#8959, aired 2023-10-26 | FASHION STATEMENTS $600: This phrase means a situation has been reversed; in the 19th c. that switch was easier: there weren't right & left ones the shoe is on the other foot |
#11, aired 2023-05-16 | TO THE NINES $1,600 (Daily Double): Of the 9 current members of the U.S. Supreme Court, this one has been there the longest (Clarence) Thomas |
#12, aired 2023-01-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $1200: A 2018 USA Today headline: "Rex Tillerson was on the toilet when he was told he'd be fired" from this diplomatic Cabinet job secretary of state |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | MASCOTS $300: This battery mascot that's been going & going since the late 1980s has entered the OED to mean something or someone persistent the Energizer Bunny |
#8693, aired 2022-07-27 | ACCEPTABLE 2-LETTER SCRABBLE WORDS $800: "Special" is one type of this short form ed |
#8643, aired 2022-05-18 | MUSEUMS FOR FOODIES $800: In Japan, a museum & mini theme park celebrating this national dish has been called "the Disneyland of noodles" ramen |
#8631, aired 2022-05-02 | MIAMI NEWS CLUES $400: (I'm Louis Aguirre.) The 1980s TV show "Miami Vice" changed the reputation of the city to one of chicness & glitz & made Florida a more desired film & TV location; these two actors, playing Crockett & Tubbs, added to the scenery Don Johnson & Philip Michael Thomas |
#8617, aired 2022-04-12 | ROCK ART $2,000 (Daily Double): A national monument in New Mexico is named for its many these, from Greek for "rock" & "carvings" petroglyphs |
#8601, aired 2022-03-21 | CHILDHOOD HOMES $1200: "There are places I'll remember all my life", & one would have been the home in Liverpool where he lived with Aunt Mimi John Lennon |
#15, aired 2022-02-18 | DON'T BE SO THIRSTY $600: A dark mustache on a BYU student may indicate she's been drinking this, the most popular beverage sold there after water chocolate milk |
#8562, aired 2022-01-25 | WOMEN IN POLITICS $800: After her father Frank became Alaska governor in 2002, he appointed her to fill his Senate seat, & she's been there ever since Murkowski |
#8539, aired 2021-12-23 | FROM THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST $800: Since 1789, there have been this many amendments to the Constitution 27 |
#8524, aired 2021-12-02 | LET THERE BE ART & MUSIC $1200: The song with this Latin title was one of the few pieces Schubert got published in his lifetime & has been popular since "Ave Maria" |
#8507, aired 2021-11-09 | THE END $800: "Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
#8498, aired 2021-10-27 | TELEVISION $800: In 1963, British actor William Hartnell became the first lead on this series; there have been 12 playing it since Doctor Who |
#8455, aired 2021-07-30 | THE CDC SAYS SO $800: In 2020 the CDC reported there had been nearly 3,000 cases including many deaths due to EVALI, a lung injury caused by this activity vaping |
#8452, aired 2021-07-27 | THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR $800: A Templar church has been called London's first this type of place; Pilgrims would deposit money there & withdraw it in the Holy Land a bank |
#8321, aired 2021-01-25 | MUSICAL THEATER $3,000 (Daily Double): With its focus on "Tradition" & families, this musical has been one of the most popular in Japan since its 1967 premiere there Fiddler on the Roof |
#8296, aired 2020-12-07 | MOVIE GOOFS $1600: In 1955 Marty plays a Gibson ES-345 guitar, but that hadn't been made yet--maybe there was an extra trip in this 1985 pic Back to the Future |
#8287, aired 2020-11-24 | WE'LL GIVE YOU PAWS $1200: There's no webbing between the toes of these little bandits that've been known to untie knots & unscrew jars a raccoon |
#8271, aired 2020-11-02 | THE PRINCESS BRIDE $600: There were riots in this world capital in 1966 when its princess Beatrix wed a German diplomat who'd been a member of Hitler Youth Amsterdam |
#8256, aired 2020-10-12 | THEIR BAR OR BAT MITZVAH $400: At his 1954 bar mitzvah he sang for 4 hours; Paul Simon was there & must have been impressed Art Garfunkel |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS $800: Highlights for children has been called "that ubiquitous magazine" there a waiting room |
#8191, aired 2020-03-30 | GOLF $800: The 17th on the old course at this Scottish club is known as the Road Hole; lots of players have been run over there St. Andrews |
#8181, aired 2020-03-16 | SHAKESPEARE MEANS SOMETHING ELSE $2000: In modern life this 8-letter word means "not having a romantic partner for the evening"; in "Richard II" it means "without end" dateless |
#8156, aired 2020-02-10 | THE ILIAD $1000: This Trojan warrior is saved by Aphrodite, or there might never have been that epic by Virgil Aeneas |
#8103, aired 2019-11-27 | JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE $2000: The 1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay has been called "The Trafalgar of" this war & future British Adm. Joshua Rowley was there the Seven Years' War |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | AMERICAN CATHEDRALS $2,000 (Daily Double): Both Spanish & French governors worshipped at a church on the site of what's now this city's St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans |
#8088, aired 2019-11-06 | SCIENCE & EXPLORATION $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) According to "National Geographic", since 1995, there have been major collapses of sections A and B of the ice shelf named for this Norwegian explorer; an iceberg about the size of Delaware broke off section C in 2017 Carl Anton Larsen |
#8073, aired 2019-10-16 | SO LONG $1200: If someone says you kept him waiting for these lengths of time, remind him there have only been 4 of them in earth's 4.6 billion years eons |
#8053, aired 2019-09-18 | REAL-LIFE METAPHORS $2000: Really, really old expression meaning that an irreversible step has been taken the die is cast |
#7959, aired 2019-03-28 | NAME THAT NOVELIST! $400: "'There's not been a direwolf sighted south of the wall in two hundred years" (George R.R.) Martin |
#7939, aired 2019-02-28 | GET YOUR GAME ON $1000: This title of Stephen Potter's book on "Winning Games Without Actually Cheating" entered the English language Gamesmanship |
#7929, aired 2019-02-14 | THE TOP 25 ROMANTIC COMEDIES $400: Of this 1995 film starring Alicia Silverstone & Paul Rudd, Vanity Fair asks, "Has there ever been a better teen comedy? As if" Clueless |
#7849, aired 2018-10-25 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE MOON $1600: The Moon even has marshes--there's the Marsh of Epidemics, the Marsh of Decay & this marsh, aka Palus Somnii the Marsh of Sleep |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | ENTITLED $400: A female member of an order of knighthood; it's been said there's nothing like one a dame |
#7769, aired 2018-05-24 | WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? $1000: There's liquor & liqueur, a sweetened spirit like this one whose name may refer to its having been distilled 3 times triple sec |
#7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $1000: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) With a top speed of more than 240 MPH, a central driving position & touches like an engine bay literally lined with heat-reflective gold, it's no surprise that this British company's F1 has been called the greatest car of the 20th century McLaren |
#7689, aired 2018-02-01 | ADJECTIVES $2000: If you can't pay certain fees, a court may declare you this synonym for needy indigent (destitute accepted) |
#7679, aired 2018-01-18 | BRITISH CABINETRY $1000: The leader of this chamber has traditionally been a full cabinet member & there were howls in 2014 when that changed the House of Lords |
#7675, aired 2018-01-12 | SO YOU'VE BEEN INDICTED $600: You may say there is one against you, but you had an agreement with 2 others to commit a crime, so you're charged with this conspiracy |
#7644, aired 2017-11-30 | MOZART $800: Mozart was born in this city in 1756; his birthplace has been a museum there since 1880 Salzburg |
#7634, aired 2017-11-16 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $2000: Getting back your unholy cotton pests evil weevil retrieval |
#7603, aired 2017-10-04 | A KING JAMES BIBLE $1000: To everything there is a season, so in 1610 James dissolved this, with which he'd been quarreling Parliament |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | U.S. BUILDINGS $800: In 1742 a gilded grasshopper weathervane was placed atop this Boston hall; it's been there since Faneuil Hall |
#7520, aired 2017-04-28 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR $400: U.S. forces along with the Cubans wrested control of this bay from the Spanish in June 1898; we've been there ever since Guantánamo |
#7474, aired 2017-02-23 | TV REALITY CHECK $800: These 2 coaches on "The Voice" have been there for all 12 seasons of the show Adam Levine & Blake Shelton |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $200: Dined at the rotating SkyCity restaurant atop this Seattle landmark the Space Needle |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $400: Dropped 456 feet on the Kingda Ka, one of these, at Six Flags in Jackson, New Jersey a roller coaster |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $600: Leaned upside down to kiss this tourist attraction in a County Cork castle the Blarney Stone |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $800: Cruised this river from Strasbourg to Cologne the Rhine |
#7439, aired 2017-01-05 | BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $1000: Hiked on this 2,190 mile eastern U.S. national scenic trail marked by rectangles of white paint called "blazes" the Appalachian Trail |
#7438, aired 2017-01-04 | DUMB DOWN THE SAYING $600: "There has been a widespread successful germination of American Beauties" "everything's coming up roses" |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | IN THE HIGHEST $1200: Garrett McNamara set a record by doing this with a 78' wave in 2011; there have been claims of 100-footers since surfing |
#7354, aired 2016-07-28 | SOUNDS LIKE A STAR WARS CHARACTER $1000: Of the 7 hills of Rome, the one where Romulus & Remus were found the Palatine |
#7334, aired 2016-06-30 | WHERE AM I? $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm at the clinic named for this Ohio city; there's nothing wrong with me, I just came to see a place that's been providing great care since 1921 Cleveland |
#7306, aired 2016-05-23 | ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? $200: It's been observed that "there's something slightly creepy" about carrying this animal's foot for luck a rabbit |
#7300, aired 2016-05-13 | EERIE $800: In the Southwest there've been reports of livestock being killed by this cryptid creature, Spanish for "goat sucker" la chupacabra |
#7214, aired 2016-01-14 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME $600: The Vandals conquered parts of Italy, Spain & Africa but their first home may have been this Danish peninsula Jutland |
#7195, aired 2015-12-18 | PALACES $3,000 (Daily Double): Ponder the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf in his lavish suite in this capital's Schonbrunn Palace Vienna |
#7174, aired 2015-11-19 | THE TUTORS $800: She had been an art tutor to Louis XVI's sister before escaping to London in 1802 & starting new waxworks there Madame Tussaud |
#7136, aired 2015-09-28 | QEII IS THEIR QUEEN TOO $400: In area, it's the largest country with Elizabeth II as its queen, & she's been there over 20 times Canada |
#7101, aired 2015-06-29 | THE APOLLO MISSIONS $2000: Apollo 12's crew collected parts from a lunar probe with this "cartographic" name that had been there for 2 years Surveyor |
#7007, aired 2015-02-17 | COLD WORLD OUT THERE $600: You've been sent to Oymyakon in this 7-letter region of Russia, where it was a brisk -96 in January 1926 Siberia |
#6945, aired 2014-11-21 | PEAKS & VALLEYS $400: Since 1953 there have been about 7,000 successful ascents of this Himalayan peak Everest |
#6939, aired 2014-11-13 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL... $800: In his 1994 will, Warren Burger didn't give specific powers to his executors--well, it had been 8 years since he'd been this Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
#6917, aired 2014-10-14 | THE OUTBACK $400: There are over 600 vertebrate species in the Outback, but the desert this, a rat-like marsupial, went extinct; Crash must've been sad a bandicoot |
#6887, aired 2014-07-22 | YOU'RE ON THE LIST $400: There are 9 of them, 6 men & 3 women; there have been 112 in U.S. history Supreme Court justices |
#6881, aired 2014-07-14 | MOVIE MUSICALS $200: Gene Kelly was sick with fever when he did his title number in this 1952 film; mom must not have been there to warn him to stay dry Singin' in the Rain |
#6815, aired 2014-04-11 | THE CHARACTER SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS $1600: River Song knows the real name of the main character on this series, but we don't; there have been 12 so far Doctor Who |
#6798, aired 2014-03-19 | LEGEND $400: G.K. Chesterton said, "Many a man has been hanged on less evidence than there is for" this Scottish legend the Loch Ness monster |
#6788, aired 2014-03-05 | HOLIDAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 2011 the 250th edition of a real oldie hit parade marched up New York's 5th Avenue on this date St. Patrick's Day (March 17) |
#6727, aired 2013-12-10 | YOU FLOOR ME! $1000: Famous Filene's floor of bargains that closed in 2011 to the grief of Boston shoppers Basement |
#6680, aired 2013-10-04 | BETWEEN JOBS $1000: In tarot, the card between magician and empress is a female one of these, which there's only been in legend pope |
#6603, aired 2013-05-08 | THE J-5 $1200: Worn out by overindulgence; yawn... been there, done that jaded |
#6520, aired 2013-01-11 | BE SPECIFIC $1000: "The Russo-Turkish War" won't do it; there have been a dozen--give us this 1853-1856 one the Crimean War |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Though there's not a lot of oil in Austria, this international organization has been based in Vienna since 1965 OPEC |
#6424, aired 2012-07-19 | POPES' NAMES $2000: Roar if you know there have been XIII popes with this name, including the X, the last non-priest to be elected pope Leo |
#6410, aired 2012-06-29 | OFFICE HOLDERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Supreme Court justice, 1986- (he's been there the longest) Antonin Scalia |
#6340, aired 2012-03-23 | THERE IS STRENGTH $1200: Special denim shirts have been developed for those trying to break the weightlifting mark in this supine style bench press |
#6262, aired 2011-12-06 | HATS ENTERTAINMENT $1200: "There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found", because it made this animated guy "dance around" Frosty the Snowman |
#6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THERE'S A DRAFT IN THE ROOM $800: Since 2001 the NBA draft has been a garden party at this arena Madison Square Garden |
#6082, aired 2011-02-08 | POPE-POURRI $1600: There have been 12 popes with this devout name, the first during the second century, the last from 1939 to 1958 Pius |
#6010, aired 2010-10-29 | ARMCHAIR GENERAL $200: If I'd been there in 1862, I'd have given a drink to this general who beat the rebels at Shiloh Grant |
#5994, aired 2010-10-07 | McCARTNEY $800: Originally, the first 2 lines of this Beatles song were "she was just 17, never been a beauty queen" "I Saw Her Standing There" |
#5938, aired 2010-06-09 | NEWSPAPERS $600: This paper was shut down in 1991 by Boris Yeltsin, but there have been recent incarnations Pravda |
#5849, aired 2010-02-04 | INTERNET FAVORITES $400: There have been more than 130 million views on YouTube for "The Evolution of" this, including the twist & the robot Dance |
#5831, aired 2010-01-11 | ALLUSIONAL THINKING $1000: Your vulnerability might be compared to this body part of an ancient Greek hero who killed Hector an Achilles' heel |
#5811, aired 2009-12-14 | HEN TRICKS $1200: Padres fans know this feathered trickster has been called "the Sir Laurence Olivier of mascots" the San Diego Chicken |
#5785, aired 2009-11-06 | CELEBS $800: There's been a lot of gossip about this boy seen here Chace Crawford |
#5774, aired 2009-10-22 | OTHER PLANETS IN MOVIES $2000: "Forbidden Planet":
___ 4 (just like the first PC) Altair |
#5762, aired 2009-10-06 | FASHION STATEMENTS $800: This phrase means a situation has been reversed; in the 19th c. that switch was easier: there weren't right & left ones the shoe is on the other foot |
#5735, aired 2009-07-10 | DOUBLE DOUBLE "O" $400: Hello... Hey you... Over there! This chocolate drink has been around since the '20s Yoo-hoo |
#5695, aired 2009-05-15 | YOU: STAYING YOUNG $1200: (Dr. Oz gives the clue.) Prostate growth has been shown to slow down due to eating the green fruit of this tree, but there are recipes healthier than guacamole avocado |
#5663, aired 2009-04-01 | ROME, THE ETERNAL CITY $1,000 (Daily Double): There are 138 of these "National" steps that lead up to the Trinita Dei Monti Church Spanish Steps |
#5620, aired 2009-01-30 | IT'S BAD FOR YA $600: This lung disease isolated in 1882 has been found in an ancient mummy, so there should be hieroglyphic Christmas seals tuberculosis |
#5612, aired 2009-01-20 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME $800: It was originally built as a comfortable family home; a few rooms have been added since the 1700s Buckingham Palace |
#5589, aired 2008-12-18 | PLANET "EARTH" $200: It's been estimated there's a 63% chance of a 6.7 or greater one of these in the Bay Area by 2037 an earthquake |
#5576, aired 2008-12-01 | SHAKESPEARE $1200: In this play Guildenstern says, "O, there has been much throwing about of brains" Hamlet |
#5529, aired 2008-09-25 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD SAUSAGE $600: Popular Thuringer rotwurst from this country has been given geographic protection by the EU Germany |
#5525, aired 2008-09-19 | EUROPEAN CITIES $400: This Scottish city may have been named for Edwin of Northumbria, a 7th c. king who built a fort there Edinburgh |
#5455, aired 2008-05-02 | GEOGRAPHY $800: There are first-person accounts of this volcano's eruption in 1767 (as there had been in 79 A.D.) Vesuvius |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | BUNNY $400: This icon of extended battery life has been going & going since 1989 the Energizer Bunny |
#5392, aired 2008-02-05 | THE LAST POPE OF THIS NAME $400: There have been more popes of this name than any other, but the last, number XXIII, was more than 40 years ago John |
#5374, aired 2008-01-10 | IN ST. LOUIS $1,200 (Daily Double): The St. Louis Zoo's 228-foot-long free-flight one has been there since the 1904 World's Fair an aviary |
#5354, aired 2007-12-13 | TWAIN TRACTS $1000: "The two went and stood side by side before a great mirror and lo, a miracle: there did not seem to have been any change" The Prince and the Pauper |
#5329, aired 2007-11-08 | FIRST LADIES $1600: If there had been an inaugural ball in 1877 (there wasn't), she probably would have served lemonade Lucy Hayes |
#5299, aired 2007-09-27 | IT'S 1999 $3,500 (Daily Double): Perhaps because it was there, a 1999 expedition to Mt. Everest found this man's body, which had been frozen there for 75 years (Sir) George Mallory |
#5291, aired 2007-09-17 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: The Old Milwaukee brewing company is headquartered in this city Milwaukee |
#5228, aired 2007-05-09 | TURRETS SYNDROME $800: Arundel Castle has been the seat of these noblemen of Norfolk for hundreds of years; the 18th one lives there now the Dukes |
#5184, aired 2007-03-08 | A SET OF CHINA $1000: It's the item seen here; a game of the same name has been played since 1935 sugar bowl |
#5112, aired 2006-11-28 | WORLD HERSTORY $500 (Daily Double): On June 16, 1963 she became the first person to achieve Earth orbit who had never been a test pilot (Valentina) Tereshkova |
#5112, aired 2006-11-28 | LITERARY EUROPE $2,000 (Daily Double): If John Keats had sent a postcard from his last home, it would have been postmarked this city Rome |
#5045, aired 2006-07-14 | SIDE EFFECTS OF JEPOLAX $200: There have been reports of the basilar type of this brutal headache, which includes vertigo a migraine |
#5024, aired 2006-06-15 | DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION $1000: The czardas is a national dance of this Central European country Hungary |
#5014, aired 2006-06-01 | A VARIETY OF WORDS $200: Bridgestone product tire |
#4983, aired 2006-04-19 | SPORTS QUOTES $600: Mike Cameron, on problems caused by the sun at this New York Mets home field: "The sun has been there for 500, 600 years" Shea Stadium |
#4982, aired 2006-04-18 | STATE OF DISASTER $200: There have been numerous avalanches in the Cascade Range's Stevens Pass in this state Washington |
#4909, aired 2006-01-05 | THE AIR UP THERE $800: The Caterpillar Club is for aviators whose lives have been saved by using these devices parachutes |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL $400: Set in 1307, this 4-act opera has long been the apple of my eye William Tell |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | "OX" MARKS THE SPOT $400: Since 1937, it's been the location of the U.S. gold depository Fort Knox |
#4832, aired 2005-09-20 | HISTORIC "D" TOUR $1,000 (Daily Double): Not only was Henry Ford born in this Michigan city, he also started his first auto company there Dearborn |
#4824, aired 2005-07-21 | THE WORLD OF NAT KING COLE $400: She's the threshold lassie being crooned over by Nat King Cole here
"Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep, they just lie there..." "Mona Lisa" |
#4817, aired 2005-07-12 | '80s MOVIE QUOTES $1600: 1988:
"There's never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn't have the best year of his career" Bull Durham |
#4801, aired 2005-06-20 | JOHN/PAUL $400: For this Beatles song, Paul rhymed "She was just 17, never been a beauty queen"; John made it "you know what I mean" "I Saw Her Standing There" |
#4756, aired 2005-04-18 | BEEN THERE... $200: This country is in the east of a subcontinent Bangladesh |
#4756, aired 2005-04-18 | BEEN THERE... $400: This nation sticks out like a sore thumb Denmark |
#4756, aired 2005-04-18 | BEEN THERE... $600: It extends about 3,200 miles from east to west Indonesia |
#4756, aired 2005-04-18 | BEEN THERE... $800: You don't hear so much about the East Bank where this country is Jordan |
#4756, aired 2005-04-18 | BEEN THERE... $1000: Formerly a British protectorate, it's the republic outlined here Zambia |
#4744, aired 2005-03-31 | THE TRUMAN SHOW $800: Truman may have been joking when he said there was no period after this middle initial of his; he often added one himself S |
#4693, aired 2005-01-19 | U.S. CITIES $600: Had this Michigan city kept its earlier name, there might have been a song "I've Got A Gal In Bronson" Kalamazoo |
#4688, aired 2005-01-12 | U.S. CITY-SCAPE $400: This Michigan city was incorporated in 1815; there must have been a recall, as it was reincorporated in 1824 Detroit |
#4628, aired 2004-10-20 | HISTORY PROBLEMS $600: The Incan empire was split between 2 sons in 1525; if there had been 5 sons, each would have gotten this percent 20% |
#4596, aired 2004-09-06 | YOU GET AN "A"! $800: (Jeff Probst, host of Survivor, reads the clue.) This river got its name after a Spanish explorer reported that he had been attacked by female warriors there the Amazon |
#4567, aired 2004-06-15 | LAST WORDS $800: Book that ends, "...Aunt Sally, she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
#4528, aired 2004-04-21 | THE MOVIES: BUT WEIGHT, THERE'S MORE $1000: The pounds he put on for "Cop Land" may have been from a lot of rocky road ice cream Sylvester Stallone |
#4502, aired 2004-03-16 | THE STANLEY CUP $400: (Alex reports from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.) Since there are now over 2,000 names on the Stanley Cup, one ring of it has been retired to this Toronto site the Hockey Hall of Fame |
#4453, aired 2004-01-07 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: Lopp Motors in this city in Kansas has been selling Chryslers & Dodges there since 1973 Dodge City |
#4421, aired 2003-11-24 | TURN AROUND, I'M DRESSING $400: It must have been a favorite in silent westerns; there was that "Meanwhile, back at" this dressing title card the ranch |
#4345, aired 2003-06-20 | MATHEMATICS $2000: It's been thought but not proved that there's an infinite supply of twin these, parts of them that differ by 2 prime numbers |
#4240, aired 2003-01-24 | ARCHAEOLOGY $2,000 (Daily Double): The major evidence that these people visited North America has been found at L'Anse aux Meadows Vikings |
#4160, aired 2002-10-04 | LITERARY FIRST LINES $1000: 1973:
"There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them" "Fear of Flying" |
#4135, aired 2002-07-19 | IT'S BEEN FUN $400: The Old Absinthe House has been on Bourbon St. in this city for so long that even Oscar Wilde used to drink there New Orleans |
#4130, aired 2002-07-12 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $200: Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you know they're the two words that complete the phrase "Been there..." "...done that" |
#4130, aired 2002-07-12 | PEOPLE & PLACES $200: The folks in this "Cornhusker State" have been called bug-eaters, from a type of bird found there Nebraska |
#4102, aired 2002-06-04 | NAME THAT POPE $1000: In 1964 this pope canonized 22 Christian Ugandan martyrs killed in the 19th century Paul VI |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | THEY'VE BEEN BENCHED $400: Of Nixon's appointees to the Supreme Court, he's the only one still there as of 2002 Rehnquist |
#4048, aired 2002-03-20 | PENINSULAS $2,300 (Daily Double): This peninsula in Southeast Europe has been called the "powder keg of Europe" since so many wars began there the Balkan Peninsula |
#3975, aired 2001-12-07 | OH, THE HUMANITIES! $600: His "Book of Marvels" was about his 13th C. trip to the East with his father & uncle (who'd been there before) Marco Polo |
#3948, aired 2001-10-31 | KINGS OF ENGLAND $200: Before the Norman Conquest, there were 3 kings of this name; since, there have been 8 Edward |
#3934, aired 2001-10-11 | THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY, PAGE 1 $300: This Frankish king, who made the city of Aachen one of his capitals, may have been born there in 742 A.D. Charlemagne |
#3912, aired 2001-09-11 | LET'S NOT SPREAD 'EM AROUND $500: This lung disease, isolated in 1882, has been found in an ancient mummy, so there should be hieroglyphic Christmas Seals tuberculosis |
#3906, aired 2001-09-03 | TV THEME SONGS $200: "I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour, I'll be there for you like I've been there before" Friends |
#3906, aired 2001-09-03 | TV THEME SONGS $600: "I've been searchin' my soul tonight, I know there's so much more to life" Ally McBeal |
#3832, aired 2001-04-10 | COUNTRY STARS $400: There must have been some "Achy Breaky Hearts" when his ponytail was auctioned off for charity Billy Ray Cyrus |
#3828, aired 2001-04-04 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL $800: This "All That Jazz" director left $25,000 so friends could buy a dinner on him -- must've been some meal Bob Fosse |
#3726, aired 2000-11-13 | MYTHOLOGICAL MISTAKES $400: If Paris hadn't run off with her, there wouldn't have been a Trojan War Helen |
#3715, aired 2000-10-27 | QUOTABLE WOMEN $200: This talk show host said in 1988, "If there had never been a Phil, there never would have been a me" Oprah Winfrey |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | BEEN THERE $100: ZIP codes beginning 007 won't get mail to James Bond but to this Caribbean commonwealth Puerto Rico |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | BEEN THERE $200: This South Dakota city settled in 1876 got its name from the fast-running creek it's on Rapid City |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | BEEN THERE $300: St. Louis, Missouri is on the Mississippi; Saint-Louis, Senegal is a port on this ocean Atlantic |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | BEEN THERE $400: You can survey Rio from Pao de Acucar, "Sugarloaf", & Quito from Panecillo, meaning this kind of roll Bread roll |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | BEEN THERE $500: In the 1700s Vientiane, now capital of this Asian country, was capital of its own kingdom Laos |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY $800: If he had lived there back in 1000 B.C., Robin Hood might have been "Prince of" this chief city of upper Egypt Thebes |
#3607, aired 2000-04-18 | LITERARY LAST WORDS $100: "...Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before..." Huckleberry Finn |
#3506, aired 1999-11-29 | JOHNNY GILBERT ROCKS! $100: More than 2,000 versions of this 1965 song have been recorded:
"Suddenly /
I'm not half the man I used to be /
There's a shadow hanging over me" "Yesterday" |
#3464, aired 1999-09-30 | "MIS" QUOTES $500: The Duke of Wellington put it best: "There is no" this; "there has been no" this; "and there shall be no" this Mistake |
#3408, aired 1999-06-02 | BOOKS BY TV NEWSPEOPLE $100: In 1997's "A Reporter's Life" he covered his 31 years at CBS News Walter Cronkite |
#3360, aired 1999-03-26 | SINAI $1000: Israel, which occupied the peninsula from 1967 to 1982, withdrew because of these accords Camp David Accords |
#3283, aired 1998-12-09 | YOUNG LOVE IN SONG $400: In "I Love Rock 'N Roll", she sang, "Saw him dancin' there by the record machine... knew he musta been about 17" Joan Jett |
#3204, aired 1998-07-02 | A GOOD LAUGH $600: Disrespectful laughter, or a popular candy bar Snickers |
#3175, aired 1998-05-22 | HISTORIC NAMES $1000: It's been said there are more monuments to this Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th c. B.C. than to any other Ramses II (the Great) |
#1, aired 1998-05-03 | LITERARY LANDMARKS $200: This "Call of the Wild" author had some wild times at Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon in Oakland Jack London |
#3117, aired 1998-03-03 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: This French town may have been named for Cantilus, who built the first villa there; the lace came later Chantilly |
#3111, aired 1998-02-23 | NAME THAT NOVEL $400: "There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine shop of Monsieur Defarge" A Tale of Two Cities |
#3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $200: A 1925 dinosaur film based on a Conan Doyle tale or a 1997 dinosaur film based on a Crichton book The Lost World |
#3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $400: "What's Up, Doc?" & "Bullitt" both featured chase scenes through this city San Francisco |
#3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $600: One of these tumbled down the steps in 1925's "Battleship Potemkin" & in 1987's "The Untouchables" Baby carriage |
#3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $800: Stephen Frears in 1988 & Milos Forman in 1989 used this French novel as a basis for their films Les Liaisons dangereuses |
#3091, aired 1998-01-26 | MOVIES: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT $1000: Harrison Ford lost his in "Frantic"; Kurt Russell lost his in "Breakdown" Wife |
#2841, aired 1996-12-30 | CONDUCTORS $1,000 (Daily Double): After 1936 Serge Koussevitzky conducted the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in this state Massachusetts |
#2827, aired 1996-12-10 | 19TH CENTURY SCIENCE $1,000 (Daily Double): 1883 saw the debut of alloy steel & 1884 this first synthetic fiber Rayon |
#2812, aired 1996-11-19 | MOVIE CLASSICS $1,000 (Daily Double): Like "Evita", this 1946 film seen here is set in Buenos Aires:
"There's never been anybody but you and me."
"Not anybody?"
"Not anybody."
"What about your husband?" Gilda |
#2663, aired 1996-03-13 | NOVELS' FIRST LINES $1000: "There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them." Fear of Flying |
#2512, aired 1995-07-04 | FAMOUS TEXANS $200: This San Antonio resident helps out America's homemakers with lots of "Hints" Heloise |
#2441, aired 1995-03-27 | SONGS $100: George M. Cohan's song "Over There" has been called the most famous song about this war World War I |
#2396, aired 1995-01-23 | AFRICA $800: Since 1991 there's been much fighting going on in this capital of Somalia Mogadishu |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | U.S. HISTORY $200: In 1931 casino gambling became legal in this state, 20 years after it had been outlawed there Nevada |
#2247, aired 1994-05-17 | POLITICIANS $200: This Ohioan entered the U.S. Senate on December 24, 1974 & he's been there ever since John Glenn |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: In this tale Washington Irving wrote, "There was every hill and dale precisely as it had always been" "Rip Van Winkle" |
#2153, aired 1994-01-05 | THE DEEP BLUE SEA $500: Despite its name, there have been no known fatal attacks on humans by this largest dolphin, Orcinus orca a killer whale |
#2054, aired 1993-07-08 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: This character is "the greatest inventor and maker of chocolates that there has ever been" Willy Wonka |
#2020, aired 1993-05-21 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS $500 (Daily Double): In August 1992 the medal whose reverse is seen here was presented in this country Spain |
#1886, aired 1992-11-16 | KINGS NAMED HAAKON $200: There have been 7 Haakons, & all have been kings of this country Norway |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | SEE THE U.S.A. $300: Ads for this Las Vegas hotel named for a sword say, "There has been nothing like it since Camelot" Excalibur |
#1593, aired 1991-07-03 | BRAZIL $500: Though Spanish explorers may have been there first, in 1500 this Portuguese claimed Brazil for his country Pedro Cabral |
#1564, aired 1991-05-23 | ARTISTS $200: The water must have been cold in Bath; it was after he moved there he painted "The Blue Boy" Gainsborough |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This king died at Whitehall in 1685; his father had been executed there in 1649 Charles II |
#1467, aired 1991-01-08 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $100: This country beckons visitors with the slogan, "There's never been a better time to say G'day!" Australia |
#1425, aired 1990-11-09 | YEARS $800 (Daily Double): Age in years of the man being interviewed in the following:
"By the way, sir, uh, are you married?"
"I have been married several hundred times."
"I'm afraid to ask the next question. You've had many hundreds of wives."
"Hundreds and hundreds of wives."
"How many children do you have?"
"I have over forty-two thousand children. And not one comes to visit!" 2000 |
#1393, aired 1990-09-26 | FRUITS $400: Damson plums were named for this city & have been cultivated there since ancient times Damascus |
#4, aired 1990-07-07 | STATE CAPITALS $400: It's named for a Maine general's daughter Augusta |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | FASHION $200: In ancient times the women of this country wore the peplos, a tunic secured at the waist by a girdle Greece |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: There has been a strong move for greater autonomy among these 3 Baltic republics of the USSR Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania |
#1231, aired 1990-01-01 | MOONS $400: Phobos circles Mars, & Phoebe circles this planet Saturn |
#1197, aired 1989-11-14 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $200: "There hath not come a razor upon mine head, for I have been a Nazarite unto God," he told Delilah Samson |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | "GOOD" & "BAD" $300: There has never been a "bad" Supreme Court justice, but we do have this "good" one Thurgood Marshall |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $300: There have been over 300 editions of this treatise on sport, nature & human conduct by Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler |
#962, aired 1988-11-08 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $1000: There had been epidemics of this lung disease before it was 1st identified in 1976 in Pennsylvania Legionnaire's Disease |
#935, aired 1988-09-30 | U.S. CITIES $800: It's been called "Film City" since Kodak is headquartered there Rochester, New York |
#927, aired 1988-09-20 | OPERA $600: This country's national opera company is the Ethniki Lyriki Skini Greece |
#873, aired 1988-05-25 | MAN IN SPACE $600: If they haven't been towed away by now, there are still 3 of these U.S. 4-wheel vehicles parked on the Moon lunar rovers |
#814, aired 1988-03-03 | MORE PROVERBS OF DEATH $600: It's "death's feast", & "there has never been a good" one war |
#811, aired 1988-02-29 | THE PAPACY $800: There hasn't been 1 of these pretenders to the papal throne since the year 1449 antipopes |
#755, aired 1987-12-11 | IOWA $500 (Daily Double): 1957 musical written by an Iowan from which the following comes:
"Oh, there's nothing halfway /
About the Iowa way to treat you /
When we treat you /
Which we may not do at all /
There's an Iowa kind of special /
Chip-on-the-shoulder attitude /
We've never been without /
That we recall /
We can be cold /
As our falling..." The Music Man |
#652, aired 1987-06-09 | AWARDS $200: Le Duc Tho turned down the Nobel Prize in 1973, saying peace had not been established there Vietnam |
#618, aired 1987-04-22 | MAMMALS $1000: Though this type of baboon has been called the ugliest, at least it's also the most colorful the mandrill |
#593, aired 1987-03-18 | BLACK AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): This performer hosts the annual United Negro College Fund telethon:
"You'll never find, as long as you live" Lou Rawls |
#523, aired 1986-12-10 | PUNCH LINES $400: From the huge footprints in the Jell-O How can you tell if there's been an elephant in your refrigerator |
#490, aired 1986-10-24 | PEOPLE ON THE MAP $600 (Daily Double): She learned songwriting in a class taught by Paul Simon in New York, not New Hampshire:
"I ain't tellin' tales, anybody else / Could repeat the things that I've heard / She's been talkin' sweet and it's on the street / How the girl's been spreadin' the word / Ahh, you should hurry, / You should let her know how you feel" Melissa Manchester |
#447, aired 1986-05-27 | PEACE $500 (Daily Double): Singer whose biggest 1971 hit was the following:
"Now I've been crying lately / Thinkin' about the world as it is / Why must we go on hating / Why can't we live in bliss / 'Cause out on the edge of darkness / There rides..." Cat Stevens |
#443, aired 1986-05-21 | 19TH CENTURY AMERICA $400: There have been only minor changes in these pants since they were 1st marketed in 1873 Levi's |
#442, aired 1986-05-20 | U.S. CITIES $700 (Daily Double): Eastern state capital that's been described as "a state of mind almost entirely surrounded by water" Boston |
#386, aired 1986-03-03 | OLD RADIO $400: Show title which completes "Hello there, we've been waiting for you, it's time to play..." Truth or Consequences |
#355, aired 1986-01-17 | HEAVEN $300: 3 Dog Night sings "Oh, I've never been to heaven, but I've been" there Oklahoma |
#347, aired 1986-01-07 | COLORS $200: Willie Nelson, Elton John, & Steve Lawrence all had hit songs with this color eyes in the title blue |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | UTILITIES $100: Both the U.S. & Canada draw electricity by harnessing this natural wonder on their border Niagara Falls |
#125, aired 1985-03-01 | TOUGH TRIVIA $600: It's been calculated that in the last 3,500 yrs., there's only been 230 yrs. of this worldwide peace |
#82, aired 1985-01-01 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $100: Capital of Sri Lanka, it sounds like Peter Falk's been there Colombo |
#63, aired 1984-12-05 | HOTEL NAMES $1,300 (Daily Double): Muppets commenting from the balcony in the following
"That was wonderful!"
"Bravo!"
"I loved it!"
"Ah, it was great!"
"Well, it was pretty good."
"Well, it wasn't bad..."
"Uh, there were parts of it that weren't very good though."
"It could have been a lot better."
"I didn't really like it."
"It was pretty terrible."
"It was bad."
"It was awful!"
"It was terrible!"
"Take 'em away!"
"Hey, boo!"
"Boo!" Statler and Waldorf |
#45, aired 1984-11-09 | MYTHOLOGY $400: The dirty job of cleaning the Augean stables was one of his labors Hercules |
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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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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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
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"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Rebecca Maxfield, a freshman from Brown University
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Rochelle, New York. Rebecca...
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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
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"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
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Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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Lindsey Hargrove, a senior at the University of Texas from Bellaire, Texas
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Mother's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: collegemom
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Lara Logan, a correspondent from 60 Minutes on CBS
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Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Tara Franey, a senior from Michigan State University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tarafraney
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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
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"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
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"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
|
"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
|
"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
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"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
|
"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
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"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Drew Joanides, a high school history teacher from Miami, Florida
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"He is one of our four teachers competing in our tournament...
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Travis Troyer, a software engineer from Hereford, Maryland
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2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion:...
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
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"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
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"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Jaime Green, a sophomore at Brown University from Nanuet, New York
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Jaime was 18 at the time...
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John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Jeff Spoeri, a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
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Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Alex Johnson, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"He wants to be a chemist in the future. From Indianapolis,...
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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Susan Haarman, a sophomore at Marquette University from Louisville, Kentucky
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Susan was 19 at the time...
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Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
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"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Alex Stambaugh, a 12-year-old from Paris, Kentucky
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"He feels he can use his talents in math and science...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
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"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
|
2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
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"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Al Franken, an author and radio talk show host from New York City
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"One of the original writers on Saturday Night Live, he's done...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Regina Robbins, an arts teacher from New York, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $90,700...
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Jared Rothenberg, an 11-year-old from Houston, Texas
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"When he's not on the mound, he's warming up in the...
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Scott Gillispie, a project manager and expectant father from Atlanta, Georgia
|
"While attending Georgia Tech, he won the 1991 College Championship. Now...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
|
"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
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"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
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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...
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
|
2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
|
"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
|
"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
|
Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
|
2012 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $31,000. 17 at...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
|
"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Ben Schenkel, a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
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2007 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $42,800. 17 at...
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Lindsey Bartlett, a junior from Winter Haven, Florida
|
2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Lindsey was 16 at the time...
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Andy Kravis, a freshman from Farmington Hills, Michigan
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Andy was 13 at the...
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Liana Walters, a junior from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Liana was 16 at the...
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Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California
|
2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
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Tom Kavanaugh, a kickball team captain from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
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"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Dave Ellis, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
|
"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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John Beck, a creative director from Torrance, California
|
"He played in 2003, and was the last retired 5-time champ...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
|
"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
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"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
|
"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
|
"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
|
"He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
|
"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Arthur Gandolfi, a commercial real estate executive from Pleasantville, New York
|
2004 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $25,000. Season 20 4-time champion:...
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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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...
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John Matthews, a senior from Escondido, California
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
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Donna Vogel, a scientist from Bethesda, Maryland
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Dean Malec, a junior from Northwestern University
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Tiffany Wen, a 12-year-old from Exton, Pennsylvania
|
"This figure skater is also on the distinguished honor roll. From...
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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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John Kelly, a retired Air Force officer from Austin, Texas
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"In 1992, he was one of the top five money winners...
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Harry Shearer, an actor/writer/producer from The Simpsons and Le Show
|
"His many credits include providing voices for The Simpsons, and he's...
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Grace Veach, a librarian from Lakeland, Florida
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"After winning 5 games in 1997, she was the grand marshall...
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Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
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\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
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Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
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"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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Zach McDonnell, a freshman at the College of William and Mary from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
18 at the time of the College Championship.
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Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, Indiana
|
2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Anshika Niraj, a sophomore from Beachwood, Ohio
|
2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Heidi Fogle, a senior from Overland Park, Kansas
|
2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California
|
"She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
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Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
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Nicole Reimer, a junior from Columbus, Ohio
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Allie Pape, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Florida
|
2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Allie was 14 at the time...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois
|
"She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
|
Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Vivian Lappenbusch, a twelve-year-old from Seattle, Washington
|
"She finds other people's stories and cultures fascinating, so anthropology is...
|
Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas
|
"This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
|
Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Amy Fine, a part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A...
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Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He's the current College Champion. A junior at Carnegie Mellon University...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
|
Jeremy Bate, an emergency medical technician and writer from Tujunga, California
|
"A second-place finisher in the 2000 Tournament of Champions, he's now...
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Steve Robin, a writer and producer from Miami, Florida
|
"He finished second place in the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He's...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
|
"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
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Eric Terzuolo, a retired diplomat and university professor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
|
"When he first appeared in 1990, he was a foreign service...
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Andrew Westney, a sports business writer from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"He was a high-school student from Atlanta when he won the...
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Elena Botella, an eleven-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"This future journalist loves to find answers, today, she'll have to...
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Terry Linwood, a bookseller from North Texas
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
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Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
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"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
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Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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Sara Terrell, a veterinary technician from Windsor, Connecticut
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Adam Bibler, an economist originally from Lancaster, Ohio
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Lisa Ackerman, a senior from Livermore, California
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the...
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Nick Dnistrian, an 11-year-old from Webster, New York
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"With a nickname like Elvis, this future chemist is already the...
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Martin Short, a multitalented man from Fame Becomes Me
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"Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley are among his many memorable characters....
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Rick Knutsen, a musician from Brooklyn, New York
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,201. 2001 Tournament...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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William Marengo, an 11-year-old from the Bronx, New York
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"He will be the next Bronx Bomber, maybe--if it's up to...
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Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
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"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
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Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C.
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"He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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Ben Lyon, an industrial scaleman from Dallas, Texas
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"Representing the University of Oklahoma, he won the 1995 College Championship....
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Nyack, New York
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"He was the first to win five games in the 1987-88...
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Kenny Schlax, a junior from Deerfield, Illinois
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Listed as "Kenneth" on the official web site.
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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Matt Klein, a senior from Pittsford, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $15,000. Won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Claire Winkler, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"This honor roll student participates on both the year-round and summer...
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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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Chloé White, a senior from Mission Hills, Kansas
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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