| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | THE USTA $200: USTA youth tennis progression goes
red: age 5-7,
orange: 7-9,
green: 9-11,
the colors referring to this the color of the balls they play with |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD $400: This racket sport named for what the soft rubber balls do when hit against a wall is popular in Bermuda squash |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM $1000: Bo makes 86 snow-balls in 1 3/4 hrs.; when will Bo know he has this 9-letter problem where ice crystals form in body tissues? frostbite |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | LET'S PLAY SPORTSBALL $200: Down 3 match points in 2012, Sam Groth hit one of these balls a record 163 mph & won the point--but lost the match a tennis ball |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | LET'S PLAY SPORTSBALL $800: Red leather is traditional for the cork-filled balls used in this sport cricket |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | POP CULTURE $1200: The last name of this Giants great includes "Cove", & a cove where home run balls splash down is named for him McCovey |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $400: Perhaps a reference to the Medici family, 3 gold balls have become the symbol of this type of shop a pawn shop |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s $200: This type of ball used in pool & in snooker is from a French word for the stick with which it's struck billiard |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s $400: These perforated plastic balls are made for playing the same-named game in spaces that are too small for baseball Wiffle balls |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s $800: After a century with its original supplier, in 1976 MLB said "Goodbye, Mr." this & made Rawlings its new official ball Spalding |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s $1000: The name of this golf ball brand used by champions like Jordan Spieth sounds like a champion Titleist |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s $4,000 (Daily Double): In addition to its volleyballs, this company has been making the official NFL football since 1941 Wilson |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | THIS IS HOW I WIN $1000: Score 12 hoop points & hit the peg with both balls; toss away your mallet like a boss & have a spot of tea croquet |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | A FRIENDLY GAME OF BILLIARDS $400: The Mikado's punishment for a pool shark: to play "on a cloth untrue with a twisted" this "& elliptical billiard balls" a cue |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | TRIANGLES $600: You need a triangle for this action to set up billiard balls for the break shot racking |
| #8770, aired 2022-12-23 | SPORTS EQUIPMENT $200: For tenpin, these are all 8.5 inches in diameter & can weigh up to 16 pounds bowling balls |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | ORNAMENTS OF YORE $400: Both tam o' shanters & Balmoral caps are adorned with these double-speak fluffy balls pom poms |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | HISTORICAL FICTION $5,000 (Daily Double): Min Jin Lee's novel about a Korean immigrant family in Japan is named for this upright Japanese game using small metal balls pachinko |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | DANCE $400: New York drag competitions called balls were the birthplace of this stylized dance that Madonna brought to the mainstream vogue |
| #8715, aired 2022-10-07 | EUROPEAN EATS $2000: Named for their resemblance to small oranges, these stuffed & fried balls of rice are a traditional Italian appetizer arancini |
| #8672, aired 2022-06-28 | WITH YOUR BEST "SHOT" $2000: Small cast-iron balls used in cannons were known by this "fruity" name grapeshot |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | SPORTS WITH NO BALLS $200: What you're playing or watching if a drop pass is followed by a pad save hockey |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | SPORTS WITH NO BALLS $400: Put on your gauntlet & wire mesh mask fencing |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | SPORTS WITH NO BALLS $600: A shammy towel is key; Olympian Jennifer Abel used a black one diving |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | SPORTS WITH NO BALLS $800: A grand champion is called a yokozuna in this Asian sport sumo |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | SPORTS WITH NO BALLS $1000: Lots of open space, 7 players per team & one disc ultimate Frisbee |
| #8571, aired 2022-02-07 | AIR $600: To reduce head injuries in kids, keep the air pressure of these items low, maybe below the 14 psi max for U.S. pros soccer balls |
| #8505, aired 2021-11-05 | JOKERS $600: Mitch Hedberg: this snack brand's "initial intention was to make tennis balls but... a big truck of potatoes arrived" Pringles |
| #8496, aired 2021-10-25 | HAVING A BALL $200: A Good Housekeeping article about uses for these says they're not just for taking off nail polish cotton balls |
| #8494, aired 2021-10-21 | FAMILIAR SOUNDING TRIOS $400: Peter Pan's foe, a facial wrinkle & a pitch that results in ground balls Hook, line & sinker |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | 3-LETTER VERBS $600: To clear a pool table by hitting all the balls in the pockets in a row run |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | FOWL BALLS $200: On Dec. 15, 1968 there was no "Brotherly Love" as this NFL home team's fans booed Santa & pelted him with snowballs (Philadelphia) Eagles |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | FOWL BALLS $400: This NFC South team blew a 25-point lead & lost Super Bowl LI in 2017 the Atlanta Falcons |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | FOWL BALLS $600: Vince Coleman of this Midwest National League team fell victim to a mechanical tarp & was out of the 1985 playoffs Cardinals |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | FOWL BALLS $800: This Earl Weaver-managed American League team lost the 1969 World Series to the Amazin' Mets (Baltimore) Orioles |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | FOWL BALLS $1000: Long after Dominique Wilkins, this NBA team flew through a rough 2004-05 season, going 13-69 the Atlanta Hawks |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | SCIENTISTS $400: Lord Kelvin devised iron balls that were added to a ship's this to compensate for magnetic deviation caused by metal on the ship the compass |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | THE "B"s $600: The name of this lawn bowling game is Italian for "wooden balls" bocce |
| #8366, aired 2021-03-29 | A GUSTY MOVE $800: In 1965 this MLB team was accused of using its new dome's air conditioning to blow balls out when the home team was batting the Astros |
| #8352, aired 2021-03-09 | SPORTS & GAMES IN SHAKESPEARE $600: In "Henry V" a French envoy insults the English king as a mere gamester by giving him a gift of these "courtly" balls tennis balls |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | LEFT BEHIND ON THE MOON $1600: Thanks to Alan Shepard, 2 of these small sports items golf balls |
| #8238, aired 2020-09-16 | NUMBER, PLEASE $600: In baseball, the sum of balls & strikes represented by a full count 5 |
| #8192, aired 2020-03-31 | SIMILAR BRAND NAMES $200: Singular, it's a Burger King staple; plural, it's a brand of malted milk balls Whopper |
| #8191, aired 2020-03-30 | GOLF $600: Sam Snead popularized a putting style named for this other grass and balls pastime; the PGA no longer allows it croquet |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | PLAYING THE SINGER ON FILM $1200: Dennis Quaid in "Great Balls of Fire!" Jerry Lewis |
| #8122, aired 2019-12-24 | THE SPHERE OF SCIENCE $1600: Not a Dirty Harry movie, magnus force makes soccer balls curve due to this resistant force acting on 1 side of the spinning sphere drag |
| #8052, aired 2019-09-17 | LET'S HAVE A BALL $800: The yellow ones were introduced for TV in 1972 tennis balls |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | CHILDISH BAMBINO $200: In a 1917 game Babe Ruth argued with this official about balls & strikes & punched him in the head the umpire |
| #7963, aired 2019-04-03 | DUMPLINGS BY ANY OTHER NAME $800: Knaidlach are matzo balls & these similarly named items are Jewish noodle dumplings kreplach |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | THE "CO"-CATEGORY $2000: (Iain Armitage of TV's Young Sheldon presents the clue.) A very smart engineering professor has written an article on how high balls bounce based on this, the numeral in a quantity like 3x, "of restitution" the coefficient of restitution |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $200: It's also called a walk:
BB a base on balls |
| #7855, aired 2018-11-02 | KIDS' BOOKS $800: In "Alice in Wonderland", the Red Queen uses live hedgehogs as balls in this game croquet |
| #7851, aired 2018-10-29 | AT THE ARCADE $1600: You roll 9 balls & score 10 to 100 in this arcade favorite, around since 1909 Skee-Ball |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | AROUND THE MANSION $400: No fooling--we're off to the billiards room to play this pool variant with 15 red balls & 6 non-red ones snooker |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | GOLFER IN CHIEF $400: When this president played, he often invoked "Billigans" after misplayed balls Bill Clinton |
| #7732, aired 2018-04-03 | THE HOOPS DU JOUR $1000: "Loose Balls", a book about this league, details the 1976 slam dunk contest won by Dr. J, who got $1,000 & a stereo system the ABA (American Basketball Association) |
| #7654, aired 2017-12-14 | "M"MMM! $200: Bocconcini are little balls of this fresh white Italian cheese mozzarella |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | DERBY $800: Giancarlo Stanton hit 20 balls into the stands to easily win this event at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game the Home Run Derby |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | THE JEOPARDY! SORTING HAT $800: The balls have spoken--welcome to this group, the last position to have a member in the Pro Football Hall of Fame punter |
| #7430, aired 2016-12-23 | COCKLES & MUSCLES $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) Stand on the edge of a step with the balls of your feet firmly planted while the heels hang over the edge; lower the heels, then lift up on your toes to do a standing raise of these leg muscles the calf muscles |
| #7410, aired 2016-11-25 | FRUITY WORDS & PHRASES $2000: This cluster of small iron balls packed in a canvas tube was once used as a charge for a cannon grapeshot |
| #7334, aired 2016-06-30 | WHERE AM I? $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm catching balls at the College Football Hall of Fame in this city that saw John Heisman legalize the forward pass for Georgia Tech in 1906 Atlanta |
| #7320, aired 2016-06-10 | THESPIANISTS $800: Goodness, gracious, Dennis Quaid pounded the ivories in this 1989 biopic; catch Alec Baldwin as Jimmy Swaggart Great Balls of Fire! |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | I NEED $1600: To match the 5 white balls & one red ball in this "potent" lottery game, so my $2 ticket will be worth millions Powerball |
| #7277, aired 2016-04-12 | NATIVE AMERICANS $600: Baggataway is what Native Americans called this sport they played with balls of leather stuffed with animal hair lacrosse |
| #7266, aired 2016-03-28 | WAYS TO REACH FIRST BASE $400: 4 wide ones walk (or base on balls) |
| #7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $400: Glenn Berger estimated he retrieves 1.3 to 1.7 million of these lost sports items a year & sells 'em for $1 each golf balls |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | ALPHABET SOUP $200: Served with or without matzo balls, C is for this soup "for the Soul" chicken soup |
| #7207, aired 2016-01-05 | DANGEROUS WEATHER $400: Ones that fell in New Mexico really were the size of golf balls hail |
| #7039, aired 2015-04-02 | SKYFALL $2000: Perhaps caused by a tornado, a strange rain of these sporting objects fell on Punta Gorda, Florida in 1969 golf balls |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | GREAT BALLS OF "IRE" $400: Clothing, especially formal attire |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | GREAT BALLS OF "IRE" $800: To shuffle off this mortal coil expire |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | GREAT BALLS OF "IRE" $1200: To be the male parent of, milord sire |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | GREAT BALLS OF "IRE" $1600: Wet land that gives way underfoot a mire (or a quagmire) |
| #6992, aired 2015-01-27 | GREAT BALLS OF "IRE" $2000: Any county in jolly old England a shire |
| #6972, aired 2014-12-30 | THE "OQ" CORRAL $200: Balls of wood! Mallets! Anyone for this game? croquet |
| #6961, aired 2014-12-15 | ANCIENT SCIENCE $400: Types of this calculating device using wires & sliding balls in a frame were used in Ancient Egypt & China an abacus |
| #6933, aired 2014-11-05 | BALLET $400: Standing on the balls of the feet is being on demi-this pointe |
| #6855, aired 2014-06-06 | FROM SOUP TO NUTS $400: Under the weather? Try chicken soup with these spheres of unleavened bread matzo balls |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | THE NEW YORK TIMES COOKING $400: (Melissa Clark of The New York Times presents the clue.) For Valentine's Day or any other day, you can take chocolate ganache, roll it into balls, then coat the balls in cocoa powder, & you'll have these fancy candies truffles |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | PLAYING AT THE CASINO $800: Change 1 letter in the name of a Nevada city to get this game where 20 balls are chosen among 80 keno |
| #6816, aired 2014-04-14 | CROQUET, MONSIEUR $200: In British croquet, a player gets one extra stroke for putting a ball through a wicket & 2 extra strokes for doing this hitting one of his opponent's balls |
| #6795, aired 2014-03-14 | BILLIARDS SHOTS $200: The shot that hits a full rack of balls to start a game the break |
| #6786, aired 2014-03-03 | BOOM! $1000: Henry was this man's first name; his artillery shell contained balls & a powder charge to burst the shell Shrapnel |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | CAL TECH $1000: Carlsbad's Callaway makes hi-tech these, like the FT Optiforce golf clubs |
| #6743, aired 2014-01-01 | TAKE A WALK ON THE MILD SIDE $1200: "Goodness" this word from the Latin for "favor", "great balls of fire!" gracious |
| #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 |
| #6652, aired 2013-07-16 | WHO'S YOUR CADDIE? $400: St. Andrews caddie Willie "Trap Door" Johnson wore a hollow-soled boot to hide lost these, which he sold back to his clients golf balls |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | KICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE $600: Jeff Feagles lasted until 44 at this job due to his skill in downing balls (554 of them) inside the 20 punter |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | DURIG CHOCOLATIER $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Switzerland.) Shaped into balls, these fancy chocolates were named for an exotic French fungi they were thought to resemble truffles |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | ALICE IN WONDERLAND $600: When Alice plays this game, live flamingoes serve as mallets and hedgehogs as the balls. croquet |
| #6602, aired 2013-05-07 | BALL STATE $1000: New balls,
as in the umpire's traditional request "new balls please" tennis |
| #6518, aired 2013-01-09 | ENTERTAINMENTS $1000: A saying in this circus activity is "the trouble is that the balls go where you throw them" juggling |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | NEW JERSEY $800: Hoping to improve times, the 2012 U.S. Olympic track team wore new uniforms with these on them, like on golf balls dimples |
| #6434, aired 2012-08-02 | TIME FOR VIDEO GAMES? $2000: On Sony's PS Vita you can play "Touch My" this Japanese word & roll balls of increasing size around landscapes Katamari |
| #6433, aired 2012-08-01 | "J" WALKING $200: This activity done with balls or plates can also mean to deal with several things at one time juggling |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | SINGERS PORTRAYED ON FILM $400: Dennis Quaid in "Great Balls of Fire!" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #6369, aired 2012-05-03 | BARD GAMES $800: France's dauphin taunts Henry V with a gift of these balls; you could say there's zero love lost between them tennis |
| #6348, aired 2012-04-04 | I GOT TO FIRST BASE $400: I took this route to first base, "BB" in your scorecard a walk (or base on balls) |
| #6338, aired 2012-03-21 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE $1200: Dozens of rock stars have played the Secret Policeman's Balls to benefit this human rights organization, A.I. Amnesty International |
| #6280, aired 2011-12-30 | AT BAT $1600: A 2004 at-bat by the tenacious Alex Cora went ball, strike, ball, 14 of these, home run foul balls |
| #6266, aired 2011-12-12 | BILLIARDS $400: In 8-ball the balls are racked in this shape, with the 8 ball in the center a triangle |
| #6266, aired 2011-12-12 | BILLIARDS $1600: Snooker is played with 15 balls of this color & 6 balls of other colors red |
| #6265, aired 2011-12-09 | BIOPIC SUBJECTS $1200: 1989:
"Great Balls of Fire!" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #6218, aired 2011-10-05 | 4-LETTER WORDS $200: A rug with a thick pile, or to chase & catch fly balls shag |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $600: Mid-June brings World this Day; give me 3 balls, 3 rings or better yet 3 flaming torches & I'll show you! juggling |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | SUMMER GAMES $600: Use soccer balls to play a giant version of this game where the shooter knocks rolling targets out of a ring marbles |
| #6130, aired 2011-04-15 | OY! I NEED A NOSH! $200: To start, how about a bowl of chicken soup with these dumplings, so light & fluffy, also called knaidlach matzah (balls) |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | BASH-FUL $800: Jason Wu designed Michelle Obama's one-shouldered silk chiffon gown for these events on the night of Jan. 20, 2009 the inaugural balls |
| #6068, aired 2011-01-19 | BASIC SCIENCE $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew rolls two ping-pong balls on the table.) The tack in a ping-pong ball shifts this 3-word directional term from the middle to the side, affecting its roll the center of gravity |
| #6044, aired 2010-12-16 | SOCCER TO US! $1000: About 80% of the world's soccer balls are made in this country, most of them in Sialkot, north of Lahore Pakistan |
| #6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AMERICAN FADS $1200: Wham-O said that "new amazing Zectron" gave these 1960s bouncers "50,000 lbs. of compressed energy" Super Balls |
| #6012, aired 2010-11-02 | HAVING A BALL $200: Once made of ivory, today they're made of plastic & weigh 5 1/2 to 6 ounces; rack 'em up! billiard balls |
| #6012, aired 2010-11-02 | HAVING A BALL $400: In tournament play, tennis balls must be one of these 2 colors white & yellow |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | ALLITERATION ALL AROUND $800: This alliterative exclamation of surprise dates back way before "Great Balls Of Fire": it goes back to the 1700s goodness gracious |
| #5986, aired 2010-09-27 | GOOD OLD SOUTHERN EATS $400: You can be certain that if you go to a catfish joint, they'll also have these cornmeal fried dough balls hush puppies |
| #5983, aired 2010-09-22 | BOUNCE $200: When dropped onto a granite block from 100 inches, this sport's white & yellow balls must bounce between 53" & 58" tennis |
| #5958, aired 2010-07-07 | WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? $400: How about some Middle East fast food? This sandwich of fried chickpea balls & tahini sauce served in a pita a falafel |
| #5930, aired 2010-05-28 | ASTRONOMY $400: These long distance travelers may be dirty ice balls or icy dirt balls comets |
| #5815, aired 2009-12-18 | PLAY BALL $2000: In 8-ball, if you have to shoot the striped balls you must pocket this numeric range of balls, then sink the 8-ball last 9-15 |
| #5705, aired 2009-05-29 | THE "GREAT" $400: This hit song begins, "You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain, too much love drives a man insane" "Great Balls Of Fire" |
| #5682, aired 2009-04-28 | FICTIONAL MUNCHIES $1000: Chocolate Salty Balls were a fictional candy made by Chef on this animated series South Park |
| #5669, aired 2009-04-09 | FORTUNE-TELLING $200: Gaze into Uma Silbey's book about these fortune-telling spheres; there's a whole section on quartz ones crystal balls |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | BALLS OF FURY $200: An old military projectile, or a dive made with hands grasping knees a cannonball |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | BALLS OF FURY $400: There's a legume in this word for a pitch hurled at a batter's head the beanball |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | BALLS OF FURY $600: In football a mighty kickoff into this area may result in a touchback the end zone |
| #5643, aired 2009-03-04 | IN THE OFFICE FRIDGE $1000: Made of chickpeas formed into balls, this street food of Israel has been in the fridge so long, I think it growled at me falafel |
| #5640, aired 2009-02-27 | THE TEMPEST $400: Often compared to golf balls, this is the largest form of precipitation hail |
| #5600, aired 2009-01-02 | NAME THE MOVIE SPORT $2000: "Balls of Fury" Ping-Pong |
| #5594, aired 2008-12-25 | GIVE ME SOME SPACE! $400: One cookbook inspired by this film series features recipes for Death Star popcorn balls & Wookiee cookies Star Wars |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE $400: (Sarah indicates a weather map on a monitor.) Colors on the screen reflect different echo intensities; steps are taken so this precipitation, balls of ice more than 1/5 inch in diameter, don't skew rain estimates hail |
| #5518, aired 2008-09-10 | BOOKS' SUBTITLES $800: Myra Lewis:
"The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" Great Balls of Fire |
| #5517, aired 2008-09-09 | FROM LETTERMAN'S TOP 10 LISTS $600: Least popular candies for this annual event:
"Malted Meat Balls", "Good N' Clammy" & "Bit-O-Monkey" Halloween |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | COMPOSERS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1863 he became music director of the court balls in Vienna Johann Strauss |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | BALLS $400: To start your golf round, put your ball up on one of these little pegs a tee |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | THE TEENS $600: Rack all your pins in bowling & 10 are set up; rack your balls in a game of 8-ball & this many are set up 15 |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | BALLS $800: Kermit the Frog's eyeballs were originally made of these light sports balls ping pong balls |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | BALLS $1200: A target ball called a "pallino" is thrown first in this Italian ball game bocce |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | BALLS $1600: In racquetball, the ball must strike the front wall before hitting this the ground (or the floor) |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | BALLS $2000: The ball & bat used in this sport are seen here cricket |
| #5238, aired 2007-05-23 | CIRCUS TALK $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands next to a juggler.)
Because of the way the balls go up the middle & down the side, a common juggling pattern has this watery name that reminds us of a Northwest mountain range cascade |
| #5151, aired 2007-01-22 | HOT TUNES $400: In 1957 this man hit the charts with "Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #5132, aired 2006-12-26 | "OO" 7-LETTER WORDS $600: In this billiards game, players have 15 red balls to shoot as well as 6 balls of other colors snooker |
| #5089, aired 2006-10-26 | THUNDER & LIGHTNING $400: Rip Van Winkle saw a group of odd-looking men playing this; the rolling of the balls sounded like thunder ninepins (bowling) |
| #5077, aired 2006-10-10 | I AM CURIOUS: YELLOW $600: White & yellow are the only 2 colors of balls that can be used in official pro tournaments in this sport tennis |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | 19th CENTURY LIFE $200: Young society ladies, like Kitty in "Anna Karenina", made the "rounds" of these dancing parties balls |
| #4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $800: Many balls have gotten lost in this, originally planted along Wrigley Field's outfield walls by Bill Veeck in 1937 the ivy |
| #4822, aired 2005-07-19 | SHOWERS $400: In this activity, tossing the balls in a circle instead of a figure eight is known as a shower juggling |
| #4707, aired 2005-02-08 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS STARS $2000: Led by top player Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka has a powerful team in this sport that uses bats, balls, wickets & stumps cricket |
| #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | 2 CAN PLAY THAT GAME $600: In January 2002 Ronnie O'Sullivan was the top-ranked player in this game that involves 15 red balls snooker |
| #4661, aired 2004-12-06 | "C" ME $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates with three green balls lined up on a table before him.) The three-ball routine is a classic example of this type of magic that shares its name with a camera shot close-up |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | MOVIE MUNCHABLES $1000: Be sure to pick up a box of these, "the original malted milk balls" Whoppers |
| #4627, aired 2004-10-19 | I'VE GOT AN "ITCH" $400: In this high-flying game, balls called bludgers can knock players off their brooms Quidditch |
| #4622, aired 2004-10-12 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $1000: Total number of balls used in the pool table game called 8-ball sixteen |
| #4607, aired 2004-09-21 | BIG SCREEN BIOS $400: "Great Balls of Fire!" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #4589, aired 2004-07-15 | STRONG MEN $800: Beefy Barry Bonds has hit many balls into the "Cove" named for this earlier Giants slugger Willie McCovey |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | KIDDY LIT $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew is out on the court.) In the "Alice in Wonderland" croquet match, the balls are hedgehogs & the mallets are these flamingos |
| #4551, aired 2004-05-24 | GET YOUR PHIL $400: Now a coach, he was nicknamed "the Mop" for diving after loose balls during 13 seasons in the NBA Phil Jackson |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | TOYS & GAMES $400: Term for the hoops that croquet balls are driven through wickets |
| #4522, aired 2004-04-13 | SIT, TAKE A LOAD OFF $1000: Popular in the '60s, they were usually filled with little styrofoam balls beanbag chairs |
| #4505, aired 2004-03-19 | FOOD AROUND THE USA $1000: Fried up in Louisiana along with the catfish are these balls of cornmeal, mixed with milk or water hush puppies |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | SCREEN NAMES $2000: TV's Tonto, Mohawk Indian Harold Jay Smith got this nickname playing lacrosse by running on the balls of his feet Jay Silverheels |
| #4397, aired 2003-10-21 | QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $2000: A device to hold your pool balls together & a type of pine tree rack & Pinyon |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HARD BALLS $200: Though it's not really made out of it, the ball used in this sport is nicknamed a pigskin football |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HARD BALLS $400: You strike this ball to begin a game of pool the cue ball |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HARD BALLS $800: The only player on a soccer team who can touch a live ball with his hands the goalie |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HARD BALLS $1,000 (Daily Double): It's where astronaut Alan Shepard famously hit a golf ball in February 1971 the moon |
| #4290, aired 2003-04-04 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $800: This term for dishes like pot stickers, shrimp balls & fried dumplings is Cantonese for "heart's delight" dim sum |
| #4249, aired 2003-02-06 | NURSING $400: Tell a patient using this metal frame to advance it at intervals of around 6 inches -- & don't forget the tennis balls walker |
| #4228, aired 2003-01-08 | SPORTING GOODS $800: Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head a soccer ball |
| #4214, aired 2002-12-19 | 19th CENTURY BASEBALL $1200: An 1887 rule counting these "free passes" as hits led to 20 guys batting .400 walks |
| #4178, aired 2002-10-30 | ALICE IN WONDERLAND $1000: These spiny little creatures used as balls in the croquet game have a maddening tendency to crawl away hedgehogs |
| #4172, aired 2002-10-22 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $400: Total number of pool balls used in a game of 8-ball 16 |
| #4150, aired 2002-09-20 | THE SPORTS CHANNEL $800: Fly balls & sacrifices are parts of this sport baseball |
| #4116, aired 2002-06-24 | DISASTER DIGEST $600: Rain in the form of balls or lumps of clear ice more than 1/5 of an inch in diameter hail |
| #4082, aired 2002-05-07 | COMPOSERS $200: In 1863 he became music director of the court balls in Vienna (Johann) Strauss |
| #4018, aired 2002-02-06 | AFTER "ALL" $400: These include back & bowling alleys |
| #4005, aired 2002-01-18 | POLITICAL ETYMOLOGY $1000: This term for an election item comes from the small balls Italian citizens used as a method of voting ballots |
| #4004, aired 2002-01-17 | IT'S PARTY TIME! $600: New president Clinton attended 11 of these on January 20, 1993 inaugural balls |
| #3978, aired 2001-12-12 | MEET THE BEETLES $1600: It's the beetle variety that rolls balls of manure into its burrows to feed its larvae dung beetle |
| #3970, aired 2001-11-30 | NYC STREET FOODS $400: (Sofia is tasting a Mediterranean delicacy.) This pita contains little balls of this, a deep-fried Mideast treat made from chickpeas or fava beans falafel |
| #3957, aired 2001-11-13 | HODGEPODGE $400: While today's pool balls are made of plastic, they used to be made from this valuable substance ivory |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | POCKET BILLIARDS $100: (Sarah of the Clue Crew kicks things off.) As the loser of the previous game, I'm doing this to prepare for the break racking the balls |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | BALLS $100: Mother & performer seen here in 1947 Lucille Ball |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | BALLS $200: Perhaps, in the future, you'll see one of these divinatory aids a crystal ball |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | BALLS $300: We bet you know the balls seen here are used in this game of chance the lottery |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | BALLS $400: Seen here, it's also an offensive term for someone's spouse a ball & chain |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | BALLS $500: Used in large group games, it's the worldly projectile seen here an Earth ball |
| #3900, aired 2001-07-13 | EMERIL'S TV DINNERS $400: To kick it up a notch, Emeril adds jalapenos to these deep-fried cornmeal balls--that'll shush your doggies! hush puppies |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | OUT OF "POCKET" $300: Snooker is an English form of this game using a cue ball & 21 additional balls, instead of 15 pocket billiards |
| #3851, aired 2001-05-07 | RECOGNIZE MY GAME $400: A mallet,
balls,
wickets,
stakes croquet |
| #3801, aired 2001-02-26 | 20th CENTURY STYLE $300 (Daily Double): Though called this, a popular '60s chair was actually filled with tiny polystyrene balls Bean Bag chair |
| #3771, aired 2001-01-15 | THE CANDY COUNTER $200: These malted milk balls were first sold unwrapped, 2 for a penny; today they come in milk carton packaging Whoppers |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | WAR GAMES $300: Small balls filled with colored liquid are fired by carbon dioxide in this battle of wills Paintball |
| #3713, aired 2000-10-25 | THE "MALL" $100: They strike croquet & polo balls Mallets |
| #3698, aired 2000-10-04 | POTPOURRI $300: Double-dribbling & shooting air balls are undesirable activities in this sport basketball |
| #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | THE BALL ROOM $200: To play carom billiards you have to buy this many balls 3 |
| #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | THE BALL ROOM $300: Halex' Elite 3-Star balls for this sport are made of the highest quality celluloid Ping-pong/table tennis |
| #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | THE BALL ROOM $500 (Daily Double): A few of these balls smuggled aboard Apollo 14 were left on the moon, far away from the landing site Golf balls |
| #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | THE BALL ROOM $500: The man on the trophy first given by the Downtown Athletic Club in 1936 is holding one of these balls Football (Heisman Trophy) |
| #3671, aired 2000-07-17 | IVORY $600: John Hyatt developed celluloid as a substitute for ivory in the balls used in this game pool (or billiards or snooker) |
| #3659, aired 2000-06-29 | TV REDUX $1000: These small balls of fur returned for a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode & a "Jeopardy!" Teen Tournament Tribbles |
| #3639, aired 2000-06-01 | SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $300: Avoid faults by never holding more than 2 balls when serving in this sport Tennis |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | ANDRES & ANDREAS $200: In 1999 he won a total of $4,002,598 just by hitting a few tennis balls Andre Agassi |
| #3610, aired 2000-04-21 | TRIANGLES $200: Term for the process of putting all your billiard balls in a triangle to set them for a break Racking |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | ROCK MUSIC $200: The Sun Records label for his "Great Balls of Fire" listed his name "and His Pumping Piano" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | STRAIGHT "F"s $800: Major League coach Jimmie Reese was the master of hitting these fly balls to fielders Fungos |
| #3572, aired 2000-02-29 | ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS $400: In 1993 a museum was built around one of the world's largest balls of string in this Missouri resort city Branson |
| #3452, aired 1999-09-14 | COMMON BONDS $200: Balls,
baby boys,
bad checks Things that bounce |
| #3357, aired 1999-03-23 | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE $300: This nutritious tissue found in bones can be made into balls that the Germans call markklosschen marrow |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | GYM DANDY $1000: A relative newcomer to the Olympics, this type of gymnastics uses ropes, clubs, balls, hoops & ribbons Rhythmic gymnastics |
| #3283, aired 1998-12-09 | ON THE CHESSBOARD $300: It's what you do with Grandma's watch under the sign of the three gold balls Pawn |
| #3278, aired 1998-12-02 | GROOVY TIMES $100: To accessorize granny dresses chicks wore these necklaces of little balls for peace & goodwill Love beads |
| #3248, aired 1998-10-21 | ROCK SINGERS $500: In 1989 he re-recorded 8 of his classic hits for the film biography "Great Balls Of Fire!" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #3247, aired 1998-10-20 | "OO"PS $100: This form of billiards uses 15 red balls & 6 colored balls Snooker |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | "G" MOVIES $600: Dennis Quaid marries a 13-year-old in the movie bio named for this 1957 song Great Balls of Fire! |
| #3195, aired 1998-06-19 | “G” WHIZ! $100: Attention, Tiger Woods: Heloise hints that you can store these neatly by placing them in egg cartons golf balls |
| #3183, aired 1998-06-03 | LOOK! $200: If you hear this shout on a golf course, look up for incoming golf balls "Fore!" |
| #3147, aired 1998-04-14 | SPARE TIME $1000: In this dextrous hobby, a "cascade" moves balls or plates in a figure 8; a "shower" moves them in a circle Juggling |
| #3087, aired 1998-01-20 | GOLF $100: Titleist makes these with a pink ribbon logo for breast cancer awareness golf balls |
| #3041, aired 1997-11-17 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO $1000: Bunny Rabbit liked to trick the Captain out of carrots; Mr. Moose liked to drop these on him ping-pong balls |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | BALLS $100: Number of balls you need to get a base on balls 4 |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | BALLS $200: In tournament play, this sport's 2 1/2-inch diameter ball must be white or yellow Tennis |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | BALLS $300: This type of store is indicated by the sign of the 3 balls Pawn shop |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | BALLS $400: Keene, New Hampshire is known for manufacturing miniature & precision ones Ball bearings |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | BALLS $500: This racquet court sport was named after the sound the rubber ball made when it hit a wall Squash |
| #3020, aired 1997-10-17 | CORN FED $200: Maple syrup or molasses can be used to form sticky balls of this puffy snack food Popcorn |
| #3020, aired 1997-10-17 | LOUISIANIANS $300: Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire! He hails from Ferriday Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | 19th CENTURY SPORTS $3,000 (Daily Double): They were successively stuffed with feathers, molded of gutta-percha & wound with rubber golf balls |
| #2976, aired 1997-07-07 | TEXTILES $200: Tennis balls & pool tables are covered by this material made from wet woolen fibers Felt |
| #2948, aired 1997-05-28 | POP MUSIC $600: "Great Balls of Fire!" In 1968 he played Iago in "Catch My Soul", a rock musical version of "Othello" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #2936, aired 1997-05-12 | FOOD $600: Served in Jewish chicken soup, knaidel is another name for this Matzo balls |
| #2851, aired 1997-01-13 | ISRAEL $400: These fried chickpea balls served with salad in a pita are popular Israeli fast food Falafel |
| #2827, aired 1996-12-10 | FOOD $400: A Middle Eastern treat, labna is made by draining this cultured milk product of whey & forming it into balls Yogurt |
| #2730, aired 1996-06-14 | SPORTS $300: In tournament play, tennis balls can be white or this color yellow |
| #2720, aired 1996-05-31 | PARTY TIME! $400: On January 20, 1993, President Clinton visited 11 of them inauguration parties (inaugural balls) |
| #2691, aired 1996-04-22 | GARDENING $300: Term for plants pruned & trained into balls, pyramids or other shapes topiary |
| #2687, aired 1996-04-16 | BALLET $400: At the beginning of Nijinsky's ballet "Jeux", one of these balls bounces onstage from an unseen court tennis |
| #2682, aired 1996-04-09 | GAMES $200: Of boccie, bagatelle, & baccarat, the one that doesn't use balls baccarat |
| #2598, aired 1995-12-13 | NEW ORLEANS $200: This last day of Carnival was celebrated with masked balls & street processions as early as the 1700s Mardi Gras |
| #2521, aired 1995-07-17 | LEISURE $500: In this billiard game, after the 15 red balls are sunk, the remaining 6 must be pocketed in order snooker |
| #2519, aired 1995-07-13 | COMMON BONDS $500: Debutante,
meat,
base balls |
| #2428, aired 1995-03-08 | THE OCCULT $200: Scrying is the practice of gazing into these orbs crystal balls |
| #2374, aired 1994-12-22 | FOOD $500: This Middle Eastern dish is made by frying balls of mashed, spiced chickpeas falafel |
| #2312, aired 1994-09-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: The French celebrate this July 14 holiday with parades, fireworks & balls Bastille Day |
| #2307, aired 1994-09-20 | FIRST LADIES $100: Sarah Phillips designed the stunning violet gown this first lady wore to the 1993 inaugural balls Hillary Clinton |
| #2285, aired 1994-07-08 | AND STRIPES $100: Balls in a popular form of this game are divided into solids & stripes billiards (pool) |
| #2265, aired 1994-06-10 | COMMON BONDS $500: Beach,
gum,
masked balls |
| #2256, aired 1994-05-30 | ANIMALS $300: This swine gets its name from the growths on its face, which can be the size of golf balls warthogs |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $400: Balls celebrating FDR's birthday held January 30, 1934 raised over $1 million to battle this disease polio |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $500: "Equine" park ride whose name came from a tournament game that involved throwing balls of clay carousel |
| #2077, aired 1993-09-21 | BILLIARDS $400: In nine ball the balls are numbered 1 through 9; in eight ball, 1 through this number 15 |
| #2077, aired 1993-09-21 | BILLIARDS $500: This game played with 22 balls, most of them red, became popular in Britain only after color TV was introduced snooker |
| #2069, aired 1993-09-09 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $300: The first of these balls used in Scotland were small round leather bags stuffed with feathers a golf ball |
| #2037, aired 1993-06-15 | "GREAT" THINGS $300: Tiny Tim's 1968 version of this song wasn't quite as big as Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire" |
| #2016, aired 1993-05-17 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: He composed "Tales from the Vienna Woods" while conductor of the Imperial Court balls in Vienna Johann Strauss, Jr. |
| #2015, aired 1993-05-14 | IN THE BEGINNING $300: At the start of a game of pool, there are this many balls on the table 16 |
| #2000, aired 1993-04-23 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $200: While conducting Vienna Court balls in 1867, he wrote "The Blue Danube" Johann Strauss (Jr.) |
| #1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BOUNCE $300: By rule this sport's yellow or white balls must bounce up 53-58" when dropped on concrete from 100" tennis |
| #1928, aired 1993-01-13 | CANDLES $300: It's a cylinder-shaped firework that spews out sparks & balls of fire a Roman candle |
| #1900, aired 1992-12-04 | POTPOURRI $800: Until the 1840s golf balls were made of leather casings stuffed with these feathers |
| #1872, aired 1992-10-27 | "GREAT" FILMS $200: Goodness, gracious, Dennis Quaid portrayed rocker Jerry Lee Lewis in this film Great Balls of Fire |
| #1850, aired 1992-09-25 | THE PARANORMAL $200: Traditional fortune-tellers gaze into these clear spheres crystal balls |
| #1835, aired 1992-07-17 | COOKING EQUIPMENT $300: "Joy of Cooking" says these fruit ballers can be used to make butter balls, too melon ballers |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | BLACK INVENTORS $400: In 1899 George F. Grant invented this device to hold up small dimpled balls the golf tee |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | NO. 2 HITS $500: It begins, "You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain, too much love drives a man insane" "Great Balls Of Fire" |
| #1719, aired 1992-02-06 | COOKING $200: These round dumplings used in Jewish cooking are also known as knaidlach matzah (balls) |
| #1702, aired 1992-01-14 | POOL $500: For the game of 8-ball, this many balls, not 8, are racked 15 |
| #1666, aired 1991-11-25 | DANCES $500: These Polynesian people of New Zealand swing poi balls when they do their poi dances the Maoris |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | FILE UNDER "J" $200: A dexterous person does it to balls, a devious person to books juggle |
| #1528, aired 1991-04-03 | SCIENTISTS $1000: To make billiard balls, J. W. Hyatt invented the 1st synthetic plastic, which he called this celluloid |
| #1520, aired 1991-03-22 | ALICE IN WONDERLAND $600: Live hedgehogs are used for balls in this game; when Alice tries to hit them, they run away croquet |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | BOWLING $200: Bowling balls used in leagues can't exceed 27 inches in circumference nor weigh more than this 16 pounds |
| #1499, aired 1991-02-21 | COMMON BONDS $400: Nails,
golf balls,
automobiles things you drive |
| #1467, aired 1991-01-08 | FOOD FACTS $1000: Middle Eastern dish made of ground, spiced chickpeas shaped into balls & fried a falafel |
| #1414, aired 1990-10-25 | TOYS & GAMES $100: The Aztecs played with bouncing balls made of this material long before Europeans did rubber |
| #1352, aired 1990-06-19 | SPORTS $200: The bowls, or balls, used in this sport are not truly round, which allows them to roll in a curved line lawn bowling |
| #1336, aired 1990-05-28 | HATS $400: In cricket a bowler who took this many wickets in the same number of balls got a free hat--hence hat trick three |
| #1333, aired 1990-05-23 | QUEBEC $300: 2-week event held in February that includes costume balls, dog-sled & ice-canoe races & parades Winter Carnival |
| #1330, aired 1990-05-18 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $500: This teenage actress played Jerry Lee Lewis' teenage bride in "Great Balls of Fire!" Winona Ryder |
| #1280, aired 1990-03-09 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $600: These stones, which may be as big as golf balls, are also known as renal calculi kidney stones |
| #1275, aired 1990-03-02 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $400: Dennis Quaid starred as this early rock 'n' roll legend in 1989's "Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MAGIC $200: Performed in ancient Egypt, this oldest sleight-of-hand routine uses cups & these balls |
| #1181, aired 1989-10-23 | SPORTS & GAMES $500: Italian game in which a ball called a "pallino" is the target for other balls that are hit or thrown bocce |
| #1160, aired 1989-09-22 | MOVIE TRIVIA $400: A movie called "Great Balls of Fire" focuses on 18 months of in the life of this rock 'n' roller Jerry Lee Lewis |
| #1136, aired 1989-07-10 | THE OCCULT $100: In "The Wizard of Oz", both Professor Marvel & the Wicked Witch gazed into these glass globes crystal balls |
| #1081, aired 1989-04-24 | TECHNOLOGY $800: An orrery is a mechanical model of this with various sized balls that revolve about the solar system |
| #1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In 1887 statistically a walk counted as this a hit |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | BALLS $100: Bob Molitor at Spalding pioneerd the change from white to yellow balls in this sport tennis |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | BALLS $200: In a parody of "On Top of Old Smokey", a sneeze caused this to be lost meatball |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | BALLS $300: Francis Johnson of Darwin, Minn. holds the Guinness record for making a ball out of this string |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | BALLS $400: Though no rule specifies it, every regulation ball for this sport has 108 double stitches baseball |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | BALLS $500: The RAF began using this instrument in 1944 because it didn't leak at high altitudes ballpoint pen |
| #1045, aired 1989-03-03 | NUMBER, PLEASE $200: Number of balls used to symbolize a pawnbroker's shop 3 |
| #1010, aired 1989-01-13 | PLASTICS $200: In 1868 John W. Hyatt created the 1st "celluloid" to replace ivory balls used in this sport billiards |
| #1002, aired 1989-01-03 | GAMES $500: In Chicago pool, the balls must be pocketed in this order number order (or numerical order) |
| #942, aired 1988-10-11 | FRENCH FOOD TERMS $300: "Crunchy little balls" in French, these are often made of seafood Croquettes |
| #941, aired 1988-10-10 | SAINTS $400: The emblem of St. Nicholas; no wonder Christmas puts gift-buying parents in hock 3 balls |
| #938, aired 1988-10-05 | 4-LETTER WORDS $200: The triangle used to set up the balls in a pool game a rack |
| #924, aired 1988-09-15 | ODD JOBS $200: Bob Vitzel has done this to doughnuts,
golf balls,
a human skull
& 1000s of baby shoes bronze them |
| #865, aired 1988-05-13 | GAMBLING $300: In Britain this game uses 90 numbered balls or discs, in America only 75 bingo |
| #816, aired 1988-03-07 | HOW TO... $100: By alternately tossing & catching each, keep 3 balls, plates, or clubs in the air at one time juggling (How do you juggle) |
| #755, aired 1987-12-11 | BILLIARDS $400: In 9-ball the balls are racked not into a triangle but into this shape a diamond |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | SPORTS EQUIPMENT $200: Golf balls can have 491 more of these than Kirk Douglas dimples |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | BASEBALL $100: Under the 1879-80 rules, it took nine balls for this to happen a base on balls |
| #722, aired 1987-10-27 | POT LUCK $300: While American "pyramid" pool is played with 16 balls, billiards is played with this many 3 |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | CARS $200: Before air really caught on, it's said syrup, sawdust, & tennis balls were tried as-filling for these tires |
| #661, aired 1987-06-22 | 4-LETTER WORDS $100: The triangular frame used to line up the billiard balls at the start of the game the rack |
| #621, aired 1987-04-27 | YE GODS $200: Of Bingo, Fungo, or Dongo, the one that isn't an African God Fungo |
| #572, aired 1987-02-17 | BUSINESS IN "GENERAL" $600: Once America's biggest maker of tennis balls, they still insist, "Sooner or later, you'll own Generals" General Tire |
| #569, aired 1987-02-12 | "SOUR" $500: Candy the British sometimes call acid drops sour balls |
| #558, aired 1987-01-28 | BOWLING $200: Maximum number of balls that can be rolled in the tenth frame 3 |
| #547, aired 1987-01-13 | SPORTS TRIVIA $300: Of calfskin, goatskin, or horsehide, covering used on jai alai balls goatskin |
| #510, aired 1986-11-21 | THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS $100: Etruscans did this by gazing into sheep entrails, not crystal balls divine the future |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | ITALY $600: You need wooden balls to play this Italian variation on lawn bowling bocce |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | GOLDEN OLDIES $400: Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls" & Johnny Cash's "Ring" were made of this fire |
| #396, aired 1986-03-17 | FACTS & FIGURES $200: Readers of this magazine could write in to get 1 of 7000 balls used in a "Women of Mensa" pictorial Playboy magazine |
| #381, aired 1986-02-24 | BOUNCE $500 (Daily Double): During World War II, the Navy used them to improve fliers' coordination & balance trampolines |
| #375, aired 1986-02-14 | SPORTS HISTORY $600: Rudyard Kipling painted golf balls this color to find them on snow-covered "greens" in Vermont red |
| #350, aired 1986-01-10 | SPORTS $200: Total number of balls on the table at the start of a game of pool 16 |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | GAMES $300: American Indians made them by dipping gourds into latex & curing them with smoke balls |
| #337, aired 1985-12-24 | NUCLEAR PHYSICS $1000: Mousetraps loaded with ping-pong balls show this effect in Disney's "Our Friend the Atom" chain reaction |
| #284, aired 1985-10-10 | FAMOUS SHIPS $1,000 (Daily Double): Comic opera where you hear this song:
"We sail the ocean blue / And our saucy ship's a beauty / We're sober men and true / And attentive to our duty / When the balls whistle free / O'er the bright blue sea / We stand to our guns all day / When at anchor we ride / On the Portsmouth tide / We have plenty of time for play / Ahoy! Ahoy!..." H.M.S. Pinafore |
| #267, aired 1985-09-17 | TOYS & GAMES $500: In snooker you have 7 various colored balls & 15 all of this color red |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | WEAPONS $800: Gaucho's weapon of long pieces of rope with up to three stones or balls attached a bola |
| #177, aired 1985-05-14 | SPORTS $400: Minimum number of balls which must be thrown in the 10th frame in bowling 2 |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | AROUND THE HOUSE $200: Fuzz balls found on clothes in the dryer dryer lint |
| #125, aired 1985-03-01 | BASEBALL $200: Player to whom passed balls are charged the catcher |
| #118, aired 1985-02-20 | POTPOURRI $500: Symbol in common to the coat of arms of the Medici family & pawnshop signs three gold balls |
| #87, aired 1985-01-08 | BASEBALL $300: A full count three balls, two strikes |
| #65, aired 1984-12-07 | TOYS & GAMES $100: Parker Bros, has made balls, boomerangs & ping pong paddles out of this soft material Nerf (or foam rubber) |
| #52, aired 1984-11-20 | SPORTS $200: In 1880 baseball it took 9 balls to do what today only takes 4 walk |
| #19, aired 1984-10-04 | INSECTS $1000: Balls of naphthalene are protection against them moths |
| #2, aired 1984-01-01 | TOYS & GAMES $300: To play this, you need wickets, mallets and wooden balls croquet |
