| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | BRITISH TV $800: From this sitcom created in 1992:
Eddy: "Sweetie, what are you drinking?"
Patsy: "Oh this? Chanel No. 5" Absolutely Fabulous |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $200: He was the host of "Jeopardy!" back in 1964 Art Fleming |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $400: There are this many feet in 2 statute miles 10,560 |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $600: It's an apple developed in Japan in the 1930s or a mountain developed much earlier Fuji |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $800: This planet is 318 times as massive as Earth Jupiter |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $1000: This worldwide secret society founded its first British grand lodge in 1717 the Freemasons (the Masons) |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU $200: These 2 prepositions are absolutely critical in a crossword puzzle across & down |
| #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 |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | LET'S "SEE" $800: Absolutely boiling with unexpressed anger seething |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | RHYME THE TIME $600: To surprise--nay, absolutely astound--a convent sister stun the nun |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | FASHION OLD & NEW $1000: A 1914 ad said this piece of outerwear was "made of a hard khaki... lined sheepskin" & "absolutely waterproof" a trench coat |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | POP CULTURE $2000: In this 2019 X-Men movie, Sophie Turner dealt with absolute power corrupting absolutely Dark Phoenix |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | "ODD"s & "END"s $1600: Absolutely soaked with water sodden |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | THE SECOND CHAPTER $400: Holden's history teacher says, "I flunked you in history because you knew absolutely nothing" The Catcher in the Rye |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | OLD AD SLOGANS $600: "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight", this company said it would deliver Federal Express |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | THE QUOTABLE MOVIE $400: "It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with... & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead" The Terminator |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | SPORTS SHORTS $1000: He took gold with a powerhouse free skate at the 2022 Winter Olympics Nathan Chen |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | SCIENCE FICTION $600: In this "colorful" author's "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing", alien sculptures called the Carls pop up all over Earth Hank Green |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | FLORAL GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): The Fourth Raadsaal, a word meaning council chamber, is in this South African judicial capital Bloemfontein |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | CORRECT THAT NUMBER $800: Slang for being absolutely truthful: I'm "keeping it" 7,322 100 |
| #8557, aired 2022-01-18 | THE MUPPET NAME $800: Blyleven & Campaneris, because our writers absolutely love old-school baseball Bert |
| #8546, aired 2022-01-03 | I'LL "PUNCH" YOU $800: The punch in this expression meaning absolutely delighted is Judy's husband pleased as punch |
| #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 |
| #8516, aired 2021-11-22 | TV COMEDY SKETCHES $1200: On "French and Saunders", "Modern Mother & Daughter", the origin of this Britcom Absolutely Fabulous |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | WORLD COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: Often ranked as Brazil's top institution of higher learning, it's abbreviated USP & it's absolutely free University of São Paulo |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | A NON-ALCOHOLIC CATEGORY $400: There is absolutely no brandy in this cereal company's Apple Jacks Kellogg's |
| #8145, aired 2020-01-24 | HOLLYWOOD & LINE $800: From 1984, it "is out there!...it doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead" The Terminator |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | QUOTABLE BOOKS $4,000 (Daily Double): 1990: "You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose" Oh, The Places You'll Go! |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | ADVERBS $600: Without exception; it precedes "Fabulous" in a TV title absolutely |
| #7960, aired 2019-03-29 | AD SLOGANS $400: These 2 adverbs complete the classic Federal Express ad slogan "When it ____, ____ has to be there over night" absolutely, positively |
| #7941, aired 2019-03-04 | SPLIT 3 WAYS $1200: From 1836 to 1852 this U.S. city was split into 3 municipalities: 2 for Francophones & 1 for English speakers New Orleans |
| #7893, aired 2018-12-26 | SOME FILLER $1600: "___ corrupts, and absolute ___ corrupts absolutely" power |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | CROSSOVER TV $800: "Roseanne" got Edina & Patsy of this Brit-com to swing by, darling Absolutely Fabulous |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | NOVEL "T"s $400: Quoting this novel, "About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire" Twilight |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | WORDS MADE UP OF ROMAN NUMERALS $1000: Absolutely furious! livid |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IT'S NATIONAL HOT DOG MONTH $600: Pick up a hot dog in Chicago & the locals will be adamant about "absolutely, positively, no" this condiment! ketchup |
| #7536, aired 2017-05-22 | 19th CENTURY CONGRESSMEN $400: Before dealing with the wild frontier, Davy... Davy Crockett dealt with Congress for this southern state Tennessee |
| #7375, aired 2016-10-07 | JEN-DER $1000: For "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie", Joanna Lumley reprised the role of Patsy, & she returned as Edina Jennifer Saunders |
| #7330, aired 2016-06-24 | EDIBLE EXPRESSIONS $400: 4-word expression meaning absolutely everything, illustrated here from soup to nuts |
| #7314, aired 2016-06-02 | PLOTS OF 1970s NO. 1 SONGS $400: Singer says that armed conflict between nations has no value, "absolutely nothin"' "War" |
| #7289, aired 2016-04-28 | WHAT'S EATING YOU? $800: We absolutely mean to nit-pick, because we're talking about this small, flat bloodsucker that lives in human hair a louse |
| #7272, aired 2016-04-05 | INDIRECT QUOTES $200: "Absolute (work divided by time) corrupts absolutely" power |
| #7258, aired 2016-03-16 | I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU $200: These 2 prepositions are absolutely critical in a crossword puzzle across & down |
| #7240, aired 2016-02-19 | LITERARY QUOTES $800: In this novel Rat tells Mole there is "absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats" Wind in the Willows |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | ADS & TAGLINES $600: "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" FedEx |
| #7109, aired 2015-07-09 | 1990s SITCOM SUMMARIES $600: Edina & Patsy, 2 middle-aged British women, self-medicate with booze & drugs Absolutely Fabulous |
| #7009, aired 2015-02-19 | "DOUBLE" OR NOTHING $200: To peruse once more to make absolutely sure double-check |
| #6989, aired 2015-01-22 | ALL THINGS CONSIDERED $200: In 1984 this delivery company "absolutely, positively" began service outside North America FedEx |
| #6949, aired 2014-11-27 | KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL $1000: This Japanese dish, slices of fresh raw fish served with soy sauce & wasabi, is absolutely riceless sashimi |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $800 (Daily Double): Fertility, roads, thieves & absolutely, positively getting packages there overnight Hermes |
| #6743, aired 2014-01-01 | BOTANY $3,400 (Daily Double): In the scientific name of the common onion, Allium cepa L., the "L" stands for this botanist Carolus Linnaeus |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | THE THESPIAN DIRECTS $1600: Yo, absolutely, the first feature this actor directed was "Paradise Alley" in 1978 Sylvester Stallone |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | ANIMAL CARE $2,800 (Daily Double): Vets discourage this procedure unless absolutely necessary: it severs tendons & can make kitty a biter de-clawing |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | DURIG CHOCOLATIER $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Switzerland.) With a guaranteed price for crops & absolutely no child labor used, the all-natural ingredients in Durig chocolates are certified this type of non-exploitative trade fair trade |
| #6607, aired 2013-05-14 | "P"ROVERBS $600: This "corrupts"; "absolute" this "corrupts absolutely" power |
| #6607, aired 2013-05-14 | I GOT MAD HIP-HOP SKILLZ $1200: In "Gold Digger": "Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salon, with a baby Louis Vuitton under her underarm" Kanye West |
| #6590, aired 2013-04-19 | TED TALKS $400: In the view of this former "Nightline" anchor, "We now communicate with everyone and say absolutely nothing" Ted Koppel |
| #6579, aired 2013-04-04 | SOWING "OTE"s $1,600 (Daily Double): Theodore Roosevelt said this "is like a rifle: its usefulness depends on the character of the user" vote |
| #6548, aired 2013-02-20 | BRITCOMS $400: Jennifer Saunders starred in this show about the substance-fueled exploits of a pair of friends Absolutely Fabulous |
| #6394, aired 2012-06-07 | U.S.A. TOUR $800: FYI, your tour of this government building at 320 West Colfax Avenue in Denver is absolutely free the U.S. Mint |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $200: Alphabetically, it's the first animal in the American Heritage Dictionary an aardvark |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $400: There are this many feet in 2 statute miles 10,560 |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $600: This worldwide secret society founded its first British Grand Lodge in 1717 the Masons |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $800: This planet is 318 times as massive as Earth Jupiter |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE $1000: In area, it's the second-largest country in South America Argentina |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | BRITCOMS $800: "Fashion", "fat" & "France" were the 3 inaugural episodes of this outrageous britcom about Edina & Patsy Absolutely Fabulous |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | VAMPIRE DIARIES $200: In a 2005 novel the narrator is absolutely positive that this 17-year-old is a vampire but loves him anyway Edward |
| #6052, aired 2010-12-28 | MERRY MELODIES $4,000 (Daily Double): This 19th c. composer's Mazurka No. 9 (Op. 7 No. 5) is one of the peppier ones Chopin |
| #6033, aired 2010-12-01 | MY "B*FF" $1000: I'm confused, perplexed, absolutely this baffled |
| #5945, aired 2010-06-18 | "SIT"! $400: I'm absolutely sure it means pertaining to the north pole of a magnet positive |
| #5935, aired 2010-06-04 | CLASSIC ADS & JINGLES $400: "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" FedEx |
| #5881, aired 2010-03-22 | BREAKING THE PHONICS RULES $2,000 (Daily Double): "SH" doesn't sound as usual in this insect that can leap 20 times its length grasshopper |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | GOING ABSOLUTELY DENTAL $200: "Uneasy lies the head that wears" this, the part of the tooth that's covered by enamel crown |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | GOING ABSOLUTELY DENTAL $400: AKA gingiva, they are the firm tissues enveloping the necks of the teeth; betcha didn't know teeth had necks, did ya? gums |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | GOING ABSOLUTELY DENTAL $600: It's the botanical term for the embedded or basal portion of the tooth root |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | GOING ABSOLUTELY DENTAL $800: It ain't cheap fiction; it's the inner substance of the tooth containing veins, arteries & nerves pulp |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | GOING ABSOLUTELY DENTAL $1000: Gnaw away with these, any of the 4 anterior teeth in each jaw incisors |
| #5838, aired 2010-01-20 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: In May 1938 the League of Nations recognized this country as absolutely neutral Switzerland |
| #5802, aired 2009-12-01 | THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID $3,600 (Daily Double): "I'll paint (the flower) big and they'll be surprised into taking time to look at it" Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #5779, aired 2009-10-29 | I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOM $800: To not spend more than absolutely necessary to pinch pennies |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | ROCK STARS' BACKSTAGE NEEDS $400: Van Halen's 1982 tour contract called for these candies backstage but specified "absolutely no brown ones" M&M's |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | ALMA MATERS $1,500 (Daily Double): This private college in Northern California boasts astronauts Sally Ride & Eileen Collins as alums Stanford University |
| #5609, aired 2009-01-15 | PUMP IT "UP" $1000: Lord Acton: "absolute power" does this "absolutely" corrupts |
| #5527, aired 2008-09-23 | BRITISH AUTHORS $3,000 (Daily Double): She opened a 1938 novel with the line "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again" Daphne du Maurier |
| #5242, aired 2007-05-29 | HIP-HOP ON POP $800: From this "M.D.": "It's like this & like that & like this & uh, it's like that & like this & like that & uh" Dr. Dre |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | 21st CENTURY QUOTATIONS $1200: Of campaigning with her husband, she said in 2007, "I'm absolutely ready for this... I don't look sickly, I don't feel sickly" Elizabeth Edwards |
| #5181, aired 2007-03-05 | THE WEATHER REPORT $400 (Daily Double): The first documented successful forecast of this was by 2 Air Force officers in 1948 in Oklahoma a tornado |
| #5030, aired 2006-06-23 | THOSE FUNNY BRITS $1600: One of the 2 lead actresses in the hilariously un-P.C. britcom "Absolutely Fabulous" Jennifer Saunders (or Joanna Lumley) |
| #4948, aired 2006-03-01 | PHILOSOPHY $800: From the Greek for "pleasure", it's the doctrine that pleasure is the highest good hedonism |
| #4947, aired 2006-02-28 | ISLANDS $400: Coney Island was once an actual island, but since a creek silted up, it's part of this one Long Island |
| #4910, aired 2006-01-06 | ADVERBS $200: It followed "absolutely" & preceded "has to be there overnight" in a memorable FedEx ad positively |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: From Old French for "catch" or "entangle", it's to accuse a serving government official with an offense impeach |
| #4725, aired 2005-03-04 | BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS $600 (Daily Double): Shubert Alley is the setting for both the opening & closing scenes of this smash hit that debuted in 2001 The Producers |
| #4712, aired 2005-02-15 | U2 $600: 8-letter term that's almost impossible to believe; why, it's "absolutely"... fabulous |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | COINED WORDS & PHRASES $11,200 (Daily Double): A late arrival to manned space flight, this country's space pilots are called taikonauts China |
| #4569, aired 2004-06-17 | FLEX YOUR "AB"S $800: Sin is in, sweetie, on this hilarious Brit-com starring Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley Ab Fab (Absolutely Fabulous) |
| #4418, aired 2003-11-19 | SLOGANEERING $600: Use this shipping company "when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" FedEx |
| #4267, aired 2003-03-04 | IN OLD DETROIT $1,000 (Daily Double): In the early 1800s Judge Augustus Woodward planned Detroit on a hub-&-spokes plan modeled on this city Paris (or Washington, D.C.) |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the pool.) I'm about to do a reverse 3 1/2 somersault dive just like this Olympic platform & springboard gold medalist Greg Louganis |
| #3880, aired 2001-06-15 | NETWORKING $400: "The Daily Show",
"Absolutely Fabulous",
"The Man Show" Comedy Central |
| #3733, aired 2000-11-22 | THE "FAB" FIVE $600: Patsy & Edina are the well-lubricated but aging pair of sitcom characters on this popular British import Absolutely Fabulous |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | TV & MOVIE ACTORS $1000: Jennifer Saunders was in "Spice World" & played Edina on this sitcom about 2 spicy British women Absolutely Fabulous |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | ABSOLUTELY NOTHING $200: Without an "E", it comes before "squat"; with an "E", it comes after music legend "Bo" Diddly/Diddley |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | ABSOLUTELY NOTHING $400: This word follows "nothing" in an expression meaning "the shortest possible time" Flat |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | ABSOLUTELY NOTHING $600: Mary Richards can take one of these "and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile" A nothing day |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | ABSOLUTELY NOTHING $1000: In math, a set containing no elements is called an empty set or this type Null set |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | ABSOLUTELY NOTHING $2,000 (Daily Double): It can mean zero; something of no value; or a coded message Cypher |
| #3634, aired 2000-05-25 | HELLO KITTY $1000: Riddle me this:
Despite its name, you'd be hard pressed to find one of these "hairless" cats in Egypt Sphynx |
| #3632, aired 2000-05-23 | CLASSIC AD LINES $500: "When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be There Overnight" Federal Express |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | AUTOBIOGRAPHERS $200: 1986:
"Absolutely Mahvelous" Billy Crystal |
| #3501, aired 1999-11-22 | YOU MUST BE JOKING $500: Completes Groucho's "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas..." "How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know!" |
| #3494, aired 1999-11-11 | A "MAN"LY CATEGORY $1000: It's an adjective that describes something absolutely required or obligatory mandatory |
| #3410, aired 1999-06-04 | FROM A TO B $1000: Sweetie, darling, it's the nickname of that British series featuring Edina & Patsy Ab Fab |
| #3266, aired 1998-11-16 | LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): Rioting broke out when this Stravinsky work was first performed in Paris "The Rite Of Spring" |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | THE MAP OF EUROPE $200: Of Norway, Sweden & Denmark, this one is the largest in area Sweden |
| #3161, aired 1998-05-04 | MTV $200: It's absolutely certain that this group seen here won a 1997 MTV Video Award No Doubt |
| #3119, aired 1998-03-05 | PLAYING PRESIDENT $400: In this film Gene Hackman is corrupted absolutely as he attacks a woman while Clint Eastwood watches Absolute Power |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | BARNYARD ANIMALS $500: Around the world this animal sounds different: "k' ok' iyo" in Korean & "goh-geh-goh-goh" in Chinese rooster |
| #2839, aired 1996-12-26 | BRITISH TV $400: Comedy Central hit it big in 1994 with this British import starring Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley "Absolutely Fabulous" |
| #2827, aired 1996-12-10 | 19TH CENTURY SCIENCE $1000: Around 1850 he absolutely positively came up with the idea for an absolute temperature scale Lord Kelvin |
| #2808, aired 1996-11-13 | THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Ramfis is the high priest of Egypt in this Verdi opera Aida |
| #2628, aired 1996-01-24 | REQUIRED READING $800: Absolutely, absolutely!, his "Absalom, Absalom!" should be on the list William Faulkner |
| #1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company urges you to use its service "when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" Federal Express |
| #1615, aired 1991-09-13 | SEASONAL QUOTES $1,500 (Daily Double): Title character who mentions winter & summer in the first lines of Shakespeare's play about him Richard III |
| #1564, aired 1991-05-23 | NONFICTION $400: This comic titled his 1986 autobiography "Absolutely Mahvelous" (Billy) Crystal |
| #6, aired 1990-07-21 | CLASSIC COMEDY TEAMS $600: Name completing the catch phrase “Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher?” “Positively...” Mr. Shean |
| #1117, aired 1989-06-13 | RELIGION $2,000 (Daily Double): Seen here, it was built in the 7th century, not as a mosque but as a shrine for pilgrims: the Dome of the Rock |
| #1103, aired 1989-05-24 | FAMOUS QUOTES $400: Complete's John Acton's line "Power tends to..." corrupt |
| #1099, aired 1989-05-18 | FAMOUS STUDENTS $600: He studied directing at NYU under M. Scorsese & was an "absolutely mahvelous" student Billy Crystal |
| #1057, aired 1989-03-21 | STATUES $2,000 (Daily Double): Museum housing the statue seen here: the Louvre |
| #1026, aired 1989-02-06 | U.S. HISTORY $300 (Daily Double): 136 years apart, Franklin Pierce & John Sununu left this state to go to the White House New Hampshire |
| #1002, aired 1989-01-03 | ANIMALS $500 (Daily Double): Of the creatures on Earth that have legs, most of them have this many 6 |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | CHARACTERS IN PLAYS $400: The first line of this Strindberg play tells us that the title "miss" is "absolutely wild!" Miss Julie |
| #861, aired 1988-05-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company was absolutely, positively in charge of delivering the Olympic medals to Calgary sites Federal Express |
| #830, aired 1988-03-25 | REPTILES $500 (Daily Double): The St. Louis Zoo clocked a lizard-like male tuatara doing this only 4 times in 1 minute breathing |
| #811, aired 1988-02-29 | THE PAPACY $1,500 (Daily Double): 1 of the 8 titles every pope holds (1 of) Pontifex Maximus (Supreme Pontiff) (or Vicar of Jesus Christ, Bishop of Rome, Supreme Sovereign of Vatican City) |
| #779, aired 1988-01-14 | GEOGRAPHIC COCKTAILS $300 (Daily Double): Title of the following, it's also a cocktail made of Scotch whisky, sugar, & bitters:
"Well you take the high road, and I'll take the low road"
"But I'll be in be in Scotland before ya /
For me and my true love may never meet again..." Loch Lomond |
| #775, aired 1988-01-08 | WYOMING $500: In 1906, Pres. T. Roosevelt declared this "Tower" in N.E. Wyoming the nation's 1st nat'l monument Devil's Tower |
| #763, aired 1987-12-23 | COMMERCIAL SLOGANS $100: Call this company "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" Federal Express |
| #744, aired 1987-11-26 | FOREIGN PHRASES $400: How you would complete the Swedish phrase, "Mitt namn ar..." Adella |
| #689, aired 1987-09-10 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $500: Unable to walk at age 7, she went on to win 3 gold medals in track in 1960 Olympics Wilma Rudolph |
| #678, aired 1987-07-15 | ASTRONOMY $800 (Daily Double): The 2 planets mentioned in the following song: Jupiter & Mars |
| #671, aired 1987-07-06 | TV DETECTIVES $500: Occupation of Fenton Hardy, father of "The Hardy Boys" a private detective |
| #607, aired 1987-04-07 | ANIMALS $1,000 (Daily Double): In Argentina, rheas are rounded up in order to get these tailfeathers |
| #574, aired 1987-02-19 | AMERICANA $500: When Louisiana's governor offered $500 for pirate Jean Laffite's head, Laffite offered $5000 for this governor's head |
| #537, aired 1986-12-30 | WE'RE #2 $500: In sales of ready-to-eat cereal products in the U.S., this company is #1 Kellogg's |
| #514, aired 1986-11-27 | P.N. $500 (Daily Double): Pianist heard here:
[Instrumental music plays.] Peter Nero |
| #459, aired 1986-09-11 | SPORTS STADIUMS $1,000 (Daily Double): Only major league stadiums with "River" in their names, these 2 NL parks both overlook the Ohio Three Rivers Stadium & Riverfront Stadium |
| #407, aired 1986-04-01 | COLLEGE NICKNAMES $100 (Daily Double): Nickname of team with this theme:
[Instrumental music plays] the Fighting Irish |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | NO NO's $500 (Daily Double): According to this 1972 hit, 4th item in this list of things you shouldn't do: "You don't tug on Superman's cape /
You don't spit into the wind / You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger" Don't mess around with Jim |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | SPORTS TRIVIA $500: Their 1965 heavyweight championship rematch in Lewiston, Maine drew only 4,280 spectators Cassius Clay & Sonny Liston |
| #389, aired 1986-03-06 | POLITICIANS $200: He stunned subway riders when he got on yelling "It's me, the mayor. Coffee, tea or milk?" Ed Koch |
| #386, aired 1986-03-03 | CONNECTICUT $1,000 (Daily Double): Though much more is grown in N.C. & Ky., it's also Connecticut's leading field crop tobacco |
| #375, aired 1986-02-14 | TRIVIA $300: He said, "I came in with Halley's comet in 1835 & I expect to go out with it" Mark Twain |
| #354, aired 1986-01-16 | GAME SHOWS $1000: Came on July 12, 1976; kissed off June 14, 1985 Family Feud |
| #352, aired 1986-01-14 | MOVIE LAST LINES $400: In ceremony ending this musical, the minister says, "I now pronounce you men & wives" Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
| #300, aired 1985-11-01 | COMPOSERS $200 (Daily Double): Composer of following famous Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor:
[Instrumental music plays] Tchaikovsky |
| #285, aired 1985-10-11 | DEPARTMENT STORES $1,100 (Daily Double): Loaning money to a young auto maker got this Detroit store owner a car named for him J.L. Hudson |
| #282, aired 1985-10-08 | ENGLISH POETRY $1000: Concludes this Browning verse, "The larks's on the wing; the snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven--" All's right with the world! |
| #264, aired 1985-09-12 | "DANCE" SONGS $300: Loggins & Messina's 1973 "maternal" hit "Your Mama Don't Dance" |
| #263, aired 1985-09-11 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: Tutored by Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau, her works include "Jo's Boys" Louisa May Alcott |
| #262, aired 1985-09-10 | MOVIE MAMMALS $500: This 1965 film starred a big cat with an ocular oddity Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion |
| #184, aired 1985-05-23 | DRAMA $600: Though Irish, playwright Samuel Beckett writes in this language Français |
| #182, aired 1985-05-21 | FRANCE $300: Motto of the revolution, it's now the national motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité (liberty, equality & fraternity) |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | "GOOD" & "BAD" MOVIES $300: Some say the ruthless producer Kirk Douglas played in this '52 expose was based on David O. Selznick The Bad and the Beautiful |
| #152, aired 1985-04-09 | SPORTS TRIVIA $500: The 2 Maxes who faced each other in a celebrated 1933 heavyweight bout Baer and Schmeling |
| #128, aired 1985-03-06 | "DREAM"Y MUSIC $500: Lovin' Spoonful's 1966 serendipity ditty "Daydream" |
| #72, aired 1984-12-18 | ANIMALS $200: Specifically, the only cat with a mane a male lion |
| #57, aired 1984-11-27 | BRITISH ISLES $100: If you "take the high road", I'll get there afore ye Scotland |
| #45, aired 1984-11-09 | PRESIDENTS $700 (Daily Double): Only Presidents Madison, Monroe, Polk, Garfield & Carter had this in common the first name James |
| #35, aired 1984-10-26 | LADIES IN SONG $1,000 (Daily Double): Johnny Carson might ask "Kool & the Gang" not to sing this on "The Tonight Show":
"I'm in love, and I won't lie /
She's my girl and always on my mind /
She gives me her love and a feeling that's right..." "Joanna" |
| #16, aired 1984-10-01 | TRIVIA $800: Nursery rhyme that can be played on touch-tone phone by dialing 3212, 333, 222, 333 "Mary Had a Little Lamb" |
| #5, aired 1984-09-14 | STARTS WITH "J" $3,000 (Daily Double): The only "J" in the Pledge of Allegiance justice |
| #1, aired 1983-09-18 | LISTS $100: For them, "The Book of Lists" is a family affair the Wallaces (or the Wallechinskys) |
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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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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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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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Catherine Carson, a fourth grade language arts, math, and social studies teacher from Washington, D.C.
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"She is new to teaching--she's in her second year. From Washington,...
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John Shoe, a third and fourth grade teacher from Lakewood, Colorado
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"He teaches at a school for gifted children who choose their...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
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"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Leslie Decker, a high school German and ESL teacher from Austin, Texas
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"She taught English to Europeans. Now she teaches German to Americans....
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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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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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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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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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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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Michael Arnone, a reporter from Arlington, Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia
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"A recent art history graduate when she became Jeopardy! champion in...
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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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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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Janet Wong, a development officer for a museum from Hoboken, New Jersey
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"As a senior at Drew University, she won the February 2000...
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Billy Baxter, an attorney from Richmond, Virginia
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"Representing the College of William & Mary, he won the 1992...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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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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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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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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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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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
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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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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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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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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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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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Liz Maziarz, an English professor and mom from Seattle, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "MAY-zee-ar".
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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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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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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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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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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Curt Schilling, a pitcher from the Boston Red Sox
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"In helping the Red Sox to win the 2004 World Series,...
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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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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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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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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
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"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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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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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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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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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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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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