugar top; can't wait to get to the custard below crème brûlée |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $1000: It's a popular street food in Bangkok, but you don't have to go that far to get it pad thai |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | TARANTINO FILMS $2000: Tarantino said this 1997 Pam Grier film "only cost $12 million. You can't lose... & you don't have to compromise" Jackie Brown |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | THE SUPERLATIVE EARTH $800: Oddly, the highest point on this continent is a mount named for a Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution Australia |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | ADJECTIVE THEN NOUN $1200: It's a common bar name, a cocktail, and something you don't want to step on a rusty nail |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $800: As in "The Trial", this author uses a protagonist named K. in "The Castle"; a dark city with odd locals keeps K, busy Kafka |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | HEY, BIG SPENDER $800: If you're going to splurge for the Ferrari, get a GTO; the G & T stand for this Italian phrase, also a video game Gran Turismo |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $1200: The Sprawl is a rough city with an artificial gray sky in "Mona Lisa Overdrive", a novel from this cyberpunk master Gibson |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | LAST LINES OF MOVIES $1600: Spoken by Mark Wahlberg: "I am a star. I'm a star. I'm a star. I'm a star. I am a big bright shining star. That's right" Boogie Nights |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $1600: In a Dennis Lehane novel, this title place is home to Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane & you may be stuck there Shutter Island |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | A RELIGIOUS SERVICE $400: In an Orthodox church, a priest with his back to you isn't rude or shy, he's facing this direction like the congregation east |
| #8838, aired 2023-03-29 | DALÍ GOES HOLLYWOOD $800: Dalí designed a deck of these cards for the James Bond film "Live & Let Die", but they weren't used tarot |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | BRITISH TO AMERICAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR $600: In Britain, a caravan behind your car isn't a line of vehicles, but just this one, & some pensioners choose to live in one a trailer |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FANTASY SPORTS $600: Katniss & Peeta are about to eat poisonous berries when they learn they can't both win this, but they get a reprieve the Hunger Games |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FIGURES OF SPEECH $800: Saying you'll avoid me like the plague is a bit of this French-derived word for an overused phrase, don't you think, darling? cliché |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FANTASY SPORTS $800: The only rule in the game of Calvinball, seen in a comic strip by him, is that it can't be played the same way twice (Bill) Watterson |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | CHANGE A LETTER $200: A close buddy changes a letter to become a labyrinth mate & maze |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | REJECTED AUTHORS $400: Working at a publishing house, T.S. Eliot wrote George Orwell a letter rejecting this novel but did praise the pigs Animal Farm |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | WHAT'LL IT "B"? $1000: A shot of this, & I don't care whether it's Booker's or Blanton's bourbon |
| #8834, aired 2023-03-23 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $4,000 (Daily Double): An Architectural Digest headline said this term "dictated the layout of" a "light-filled residence in Beijing" feng shui |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $400: A shade of brown & a picnic pest ant & tan |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $800: A threesome & a violent uprising by a mob trio & riot |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | 4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS $1000: An MLB relief pitcher who doesn't get the save may be eligible for this, provided he gets an out & maintains the lead a hold |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $2000: A device that ensnares & spellbound or enthralled trap & rapt |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $600: Erich Honecker, leader of this country, is seen giving a speech in 1986; things weren't going well for him by decade's end East Germany |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $600: This sitcom's Dr. Spaceman, delivering Tracy some tough news: "I don't know how to say this... D.A. but eez?" 30 Rock |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $1000: Darius, on this FX show: "I would say nice to meet you but I don't believe in time as a concept. So I'll just say we always met" Atlanta |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | COMIC INFLUENCES $200: (I'm Patton Oswalt.) In high school I couldn't get enough of this comedy troupe who had it all--SPAM, the Spanish Inquisition, a dead parrot, the dirty fork--nudge, nudge, wink, wink; know what I mean, say no more Monty Python |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | COMIC INFLUENCES $1000: (I'm Aisha Tyler.) In college I decided to make comedy my career after seeing this deadpan comic who once noted, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it." (Steven) Wright |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | A HEAVENLY BODY IN MUSIC $2000: A Tori Kelly tune rhymes, "I've never been to heaven, but it doesn't seem that far, 'cause you're my" this North Star |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | U.S. ISLANDS $5,000 (Daily Double): Despite its name, this island doesn't actually have any wineries, but there are a couple of liquor stores in Edgartown Martha's Vineyard |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER $2000: James Joyce's last book becomes a WHAM! song whose first word is "Jitterbug" Finnegans Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | A BUSINESS, MAJOR $800: Talk about making a connection! In 2020 T-Mobile ran some numbers by this competitor, which agreed to a $26 billion merger Sprint |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | SHAKE IT OFF $400: Beignets are usually covered with piles of this stuff, so you may want to shake a little off if you don't want a mess powdered sugar |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS $600: A leader & producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, he composed music for "Kill Bill" & we can't help hoping he'll work on a song with SZA RZA |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | STUDY: GUIDES $1600: Take the very scenic route with "The A.T. Guide", a handbook for hiking this 2,200-mile path from Maine to Georgia the Appalachian Trail |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | U.S. SIGHTS $1000: You needn't go to Capri, Italy for one of these picturesque caves; visit the one "of the Redemption" in West Bend, Iowa a grotto |
| #8819, aired 2023-03-02 | DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS $400: The CBS crew, not a news team but this kind of street artists, are the subject of "Can't Be Stopped" graffiti artists |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | ART SUPPLIES $800: These days, Banksy doesn't draw freehand out on the street but uses this type of template & spray paint a stencil |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | BRIDGES $3,500 (Daily Double): Tradition says that a couple who kisses while passing beneath this Venetian bridge in a gondola will enjoy eternal love the Bridge of Sighs |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | HOME FROM COLLEGE $1000: Looking for a Waffle House with your buddies? Don't be fooled by the museum in this Atlanta suburb, named for naval hero Stephen Decatur |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | BLACK HISTORY $400: In 1930 "Don't buy where you can't work" was a slogan of this economic strategy vs. stores that wouldn't hire African Americans a boycott |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | SHORT, TINY & SMALL $400: Heard here, it's the smallest & highest-pitched woodwind instrument in an orchestra a piccolo |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | DESCRIBING THE HORROR FILM FRANCHISE $800: A torso-bursting good time; Ripley's continuing believe it or not; bad company, I can't deny Alien |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | VERY ARTISTIC $1000: Victor Hugo didn't want to pose for a bust, so this French sculptor made some quick sketches, &, voilà, a bust was born Rodin |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | FIGHT SONGS $400: "What doesn't kill you makes you" this, sang Kelly Clarkson; it also "makes a fighter" stronger |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | CROSSWORD CLUES "T" $200: A storm--in Shakespeare or a teapot
(7 letters) a tempest |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | CROSSWORD CLUES "T" $600: Math term for a digression
(7 letters) a tangent |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | CROSSWORD CLUES "T" $1000: A really fast heart rate
(11 letters) tachycardia |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | "PLAIN" & "SIMPLE" $1600: In the 18th century an explorer applied this 2-word term to a vast area of North America that isn't as flat as the name makes it sound the Great Plains |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | WOMEN AUTHORS $2000: This native of Jackson, Mississippi wrote the novel "Delta Wedding" about a southern plantation family Eudora Welty |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | SERVING T FOR 3 $200: The chirping noise of a bird, or the app where people do a lot of chirping Twitter |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELLS A STORY $400: "Can't Help Falling In Love", "It Must Have Been Love", "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" the 1990s |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | SERVING T FOR 3 $600: Sounding like it will hold up to legal scrutiny, this walk is taken daily to keep healthy a constitutional |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELLS A STORY $600: "Crazy In Love", "Promiscuous",
"It Wasn't Me" the 2000s |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | SERVING T FOR 3 $800: One is said to die this way if they did not make a valid will intestate |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELLS A STORY $800: "Call Me",
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)",
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" the 1980s |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELLS A STORY $1000: "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "You're So Vain",
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" the 1970s |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | LOVE $2000: "Do I dare to eat a peach?" muses the middle-aged man in this T.S. Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | BORN TO RUN $1200: This newspaperman didn't raise much Kane in losing runs for NYC mayor, state governor & then mayor again, all in a 4-year span Hearst |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS $1200: A question sung & asked by Mr. Rogers for decades was the title of this documentary winner about the man in 2019 Won't You Be My Neighbor? |
| #8806, aired 2023-02-13 | WORD HISTORY $400: We didn't have this word for a person who studies the natural & physical world until William Whewell invented it in 1834 a scientist |
| #8806, aired 2023-02-13 | PARTY ON! $600: Gotta say I don't remember much from Joe Jonas' one of these on Ibiza right before Joe's big wedding with Sophie Turner a bachelor party |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $200: Historically in a village in India, this watering hole was a center of communal life as women came to fill up a well |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $400: Kids, don't fall in a big hole being dug for this base of a building; here's the 90-foot deep one for L.A.'s Wilshire Grand foundation |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $600: To geologists a maar is a crater caused by this type of activity; some end up as lakes volcanic |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $800: An entry to the underground world to do excavating for profit, here's a proverbial abandoned one a mine shaft |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $1000: It's 10 feet wide & 260 deep, so don't fall into Australia's Standley this "C" word--a chi word in Greek Chasm |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN $600: Here's a thoughtful offer from Rihanna: "Now that it's raining more than ever... you can stand under my" this umbrella |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | GETTING CLOSE TO SOMETHING $13,000 (Daily Double): Doctor Strange tells Tony Stark, "we're in" this "now", a term for the final stage of a chess contest; so are you an endgame |
| #8796, aired 2023-01-30 | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME $400: An unbroken series of wins & a T-bone to dine on streak & steak |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | TV TIME $200: The Duffer brothers couldn't resist a bike chase in season 1 of this TV series, derivative of "E.T." though it was Stranger Things |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | COUNTRY SONGS $400: Inspired by an Oz character, Miranda Lambert sings, "Hey there, Mr." him, "Take it from me, darlin', you don't want a heart" Tin Man |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | GRIMM BROTHERS FAIRY TALES $1000: The Grimms had this animal eat 6 baby goats, then get sliced open as it slept, with the "meal" still alive within a wolf |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | GEOGRAPHY $2000: If asked "Have you seen" this, don't say, "No, Ben hasn't called me"--it's a mountain, the highest in the U.K. at 4,400 feet Ben Nevis |
| #8794, aired 2023-01-26 | FINANCE & INVESTING $1200: In the longevity type of this offering from an insurance company, the income doesn't start until you hit a specified age an annuity |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | WHAT AN ANIMAL! $200: As the saying goes, this animal can't change its spots a leopard |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | FAMOUS AMERICAN QUOTES $200: "There's a sucker born every minute" is attributed to this circus showman, but there's no proof he ever really said or wrote it P.T. Barnum |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $300: This group that would-be presidents need 270 votes from isn't an educational institution; the second word can also mean a society the Electoral College |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | REAL ESTATES $800: This London palace has 775 rooms, but it didn't have a ballroom until the 1850s (how did the royals ever manage without one?) Buckingham Palace |
| #8793, aired 2023-01-25 | 3-LETTER RESPONSES $200: An agency of Homeland Security, it tells you what you can & can't take on a plane the TSA |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | LAST BUT NOT LEAST $400: This type of "kid" spends part of the day after school unsupervised because the parents aren't home a latchkey |
| #8791, aired 2023-01-23 | CITY NAME CHANGES $3,200 (Daily Double): This Moroccan port city was built over a villa named Anfa, but that wouldn't have looked as good on a movie marquee Casablanca |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | AS THE FRENCH SAY $1,000 (Daily Double): This 2-word phrase refers to one involved in shameful behavior, perhaps like Dennis the Menace enfant terrible |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | WHEN IN ANCIENT ROME $600: Guess you couldn't be a gladiator judge if you were one of the Roman men who cut this off to avoid military service a thumb |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | A TRASHY CATEGORY $100: If walking in the Smithsonian with a used gum wrapper, don't put it in the trash can occupied by him on "Sesame Street" Oscar the Grouch |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | A TRASHY CATEGORY $200: You can't spell "garbage" without this kind of boat; the Mobro wandered around the Atlantic in 1987 with 3,000 tons of New York trash a barge |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | STARTS WITH A SILENT LETTER $600: Whether it begins with a silent "T" or a silent "C", it's the title for a former ruler of Russia a czar |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | SHOE BIZ $600: Like Elvis sang, "don't you step on" these shoes that you can get from Brooks Brothers (blue) suede shoes |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | STARTS WITH A SILENT LETTER $3,000 (Daily Double): As a noun, it is a tool in your toolbox; as a verb, it refers to something you don't want to do to your back wrench |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | SCIENCEY STUFF $1600: You'll get an "A", but won't give one by naming this computer programming language with a name 3 characters long C++ |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | SHORT A $2000: This medication for when you're queasy has a short "A", though it starts with a word that often doesn't Dramamine |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $2000: T:
A civil wrong causing injury for which a remedy may be obtained a tort |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | YOU BROUGHT ME FAME & FORTUNE $200: A widely known person; you may find it in the title of a primetime TV show like, say, I don't know, preceding the word "Jeopardy!" celebrity |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | & EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT $800: In the world of nutritional supplements, G&T isn't a refreshing cocktail but this plant & turmeric, its relative ginger |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | A SIDE OF FABERGÉ EGGS $1000: A nephew of this inventor commissioned 1914's Ice Egg, diamond-set platinum with a rock crystal watch added; isn't that dynamite? Nobel |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | TRIANGLES $400: "Jules & Jim" is a classic film about this geometric situation; some have asked why Catherine isn't in the title a love triangle |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | "MIS"INFORMATION $500 (Daily Double): In court if a jury can't come to a unanimous decision, the judge may declare this a mistrial |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | "MIS"INFORMATION $600: It means to hire an actor for a role that doesn't suit them miscasting |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | GLOOMY AUTHORS $1000: His plays like "Waiting for Godot" explore the meaninglessness of life & even a Nobel Prize didn't make him happy Samuel Beckett |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | "MIS"INFORMATION $1200: A Broadway musical based on the music of Fats Waller is called "Ain't" this Misbehavin' |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | ON THE SCIENTIST'S RÉSUMÉ $400: 1978: T.A., science at Stanford; 1979: completed her NASA training; 1983: made history aboard Challenger Sally Ride |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | RANDOM FACTS $400: Seen here in a satellite image, it wasn't always icy & dinosaurs once lived there Antarctica |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | DELEGATES $600: Maryland & these 2 states that split in 1863 don't have a House of Representatives but a House of Delegates Virginia & West Virginia |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | LAUNDRY DAY $1000: On a label, the bucket with one line under it means this alliterative setting for clothes that don't need ironing permanent press |
| #8780, aired 2023-01-06 | YOU, KNIGHT $1600: When a green-skinned party crasher on a green horse ruins Christmas at Camelot, this nephew of Arthur isn't having it Gawain |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | NOT CHICKEN FEED $600: African this-eating snakes can smell whether a prospective meal is rotten or far along in development; it won't eat either eggs |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | BOOZY PHRASES $300: This booze comes before "up" in a phrase meaning to create interest or enthusiasm gin |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | BOOZY PHRASES $1,500 (Daily Double): This phrase became a meme as the words spoken just before doing a reckless stunt hold my beer and watch this |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | POP MUSIC-POURRI $400: "Don't Get Above Your Raisin"' is a song from Flatt & Scruggs; it's also the name of an episode of this Ken Burns series Country Music |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | KID CUISINE $400: If your kids aren't from New England, they may enjoy this two-word dish made with a veggie, more than its clam or fish cousin corn chowder |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE $1200: Named for a war minister, this 1930s "Line" of forts & small concrete bunkers, built to stop the Germans, didn't the Maginot Line |
| #8775, aired 2022-12-30 | A MEMORABLE NEW YEAR'S EVE $800: (Ryan Seacrest presents the clue.) I hope Alex wouldn't mind me saying that this city is not known for wild celebrations, but when Queen Victoria chose it as the capital December 31, 1857, it was on Ottawa |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | SHEER MISERY $200: Feelin' kinda despondent / Got a rip in my new shoes / Don't have no receipt / So now I got the these the blues |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | DON'T GET... $400: ...one of the unsatisfactory cars known by this fruity term a lemon |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | DON'T GET... $600: ...too close to the edge if you're leaning to get a view from this, part of a World Heritage Site in Tuscany the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | DON'T GET... $1000: ...worried if you need to acquire a skill with a steep this; that actually means you can pick it up fast a learning curve |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | THE COMEDY OF ERAS $2000: There are plenty of laughs in this 1878 Gilbert & Sullivan operetta set aboard a Royal Navy vessel H.M.S. Pinafore |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | STATE OF THE HEART $4,000 (Daily Double): Maybe QB Tom doesn't make some hearts flutter fast enough, as this condition is a resting rate of less than 60 beats per minute bradycardia |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | WORLD CAPITALS $1600: It's home to Kim Il-sung University Pyongyang |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | FICTION $400: In Ruth Ware's thriller "The Woman in Cabin 10", the cabin isn't in the woods but on one of these a boat (cruise ship) |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR $2,200 (Daily Double): Arthur MacArthur from Milwaukee won the Medal of Honor for a charge at Missionary Ridge shouting this, now a fight song title On, Wisconsin! |
| #8771, aired 2022-12-26 | YOUR ELEMENTAL HIT PARADE $400: A mood stabilizer, it comes in at a helpful No. 3 (but it didn't crack the Top 40 for Nirvana) lithium |
| #8771, aired 2022-12-26 | STAGE MUSICALS BY SONG LYRICS $1600: "There is a sucker born every minute, each time the second hand sweeps to the top like dandelions up they pop" Barnum |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | TECHNOLOGY HISTORY $600: Early on Dec. 7, 1941, a new SCR-270 radar device detected but didn't recognize Japanese aircraft over this island Oahu |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | BIG BATTLES $3,000 (Daily Double): Joan of Arc's victory over the English at this French city in 1429 was a turning point in the Hundred Years' War Orleans |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | REPEATING NUMBERS $200: In 1974 a national speed limit went into effect, making this the maximum speed for some 20 years 55 |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | THE NAME AS A PAST TENSE VERB $400: Our relationship didn't crash, it just actor Fonda-ed out Peter (petered out) |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | GIVING YOU SOME T-L-C $400: Reggie's bringing the potato salad & Veronica, the stew to this type of supper a potluck |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | GIVING YOU SOME T-L-C $800: It's the birdie you bop in badminton a shuttlecock |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | LIGHTS, CAMERA, AUCTION! $400: In 2020, "Stan", one of these creatures, was king, his skeleton fetching $31.8 million a T-rex |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | THE PROOF $800: This "little neutral" particle got its name in the 1930s, but its existence wasn't proved until the 1950s a neutrino |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION WORDS $400: A wizard's magic rod Washington & North Dakota |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | PLACES NAMED FOR PEOPLE $600: It didn't work out for this king with the American Revolution, but they named a town & nearby peak for him in South Africa George III |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | MARK'S BROTHERS & SISTERS $200: This brother of a famous Mark wasn't born to a family of bluebloods Donnie Wahlberg |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | LET'S GET DOWN TO CASES $400: Davis v. Beason ruled that a Mormon couldn't use this amendment as a defense for polygamy the First Amendment |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | RHYME TIME $400: A really chill gentleman a mellow fellow |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | WOULDN'T IT BE RUBBERY $200: Before the floating version was invented & became the subject of a "Sesame Street" song, this toy sank in the tub a rubber duckie |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | WOULDN'T IT BE RUBBERY $600: This civilization of Mexico created an early version of rubber & has a name from the Aztec language meaning "rubber people" the Olmec |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | WOULDN'T IT BE RUBBERY $800: Cultivated rubber trees are "tapped" about once every 2 days, yielding around a cup of this sap each time latex |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | BIG BOOK ROYALTY $2000: The American author of this 1889 book wrote it after reading Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" but Malory didn't include time travel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | A PACK OF LIES $200: "Pulling" this material "over someone's eyes" doesn't require sheep, but does require deception wool |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | HISTORY ON THE DOUBLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Prophetically, around 30 B.C., these 2 lovers founded a club called Those Who Will Die Together Antony & Cleopatra |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | HIT THE SPOT $800: The spotted type of this animal eat every part of the carcass, even parts it can't digest like hair & horns a hyena |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | OLD TECHNOLOGY $7,000 (Daily Double): On Nov. 18, 1963 AT&T cut in half the time to make a local call, introducing push button phones, officially this alliterative system touch-tone (dialing) |
| #8754, aired 2022-12-01 | CONTRACTIONS $1200: This double contraction is often uttered after someone brings something to a party after being told not to you shouldn't've |
| #8752, aired 2022-11-29 | CAST UPON THE WATERS $400: Snakes didn't get Samuel L. Jackson in "Deep Blue Sea"--a mako one of these did; Thomas Jane & Michael Rapaport could only watch a shark |
| #8752, aired 2022-11-29 | MOLECULES $1200: "The first molecule" was a hydride of this element; today it doesn't form many compounds but then hydrogen had no other options helium |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | A GARDEN PARTY $200: Scotsman William Brownie Garden invented a revolving one of these, so teachers wouldn't have to erase over & over & over a chalkboard |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | WHETHER YOU'RE A BROTHER OR WHETHER YOU'RE A MOTHER $400: Last name of acting bros Chris & Liam; Woody Harrelson only realized they were brothers while being interviewed with Liam Hemsworth |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | AH, HA HA "HA" $1000: Don't be angry & get these, a dog's neck hairs, "up" hackles |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | IT'S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE! $200: Cousin Eddie didn't eat all of this turkey day fave, though Bon Appétit's "classic herb & fennel" recipe turned out mwah! stuffing |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | DOUBLE-T WORDS $800: The second of the 2 things mentioned earlier in a sentence the latter |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | DOUBLE-T WORDS $1200: In the movie "White Nights", Mikhail Baryshnikov does a 3,960-degree turn, 11 of these spins in a row a pirouette |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | DOUBLE-T WORDS $2000: In "Jane Eyre", Mr. Rochester is "not fond of the" this "of children", a synonym for "chatter" that also has a double T prattling |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | BODIES OF WATER $400: In the first map of the new U.S.A. by an American, Pennsylvania doesn't have access to this lake which it got in a 1792 purchase Lake Erie |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | THE "ANTI" CATEGORY $800: We won't ask you to spell this 28-letter word ending in M that the OED says is "popularly cited as an example of a long word" antidisestablishmentarianism |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | BEFORE, DURING & AFTER $1600: Tart "tot" candy for a sketch comedy group in charge of making sure those in school don't run in the corridors Sour Patch Kids in the Hall monitor |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | PAINT SAMPLES $10,000 (Daily Double): Don't try to pet the cat in a tricky canvas by Louis-Leopold Boilly, who invented this French term trompe-l'œil |
| #8744, aired 2022-11-17 | WE'LL ALL NEED A DRINK AFTER THIS $600: February 22 is national this day, but you don't have to wait--salt on the rim? a margarita |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | RAPPERS WHO ACT $200: Showbiz royalty, she won a Grammy for "U.N.I.T.Y." & was nominated for an Oscar for "Chicago" Queen Latifah |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | RAPPERS WHO ACT $400: In 1991 he had a rap hit with "O.G. Original Gangster"; 9 years later, he began playing a cop on NBC & he's been doing it ever since Ice-T |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | HEARD IN THE MOVIE $2000: "Fred C. Dobbs ain't a guy likes bein' taken advantage of--do the mug in, I say" The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
| #8742, aired 2022-11-15 | TALKIN' ECON $2000: From Greek for "few", this "-opoly" is a market controlled by only a few suppliers, who often won't compete on prices oligopoly |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | SHARK TANK $1000: This "medical" shark isn't known for its caring manner; it often lies motionless on the sea bottom, eating crabs a nurse shark |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $6,000 (Daily Double): A criminal who is caught red-handed is caught this way, "while the crime is blazing" in flagrante delicto |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | BRUSH UP YOUR HEBREW $600: A frequent source of comedy is new speakers who mix up michnasayim, pants, with mishkafayim, these--but you don't have reading pants glasses |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM $600: Visitors to Chicago's Field Museum can gaze upon Sue, one of these dinosaurs a T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex) |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | ELEGIES $800: William Cowper's "On the Loss of the Royal George" wasn't written for a king, but for one of these, gone with great loss of life a ship |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | ELECTION DAY $200: The tradition of U.S. elections being held on this day of the week dates to 1845, when it was convenient for farmers Tuesday |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | HOPE YOU READ MIDDLEMARCH $400: Of a swamp, a cathedral or a town, it's what Middlemarch is a town |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | POTPOURRI $400: Because its hundreds of "seeds" are on the outside, this "berry" isn't considered a true berry a strawberry |
| #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" |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | POTPOURRI $800: Don't get mad & blow this part of many machines--a flat ring used to tightly seal a joint gasket |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | "D" IN SCIENCE $200: Term for a volcano that hasn't erupted in many, many years but still might dormant |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | "D" IN SCIENCE $400: If your lab has a tile counter, don't use it to place solid carbon dioxide, aka this; the adhesive will be destroyed dry ice |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | THAT '70s OR '80s SHOW $400: "Thanks for that on the spot report, Les"; turns out Thanksgiving turkeys can't fly during a 1978 episode of this Ohio-set sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: In the novel of the same name, Alice Walker wrote, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by" this "in a field... and don't notice it" the color purple |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | GET DOWN TO BUSINESS $3,000 (Daily Double): A New York Times article headlined "When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don't Mix" concerned the 2015 merger of these 2 companies Kraft & Heinz |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $1000: In 2008 feeding the pigeons at St. Mark's Square in this city became a no-no that could cost you 700 euro Venice |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER $2,000 (Daily Double): A quantity that has both magnitude & direction, & describing secret operations vector & covert |
| #8731, aired 2022-10-31 | A PARLIAMENT OF VOWELS $2,000 (Daily Double): It moved to Kiryat Ben Gurion in 1966:
EE the Knesset |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | ANSWER IN THE FORM OF AN ABBREVIATION $400: If you get this degree from Harvard, first given in 1873, you can call yourself doctor but don't try to diagnose me a Ph.D. |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | HI, FINANCE $800: Air-ing things out, this occurs when you don't have enough money in your account to cover a check but the bank pays anyway overdraft |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | IN THE SCIENCE DICTIONARY $1000: This German physicist doesn't look too happy, even though he devised quantum theory, which won him a Nobel Prize in 1918 Planck |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | THE NUMBER IN MUSIC $600: In 2004 Jay-Z had a hit with this many title "Problems" but hopefully, our clue ain't one 99 |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | THE NUMBER IN MUSIC $800: It would be a (disorganized) crime if you didn't know this group won an Oscar for their song "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" Three 6 Mafia |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | QUICK LIT $1,000 (Daily Double): He's a real bit player in "Hamlet"--just a skull Yorick |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | McDONALD'S AROUND THE WORLD $200: In this country you might ask "Where's the beef?" because there isn't any but there is dosa masala on a bun India |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | SAY WHAT? $800: Imitation okay--NHL star Alex Ovechkin often uses this "I can't hear you" gesture when he gets booed a cupped ear (hand behind the ear) |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | CEREAL MASCOTS $800: In 2022 the leprechaun who hawked this cereal turned 58; don't pull a muscle running away with the stuff, man Lucky Charms |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | YES, CHEF! $300: Whether the second part of its name is "chuck" or "rump", this dish needs to cook an hour per pound & the old folks start ordering it at 5:00 P.M. pot roast |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: This holiday is a symbol of summer's end in the U.S. but in Europe, its equivalent is celebrated on May 1 Labor Day |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $1500: Ask Steve Bannon--you don't want to ignore one of these writs from a court, commanding you to come in &, you know, testify a subpoena |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | SO YOU BLEW IT THE FIRST TIME $800: A rejection letter to this writer said, "You just don't know how to use the English language", but "The Jungle Book" lay ahead Kipling |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | SHAVE & A HAIRCUT $1000: This bushy mustache named for a pinniped doesn't require much trimming; Ron Swanson of "Parks & Rec" fame sported one walrus |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | ADJECTIVES $5,000 (Daily Double): A synonym for "absurd", it's from the Latin for "with the rear part first" preposterous |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | SKIN CARE FROM A TO Z WITH MICHAEL STRAHAN $400: (Michael Strahan presents the clue.) "T" is for tea tree--a drop of its oil in your moisturizer can reduce swelling & let the moisturizer be used as this, the "A-I" in NSAID drugs anti-inflammatory |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | BUT I HAVE THIS HISTORIC MEETING $800: In what's now the city of Sovetsk in 1807, Napoleon & the ruler in this job met on a raft so it wouldn't be on anyone's home turf the czar (Alexander I) |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | SKIN CARE FROM A TO Z WITH MICHAEL STRAHAN $1000: (Michael Strahan presents the clue.) Unlike the Turk, the guy who sends football players to the coach who will cut them from the team, this similar-sounding "T" is much more popular, said to clear up acne scars & decrease UV damage to the skin turmeric |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | IT ALL STARTS WITH "U" $200: So you saw an E.T.? Then it must have been piloting this, also called a flying saucer a UFO |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | IT ALL STARTS WITH "U" $400: A '90s dance was named for this "Family Matters" character whose catchphrase was "Did I do that?" Urkel |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | POP MUSIC $400: In a 2018 release, Childish Gambino told us in this song, "Don't catch you slippin' now, look what I'm whippin' now" "This Is America" |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | MASCOTS $900: A flock of counting these aren't needed anymore, thanks to Serta & its mattresses sheep |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | JOHNNY GILBERT SPEAKS THE MOVIE LINE $1500: "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it" On the Waterfront |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | THAT MOVIE'S GOT LEGS $200: All 4 of them, the "Million Dollar Legs" in a 1939 film don't belong to co-star Betty Grable but to one of these a race horse |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | ALL EARS $400: Don't celebrate so soon--it's too early to do this, the sound heard here pop a cork on champagne |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | ALL EARS $600: Get your buggy out of the way! It's the 20th century & this vehicle first shipped Oct. 1, 1908 is taking over the roads a Model T |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | PONY TALES $2000: You can't do the category without "The Red Pony", a book of stories by this American Steinbeck |
| #8717, aired 2022-10-11 | THE WAIT OF THE WORLD $1000: Peter Sagal started as a panelist before hosting this weekly NPR news quiz Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | SPINELESS CREATURES $400: Animals don't get much more spineless or organ-less or muscle-less than these critters of the phylum Porifera a sponge |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | THE BARTENDER'S TOOLBOX $600: Mix vodka & Galliano if you don't mind getting struck by a lightning this a bolt |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN $200: "We got next" was the slogan of this league when it debuted in 1997 with stars like Lisa Leslie & Rebecca Lobo the WNBA |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | TECHNOLOGY $1500: The Ecobee3 Lite is a smart this for your home that will definitely not let a teenage Moldavian hacker cook you alive a thermostat |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | WAIT JUST A MINERAL! $800: All that glitters may be iron this, once used to produce sparks in muskets, but it won't finance your retirement iron pyrite (fool's gold) |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | 20th CENTURY POP MUSIC $800: Survivor had a No. 1 hit in 1982 with this song, the theme from "Rocky III" "Eye Of The Tiger" |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | "ALL" THINGS ASIDE $200: Some say you can't fight this, a municipal government building city hall |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS $400: This Mark Twain hero says, "Now, Old Jim, you're a free man again, and I bet you won't ever be a slave no more" Huckleberry Finn |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | AUSTIN TENDS BAR $1500: (Austin holds a small glass at his bar.) I don't mind you bending my ear like Joe the bartender in a Sinatra classic, & I'll make this title drink, but it's 2022 & I'm not gonna pour you "one more for the road" One for My Baby |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | BORROW $1200: That bathroom hasn't been updated since 1932! Let's take out a HELOC, short for this, & bring things into the 21st century a home equity line of credit |
| #8708, aired 2022-09-28 | A LETTER, THEN A WORD $1600: An alternative to a convertible car was one with this type of rigid roof that could adapt to let in some sun a T-top |
| #8707, aired 2022-09-27 | CASH $1000: The $10 bill was issued in 1914 with this president on the front; today, he's on a larger bill & some don't want him there Andrew Jackson |
| #8707, aired 2022-09-27 | THE 19th CENTURY $2,000 (Daily Double): Born almost with the century in 1800, he was executed in 1859 on charges including treason against Virginia, though he wasn't a Virginian John Brown |
| #8706, aired 2022-09-26 | POP MUSIC $1600: This rap group that "Ain't Nuthin' But A She Thing" hit the charts with "Push It" & "Shoop" Salt-N-Pepa |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | TASTY PHRASES $200: You don't want your wine made with these, also a phrase about trash-talking something you can't have sour grapes |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | TELLING A BEDTIME STORY $500: Her cupboard, bare; she found her dog dead, left to buy a coffin, then found the pup laughing... sounds more like Stephen King Old Mother Hubbard |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | APOLOGIES $600: "Sorry, Dave... when the crew are dead or incapacitated, the onboard computer must assume control" is a line in this sci-fi novel 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | GEOGRAPHY VIA KOKOMO $1600: Baby, why don't we go to this bay? Usain Bolt has a restaurant there and check out Doctor's Cave Beach on the North Shore Montego Bay |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | IN MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): "In Xhosa, Rolihlahla... means 'pulling the branch of a tree,' but its colloquial meaning... would be 'troublemaker'" Nelson Mandela |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | IF IT QUACKS LIKE A DOC $400: Somniloquy is talking while doing this, & while I'm not a doctor like you, I don't think it requires an EEG sleeping |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | IF IT QUACKS LIKE A DOC $800: All due respect, Dr., I don't have leprosy! Ephelides sounds bad but they're these flat patches of pigment under the skin freckles |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | ENTERTAIN "YOU" $200: Disappointingly, the sequel to this 2013 film about a team of bank-robbing illusionists was not called "Now You Don't" Now You See Me |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | HELP ME MOVE MY STUFF? $400: You don't have to know why I own 22 of this kind of hat; let's just box 'em up a bowler |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE BORN IDENTITY $600: Fast & Furious family man Mark Sinclair Vin Diesel |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $1600: These 2 migrant workers dream of owning a farm with rabbits in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men", but things don't go as planned George & Lennie |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $400: (Jason McCourty of the NFL Network presents the clue.) Quarterbacks, take note; don't start the season like Chicago's Jim Hardy did in 1950, when he threw a still-record 8 of these--maybe it was the wind interceptions |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | GOING ON A POWER TRIP $800: The Energy Dept. says of this source, its "turbines don't produce atmospheric emissions that cause acid rain... or greenhouse gases" wind |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | RALPH MACCHIO TALKS COBRA KAI $800: (Ralph Macchio presents the clue.) Johnny & I may not agree on a lot of things, but we did have a nice moment when we heard & sang "Take It On The Run" as we test-drove a car--as I said, "What kind of man doesn't like this '80s band?" REO Speedwagon |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1536 this royal gave birth to a stillborn male child; by May she was deceased Anne Boleyn |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | PLANT PARTS $2,000 (Daily Double): The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors a Venus flytrap |
| #8693, aired 2022-07-27 | "B.C." $800: In 1921 at age 16 Clara Bow won one of these, winning a part in a Hollywood movie a beauty contest |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | SIRIUS-LY DEDICATED $600: You don't need a miracle to listen to Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill & Mickey of this jam band... you can just dial up their channel, man the Grateful Dead |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | A MONTH OF HISTORY $800: Guy Fawkes blows it--or rather, doesn't blow it--& gets arrested November |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | NOVEL "T"s $400: Stephenie Meyer said the idea for this first novel came to her in a dream Twilight |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | TERRIBLE SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $200: The king can't move without being put in check! Curses! It's this chess situation--a draw!--who no one ever wants to see! a stalemate |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | THE WINDS OF POP CULTURE $400: Saying it wasn't a "protest song", Bob Dylan did include the lyrics "How many times must the cannonballs fly" "Blowin' In The Wind" |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | TERRIBLE SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $400: "Pater Corpus" doesn't quite have the same ring as this slang term for the build of some fathers a dad bod |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | TERRIBLE SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $1000: The result for your account of writing a check you can't cover? It's this villain who many need "protection" from overdraft |
| #8682, aired 2022-07-12 | WHO'S IN THAT COMMERCIAL? $600: These 2 women who have both married Ashton Kutcher share a stage--briefly--in an AT&T ad Demi Moore & Mila Kunis |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | BABY, DON'T HURT ME $800: I hate it when you eat the last one of these ice cream bars with a big polar bear on the wrapper; it's cruel, baby Klondike |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | ONE LETTER CHANGES EVERYTHING $800: Subtract a "B" from a loose-fitting women's shirt to get this parasite you don't want to find there louse |
| #8678, aired 2022-07-06 | THE STATE OF DENIAL $400: What has happened to an appeal that won't be heard, or to a class that has been allowed to leave a school room dismissed |
| #8677, aired 2022-07-05 | A NOVEL DEATH $200: Spoiler for a 15-year-old book! this house-elf doesn't make it all the way through "The Deathly Hallows" Dobby |
| #8676, aired 2022-07-04 | MEDICAL ADJECTIVES $3,000 (Daily Double): It can refer to a procedure that doesn't penetrate the body or to disease that doesn't encroach into healthy cells non-invasive |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $600: You can own as many of these as you like in Calif. & enter them in a Calaveras jumping contest, but if one dies, you can't eat it frogs |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | GAME PLAN $1000: Using a small mallet, tap out the blocks one by one until someone topples the standing animal Don't Break the Ice |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | IT'S A PROCESS $1600: Here's a vitriolic clue--the lead-chamber process produces this acid that doesn't react with lead sulfuric acid |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | IT'S A PROCESS $2000: This process reduces fat globules in milk into small particles that are evenly distributed, so the cream doesn't rise to the top homogenization |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | A DISASTER OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS $2,018 (Daily Double): There's a lot of smiting & destroying after this group steals the Ark of God; things don't end well for Goliath, either the Philistines |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | SCIENCE WORDS $400: Merry-go-round riders are subject to this force meaning "center seeking"--not centrifugal, which isn't really a force centripetal |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | "STAN" COUNTRIES $800: Identifying this nation seen here that became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one Turkmenistan |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | "STAN" COUNTRIES $1000: Identifying this nation seen here that became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one Tajikistan |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | ENDS IN "S-T-Y" $400: In a proverb, it's "the best policy" honesty |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | ENDS IN "S-T-Y" $1200: This compound word can mean eager for violence or describe a vampire at feeding time bloodthirsty |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | ENDS IN "S-T-Y" $1600: It's the 11-letter medical term for a nose job rhinoplasty |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | ENDS IN "S-T-Y" $2000: Also called a vestry, it's a room in a church where clergy change into their robes & where holy objects are kept sacristy |
| #8669, aired 2022-06-23 | PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY $2000: Just after "Howards End", he wrote "Maurice", about a gay man, but didn't allow it to be published until after his death Forster |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | WORD ORIGINS $200: The wearer of this wouldn't likely know that its name goes back to a Scottish scholar & his followers after he fell out of favor a dunce cap |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | I DON'T HEAR A SYMPHONY $400: Not quite yet the symphony, the sinfonia was an instrumental part of these stage works, like "Giasone", a big one of the 1600s operas |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | 3 LETTERS IN A ROW, ALPHABETICALLY $600: To libel or slander (but it doesn't mean to make less well known) defame |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | TAKING STOCK SYMBOL $600: You can get a kick out of buying into this soccer club with the symbol MANU but then you shouldn't complain about the ownership Manchester United |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | I DON'T HEAR A SYMPHONY $800: With Beethoven in mind, Mahler believed writing this number symphony was endsville, so he called a 1908 work a song cycle the 9th |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | I DON'T HEAR A SYMPHONY $1200: Beethoven's "Kreutzer" is not a symphony but one of these "S" works for violin & piano a sonata |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | I DON'T HEAR A SYMPHONY $1600: César Franck composed "Symphonic" these on a theme, but no one agrees on how many it contains--between 6 & 15 Variations |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | I DON'T HEAR A SYMPHONY $2000: A bit like a symphony, the first work called this "for Orchestra" instead of for a solo instrument was in 1925 by Hindemith a concerto |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | HORSE IDIOMS $400: "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't" do this make him (them) drink |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | GRAMMY-WINNING SONGS $1600: In 1989 Bobby McFerrin took home a Song of the Year Grammy for this, & he probably didn't, & was "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | THINK PINK $200: This title object of a 1963 film doesn't refer to a large feline but to a large gem targeted by a thief the Pink Panther |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | POP ROCKS $600: A few years back daughter Liv posted a sweet video of her & dad, this Aerosmith frontman, singing, "Can't take my eyes off of you" Steven Tyler |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | HOME SWEET HOME RENOVATION $600: This type of flooring named for two parts that fit together is a nice choice, easy to install & with tight seams a tongue & groove (T&G) |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | HISTORIC ALLIANCES $1000: Around 1428 Texcoco, Tlacopan & this Aztec city-state formed the Triple Alliance Tenochtitlan |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | THE "O" MEN $600: Dining out as Ron Swanson on "Parks & Rec", he introduced the "turf & turf. It's a 16-ounce T-bone & a 24-ounce porterhouse" Nick Offerman |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | GETTING "W-R-M" $800: A memorable line from "Dr. Strangelove": "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the ____ ____" the war room |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | 3 FOR THE SHOW $400: CBS cops (or C.O.P.S.?) Lina Esco, David Lim & Alex Russell S.W.A.T. |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | THE MORAL OF THE FABLE $400: "Don't" do this was learned when an accident ruined a girl's plans for a poultry empire count your chickens before they're hatched |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | THE EARLY 1800s $400: In 1807 Congress passed a law to "prohibit the importation of" these, but it wasn't 100% effective slaves |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | BOOK TITLE REFERENCES $200: Per an Alice Walker novel, God will be mad if you don't notice it in a field the color purple |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ROCK DOCS $800: Can't get much more metal than Runhild Gammelsaeter, who sang for the band called this god's Hammer & has a PhD from the U. of Oslo Thor |
| #8660, aired 2022-06-10 | MOVIES WITH NARRATORS $1000: 1950: A screenwriter doesn't let being dead stop him from narrating a Hollywood tale Sunset Boulevard |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | LAUREL $1000: You likely won't hear him bragging about it, but this reclusive author of "Vineland" won a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1988 (Thomas) Pynchon |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | A WRITER BY ANY OTHER NAME... $200: "The Tales of Melpomene", by Antosha Chekhonte; clearly this guy didn't put in a lot of time coming up with a new name (Anton) Chekhov |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | THE CABINET $600: Though it doesn't have a secretary, the O.M.B. is a cabinet-level agency that writes this "B" for the president budget |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | A WRITER BY ANY OTHER NAME... $1000: The father of Chilean poet Neftalí Reyes Basoalto didn't like his writing, so Neftalí published under this name (Pablo) Neruda |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | MOVIE TITLES OF A LIFETIME (NETWORK) $600: In 2004 wedding planner Denise Richards fell for the groom in a movie titled this "(But I Don't)" I Do |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | SCIENCE STUFF $800: Abbreviated T, a fundamental unit of magnetic induction is named for this man Tesla |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | ANTHROPOLOGY $1200: Why don't women die at menopause? In Kristen Hawkes' theory, when they become this older relative, they still help family survival a grandmother |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | DON'T GET CONFUSED $200: Change an "A" to an "E" to go from immobile to this write stuff stationery |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | DON'T GET CONFUSED $800: Spelled one way, it's a pile of treasure; spelled another, it's a crowd coming to take it hoard (horde) |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | LET'S PLAY A GAME $1000: Settings for "Grand Theft Auto" have included Anywhere City, Liberty City & this "City" that doesn't sound safe Vice |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | A SHORT GOODBYE $1600: In English
(or British, really)
T.:
it also has 4 O's toodle-oo |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | POP & ROCK LIFE STORIES $800: Don't get me wrong, "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender" was her tale to tell Chrissie Hynde |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | SCIENCE $400: Though it doesn't have airplanes, Saturn has this band of 200-mph winds moving around its North Pole in a hexagonal pattern jet stream |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | SEND A LETTER $800: Big in the 1930s, the "Good Luck of Flanders" one of these mentioned bad luck too, if you didn't pass it on a chain letter |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | IT'S A FLAT-OUT FACT $2000: Some Native Americans practiced skull binding for a rounded look; Lewis & Clark called the Salish this because they didn't the Flathead |
| #8650, aired 2022-05-27 | YOUR MIND $600: This ability that Bradley Cooper only fakes in "Nightmare Alley" will soon be a reality using fMRI machines & it can't be stopped mind-reading |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | NUMERICAL BOOK TITLES $2,000 (Daily Double): A strange discovery on the Moon sets off a secret mission to a moon of Saturn in this sci-fi novel 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | THE ONE BEFORE THE FAMOUS ONE $400: Composed in 1806, it doesn't have a famous opening like the next one does, but it's fun anyway Beethoven's Fourth Symphony |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | WARTIME U.S. PRESIDENTS $400: George H.W. Bush assembled a multinational coalition to win this war, but it didn't help him at reelection time the Gulf War |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES $1000: "Thanks to a Glitch, Some Seattle Mazda Drivers Can't Tune Their Radios Away From" NPR, so at 7 A.M., it's this show or nothing Morning Edition |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: An ENT might perform a T&A, these 2 surgeries at one time a tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy |
| #8646, aired 2022-05-23 | WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS FILMS $600: Gene Hackman's first plan for a title-winning shot isn't big with his team but--spoiler alert for this basketball pic--things work out Hoosiers |
| #8645, aired 2022-05-20 | SOME LEGAL "A"s $1600: Objection! Counsel isn't seeking information but is badgering the witness! That's this adjective! argumentative |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | BLOOPERMAN $400: Mila Kunis can't keep a straight face in a 2012 movie blooper when this actor tells the police that a guy took his teddy bear Mark Wahlberg |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | PHYSICS $1200: Obeying the second law of thermodynamics, heat that isn't used to do work goes to this, which sounds like it should have a faucet (a heat) sink |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $400: You'd look boss in a jacket made from this coarse wool fabric tweed |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $800: A milquetoast is described as being extremely this timid |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $1600: As opposed to a broadsheet, the New York Post has this format a tabloid |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $2000: Medieval folk wore this type of garment like the yellow one seen here, often featuring a coat of arms a tabard |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $8,000 (Daily Double): An increase from $20 to $200 is this tenfold |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | I'VE GOT A BIG BANK ROLE $400: In this movie, Ryan Reynolds is a bank teller; fortunately, it's a video game, as his day usually doesn't go well Free Guy |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | A HORSE WITH A NAME $400: After winning an Olympic medal, she got congratulations from her rock-star dad who didn't even mention Don Juan van de Donkhoeve Jessica Springsteen |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | IT'S GETTING WINDY $800: A windmill generates mechanical energy but not electricity; a wind this, which suits us to a "T", does, as it converts kinetic energy a turbine |
| #8640, aired 2022-05-13 | DROP A LETTER $600: A term for refuse drops one of its "T"s, becoming this measurement a liter (from litter) |
| #8640, aired 2022-05-13 | DROP A LETTER $1000: A word meaning "crucial" loses its middle "T" & is now this small glass tube vial (from vital) |
| #8640, aired 2022-05-13 | STARTS WITH "Y" $1600: When attending a bar mitzvah, don't forget to put on one of these, often personalized with the pisher's name & the date a yarmulke |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS $600: We won't dance around it--this band! at the 2019 show made their ma proud & lived up to the chorus of a hit tune
"Hey look ma, I made it /
Hey look ma, I made it..." Panic! at the Disco |
| #8638, aired 2022-05-11 | FROM QUEENS $1000: He turned down a "close encounter" with Bernie Madoff before playing the man: "I already had a Queens accent, so he couldn't help me" (Richard) Dreyfuss |
| #8638, aired 2022-05-11 | TIMELY TALK $2000: An alcoholic beverage & flowers are in this phrase for a period of prosperity & happiness the days of wine & roses |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS $400: Cal State Northridge's Matty is short for one of these men in the arena; he doesn't have a sword anymore Matador |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | "G" WHIZ $800: You don't have to be a math whiz to know that this adjective describes the pattern seen here based on simple shapes geometric |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | MENACE TO SOBRIETY $800: A Lynchburg lemonade isn't meant for kids on a hot summer's day, as pouring this brand over ice into a highball glass is for adults only Jack Daniel's |
| #8635, aired 2022-05-06 | INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GLOSSARY $400: For our show, jeopardy.com is this, heimasíða in Icelandic the homepage |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | NOW FOR THE SECRET WORD $200: The government says you can't get that info because it has this 10-letter designation, like a newspaper ad section classified |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | A GLUTEN-FREE CATEGORY $600: This actor won't trigger your celiac disease Wil Wheaton |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | ASTRONOMY $1200: In 2019 Green Bank Observatory found the most massive of this superdense type of star (a teaspoon weighs more than all of humanity) a neutron star |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | DESCRIBING THE PULITZER FICTION WINNER $2000: 1980: A book about Gary Gilmore, a real-life death row inmate The Executioner's Song |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | THESE WORDS MEAN NO OFFENSE $400: Dictionaries tell us that as a noun, it's a simpleton; as a hip-hop adjective, it's great or impressive dope |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | THE MOVIES $400: Meryl Streep played President Orlean, ignoring the approach of a world-destroying comet in this 2021 comedy Don't Look Up |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | THESE WORDS MEAN NO OFFENSE $800: We're talking soil, so this word means a lump of earth, not someone who doesn't get it a clod |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | PETS $2,000 (Daily Double): As its very name speaks of sun-kissed islands, don't let this little songbird catch cold a canary |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $200: Something not initially liked & that takes a while to appreciate is one of these an acquired taste |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $400: Designed for harsh climates, the Hagglunds Bandvagn is an ATV, one of these vehicles all-terrain |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $600: It's a system of gear shifting in a car an automatic transmission |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $800: It runs from the heel to the calf muscles the Achilles tendon |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $1000: In legend the village of St. Calais, France was once saved from hunger by these pastries, basically flour & fruit apple turnovers |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | COUNTRY MUSIC SONG TITLES $1200: In a Grammy-winning hit, Jeannie C. Riley sang about "the day my mama socked it to" this school organization the "Harper Valley P.T.A." |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | THE ATMOSPHERE $400: C.A.T., or "clear air" this, refers to dangerous air currents that can cause problems for aircraft turbulence |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | WHICH COMES FIRST $200: Asimov's first law regarding these says they can't injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human to be harmed robots |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | WHICH COMES FIRST $2,000 (Daily Double): The first law of this says that the total energy of a system plus its surroundings is conserved the first law of thermodynamics |
| #8627, aired 2022-04-26 | ONE BIG FAMILY $1600: In czarist Russia, you didn't want to start a beef with this powerful merchant family that gave its name to a recipe Stroganov |
| #8627, aired 2022-04-26 | ____, ____ & ____ $4,000 (Daily Double): These items were tolled, closed & extinguished in an old Catholic ceremony bell, book & candle |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | MANE-SPLAINING $400: The brown this dog-like mammal of the African savannah ain't laughin' when its mane is erect--it's frightened a hyena |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL $1000: Don't confuse the macaw, a bird, with this largely Asian type of monkey, such as the Japanese species a macaque |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | FIRSTS $2,000 (Daily Double): On Oct. 13, 1983 the first call on a commercial cell phone was made to a grandson of this inventor Alexander Graham Bell |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $1200: This noun refers to someone between the ages of 60 & 69 a sexagenarian |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY $2000: I can't stop marveling at my aquarium; I love these kissing fish that have a croaking cousin kissing gourami |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | I SEE YOU THERE! $600: Don't get too close to the edge at Norway's Pulpit Rock 2000 feet above one of these bodies of water a fjord |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | LET'S GET SCIENTIFIC $1,800 (Daily Double): Showing great steadfastness in 2021, NASA landed this $2.7 billion rover on Mars, a mere 127 million miles away Perseverance |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | "ICU" THERE! $3,000 (Daily Double): In a friendly legal term, it precedes "brief" an amicus curiae |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | ONE E, DOUBLE E $400: It ain't Christmas Eve without a certain 8 of these animals providing their power reindeer |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | HANDLE WITH AIR $400: A container of Tide can't clean this 2-word phrase after you "air" it in public & make your pal's problems known to all dirty laundry |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | ECONOMICS $1200: The expenses for a business of changing its prices are called these "costs", what Joe's Diner doesn't want to keep reprinting menu costs |
| #8618, aired 2022-04-13 | BOOK 'EM $800: African-American actress & writer Alice Childress is known for her young adult novel "A Hero Ain't Nothin' But" this a Sandwich |
| #8617, aired 2022-04-12 | A CHRISTIE MYSTERY $2000: (Hugh Laurie presents the clue.) The amateur sleuths featured in my adaptation of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans", Bobby Jones & Frankie Derwent, have a lot in common with the detectives Christie enjoyed writing about the most, the Beresfords--Tommy & his wife Prudence, nicknamed this, slang for a British coin Tuppence |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | IN MOM'S FREE TIME $200: Susan Casey, one of the 1st politicians to call herself this kind of "mom", wasn't kidding--her son Conor became a star MLS striker a soccer mom |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | IN MOM'S FREE TIME $600: Tired of little heads going thunk, a daycare staff wanted something to prop kids up; Susan Henderson created this pillow the Boppy |
| #8615, aired 2022-04-08 | WRITING--IT'S A LIVING $1200: Pitch that story to this type of magazine, such as the fittingly named High Life or Enroute an in-flight magazine |
| #8615, aired 2022-04-08 | AIN'T NO CENTURY LIKE THE 17th CENTURY $2000: This man's 1689 "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" dealt with the tabula rasa, or "clean slate" of a newborn mind John Locke |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET $1000: Like a T-shirt, a computer program is made of these; in an online forum, they're sequences of comments on the same topic threads |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET $2,200 (Daily Double): Old monitors needed a screensaver, which moved so it wouldn't burn in; today you can use this static image, also a home decorating item wallpaper |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | CAN'T LOSE $200: On running for re-election in 2024, this law alum from Leningrad State University said, "I haven't decided"; uh huh, sure, man Putin |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | DOGS $800: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling is one breed of this sporting dog for whom "fetch!" should be instinctual a retriever |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | FULL ARTS $800: His painting of a peasant woman of Nuenen peeling potatoes isn't nearly as famous as his "Potato Eaters" van Gogh |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | CAN'T LOSE $1000: Taking a seat in 1990 to rep Stralsund-Rügen-Grimmen preceded this politician's 4 wins running for the world leader gig Angela Merkel |
| #8611, aired 2022-04-04 | BIRTH OF A WRITER $2000: Born in 1856 in Virginia, this educator went on to write "Up from Slavery" at the turn of the 20th century (Booker T.) Washington |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | STATELY OVERLAPS $1200: A trip to see animals in Africa that includes a side visit to Tucson safarizona |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE $400: "A male bovine's nap"? No, it means to move obstacles with a big tractor bulldoze |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE $800: Promoted to be the person in charge? No, it means decorated with a raised design embossed |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE $1200: "To turn into a long-tailed rodent"? No, to approve a constitutional amendment to ratify |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE $1600: "A spot on a kitchen surface"? No, it's the art of combining melodies in music counterpoint |
| #8602, aired 2022-03-22 | SILENT LETTER STARTERS $400: This title for a European ruler can have a silent "T" or "C" at the front tsar (czar) |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | FILMS OF THE 1990s $600: Character actor J.T. Walsh told a story that made Billy Bob Thornton's Karl very ill at ease in this 1996 film Sling Blade |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | 3 LETTERS IN A ROW ALPHABETICALLY $1,000 (Daily Double): Apparel for a thespian a costume |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | THE ANCIENTS SPEAK $1200: Shame on Hipponax' line "There are two days when a woman is a pleasure: the day one marries her and the day one" does this rhyming finish buries her |
| #8600, aired 2022-03-18 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: Utah would be more of a rectangle if this state hadn't taken a bite out of its northeastern corner Wyoming |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | NYC NEIGHBORHOODS $200: This West Midtown neighborhood with a "demonic" name is also called Clinton, which just isn't as cool Hell's Kitchen |
| #8596, aired 2022-03-14 | TUNE RIVER $1600: Big Mouth Billy Bass, a fish mounted on a plaque, lip-synched "Don't Worry, Be Happy" & this apt Al Green tune "Take Me To The River" |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | BANK "C" $400: While you don't sign the cashier's one, this double-"C" item that's also guaranteed is signed by you & a bank official a certified check |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | SAYS ANN(E) $1000: At the DNC in 1988, Texan Ann Richards said of this man, "He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth" George Herbert Walker Bush |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | AB-WORK $1600: A narrow mountain edge gets "AB" at the front to become this word of literary shortening abridge |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | GOOD FOR THE STEW $600: Also the name of a kids' game, this 2-word phrase refers to a problematic issue you don't want to handle hot potato |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | LITERARY CHARACTER SPOILERS $800: "The arm seized a loaf of bread and carried it off" & spoiler, he doesn't even get to eat it! What he does get is 19 years in prison Jean Valjean |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | OCEANS $600 (Daily Double): These islands off Florida have ocean cliffs a mile deep--don't know about that theory that the name is from Spanish for "shallow sea" the Bahamas |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | THE AT LEAST 5 LABORS OF HERCULES $1000: In what could be called a fashion (please) don't, Hercules stole this 6-letter article of clothing from the queen of the Amazons a girdle |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | PHRASE FARMING $800: "Resist placing each of one's ova within a single receptacle" is another way to put this phrase of warning don't put all your eggs in one basket |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: The family that started this car company has a D in its name; but in katakana, that name has 10 strokes & with a T, lucky 8 Toyota |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | REMEMBERING STEPHEN SONDHEIM $400: For "A Little Night Music", not a circus, Sondheim wrote the song "Send In" these, "don't bother, they're here" the clowns |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | SMALL ADJECTIVES $600: Of limited breadth, like an alley you can barely pass through or a mind that won't admit new ideas narrow |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE $800: After introducing rude Charlotte Braun into his comic strip, he let one reader know by letter she wouldn't be around for long Charles Schulz |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | KICKIN' IT $1000: Dean Martin sang, "How lucky can one guy be? I kissed her & she kissed me, like the fella once said, ain't that" this? a kick in the head |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $4,000 (Daily Double): A boat that doesn't list was said to be "on" this, which now means a calm disposition on an even keel |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | CHILD ACTORS $800: A working actor to this day, Henry Thomas was 10 when he filmed this Spielberg classic E.T. |
| #8582, aired 2022-02-22 | TWEETS $600: Dionne Warwick asked him, "If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this" Chance the Rapper |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | & NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT $400: These doglike carnivores weren't "laughing" so much after losing a 1999 war with lions in Ethiopia hyenas |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | A CAREER IN TECH $600: (Sundar Pichai delivers the clue.) Don't overextend yourself, but don't be afraid to expand your responsibilities, as I did in 2018 when I became responsible for this Google division, the world's most popular operating system for mobile devices Android |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | THY FEARFUL SYMMETRY $400: Won't lovers revolt now? is this type of phrase a palindrome |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $1200: The nearest example of a red supergiant is this bright star; it's still 724 light-years away, & don't say it 3 times Betelgeuse |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | END YOUR RESPONSE WITH A PREPOSITION $400: Polo players who didn't want their collars flapping in the breeze innovated this style the button-down |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | BOOKS BY FUNNY PEOPLE $1200: The subtitle of "I Must Say" by this Canadian & "SNL" veteran is "My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend" Martin Short |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | SCIENCE FACT $2000: You don't know me, but I've got about a million islets named for me in your pancreas Langerhans |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | DON'T BE SO THIRSTY $600: A dark mustache on a BYU student may indicate she's been drinking this, the most popular beverage sold there after water chocolate milk |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | DON'T BE SO THIRSTY $1,000 (Daily Double): Earl Grey tea gets its distinctive taste from an oil derived from the bergamot variety of this fruit an orange |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY $2000: Though it doesn't start with that letter, "S" represents this measure of the molecular disorder in a closed system entropy |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | PLUS $200: At the University of Chicago & other schools, the grading system consists of 5 letters, 3 that can have + added & these 2 that can't A & F |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS $400: Our favorite: this number, which says a person can't "be twice put in jeopardy" for the same offense the Fifth Amendment |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | EXIT STAGE LEFT $400: In a T.S. Eliot play 4 knights murder Thomas Becket in this title sanctuary the cathedral |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | MARVEL $200: This Black Panther actor wanted T'Challa's accent to be authentically African, so he spoke in a dialect based on South African Xhosa Chadwick Boseman |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | THE HARDER THEY FALL $600: This Broadway musical is about trying to make a flop, but the curtain didn't fall on it until the 2,502nd performance The Producers |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | 10-LETTER WORDS $800: "Mortal" word describing a jury that can't reach a verdict deadlocked |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | WE'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS $800: When this car first went on sale in 1908, it cost $850; thanks to the assembly line, by 1925 you could get one for under $300 a Model T |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | SQUID GAME $400: According to creator Stephen Hillenburg, Squidward on this TV series isn't a squid at all but an octopus SpongeBob (SquarePants) |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | ADD/DROP $1600: Drop a letter & go from being sorry that you missed a birthday to being thrilled that you didn't belated & elated |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | ADD/DROP $2,000 (Daily Double): Drop a letter from the unlawful act of inciting a revolt against the government to get a special issue of a newspaper sedition & edition |
| #8576, aired 2022-02-14 | BEHIND THE OLD TESTAMENT NAME $800: "Oh" this name, "don't you cry for me", it comes from a word meaning "lily" Susanna |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | I'M TOO SEXY: A LYRICAL POTPOURRI $200: ... for my this, be it t-, guayabera or flannel; so sexy it hurts my shirt |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | "S.T." ON THE TV $2000: John Bradley played this "better with a book than a sword" character on "Game of Thrones" Sam Tarly |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | MARX $200: In 1849 the last issue of a newspaper Karl edited wasn't black & white, but this all over; he defiantly used that color ink red |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TV, STREAMED $400: The devil didn't go down to Georgia, he went up to L.A. to open a nightclub & solve murders on this Netflix show Lucifer |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | MARX $1000: Marx considered religion "the opium of the people", which wouldn't have pleased his paternal grandfather, who had this job a rabbi |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $2000: To take your case all the way to the Supreme Court, the main method is to ask the justices to grant a writ of this Latin word certiorari |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | HORROR FILMS $1200: Stephen Lang played a character simply known as "The Blind Man" in this 2016 film & returned for its 2021 sequel Don't Breathe |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | GO FISH $800: This colorful fish is a popular pet; just make sure it has plenty of room to swim around, & don't put two males together a betta fish |
| #6, aired 2022-02-10 | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR $1000: 2014:
Soy this guy... he's a winner, baby--("Morning Phase")--so why don't you name him? Beck |
| #8573, aired 2022-02-09 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION $800: Now boarding Oceanic Air Flight 815 for this drama; objects may shift through time & don't expect a happy landing Lost |
| #2, aired 2022-02-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Now a university, this Alabama school opened in 1881 with about 30 students & one teacher, Booker T. Washington Tuskegee |
| #2, aired 2022-02-08 | AN "A" IN MATH $400: This property says that the order in which you multiply 3 or more numbers doesn't matter; the product will be the same the associative property |
| #8571, aired 2022-02-07 | POP CULTURE "EAST" & "WEST" $600: In a 2018 summer tune, "She used to meet me" here, "in the city where the sun don't set" Eastside |
| #8570, aired 2022-02-04 | THE STAGE MANAGER $800: Broadway actor Michael Barra plays a stage manager in this 2017 movie about P.T. Barnum The Greatest Showman |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | IT'S A NATIONAL THING $800: Don't you love playing with toys? Toy dogs, that is, like this breed here whose name comes from an island a Maltese |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | SONGS ON MY PLAY LIST $1200: The Drifters sang, "I can play this here guitar & I won't quit till I'm a star" here, the song's title "On Broadway" |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | POETRY $1,400 (Daily Double): This pair of adjectives describes how the narrator of "The Raven" pondered "over many a quaint & curious volume of forgotten lore" weak and weary |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $200: The initial appearance of a new product or course of action a debut |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $400: Soft hat worn by Britain's Royal Tank Regiment a beret |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $600: A choice cut of meat or fish with the bones removed a filet |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $800: A place where buses arrive & depart a depot |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $1000: Drizzled with honey is a popular way to serve this soft French cheese Camembert |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | SINKER $1600: As a building in Venice sinks, Vesper Lynd is trapped underwater & James Bond can't save her in this 2006 movie Casino Royale |
| #8562, aired 2022-01-25 | A QUICK & DIRTY CATEGORY $1200: "U" know this 7-letter adjective describes hair that hasn't been combed in a while unkempt |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | '90s R&B & HIP-HOP $200: In "U Can't Touch This", he rapped his thanks to the Lord "for blessing me with a mind to rhyme & 2 hyped feet" MC Hammer |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | U2 $400: Word describing a diamond in original form, or a movie that hasn't seen an editor yet uncut |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | GETTING A SHOT $200: Cockadoodledon't avoid the shot for this disease also known as varicella, mostly mild in kids but possibly fatal to adults chicken pox |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | "BIG" TALK $3,000 (Daily Double): Ironically, it was cosmologist Fred Hoyle, a leading advocate of the steady-state theory, who coined this term the big bang |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | OATS $400: A FAQ on the PepsiCo website asks if the man on this brand's logo is William Penn; they say he isn't Quaker Oats |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | RUN, 4 "S", RUN $200: To willfully act in a dangerous manner is "running with" this instrument, & please don't scissors |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WHALES $4,000 (Daily Double): As well as a type of flatworm, it's something much larger, either of the flat lobes of a whale's tail the flukes |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | JOB DESCRIPTION $800: By law, can't be a U.S. senator;
only needed quadrennially;
"faithless"? Can be fined or fired an elector |
| #8548, aired 2022-01-05 | MY SINGLE JUST DROPPED $800: This pair, a novelist & a poet, ran off together in July 1814 but didn't marry until December 30, 1816 Mary Shelley & Percy Shelley |
| #8548, aired 2022-01-05 | LESSER-KNOWN COMPOSERS $1200: Florence Price based her "Fantasy Negre No. 1" on "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass", this type of folk hymn a spiritual |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | WATERLOGGED READING $600: The Amity Police Department gets a call that Christine Watkins hasn't returned from a late night swim in this novel Jaws |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | "N" JOY $1000: Who doesn't like learning about this unusual ocean mammal whose scientific name is Monodon monoceros a narwhal |
| #8546, aired 2022-01-03 | PLACE YOUR FAST FOOD ORDER $600: A Meatball Marinara footlong & an Italian B.M.T. Melt Subway |
| #8546, aired 2022-01-03 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE $800: Quantum physics explains why these negative particles don't lose energy & crash into a positively charged nucleus electrons |
| #8546, aired 2022-01-03 | HISTORY PLAYS $800: Shimon Peres is a character in this J.T. Rogers play, named for a Scandinavian capital & its 1993 peace accords Oslo |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | THIS & THAT $1000: The colors of a southern Utah state park gave us this name after the famous brand of color film Kodachrome |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE $800: A highlight of New Year's Rockin' Eve 2010 was her "Let's Get Loud"
"Let's get loud /
Let's get loud /
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya /
What you gotta do..." Jennifer Lopez |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | PHILOSOPHY $400: Thomas Nagel's paper "What is It Like to Be" this says we can't know just by imagining eating bugs & hanging upside-down a bat |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | PHILOSOPHY $1000: This adjective for a statement that can't be corrected, like if someone says, "My foot hurts", is also used of an always- misbehaving child incorrigible |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | STREETS OF AMERICA $200: This raucous Big Easy street wasn't named for a liquor, but rather for the ruling French family of the time in 1721 Bourbon Street |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | THE SPACE PROGRAM $1200: After sending Bender home on this show, a God-like being says, "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all" Futurama |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $600: What you're in if you can't remember if it's the first of the month, the third, the fourth, the tenth a daze days |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | SOME LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING $800: This indoor bike-making co. had a market value of $31 billion in 2021, so don't go crazy--just 50% of it would be enough for anyone Peloton |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | "K" 9 $2,000 (Daily Double): One who uses political influence to put another in power a kingmaker |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | THOMAS HOBBES $200: Hobbes said life was "nasty, brutish, & short" in a state of this, which doesn't just mean battles but "every man against every man" war |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | GEOLOGY $400: If a deposit of rock isn't permeable enough to produce oil & gas, this controversial method of injecting fluid can change it fracking |
| #8536, aired 2021-12-20 | A DIFFERENT LOOK AT CHRISTMAS SONGS $600: "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" is by this "Take Me Home, Country Roads" singer (John) Denver |
| #8536, aired 2021-12-20 | A DIFFERENT LOOK AT CHRISTMAS SONGS $800: You don't think of Christmas tunes as black market body part movers, but "All I Want For Christmas Is" this pair of choppers my two front teeth |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | MOVIE TAGLINES $400: 2010:
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies"; what's on your mind? The Social Network |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | WHAT DO YOU KNOW? $1000: To have knowledge in a particular field is to know these veggies, though some say the word is a reference to a lexicographer onions |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $2,600 (Daily Double): To the Romans, Robigus was the god of this fungus that appears as red, orange or yellow spots on plants a rust |
| #8533, aired 2021-12-15 | STARTS WITH "W" $400: The identity of the murderer typically isn't revealed until the end in this type of story a whodunit |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | A LECTURER $800 (Daily Double): Biologist T.H. Huxley was a renowned defender of this theory & in 1893 famously lectured on it "& Ethics" evolution |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | BIG MOVIE ON CAMPUS $400: M.I.T.'s domed Maclaurin Building is where this actor works as a janitor in a 1997 film (Matt) Damon |
| #8529, aired 2021-12-09 | LIT CHARACTERS' BAD CHOICES $400: James, don't break up a family's baseball game & try to kill this girl! Edward will be mad & it just won't end well for you! Bella Swan |
| #8529, aired 2021-12-09 | LIT CHARACTERS' BAD CHOICES $600: She a) married Roger Chillingworth & b) didn't just head off for Europe with Dimmesdale as soon as she heard the word "prison" Hester Prynne |
| #8528, aired 2021-12-08 | FOUND IN KING TUT'S TOMB $400: A headrest made of this animal material doesn't look comfy ivory |
| #8528, aired 2021-12-08 | THE RULES OF THE GAME $1000: While trying to pin your opponent, you can't get him in a hold below the waist Greco-Roman wrestling |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | WE GET LETTERS $800: Porterhouse bone T |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $800: Known for upbeat films, this director said "Life" was "the greatest film I had ever made", but it didn't do well at the box office (Frank) Capra |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | AIN'T THAT AMERICA $200: The Levi Coffin House in Indiana was a stop on this system, that defied the Fugitive Slave Act the Underground Railroad |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ALPHABETICAL AMERICA: Until Alabama became the 22nd state, this one was first alphabetically Connecticut |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | BODIES OF WATER: The smallest inland sea in the world, it's completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas the Sea of Marmara |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | STATE CAPITALS: It was named for a nearby river that explorer Gabriel Moraga named for one of a religious grouping of 7 Sacramento |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | LITERATURE & RELIGION: This city now in Turkey is the addressee of one of the New Testament epistles & the setting for "The Comedy of Errors" Ephesus |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | COUNTRY MUSIC: "It was kind of a prodding to myself to play it straight", said Johnny Cash of this 1956 hit "I Walk The Line" |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | LANDMARKS: During Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to Los Angeles, pranksters covered up this letter in a local landmark L |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | FAMOUS NAMES IN AMERICA: The name of this animal that died in 1885 after being struck by a train that subsequently derailed lives on as an adjective Jumbo |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | THE 20th CENTURY: On July 19, 1940 Hitler called this man a warmonger & wrongly predicted he would flee to Canada Winston Churchill |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | FROM PAGE TO STAGE: The opera based on this 1993 memoir was staged at a prison for the first time in 2023, at Sing Sing with a chorus of 14 inmates Dead Man Walking |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | MOVIE MUSICALS: Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters (1 of) Gigi or Oliver! |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY: Before visiting Achilles' tomb, this man threw his spear onto the ground in Asia & declared the continent "spear-won" Alexander the Great |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | BODIES OF WATER: The Goshute, a Western people, called this vast body of water Teittse Paa, meaning "bad water" the Great Salt Lake |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY: Established in 1963, this group had its conclusions questioned in books, reports & a special 1970s congressional committee the Warren Commission |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ARTISTS: Exhumed in 2017 to settle a paternity suit, his mustache had "preserved its classic 10-past-10 position" according to the Spanish press Salvador Dalí |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | 21st CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: It was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor the incumbent vice president was a candidate 2008 (Barack Obama & John McCain) |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | NAME'S THE SAME: This first name is shared by a character introduced in 1941 & a member of royalty who is sixth in line to the British throne Archie |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | TWEEN LIT: Referring to the lengthy title of her much-discussed novel, this author lamented that she didn't just call the book "Margaret" Judy Blume |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | MILITARY HISTORY: A 1918 article titled "Do Not Shoot at" these said hunters were interfering with the U.S. Signal Corps' training of them (carrier or homing) pigeons |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | RALLYING CRIES: Don't mess with Texas: Sam Houston's troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto Remember the Alamo! |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | WORLD LANDMARKS: Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour Big Ben |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | THE 1500s: In the early 1500s he produced a codex in words & pictures on the flight of birds, one of many subjects that interested him Leonardo da Vinci |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | WORLD CAPITALS: In English, name of 1 of the 2 4-letter capitals with the same first & last letter, one in the N. & one in the S. Hemisphere Apia or Oslo |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | ART HISTORY: At the 1865 Paris Art Salon, the elder of these 2 men said if the younger were successful, it would be "because his name sounds like mine" Manet & Monet |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | BILLBOARD NO. 1 HITS: Billy Joel said, "I think the one time I didn't write the music" before the lyrics was for this 1989 hit, "and I think it shows" "We Didn't Start The Fire" |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | 19th CENTURY FIRST LADIES: After her husband left office, a minister wrote the White House was "purer because" this first lady "has been its mistress" Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy") |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | TV HISTORY: The 1980s "Magnum, P.I." used a soundstage of this long-running drama that had just ended, & even referred to its lead character Hawaii Five-O |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | MEDIEVAL PLACES: One of the participants in an 1170 event at this place said, "Let us away, knights; he will rise no more" Canterbury Cathedral |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | ART EXHIBITIONS: In 1898 what's been called the first blockbuster art show was devoted to him & put on for Queen Wilhelmina's coronation Rembrandt |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | NAMES IN THE BOOKSTORE: This man made lists, perhaps to cope with depression; a set of lists he published in 1852 made his name synonymous with a type of book (Peter Mark) Roget |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | LITERATURE: Published in 2011, P.D. James' final novel, "Death Comes to Pemberley", was a sequel to this novel from 200 years earlier Pride and Prejudice |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | TELEVISION: Mike Post combined the sound of a slamming jail door, an anvil & 100 men stomping on a floor for this series that debuted in 1990 Law & Order |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | BUSINESS MILESTONES: These were first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today Ford Model T |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 2001 he published a book called "Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall"; in 2002, "Existencilism" Banksy |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: It's home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon Italy |
| #8762, aired 2022-12-13 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: Demonstrating the dignity & humanity of Black Americans, he sat for 160 known photographs, the most of any American in the 19th century Frederick Douglass |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | MUSICAL THEATER: The pair at the center of tumult in this long-running show were originally to be a Jewish girl & a Catholic boy West Side Story |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | GEOGRAPHIC PAIRS: By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella Mallorca (Majorca) & Menorca (Minorca) |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS: A trip to El Paso with his young son & wondering what the city might look like years in the future inspired a novel by this author Cormac McCarthy |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS: He turned to opera with the 1903 work "Guest of Honor", likely inspired by Booker T. Washington's dinner at the White House (Scott) Joplin |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | AUTHORS: Featuring a statue of a man escaping his grave, his tomb in Amiens contrasts with the title of his 1864 adventure novel (Jules) Verne |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | DOCUMENTARIES: In this 1970 film, Max Yasgur says, "I'm a farmer... I don't know how to speak to 20 people... let alone a crowd like this" Woodstock |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | INNOVATIONS: Seen by a worldwide audience in 1970, black pentagons were added to these to help viewers follow them better on TV soccer balls |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | POP CULTURE: In 2011 Leland, Mississippi, where Jim Henson grew up, honored Henson & his Muppets by renaming a bridge this, also a song title Rainbow Connection |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | DISNEY SONGS: "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from "Encanto" is the first song from an animated Disney film to hit No. 1 since this duet in 1993 "A Whole New World" |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | 1972: In June he said, "Don't lie to them to the extent to say there is no involvement, but just say this is... a comedy of errors" Richard Nixon |
| #8635, aired 2022-05-06 | USA: These 2 mayors gave their names to a facility built on the site of an old racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | WOMEN IN BRITISH HISTORY: The orphaned future Queen Elizabeth I was devoted to this stepmother who died 2 days before Elizabeth's 15th birthday Catherine Parr |
| #8603, aired 2022-03-23 | POEMS: The title of this poem comes from a 1920 book that refers to its possible "restoration to fruitfulness" The Waste Land |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | METEOROLOGY: It was feared this word caused panic, but in 1950 the U.S. Weather Bureau ended a ban on it in forecasts, saying prediction wasn't impossible tornado |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | PHYSICISTS: A 1927 principle by this Nobel Prize winner says that some knowledge is inaccessible Werner Heisenberg |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS: A piece of writing advice from this man who died in 1904 concludes, "Otherwise don't put it there" (Anton) Chekhov |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY: One theory says Charles T. Torrey, a worker on this, coined its name, which appeared in The Liberator on October 14, 1842 the Underground Railroad |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | 1970s SINGER-SONGWRITERS: While speaking to Congress in 1985, he explained that his 1973 hit, now a state song, wasn't about drugs John Denver |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | FILMS OF THE 2000s: One of the screenwriters of this 2001 film described it as "'Clueless' meets 'The Paper Chase"' Legally Blonde |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | 3-NAMED WOMEN: Not primarily known as a suffragist, in 1879 she became the first female resident of Concord, Mass. to register to vote in local elections Louisa May Alcott |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | JOURNALISTS IN HISTORY: Bismarck Tribune correspondent Mark Kellogg died June 25, 1876 while on a field assignment covering this man (General George) Custer |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | FAMOUS DO'S & DON'TS: In 1964 Berkeley alum Jack Weinberg, age 24, told a San Francisco chronicle reporter this now-famous "Don't" "Don't trust anyone over 30" |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | HISTORY: In 1985 the mayor of Rome went to a suburb of Tunis to sign a treaty ending this after more than 2,100 years the (Third) Punic War(s) (Carthaginian Wars) |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | POPULAR PHRASES: This phrase relating nutrition & health was popularized by fruit scientist J.T. Stinson at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair an apple a day keeps the doctor away |
| #8464, aired 2021-08-12 | BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES: Based on a 1974 novel, this film has been described as combining "An Enemy of the People" & "Moby Dick" Jaws |
| #8440, aired 2021-07-09 | 1980s BESTSELLERS: The title of this 1985 novel by a Canadian author partly alludes to the similarly named stories in a 14th century work The Handmaid's Tale |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM: A real-life antidisestablishmentarian, William Bridgeman opposed the 1920 disestablishment of this in Wales church |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY: While performing in Philadelphia, the future father of this man sent a letter threatening to slit Andrew Jackson's throat (John Wilkes) Booth |
| #8361, aired 2021-03-22 | SHAKESPEAREAN REFERENCES: This name given to U.K. labor strife in December 1978 & January 1979 was taken from the first line of a Shakespeare history play the Winter of (our) Discontent |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | RADIO HISTORY: A 1949 broadcast in Spanish of this drama from 11 years before caused mass panic in Ecuador & the destruction of the radio station "The War of the Worlds" |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | EARLY U.S. HISTORY: Elbridge Gerry, Charles Pinckney & John Marshall were the diplomats in this 1797 incident that led to a quasi-war with France the XYZ Affair |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | HISTORY OF MEDICINE: 2020 marks the 55th birthday of the first piece of equipment dedicated to this process, now used for regular screenings mammogram |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | THE GREAT LAKES: An 1855 poem gives us this Native American name for the 1 Great Lake not known to us today by a Native American word or a tribe's name Gitche Gumee |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | NOTABLE BRITS: On this man's death in a 1935 motorcycle accident, Churchill said, his "pace of life was faster & more intense than the ordinary" Lawrence of Arabia |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | EUROPEAN LANDMARKS: As described in an 1831 book, it has "three recessed and pointed doorways... immense central rose window... two dark and massive towers" Notre-Dame |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS: Of the 15 U.S. presidential libraries or museums, 3 are in this state, more than any other Texas |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | CLASSIC TV SITCOMS: "I Love Lucy" used the French word "enceinte" in a 1952 episode title because CBS didn't want this word used pregnant |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | ADVENTURE NOVELS: In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel The Swiss Family Robinson |
| #8214, aired 2020-04-30 | ADVERTISING: Copywriter Keith Goldberg wrote this question in 1999 for a financial services company; they're still using it What's in your wallet? |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | 1950s FILMS: The last line of this epic film was "Go--proclaim liberty throughout all the lands unto all the inhabitants thereof" The Ten Commandments |
| #8211, aired 2020-04-27 | CIVIL WAR PEOPLE: Before they were photographed together in 1862, Lincoln wryly noted this general "should have no problem" sitting still for it George McClellan |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | HISTORIC FIGURES: In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland Charlemagne |
| #8204, aired 2020-04-16 | SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS: An account of a deposed Duke of Genoa in a 1549 "History of Italy" is a presumed source for this play The Tempest |
| #8200, aired 2020-04-10 | WORDS IN THE NEWS: On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500% quid pro quo |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY: A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor Salem, Massachusetts |
| #8168, aired 2020-02-26 | SCIENCE WORDS: In 1611 Kepler used this word from the Latin for "attendant" to describe the discoveries of Galileo satellite |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | INTERNATIONAL AWARD TROPHIES: La Maison Chopard crafts this annual award’s crystal base & 118-gram, 18-carat frond Palme d'Or |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES: He has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a Shakespeare tragedy Iago |
| #8126, aired 2019-12-30 | 1950s PEOPLE: In a New Yorker profile, he said, "Where I like it is out west in Wyoming, Montana, & Idaho, & I like Cuba & Paris" Ernest Hemingway |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS: By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant Jeremiah |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | ITALIAN INVENTORS: In a 1644 letter he wrote, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air", which is what his invention measures Torricelli |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | LITERARY CHARACTERS: From an 1894 work, his name literally translates to "tiger king" Shere Khan |
| #8083, aired 2019-10-30 | WORLD CAPITALS: In 1865 this city named for an early 19th century British hero became a British colonial capital Wellington |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | 1950s CINEMA: Objects of attention in this suspenseful film include a digging dog, a scantily clad dancer & a possible murderer Rear Window |
| #8080, aired 2019-10-25 | BRITISH HISTORY: In 2018 Parliament Square got its first statue of a woman, Millicent Fawcett, a founding member of the London Society for Women's this Suffrage |
| #8078, aired 2019-10-23 | 1930s NOVEL CHARACTERS: Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn't been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill Nick Charles |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: A site excavated since 1899, Tell es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city, home to a giant warrior Gath |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | MEDICAL NEWS 2018: For the first time, the FDA approved a drug for the treatment of this, though there hadn't been a new case in 40 years smallpox |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | AROUND THE USA: Astronomy buffs visit Idaho for the USA's first dark sky reserve; oddly, part of it is this resort area with a bright name Sun Valley |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1832, by a narrow margin, this state's legislature rejected considering abolition; a split was completed in 1863 Virginia |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | POETS: A poem by him includes, "It was grassy and wanted wear;/
though...the passing there/
had worn them really about the same" Robert Frost |
| #7960, aired 2019-03-29 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS: This 1883 classic ends with the words "A well-behaved little boy!" Pinocchio |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | NOVEL QUOTES: A boy at the end of this 1952 novel says to the main character, "Say it ain't true, Roy" The Natural |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MATH: Total of the numbers of the amendments banning state-sponsored official religion, ending slavery & repealing Prohibition 35 |
| #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 |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | POETS: He gave his pets names like Wiscus, Pettipaws, George Pushdragon & Jellylorum, the last of which he used in a poem T.S. Eliot |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | PRESIDENTS & THE MOVIES: 3 presidential films, all directed by Oliver Stone, have a total of only 9 letters in their titles--"Nixon" & these 2 W and JFK |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | COMIC STRIP TITLE CHARACTERS: These 2 were named for a European "theologian who believed in predestination" & a "philosopher with a dim view of human nature" Calvin & Hobbes |
| #7903, aired 2019-01-09 | TV DRAMAS: So that viewers wouldn't think it was about opera, the "R" in this show's logo was turned into a gun The Sopranos |
| #7879, aired 2018-12-06 | WORLD AFFAIRS 2018: An Arab League summit final statement rejected "interference" by this country often mistakenly called an Arab land itself Iran |
| #7869, aired 2018-11-22 | 1980s MOVIES: Ebert: This film "works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie & at the end...not a dry eye in the house" E.T. |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | CLASSIC FILMS: In this '70s Oscar-winning film, the title character's 1st words are "Why did you go to the police? Why didn't you come to me first?" The Godfather |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | COLOR ETYMOLOGY: This word for a gem & a shade of blue derives from the name of a Eurasian country from which gems came to Western Europe turquoise |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | STATE NAME ORIGINS: Though it doesn't have "island" in its name, it's named after a European island New Jersey |
| #7777, aired 2018-06-05 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: He got a real N.Y. Times obit in 1975; it said he wore "false mustaches to mask signs of age that offended his vanity" Hercule Poirot |
| #7760, aired 2018-05-11 | U.S. POLITICAL HISTORY: President Madison is credited with the 1st of these 2-word actions; he didn't sign an 1812 bill after Congress had adjourned a pocket veto |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | EUROPEAN RIVERS: Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn't end in "Y" or "A" Ukraine |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | 19th CENTURY EUROPEANS: In an 1889 letter to his brother, he wrote, “I wouldn’t exactly have chosen madness if there had been a choice” Vincent van Gogh |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | NOVELISTS: A 2015 BBC list of the 25 greatest British novels included 12 by women, 3 of them by this woman who died in 1941 Virginia Woolf |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | RECORD LABELS: This label, home to U2 & Bob Marley, was created, fittingly, in Jamaica with an investment of 1,000 pounds sterling Island Records |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: At the Women in I.T. Awards in 2017, the head of MI-6 said today the real version of the character known by this letter is female Q |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | COMIC BOOKS: Told to create a character called this, Len Wein learned the real animal is short, hairy & will attack an enemy 10 times its size Wolverine |
| #7593, aired 2017-09-20 | U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: In 1969 the "B" in this state's abbreviation was changed to an "E" to avoid confusion with a Canadian province Nebraska |
| #7568, aired 2017-07-05 | SMALL COUNTRIES: This tiny island nation 700 miles northeast of Madagascar makes a great addition to a classic tongue twister Seychelles |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | 16th CENTURY NAMES: In his 1557 almanac this French doctor predicted, "Immortal I shall be in life, and in death even more so" Nostradamus |
| #7537, aired 2017-05-23 | CLASSIC ROCK SONGS: Jonathan Cain was a struggling musician when his father told him to keep at it & never give up, inspiring this 3-word 1981 title "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | ERAS IN U.S. HISTORY: On April 11, 1865 Abraham Lincoln spoke of "the mode, manner, and means of" this, which he would not live to see Reconstruction |
| #7489, aired 2017-03-16 | INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE BRANDS: The name of this popular beer brand founded in 1897 is a reference to the 20th century Dos Equis |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | SOUTH AMERICA: This capital's name is a Latinized form of the name of its country Brasilia |
| #7408, aired 2016-11-23 | NAMES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A newspaper announcing his death in 1801 said he died in England & was "notorious throughout the world" Benedict Arnold |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | SCIENCE & MATH VOCABULARY: These 2 words are just 1 letter different; one is a whirlpool & the other a geometry term for a meeting point vertex & vortex |
| #7390, aired 2016-10-28 | SHAKESPEARE: These 2 title characters who have the same pair of initials both die by stabbing Juliet Capulet & Julius Caesar |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | BRITISH POP MUSIC: This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC's coverage of the Moon landing "Space Oddity" (by David Bowie) |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | HISTORIC RELATIVES: In the same year as Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law Gen. Edward Pakenham died in this battle in North America the Battle of New Orleans |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | AUTHORS: In 1948 he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to California "in search of something they don't really find" Jack Kerouac |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | FILM ADAPTATIONS: In a 2011 slate.com survey of movie credits, of the top 25 most adapted writers, this novelist is the only one living Stephen King |
| #7307, aired 2016-05-24 | 19th CENTURY NOTABLES: He died in New Orleans on December 6, 1889, a little over 20 years after his treason case had been dropped Jefferson Davis |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | STATE SONGS: Its state song rhymes "patriotic gore" with the name of its largest city Maryland |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: In 1855 he wrote, "The public appears disposed to be amused even when they are conscious of being deceived" P.T. Barnum |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | 19th CENTURY BRITS: In May 1810 during one of his more famous exploits, he employed the breaststroke Byron |
| #7264, aired 2016-03-24 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: In 1872 he wrote his thesis "Diseases of the Teeth" & soon after moved west to a drier climate for his health Doc Holliday |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | 20th CENTURY POETS: It was said "his accent which started out as pure American Middle West" became "quite British U" T.S. Eliot |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | SHAKESPEARE: After a royal passing in January 1820, this tragedy that had been little performed got 2 new London productions in April King Lear |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | FAMOUS LAST NAMES: The first woman space shuttle pilot shares this surname with a man on the 1st manned lunar landing 26 years earlier Collins |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | SPACE EXPLORATION: The first man to travel into space began his journey on that fateful day in what is today this country Kazakhstan |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | HISTORIC NAMES: In 1909 this Oxford student surveyed Crusader castles in the Mideast; a few years later he returned for less peaceful activities T.E. Lawrence |
| #7116, aired 2015-07-20 | POETRY: Wagner's line "Oed' und leer das Meer", meaning "Waste and empty the sea", is quoted in a poem by this American-born man T.S. Eliot |
| #7092, aired 2015-06-16 | QUOTABLE PAINTERS: "A reviewer... wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was" Jackson Pollock |
| #7056, aired 2015-04-27 | WEDDINGS: In April 2011 he married an heiress to the fortune of a company called Party Pieces Prince William |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | GEOGRAPHY: The Caucasian Isthmus lies between these 2 large inland bodies of water the Caspian Sea & the Black Sea |
| #7040, aired 2015-04-03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM WINNERS: She was called a "Trailblazer for America's daughters" when she won in 2012, a century after founding an organization Juliette Gordon Low |
| #7012, aired 2015-02-24 | 1980s MOVIES: At his term's end, Ronald Reagan took an office in an L.A. high-rise, still a mess from the filming of this 1988 thriller Die Hard |
| #6984, aired 2015-01-15 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Found near Amsterdam in 2010, a 1606 stock certificate from this long-defunct company has been valued at $750,000 the Dutch East India Company |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 20th CENTURY BRITS: Dr. Hugh Cairns, who tried but couldn't save the life of this man in May 1935, became a pioneer in the use of motorcycle helmets T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY: Of the 5 cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles, it's the only one not found in Europe Tyre |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | 20 YEARS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT: In 1994 this comedian starred in a No. 1 sitcom, the No. 1 Christmas movie & had a No. 1 non-fiction bestseller Tim Allen |
| #6853, aired 2014-06-04 | THE BEATLES: Of The Beatles' 20 U.S. No. 1 hits, this song has the shortest title "Help!" |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | OPERA: In a bit of foreshadowing, the title character's dad has committed suicide before the action of this 1904 opera Madame Butterfly |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | SECRETARIES OF STATE: Serving 160 years apart, these 2 Secretaries of State are the only ones who never married Condoleezza Rice & James Buchanan |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win Oscars for Best Actor & Best Actress The Silence of the Lambs or As Good as It Gets |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | NAMES ON THE MAP: Visited by Jacques Cartier in 1534, it was later renamed for Queen Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent Prince Edward Island |
| #6835, aired 2014-05-09 | FAMOUS BOOKS: It was published March 26, 1830; a very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011 The Book of Mormon |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: On December 20, 1956 the Court's ruling on Browder v. Gayle went into effect, bringing an end to this 381-day event the Montgomery bus boycott |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS: Good looks weren't enough as he became the only full-term president rejected in a bid for his party's 2nd term nomination Franklin Pierce |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | FOREIGN LEADERS: In 1964 he was convicted of sabotage & conspiracy & served over 20 years in prison Nelson Mandela |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 1713's Treaty of Utrecht concluding the War of the Spanish Succession granted this small 2.3-square-mile area to Great Britain Gibraltar |
| #6769, aired 2014-02-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: Once a poor British protectorate, in 2012 this peninsular country ranked as the world's richest per capita Qatar |
| #6755, aired 2014-01-17 | AMERICAN THEATER: This 1949 drama that ends with a requiem asks, "Why did you do it? I search & search & I search, & I can't understand it" Death of a Salesman |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS: In 1947 Walt Disney made a handshake deal to let this university use one of his major characters as its mascot, still in use today the University of Oregon |
| #6715, aired 2013-11-22 | COUNTRY NAMES: In England in 1933, Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined this name, a country that wouldn't be formed until 14 years later Pakistan |
| #6690, aired 2013-10-18 | CARS: Introduced as a 2-seater & later celebrated in song, it was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002 the T-Bird |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | BIG COUNTRIES: In area, it's the largest former Soviet republic after Russia & the largest nation that doesn't border an ocean Kazakhstan |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | POETS: Funds provided by his widow were used to set up a literary charity called Old Possum's Practical Trust T.S. Eliot |
| #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | THE CIVIL WAR: Abraham Lincoln called this document, which took effect in 1863, "a fit and necessary war measure" the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | 3-NAMED PEOPLE: Born in what's now Maine in 1807, he's honored with a bust in a special section of Westminster Abbey Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | AMERICAN WRITERS: Contemporary reviews called this writer "A Yankee Diogenes" & the "Concord Diogenes" Henry David Thoreau |
| #6598, aired 2013-05-01 | THE THEATRE: Dramatizing a murder from the year 1170, a 1935 T.S. Eliot play aptly had its first performance in this English city Canterbury |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | AUTHORS: This author who passed away in 2012 quipped, "For those who haven't read the books, I am known best for my hair preparations" Gore Vidal |
| #6560, aired 2013-03-08 | THE OSCARS: Brother & sister who were both nominated for 1969 Oscars: he for a screenplay, she for Best Actress; they didn't win Jane Fonda & Peter Fonda |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ITALY: The Italian word for "shadow" is used as a local variation on the name of this region midway between Rome & Florence Umbria |
| #6539, aired 2013-02-07 | CAPITAL CITIES: It's criss-crossed by dozens of "peace walls" that separate its Catholic & Protestant neighborhoods Belfast |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | SHORT STORIES: It says, "The body of the trooper having been buried in the church yard, the ghost rides forth... in nightly quest of his head" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| #6490, aired 2012-11-30 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN WRITERS: A publisher's note on one of his books called him "The terror of typesetters" & "an enigma to book reviewers" E.E. Cummings |
| #6478, aired 2012-11-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The only 2 presidents never to present a State of the Union address are William Henry Harrison & this man James Garfield |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | PLAYS: Referring to its 2 acts, an Irish critic described it as "a play in which nothing happens, twice" Waiting for Godot |
| #6467, aired 2012-10-30 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS: "A Cry of Children" & "Nightmare Island" were proposed titles for this novel Lord of the Flies |
| #6462, aired 2012-10-23 | CHILDREN'S RHYMES: Oddly, this mammalian character with a rhyming name suffers from alopecia Fuzzy Wuzzy |
| #6425, aired 2012-07-20 | RECENT FILMS: One of its first lines is "I won't talk! I won't say a word!!!" The Artist |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | AIRLINE HISTORY: Clipper Goodwill, a Boeing 727, took this airline's last passengers from Barbados to Miami December 4, 1991 Pan Am |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | ANIMALS: A 2005 study reported that this animal named for an island has, pound-for-pound, the most powerful bite of any mammal Tasmanian devil |
| #6325, aired 2012-03-02 | BOOK VILLAINS: The first time we meet this man in a 1981 novel, he's in his cell holding "Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine" Hannibal Lecter |
| #6302, aired 2012-01-31 | 1870s PEOPLE: Preserved in the West Point library, his last message reads, "Benteen. Come on. Big village. Be quick. Bring packs" General Custer |
| #6288, aired 2012-01-11 | FOOD ETYMOLOGY: Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan canola |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | ASTRONOMY: In July 2011 it completed its first orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846 Neptune |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Crosby, Sinatra & Hope starred in the October 13, 1957 CBS-TV special that launched this short-lived product the Edsel |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | HIT SONGS: Inspired by a Meher Baba saying, this 1980s Grammy winner was the first a cappella recording to top the Billboard 100 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (by Bobby McFerrin) |
| #6241, aired 2011-11-07 | FROM THE GREEK: The word for a song element you won't find in instrumentals comes from the name of this instrument a lyre |
| #6240, aired 2011-11-04 | NOTABLE GROUPS: Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC's Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, & found there was nothing left to say the Algonquin Round Table |
| #6233, aired 2011-10-26 | DEATH OF AN AUTHOR: In 1940 at age 44 he died of a heart attack at his Hollywood home while reading his Princeton Alumni Weekly F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | U.S. STATE NAMES: Of the 4 states that begin & end with the same vowel, the one that doesn't begin & end with the same letter as the other 3 states Ohio |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | BESTSELLERS: In the beginning this 2005 novel was simply titled "Forks" Twilight |
| #5982, aired 2010-09-21 | SPORTS & THE MEDIA: On February 8, 2010 the headline in a major newspaper in this city read, "Amen! After 43 Years, Our Prayers Are Answered" New Orleans |
| #5906, aired 2010-04-26 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: He's the only president sworn in on a Catholic missal; it wasn't his Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| #5896, aired 2010-04-12 | NEW SPORTS: In 2008, Middlebury College in Vermont won its 2nd straight championship in this sport introduced in a 1997 novel Quidditch |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | FILM LEGENDS: His only competitive Oscar win was for Best Score in 1973 for a 1952 film in which he had starred as a washed-up comic Charlie Chaplin |
| #5862, aired 2010-02-23 | MONARCHS: In 2001 Bulgaria elected as prime minister its former child monarch, the only person now living to have held this royal title czar |
| #5857, aired 2010-02-16 | THE AFI's 50 GREATEST FILM HEROES: Of the 50 on the list, the only character that wasn't portrayed by a human Lassie |
| #5794, aired 2009-11-19 | FILM DIRECTORS: His work of the 1930s & '40s is so associated with sentimentality that his name is often combined with "corn" Frank Capra |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | LANDMARKS: Operation Felix, a planned 1941 Nazi action to seize this territory, was never carried out because Spain wouldn't go along Gibraltar |
| #5768, aired 2009-10-14 | POETS: In a 1921 letter this American-born poet had "a long poem in mind... which I am wishful to finish", & he did at 433 lines T.S. Eliot |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | THE INTERNET: In a registered website domain name, it's the only mark allowed that isn't a letter, number or the dot a dash |
| #5726, aired 2009-06-29 | THE BEATLES: Fittingly, the cover of this Beatles album shows the Fab Four engaging in a semaphore message Help! |
| #5724, aired 2009-06-25 | SLANG TERM ORIGINS: Now referring to a scapegoat, this term originated as someone designated as a "proxy for correction" a whipping boy |
| #5705, aired 2009-05-29 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: Peter Finch was the first winner of a posthumous Best Actor Oscar; he was first to get 2 posthumous acting nominations James Dean |
| #5702, aired 2009-05-26 | BRITISH LEGENDARY POETRY: The first edition of this collection of poems did not include "The Last Tournament"; it was added in the 1870s Idylls of the King |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | SCIENCE TERMS: In medieval England, it meant the smallest unit of time, 1/376 of a minute; it didn't refer to matter until the 16th century atom |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II: This nickname given a bomber at a 1935 test flight reflected the early belief that it wouldn't need fighter protection the Flying Fortress |
| #5609, aired 2009-01-15 | WRITER/DIRECTORS: His headstone, using a line from one of his scripts, says, "I'm a writer but then nobody's perfect" Billy Wilder |
| #5574, aired 2008-11-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: The only public state holiday in the U.S. honoring a monarch is one honoring this ruler King Kamehameha |
| #5556, aired 2008-11-03 | PULITZER-WINNING NOVELS: From this book's penultimate paragraph: "There had never been a man she couldn't get, once she set her mind upon him" Gone with the Wind |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | ASIAN NATIONS: Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only 2 whose names don't end with "A" Afghanistan & Azerbaijan |
| #5549, aired 2008-10-23 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: This character, created in Europe in the 19th c., has a name that can be translated as "eye of pine" Pinocchio |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS: The first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office, he did so to meet with other world leaders Wilson |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's 277 miles long, it's up to 18 miles wide, it's 6 million years old & at a given time temperatures within it can vary by 25 degrees the Grand Canyon |
| #5509, aired 2008-07-17 | 1970s HITS: In 1970 2 performers reached the Top 20 with this hit whose 6-word title was inspired by Boys Town "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" |
| #5501, aired 2008-07-07 | THE QUOTE OF THE MONTH CLUB: In a poem, these 5 words precede "breeding Lilacs out of the dead land... stirring Dull roots with spring rain" April is the cruellest month |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The first man to receive a million votes for president in one election, he didn't get to enjoy the victory for long William Henry Harrison |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | AFI's TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES: This quote, No. 31 on the list, comes 2 minutes after the No. 1 quote, & is the last line of its movie After all, tomorrow is another day! |
| #5454, aired 2008-05-01 | HISTORIC NAMES: Born at Chateau Chavaniac in 1757, he was later hailed as "the hero of two worlds" the Marquis de Lafayette |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | BASEBALL TERMS: Hall of Famer Willie Stargell called it "a butterfly with hiccups" a knuckleball |
| #5423, aired 2008-03-19 | BEATLES TUNES: It's the Beatles' only U.S. No. 1 hit single whose title is the name of an actual place "Penny Lane" |
| #5418, aired 2008-03-12 | THE WORLD MAP: 1 of the 2 South American countries whose mainland you'll fly over when heading due south from Miami, Fla. Ecuador or Peru |
| #5405, aired 2008-02-22 | U.S. GOVERNMENT HISTORY: This man cast the first tie-breaking vote in U.S. Senate history John Adams |
| #5384, aired 2008-01-24 | RICH & FAMOUS: At $900 million, his fortune was once 2% of the GNP; by his death in 1937, he was down to about $26 million John Rockefeller |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | FOREIGN FILMS: A series of novels includes "Iron Knight, Silver Vase", "Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin" & this one, made into a film in 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: When this president & his wife didn't want to be understood by others, they spoke to each other in Chinese Herbert Hoover |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | FAMOUS NAMES: In the 19th century he created a new type of reference work, a dictionary named from the Greek for "treasury" Roget |
| #5332, aired 2007-11-13 | THE MOVIES: The title of this award-winning 1963 film refers to the number of films its director felt he had made to that point 8½ |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | 16th CENTURY NAMES: Paul III roared at him, "I have waited 30 years for your services. Now I'm pope, can't I satisfy my desire?" Michelangelo |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | MUSICAL HISTORY: It's the nursery rhyme that inspired the title of a famous musical based on a 1913 G.B. Shaw work London Bridge |
| #5287, aired 2007-09-11 | AFRICAN CITIES: Africa's most populous city not on a navigable body of water; its settlers didn't need water when they had gold Johannesburg |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | ANIMALS: The genus of this Asian animal is Ailuropoda, & its species name, appropriately, is melanoleuca the giant panda |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | AMERICANA: The original one of these on Mass.'s Little Brewster Island was built in 1716; automation didn't come until 1998 a lighthouse |
| #5238, aired 2007-05-23 | MNEMONIC DEVICES: A traditional mnemonic device for remembering these begins, "Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three" English monarchs |
| #5137, aired 2007-01-02 | HOLIDAY STUFF: In an 1850 essay Charles Dickens called it "that pretty German toy" a Christmas tree |
| #5128, aired 2006-12-20 | TECHNOLOGY: A famous one of these was first sent May 24, 1844 & a famous last one, January 27, 2006 a telegram |
| #5124, aired 2006-12-14 | WORD ODDITIES: This Britishism, a homophone of a letter in the alphabet, has one consonant followed by a line of 4 vowels queue |
| #5103, aired 2006-11-15 | MOVIE HISTORY: Producer David Selznick was fined $5,000 by censors for using this word in a 1939 film damn |
| #5077, aired 2006-10-10 | CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS: The 1935 cartoon "I Haven't Got a Hat" was the first of many cartoons that paired him with a cat named Beans Porky Pig |
| #5063, aired 2006-09-20 | IN THE NEWS 2006: Justice Peter Smith embedded a secret code into a 2006 ruling that said this author hadn’t violated a copyright Dan Brown (author of The Da Vinci Code) |
| #5055, aired 2006-07-28 | AMERICANA: A monument at this Nebraska site bears the words "He ain't heavy, Father... he's m' brother" Boys Town |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas Florida & the Yucatán peninsula |
| #5022, aired 2006-06-13 | LITERARY QUOTES: "I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing" is a line from this 1952 work; like DiMaggio, it's an American classic The Old Man and the Sea (by Ernest Hemingway) |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | UNIVERSITIES: It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself New Jersey |
| #5018, aired 2006-06-07 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: It's the only Canadian province or territory whose 2-letter postal abbreviation is a preposition Ontario |
| #5003, aired 2006-05-17 | BRITISH MONARCHS: The last British monarch who was not the child of a monarch Queen Victoria |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: On July 16, 1995 this company made its first sale, a science textbook Amazon.com |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | STATE CAPITALS: Alphabetically, they're the first two state capitals named for presidents Jackson & Jefferson City |
| #4965, aired 2006-03-24 | HISTORIC NAMES: When Alexander Hamilton & James Monroe nearly met in a duel, this man interceded & defused the situation Aaron Burr |
| #4954, aired 2006-03-09 | ISLANDS: Despite landmines dating from 1982, penguins use these islands for mating grounds, being too light to set them off the Falkland Islands |
| #4945, aired 2006-02-24 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: Growing up on a farm, Henry Ford didn't "care much for" these... "I never really made friends with them" horses |
| #4940, aired 2006-02-17 | FORMER WORLD CAPITALS: In 1998 Czar Nicholas II & his wife Alexandra were laid to rest in this city St. Petersburg |
| #4934, aired 2006-02-09 | CONGRESS: The word for this job comes from a fox-hunting term for someone who keeps the hunting dogs from straying the whip |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | U.S. COMMERCE: Huntington, considered the USA's busiest inland port & largely shipping coal, is on this river the Ohio River |
| #4903, aired 2005-12-28 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS: This play says "Then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at--Elysian Fields!" A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #4862, aired 2005-11-01 | THE OLD WEST: This outlaw's father, a minister, gave him his first & middle names after an 18th century English clergyman John Wesley Hardin |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | HISTORIC PEOPLE: At 81, this Pennsylvanian was the oldest delegate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin |
| #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 |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | SLOGANS: In 1986 the Texas Department of Transportation began using this 4-word slogan as part of a campaign to prevent litter "Don't mess with Texas" |
| #4815, aired 2005-07-08 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES: In 1960 European journalists gave her the nickname "La Gazzella" Wilma Rudolph |
| #4809, aired 2005-06-30 | OSCAR NOMINEES: In a 1964 film, he played 3 characters but received only one nomination for Best Actor Peter Sellers |
| #4807, aired 2005-06-28 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS: In 1956 she published "Venice Observed" & her brother Kevin starred in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Mary McCarthy |
| #4795, aired 2005-06-10 | PRESIDENTS: The last time there were no living ex-presidents was when this man was president Richard Nixon |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | FAMILIAR PHRASES: This 5-word rule or maxim has been attributed to both H. Gordon Selfridge & John Wanamaker The customer is always right |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS: Born of Norwegian descent in 1916, he was given the first name of a famous Norwegian of the time Roald Dahl |
| #4761, aired 2005-04-25 | U.S. CITIES: In 1790 this Midwest city was named for a society that had been named for a Roman citizen-soldier Cincinnati |
| #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 |
| #4750, aired 2005-04-08 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: Dr. Seuss wrote this book to win a bet that he couldn't write a book using only 50 different words Green Eggs and Ham |
| #4735, aired 2005-03-18 | EUROPEAN LANGUAGES: In this language spoken by 120 million worldwide, all of the days of the week but one end with the same 3 letters German |
| #4732, aired 2005-03-15 | ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES: "Shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France?" the artist wrote of this work The Starry Night (by Vincent van Gogh) |
| #4726, aired 2005-03-07 | SPORTS PHRASE ORIGINS: In 1939 an Illinois sports official wrote "A little" of this alliterative phrase may "contribute to sanity" March Madness |
| #4719, aired 2005-02-24 | THE U.S. CENSUS OF 1790: It was the only state in the 1790 census to claim a slave population of zero Massachusetts |
| #4705, aired 2005-02-04 | U.S. POLITICS: A member of this family has spoken at every Democratic National Convention since 1956 the Kennedys |
| #4699, aired 2005-01-27 | MOUNTAINS: To trek through its Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face & South Col, your team needs a $70,000 permit from Nepal's government Mount Everest |
| #4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 18th CENTURY POETRY: 18th c. poem that says, "Forever cursed be this detested day, Which snatched my best, my favorite curl away!" "The Rape of the Lock" |
| #4689, aired 2005-01-13 | FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS: With 7 years' service, this man who resigned in June 2004 had the longest tenure in his position in over 4 decades George Tenet (former head of the CIA) |
| #4683, aired 2005-01-05 | 1920s NOSTALGIA: A poor couple window-shopping a diamond bracelet at this store inspired the song "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" Tiffany's |
| #4679, aired 2004-12-30 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the first vice president to cast zero tiebreaking votes in his capacity as president of the Senate John Tyler |
| #4657, aired 2004-11-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only 4 months a year H&R Block |
| #4616, aired 2004-10-04 | POETS: Called the 2 most innovative 19th century American poets, one didn't read the other after being "told that he was disgraceful" Emily Dickinson & Walt Whitman |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | MARILYN MONROE MOVIES: Marilyn plots her husband's murder at a honeymoon site in this, her only film with a 1-word title Niagara |
| #4594, aired 2004-07-22 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. presidents whose middle names are also the last names of 2 other presidents Ronald Wilson Reagan & William Jefferson Clinton |
| #4593, aired 2004-07-21 | SINGERS: Her recording career lasted just 8 years, starting in 1955 with "A Church, A Courtroom And Then Good-Bye" Patsy Cline |
| #4586, aired 2004-07-12 | NAMES IN THE BIBLE: Daniel means "God is my judge", Ezekiel, "God strengthens"; & this name in Genesis 32, "he strives with God" Israel |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | BOOK TITLES: "I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this Song of Solomon |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FILMS OF THE '70s: This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed The Exorcist |
| #4566, aired 2004-06-14 | ON EXHIBIT: The Chinese government, which controls all of these in the U.S., won't let a new one be named until it's 100 days old giant pandas |
| #4558, aired 2004-06-02 | THE 2000 OLYMPICS: She's the first female track & field athlete to win medals in 5 different events at a single Olympics Marion Jones |
| #4552, aired 2004-05-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS: At a feast he couldn't enjoy his dinner because his life was literally hanging by a thread Damocles |
| #4525, aired 2004-04-16 | AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS: "Evita"'s "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was inspired by a 1969 concert of hers in London; she left the stage after 15 minutes Judy Garland |
| #4519, aired 2004-04-08 | ISLANDS: 1200 miles from the nearest continent, it entered history because of its isolation (here's a map that shows you where it is) St. Helena |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | MUSICAL THEATRE: When this Off-Broadway show closed in 2002, its lyricist said, "You can't be sad for a show that has run 42 years" The Fantasticks |
| #4474, aired 2004-02-05 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: A November 2003 report said better tree trimming may have prevented this event that affected 50 million people in August the power blackout |
| #4460, aired 2004-01-16 | THE MOVIES: They're the 2 2-letter abbreviations in the titles of movies directed by Steven Spielberg E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) & A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | FILM TITLES: This Charlie Chaplin film lent its name to a famous bookstore that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary City Lights |
| #4391, aired 2003-10-13 | MOVIES: A catering hall called Aphrodite's Palace is featured in this 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| #4347, aired 2003-06-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: This observance began as a day to eat up all the stuff in your home you couldn't eat for the next 40 days Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) |
| #4303, aired 2003-04-23 | CHARACTERS: Person missing from: Rossweisse, Ortlinde, Siegrune, Grimgerde, Helmwige, Gerhilde, Waltraute & Schwertleite Brunhilde (one of the Valkyries) |
| #4301, aired 2003-04-21 | SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS: French physicist Leon Foucault gave it its name, which is from the Greek for "to view the rotation" gyroscope |
| #4291, aired 2003-04-07 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: Author of the 1889 novel that opens, "Camelot, Camelot... I don't seem to remember hearing of it before" Mark Twain |
| #4288, aired 2003-04-02 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY: One of the only 2 Canadian provinces that do not border a saltwater ocean or bay Alberta or Saskatchewan |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | THE GLOBE: Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south Brazil |
| #4222, aired 2002-12-31 | SOUTH AMERICA: Alphabetically, they're the first & last of the 7 countries where the Andes are found Argentina & Venezuela |
| #4213, aired 2002-12-18 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: This president shares his middle name with the name of a 1st c. Jewish theologian mentioned in the New Testament Warren Gamaliel Harding |
| #4193, aired 2002-11-20 | AMERICANA: Baptist minister Francis Bellamy penned this oath in 1892 to reflect his Christian Socialist beliefs the Pledge of Allegiance |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | STATE FACTS: In August 1959 a coin toss helped Hiram L. Fong become this state's senior senator Hawaii |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The first winning presidential ticket of 2 sitting U.S. senators was the ticket of these 2 men John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #4140, aired 2002-09-06 | SPORTS STARS: He's the only athlete in history to play in both the Super Bowl & the World Series Deion Sanders |
| #4138, aired 2002-09-04 | NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS: Moving several times, the first was originally P.T. Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome Madison Square Garden |
| #4124, aired 2002-07-04 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN: According to the London Times she was England's highest-earning British woman in 2001, followed by Queen Elizabeth II J.K. Rowling |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | RENAISSANCE AUTHORS: In the 16th century he wrote, "Whoever wishes to found a state…must start with assuming that all men are bad…" Machiavelli |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president Thomas Jefferson |
| #4059, aired 2002-04-04 | AMERICAN BUSINESS: 5 beekeepers near this Iowa city formed a honey co-op in 1921; they named it for the city, but later respelled it Sioux City |
| #4058, aired 2002-04-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: One of only 2 U.S. presidents to be outlived by their fathers (1 of) John F Kennedy or Warren G. Harding |
| #4037, aired 2002-03-05 | CABINET POSITIONS: This original cabinet post created in 1789 didn't get an accompanying department until 1870 the Attorney General |
| #4015, aired 2002-02-01 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS: Rachmaninoff & Heifetz watched Paul Whiteman conduct the 1924 premiere of a milestone work by this composer Gershwin |
| #3993, aired 2002-01-02 | 1970s GAMES: Of this ground-breaking game, its creator said, "We knew a square ball wasn't cool" but "It was all we could do" Pong |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | ANIMALS: Scientists named an anticoagulant found in the saliva of a species of this animal "draculin" (vampire) bat |
| #3956, aired 2001-11-12 | THE EARLY 20th CENTURY: A 1904 issue of Popular Science Monthly reported their success in North Carolina the previous year the Wright Brothers |
| #3953, aired 2001-11-07 | LEGENDARY CHARACTERS: Led by Nicholas, a German boy, the Children's Crusade of 1212 may have been the inspiration for this character The Pied Piper (of Hamelin) |
| #3938, aired 2001-10-17 | MUSIC & THE MOVIES: The soundtrack of this 1992 film is the bestselling movie soundtrack of the 1990s The Bodyguard |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | ORGANIZATIONS: Linda Collins's tetanus antitoxin allergy led her parents to found this emergency information service MedicAlert |
| #3895, aired 2001-07-06 | HISTORIC MONARCHS: This monarch, who sold the United States its 2nd-largest piece of territory, was the second to bear his name Alexander II |
| #3841, aired 2001-04-23 | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS: A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961 Babe Ruth |
| #3832, aired 2001-04-10 | FILMS & AUTHORS: "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" in 1953 was the 1st live-action feature film from this author's works; a 2nd was released in 2000 Dr. Seuss |
| #3809, aired 2001-03-08 | U.S. HISTORY: This president signed the bill to create a transcontinental railroad; he didn't live to see its completion Abraham Lincoln |
| #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | LIFE SCIENCE: A study done in South Africa put these non-primates above chimpanzees, making them the world's second-smartest species Dolphins |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | CELEBRITY WOMEN: She said, "The reason I'm not a nun is...you can't take your own name...I have the most holy name a woman can have" Madonna |
| #3749, aired 2000-12-14 | BIOGRAPHIES: Carl Sandburg co-wrote a 1932 biography of this woman, "Wife and Widow" Mary Todd Lincoln |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: By 1948, all but one of the 9 in this group charged in a 1931 crime had been freed the Scottsboro Boys |
| #3469, aired 1999-10-07 | FAMOUS BALLETS: A magic feather helps save the life of Prince Ivan in this Stravinsky ballet based on Russian folklore The Firebird |
| #3460, aired 1999-09-24 | OLYMPICS 2000: Name of the new Olympic event that will cover a total of 51.5 kilometers the triathlon |
| #3346, aired 1999-03-08 | SHOW BIZ: In 1997 this singer & her husband opened a restaurant at Disney World called Bongo's Cuban Cafe Gloria Estefan |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: It's the only body of water with shores on the continents of Asia, Africa & Europe Mediterranean Sea |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | CLASSIC MOVIES & TELEVISION: Bert & Ernie of "Sesame Street" are named after characters in this classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | 1998 OPERA NEWS: For his first opera, Andre Previn adapted this 1947 Pulitzer Prize play featuring sex, violence & insanity A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #3280, aired 1998-12-04 | AWARDS: In 1927 Cedric Gibbons designed this award that he went on to win 11 times The Academy Award (Oscar) |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | LEGENDARY PEOPLE: He lived with his girlfriend, a fat priest & a 7-foot-tall archer Robin Hood |
| #3255, aired 1998-10-30 | HALLOWEEN ON FILM: (Happy Halloween, I'm Janet Leigh.) In a 1953 film my then husband played this man, who died on Halloween in 1926; I played his wife Bess Harry Houdini |
| #3227, aired 1998-09-22 | 20th CENTURY WORDS: In 1973, TIME Magazine blended 2 words to coin this term they gave to Rex Humbard as a job title televangelist |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | STATUES: In 1820 a man named Yorgos unearthed 3 statues: 2 of Hermes & one of Aphrodite, later renamed this Venus de Milo |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | WESTERNS: Created by Clarence E. Mulford, in books he was a crusty guy with a bad leg; in film, a romantic lead Hopalong Cassidy |
| #3136, aired 1998-03-30 | WORD ORIGINS: This type of establishment gets its name from the Latin for "to restore" a restaurant |
| #3130, aired 1998-03-20 | FINANCE HISTORY: In the 19th c., selling stock you didn't yet own, hoping it would fall, was called selling this animal's skin a bear |
| #3068, aired 1997-12-24 | IN THE NEWS 1882: Queen Victoria was not amused when this animal ridden by kids at the London Zoo was sold to a U.S. showman Jumbo the elephant |
| #3011, aired 1997-10-06 | TELEVISION: In reviewing this May 1997 4-hour miniseries, TV Guide said NBC didn't "quite hit a Homer" The Odyssey |
| #3005, aired 1997-09-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: This group that first met in 1942 didn't get a permanent chairman until 1949 The Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | REPUBLICANS: He died in Topeka October 12, 1987, a month after his 100th birthday Alf Landon |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | MEDICINE: While many diseases bear doctors' names, a nerve disease is named for this victim who died in 1941 Lou Gehrig |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | 1990s AFRICA: In 1994 these 2 African countries' presidents Habyarimana & Ntaryamira died in a plane crash Rwanda & Burundi |
| #2940, aired 1997-05-16 | THE LAW: From Latin for "under penalty", you're under penalty if you don't obey one a subpoena |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: The former kingdom of Saxony is now located in this country Germany |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | NOTORIOUS: A corrections museum in Trenton, New Jersey contains the chair in which he was executed in 1936 Bruno Richard Hauptmann |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS: This 1990 winner is the most recent to win the Best Director Oscar for his directorial debut Kevin Costner |
| #2760, aired 1996-09-06 | CANADA: The flag & the coat of arms of this Canadian province feature a setting sun British Columbia |
| #2754, aired 1996-07-18 | ARTISTS: In 1914 his brother's remains were moved from Holland to Auvers, France & buried beside him Vincent Van Gogh |
| #2740, aired 1996-06-28 | RIVERS: The world's first underwater tunnel was dug beneath this foreign river in the 1840s the Thames |
| #2731, aired 1996-06-17 | ARTISTS: His "Young Corn" painting is featured on a 1996 stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Iowa's statehood Grant Wood |
| #2702, aired 1996-05-07 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Martial's "Book of Spectacles" in 80 A.D. was a book of poems published for this landmark's opening the (Roman) Colosseum (Coliseum) |
| #2683, aired 1996-04-10 | SAINTS: He wrote, "Praise to thee, my Lord, for all thy creatures, above all brother sun" St. Francis of Assisi |
| #2660, aired 1996-03-08 | AUTHORS: He adapted a rejected treatise on exploring Africa by balloon into an 1863 novel, his first big success Jules Verne |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | POLITICIANS: In 1961, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as vice president by this mentor Sam Rayburn |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | ENGLISH POETS: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind" precedes a famous line from his works (John) Donne |
| #2602, aired 1995-12-19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The name of this country in the Southern Hemisphere comes from a Latin word for "southern" Australia |
| #2601, aired 1995-12-18 | MUSICAL THEATRE: Songs performed in a 1960 musical about her included "Beautiful People Of Denver" & "I Ain't Down Yet" (Unsinkable) Molly Brown |
| #2574, aired 1995-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: He's the co-founder & editor-in-chief of a new magazine that hit the stands on September 26, 1995 John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | NEXT IN LINE: Jacqueline, Claudia, Thelma, … Elizabeth "Betty" (Ford) |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | NOVEL CHARACTERS: The next-to-last line spoken by this man is "I wish I could care what you do or where you go, but I can't" Rhett Butler |
| #2496, aired 1995-06-12 | FAMOUS NAMES: In a 1987 interview, he said, "In silence and movement you can show the reflection of people" Marcel Marceau |
| #2440, aired 1995-03-24 | THE 1960s: John Froines, Lee Weiner, David Dellinger & 4 others made up this group the Chicago Seven |
| #2426, aired 1995-03-06 | THE 1980s: In 1989 a statue called "Goddess of Democracy" was erected in this square Tiananmen Square |
| #2344, aired 1994-11-10 | FAMOUS SHIPS: It left Spithead, England December 23, 1787 & arrived in Tahiti October 26, 1788 the Bounty |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA: In 1864 the Comm. of Agriculture advocated that the government issue daily ones of these via telegraphs a weather report |
| #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 |
| #2267, aired 1994-06-14 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1921 he was appointed an advisor on Arab affairs to then British colonial minister Winston Churchill T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BRITISH HISTORY: Over 300 years after his 1658 death, his head was laid to rest by his alma mater, a college at Cambridge Oliver Cromwell |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | THE 50 STATES: This Atlantic state's highest point is 442 feet on Ebright Road in New Castle County Delaware |
| #2192, aired 1994-03-01 | BRAND NAMES: In the 1930s this product was advertised with the phrase "Don't put a cold in your pocket" Kleenex |
| #2144, aired 1993-12-23 | MAGAZINES: After the TV show premiered in 1964, The New Yorker wouldn't allow this family in its cartoons the Addams family |
| #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS: 1 of 3 women who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in the 1980s (1 of) Beth Henley (for Crimes of the Heart), Marsha Norman (for 'night, Mother) & Wendy Wasserstein (for The Heidi Chronicles) |
| #2117, aired 1993-11-16 | LITERARY TERMS: Jonathan Swift defined it as a "glass wherein beholders... discover everybody's face but their own" satire |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | FAMOUS HOMES: The ticket office at this presidential home hands out dozens of $2 bills as change every day Monticello |
| #2091, aired 1993-10-11 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS: This term for a deadbeat came from a poker player whose hole card didn't fill out his hand four-flusher |
| #2067, aired 1993-09-07 | LANDMARKS: The Sceptre with the Dove & the Sword of Mercy are part of a collection housed here the Tower of London |
| #2038, aired 1993-06-16 | THE 1950s: June 2, 1953 event telecast worldwide & filmed in Technicolor Queen Elizabeth II's coronation |
| #2019, aired 1993-05-20 | HISTORIC NAMES: In 1529 this Spaniard was made Marques del Valle de Oaxaca Hernán Cortés |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: One of Canada's largest universities, it was endowed by a Scottish- born fur trader McGill University |
| #1968, aired 1993-03-10 | ISLANDS: These islands about 400 miles from Cape Horn were named for a British treasurer of the Navy the Falklands |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ODD JOBS: It was the profession of Lou Jacobs, the model for a 1966 postage stamp, who died in Sarasota in 1992 a clown |
| #1923, aired 1993-01-06 | PLANTS & TREES: Botany Bay kino, a resin used to protect wood from worms, is derived from this type of tree eucalyptus |
| #1917, aired 1992-12-29 | QUOTES: The author who wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #1907, aired 1992-12-15 | ANATOMY: You have this bone, snakes don't, & in bats, it's keeled a breastbone (or sternum) |
| #1892, aired 1992-11-24 | HISTORIC PAIRS: They were the maternal grandparents of England's Queen Mary I Ferdinand & Isabella |
| #1839, aired 1992-09-10 | SHIPS: This British navy ship left Devenport Dec. 27, 1831 & went around the world on a 5-year survey mission the HMS Beagle |
| #1795, aired 1992-05-22 | COMPOSERS: An anthem that he composed for George II's 1727 coronation has been used for British crownings ever since George Frederick Handel |
| #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | ARTISTS: 2 of his major works are "Synagogue at Safed" (1931) & "King David" (1951) Chagall |
| #1788, aired 1992-05-13 | ZOOLOGY: The scientific name of this mammal is abbreviated H. amphibius a hippopotamus |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | 20th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS: The only VP to become president not immediately after his vice presidential term Richard Nixon |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | U.S. CITIES: Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded this city September 8, 1565 St. Augustine, Florida |
| #1708, aired 1992-01-22 | ISLAND GROUPS: The last place Columbus stopped for supplies before reaching the New World the Canary Islands |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | INSECTS: This pest escaped from a Mass. lab where it was brought in the 19th c. as a possible silkworm the gypsy moth |
| #1683, aired 1991-12-18 | AMERICAN NOVELS: The narrative in this 1851 novel contains a dissertation on cetology Moby-Dick |
| #1682, aired 1991-12-17 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES: He's the grandson of one president & the son-in-law of another David Eisenhower |
| #1675, aired 1991-12-06 | SONG STANDARDS: According to Irving Berlin, "They can play a bugle call like you never heard before" Alexander's Ragtime Band |
| #1670, aired 1991-11-29 | SCIENTISTS: In 1902, at age 23, he was appointed to a position in the patent office in Bern, Switzerland Albert Einstein |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | THE SENATE: The 2 former major party vice presidential nominees who are now senators Robert Dole & Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1603, aired 1991-07-17 | MUSICIANS: This famed musician disappeared on December 16, 1944 & was never found Glenn Miller |
| #1584, aired 1991-06-20 | MUSEUMS: Since 1899 this museum of decorative arts has borne the names of two first cousins the Victoria and Albert Museum |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the last vice president who didn't serve a full 4-year term Nelson Rockefeller |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 1 of 2 men elected president while serving as a U.S. senator Warren G. Harding or John F. Kennedy |
| #1513, aired 1991-03-13 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: This country in the Southern Hemisphere was named for a province of the Netherlands New Zealand |
| #1494, aired 1991-02-14 | THE 50 STATES: The only one of the 50 states that has a 1-syllable name Maine |
| #1481, aired 1991-01-28 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: In 1976, the same year her creator died, she made her final appearance, in "Sleeping Murder" Miss (Jane) Marple |
| #1473, aired 1991-01-16 | OPERA CHARACTERS: This German author is a character in Offenbach's last opera, which was based on his stories (E.T.A.) Hoffmann |
| #1471, aired 1991-01-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. Presidents who served in the military in World War I Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower |
| #1458, aired 1990-12-26 | THE 50 STATES: 3 of the 5 states which, along with part of Minnesota, were formed from the Northwest Territory (3 of) Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio |
| #1457, aired 1990-12-25 | OPERA: Verdi eliminated all of the Venetian scenes in this opera based on a Shakespearean play Otello |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | SPACE EXPLORATION: Next pair in the sequence:
Gumdrop, Spider;
Charlie Brown, Snoopy;... the Columbia & the Eagle |
| #1428, aired 1990-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: After Virginia, more Civil War battles were fought in this state than in any other Tennessee |
| #1424, aired 1990-11-08 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: This country contains South America's highest & lowest points Argentina |
| #1423, aired 1990-11-07 | SHAKESPEARE: The 3-word title of this play begins & ends with the same 7-letter word Measure for Measure |
| #1416, aired 1990-10-29 | SAINTS: Founder of the Friars Minor in the 13th c., he was made patron saint of ecologists in 1979 St. Francis of Assisi |
| #1414, aired 1990-10-25 | HISTORY: It was the first elected legislative body in the New World House of Burgesses |
| #13, aired 1990-09-08 | THE 20th CENTURY: He was vice president of the U.S. for just 82 days before becoming president Harry Truman |
| #1356, aired 1990-06-25 | AMERICAN AUTHORS: He wrote: "They spell it Vinci & pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce" Mark Twain |
| #1340, aired 1990-06-01 | FAMOUS WOMEN: While a regular on Major Bowes' radio show, she said, "I'm 7 years old & I can sing 23 arias." Beverly "Bubbles" Sills |
| #1330, aired 1990-05-18 | THE SUPREME COURT: Son of a famous poet, this oldest justice ever didn't retire until he was 90 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. |
| #1328, aired 1990-05-16 | GEOGRAPHY: It's the only country whose name begins with "A", but doesn't end with "A" Afghanistan |
| #1314, aired 1990-04-26 | U.S. HISTORY: Some say he was shot by Sergeant Boston Corbett, & other believe he killed himself John Wilkes Booth |
| #1287, aired 1990-03-20 | WORD ORIGINS: Word derived from the act of breaking up a failed Italian moneylender's market bench bankruptcy |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | COMMUNICATIONS: The "T" in TASS, an agency founded in the Soviet Union in 1925, stands for this Telegraph |
| #1104, aired 1989-05-25 | MONEY: It was the 1st country to use paper money China |
| #1065, aired 1989-03-31 | PLAYWRIGHTS: The son of an actor, he won 4 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, more than any other playwright Eugene O'Neill |
| #1028, aired 1989-02-08 | VICE PRESIDENTS: The only 2 vice presidents who previously represented Minnesota in the Senate (Hubert) Humphrey & (Walter) Mondale |
| #989, aired 1988-12-15 | AMERICANA: The U.S. flag flies 24 hours a day over both his birthplace & his grave Francis Scott Key |
| #948, aired 1988-10-19 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: By June 30, 1988 every U.S. residence should have received a gov't booklet w/this man's photo on the cover C. Everett Koop |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: It didn't become a federal holiday until 1971, though it was 1st celebrated in 1792 Columbus Day |
| #923, aired 1988-09-14 | MUSICALS: This Lerner & Loewe musical was written directly for the screen & wasn't a Broadway musical 'til 1973 Gigi |
| #888, aired 1988-06-15 | THE BIBLE: In Chapter 1, Verse 1, authorship of the book of Proverbs is attributed to this man Solomon |
| #877, aired 1988-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: More than half the free world's commercial jetliners have been assembled in this U.S. state Washington |
| #868, aired 1988-05-18 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 European rivers that begin with "T" on which a national capital is located (2 of) Thames, Tiber or Tagus |
| #839, aired 1988-04-07 | ISLANDS: This island of 5 million has 3 million fewer people now than it had 150 years ago Ireland |
| #838, aired 1988-04-06 | WORLD TRADE: Of all fresh fruits, the U.S. imports more of this one than any other bananas |
| #827, aired 1988-03-22 | POP MUSIC: This narrative #1 song from 1968 was only hit record to inspire a movie & TV series of the same name "Harper Valley P.T.A." |
| #822, aired 1988-03-15 | COLONIAL AMERICA: 1 of 3 colonies which as late as 1775 was still controlled by a proprietary family (1 of) Pennsylvania, Delaware or Maryland |
| #780, aired 1988-01-15 | PRESIDENTS: Of the 5 vowels, only these are the 1st letter of a president's last name A & E |
| #771, aired 1988-01-04 | TELEVISION HISTORY: This variety show that replaced the Smothers Brothers on CBS 20 years ago is still in production Hee Haw |
| #770, aired 1988-01-01 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: The 2 major cities you'd 'fly to, 1 in the USA, 1 in the USSR, to visit landmarks called "The Hermitage" Leningrad & Nashville |
| #729, aired 1987-11-05 | CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: 1 of 2 singers who have hit #1 as a solo, & in a duo & trio, both have had hits with "You Can't Hurry Love" Diana Ross or Phil Collins |
| #700, aired 1987-09-25 | PRESIDENTS: President in office the longest under the 50-star U.S. flag Ronald Reagan |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | THE CABINET: 1st Attorney General under LBJ Robert Kennedy |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | THE U.N.: Now 2nd largest contributor of U.N. operating budget, this country isn't a perm. member of Security Council Japan |
| #563, aired 1987-02-04 | THE OSCARS: 3 actors, including Kim Hunter & Karl Malden, won Oscars for this film but Brando didn't A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #561, aired 1987-02-02 | ANIMALS: It's believed elephants rarely lived beyond 60, about the age the last of these wear out teeth |
| #527, aired 1986-12-16 | THE MONTHS: It's only month that can start on the same day of the week as the month before it March |
| #470, aired 1986-09-26 | GAMES: The 4 corners on a Monopoly board are "Go", "Free Parking" & these 2 Jail & Go To Jail |
| #440, aired 1986-05-16 | THE CALENDAR: Day of the week Valentine's Day will be if New Year's Day falls on a Monday Wednesday |
| #403, aired 1986-03-26 | THE OLYMPICS: The games held in this city were the only ever staged in the Southern Hemisphere Melbourne |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | THE '70s: Due to '73 energy crisis, Congress stopped the environmental impact review & ordered its construction the Alaska Pipeline |
| #389, aired 1986-03-06 | AMERICAN STATISTICS: Highest birth rate in the U.S. is in this state, where almost 70% of the population has same religion Utah |
| #343, aired 1986-01-01 | ELECTIONS: 2 of 6 states that cast only 3 electoral votes for president in 1984 (2 of) Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Vermont, and Delaware |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | SCIENCE: From name of Greek sun god, it is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe helium |
| #285, aired 1985-10-11 | TELEVISION: For 2 years, NBC didn’t call it “Saturday Night Live” because of 18 wk. ABC “SNL” series starring him Howard Cosell |
| #264, aired 1985-09-12 | MISS AMERICA: He replaced Bert Parks as host of Miss America pageant for 1980 Ron Ely |
| #193, aired 1985-06-05 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1974, this baseball figure set record for most letters received in the mail in a year, some 900,000 Hank Aaron |
| #191, aired 1985-06-03 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 "rivers" which surround Manhattan (2 of) East River, Hudson River & Harlem River |
| #184, aired 1985-05-23 | REPUBLICANS: The 2 who were presidents during the Centennial and Bicentennial years Ulysses Grant & Gerald Ford |
| #163, aired 1985-04-24 | ROYALTY: Queen Elizabeth II's father, he became this king when his brother abdicated the throne George VI |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | TECHNOLOGY: On std. touch tone phone, tot. No. of buttons with characters also appearing on top row of a typewriter 12 |
| #97, aired 1985-01-22 | THE THEATER: The musical "Hello Dolly!" was based on this Thornton Wilder play The Matchmaker |
| #94, aired 1985-01-17 | STATE CAPITALS: Most populous state capital, it falls alphabetically between Olympic & Pierre Phoenix, Arizona |
| #89, aired 1985-01-10 | FAMOUS FAMILIES: Illinois family that included a vice-president, governor & U.N. ambassador, & a U.S. senator the Stevensons |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Along with president, these 2 must sign a bill for it to become law the speaker of the House & the vice president |
| #30, aired 1984-10-19 | ASTRONOMY: After the Sun & the Moon, the brightest astronomical object regularly seen in our sky the planet Venus |
| #13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Only 1 of 9 planets not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure the Earth |
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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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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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
|
"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
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"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
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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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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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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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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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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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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
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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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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
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"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
|
"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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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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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...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
|
"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
|
"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
|
"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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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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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
|
"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
|
"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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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...
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|
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...
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|
Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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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...
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Travis Troyer, a software engineer from Hereford, Maryland
|
2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion:...
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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....
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
|
"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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|
Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
|
"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
|
"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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|
Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
|
"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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|
Rachel Millena, a 10-year-old from Concord, California
|
"Her sights are set on becoming a writer, journalist, photographer, or...
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
|
"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
|
\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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|
Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
|
"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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|
David Duchovny, an actor from Californication
|
"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
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|
Rebecca Maxfield, a freshman from Brown University
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Rochelle, New York. Rebecca...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
|
\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
|
"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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|
Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
|
"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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|
Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
|
Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
|
"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
|
|
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
|
"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
|
"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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|
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...
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|
Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
|
"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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|
Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
|
"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
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|
Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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|
John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
|
"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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|
Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
|
"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
|
"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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|
Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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|
Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
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|
Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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|
Jackson Ruzzo, a 12-year-old from Waccabuc, New York
|
"He wants to be a Broadway actor, because he likes to...
|
|
Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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|
Injee Hong, a 12-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana
|
"If her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she...
|
|
Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
|
|
Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
|
\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
|
|
Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
|
"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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|
Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
|
"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to 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...
|
|
Kevin Keach, an operations manager from St. Ann, Missouri
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
|
|
Vik Vaz, a medical student from Austin, Texas
|
2006 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 22 3-time champion:...
|
|
Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
|
"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
|
|
James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
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...
|
|
Greg Peterson, a senior from Park Ridge, Illinois
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $38,600....
|
|
Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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|
Andrew Garen, an associate director of consumer marketing from Austin, Texas
|
"He was a project manager when he won his 5 shows...
|
|
Jessica Dell'Era, a third grade Spanish bilingual teacher from Oakland, California
|
"She has wanted to be a teacher since she was 7...
|
|
Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
|
"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
|
|
Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
"A 5-time champion, he went on to become a semifinalist in...
|
|
Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
|
"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
|
|
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...
|
|
Mark Wales, a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $141,804...
|
|
Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
|
"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
|
|
Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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|
Tom Kavanaugh, a kickball team captain from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
|
"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
|
|
Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
|
"In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
|
|
Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
|
|
Crystal Durham, a 12-year-old from Fort Pierce, Florida
|
"She would like to be an Irish stepdancing teacher, because dancing...
|
|
Wil Curiel, an 11-year-old from Costa Mesa, California
|
"His favorite subject is science, so it's not surprising that this...
|
|
Hill Harper, an actor from CSI: NY
|
"He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. He has a...
|
|
Emily Riippa, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
"She is a fast reader, and her mother says she was...
|
|
Vinita Kailasanath, a recent college graduate originally from Laurel, Maryland
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
|
"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
|
|
Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
|
"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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|
Andrew Vogl, from Yonkers, New York
|
"He can ski the slopes with ease, but navigating his own...
|
|
Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
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|
Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C.
|
"He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
|
|
Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
|
|
Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
|
\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
|
|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
|
|
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
|
|
Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
|
"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
|
|
David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
|
Alex Johnson, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"He wants to be a chemist in the future. From Indianapolis,...
|
|
Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
|
"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
|
|
Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
|
|
Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
|
|
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
|
"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
|
|
Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
|
"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
|
|
Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
|
"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
|
|
Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
|
"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
|
|
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
"His aggressive wagering helped him become the biggest winner from the...
|
|
Sam Daub, an eleven-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
|
"And he finds video games enticing and has made a fantasy...
|
|
Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
|
"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
|
|
Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
|
|
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...
|
|
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
|
|
Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
|
2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
|
|
Lisa Johnston, a fourth and fifth grade reading and religion teacher from East Boston, Massachusetts
|
"She teaches at a parish that's focus is to dream big....
|
|
Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
|
|
Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
|
"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
|
|
Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
|
"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
|
|
Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
|
"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
|
|
Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
|
|
Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
|
"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
|
|
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
|
2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
|
|
Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
|
|
Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
|
|
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
|
2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
|
|
Kevin Keach, a project administrator from St. Louis, Missouri
|
"He considered himself a simple Missouri farm boy when he won...
|
|
Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
|
"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
|
|
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
|
\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
|
|
India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
|
\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
|
|
Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
|
\"A Jeopardy! champion in 1991, she\'s now a Spanish teacher listed...
|
|
Dan Crosby, a middle school history teacher from Santa Monica, California
|
"He teaches at a school named for a renowned scholar, doctor,...
|
|
Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
|
|
Neha Embar, a 12-year-old from Alpharetta, Georgia
|
"No kidding--she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up....
|
|
Mollie Haycock, a senior from Rocklin, California
|
2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
|
"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
|
|
John Genova, a teacher from Granada Hills, California
|
"From 1984, he was the earliest 5-time champion in the tournament....
|
|
Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
|
|
Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
|
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Elijah Granet, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
|
"Because he loves animals, biology, and helping others, he's thinking of...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
|
"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
|
"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
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Kizzle Cote, a 12-year-old from Ludlow, Massachusetts
|
"This future ichthyologist has a 30-gallon aquarium in his bedroom..." 2007...
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Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
|
"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
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Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Andrew Westney, a singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia
|
"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer...
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Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
|
"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
|
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Grace Thomas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
"This captain of the Brain-Bowl team can name all the countries...
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Michael Blake, a 12-year-old from Hamburg, New York
|
"Our top story tonight is this young man, who wants to...
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Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
|
"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
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Cliff Galiher, a student from Half Moon Bay, California
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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April McManus, a homemaker from Hertfordshire, England
|
"A high school senior from Minnesota when she won the 1992...
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Lorna Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Willowbrook, Illinois
|
"She loves all animals, especially her dogs Duke and Rudy, but...
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Whitney Dearden, an 11-year-old from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
|
"She enjoys working with animals and would like to become a...
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
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Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
|
"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
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Krissy Brzycki, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"Her love of helping her community and her interest in politics...
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Melissa Luttmann, a freshman from Memphis, Tennessee
|
2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
|
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Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
|
"He met and then married his wife while both were costarring...
|
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Ben Bishop, a college student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Rowan Spake, from Portland, Oregon
|
"He's interested in nanotechnology and robotics to improve surgery. But getting...
|
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Mario Cantone, an actor and comedian from Sex and the City
|
\"He played Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner with an attitude, on...
|
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Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
|
"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Tad Carithers, an attorney from New York City, New York
|
"He finished second in the 2001 Tournament of Champions. Today he...
|
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Patrick Zakem, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"He would like to become an architect because he enjoys visualizing...
|
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Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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John Kozempel, an I.T. consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Season 32 player (2015-10-06). John, an I.T. consultant, memorably received a...
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Michael Arnone, a reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
|
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Steve Robin, a writer and producer from Miami, Florida
|
"He finished second place in the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He's...
|
|
Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
|
"His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
|
|
Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
|
"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
|
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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...
|
|
Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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|
Dan Melia, a college professor from Berkeley, California
|
"He was a 1998 Tournament of Champions winner. Today he's a...
|
|
Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
|
"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
|
\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
|
|
Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
|
"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
|
|
David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
|
"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
|
\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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|
Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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|
Brady Newell, from Derwood, Maryland
|
"She loves diving and gymnastics, but is headed toward being either...
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|
Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
|
"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
|
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
|
"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
|
|
Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
|
"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
|
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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
|
"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
|
|
Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
|
"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
|
|
John Beck, a creative director from Torrance, California
|
"He played in 2003, and was the last retired 5-time champ...
|
|
Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
|
"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
|
|
Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
|
|
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
|
|
Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Shay Collins, an 11-year-old from Averill Park, New York
|
"His passion for music helps this future rock star to play...
|
|
Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
|
"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
|
|
Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
|
"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
|
|
Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
|
"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
|
|
Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
|
"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
|
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Frank Epstein, a police officer from Los Angeles, California
|
\"He was a 5-time champion in 1992, and is still serving...
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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
|
\"A 5-show winner from 1988, he has been a minister with...
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|
Dillon McCormick, a twelve-year-old from Erlanger, Kentucky
|
"A politician, maybe. An archaeologist, perhaps. Or a psychologist like grandpa....
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Robert Arshonsky, a senior from Cal Poly
|
"As a 12-year-old, he wanted to be the first person on...
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Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
|
2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Leatrice Potter, from Olney, Illinois
|
"This published poet likes to read at any free moment and...
|
|
Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
|
|
Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas
|
"This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
|
|
Jeff Stewart, an executive from Los Alamos, New Mexico
|
"After winning the 1994 College Championship, he went on to finish...
|
|
Shane Whitlock, a resident physician from Little Rock, Arkansas
|
"As a junior at the University of Arkansas, he won the...
|
|
Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
|
|
Amy Fine, a part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A...
|
|
Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
|
|
Mark Eckard, an entrepreneur from Bedford, Massachusetts
|
"A 2001 5-time champion as a software designer, he has now...
|
|
Justin Otor, a 12-year-old from Texarkana, Texas
|
"His chosen profession will be something in the field of science...
|
|
Jacob Hambalek, a 12-year-old from Fresno, California
|
"If he had to choose a career right now, he'd be...
|
|
Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
|
2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Ben Tritle, an apartment manager from Los Angeles, California
|
2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 5-time champion: $78,600...
|
|
John Kelly, a retired Air Force officer from Austin, Texas
|
"In 1992, he was one of the top five money winners...
|
|
Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
|
|
Lee Lassiter, a data modeler from Topeka, Kansas
|
"A 5-time winner from 2000, he used his winnings to take...
|
|
Brad Rutter, a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
|
|
Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California
|
2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
|
|
Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York, New York
|
\"She became a 5-time champion in 1991. An actor and copy...
|
|
Pian Wong, a high school English teacher from New York, New York
|
"She teaches at a Bronx school that's been ranked the most...
|
|
John Botti, a high school history and English teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"He says he keeps his spirit young by spending time with...
|
|
Olivia Woods, a 12-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
"She loves working with little kids and would like to become...
|
|
Michael Falk, a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Adam Pinson, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Pinson, Alabama
|
2005 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Won $100,000 on Who Wants...
|
|
Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
|
"He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
|
|
Naomi Senbet, an 11-year-old from Washington, D.C.
|
"This sixth grader doesn't like to be late for anything; maybe...
|
|
Joey Beachum, an Air Force intelligence officer from Conway, Arkansas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Patrick Tucker, a graduate student of public policy from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Bethlehem Lema, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
|
"Either being an astrophysicist or a pediatrician is in her future..."...
|
|
Ethan Russo, an 11-year-old from Austin, Texas
|
"He really likes a big challenge. He wants to be the...
|
|
Carson Kressley, a fashion maven from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
|
"This star of TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy says...
|
|
Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California
|
"And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
|
|
Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Bill Pitassy, a lawyer from Roselle Park, New Jersey
|
\"After winning 5 games in 1994, he took his family on...
|
|
Emma Johnson, an eleven-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"She'll hit a high note in her future musical career as...
|
|
Jonathan Groff, a writer and producer for television from Los Angeles, California
|
\"A 5-show winner in 1995, he\'s now a writer and producer...
|
|
Courtney Jones, a 12-year-old from Largo, Maryland
|
"She wants to dedicate her life to building things that benefit...
|
|
Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York
|
"He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
|
|
Bill MacDonald, an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida
|
2006 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 22 4-time champion:...
|
|
Hope Landsem, from Tualatin, Oregon
|
"She likes to win arguments, and that's why she's going to...
|
|
Surabhi Iyer, a ten-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts
|
"Her research scientist dad has inspired her to become a neuroscientist....
|
|
Bill Sloan, a realtor from Mission Viejo, California
|
"Since winning five shows in 1996, he has gone on to...
|
|
Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
|
|
Jean Grewe, a graphic designer from Oak Park, Illinois
|
"She was the last 5-time champion in 1993. Today she's a...
|
|
Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
|
"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
|
|
Gitta Neufeld, a Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "GEE-ta...
|
|
Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
|
"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
|
|
Mark Brown, an administrative assistant and father from Peoria, Arizona
|
2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion: $68,094...
|
|
Martin Short, a multitalented man from Fame Becomes Me
|
"Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley are among his many memorable characters....
|
|
Tad Carithers, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,300. 2001 Tournament...
|
|
Neha Gokhale, a 10-year-old from Houston, Texas
|
"Because she liked 4th and 5th grade so much, she wants...
|
|
Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Regina Merrill, from Lincoln, Nebraska
|
"She's very good at writing stories and poetry, but her love...
|
|
Emily Sturtz, from Parsippany, New Jersey
|
"Because she would like to help people, she wants to become...
|
|
Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
|
|
Leslie Decker, a high school German and ESL teacher from Austin, Texas
|
"She taught English to Europeans. Now she teaches German to Americans....
|
|
Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
|
2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Will Harter, a 12-year-old from Park Ridge, Illinois
|
"He would like to be a professional athlete. If that doesn't...
|
|
Vinita Kailasanath, a sophomore at Stanford University from Laurel, Maryland
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Ethan Waldman, a twelve-year-old from West Hills, California
|
"This wizard of words wants to be a fantasy author when...
|
|
Chacko George, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin from Austin, Texas
|
"He won the November 1999 Teen Tournament. Now he's a senior...
|
|
Priscilla Ball, a federal contractor from Montgomery Village, Maryland
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $45,200 + $2,000. Priscilla was due to...
|
|
Tayonna Jones, a 12-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"She hopes to have her law degree by her 18th birthday...
|
|
Tommy Hoyt, from Winnetka, Illinois
|
"Journalism may very well be in his future as he feels...
|
|
Brian Stokes Mitchell, an actor from the Broadway musical Ragtime
|
"His Broadway credits include Ragtime and Kiss Me, Kate, for which...
|
|
Edward Lee, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Sacramento, California
|
"Of the numerous projects he has completed, making gliders and bottle...
|
|
Sara Jansson, a 10-year-old from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
|
"She wants to become a singer because she loves music so...
|
|
Tamika Turner, an 11-year-old eighth grader from Sylvania, Ohio
|
"She wants to be a journalist, because it’s important for the...
|
|
Chris Ward, a foreign service officer from Johannesburg, South Africa
|
"A 5-game winner in 1998, he was living in Peru when...
|
|
Andrew Zazzera, a twelve-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
"He has a sunny future as a meteorologist. From Virginia Beach,...
|
|
Grace Acton, from Harvard, Massachusetts
|
"This competitive gymnast is hoping to score a perfect 10 for...
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|
Terri Pous, a social media editor from New York, New York
|
Season 31 2-time champion: $36,801 + $2,000. Terri produced a podcast...
|
|
Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
|
"And, whether in neonatology or as a Navy SEAL, he plans...
|
|
Zane Li, a ten-year-old from Provo, Utah
|
"He's a chess champion and a two-time Geography Bee winner..." 2002...
|
|
Michelle Cinguina, an 11-year-old from Stamford, Connecticut
|
"Her favorite things to do are act, play the piano and...
|
|
Jacob Joyner, an 11-year-old from Quantico, Virginia
|
"As a politician, he plans on improving the lives of Americans....
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|
Curt Schilling, a pitcher from the Boston Red Sox
|
"In helping the Red Sox to win the 2004 World Series,...
|
|
Rachel Beckman, an 11-year-old from Danville, Kentucky
|
"As a member of her school's academic team, she has no...
|
|
Eric Webb, a 12-year-old from Austin, Texas
|
"He wants to be a cartoonist so he can make people...
|
|
Aki Terasaki, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
|
"This future millionaire would like to be a professional writer and...
|
|
Phil Yellman, a legal assistant from Seattle, Washington
|
"He was an office worker from Albuquerque when he won his...
|
|
Stuart Anderson, a JAG originally from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
Season 30 3-time champion: $51,601 + $1,000. Stuart was a captain...
|
|
Rahul Francis, a twelve-year-old from Flushing, New York
|
"This electronic wizard's current plans are to run a technology company....
|
|
Graham Doskoch, a twelve-year-old from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
|
"He wants to put his love of design and building to...
|
|
Barbara Sheridan, an attorney and law clerk to a judge from Yonkers, New York
|
Season 29 1-time champion: $17,999 + $1,000.
|
|
Hallie Fox, a 12-year-old from Ypsilanti, Michigan
|
"It's elementary. She wants to be a teacher when she's older....
|
|
Tucker Warner, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
|
"At the beginning of the school year, he worked on a...
|
|
Pam Maine, a mutual fund accountant from Boston, Massachusetts
|
Season 21 player (2005-06-28). Won $32,000 on Who Wants To Be...
|
|
Andrea Salt, a twelve-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona
|
"This animal lover plans on becoming a veterinarian. From Gilbert, Arizona,...
|
|
Morgan Saxby, a research associate from Charlottesville, Virginia
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $66,401 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Steve Berman, a teacher from Santa Monica, California
|
"He was a film executive when he won five shows in...
|
|
Amy Helmes, a writer originally from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
Season 21 player (2004-09-10). KJL game 42. A resident of Beverly...
|
|
Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
|
"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
|
|
John Zhang, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Teen...
|
|
Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
|
|
Sophia Marianiello, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
|
"She plans on putting her love of building with cardboard and...
|
|
Peter Wiscombe, a computer engineer from High Point, North Carolina
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,799 + $2,000. Peter appeared as a...
|
|
Katie Baxter, a 10-year-old from Glenside, Pennsylvania
|
"She has already won a presidential award. So why not the...
|
|
Darren Munk, a web application developer from Camarillo, California
|
Season 25 player (2008-10-07). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: knumd Darren...
|
|
Julia Collins, a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois
|
2019 All-Star Games captain of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
|
|
Venkat Krishnan, an I.T. manager from Sharon, Massachusetts
|
Season 31 player (2014-10-09).
|
|
Michael Memberg, a bankruptcy clerk at a law firm from Chamblee, Georgia
|
Season 20 player (2004-04-09).
|
|
John Blanton, a newspaper editor from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 25 player (2009-04-16). Won $9,550 on Who Wants to Be...
|
|
Kevin Hullihan, an Air Force officer from Great Falls, Montana
|
Season 24 player (2007-10-30). Last name pronounced like "HOO-lih-han". Kevin is...
|
|
Chris Parsons, an undergraduate student from Wabasso, Florida
|
Season 20 1-time champion: $18,801 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
|
|
Tyler Crosby, a barista and bookseller from Ithaca, New York
|
Season 25 player (2009-07-09). Tyler won $100,000 on Who Wants to...
|
|
Samantha Ross, a student from Hillsdale, New Jersey
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $14,000 + $1,000. Won $1,000 on Who...
|
|
Jim Mainguy, a customer service representative from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
Season 22 player (2006-07-21). Last name pronounced like "MAIN-gee" (with a...
|
|
Joe Kohake, from Florence, Kentucky
|
"Golf, piano, and euphonium lessons are just a few of his...
|
|
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...
|
|
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
|
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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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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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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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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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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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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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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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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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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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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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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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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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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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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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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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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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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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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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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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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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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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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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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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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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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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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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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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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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
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2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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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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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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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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Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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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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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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Rachel Rothenberg, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. Jeopardy! Message Board...
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Regina Robbins, an arts teacher from New York, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $90,700...
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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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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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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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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Papa Chakravarthy, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament champion: $75,000.
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Sebastian Johnson, a senior from Takoma Park, Maryland
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Listed as "Sebi" on the...
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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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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Alison Jenik, a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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John Krizel, a writer originally from Oceanside, New York
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Amy Levine, a freshman from North Potomac, Maryland
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time...
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Doug Dorst, a writer and professor from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 22 3-time champion: $66,802...
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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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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Laura Button, an editor and proofreader from Alpharetta, Georgia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $28,800 + $1,000.
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
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Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Tara Franey, a senior from Michigan State University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tarafraney
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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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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2011 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000.
JBoard user name: lonesomeseagull
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Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
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"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
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Arthur Gandolfi, a commercial real estate executive from Pleasantville, New York
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2004 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $25,000. Season 20 4-time champion:...
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Christian Haines, a college student originally from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Paul Glaser, a research scientist from Albany, New York
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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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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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Dan Ford, an editor from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 player (2004-11-24). KJL game 71. Dan resides in Tysons...
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Kelley Burd, a junior at West Virginia University from Bristol, West Virginia
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Matt Schnippert, a sophomore at Florida State University from Jacksonville, Florida
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2001 College Championship 1st runner-up: $19,801. Matt was 19 at the...
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Seth Alcorn, a bookstore supervisor from Alexandria, Virginia
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2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 19 3-time champion: $106,400 + $1,000.
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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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Ben Chuchla, a senior from Calabasas, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Last name pronounced like "HOO-kla"....
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Heidi Fogle, a senior from Overland Park, Kansas
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Forrest Sturgill, a senior from Kingsport, Tennessee
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "STIR-jill".
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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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Kenny Schlax, a junior from Deerfield, Illinois
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Listed as "Kenneth" on the official web site.
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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Thomas Zamora, a junior at the University of Southern California from Cypress, California
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2001 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $14,100. Thomas was 20 at the...
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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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Roger Mueller-Kim, a high school social studies teacher from Dublin, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,401 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "MULL-er KIM".
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
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"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
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Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
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2012 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $31,000. 17 at...
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
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"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Susan Haarman, a sophomore at Marquette University from Louisville, Kentucky
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Susan was 19 at the time...
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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
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Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
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Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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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: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Frank Firke, a junior from Chicago, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Erin Bogart, a junior at Miami University of Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Erin was 20 at the time...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Ben Goldman, a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Son of Season 17 1-time champion Marjorie Goldman.
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester 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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Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Anne Shivers, a senior from Peotone, Illinois
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2005 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $18,000. 17 at...
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Lindsey Hargrove, a senior at the University of Texas from Bellaire, Texas
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Mother's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: collegemom
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Tom Baker, a writer from Tokyo, Japan
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 20 3-time champion: $102,300 + $2,000.
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Claire Winkler, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"This honor roll student participates on both the year-round and summer...
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Larry DeMoss, a high school English teacher from Ellettsville, Indiana
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"He went from short orders to short stories when he switched...
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Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
21 at the time of the College Championship.
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Morgan Flood, a junior from Pequea, Pennsylvania
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California
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"She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
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Marques Redd, a sophomore at Harvard University from Macon, Georgia
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Marques was 18 at the time...
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Hema Karunakaram, a senior from Saline, Michigan
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Name pronounced like "HAY-ma kah-ROO-nuh-KAH-ram". Jeopardy!...
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Sam Ott, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19/20 4-time champion: $67,102 + $1,000.
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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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Jeff Spoeri, a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Thomas McIntyre, a 12-year-old from Marino Valley, California
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"This self-proclaimed Star Wars freak, who has earned star rank in...
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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Joseph Graumann, a junior from Mays Landing, New Jersey
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Connie Shi, a junior at the University of Michigan from Okemos, Michigan
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Emily Karrs, a junior from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Emily was 16 at the time...
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Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
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Andy Hutchins, a senior from Rockledge, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Drew Lachey, a singer and actor from Dancing with the Stars
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"He was working as an emergency medical technician when brother Nick...
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Rick Knutsen, a musician from Brooklyn, New York
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,201. 2001 Tournament...
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Matt Bushell, a junior at Georgetown University from Fairfield, Connecticut
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Lindsey Bartlett, a junior from Winter Haven, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Lindsey was 16 at the time...
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Jayce Newton, a senior at UCLA from Long Beach, California
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Jayce was 22 at the...
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Anna Allie, a junior at the University of Michigan at Dearborn from Dearborn, Michigan
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Pranita Ramakrishnan, from Centreville, Virginia
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"Not only does this future neurologist enjoy swimming, drawing and spelling,...
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Beth Cimini, a junior at Boston University from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: BrightStars1212
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David McIntyre, a twelve-year-old from Riverside, California
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"When this Boy Scout was young, he thought that running from...
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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
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Scott Renzoni, a bartender and actor from Burlington, Vermont
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 20 4-time champion: $112,998 + $2,000.
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Anshika Niraj, a sophomore from Beachwood, Ohio
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2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Brandon Welch, a senior from Grayson, Georgia
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2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tom Zamojcin, a digital marketing manager from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "zam-MOH-chin".
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Charlie Penrod, an assistant professor of law from Natchitoches, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: CharlieP
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Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
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Jason Block, an Internet researcher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 4-time champion: $36,701. Won $125,000 on Who Wants to...
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kyle Ziemnick, an eleven-year-old from Purcellville, Virginia
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"He likes logical arguments and debates, so would like to be...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Colleen Mahoney, a sophomore from East Hampton, Connecticut
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2001 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $10,000. 15 at the time of...
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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Paige Feldman, a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
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Brady Cassis, a junior from Yale University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Jeffrey Baer, a senior from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
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2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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Matthew Cline, a 12-year-old from Maumelle, Arkansas
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"John Grisham's books have inspired him. He's firm. He wants to...
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Mysti Kofford, a junior at Boston University from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Mysti was 19 at the...
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Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois
|
2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Maxwell Baldi, a ten-year-old from Los Angeles, California
|
"This future U.S. attorney general has always been interested in the...
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Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
|
2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|
"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
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Jason McCune, an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana
|
2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $90,041.
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Rachel Gottesman, a junior from Cortlandt Manor, New York
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the...
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Andrew Kreitz, a senior from Huntington Beach, California
|
2006 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000.
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Haley Batz, a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina
|
2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "BOTS". Jeopardy!...
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Raya Elias-Pushett, a junior from Aventura, Florida
|
2011 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $20,851. First name...
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Steven Ho, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Ben Schenkel, a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
|
2007 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $42,800. 17 at...
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Evan Stewart, a sophomore from Frankfort, Kentucky
|
2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Evan was 15 at the time...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and educator from Columbus, Ohio
|
Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and doctoral candidate from Columbus, Ohio
|
Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Caroline Evans, a twelve-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland
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"The sky's not the limit. She wants to be the first...
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Mark McDonnell, a triathlon coach and entrepreneur from Miami, Florida
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $27,601 + $1,000.
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Russ Porter, a water systems engineer from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
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Jonathan Gillerman, a senior from Staten Island, New York
|
2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Hon. Margaret Spellings, a U.S. Secretary of Education from Washington, D.C.
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"As an advisor to President George W. Bush, she helped craft...
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Steve Golden, a junior from Brookeville, Maryland
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Jim Stalley, a crime data specialist from Denver, Colorado
|
2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $84,100 + $2,000.
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Leila Dooley, a reference librarian from Vista, California
|
Season 21 player (2005-01-25).
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Armand Kachigian, a podiatrist from Granite City, Illinois
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Season 10 player (1994-02-10). Armand won $500,000 on Who Wants to...
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Brooke Martin, an eleven-year-old from Galway, New York
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"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ken Hinton, a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 22 player (2006-05-30). As an accommodation for a disability, Ken...
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Joseph Henares, from Avon, Connecticut
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"Along with group science projects, history club, writing club, and chess...
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Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Pam Jones-Pigott, a farmers' market coordinator from Pflugerville, Texas
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,800 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "johnz-PIE-gut".
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Fraser Woodford, an investment banker from New York, New York
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"In 1993, winner of the Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
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Emily Lever, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
|
2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Erica Greil, a junior from Princeton University
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 and from Hastings, Minnesota at...
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Jim Fitzpatrick, a senior at Wake Forest University from Colts Neck, New Jersey
|
2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. According the the official Jeopardy! web...
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Erik Nelson, a grad student originally from Boston, Massachusetts
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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Nancy Grace, a TV legal expert from Headline News/Court TV
|
"She hosts her own legal analysis program on Headline News and...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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David Hoffelmeyer, a senior from St. Joseph, Missouri
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Jay Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
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2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Older brother of 2012 Teen Tournament...
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Ed Toutant, an engineer from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 1-time champion: $11,401. Ed appeared on The Challengers in...
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
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"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Kailyn LaPorte, a sophomore from Decatur, Georgia
|
2011 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $42,600. 15 at the time of...
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Andrew Nerlinger, a senior at the University of Notre Dame from Wilmington, Delaware
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Andrew was 21 at the time...
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Anna Gohmann, a senior from Westlake Village, California
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Anna was 17 at the time...
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Seth Disner, a senior from Los Angeles, California
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2002 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $28,900. Seth was 17 at the...
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Jaime Green, a sophomore at Brown University from Nanuet, New York
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Jaime was 18 at the time...
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Bonny Jain, a senior from Moline, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Elena Botella, an eleven-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"This future journalist loves to find answers, today, she'll have to...
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Sara Terrell, a veterinary technician from Windsor, Connecticut
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Andrew Rostan, a writer and script reader originally from Boardman, Ohio
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Elise Burton, a freshman from the University of California-Berkeley
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 18 at the time of the...
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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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David Hudson, Jr., an 11-year-old from Richmond, Virginia
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"If the L.A. Lakers don't have a spot for him, he'll...
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Andrew Goldfein, a 12-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
"He likes to argue and help people, so it's off to...
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Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death
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"She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
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David Garcia, an IT communications strategy team lead from Troy, Michigan
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-06). David appeared on Who Wants to Be...
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Sarah Bart, a senior at Goucher College from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2012 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 22 at...
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Quinn McDonald, an inventory control manager from Lowville, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $20,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Mighty Q
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Christian Ie, a senior from Renton, Washington
|
2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "EE".
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Kate Wadman, a junior from Tucson, Arizona
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2011 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: jeopartygirl
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Nicole Reimer, a junior from Columbus, Ohio
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Sara Dean, a junior at Syracuse University from Olney, Maryland
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Sara was 19 at the time...
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Brian Moore, an astronomer from Houston, Texas
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"He was the first 5-day champion in the 1993-1994 season. An...
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Steven Chinn, an attorney originally from London, England
|
Season 4 player (1988-01-04). At the time of his show's taping,...
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Mike Scott, an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois
|
"He really likes doing challenging projects in school, but hates doing...
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Nicole Savin, an eleven-year-old from Lindenhurst, New York
|
"This little 4'4" New York Yankees fan and her friends started...
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Katie Orphan, a freshman at Whitworth College from Reno, Nevada
|
2002 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
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Harry Haghanegi, a 10-year-old from Chicago, Illinois
|
"Extracting DNA was one project this future geneticist enjoyed..." 2007 Kids...
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Christine Kennedy, a freshman from the University of Notre Dame
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2007 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. 19 at the time of...
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Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
|
"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
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Lily Wang, a junior at Columbia University from Plano, Texas
|
2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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Elizabeth Pearce, a freelance editor and writer from New York City, New York
|
Season 8 1-time champion: $13,300. Elizabeth appeared on the original Jeopardy!...
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Lee DiGeorge, a middle school English and technology teacher from Bayside, New York
|
2018 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 grant. At the...
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Cora Peck, a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
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Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
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Ilene Morgan, a mathematics professor from Rolla, Missouri
|
Season 29 player (2013-03-05).
JBoard user name: Linear Gnome
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Jason Shore, a medical student from Plano, Texas
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2013 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 4-time champion:...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
|
2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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David Schuman, a communications and economics student originally from Ardsley, New York
|
Season 29 1-time champion: $4,300 + $1,000.
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Charlotte Scott, a twelve-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"Watch out, Diane Sawyer. This future news anchor is ready for...
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Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, Indiana
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Evan Eschliman, a sophomore from Olathe, Kansas
|
2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Gabriela Gonzales, a senior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tom Stetina, a high school math teacher from Millsboro, Delaware
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $29,353 + $1,000.
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Carlee Jensen, a senior from Santa Monica, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Rebecca Neese, a school office clerk from Rosemead, California
|
Season 29 player (2012-12-07).
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Avishai Gebler, a rabbinical student originally from Sharon, Massachusetts
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Season 31 1-time champion: $25,200 + $2,000.
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Caroline Bartman, a senior from Washington, D.C.
|
2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Michael Steele, a political analyst and host from MSNBC and Steele & Ungar
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"He was elected lieutenant governor of Maryland in 2003, and later...
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Charlotte Darby, from West Chester, Pennsylvania
|
"Her crafts include crochet, origami, and friendship bracelets. From West Chester,...
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Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
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Inez Friedman-Boyce, an attorney from Newton, Massachusetts
|
Season 21 player (2005-01-04).
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Shuyu Wang, a junior from Okemos, Michigan
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tara Karr, a senior from Laclede, Idaho
|
2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Genaro Lopez, a contract administrator from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $29,001 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like "heh-NAR-o".
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David Daniel, a writer and copy editor from Woodland Hills, California
|
Season 24 2-time champion: $30,600 + $1,000.
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Hayley Clatterbuck, a junior from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
|
2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Haritha Sudanagunta, a junior from University of California-San Diego
|
2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Jacob Cytryn, a Jewish studies teacher from New York, New York
|
Season 23 player (2006-11-24).
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Brad Selvig, a sophomore at Florida State from Jacksonville, Florida
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Amanda Nowotny, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh from New Castle, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Joe Leibrandt, a marketing director from Costa Mesa, California
|
Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Won $2,700 + a...
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Emily Goodlander, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-15).
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Neal Pollack, a writer from Austin, Texas
|
Season 30 3-time champion: $60,798 + $2,000. No challenger Hometown Howdy...
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Eric Winschel, a roofing contractor from Pasadena, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-09-25).
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Gregory Proops, a retail sales clerk from San Francisco, California
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Season 1 player (1984-11-08). Gregory played Alex Trebek during the Improv...
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Craig Sallinger, a government librarian from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 29 player (2013-03-01).
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Joey Falco, a writer from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 28 3-time champion: $53,999 + $2,000.
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Clayton Hanson, a park ranger from Spokane, Washington
|
Season 28 player (2011-11-28).
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Sheri Boysen, a stay-at-home mom from Houston, Texas
|
Season 29 player (2012-09-26).
JBoard user name: Case
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Katie Houghton, a senior from Ewing, New Jersey
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HOW-ton".
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Zach McDonnell, a freshman at the College of William and Mary from Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
18 at the time of the College Championship.
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Julia Martinez, an 11-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia
|
"Get ready, Pennsylvania Avenue. She wants to be president of the...
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John Mingey, a physician from Erie, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 player (2011-06-15).
Last name pronounced like "MIN-jee".
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Donna Hesson, a public-health informationist from Ellicott City, Maryland
|
Season 29 player (2013-07-08).
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Raphie Cantor, a sophomore from San Diego, California
|
2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Matt Heimer, a magazine editor from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 24 player (2008-07-25).
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Frank McNeil, a facilities management specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 20 player (2004-07-16). KJL game 33. Frank was listed on...
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Tim MacGowan, a pastor from Haymarket, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-05-19).
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Nate Metcalf, an actor and playwright from Cokato, Minnesota
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Season 23 1-time champion: $22,438 + $2,000. According to the official...
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Kathy Maurer, a physics teacher from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 24 player (2008-07-07).
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Ethan Culbreth, an orchid specialist from Hollywood, California
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Season 20 player (2004-06-11).
KJL game 8.
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Leigh Hall, an executive assistant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 22 player (2006-06-19).
First name pronounced like "LEE".
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Frank Liu, an anesthesiologist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2006-12-29).
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Anne Fritz, an executive director from Memphis, Tennessee
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Season 20 player (2004-06-09).
KJL game 6.
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Jim Burkhard, an automotive engineer from Chili, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-01-04). The official Jeopardy! web site lists Jim's...
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LeeAundra Temescu, a communications coach originally from Troy, Michigan
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Season 22 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
Web site at thecontrarypublicspeaker.com.
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Leslie Hickey, an educational director from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 22 player (2005-12-28).
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Christian Burks, a history student from Austin, Texas
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Season 31 player (2014-09-23).
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Steve O'Connor, a communications consultant from Naperville, Illinois
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Season 22 2-time champion: $33,401 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SteveO
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Jennifer Hill, a Korean studies program coordinator from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 player (2010-11-04).
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Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
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"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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Sandra Gore, a researcher originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Ina Jazic, an eleven-year-old from Bolingbrook, Illinois
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"She doesn't have a least favorite subject now, but in elementary...
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Elliott Rountree, a high school history and government teacher from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 player (2009-05-18).
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Charles Murphy, a health care and financial services advisor from Westmont, Illinois
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Season 25 player (2009-02-27).
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Max Wagner, an eleven-year-old from Bedford, New York
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"He thinks insects are beautiful and can't wait to discover new...
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Jon Lovitz, an actor from the movie High School High
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"He's a two-time Emmy nominee and star of the Columbia TriStar...
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Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,000 + $2,000.
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Jocelyn Certner, a call center supervisor from Schenectady, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-06-15).
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Michael Rose, a labor relations journalist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 player (2011-01-10).
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Brian G. Hartz, a director and actor from Indianapolis, Indiana
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Season 20 player (2004-03-22).
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Rachel Landau, a museum night security guard from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 26 player (2009-09-24).
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Ralph Dellanno, a high school theology teacher from Edison, New Jersey
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Season 24 player (2007-11-30).
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Andrew Fechner, a television programmer from Montclair, New Jersey
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Season 26 1-time champion: $26,001 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: arfnj
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Andy Holt, a biotech account manager from Garner, North Carolina
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Season 27 player (2010-12-03).
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Sue Heitzman, a teacher from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Season 23 player (2007-05-14).
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Anastasia Knasiak, a 12-year-old from Brookfield, Illinois
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"We don't know if there's a doctor in the house, but...
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Thulasi Seshan, a 12-year-old from Draper, Utah
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"The sky is the limit for this future astronomer. From Draper,...
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Kate Zimmermann, a prosecutor from Bakersfield, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $4,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: #1Jepfan
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Eric Floyd, a college student from Calhoun, Georgia
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2003 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $97,800 + $2,000.
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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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Sandy Gore, a corporate consultant from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Janice Dooner Lynch, a homemaker from New York, New York
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Season 20 1-time co-champion: $27,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: yankeefanjan
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Kriti Gandhi, a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 18 at the time...
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Dave Binnig, a bartender from Portland, Oregon
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Season 22 player (2006-03-22).
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Andrew Segal, a student originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 player (2005-09-23).
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Josh Kamensky, a communications director from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-07-09). Josh was the runner-up on the 2020-10-13...
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Dave Halliday, a travel marketer from Williamsburg, Virginia
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Season 22 player (2006-02-01).
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Bryan Adams, an accounts receivable manager from Novato, California
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Season 22 player (2006-01-11).
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James Denton, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Mike Delfino, Wisteria Lane's sexy plumber on the hit...
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William Marengo, an 11-year-old from the Bronx, New York
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"He will be the next Bronx Bomber, maybe--if it's up to...
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Tom Cilla, from Kings Park, New York
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"He wants to join the Coast Guard or the Navy, but...
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