#8950, aired 2023-10-13 | BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR $800: The most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, she started college in 1999 & returned to get her B.A. in 2009 Michelle Kwan |
#8858, aired 2023-04-26 | CONFIDENCE $600: Facing a trial in 399 B.C., this philosopher was confident he was a good man & could not be harmed (he could, & he certainly was) Socrates |
#8702, aired 2022-09-20 | BEFORE & AFTER PEOPLE $2000: "Good Vibrations" songwriter who also had a No. 1 R&B hit with "In The Midnight Hour" Brian Wilson Pickett |
#8686, aired 2022-07-18 | GOOD HISTORY $200: Around 400,000 B.C., hominids began to control this; one later use may have been to destroy habitat so as to aid hunting & foraging fire |
#8361, aired 2021-03-22 | R&B & SOUL HITS $800: 40 years later & partygoers still like to get on the dance floor & "celebrate good times" to a hit by this group Kool & The Gang |
#8361, aired 2021-03-22 | R&B & SOUL HITS $1200: "Tell Me Something Good", like the name of this singer whose solo hits include "I Feel For You" Chaka Khan |
#8352, aired 2021-03-09 | ENDS IN "B" $600: 2-syllable word for a good-looking actor who's the object of romantic infatuation a heartthrob |
#8263, aired 2020-10-21 | THE "A", "B", "C"s OF GOLF $200: pga.com says a good one of these assistants "can be worth several strokes a round" a caddy |
#8228, aired 2020-06-03 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A CHICKEN? $200: Yes, it's this Acropolis temple completed in 438 B.C.; the foundation seems good, but it could probably use a little roof work the Parthenon |
#8186, aired 2020-03-23 | BRUSHING UP ON YOUR SPANISH HISTORY $2000: In 206 B.C., in the second of these wars, a Roman victory near Seville evicted Carthage from Spain for good the Punic Wars |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | "B"EASTS $1000: You little weasel! The American species of this member of the weasel family is a carnivore & a good digger a badger |
#8002, aired 2019-05-28 | "B" SPOKE SHAKESPEARE $2000: Appropriately, this "Romeo & Juliet" character whose name means "good will" says, "I do but keep the peace" Benvolio |
#7865, aired 2018-11-16 | LAYING DOWN SOME R&B & HIP-HOP VOCALS $200: He crooned, "'Cause you're a good girl & you know it, you act so different around me" Drake |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $1600: When 2 different products are sold as a package deal, ti's called this "B" term; software is a good example bundling |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | GOOD CAUSES $1000: Supporting the global Jewish community & championing human rights, it's BBI for short B'nai B'rith |
#7651, aired 2017-12-11 | ACID $2000: Leafy green vegetables are a good source of this B vitamin whose name is from the Latin for "leaf" folic acid |
#7338, aired 2016-07-06 | GET INTO SHAPES $400: A good source of B vitamins & iron, these kidney-shaped nuts are lower in total fat than most others cashews |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | LADY "B" GOOD $400: Until 1904 she was president of the American Red Cross Clara Barton |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | LADY "B" GOOD $800: In the '80s this French sex symbol started an animal welfare foundation Brigitte Bardot |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | LADY "B" GOOD $1200: In 1914 this "Divine Sarah" of the stage was made a member of the Legion of Honor Sarah Bernhardt |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | LADY "B" GOOD $1600: This "Freckle Juice" author works with the National Coalition Against Censorship Judy Blume |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | LADY "B" GOOD $2000: The USA's first female M.D., she co-founded the New York Infirmary for Women & Children (Elizabeth) Blackwell |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | THE "B.G."'s $800: It's how to say good morning or good day in Italian buon giorno |
#6835, aired 2014-05-09 | THE STARS WRITE $1600: This former writer/actor on "The Office" got good reviews for his 2014 book of fiction "One More Thing" B.J. Novak |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | "B" GOOD $400: This game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling is played with wooden balls on a court covered with fine gravel bocce |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | "B" GOOD $800: This adjective means having anatomical structures that are enhanced by electronic components bionic |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | "B" GOOD $1200: Also called the ward, it's the courtyard of the castle & usually pairs with "motte" bailey |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | "B" GOOD $1600: To brighten up a piece of silver; a public figure may do it to "his reputation" burnish |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | "B" GOOD $2000: Life is good at this tree seen here beech |
#6707, aired 2013-11-12 | THAT'S TOTALLY HISTORICAL! $600: In the 20s B.C., after Octavian took this imperial name, he established the Praetorian Guard to guard his body Caesar Augustus |
#6564, aired 2013-03-14 | STONES $800 (Daily Double): Carved in 196 B.C., its text lists the good things the pharaoh has done for the priests & people of Egypt the Rosetta Stone |
#6549, aired 2013-02-21 | "B" NICE $400: Insurance entitlements, or things you might share with a really good friend benefits |
#6538, aired 2013-02-06 | MAY "B" $200: Give me a nice French "good day" bonjour |
#6519, aired 2013-01-10 | HISTORICAL ONLINE CHECK-INS $2000: 480 B.C.: Crossing the Hellespont, supported by 700 ships; it's good to be the Persian king! Xerxes |
#6407, aired 2012-06-26 | HEALTH & NUTRITION $200: Broccoli & cauliflower are good sources of folacin, a vitamin of this letter group B |
#6341, aired 2012-03-26 | WEDDING SONGS $1000: With the party under way, it's time to "celebrate good times, come on" with an R&B favorite from this group Kool & The Gang |
#6223, aired 2011-10-12 | "GOOD" PEOPLE $400: Named for Benjamin Franklin, this businessman opened the Akron Rubber Works in March 1871 B.F. Goodrich |
#5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE GOOD HUMOR MAN $1600: ...who provided the voice of Barry B. Benson in "Bee Movie" Jerry Seinfeld |
#5960, aired 2010-07-09 | THOUGHT FOR FOOD $1200: A good source of vitamin C & some B vitamins, it's German for "sour cabbage" sauerkraut |
#5935, aired 2010-06-04 | & CROWN THY GOOD $200: In 336 B.C. at age 20, he succeeded his murdered father as Macedonia's king & was just super...wait, that's not the right word Alexander the Great |
#5935, aired 2010-06-04 | & CROWN THY GOOD $1000: The heroic 480 B.C. death of this king of Sparta at Thermopylae made him famous; c'mon, one of you saw "300", right? Leonidas |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | IN A GOOD CAUSE $800: Add 1 letter to quality to get this quality that W.E.B. Du Bois fought for equality |
#5808, aired 2009-12-09 | GOOD AS GOLD $400: Dating to the 600s B.C., the first Western coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold & 20 percent this stuff silver |
#5800, aired 2009-11-27 | A, B, C, D THEN F $800: If you're on the "horns" of one of these situations with unpleasant options, good luck with your choice dilemma |
#5781, aired 2009-11-02 | BOOK ENDS $800: He wrote, "It is not often... someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both" (E.B.) White |
#5748, aired 2009-09-16 | AS EASY AS A-B-C $400: It is term for each word in clue; ape man good at speak this way monosyllabic |
#5729, aired 2009-07-02 | MARK ANTONY $400: It was good to be Antony around 40 B.C., when he went to Athens & had himself declared this, as the "New Dionysus" a god |
#5697, aired 2009-05-19 | WELL, "B"! $800: "Good living" in French; we use it for one who lives well bon vivant |
#5660, aired 2009-03-27 | MARCH $1000: Not a good sign: on March 11, 1824 this govt. bureau abbreviated B.I.A. began as a part of the War Department the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
#5639, aired 2009-02-26 | GOOD BUY! $200: In January 2006 a single B-share of this Omahan's Berkshire Hathaway was $2,952; by Oct. 2008 it was $4,650 Warren Buffett |
#5453, aired 2008-04-30 | BATTLES $1,000 (Daily Double): In the 490 B.C. battle of this plain, the Greeks ran up their first important victory over the Persians Marathon |
#5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $800: Around 480 B.C. this North African city-state controlled most of the western Mediterranean Carthage |
#5160, aired 2007-02-02 | A GOOD BOOK $400: E.B. White began this novel about a "mouse" for his 6-year-old niece; she was grown & reading Hemingway by its finish Stuart Little |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | MESOPOTAMIA $1,500 (Daily Double): They settled Mesopotamia around 3500 B.C. & brought in some good ideas, like civilization & writing the Sumerians |
#4982, aired 2006-04-18 | "ZO" FAR SO GOOD $1000: This prophet & religion founder was born around 630 B.C. in what's now Iran Zoroaster |
#4909, aired 2006-01-05 | LOUIS, LOUIS $1600: This singer heard here has been called the direct link between R&B & Rock & Roll
"You only live but once /
And when you're dead, you're done /
So let the good times roll" Louis Jordan |
#4787, aired 2005-05-31 | 'ALLO, GOVERNOR! $1,000 (Daily Double): Henry S. Thibodaux,
P.B.S. Pinchback Louisiana |
#4579, aired 2004-07-01 | "B"EGINNINGS $2000: We're not being prejudiced; it's a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric a bias |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | "P.B." $700 (Daily Double): This Latin term used for some legal services means "for the good" pro bono |
#4112, aired 2002-06-18 | WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE $2000: After Trapper John left, this doctor became Hawkeye's new co-conspirator B.J. Hunnicutt |
#4063, aired 2002-04-10 | B.C. $800: We say to this lawmaker who brought democracy to Athens, "It's been good to know ya" Solon |
#3987, aired 2001-12-25 | "B" CAREFUL $400: (Cheryl & Sofia of the Clue Crew outside at a carnival.) It's the common name for
the treat being enjoyed here bubble gum |
#3957, aired 2001-11-13 | GREEK LETTERS $200: Dear Pindar, good news: when this Macedonian sacked Thebes in 335 B.C., I hear he spared your house Alexander the Great |
#3884, aired 2001-06-21 | GOOD DOG! $200: Dogs in B.A.R.K. (Baseball Aquatic Retrieval Korps) fetch homers hit from this team's park into San Francisco Bay San Francisco Giants |
#3703, aired 2000-10-11 | "B" WITH "U" $100: Pro football's Smith or Paris, or any good old Southern boy Bubba |
#3590, aired 2000-03-24 | ENGLISH MONARCHS $1000: Because of her admirable character, this daughter of James II was known as the "Good Queen" Anne |
#3506, aired 1999-11-29 | JOHNNY GILBERT ROCKS! $200: This song topped the pop, R&B & country charts in 1957:
"The warden said, 'Hey, buddy, don't you be no square /
If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair'" "Jailhouse Rock" |
#3470, aired 1999-10-08 | PRIME NUMBERS $500: Boeing's answer in the early 1960s to the Douglas DC-9; it's good for medium hauls 727 |
#3227, aired 1998-09-22 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: When this city-state's leader died around 560 B.C., it was Solon, it's been good ta know ya Athens |
#2828, aired 1996-12-11 | CATS & DOGS $500: It's a synonym for a domestic cat, or a coat pattern that may be classic, spotted, ticked or mackerel Tabby |
#1969, aired 1993-03-11 | "GOOD" MOVIES $400: Louis B. Mayer allegedly said of this 1937 film, "Who wants to see a picture about Chinese farmers?" The Good Earth |
#1474, aired 1991-01-17 | MUSICAL RHYME TIME $100: Completes the title of Little Richard's 1958 song "Good Golly..." Miss Molly |
#1412, aired 1990-10-23 | NONFICTION $800 (Daily Double): Testimony against Gertrude Stein was a critical attack on this autobiography The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $1000: With Hercegovina it forms 1 of Yugoslavia's 6 republics Bosnia |
#1142, aired 1989-07-18 | TUNES OF THE '20s $500: In "Good Boy", Helen Kane made this B. Kalmar-H. Ruby song famous, "Boop-boop-a-doop" "I Wanna Be Loved By You" |
#1070, aired 1989-04-07 | "GOOD" PEOPLE $300 (Daily Double): Rubber manufacturer who was named for Benjamin Franklin B.F. Goodrich |
#907, aired 1988-07-12 | BIBLICAL OPERAS $900 (Daily Double): In B. Britten's opera, this biblical trio gets thrown into "the burning fiery furnace" Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego |
#745, aired 1987-11-27 | "B.H." $1000: Though we know it as the Battle of Hunker Hill, the real action took place here Breed's Hill |
#516, aired 1986-12-01 | JULY $100: It's a good thing he was born on "July12", 100 B.C., since the month was named for him Julius Caesar |
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
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"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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"Ballet used to keep her on her toes. Now it's her...
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
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"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Sarah Marx, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
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2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Older brother of 2012 Teen Tournament...
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Casey Clough, a junior from Columbia, South Carolina
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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2008-B Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $44,600. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Christopher Weis, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "WISE". Jeopardy!...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
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"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
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Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
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Tim Koch, a 12-year-old sixth grader from Cliffwood, New Jersey
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"He would like to be a teacher because you get to...
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Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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