| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | TREES $400: Balsa, magnolia or sequoia: it's the tree that becomes the name of another tree when you add an "M" to its end balsa (balsam accepted) |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | ADD AN E AT THE END $800: A fable's lesson & the emotional outlook of a group, such as employees moral & morale |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | CULT MOVIES $1200: An angry girlfriend, a mutant baby & a man with big hair all add up to "Eraserhead", this surreal director's first feature film Lynch |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | ADD AN S TO THE FRONT $200: The heart of a reactor becomes a final sports total core & score |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | ADD AN S TO THE FRONT $400: Fermented juice turns into barnyard beasts wine & swine |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | ADD AN S TO THE FRONT $600: Burnt wood residue becomes a fashion accessory worn over the shoulder ash & sash |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | ADD AN S TO THE FRONT $800: A monster under a bridge changes into a leisurely walk troll & stroll |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | ADD AN S TO THE FRONT $1000: An adjective meaning more than enough becomes a piece of an old song used in a new one ample & sample |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE $800: This word for people is plural whether you add an "S" or not--so "that's all" folks |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE $1000: To vote someone into office; now add an "S" to the front & get a 2nd word also meaning to choose; now give us both select & elect |
| #8171, aired 2020-03-02 | JUST "NO" $800: When you add an "S" to this word meaning "idea", you get stuck with a bunch of pins & needles notion(s) |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | FLAVORS $2,000 (Daily Double): Add an "S" to this word meaning "acrid" & you get a cocktail ingredient that helps in digestion bitters |
| #7599, aired 2017-09-28 | WAYS TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY $1200: Singularly, it means to feel remorse for; add an "S" to politely refuse an invite regret or regrets |
| #7535, aired 2017-05-19 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $1000: The queen wants you to add an "I" (& a syllable) to the name of this metal, atomic number 13 aluminum (or aluminium) |
| #7374, aired 2016-10-06 | SHOOT $1000: It's not technically a firearm, but a weapon that uses compressed CO2 to propel a projectile an air gun |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | ADD "S" TO THE START OF THE WORD $400: Non-magical "Harry Potter" folk illegally import an "S" to make this word smuggle |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | ADD "S" TO THE START OF THE WORD $1200: To choose by vote; with an "S" in front, you get this related word meaning to choose in preference to another select |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | ADD "S" TO THE START OF THE WORD $1600: A European viper, front-loaded with an "S", gets a little more depressed as this word sadder |
| #7283, aired 2016-04-20 | WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? $400: Add an "N" to the end of this sign & you get a type of animal Scorpio |
| #7205, aired 2016-01-01 | GENERAL SCIENCE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) The secret behind what's called instant snow is sodium polyacrylate, a material also used in diapers; add water, & it expands to 100 times in volume because it's an "SAP", the "SA" standing for this amazing type of polymer; notice the water is all gone superabsorbent |
| #7143, aired 2015-10-07 | LETTER PERFECT $800: Say, can you see? It's used in poetic language to add earnestness to an appeal O |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ADD AN "S" $200: An empty space fills up with an "S" to be a sudden, short, surprised intake of breath gap & gasp |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ADD AN "S" $400: A pricey place for lodging travelers tones it down with an "S" to put up kids on a bike trip, inexpensively hotel & hostel |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ADD AN "S" $600: A term meaning to remain inactive until something expected happens adds an "S" to be a body part we "watch" wait & waist |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ADD AN "S" $800: A word meaning to defeat gets that "S" & morphs into a savage animal beat & beast |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ADD AN "S" $1000: An amount of money set by a court picks up an "S" & becomes an aromatic herb of the mint family bail & basil |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | ADD A LETTER $800: An ordained Jewish teacher becomes a member of the family Leporidae when it's "T" time rabbi & rabbit |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | IN THE DICTIONARY $400: To pluralize "chateau", you can add an "s" or this letter an "x" |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | MOB MOVIES $800: Add an "S" to the title of this 1931 mob movie & you get a great place for some pizza, pizza Little Caesar |
| #6526, aired 2013-01-21 | "AN" THE BEGINNING $800: With the stress on the first syllable, a building add-on; on the second, to incorporate another country's territory an annex |
| #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | IT'S A COVER-UP $1600: By itself, it's an undergarment; add "cover" to get a fitted removable piece of fabric used on furniture slip |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS $400: Make lemonade, add an equal amount of iced tea & you'll have this drink named for a golfer an Arnold Palmer |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ADD A TREE $1200: Add a fruit tree to an "S" & you get this long, sharp weapon a spear |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ADD A TREE $2000: Add a tree to an "S" & you get this wet word soak (slime accepted) |
| #5880, aired 2010-03-19 | JEOPARDY! DRINKING GAMES $200: Like actress Sally, this last name of 19th century U.S. department store owner Marshall is singular; add an "S"--imbibe Field |
| #5880, aired 2010-03-19 | JEOPARDY! DRINKING GAMES $400: When naming this member of the 2nd triumvirate, don't add an "H" to his last name or you're talking about J. Lo's hubby Mark Antony |
| #5737, aired 2009-07-14 | YOU DO THE MATH! $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows the numbers 18, 33, & 165 on the monitor.) An easy way to find the common divisor here is to simply add up each number's digits, & each sum will be divisible by this number 3 |
| #5654, aired 2009-03-19 | ADD AN ELEMENTAL SYMBOL $800: Add the symbol for this element to the front of "ow" & you get precipitation tin |
| #5558, aired 2008-11-05 | A WORD ODDITY $1600: The 2-syllable "rugged" is made into one syllable when you add these 2 letters to the front; try using an "atlas" S-H |
| #5391, aired 2008-02-04 | HOW IT'S DONE $400: Ovulate, add albumen, then shell, & pass from body-- or tell a bad joke to lay an egg |
| #5295, aired 2007-09-21 | NOTES TO FUTURE CONTESTANTS $600: It may have 22 chapters, but this last book of the Bible doesn't have an "S" at the end of its name, so don't add one Revelation |
| #5288, aired 2007-09-12 | MORE $1200: As a noun, it's an addition to a building; as a verb, it's to add land to your country annex |
| #5228, aired 2007-05-09 | ONLINE WORDS $1200: This phrase was used of an appliance that connected to an electrical outlet; now it's an add-on for a browser a plug-in |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | ADD AN ELEMENT SYMBOL $800: Add the symbol of this element to the letters "B-R-I-D-E-S" & you get a Scottish island group helium (He) |
| #4985, aired 2006-04-21 | ASTRONOMY ADD A LETTER $800: Add this letter to Jupiter's moon Io & you get an acronym that's a ground-floor stock offer for regular guys P (IPO) |
| #4949, aired 2006-03-02 | ADD A LETTER $1200: Without an "S", it's royal rule; with an "S", it means to quit reign & resign |
| #4885, aired 2005-12-02 | SAY CHEESE! $400: TV's Herman, Lily, Eddie or Marilyn, or this cheese: some add an "E" to its spelling, but it blows the joke munster |
| #4821, aired 2005-07-18 | CELEBRITY CEREAL $600: You only need to add an "s" to the name of this 1977 film android to get his popular cereal C-3PO |
| #4707, aired 2005-02-08 | ADD A LETTER $200: The slip of paper needed for entry into an event; add a letter & it's this dense growth of bushes ticket & thicket |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | THE STARS $600: Add an "A" to the beginning of this star (double the "P") & you get singing without instrumental accompaniment Capella (a cappella accepted) |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | ADD TWO LETTERS $2000: New or fresh; add two letters & you get this adjective for an early inhabitant of Australia original & Aboriginal |
| #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $2000: Named by British scientist Humphry Davy, it's now pronounced & spelled his way in the U.S.; others add an "I" aluminum |
| #4622, aired 2004-10-12 | LIFETIME $3,200 (Daily Double): Born in St. Louis in 1888, became a Brit in 1927, wrote poems & plays, won a Nobel Prize in 1948, died 1965 T.S. Eliot |
| #4615, aired 2004-10-01 | TAKE IN ORDER! $400: Now add this letter to get H. Rider Haggard's novel about an African sorceress E |
| #4349, aired 2003-06-26 | ADD A LETTER $800: It's what you add to flue to get an amusement park log ride M (for flume) |
| #4231, aired 2003-01-13 | THE MUSIC OF SOUND $600: To give it an "S" sound, the French add a cedilla to this letter C |
| #4157, aired 2002-10-01 | ADD A LETTER $1200: ...to an archer's weapon & get this flat, rectangular cart with handles at each end barrow/arrow |
| #3995, aired 2002-01-04 | SOUNDS LIKE AN OBSCURE ROCK BAND $2000: These flowers add a red or pink splash to your garden; it's also a pejorative term for certain liberals bleeding hearts |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | MOVIE SONGS $100: "Springtime for Hitler" (a '60s classic) The Producers |
| #3421, aired 1999-06-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1000: As a verb, it means to add territory to an existing country; as a noun, it's a building added to a larger one annex |
| #2961, aired 1997-06-16 | PARTICLE PHYSICS $600: To get an element's mass number, add its protons & these neutrons |
| #2044, aired 1993-06-24 | ROCKS & MINERALS $1000: Add an "H" to the end of this silicate mineral's name & you'll get a book of the Old Testament mica |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | ALPHABETS $600: The French add a cedilla to this letter, which gives it an "S" sound a C |
| #1981, aired 1993-03-29 | GEOGRAPHY $600: Add an X to the end of this English isle's name & you get a language spoken there the Isle of Man |
| #1606, aired 1991-09-02 | TRANSPORTATION $500: Add one more of these to a catamaran & you have a trimaran hull |
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