#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | WELCOME TO THE BIG URBAN AREA $400: This Chinese area of about 7.5 million has seen a drop in population accompanying a political crackdown Hong Kong |
#8889, aired 2023-06-08 | BIG & LIL POP CULTURE $1200: On "Parks & Rec" this 4-legged phenom was Pawnee's biggest star; Andy sang "5,000 Candles In The Wind" at his memorial Li'l Sebastian |
#9, aired 2023-05-15 | LET'S GO ON A SAFARI $1600: National parks are your best bet for spotting the big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants &, most dangerous, these bovines Cape buffalo |
#8585, aired 2022-02-25 | BIG TEN GEOGRAPHY $600: They're the westernmost & the easternmost Big Ten Schools; the westerners are 5-0 in the football rivalry Nebraska & Rutgers |
#8525, aired 2021-12-03 | DENNIS QUAID MOVIE ROLES $2000: Smooth-talking New Orleans police detective Remy McSwain The Big Easy |
#8468, aired 2021-09-15 | CAN I SELL YOU SOME INSURANCE (ON TV)? $800: He's a 5-star insurance pitch cartoon with a big mustache the General |
#8442, aired 2021-07-13 | SUN & MOON $2000: In 5 billion years, out of hydrogen, the Sun will become this big, colorful type of star & start engulfing planets a red giant |
#8428, aired 2021-06-23 | A CATEGORY IN 5 ACTS $600: Britain's Constitution Act of 1982 gave complete independence to this big country Canada |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | MEDICAL MILESTONES $5,000 (Daily Double): File under "S": in the 1950s these 2 microbiologists each developed a polio vaccine Salk & Sabin |
#8406, aired 2021-05-24 | CHINESE THEATRE HAND & FOOTPRINTS $400: A bit over "Four Christmases" this 6'5" actor put his big shoes in the theater's cement Vince Vaughn |
#8385, aired 2021-04-23 | THAT'S BIG BUSINESS $400: In 2017 this shipping company celebrated the opening of its 5,000th "store" UPS |
#8385, aired 2021-04-23 | THAT'S BIG BUSINESS $800: Founded in Virginia in the 1950s, K&K 5&10 experienced some inflation while growing into this nationwide "Tree" Dollar Tree |
#8325, aired 2021-01-29 | BIG STAR $1200: In the top 5 brightest stars, Arcturus is found in this constellation in the northern sky; oh, shake shake shake, shake your... Bootes |
#8301, aired 2020-12-14 | THE BIG, LITTLE OR NO BANG $400: Mr. Phelps will not self-destruct in 5 seconds in this 1996 film; a chopper crash in a tunnel will take care of things Mission: Impossible |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | BIG BODIES OF WATER $600: 5.4 million square miles: this ocean that touches the U.S., Canada & Russia, among others the Arctic |
#8078, aired 2019-10-23 | GOVERNMENT ABCs $800: It was established in 1934, 5 years after the big stock market crash: SEC the Securities and Exchange Commission |
#8065, aired 2019-10-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $200: Mr. Spock was big into this, the science behind being justified by reason logic |
#8032, aired 2019-07-09 | FROM THE BIG-BOX STORE $2000: Don't let the logo for this 5-letter store fool you--it sells products for other animals as well Petco |
#7971, aired 2019-04-15 | LET'S GO TO THE WILDLIFE REFUGE $800: More than 5,000 of these big deer spend winters at the Wyoming national refuge named for them elk |
#7965, aired 2019-04-05 | WHICH TALL CHIEF? $2000: This 6'5" French president was nicknamed "The Big Asparagus" Charles de Gaulle |
#7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $1600: June 3 is the feast of Clotilda, queen of this Germanic people who gave their name to Germany's big western neighbor the Franks |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $800: December 5 is the big day for this country's kids: Sinterklaas drops off a sack of gifts on each doorstep the Netherlands |
#7795, aired 2018-06-29 | BIRTH OF A SALESMAN $200: Born Oct. 5, 1902, Ray Kroc sold paper cups & blenders before making it big with this fast food chain McDonald's |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | ON THE BIG MONEY $200: His old legal foe Mr. Marbury might have fought this president being put on the $5,000 in 1918...but would have lost Madison |
#7738, aired 2018-04-11 | CHANGE 1 LETTER OF THE 5 $2000: A really big guy gets a sum of money to go to college giant & grant |
#7691, aired 2018-02-05 | WEREN'T THOSE COLLEGE KIDS GREAT? $800: She won 5 Olympic golds for the USA, so being 2017's Pac-12 Swimming Newcomer of the Year... not a big surprise Katie Ledecky |
#7635, aired 2017-11-17 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $200: Over 5 feet long, one of these in Stirling, Scotland is claimed to be the personal weapon of 13th c. Scottish leader Wm. Wallace a sword |
#7604, aired 2017-10-05 | ROCK & POP QUARTETS $1200: This "seasonal" Australian pop quartet aka 5SOS has hit the big time with songs like "She Looks So Perfect" 5 Seconds of Summer |
#7598, aired 2017-09-27 | I AM BIG! $800: Here are some numbers on this flightless bird: 30 mph running speed, 5 feet tall, 3 letters the emu |
#7584, aired 2017-07-27 | PENNANTS $800: No big surprise that this all-time steals king was 1989's ALCS MVP for the A's; he stole 8 bases in 5 games & hit .400 Rickey Henderson |
#7470, aired 2017-02-17 | GEOGRAPHER'S DICTIONARY $200: The "Great Dismal" & the "Big Cypress" are both examples of this low-lying type of wetland with a 5-letter name a swamp |
#7414, aired 2016-12-01 | BUILDING BIG $400: The mortar used to bind the stones of this 5,500-mile-long structure was made with rice flour the Great Wall of China |
#7363, aired 2016-09-21 | RECENT BESTSELLING BOOKS $1200: Jean Stein has a touch of John Steinbeck in the title of a history of 5 big families in L.A. called "West of" this Eden |
#7353, aired 2016-07-27 | BEASTLY APPENDAGES $2000: These lesser apes have 5 toes on each foot just like us, but the big toe is opposable gibbons |
#7316, aired 2016-06-06 | CROSSWORD CLUES "P" $800: Big shrimp
(5) prawn |
#7263, aired 2016-03-23 | 5-LETTER FILM FEST $400: 1994:
Braking banned on Bullock's big bus Speed |
#7128, aired 2015-09-16 | HOLLYWOOD $1600: The big 5 companies of the studio era were Paramount (actually in Hollywood!), RKO, Fox, MGM & this familial company Warner Bros. |
#7081, aired 2015-06-01 | CARTOONS $800: This Oscar-winning 2014 Disney feature cartoon about a loveable robot was not preceded by 5 similar movies Big Hero 6 |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | QUINT-O-SENTIAL $1200: Arthur Andersen of the "Big 5" in this profession turned out to be cooking Enron's books accounting |
#7002, aired 2015-02-10 | BACK PACS $1600: Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC reached a $5 million goal in this "Big Group" online way crowdfunded |
#6917, aired 2014-10-14 | 3 STRAIGHT VOWELS $400: Kohala is the northernmost of the 5 volcanoes on this "Big Island" Hawaii |
#6912, aired 2014-10-07 | BIG STUFF $600: This huge museum made up of 5 buildings, including the Czars' Winter Palace, became public property after 1917 the Hermitage |
#6865, aired 2014-06-20 | BREAKFAST $600: In 2014 these Kellogg's toaster pastries hit the big 5-0 Pop Tarts |
#6846, aired 2014-05-26 | BIG STUFF $600: Dedicated in 80 A.D., it covered 5 acres, was 4 stories high & originally sat 50,000 spectators the Colosseum |
#6846, aired 2014-05-26 | BIG STUFF $800: Cawker City, Kansas claims the world's biggest ball of this 5-letter item, with around 8 million feet twine |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | BIG 5 $400: Of the 5 permanent member nations of the U.N. Security Council, the one with the largest population China |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | BIG 5 $800: The Olympic modern pentathlon is riding, running, swimming, shooting & duels in this sport fencing |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | BIG 5 $1200: Students of first aid learn the 5 types of wounds are abrasion, cut, laceration, puncture & this; it's just a... scratch |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | BIG 5 $1600: In taxonomy the traditional 5 of these divisions are plants, animals, fungi, protists & bacteria kingdoms |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | BIG 5 $2000: The 5 classes of taste include this Japanese-named one that a dish of beef with soy sauce has lots of umami |
#6770, aired 2014-02-07 | 1980s BOOKS $3,000 (Daily Double): Drug-fueled debauchery in New York City takes up much of this Jay McInerney debut novel Bright Lights, Big City |
#6759, aired 2014-01-23 | THE BIG BAND THEORY $400: Typical big bands of the '30s & '40s featured a wind section made up of 4 trumpets, 5 reed instruments & 4 of these sliders trombones |
#6694, aired 2013-10-24 | OSCAR MIRE $800: "The Big Chill" is that she was nominated for 5 Oscars in the '80s: ...but no cigar Glenn Close |
#6691, aired 2013-10-21 | MILITARY NICKNAMES $1200: At military school this 6'5" future leader of the WWII free French was "The Big Asparagus" de Gaulle |
#6684, aired 2013-10-10 | THE PAMPAS $800: On the Pampas an estancia, usually measured in square miles rather than acres, is the equivalent of this 5-letter U.S. place ranch |
#6645, aired 2013-07-05 | IT'S A BIG WORLD $200: The saguaro is an often 5-story-tall type of this plant a cactus |
#6645, aired 2013-07-05 | IT'S A BIG WORLD $600: This "tyrant lizard" could take his 5-foot skull & rear up to a height of 18 feet Tyrannosaurus rex |
#6642, aired 2013-07-02 | GENESIS $800: The King James Bible is big on this 5-letter verb: "Cush" this word "Nimrod"; "Canaan" this word "Sidon"... begat |
#6578, aired 2013-04-03 | GIMME 5! $400: In the golden age of Hollywood, "The Big Five" movie studios were MGM, RKO, Paramount, 20th Century Fox & this family concern the Warner Brothers |
#6523, aired 2013-01-16 | HAPPIER REWRITTEN NOVEL ENDINGS $400: "He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. Wait, 2+2 wasn't 5! B.B. could kiss his tush!" Nineteen Eighty-Four |
#6496, aired 2012-12-10 | CAPES OF ALL SHAPES $800: Alan Shepard left this Florida cape in a big hurry on May 5, 1961 Cape Canaveral |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Lockheed Martin is big in security & I.T. but is still better known for making these, like its C-5 airplanes |
#6405, aired 2012-06-22 | MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2012 $1000: This former child star & 2-time best actress Oscar winner hits the big 5-0 on November 19 Jodie Foster |
#6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND $2000: We had a big year in 1966, with 5 Top 10 hits including "Summer In The City"--not bad for 4 Greenwich Village boys The Lovin' Spoonful |
#6361, aired 2012-04-23 | BIG (& NOT-SO-BIG) BIRD $400: This 3- to 5-foot-tall pink bird uses hair-like combs along the edges of its bill to strain food from mud & sand a flamingo |
#6327, aired 2012-03-06 | IN A BIG COUNTY $800: This Illinois county of more than 5 million people is named for a pioneer lawyer, not a sea captain Cook County |
#6238, aired 2011-11-02 | PAY BALL! $600: This player nicknamed "Big Papi" pulls down $12.5 million with the Red Sox David Ortiz |
#6166, aired 2011-06-06 | WHAT DID JESUS DO? $1600: In Matthew 5-7:
Blessed a big bunch o' folks in this address that includes the beatitudes the Sermon on the Mount |
#6090, aired 2011-02-18 | LAND "HA"! $400: This "Big Island" was formed by 5 volcanoes, 2 of which are still active Hawaii |
#5967, aired 2010-07-20 | BIG "BROTHER" $600: 5-word nickname of Philadelphia "The City of Brotherly Love" |
#5951, aired 2010-06-28 | EVEN MONEY $400: Big Bill McKinley was on this big bill last issued in 1945; it's worth 5 Franklins the $500 bill |
#5945, aired 2010-06-18 | THE SHORT LIST $1000: On film, this actress said, "I am big, it's the pictures that got small", but at barely 5 feet, she wasn't big at all Gloria Swanson |
#5809, aired 2009-12-10 | PITCHING THE PERFECT GAME $400: On May 5, 1904 he pitched the first perfect game in A.L. history; no wonder that big pitching award is named for him Cy Young |
#5800, aired 2009-11-27 | THEY'RE BIG $800: The big 5 food allergens:
soy, wheat, milk, eggs, these legumes peanuts |
#5710, aired 2009-06-05 | JUNE 5 BABIES $200: Born 1956:
An American pop saxophonist Kenny G |
#5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $3,000 (Daily Double): The daughter of two newspaper reporters, she served 5 times as a Florida state attorney before a big promotion Janet Reno |
#5487, aired 2008-06-17 | FROM BOOK TO BIG SCREEN $1000: This 1962 novel by Ken Kesey was adapted for the big screen in 1975 & won 5 Academy Awards One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
#5422, aired 2008-03-18 | MISSISSIPPI MISSES $1200: "Stand By Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" were big hits for this Mississippian who was married 5 times Tammy Wynette |
#5332, aired 2007-11-13 | UNDER THE VOLCANO $400: Lava that flows far forms shield volcanoes; this island is made up of 5 of them, including Mauna Kea the Big Island of Hawaii |
#5239, aired 2007-05-24 | JACKSON 5 $400: The Big Apple's Jackson Heights is part of this borough Queens |
#5131, aired 2006-12-25 | HOW TERRIBLY BRITISH $500 (Daily Double): If you're not happy saying your weight is 280 pounds, go to England where you're only 20 of these stones |
#5121, aired 2006-12-11 | THE BIG "O" $1200: Captain Beefheart is said to have a range of 4.5 of these octaves |
#5031, aired 2006-06-26 | THE BIG SLEEP $800: Michael Stipe knows this type of sleep occurs about every 90 minutes & lasts from 5 to 30 minutes REM sleep |
#5028, aired 2006-06-21 | PLEAD THE FIFTH $1,000 (Daily Double): They're the 3 letters above the number 5 on a standard telephone button J-K-L |
#5002, aired 2006-05-16 | 5-LETTER WORDS $800: A big fishing net, maybe in the river of the same name a seine |
#4879, aired 2005-11-24 | FORBES' TOP EXECUTIVE SALARIES $1200: Lew Frankfort totes a big handbag for the $86.5 million he earned from this leather accessory co. Coach |
#4830, aired 2005-09-16 | REMEMBER SEPTEMBER? $200: It was the big event in London September 2-5, 1666 the Great Fire |
#4627, aired 2004-10-19 | HOOP OF THE DAY $100 (Daily Double): In 2004 he joined MJ & "The Big O" as the only NBA rookies to average 20 points, 5 rebounds & 5 assists LeBron James |
#4548, aired 2004-05-19 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $800: It's a buzzword for big-city men who groom carefully & go shopping with their girlfriends metrosexuals |
#4495, aired 2004-03-05 | INTO AFRICA $1600: Of the 5 African countries that border the Mediterranean, it's the largest in area Algeria |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | IN THE BIG INNING $2000: Up 5-3 in the 10th, this team lost game 6 & later the '86 Series after a ball went through Bill Buckner's legs the Boston Red Sox |
#4443, aired 2003-12-24 | BASKETBALL $1000: It's broadcaster Bill Walton's 5-word catchphrase when a 7-footer dunks "Throw it down, big man!" |
#4377, aired 2003-09-23 | NOW THAT'S BIG! $400: This largest land animal also has the largest ears at 5 feet across each an elephant |
#4348, aired 2003-06-25 | THE WIZARDS $800: T.A. Barron wrote a 5-book epic on this wizard who's a big part of T.H. White's "The Once and Future King" Merlin |
#4307, aired 2003-04-29 | JUST MARRIED $400: 2 of the traditional "Big 5" animals you'd hope to see on a safari honeymoon (2 of) lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros & Cape buffalo |
#4227, aired 2003-01-07 | A REALLY BIG CATEGORY $200: In 1934, a giant clam had yielded one of these gems with a diameter of 5 1/2 inches, weighing over 14 pounds pearl |
#4185, aired 2002-11-08 | A TRIP ON THE "L" $400: Big building on the back of the U.S. $5 bill the Lincoln Memorial |
#4119, aired 2002-06-27 | 5 "EASY" PIECES $400: (Sarah gives the clue from the Voodoo Museum in New Orleans.) Charles Gandolfo, the late owner of the museum, was a voodoo consultant on this 1987 Dennis Quaid film The Big Easy |
#4078, aired 2002-05-01 | PLACES TO PUT YOUR BIG WINNINGS $1200: Use your general funds in these 2 "General" companies in the top 5 firms in the Fortune 500 General Motors & General Electric |
#4057, aired 2002-04-02 | 20th CENTURY BRITAIN $5,000 (Daily Double): On Oct. 31, 1956 British & French bombs destroyed much of this country's air force Egypt |
#3969, aired 2001-11-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's this type of reef-dwelling eel a moray |
#3820, aired 2001-03-23 | QUOTATIONS $200: With his new $88.5 million contract, this Laker said, "I'm not really a big spender, I can get a lot of Krispy Kremes" Shaquille O'Neal |
#3741, aired 2000-12-04 | I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY $200: Clint Eastwood played him 5 times on the big screen -- or was it six, punk? In all the excitement, I kind of forgot myself Harry Callahan |
#3700, aired 2000-10-06 | THE CIRCUS $200: For the Big Apple Circus, it takes a crew of 35 5 hours to set this up, & 3 hours to take it down the (big) tent |
#3632, aired 2000-05-23 | BIG MERGERS $1000: On March 9, 1999 AT&T officially hooked itself up with this cable company (we figure sometime between 1 & 5 PM) TCI (Tele-Communications, Inc.) |
#3608, aired 2000-04-19 | HATE MALE $200: In 1936 FDR said, "I have seen" this, "I hate" this; 5 years later the U.S. was involved in a second big one War |
#3454, aired 1999-09-16 | BIG SCREEN COWBOYS $400: This cowpuncher was a star of westerns & music & has 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: Gene Autry |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | CLASSIC "BIG" & "LITTLE" SONGS $200: This Christmas perennial by the Harry Simeone Chorale reached the Top 40 5 times, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum "The Little Drummer Boy" |
#3094, aired 1998-01-29 | BIG MOVIES $200: "Big Jake" was the last of 5 films this big guy made with Maureen O'Hara John Wayne |
#3064, aired 1997-12-18 | BIG WORDS $800: A recent study says 37.5% of New Orleans adults are 20% overweight, qualifying them as this Obese |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | BIG "SHOT"s $800: It's the only one of Peter Sellers' 5 "Pink Panther" films without "Pink Panther" in the title A Shot in the Dark |
#3046, aired 1997-11-24 | "NUT"s TO YOU $300: Not a snack for big sluggish guys, it's usually 4 or 5 of these that secure a wheel onto a car Lugnuts |
#2994, aired 1997-09-11 | THE KOREAN WAR $100: Between August 5 & Sept. 6, 1953 Operation Big Switch was the final exchange of these prisoners (of war) |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | MUSICAL THEATRE $1,000 (Daily Double): Nominated for 5 Tonys, this 1996 musical based on a film boasted a memorable dance on a giant piano keyboard "Big" |
#2787, aired 1996-10-15 | COMEDIES $200: In 1980 Dolly Parton ventured onto the big screen, playing a secretary in this film 9 to 5 |
#2328, aired 1994-10-19 | CROSSWORD CLUES "M" $200: Big League rank
(5) major |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | ART $1000: You have to have a big wall for his circa 1480 work "The Birth of Venus"; it's over 5' X 9' (Sandro) Botticelli |
#1025, aired 1989-02-03 | MONEY $100: Hey big spenders, in 1969 the government stopped issuing the $5,000 & $10,000 bills & these 2 below them the $1,000 bill & the $500 bill |
#788, aired 1988-01-27 | THE STARS $400: Theories say it was a bright nova in 4 B.C., a comet in 4 or 5 B.C., the planet Venus or a miracle the Christmas star |
#700, aired 1987-09-25 | #1 HITS $100: 1 of 5 #1 hits for the Four Seasons (1 of) "Sherry" ("Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like A Man", "Rag Doll" or "December 1963") |
#647, aired 1987-06-02 | #1 HITS $100: 1 of 5 #1 hits for the Four Seasons "Rag Doll" (or "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like A Man", or "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" |
#375, aired 1986-02-14 | ROARING '20S $600: Setting 5 speed records in 1920 alone, sports writers dubbed this horse "Big Red" Man o' War |
#165, aired 1985-04-26 | LITTLE BIG MEN $600: At 5'6½", this little man was well-suited to play "Little Big Man" Dustin Hoffman |
#1, aired 1984-09-10 | LAKES & RIVERS $500: World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior the Caspian Sea |
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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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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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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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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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
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"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
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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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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
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"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
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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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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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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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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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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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John Beck, a creative director from Torrance, California
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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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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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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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Dennis Donohue, a general manager from Janesville, Wisconsin
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"He was administrative services officer from Arizona when he became a...
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Mark Born, a musician, writer and teacher from Bangkok, Thailand
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\"He was the top winner of the 1990-91 season. He\'s a...
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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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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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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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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
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\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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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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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York
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"A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
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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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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
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2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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Michael Arnone, a writer and editor from Alexandria, Virginia
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"He was the largest 1-day winner in the 2000-2001 season. Today...
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Michael Galvin, a consultant from Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania
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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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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Andrew Westney, a singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia
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"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer...
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Scott Gillispie, a project manager and expectant father from Atlanta, Georgia
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"While attending Georgia Tech, he won the 1991 College Championship. Now...
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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Viki Radden, a high school English and literacy teacher from Bakersfield, California
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"She teaches at the largest high school district in California. From...
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Katie Houghton, a senior from Ewing, New Jersey
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HOW-ton".
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Steven Evenhouse, a junior high school social studies teacher from Orland Hills, Illinois
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"He likes teaching because it gives him a captive audience for...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2011 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000.
JBoard user name: lonesomeseagull
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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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Carlee Jensen, a senior from Santa Monica, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Jeffrey Gerlomes, a freshman from Napa, California
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
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"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
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"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
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Dan Katz, an assistant professor of mathematics from Greensboro, North Carolina
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Season 26 player (2010-06-09). Not to be confused with Season 6...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Patrick Tucker, a graduate student of public policy from St. Louis, Missouri
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Terry Linwood, a bookseller from Plano, Texas
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
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Paul Glaser, a research scientist from Albany, New York
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Chris Pae, a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia
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"He studied pre-med, then pre-law, but discovered his passion was teaching....
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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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Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
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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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Brad Selvig, a sophomore at Florida State from Jacksonville, Florida
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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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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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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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student from Fort Collins, Colorado
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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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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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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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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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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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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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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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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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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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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David Garcia, an IT communications strategy team lead from Troy, Michigan
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Season 38 player (2021-10-06). David appeared on Who Wants to Be...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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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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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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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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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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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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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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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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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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