| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | A GAME OF CARDS $2000: The name of this 18th century whist expert & author is often invoked as an authority, as in "According to" (Edmond) Hoyle |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | THROWING THE BOOK AT YOU $2000: "The Prime of" Muriel Spark's writing was this novel, penned in less than a month, according to the author The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR $400: In the preface to this 1937 book, Tolkien explains that he is using "dwarves" instead of the preferred plural, "dwarfs" The Hobbit |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR $800: This author of the Michael Bennett thrillers:
"If I'm working with a co-writer, they'll usually write the first draft" James Patterson |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR $1200: "I believe the road to hell is paved with" these modifying parts of speech, Stephen King said forcefully adverbs |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR $1600: Late in life, this author clarified, "Sharks don't target human beings, & they certainly don't hold grudges" (Peter) Benchley |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR $2000: This author revealed Yoknapatawpha, a place in his books, is a Chickasaw word meaning "water runs slow through flat land" (William) Faulkner |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | NOVELS ABOUT JESUS $1200: "The Gospel According to" this "Myra Breckinridge" author moves the crucifixion to the television age Gore Vidal |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | MARIE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents.) The act of folding shows your gratitude to the shirt, according to this author of "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up"'; a correctly folded shirt will stand on its side Marie Kondo |
| #4684, aired 2005-01-06 | FOREWORDS $1200: "According to" this author, "The Delawares themselves acknowledge the royalty of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper |
| #4373, aired 2003-09-17 | THINK TWICE $400: According to author James M. Cain, it's who "always rings twice" the postman |
| #2670, aired 1996-03-22 | "WORLD" CINEMA $800: Author John Irving has a cameo in it as a wrestling referee "The World According To Garp" |
| #2425, aired 1995-03-03 | QUOTES ABOUT AUTHORS $1000: According to Mark Twain, this author of "The Luck of Roaring Camp" "hadn't a sincere fiber in him" Bret Harte |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: According to Signe Toksvig, this author's "The Ugly Duckling" was a veiled autobiography Andersen |
| #1987, aired 1993-04-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: This author of "The World According to Garp" called it "an artfully disguised soap opera" John Irving |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | ACCORDING TO SPOCK $100: Author of the book titled "I Am Not Spock" Leonard Nimoy |
