| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | TAKE ME TO THE BRIDGE! $200: I'm sold on walking across this bridge from Centre Street in Manhattan to Tillary Street on the other side of the East River the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | PLACES THAT ARE ALSO FIRST NAMES $600: Grand Army Plaza & its Soldiers' & Sailors' Arch marks the main entrance to Prospect Park in this New York City borough Brooklyn |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | LITERARY GROUPS $1600: It's thought this famous name stuck after Edmund Duffy of the Brooklyn Eagle drew a caricature of the members as knights Knights of the Algonquin Round Table |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | GEOGRAPHIC BOOK TITLES $800: Generations have loved Hubert Selby Jr.'s tale of dope fiends, hoodlums & thieves in "Last Exit to" this place Brooklyn |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | WHAT IN THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS...? $200: Making the best of a bad past situation, this ex-heavyweight champ from Brooklyn put out edibles in the shape of ears in 2022 Mike Tyson |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | A WOMAN'S PLACE $1600: Open for 10 days until the cops came in 1916, the Brownsville Clinic in Brooklyn was the USA's first to offer guidance about this birth control |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | URANUS, SHMURANUS $400: Over 1.6 billion miles from Uranus, the Gowanus is a canal that flows through this NYC borough; go Nets! Brooklyn |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT $1600: Mookie throws a trash can through the window of Sal's Famous Pizzeria in Brooklyn in this 1989 film Do the Right Thing |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1200: Profession of Brooklyn Bridge designer John Roebling engineer |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE $200: Under the Brooklyn Bridge the East River |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | MIXED GREENS $400: She's been staring at Brooklyn since 1886, and man, her right arm must be tired!:
I FLOUT TERABYTES Statue of Liberty |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | ARTISTIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $1500: The flags of Puerto Rico & Haiti are on the cover of "Radiant Child", inspired by the early life of this Brooklyn-born artist Basquiat |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | FIX THE MALAPROP $800: The Brooklyn Nets play at Barnacles Center Barclays |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | DOUBLE-VOWEL PLACES $800: Dumbo, which, as you can see, is short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is a neighborhood in this borough Brooklyn |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | CITY FOLK $2000: This actress & model found a love match with Andy Roddick; they married in 2009 Brooklyn Decker |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | NONPROFITS $200: Helping minority kids go to college, the foundation named for this Brooklyn Dodger was begun in 1973, a year after his death Jackie Robinson |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | SPORTS STARS CALLING IT QUITS $200: Jackie Robinson spent his entire major league career with this team; when traded to the Giants, he retired the (Brooklyn) Dodgers |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | WOMEN AUTHORS $1,500 (Daily Double): After the success of this classic about Francie Nolan & her impoverished New York family, Betty Smith co-wrote a musical based on it A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN? $800: (I'm Shameik Moore.) In "Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse" I once again don the spider-mask as this Brooklyn teenager who follows in Peter Parker's webbed footsteps Miles Morales |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | POP INSTRUMENTALS $1200: This almost lyric-free 2013 hit by Brooklyn producer/DJ Baauer has part of Manhattan in its title the "Harlem Shake" |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | POLITICIANS $1200: Before becoming mayor of New York City in 2022, he served as an NYPD officer & as Brooklyn borough president Adams |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | TV & MOVIE COMEDIES $800: In 2021 fans bid farewell to Jake Peralta, Captain Holt & the rest of the squad on this sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S A COOKBOOK! $800: Enjoy "Uncommon Recipes from" this Brooklyn pie shop; its 4-word name is what was "baked in a pie" in a nursery rhyme Four & Twenty Blackbirds |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | ADAPTERS $2000: This novelist did not adapt his own novel "About a Boy" as a movie but did adapt other writers' "Wild" & "Brooklyn" Nick Hornby |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $200: They're the 2 New York City boroughs that fit the category Bronx & Brooklyn |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | BRIDGES $800: A feat of 19th century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge spans this river the East River |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | U.S. MUSEUMS $400: & here's to you, this Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Famer, whose NYC museum honoring his legacy opened in 2022 (Jackie) Robinson |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | NYC SUBWAY STOPS $400: Flatbush Avenue! The No. 2 train's stop for the college named for this borough! Please step away from the closing doors Brooklyn |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES $1200: Spike Lee broke into the front ranks of Hollywood directors with this 1989 film about racial tensions in Brooklyn Do the Right Thing |
| #8767, aired 2022-12-20 | SPORTS FRANCHISES' PREVIOUS HOMES $200: The Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | FROM "D" TO "O" $600: A Brooklyn neighborhood has this acronymic name that fits the category DUMBO |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | SITCOMS $1000: On "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", this actor seen here decided, "we'll go to my house. Or as Zeke calls it, Tiny Terry's Hobbit Hole" Terry Crews |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA $1500: Don't fuggedabout this 16-mile-long body of water separating Brooklyn & Manhattan; Rikers Island is there the East River |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $600: After 5 previous World Series losses to these crosstown rivals, in 1955 the Brooklyn Dodgers finally beat them for the title the New York Yankees |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | BIRDS WITHIN WORDS $600: It lives in Europe & Asia, but not in Brooklyn a rook (in Brooklyn) |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | BUDWEISER & SPORTS $600: After partnering with this NBA squad in 2019, Budweiser shifted the crown on its logo to honor hometown hero Notorious B.I.G. the Brooklyn Nets |
| #8701, aired 2022-09-19 | TAKE THE BROADWAY HOME $800: This actor with "Red" in his name won a Tony in his Broadway debut in the art play "Red" Eddie Redmayne |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | WHICH NEW YORK CITY BOROUGH? $400: Is the most populous of the 5 boroughs Brooklyn |
| #8671, aired 2022-06-27 | I SPEAK FOR THE TREES $800: "An 11-year-old girl sitting on this fire escape could imagine that she was living in a tree", says this classic by Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | BASEBALL BABES $800: In 1928 the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said this team's Babe Herman is "a great outfielder except for his inability to catch flyballs" the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | MASHED UP TV SHOWS $200: "Better Call Nine-Nine" Better Call Saul & Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MOVIES $400: Spike Lee changed one letter in "Brooklyn" for this family tale Crooklyn |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | BOOK TITLE GEOGRAPHY $400: Betty Smith cultivated
"A Tree Grows in
____" Brooklyn |
| #8608, aired 2022-03-30 | MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES $400: Later "The Rifleman" on TV, Chuck Connors was a Brooklyn Dodger & as a Celtic in 1946, became the first NBA player to shatter this the backboard |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | THE PLACE TO "B" $200: It's the right borough to be in if you want to watch Kevin Durant win a home game for the Nets Brooklyn |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | NYC NEIGHBORHOODS $1000: An area in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach is known as Little this seaport & resort in Southern Ukraine Odessa |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | 2-WORD BOOK TITLES $400: Like the autobiographical hero of this novel, just after WWII William Styron was a young southerner living in Brooklyn Sophie's Choice |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | ON ITS BORDER $800: Queens:
This borough, with which it shares an expressway that does not always provide an express way Brooklyn |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | AROUND THE USA $600: In 2021 this bridge that spans the East River got a new 2-way bike lane the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: Combining hip-hop & street jazz, the Brooklynettes are the dance team for this NBA squad the Brooklyn Nets |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | NEW YORK-SET FICTION $400: Chaim Potok's classic "The Chosen" tells of 2 Jewish young men growing up in the Williamsburg area of this borough Brooklyn |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | NOTORIOUS $400: Con man George Parker was notorious for "selling" NYC landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge & this man's tomb on West 122nd St. Grant |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | FAMOUS PROFESSORS $1200: This man, who rose to fame in the 1950s, taught poetry at Brooklyn College from 1986 to 1997 (Allen) Ginsberg |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | FERRIES $2000: Manhattan & Brooklyn ferries will get you to this island named for those who held lofty government jobs Governors Island |
| #8498, aired 2021-10-27 | HANDY ANDY $400: This comic co-founded the comedy trio The Lonely Island; then he became a TV detective in Brooklyn Samberg |
| #8495, aired 2021-10-22 | ACTORS & ACCENTS $1600: She got the feel of her Brooklyn accent in "The Wolf of Wall Street" by waving her nails around as if they were still wet from a manicure Margot Robbie |
| #8494, aired 2021-10-21 | SPORTS BOOKS $200: Roger Kahn's 1972 bestseller "The Boys of Summer" is a nostalgic look at this team before it headed west the (Brooklyn) Dodgers |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | NEW YORK CITY $600: thrillist.com named this Brooklyn "burg" the world's No. 1 hipster neighborhood Williamsburg |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | 1871--150 YEARS AGO $200: In Brooklyn this impresario opened his circus, calling it a traveling museum, menagerie, caravan & hippodrome (P.T.) Barnum |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | STREET ART $1000: This hip-hop artist got his 3-word name from his association with the Brooklyn street art crew the Fabulous 5 Fab 5 Freddy |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | PAST LIVES $1600: Last name of father & son John & Washington, who teamed up to build the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge & then the Brooklyn Roebling |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | BOROUGH WATCH $1000: Eddie Murphy sinks his teeth into a role:
"Vampire in ____" Brooklyn |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $1000: Brooklyn went with the flow to design this park; you can go curling, play hockey or just ice skate like the folks here Prospect Park |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | SUMMER MOVIES $2000: (Hi, I'm Kevin Hart.) Voicing Snowball, I had an announcement to make in this 2016 animated film: "Death is coming to Brooklyn and it's got buck teeth and a cotton tail" The Secret Life of Pets |
| #8385, aired 2021-04-23 | STARS $1200: Known as "The Beard", he has soared for the NBA's Houston Rockets & Brooklyn Nets (James) Harden |
| #8335, aired 2021-02-12 | GIRL $2000: Selina Boyce is the heroine of the Brooklyn-set book called "Brown Girl," these buildings brownstones |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | FROM THE GRIDIRON TO TV $800: This large & in charge actor played for the Rams & Chargers before flexing on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Terry Crews |
| #8316, aired 2021-01-18 | THE FICTIONAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK $400: The Tree of Heaven grows in this borough where Katie & Johnny Nolan raise their daughter Francie in 1912 Brooklyn |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | BROOKLYN '99 $200: In 1899 this gangster-to-be was born in Brooklyn's Navy Yard section; no reports of any scars on his face Capone |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | BROOKLYN '99 $400: As it was shedding concrete, this alliterative structure was "Falling Down" in the subject of a 1999 article Brooklyn Bridge |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | BROOKLYN '99 $600: This sitting president visited Brooklyn in 1899 & cabled Admiral Dewey on the anniversary of his triumph in the Philippines McKinley |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | BROOKLYN '99 $800: In 1899 the Brooklyn Superbas won the National League Pennant; 100 years later, they'd have moved far away & become this team the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | BROOKLYN '99 $1000: This 1999 novel about a detective with Tourette's by Brooklyn native Jonathan Lethem was the basis of a 2019 Edward Norton film Motherless Brooklyn |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | BRIDGES $600: The NYC Dept. of Transportation tries not to do major work at the same time on the Brooklyn & this next bridge up the East River the Manhattan Bridge |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | OH, HELLO SONGS $1000: Not only did the Beastie Boys get "No Sleep Till" this borough, the group also said "Hello" to it as well Brooklyn |
| #8259, aired 2020-10-15 | WHERE HAVE I SEEN THOSE STAIRS? $1600: The stairs Joaquin Phoenix dances down in "Joker" have become a tourist attraction in the Highbridge area of this NYC borough the Bronx |
| #8256, aired 2020-10-12 | THEIR BAR OR BAT MITZVAH $200: Brooklyn's Kingsway Jewish Center is where this future politician & Vermonter was bar mitzvahed in 1954 Bernie Sanders |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | TALKING FRONT OFFICE BASEBALL $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Pymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.) Praying at Brooklyn's Plymouth Church helped this Dodgers general manager decide to take a big step and integrate baseball with Jackie Robinson Branch Rickey |
| #8238, aired 2020-09-16 | A BOROUGH BURIAL $2000: Unlike the Dodgers, this man for whom their ballpark was named is a permanent resident of Brooklyn Ebbets |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | DOCUMENTARIES $400: Aired on PBS in 1982, this filmmaker's first documentary told of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Ken Burns |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | BUY YOUR OWN $400: A Brunswick Brooklyn table for this, with drop pockets & rubber cushions, can be yours for $5,800 pool |
| #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | YEARBOOK PHOTOS OF PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT $600: Here's this Brooklyn-born legal eagle years before joining the Supremes (Ruth Bader) Ginsburg |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | AMERICAN POETRY $800: A long poem by Hart Crane was inspired by this structure seen from his apartment window the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | HEAR HERE, NEW YORK! $1000: BAM for short, it opened with a bam in 1861; the New York Times said it had the finest exterior of all the public buildings of its kind in America Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $600: (Hi, I'm Lee Goldberg from New York's ABC7. [He presents from Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.]) Plymouth Church in Brooklyn was once a stop along the underground railroad; often the next leg was on a northbound ship up this river, to Albany, & then on to Canada the Hudson |
| #8160, aired 2020-02-14 | WOMEN AUTHORS $800: Anna Deavere Smith's play "Fires in the Mirror" looks at the 1991 riots in the Crown Heights neighborhood of this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #8160, aired 2020-02-14 | TV VILLAINS $2000: On "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", Jake Peralta's occasional nemesis, the Pontiac Bandit, is portrayed by this veteran funnyman Craig Robinson |
| #8149, aired 2020-01-30 | AUTHOR LAST NAME IN COMMON $200: Novelist Henry & playwright Arthur, both Brooklyn boys Miller |
| #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | OFF TO THE LANDMARK $200: It was one of the first bridges to use steel for cable wire! On N.Y.'s East River, it almost sells itself! the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #8145, aired 2020-01-24 | NEIL BEFORE ME $1600: 2 years before Neil Diamond was born there, this "Laughter In The Rain" singer-songwriter was born in Brooklyn Neil Sedaka |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | PLACE-NAME NAMES $2000: Just go with it--Andy Roddick is married to this model Brooklyn Decker |
| #8139, aired 2020-01-16 | PARK CITY $400: Prospect Park in this borough was one of the sites of the Battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War Brooklyn |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | HIP-HOP FEUDS $800: In 2014 this "NCIS: Los Angeles" co-star ended a 17-year rift with Canibus, with the 2 rapping onstage in Brooklyn LL Cool J |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | FOREIGN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $2000: A university in the Netherlands is named for this Dutch humanist; a Brooklyn high school is called his "Hall" Erasmus |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | NEW YORK CITY MUSEUMS $600: Fun house mirrors & vintage bumper cars are part of the collection celebrating this iconic amusement area in Brooklyn Coney Island |
| #8123, aired 2019-12-25 | THE TV SHOW MUST GO ON $600: In 2019 this cop comedy moved from FOX to NBC & characters were allowed to curse--bleeped out, of course Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | NEW YORK-SET NOVELS $800: In this classic, Francie Nolan lives with her family in the poorer part of the Williamsburg neighborhood A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #8029, aired 2019-07-04 | GRANNY SMITH $1,400 (Daily Double): Betty Smith, who gained fame for this 1943 novel, would later plant a Chinese sumac for her children & their children A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | N.Y. TV $800: He plays Detective Jake Peralta on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Andy Samberg |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | SITCOMEDY $200: In this title precinct, Detective Rosa Diaz' formal leather jacket is "the one without any blood on it" Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | BROOKLYN $200: In 2012 this NBA franchise relocated from New Jersey to Brooklyn the Nets |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | BROOKLYN $400: North central Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, short for this, features the Billie Holiday Theatre Bedford-Stuyvesant |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | BROOKLYN $600: Joey Chestnut said, "I found a vicious rhythm" after downing 74 hot dogs on July 4, 2018 in this Brooklyn neighborhood Coney Island |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | BROOKLYN $800: On June 19, 1915 this battleship that's now a memorial in Pearl Harbor was christened in the Brooklyn Navy Yard the Arizona |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | BROOKLYN $1,000 (Daily Double): The edifice built as Brooklyn City Hall is now called this, reflecting Brooklyn's status within New York City Borough Hall |
| #7926, aired 2019-02-11 | 5 DIAMONDS $800: A huge apartment complex sits on the Brooklyn site that once housed this historic baseball field Ebbets Field |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | TEDDY ROOSEVELT, MEET JACKIE ROBINSON $400: Teddy was born in 1858 on New York's E. 20th street, just across the river from this borough where Jackie would become famous Brooklyn |
| #7878, aired 2018-12-05 | FERRY TALES $800: In "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry", Whitman finds this island "stately and admirable" Manhattan |
| #7863, aired 2018-11-14 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.) In February 1963, months before his "I Have A Dream" speech, he delivered an early version of the speech right here at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn to a packed congregation Martin Luther King Jr. |
| #7851, aired 2018-10-29 | FACTS & FIGURES $800: This bridge that spans the East River was the first to use steel for cable wire the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #7848, aired 2018-10-24 | NAME GAME $200: Start spreading the news--in the 2010s this name of a NYC borough was among the top 30 names for girls Brooklyn |
| #7832, aired 2018-10-02 | BOOKS OF THE 1940s $2,000 (Daily Double): In Chapter 1 of this Betty Smith novel, we're told that the one in Francie Nolan's yard "was neither a pine nor a hemlock" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #7819, aired 2018-09-13 | MORE COWBELL $600: This rap trio from Brooklyn--as in "No Sleep Till..."--threw in a cowbell solo on "Hey Ladies" the Beastie Boys |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | CONFUSING AUTHORS $800: (Kelly shows two writers on the monitor.) You might have confused playwright Arthur Miller & novelist Henry Miller on a walking tour--they had homes 500 feet apart in New York City's first commuter suburb, the heights of this borough Brooklyn |
| #7777, aired 2018-06-05 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $800: It's the northernmost of New York City's boroughs the Bronx |
| #7773, aired 2018-05-30 | POLITICO $200: In 2016 this son of a Brooklyn exterminator became the leader of the Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer |
| #7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $2000: This future composer was far from "The Common Man" when he graduate from Boys' H.S. in Brooklyn in 1918 Aaron Copland |
| #7751, aired 2018-04-30 | HIPSTERY $400: Settler Pieter Wyckoff moved into this borough before it was cool--actually, in 1637, before it even existed Brooklyn |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | CLUES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY $200: (I'm Lee Goldberg from New York's ABC7.) In the 1800s Brooklyn's Plymouth Church became known as the "the Grand Central depot" of this secretive network that helped slaves escape to the North the Underground Railroad |
| #7723, aired 2018-03-21 | ETHNI-CITIES $1200: 2 million revelers partied as this NYC borough's 2017 West Indian Day parade wound from Crown Heights to Flatbush Brooklyn |
| #7705, aired 2018-02-23 | CHESTER A. ARTHUR $800: On May 24, 1883 President Arthur & other dignitaries helped dedicate this bridge that spans the East River the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT $2000: Mookie throws a trash can through the window of Sal's famous pizzeria in Brooklyn in this 1989 film Do the Right Thing |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | BASEBALL RECORDS $1600: Don Henley hit No. 5 with this song whose title he got from a book about the Brooklyn Dodgers "The Boys Of Summer" |
| #7567, aired 2017-07-04 | THE RED, WHITE & BLUE $1000: This homespun announcer did radio play-by-play for Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and the New York Yankees Red Barber |
| #7566, aired 2017-07-03 | MARY TYLER MOORE $200: Mary was born not in Minneapolis but in this NYC borough & as a child lived in its Flatbush neighborhood Brooklyn |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | HART-FELT LYRICS $1200: "We'll have Manhattan and" these 2 boroughs "too, it's lovely going through the zoo" the Bronx and Staten Island |
| #7535, aired 2017-05-19 | LET'S GO DODGERS! $400: In 1958 the Dodgers came to L.A. from this Brooklyn ballpark that had been their home for 4 decades Ebbets Field |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | TV SITCOM BY EPISODES $600: "Hostage Situation" &
"Captain Peralta" Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | 2016 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM RECIPIENTS $400: This recently retired broadcaster, the voice of the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers Vin Scully |
| #7508, aired 2017-04-12 | BACK TO SCHOOL WITH POLITICIANS $400: Though he lost his bid to become U.S. president, he was class president at his Brooklyn high school Bernie Sanders |
| #7508, aired 2017-04-12 | FEELING SHEEPISH $1600: A black-banded food fish, or a Brooklyn bay a sheepshead |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE $400: I've got a view of the lower Manhattan skyline from this New York City landmark to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #7495, aired 2017-03-24 | FAMOUS AMERICAN WOMEN $1200: This historian wrote the memoir "Wait Till Next Year" about her childhood as Brooklyn Dodgers fan Doris Kearns Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| #7484, aired 2017-03-09 | NARROWS $400: The Narrows under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge separate Brooklyn from this least-populous borough Staten Island |
| #7484, aired 2017-03-09 | PATCHES $1600: This Brooklyn-based online co. with 1.7 million active sellers can hook you up with a gorgeous patchwork quilt Etsy |
| #7480, aired 2017-03-03 | MOVIE BEFORE, TV AFTER $2000: Hubert Selby Jr. novel adaptation about comical cop Andy Samberg Last Exit to Brooklyn 9-9 |
| #7446, aired 2017-01-16 | ROOMS FULL OF CULTURE $2000: The Rose Cinemas & Harvey Theater are part of BAM, short for this cutting-edge arts center in New York City the Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| #7445, aired 2017-01-13 | BOOKS $3,000 (Daily Double): Oscar-nominated, a 2015 film was based on this bestseller about Eilis, a young Irish immigrant in NYC in the 1950s Brooklyn |
| #7427, aired 2016-12-20 | LET'S READ HENRY, JAMES $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1964 the Supreme Court said a 30-year-old novel by this Brooklyn guy was not obscene Henry Miller |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | SKY LINES $800: In this novel, Betty Smith wrote, "No matter where its seed fell, it made a tree which struggled to reach the sky" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #7403, aired 2016-11-16 | SCREEN TEST $800: In "Bridge of Spies": the city where the bridge is located Berlin |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | A BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE $800: The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge connects the Rockaways to this NYC borough where Gil played Brooklyn |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | BATTLESHIPS $1200: Built in the 1940s in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, this battleship known as "Mighty Mo" saw action in the Persian Gulf War the U.S.S. Missouri |
| #7345, aired 2016-07-15 | HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD $800: Neil Simon title a play this Brooklyn neighborhood "Memoirs" Brighton Beach Memoirs |
| #7320, aired 2016-06-10 | AWARDS $200: (I'm Lin-Manuel Miranda.) In 2008 I won a Tony for Best Original Score for my musical "In the Heights"; that is, Washington Heights, far uptown in this borough Manhattan |
| #7316, aired 2016-06-06 | PRO SPORTS TEAM NAME CHANGES $200: In 1932 the Brooklyn Robins changed their name back to this the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | TV EATERIES $400: The Williamsburg Diner in Brooklyn 2 Broke Girls |
| #7277, aired 2016-04-12 | BRIDGES $600: Opened in 1883, it spans the East River into lower Manhattan the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #7276, aired 2016-04-11 | 1940s LIT $800: When asked if this NYC-set novel was true, Betty Smith replied, "Not as it was but as it should have been" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #7274, aired 2016-04-07 | MOVIE TITLES IN OTHER COUNTRIES $1600: In Germany, this 1971 Gene Hackman film is "Focus Brooklyn" The French Connection |
| #7254, aired 2016-03-10 | WALT WHITMAN $400: Whitman grew up in this New York borough, worked for its Daily Eagle newspaper & wrote a poem about crossing its ferry Brooklyn |
| #7250, aired 2016-03-04 | CELEBRITY ENTREPRENEURS $800: This rapper sold his stake in the Brooklyn Nets after opening his own sports agency, Roc Nation Sports Jay-Z |
| #7239, aired 2016-02-18 | AMERICAN INVENTORS $400: The first of these was invented by Willis Carrier to control humidity in a Brooklyn printing plant an air conditioner |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | WHICH NYC BOROUGH? $600: Is home to Coney Island Brooklyn |
| #7219, aired 2016-01-21 | ON THE MOVE $400: Flown by this German airline, the first nonstop transatlantic commercial flight touched down in Brooklyn in 1938 Lufthansa |
| #7217, aired 2016-01-19 | THE BRIDGES OF OTHER COUNTIES $200: Part of this bridge built in the 19th century is in Kings County the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | THE TUTORS $1200: At 14 he tutored Brooklyn schoolmates for 25 cents an hour; later he founded a test prep empire (Stanley) Kaplan |
| #7167, aired 2015-11-10 | DIVINE COMEDIES $1000: He makes us laugh as a sergeant on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Terry Crews |
| #7143, aired 2015-10-07 | SPORTS NOBILITY $1600: One of "dem bums" of the Brooklyn Dodgers, this outfielder hit 4 HRs in 2 different World Series, in 1952 & '55 Duke Snider |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | AMERICANA $800: A roller coaster called the Cyclone is a part of this amusement area in the southern part of Brooklyn Coney Island |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | FILMS INSPIRED BY MAGAZINE ARTICLES $800: "The Boys in the Bank", a Life magazine account of a Brooklyn bank robbery, inspired this 1975 Al Pacino film Dog Day Afternoon |
| #7093, aired 2015-06-17 | POP MUSIC ROYALTY $1600: Slayer guitarist Kerry King's solo on this trio's "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" will keep you awake the Beastie Boys |
| #7071, aired 2015-05-18 | TV $1000: He's been a serious cop on the drama "Homicide" & a seriously funny cop on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Andre Braugher |
| #7044, aired 2015-04-09 | LIFESTYLES $200: The New York Times calls Williamsburg in this borough "the granddaddy of neighborhoods with hipster cachet" Brooklyn |
| #6984, aired 2015-01-15 | HOMER $800: On October 1, 1961 Brooklyn truck driver Sal Durante snatched this player's 61st home run ball & then sold it for $5,000 Roger Maris |
| #6979, aired 2015-01-08 | THAT'S MY WIFE $400: Andy Roddick:
This supermodel Brooklyn Decker |
| #6961, aired 2014-12-15 | NEW YORK IN THE MOVIES $1000: This Al Pacino movie was based on a botched bank robbery in Brooklyn in August 1972 Dog Day Afternoon |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | GEOGRAPHY BY THE BOOK $400: A classic:
"A Tree Grows in ____" Brooklyn |
| #6932, aired 2014-11-04 | BRIDGES $1000: In the 19th century this man designed both the Niagara & Brooklyn Bridges in New York John Roebling |
| #6915, aired 2014-10-10 | WEBSITES $600: Not to be confused with eBay is this Brooklyn-based company, sort of the eBay for handmade goods Etsy |
| #6857, aired 2014-06-10 | TV & MOVIE SCHOOLS $800: On this sitcom Gabe Kaplan's teacher character went back to Buchanan High, his Brooklyn alma mater Welcome Back, Kotter |
| #6849, aired 2014-05-29 | SUFFIXES $800: It's used to denote residency, like in Brooklyn, or adherence to a person, like Mr. Ludd -ite |
| #6845, aired 2014-05-23 | AUTH"ER"S $2,000 (Daily Double): Published posthumously in 2003, a novel by this Brooklyn guy was titled "Catch as Catch Can" Joseph Heller |
| #6845, aired 2014-05-23 | AUTH"ER"S $2000: In 1991 this Brooklyn guy penned "Harlot's Ghost", focusing on the CIA Norman Mailer |
| #6830, aired 2014-05-02 | WHICH NYC BOROUGH? $600: Is the most populous, with more than 2.5 million people Brooklyn |
| #6830, aired 2014-05-02 | WHICH NYC BOROUGH? $800: Is where LaGuardia & JFK International are located Queens |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1200: Profession of Brooklyn Bridge designer John Roebling engineer |
| #6808, aired 2014-04-02 | LITERARY TITLES $3,600 (Daily Double): The title of this 1943 bestseller refers to an Ailanthus A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #6758, aired 2014-01-22 | RIVERS $400: The Brooklyn Bridge & the Williamsburg Bridge both span this river the East River |
| #6757, aired 2014-01-21 | ENTERTAINMENT BY THE NUMBERS $1000: Andy Samberg & Andre Braugher cop out in this sitcom about police officers in New York City Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO YOU $800: He was born in Brooklyn as Benjamin on Feb. 26, 1906 but would die better known as this mobster Bugsy Siegel |
| #6746, aired 2014-01-06 | IT'S A RAP $1200: "Another plane, another train / another bottle in the brain", the Beastie Boys rapped in "No Sleep Till" here "Brooklyn" |
| #6738, aired 2013-12-25 | NEW YORKERS $1000: This "'S Wonderful" composer was a Brooklyn boy who died tragically young at age 38 (George) Gershwin |
| #6710, aired 2013-11-15 | RAP STAGE NAMES $200: Jay Z's name honors the J & Z subway lines in this borough, his hometown Brooklyn |
| #6703, aired 2013-11-06 | LIT-TREE-TURE $1200: This book begins, "serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York, especially in the summer of 1912" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #6700, aired 2013-11-01 | THE NEW YORK TIMES PULITZER WINNERS $1000: (Andrea Elliott delivers the clue.) Chronicling the life of an immigrant in Brooklyn who is one of these Muslim leaders of a mosque earned me a 2007 Pulitzer Prize an imam |
| #6687, aired 2013-10-15 | HIT PARADES $1000: Every Labor Day, the West Indian American parade draws millions to Crown Heights in this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | NEW YORK PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS $400: Completed in 1883, this bridge over the East River was built at a cost of $15 million (but I'll sell it to you for a cool 10) the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #6622, aired 2013-06-04 | HOW 'BOUT THEM DODGERS? $200: The Dodgers departed this NYC borough for the west in 1957 Brooklyn |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT $800: Barclays Center in this New York City borough opened in 2012 with eight straight sellout shows by borough native Jay-Z Brooklyn |
| #6601, aired 2013-05-06 | THIS IS HUGE $2000: This suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn
to Staten Island
has a main span
of 4,260 feet the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge |
| #6579, aired 2013-04-04 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS $400: Built over 13 years at a cost of more than $13 million, it spans the East River to connect Manhattan & another borough The Brooklyn Bridge |
| #6561, aired 2013-03-11 | DOUBLE LETTER 8-LETTER WORDS $600: Don't fuhgedaboudit! Bensonhurst is one neighborhood in this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #6497, aired 2012-12-11 | THE SIGHTS YOU'LL SEE! $800: One of the largest public displays of these dwarfed trees outside of Japan is at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden bonsai |
| #6488, aired 2012-11-28 | THE OAKLAND "B"s $600: What's now East Oakland was once a city called this, like a borough southeast of Manhattan Brooklyn |
| #6471, aired 2012-11-05 | NEW YORK SENATORS $2000: "Power, Pasta, and Politics" was this Brooklyn-born senator's account of his almost 20 years representing the Empire State Alfonse D'Amato |
| #6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $600: We're not sure why but this name of a New York City borough recently ranked among the top 10 girl's names in Arkansas Brooklyn |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | MAKES SENSE--MOVIES EDITION $1000: In "Hellboy II" the troll market can be found underneath this alliterative NYC structure the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #6396, aired 2012-06-11 | GEOGRAPHY BY THE BOOK $800: Betty Smith planted a story with "A Tree Grows In" this borough Brooklyn |
| #6361, aired 2012-04-23 | "HOW TO" ENTERTAIN $2000: Brooklyn friends Ben & Cam hustle to try to make a buck without selling out in this comedic HBO series How to Make it in America |
| #6350, aired 2012-04-06 | HAROLDRY $400: Brooklyn Dodger shortstop Harold Reese was known by this nickname, which he got as a champion marble shooter Pee Wee Reese |
| #6347, aired 2012-04-03 | NEW YORK MUSEUMS $1600: This borough's museum of art upset folks with a 1999 exhibit featuring maggots, dung & formaldehyde Brooklyn |
| #6323, aired 2012-02-29 | GOING DUTCH $400: This most populous of New York City's boroughs derives its name from a village in the Netherlands Brooklyn |
| #6275, aired 2011-12-23 | THE DREIDEL WILL ROCK $2000: This Velvet Underground frontman was born in Brooklyn in 1942 Lou Reed |
| #6253, aired 2011-11-23 | RADIO FACES $1600: This Southerner who announced Brooklyn Dodgers games gave fans folksy expressions like "the catbird seat" Red Barber |
| #6168, aired 2011-06-08 | "LAST" BOOKS $2000: Hubert Selby Jr. penned the '60s classic novel called this "to Brooklyn" Last Exit |
| #6146, aired 2011-05-09 | THE BOOKS OF DAVID McCULLOUGH $400: History is riveting in "The Great Bridge", about the building of this American span opened in 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #6140, aired 2011-04-29 | ARBOR DAY READING? $2000: Francie knows that the tree in her yard isn't a pine or a hemlock in this classic by Betty Smith A Tree Grows In Brooklyn |
| #6133, aired 2011-04-20 | SPORTS SPONSORSHIP $800: Barclays halved--from $400 to $200 million--how much it will pay in arena naming rights when this NBA team moves to Brooklyn the Nets |
| #6132, aired 2011-04-19 | 25-GAME WINNERS $400: In 1956 Don Newcombe won 27 games for this National League team the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #6110, aired 2011-03-18 | ME & MS. JONES $400: This onetime member of "The View" was once an assistant D.A. in Brooklyn Star Jones |
| #6096, aired 2011-02-28 | ATHLETES $600: Tennis star Andy Roddick didn't make the Sports Illustrated cover in 2010, but this model wife of his did Brooklyn Decker |
| #6093, aired 2011-02-23 | THE PLACE TO "B" $200: Flatbush & Flatlands are neighborhoods in this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #6044, aired 2010-12-16 | BASKIN ROBBINS ICE CREAM $200: A seasonal favorite, baseball nut first hit a home run in 1958 to celebrate the Dodgers' move from this borough Brooklyn |
| #6043, aired 2010-12-15 | MALL-EDGE $600: Take a break from shopping & head to the food court for "sbaghetti" from this franchise that started as a Brooklyn grocery Sbarro's |
| #6026, aired 2010-11-22 | YANKEES, NO! $400: "Next year" finally came to this team's fans in 1955, when its "Bums" beat the Yanks in the Series for the first time in 6 tries the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #5991, aired 2010-10-04 | THE TENTH INNING $200: (Ken Burns reads the clue.) Since Jim Creighton of the Brooklyn Niagaras tried an illegal rising fastball in 1859, players have looked for an edge, like the time Albert Belle got caught in 1994 using a bat that had been doctored this way it was corked |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | ALLITERATION ALL AROUND $400: John Roebling designed this NYC landmark, but working on it cost him his life the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | LYRICS OF THE ARTIST $1200: "I drink Brass Monkey and I rock well, I got a castle in Brooklyn that's where I dwell" the Beastie Boys |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | YOUR BUMMER TO BUMMER TRAFFIC REPORT $400: The Verrazano-Narrows bridge is a mess! Getting from Staten Island to this neighboring borough? Fuhgedaboudit! Brooklyn |
| #5947, aired 2010-06-22 | REAL NAMES IN SPORTS $1000: Brooklyn Pope was a McDonald's High School All-American before playing for this state university of New Jersey Rutgers |
| #5912, aired 2010-05-04 | POTPOURRI $1000: Barry Manilow was born in Brooklyn; Michael Dukakis was born in this Massachusetts town Brookline |
| #5907, aired 2010-04-27 | AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES $1200: The "Catch" is that this satirical writer was born in Brooklyn in 1923 (not '22) Joseph Heller |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES $2000: Got HBO? You can watch Jason Schwartzman play a Brooklyn writer turned P.I. on this show Bored to Death |
| #5862, aired 2010-02-23 | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS' TEAMS $200: Catcher Roy Campanella Brooklyn |
| #5858, aired 2010-02-17 | GANGSTER RAP $1200: My gun was for hire / When I ran with Meyer / I was born in Brooklyn, not Haiti / I was played by Warren Beatty (Bugsy) Siegel |
| #5852, aired 2010-02-09 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: The first African American to play modern Major League Baseball, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 Jackie Robinson |
| #5834, aired 2010-01-14 | THE LEGO ARTISTRY OF NATHAN SAWAYA $400: In December 2004 Nathan made the 83-inch by 9-inch by 17-inch model of this New York landmark the Brooklyn bridge |
| #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | MUSEUMS $400: This NYC borough's museum created such a "Sensation" that Mayor Giuliani tried to cut off its funding the Brooklyn Museum |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | THE CON IS ON $800: Police had to remove buyers who were building toll barriers after George Parker sold this New York structure to them the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE WORLD OF M. SASEK $1600: Don't get fooled into thinking you can buy this New York City bridge seen here Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | JACKIE ROBINSON $200: Jackie broke pro baseball's color barrier & joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in this decade the 1940s |
| #5707, aired 2009-06-02 | IT'S CHINATOWN, JAKE $200: New York City has 3 Chinatowns: one in Brooklyn, one in Queens & one centered on Canal Street in this borough Manhattan |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | POP GOES THE CATEGORY $1000: Born Curtis Jackson, this rap superstar took his stage name from an armed robber he knew in Brooklyn 50 Cent |
| #5692, aired 2009-05-12 | TV GEOGRAPHY $400: "Everybody Hates Chris", who lives in this borough Brooklyn |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | THE NEW YORK TIMES PULITZER WINNERS $1200: Andrea Elliot won in 2007 for articles on a Brooklyn Muslim leader with this title, Arabic for "leader" Imam |
| #5670, aired 2009-04-10 | THE NEW YORK TIMES: ARTS & LEISURE $600: From an artsbeat blog: The Vivian Girls, rockers from this NYC borough, are "really, really, really cute" Brooklyn |
| #5663, aired 2009-04-01 | FISH $2000: Ewes guys should know that a Brooklyn bay is named for this fish the sheepshead |
| #5639, aired 2009-02-26 | SO LONG $800: Linking Brooklyn & Staten Island, it's the USA's longest suspension bridge the Verrazano(-Narrows) |
| #5629, aired 2009-02-12 | BUILT IN THE U.S.A. $400: At least 20 died & many suffered decompression sickness building this East River landmark that opened in 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5626, aired 2009-02-09 | BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND $400: The narrator of this Styron novel lives in Yetta Zimmerman's Brooklyn rooming house Sophie's Choice |
| #5626, aired 2009-02-09 | BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND $800: Brooklyn's in the title of this 1964 novel by Brooklyn-born Hubert Selby Jr. Last Exit to Brooklyn |
| #5626, aired 2009-02-09 | BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND $1200: In a book by this author, "The Assistant" works in a Brooklyn grocery store Bernard Malamud |
| #5626, aired 2009-02-09 | BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND $1600: This Chaim Potok novel of fathers & sons in 1940s Brooklyn has been "selected" for the category The Chosen |
| #5626, aired 2009-02-09 | BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND $2000: "There were songs and dancing on the Brooklyn streets in those long ago summers" in this Betty Smith novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #5617, aired 2009-01-27 | NATIVE AMERICANA $400: The Canarsie, a Delaware subtribe, sold this New York City borough to the Dutch Brooklyn |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | HAVE A TREAT $200: Yum! The ChipShop in Brooklyn is famous for deep-frying these creme-filled Hostess cakes Twinkies |
| #5525, aired 2008-09-19 | WE LOVE THE THEATRE $1600: Lin-Manuel Miranda was in college when he began writing "In the Heights", set in Wash. Hgts. in this NYC borough Manhattan |
| #5521, aired 2008-09-15 | HOPE THIS ISN'T AN OPERA CATEGORY $400: Fuhgeddaboudit! The Opera Co. of this NYC borough performs in unusual venues, like people's living rooms Brooklyn |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $600: "Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit 1986 debut album the Beastie Boys |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | DAN IN REAL LIFE $1600: "The Kid from Brooklyn" is a musical based on the life of this beloved entertainer Danny Kaye |
| #5494, aired 2008-06-26 | BELLY UP TO THE BAR $600: There are Brooklyn & Bronx cocktails; this whiskey cocktail is named for another borough of New York City Manhattan |
| #5478, aired 2008-06-04 | COLD HARD CASH $800: In 1997 this Brooklyn Dodger got a commemorative coin as quick as you could say his name Jackie Robinson |
| #5444, aired 2008-04-17 | MISQUOTED $1000: This Brooklyn Dodgers manager said, "The nice guys are all over there. In 7th place", not "Nice guys finish last" Leo Durocher |
| #5443, aired 2008-04-16 | THEY ALSO RAN $200: Born in Brooklyn in 1944, he was mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2002 Rudy Giuliani |
| #5435, aired 2008-04-04 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $2000: In this Wendy Wasserstein play, 3 Jewish sisters from Brooklyn meet up in London to celebrate a birthday The Sisters Rosensweig |
| #5423, aired 2008-03-19 | THE WORLD ALMANAC'S WIDELY KNOWN AMERICANS $400: The almanac notes of her:
"b 3/15/33
(Brooklyn, NY)
Sup. Ct. Justice" Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| #5419, aired 2008-03-13 | ARTHUR MILLER $400: Miller's play "A View from the Bridge" concerns a view from this New York bridge the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5398, aired 2008-02-13 | AMERICANA $600: (Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivers the clue.) My 1st documentary shown on PBS, and later nominated for an Oscar, was about this magnificent 19th century New York City structure the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #5380, aired 2008-01-18 | WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE $600: Under the Brooklyn Bridge:
this river the East River |
| #5290, aired 2007-09-14 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK $400: Fuhgedaboudit! Now a borough, it was incorporated as a village in 1816 with roughly 4,000 residents Brooklyn |
| #5260, aired 2007-06-22 | AMUSEMENTS $400: Nathan's Famous began as a nickel hot dog stand in 1916 in this Brooklyn amusement park Coney Island |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | TERMS OF ENGINEERMENT $600: The Golden Gate & the Brooklyn are steel-cabled examples of this type of bridge a suspension bridge |
| #5141, aired 2007-01-08 | PINKY $600: The little pink packets of this sugar substitute are the product of Brooklyn-based Cumberland Packing Corp. Sweet'N Low |
| #5112, aired 2006-11-28 | CROSSWORD CLUES "B" $1000: Beau, Jeff, or Brooklyn & Mackinac
(7) Bridges |
| #5103, aired 2006-11-15 | SMITH $800: Betty Smith wrote about young Francie Nolan in her novel "A Tree Grows in" this New York City borough Brooklyn |
| #5094, aired 2006-11-02 | I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW $1600: In 9 minutes, Sonya Thomas dined on 11 pounds of this cheesy dessert from a Brooklyn restaurant cheesecake |
| #5088, aired 2006-10-25 | MOTION IN POETRY $600: "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" first appeared in the second edition of this Whitman collection "Leaves of Grass" |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | FRUITLESS SEARCHES $600: This Brooklyn reporter's opening of Al Capone's vault in 1986 left him with a few scars of his own Geraldo Rivera |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | HOMETOWN ATHLETES $800: Stephon Marbury, a Brooklyn native & childhood fan of this team, joined them in 2004--with mixed results the Knicks |
| #5023, aired 2006-06-14 | CITY OF THE DAY: NEW YORK $800: One of the best-preserved colonial buildings is the Onderdonk Farmhouse of 1731 in this borough, the largest Queens |
| #5002, aired 2006-05-16 | THE STARTING INFIELD $800: The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers sent out Hodges, Gilliam, Reese & this groundbreaking infielder Jackie Robinson |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | 1957 $200: September 24:
This team plays its last home game at Ebbets Field the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #4967, aired 2006-03-28 | REMEMBER THE 1800s? $400: A film shot in 1899 showed the "Panorama from the Tower of" this bridge (wanna buy it?) Brooklyn Bridge |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | FROZEN FOOD $600: This brand of frozen food is named for Clarence, born in Brooklyn in 1886 Birds Eye |
| #4923, aired 2006-01-25 | BOROUGH BABIES $1,000 (Daily Double): Author Betty Smith's borough of birth Brooklyn |
| #4908, aired 2006-01-04 | YOU CAN QUOTE ME $200: In a quote attributed to Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, it's where "nice guys finish" last |
| #4893, aired 2005-12-14 | CARY GRANT $400: In 1922 Grant worked as a stiltworker advertising Steeplechase Park at this Brooklyn attraction Coney Island |
| #4874, aired 2005-11-17 | STAYING UP LATE $400: This late-night host seen here was born in Brooklyn & raised in Las Vegas Jimmy Kimmel |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | AMERICAN WOMEN $400: "Brooklyn Bridge" was one of the last of her NYC paintings before she moved permanently to New Mexico (Georgia) O'Keeffe |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | GOSH DARN YANKEES $200: He was born in Brooklyn in 1944 & was mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2002 Rudy Giuliani |
| #4815, aired 2005-07-08 | I NEED A NEW "QUEEN" $800: At the time of its construction, this span over the East River was the longest cantilever bridge in the U.S. the Queensboro Bridge |
| #4792, aired 2005-06-07 | MOVIE LOCATIONS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New York City.) A real tie-up was created on the Brooklyn Bridge for a scene in this 1971 Gene Hackman film The French Connection |
| #4786, aired 2005-05-30 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: The Brooklyn Dodgers'' "Little Colonel" who is "Legally Blonde" Pee Wee Reese Witherspoon |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY IN SONG $1000: Sure, you studied presidents & state birds, but how the Beastie Boys & their "No Sleep Till" here Brooklyn |
| #4774, aired 2005-05-12 | DIDN'T YOU GET YOUR INVITATION? $1600: Seen here, New York City, May 24, 1883 the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | AMERICANA $1000: Robert Mills designed this structure that opened in 1888 & was built from 36,491 blocks the Washington Monument |
| #4689, aired 2005-01-13 | HEY, BUD $400: He was a cashier in a Brooklyn theater in 1931 when he first subbed for Lou Costello's sick straight man (Bud) Abbott |
| #4683, aired 2005-01-05 | JOE MAMA $2000: Fuhgeddaboudit! This Brooklyn-born writer, Lena's boy, flew 60 combat missions as a WWII bombardier Joseph Heller |
| #4681, aired 2005-01-03 | EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION $200: The Sweathogs attended James Buchanan High in Brooklyn on this '70s show Welcome Back, Kotter |
| #4668, aired 2004-12-15 | HERE BE MONSTERS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Brooklyn Bridge.) In 1998 after terrorizing New York, this movie monster is finally brought down on the Brooklyn Bridge Godzilla |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | RADIO PERSONALITIES $600: She's from Brooklyn, has a Ph.D. in physiology & is Deryk's mom Dr. Laura |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | GARDENS $1000: It's a garden in which plants are grown for scientific & educational purposes; Brooklyn has one a botanical garden |
| #4618, aired 2004-10-06 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $200: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge links this borough & Staten Island Brooklyn |
| #4602, aired 2004-09-14 | NEW YORK CITY $200: Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond were contemporaries at Erasmus Hall High in this borough Brooklyn |
| #4593, aired 2004-07-21 | CRIME TIME $400: He got his "Scarface" after being knifed by a drunk at Frankie Yale's Harvard Inn in Brooklyn in 1917 Al Capone |
| #4581, aired 2004-07-05 | BUILDING BRIDGES $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Brooklyn Bridge.) It's the last name of the father-&-son engineers who were instrumental in building the Brooklyn Bridge Roebling |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | NEW YORK GOVERNORS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew hangs out on the Brooklyn Bridge.) The Brooklyn Bridge was dedicated in 1883 by President Arthur & this future president, then governor of New York (Grover) Cleveland |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FAMOUS MEN $1600: The big ballpark this man built in Brooklyn opened in 1913 (Charles) Ebbets |
| #4571, aired 2004-06-21 | BOMB THE "BAN" $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a boxing ring at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, NY.) This term for small chickens & boxers between 112 & 118 pounds is believed to have come from a town on the island of Java bantamweight |
| #4571, aired 2004-06-21 | MUSICAL SETTINGS $1000: At the beginning of this show, it's 6 a.m. in the Brooklyn Navy Yard On the Town |
| #4567, aired 2004-06-15 | 3-LETTER WORDS $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew punches in from Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn.) Terms for boxing punches include uppercut, hook & this 3-letter word jab |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.) When completed over this river in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world the East River |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $400: A true symbol of strength, the bridge was the first suspension bridge to have cable wires made of this steel |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew strolls the deck of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.) In 1884, to show the safety of the Brooklyn Bridge, this showman paraded 21 elephants across it Barnum |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $800: One of the supports for the bridge covers the spot on Cherry Street where this couple lived from 1789 to 1790 George & Martha Washington |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $1000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew looks down from the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.) In this romantic comedy, Meg Ryan & Hugh Jackman travel between the past & present by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge Kate & Leopold |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $200 (Daily Double): "Brooklyn Bridge" was one of the last of her NYC paintings before she moved permanently to New Mexico Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #4515, aired 2004-04-02 | "V"ARIETY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, NY.) Seen here at Gleason's Gym is a quote from this Roman poet that ends, "Let him come forward, lace on the gloves and put up his hands" Virgil |
| #4507, aired 2004-03-23 | SPORTSMEN $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y.) Among Gleason's trainees, Marvin Hagler was "Marvelous" & Joe Frazier had this "hot" nickname "Smokin' Joe" |
| #4504, aired 2004-03-18 | AMERICANA $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew rides a carousel.) My beautiful steed was carved by Charles I.D. Looff, who designed the first carousel at this Brooklyn site back in 1875 Coney Island |
| #4460, aired 2004-01-16 | BESTSELLERS BY DECADE $800: "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" &
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" the 1940s |
| #4384, aired 2003-10-02 | LET'S GO BOWLING $1000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, NV.) When a righty bowler's ball hits the left side of the head pin to make a strike, it's called this, even outside New York Brooklyn |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | '80s MUSIC $400: "Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit 1986 debut album The Beastie Boys |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | EATING OUT $200: Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge is often voted No. 1 for this; try a slice! pizza |
| #4330, aired 2003-05-30 | TREE POTPOURRI $2000: This 1943 Betty Smith novel told the story of Francie Nolan, a child living in NYC's slums "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | FASHION DESIGNERS $800: The 1995 documentary "Unzipped" was about this fashion designer born in Brooklyn Isaac Mizrahi |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | CITIES & TOWNS $1200: Brooklyn, NYC's most populous borough, was named for Breuekelen, a village in this country The Netherlands/Holland |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | SUBURBIA $1000: In 1814 steam ferry service made these NYC "Heights" the world's first commuter suburb Brooklyn Heights |
| #4084, aired 2002-05-09 | SINNERS $400: Born in Brooklyn in 1899, this gangster got his nickname from a knife cut to his cheek Al Capone ("Scarface") |
| #4065, aired 2002-04-12 | AMERICANA $1200: In a legal fashion, not a swindle, New York paid over $15 million for this, opened in 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #4050, aired 2002-03-22 | THE NIFTY FIFTIES $200: The Dodgers were still based in this NYC borough when they won their first World Series in 1955 Brooklyn |
| #4015, aired 2002-02-01 | WOODY ALLEN $800: Woody graduated from Midwood High School in this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #3976, aired 2001-12-10 | U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS $600: In 1997 this Brooklyn Dodger got a commemorative coin as quick as you could say his name Jackie Robinson |
| #3972, aired 2001-12-04 | WHERE TO, BUDDY? $800: (Cheryl continues her taxi tour around the Big Apple.) This borough, please, for down-home cooking at the Sugar Hill Restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn |
| #3936, aired 2001-10-15 | TRAVEL TIDBITS $1000: It's fun to ride the aerial tramway from Manhattan to this East River island; catch it at 2nd Avenue & 59th Street Roosevelt Island |
| #3920, aired 2001-09-21 | OUR FUNNY ACCENTS $300: Dropping the "R" from soitain woids is associated with this borough that includes Flatbush Brooklyn |
| #3919, aired 2001-09-20 | WHAT'S UP, TV DOC? $300: The top show of each season from 1985 to 1989 was a sitcom starring this man as a Brooklyn obstetrician Bill Cosby |
| #3918, aired 2001-09-19 | BOYS' "E" $400: The boys in Brooklyn know this treat is made with milk, seltzer & U-bet chocolate syrup an egg cream |
| #3916, aired 2001-09-17 | SPORTS AKA $800: Nickname of 5'10" Harold Henry Reese of the Brooklyn Dodgers "Pee Wee" Reese |
| #3881, aired 2001-06-18 | CITY LIT $200: Betty Smith wrote about her hometown in the classic "A Tree Grows in" this borough Brooklyn |
| #3862, aired 2001-05-22 | BIG APPLE SAUCE $200: To convince New Yorkers it was safe, this impresario led 21 elephants across the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 P.T. Barnum |
| #3862, aired 2001-05-22 | BIG APPLE SAUCE $600: In 1997 an expressway between Queens & Brooklyn was renamed to honor this pioneering baseball player Jackie Robinson |
| #3858, aired 2001-05-16 | JACKIE GLEASON $200: Jackie Gleason was born Feb. 26, 1916 in this NYC borough that was also the setting for "The Honeymooners" Brooklyn |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | SAVE THESE BOOKS FOR "LAST" $1000: Published in 1964, it's Hubert Selby's unflinchingly realistic portrayal of residents of a NYC borough Last Exit to Brooklyn |
| #3817, aired 2001-03-20 | IT'S CHER'S WORLD $400: In 1987 Cher won acclaim as Brooklyn bookkeeper Loretta Castorini in this film Moonstruck |
| #3804, aired 2001-03-01 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200: In 1895 Brooklyn ground to a halt when workers on these electric vehicles went on strike trolleys |
| #3734, aired 2000-11-23 | ACRONYMS $1000: In NYC acronyms, Soho is joined by Brooklyn's DUMBO, "Down Under" this structure's "Overpass" the Manhattan Bridge |
| #3714, aired 2000-10-26 | JOHN BOY $200: Designed by John Roebling, when it opened in 1883, it was the world's longest suspension bridge & not for sale Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3709, aired 2000-10-19 | THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY $800: The newest film on the registry is this 1989 Spike Lee film set on a hot Brooklyn day Do the Right Thing |
| #3696, aired 2000-10-02 | NEW YORK CITY $500: New York's 5 boroughs are Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island & these 2 that start with "B" Brooklyn & the Bronx |
| #3649, aired 2000-06-15 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $200: Before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he led the NCAA in overall yards gained as a football player at UCLA Jackie Robinson |
| #3642, aired 2000-06-06 | AMERICA-PODGE $200: A national historic landmark since 1964, it links 2 NYC boroughs & bears the name of one of them Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3636, aired 2000-05-29 | MY MAINE MAN $400: After moving to a farm in North Brooklyn, Maine, he spun such tales as "Charlotte's Web" E.B. White |
| #3617, aired 2000-05-02 | HELLER $200: Joseph Heller was born in 1923 in this section of Brooklyn that shares its name with an amusement park Coney Island |
| #3583, aired 2000-03-15 | JOIN THE TEAM $700 (Daily Double): The Brooklyn Blades is a woman's team in this sport Ice hockey |
| #3581, aired 2000-03-13 | LITERARY HEROINES $1000: The story of Irish-American slum child Francie Nolan is told in this "arboreal" Betty Smith novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #3575, aired 2000-03-03 | BRIEF BIOS $200: Born in 1935, left Brooklyn with the Dodgers, left a record of 382 strikeouts in a season Sandy Koufax |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | BROADWAY $200: Set in part in a Brooklyn disco, this musical is based on a film that your mom probably swooned over in 1977 "Saturday Night Fever" |
| #3523, aired 1999-12-22 | BLACK AMERICANS $100: In 1940 he won the NCAA title in the broad jump; 7 years later, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson |
| #3517, aired 1999-12-14 | DUKE, DUKE $300: This Brooklyn Dodger was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 Duke Snider |
| #3498, aired 1999-11-17 | POWER DINING $300: Possibly the most romantic restaurant in Brooklyn, the River Cafe overlooks this river the East River |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | FUHGEDDABOUDIT! IT'S BROOKLYN $200: This Brooklyn amusement park area lent its name to a type of hot dog Coney Island |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | FUHGEDDABOUDIT! IT'S BROOKLYN $400: Boyhood in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn toughened up this champ Mike Tyson |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | FUHGEDDABOUDIT! IT'S BROOKLYN $600: Brooklyn was the scene of the August 1776 "Battle of" this island Long Island |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | FUHGEDDABOUDIT! IT'S BROOKLYN $1,000 (Daily Double): In the 1600s Brooklyn was named for the village of Breuckelen in this country Holland (the Netherlands) |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | FUHGEDDABOUDIT! IT'S BROOKLYN $1000: In 1998 this Brooklyn congressman defeated Alfonse D'Amato for a seat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer |
| #3493, aired 1999-11-10 | FAMOUS NEW YORKERS $400: This infamous gangster seen here was born in Brooklyn January 17, 1899 Al Capone |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | HOW POETIC! $800: "Just as you feel when you look on the river and sky, so I felt", he wrote in "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" Walt Whitman |
| #3431, aired 1999-07-05 | PARTY LIKE IT'S 1899 $600: This borough celebrated its new children's museum, the USA's first, & its National League champion Superbas Brooklyn |
| #3420, aired 1999-06-18 | FATHER'S DAY $300: If you can "Field" this response you'll know he was the father of the Brooklyn Dodgers Charles Ebbets |
| #3390, aired 1999-05-07 | MICHAEL JORDAN $200: Born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, N.Y. His Airness is this air sign of the Zodiac Aquarius |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | THE 1950s $200: After the 1957 season, these 2 pro baseball teams packed up & moved to California Brooklyn Dodgers & New York Giants |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | REGIS PHILBIN'S NY $200: Have I got a deal for you! Name this engineering triumph of the 19th century Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | THE IDES OF MARCH $400: March 15, 1933:
This future Supreme Court justice makes her first strenuous objection in Brooklyn Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | THE WORLD SERIES $200: In 1955 the series between the Yankees & dese Bums became the first televised in color Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #3315, aired 1999-01-22 | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS $600: Roy Campanella Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers |
| #3303, aired 1999-01-06 | CNN $100: Named for its Brooklyn-born host, this "live" interview show debuted on CNN in June 1985 Larry King Live |
| #3277, aired 1998-12-01 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK $100: This span over the East River was once dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World" Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3276, aired 1998-11-30 | BASEBALL $500: When this Brooklyn field opened in 1913, borough pres. Alfred Steers tossed out the first ball Ebbets Field |
| #3269, aired 1998-11-19 | THEY USED TO BE TEENAGERS $1000: In the '40s this Supreme Court justice was a cute cheerleader at her high school in Brooklyn Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | DON'T DO THIS $400: The owner of Crystal Glass of Brooklyn was doing this around New York City to increase business breaking windows |
| #3178, aired 1998-05-27 | OVER THE RIVER $200: Clevelander Hart Crane's great poem "The Bridge" praises this one across NYC's East River Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3168, aired 1998-05-13 | VIDEO GEOGRAPHY $400: You can usually get a "good deal" on this New York City bridge seen here Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3154, aired 1998-04-23 | HOT DATES $100: Then the world's longest suspension bridge, it opened over the East River May 24, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $200: In 1968 this area called "Bed-Stuy" elected Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman in Congress Bedford-Stuyvesant |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $400: Created in 1903, Luna Park in this amusement area was sort of an early version of Fantasyland Coney Island |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $600: A street gang in a 1974 film was called "The Lords of" this large Brooklyn neighborhood Flatbush |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $800: As the setting for "The Honeymooners", this area is SW Brooklyn could be called Kramdenhurst Bensonhurst |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $1000: These "Heights" populated by African Americans & Hasidic Jews were the site of rioting in 1991 Crown Heights |
| #3137, aired 1998-03-31 | FAMOUS LATINOS $200: This Emmy-winning "NYPD Blue" star was born in Brooklyn in 1955 Jimmy Smits |
| #3112, aired 1998-02-24 | CARTOONS $200: Mel Blanc said he created this character's voice by combining Brooklyn & Bronx accents Bugs Bunny |
| #3101, aired 1998-02-09 | BRIDGES $800: This bridge extends from the Brooklyn neighborhood of the same name to Manhatan's lower east side the Williamsburg Bridge |
| #3056, aired 1997-12-08 | CITY TV $300: Art Garfunkel sang the theme to this series that featured Marion Ross as a Jewish grandmother Brooklyn Bridge |
| #3055, aired 1997-12-05 | THE WOMEN OF TEXAS $200: Brooklyn's Ruth Bader Ginsburg & this El Paso lass are among millionaires on the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor |
| #3036, aired 1997-11-10 | THE REDCOATS ARE COMING! $800: The Battle of Long Island was fought in what is now this New York City borough Brooklyn |
| #3016, aired 1997-10-13 | OCTOBER 1955 $200: After being moidered World Series after series, dese bums won in 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #2990, aired 1997-09-05 | JACKIE ROBINSON $100: Jackie's historic major league debut came April 15, 1947 at this Brooklyn Dodgers home park Ebbets Field |
| #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | EDDIE MURPHY MOVIES $300: "A Nightmare on Elm Street"'s Wes Craven directed Eddie in this 1995 comedy-horror film Vampire in Brooklyn |
| #2958, aired 1997-06-11 | SPORTSWRITERS $500: Roger Kahn mourned Ebbets Field & the Brooklyn Dodgers in this 1971 bestseller The Boys of Summer |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $200: NYC's Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River between Brooklyn & this island borough Manhattan |
| #2924, aired 1997-04-24 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $600: "It's Good To Be Alive" is the autobiography of this 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella |
| #2907, aired 1997-04-01 | SAY "JACK" $300: He played for the Kansas City Monarchs before he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 Jackie Robinson |
| #2832, aired 1996-12-17 | BOXING MOVIES $1000: In "The Kid from Brooklyn", this "White Christmas" co-star played a meek milkman who accidentally becomes a champ Danny Kaye |
| #2788, aired 1996-10-16 | ENGINEERS $1000: Washington Roebling was made chief engineer of this N.Y. bridge after his father John's death the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $300: In September 1957 this baseball team played its last game at Ebbets Field, beating the Pirates 2-0 the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #2760, aired 1996-09-06 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $800: He modeled Sophie in "Sophie's Choice" on a woman he met while living in Brooklyn William Styron |
| #2750, aired 1996-07-12 | FAMOUS NAMES $600: This brother of an assassin gave his last performance April 4, 1891, playing Hamlet in Brooklyn Edwin Booth |
| #2739, aired 1996-06-27 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted also designed this borough's Prospect Park Brooklyn |
| #2738, aired 1996-06-26 | THE MOVIES $200: In 1992 this comic played "The Distinguished Gentleman"; in 1995, he was a "Vampire in Brooklyn" (Eddie) Murphy |
| #2731, aired 1996-06-17 | SPORTS LEGENDS $500: A 1951 playoff series homer by Bobby Thomson won the National League pennant for this team New York Giants |
| #2685, aired 1996-04-12 | OLD BASEBALL TEAMS $100: From 1884 to 1888 the Trolley Dodgers played for this city, now a New York borough Brooklyn |
| #2684, aired 1996-04-11 | JULY $200: In July 1855 this collection of 12 poems by Walt Whitman was first published in Brooklyn Leaves of Grass |
| #2636, aired 1996-02-05 | SPORTS $800: In the 1950s this Brooklyn Dodgers catcher was named the National League's Most Valuable Player 3 times Roy Campanella |
| #2626, aired 1996-01-22 | AMERICAN MUSIC $400: When Tommy Dorsey died in 1956, this co-leader took over the band Jimmy Dorsey |
| #2586, aired 1995-11-27 | POETRY $400: Hart Crane's book-length poem "The Bridge" is dedicated to this New York City bridge the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #2548, aired 1995-10-04 | BLACK AMERICANS $800: In 1972 this Brooklyn congresswoman campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination Shirley Chisholm |
| #2542, aired 1995-09-26 | COMMON BONDS $100: Draft, Artful, Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #2442, aired 1995-03-28 | COMPOSERS $200: He was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1898 George Gershwin |
| #2420, aired 1995-02-24 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $1000: This Betty Smith novel tells us, "The one tree in Francie's yard was neither a pine nor a hemlock" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #2407, aired 1995-02-07 | THEATRE $600: His play "Brighton Beach Memoirs" takes place in a small house in Brooklyn in 1937 Neil Simon |
| #2396, aired 1995-01-23 | PATERNAL NICKNAMES $400: Charles Ebbets was known as the father of this baseball team the (Brooklyn) Dodgers |
| #2390, aired 1995-01-13 | THEATRE $400: It's the bridge in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge" the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #2371, aired 1994-12-19 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The boroughs of Brooklyn & Queens are separated from Manhattan by this river the East River |
| #2357, aired 1994-11-29 | ISLANDS $200: Amityville, Oyster Bay, & Brooklyn are located on this New York island Long Island |
| #2299, aired 1994-09-08 | 1921 $600: The first radio broadcast of a World Series was carried by WJZ, featuring these 2 New York teams the Yankees & the Giants |
| #2278, aired 1994-06-29 | ART $800: A group of studies & figures from his "The Burghers of Calais" is in the Brooklyn Museum Rodin |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $800: This New York City borough's Eagle newspaper folded in 1955 Brooklyn |
| #2250, aired 1994-05-20 | THEATRE $200: In 1988 Ingmar Bergman's production of "Hamlet" in this language played in Brooklyn Swedish |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | ISLANDS $600: The channel separating Brooklyn, N.Y. from this island site of an amusement park has silted up Coney Island |
| #2211, aired 1994-03-28 | THE 1880s $200: This structure spanning New York's East River opened May 24, 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #2174, aired 1994-02-03 | ROYALTY $400: In 1993 King Carl XVI Gustav of this country visited Brooklyn, N.Y. to see a play directed by Ingmar Bergman Sweden |
| #2153, aired 1994-01-05 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $600: It's the northernmost of New York City's boroughs & the only one situated on the mainland The Bronx |
| #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | LITERARY POTPOURRI $1000: This Betty Smith novel opens in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the summer of 1912 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | DIVAS $1000: In Brooklyn she won a contest as the most beautiful baby of 1932 Beverly Sills |
| #2070, aired 1993-09-10 | GARDENS $400: This NYC borough's Botanic Garden near Prospect Park has a garden of fragrances for the blind Brooklyn |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | LE CINEMA STALLONE $300: This 1974 film about a youth gang in 1950s Brooklyn also featured Henry Winkler The Lords of Flatbush |
| #1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $400: Cumberland Packing Corp. of Brooklyn fills the pink packages with this sugar substitute Sweet'n Low |
| #1883, aired 1992-11-11 | HODGEPODGE $400: Steve Brodie leaped onto the front pages when he leaped from this into the East River, July 23, 1886 The Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1845, aired 1992-09-18 | RAIDS & RAIDERS $800: In 1916, soon after she opened the U.S.' 1st birth control clinic in Brooklyn, it was raided & she was arrested Margaret Sanger |
| #1829, aired 1992-07-09 | CHESTER A. ARTHUR $400: Arthur was the first person to walk across this bridge when it opened to the public May 24, 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1826, aired 1992-07-06 | COMPOSERS $200: Born in Brooklyn in 1898, his real name was Jacob Gershwin George Gershwin |
| #1784, aired 1992-05-07 | BRIDGES $200: This bridge which spans the East River was the 1st suspension bridge to use steel-wire cables Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $200: This princess went to Brooklyn for an American premiere by the Welsh National Opera Princess Diana |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $100: This comedienne was born in Brooklyn in 1933; we assume her first words were "Can we talk?" Joan Rivers |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $200: Even though this angst-ridden director hails from Brooklyn, he called his 1979 film "Manhattan" Woody Allen |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $300: She was pecked to death by "The Birds" 9 years before she became Bob Newhart's TV wife Suzanne Pleshette |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $400: This muscleman wasn't an "Incredible Hulk" yet when he was born in Brooklyn in 1952 Lou Ferrigno |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $500: This Brooklyn-born beauty became famous playing Laura Petrie of New Rochelle Mary Tyler Moore |
| #1728, aired 1992-02-19 | BASEBALL $500: This outfielder who played in Brooklyn & Los Angeles holds the Dodger career home run record with 389 Duke Snider |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | ZOOS $200: To visit the New York Zoological Park, go to this NYC borough the Bronx |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | THE CIRCUS $400: P.T. Barnum used this slogan to describe the circus he & William Coup opened in Brooklyn in 1871 the Greatest Show on Earth |
| #1702, aired 1992-01-14 | NOVELS $1000: The first line of this Betty Smith novel is "Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #1699, aired 1992-01-09 | POETS & POETRY $200: In his poem "The Bridge", Hart Crane used this NYC bridge to symbolize America the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1697, aired 1992-01-07 | QUOTES $200: W.T. Ballard said, "You can take a boy out of" this NYC borough, "but you can never get" it "out of the boy" Brooklyn |
| #1658, aired 1991-11-13 | BRIDGES $100: This bridge spanning NYC's East River was designated a national historic landmark in 1964 Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1640, aired 1991-10-18 | BOWLING $500: Borough where the 1st automatic pinsetter was used, or when the ball hits the headpin left of center Brooklyn |
| #1609, aired 1991-09-05 | TECHNOLOGY $600: John Roebling designed this bridge & when he died his son Washington completed it the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1600, aired 1991-07-12 | LITERARY "LAST"s $800: This Hubert Selby novel with a NYC borough in the title was the subject of an obscenity trial in England Last Exit to Brooklyn |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $300: Most beautiful baby of 1932, in Brooklyn, this opera diva is nicknamed "Bubbles" Beverly Sills |
| #1570, aired 1991-05-31 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $300: The Battle of Long Island was fought in what is now this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #1561, aired 1991-05-20 | FAMOUS BEACHES $200: You'll find the New York Aquarium on the boardwalk at this Brooklyn beach & amusement area Coney Island |
| #1555, aired 1991-05-10 | TOP LADIES OF POP $400: Brooklyn-born singer who studied opera before scoring with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar |
| #1533, aired 1991-04-10 | DANCE $1000: Born in Italy & raised in Brooklyn, in 1949, he debuted his own Spanish dance company Jose Greco |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | NEW YORK CITY $500: Opened in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects Brooklyn with this borough Staten Island |
| #1495, aired 1991-02-15 | ELECTION '90 $400: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura, a professional one of these, part-time mayor a professional wrestler |
| #1458, aired 1990-12-26 | SPORTS $100: From 1895 to 1908 this Triple Crown race was run in Brooklyn, then it returned to Pimlico the Preakness |
| #1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BIRDS $800: These small English birds were first brought to the U.S. in 1850 to eliminate tree worms in Brooklyn sparrows |
| #1421, aired 1990-11-05 | BLACK AMERICA $200: In 1962 this ex-Brooklyn Dodger became the first black elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Jackie Robinson |
| #1419, aired 1990-11-01 | MEN $400: Letters to this filmmaker can be sent to 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, 124 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Spike Lee |
| #1388, aired 1990-09-19 | #1 HITS $1,000 (Daily Double): Both of these singers, heard in the following, attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn:
"Well, you'd think I could learn how to tell you goodbye..." Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
| #5, aired 1990-07-14 | THE DODGERS $1000: A Brooklyn bridge is named for this Dodger who lived in Brooklyn & later managed the Mets Gil Hodges |
| #4, aired 1990-07-07 | SMITHS $1000: She wrote over 70 one-act plays but is best known for her first novel, "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" Betty Smith |
| #1259, aired 1990-02-08 | ISLANDS $200: NYC's borough of Brooklyn & Queens are on this large island Long Island |
| #1227, aired 1989-12-26 | ISLANDS $600: This island stopped being an island when a sandbar formed, linking it to Brooklyn Coney Island |
| #1215, aired 1989-12-08 | SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $200: John Roebling designed this bridge across the East River, the oldest suspension bridge in NYC The Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1211, aired 1989-12-04 | CELEBRITY RELATIVES $400: Steve Allen's famous sister-in-law who was born in China but "honeymoon"ed in Brooklyn Audrey Meadows |
| #1206, aired 1989-11-27 | NEW YORK CITY $800: Residents of this most populous borough sued, saying they were underrepresented in the city government Brooklyn |
| #1180, aired 1989-10-20 | 1989 $300: Nathan's Famous, which began as a hot dog stand in this part of Brooklyn, is now selling franchisees Coney Island |
| #1146, aired 1989-09-04 | AMERICAN ISLANDS $100: To get there from Brooklyn or N.J. you can cross a bridge, but you have to take a ferry from Manhattan Staten Island |
| #1121, aired 1989-06-19 | FAMOUS ALICES $200: This TV Alice lived in Brooklyn with her bus driver husband, Ralph Alice Kramden |
| #1089, aired 1989-05-04 | DANCE $100: This 1977 film set in Brooklyn capitalized on the disco craze of the late '70s Saturday Night Fever |
| #1087, aired 1989-05-02 | BROOKLYN $100: Peggy Ann Garner received a special Oscar for her work in this 1945 film based on a book by Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #1087, aired 1989-05-02 | BROOKLYN $200: Scott Baio, Dom DeLuise, Joan Rivers, Brian Robbins, Phil Silvers & Sandy Koufax all born in Brooklyn |
| #1087, aired 1989-05-02 | BROOKLYN $300: It's slang for a frankfurter, from this Brooklyn site where millions have been sold a Coney Island hot dog |
| #1087, aired 1989-05-02 | BROOKLYN $400: Show whose theme included "But Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights..." The Patty Duke Show |
| #1087, aired 1989-05-02 | BROOKLYN $500: It's what folks in Brooklyn were dodging that gave the Brooklyn baseball team its nickname a trolley |
| #1022, aired 1989-01-31 | NEW YORK CITY $500: Due to corrosion, the Williamsburg Bridge, linking these 2 boroughs, was closed during the spring of '88 Brooklyn & Manhattan |
| #1012, aired 1989-01-17 | TECHNOLOGY $300: Because it was 1st to use steel-wire cables & among 1st to use pneumatic caissons, it was a good buy in 1883 Brooklyn Bridge |
| #1012, aired 1989-01-17 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: His novel "Sophie's Choice" is based on the story of a woman he knew briefly in Brooklyn in 1947 (William) Styron |
| #1010, aired 1989-01-13 | RHYMING PAIRS $400: When S.F. Giants manager Mr. Craig pitched for Brooklyn, he could have been called this Roger Dodger |
| #998, aired 1988-12-28 | MOVIES $600: In their late 20s, Sly Stallone & Henry Winkler played teenage "Lords" of this area of Brooklyn Flatbush |
| #946, aired 1988-10-17 | BOWLING $200: For a right-handed bowler, the "pocket" of a "Brooklyn hit" lies between these 2 pins 1 & the 2 |
| #936, aired 1988-10-03 | 1983 $600: Over 2 million people lined both sides of the East River to celebrate the 100th birthday of this structure the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #912, aired 1988-07-19 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $400: Slum child Francie Nolan is the leading character in this 1943 best-seller by Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| #886, aired 1988-06-13 | "SUMMER" $500: 1972 book by Roger Kahn about the Brooklyn Dodgers of the early 1950s The Boys of Summer |
| #870, aired 1988-05-20 | 1958 $200: Brooklyn youth who, at 15, became youngest chess player named an international grand master Bobby Fischer |
| #830, aired 1988-03-25 | A.K.A. $100: Tho he's really from Brooklyn, Edward Thomas hopped to the top as a country singer with this name Eddie Rabbitt |
| #822, aired 1988-03-15 | CARTOONS $200: Though these 2 magpies looked alike, 1 had a Brooklyn accent, 1 a British accent Heckle & Jeckle |
| #820, aired 1988-03-11 | JACKIE GLEASON $100: It was both Ralph Kramden's & Jackie's home town Brooklyn |
| #779, aired 1988-01-14 | COLONIAL AMERICA $700 (Daily Double): Just 10 years after its incorporation, this city had more people than 80-year-old NYC Philadelphia |
| #770, aired 1988-01-01 | NYC MOVIES $500: 1975 film based on a true story in which Al Pacino robs a Brooklyn bank to finance a sex change Dog Day Afternoon |
| #749, aired 1987-12-03 | 1955 $300: This borough of NYC, then known for its Navy yard, was among the 27% of the U.S. closed in '55 to Soviet visitors Brooklyn |
| #736, aired 1987-11-16 | AKA $400: Born Edith Mariner in Brooklyn, she was nominated for Oscars five times & won for "I Want to Live" Susan Hayward |
| #735, aired 1987-11-13 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $200: Visiting the New York Transit Exhibit in Brooklyn, you can pay the admission fee with 1 of these a subway token |
| #709, aired 1987-10-08 | BY GEORGE $500 (Daily Double): Composer of the following, though it said the only "levees" he knew were his neighbors in Brooklyn:
"
Swanee, how I love you, how I love you / My dear old Swanee / I'd give up the world to be / Among the folks in D-I-X-I-" George Gershwin |
| #647, aired 1987-06-02 | AMERICAN INDIANS $400: The land which became this NYC borough was obtained from the Canarsee Indians Brooklyn |
| #642, aired 1987-05-26 | SPORTS STADIUMS $1000: Sites of Brooklyn's Ebbet's Field & New York's Polo Ground are now both occupied by these apartment buildings (housing projects) |
| #630, aired 1987-05-08 | U.S. CITIES $200: In 1898, NYC absorbed Brooklyn, reportedly to prevent this city from becoming the largest in U.S. Chicago |
| #607, aired 1987-04-07 | NYC AUTHORS $200: Walt Whitman, Henry Miller, & Betty Smith's "tree" all grew up in this borough Brooklyn |
| #606, aired 1987-04-06 | ORGANIZATIONS $500: The main office for the NAACP is in this New York City borough Brooklyn |
| #600, aired 1987-03-27 | BLACK AMERICA $200: He played 1 pro football game in Hawaii before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 Jackie Robinson |
| #557, aired 1987-01-27 | MAY $100: NYC landmark 1st opened May 24, 1883 & probably 1st "sold" soon after the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #547, aired 1987-01-13 | SPORTS TRIVIA $100: L.A. Times says more NBA coaches were born in this N.Y. borough than any other U.S. city Brooklyn |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MARCH $500: On St. Patrick's Day in 1940, the Brooklyn kill-for-hire gang later nicknamed this was exposed Murder Incorporated |
| #535, aired 1986-12-26 | SODA POP QUIZ $100: In 1952, Hyman Kirsch of Brooklyn introduced "No-Cal" soda, 1st soft drink w/o this sweetener sugar |
| #521, aired 1986-12-08 | TV TRIVIA $1000: 328 Chauncey St., Brooklyn was his address both on TV sitcom & in real life as a boy Jackie Gleason |
| #513, aired 1986-11-26 | 1955 $200: Known as "Dem Bums", dey' defeated da Yankees in '55 to win deir 1st World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | "MOORE" OR "LES" $1000: Though some of her verse is difficult, this Brooklyn poetess also wrote odes to the Dodgers Marianne Moore |
| #481, aired 1986-10-13 | TV TOWNS $600: Theme from "The Patty Duke Show" told us Patty's only seen the sights of this NYC neighborhood Brooklyn Heights |
| #479, aired 1986-10-09 | BODIES OF WATER $300: If you bought the Brooklyn Bridge & took it home, people would have to find another way to cross this the East River |
| #466, aired 1986-09-22 | BRIDGES $600: 2 of the 3 bridges connecting Brooklyn & Manhattan (2 of) the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge or the Williamsburg Bridge |
| #459, aired 1986-09-11 | 1957 $1000: His cover as a Brooklyn photographer exposed, this Soviet master spy was finger-printed in 1957 Rudolf Abel |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | BASEBALL $200: Roger Kahn's best-seller about 1952 & 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, with title from Dylan Thomas poem The Boys of Summer |
| #394, aired 1986-03-13 | LANGUAGE $100: Dose who tawk like dis all de time prob'ly come from dis boro of New Yawk City Brooklyn |
| #393, aired 1986-03-12 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $1000: President long associated w/NYC, in 1883, he was 1st to officially walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Chester Arthur |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | FUNNY MEN $200: Brooklyn-born Leonard Hacker, he took over Groucho's spot in a "You Bet Your Life" revival Buddy Hackett |
| #340, aired 1985-12-27 | COUNTRY SINGERS $1000: "Kentucky Rain", Presley's 50th gold record, was written by this Brooklyn boy who "Loves a Rainy Night" Eddie Rabbitt |
| #333, aired 1985-12-18 | BASEBALL $200: He played for the Chicago Cubs & Brooklyn Dodgers before becoming TV's "Rifleman" Chuck Connors |
| #312, aired 1985-11-19 | WILD WEST $200: After Indian wars, Chief Rain-In-The-Face ended up selling autobiographies at this Brooklyn resort Coney Island |
| #301, aired 1985-11-04 | BRIDGES $300: The Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge connects the Rockaways to this NYC borough Brooklyn |
| #300, aired 1985-11-01 | LITERATURE $1000: 19th century poet who "heard America singing" in Brooklyn Walt Whitman |
| #150, aired 1985-04-05 | LANDMARKS $100: In '83, this N.Y. suspension bridge celebrated its 100th birthday the Brooklyn Bridge |
| #118, aired 1985-02-20 | CITIES $100: It was America's 4th largest city when absorbed by New York in 1898 Brooklyn |
| #116, aired 1985-02-18 | SPORTS $400: In '72, this Brooklyn-born Dodger was the youngest player elected to Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax |
| #112, aired 1985-02-12 | HOW TO... $400: By bridge from Brooklyn or New Jersey, or by ferry from Manhattan how do you get to Staten Island |
| #107, aired 1985-02-05 | TRIVIA $500: In a single year she "played" for the Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Knicks & NY Rangers the organist (Gladys Gooding) |
| #106, aired 1985-02-04 | ISLANDS $200: N.Y.'s boroughs of Brooklyn & Queens are on this island Long Island |
| #85, aired 1985-01-04 | ISLANDS $100: Brooklyn resort that's no longer an island Coney Island |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | SPORTS $100: Baseball team named for how its Brooklyn fans evaded trolley cars the Dodgers |
| #17, aired 1984-10-02 | BRIDGES $100: You can't sell Lake Havasu the Brooklyn Bridge; it already bought this one London Bridge |
| #15, aired 1984-09-28 | WORLD SERIES $100: It took them 65 yrs. to win for Brooklyn, only 2 to win for L.A. the Dodgers |
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Caitlin Millat, a kindergarten teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She receives support from Teach for America and works for Achievement...
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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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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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Dianisbeth Acquie, from Brooklyn, New York
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"This ballet, jazz, and tap dancing Girl Scout would like to...
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Tom Vanderbilt, a writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2011-12-30).
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John Sellers, a writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2012-04-05).
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Erin McCready, a teaching artist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2012-10-18).
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Roger Craig, a data scientist from Brooklyn, New York
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"He was a graduate student in computer science living in Newark,...
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Sam Johnston, a Ph.D. student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2008-12-23). Johnny Gilbert announced Sam as "Sam Johnson"...
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Francesca Leibowitz, a fifth grade English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She teaches at a school that opened in 1854. From Brooklyn...
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Todd McCafferty, a compliance manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-10-05).
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Zachary Tomanelli, an online organizer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 30 player (2014-01-22).
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Elizabeth Connor, an art director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2018-01-31). Elizabeth wore a necklace that said "UGH"...
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Katherine Pisarro-Grant, a verbal identity consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2018-06-14).
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Kathy Cacace, an online editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 30 player (2013-12-27).
Last name pronounced like "ka-KAYSE".
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Tommy Fagin, an English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2018-06-04).
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Jamie Rosler, an event host from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2018-01-08). Jamie won $100,000 on Who Wants to...
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Dan Pawson, a global health consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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\"He was a legislative aide living in Boston when he won...
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Amanda DeMeola, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 30 player (2013-11-08).
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Carolyn Walsh, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 1-time champion: $10,600 + $2,000.
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Alice Pelletier, a technical services associate from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-12-04).
Last name pronounced like "pell-uh-TEER".
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Jennifer Chang, a journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-11-24).
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Jermaine Jones, a program manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 30 player (2013-10-31).
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Rahul Jain, a corporate strategy manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-11-01).
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Matt Lisiecki, an international development researcher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 2-time champion: $34,551 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "ly-SECK-ee".
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Nan Bauer, a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan
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Season 34 3-time champion: $36,601 + $2,000.
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Chelsea Feltman, an opera singer and actor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-10-18).
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Matt Polazzo, a high school U.S. government teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"He teaches at one of the most selective high schools in...
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Karen Hedlund, a nursing tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2011-12-20).
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Gillian DiPietro, a law student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2011-12-01).
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Sara Heard, a housewife from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 4-time champion: $85,601 + $2,000. Sara was the alternate...
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Robin Raffer, a picture researcher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-06-18).
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Brad Tytel, a global health consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-04-11). Brad's full first name was listed on...
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Sarah Fowlkes, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $9,800 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "FOLKS".
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Amanda Wallwin, a creative project manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $19,000 + $1,000.
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Chris O. Cook, a college English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-05-27).
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Carol Lee, a legal analyst from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2008-09-22).
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P.J. Molski, a web developer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2016-10-27).
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Leo Lopez, a psychiatrist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $7,199 + $1,000.
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Daniel Trudeau, a communications associate from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-06-13).
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Marla Goldstein, a retired advertising executive originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2012-04-27).
Last name pronounced like "GOLD-steen".
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Jacob Silverman, an arts and culture journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 3-time champion: $35,998 + $2,000.
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Ty Cone, a federal law clerk from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $22,405 + $2,000.
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Greg Lindsay, a freelance journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $40,200 + $1,000.
Co-author of Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next (2011).
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Charlie Olsky, a film publicist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2016-10-10).
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Dan Adkison, a copy editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 3-time champion: $37,400 + $1,000.
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Marcus Lewis, a tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 32 1-time champion: $14,399 + $2,000.
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Dorothy Farrell, a researcher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 3-time champion: $64,401 + $2,000.
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Kristina Alexander, a writer and editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 20 1-time champion: $18,800 + $1,000.
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Jen Heddle, a book editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-01-23).
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Kyron Rogers, an office manager and assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2008-04-09).
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Chris Falcinelli, an owner of a tutoring and test-prep business from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2008-01-02).
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Laura Gallo, an internal medicine physician originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 1-time champion: $8,799 + $2,000. Laura was a major...
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Joan Belen, a homemaker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-06-26).
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She was a high-school teacher when she became a five-game champion...
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Danielle Kolker, a family literacy program manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-06-14).
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Sarah Horvitz, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 player (2014-10-17).
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Alexia Henke, a singer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2006-11-29). Won $1,000 on Who Wants to be...
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Stella Daily, a copywriter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-05-26).
Stella's LiveJournal.
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Peter Rubin, a journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 2-time champion: $27,400 + $2,000.
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Keara Depenbrock, a political consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2005-12-29).
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John Mahone, an SAT teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2012-11-01).
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Jeremy Reff, a business developer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 player (2015-01-13).
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Stuart Nadler, a writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2005-10-17).
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Jack Aponte, a non-profit technology consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-04-09). Jack uses they/them pronouns. Jack wore what...
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Rick Knutsen, a musician and stay-at-home dad from Brooklyn, New York
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"A finalist in the 2001 Tournament of Champions, he's a musician...
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Emily Bryk, an elementary school science teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-04-06). Last name pronounced to rhyme with "bike"....
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Abigail Myers, an education administrator from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000.
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Jon Golbe, an actor and TV writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2010-10-19).
Last name pronounced like "GOAL-bee".
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Arthur Phillips, an author from Brooklyn, New York
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"He was a speechwriter from Boston when he won five shows...
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Roopa Kalyanaraman Marcello, a public health professional from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2009-10-30). Middle and last names pronounced like "KAL-ya-na-RA-man...
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Rob Perry, a graphic designer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 21 player (2004-11-03).
KJL game 65.
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Marielle Poss, a senior production controller from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 21 player (2004-10-13).
KJL game 56.
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Adam Podber, an assistant pool league operator from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2010-10-01).
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Peter Hall, a teaching artist at a museum from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $36,800 + $1,000.
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Marianne Fichtel, an investor relations manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $24,888 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Johnny Marigliano, a pizza maker originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-01-31).
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Emma Span, a freelance sportswriter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Emma is the author of 90% of...
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Nirav Shah, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $20,500 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Vince Femenella, a bookseller from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-07-27).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: vtwins11
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Kelley Halstead, a physician from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-02-12).
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Jonathan Turer, an admissions counselor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 20 player (2004-04-06).
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John Blanton, a newspaper editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-04-16). Won $9,550 on Who Wants to Be...
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Andrew Sullivan, a corporate attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2010-12-21).
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Roddy Arz, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-01-15).
Last name pronounced like "ARTS".
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Rebecca O'Brien, a writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 27 player (2010-11-24).
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Charles Soule, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-01-04).
Last name pronounced like "SOLE".
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Bruce Upbin, a magazine editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2007-12-26). Bruce is an editor on technology topics...
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Debbie Harris, a legislative aide originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-03-20).
Jeopardy Message Board user name: Danmel
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Ronni Stolzenberg, a publishing marketer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-06-14).
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Louise Hauser, a food pantry supervisor originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-03-24).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: LouiseFromNYC
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Marc Rusconi, a household and commercial mover from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2007-12-10).
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Marah Eakin, a publicist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 1-time champion: $8,800 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Timothy Benston, a program director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2006-09-12).
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Megan Lynch, a book editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2007-09-26).
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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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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Maggie Lehrman, an editor and writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-07-26).
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Dotty Carew, a communications specialist and writer from Brooklyn, New York
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1995-A Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Harsh Daga, an analyst from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-01-03).
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Stephanie Stein, an editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-04-11).
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Dolores Kass, a New York City probation officer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 1-time champion: $10,500.
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Ben Walthall, a video game marketer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-12-29).
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Colleen Hartman, an art director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 8 player (1992-02-19).
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Erich Johnson, a musician and grad student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-04-02).
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Mike Hefler, a law clerk from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 5 player (1989-06-16).
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Mary Ellen LaRubbio, a legal secretary originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 8 player (1992-06-12): a collection of Armitron All-Sport water-resistant sport...
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Val Sullivan, a retired history teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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1991 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Joanne Scala, a law librarian originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 player (1995-06-22).
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Judith Tawil, a Ph.D. candidate originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 player (1993-09-09).
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Howard Seftel, a history teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 1 player (1985-05-30).
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Rebecca Sinderbrand, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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1994 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Scott Feigelstein, a community relations specialist originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 2 player (1985-10-24).
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Bonnie Monte, an editor originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 12 player (1996-06-03).
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Genesis Whitlock, a diversity and inclusion professional from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-11-23).
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Max McDonald, a freelance artist and designer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-11-17).
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Eric Anderson, a director of customer success from Brooklyn, New York
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2024 Champions Wildcard play-in game player (2024-02-02).
Season 39 1-time champion: $7,600 + $1,000.
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Eric Anderson, an operations director from Brooklyn, New York
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2024 Champions Wildcard play-in game player (2024-02-02).
Season 39 1-time champion: $7,600 + $1,000.
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Christine Baker, a legal secretary from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1991-04-30).
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Bob Benjamin, a computer consultant originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 8 player (1992-03-19).
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Tina Nguyen, a food media writer from New York, New York
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Season 30 player (2013-12-03).
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Alan Jackowitz, an accountant originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 2 player (1985-09-11). At the time of his appearance, Alan...
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Terry O\'Shea, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Tournament of Champions semifinalist:...
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Emily Robinson, a political strategist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-10-29).
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Karen O\'Callaghan, a staff assistant originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 player (1994-05-26).
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Mitch Fox, an editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 8 player (1991-12-17).
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John Seroff, a performing arts publicist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-05-26). John wore a shirt with sasquatches on...
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Lionel Goldbart, a retired schoolteacher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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1993 10th Anniversary Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000....
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Hank D'Angelo, a retired Army officer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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1990 Seniors Tournament 2nd runner-up : $10,000.
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Adam George, a law clerk from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-10-18).
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Marilyn Singer, a children\'s book author from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 39 player (2023-06-12).
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Burt Schildkraut, a CPA from Brooklyn, New York
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1992 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Joe Gaspard, an operations specialist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-12-07).
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David Moo, a cocktail bartender from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-01-18).
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E.J. Wolborsky, a freelance project manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 3-time champion: $66,700 + $2,000.
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Jon Carnegie, a social media manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 39 player (2023-05-11).
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Eileen Dreyer, a housewife from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 3 player (1987-07-16).
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Steve Kallaugher, a promotion director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 3 player (1987-05-29).
Last name pronounced like \"KALE-uh-her\".
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Linda McDonnell, a college tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 player (1994-03-23).
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Chelsea Hill, an administrative assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-01-04).
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Mallory Kass, a children's book editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 1-time champion: $14,100 + $1,000. Using the pen name...
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Daniel Pecoraro, a nonprofit manager and tour guide from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-09-29).
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Tom Ellison, a business manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 36 player (2020-02-17).
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Ellie Jostad, a journalist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2018-12-21).
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Alex Lopinto, a veterinary ophthalmologist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2018-03-29).
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Reya Sehgal, a cultural strategist and performer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-04-26). Name pronounced like "REE-uh SAY-gull". Reya uses...
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Eric Doctor, a graphic designer and teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2018-12-19).
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Amdé Mengistu, a legal recruiter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2021-09-13).
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Megan Williams, a chief of operations from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-06-29).
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Jon Chang, a tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 36 player (2019-09-18).
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Alec Wittek, a physician originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 2-time champion: $34,898. Alec died at the age of...
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Carol Anne Herlihy, a lawyer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 12 player (1996-01-22).
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Shawn Levy, a teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 5 player (1989-05-01).
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Jim Gallagher, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1991-01-08).
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Edgar Castillo, a digital media specialist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-10-25).
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Peter Gordon, a program scheduler originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-06-04). Not to be confused with Season 8...
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Christian Souvenir, a senior intelligence analyst from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-03-31).
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Jeremy Fassler, a writer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-06-19).
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Casey Amspacher, a senior data engineer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2018-11-21).
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Katie Needle, a retail supervisor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 36 2-time champion: $53,602 + $2,000.
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Ed Stewart, a Roman Catholic priest from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 12 1-time champion: $4,300.
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Gregory Bodkin, an institutional development manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 35 player (2019-04-18).
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Emily Wilson, a nonprofit fundraising operations manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 34 player (2017-10-16).
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Barbara Elstein, a city planner from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 9 2-time champion: $26,600. Barbara gave tours of her neighborhood...
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Adam Goldberg, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 1-time champion: $3,200.
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Scott Smith, a physical therapist from Brooklyn, Ohio
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Season 7 player (1990-12-05).
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Dan Wohl, a high school history teacher from Brooklyn New York
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2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $26,799 + $2,000.
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Mark Sydel, a teacher of the deaf originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 1-time champion: $14,201.
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Nick Gillespie, a journalist originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 player (1994-12-09). The recording used to archive the game...
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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Saya Signs, a barista and gardening assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 37 player (2021-07-28).
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Steve Schneider, an attorney originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 5 player (1989-06-19).
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Tom Olsen, an assistant professor of physics originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 3 player (1986-12-18). Player introduction missing on recording used to...
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Maxine Paley, an auto body and paint shop owner originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 3 player (1987-03-18). Maxine won $1,160 on Jeopardy! in the...
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Tim Kleiman, an investment analyst from New York, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-04-15).
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Andrew Jiang, an options trader from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 39 player (2022-10-13).
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Allie Nudelman, a healthcare policy professional from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 39 player (2022-10-10).
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Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000.
Season 39 player (2023-06-01).
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Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000.
Season 39 player (2023-06-01).
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Debra Cope, a financial reporter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 player (1993-10-25).
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Kathryn Derfler, an executive assistant and office manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 37 player (2021-07-09).
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James Cantres, a historian and professor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-02-09).
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David Stewart, a songwriter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 10 2-time champion: $19,800.
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Joan Kantor, a controller originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 1 player (1985-04-26). Joan's ending score of -$5,100 is the...
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Adam Lapetina, a partnerships editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-03-10).
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Allon Scheyer, an occupational therapist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2016-11-08).
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Albert Powell, a bank employee from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 1 player (1985-04-24): Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate. Albert was originally...
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Julie Davidson, a broker from Brooklyn New York
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Season 10 player (1993-10-19).
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Emma Saltzberg, a consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 3-time champion: $54,199 + $2,000.
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Emma Saltzberg, a campaigns director from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 3-time champion: $54,199 + $2,000.
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Julia Markham Cameron, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $26,250 + $2,000.
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Julia Markham Cameron, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $26,250 + $2,000.
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Marty Gertsman, a retail manager originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 3 1-time champion: $15,000.
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Stan Siegel, a design engineer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 2 player (1985-10-29).
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Al Levy, an engineer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 8 2-time champion: $24,602.
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Suzanne Goss, an oncology advertising consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 39 player (2022-09-19).
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Chris Canahui, a technician from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 38 player (2022-01-27).
Last name pronounced like "CAN-uh-wee".
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Scott Corngold, a writer and editor from Brooklyn New York
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Season 8 player (1992-04-21).
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Bryn Keating, an academic director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2016-10-07).
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Rob Liguori, a research editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 4-time champion: $72,601 + $2,000.
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Marilyn Maracic, a research scientist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 1-time champion: $10,600.
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Mike Creed, an antique and collectibles dealer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 2-time champion: $29,500 + Jeopardy! '92 home game.
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Paul Levy, a graphic designer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-06-27).
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Matt Heimer, a magazine editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2008-07-25).
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Robert Wasserman, an operations supervisor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-11-23).
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Nell Klugman, a museum educator from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $24,401 + $1,000.
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Nell Klugman, a museum educator from Brooklyn, New York
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $24,401 + $1,000.
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Richard Denny, a railroad construction supervisor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-11-01).
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Michael Goldberg, a mediator originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1987-10-12).
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Francisco Smith, a circulation manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 16 player (2000-03-06).
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Jill Locascio, an academic librarian from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 player (2015-03-23).
Last name pronounced like "lo-CASH-ee-oh".
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Peggy Noonan, a contributing editor from The Wall Street Journal
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2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: The Sisters of Life.
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Jim Sears, a transit analyst from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 1-time champion: $12,000.
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Alison Burke, a tutor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 32 player (2015-10-07).
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Janelle Lambert, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Hardy Clervil, a customer service manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-01-20).
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Sherri Cohen, a nonprofit writer and editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-01-18).
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Steve Angelo, a CPA originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 1-time champion: $11,001.
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Vicki Eastus, a law school professor and administrator from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 32 player (2015-09-28).
JBoard user name: vicki
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Rebecca Press Schwartz, a high school administrator from New York, New York
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Season 31 player (2015-03-05).
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Jim Vichench, a railroad clerk from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 1-time champion: $5,800.
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Eric Schneider, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 11 player (1994-10-31).
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Sarah Legins, an art librarian from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $15,200 + $1,000.
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Nancy Melucci, a therapist from Irvine, California
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Season 9 1-time champion: $10,401.
Nancy was originally from Brooklyn, New York.
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Eliza Thompson, an entertainment editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 player (2015-07-21).
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Eleanor Bukowsky, a librarian from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 player (2001-06-20).
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Harold Brown, a medical clerk from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 16 player (1999-10-11).
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Chip Rossetti, an editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 1-time champion: $12,201.
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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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Pam Blank, a celebrity information person from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-02-03).
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Ellen Carson, an attorney and physician from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 1-time champion: $7,600.
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Reagan Upshaw, an art dealer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 player (2001-07-03).
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Anthony Trifilio, a construction worker from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 19 1-time champion: $8,000 + $2,000. Season 18 1-time champion:...
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Krista Denn, a human resources manager from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
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Season 33 player (2017-05-03).
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Beth Dunn, a product demonstrator from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 32 player (2016-04-21). Beth's mother appeared on the original Jeopardy!...
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Neil Brockman, a lawyer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1987-06-30).
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Deirdre Kessler, a ten-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
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2003 Back to School Kids Week player (2003-09-25).
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Samm Chiszar, a public defender from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 player (2017-04-26).
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 5-time champion: $57,200.
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Bill Hughes, a firefighter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 7 player (1990-10-17).
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Erin McLaughlin, a fifth grade teacher from Queens, New York
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2015 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Erin taught 5th grade at...
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Rena Traube, a financial analyst originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 player (2015-07-01).
Last name pronounced like "TROWB".
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Karen Ash, a business analyst from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 2-time champion: $49,600 + $2,000.
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Carmela Izzo, a caterer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1987-11-04).
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Sharon Druck, a junior from Brooklyn, New York
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1997-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Theresa Muir, a musicologist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 14 player (1998-04-20).
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Michael Lapthorn, an exhibition designer from New York, New York
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Season 22 1-time champion: $27,400 + $1,000.
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Bill Collins, a probation counselor originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 1 player (1984-10-02).
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Kim Taylor, a consulting attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 18 player (2001-09-05). Not to be confused with Season 26...
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Joe Ornstein, a proofreader from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 5 1-time champion: $12,000.
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Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher originally from Salt Lake City, Utah
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion: $122,300...
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Christopher Chilton, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Holly Springs, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Christopher won $5,000 on Who Wants...
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Alison Jenik, a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Hal Ackerman, a freelance writer originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 1 player (1984-12-11).
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Brooklyn, New York
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1993 10th...
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Addison Godel, a Ph.D. student in architectural history from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 31 1-time champion: $24,400 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: PurpleAddison
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Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
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"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
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Adam Vesterholt, an energy engineer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 33 1-time champion: $26,801 + $2,000.
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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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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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Mary Haney, an assistant director for an alumni association from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 4 player (1988-03-29).
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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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Joann Mariani, a high school English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,500 + $2,000.
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Marci Schwartz, an office manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 16 1-time champion: $8,700.
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Frances Yasprica, a publicist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 13 1-time champion: $10,600.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: savoygirl
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Gavin Edwards, an author from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 16 player (2000-06-19).
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Sara Clarke, a filmmaker and graphic designer originally from Houma, Louisiana
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Season 24 player (2007-10-05). Sara lived in Brooklyn, New York at...
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David Forman, a mathematician originally from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 13 1-time champion: $10,901. Won $250,000 on Who Wants to...
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Peter Brown, a musician & actor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 player (2001-01-17).
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Vernon Martin, an aspiring screenwriter from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 16 player (2000-04-21).
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Jeff Scherer, a senior art director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 player (2000-09-25).
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Dan Brodeur, an eighth grade teacher from Brooklyn, Connecticut
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Season 14 player (1997-12-15).
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David Wlody, a physician from New York, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-03-05).
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Matt Bregman, a fundraiser from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-03-06).
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Valerie Porter, a college assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 14 player (1997-10-14).
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Jon Bourgault, a law student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 14 1-time champion: $10,001.
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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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Steve Schirripa, an actor from The Sopranos
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"Once the entertainment director at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,...
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Donna Grant, a model from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1989-12-26).
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Roland Lange, a sales director from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 2-time champion: $22,500.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a former pro basketball player and actor originally from Brooklyn, New York
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"Three decades in the NBA netted him six championship rings and...
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Wendy Zarganis, a legal assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 player (2001-06-07).
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Jason Block, an Internet researcher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 4-time champion: $36,701. Won $125,000 on Who Wants to...
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David Franklin, a filmmaker and professor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 17 2-time champion: $10,799.
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Valerie Williams, a marketer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 1-time champion: $14,800.
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Mary Beth Smalley, a curatorial assistant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-03-19).
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Jamie Orenstein, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 2-time champion: $4,798.
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Sharon Schwartz, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 6 player (1990-03-14).
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