Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (218 results returned)

#9063, aired 2024-03-20MISSION: PLAUSIBLE $800: Solve the this TV host problem: 3 shut doors, new car-junk-junk. You pick A. He shows you B is junk. Do you switch to C? Monty Hall
#9034, aired 2024-02-08THE MOURNING NEWS $800: After this 19th c. royal was widowed, the "nightly longing to die... for the first 3 years never left"; nearly 47 remained Queen Victoria
#8975, aired 2023-11-17LIFE OF PI $400: Dating to circa 1650 B.C., the Rhind Papyrus, a scroll from this civilization, put the value of pi at about 3.16 the Egyptians
#8919, aired 2023-07-20B.C.-ING YOU $2,000 (Daily Double): 3 times was not the charm for Carthage which lost all 3 of these wars against Rome between 264 & 146 B.C. the Punic Wars
#8895, aired 2023-06-16GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN $1600: Fed by an aqueduct built in 19 B.C., this fountain in Italy got its name from its location at the convergence of 3 roads the Trevi
#8884, aired 2023-06-013 THINGS ABOUT THE CITY $600: Inhale the scents of the Fragrance Museum; 25 miles from Dusseldorf; see the 15th c. art of Stefan Lochner Cologne
#8837, aired 2023-03-283 MEN $200: Formed around 60 B.C., the First Roman Triumvirate was made up of Crassus, Pompey & this guy Julius Caesar
#13, aired 2023-02-02GOING UNDERGROUND $600: Analysis shows that a 700s B.C. altar excavated in Israel has traces of this psychoactive 3-letter compound found in cannabis THC
#8790, aired 2023-01-20WHIRLED EVENTS $200: 3-word name for an infamous date in 44 B.C.: SCARED OF HIM Ides of March
#8787, aired 2023-01-17SCIENCEY STUFF $1600: You'll get an "A", but won't give one by naming this computer programming language with a name 3 characters long C++
#8766, aired 2022-12-192, 3 OR 4-LETTER GEOGRAPHY $1200: Ancient Mesopotamian city of 3500 B.C., in ruins today & known as Tell el-Muqayyar Ur
#8756, aired 2022-12-05POINTING OUT DECIMALS $1000: At Princeton, if you get straight C+es, this is your semester GPA & you might want to do a bit more studying 2.3
#8747, aired 2022-11-22A PINEAPPLE $600: One cup of pineapple chunks provides 1/3 of your daily value of this scurvy-preventing vitamin C
#8741, aired 2022-11-14POETRY $2000: The "Terrible Sonnets" of this 3-named 19th c. poet aren't bad but sad, like "No Worst, There is None" & "Carrion Comfort" Gerard Manley Hopkins
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $200: In music it's 3 or more notes sounded together a chord
#8712, aired 2022-10-04A "C" IN LITERATURE $600: Anthony Burgess claimed this, his best-known book, was "knocked off for money in 3 weeks" A Clockwork Orange
#8662, aired 2022-06-143 FOR THE SHOW $400: CBS cops (or C.O.P.S.?) Lina Esco, David Lim & Alex Russell S.W.A.T.
#8657, aired 2022-06-07THE CABINET $400: In 1966 Robert C. Weaver became the first African-American cabinet member, heading this department known by a 3-letter acronym the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
#8636, aired 2022-05-09U.S. GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Besides Boston & D.C., they're the 3 largest cities by population in the megalopolis known as the BosWash Corridor New York City, Philadelphia & Baltimore
#8593, aired 2022-03-09DYNASTIES OF CHINA $2000: This 3-letter dynasty ruled from around 200 B.C. to 200 A.D. & saw the invention of paper & the introduction of Buddhism the Han dynasty
#8553, aired 2022-01-12IRON MAN $1000: Called the NBA's Iron Man, A.C. Green played 1,192 consecutive games & also collected 3 championship rings with this team the L.A. Lakers
#8538, aired 2021-12-22MAMMALS $4,000 (Daily Double): Its milk, a popular Saharan beverage, has 3 times the vitamin C of a cow's a camel
#8378, aired 2021-04-143-NAMED CELEBRITIES $1200: When he first rocked out to "Pink Houses" & "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.", he was using these 3 names John Cougar Mellencamp
#8366, aired 2021-03-29DURING THE JOHN ADAMS PRESIDENCY $200: Adams was sworn in as president at Congress Hall in this city; 3 years later the capital & Adams would move to D.C. Philadelphia
#8354, aired 2021-03-11NBA LOGOS $400: This team's logo has 3 stars for D.C., Maryland & Virginia the Washington Wizards
#8291, aired 2020-11-303 C's $400: Adjective meaning so small it can't be seen with the naked eye microscopic
#8291, aired 2020-11-303 C's $800: 3-"c" word for the thin red feature on top of a rooster's head cockscomb
#8291, aired 2020-11-303 C's $1200: It's a pastoral letter written by the pope on matters of doctrine encyclical
#8291, aired 2020-11-303 C's $1600: In Italian cuisine, this preparation of thinly sliced beef makes for appetizing appetizers carpaccio
#8291, aired 2020-11-303 C's $2000: Adjective for a letdown, like the end of "The Epic of Gilgamesh"--the hero's quest for a magic plant... ends without it anticlimactic
#8263, aired 2020-10-21THE "A", "B", "C"s OF GOLF $400: 3-letter aka for a hole in one ace
#8256, aired 2020-10-12ANCIENT HISTORY $1200: Ranging from about 2600 to 1000 B.C., its 3 major kingdoms are termed the Old, the Middle & the New Egypt
#8198, aired 2020-04-08STRAIGHT C'S $2000: After the second, each term is the sum of its 2 predecessors in this sequence that begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5... Fibonacci
#8190, aired 2020-03-27LATIN PHRASES $1600: Julius Caesar summed up his victory in a 47 B.C. campaign with these 3 Latin words "Veni, vidi, vici"
#8128, aired 2020-01-01UNCOMMON $800: There are 3 C's in this word for someone who has a truly unconventional personality eccentric
#8116, aired 2019-12-16C'MON, THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY! $400: Protected on 3 sides by mountains, this Greek city-state not big on luxury was on the bank of the Eurotas River Sparta
#8043, aired 2019-07-24LETTER IMPERFECT $2000: It was one of the 3 original blood groups discovered in 1900 but got changed to O C
#8026, aired 2019-07-01VILE QUOTES $1200: An 18th c. quote says, "A man who could make so vile" this 3-letter play on words "would not scruple to pick a pocket" a pun
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $1200: Between 1825 & 1834 this frontiersman from Tennessee went 3-3 running for Congress; now, remember the Alamo Crockett
#8014, aired 2019-06-13HISTORY $600: The 3 centuries from 323 to 30 B.C. are called this era, reflecting the spread of Greek culture in Europe & Asia Hellenistic
#7943, aired 2019-03-06TALK LIKE AN OLD SAILOR $1600: This term for the forward section of the upper deck can be shortened & spelled with 3 apostrophes the forecastle (or fo'c's'le)
#7938, aired 2019-02-27ART & ARTISTS $800: Last name of the family that includes 3 generations of artists--illustrator N.C., Andrew & Jamie Wyeth
#7935, aired 2019-02-22LET'S "C" SOME DANCING $2000: "La Bayadere" has 40 arabesques in the entrance for this group, a 3-word French term for a dance troupe's non-soloists the corps de ballet
#7878, aired 2018-12-05ARCHAEOLOGY $1200: Danish archaeologist C.J. Thomsen split prehistory into these 3 ages named for tool materials Stone, Bronze, and Iron
#7867, aired 2018-11-20HISTORIC TRIOS $400: In the early 20th c. the 3 top-of-the-White Star Line ocean liners were the Olympic, the Britannic & this doomed one the Titanic
#7704, aired 2018-02-22PLACES TO "C" $1000: For more than 3 centuries, this "Garden" in the city of Westminster was home to London's flower market Covent Garden
#7671, aired 2018-01-08NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: (Alex presents the clue from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) Adopted in 1921, Canada's coat of arms bears the symbols of 4 of its founding nations: 3 lions for England, 1 lion for Scotland, the fleur-de-lis for France & the harp of Tara for this country Ireland
#7614, aired 2017-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $1,000 (Daily Double): This 3-word motto is on D.C. license plates to protest its lack of voting rights; a 2016 proposal is start the motto "end" "Taxation Without Representation"
#7587, aired 2017-09-12TRAVEL FRANCE $1600: The 3,000 granite megaliths at Carnac in this farthest-west region of France may date back to 4000 B.C. Brittany
#7482, aired 2017-03-07STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS $400: En francais, c'est l'ecole school
#7452, aired 2017-01-24DEEP BLUE "C" $600: A greenish-blue, this 4-letter shade is one of the 3 primary colors used by printers cyan
#7448, aired 2017-01-18THE BIG 3-0 $1000: The 30 Tyrants were appointed to administer Athens after its defeat by this city in 404 B.C. Sparta
#7418, aired 2016-12-07NOTHING BUT NET $1600: In July 1996 these 3 letters first preceded .ca & you could get online news from P.E.I. to B.C. CBC
#7416, aired 2016-12-05MOTTOES $200: (I'm D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser.) The official motto of the District of Columbia translates to these 3 words that follow the word "and" in the Pledge of Allegiance justice for all
#7415, aired 2016-12-02THE PACHEBEL CANON IN D $400: The Canon was written for 3 violins & continuo, the 17th c. version of this instrument of Sting, Flea & Paul McCartney the bass
#7314, aired 2016-06-02OF COURSE $800: Adding these 3 letters to the beginning of "course" creates something that can be walked upon C-O-N
#7259, aired 2016-03-17HEALTH & MEDICINE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows two medical illustrations on the monitor.) At birth, most babies are set to come out head-first; however, 3 to 4 percent present with their feet or buttocks against the cervix in this position & may need a C-section delivery breech
#7255, aired 2016-03-11FROM "C" TO SHINING "C" $400: Type of unit used to measure 3-dimensional volume cubic
#7197, aired 2015-12-22WE 3 "ING"S $800: All beginning with "C", the 3 ways to win in rock, paper, scissors are crushing, covering, & this cutting
#7178, aired 2015-11-25QUOTES OF 2015 $600: 3 words completing George W. Bush's commencement speech line "C students, you too..." can be president
#7123, aired 2015-07-29"I. C." $800: 3 inch by 5 inch piece of paper used to file information index card
#7115, aired 2015-07-17"C" + 3 $200: Cajole or persuade by flattery coax
#7115, aired 2015-07-17"C" + 3 $600: The pointed projection on the chewing surface of a tooth cusp
#7115, aired 2015-07-17"C" + 3 $800: In "Richard III", the Duke of Clarence is stabbed & put in this wine container cask
#7115, aired 2015-07-17"C" + 3 $1000: The heroic trumpet is an attribute of this muse Clio
#7114, aired 2015-07-16WE 3 $400: Octavian, Marcus Lepidus & Mark Antony, formed the second one of these in 43 B.C. a triumvirate
#7097, aired 2015-06-23ALPHANUMERICS $1200: This section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code sets out the requirements for tax exempt status for charities 501(c)(3)
#7079, aired 2015-05-28ISLANDS IN THE "C"s $1000: The flag of these islands has a lot in common with the flag of New Zealand the Cook Islands
#6985, aired 2015-01-16COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $2000: In area this European coastal principality is about 3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, D.C. Monaco
#6962, aired 2014-12-16GETTING LUCKY WORDS $1600: Hmm... "propitious"--let's swap the first 3 letters for new ones, replace the "T" with a "C" &, lucky for us, get this synonym auspicious
#6862, aired 2014-06-17AT THE MALL $1000: Stock up on vitamins from this chain with a 3-letter name, the largest specialty retailer of nutrition products GNC
#6809, aired 2014-04-03THE LONG & THE SHORT OF IT $800: Not much time--so I'll be this word with 3 C's succinct
#6803, aired 2014-03-26LET'S GO "C" A PLAY $3,000 (Daily Double): This 1904 Russian play ends with the sound of an axe striking a tree The Cherry Orchard
#6800, aired 2014-03-21FLYING INTO HISTORY $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, AZ.) C-54 Skymasters carried most of the 2.3 million tons of cargo delivered between June 1948 & October 1949 as part of this Cold War program, nicknamed "Operation Vittles" the Berlin Airlift
#6759, aired 2014-01-23SCANDAL $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1991 he went to prison on drug charges; 3 years later, he was reelected mayor of D.C. Marion Barry
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $2000: General W. passed 3 times through what's now Washington in this state's Litchfield County Connecticut
#6685, aired 2013-10-11SAILING THE 3 C's $400: Wow, that's so weird--I was just thinking about this word for a striking occurrence of 2 events at 1 time a coincidence
#6685, aired 2013-10-11SAILING THE 3 C's $800: This college degree is total B.S. a Bachelor of Sciences
#6685, aired 2013-10-11SAILING THE 3 C's $1200: These household pests targeted by Raid have lived on earth for 250 million years cockroaches
#6685, aired 2013-10-11SAILING THE 3 C's $2,000 (Daily Double): It's the last of the "5 stages of grief" acceptance
#6685, aired 2013-10-11SAILING THE 3 C's $2000: From the Latin for "to cook together", it means to devise or contrive concoct
#6678, aired 2013-10-02ROBOTS $400: Anthony Daniels & Kenny Baker, who played these 2 robots, are the only actors to appear in all 6 "Star Wars" films R2-D2 & C-3PO
#6639, aired 2013-06-27GO "C" THE COUNTRY $200: With a population of 1.3 billion, it has about 20% of all the people in the world China
#6583, aired 2013-04-10PINTEREST $800: In his Nobel Prize lecture, Pinter said he always started a play with 3 characters called these--must have sped up the typing A, B & C
#6482, aired 2012-11-20GIFTED & TALENTED $2000: By 8, this 3-named 19th c. English philosopher had read all of Herodotus' work--in the original Greek John Stuart Mill
#6430, aired 2012-07-27DEMOCRA "C" $200: They're paired with "balances" as the way our 3 branches of government share power checks
#6430, aired 2012-07-27DEMOCRA "C" $800: After talk of moving them to December, Iowa's first in the nation these were held January 3, 2012 caucuses
#6423, aired 2012-07-18"C" MONSTERS $800: Hesiod said this beast that guarded the entrance to Hades had 50 heads, not just 3 Cerberus
#6416, aired 2012-07-09LIFE OF PI $400: Dating to c. 1650 B.C., the Rhind Papyrus, a scroll from this civilization, put the value of pi at about 3.16 Egypt
#6324, aired 2012-03-01LET'S GET IN THE RV $1200: Class C motor homes have a cozy bunk above this 3-letter structure where the driver sits the cab
#6298, aired 2012-01-25PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTIONS $400: This man won D.C. & (by 3,700 votes) Minnesota & that's it as Reagan won re-election Mondale
#6280, aired 2011-12-30ON DECK $1600: This term for a sailor's quarters near the bow can be said using either 2 or 3 syllables forecastle (or fo'c's'le)
#6139, aired 2011-04-28WAR! $2,400 (Daily Double): The 431 to 421 B.C. Archidamian war, named for a Spartan king, was the first of 3 parts of this war the Peloponnesian War
#6138, aired 2011-04-273-SYLLABLE WORDS $1000: In 392 B.C. Isocrates founded a school to teach this skill of using language effectively & persuasively rhetoric
#6128, aired 2011-04-13AN AUTHOR IS BORN $2000: He was born at home Oct. 3, 1900 in Asheville, N.C. & later found out you can't go home again Thomas Wolfe
#6077, aired 2011-02-01SOMETHING "MORE" $1000: This 250-room estate in Asheville, N.C. was modeled on 3 chateaux built in 16th century France Biltmore
#6056, aired 2011-01-03TECHNOLOGY OF THE PAST $1000: A Sumerian pictograph shows one in 3500 B.C.: the oldest are wooden disks with 3 carved planks clamped by struts a wheel
#5876, aired 2010-03-15A PIECE OF HISTORY $1000: The oldest artifact in D.C.'s Newseum is a 3,200-year-old Sumerian brick that spread the news using this writing system cuneiform
#5874, aired 2010-03-11WOMEN'S GROUPS $200: Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. is part of a 3-building complex owned & operated by this lineage society the Daughters of the American Revolution
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) A Quincy, Massachusetts ship inspector was the likely source of this 3-word phrase which was seen everywhere, often accompanying a cartoon figure during World War II Kilroy was here
#5815, aired 2009-12-18PREY LATER $600: 3-letter name for the Egyptian snake that played a deadly role in world affairs back in 30 B.C. the asp
#5772, aired 2009-10-20FRENCH CROSSWORD CLUES $1000: Oh well! That's life! (4, 2, 3) C'est la vie
#5771, aired 2009-10-19"C"OUNTRIES $400: 14 countries border this country that's more than 3,000 miles long & wide China
#5695, aired 2009-05-15LITERARY CHARACTERS ON TWITTER $1600: Having a red-letter day--been sentenced to stand for 3 hours on a pillory platform; the 17th c. stinks! Hester Prynne
#5691, aired 2009-05-11HODGEPODGE $400: (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a geometric diagram on the monitor.) If side a equals 3 & side B equals 4, it's the length of side C 5
#5624, aired 2009-02-05FUNDRAISING $400: This service's code says donors to a 501 (c)(3) organization can generally take a tax deduction the IRS
#5590, aired 2008-12-19"C"-SECTION $1600: This viral inflammation of the larynx & trachea is common in kids, especially from 6 months to 3 years croup
#5534, aired 2008-10-02"PAR"TY TIME $3,000 (Daily Double): It's equal to 3.26 light years parsec
#5473, aired 2008-05-28RANKS & TITLES $400: Going down the ranks of the Royal Navy, remember your 3 C's: commodore, captain, this commander
#5454, aired 2008-05-01CROSSWORD CLUES "C" $200: Have a bawl (3) cry
#5374, aired 2008-01-10AN ART "C" CATEGORY $2000: Here we see mastery of this technique from the Italian for "bright and dark", used to create a 3-D effect chiaroscuro
#5366, aired 2007-12-31UNDER THE "C" $2000: Found in South Africa in 1905, this 3,106-carat diamond went to Amsterdam for cutting the Cullinan
#5362, aired 2007-12-25GREEK & ROMAN POTPOURRI $800: By the 400s B.C. the Greeks had perfected 3 orders of architecture: Ionic, Corinthian & this oldest one Doric
#5328, aired 2007-11-07MIND MY WORDS $1600: 44 B.C.: "All Gaul is divided into 3 parts" (Julius) Caesar
#5321, aired 2007-10-29THEY COME IN THREES $600: The 3 members of ancient Rome's First Triumvirate in 60 B.C. were Crassus, Pompey & him Julius Caesar
#5276, aired 2007-07-16YOU TUBE $600: Season 3 of this MTV reality series introduced us to Breanna, L.C.'s younger sister Laguna Beach
#5229, aired 2007-05-10I BEFORE E, AFTER C $400: There's a 3,200-square-mile one of these masses in Vatnajokull, Iceland glacier
#5228, aired 2007-05-09FIGHT ON! $800: 300 Spartans led by Leonidas held off Persian troops for 3 days, until a traitor betrayed them, in this 480 B.C. battle Thermopylae
#5207, aired 2007-04-10THE 3rd CENTURY B.C. $1000: Beginning more than 4 centuries of rule, this 3-letter dynasty is founded in China Han
#5174, aired 2007-02-22THE SUPREME COURTSHIP $1200: In a c. 1380 work, Chaucer wrote these Trojan War lovers had 3 great years together before she met Diomede Troilus & Cressida
#5157, aired 2007-01-30YOU DO THE MATH $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor a figure of a right triangle with sides marked "3" and "4" and a hypotenuse marked "C".) According to the theorem made famous by Pythagoras, it's the value of C in the figure seen here 5
#5007, aired 2006-05-23A "C"OUNTRY MILE $600: This country is about 3,000 miles long N. to S. but 3/4 of its people live within 200 miles of its southern border Canada
#4965, aired 2006-03-24AMERICANA $800: You don't have to be in spitting distance to know that N.C. has 3 official festivals; 2 of them honor this fruit the watermelon
#4903, aired 2005-12-28GET YOUR GROUP TOGETHER $1,000 (Daily Double): In the 500s B.C. the 3 main groups in Rome were the Sabines, the Etruscans & these, who left us a language the Latins
#4901, aired 2005-12-26MEN OF THE "C" $2,000 (Daily Double): He was one of 3 taken aboard the U.S.S. Hornet July 24, 1969 & immediately put into quarantine Michael Collins
#4851, aired 2005-10-17SOUTH OF THE BORDER $1200: Known as J.C., this boxing champion won titles in 3 weight divisions & more than 100 pro fights Julio Cesar Chavez
#4794, aired 2005-06-09C'MON, YOU HAD TO EXPECT NEBRASKA $1000: Serving the state as a U.S. Congressman in the early 1890s, he "Scoped" out 3 runs at the presidency William Jennings Bryan
#4742, aired 2005-03-29FOUND IN SPACE $800: A.C. Crommelin proved that 3 of these, seen in 1818, 1873 & 1928, were really 1 of these visiting 3 times comets
#4732, aired 2005-03-15THE "C"ROSSWORD PUZZLE $1000: Used in atomic clocks, it melts at 83.3 degrees F. (6) cesium
#4725, aired 2005-03-04FARMING MATH $2000: Ga. & N.C., each producing $3 million of grapes a year, combine to total this percentage of New York's $50 million 12 percent
#4717, aired 2005-02-223 Es PLEASE $200: Federal post held by Ramsey Clark & Philander C. Knox Attorney General
#4702, aired 2005-02-01BRAIN TEASE $1200: Brain waves are measured using the instrument known by these 3 letters for short E.E.G.
#4569, aired 2004-06-17A "LITTLE" LIT $400: Katharine Weber's retelling of this 19th c. novel features just 3 sisters, & Beth is a pet turtle who dies Little Women
#4568, aired 2004-06-16MARRIED $3,800 (Daily Double): 19th c. humorist Artemus Ward called this Utahan "dreadfully married... the most married man I ever saw" Brigham Young
#4545, aired 2004-05-14"D.C." $800: This epic poem by Dante is divided into 3 sections: the Inferno, the Purgatorio & the Paradiso the Divine Comedy
#4497, aired 2004-03-09FILE UNDER "C" $1200: No, this one of the 3 major types of soil has not changed its name to Ali clay
#4379, aired 2003-09-25PIANO LESSONS $1200: (Sofia at the piano) I'm going to play the major chord named for this letter (hits 3 white keys simultaneously with her thumb, middle finger, & pinky) C
#4335, aired 2003-06-06VIETNAM $6,800 (Daily Double): Of the 3 countries that border Vietnam, the one whose name does not begin with the same letter as the other 2 Laos
#4300, aired 2003-04-18SOMETIME, B.C. $800: He died violently around 3,000 B.C. & lay in a glacier until he was found in 1991 the Iceman
#4112, aired 2002-06-18MILITARY PROMOTIONS $1000: Going down the ranks on the 7 seas, remember your 3 C's: commodore, captain, this commander
#4036, aired 2002-03-04UNDER THE "C" $2000: This horse set a reord in 1950, running the mile in 1 minute 33 3/5 seconds Citation
#4014, aired 2002-01-31THE LAW $1,200 (Daily Double): In 621 B.C. this Greek introduced Athens' first written code of law; most crimes were punishable by death Draco
#3955, aired 2001-11-092 OUT OF 3 AIN'T BAD $600: Of 1001, 2001 & 3001, only 2 were odyssey years for this author's space tales Arthur C. Clarke
#3942, aired 2001-10-23LET'S "C" WHAT YOU KNOW $1000: The fact that 9 plus 3 is equal to 3 plus 9 demonstrates this property, from the Latin for "exchange" commutative
#3793, aired 2001-02-14IT'S A SMALL WORLD $100: This country on the Mediterranean coast of France is about 3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, D.C. Monaco
#3783, aired 2001-01-31"WHEEL" OF FORTUNE $200: This toy line helps Mattel claim it makes more cars each year than the big 3 automakers combined Hot Wheels
#3764, aired 2001-01-04"C" PLUS $400: The 3 pigments in these optic cells enable us to distinguish scores of colors Cones
#3676, aired 2000-09-04TREES $400: In April 1999 a family of 3 of these rodents was "arrested" for attacking cherry trees in Washington, D.C. beavers
#3655, aired 2000-06-23FUN FACTS ABOUT STATES & CAPITALS $800 (Daily Double): The only state capital whose name ends in 3 consonants, namely R, C & K Bismarck, North Dakota
#3585, aired 2000-03-173-LETTER WORDS $400: A "C" on a faucet in Mexico stands for caliente, which translates as this hot
#3583, aired 2000-03-15YOU SHOULD "C" $200: Name shared by the mother of 3 kings of France & a "Great" Russian empress Catherine
#3571, aired 2000-02-283-LETTER ANIMALS $500: In India the tail of this wild ox is used to swat flies Yak
#3446, aired 1999-09-06SPELL IT OUT FOR ME! $400: Don't spell it 3 times, but do spell... T-R-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-E
#3406, aired 1999-05-31"WHOLE"SOME $300: In a joking W.C. Fields epitaph, these 3 words precede "I'd rather be in Philadelphia" On the whole
#3404, aired 1999-05-27AMERICANA $500: It was incorporated as a city May 3, 1802 with its mayor to be appointed by the president Washington, D.C.
#3380, aired 1999-04-23CANADIAN BORN $400: 3 days after her death in 1991, this ex-wife of George C. Scott won an Emmy for playing Murphy Brown's mom Colleen Dewhurst
#3352, aired 1999-03-16TROUBLE $500: In 1797 3 French agents later known by these 3 letters asked U.S. trade representatives for a bribe "X", "Y" & "Z"
#3337, aired 1999-02-23STAR WARS $200: At times integral parts of the plot, they're the 2 main droids in the first 3 "Star Wars" films C-3PO & R2-D2
#3321, aired 1999-02-01MAKING A LIST $400: Nos. 1,3 & 77 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th c. English-language novels are this Dubliner's works James Joyce
#3302, aired 1999-01-05CATCHPHRASES $600: The male heroes of early 20th C. British romance novels were often described with this 3-adjective cliche "Tall, dark and handsome"
#3247, aired 1998-10-20MUSIC $800: The 3 clef signs in current use are C, F & this, also known as treble G
#2968, aired 1997-06-25MAMMALS $800: The pygmy species of this amphibious mammal reaches a mere 3' high, 6' long & 400 lbs. Hippopotamus
#2965, aired 1997-06-20TEA POTPOURRI $200: The 3 main kinds of tea are green, oolong & this "dark", fully fermented one Black tea
#2961, aired 1997-06-16HISTORY $100: In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms Margaret Thatcher
#2880, aired 1997-02-21PEOPLE $800: This PBS late night talk show host previously worked for Bill Moyers on 3 series Charlie Rose
#2738, aired 1996-06-26DECORATIVE ARTS $1000: These "Jugs" resembling a seated, drinking figure in a 3-cornered hat were 1st made in the 18th c. a Toby Jug
#2733, aired 1996-06-19GIFTS $400: Italy donated 3,700 tons of marble for this D.C. performing arts complex that opened in 1971 the Kennedy Center
#2665, aired 1996-03-15FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $500: They were based on 3 real people: Armand de Sillegue, Isaac de Portau & Henri d'Aramitz the Three Musketeers
#2644, aired 1996-02-15ANCIENT HISTORY $600: In 72 B.C. this gladiator & slave defeated 3 Roman armies & reached Cisalpine Gaul Spartacus
#2637, aired 1996-02-06FAMOUS AMERICANS $800: In the 1840s this frontiersman guided John C. Fremont's 3 expeditions into the West Kit Carson
#2570, aired 1995-11-03MIDDLE INITIAL C. $100: By 1909 he owned a chain of 3 department stores; at his death at age 95 in 1971, his firm had 1,660 stores J.C. Penney
#2518, aired 1995-07-12THE CIVIL WAR $200: When Lincoln took office, the Union held 4 forts in Confederate terr.: 3 in Fla. & this one in S.C. Fort Sumter
#2501, aired 1995-06-19EXPLOSIVES $500: C-4 & A-3 are types of this moldable military explosive plastic explosive
#2377, aired 1994-12-27MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $500: Since the 15th c., it's had 3 main parts: the soundbox, neck & pillar; the pedals are 18th c. the harp
#2357, aired 1994-11-29WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: It was built in 16 months between 1941 & 1943, which works out to 3.2 months per side the Pentagon
#2341, aired 1994-11-07ANCIENT TIMES $500: At his death in 323 B.C., Alexander the Great's empire covered parts of these 3 continents Europe, Asia & Africa
#2322, aired 1994-10-11TIME $200: Insert these 3 letters into "tricennial" to multiply it from every 30 years to every 300 years T-E-N
#2315, aired 1994-09-30ART $800: In the last half of the 19th c., this American pair's firm was producing 3 new lithographic prints a week Currier & Ives
#2311, aired 1994-09-26WORLD HISTORY $200: After his death in 323 B.C., wars divided his empire into 3 parts: Egypt, the Seleucid Empire & Macedon Alexander the Great
#2180, aired 1994-02-11COOKING "A", "B", "C"s $200: Cookbooks advise sticking 3 or 4 of these spice buds in an onion to flavor meat dishes clove
#2176, aired 1994-02-07HAIL TO THE CHIEF $200: He was called "Baby" the first 3 months of his life, until he was named for family friend W.C. Linden Lyndon Johnson
#2015, aired 1993-05-14POP & ROCK MUSIC $2,000 (Daily Double): This group won 3 1992 Billboard Music Awards for the single heard here Boyz II Men
#1983, aired 1993-03-31"C" HERE $100: Fear, Horn & Cod are 3 of these capes
#1973, aired 1993-03-17"C" IN FASHION $100: Button-down, nehru & sailor are 3 styles of these collars
#1601, aired 1991-07-15WORLD HISTORY $800: 1 of 3 present-day countries beside Colombia that were part of the 19th c. Republic of Gran Colombia (1 of) Panama (Venezuela, Ecuador)
#1557, aired 1991-05-14ANCIENT HISTORY $2,100 (Daily Double): 2 of the 3 men who formed Rome's First Triumvirate in 60 B.C. Julius Caesar*, Pompey the Great, & Marcus Licinius Crassus
#1556, aired 1991-05-13LEFTOVERS $1000: On the street sign for "Sesame Street", the 3 letters in the little space on top CTW (Children's Television Workshop)
#1432, aired 1990-11-2019th CENTURY AMERICA $200: On May 3, 1802 it was incorporated as a city by an act of Congress Washington, D.C.
#11, aired 1990-08-25AMERICAN LITERATURE $400: C. Auguste Dupin is an amateur detective who appears in 3 of his short stories (Edgar Allan) Poe
#1359, aired 1990-06-28AMERICAN HISTORY $100: This city was incorporated May 3, 1802, its mayor to be appointed by the president Washington, D.C.
#1322, aired 1990-05-08THE 3 R's $300: The Romans gave us this letter by adding a small stroke to the letter C G
#1216, aired 1989-12-11MYTHOLOGY $600: Some say this infamous guard dog had 3 heads; some say he had 50 Cerberus
#1214, aired 1989-12-07U.S. CITIES $100: This city's tidal basin is ringed by some 3,000 Yoshino cherry trees donated by the mayor of Tokyo in 1912 Washington, D.C.
#1139, aired 1989-07-13NORTH CAROLINA $300: 2 of 3 universities that combined resources to create N.C. Research Triangle Park (2 of) North Carolina, Duke (or N.C. State)
#1137, aired 1989-07-11FOOD $200: Mix 3 eggs & 3/4 c. sugar; add 1 c. thick cream, 2 c. half & half & 2 tsps. vanilla; simmer; then freeze with ice vanilla ice cream
#1030, aired 1989-02-10PRESIDENTS $200: During Taft's administration over 3,000 of these were imported from Japan to plant in Washington, D.C. cherry trees
#1013, aired 1989-01-18THE 3 "B"s $200: C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach or J.S. Bach, the 1 responsible for the birth of the other 2 Johann Sebastian Bach
#899, aired 1988-06-30POTENT POTABLES $600: Originally a 16th c. medicine made by a monk, it's said only 3 people at a time know its complete formula Benedictine
#863, aired 1988-05-11PEOPLE & PLACES $200: Someone originally from Naples, or a 3-flavored brick of ice cream originally from 19th c. America Neapolitan
#855, aired 1988-04-29"C" HERE $1000: Origin of this 3-syllable synonym for a crusty, crabby old man is unknown, so go away curmudgeon
#778, aired 1988-01-13ODD SPELLING $600: It's how that 3-part picture of a playmate in the middle of a British Playboy is spelled C-E-N-T-R-E-F-O-L-D
#773, aired 1988-01-0619TH C. AMERICA $2,000 (Daily Double): 1st heard in an 1823 play, this soon became America's most popular song as well as a popular 3-word sampler: "Home, Sweet Home"
#769, aired 1987-12-31ANCIENT EGYPT $200: From 51-30 B.C., this queen ruled along with 3 different Ptolemys Cleopatra
#750, aired 1987-12-04PRESIDENTS' RELIGIONS $400: 1 of 3 20th c. presidents who have been Baptists (1 of ) Jimmy Carter (Truman or Harding)
#714, aired 1987-10-15POE-POURRI $1000: 1 of the 3 Poe stories in which the detective C. Auguste Dupin appears (1 of) "The Purloined Letter"[*], "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" or "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
#622, aired 1987-04-28AUSTRALIA $100: Reportedly, 2/3 of the 330.000 Australians who served in this 20th C. war wounded or killed World War I
#622, aired 1987-04-28SCIENCE $600: In 1834, Christian Thomsen divided early human history into these 3 ages Stone, Bronze, and Iron
#543, aired 1987-01-07U.S. STATES $600: Its 3 largest cities all begin with the letter "C" Ohio (Columbus, Cleveland & Cincinnati)
#538, aired 1986-12-31SCIENCE $400: Base 10 equivalent to the binary number "11" 3
#525, aired 1986-12-12ANCIENT RUMORS $100: Though it contradicts the meaning of "B.C.", it's said he was born some time before 3 B.C. Jesus Christ
#463, aired 1986-09-17SCULPTURE $500: Highest price ever for a sculpture, $3,900,000 for a 4th century B.C. bronze, was paid by this Malibu, Calif. museum The Getty Museum
#417, aired 1986-04-15HISTORY $1000: 2 of the 3 countries which in the late 18th c. partitioned Poland out of existence (2 of) Russia, Prussia (or Austria)
#412, aired 1986-04-08FOOD & DRINK $500: A basic recipe for this gravy-like mixture is 3 c. milk, 2/3 c. flour, & 1/4 c. melted butter a cream sauce (white sauce)
#343, aired 1986-01-01NUMBERS $500: When it's 12 noon in Washington state, it's this time in Washington, D.C. 3:00 PM
#268, aired 1985-09-18FIRSTS $100: The Sumerians, not Fred Flintstone, got this rolling around 3.500 B.C. a wheel
#148, aired 1985-04-03U.S. GOVERNMENT $400: The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gave 3 electoral votes to this region Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia)
#143, aired 1985-03-27WORLD CAPITALS $1,500 (Daily Double): The only U.S. state capital with 3 words Salt Lake City
#100, aired 1985-01-25INSIGNIAS $100: 3 C's or a double H on a cowboy's cow a brand

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (16 results returned)

#8763, aired 2022-12-14PRESIDENTIAL FACTS: Only 3 presidents have married while in office--John Tyler was the first & he was the last (Woodrow) Wilson
#7718, aired 2018-03-14THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Each state has as many electors as its total of senators & reps.; D.C. has this many, the minimum for any state 3
#6643, aired 2013-07-0320th CENTURY MUSIC: European music has "3 Bs"; 20th c. American music's "3 Cs" were John Cage, Elliott Carter & this composer/conductor Aaron Copland
#6372, aired 2012-05-08ANCIENT LANDMARKS: It's believed that its nose was about 3 feet wide when it was first constructed around 2500 B.C. the Sphinx
#5825, aired 2010-01-01ROSE BOWL HISTORY: The only time the game wasn't held in Calif. was 1942, when it was in N.C., amidst fears of another event like this one Pearl Harbor
#5683, aired 2009-04-29THE U.S. MONEY MAP: The 3 richest U.S. counties, by median household income, are not in N.Y. or Calif. but are suburbs of this city Washington, D.C.
#5029, aired 2006-06-22WASHINGTON, D.C.: Originally housed in a boarding house & then in the Capitol, today it occupies 3 buildings named for presidents the Library of Congress
#4697, aired 2005-01-2518th CENTURY POETRY: 18th c. poem that says, "Forever cursed be this detested day, Which snatched my best, my favorite curl away!" "The Rape of the Lock"
#3693, aired 2000-09-27THE SUPREME COURT: 2 of the 3 current Supreme Court justices appointed from the D.C. Court of Appeals (2 of) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia & Clarence Thomas
#3675, aired 2000-07-21HISTORIC CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY: It includes 3 present Atlantic provinces, & in the 18th C. 4,000 inhabitants of it took a long trip southwest Acadia
#3366, aired 1999-04-05ANIMALS: There are only 3 of these animals in U.S. zoos: a 28-year-old in D.C.'s National Zoo & 2 younger ones in San Diego pandas
#3190, aired 1998-06-12ORGANIZATIONS: This women's organization founded in 1890 was chartered by Congress in 1896 the Daughters of the American Revolution
#2585, aired 1995-11-24U.S. PRESIDENTS: 1 of 3 U.S. presidents in the 20th c. who never had a house of Congress controlled by his party (1 of) Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford & George Bush
#772, aired 1988-01-05BROADWAY MUSICALS: 2 of the 3 19th c. authors on whose stories the last 3 Tony Award winning musicals were based (2 of) Victor Hugo (Les Misérables), Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), & Mark Twain (Big River)
#711, aired 1987-10-12CONGRESS: 2 of 3 20th c. presidents who had previously served in both the House & the Senate (2 of) (Richard) Nixon, (John) Kennedy or (Lyndon) Johnson
#381, aired 1986-02-24ELECTIONS: Total of senators & congressman, plus vote of D.C., it's # of electors in Electoral College 538

Players (47 results returned)

J.C. Turner, a pharmacy student from Amelia, Virginia Season 3 2-time champion: $15,800. The J.C. stands for "James Clay".
Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C. Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C. 2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
Aaron Thompson, an executive assistant from Washington, D.C. 2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois \"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
Richard Cordray, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Grove City, Ohio and Washington, D.C. \"He had just graduated from law school and was clerking for...
Elaine Filadelfo, a data researcher from Washington, D.C. 2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000. Season 37 player (2021-06-18).
Elaine Filadelfo, a consumer insights researcher from Washington, D.C. 2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000. Season 37 player (2021-06-18).
Will Dawson, a tour guide from Washington, D.C. Season 35 3-time champion: $70,601 + $1,000.
Steve Hayes, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1986-10-24).
Scott Cooper, an Army lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1986-12-23): an Emerson audio rack system.
Kathie Hite, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1987-07-20). Spelling of last name, occupation and hometown...
John Podhoretz, a writer from Washington, D.C. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 3 5-time champion: $45,600....
John Podhoretz, a writer from Washington, D.C. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 3 5-time champion: $45,600....
Anand Kandaswamy, an economist from Washington, D.C. Season 34 3-time champion: $57,001 + $1,000.
Kristin Hucek, an attorney from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $24,808 + $1,000.
Ben Macrory, a law student originally from Washington, D.C. Season 11 3-time champion: $40,402.
Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts 2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
Neil Quarterman, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. Season 11 3-time champion: $40,803.
Paul Carlson, a transit policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 12 3-time champion: $47,806.
Dava-Leigh Brush, a stay-at-home mom from Arnold, Missouri Season 31 3-time champion: $31,501 + $2,000.
Aaron Thompson, a special assistant from Washington, D.C. 2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA 2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C. 2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times "He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri 2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland "He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
Pam Mueller, a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Pam Mueller, a college student from Wilmette, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Pam Mueller, a justice researcher originally from Chicago, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Risa Lapidow, a technical writer originally from Vermont Season 3 player (1987-07-14). At the time of her appearance, Risa...
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University 2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...



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