| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | 6-SYLLABLE WORDS $2000: Meaning "tireless", it was the first British ship sunk at the 1916 Battle of Jutland the HMS Indefatigable |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | AT THE START OF THE SPORT $200: Nomi-No-Sukune, considered the founder of this form of wrestling, is said to have won its first bout in 23 B.C. sumo wrestling |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | AT THE START OF THE SPORT $800: Long said to have invented baseball, this military man didn't, but he was definitely at Fort Sumter when the first shots were fired Doubleday |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | PLACES THAT ARE ALSO FIRST NAMES $800: The bird girl statue on the cover of "Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil" can be found at the Telfair Academy in this city Savannah |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | THE GRAMMYS' GREAT MOMENTS $1200: In 2024 Joni Mitchell performed at the Grammys for the very first time, singing this classic that begins, "Rows & floes of angel hair" "Both Sides, Now" |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | TURNING 60 IN 2024 $1000: The First Ladies' Hall was one of its original galleries when it opened to the public on January 23, 1964 the Museum of American History |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: In 2023 all living first ladies gathered in Atlanta to pay tribute to this first lady who passed away at 96 Rosalynn Carter |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MAKING A PASS $14,000 (Daily Double): The first major U.S.-German battle of World War II took place in February 1943 at Kasserine Pass on this continent Africa |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | ENDS IN "IX" $12,200 (Daily Double): This town at the foot of Mont Blanc hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 Chamonix |
| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | IT'S CURTAINS $2000: Her first short story collection, "A Curtain of Green", contains her most famous story, "Why I Live at the P.O." Welty |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | 1924 $2000: This "Flying Finn" was the first athlete from his country to win 5 gold medals at a single Olympics Nurmi |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | HAVE FAITH $400: Rick Warren's last one, to thousands at a Saddleback Church service in August 2022, was the same as his first one, to tens in March 1980 a sermon |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | MOUNTAINS $2000: Edward Whymper was the first to summit this highest mountain in Ecuador, putting him at the farthest point from Earth's center Chimborazo |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | COVER ME $1600: The Beatles recorded this dance classic at the end of their first album session; good idea, as it blew out John's voice "Twist And Shout" |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR $2000: Tough to win a race giving a 60-mile head start as Robert Scott did landing at McMurdo Sound when this man landed at the Bay of Whales Amundsen |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | THE 13 COLONIES $200: With its oldest settlement at Jamestown, it was the first of the 13 colonies to be founded Virginia |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | POETRY $200: Many have wondered why Mudville's opponent didn't walk this mighty slugger "at the bat" when first base was open Casey |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | NUMERICAL TELEVISION $200: On the first episode of this show, a family moves to a new city where brother & sister meet new friends at the posh high school Beverly Hills, 90210 |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | AHHH, THE FRENCH $400: After Pierre's death, Marie Curie was appointed to his professorship in 1906 & became the first woman to teach at this U. in Paris the Sorbonne |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | ANTHROPOLOGISTS $800: In 1902 Franz Boas established the USA's first department of anthropology at this NYC school Columbia |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | FAMOUS PAIRS $2,300 (Daily Double): Depending on whose journal you read, it was either in October or November of 1871 when they first met at Lake Tanganyika Henry Stanley & Livingstone |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | A WOMAN'S PLACE $800: Women "sizes 10-40" can shop at stores bearing this name, which includes a misspelling of founder Lena's first name on a bank form Lane Bryant |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | A WOMAN'S PLACE $2000: Hillary Clinton was the first student ever asked to give the commencement address at this college Wellesley |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | U.S. MONEY $600: In the late 18th century, the first U.S. coins were minted in this city, the capital at the time Philadelphia |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FEMALE FIRSTS $1200: In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships Simone Biles |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FAIRY TALE ADAPTATIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): "Ash," based on this fairy-tale character, falls for a huntress & not a prince so she'll need more practical footwear Cinderella |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | MUSIC $600: In 1953 he became the first American to conduct at La Scala in Milan; 4 years later, he helped tell a "West Side Story" Bernstein |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | THE CHARLES III KIND $2,600 (Daily Double): Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023 at this location was the first British coronation in 7 decades Westminster Abbey |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | MEASUREMENT $1600: In 1979 the average price of gas at U.S. service stations passed this milestone for the first time a dollar a gallon |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | JUST "E"AT IT $200: In the U.S., this French word signifies the main course, but in France it means the first course the entrée |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | PLAY SETTINGS $400: "The Crucible":
1692 in this Massachusetts city Salem |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | U.S. FIRSTS $2000: The first nuclear explosion was set off at the New Mexico site with this religious name, aka Jornada del Muerto the Trinity site |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | IT WAS AN OLYMPIC YEAR! $800: Hillary Clinton elected to Senate; first full-time crew arrives at International Space Station 2000 |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | AUTO RACING $200: Designating you as the winner, it's the flag each driver wants to see first at the finish of an auto race the checkered flag |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | McPEOPLE $2000: Get to know the real Jackie O at a 2023-2024 exhibit at the National First Ladies' Library at this woman's Canton, Ohio home Ida McKinley |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | HOUSE PARTY $1000: In 1899 the first juvenile court in the nation was organized at this Chicago house co-founded by Jane Addams Hull House |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | SECONDS $200: The largest library in the world is the British Library in London; this American library is second, even at 145 million items the Library of Congress |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | IT'S THE COCKATIEL HOUR $800: The difference between males & females becomes apparent after the first of these shedding periods at 6-9 months molting |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | COMMUNICATION $2000: In 1962 NASA teamed with AT&T to create this, the first active communications satellite Telstar |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON $400: Mayo is in egg salad with hard-boiled eggs, which are with bacon atop this salad, first served at LA's Brown Derby Cobb salad |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $600: It describes the "first pitch" thrown by a guest of honor at a baseball game -- a nice way of saying it doesn't actually count ceremonial |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | MATH SYMBOLS $1600: An arrow with a dot at the non-pointed end indicates this, also a male first name a ray |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | CALL OUT THE BOB SQUAD $800: After years of yelling at soldiers as a first sergeant in the Air Force, this man vowed to use a more soothing voice painting on TV (Bob) Ross |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES $400: In 1999, at age 49, he was the youngest honoree ever; he had his first No. 1 hit in 1963 at age 12 Stevie Wonder |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | NAME THAT TUNESTER $400: "I got my first real six string, bought it at the 5 & dime, played it till my fingers bled, was the summer of '69" Bryan Adams |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | MEN & WOMEN OF SCIENCE $600: In 1667 the U.K.'s Margaret Cavendish was the first woman to attend a meeting at this science society the Royal Society |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM $1200: "Circus Sideshow", completed in 1888, was this artist's first night painting using the pointillist technique Seurat |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | THE REALLY OLD COLLEGE TRY $200: In 1638 the first class was in at this university, which consisted of 1 master in a single frame house & a college "yahd" Harvard |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | SPOOKY LITERATURE $200: (Justin Long presents the clue.) To pass the time on a rainy day in Geneva, she & her husband & friends were telling each other ghost stories; she came up with "Frankenstein"--not bad for starting your first novel at age 18 (Mary) Shelley |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME $400: On Dec. 31, 2005 a this second (not a this year) was added at 23:59:60, the first extra second in 7 years a leap second |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $400: "We seceded where others failed" is the motto of the Conch Republic, formed for 1 minute by these Florida islands the Keys |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $800: It was the first U.S. state to secede, leading to the Civil War South Carolina |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $1600: In 2011 the south part of this northeast African nation became independent Sudan |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $2000: This nation has fought several battles over territory with Ethiopia since seceding from it in 1993 Eritrea |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1965 this island city-state peacefully seceded from Malaysia Singapore |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | FRANKLY $600: Frank Ocean's first label album was "Channel" this color, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts Orange |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | COMPUTING MILESTONES $200: In 2005, a 19-second clip titled "Me at the zoo" was the first video ever uploaded to this website YouTube |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | MEN OF MICHIGAN $800: He won an NCAA hoops title at Michigan State in 1979, then presto! He was the first overall NBA pick & it was Showtime Magic Johnson |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | A PLACE IN HISTORY $400: In 1066 William the Conqueror had the first documented coronation at this site Westminster Abbey |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | THE AKC DESCRIBES THE DOG $2000: "Served as sentinels at palaces and monasteries isolated high in the Himalayas" a Lhasa Apso |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | 21st CENTURY NEWS $1200: The COVID-19 virus was first detected in 2019 in this Chinese city located at the confluence of the Yangtze & Han rivers Wuhan |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THE U.S. IN 1964 $600: At the Academy Awards ceremony in 1964, he became the first Black Best Actor winner Sidney Poitier |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | YOU'VE GOT SOME BAGGAGE $400: At a time when this type of big travel case often had a round top, Louis Vuitton's 1858 Trianon was the first boxy type a trunk |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AUTHORS' FIRST MAJOR WORKS $400: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was the first of more than 60 mysteries from her Christie |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AUTHORS' FIRST MAJOR WORKS $2000: Subtitled "A Peep at Polynesian Life", this novel was Herman Melville's first peep at novel writing Typee |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | A CENTURY AGO: 1923 $400: This facility hosts its first game, with Babe Ruth hitting a 3-run homer to beat the Red Sox Yankee Stadium |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: In 1976 Sarah Caldwell became the first woman at the Met with this job, helping Beverly Sills soar conductor |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: The U.S. flag was flown at this location for the first time on July 20, 1969 & the original flag is still there the Moon |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | RANDOM FACTS $400: In 1974 a horde of terra cotta warriors were found at the resting place of the man who made himself this country's first emperor China |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | FIRST SPEECHES IN SHAKESPEARE $2000: "My brother Jaques he keeps at school, & report speaks goldenly of his profit" As You Like It |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | TV CRIMINALS $2000: Mr. Scratch is a villain who first appeared in season 10 of this CBS series set at the B.A.U. Criminal Minds |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | STAND-UP SPECIALS $400: In 2023 he slapped back at Will Smith in "Selective Outrage", the first live global event on Netflix Chris Rock |
| #8888, aired 2023-06-07 | MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG $600: At the X Games in 1999, he became the first pro skateboarder to land a 900--it was epic! Tony Hawk |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | AUTHORS' FIRST NOVELS $400: His work at a V.A. hospital led to his first novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Ken Kesey |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | MOUNTAINS $1600: A cave at the summit of the mountain Jabal Al Nour is said to be where this prophet received his first revelations Muhammad |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | HORROR MOVIES $1600: She stars in Fresh, which seems like a rom-com at first, but thanks to Sebastian Stan, she soon learns there's more on the menu Daisy Edgar Jones |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE REST IS HISTORY $400: These 3 words, a cliché about our first president, are really on a plaque about what he did at a Georgia inn on May 16, 1791 Washington slept here |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | GREAT BRITS $800: In 1860 at St. Thomas' Hospital in London, this woman opened the first formal nursing school Nightingale |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $600: This huge sandwich first appeared in the comics in 1936; it's, of course, on the menu at Blondie's restaurant in Orlando, Florida a Dagwood |
| #13, aired 2023-05-17 | ORCHESTRAS $1200: Leonard Bernstein heard his first live concert at age 14, the Boston Pops under this longtime conductor Fiedler |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $400: Newton's first law of motion is about "a body at" this rest |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | NEW WORLD EXPLORATION $1600: When Columbus arrived at the island he named this on October 12, 1492, he wrote that it was green & a pleasure to see San Salvador |
| #8871, aired 2023-05-15 | "SPECIAL" DELIVERY $1600: With unemployment at 25% & banks on the verge of collapse, in 1933 FDR called Congress into the first of 3 of these gatherings a special session |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $1000: "The slipper still fits!" as this then-Cinderella Spokane school eked out a 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win Gonzaga |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICS $400: Ferde Grofé's account of his first time at this place, about which he wrote a suite, includes "All of a sudden, bingo! There it was" the Grand Canyon |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | WIVES OF THE NOT YET PRESIDENTS $1000: Although this president's wife, Martha (nee Wayles), served as first lady of Virginia, she never served as U.S. first lady Jefferson |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THE TELESCOPE $2000: The bright rays visible at the bottom of the Moon emanate from this impact crater named for an astronomer Tycho (for Tycho Brahe) |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TIME TO LAWYER UP $200: For not complying with a court order in 1995, a Philly lawyer was jailed for this; he kept not complying & was in jail for 14 years contempt (of court) |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | AMERICAN WOMAN $400: Before Elena Kagan was the first woman to be dean of this at Harvard, she was the first bat mitzvah at Lincoln Square Synagogue (Harvard) Law (School) |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | 20/23 $200: In the human body most cells normally contain 23 pairs of these chromosomes |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | ALLITERATIVE HISTORY $400: Nickname of the First Volunteer Cavalry, which blazed into history books at the 1898 Battle of Santiago the "Rough Riders" |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 ALBUM $800: A first from 2022: all 10 top spots in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time Midnights (by Taylor Swift) |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $400: In 1809 this first lady hosted the first official Inaugural ball & gala at Long's Hotel for 400 guests Dolley Madison |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | THE 3-DIGIT YEARS $1200: The Pyramid of the Magician is found at Uxmal, a city built on this peninsula in the mid-first millennium the Yucatan |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | "A_B_C_D" $600: 2-word term for the first responder at the wheel of a rescue vehicle ambulance driver |
| #8850, aired 2023-04-14 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $1200: She took up painting in her 70s after arthritis made it difficult to do her needlework & at 80 she had her first one-woman show Grandma Moses |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES $2000: This Moliere comedy about an imposter was first performed for King Louis XIV at Versailles in 1664 Tartuffe |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | DE-COMPOSING $400: After taking aim at "William Tell" & then quitting theater entirely at age 37, he quit more than that on Nov. 13, 1868 (Gioachino) Rossini |
| #8844, aired 2023-04-06 | GOLDEN GIRLS $2000: This Norwegian ice skater & future movie star won the first of her Olympic gold medals at age 15 at the 1928 Games in St. Moritz Sonja Henie |
| #8844, aired 2023-04-06 | GOLDEN GIRLS $2,400 (Daily Double): At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Anna Gasser of Austria became the first woman to win the big air event in this newer sport snowboarding |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND'S NON-CONSECUTIVE WORLD $600: On May 8, 1886 Dr. John Pemberton sold the first glass of this at a downtown Atlanta pharmacy; that would not be the last Coca-Cola |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | AT REST IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY $3,000 (Daily Double): Associated with measurement, this first man made a lord for his scientific work (Lord) Kelvin |
| #8834, aired 2023-03-23 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $800: Coup de foudre, literally "stroke of lightning", is the French equivalent of this 4-word phrase for instantaneous romance love at first sight |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | WORLD UNIVERSITIES $400: Prince William & Kate Middleton first got together while students at this Scottish university St. Andrews |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | FIRST WORDS $800: Inception is a synonym for this, also an event at the end of a college career commencement |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | FIRST WORDS $1600: To begin the bidding in a card game or at an auction open |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | UNIONS $200: The first wedding held at this place was on March 29, 1812, when Dolley Madison's sister married a Supreme Court justice the White House |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | HITS OF THEN & NOW $200: With her 2019 song "Bad Guy", at 17 years old this artist became the first born in the 21st century to have a No. 1 song Billie Eilish |
| #8812, aired 2023-02-21 | ON TIKTOK $800: Sadly, in 2022 it was a final "no bones" for TikTok star Noodle, this breed of dog, who passed away at 14 a Pug |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER GEOGRAPHY $400: Y'all, Rusty Wallace wanted to go fast at Talladega in 2004 in this state, & sure did; "We hit 228 at the end of the straightaway" Alabama |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | BEFORE THEY WERE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES $200: Went 15 for 18 at the Supreme Court in his first year as Solicitor General; also, became president Taft |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | ALL ABOUT DISNEY $200: In 1994, Disney invited theatergoers to "Be Our Guest" at this musical, Disney's first show to play on Broadway Beauty and the Beast |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | TV CHARACTER FIRST NAMES $1600: "Grey's Anatomy":
Dr. Grey, chief of surgery at long, long last Meredith |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | IF ANCIENT GREEK DEITIES WERE AROUND TODAY $1600: Our "theory": this primordial 5-letter god, said to be the first to exist, is still at home in war & disaster zones Chaos |
| #8796, aired 2023-01-30 | EXPLORATION $1600: At the age of 67 Emma Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike all 2,000+ miles of this trail, from Georgia to Maine the Appalachian Trail |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | REPETITIVE MUSIC $1000: A few years before this band had its first Top 10 hit in 1983, it played a gig at a club called Barbarella's Duran Duran |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | DOWN YOUR ALLEY $400: For Truman's birthday, his friends had one of these built at the White House; on his first try, Harry got 7 out of 10 down a bowling alley |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | HERE'S LOOKING AT "U" $1000: The first Italian king of this name formed the Triple Alliance with Austria, Hungary & Germany in the late 19th century Umberto |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE $2000: The first examples of art by prehistoric people are Cro-Magnon, like at this French cave discovered by 4 teens in 1940 Lascaux |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR $400: Confederate general Thomas Jackson gained this nickname at the first Battle of Bull Run in 1861 Stonewall |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR $800: Abner Doubleday, purported inventor of baseball, ordered the firing of the first defensive shots of the war at this location Fort Sumter |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | INSTRUMENTAL PAST $400: The Army says this 4-letter song was first played at a funeral by a bugler in 1862 "Taps" |
| #8758, aired 2022-12-07 | "U" IS THE ONLY VOWEL $200: In the first chapter of "A Christmas Carol", this word is used 8 times; in the last chapter, not at all humbug |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | LET'S PLAY QUARTERS $2000: A quarter minted in this city in 1796, the first year that coin was produced, sold at auction for $1.5 million in 2013 Philadelphia |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | ONLY HALF THE BATTLE $2000: Union forces were driving up Henry Hill at the first battle of this, but they were stopped, then routed by Rebel reinforcements Bull Run |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | 4 WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL $1600: The July 1, 1916 wedding of this future first couple was held at the home of John & Elivera Doud, the bride's parents the Eisenhowers |
| #8742, aired 2022-11-15 | FIRST-TIME RESPONSES $400: The occupation seen at work on the left, or the pro football retiree on the right cutler |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | SPORTS STARS $300: This golf great won his first Masters in 1997 at age 21 & 4 since then Tiger Woods |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | BRUSH UP YOUR HEBREW $900: Unlike if you're at Trader Joe's, if you're speaking Hebrew, this dip has a guttural first letter & 2 long vowels hummus |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | SPORTS STARS $1500: Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first woman to win this 7-event track & field competition at back-to-back Olympics the heptathlon |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | SHAKESPEARE JUST KILLS ME $800: In "Macbeth", it's not healthy for this man to be in a scene with first, second & third murderers but at least his son Fleance escapes Banquo |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | NOVEL NURSES $1200: At Hogwarts, this madam, first name Poppy, is a nurse who is good with a healing potion Madam Pomfrey |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | TUNING INTO THE '90s $400: The first thing we hear in this 1992 Sir Mix-a-Lot hit is, "Oh. My. God, Becky, look at her butt" "Baby Got Back" |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | MEMOIRS $800: "I Am" this first name tells of life under the Taliban in Pakistan Malala |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | YOU MOVE ME $600: Ramcharger 8 at Montana's Big Sky Resort is the USA's first 8-person one of these uphill transports a ski lift |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $400: After losing to the Warriors in the 2015 NBA Finals, in 2016 LeBron & co. beat them to bring this city its first NBA title Cleveland |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $1000: After losing to Toronto in 1918, this team won its first NHL title the next year & has now won more than any other team the Montreal Canadiens |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | VARIETY $1000: In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth; in 1998, he became the oldest person, at 77, to travel into space John Glenn |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | LITERARY FIRST LINES $200: It contains the opposite of its title in "I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills" Out of Africa |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $400: Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg wrote this classic tune sung by the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz" "If I Only Had A Brain" |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | LITERARY FIRST LINES $600: This novel begins, "It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him" Catch-22 |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $800: In computer programming, this 2-word "statement" means that when a specific condition is met, a specific action follows if-then |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $1200: In "Field of Dreams", Kevin Costner first hears this phrase while walking through his corn If you build it, he will come |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $2000: In a rousing 1765 Patrick Henry speech criticizing Britain, these 4 words preceded "make the most of it" if this be treason |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $2,500 (Daily Double): The Department of Homeland Security designates Sept. 25 as awareness day for this 6-word reminder to report suspicious activity If you see something, say something |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | IS HISTORY $200: Though some was at first described as "of a byting tast", it became Colonial Virginia's No. 1 cash crop tobacco |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | THE TERMINAL LIST $100: 250,000 people a day commute through this terminal at Park Ave. & 42nd St.; the "Station" is where you get the subway down below Grand Central Terminal (Grand Central Station accepted) |
| #8713, aired 2022-10-05 | SHORT STORIES & NOVELLAS $1200: & I said, what about this Truman Capote novella? She said, I think I remember that work, first published in Esquire in 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | WHEN POLK WAS PRESIDENT $1600: He sat out the first 2 years of the Polk presidency alone at a pond, though he did spend a night in jail for not paying a poll tax Thoreau |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | THE RICHTER SCALE $100: Charles Richter developed the first widely used earthquake scale at this Pasadena school of science & engineering Caltech |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | APOLOGIES $600: "Sorry, Dave... when the crew are dead or incapacitated, the onboard computer must assume control" is a line in this sci-fi novel 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Speaking at the opening of a World's Fair, he was the first U.S. president to appear on television FDR |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $200: (Will Selva of the NFL Network presents the clue.) It's the play that starts the game, & since 2002, the name of the game that starts the NFL season; the first one was at the Meadowlands not quite a year after 9/11 kickoff |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | DO YOU FEEL A FIRST DRAFT? $400: At first, tragedy visited this family with a soon-to-be famous son on a remote island, not in Godric's Hollow the Potter family |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | 1960s AMERICA $1000: In 1962 James Meredith became the first African-American student at this Southern university the University of Mississippi |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | SAN DIEGO: NEWS CLUES $200: (Sheena Parveen of NBC 7 in San Diego presents the clue.) At San Diego’s Grant Hotel back in 1970, sci-fi master Ray Bradbury & superhero artist Jack Kirby, greeted the 300 fans who attended the first of these; now, it’s an annual event drawing more than 130,000 each year Comic-Con |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | SAN DIEGO: NEWS CLUES $400: (Dagmar Midcap of NBC 7 in San Diego presents the clue.) On April 8, 2004, the Padres beat the Giants in the first Major League game at this ball park, a centerpiece of San Diego’s newly revitalized downtown Petco |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | SAN DIEGO: NEWS CLUES $1000: (Dagmar Midcap of NBC 7 in San Diego presents the clue.) In February 1983, Queen Elizabeth visited San Diego, stopping in Balboa Park to unveil a statue of William Shakespeare at this theater, named for the historic one in London where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed the Globe |
| #8686, aired 2022-07-18 | GOOD HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): At first the church didn't oppose this Polish man's ideas; the center of the universe was filthy, so better not to be there Copernicus |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | THE JACKSONS, 5 $1600: In 2022, Erin Jackson made history as the first Black woman to win individual gold at the Winter Olympics, winning for this sport speed skating |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | FIRST LADY FIRSTS $600: The 1st woman to be first lady who was born at a hospital, she made her debut at Southampton Hospital in New York in 1929 Kennedy |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | CHUCK D, TIMES 3 $1000: At first, "Martin Chuzzlewit" had poor sales, so Dickens added a section set in this country he'd just visited the United States |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $1000: June 5, 2022 is the 75th anniversary of when he first suggested his European recovery plan in a 12-minute speech at Harvard Marshall |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | HIS WIDOW LIVED ON $1200: 35 years after the death of this beloved Yankee first baseman, his widow Eleanor is seen at a 1976 game Lou Gehrig |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | LIFE IN THE FAUST LANE $2000: This composer conducted the first performance of his "Faust" overture at a Dresden concert in 1844 Wagner |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | WELCOME TO BRITAIN $400: This Seattle company's first site in London was at King's Road, Chelsea in 1998; don't worry, chaps, they also serve tea Starbucks |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | ESTABLISHMENT $800: In 1887 this man systematically created the first U.S. library school, at Columbia (Melvil) Dewey |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BY QUOTE $2000: "Conscience is but a word that cowards use, devised at first to keep the strong in awe" Richard III |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | WHICH COMES FIRST $400: Starting at "Go", it's the first property you pass on the classic Monopoly board Mediterranean |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | WHICH COMES FIRST $2,000 (Daily Double): The first law of this says that the total energy of a system plus its surroundings is conserved the first law of thermodynamics |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | THE 1720s $800: The colonies' first divinity professor was Edward Wigglesworth, at this college Harvard |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | LET FREEDOM SING $2000: The opening act at the first Woodstock, he was asked to keep going while other acts were delayed, & improvised his classic "Freedom" Richie Havens |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | CELEBRITIES' FIRSTS $400: The first album she owned was by the Go-Go's and she recreated their album cover look at the Rock Hall of Fame induction Drew Barrymore |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | CELEBRITIES' FIRSTS $1200: This Harvard grad & future talk show host's first L.A. apartment was at Cochran & 3rd, $380 a month, living on tuna & miracle whip Conan O'Brien |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | LITERATURE $2000: At the end of this first F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, Amory Blaine is lonely, broke & traveling back to Princeton on foot This Side of Paradise |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $2000: This 19th century American's first novel, "Fanshawe", is set at Harley College based on his alma mater, Bowdoin College (Nathaniel) Hawthorne |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | TV SHOWS' FIRST EPISODES $800: "Panic at Malibu Pier" (1989) Baywatch |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | THE IDEAS OF MARCH $2000: To him, at his aunt's farm in Massachusetts, March 16, 1926 was the right time to launch the first liquid-fueled rocket Goddard |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | EDUCATORS $600: Last name of Carl, the first computer science graduate at Michigan & a teacher & mentor at Michigan State; he had a famous son, Larry Page |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: At the first Thanksgiving in 1621, the Pilgrims shared a feast with these native people of Massachusetts the Wampanoag |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | BEFORE SHE WAS FIRST LADY $400: She was the first woman to become a partner at the prestigious Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas Hillary Rodham |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | THAT '70s SHOW $1200: When we first met the 2 title gals of this series, they were working at Shotz Brewery Laverne & Shirley |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | A CAREER IN TECH $800: (Sundar Pichai delivers the clue.) If you come to work at our campus, you'll be part of a history predating Google; this city, which has a strange name for part of a valley, was the home of Shockley Semiconductor, the area's first high-tech silicon-based manufacturer Mountain View |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN $800: (Doris Kearns Goodwin presents the clue.) At the White House on August 10, 1863, Lincoln met for the first time with this man to discuss the treatment of thousands of Black soldiers recently inducted into the Union army Frederick Douglass |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | GET YOUR "M_B_A" $200: 2-word expression meaning "I am at fault" my bad |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | COMMENCEMENT $200: In 1959 Arlene Pieper became the USA's first woman to finish one of these races, at Pikes Peak: Boston refused her entry the marathon |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $1000: At the 2020 NCAA D-1 championships of this discipline, Conner Mantz' 10k made him the first American individual champ since 2008 cross country |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | COMMENCEMENT $1000: On April 14, 1910 he became the first president to throw out the first pitch at the start of a Major League Baseball game Taft |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | W.H.O. $1200: Seen here, Korea's first W.H.O. chief, Lee Jong-wook, was this type of doctor that focuses on diseases affecting many at a time epidemiologist |
| #6, aired 2022-02-10 | TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY $400: This process of registering books to make them findable produced its first electronic record at Ohio University in 1971 cataloging |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | PREFIXES $2000: This prefix forms the first 6 of the 45 letters in the disease name sometimes called the longest word in English pneumo- |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | COLLEGE SPORTS DYNASTIES $200: Minnesota & Wisconsin have each won 6 titles at the Women's Frozen Four, the NCAA championship of this ice hockey |
| #2, aired 2022-02-08 | MY HERO OF ACADEMIA $1200: Fatima Meer, the first non-white teacher at a white South African university, wrote the first authorized bio of this man Nelson Mandela |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | STUPID ANSWERS $800: Man o' War's first defeat came in 1919 at Saratoga in an upset by this horse Upset |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | THAT 1770s SHOW $400: Led by Samuel Nicholas, the first landing by this U.S. military force was at Nassau to seize supplies in March 1776 the Marine Corps |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | 1922 $200: Speaking at a memorial dedication in the spring, this president became the first to be heard on radio President Warren G. Harding |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed the first of these at the White House; one is now at his presidential library solar panels |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | HOLMES & WATSON $400: At Jarama in 1937 anti-fascist Alonzo Watson became the first African American killed in this country's Civil War Spain |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400: Before becoming the first American woman in space, she was a star tennis player at Stanford & Billie Jean King told her to go pro Sally Ride |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN... $2000: To sing at this music festival was Grace Bumbry, as Venus in "Tannhauser" Bayreuth |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | FIRST RESPONSES $1600: Added to merriam-webster.com in 2020 but done by people long before, it's to hinder a process by doing it at very low speed slow walk |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | FIRST RESPONSES $2000: Chelsea Clinton, Levi Strauss chair Bob Haas & Google CEO Sundar Pichai all worked at this management consultant McCompany McKinsey |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | FROM THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST $1000: These "Northern" islands in the Pacific are a U.S. territory the Northern Mariana Islands |
| #8538, aired 2021-12-22 | AVIATION $400: At over 220 feet, the wingspan on a 747 is longer than this pair's first flight in 1903 Orville & Wilbur Wright |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | MOVIE TAGLINES $600: 1992:
"...a woman's place is at home... first, second & third" A League of Their Own |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | WOMEN AUTHORS $2000: At 14, this British author of "White Teeth" changed the first letter of her name from S to Z, thinking it sounded more exotic Zadie Smith |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | BIG MOVIE ON CAMPUS $800: This 1973 film follows a first-year student's clashes with his contracts prof at Harvard Law School The Paper Chase |
| #8523, aired 2021-12-01 | AT HOME ON TV $2000: The first "Stranger Things" Lego set was of this family's home the Byers family |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | LATIN PHRASES $1000: This legal Latin phrase means "at first sight" prima facie |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | AIRPORTS $1200: The Beehive at this London-area facility, code LGW, was the first airport building with an integrated railway station London Gatwick |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | DIG THAT ARCHAEOLOGY $800: In the 1930s Émile Baraize uncovered this statue at Giza so the whole paws showed for the first time in centuries the Sphinx |
| #8503, aired 2021-11-03 | HISTORIC ILLINOIS $400: This American retailer of general merchandise opened its first store at Homan Avenue & Arthington Street in Chicago in 1925 Sears |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | GEORGE WASHINGTON DID IT $2000: At 26 George married a woman with this last name of her first husband Custis |
| #8485, aired 2021-10-08 | THE GRAND OLE OPERA HOUSE $2000: In 1973 Prokofiev's "War and Peace" was the first opera performed at this opera house very far south of Russia the Sydney Opera House |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $200: This covers "the right of the people... to petition the government for a redress of grievances" First Amendment |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $400: Sounds like bad grammar but "me" is an objective singular pronoun of this linguistic form first person |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $600: 2-word term describing an E.M.T. who goes to a crisis area to provide immediate assistance a first responder |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $1000: As leader of Poland from 1956 to 1970, Wladyslaw Gomulka held this Communist Party title first secretary |
| #8481, aired 2021-10-04 | IF AT "FIRST" $6,600 (Daily Double): Primus inter pares is Latin for this, the member of a power-sharing group with a little more juice than the rest first among equals |
| #8468, aired 2021-09-15 | FAMOUS FAMILIES $4,000 (Daily Double): The first 3 doctors who worked at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minnesota all had this last name Mayo |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | FIRST DAY ON THE JOB $400: Getting used to the binoculars & keeping an eye out for rip currents are first-day tasks at this summer job a lifeguard |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | FIRST DAY ON THE JOB $1200: New at this gig, Neil Gorsuch embraced life on the cafeteria committee & having to open the door when someone knocks a Supreme Court justice |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | AN AUGUST CATEGORY $1000: August 1977, Arktika this appropriate type of vessel is the first surface ship at the North Pole an icebreaker |
| #8462, aired 2021-08-10 | INAUGURATING A PRESIDENT $400: James Madison was honored at the first of these inaugural events, held at Long's Hotel with tickets costing $4 a person ball |
| #8462, aired 2021-08-10 | A TOUCH OF GLASS $1200: In 1879 glassblowers at this N.Y. glass company created the first bulbs for Edison's new electric light Corning |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | A NOBEL LAUREATE WROTE THAT $2000: Incomplete at his death, Albert Camus' novel "The First Man" is set in France & this country of his birth Algeria |
| #8452, aired 2021-07-27 | '80s LADIES $400: In 1983 she not only became the first American woman in space, but also the youngest American in space, at age 32 (Sally) Ride |
| #8442, aired 2021-07-13 | SUN & MOON $800: One of Harry Potter's friends at Hogwarts shares her first name with this Roman goddess of the Moon Luna |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ISLAMIC HISTORY $400: At a 657 battle during the First Fitna, or Civil War, fighting stopped after soldiers put pages of this on their lances the Quran |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | 15 LOVE $1000: At 15, Joe was the younger of this literary detective duo; his first love, Iola Morton, would perish from a car bomb The Hardy Boys |
| #8416, aired 2021-06-07 | SOME GOOD NEWS $600: In 2020, a pygmy one of these--an endangered species--was born at the San Diego Zoo for the first time in over 30 years a hippo (a pygmy hippopotamus) |
| #8415, aired 2021-06-04 | MAGNA CARTOGRAPHY $200: A map of Great Britain delineates these 3 constituent parts of the island Wales, Scotland & England |
| #8408, aired 2021-05-26 | TRANSPORTATION $800: In 1871 this railroad & shipping tycoon built the first depot at what became Grand Central Terminal (Cornelius) Vanderbilt |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Attending a concert at Schönbrunn Palace in June 1961 was part of JFK's first meeting as president with this Soviet premier; he sat next to Jackie Kennedy Khrushchev |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | ALL ABOUT THAT BASE $1000: In 1981 the Shuttle Columbia completed NASA's first flight with a wheeled landing at this California Air Force base Edwards |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | PLAYING TODAY'S HITS $800: Olivia Rodrigo's first hit single is this breakup song that debuted at No. 1 in 2021 "Drivers License" |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | RATHER ODD NUMBERS $400: It was at the insistence of Louis Wadsworth, an 1850s first baseman, that baseball games got this length nine innings |
| #8383, aired 2021-04-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: The first one of these was made in 1973 from a Motorola executive to his competitor at AT&T a cellular phone call |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | CHESS TERMS $400: The first night of a play at a theater an opening |
| #8371, aired 2021-04-05 | FIRST, COFFEE $600: You can visit the first of these at 1912 Pike Place Starbucks |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | "OUT" AT FIRST $200: A loss of electrical power an outage |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | "OUT" AT FIRST $400: A discount store devoted to a single retail brand an outlet |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | "OUT" AT FIRST $600: This word for a criminal comes from early Scandinavian outlaw |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | "OUT" AT FIRST $800: Let's get things straight from this, the very beginning of something the outset |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | "OUT" AT FIRST $1000: A rock formation that projects from the ground an outcrop |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | AT THE MOVIES $1200: The Razzies drew first blood in nominating this man for worst actor for his performance in "Rambo: Last Blood" Stallone |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | HISTORY $1000: Around 3000 B.C. the Sumerian settlement of Uruk was the first big city in this historic region, at its southeast end Mesopotamia |
| #8359, aired 2021-03-18 | GREEN $1200: In 1864 at Caledonia, New York, Seth Green built the USA's first of these places for fish to be born hatcheries |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $400: At the Council of Clermont in 1095, Pope Urban II called for the first of these a crusade |
| #8335, aired 2021-02-12 | SCIENCE $600: (Dr. Markaisa Black presents the clue.) In 1996, a team at Roslin Institute in Scotland used a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer to produce the first clone of an adult mammal, a Finn Dorset sheep named this Dolly |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | 30 SOMETHING $800: Extending playing time to more than 20 minutes a side, Columbia Records released its first LP record at this speed in 1948 33 1/3 |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | 1961, WHAT A YEAR! $800: February: The Beatles are paid 5 pounds (total) for their first show at the Cavern Club in this city Liverpool |
| #8325, aired 2021-01-29 | PLACES IN THE GOOD BOOK $800: God tells Jonah to preach against the people of this city; at first he flees, but later he gets into denouncing them Nineveh |
| #8320, aired 2021-01-22 | PLANE SPOKEN $1600: Capable of cruising at 1,350 mph, or Mach 2.04, this plane made its first transatlantic crossing on Sept. 26, 1973 the Concorde |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE $800: On International Women's Day 2020 the Celebrity Edge set sail as the first cruise ship with an all-female this control center the bridge |
| #8313, aired 2021-01-13 | TYPES OF MOVIES $600: This movie technique got its own feature film category at the Oscars in 2002 animation |
| #8313, aired 2021-01-13 | FLAG TALK $800: This male first name is used for a flag flown on a short pole at the bow of a ship jack |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | HISTORY $200: This ex-first lady was part of the Tractors for Freedom Committee to pay a ransom for prisoners taken at the Bay of Pigs Eleanor Roosevelt |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | HISTORY $600: One cemetery holds the remains of the first & the last British soldiers killed in WWI--the latter, at 9:30 A.M. on this date in 1918 November 11 |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | RUTH BADER GINSBURG $1,000 (Daily Double): Ruth began law school at Harvard but transferred to this NYC school where she became the first female tenured professor Columbia |
| #8298, aired 2020-12-09 | COMPUTER LANGUAGES $600: In the acronym for this computer language created at Dartmouth in the 1960s, the first letter stands for "Beginner's" BASIC |
| #8281, aired 2020-11-16 | THE CELEBRITY'S BOOZE $400: This actress offered Drew's Blend, a pinot noir Drew Barrymore |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | U.S. HISTORY $400: In 1824 women walked off the job at a Rhode Island textile mill in what's considered America's first factory this a strike |
| #8265, aired 2020-10-23 | THAT IS SO SOCAL $1200: The first of these large birds hatched in captivity was born at the San Diego Zoo in 1983 a California condor |
| #8263, aired 2020-10-21 | ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE $1600: Louis Sullivan was a student at this school now in Cambridge, home of America's first architecture school MIT |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | FIRST LADIES $1600: Our longest-living first lady, she died at age 97 in 1982 & is buried with her husband at his Missouri library First Lady Truman |
| #8260, aired 2020-10-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: At the First Continental Congress, all the original colonies were represented except for this southernmost one Georgia |
| #8260, aired 2020-10-16 | ELVI $2000: Elvis Stojko won his first Olympic medal, a silver in men's figure skating, at the 1994 Winter Games in this Norwegian city Lillehammer |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | NASCAR IN VEGAS $800: (Jimmie Johnson presents from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.) I'm Jimmie Johnson; I know a little something about coming in first in the First State, having won 11 times at the International Speedway named for this state capital Dover |
| #8255, aired 2020-10-09 | WHERE AM I? $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) We’re at the birthplace of the first atomic weapons, this city in northern New Mexico whose name means “the cottonwood” Los Alamos |
| #8254, aired 2020-10-08 | BEER/ME! $600: A "Streetcar" character came to life when a vendor at Phillies games shouted this first name, trying to sell a Belgian beer Stella |
| #8249, aired 2020-10-01 | THE YOUNG & THE RECKLESS $800: Rossa Richter was just 14 in 1877 when she was fired into the air at London's Royal Aquarium, becoming famous as the first human this a cannonball |
| #8249, aired 2020-10-01 | MOVIE THRILLERS $2000: The dreams that take place at the climax of this Christopher Nolan film are dreamed inside the first class cabin of a 747 Inception |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | AMERICAN NAMES $1600: This first casualty of the Boston Massacre lay in state at Faneuil Hall Crispus Attucks |
| #8245, aired 2020-09-25 | ICE CREAM $1200: Ice cream cones first became popular after appearing at the World's Fair in this city in 1904 St. Louis |
| #8241, aired 2020-09-21 | GOOD STUFF IN 2020 $400: At the Columbus Zoo, male & female cubs of this fastest land mammal were born via in vitro fertilization for the first time a cheetah |
| #8233, aired 2020-06-10 | HOME IMPROVEMENT ON TV $600: In Feb. 1979 on Boston's WGBH, Bob Vila took on a reno at a Victorian in Dorchester in the first season of this show This Old House |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | HISTORY OF HUNGARY $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from , Szentendre, Hungary at the Hungarian Open Air Museum.) The ancient pagan goddess
Boldogasszony was merged with this woman who became the country's patroness at the instigation of its first king in 1038 the Virgin Mary |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | POLITICAL CONVENTIONS $200: The 1840 Democratic gathering was the first time this 8-letter statement of principles was adopted at a convention a platform |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | HALL MONITOR $600: This legend is alphabetically first among modern-era inductees at the International Boxing Hall of Fame (Muhammad) Ali |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | MULTIPLE "CHOICE" QUIZ $400: If you are safe at first base because the out was made on the runner at second, it's scored as this fielder's choice |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | LAB PARTNERS $3,456 (Daily Double): In 1942 at the University of Chicago, Leo Szilard helped this Italian create the first nuclear reactor Enrico Fermi |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | SOLD! AT SOTHEBY'S $2000: The first sculpture on the auction block ever to sell for over $100 million was "Walking Man 1" by this Swiss-born sculptor Giacometti |
| #8208, aired 2020-04-22 | EARTH DAY AT 50 $800: The first Earth Day took place in 1970, inspiring this act in the same year that sought to keep our skies free from pollution the Clean Air Act |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | JAMES TAYLOR: HIS LIFE & MUSIC $1600: (James Taylor presents the clue.) The first instrument I learned to play wasn't the guitar but the cello & in 2016 I had the pleasure of performing with this cello virtuoso at Carnegie Hall's 125th anniversary concert Yo-Yo Ma |
| #8204, aired 2020-04-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: Thomas Jackson earned the nickname "Stonewall" at First Bull Run, called this by the Rebs Manassas |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | POTPOURRI $200: Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America was the world's first inverted, outside-looping one of these rides a roller coaster |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | BRITISH LIT $400: The prologue to this 14th c. work says 29 pilgrims are gathered at the Tabard Inn; the knight is introduced first The Canterbury Tales |
| #8189, aired 2020-03-26 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $400: He wrote his first novel "A Time to Kill" while putting in 60 to 70 hours a week at a Mississippi law firm Grisham |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS $2,000 (Daily Double): Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately Austria & Hungary |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $200: (Hi, I'm Eric Perkins from KARE 11. [He presents from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.]) In the first sporting event at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium, Chelsea played AC Milan in this sport soccer |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | RECENT EVENTS $800: This game involving scavenging was first announced at the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards but didn't become available until 2017 Fortnite |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | NORTH KOREAN GEOGRAPHY $1600: North Korea borders South Korea, China & this country whose leader met Kim Jong un for the first time at a 2019 summit Russia |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | JUST FOR ONE DAY $2,800 (Daily Double): Traditionally, this is the first full day of the Paschal Triduum, leading up to Easter Good Friday |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | RELIGIOUS IDIOMS $3,000 (Daily Double): Something bad that later turns out to be good is one of these at first hidden signs of favor a blessing in disguise |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | FEBRUARY $600: Baseball spring training begins each February, with players at these 2 positions the first to report pitchers & catchers |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dominating women's tennis, Althea Gibson broke the color barrier & became the first African-American to win the French & U.S. Open Singles as well as, in 1957 & 1958, this oldest Grand Slam event Wimbledon |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Argubably "The Greatest" inside the ring & out, Muhammed Ali first won the heavyweight title by beating Sonny Liston in 1964; in the next few days, publicly adopting Islam, he changed from this & became an example of Black pride & defiance of the establishment Cassius Clay |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | NIAGARA FALLS $600: At first just for the rich, the falls became a destination for all classes when this waterway opened in 1825 the Erie Canal |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | LIBRARIES $1,000 (Daily Double): For her work with libraries & literacy, a promenade outside a library at SMU is named in honor of this first lady Laura Bush |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | FRENCH ARTS & CULTURE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA.) The 20th century painting here of southern France is by Jean, great-grandson of this 19th century French romantic author Victor Hugo |
| #8139, aired 2020-01-16 | COINAGE $1000: In 2019 the U.S. Mint issued quarters with a "W" mint mark for the first time, indicating they were minted at this N.Y. location West Point |
| #8137, aired 2020-01-14 | LET'S GET MARRIED! $400: Emily Post says the person with this title "offers the first toast to the bride & groom at the reception" the best man |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD $800: The first Academy Awards, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in 1929, saw this war movie winning for "Outstanding Picture" Wings |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | HORROR FILMS $200: In 1910, less than a century after this novel was published, it had its first film adaptation with Augustus Phillips at the title scientist Frankenstein |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | SKATING INTO THE NHL $200: With 20, in 2018-19 Morgan Rielly led the NHL in goals by a player at this position where scoring isn't your first job a defenseman |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | IT COMES THIRD $400: At equestrian 3-day events, the first day is for dressage, second for endurance riding & third for "stadium show" this jumping |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $1000: Angered at the U.N.'s support of Malaysia, this Indonesian president withdrew his country from the U.N. in January 1965 Sukarno |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $2000: It's a Hollywood term for a long prose synopsis of a screenplay treatment |
| #4, aired 2020-01-08 | THEY'RE BACK! $800: This reboot made the divorced mom & her family Cuban American & moved the setting from Indianapolis to Los Angeles One Day at a Time |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | HAVE FUN STORMING THE CASTLE! $800: Take plenty of these to scale the walls; Joan of Arc said she was the first to place one against a fortress at the Siege of Orleans a ladder |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | AMERICAN IDOLS $600: (Ryan Seacrest delivers the clue.) The legendary Dick Clark was an idol of mine growing up; we both started out as D.J.s, me in Los Angeles & Dick in this city where he first hosted "American Bandstand" Philadelphia |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | DAVID MUIR COVERS THE WORLD $1600: (David Muir delivers the clue.) In 2019 I got an exclusive first look at restoration efforts inside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral afters its devastating fire; amazingly, the huge 13th century rose windows survived, despite fears that the intense heat might have melted this metal in the frame that supports the stained glass lead |
| #8116, aired 2019-12-16 | A EUROPEAN RIVER TOUR $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest, Hungary.) The Széchenyi Chain Bridge was the first to permanently span this river and connect the two old cities that form Hungary's capital. At the time, there was debate over Budapest versus Pestbuda the Danube |
| #8116, aired 2019-12-16 | A EUROPEAN RIVER TOUR $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria.) With beautiful landscaping, fountains, and statues, Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg was created in the 1600s but first opened to the public in 1854 by this longtime emperor of Austria Franz Joseph |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | PEEK A CHOO-CHOO $800: The London-to-Edinburgh locomotive known as "The Flying" this "Man", was Britain's first, clocked at 100 miles per hour Scotsman |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL $800: 1920:
"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" Agatha Christie |
| #8089, aired 2019-11-07 | BUGLE CALLS $600: "First Call" heard here is a warning to soldiers to prepare for a formation & is also commonly used at these contests horse races |
| #8081, aired 2019-10-28 | POP & ROCK MUSIC $200: This "Hotel California" band first came together to back Linda Ronstadt at a concert at Disneyland the Eagles |
| #8079, aired 2019-10-24 | DANCE AT THE WEDDING $600: For their first dance as man & wife, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle reportedly chose this fitting 1987 Whitney Houston hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" |
| #8056, aired 2019-09-23 | BOATS & SHIPS $400: This type of ship keeps winter channels clear; it's also an opening line to put people at ease when meeting for the first time icebreaker |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | POPULAR INVENTION $400: This treat was first introduced to a wide audience as Fairy Floss at the 1904 World's Fair cotton candy |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | 200 YEARS OF WALT WHITMAN $1000: After Walt published his first book of verse, this "Sage of Concord" wrote to him, "I greet you at the beginning of a great career" Emerson |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | POTPOURRI $1200: Lying at the junction of the Bow & Elbow Rivers, this Alberta city was Canada's first to host the Winter Olympics Calgary |
| #8039, aired 2019-07-18 | SPORTING FIRSTS $600: The first flag waved at a NASCAR race is one of this color green |
| #8039, aired 2019-07-18 | SPORTING FIRSTS $800: The first octopus thrown on the ice at a home game of this NHL team came form fishmongers Pete & Jerry Cusimano in 1952 the Detroit Red Wings |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO $400: The first attempt to break up this communications company was in 1949; it finally happened in the '80s AT&T |
| #8024, aired 2019-06-27 | WOMEN SOLDIERS $2000: In 2015 the first women completed a grueling course at this Georgia fort & became Army rangers Fort Benning |
| #8023, aired 2019-06-26 | HISTORICAL MUSEUMS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Museum of the American Revolution.) Figures bring to life some of the war's younger participants, like Joseph Plumb Martin, who first enlisted at 15 & described arriving at this Pennsylvania site in 1777 "to take up our winter quarters with no clothing, no provisions, and disheartened as need be" Valley Forge |
| #8017, aired 2019-06-18 | SHOPPING AT THE MALL $200: First off, I have to get a new pair of Ray-Ban or Oakley these for my summer vacation sunglasses |
| #8017, aired 2019-06-18 | SHOPPING AT THE MALL $800: Specializing in band & pop culture related apparel & accessories, this store that first opened in 1989 is muy caliente! Hot Topic |
| #8007, aired 2019-06-04 | THE PARKER HOUSE: A HOTEL IN HISTORY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Omni Parker House hotel.) The restaurant at the Parker House, specifically here at table 40, is one of a few places claiming to be where these two, a future President and First Lady, got engaged JFK and Jackie Kennedy |
| #8005, aired 2019-05-31 | POTPOURRI $800: It was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs' pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886 Coca-Cola |
| #8003, aired 2019-05-29 | YOUR TV GOVERNMENT AT WORK $800: First Lady Mellie Grant was set to only appear in 3 episodes of season 1 of this drama, but by the end of season 6, was president! Scandal |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | DANCING BACK TO DISCO $800: An anthem for many, this classic disco tune begins, "At first I was afraid, I was petrified" "I Will Survive" |
| #7988, aired 2019-05-08 | OPERA & BALLET $400: On Feb. 1, 1896 this tragic Puccini opera with Rodolfo & Mimi was first performed at Turin's Teatro Regio La Boheme |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | ACTORS NOT ACTING $1600: The first time Steve Martin publicly showed his art collection was in 2001 at this Las Vegas hotel the Bellagio |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | BALLOONS $800: At first, the giant balloons in this 90+year-old parade were set afloat & whoever found them, days later, won a prize the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | ARCHAEOLOGY $800: Artifacts & the remains of colonial leaders have been found at the site of this first permanent English settlement in America Jamestown |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS $1600: At the first awards in 1990, you couldn't touch this guy who won for No. 1 Pop/Rap Artist MC Hammer |
| #7981, aired 2019-04-29 | FACTS ABOUT POETS $2000: The line "My candle burns at both ends" comes from her poem "First Fig" Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $600: At age 11 she gave her first speech, called "How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education?" Malala |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Franklin Institute.) The Edward G. Budd Company, maker of metal car parts, tried its hand at aircraft, and produced the first one entirely made of this heavy alliterative alloy to take flight--still has a nice shine to it stainless steel |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: It's believed that Scandinavians built the first log cabins in America on the Delaware River at Nya Sverige, or New this country Sweden |
| #7965, aired 2019-04-05 | ACM AWARDS $2000: At the 2007 awards Taylor Swift met this superstar for the first time after performing her debut single that's named for him Tim McGraw |
| #7962, aired 2019-04-02 | THE OLYMPICS $400: The first official Olympic mascot was Waldi, one of these low-to-the-ground dogs, at the 1972 games in Munich a dachshund |
| #7951, aired 2019-03-18 | CLASSICAL MUSIC PRODIGIES $400: At 14 Rossini composed "Demetrio e Polibio", his first of these; later ones made him famous operas |
| #7949, aired 2019-03-14 | WINTER FELL $200: At age 11 Sonja Henie competed in the first of these, held in France in 1924 the Winter Olympics |
| #7946, aired 2019-03-11 | NORMAN LEAR, THE FIRST 96 YEARS $800: (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) Spanning 4 decades, it's been a joy to work on 2 versions of "One Day at a Time", first with Bonnie Franklin, now with Justina Machado & this legendary EGOT Rita Moreno |
| #7943, aired 2019-03-06 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE $800: At the first modern Olympics in 1896, Spyridon Louis won the epic running race for Greece the marathon |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | DOMAIN $1000: His first whupping of a Persian army, at the Granicus River, let him expand his domain into Asia Minor Alexander the Great |
| #7940, aired 2019-03-01 | REFERENCE WORKS $1600: The first encyclopedia used by future Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was this one aimed at 9- to 18-year-olds World Book |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | YOU'RE AN ALL-STAR $800: Playing for the East, Bob Cousy had home-court advantage at the first NBA All-Star game, held in 1951 at this venue Boston Garden |
| #7934, aired 2019-02-21 | HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS GREAT COMPOSERS $800: (Hershey Felder presents from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.) An immigrant from Belarus at age 5, Irving Berlin felt a very personal connection to his new home, deliberately using the first person for these 4 words that follow the title "God Bless America" "land that I love" |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | SPORTS ACROSS AMERICA $1000: (Hi, I'm Eric Perkins from KARE11.) In the first regular-season NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings beat this team that plays its home games the closest to Minneapolis the Green Bay Packers |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | THE EISNER AWARDS $2000: At the first Eisners in 1988, this comic series by Alan Moore won 4 awards the Watchmen |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | MUSEUM MISCELLANY $800: The world's first museum of narrative art is coming to Los Angeles; this founder was at the 2018 groundbreaking ceremony George Lucas |
| #7922, aired 2019-02-05 | THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC AT 100 $2000: The Phil's first tour kicked off in this seat of Kern County, California, better known for country music Bakersfield |
| #7913, aired 2019-01-23 | NAMES IN MUSIC $400: "Bad At Love" singer Ashley Frangipane uses this anagram of her first name as her stage name Halsey |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | LIT-POURRI $200: Capote novella that contains the line "it was one of these mailboxes that had first made me aware of Holly Golightly" Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| #7910, aired 2019-01-18 | AUTHORIZED FICTION $2000: A visitor appears at Baker Street in "The House of Silk", the first authorized sequel from this man's estate Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #7908, aired 2019-01-16 | ENGLISH ROYAL FIRSTS $400: We must confess, in 1066 this confessor became the first monarch to be buried at Westminster Abbey Edward (the Confessor) |
| #7905, aired 2019-01-11 | 5 "B"s OF CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: This period of music that saw the first attempts at opera ended with the death of Johann Sebastian Bach Baroque |
| #7897, aired 2019-01-01 | SPORTS DRAFTS $600: The Colts had the good fortune to follow Peyton Manning at quarterback with this first pick in the 2012 NFL draft Andrew Luck |
| #7896, aired 2018-12-31 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $1200: She read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration (Maya) Angelou |
| #7887, aired 2018-12-18 | HOORAY FOR BOLLYWOOD! $800: In 1946 "Neecha Nagar" shared the Grand Prix at the first of this French city's annual festivals Cannes |
| #7887, aired 2018-12-18 | WHO DONE IT? $800: First proposed a temperature scale that begins at absolute zero Lord Kelvin |
| #7881, aired 2018-12-10 | ALL KINDS OF BOOKS $2000: The first Agatha Christie novel featuring Miss Marple was "Murder at" this type of religious residence the vicarage |
| #7879, aired 2018-12-06 | IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME... $200: The first time it went into effect nationally in the U.S. was at 2:00 A.M. on April 24, 1966 Daylight Savings Time |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | THAT'S THE NAME $2000: This first name shared by several popes & 3 Russian emperors comes from the Greek for "defender of men" Alexander |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from the Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia.) Originally closer to pharmacists than bartenders, these first soda slingers were named for the quick action of pulling on the soda handles jerk |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $1200: In 1976 Sarah Caldwell became the first woman to conduct at this NYC opera house the Met |
| #7851, aired 2018-10-29 | FRENCH OFF THE BOAT $1000: The wreck of Capt. Ribaut's flagship Trinité is still off Florida, a relic of France's first New World outpost at this fort Fort Caroline |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | 1984 AT THE MOVIES WITH LEONARD MALTIN $200: (Leonard Maltin presents the clue.) Disney's first grown-up comedy & Touchstone's first release, this movie gave a big boost to the careers of Tom Hanks & Daryl Hannah Splash |
| #7847, aired 2018-10-23 | STUPID ANSWERS ACROSS AMERICA $600: (Hi, I'm Rob Fukuzaki from ABC7.) At the first major football game played in this stadium, USC rose up & bowled over Penn State 14-3 the Rose Bowl |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: In 1968 at this school, SFSU for short, Nathan Hare created the USA's first black studies program San Francisco State University |
| #7839, aired 2018-10-11 | EDISON LABS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) On a historic day in 1877, Edison spoke "Mary had a little lamb" into this device; he later recalled his surprise at its instant success, saying, "I was always afraid of things that worked the first time" a phonograph |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | SpaceX $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) In 2015, SpaceX achieved a historic first, when it brought Falcon 9's first stage back from space and landed it safely at this Florida location Cape Canaveral |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: Nominated to be the first woman to head this agency, Gina Haspel said she excelled at dead drops & back-alley meetings the CIA |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | ONE GIANT LEAP $800: Around 150 A.D. while working at this library city, Ptolemy wrote "Guide to Geography", the first of its kind Alexandria |
| #7824, aired 2018-09-20 | ONLY AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Of the only 35 or so known paintings by this Dutch master, the Met has 5, including "Young Woman with a Water Pitcher", which was the first of his canvases to enter a public American collection Vermeer |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 $400: Bernstein said one reason he so connected with Gustav Mahler is both were torn between these 2 musical activities composing & conducting |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 $1600: Conducting Maria Callas in "Medea" in 1953, Lenny triumphed as the first American to conduct at this Milan venue La Scala |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | FIRST LADIES $600: In 2006 this former First Lady was ordained a deacon at a Baptist church in Plains, Georgia (Rosalynn) Carter |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | FIRST LADIES $800: At 80, she was still a beloved member of Washington society, when Mathew Brady made this daguerreotype of her Dolley Madison |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT $1,000 (Daily Double): Dizzy Gillespie & Diana Krall are among those who have played at this musical event first held in northern California in 1958 the Monterey Jazz Festival |
| #7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $1600: Americium was discovered in 1944 at the National Lab of this school where the first chain reaction was also achieved (University of) Chicago |
| #7805, aired 2018-07-13 | FIRST LINES FROM NOVELS $600: Page 001 (not 007):
"The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning" Casino Royale |
| #7805, aired 2018-07-13 | FIRST LINES FROM NOVELS $1000: 1952:
"Roy Hobbs pawed at the glass before thinking to prick a match with his thumbnail" The Natural |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | FIRST THING IN THE MORNING $400: Many have been jolted awake by this bugle call at start of day reveille |
| #7790, aired 2018-06-22 | LET'S TAKE A CLASS AT HARVARD $1200: Fittingly, a med school elective on this -ology is taught by an expert whose first name is Arash dermatology |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | "S"EVEN LETTER WORDS $1000: A cancerous growth of the soft tissues, usually appearing at first as a painless swelling a sarcoma |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | PRINCE $800: Prince's pet birds Majesty & Divinity still live at Paisley Park & remind visitors of this song, Prince's first No. 1 hit "When Doves Cry" |
| #7771, aired 2018-05-28 | SWINGERS OF SPORTS $400: Untamable, this "Golden Bear" was the first man to win all 4 of golf's major titles at least twice Jack Nicklaus |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | EPIC FAIL $1200: In the Mayan epic "Popol Vuh", the gods' first try at creation fails when the creatures lack this ability speech |
| #7767, aired 2018-05-22 | ILLINOIS AT 200 $1000: In 1942 at the University of Chicago, this Italian-American achieved the first controlled nuclear chain reaction Enrico Fermi |
| #7763, aired 2018-05-16 | FLAGS $800: Gilbert Baker designed this flag first seen at 1978 gay pride activities the rainbow flag |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THE DAWN OF THE RAILROADS $1600: At first, this measure of the space between the 2 rails varied quite a bit & trains had trouble switching tracks the gauge |
| #7752, aired 2018-05-01 | THE NAME OF THE JAMES $1200: Chess Records' first major female star, this R&B singer hit the charts with "At Last" & "Tell Mama" Etta James |
| #7750, aired 2018-04-27 | HOUSE PARTY $1000: In 1899 the first juvenile court in the nation was organized at this Chicago house co-founded by Jane Addams Hull House |
| #7745, aired 2018-04-20 | ELITE ATHLETES $400: Running the 200 meters in 19.93 seconds at age 17, this Jamaican became the first teen to ever break 20 seconds (Usain) Bolt |
| #7738, aired 2018-04-11 | FIRST LADIES $200: She volunteered as a nurse at Union hospitals & toured Union army camps with her husband Mary Todd Lincoln |
| #7733, aired 2018-04-04 | BETTING AT THE TRACK $400: If you make this bet, as opposed to win or place, you win if your horse comes in first, second or third show |
| #7731, aired 2018-04-02 | ON A NORDIC TRACK $600: Before her Oscars swan dive, this Icelandic singer put out her first album at age 11, on which she also played the flute Bjork |
| #7727, aired 2018-03-27 | ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE AT BOWERY FARMS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Bowery Farms in Kearny, NJ.) Bowery tends its crops with a proprietary automated operating system that monitors every step of the growing process, beginning with this first stage, from Latin for "to sprout" germination |
| #7723, aired 2018-03-21 | SENIOR MOMENTS $400: This retired physician completed the first edition of his thesaurus in 1852 at age 73 Roget |
| #7721, aired 2018-03-19 | WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY $2000: The world's first production plutonium reactors were at this site that still has a lot of cleanup to do Hanford |
| #7710, aired 2018-03-02 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES $400: In 2000 John Paul II came to Capernaum & prayed at the spot where this apostle & first pope is said to have lived Peter |
| #7709, aired 2018-03-01 | GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER $400: "We never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation", said Glenn Frey at this band's first reunion show in 1994 the Eagles |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | THE 1930s $600: The first of these institutions, at Cook County Hospital, facilitated 1,354 transfusions in its first year a blood bank |
| #7698, aired 2018-02-14 | MEXICAN HISTORY $1200: At Opening Ceremonies in 1968, hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the Olympic this vessel the cauldron |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $200: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) First produced in 1955, the Citroen DS remains to this day the most innovative car ever designed... in 1962 it saved the life of this French president when its hydropneumatic suspension kept his car under control at 70 MPH when assassins shot out a tire Charles de Gaulle |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | BLACK HISTORY NOTABLES $1200: In 1957, she became the first African-American to win a singles title at Wimbledon Althea Gibson |
| #7688, aired 2018-01-31 | LOSER! $400: At the Miss America pageant, the person who finishes second is the "first" this runner-up |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | AIR FORCE BASE $400: The first landing of this took place at California's Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981 the Space Shuttle |
| #7685, aired 2018-01-26 | CREDITORS & PREY $800: This type of "inflatable" mortgage is cheap at first, but has a harder-to-meet payment down the line a balloon |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR $800: At the fair, people got their first taste of Aunt Jemima pancakes & this beer that won a prize that became part of its name Pabst Blue Ribbon |
| #7676, aired 2018-01-15 | JEOPARDY! WRITERS' ONLINE GO-TOs $1600: The Tech, a newspaper at this eastern college, maintains the first online edition of Shakespeare's works & we love it MIT (or Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| #7672, aired 2018-01-09 | IOWA HISTORY $2000: In 1869 Arabella Mansfield became the USA's first woman admitted to this profession, & later taught at DePauw law |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $1200: In 2013 at Daytona she became the first woman to win a pole position in a Sprint Cup event (Danica) Patrick |
| #7666, aired 2018-01-01 | ANNUAL EVENTS $600: The Christmas tree lighting at this New York City site has been taking place since 1933 & was first televised in 1951 Rockefeller Center |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | FAMOUS FIRST NAMES AS VERBS $600: To sing joyously, like Ms. Kane might at Yuletide carol |
| #7661, aired 2017-12-25 | THE BEST VOCABULARY $200: Pre-steak sauce, this alphanumeric term meant "first class" for ships at Lloyd's of London A1 |
| #7658, aired 2017-12-20 | SILVER & GOLD $600: Michael Phelps first gold medal of his record 23 was at the 2004 Games in this city Athens |
| #7658, aired 2017-12-20 | SILVER & GOLD $1000: At the first Olympics in 1896, winners received a silver medal & this natural symbol of peace an olive branch |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT $400: The sit-down at an Italian restaurant between Michael & Sollozzo ends in gunfire in this film The Godfather |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | ROBERT SIEGEL SIGNS OFF $1000: (Robert Siegel reads the clue.) I was NPR's first journalist based overseas, sent to London in 1979 not for "All Things Considered" but to prepare for the launch of this show at the other end of the day Morning Edition |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | AUTHORS AT WAR $400: Gore Vidal was born at this military academy & drew on his WWII experiences for his first novel, "Williwaw" West Point |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | HEALTH & MEDICI $800: When this Medici queen of France was infertile at first, a treatment was to apply manure mixed with ground antlers Catherine de Medici |
| #7637, aired 2017-11-21 | 20/20 AT 40 $200: (David Muir of 20/20 presents the clue.) In 2015 I had the honor of moderating a town hall with this man before his first visit to the U.S.; he asked Americans to pray for him Pope Francis |
| #7637, aired 2017-11-21 | MILLENNIALS $1200: A European first, Leif Ericson may have landed around 1000 A.D. at L'Anse aux Meadows on this Canadian island Newfoundland |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | STEPPENWOLF THEATRE ALUMNI $800: Actor-writer Tracy Letts first mounted this "August" play at Steppenwolf & won a Tony & Pulitzer for it August: Osage County |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | BALTIC BELIEFS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Gannarve Ship Grave on Gotland Island in Sweden.) At Gannarve, here on Gotland, and elsewhere in Scandinavia, it's thought that ancient seafarers were buried in ship-shaped stone settings, to ensure a safe voyage to the next world; recovered tools & urns date the graves to this first metallic age the Bronze Age |
| #7613, aired 2017-10-18 | THEY WENT TO OXFORD $200: He studied English at Oxford, and it was there that he acted in first film Hugh Grant |
| #7607, aired 2017-10-10 | AT THE OPERA $800: With a river in its title, this first opera of the "Ring" cycle features Flosshilde & 2 other river maidens Das Rheingold |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | CLASSICS ON AUDIBLE $1000: This Gothic novel has multiple narrators, including Alan Cumming as Dr. Seward
"The first thing Van Helsing said to me when we met at Liverpool Street was, 'Have you said anything to our young friend the lover of her?'" Dracula |
| #7604, aired 2017-10-05 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: Dr. Joseph Warren, called the first martyr of the Revolution, was killed at this June 17, 1775 Boston battle the Battle of Breed's or Bunker Hill |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: This southernmost colony was the only one not represented at the First Continental Congress in 1774 Georgia |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | OPUS DAY $1600: Performed at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 16, 1893, this piece by a Czech was inspired by American music Symphony "From the New World" |
| #7586, aired 2017-09-11 | NICKNAMES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of troop movements on the monitor.) At the first Battle of Bull Run, Union troops threatened a decisive breakthrough but couldn't get past a Virginia brigade, earning its commander this nickname Stonewall |
| #7581, aired 2017-07-24 | FIRST FAMILY FUN & FOLLIES $800: In 1991 First Lady Barbara Bush broke her leg in a sledding accident at this Maryland presidential retreat Camp David |
| #7580, aired 2017-07-21 | CLASSIC NOVELS $2000: In the first chapter of this dystopian novel, "I don't think so" is the answer to "Aren't there any grownups at all?" Lord of the Flies |
| #7577, aired 2017-07-18 | WORLD LEADERS $200: In March 2017 President Trump & this German chancellor had their first face-to-face meeting at the White House Angela Merkel |
| #7577, aired 2017-07-18 | OXYMORONS $400: In this place at a movie theater, the first word gives up, and the second one toughs it out the concession stand |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | A DAY AT THE HORSE RACES $400: The Kentucky Derby is run the first Saturday in May at this Louisville racetrack Churchill Downs |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | A DAY AT THE HORSE RACES $1000: You can cash in big if you correctly pick the first 3 finishers in a race in exact order in this type of bet a trifecta |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | ICYMI $400: In 2013, this "Enter Sandman" metal band became the first to perform on all 7 continents when it played at an Antarctic base Metallica |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $800: First a gavel, then a gong, now one of these is sounded each day at 4 P.M. to close trading at 11 Wall Street a bell |
| #7567, aired 2017-07-04 | COLLEGE SPORTS $800: Shortly after she dominated the 2016 Olympics, she set 2 Stanford pool records at her first home swim meet Katie Ledecky |
| #7564, aired 2017-06-29 | AT THE OPERA $2000: (I'm Mario Andretti.) Most people aren't aware that I'm an opera lover & can sing several complete arias; I was about 10 when I saw my first opera--this one by Verdi in which the dying Violetta sings "Gran Dio! Morir si giovine" La traviata |
| #7561, aired 2017-06-26 | 1867 $1000: In 1867 the first cattle from this trail arrived at the railroad yards of Abilene, Kansas the Chisholm Trail |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | DOUBLE LETTER FUN $400: A glove at home or first a mitt |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSIC AT THE BALLPARK $200: Batting first, Symphony No. 40 in g minor by this Austrian who always leads his league in hits Mozart |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | JUST WHAT I NEED $1000: Thanks for the stars & stripes Speedo for my attempt to match this woman's accomplishment at Dover in 1926 Gertrude Ederle |
| #7544, aired 2017-06-01 | THIS IS 40 $400: He had his first vision at age 40 in the cave of Hira in 610 A.D. Mohammed |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | BACK TO BACK TO THE FUTURE $2000: Marty's mom & dad first kiss at the dance with this aquatic theme Enchantment Under the Sea |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM $200: Visitors to the museum are greeted by a statue of this first postmaster general in the foyer Benjamin Franklin |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | THE WORLD OF TENNIS $400: In 2014 at age 33 he led Switzerland to its first Davis Cup title Federer |
| #7530, aired 2017-05-12 | WHERE YOU AT, SHAKESPEARE? $800: On an island in his first scene, this guy explains to his daughter, "Twelve year since, thy father was the Duke of Milan" Prospero |
| #7530, aired 2017-05-12 | WHERE YOU AT, SHAKESPEARE? $2000: The very first scene in Venice has the villain complaining about not getting a promotion at work in this play Othello |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $400: At birth, this title E.B. White character "could have been sent by first class mail for three cents" Stuart Little |
| #7510, aired 2017-04-14 | HISTORY AT SEA $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an animated map on the monitor.) On the return trip during his first voyage, Columbus and the crew of the Niña were almost arrested on Santa Maria Island in this group, because the governor may have thought they were pirates the Azores |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | PICK YOUR POISON $800: First used by the Germans at Ypres, April 22, 1915:
bromine,
chlorine,
methane chlorine |
| #7493, aired 2017-03-22 | BOLD GOERS $400: Fridtjof Nansen was the first European to cross this land; a Danish official met him at the end in Godthaab in 1888 Greenland |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | VALLEYS $200: Today part of Israel, the Valley of Elah is where these 2 fought as recounted in the first book of Samuel David and Goliath (or the Philistines and the Israelites) |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | CEMETERIES $400: In 1828 Mary Randolph of Washington, D.C. became the first person buried at what later became this cemetery Arlington National Cemetery |
| #7475, aired 2017-02-24 | USA! USA! $1000: Graduates of this military college in Charleston, South Carolina fired the first shots at Fort Sumter to begin the Civil War the Citadel |
| #7473, aired 2017-02-22 | ON TO GRAD SCHOOL $600: The MBA, it's fantastic! In 1970 this biz school at Penn offered the first MBA program in health care management Wharton |
| #7468, aired 2017-02-15 | SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS $1000: Bey's younger sister, in 2016 she had her first No. 1 album with "A Seat at the Table" Solange |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | IN THE FIRST PLACE $1600: The complete "Ring" cycle was first performed in 1876 at Wagner's own theater in this city Bayreuth |
| #7455, aired 2017-01-27 | BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT $3,000 (Daily Double): After graduating from high school, he worked as a mailroom clerk at the Kansas City Star & made $7 his first week (Harry) Truman |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | TOP 40 BEFORE & AFTER $400: Britney Spears' debut single pleases with a Cyndi Lauper No. 1 to "Hit" it over & over "...Baby One More Time After Time" |
| #7428, aired 2016-12-21 | 1895 $2000: These brothers showed their first movie to a public audience at the Grand Cafe the Lumière brothers |
| #7427, aired 2016-12-20 | STANDING "O" $1000: Life in the cult is tough at first--they make us stand during this 11-letter introductory part orientation |
| #7422, aired 2016-12-13 | THE MILITARY AT HOME $1600: (Hi. I'm Jill Biden.) As a military mom, I was proud to launch an initiative with First Lady Michelle Obama to help service members, veterans & their families that is fittingly called "Joining" these Forces |
| #7420, aired 2016-12-09 | CIVIL WAR LITERATURE $2000: A Union officer is killed but not in warfare in "Murder at" this Virginia town, name of the war's first major battle Manassas |
| #7419, aired 2016-12-08 | LET'S VISIT THE SOUTH $400: Here are some of the 650 native Texas plant species at the Austin Wildflower Center named for this First Lady (Lady Bird) Johnson |
| #7409, aired 2016-11-24 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $1600: The USA's first federally funded road, the 600-mile National Road reached this current state capital at about its halfway point Columbus |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | LET'S GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL $400: At a wedding feast at Cana, Jesus performed his first recorded miracle, turning water into this wine |
| #7403, aired 2016-11-16 | CEREMONIES $800: 2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at Nationals Park the first pitch |
| #7392, aired 2016-11-01 | NASCAR FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT $800: (I'm Brad Keselowski.) In 2009 the first lap I ever led in a Sprint Cup race was the winning one at the Aaron's 499 in this city that's familiar to the fans of Ricky Bobby Talladega |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | WOMEN OF NOTE $1000: In 1865 Maria Mitchell, the USA's first female professional astronomer, was made a professor at this N.Y. college Vassar |
| #7388, aired 2016-10-26 | MUSICAL ACTS $800: In 2016 this end-of-the-alphabet refugee from One Direction debuted at No. 1 with his first solo album Zayn Malik |
| #7385, aired 2016-10-21 | McPEOPLE $2000: Hillary & Jackie O are honored at the National First Ladies' Library at this woman's Canton, Ohio home Ida McKinley |
| #7384, aired 2016-10-20 | BOOKS BY MEN $800: He peeped at Polynesian life in 1846's "Typee", his first book (Herman) Melville |
| #7382, aired 2016-10-18 | AUTHORS WITH PRESIDENTIAL NAMES $800: Not John but Anne is the first name of this author of "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" (Anne) Tyler |
| #7379, aired 2016-10-13 | WORLD HISTORY $1200: Named for a mythic king, this brother of Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon first before dying at age 15 Arthur (Prince of Wales) |
| #7378, aired 2016-10-12 | NEWS TERMINOLOGY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads while text scrolls at the bottom of the screen.) As its name implies, the feature seen here at the bottom of the screen has to go slowly enough to be readable a crawl |
| #7373, aired 2016-10-05 | U.S. FIRSTS $2000: The first nuclear explosion was set off at the New Mexico site with this religious name, aka Jornada del Muerto Trinity |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | MUSIC IN MOVIES $1200: At the riff-off in this 2012 movie, the Treblemakers sing "Feels Like The First Time", while the Bellas go with "No Diggity" Pitch Perfect |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | FOLKS OF SCIENCE $400: The first American woman in space, she later became a professor of physics at UC San Diego Sally Ride |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a model plan at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, GA.) You can finish your tour of Atlanta's Delta Flight Museum by taking home a model of this classic plane, the world's first successful commercial airliner the DC-3 |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE 1970s $800: In 1979 the first $1 coins bearing the face of this woman were struck at U.S. mints Anthony |
| #7343, aired 2016-07-13 | BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In the fall of 1951 she got her first job as the "Inquiring Camera Girl" at the Washington Times-Herald Jackie Kennedy |
| #7338, aired 2016-07-06 | BOTANY $1200: In 1888 Liberty H. Bailey established the first horticulture lab in the U.S. at this school in East Lansing Michigan State |
| #7329, aired 2016-06-23 | FIRST FAMILY PETS $600: Grace Coolidge dressed her dog Rob Roy in a bonnet for this annual spring event at the White House the Egg Roll |
| #7324, aired 2016-06-16 | WHOSE WHAT? $2000: This first of the 7 parts of "Remembrance of Things Past" had to be published at author Marcel Proust's expense Swann's Way |
| #7314, aired 2016-06-02 | TAKE A LOOK AT THE MONITOR $400: It's the year of the first-of-its-kind evidence of man seen here 1969 |
| #7312, aired 2016-05-31 | NOTED AFRICAN AMERICANS $800: Harold Amos, the first black department chair at this Ivy League med school, taught there for nearly 50 years Harvard |
| #7311, aired 2016-05-30 | THE EAGLES $400: Teens like to stock up on clothes & accessories from this retailer whose stock symbol is AEO American Eagle Outfitters |
| #7308, aired 2016-05-25 | HAWAIIAN HISTORY $400: Arriving in 1911, the first large warship to dock at this port just west of Honolulu was the USS California Pearl Harbor |
| #7307, aired 2016-05-24 | STUPID ANSWERS--MISDIRECTION $200: If you master the history of the credit card, you'll discover the first purchase with this was at a Sears in 1985 a Discover Card |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | I HEART CAPES $1600: This cape with a cheerful name at the bottom of Africa was first sighted by Europeans in 1488 the Cape of Good Hope |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | THE NEW TESTAMENT $800: After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to this woman who at first thought he was a gardener Mary Magdalene |
| #7296, aired 2016-05-09 | AT THE SMITHSONIAN $400: The evening gown worn by this first lady to her first state dinner was created by Oleg Cassini, one of her favorite designers Jacqueline Kennedy |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | A VISIT TO NEW YORK STATE $800: (I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson.) I got my first taste of stargazing as a 9-year-old kid in New York City when I took a trip to this facility at the American Museum of Natural History; later I took classes there & today I'm its director the Hayden Planetarium |
| #7284, aired 2016-04-21 | WOMEN, IMMORTALIZED $200: A plaque at her bronze statue in Manhattan calls her a "delegate to the United Nations" & "the First Lady of the World" Eleanor Roosevelt |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES $600: With her victory at the 2010 Olympics, she became the first American woman to win gold in downhill skiing Lindsey Vonn |
| #7279, aired 2016-04-14 | RANCHING AS IT WAS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond, TX.) Vital to the ranch at the turn of the century was the town blacksmith, whose main job was to make and repair tools, wagons & household items, first by heating iron to over 1,000 degrees in a forage, then hammering & shaping it on this metal block an anvil |
| #7276, aired 2016-04-11 | GARDENING $1200: For best flavor, herbs should be harvested in the morning, when these oils are at their highest concentration essential oils |
| #7269, aired 2016-03-31 | THE WINE CELLAR $2,000 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Department at UC Davis.) A treasure of the special collections room is a 1934 vintage from Chateau Latour, one of the four chateaux that in 1855 received first growth status in this French region Bordeaux |
| #7259, aired 2016-03-17 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows two medical illustrations on the monitor.) At birth, most babies are set to come out head-first; however, 3 to 4 percent present with their feet or buttocks against the cervix in this position & may need a C-section delivery breech |
| #7258, aired 2016-03-16 | THE NATIONAL ROAD $800: The road first spanned the Ohio River in 1849 when a bridge at Wheeling was built in what's now this state; it is still in use West Virginia |
| #7257, aired 2016-03-15 | WOMEN ONLY $200: At age 16 in 1921 Margaret Gorman was crowned the first winner of this national beauty contest Miss America |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: (Hi, I'm Zachary Quinto.) I studied drama at this Pittsburgh university named for 2 businessmen, the first U.S. college to grant degrees in drama Carnegie Mellon |
| #7245, aired 2016-02-26 | REPORTAGE $2000: The first reporter in space, Japanese journalist Akiyama Toyohiro trained at Star City in this country Russia |
| #7243, aired 2016-02-24 | DISASTER CITY $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) At Disaster City, first responders learn how to deal with tornado or earthquake debris; if someone is trapped beneath more than can be lifted, use what's around as this simple machine to gain the edge you need a lever |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | NEVER TOO OLD $400: Already famous across the pond in America, she gave her first London exhibition of her paintings at age 95 Grandma Moses |
| #7238, aired 2016-02-17 | SYFY MOVIES $400: Syfy's take on medieval times is "Dark Relic", set in the Mideast in 1099, at the end of the first of these the Crusades |
| #7235, aired 2016-02-12 | OMG! $1600: The work seen here is called this very Dionysian god "and Ariadne", whom he falls for at first sight Bacchus |
| #7220, aired 2016-01-22 | POP HITS OF THE '80s $200: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was from Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart, the duo behind this band The Eurythmics |
| #7217, aired 2016-01-19 | EARLY START $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1895 at age 13 he had his first exhibition in a furniture store on Calle Real in the town of La Coruña Picasso |
| #7207, aired 2016-01-05 | WYOMING $2000: In 1852 post chaplain William Vaux opened Wyoming's first school at this fort Fort Laramie |
| #7205, aired 2016-01-01 | GENERAL SCIENCE $1600: In 2015 scientists filmed the nervous system at work for the first time using the larva of this 2-winged food pest a fruit fly |
| #7204, aired 2015-12-31 | STATUE-ESQUE WOMEN $400: Last name of Edith, who stands still at a facility in Rochester, Minn. where she was the first nurse anesthetist Mayo |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | ARTS & CULTURE $2000: This Bombay-born conductor was the first to lead 2 major North American orchestras at the same time Zubin Mehta |
| #7194, aired 2015-12-17 | GOOD CAUSES $800: This organization that builds & repairs houses for low-income families can be reached at 1-800-the first word in its name Habitat for Humanity |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | WORDS & PHRASES $800: This 3-word phrase at the end of Warner Bros. cartoons was first uttered in 1930 "That's all, folks" |
| #7187, aired 2015-12-08 | COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND $3,000 (Daily Double): First formed to drive New York settlers out of Vermont, this armed band later gained fame at Fort Ticonderoga the Green Mountain Boys |
| #7186, aired 2015-12-07 | FAMILIAR BRANDS IN SONG $200: This deodorant aimed at girls is in the title of Nirvana's first Top 40 hit Teen Spirit |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | RICK ROLLED $1000: He delivered the invocation at Barack Obama's first inauguration Rick Warren |
| #7179, aired 2015-11-26 | I'M IN LOVE WITH THAT SONG $800: In 2014 Spotify reported that this Etta James standard was No. 1 for wedding first dances "At Last" |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER $200: Bully for this man, who took a ride at an airshow in 1910, becoming the first president aloft Teddy Roosevelt |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | HISTORY ON FILM $800: Seen here at Daytona beach in 1927, Henry Segrave became the first person to drive a car over this speed 200 miles per hour |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | TECHNOLOGY MILESTONES $2,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Historical Scientific Instruments at Harvard University.) During World War II, computer pioneer Grace Hopper helped maintain the Harvard Mark I & its successor, the Mark II; one day, she removed a moth from the circuits, making her the first to literally do this to a computer debug |
| #7167, aired 2015-11-10 | DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY $800: This woman, Dante's guide through Paradise, dazzles him at first sight in the poem, just as she did in real life Beatrice |
| #7162, aired 2015-11-03 | D.C. TV $200: In the first episode of this series, Red Reddington, "the Concierge of Crime", surrenders at FBI headquarters The Blacklist |
| #7153, aired 2015-10-21 | VETERINARY MEDICINE $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Veterinary Hospital at UC Davis, CA.) With a fistulated cow, students literally have a window into the beginnings of the digestive process & what happens to food & nutrients in this first chamber of the stomach the rumen |
| #7152, aired 2015-10-20 | FIRST LADIES $800: After graduating from high school, she completed a 2-year secretarial course at Georgia Southwestern College Rosalynn Carter |
| #7148, aired 2015-10-14 | THE ROARING 1820s $2000: In 1822 freed American slaves first settled in what's now this world capital at Cape Mesurado Monrovia |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | PUBLISHED FIRST $200: "The Sign of the Four",
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue",
"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | GRECIAN EARN $400: Born in 1906, this Greek who made his first million at 25 had a philosopher for a middle name too--Socrates Aristotle (Socrates) Onassis |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | LET'S STOP AT THE GAS STATION $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a photo on the monitor.) The first long distance automobile trip was in 1888 & included a stop at a pharmacy in Wiesloch, Germany; Bertha of this last name bought petroleum detergent to fuel the car invented by her husband Karl Benz |
| #7133, aired 2015-09-23 | RANDOM FACTS $200: (Hi, I'm Penn Jillette.) When a magician dies, a wand is sometimes broken at his funeral to symbolize his loss of magical power; the first broken wand ceremony was performed by the Society of American Magicians in 1926 at the memorial service for this famous escapologist (Harry) Houdini |
| #7133, aired 2015-09-23 | WORLD'S FAIRS & EXPOS $2000: The first Ferris wheel made the rounds at the World's Columbian Exposition in this city in 1893 Chicago |
| #7128, aired 2015-09-16 | VERY INVENTIVE $1600: This man's first supercomputer was installed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1976 Seymour Cray |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | IT'S ALL ABOUT "U" $200: 7-letter beach danger--at least keep it to first degree sunburn |
| #7120, aired 2015-07-24 | TRANSPORTATION $200: In 1911 Eugene Ely made the first airplane landing on one of these, the USS Pennsylvania a ship |
| #7118, aired 2015-07-22 | POTPOURRI $1200: At the first international exhibition of this weird ‑ism, Dylan Thomas offered visitors boiled string Surrealism |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | LIGHTHOUSES $400: When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light Massachusetts |
| #7115, aired 2015-07-17 | THE SPORTING LIFE $1000: This ritual is believed to have begun at the end of a 1931 soccer game when France beat England for the very first time the exchange of jerseys |
| #7115, aired 2015-07-17 | THE BISHOP $1600: At York Minster in 2015, Libby Lane was consecrated as this church's first female bishop the Anglican Church |
| #7110, aired 2015-07-10 | PROSPER $800: He quit school at age 11 &, as a teen in 1810, bought his first boat; later, as a "commodore", he'd be worth $100 million (Cornelius) Vanderbilt |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | TASTY LITERATURE $1000: Madame Bovary gets all tingly at her first taste of this tropical fruit: "Elle n'avait jamais... mangé d'ananas" a pineapple |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CHARLESTONS $400: Learn about "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion at "America's First Museum" in Charleston in this state South Carolina |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | PRESIDENTS OF FRANCE $2000: To date the longest-serving president of the Fifth Republic at 14 years, he was also the first socialist to hold the office (François) Mitterrand |
| #7076, aired 2015-05-25 | MOVIE PUNS $2000: At the end of "Airplane", we find that the inflatable pilot who pops up to help in the cabin has this first name Otto |
| #7073, aired 2015-05-20 | THROUGH THE YEARS $800: The first Oscars ceremony was held at the end of this decade the 1920s |
| #7066, aired 2015-05-11 | LIKE SUNDAY MORNING $200: First things first! Get breakfast going, maybe this egg dish that can have "-te" at the end, or not omelette (or omelet) |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | BAD MOTHERS FILM FEST $1600: At first Piper Laurie thought this '70s film was a comedy & played for laughs as a mom of a girl who had a bad prom Carrie |
| #7061, aired 2015-05-04 | MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU $200: May 4, 1904:
Charles Rolls meets this man at a Manchester hotel; their first car will boost 10 horsepower (Henry) Royce |
| #7052, aired 2015-04-21 | FEMALE FIRSTS $2000: In 1992, Betty Boothroyd became the first female holder of this office in Britain's House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons |
| #7050, aired 2015-04-17 | I'M JUST A BILL $200: He wrote his first software program at age 13, & at about 30 he put the "Bill" in billionaire Bill Gates |
| #7047, aired 2015-04-14 | SPEECH! SPEECH! $2,000 (Daily Double): At the 1935 dedication of this out West, FDR called it an "engineering victory of the first order" Hoover Dam |
| #7032, aired 2015-03-24 | HEALTHY COOKING WITH MICHELLE OBAMA $1000: (First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the clue.) Good for any meal, one of the winning recipes in the Kids 2014 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge was for mini ones of these--Italian omelettes made with egg whites in a muffin tin--with veggies added for flavor, color & nutrition frittatas |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | ADVERTISING & MARKETING $800: At Heinz Field in 2009, this ex-NFL star received the Clio Advertising Award for a TV ad that first aired 30 years before "Mean Joe" Greene |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Evanston resident Rebecca Hoag was the first female student to enroll at this Illinois university Northwestern |
| #7014, aired 2015-02-26 | AT THIS STAGE $1,200 (Daily Double): In Freudian theory, it's the first stage of human development & breast-feeding plays a big part the oral stage |
| #7012, aired 2015-02-24 | DRAWING A CROWD $1200: At the first soccer match at this London stadium in 1923, horses were used to control crowds estimated as high as 300,000 Wembley Stadium |
| #7002, aired 2015-02-10 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $2000: In 1953 this asst. conductor of the N.Y. Philharmonic became the first American to conduct at La Scala Leonard Bernstein |
| #6987, aired 2015-01-20 | PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL FIRSTS $1000: At Thomas Jefferson's 1801 inauguration, this band played for the first time; it has played at every one since the Marine Corps Band |
| #6982, aired 2015-01-13 | SPORTS TALK $800: At the first Winter Olympics in 1924, the Brits swept up in this sport curling |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | THE WHO $400: In September 1964 he destroyed his first guitar onstage at the Railway Hotel in Harrow (Pete) Townshend |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | ALAN OR DALE $600: This personality first won friends & influenced people while teaching public speaking at the YMCA Dale Carnegie |
| #6958, aired 2014-12-10 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $800: In 1803 the British established the first settlement on this Australian island at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River Tasmania |
| #6932, aired 2014-11-04 | TRADEMARKS $400: Initially called "Chemgrass", it was first installed at a field house at a Rhode Island school AstroTurf |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | WHAT A WONDERFUL "WORLD" $800: "My DVR only records 2 shows at a time" is one of these, including a phrase for the industrialized countries a first world problem |
| #6927, aired 2014-10-28 | COMMANDER & CHEF $1000: Francois Rysavy was blamed when this President had an attack of indigestion that scared financial markets Dwight David Eisenhower |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA $400: Britain's first rep, Lord Castlereagh, was replaced by this man, who had to leave to deal with some business at Waterloo the Duke of Wellington |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | 6 LETTERS, ONLY 1 VOWEL $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands with some planes at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ.) The F-15 Eagle was revolutionary when it was introduced in the 1970s; its twin engines provided 1.2 pounds of this force for every pound of weight, making it the first airplane able to accelerate straight up thrust |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS $400: Messman Dorie Miller was the first African American awarded the Navy Cross for bravery at this place, December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor |
| #6923, aired 2014-10-22 | LIVING AT THE WATERGATE $400: Ironically, in 1969 Rose Mary Woods, this man's secretary, was the victim of one of the Watergate's first burglaries Richard Nixon |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | ARCHAEOLOGY $1600: The 2012 discovery of a girl's skull at this Virginia colony was the first evidence of cannibalism in the British colonies Jamestown |
| #6919, aired 2014-10-16 | INVENTIVE THINKING $800: The National Inventors Hall of Fame said his 1863 sleeping car was "a parlor by day and a first-class hotel room at night" (George) Pullman |
| #6915, aired 2014-10-10 | CHARACTERS IN BRITISH BOOKS $800: Captain Hastings first meets this detective at Styles Court & narrates a "Mysterious Affair" there Hercule Poirot |
| #6914, aired 2014-10-09 | WRITERS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE $800: ___ ___ Lewis cesium (Cs) (or chlorine (Cl)) |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | THE TV BUSINESS $800: TV advertisers' coveted age group is this 31-year span 18-49 |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | MERE MEREDITHS $1000: In 1962 he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi James Meredith |
| #6906, aired 2014-09-29 | 2014 BESTSELLERS $1000: In 1972 her first book was called "Mmmmm"; after stints at Gourmet & the New York Times, her first novel is "Delicious" Ruth Reichl |
| #6898, aired 2014-09-17 | THE AMERICANS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a flight path on the monitor.) In a 15-minute flight, Freedom 7 flew 303 miles, peaking at an altitude of just 117 miles, making this man the first American in space Alan Shepard |
| #6896, aired 2014-09-15 | THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY $400: Eleanor's triumph, passage of the UDHR, got her the first standing ovation for a single delegate in this organization's history the United Nations |
| #6892, aired 2014-07-29 | POETS & POETRY $400: The first stanza of this poem mentions "Some visitor... tapping at my chamber door--only this and nothing more" "The Raven" |
| #6881, aired 2014-07-14 | TIME FOR A REVOLUTION! $1200: The first uprising called this natl. revolution was in 1905, after a massacre of peasants at the Winter Palace Russian |
| #6880, aired 2014-07-11 | A BOOKISH CATEGORY $1000: It begins, "It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him" Catch-22 |
| #6877, aired 2014-07-08 | OH, LOOK AT THE TIME $800: The first birds "park"ed themselves about 150 million years ago in this period the Jurassic |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | MR. SECRETARY $800: (Vice President Biden reads the clue.) The idea of a vice president was proposed at the Constitutional Convention by this first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton |
| #6872, aired 2014-07-01 | INCREDIBLE MACHINE $200: Now retired, this first passenger-carrying supersonic transport could cruise at 1,354 mph the Concorde |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | PANDA-MONIUM $1000: The first live giant panda to come to the west was Su-Lin, who in 1936 came to live at the Brookfield Zoo in this U.S. city Chicago |
| #6855, aired 2014-06-06 | ROMANTIC CLICHÉS $600: "Would you believe in" this sudden event? "Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time" love at first sight |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | "AT" FIRST $400: It's the "A" in the behavior problem ADHD attention |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | "AT" FIRST $800: Location of the window seen here the attic |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | "AT" FIRST $1200: Montana's U.S. representative is officially this 2-word phrase, in this case not meaning "on the loose" at large |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | "AT" FIRST $1600: From the French, it's an artist's studio or workshop atelier |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | "AT" FIRST $2000: (Kelly attaches a throwing stick to a shaft.) This throwing stick, used since prehistoric times to increase the velocity & force of a projectile, takes its name from the Aztec for "spear-thrower" an atlatl |
| #6836, aired 2014-05-12 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES BEYOND THE GAMES $600: At the '88 Worlds, skater Kurt Browning was the first in competition to land a jump with this many revolutions 4 |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | THAT'S "SUPER"! $200: The first one was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum the Super Bowl |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | PLAYING AT THE CASINO $600: The shooter must place at least one bet--pass or don't pass--before the first play in this game; get the point? craps |
| #6827, aired 2014-04-29 | THE NEW YORK TIMES YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST $1000: (I'm Frank Bruni.) In June 2004 I started a pretty good gig as the Times restaurant critic with a review of the squab liver & buttered breadcrumb pasta topping at Babbo, run by this exuberant master of Italian food Mario Batali |
| #6818, aired 2014-04-16 | IOWA $200: The first railroad bridge across this river was built at Davenport, Iowa in 1856 the Mississippi |
| #6808, aired 2014-04-02 | NEW IN THE 2000s $1000: Bill Wasik came up with the idea for these; the first to succeed, in June 2003, gathered 200 folks at a Macy's rug department a flash mob |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | VAMPIRE FLICKS $600: Ironically, since he loves the sun & vampires shun it, this actor camped it up as Dracula in 1979's "Love at First Bite" George Hamilton |
| #6788, aired 2014-03-05 | THE FIRST INSTRUMENT HEARD $1000: In "Pictures at an Exhibition"; it takes a bit longer in "Thus Spake Zarathustra" the trumpet |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | CELEBRITY VETERANS $800: This producer of "The Producers" first saw combat duty against German forces at the Battle of the Bulge Mel Brooks |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a car's engine at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) Featuring a single cylinder engine dubbed "Little Hercules", the first ever one of these cars, named for the founder of the city of Detroit, rolled onto streets in 1902 a Cadillac |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $6,000 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us another car at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) Inspired by the '56 Packard, the 1962 Chaika was a favorite of Nikita Khrushchev, who owned one himself & gave one as a present to this first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) The first transcontinental car trip was made by Horatio Nelson Jackson in this 1903 Winton at a time when America had few roads & little support for cars, so, whenever he had a breakdown & needed repairs, he would often have to rely on these workers that the automobile would soon put out of business blacksmiths |
| #6776, aired 2014-02-17 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Valley Forge Nat'l Historical Park in Pennsylvania.) Honored with a monument, the 500 black soldiers at Valley Forge included the U.S. military's first African-American unit of free men, the regiment known as the First of this Ocean State Rhode Island |
| #6770, aired 2014-02-07 | SONG OF THE YEAR $1200: "I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five & dime", begins this reminiscing song by Bryan Adams "Summer Of '69" |
| #6768, aired 2014-02-05 | 2 FIRST NAMES $400: This star of "Glee" made her Broadway debut at age 8 playing Cosette in "Les Miz" Lea Michele |
| #6766, aired 2014-02-03 | ON THE "M"ENU $800: This 2-word term means chemistry & physics have come to the kitchen; liquid nitrogen & lasers might be involved molecular gastronomy (or molecular cooking) |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | PLANTS & TREES $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew compares the images of two trees on a monitor.) At first glance, palm trees can look similar, but there are distinguishing traits, like the fan leaves of the fan palm & the cluster of fruit for which this species of palm is named the date |
| #6763, aired 2014-01-29 | KISSING COUSINS $800: This outlaw & wife Zerelda, his first cousin, lie side by side at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kearney, Missouri Jesse James |
| #6762, aired 2014-01-28 | THE PALACE OF NATIONS $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew comes to us from behind a lectern at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.) The first session of this former global organization was held in November, 1920, here in Geneva; in 1936 the Palace of Nations was built to house it, but it was already becoming irrelevant the League of Nations |
| #6755, aired 2014-01-17 | THE REALLY OLD COLLEGE TRY $200: In 1638 the first class was in at this university, which consisted of 1 master in a single frame house & a college "yahd" Harvard |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | THE CIVIL WAR IN 1864 $400: In February the first Northern prisoners arrived at Andersonville Prison in this state; more than 45,000 followed Georgia |
| #6746, aired 2014-01-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: He wrote his first 2 novels, "A Time to Kill" & "The Firm", while working at a Southaven, Miss. law office (John) Grisham |
| #6745, aired 2014-01-03 | THE HISTORIC SEÑOR-"A" OR SEÑORIT-"A" $4,200 (Daily Double): Her father, Pope Alexander VI, arranged several marriages for her, including one at age 13 in 1493 to Giovanni Sforza Lucrezia Borgia |
| #6738, aired 2013-12-25 | NEW YORKERS $200: Born in Southampton in 1929, this first lady studied at Vassar & at the Sorbonne Jackie Kennedy |
| #6733, aired 2013-12-18 | SCIENTISTS $800: During her first months at Gombe in 1960, this primatologist observed chimps eating meat & making tools (Jane) Goodall |
| #6732, aired 2013-12-17 | TV $800: On Oct. 20, 1951 we got our first look at the new logo of this network, which was looking back at us CBS |
| #6731, aired 2013-12-16 | 1930s ENGINEERING FEATS $2,600 (Daily Double): This massive project was the first in North America to contain more masonry than the Great Pyramid at Giza the Hoover Dam |
| #6723, aired 2013-12-04 | BRITISH NOVELS' FIRST LINES $400: A Christie mystery: "It was 5:00 on a winter's morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train..." Murder on the Orient Express |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | NONFICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): This bestseller by Lynne Truss has been described as "a book for people who love punctuation" Eats, Shoots & Leaves |
| #6712, aired 2013-11-19 | INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands with the Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, PA.) Though the bell first rang out in 1753, the term "Liberty Bell" wasn't used until 1839 in a poem fittingly found in this abolitionist's newspaper, "The Liberator" William Lloyd Garrison |
| #6709, aired 2013-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS $800: In 1823 the U.S. finally paid off its 20-year loans for the money to buy this at less than 5 cents an acre Louisiana Territory (or Purchase) |
| #6709, aired 2013-11-14 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $1000: In 1988 it became the first Canadian city to host the winter Olympics Calgary |
| #6699, aired 2013-10-31 | INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA.) Launched in 1892, the Olympia soon sailed to the Pacific, where she fought at Manila Bay, the first battle of this war, of which Olympia is the last surviving ship the Spanish-American War |
| #6693, aired 2013-10-23 | '21 $200: 1921:
On November 11, the first burial is held at this spot in Arlington National Cemetery the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
| #6687, aired 2013-10-15 | HIT PARADES $600: The gassy guy seen here has been featured at this company's annual parade, a rousing success since the first one in 1924 Macy's |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | A JUDI DENCH FILM FESTIVAL $800: In "GoldenEye" Ms. Dench took her first run at this role M |
| #6683, aired 2013-10-09 | BIOSPHERE 2 $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Biosphere 2 at the University of Arizona.) The site where the first Biospherians grew food now houses the world's biggest earth-science experiment, which will show how our land forms over time; it's called "L.E.O.", the Landscape this Observatory--Darwin would be proud evolution |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | "ROSE"S $200: At the first one in 1902, Michigan beat Stanford 49-zip the Rose Bowl |
| #6662, aired 2013-07-30 | MUSIC $2000: This country sensation put out his first album at age 9
"I wanna make you feel wanted /
And I wanna call you mine /
Wanna hold your hand forever..." Hunter Hayes |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | KICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE $200: Jan Stenerud, who retired at 43, was one of the first to kick field goals in the "style" of this other sport soccer style |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | WORLD'S FAIRS $400: "Tiger Child", the first film made in this giant-screen format, premiered at Osaka's World's Fair in 1970 IMAX |
| #6632, aired 2013-06-18 | AT THE DRUGSTORE $600: These adhesive items from Johnson & Johnson first appeared in 1920; they were 3 inches wide & 18 inches long Band-Aids |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | UNIQUE NEW YORK $200: The first of 4 arenas to bear this name opened on May 31,1879 at 26th street & Madison Ave. Madison Square Garden |
| #6624, aired 2013-06-06 | GEORGE WASHINGTON $200: His occupation starting with his first known efforts at age 15 surveyor |
| #6624, aired 2013-06-06 | THEY'RE AFTER THE "CHEE"s $800: Wapshot chronicler who published his first short story at age 18 John Cheever |
| #6623, aired 2013-06-05 | DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS $400: In the 19th century Thomas Palmer told us what to do "if at first you don't" do this succeed |
| #6621, aired 2013-06-03 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) I'm at the site of the Golden Fleece Tavern, where, on December 7, 1787,
delegates voted unanimously to ratify the U.S. Constitution, earning this state its official nickname, "The First State" Delaware |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | National Geographic Bee WINNING QUESTIONS $400: The first winner named the altiplano as the flat area at about 10,000 feet in these South American mountains the Andes |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $600: The first U.S. law school at a college was established at this Virginia school in 1779 William & Mary |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $600: Fundraising was a big 2012 activity at this private N. California school, the first to raise a billion dollars in a year Stanford |
| #6603, aired 2013-05-08 | THE FIRST MILLENNIUM $400: In 532 a riot broke out during races of these vehicles at the Hippodrome in Constantinople & much of the city was destroyed chariots |
| #6602, aired 2013-05-07 | EMERSON $400: Emerson first gave "The American Scholar" as a lecture to this Greek letter honor society at Harvard Phi Beta Kappa |
| #6602, aired 2013-05-07 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $600: Friendly Hall was the first dorm at this West Coast school, UO for short the University of Oregon |
| #6596, aired 2013-04-29 | THE SEXIEST POTPOURRI EVER $800: He was Harding's first confirmed Supreme Court justice, & at 300-plus pounds, that was a lot more to love Taft |
| #6581, aired 2013-04-08 | GATES $200: He set up his first software company at age 19 with his schoolmate Paul Allen, which worked out fairly well for the 2 Bill Gates |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NORTH CAROLINA $1000: England's first attempt at a colony in the New World was on this North Carolina island in 1585 Roanoke Island |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | I LOVE THE CORE $1600: Core training is at the heart of this fitness discipline named for this man, first name Joseph Pilates |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | THE UNITED STATES MARINES $3,200 (Daily Double): The Corps is usually at the vanguard in wartime, & one of its mottos is "first to" do this fight |
| #6568, aired 2013-03-20 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATERS $800: 66.9 million tuned in to these 3 men at Michigan State University on Oct. 19, 1992 Bush the First, Clinton & Perot |
| #6566, aired 2013-03-18 | SKYSCRAPERS $400: In 1930 this art deco building at 405 Lexington Avenue in New York City became the world's first to exceed 1,000 feet the Chrysler Building |
| #6562, aired 2013-03-12 | HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN... $800: The U.S. first conducted atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Truman |
| #6561, aired 2013-03-11 | DOUBLE LETTER 8-LETTER WORDS $1000: In 1900 the LZ-1, the first airship of this type, topped out at about 17 miles per hour a zeppelin |
| #6548, aired 2013-02-20 | MOVIES: THE LINE OF THE END $2000: "Herr Janning, it came to that the first time you sentenced a man to death you knew to be innocent" Judgment at Nuremberg |
| #6545, aired 2013-02-15 | AN IMPORTANT QUESTION $1000: In "As You Like It", Shakespeare quoted this contemporary's "who ever loved that loved not at first sight?" Christopher Marlowe |
| #6541, aired 2013-02-11 | COLLEGE RECOMMENDATIONS $200: Don't walk on the brass "M" on the diag before your first test at this Ann Arbor school; legend says you'll flunk it if you do Michigan |
| #6541, aired 2013-02-11 | COLLEGE RECOMMENDATIONS $400: Volunteer as a test subject at this Cornhusker school that created the first undergraduate psychology lab Nebraska |
| #6524, aired 2013-01-17 | THE CITY IN QUESTION $200: 12 got death, 7 got prison & 3 were acquitted at the first of these trials, held from Nov. 1945 to Oct. 1946 Nuremberg |
| #6523, aired 2013-01-16 | SC"I"ENCE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates with two colliding marbles on a tabletop.) Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest unless a force acts on it is also known as the principle of this 7-letter term inertia |
| #6521, aired 2013-01-14 | DR. JOHN $200: In 1765 Dr. John Morgan founded the first medical school in the U.S. at the college of Philadelphia, now this Ivy the University of Pennsylvania |
| #6512, aired 2013-01-01 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN $400: Bessie Coleman, the first black woman licensed as a pilot, landed a street named in her honor at this Chicago airport O'Hare |
| #6510, aired 2012-12-28 | VAN GOGH $800: Van Gogh's painting of these violet-colored flowers was begun within his first week at the Saint-Remy Asylum irises |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | 1892 $200: On January 20 this sport's first official game was played at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium basketball |
| #6507, aired 2012-12-25 | IT'S THE COCKATIEL HOUR $800: The difference between male & females becomes apparent after the first of these shedding periods at 6 months molting |
| #6503, aired 2012-12-19 | WORDPLAY RANDOM SAMPLER $800: Change One Letter:
a first attempt at writing becomes a word meaning to float along, as on the sea (both responses, please) drift & draft |
| #6493, aired 2012-12-05 | THE CHRISTMAS TREE $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of the Metropolitan Opera Christmas tree at Lincoln Center in New York.) In 1882, the first Christmas tree with electric lights was set up by Edward Johnson, an engineer & vice president of this man's Electric Company (Thomas) Edison |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | ANCIENT JERUSALEM $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us the model of ancient Jerusalem at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.) Jerusalem's first temple was destroyed by the Babylonians; a model of the city shows the second temple, destroyed by these people in 70 AD the Romans |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | WHAT HAPPENED? $1600: March 7, 1945:
At Remagen, U.S. forces make their first bridgehead across this river the Rhine |
| #6483, aired 2012-11-21 | 1-LETTER STOCK SYMBOLS $800: T--
give them a jingle AT&T |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | SUMMER 2012 $800: He won the 100- & 200-meter dashes in London, the first to do so at consecutive Olympics Usain Bolt |
| #6470, aired 2012-11-02 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In an 1875 ceremony at St. Patrick's, Archbishop John McCloskey became the first in the U.S. to achieve this position Cardinal |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | LADY CEREBELLUM $800: Scientist Christine Ladd-Franklin became the first female student at this Baltimore university in 1878 Johns Hopkins |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | WILL POWER $5,000 (Daily Double): He was first in his law class at Stanford William Rehnquist |
| #6466, aired 2012-10-29 | CASEY AT THE BAT $200: As Casey came up to the plate, "there was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging" this base third |
| #6466, aired 2012-10-29 | CASEY AT THE BAT $1000: "Casey at the Bat" was first published on June 3, 1888 in this San Francisco newspaper owned by W.R. Hearst The Examiner |
| #6464, aired 2012-10-25 | MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS $400: 1984, at the first VMAs, Best Cinematography: this group's "Every Breath You Take" The Police |
| #6463, aired 2012-10-24 | GREAT IDEAS $500 (Daily Double): In 1971 3 guys at this company first put a computer CPU on a chip Intel |
| #6461, aired 2012-10-22 | LINE FROM THE TV SHOW $1600: Brittany: "I've been here since first period... I took all my antibiotics at the same time & now I can't remember how to leave" Glee |
| #6457, aired 2012-10-16 | YOU CAN FIND ME ONLINE $2000: The first 2 English words you see at dalailama.com are this honorific His Holiness |
| #6453, aired 2012-10-10 | STOPS $400: In 1920 the first 4-way 3-color one of these was placed at Woodward & Michigan Avenues in Detroit stop light (a traffic light accepted) |
| #6447, aired 2012-10-02 | THE WALKING DEAD $800: In "Love at First Bite", Dracula warns, "without me" this area "will be as exciting as Bucharest... on a Monday night" Transylvania |
| #6426, aired 2012-07-23 | SCOTTISH RULERS $1600: In 1057 Lulach became the first Scottish king stoned, er, crowned, at this medieval village Scone |
| #6423, aired 2012-07-18 | IT'S AN OLYMPIC YEAR! $800: Hillary Clinton elected to Senate; first full-time crew arrives at International Space Station 2000 |
| #6423, aired 2012-07-18 | POTPOURRI $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) An orphan is the first line of a paragraph on its own at the bottom of a page; this term is used for the last line of a paragraph alone at the top of a page a widow |
| #6413, aired 2012-07-04 | PEOPLE WITH BRADY KID NAMES $1200: His father was the first anchor of a nightly news program in Canada; he came south & anchored at ABC Peter Jennings |
| #6411, aired 2012-07-02 | OLIVER TWIST $2000: To disturb & make cloudy by stirring up sediment rile (or roil) |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | .gov $200: Information for first responders & links regarding cybersecurity are found at dhs.gov, this department Department of Homeland Security |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | THE BRITISH ARE COMING! $400: This band had the "satisfaction" of opening its first U.S. tour in San Bernardino & closing it at Carnegie Hall in '64 the Rolling Stones |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | OPERA LOVERS $1600: It's love at first sight for Sophie & Octavian in this "Knight Of The Rose" opera Der Rosenkavalier |
| #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | AMBROSE-IA $200: Whiskered General Ambrose Burnside commanded a Brigade at this "first" major battle of the Civil War First Manassas (or Bull Run) |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | DISCOVERING JAPAN $800: The first reference to Japan in this culture's writing is to "the people of Wo... who bring tribute at fixed intervals" China |
| #6370, aired 2012-05-04 | KNOW YOUR STATE BORDERS! $800: By the time you get to Phoenix, & then go over Arizona's northern border to this state, you've driven a long way Utah (Nevada accepted) |
| #6370, aired 2012-05-04 | AT THE MALL $2000: 1975 saw the opening of the first of the clothing stores called Charlotte this Russe |
| #6365, aired 2012-04-27 | AT THE "DELI" $600: It was probably your first room, but you got kicked out of it quickly the delivery room |
| #6365, aired 2012-04-27 | SPYING $800: The first member of this armed service convicted of espionage was Clayton Lonetree, a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow the Marines |
| #6364, aired 2012-04-26 | RUNNING A MARATHON $200: The modern marathon race was first held at the revival of the Olympic games in 1896 in this city Athens |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | COWBOY TALK $1,600 (Daily Double): As a verb, it meant to shoot someone; as a noun it referred to a rectangular bar of chewing tobacco plug |
| #6354, aired 2012-04-12 | POLAR EXPLORATION $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Fram Museum in Oslo, Norway.) I'm at the helm of the famous ship appropriately named Fram, meaning "forward", that was used on the first successful quest to reach the South Pole, led by this Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen |
| #6353, aired 2012-04-11 | MEDICINE $1600: Irritation around tendons can make the finger curl first with difficulty, then all at once: this type of firing "finger" a trigger finger |
| #6349, aired 2012-04-05 | THE BORGIAS $1600: Lucrezia Borgia was married 3 times, the first at age 13 to a son of the Sforzas, a powerful clan of this Lombard city Milan |
| #6348, aired 2012-04-04 | BOW TIES ARE COOL $400: This food magnate ran track at Purdue & in 1969, launched his first popcorn brand (Orville) Redenbacher |
| #6345, aired 2012-03-30 | POE'S PROSE $1200: Prince Prospero & 1,000 knights & dames retired to a castle to escape a fatal pestilence in this story "The Masque of the Red Death" |
| #6344, aired 2012-03-29 | THE FIRST EPISODE $1000: 1989:
"Panic at Malibu Pier" Baywatch |
| #6333, aired 2012-03-14 | THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM $400: This king wisely had the First Temple built in the 10th century B.C. Solomon |
| #6333, aired 2012-03-14 | THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM $800: The First Temple was designed as a permanent home for the Ark of the Covenant, which contained these the tablets with the Ten Commandments |
| #6333, aired 2012-03-14 | THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM $1200: In 586 B.C. this Babylonian king & his army destroyed the First Temple Nebuchadnezzar |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | "O.S." WE DO $400: It's the first verbal presentation made by an attorney at a trial opening statements |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | THE SPORTING LIFE $400: In 1884 Maud Watson won the first women's singles tennis competition at this British venue Wimbledon |
| #6328, aired 2012-03-07 | PEOPLE $200: In July 2011 this former First Lady passed away in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93 Betty Ford |
| #6325, aired 2012-03-02 | I GOT 3 LETTERS! $800: OBE, short for Officer of this order of knighthood Order of the British Empire |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | I BEFORE E, AFTER C $2000: Here's the evidence:
this 2-word Latin term means "at first view" prima facie |
| #6314, aired 2012-02-16 | '50s FICTION $400: In 1955 Kay Thompson checked in with her first story of this little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel Eloise |
| #6313, aired 2012-02-15 | PARTY LIKE IT'S 1899 $800: The first peace conference at this Dutch city was held in 1899 The Hague |
| #6306, aired 2012-02-06 | IN A MUSICAL MOOD $1,500 (Daily Double): His "Linz" symphony was first played on Nov. 4, 1783 at the Ballhaus in, yes, Linz Mozart |
| #6300, aired 2012-01-27 | FIRST IN WAR $400: At the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads, these 2 vessels fought the first engagement between ironclad warships the Monitor & the Merrimack |
| #6300, aired 2012-01-27 | FIRST IN WAR $1600: The first major use of these vehicles was at the 1917 Battle of Cambrai, leading to a rare breakthrough on the Western Front tanks |
| #6299, aired 2012-01-26 | A REAL RHODES SCHOLAR $800: First in his class at West Point, this Rhodes scholar later ran for president Clark |
| #6299, aired 2012-01-26 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $800: Frank McNamara created this first multipurpose charge card in 1950 after finding his wallet missing at a restaurant Diners Club |
| #6292, aired 2012-01-17 | MUHAMMAD ALI AT 70 $600: Ali first took the heavyweight title with a 1964 upset win over this man Sonny Liston |
| #6292, aired 2012-01-17 | NORWAY'S CULTURE & HISTORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of a large house at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, Norway.) About 30 stave churches from the 12th & 13th century still stand here in Norway; the four corner posts, or staves, may represent these first four books of the New Testament Matthew, Mark, Luke & John |
| #6292, aired 2012-01-17 | LEGAL MATTERS $1200: In 2010 Ahmed Ghailani became the first person tried in federal court after being held at this location Guantánamo Bay |
| #6288, aired 2012-01-11 | AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands outside the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.) The Cleveland Clinic pioneered group practice as opposed to private; the founding doctors had worked as a team in the first AEF unit in France during this war World War I |
| #6288, aired 2012-01-11 | AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Cleveland Clinic.) Single-port surgery is an advanced method that mainly uses just one entry point; the Cleveland Clinic was the first hospital to extract one of these paired organs via the umbilicus a kidney |
| #6266, aired 2011-12-12 | AMERICAN POETS $200: He published the first edition of "Leaves of Grass" at his own expense & even set some of the type for it (Walt) Whitman |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | THE ANNIE HALL OF FAME $1200: In 1991 she had her first museum exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, a rare honor for a living photographer Annie Leibovitz |
| #6260, aired 2011-12-02 | VICE PRESIDENTS $800: On Jan. 20, 1977 he became the first veep to reside in the Admiral's House at the U.S. Naval Observatory Walter Mondale |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | FIRST OF THE MONTH $400: 2011 New Student Orientation began at Providence College September |
| #6253, aired 2011-11-23 | THE FIRST SUPPER $600: Guests at his inaugural parties downed some 40 million jelly beans Reagan |
| #6252, aired 2011-11-22 | 2011 NEWS $1000: In January this "Godfather of Fitness", who opened his first exercise studio in 1936, died at age 96 Jack LaLanne |
| #6249, aired 2011-11-17 | IT'S ANDREW! $800: The son of illustrator N.C., this painter had his first exhibition in 1936 at the Art Alliance of Philadelphia Andrew Wyeth |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | BALLET IT ON THICK $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew is in a practice room at the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York. A dancer is practicing in the background.) The Dance Theatre of Harlem has brought ballet around the world, including giving China's first performance of this 1910 Stravinsky work with an elusive title character The Firebird |
| #6234, aired 2011-10-27 | THE "BEST" OF EVERYTHING $200: Traditionally he gives the first toast to the bride & groom at the reception the best man |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | WORD DERIVATIONS $400: It's not my first time at this public exhibition of cowboy skills, from the Spanish for "cattle ring" rodeo |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | PRO TEENS $400: This Korean-American golfer played in her first LPGA event as a 12-year-old; she turned pro in 2005 at 15 Michelle Wie |
| #6225, aired 2011-10-14 | AT 33 $400: He was 33 when he first exhibited his 32 "Campbell's Soup Cans" (Andy) Warhol |
| #6225, aired 2011-10-14 | AT 33 $1000: And to think he was 33 when he published his first book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" Dr. Seuss |
| #6217, aired 2011-10-04 | PAN AM IN THE '60s $200: (I'm Christina Ricci.) Our show has set scenes at this airport that got its present name in 1963; it was one of the first to give airlines their own terminals, with Pan Am's being one of the most modern JFK |
| #6202, aired 2011-07-26 | LETTERMAN $400: This 19th century showman's first successful exhibit at the American Museum was the Feejee Mermaid (yeah, it was fake) P.T. Barnum |
| #6197, aired 2011-07-19 | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL $2,800 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew is in front of another piece of apparatus.) Massachusetts General is one of the first hospitals to make genetic testing standard in cancer treatment; robotics allow the processing of up to 96 samples at once, so doctors can immediately target patients with these changes in DNA sequence mutations |
| #6194, aired 2011-07-14 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: A 3-year-old chestnut colt named Aristides won the first of these, now an annual event, at Churchill Downs the Kentucky Derby |
| #6194, aired 2011-07-14 | REPTILES $600: In 1992 babies of this largest lizard hatched for the first time outside of Indonesia at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo a Komodo dragon |
| #6191, aired 2011-07-11 | THE VATICAN $1000: The 2006 feature film this "story", starring Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary, was the first to premiere at the Vatican The Nativity Story |
| #6186, aired 2011-07-04 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on a monitor.) After noticing the area where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean resembles a Greek letter, Herodotus was the first to use this term for the deposit of mud & sand at the mouth of a river a delta |
| #6185, aired 2011-07-01 | EXPLORERS $400: On Dec. 14, 1911 a group of explorers planted the flag of Norway at this location for the first time the South Pole |
| #6175, aired 2011-06-17 | AMERICAN POETRY $1600: A 1965 poem by this poet is titled "First Party at Ken Kesey's with Hell's Angels" Allen Ginsberg |
| #6169, aired 2011-06-09 | AN ERNEST CATEGORY $1600: In 1947 he headlined the first Grand Ole Opry concert at Carnegie Hall Ernest Tubb |
| #6143, aired 2011-05-04 | "Y"s UP $400: In 2005 co-founder Jawed Karim's "Me at the Zoo" was the first video to play on this website YouTube |
| #6139, aired 2011-04-28 | FRUITS & NUTS $200: In 1881 this nut was introduced to Hawaii when the first tree was planted at Kapulena on the island of Hawaii macadamia |
| #6136, aired 2011-04-25 | COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI $200: An Observatory at Corning CC, her alma mater, is named for Eileen Collins, the first woman to command this NASA vehicle the Space Shuttle |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $200: This item on a bicycle lets drivers see cyclists at night taillight (or reflector) |
| #6131, aired 2011-04-18 | "A" IS FOR AUTHOR $600: ...of a poem she read at Clinton's first inauguration (Maya) Angelou |
| #6116, aired 2011-03-28 | AUSTRIANS $600: Pre-Spago, this chef's first job in the U.S. was at La Tour in Indianapolis in 1973 (Wolfgang) Puck |
| #6111, aired 2011-03-21 | I COME FROM OUTER SPACE $1600: I got the first message from Earth to the stars, sent from this type of telescope at Arecibo in 1974 a radio telescope |
| #6107, aired 2011-03-15 | THE IDES OF MARCH $400: On March 15, 1956 Broadway said 'Allo for the first time to 'Enry 'Iggins in this show at the Mark 'Ellenger My Fair Lady |
| #6107, aired 2011-03-15 | THE CIVIL WAR $1600: This 6-barreled, hand-cranked weapon was first used in war by Union troops at the Battle of Petersburg a Gatling gun |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | HABLA ESPANOL? $200: The name of this tequila cocktail is also a first name, the one Rita Hayworth was given at birth the margarita |
| #6105, aired 2011-03-11 | THE PEACE CORPS $1600: At the invitation of President Nkrumah, the first overseas volunteers arrived in this country on the Gulf of Guinea in August of 1961 Ghana |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | BOOK NUMBERS $200: It begins, "It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him" Catch-22 |
| #6098, aired 2011-03-02 | FIRST THINGS FIRST $1,800 (Daily Double): Not surprisingly, the first architecture dept. at a college was established at this Boston-area school in 1865 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE $600: This first gospel writer had a feast at his house for his fellow tax collectors with Jesus as the honored guest Matthew |
| #6087, aired 2011-02-15 | NAME THE DECADE $800: The first flight takes place at Kitty Hawk & baseball's first World Series is played the nineteen-aughts or 1900s |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THERE'S A DRAFT IN THE ROOM $200: The first NFL draft was held in 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton in this city, & the hometown Eagles had the first pick Philadelphia |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THERE'S A DRAFT IN THE ROOM $400: In 2009 the NFL held its draft at this NYC venue; Matthew Stafford was the first to kick up his heels Radio City Music Hall |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THERE'S A DRAFT IN THE ROOM $600: MLB's first televised amateur draft was at the Disney complex with the name of this ABC athletic anthology show Wide World of Sports |
| #6079, aired 2011-02-03 | CHICKS DIG ME $2000: At Mt. Carmel in Israel, Dorothy Garrod was the first to find this prehistoric human skeleton outside of Europe Neanderthal |
| #6078, aired 2011-02-02 | SPORTS LEGENDS $600: In 1979 Grete Waitz was the first woman to do this in NYC in under 2 1/2 hours--no, not finish her shopping at Saks finish the New York Marathon |
| #6071, aired 2011-01-24 | CUSTER'S LAST STAND $1600: At the battle of the Little Bighorn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led this cavalry unit into history the Seventh Cavalry |
| #6070, aired 2011-01-21 | PRESIDENT TYLER $800: At the instigation of Rep. John Minor Botts, Tyler was the first pres. to have this type of resolution aimed at him impeachment |
| #6068, aired 2011-01-19 | OPERA $2000: In 1961, as Venus in "Tannhauser", Grace Bumbry became the first black diva to sing at this Wagner festival Bayreuth |
| #6057, aired 2011-01-04 | MARXISMS $800: Groucho to Chico: "I'll bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at" this bird the stork |
| #6050, aired 2010-12-24 | FOOTBALL: 20-10 $800: This team with Matt Hasselbeck at QB won a 2006 playoff game 20-10 en route to its first Super Bowl appearance Seattle Seahawks |
| #6049, aired 2010-12-23 | THE 1880s $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from New York.) Though ridiculed at first, the Salvation Army's work was finally recognized in 1886 when this president invited them to the White House & endorsed their work Grover Cleveland |
| #6048, aired 2010-12-22 | LIFE IS SHORT $1600: Now a professor at Berkeley all 4'10'' of him served as Clinton's first Labor Secretary Robert Reich |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | LYRICS OF NO. 1 HITS $1600: 1979: "At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side" "I Will Survive" |
| #6045, aired 2010-12-17 | "A" + 4 $1600: It's a saying that sets forth a general truth & has gained credit through long use adage |
| #6036, aired 2010-12-06 | THE ANHEUSER- BUSCH BREWERY $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the brewery.) Always at the forefront of innovation, Anheuser-Busch was among the first to use artificial refrigeration & this heating process that kills pathogenic microorganisms pasteurization |
| #6022, aired 2010-11-16 | ENVIRONMENTALISM $400: The world's first national park was Yellowstone, opened in 1872; this country opened its first park at Banff in 1887 Canada |
| #6020, aired 2010-11-12 | MUSIC & DANCE $1200: If you learn your clefs & staffs, you'll be able to do this, play a piece the first time you look at it sight-read |
| #6009, aired 2010-10-28 | TOM JONES $800: In 2009 Tom raised the first pint at the Guinness 250th anniversary celebrations in this city Dublin |
| #5999, aired 2010-10-14 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $200: Georgia Neese Clark was right on the money, or at least her signature was, as the first woman in this post U.S. Treasurer |
| #5999, aired 2010-10-14 | THE GOSPELS $1,000 (Daily Double): Sin committed by the woman about whom Jesus said, "he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" adultery |
| #5981, aired 2010-09-20 | LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS $800: Named for his cousin, James Buchanan Eads built the first bridge across this river at St. Louis the Mississippi |
| #5979, aired 2010-09-16 | BESTSELLERS $1200: A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this Stake |
| #5977, aired 2010-09-14 | KATIE COURIC, WITNESS TO HISTORY $800: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) My first network job was as deputy correspondent at this site, preparing me for interviewing the Petraeuses & Odiernos of the world the Pentagon |
| #5971, aired 2010-07-26 | THE COLDEST PROFESSION $800: The field of cryogenics had its inception in 1877, the year this element was first cooled into a liquid at -183 C. oxygen |
| #5962, aired 2010-07-13 | LET'S BLOW $400: Willis Carrier devised this type of system; one of the first was installed at a Grauman's theater an air conditioner |
| #5962, aired 2010-07-13 | LIFE IN HELL $1200: You'll need to get by Cerberus, 3 times tougher than a regular dog; Orpheus charmed him with this & you may want to try it a lyre |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $200: This is first lit by the sun's rays at Olympia & then carried to the site of the games by runners the Olympic torch |
| #5941, aired 2010-06-14 | ALIEN INVADERS! $800: At first a bad guy, in later movies he protected Earth from alien monsters like Gigan & Megalon Godzilla |
| #5938, aired 2010-06-09 | MIDDLE EAST GEOGRAPHY $800: Ras Mohammed National Park at the southern end of this peninsula was Egypt's first national park the Sinai Peninsula |
| #5934, aired 2010-06-03 | COLONIAL NAMES FOR COUNTRIES $800: British Guiana Guyana |
| #5928, aired 2010-05-26 | HISTORIC PLACES $600: The first clash between Europeans & New World natives was in 1493 at a bay on this largest U.S. Virgin Island St. Croix |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | FANCY A BRITISH DATE? $400: Women students were permitted at this university for the first time on April 29, 1884 Oxford |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands with a portrait at the Juilliard School in New York.) One of the school's illustrious presidents was William Schuman, who established the Juilliard String Quartet; he composed a little, too, & in 1943, won the first music version of this prize the Pulitzer |
| #5922, aired 2010-05-18 | LEGISLATURES OF THE WORLD $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in an ornate chamber in The Hague, the Netherlands.) I'm at The Hague in the meeting place of the First Chamber, part of this Dutch Parliament for which a New York City borough is named the Staten-Generaal |
| #5920, aired 2010-05-14 | THE AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME $400: William Hoard was instrumental in founding the USA's first dairy school at the University of this state--where else? Wisconsin |
| #5919, aired 2010-05-13 | THE FINAL FORE $200: In 2004 this "lefty" birdied 5 of the last 7 holes at Augusta to win his first major championship Mickelson |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | AT THE DRUGSTORE $600: Big bright smiles for this brand of Whitestrips that first hit shelves nationally in 2001 Crest |
| #5907, aired 2010-04-27 | JULIA CHILD $200: Memorabilia from "Julie & Julia" were recently added to Julia's kitchen exhibit at this Washington, D.C. complex the Smithsonian |
| #5906, aired 2010-04-26 | NUCLEAR WEAPONS 101 $400: The Manhattan project to develop nuclear weapons first tested them at Alamogordo in this state New Mexico |
| #5904, aired 2010-04-22 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $1200: This mustachioed detective loves exercising his "little grey cells" & first appears in "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (Hercule) Poirot |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $800: Titian portrayed Ariadne & this god of wine falling in love at first sight Dionysus (or Bacchus) |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BOGEY MEN $2000: In Hindi, his first name means "victory", but he started off the 2009 season with a double bogey at Kapalua Vijay Singh |
| #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $200: Food bought in a restaurant to be eaten at home takeout |
| #5892, aired 2010-04-06 | TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC $1600: His first novel was "Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life" (Herman) Melville |
| #5891, aired 2010-04-05 | BEETHOVEN'S $1000: ...first public performance came at the age of 7, in this "fragrant" city Cologne |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1600: In 1930 Arturo Toscanini became the first non-German to conduct at the Wagner festival in this city Bayreuth |
| #5888, aired 2010-03-31 | SCHOOLS OF ROCK $1000: Jane Addams was one of the first to receive a B.A. degree at Rockford College in this state Illinois |
| #5888, aired 2010-03-31 | BOB MARLEY & ME $1200: In February 1979 Marley & his group headlined at this Harlem venue, the first reggae band to do so the Apollo |
| #5885, aired 2010-03-26 | REMINDS ME OF MY FIRST MARRIAGE $2000: She eloped with James DeBarge at age 18; the marriage was soon annulled & she moved back in with her parents Janet Jackson |
| #5883, aired 2010-03-24 | SPORTS SHORTS $2000: Willie "Stretch" McCovey starred at first base; Freddie "The Flea" Patek, at this infield position shortstop |
| #5880, aired 2010-03-19 | SAFETY FIRST $200: The Boat U.S. foundation has a program at waterfronts to lend these & make sure they fit lifejackets |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | 1961 $800: On February 9 they made their first appearance at the Cavern Club The Beatles |
| #5874, aired 2010-03-11 | FLORAL PATTERNS $1200: Taking this flower's "path" seems easy at first, but could end in tragedy primrose |
| #5866, aired 2010-03-01 | MARCH 1 $600: On March 1, 1781 Maryland ratified this document & the U.S. had its first stab at a Constitution the Articles of Confederation |
| #5864, aired 2010-02-25 | THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Winton.) To be a first class scout, you have to able to find directions; one way is to place a stick in the ground & wait for the afternoon shadow, which will point this way east |
| #5864, aired 2010-02-25 | BREAKFAST AT EPIPHANY'S $600: Rounding out the 3 events celebrated on Epiphany is this ceremony where Jesus performed his first miracle the wedding at Cana (turning water into wine accepted) |
| #5864, aired 2010-02-25 | THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Winton.) The first Boy Scout to go on to be the president was this man who in a youthful letter to his father Joe asked for a bigger allowance to buy canteens & other scout supplies Kennedy (JFK) |
| #5851, aired 2010-02-08 | THE BIG 10 $1000: (Alex stands in front of an exhibit at the Newseum.) The exhibit "G-men and Journalists" contains the very first ledger in which this list was kept; it began when a reporter asked the FBI, "Who are the toughest guys you're looking for?" the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list |
| #5850, aired 2010-02-05 | NUCLEAR ENERGY $400: In 1944 the world's first plutonium production reactor went online at Hanford in this Northwest state Washington |
| #5850, aired 2010-02-05 | CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES $1600: James Meredith, the first black student at the University of this state, was shot & wounded there in June 1966 Mississippi |
| #5847, aired 2010-02-02 | COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES $1200: (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers the clue.) In 2009, I gave the commencement address at Barnard College; in 1969 I gave the first ever student commencement at this other women's college Wellesley |
| #5842, aired 2010-01-26 | PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION LORE $200: The first time African Americans marched in the parade was at Lincoln's second inauguration, in this year 1865 |
| #5841, aired 2010-01-25 | U.S. FIRSTS $600: Some El Pasoans say America's real first Thanksgiving was the one Juan de Onate held on arrival at this river in 1598 the Rio Grande |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | PEOPLE STYLE WATCH $600: People gave a first look at Nicole Richie's signature maternity line for a store called "A Pea in the" this Pod |
| #5838, aired 2010-01-20 | SCIENTISTS $400: The first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, she published a treatise on radioactivity in 1910 Marie Curie |
| #5834, aired 2010-01-14 | OPERA OPERAS $400: In 1973 the Australian opera's production of Prokofiev's "War and Peace" was the first performance at this landmark the Sydney Opera House |
| #5829, aired 2010-01-07 | THEY RULED! $400: At one time, he was first secretary of the Sverdlovsk Party Committee Yeltsin |
| #5825, aired 2010-01-01 | RED SOX IT TO ME $400: On April 20, 1912 the first game at this new venue went 11 innings & ended with a Red Sox win Fenway Park |
| #5824, aired 2009-12-31 | SCIENTISTS $400: His first teaching job came "relatively" early--in 1909, as an assistant prof. of physics at the Univ. of Zurich Einstein |
| #5820, aired 2009-12-25 | PRESIDENTS AT REST $1200: The 2 who are buried at the First Unitarian Church in Quincy, Massachusetts John Adams & John Quincy Adams |
| #5820, aired 2009-12-25 | PRESIDENTS AT REST $2000: The first of 2 presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery William Howard Taft |
| #5818, aired 2009-12-23 | CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gets a whiff of a holiday treat sold at a hot dog vendor's sidewalk stand in New York.) The aroma reminds me of one of the most popular holiday songs; written in 1946, it's simply called "The Christmas Song", but is better known by this first line "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" |
| #5816, aired 2009-12-21 | FARM AID $1600: Tomatoes sometimes come in this "old" variety, meaning they're open-pollinated & not grown widely heirloom |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | STATE FACTS $400: As of 2007, it begins at 2 A.M. on the second Sunday in March & ends at 2 A.M. on the first Sunday in November Daylight Savings Time |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IT'S A GAS $2000: The first use of this elemental gas as a weapon was by the Germans at the Second Battle of Ypres chlorine |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | DECEMBER 7 $1600: 1982:
At a Texas prison, murderer Charlie Brooks becomes the first U.S. prisoner to be executed this way lethal injection |
| #5802, aired 2009-12-01 | T.S. ELIOT $2,600 (Daily Double): Appropriately, this verse drama was first produced at the 1935 Canterbury Festival Murder in the Cathedral |
| #5796, aired 2009-11-23 | WORDS OF LOVE $800: Marlowe rhymed, "Where both deliberate, the love is slight; who ever loved, that loved not at" this? first sight |
| #5792, aired 2009-11-17 | TANK ARRAY $400: The first successful attack using tanks occurred during this war at the Battle of Cambrai World War I |
| #5792, aired 2009-11-17 | TANK ARRAY $800: In this 1950s war the People's Army at first outgunned the Americans with Soviet-made T-34 tanks the Korean War |
| #5776, aired 2009-10-26 | WHO $200: This Who guitarist broke his first axe at the age of 13 when his grandma complained about the noise Pete Townshend |
| #5774, aired 2009-10-22 | OTHER PLANETS IN MOVIES $2000: "Forbidden Planet":
___ 4 (just like the first PC) Altair |
| #5771, aired 2009-10-19 | POTPOURRI $400: Norris McWhirter, track announcer at the first sub-4-minute mile, began compiling this book the same year the Guinness Book of World Records |
| #5765, aired 2009-10-09 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPORTS FIRSTS $800: The aptly named Willie Thrower, the NFL's first black quarterback, played one game in 1953 for this team at Wrigley Field the Chicago Bears |
| #5762, aired 2009-10-06 | MICROSOFT $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a museum exhibit at Microsoft Research in Redmond, WA.) After reading a 1975 Popular Electronics article about the first PC, the Altair 8800, Paul Allen & Bill Gates adapted this fundamental programming language for it BASIC |
| #5749, aired 2009-09-17 | IN THE BOOKSTORE $400: "If you can read, you can cook", she wrote in the introduction to her classic "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" Julia Child |
| #5743, aired 2009-07-22 | JUST MISSED THE TOP OF THE CHARTS $800: Cyndi Lauper had fun in 1984 with this, her first of 8 Top 10 hits & the only one to stop at No. 2 "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" |
| #5741, aired 2009-07-20 | STORYTELLERS $800: His "True at First Light", about an African safari, was published in 1999, 38 years after his suicide Hemingway |
| #5733, aired 2009-07-08 | THIS AMERICAN LIFE $400: Takes first "Sure Shot" at life Aug. 13, 1860, should have been NRA poster girl, gets holstered Nov. 3, 1926 Annie Oakley |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | PLAYWRIGHTS $1600: This dramatist's "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" was a reworking of his first play William Inge |
| #5729, aired 2009-07-02 | LITERATURE IN THE 1800s $400: The first chapter of this Carlo Collodi classic appeared in an Italian children's magazine in 1881 Pinocchio |
| #5727, aired 2009-06-30 | MULTIPLE-WORD CAPITALS $1200: The first 2 letters are silent in the name of this capital at the junction of the Mekong & Tonle Sap Rivers Phnom Penh |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | IMPRISONED IN THE TOWER OF LONDON $800: At his July 6, 1535 beheading at the Tower, he said, "The King's good servant, but God's first" Thomas More |
| #5717, aired 2009-06-16 | 10 YEARS GONE $800: Sir Vivian Fuchs, who led the first known expedition across this continent, died in 1999 at 91 Antarctica |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | THE CIVIL WAR $400: The war's first casualty, Daniel Hough, was killed in an accidental explosion at this fort Fort Sumter |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM $2000: (Alex reads from the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.) One of the first history paintings of recent events was Benjamin West's "The Death of" this general at Quebec shortly after his 1759 victory sealed Britain's control over Canada General Wolfe |
| #5708, aired 2009-06-03 | REVOLVING RESTAURANTS $400: In 1961, La Ronde at the Ala Moana office tower in this state capital became the first revolving restaurant Honolulu |
| #5706, aired 2009-06-01 | FAO SCHWARZ $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew builds her own fuzzy puppet at FAO Schwarz in New York.) At FAO Schwarz, you can channel Jim Henson when you customize a Whatnot from the world of these creatures first seen in 1954 Muppets |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | THE WORLD AT WAR $200: The Chinese Communist First Front Army staged the 6,000-mile retreat known as the Long March under this leader Mao Tse-tung |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | THE WORLD AT WAR $1,200 (Daily Double): The first British recipient of the Victoria Cross, a sailor, received it for actions in the Baltic Sea during this war the Crimean War |
| #5698, aired 2009-05-20 | POSTHUMOUS WORKS $5,000 (Daily Double): Found at the car wreck that killed him, this writer's "The First Man" provides a glimpse of his childhood in Algeria Albert Camus |
| #5691, aired 2009-05-11 | TAKE A "SHOT" $200: I'm at the car & I'm the first to call this word--now I get to ride in the front seat! shotgun |
| #5691, aired 2009-05-11 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $2000: Ernest Just, who received the first Spingarn Medal in 1915, was a biologist & professor at this D.C. university Howard |
| #5664, aired 2009-04-02 | WHAT "R" WE? $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands with a robot at SRI International at Menlo Park, CA.) Developed in the 1960s, Shakey the robot could carry out complex operations; according to the Robot Hall of Fame, he was the first mobile robot to do this, meaning to think logically reason |
| #5658, aired 2009-03-25 | THE SOPRANOS $1600: In 1960 she performed "Aida" at La Scala, becoming the first black woman to sing a leading role there Leontyne Price |
| #5654, aired 2009-03-19 | FIRST LADIES $400: While she was First Lady, her half brother Samuel was killed at the Battle of Shiloh Mary Lincoln |
| #5654, aired 2009-03-19 | FIRST LADIES $1000: An 1877 reception for the Grand Duke of Russia was the only time she permitted alcohol at a state function Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy") |
| #5652, aired 2009-03-17 | ART & ARTISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): When he first came to Hoboken from Holland, this abstract Expressionist, who died at 93, painted houses Willem de Kooning |
| #5641, aired 2009-03-02 | AROUND THE U.N. $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the U.N. General Assembly.) When this man first stood at the podium in the General Assembly in 1960, he gave a speech lasting 4 hours 29 minutes Fidel Castro |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | GO DIRECTLY TO YALE $1000: This late conservative columnist & Yale man's first book was 1951's "God and Man at Yale" William F. Buckley, Jr. |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | BASIC SCIENCE $1200: Newton's first law, about bodies at rest & in motion, is also called the law of this the law of inertia |
| #5622, aired 2009-02-03 | IT'S ALL ABOUT ME $1200: Albrecht Durer's first known drawing, done at the age of 13, was one of these artistic efforts a self-portrait |
| #5619, aired 2009-01-29 | AMERICAN EDUCATION $800: In August 1995 Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at this South Carolina military college The Citadel |
| #5617, aired 2009-01-27 | ARNOLD PALMER $200: Arnie's first win as a professional was in 1955 at this PGA event north of the border the Canadian Open |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | VIDEO GAMES $600: Spacewar, the first shoot-'em-up game, was created in the early '60s by programmers at this Mass. school MIT |
| #5613, aired 2009-01-21 | IT'S NEVER TOO LATE $400: He waited till 62 to start licking fingers at the first of his chicken franchises Colonel Sanders |
| #5613, aired 2009-01-21 | IT'S NEVER TOO LATE $800: After arthritis made her quit embroidery, she took up painting in her 70s & had her first one-woman show at 80 Grandma Moses |
| #5611, aired 2009-01-19 | YOU GOTTA HAVE ART $2000: The first exhibit at the Houston museum included this architect who founded the Bauhaus school (Walter) Gropius |
| #5602, aired 2009-01-06 | WORLD HISTORY $800: Columbus was the first European to reach S. America, landing at the mouth of the Orinoco in what's now this country Venezuela |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | THE LONDON STAGE $400: We wonder how this witty playwright would have liked "Avenue Q", the first show at the theatre renamed for him Noel Coward |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | THE LONDON STAGE $1,000 (Daily Double): The National Theatre, launched in 1963, was housed for its first 12 years at this "venerable" venue the Old Vic |
| #5581, aired 2008-12-08 | BRICKMAKING $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Beldin Brick Factory in Canton, OH.) This uneventful process you're looking at takes 20 to 72 hours; for history's first brickmakers, it was the final process drying |
| #5578, aired 2008-12-03 | A CLOSER LOOK AT ART $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a famous painting on the monitor.) At first glance, you may not know that the 19th-century painting seen here was done by this artist until you notice the slippers next to the horse (Edgar) Degas |
| #5578, aired 2008-12-03 | A CLOSER LOOK AT ART $400: (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a famous painting on the monitor.) Look past the first few people in the famous painting "At the Moulin Rouge" & you'll see this man, the artist, walking with his much taller cousin Toulouse-Lautrec |
| #5574, aired 2008-11-27 | SHOW BIZ AWARD WINNERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Voters lent him their ears & he won Song of the Year at the first Latin Grammys in 2000 Marc Anthony |
| #5570, aired 2008-11-21 | THE NET WORKS $800: In its first 2 months, this site was available for students at only 4 colleges, including Harvard Facebook |
| #5569, aired 2008-11-20 | ANTARCTICA $1000: A research base at the South Pole is co-named for these 2 explorers, the first 2 to reach it (Robert) Scott & (Roald) Amundsen |
| #5568, aired 2008-11-19 | THE REAL WORLD $1600: (Jon of the Clue Crew stands on a ladder and drops two items.) An object's weight does not affect the speed at which it falls, so the shoe & the paper hit the ground at the same time, as this Italian first predicted Galileo |
| #5566, aired 2008-11-17 | FIRST NAMES $200: Take a (sling)shot at this Old Testament name that may be from the Hebrew for "beloved" David |
| #5562, aired 2008-11-11 | ONCE UPON A NOVEMBER $1200: This pair saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time at the mouth of the Columbia River on Nov. 7, 1805 Lewis & Clark |
| #5562, aired 2008-11-11 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $1200: (Hi, I'm Misty May-Treanor. And I'm Kerri Walsh.)
Kerri & I won the USA's first gold in women's beach volleyball at the 2004 Olympics held in this city--we didn't lose a single set Athens |
| #5559, aired 2008-11-06 | COLOR-FULL WORDS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew points her remote, first at you, and then at her digital camera.) You don't see anything happening when you press your remote, but hold it up to a camera & you can see it's communicating to the TV using this spectrum of light infrared |
| #5559, aired 2008-11-06 | THE CIVIL WAR: A FILM BY KEN BURNS $1600: (Ken Burns reads.) The surrender took place at Wilmer McLean's home; years earlier & 130 miles away, his back yard had been part of this first Civil War battle Manassas (or Bull Run) |
| #5550, aired 2008-10-24 | PROJECT RUNWAY $1600: His first women's collection was launched at Bergdorf's before he was a judge on "Project Runway" Michael Kors |
| #5543, aired 2008-10-15 | GEOLOGY $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows off a space rock sitting next to a picture of a city-sized crater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.) The first crater on Earth identified as being made by this was made by a 60,000-ton one; here's a 300-pound chip of it a meteor |
| #5539, aired 2008-10-09 | MAKING MONEY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads as he and Sarah hold an oversized bill at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) One of the last things printed is the seal of this department as it was first used under the Articles of Confederation--the seal is older than the federal government the Treasury Department |
| #5539, aired 2008-10-09 | MAKING MONEY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from a printing press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) The color of the first ink used in printing $1 bills & the part of the sheet it goes on gives us this word that dates from 1862 greenback |
| #5536, aired 2008-10-06 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds the first computer mouse at SRI International.) The first computer mouse was developed & demonstrated here at SRI back when SRI was affiliated with this university as its research institute Stanford |
| #5532, aired 2008-09-30 | COLORADO $400: On July 11, 1955 the first class of cadets for this academy was sworn in at its temporary location in Denver the Air Force Academy |
| #5530, aired 2008-09-26 | DOWN AT THE OLD FACTORY $800: The Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Penn. filled its first orders for this industrial material in 1875 steel |
| #5524, aired 2008-09-18 | ACCELERATOR $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Stanford Linear Accelerator in Menlo Park, CA.) In the first of several Nobel Prizes won at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, the high rate of new particle production was traced to a new kind of particle, the charm type of this a quark |
| #5517, aired 2008-09-09 | BRING THE PAIN $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew receives an electric shock at the Stanford University Pain Mgmt Ctr in Menlo Park, CA.) Pain tolerance is how much you can stand; this architectural term refers to your first sense of discomfort threshold |
| #5517, aired 2008-09-09 | 1908 $200: A ball signifying the new year drops at this NYC location for the first time Times Square |
| #5516, aired 2008-09-08 | 25 $200: At age 25, he won the Raymond Orteig Prize of $25,000 for the first solo flight between New York & Paris Lindbergh |
| #5512, aired 2008-07-22 | DEPARTMENT "S" $400: Winter Olympic events using these first appeared at the 1998 Nagano games snowboards |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew rides in a boat with some SEALs at the Navy Amphibious Bas in Coronado, CA.) Navy SEALs are charged with fighting terrorism around the globe; the first Medal of Honor given for service in this country was to a SEAL for pursuit of a Taliban ally Afghanistan |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | CANADIAN SONGBIRDS $1000: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics Feist |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $2000: "Good heavens! That must be a bad woman!" says Scarlett O'Hara at her first glimpse of this scarlet woman Belle Watling |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1600: The First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of the war, he was known for his lunch-break preferences the Earl of Sandwich |
| #5497, aired 2008-07-01 | GAMBLING $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands at a craps table.) For my first roll in a round of craps, I'm hoping to roll either of these 2 numbers & win right away 7 & 11 |
| #5494, aired 2008-06-26 | WOMEN WRITERS $200: J.K. Rowling wrote her first novel at a cafe in this Scottish capital Edinburgh |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | 20th CENTURY BALLET $800: Margot Fonteyn first danced onstage with him on Feb. 21, 1962 at Covent Garden in a performance of "Giselle" Nureyev |
| #5477, aired 2008-06-03 | MUSEUMS $600: Honorees at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida include this first American in space (Alan) Shepard |
| #5476, aired 2008-06-02 | IT HAD TO "BU" $1600: Established in 1881, The Wharton School at the U. of Pennsylvania was the world's first collegiate school of this business |
| #5472, aired 2008-05-27 | DON'T TAZE ME, BRO $2000: I didn't cook your burger at 140 degrees, & this bacteria (real first name Escherichia) is still there--oops! E. coli |
| #5466, aired 2008-05-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS $2000: This celebrated American photographer exhibited at the first Surrealist exhibition of 1925 Man Ray |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | COLLEGE COURSES $800: It's a synonym for "avarice" & the name of a first-year economics seminar at Swarthmore greed |
| #5456, aired 2008-05-05 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $2000: His first try at a "King Kong" remake was stopped, as "Mighty Joe Young" & "Godzilla" were being produced Peter Jackson |
| #5455, aired 2008-05-02 | FELINE FINE AT THE MOVIES $2000: This villain's face was never shown in his first film, "From Russia with Love", but we did get a good look at his cat (Ernst) Blofeld |
| #5450, aired 2008-04-25 | SARDI'S $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Sardi's in New York, NY.) This co-star of a popular sitcom is honored here at Sardi's; his caricature went up when he was in his first Broadway musical, "Spamalot" David Hyde Pierce |
| #5448, aired 2008-04-23 | 1984 $400: On Feb. 11, 1984 the Challenger made the first space shuttle landing at this location Kennedy Space Center |
| #5447, aired 2008-04-22 | HOTEL $800: This 2-named New York City hotel at Park & 50th claims to have been the first with room service--I think I'll order the salad the Waldorf-Astoria |
| #5446, aired 2008-04-21 | TEXAS $2000: In 1976 this Texas congresswoman became the first black keynote speaker at a Dem. National Convention Barbara Jordan |
| #5441, aired 2008-04-14 | FIRST BASE $800: The first base Marlow sees in this tale is Outer Station; an accountant tells him Kurtz is at the Inner Station Heart of Darkness |
| #5431, aired 2008-03-31 | GENERAL INFORMATION $400: This general, first in his class at West Point, ran for president in 2004 Wesley Clark |
| #5429, aired 2008-03-27 | LOCO FOR LOGOS $3,000 (Daily Double): The first credit card that could be used at multiple businesses was started by this company Diners Club |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | AT THE PHARMACY $200: Bayer says in 1897 Felix Hoffmann first synthesized this pain reliever used in low doses today to prevent heart attacks aspirin |
| #5422, aired 2008-03-18 | THE RISE OF THE MACHINES $800: The 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley were the first to use this brand of ice-resurfacing machine a Zamboni |
| #5416, aired 2008-03-10 | LET'S PLAY BLACKJACK $2000: (Sarah reads the last clue.) Since my first 2 cards are an ace & 6, I have this type of 17 and will draw at least one more card soft |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | AWARDS & HONORS $1,000 (Daily Double): The "Eddie" award presented to Edward Albee wasn't named for Mr. Albee but for this 19th century actor Edwin Booth |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $1000: In the first book of Kings, Elijah triumphs at Mt. Carmel in a contest with the prophets of this god Baal |
| #5413, aired 2008-03-05 | SPORTS NICKNAMES $600: This "Yankee Clipper" played his entire 13-year career in the outfield except for one game at first base in 1950 Joe DiMaggio |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | THE TOP TEEN LIST $200: At 16, he joined the soccer club Manchester United, but he didn't get his first goal for another 3 years Beckham |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON $400: First off is a little visit to this place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the White House |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON $800: While paying our respects here, we'll get to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns Arlington National Cemetery |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | THE TOP TEEN LIST $1000: At 17, this "Little Women" author wrote her first novel, "The Inheritence" (Louisa May) Alcott |
| #5400, aired 2008-02-15 | AT THE MOVIES $2000: Lyra Belacqua has an extraordinary adventure in this film, based on the first volume of the "Dark Materials" trilogy The Golden Compass |
| #5399, aired 2008-02-14 | WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, ALEX $1000: At 17 I was cruisin' the blvd. in my '57 Chevy while the Russians were cruisin' the Earth with this first satellite Sputnik |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | FIRSTS $1200: Event at which Jesus performed his first miracle, providing enough wine for a feast the wedding at Cana |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | THE LEFTY WAY $400: Keith Hernandez knows that lefties at this position have an advantage in starting a 3-6-3 double play first base |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | NORMAN $600: The Normans, who had at first been invited to this formerly imperial city, eventually sacked it in 1084 Rome |
| #5393, aired 2008-02-06 | WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE $2000: At Remagen on March 7, 1945, American forces made their first bridgehead across this river the Rhine |
| #5392, aired 2008-02-05 | CHICKENS FOR FREE $800: In doro wat, Ethiopian chicken stew, these go in at the end of cooking, so the chicken stew comes first the eggs |
| #5391, aired 2008-02-04 | TOURING EUROPEAN CAPITALS $1,400 (Daily Double): Chill out at the world's first permanent icebar, the Absolut Icebar in this city Stockholm |
| #5387, aired 2008-01-29 | LITTLE LEAGUE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the LIttle League Museum in Williamsport, PA.) The winners were the Maynard Midgets from right here in Williamsport, & this trophy was used at the very first of these events the Little League World Series |
| #5385, aired 2008-01-25 | IT HAPPENED IN SAN FRANCISCO $1600: Philo Farnsworth transmitted the first television image at the foot of this hill named for a means of communication Telegraph Hill |
| #5377, aired 2008-01-15 | LANDING AT JFK $600: Now at Terminal 4, this company's first flight, from Amsterdam to London on May 17, 1920, was letter perfect KLM |
| #5375, aired 2008-01-11 | TARTS $1600: According to legend, the first ever "peeping Tom" was looking at this wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia Lady Godiva |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES $400: "It's Not Unusual" for women to throw their underwear at this singer; he said the first time was at the Copa in '68 Tom Jones |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | TRANSPORTATION $400: The Baltimore clippers of the late 18th & early 19th centuries were first built at shipyards on this bay Chesapeake Bay |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | AROUND THE WORLD $1600: This African natl. park HQed at Seronera first got elephants 30 years ago, pushed in by encroaching humans Serengeti |
| #5343, aired 2007-11-28 | AIRPORTS $400: At St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport, in this state, a plaque marks the 1914 sale of the first air-travel ticket Florida |
| #5341, aired 2007-11-26 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING? $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National Geographic Society in Washinton, D.C.) I'm at Explorer's Hall at the Museum of the National Geographic Society with a rope & icepick used by James Whittaker, who was sponsored by National Geographic in 1963 when he became the first American to do this climb Mount Everest |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | MOVIE PREMIERES $600: On Sept. 16, 1953 "The Robe" & this
w i d e s c r e e n
process debuted at NYC's Roxy theatre CinemaScope |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL $2000: Amory Blaine, a student at Princeton, is the protagonist of this first novel published by F. Scott Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise |
| #5320, aired 2007-10-26 | LIBRARIES $2000: The Radcliffe Camera, Britain's first round library, is the main reading room of this bigger library at Oxford the Bodleian Library |
| #5316, aired 2007-10-22 | R&B (ROYALTY & BALLET) $1200: The first ballet, "Ballet Comique de la Reine", was presented at the court of this Medici Queen of France in 1581 Catherine |
| #5314, aired 2007-10-18 | "P" IS FOR PHYSICS $800: This element, Pu, was first detected in a cyclotron at Berkeley in 1940 plutonium |
| #5314, aired 2007-10-18 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME $1600: At 1997's ceremony, the first in the hall's home city, this Rolling Stone magazine founder said, "Ich bin ein Clevelander" Jann Wenner |
| #5311, aired 2007-10-15 | AUSTRALIAN LIT $800: Nobel Prize winner Patrick White was noted for using this technique where thoughts flow freely & at random stream of consciousness |
| #5309, aired 2007-10-11 | TRANSFORMERS $1600: At first this city was called Byzantium, then Constantinople; in 1930, its official name became this Istanbul |
| #5304, aired 2007-10-04 | SOMEWHERE $800: Johann Strauss Jr. conducted the "Blue Danube" waltz publicly for the first time at a Feb. 1867 concert in this city Vienna |
| #5299, aired 2007-09-27 | PARTY $400: Paper gifts are the traditional gifts at this anniversary party for a married couple the first anniversary |
| #5296, aired 2007-09-24 | POP CULTURE $600: A 2-time Oscar winning actress, one of her first jobs was as the Coppertone suntan lotion girl at age 3 in 1965 Jodie Foster |
| #5293, aired 2007-09-19 | YOU'RE IN DE-NILE $400: In 1902 construction was completed on the first dam on the Nile, at this southern Egyptian city Aswan |
| #5285, aired 2007-07-27 | YOUR PARENTS' MUSIC $400: "Royal" name of the singer & guitarist who was first popular in the 1980s & performed at the 2007 Super Bowl Prince |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | SPORTS TEENS $800: In 1980 at age 19 this "Great One" of the NHL won the first of his 9 MVP awards Wayne Gretzky |
| #5276, aired 2007-07-16 | EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY $1600: Seen here is the first patent for what became this time saver at the supermarket checkout a bar code |
| #5265, aired 2007-06-29 | COOKIN' UP CATFISH $600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue as she makes catfish at the Taylor Grocery in Mississippi.) One key ingredient in a good catfish fry coating is this sauce, developed in India but named for the English city where it was first bottled Worcestershire |
| #5258, aired 2007-06-20 | FOOD $600: At his first news conference, George W. Bush compared Iraq sanctions to this dairy food Swiss cheese |
| #5240, aired 2007-05-25 | BASEBALL MOVIE SCORECARD $800: Roy Hobbs' first at-bat in "The Natural" came as this type of substitute pinch hitter |
| #5237, aired 2007-05-22 | BESTSELLERS $1600: In 2006 he was back at No. 1, this time with his first nonfiction book, "The Innocent Man" (John) Grisham |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | COMMUNICATION $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates that he is a man of letters.) By looking at its first few letters, you'll see the Russian alphabet is based largely on this much more ancient alphabet Greek |
| #5235, aired 2007-05-18 | POETIC FIRST OR LAST WORD $2000: First word of Dryden's epitath for his wife here |
| #5230, aired 2007-05-11 | INCREDIBLE EDIBLES $600: World Book says that the Pilgrims served this snakelike fish at the first Thanksgiving; I'll stick to turkey eel |
| #5223, aired 2007-05-02 | GOING DOWNTOWN $400: I'll get some cash at the First Bank of the United States so I can buy a cheese steak in this city Philadelphia |
| #5222, aired 2007-05-01 | "USC" $2000: At age 88 King Gustav VI was out diggin' in the ruins of these people in Acquarossa, Italy Etruscans (or Tuscans) |
| #5216, aired 2007-04-23 | LOUNGING AT THE OPERA $1600: It's tragic that this opera was not a success at first Madama Butterfly |
| #5215, aired 2007-04-20 | WILLIAM FAULKNER $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi.) Speaking at the rededication of Faulkner's home, John Grisham said this 1929 book at first baffled him; guess he thought it was signifying nothing The Sound and the Fury |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | BRIDE OF THE YANKEES $1000: In 1999 Diana, the widow of this 1970s catcher & team captain, threw out the first pitch at a Yankee game Thurman Munson |
| #5212, aired 2007-04-17 | THANKS FOR THE MEMOIRS $800: (Hi, I'm Scott Turow.) My memoir "One L" tells "The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at" this law school Harvard |
| #5201, aired 2007-04-02 | I'LL BE YOUR HOST $1000: As Academy president, this "Swashbuckler" was host & sole presenter at the first Academy Awards in 1929 Douglas Fairbanks |
| #5200, aired 2007-03-30 | THE BILL CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY $600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR.) Gifts to the President abound at the Library, like a mosaic of the Colosseum, given by this man, complete with his seal Pope John Paul II |
| #5200, aired 2007-03-30 | THE BILL CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY $1000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR.) At the Library, you can see a touching tribute to the first cat & first dog of the Clinton family with these names Buddy & Socks |
| #5193, aired 2007-03-21 | "P"AINTERS & "P"AINTING $5,800 (Daily Double): This abstract expressionist had his first solo show at Peggy Guggenheim's art gallery Pollock |
| #5190, aired 2007-03-16 | AT THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE $400: (Alex Trebek delivers the clue from the Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT.) Twain owned one of the first telephones ever installed in a private home, but he once wished that all of us may eventually be gathered together in heaven, except for this man (Alexander Graham) Bell |
|
Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
|
|
Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
|
|
David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
|
|
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
|
|
Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
|
"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
|
|
Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
|
"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
|
|
Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
|
2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
|
|
Weston Mangin, a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
|
|
Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
|
|
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas
|
"A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
|
|
Graham Gilmer, a senior at Stanford University from Stanford, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 2001. Now he's a...
|
|
John Zhang, a freshman at MIT originally from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He won the 2003 Teen Tournament. Today he's a freshman at...
|
|
Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
|
|
Chacko George, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin from Austin, Texas
|
"He won the November 1999 Teen Tournament. Now he's a senior...
|
|
Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
|
|
Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
|
2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
|
|
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
|
2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
|
|
Francesca Leibowitz, a fifth grade English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
|
"She teaches at a school that opened in 1854. From Brooklyn...
|
|
Sarah Bart, a senior at Goucher College from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2012 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 22 at...
|
|
Leatrice Potter, from Olney, Illinois
|
"This published poet likes to read at any free moment and...
|
|
Rick Knutsen, a musician and stay-at-home dad from Brooklyn, New York
|
"A finalist in the 2001 Tournament of Champions, he's a musician...
|
|
Robin Cheney, a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
|
"All the students at her school go on a camping trip...
|
|
Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
|
2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
|
|
Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
|
|
Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
|
2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
|
|
Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
|
2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
|
|
Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He's the current College Champion. A junior at Carnegie Mellon University...
|
|
Diana North, a first grade teacher from Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
"She recently celebrated her silver anniversary of teaching. From Rock Hill,...
|
|
Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
|
|
Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
|
|
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
|
|
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
|
|
Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
|
|
Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
|
|
Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
|
2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
|
|
Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
|
|
Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
|
|
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
|
"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
|
|
Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
|
|
Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
|
"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
|
|
Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
|
|
Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
|
|
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
|
|
Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
|
|
Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
|
|
Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
|
"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
|
|
Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
|
|
Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
|
2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
|
|
Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
|
|
Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
|
"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
|
|
Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
|
|
Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
|
|
Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
|
|
James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
|
|
Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
|
|
Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
|
"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
|
|
Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
|
|
Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
|
|
Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
|
|
Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
|
|
Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
|
2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
|
"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
|
|
Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
|
"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
|
|
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
|
"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
|
|
Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
|
"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
|
|
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
|
"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
|
|
Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
|
"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
|
|
Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
|
|
Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
|
|
Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
|
"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
|
|
Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
|
"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
|
|
Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
|
|
India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
|
\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
|
|
Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
|
"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
|
|
Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
|
|
Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
|
"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
|
|
Caitlin Millat, a kindergarten teacher from Brooklyn, New York
|
"She receives support from Teach for America and works for Achievement...
|
|
Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
|
"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
|
|
Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
|
"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
|
|
Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
|
|
Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
|
"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
|
|
Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
|
|
Kyle Hale, a college student from Katy, Texas
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 2003 Tournament...
|
|
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
|
"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
|
|
Rebecca Maxfield, a freshman from Brown University
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Rochelle, New York. Rebecca...
|
|
Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
|
"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
|
|
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
|
|
Mark Born, a musician, writer and teacher from Bangkok, Thailand
|
\"He was the top winner of the 1990-91 season. He\'s a...
|
|
Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
|
"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
|
|
Mark Eckard, an entrepreneur from Bedford, Massachusetts
|
"A 2001 5-time champion as a software designer, he has now...
|
|
Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
|
"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
|
|
Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
|
"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
|
|
Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
|
|
Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
|
"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
|
|
Bill Pitassy, a lawyer from Roselle Park, New Jersey
|
\"After winning 5 games in 1994, he took his family on...
|
|
Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
|
"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
|
|
Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
|
"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York, New York
|
\"She became a 5-time champion in 1991. An actor and copy...
|
|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
|
|
Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
|
"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
|
|
Paul Thompson, a human resources manager from Cheverly, Maryland
|
"He was the first 5-time champion in the 1995-96 season. A...
|
|
Dan Melia, a college professor from Berkeley, California
|
"He was a 1998 Tournament of Champions winner. Today he's a...
|
|
Jeff Kirby, a math and science teacher from Santa Maria, California
|
Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...
|
|
Steve Newman, a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland
|
"He was the first player to win 5 games in the...
|
|
Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
|
"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
|
|
Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
|
"He was a junior at Rutgers University when he won the...
|
|
Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
|
2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Kelley Burd, a junior at West Virginia University from Bristol, West Virginia
|
2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
|
|
Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
|
|
Isabella Pagano, a first-year student at Caltech from Libertyville, Illinois
|
"In 2018, she competed as a freshman from Llibtertyville, Illinois. She's...
|
|
Justin Bolsen, a first-year student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia
|
2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. \"He was a high school...
|
|
Megan Sullivan, a junior at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia
|
2022 National College Championship semifinalist: $20,000. Megan was majoring in classics....
|
|
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
|
|
Jonathan Reinstein, a junior from Dix Hills, New York
|
2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
|
2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
|
"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
|
|
Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
|
"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
|
|
Jean Grewe, a graphic designer from Oak Park, Illinois
|
"She was the last 5-time champion in 1993. Today she's a...
|
|
Leah Greenwald, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
"A winner of 5 games in 1988, she has since become...
|
|
Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
|
2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
|
|
Ed Schiffer, an attorney from San Francisco, California
|
"A champion of five shows, he was the top winner of...
|
|
Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
|
"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Robert Arshonsky, a senior from Cal Poly
|
"As a 12-year-old, he wanted to be the first person on...
|
|
Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
"A 5-time champion, he went on to become a semifinalist in...
|
|
Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
|
|
Brad Plovan, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
|
"With the money from his five wins in 1995, he bought...
|
|
Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
"He was the very first College Champion, and the only one...
|
|
Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
|
"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
|
|
Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
|
"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
|
|
Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
|
|
Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Nyack, New York
|
"He was the first to win five games in the 1987-88...
|
|
Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
|
"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
|
|
Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
|
"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
|
|
Rohan Kapileshwari, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
\"This Teen Tournament semifinalist first competed in 2018. He\'s now in...
|
|
Michael Sieja, a sophomore at Mississippi State University from Huntsville, Alabama
|
2016 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Michael tied with Hannah Norem and...
|
|
Andrew Hutchings, a graduate student from Ithaca, New York
|
"A senior when he won the 1998 College Championship, he's now...
|
|
Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland
|
"He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
|
|
Dan Oxman, a senior at the University of Maryland from South Orange, New Jersey
|
\"He was a senior from South Orange, New Jersey when he...
|
|
Tim Cho, a senior at Columbia University from Champaign, Illinois
|
\"When he first appeared on Jeopardy!, he was a senior in...
|
|
Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
|
\"A 5-show winner from 1988, he has been a minister with...
|
|
Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
|
"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
|
|
Raya Elias-Pushett, a junior from Aventura, Florida
|
2011 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $20,851. First name...
|
|
Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
|
2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
|
2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
|
|
Pam Jones-Pigott, a farmers' market coordinator from Pflugerville, Texas
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,800 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "johnz-PIE-gut".
|
|
Forrest Sturgill, a senior from Kingsport, Tennessee
|
2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "STIR-jill".
|
|
Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
|
"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
|
|
Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from Sherman Oaks, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
|
|
Mark Brown, an administrative assistant and father from Peoria, Arizona
|
2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion: $68,094...
|
|
Christina Maes, a senior at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay from Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
|
Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Brad Rutter, a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
|
|
Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner up: $25,000. 2023 Jeopardy! Masters...
|
|
Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California from Arcadia, California
|
2020 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. First name pronounced like "SHOW-kuh"...
|
|
Aileen Hawkins, a stay-at-home mom from Dana Point, California
|
Season 24 2-time champion: $24,199 + $2,000. First syllable of first...
|
|
Caley Anderson, a junior from Santee, California
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Shane Whitlock, a resident physician from Little Rock, Arkansas
|
"As a junior at the University of Arkansas, he won the...
|
|
Brian Moore, an astronomer from Houston, Texas
|
"He was the first 5-day champion in the 1993-1994 season. An...
|
|
Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
|
"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
|
|
Max Levaren, a personal success coach from San Diego, California
|
2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 4-time champion:...
|
|
Rishi Bhandari, a first-year law student from New York City, New York
|
Season 16 player (2000-04-18). Won $100,000 on Who Wants to Be...
|
|
Phil Yellman, a legal assistant from Seattle, Washington
|
"He was an office worker from Albuquerque when he won his...
|
|
Whitney Prince, a sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Shriya Yarlagadda, a sophomore at Harvard University from Grand Blanc, Michigan
|
"She first appeared in 2019 as a Teen Tournament semifinalist from...
|
|
Teagan O'Sullivan, a first-year student at American University from Watertown, Massachusetts
|
"A high school freshman from Charlotte, North Carolina, when she became...
|
|
Sreekar Madabushi, a junior at the Georgia Institute of Technology from Basking Ridge, New Jersey
|
"In 2019, he was a high school junior at Basking Ridge,...
|
|
Maya Wright, a senior at Emory University from Peachtree City, Georgia
|
"She first played in the 2018 Teen Tournament, and became a...
|
|
Rohit Kataria, a junior at Vanderbilt University from Wheelersburg, Ohio
|
"In his first appearance on Jeopardy!, he was a high schooler...
|
|
Justin Bolsen, a public policy economics student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia
|
2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. \"He was a high school...
|
|
Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
|
"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
|
|
Jay Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Older brother of 2012 Teen Tournament...
|
|
Nate Rice, a high school ACT prep teacher from Catlettsburg, Kentucky
|
"This is his first year in the family business. His mother's...
|
|
Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
|
"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
|
|
Anna Allie, a junior at the University of Michigan at Dearborn from Dearborn, Michigan
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
|
Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
|
"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
|
|
Kathleen Mikulis, a stay-at-home mom from Mountain View, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $25,201 + $2,000. Kathleen's contestant experience blog....
|
|
Al Lin, a law professor from Davis, California
|
"A law student when he won five times in 1993, he's...
|
|
Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
|
"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
|
|
Judy Nakamura, a stay-at-home wife from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $14,400 + $1,000. Judy laughed incredulously during...
|
|
Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
|
"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
|
|
Marion Penning, a high school science and history teacher from Baltimore, Maryland
|
"She teaches at a Maryland 'green' school that has a solar...
|
|
Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
|
|
Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
|
|
John Kelly, a retired Air Force officer from Austin, Texas
|
"In 1992, he was one of the top five money winners...
|
|
Jennifer Wu, a high school junior from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
|
"She won the 2004 Teen Tournament at age 15. Now 17,...
|
|
Dylan Wint, a neurologist and psychiatrist from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 29 1-time champion: $7,199 + $1,000.
First name pronounced like "DY-lan".
|
|
Liese Tamburrino, an international sales manager from Pahrump, Nevada
|
Season 20 player (2004-07-21).
KJL game 36.
First name pronounced like "LEE-suh".
|
|
Aniket Dehadrai, a senior at M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Aniket was majoring in chemistry...
|
|
Liz Feltner, a senior at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts
|
2022 National College Championship 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Liz was majoring in...
|
|
Karan Takhar, a senior from North Attleborough, Massachusetts
|
2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. First name pronounced like "KUR-run". Jeopardy...
|
|
Jasmine Manansala, a junior at Rice University in Houston, Texas
|
2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Jasmine was majoring in computer...
|
|
Paul Croshier, a Marine Corps staff sergeant stationed at Camp Pendleton, California
|
1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 1 5-time champion: $36,500....
|
|
Erin Hart, a junior from Benton Harbor, Michigan
|
2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Cosi Audi, a junior from North Canton, Ohio
|
2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Anshika Niraj, a sophomore from Beachwood, Ohio
|
2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Mari Hanley, a junior at Stetson University from Lighthouse Point, Florida
|
2017 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
First name pronounced like "MAH-ree".
|
|
Alex Weathers, a sophomore at MIT from Greenville, South Carolina
|
1998 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $16,199.
|
|
Ari Fleischer, a former White House Press Secretary from the current Bush administration
|
"For the first two years of the current Bush administration, he...
|
|
Katie King, a junior at the University of Kentucky from Charleston, West Virginia
|
1999 College Championship first runner-up: $15,000.
|
|
Umiko Post, a stay-at-home mom from Peoria, Illinois
|
Season 18 1-time champion: $11,800. First name pronounced like "yoo-MEE-ko". Umiko's...
|
|
Cait Murphy, an editor originally from Cos Cob, Connecticut
|
Season 22 player (2006-06-28).
First name pronounced like "KAT".
|
|
Amanda Trujillo, a junior from Carson, California
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Paige Feldman, a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Alexis Stephens, a senior from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Caroline Evans, a twelve-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"The sky's not the limit. She wants to be the first...
|
|
Michael Daunt, an accountant from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
|
"In 1996, he was a finalist in the Tournament of Champions....
|
|
Janet Wong, a development officer for a museum from Hoboken, New Jersey
|
"As a senior at Drew University, she won the February 2000...
|
|
Tom Nosek, an aerospace engineer from Torrance, California
|
"He won the 1993 Tournament of Champions and finished second in...
|
|
Will Dantzler, a senior from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
|
2009 Teen Tournament first runner-up: $31,600.
|
|
Mark Kehres, a freshman at the Ohio State University from Livonia, Michigan
|
2002 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $49,200.
|
|
Liz Lynch, a part-time art history teacher from Manassas, Virginia
|
Season 20 player (2004-04-23).
|
|
Regina Robbins, an arts teacher from New York, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $90,700...
|
|
Elyssa Browning, a junior from St. John's College
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Austin, Texas at...
|
|
Myles Caggins, an Army assistant to the Fifth Corps Commanding General originally from Heidelberg, Germany, now stationed at Heidelberg, Germany
|
Season 15/Armed Forces Week player (1999-07-02). Introduced as Myles Caggins III....
|
|
Thomas Citrano, a Marine Corps infantry officer originally from Jacksonville, Florida, now stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|
Season 15/Armed Forces Week player (1999-06-30).
Rank: First Lieutenant.
|
|
Jeff Kuhn, an attorney from Fairport, New York
|
Season 20 3-time champion: $48,702 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Robby Schrum, a junior at Yale University from Crown Point, Indiana
|
2003 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy!...
|
|
Bethlehem Lema, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
|
"Either being an astrophysicist or a pediatrician is in her future..."...
|
|
Jackson Ruzzo, a 12-year-old from Waccabuc, New York
|
"He wants to be a Broadway actor, because he likes to...
|
|
Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
|
|
Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
|
"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
|
|
Hayley Clatterbuck, a junior from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
|
2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
|
|
Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
|
|
Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
|
"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
|
|
Anne Shivers, a senior from Peotone, Illinois
|
2005 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $18,000. 17 at...
|
|
Michael Blake, a 12-year-old from Hamburg, New York
|
"Our top story tonight is this young man, who wants to...
|
|
Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
|
"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
|
|
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
|
|
Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
|
|
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
|
|
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
|
|
Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
|
|
Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
|
|
Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
|
|
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
|
|
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
|
|
Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
|
|
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
|
|
Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
|
|
Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
|
|
Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
|
|
Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
|
|
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
|
|
Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
|
2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
|
|
Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
|
|
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
|
|
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
|
|
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
|
|
Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
|
|
Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
|
|
Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
|
|
Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
|
|
Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
|
"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
|
|
Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
|
|
Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
|
|
Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
|
|
Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
|
Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
|
|
Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
|
|
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
|
|
Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
|
"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
|
|
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
|
|
Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
|
|
Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
|
|
Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
|
\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
|
|
Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
|
|
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
|
|
Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
|
|
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
|
|
Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
|
|
Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
|
|
Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
|
|
Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
|
|
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
|
|
Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
|
|
Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
|
"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
|
|
Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
|
|
Steven Popper, an economist from Topanga, California
|
"A winner of 5 shows in 1988, he has since founded...
|
|
Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
|
|
Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
|
|
Arthur Phillips, an author from Brooklyn, New York
|
"He was a speechwriter from Boston when he won five shows...
|
|
Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
|
"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
|
|
James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Jenifer Thomas, a teacher assistant from Jacksonville, North Carolina
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $13,400 + $2,000. Jenifer Thomas October 5,...
|
|
Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
|
2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
|
|
Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
|
"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
|
|
Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
|
|
Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
|
|
Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
|
\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
|
|
Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
|
|
Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
|
|
Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
|
|
Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
|
|
Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
|
"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
|
|
Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
|
2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Erik Larsen, a librarian and a licensed amateur boxing official from Jacksonville, Florida
|
"A 5-time champion from 1990, he's a librarian and a licensed...
|
|
Scott Gillispie, a project manager and expectant father from Atlanta, Georgia
|
"While attending Georgia Tech, he won the 1991 College Championship. Now...
|
|
Burns Cameron, a realtor from Standish, Maine
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. Burns appeared on the original version...
|
|
Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Tom Halpern, a lawyer originally from New York, New York
|
"A writer and researcher when he won 5 times in 1991,...
|
|
Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
|
|
Matt Morris, a financial analyst originally from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"In 1994, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a financial...
|
|
Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
|
|
Jackie Harrison, a surgeon from Chicago, Illinois
|
2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $66,602 + $2,000.
|
|
Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
|
|
John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
|
|
Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C.
|
"He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
|
|
Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
|
|
Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
|
\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
|
|
Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
|
"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
|
|
Al Franken, an author and radio talk show host from New York City
|
"One of the original writers on Saturday Night Live, he's done...
|
|
Gretchen Carlson, a journalist from the CBS Saturday Early Show
|
"Since winning the 1989 Miss America crown, she's built an extensive...
|
|
Rich Rosenlof, a sales representative from Sacramento, California
|
Season 18 3-time champion: $80,800 + $2,000. Alex erroneously reported Rich's...
|
|
Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Billy Baxter, an attorney from Richmond, Virginia
|
"Representing the College of William & Mary, he won the 1992...
|
|
Jim Stevens, a high school math teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 6-time champion: $140,600 + $2,000.
|
|
Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
|
Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
|
\"She was a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in Season 24...
|
|
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
|
\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
|
|
Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
"Legislative work in his home state was suspended so that lawmakers...
|
|
Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
|
"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
|
|
Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
|
"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
|
|
Mike Hodel, a bartender from Bellingham, Washington
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $20,200 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "ho-DELL".
|
|
Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
|
Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
|
|
Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
|
"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
|
|
Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
|
|
Andrew Garen, an associate director of consumer marketing from Austin, Texas
|
"He was a project manager when he won his 5 shows...
|
|
Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
|
"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
|
|
Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
|
\"A Jeopardy! champion in 1991, she\'s now a Spanish teacher listed...
|
|
Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
|
2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
|
|
Peggy Noonan, a contributing editor from The Wall Street Journal
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: The Sisters of Life.
|
|
Kevin Keach, a project administrator from St. Louis, Missouri
|
"He considered himself a simple Missouri farm boy when he won...
|
|
Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
|
"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
|
|
Ken Jennings, the winner of 74 consecutive games from Seattle, Washington
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
• 74-game champion with longest winning streak • Total earnings over...
|
|
Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
|
"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
|
|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
|
"In January, the State Department named this NBA Hall of Famer...
|
|
Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
|
|
Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington
|
"In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
|
|
Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
|
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
"He was a software engineer living in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
|
|
Michael Falk, a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Aaron Thompson, a special assistant from Washington, D.C.
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
|
|
Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
|
|
John Cuthbertson, an investment analyst from San Diego, California
|
"He was the highest money winner of the 1993-94 season. An...
|
|
Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
|
"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
|
|
Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
|
|
Donna Vogel, a scientist from Bethesda, Maryland
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
|
|
Jeff Kirby, an elementary school teacher from Santa Maria, California
|
Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...
|
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
|
Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
|
"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
|
|
Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
|
Larissa Kelly, an editor from Richmond, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
|
Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
|
• Top 10 regular season winnings • Co-founder of National Academic...
|
|
Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
|
|
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Chicago, Illinois
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
|
|
Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
|
|
Rahul Francis, a twelve-year-old from Flushing, New York
|
"This electronic wizard's current plans are to run a technology company....
|
|
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Evanston, Illinois
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
|
|
Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
|
"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
|
|
Jeff Stewart, an executive from Los Alamos, New Mexico
|
"After winning the 1994 College Championship, he went on to finish...
|
|
Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
|
|
Michael Arnone, a writer and editor from Alexandria, Virginia
|
"He was the largest 1-day winner in the 2000-2001 season. Today...
|
|
Steve Robin, a writer and producer from Miami, Florida
|
"He finished second place in the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He's...
|
|
Melissa Seal, a law student from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
|
"She was a senior when she became the Teen Tournament champion...
|
|
Billy Hackenson, an eleven-year-old from Great Falls, Virginia
|
"As a descendant of President Taft, it's no surprise that he's...
|
|
Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
|
|
Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
|
|
Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Chicago, Illinois
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,600. 1990 Super...
|
|
John LeDonne, a bookstore manager from Concord, New Hampshire
|
"He was the last person to win 5 shows in 1990....
|
|
Grace Veach, a librarian from Lakeland, Florida
|
"After winning 5 games in 1997, she was the grand marshall...
|
|
Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
|
"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor originally from Denver, New York
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor originally from Denver, Colorado
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
|
\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor originally from Denver, Colorado
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Susan Blum, an attorney from Fairfield, Connecticut
|
Season 2 1-time champion: $18,000. At the end of her first...
|
|
Tyler Vandenberg, a Marine officer currently serving in Stuttgart, Germany
|
2023 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up: $50,000. Season 37 2-time champion: $41,400...
|
|
Tyler Vandenberg, a Marine officer from Washington, D.C.
|
2023 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up: $50,000. Season 37 2-time champion: $41,400...
|
|
Bob Beers, an attorney from Fairfax, Virginia
|
Season 4 3-time champion: $41,799. Bob's $10,000 Daily Double wager in...
|
|
Neha Embar, a 12-year-old from Alpharetta, Georgia
|
"No kidding--she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up....
|
|
Bob Woodward, an assistant managing editor from The Washington Post
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: Sidwell Friends School.
|
|
Chuck Todd, a political director and host from NBC News and NBC's Meet the Press
|
"He is the political director of NBC News, the host of...
|
|
Tenaya Snider, a 10th grade English teacher from Tucson, Arizona
|
2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
|
|
Lindsey Henry, a 1st grade teacher from Waco, Texas
|
2017 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. At the time of the Teachers...
|
|
Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
|
"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
|
|
Pat Healy, an index supervisor from Vallejo, California
|
"His five wins in 1998 helped him land a dream job...
|
|
Kyle Hale, a college senior from Katy, Texas
|
"Representing Texas A&M, he won the 2002 College Championship. Now he's...
|
|
Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
|
|
Tad Carithers, an attorney from New York City, New York
|
"He finished second in the 2001 Tournament of Champions. Today he...
|
|
John Genova, a teacher from Granada Hills, California
|
"From 1984, he was the earliest 5-time champion in the tournament....
|
|
Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
|
|
Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
|
|
Sara Terrell, a veterinary technician from Windsor, Connecticut
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Andrew Rostan, a writer and script reader originally from Boardman, Ohio
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
|
|
Phil Klinkner, a political science professor originally from Clinton, Iowa
|
Season 9 1-time champion: $3,200. Philip Klinkner was a guest panelist...
|
|
Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer from the Style Network
|
"Known for bringing high fashion to American women everywhere, and now...
|
|
Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Bruce Borchardt, a metrologist from Washington, D.C.
|
"A winner of five shows in 1995, he spent most of...
|
|
Neville Fogarty, an 11-year-old from Kingwood, Texas
|
\"This chess player is planning his career moves very carefully. From...
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Catherine Ramen, a database developer and writer from New York, New York
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $44,000. 1998 Tournament...
|
|
Frank Epstein, a police officer from Los Angeles, California
|
\"He was a 5-time champion in 1992, and is still serving...
|
|
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
|
|
Czerni Brasuell, a writer originally from New York City, New York
|
Season 2 player (1985-09-23). Subsequent to her appearance, Czerni spelled her...
|
|
Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
|
|
Bill Pitassy, a labor attorney from Cranford, New Jersey
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1994 Tournament...
|
|
Bill Pitassy, an attorney from Cranford, New Jersey
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1994 Tournament...
|
|
Muffy Morris, a sophomore from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
|
1992 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. Sister of 1989 Teen Tournament semifinalist...
|
|
Mikel Borg, a firefighter from Austin, Texas
|
Season 3 player (1987-06-15). First name pronounced like \"MIKE-ul\". Mikel clearly...
|
|
Lanie Henderson, from Spokane, Washington
|
Season 6 player (1989-12-20). The introduction was missing from the recording...
|
|
Mario Cantone, an actor and comedian from Sex and the City
|
\"He played Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner with an attitude, on...
|
|
Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
|
|
Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
|
|
Zhe Lu, a software engineer from Boston, Massachusetts
|
Season 38 player (2022-04-12). Husband of Season 17 1-time champion Kara...
|
|
Zeke Sevilla, Jr., a criminal lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
|
|
Christy Gibson, a family medicine physician from Issaquah, Washington
|
Season 28 player (2012-07-09). Christy's ending score of -$6,400 was the...
|
|
Ed Toutant, an engineer from Austin, Texas
|
Season 6 1-time champion: $11,401. Ed appeared on The Challengers in...
|
|
Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
|
|
Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 5-time champion: $83,401 + $2,000.
|
|
Ego Nwodim, a comedian from Baltimore, Maryland
|
"A comedian from Baltimore, Maryland, her one-woman show enjoyed a sold-out...
|
|
Lizzie O'Leary, an aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN
|
"She broke the news that Chrysler would file for Chapter 11...
|
|
Bruce Ikawa, a college professor from Hillsdale, Michigan
|
\"He says his 5 wins in 1990 increases his credibility with...
|
|
Tim Russert, a moderator from Meet the Press
|
"He's the Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News and the longtime...
|
|
Keith Olbermann, a news anchor from MSNBC
|
"In 2004, this veteran reporter will provide extensive coverage of the...
|
|
Aaron Brown, an Emmy Award-winning newsman from CNN's popular primetime newscast
|
"A journalist for over 25 years, he now anchors CNN's popular...
|
|
Tucker Carlson, an author and co-host from Crossfire
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10). Charities: American Camping Association &...
|
|
Rhea Sinha, a Cornell University graduate from Chatham, New Jersey
|
\"She first appeared as a high schooler from Chatham, New Jersey,...
|
|
Dave Sikula, an Internet search editor from Pacifica, California
|
Season 24 1-time champion: $15,000 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Jack Ford, a trial attorney and Emmy Award-winning journalist from the Today show
|
"A successful trial attorney and Emmy Award-winning journalist; he's now the...
|
|
Stephanie Hull, a graduate student of philosophy from Columbia, Missouri
|
Season 31 player (2015-03-12). Stephanie's ending score of -$6,800 was the...
|
|
Trish Ranney, a senior from San Jose, California
|
1999-A Teen Tournament first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $17,600. 17 at...
|
|
Ted Cooperstein, a lawyer originally from Potomac, Maryland
|
Season 4 4-time champion: $32,500. Ted won $10,801 in his first...
|
|
Heather Chapman, a news assistant from Lexington, Kentucky
|
Season 24 player (2008-01-04). Heather appeared on Master Minds on 2020-05-07....
|
|
Julia Collins, a 20-time Jeopardy! champion from Kenilworth, Illinois
|
2019 All-Star Games captain of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
|
|
Paul Thomas, a theater technician from Hollywood, Florida
|
Season 24 1-time champion: $32,001 + $2,000. Paul won his first...
|
|
Tom Morris, a retailer and student from Irvine, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
|
|
Darryl Scott, an Air Force lieutenant colonel originally from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 9 2-time champion: $13,402 + the Jeopardy! '92 home game....
|
|
Julia Collins, a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois
|
2019 All-Star Games captain of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
|
|
Dan Royles, a senior from Chula Vista, California
|
2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Dan was 17 at the time...
|
|
Lan Djang, a business analyst from Toronto, Canada
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
|
|
David Bitkower, a judicial law clerk from New York, New York
|
Season 18 1-time champion: $9,599 + $1,000. In his first game...
|
|
Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
|
|
David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
|
|
Tom Kavanaugh, a kickball team captain from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a director of therapy from Washington, D.C.
|
"She was a speech and language pathologist when she first appeared...
|
|
Mark McDermott, a freelance writer originally from Schaller, Iowa
|
1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions semifinalist:...
|
|
Michael Braun, a high school junior from Silver Spring, Maryland
|
"He is the 2005 Teen Tournament champion. A high school junior...
|
|
John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
|
"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
|
|
Fraser Woodford, an investment banker from New York, New York
|
"In 1993, winner of the Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
|
|
Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
|
"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
|
|
Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois
|
2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Matt Zielenski, a research analyst originally from Broadview Heights, Ohio
|
"He became the Teen Tournament champ in 1995. Today he's a...
|
|
Amy Fine, a part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A...
|
|
Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
|
|
Vinita Kailasanath, a consultant from San Mateo, California
|
"She represented Stanford University when she won the 2001 College Tourney....
|
|
Gerry Matatics, a speaker and writer from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
Season 32 player (2016-01-26). First name pronounced like "Jerry". Johnny Gilbert...
|
|
Mark McDermott, a desktop publisher originally from Schaller, Iowa
|
1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1989 Tournament of Champions semifinalist:...
|
|
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
"His aggressive wagering helped him become the biggest winner from the...
|
|
Andrew Westney, a sports business writer from Charlotte, North Carolina
|
"He was a high-school student from Atlanta when he won the...
|
|
Randy Pike, an Army public affairs chief originally from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 31 player (2015-06-01). Randy appeared on the show in uniform....
|
|
Josh Woo, an eleven-year-old seventh-grader from River Ridge, Louisiana
|
2003 Back to School Week player (2003-09-26). Josh hosted 50 episodes...
|
|
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
|
|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
|
|
Lizz Mullowney, a senior from Crystal Lake, Illinois
|
2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Ben Swartz, a senior from Manassas, Virginia
|
2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Robert Wargo, a student from Fairfield, Connecticut
|
Season 2 player (1986-05-29). Robert appeared on seven episodes of Connecticut...
|
|
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Harry Haghanegi, a 10-year-old from Chicago, Illinois
|
"Extracting DNA was one project this future geneticist enjoyed..." 2007 Kids...
|
|
Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
|
"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
|
|
Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
|
|
Zeke Sevilla Jr., a lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
|
|
Bruce Lin, a research scientist originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 22 3-time champion: $54,599 + $2,000. On his first appearance,...
|
|
Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
|
"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
|
|
Dan Avila, a photographer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 7 1-time champion: $5,300 + a Sanyo remote control stereo...
|
|
Zeke Sevilla, Jr., a lawyer from Vienna, Virginia
|
1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000....
|
|
Martin Short, a multitalented man from Fame Becomes Me
|
"Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley are among his many memorable characters....
|
|
Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
|
|
Soledad O'Brien, a broadcast journalist from CNN's American Morning
|
"This broadcast journalist has covered stories all over the world. Since...
|
|
James Denton, an actor from Desperate Housewives
|
"He plays Mike Delfino, Wisteria Lane's sexy plumber on the hit...
|
|
David Venderbush, a lawyer from New York, New York
|
"His 5 wins in 1993 came just in time to pay...
|
|
Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
|
"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
|
|
Dennis Donohue, a general manager from Janesville, Wisconsin
|
"He was administrative services officer from Arizona when he became a...
|
|
Chris Ward, a foreign service officer from Johannesburg, South Africa
|
"A 5-game winner in 1998, he was living in Peru when...
|
