#25, aired 2024-01-16 | NAME THAT '90s HIT $1500: Biggie Smalls: "It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! Magazine, Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine" "Juicy" |
#8961, aired 2023-10-30 | THE JOKERS $200: His final role was as Tony in "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" in 2009 Heath Ledger |
#8959, aired 2023-10-26 | HALL OF FAMER BY POSITION $2000: Gump Worsley,
Shrimp Worters,
Rat Westwick (ice) hockey goalies |
#8930, aired 2023-09-15 | CELEB LIT BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Paul Blart portrayer takes a ride on a really big piece of fruit Kevin James and the Giant Peach |
#8913, aired 2023-07-12 | READING WITH JENNA BUSH HAGER $200: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I developed my love of books as a child; my parents always made sure we were surrounded by plenty, & a favorite they used to read to me aloud was this author's "James and the Giant Peach" Roald Dahl |
#8875, aired 2023-05-19 | HIP-HOP NAMES $2000: Hip-hop's 50th bday in 2023 is based on the Aug. 11, 1973 party DJed by Clive Campbell, who used this name from a mythical strongman DJ Kool Herc |
#8831, aired 2023-03-20 | PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS $400: Read at Clinton's inauguration, her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" contains the line "lost in the gloom of dust and ages" Angelou |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | JOHNNY GILBERT SPEAKS THE MOVIE LINE $1200: "You read the Bible, Brett?... Ezekiel 25:17... and you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!" Pulp Fiction |
#8567, aired 2022-02-01 | READ IT OR EAT IT? $2000: Just after World War II, a woman learns of a group of book lovers on one of the Channel Islands The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society |
#8522, aired 2021-11-30 | A SWEET READ $200: A Rupi Kaur book of poetry is titled "Milk and" this, often paired in the Bible Honey |
#8522, aired 2021-11-30 | A SWEET READ $800: Agatha Christie's "Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" finds this Belgian embroiled in murder Hercule Poirot |
#8522, aired 2021-11-30 | A SWEET READ $2,600 (Daily Double): Roald Dahl imagined the cherries in his Buckinghamshire orchard getting bigger & bigger, inspiring this 1961 novel James and the Giant Peach |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | DID YOU READ... $800: ... About Daphne working with the Duke of Hastings in "The Duke and I", the first in this book series, now a Netflix fave the Bridgerton series |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | DID YOU READ... $3,000 (Daily Double): ... This book by Mark Bowden chronicling a savage firefight in Somalia in 1993 Black Hawk Down |
#8170, aired 2020-02-28 | SPELL IT LIKE THE BRITS $200: Hermione, our tickets to a play the West End have arrived! Tonight we're off to the... T-H-E-A-T-R-E |
#8155, aired 2020-02-07 | SONGS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY $800: D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince:
"____ Just Don't Understand" Parents |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | AUDIBLE $1200: Naturally, Colin Farrell read this novel by a fellow countryman
Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man |
#8098, aired 2019-11-20 | THE GREAT AMERICAN READ'S TOP 100 BOOKS $400: Only one title from each author could make the list; these 2 sisters represented the Bronte family at No. 10 & No. 21 Charlotte and Emily |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | I READ IT IN THE WORLD BOOK $400: Including whoopers, this is "a family of large birds with long legs and a long neck" cranes |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | I READ IT IN THE WORLD BOOK $800: This "is a rough sport because the players kick and wrestle or sometimes hold an opponent's head underwater" water polo |
#7967, aired 2019-04-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: As a young man Frederick Douglass heard if he learned to do this "it would forever unfit him to be a slave"--so he did read and write |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | READING TALK $400: I get it, I hear you, "I read you" these 2 ways I read you loud and clear (or five by five) |
#7892, aired 2018-12-25 | 13-LETTER PHRASES $800: Don't forget it's always the shortened version of "them" in this statement made on showing a winning hand read 'em and weep |
#7891, aired 2018-12-24 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) On July 9, 1776, just hours after the Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time in New York, a patriotic mob tore down a gilded statue, recreated here of this reigning king; parts of it would be melted down and used as ammo against the British George III |
#7767, aired 2018-05-22 | I READ YOU LOUD & CLEAR! $200: "Tarzan... placed his foot upon the neck of his vanquished enemy, and... loud through the forest rang the fierce, wild cry" Burroughs |
#7767, aired 2018-05-22 | I READ YOU LOUD & CLEAR! $1000: "'Only two kinds of daughters,' she shouted in Chinese. 'Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!'" Tan |
#7743, aired 2018-04-18 | AS DEFINED BY RANDOM HOUSE $400: "Unable to read and write" illiterate |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | TRANSPORTATION IN SONG $1000: On this, "You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four, read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore" the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" |
#7670, aired 2018-01-05 | TAKE ME "DOWN" $200: 15,406... 15,405... 15,404... man, this is going to take a while a countdown |
#7605, aired 2017-10-06 | "B"USINESS $1000: Henry Luce said, "There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read" these pages of assets & liabilities balance sheet |
#7571, aired 2017-07-10 | THE PRESIDENTIAL VERSE OF RICHARD ARMOUR $600: "He took the violin in hand and really made it squeak. He studied law and science and read Latin, French, and Greek" Jefferson |
#7513, aired 2017-04-19 | OF PENCIL MANIA $800: Early ads for pencils appeared in his Pennsylvania Gazette; a 1737 one read, "Cyphering Slates and Pencils" sold by the printer Benjamin Franklin |
#7507, aired 2017-04-11 | WAIT"ER" $800: Ted Cruz did a Darth Vader impression & read from "Green Eggs and Ham" during a 21-hour one of these a filibuster |
#7447, aired 2017-01-17 | SOMETHING TO READ $200: The 1,452-page Penguin Classics edition of this Tolstoy tome, if you've got a month or 2 to spare War and Peace |
#7447, aired 2017-01-17 | SOMETHING TO READ $800: William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", including this poem about a member of the Felidae family "A Tyger" |
#7427, aired 2016-12-20 | LET'S READ HENRY, JAMES $800: This 3-named American's "Psalm of Life" says, "Art is long, and time is fleeting" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
#7378, aired 2016-10-12 | NEWS TERMINOLOGY $2000: A broadcaster who hasn't seen the wire copy until he speaks it aloud is said to do this "and read" rip |
#7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WE'LL BE GRILLIN' & CHILLIN' $200: The HPBA recons Memorial Day, Fourth of July & this holiday as the 3 biggest steak-grilling days in the USA Labor Day |
#7354, aired 2016-07-28 | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $200: (I'm Ryan Chiaverini.) (And I'm Val Warner of Windy City Live.) Everyone knows Chicago is the Windy City some say it has to do with the way we brag about out town...
...But more likely it has to do with the stiff breezes that come off of this lake Lake Michigan |
#7192, aired 2015-12-15 | DIARIES & JOURNALS $3,600 (Daily Double): A 1666 entry in his diary read, "The churches, houses and all on fire and flaming at once" Samuel Pepys |
#7191, aired 2015-12-14 | SOMETHING TO READ $800: At their wedding in an Edward Lear poem, this beastly bride & groom "dined on mince & slices of quince" the Owl and the Pussycat |
#7191, aired 2015-12-14 | SOMETHING TO READ $3,000 (Daily Double): The Greek general Agamemnon is a character in this Shakespeare play Troilus and Cressida |
#7158, aired 2015-10-28 | THINK MUSIC $2000: "You might think I'm foolish or maybe it's untrue, you might think I'm crazy, all I want is you" The Cars |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | MEDICAL HISTORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Dittrick Medical History Center in Cleveland, OH.) 19th-century doctors thought that the brain shrank & grew with use, leaving corresponding contours on the skull, which were read to determine a person's abilities and traits, using the 3-D bust as a reference guide in this pseudo-science phrenology |
#7040, aired 2015-04-03 | NEW ENDINGS FOR CLASSIC LIT $1000: "...and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes". Then again no maybe not I don't think so I said no Ulysses |
#6882, aired 2014-07-15 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $800: "When all else fails, read" these the instructions |
#6823, aired 2014-04-23 | CONVERSIONS $700 (Daily Double): A 4th c. statue of him & a cross read, "By this saving sign I have... restored liberty to the Senate and people of Rome" Constantine |
#6808, aired 2014-04-02 | "SELF-E"s $800: Adjective for an autodidact self-educated |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | WRITERS HATIN' ON WRITERS $400: Twain said, "Every time I read 'Pride and Prejudice', I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone" (Jane) Austen |
#6764, aired 2014-01-30 | BLACK & WHITE & READ $600: Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" tells of "Murder, Magic, and Madness" at this city's 1893 World's Fair Chicago |
#6658, aired 2013-07-24 | I READ IT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES $400: This organization "Vows to Develop a Plan to Train and Arm Security Guards at Every School in the Nation" The N.R.A. |
#6658, aired 2013-07-24 | I READ IT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES $2000: This country "Orders Arrest of Satirist for Skits on Islam and Morsi" Egypt |
#6530, aired 2013-01-25 | NAME THE POET $1600: "I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: his day is marching on" Julia Ward Howe |
#6483, aired 2012-11-21 | 1-LETTER STOCK SYMBOLS $800: T--
give them a jingle AT&T |
#6479, aired 2012-11-15 | EDUCATION ABBREVIATION $200: DEAR stands for "Drop Everything And" do this; you can even use your Kindle read |
#6479, aired 2012-11-15 | ESSAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): His essay "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" was "read at a meeting of the historical and antiquarian club of Hartford" Mark Twain |
#6466, aired 2012-10-29 | TV $600: Speaking over ESPN highlights of upset players, this man seen here would say, "I can read his lips and he is not praying" Keith Olbermann |
#6307, aired 2012-02-07 | THE I.T. FACTOR $1000: Seen here is an example of this 2-letter type of code that can be read by a smartphone a QR code |
#6283, aired 2012-01-04 | NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK $2,600 (Daily Double): "They bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him" Job |
#6216, aired 2011-10-03 | 20th CENTURY LIT $400: A line from this Orwell tale says, "As for the pigs, they could already read and write perfectly" Animal Farm |
#6190, aired 2011-07-08 | QUOTATIONS IN LITERATURE $400: Hans Christian Andersen story in which you'll read, "Heaven knows what was in that bed... I am black and blue!" "The Princess and the Pea" |
#6172, aired 2011-06-14 | HISTORICAL QUOTATIONS $200: In his 1834 autobiography, this frontiersman stated, "I never wrote (a book) before, and never read very many" Davy Crockett |
#6089, aired 2011-02-17 | TEENS & POETRY $800: Lisel Mueller's "For a Thirteenth Birthday" begins, "You have read" this Tolstoy epic War and Peace |
#6060, aired 2011-01-07 | TV TITLE REFERENCES $1600: On Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan has the title of forensic this, and is able to read clues left behind in bones anthropologist |
#6040, aired 2010-12-10 | MATH TERMS $1200: (Jimmy shows a logical proposition on a monitor.) Used in propositional logic problems & often read, for example, as "P if and only if Q", the symbol here denotes this term biconditional or equivalence |
#5938, aired 2010-06-09 | READ ALL OVER $400: An Indian-born English professor had to read this first Harry Potter novel 35 times before translating it into Hindi Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone |
#5878, aired 2010-03-17 | THE NATURE OF THINGS $200: This "colorful" whale can grow up to 100 feet long & weigh more than 150 tons a blue whale |
#5779, aired 2009-10-29 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $600 (Daily Double): Halloween concerts often include this, Opus 40 by Saint-Saens, with a xylophone imitating rattling bones the Danse macabre |
#5759, aired 2009-10-01 | I READ IT IN A BOOK ONCE $200: "'Some pig!' whispered Mr. Zuckerman. They stared and stared for a long time at Wilbur" Charlotte's Web |
#5759, aired 2009-10-01 | I READ IT IN A BOOK ONCE $600: "His lips parted into a timid smile, and our neighbor's image blurred with my sudden tears. 'Hey, Boo,' I said" To Kill a Mockingbird |
#5759, aired 2009-10-01 | I READ IT IN A BOOK ONCE $800: "'Is it safe to get my diamonds?'… Szell opened the black leather case. And took out a portable hand drill" Marathon Man |
#5749, aired 2009-09-17 | IN THE BOOKSTORE $1200: At 1,424 pages, the Penguin Classics Deluxe version of his "War and Peace" is hardly a quick read Tolstoy |
#5741, aired 2009-07-20 | EUROPEANA $2,000 (Daily Double): Its name is from a jebal, or mount, named for Tariq ibn Zizad, the general who led the Muslim conquest of Spain Gibraltar |
#5709, aired 2009-06-04 | CHILD'S PLAY $800: "Revenge of the Space Pandas" is a play for children by this playwright better known for profane dialogue (David) Mamet |
#5703, aired 2009-05-27 | IT HAS TO END WITH "U" $2000: The 2 U.S. state capitals that fit the category Honolulu & Juneau |
#5611, aired 2009-01-19 | SCIENCE FICTION $600: This 1969 novella by Harlan Ellison tells the story of Blood, a telepathic canine who teaches his master to read A Boy and His Dog |
#5434, aired 2008-04-03 | THE 2007 FORBES 400 $400: "$17.2 billion...
started selling
computers from...
dorm room 1984 with $1,000" Michael Dell |
#5405, aired 2008-02-22 | THE 20th CENTURY $10,800 (Daily Double): In Dec. 1989 this playwright was elected president of Czechoslovakia, the 1st non-Communist since 1948 Václav Havel |
#5332, aired 2007-11-13 | CHILD'S PLAY $0: A Longfellow poem & a Lillian Hellman play about a girls' boarding school share this timely title The Children's Hour |
#5273, aired 2007-07-11 | LULLABIES THAT ROCK $200: This lullabye will either "rock" your little ones or make them acrophobic "Rock-a-bye Baby" |
#5236, aired 2007-05-21 | GIVE WAR AND PEACE A CHANCE $1,000 (Daily Double): In "War and Peace", this man is described as the Antichrist scourging Europe Napoleon |
#5224, aired 2007-05-03 | READ YOUR BIBLE $200: Proverbs 30 speaks of 4 things difficult to understand, including the flight of this bird of prey eagle |
#5188, aired 2007-03-14 | EL "CID" $1600: George W. Bush:
"I hear the voices & I read the front page and I know the speculation, but I'm the" this decider |
#5140, aired 2007-01-05 | LITERARY OPENINGS $800: "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" 1984 |
#5032, aired 2006-06-27 | LITERARY THEATRE $600: Jimmy Smits played a man who reads this 1870s novel to cigar factory workers in the play "Anna in the Tropics" Anna Karenina |
#5030, aired 2006-06-23 | ADAM SANDLER $1000: I played tackling machine & H2O enthusiast in this 1998 film The Waterboy |
#5003, aired 2006-05-17 | SIR WALTER SCOTT'S PERSONALITY PARADE $400: Sir Walter Scott "read again, & for the third time at least," her "very finely written novel of 'Pride and Prejudice'" Jane Austen |
#4983, aired 2006-04-19 | GREAT BOOKS IN HAIKU $400: 1860s book/
Bolkonsky & Rostova/
Read in a day, not! War and Peace |
#4916, aired 2006-01-16 | TWAIN TWIP $600: Twain once defined this type of book (& he wrote several) as one "which people praise and don't read" a classic |
#4899, aired 2005-12-22 | MOVIE NEWCOMERS $400: "Pushover" features this woman seen here in her first lead
"Afraid I don't read the paper. And I don't know anyone named Harry." Kim Novak |
#4898, aired 2005-12-21 | REJECTED SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOWS $1000: Writer Ted Kooser, given this title by the Library of Congress, was going to read his work "Delights and Shadows" poet laureate |
#4880, aired 2005-11-25 | FOUR! $1000: The 4 U.S. states that begin with the letter "A" Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, & Arkansas |
#4865, aired 2005-11-04 | GOVERNMENT WORK $1000: If you can read and translate Arabic, Dari or this majority language of Afghanistan, the CIA could use your help Pushtu |
#4854, aired 2005-10-20 | INTO AFRICA $400 (Daily Double): Nouakchott is the capital city of this NW African country that lent its name to the 8th century invaders of Spain Mauritania |
#4854, aired 2005-10-20 | HOME PAGES $400: Thomas Wolfe infuriated readers in his hometown who thought this 1929 novel of his was local gossip Look Homeward, Angel |
#4814, aired 2005-07-07 | READ THE BOOK $400: "The Beautiful and Damned", his second novel, takes place during the Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald |
#4814, aired 2005-07-07 | READ THE BOOK $2000: According to the title of a book by George Eliot, the Dorlcote Mill is on this river the Floss |
#4788, aired 2005-06-01 | THE IG NOBEL PRIZES $200: Daisuke Inoue won in 2004 for this musical invention, for giving a "new way for people to learn to tolerate each other" karaoke |
#4743, aired 2005-03-30 | KITTY LIT $1200: Claudine loves to read poems about kitties to Fanchette the cat in "Claudine and Annie" by this "Gigi" novelist Colette |
#4713, aired 2005-02-16 | WE MAKE MONEY THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY $1600: This Conn. co. was No. 130 on the 2003 Fortune 500; this Conn. co. was No. 130 on the 2003 Fortune 500 Xerox |
#4703, aired 2005-02-02 | READ YOUR BIBLE $400: Andrew tells Jesus that a boy has "five barley loaves, and two" of these but "what are they among so many?" fish |
#4631, aired 2004-10-25 | HOPE YOU'RE WELL READ... $1600: A 1980 Mordecai Richler novel told about this character "Then and Now" Joshua |
#4628, aired 2004-10-20 | NICK BEFORE NIGHT $1000: XJ-9, also known as Jenny, would rather hang with friends and read magazines than save the world in this animated series My Life as a Teenage Robot |
#4624, aired 2004-10-14 | WORLD LIT $1200: His "Decameron" may "appear to have but a harsh and offensive beginning", but he hoped you'd read on Boccaccio |
#4583, aired 2004-07-07 | WHAT'S THE NEXT LINE? $400: "Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag..." "...and smile, smile, smile" |
#4583, aired 2004-07-07 | MARVEL COMICS HEROES $2000: "The Invincible" Iron Man |
#4532, aired 2004-04-27 | WHATCHA GONNA DO? $400: Gonna sit right down & read all 1,408 pages of this 19th century novel featuring Maria Ignatyevna Peronsky War and Peace |
#4258, aired 2003-02-19 | DINNER THEATER $800: A baked-bean casserole highlights the dinner that accompanies this Scopes trial play Inherit the Wind |
#4192, aired 2002-11-19 | OUR FOUNDING FATHERS $800: "Common Sense" author whose will read, "I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my creator" Thomas Paine |
#4138, aired 2002-09-04 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $400: An animation song a tune toon |
#4120, aired 2002-06-28 | MEAT & POTATOES $1000: At 19, this future potato breeder read Darwin's "Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication" Luther Burbank |
#4084, aired 2002-05-09 | MASTERS $9,000 (Daily Double): Van Gogh & Kandinsky were in this modern art "show" named for the NYC military building where it was held in 1913 the Armory Show |
#4081, aired 2002-05-06 | WRY $200: Twain said this type of book is one "which people praise and don't read" a classic |
#3987, aired 2001-12-25 | A GOOD READ $400: After leaving Maine for the prairie, this woman "Plain and Tall" finds love with the Witting family Sarah |
#3955, aired 2001-11-09 | ON THE BOOKSHELF $500: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Central Park.) From up here on Alice's mushroom, I can read lines from this poem that begins, "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves..." "Jabberwocky" |
#3893, aired 2001-07-04 | READ $600: Completes the title of the Terry McMillan book "A Day Late and..." A Dollar Short |
#3893, aired 2001-07-04 | READ $1000: "The Red White and Blue" was a 1987 novel by this husband of Joan Didion John Gregory Dunne |
#3812, aired 2001-03-13 | "AND" READ $200: In this Tolstoy work, Countess Bezuhov finds herself, like Mary MacGregor, torn between two lovers War And Peace |
#3812, aired 2001-03-13 | "AND" READ $400: Nursery-rhyme pair who are the title of a book by Louisa May Alcott & a less innocent book by James Patterson Jack And Jill |
#3812, aired 2001-03-13 | "AND" READ $800: Title shared by an 1855 Elizabeth Gaskell work & a 1982 John Jakes work North And South |
#3812, aired 2001-03-13 | "AND" READ $1,000 (Daily Double): Logically, this 1862 Turgenev novel addresses generational conflict Fathers And Sons |
#3812, aired 2001-03-13 | "AND" READ $1000: The heroine of this Sean O'Casey play is so named because she was born in June Juno And The Paycock |
#3715, aired 2000-10-27 | AUDIO LITERATURE $500: Made into a movie starring Leo DiCaprio, the "Diaries" heard here are read by this man who wrote them
"Today was my first City League game and my first day in any organized basketball league..." Jim Carroll (The Basketball Diaries) |
#3632, aired 2000-05-23 | FIRST NOVELS $200: His first novel, "The Town And The City", might be good to read while you're "On The Road" Jack Kerouac |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | LOVE POETRY WITH JOHNNY GILBERT $600: With words like the following, this poet's name could be read as a statement:
"So fair art thou, my bonnie lass, /
So deep in luve am I; /
And I will luve thee still, my dear, /
Till a’ the seas gang dry" Robert Burns |
#3496, aired 1999-11-15 | TOLSTOY'S WAR AND PEACE $1000: As you probably read it in the original Russian, you know the title is "Voina I" this, like the space station Mir |
#3493, aired 1999-11-10 | AUDIO BOOKS $400: Stephen Covey made time to read his own bestseller "The 7 Habits of" these people Highly Effective People |
#3474, aired 1999-10-14 | TV TO FILM $100: An ad line for this 1998 film read, "On June 19 Take Your Greatest Fear and Multiply it By X" The X-Files |
#3441, aired 1999-07-19 | BRIT READ $500 (Daily Double): He tinkered & tailored with "Single and Single" & made it a bestseller John le Carre |
#3368, aired 1999-04-07 | QUOTABLE DEFINITIONS $400: Author who defined a classic as "A book which people praise and don't read" Mark Twain |
#3346, aired 1999-03-08 | I HAVEN'T READ POE, BUT... $400: Sure, it's a tale about a peach stone & a clock "The Pit and the Pendulum" |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | ON THE GO $500: From Latin for "place" & "moving", it may be steam, electric or diesel-electric locomotive (or locomotion) |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | CLOTHES MAKE THE LAND $400: Proud Masai warriors like these live in either of these two East African countries Kenya or Tanzania |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | LITERARY HODGEPODGE $400: "Be kind to animals and birds, and read all you can", Mr. Phillotson tells Jude in this novel Jude the Obscure |
#3223, aired 1998-09-16 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $200: Queequeg, a tattooed cannibal, is Starbuck's harpooner aboard the Pequod in this 1851 novel Moby-Dick |
#3198, aired 1998-06-24 | REVOLUTIONARY QUOTES $200: The original draft for this read, "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable" Declaration of Independence |
#3144, aired 1998-04-09 | NOW THAT'S COMEDY $100: In "Take the Money and Run", this comedian bungles a bank robbery because no one can read his note Woody Allen |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | PRO FOOTBALL $1,100 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Al Michaels.) Super Bowl MVPs from the 49ers include J. Rice, S. Young & this quarterback who won a record 3 MVP awards Joe Montana |
#3034, aired 1997-11-06 | SUPER ATHLETES $600: This Baltimore Orioles shortstop once wore a T-shirt that read "2130+ Hugs and Kisses for Daddy" Cal Ripken, Jr. |
#2930, aired 1997-05-02 | NONFICTION $400: You can read all about the way it was with this former CBS anchor in his recent book "A Reporter's Life" Walter Cronkite |
#2715, aired 1996-05-24 | PEOPLE $500: In June 1995 she read her poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" at the U.N.'s 50th birthday bash Maya Angelou |
#2621, aired 1996-01-15 | MOVIES IN BLACK & WHITE $800: In Wim Wender's "Wings of Desire", these creatures saw the world in B&W angels |
#2484, aired 1995-05-25 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $300: The name of Yomiuri Shimbun, published in this city, means "the read-and-sell newspaper" Tokyo |
#2439, aired 1995-03-23 | QUOTATIONS $300: In 1986 she said, "Say 'Yes' to life. And when it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say 'No.'" Nancy Reagan |
#2340, aired 1994-11-04 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEDENCE $600: The rough draft read, "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable"; it was changed to this self-evident |
#2130, aired 1993-12-03 | U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL $1,000 (Daily Double): He headed Norway's delegation to the 1945 U.N. Conference in S.F. before becoming secretary-gen. Trygve Lie |
#2130, aired 1993-12-03 | FASHION $1000: In Aug. 1993 this co.'s co-founder & CEO G. Marciano announced that he was stepping down & selling out Guess Jeans |
#2108, aired 1993-11-03 | NURSERY RHYMES $500: He "had another, and didn't love her; (He) learned to read and spell, and then he loved her very well" Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater |
#1907, aired 1992-12-15 | QUOTES $1000: Mark Twain defined a classic as "A book which people praise and don't" do this read |
#1875, aired 1992-10-30 | THERE ARE NO SMALL PARTS $400: In 1937 this "Sweater Girl" strutted across the screen in a sweater in "They Won't Forget" Lana Turner |
#1851, aired 1992-09-28 | 1953 $1000: He had 2 firsts in his life in 1953, reaching the top of Everest & seeing the sea Tenzing Norgay (Tenzing the Sherpa accepted) |
#1707, aired 1992-01-21 | FAMOUS NAMES $8,000 (Daily Double): Familial relationship of Madame Sun Yat-sen to Madame Chiang Kai-shek sisters |
#1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE UNIVERSE $1000: For measuring distance, astronomers commonly use these 2 units, abbreviated ly & pc light-years and parsecs |
#1529, aired 1991-04-04 | COUNTRY MUSIC $100: He starred in the 1981 TV movie based on his No. 1 country hit, "Coward Of The County" (Kenny) Rogers |
#1436, aired 1990-11-26 | WORLD RELIGION $500: The common name for the list of books that Roman Catholics are forbidden to read the Index |
#1410, aired 1990-10-19 | EPITAPHS $1000: When this Romantic poet died young his stone read, "Here lies one whose name was writ in water" (John) Keats |
#1301, aired 1990-04-09 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $800: B. Disraeli found this Jane Austen novel about the Bennet family so delightful that he read it 17 times Pride and Prejudice |
#1160, aired 1989-09-22 | POTPOURRI $400: A 4-H'er could tell you these are the 3 "H" lines a palmist can read on his hand head, heart & health |
#1103, aired 1989-05-24 | 10-LETTER NAMES $100: Read his lips; he's the 41st president of the United States George Bush |
#1001, aired 1989-01-02 | CELEBRITIES $500 (Daily Double): He went to NYU on a fencing scholarship [and studied pre-med] but dropped out to become a songwriter:
"Sweet Caroline
Good times..." Neil Diamond |
#968, aired 1988-11-16 | PIRATES $500: 1 of the 2 well-known women pirates tried and convicted in Jamaica in 1720 Anne Bonney (or Mary Read) |
#968, aired 1988-11-16 | AUTHORS $1000: Author of "Fathers and Sons", he was the first Russian to be widely read and admired in Europe Ivan Turgenev |
#941, aired 1988-10-10 | CHARACTERS IN PLAYS $1,600 (Daily Double): Her last line in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" Blanche DuBois |
#915, aired 1988-07-22 | IN OTHER WORDS... $500: An orbiting tart pie in the sky |
#855, aired 1988-04-29 | PERFUME $200: Ads for Tabu show a man holding a woman while a woman touches this instrument piano |
#779, aired 1988-01-14 | MOVIE CLASSICS $1000: Tho this man wrote the novel, R. Chandler & B. Wilder wrote the screenplay for "Double Indemnity" James Cain |
#751, aired 1987-12-07 | "IF"FY SONGS $300 (Daily Double): Condition under which you could hear this tale:
"In a castle dark or a fortress strong / With chains upon my feet / You know that ghost is me / And I will never be set free..." "If You Could Read My Mind" |
#750, aired 1987-12-04 | AUTHORS $600: Being a socialist was his "crime & punishment" was being sent to Siberia Dostoyevsky |
#749, aired 1987-12-03 | EPITAPHS $3,500 (Daily Double): Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare / To dig the dust enclosed here / Blessed be the man that spares these stones / And cursed be he that moves my bones William Shakespeare |
#743, aired 1987-11-25 | UTAHANS $500 (Daily Double): Heard here, they were discovered in Disneyland in '62 after Lawrence Welk wouldn't see them:
"One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, girl..." The Osmonds |
#722, aired 1987-10-27 | STARTS WITH "K" $2,000 (Daily Double): As fate would have it, this Tony-winning musical of the 1953-54 season featured the following:
"Not since Nineveh, not since Tyre /
Not since Babylon turned to mire..." Kismet |
#661, aired 1987-06-22 | SUDDEN DEATH $200: Playboy reported red hot news when they found this was the most common food item choked on hot dogs |
#639, aired 1987-05-21 | INITIALS $1,500 (Daily Double): Ironically, initials J.D. can stand for either of these 2 contrasting legal terms juris doctor or juvenile delinquent |
#494, aired 1986-10-30 | NOISE MAKERS $800: Jews drown out Haman's name with graggers while the whole Megillah is read on this holiday Purim |
#449, aired 1986-05-29 | RUSSIAN LITERATURE $800: Most acclaimed novel of Ivan Turgenev, 1st Russian to be widely read and admired in Europe "Fathers and Sons" |
#423, aired 1986-04-23 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $200: While Encyclopedia Americana says this Old Testament book should be read as a parable, we say it’s a big fish story Jonah |
#397, aired 1986-03-18 | NEWSPAPERS $600: US magazine, aimed at the same readers as People, was started by this prestigious paper the New York Times |
#374, aired 1986-02-13 | #1 SONGS $500 (Daily Double): Amazingly this immortal rocker didn't have a No. 1 hit until 1972, w/ following:
"We got the new alma mater /
We must do our alma mater /
When I was..." Chuck Berry |
#367, aired 1986-02-04 | WHAT'S "UP" DOC $400: The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet upsilon |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This spaghetti "Chef" "pasta way" June 22, 1985 Chef Boyardee |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | AROUND THE HOUSE $200: Because of power draw, extension cords should not be used to connect this storage appliance refrigerator |
#336, aired 1985-12-23 | HODGEPODGE $200: His "War of the Worlds" broadcast, Sept. 30, 1938 had half of N.J. fleeing the Martians Orson Welles |
#291, aired 1985-10-21 | SHOW BUSINESS $400: Juggler whose roles included Cuthbert J. Twillie, Egbert Souse, & Dickens' Mr. Micawber W.C. Fields |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | DANCE $200: Its popular calls include "promenade" & "swing your partner" square dancing |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | HAMLET $500: He advises his son Laertes, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" Polonius |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | DANCE $1000: He designed decor for ballet "The 3-Cornered Hat" in 1919, before painting the "3 Musicians" in 1921 Picasso |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: His riches didn't prevent this last king of Lydia from being subjugated by the Persians Croesus |
#142, aired 1985-03-26 | BIRDS $100: What “a bird in the hand is worth” two in the bush |
#137, aired 1985-03-19 | VEGETABLES $800: The leading vegetable-growing country, it produces more than Russia & U.S. combined China |
#100, aired 1985-01-25 | FAMOUS QUOTES $1000: The rest of this Lt. Perry dispatch read: "2 ships, 2 brigs, 1 schooner & 1 sloop" We have met the enemy and they are ours |
#45, aired 1984-11-09 | HOLIDAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): Massachusetts Patriots Day commemorates event in this Longfellow poem:
"And yet, through the gloom and the light, / The fate of a nation was riding that night" Paul Revere's ride ("The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere") |
#8, aired 1984-09-19 | BEST PICTURES $200: Borgnine's Bronx butcher Marty |
Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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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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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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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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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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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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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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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Chuck Todd, a political director and host from NBC News and NBC's Meet the Press
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"He is the political director of NBC News, the host of...
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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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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
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"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
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Lizzie O'Leary, an aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN
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"She broke the news that Chrysler would file for Chapter 11...
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Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
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"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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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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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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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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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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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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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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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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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Megan Fraedrich, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Springfield, Virginia
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"And she was recently an evil stepsister in a performance of...
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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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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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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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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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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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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
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\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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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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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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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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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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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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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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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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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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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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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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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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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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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
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"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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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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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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Leatrice Potter, from Olney, Illinois
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"This published poet likes to read at any free moment and...
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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
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"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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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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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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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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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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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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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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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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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor 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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Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
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"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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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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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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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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Adam Pinson, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Pinson, Alabama
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2005 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Won $100,000 on Who Wants...
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Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
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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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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
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"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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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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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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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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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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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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Amanda Hall, from Farmington, Maine
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"Whether it's writing a biography of Yo-Yo Ma or working on...
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George Nelson, a senior from Montgomery, Alabama
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2002 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $29,497. George was...
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Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
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Tara Karr, a senior from Laclede, Idaho
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
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"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
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Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
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2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
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Wes Kovarik, a senior from Antioch, California
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2005 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $30,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Cary Williams, from Milton, Massachusetts
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"She won an award in math, and a letter of commendation...
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
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\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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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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Aki Terasaki, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
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"This future millionaire would like to be a professional writer and...
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Hunter Brown, a senior from Wheaton, Illinois
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2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of...
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Michelle Chang, an 11-year-old from Suwanee, Georgia
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"This sixth grader picks the most unusual places to lose her...
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Solomon Howard, a freshman from St. Petersburg, Florida
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
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Michelle Cinguina, an 11-year-old from Stamford, Connecticut
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"Her favorite things to do are act, play the piano and...
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Dianisbeth Acquie, from Brooklyn, New York
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"This ballet, jazz, and tap dancing Girl Scout would like to...
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Lorna Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Willowbrook, Illinois
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"She loves all animals, especially her dogs Duke and Rudy, but...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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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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Michael Falk, a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Meg Walker, an eleven-year-old from Brandon, Mississippi
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"She wants to help people with disabilities have a better life...
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Mike Scott, an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois
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"He really likes doing challenging projects in school, but hates doing...
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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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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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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Rob Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Younger brother of 2008-B Teen Tournament...
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Kathleen Mikulis, a stay-at-home mom from Mountain View, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $25,201 + $2,000. Kathleen's contestant experience blog....
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Kelly Scurry, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Lauderhill, Florida
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"It's very convenient that Washington, D.C. is his favorite city, because...
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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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Nithya Kubendran, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Quartz Hill, California
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"When asked about her future plans, she said, 'World domination sounds...
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Ethan Russo, an 11-year-old from Austin, Texas
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"He really likes a big challenge. He wants to be the...
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Chris Pae, a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia
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"He studied pre-med, then pre-law, but discovered his passion was teaching....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Mysti Kofford, a junior at Boston University from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Mysti was 19 at the...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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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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Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Steve Golden, a junior from Brookeville, Maryland
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the...
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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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Matt Klein, a senior from Pittsford, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $15,000. Won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Whitney Prince, a sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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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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Brett Dvorak, a junior at Indiana University from Granger, Indiana
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brett was 20 at the...
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Aaron Thompson, a special assistant from Washington, D.C.
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
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Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
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Kennedy Stomps, a junior from St. Louis, Missouri
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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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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Will Casper, a senior from Basin City, Washington
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2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of...
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Evan Stewart, a sophomore from Frankfort, Kentucky
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Evan was 15 at the time...
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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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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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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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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Kyle Hale, a college student from Katy, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
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2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Anthony Valente, a senior from Staten Island, New York
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2003 Teen Tournament second runner-up: $24,799.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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John Matthews, a senior from Escondido, California
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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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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Nick Philip, a junior from Plainfield, Indiana
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Logan Bell, a senior from Rock Falls, Illinois
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2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Andrew Garen, a project manager from Austin, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Chelsea He, a sophomore at Duke University from Raleigh, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HEE".
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Kendra Chapman, a sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Susan Bellenot, a senior from Lakeview Terrace, California
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Arjun Malhotra, a 12-year-old from Sammamish, Washington
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"He says he's not naturally inclined to be an athlete, so...
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Tamika Turner, an 11-year-old eighth grader from Sylvania, Ohio
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"She wants to be a journalist, because it’s important for the...
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Tom Hartmann, a junior from San Antonio, Texas
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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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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Stephanie Ehresman, a senior from Shirley, New York
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Kevin O'Leary, an entrepreneur from Shark Tank
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"He's opinionated, ruthless, and one of North America's most successful entrepreneurs,...
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Steven Engelfried, a children's librarian from Hillsboro, Oregon
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Season 25 player (2009-06-01).
Last name pronounced like "ENG-el-freed".
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Gillian Chan, a teen novelist from Dundas, Ontario, Canada
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Season 23 player (2006-10-27). Gillian's professional web site. Jeopardy! Message Board...
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Phil Klinkner, a political science professor originally from Clinton, Iowa
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Season 9 1-time champion: $3,200. Philip Klinkner was a guest panelist...
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Amory Jendrek, a freshman at Davidson College from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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