| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | UNDERGROUND $2000: You can go under this square, the heart of Old Seattle, to see bits of what the city looked like before a great fire in 1889 Pioneer Square |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS $1600: Roman ceilings, walls & floors display this type of art made of bits of material; you can walk on fine examples in Ostia mosaic |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | BIO 201 $2000: PCR, short for this, allows endless copying of tiny bits of DNA, helping identify diseases & catch killers polymerase chain reaction |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | COMPUTER SPEAK $600: An old external modem not communicating fast enough? You may need to increase this measure of speed, bps for short bits per second |
| #8372, aired 2021-04-06 | BADJECTIVES $800: This bad, bad word also sounds like you've got bits of crackers all over your shirt crummy |
| #8208, aired 2020-04-22 | YOU KNOW THE DRILL $400: Twist & counterbore are types of these spinny, pointy drill parts that make the holes bits |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | ENTERTAINING ERAS $1600: You've had more birthdays than this number of bits in the early '90s home console game era of "Street Fighter II" 16 |
| #7503, aired 2017-04-05 | ICE CREAM KOANS $1000: If you meet the Buddha, kill him by overserving him this flavor with unbaked Tollhouse bits chocolate chip cookie dough |
| #7362, aired 2016-09-20 | ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS $1600: Roman ceilings, walls & floors displayed this type of art made of bits of material; you can walk on fine examples in Ostia mosaic |
| #6247, aired 2011-11-15 | 17-LETTER WORDS $4,800 (Daily Double): This adjective means "thwarting an intended goal", like living on credit while trying to save money counterproductive |
| #5996, aired 2010-10-11 | SECRET MENUS $1000: Ask this chain that's inspired by a fictional pirate for a "side of crumbs", & you'll get some fried batter bits Long John Silver's |
| #5663, aired 2009-04-01 | FISH $3,000 (Daily Double): Thao, help me land this one! A 10-foot, 660-pound catfish unique to this longest river of southeast Asia the Mekong |
| #4943, aired 2006-02-22 | A SIDE OF BACON $800: Similar to a Kellogg elf name, bits of diced & fried bacon rind are known as these cracklings |
| #4917, aired 2006-01-17 | HERO & VILLAIN $1600: I'll give you two bits if you can name this hero of H.R. Haggard's adventure tale "King Solomon's Mines" Allan Quatermain |
| #4607, aired 2004-09-21 | LINGUA TECHNA $400: You can't dip them in milk, but these bits of information sent from web servers to browsers sure are sweet cookies |
| #4227, aired 2003-01-07 | BREAKFAST CEREALS $800: If you pour it just right, you'll have "26 tasty little letters in every bowl" of this Post cereal Alpha-bits |
| #4116, aired 2002-06-24 | BITS & PIECES $800: The jabby bit on the end of a fork; you can call them prongs or these tines |
| #4113, aired 2002-06-19 | TONIGHT I'M GONNA ROCK YOU TONIGHT $800: In their prime, the concert theatrics of this band included Pete Townshend's ritual smashing of his guitar to bits The Who |
| #3414, aired 1999-06-10 | BITS OF YOU $100: The inner part of this is the basilar membrane; the outer part has the lobe Ear |
| #3414, aired 1999-06-10 | BITS OF YOU $200: From the Greek for breastbone, it's, well... the breastbone the sternum |
| #3414, aired 1999-06-10 | BITS OF YOU $300: This organ secretes glucagon as well as insulin Pancreas |
| #3414, aired 1999-06-10 | BITS OF YOU $400: The ligament holding this "cover" in place is an extension of the tendon of the thigh muscle Kneecap |
| #3414, aired 1999-06-10 | BITS OF YOU $500: Cindy Crawford's mole, or anybody's is a collection of cells with a high concentration of this pigment Melanin |
| #3094, aired 1998-01-29 | BIG MOVIES $3,000 (Daily Double): Most of Kevin Costner's scenes were cut from this film, except for his opening bits as a corpse The Big Chill |
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