| #9078, aired 2024-04-10 | ASK FORGIVENESS $400: An older Elwin Wilson, once part of this notorious white-klad group, asked John Lewis to forgive him for a 1961 assault in S.C. the Ku Klux Klan |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | SCI. ABBR. $3,200 (Daily Double): C
is short for this unit of electric charge named for a French physicist a coulomb |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | NATIVE AMERICANS $1000: Thunderbird Park in Victoria, B.C. is renowned for its collection of these monumental carvings, some more than 40 feet high totem poles |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | PHILOSOPHY $800: Thomism is a school of thought named for this 13th c. theologian who tried to reconcile Aristotle with Christianity Thomas Aquinas |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | YOUR DAY IN "C"OURT $800: "Cross-" this is security for one debt that also serves as security for another collateral |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | AS EASY AS A-B-C $600: It means to construct, or to fake, as in your excuse for being late fabricate |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | CHESS $400: The first "C" in ICCF; it stands for how moves are exchanged between players geographically apart correspondence |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | AT A LOSS FOR WORLDS $800: At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End" this world is destroyed the Earth |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | FELONIOUS MONKS $800: John de Roma is one of the brutal monks in the 16th c. Protestant "Book of" these people who died for their faith Martyrs |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | CHEMICAL FORMULAS $800: To get the formula for ammonia, put this letter before H3 N |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $1200: She met the future president in 1938 when they both tried out for a local play in Whittier, California Pat Nixon |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | INTERNALLY YOURS $2000: Named for a 19th c. French pathologist, this "area" of the left front part of the brain contains neurons involved in speech function Broca's area |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | BANKING "A" "B" "C"s $2,000 (Daily Double): "A":
this word meaning to pay off a debt in installments comes partly from Latin for "dead" amortize |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | A SPACE ODYSSEY $2000: Named for the Greek goddess of strife, this dwarf planet, a 21st c. discovery, is comparable in size to Pluto Eris |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | AMERICANS IN PROTEST $800: As Army Chief of Staff, in 1932 this general turned away veterans marching on D.C. for World War I bonuses MacArthur |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | WE'RE FULL OF QUESTIONS $800: If you remember the Talking Heads song "Psycho Killer", you know this is French for "what is it?" qu'est-ce que c'est |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | ISLE BE "C"ING YOU $1200: This Dutch isle in the southern Caribbean is famous for its liqueur made from orange peels Curaçao |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | ISLE BE "C"ING YOU $1600: With sites like the Palancar Caves, this Mexican isle popular with cruise ships is one of the world's best destinations for scuba divers Cozumel |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $400: Founded in 1791, the mission in this central coast U.C. city is the only one named not for a saint, but for the cross Santa Cruz |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | IN THE AIR TONIGHT $800: "C" is for this musical insect; one type shows up in the air in 17-year cycles cicadas |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET $1200: Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star" is a sun that went supernova, killing a planet, & is this celestial object from the New Testament the Star of Bethlehem |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | POLITICS TALK $1600: From the name of a D.C. location where many lobbying firms are concentrated, this "Street" is shorthand for lobbyists K Street |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | THE LETTER AFTER C $600: ...in the Roman numeral for 400 D |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | HOTELS NAMED FOR PEOPLE $800: The mansion of 19th c. rail tycoon Mark Hopkins was the highest point in this city; the Mark Hopkins Hotel is now on the site San Francisco |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | MEDICAL FOLKS $2000: Pernicious anemia was once called by the name of this 19th c. doctor for whom a disease of the adrenal glands is still named Thomas Addison |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | COLLEGES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE $4,000 (Daily Double): This D.C. university is named for the educator who opened a school for deaf students in 1817 Gallaudet |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | SEEMS LIKE ANCIENT TIMES $600: Title for Egyptian king Ramses the Great, remembered for his wars & building projects around 1250 B.C. pharaoh |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | FRIENDS 'TIL THE ENDS $1,300 (Daily Double): "C" is for this word, once one of the divisions of a Roman legion; it now can mean a colleague or a person born in the same year a cohort |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $1200: A statue of the Comte de Rochambeau is across from the White House in this square named for a more famous Frenchman Lafayette (Square) |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | FROM C TO D $600: It's French for le duck le canard |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | FROM C TO D $1000: A man's overcoat & a sofa with rolled arms, as seen here, are named for the Earl of this Chesterfield |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | A "C" IN LITERATURE $400: One of "The Chronicles of Narnia" is named for this prince & rightful heir to the throne Caspian |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | ____ & ____ $400: Control C & Control V are the Windows keyboard shortcut for this pair copy & paste |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | 3 FOR THE SHOW $400: CBS cops (or C.O.P.S.?) Lina Esco, David Lim & Alex Russell S.W.A.T. |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | ASIAN MUSEUMS $800: Victoria Memorial Hall in this Indian city is named for a queen who would have spelled the city with a "C", not a "K" Kolkata |
| #8640, aired 2022-05-13 | D.C. TOURISM $400: A small island has a monument honoring the 56 these of the Declaration of Independence & the island is named for them signees (signers) |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | ACTORS, INITIALLY $200: J.L.C.,
back for more in "Halloween Kills" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | POSSESSIVE THINGS $1000: 9th c. English King Alfred the Great collected this saint's "Pence" for the pope; you can donate to a fund of the same name Peter's Pence |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | CELEBRITIES' FIRSTS $2000: John C. Reilly took his first plane ride to Thailand for his first movie, this 1989 Brian de Palma film about soldiers in Vietnam Casualties of War |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | THE AWFUL SOUND OF MUSIC $2000: "C" is for this unpleasant sound, also a term in poetry for discordant word sequences cacophony |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | HISTORY IS CIRCULAR $1000: Paiute prophets saying the dead would return were part of this 19th c. Native American movement named for a circle dance Ghost Dance |
| #8599, aired 2022-03-17 | CHEMICAL PEOPLE $2000: 19th c. Scottish chemist Thomas Graham is known for his namesake law on the rate of this dissemination of gases diffusion |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | BANK "C" $1000: The assets you pledge as security for a loan are your this collateral |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | LIT-POURRI $1200: The word detective was brand new at the time this author introduced C. Auguste Dupin, the model for the detective in fiction Edgar Allan Poe |
| #8562, aired 2022-01-25 | "C" LIFE $1200: Fought for his people in Arizona; brought down by a (General George) Crook; died 1874 on a reservation Cochise |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | FROM "C" TO "Y" $1600: Lighter weight than corduroy, this cotton fabric is often used for button-down shirts chambray |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | GIRL GROUPS $400: I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want is for you to name this group that included Mel B & Mel C the Spice Girls |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | I BEFORE E AFTER C $400: This word meaning really old is in the full name of St. Andrews Golf Club, open for 18-hole play since 1764 Ancient |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS $1600: Ariel Rios, who died battling the flow of cocaine, is honored with his name on the D.C. headquarters of this bureau named for other substances the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | AFRICAN AMERICANS PRE-1860 $1600: In 1838, 272 slaves were sold to keep this D.C. Jesuit U. going; now a building is named for one of them, Isaac Hawkins Georgetown |
| #8424, aired 2021-06-17 | MUSIC "C"LASS $600: Italian for "tail", this 4-letter word is a concluding part of a piece of music coda |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | ISLANDS $2000: "C" is for Caribbean & for this, Mexico's largest island in that sea Cozumel |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | SCIENTISTS $600: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes won a Nobel Prize for explaining the behavior of these "L.C."s whose "D" is used in video screens liquid crystals |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | PHILOSOPHY $2000: Mohism, in 5th century B.C. China, argued for doing "what is beneficial to the world", like this -ism that arose in 19th c. Britain utilitarianism |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | 5 MORE "C"s OF DIAMONDS $800: This other word for "war" is applied by the U.N. to diamonds that finance war conflict |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | 5 MORE "C"s OF DIAMONDS $1600: "The Panther" is an onyx & diamond bracelet made by this French jeweler; in 2010 it sold for $4.5 million Cartier |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD $500 (Daily Double): For adding areas such as Valencia to his realm, 13th c. King James I of Aragon was known as "Jaime el" this Spanish word Conquistador |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | 3 C's $1600: In Italian cuisine, this preparation of thinly sliced beef makes for appetizing appetizers carpaccio |
| #8290, aired 2020-11-27 | PAPERBACK WRITER $800: When it comes to "L is for Lawless" & "C is for Corpse", "G" is for this bestselling mystery author (Sue) Grafton |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | À LA CARTOGRAPHY $1200: "C" is for these lines on a map that join points of equal elevation contour |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | FROM B TO C $2000: A legal opinion by all the judges of an appeals court, not just a smaller panel, is given "en" this, French for "bench" en banc |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | AT THE AIRPORT $1200: An interfaith chapel named for the 40th president Reagan National |
| #8244, aired 2020-09-24 | "A" IS FOR AUTUMN $400: Each fall Alabama & this S.E.C. football archrival meet in "The Iron Bowl" Auburn |
| #8237, aired 2020-09-15 | KEN JENNINGS ON WINNING STREAKS $1000: (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) The Persian Empire fell to him in the 330s B.C., then Western Asia Minor, the Mediterranean coast, Egypt, on into India; not bad for a guy barely over 30 Alexander the Great |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | FONTS OF WISDOM $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) California’s 3rd and Texas 3th district make the A; Ohio’s 12th and 7th districts make the B, and Connecticut’s 1st district is the C in a new font called Ugly Gerry in which “Gerry” stands for this partisan process gerrymandering |
| #8221, aired 2020-05-25 | "C" IN SCIENCE $2,000 (Daily Double): This element, atomic number 27, is used to make blue pigment for pottery & glass cobalt |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | SILENT "C" $1000: The Latin for "to declare" is the origin of this legal term for a formal accusation indict(ment) |
| #8198, aired 2020-04-08 | ARCHITECTURE $400: Around 2650 B.C. in Saqqara, an early one of these, rising in a series of 6 big steps, was made for King Zoser a pyramid |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | LATIN PHRASES $1600: Julius Caesar summed up his victory in a 47 B.C. campaign with these 3 Latin words Veni, vidi, vici |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | STUDENT WORD LIST $800: A Protestant group promoting Christian unity is called these "of Christ", D.O.C. for short Disciples |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | SPELL IT LIKE THE BRITS $400: Your singing is lovely, Georgina; win "Britain's Got Talent" & Simon Cowell might hand you one of these for 250,000 pounds C-H-E-Q-U-E |
| #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | AROUND THE WORLD $1000: One of Asia's most vulnerable rainforests is in the mountains of Cambodia named for this spice that also starts with the letter C cardamom |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | JUST SAY "N.O." $1000: This astronomical site in D.C. is responsible for the U.S. time service the Naval Observatory |
| #8134, aired 2020-01-09 | MEDICAL MATTERS $400: A risk factor for liver cancer is a chronic infection with the B- or C-type of this virus hepatitis |
| #8121, aired 2019-12-23 | FBI HEADQUARTERS $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) This imposing desk was used by this imposing man who headed the Bureau for 48 years and for whom the headquarters' building is named (J. Edgar) Hoover |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | FROM "C" TO SHINING "C" $1200: This adjective meaning "puzzling" is used for a type of crossword cryptic |
| #8088, aired 2019-11-06 | SCIENCE & EXPLORATION $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) According to "National Geographic", since 1995, there have been major collapses of sections A and B of the ice shelf named for this Norwegian explorer; an iceberg about the size of Delaware broke off section C in 2017 Carl Anton Larsen |
| #8085, aired 2019-11-01 | "B.C." $1000: This desert plant is named for its cylindrical shape a barrel cactus |
| #8062, aired 2019-10-01 | WHAT'S THAT AWARD FOR? $200: The Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction |
| #8035, aired 2019-07-12 | ACRONYMS & ABBREVS. $400: B.C. stands for "before Christ", B.C.E. stands for "before" this before common era |
| #8019, aired 2019-06-20 | CAREER TRACK $1000: C.P.A. is the abbreviation for this job that can be a very taxing profession in April a certified public accountant |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | THE D.C. UNIVERSE $1200: Between 1825 & 1834 this frontiersman from Tennessee went 3-3 running for Congress; now, remember the Alamo Crockett |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | SCIENCE & NATURE $2000: An experiment in which animals are reared in isolation to see what features are innate is named for this foundling of 19th c. Germany Kaspar Hauser |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | PHRASE ORIGINS $1,800 (Daily Double): 19th c. exhibitions saw fire brigades competing either using water, or in one of these, now a term for a practice effort a dry run |
| #7940, aired 2019-03-01 | "E"PONYMOUS $7,400 (Daily Double): The plane truth is that this 2-word branch of math is named for a Greek who lived around 300 B.C. Euclidean geometry |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | A MAN OF CONSTANT $2000: Per Viswanath's constant, if you randomize this number sequence named for a 13th c. Italian, it'll still follow a pattern Fibonacci |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | VISITING ATLANTA $1000: The Michael C. Carlos Museum is on the campus of this university named for a bishop Emory |
| #7840, aired 2018-10-12 | C & C ALLITERATION FACTORY $600: When you CC a coworker on an e-mail, "CC" is short for this, representing bygone technology carbon copy |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | THE GREAT BRITISH COIN HUNT $200: In the collection of 26 10-pence coins issued in 2018, "C" is for this national sport cricket |
| #7781, aired 2018-06-11 | "C" IT NOW $800: This word for a school ground is from Latin for "field" campus |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | LEAGUES $2000: "Defenders of soil, air, woods, waters & wildlife" is the compleat motto of the league named for this 17th c. Brit Izaak Walton |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $600: The rose seen here is nicknamed this for its resemblance to a head of one cabbage |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $1000: Linnaeus named this pretty flower for a Jesuit missionary camellia |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST? $400: It was created as a health food in the 19th c. & returned to tables as Heartland Natural Cereal in 1972 granola |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | BOOK SERIES $1000: V.C. Andrews is best remembered for her series about the Dollanganger kids, which began with this 1979 book Flowers in the Attic |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | HARD "C" $1200: It's the name for the white siding on the house seen here clapboard |
| #7661, aired 2017-12-25 | THERE IS ROOM ON THAT BOARD! $2000: If you're the vice president or chief justice, there's a spot for you on this D.C. institution's Board of Regents the Smithsonian |
| #7644, aired 2017-11-30 | "C" IN COOKING $400: This yellow-skinned melon is named for the Turkish town that exported it Casaba |
| #7599, aired 2017-09-28 | COUNTY SEATS $2000: The House seat for Henderson County, N.C. is held by Mark Meadows, in 2017 news as chair of this conservative caucus the Freedom Caucus |
| #7586, aired 2017-09-11 | "A-C"/"D-C" $400: Term for someone who can't remember who he is amnesiac |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | BRIT LIT $400: This 18th c. Scotsman is famed for his diaries as well as for his biography of Samuel Johnson James Boswell |
| #7567, aired 2017-07-04 | LOOK AT THOSE CURVES $1600: A curve is named for this 17th c. French philosopher & geometer who challenged Pierre de Fermat to find its tangent René Descartes |
| #7543, aired 2017-05-31 | SOME FASHION CENTS $2000: A crocodile lady bag PM from the French house named for this 19th c. trunk maker would set you back a mere $54,500 Louis Vuitton |
| #7536, aired 2017-05-22 | THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL $1000: (Heather Tom and Thorsten Kaye give the clue as Katie and Ridge from The Bold and the Beautiful.) "Ridge, why are you still concealing the truth?" "Because, Katie, it is our secret to reveal, no one else's. & I'll stand behind that like Leonidas & his 300 men at this famous mountain pass in the 5th century B.C." Thermopylae |
| #7535, aired 2017-05-19 | ALTERNATIVE FACTS $5,000 (Daily Double): The 18th c. had the phlogiston theory of combustion; Lavoisier subbed in the theory of this newly discovered gas oxygen |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | LIGHTHOUSES $3,000 (Daily Double): This N.C. cape's lighthouse, the USA's tallest at 200 feet, was used as a lookout tower for German subs in WWII Cape Hatteras |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ANCIENT BATTLES $1200: 7,000 Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. broke the power this Greek city had enjoyed for a generation Sparta |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | DEEP BLUE "C" $1,600 (Daily Double): Elementary! The name of this deep blue is from a German word for a type of goblin cobalt |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | PHYSICS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Geneva, Switzerland.) The "L" in LHC means large-- 17 miles in circumference; "H" is for hadrons, the particles being accelerated, and "C" refers to this, what happens when the particles moving in different directions meet collide |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | "C" THE WORLD $1600: About 1/4 of this Central American country's land has been set aside as protected area for the nation's diverse wildlife Costa Rica |
| #7403, aired 2016-11-16 | ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) Known since ancient times & extinct in the wild until recent reintroductions, the scimitar-horned oryx is noted for its long, curved horns; if one breaks off, it doesn't grow back, which may have inspired the myth of this legendary creature the unicorn |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | MICHIGAN HISTORY $1600: A city up north is named for this French priest who founded Michigan's first permanent Eur. settlement c. 1668 Father Marquette |
| #7299, aired 2016-05-12 | TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW $400: The first kitten born via this method was named C.C. by Texas A&M researchers; some say it's for "copy cat" cloning |
| #7291, aired 2016-05-02 | IT'S ABOUT TIME $1000: A movie showing an 18th c. pirate checking his email is an example of this, from Greek for "against time" anachronism |
| #7288, aired 2016-04-27 | SWEET AISLE OF MINE $800: C&H or Domino is a good choice for this colorful stuff containing oodles of molasses brown sugar |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | IT'S POTPOURRI, "C"? $800: This gap that's near where Kentucky, Virginia & Tennessee meet is named for a son of George II Cumberland |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | IT'S POTPOURRI, "C"? $1000: Chapter 5 of "Weather for Dummies" covers cloud names & is punningly titled "Getting" this type of cloud cirrus |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | ALPHABET SOUP $200: Served with or without matzo balls, C is for this soup "for the Soul" chicken soup |
| #7209, aired 2016-01-07 | WORLD HISTORY $1200: Devised in 46 B.C. & named for a Roman leader, it marked time for more than 1,500 years before being replaced Julian calendar |
| #7198, aired 2015-12-23 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $600: Beginning in 1867 school was in session for what is now Morehouse College & this university in Washington, D.C. Howard University |
| #7162, aired 2015-11-03 | D.C. TV $600: Agent 86 & Agent 99 worked for the Washington-based intelligence agency CONTROL on this spy sitcom Get Smart |
| #7155, aired 2015-10-23 | POWER TRANSMISSION $400: This type of current is generally preferred for long-distance power transmission A.C. (alternating current) |
| #7079, aired 2015-05-28 | ISLANDS IN THE "C"s $400: An old song says, "26 miles across the sea" this island "is a-waitin' for me" Catalina |
| #7074, aired 2015-05-21 | "C" IN SCIENCE $1600: This intestinal disorder is named for an American gastro-enterologist Crohn's disease |
| #7032, aired 2015-03-24 | HEALTHY COOKING WITH MICHELLE OBAMA $800: (First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the clue.) Don't wait for Thanksgiving to make sweet potatoes; just one provides you with nearly 40% of your daily requirement for vitamin C & over 400% of this vitamin vitamin A |
| #7026, aired 2015-03-16 | 19th C. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS $1,400 (Daily Double): Charlestown-born Charles Taylor became publisher of this newspaper in 1873, it remained in the family for the next 126 years The Boston Globe |
| #6968, aired 2014-12-24 | "C" PORTS $400: The name of this port city is from Irish for "marsh", not "bottle-stopper" Cork |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME $800: This Olympic sport that consists of 10 track & field events D-E-C-A-T-H-L-O-N |
| #6950, aired 2014-11-28 | JUDGES $200: Columbia, S.C.'s this building is named for Matthew J. Perry, the first black federal judge from the Deep South federal courthouse |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | C.I.A. DIRECTORS $2000: An Air Force base on California's Central Coast is named for this general & 1940s C.I.A. director Hoyt Vandenberg |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | HALLOWEEN IS COMING $200: For Halloween, 19th c. Louisianans made a midnight "dumb supper", a meal eaten without doing this, & waited for a ghost to join speaking |
| #6896, aired 2014-09-15 | "C" TO "C" $2,000 (Daily Double): It's distilled from white wine & is named for a city in western France cognac |
| #6895, aired 2014-08-01 | INTERNET JARGON $200: Meaning "I approve", "coo" is short for this; saving 1 keystroke adds up cool |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | LET'S VISIT D.C. $400: Seen here at holiday time,
the Red Room in this landmark is often used for parties White House |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | LET'S VISIT D.C. $1,600 (Daily Double): Though he didn't even live to see 1777, he is honored with a statue for his contribution to the American Revolution Nathan Hale |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL $2000: 'Cilla Mullins, it's the 17th c., baby, & I'm speaking for myself. Come on, li'l mama! We'll have 11 kids & make Plymouth rock! John Alden |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | MISHMASH $800: Tell T.C. & Rick to keep it down! It's time for this TV show whose theme is heard here Magnum, P.I. |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $400: Jointly funded by the states & the feds, C.H.I.P. is the "Health Insurance Program" for these folks children |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $2000: Figuring out which pays first when 2 insurers are responsible for the same claim is this, C.O.B. coordination of benefits |
| #6832, aired 2014-05-06 | WEATHER $2000: For pilots C&V is this, the height of the lowest cloud layer, "& visibility" ceiling |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | U.S. PLACE NAMES $800: Named for Ralph Edwards' old radio show, this New Mexico city is called "T or C" for short Truth or Consequences |
| #6789, aired 2014-03-06 | BIBLICAL LETTERS $2000: "C" is for this high priest who presided over Jesus' first trial Caiaphas |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $200: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) Thomas Jefferson designed this small portable desk; he used it for decades & then attached a note to it saying it might someday be of value because this important national document had been composed on it the Declaration of Independence |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $800: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) I'm with one of the earliest locomotives of the U.S. railroad system--it looks like it could still run, doesn't it?--& it actually did in 1981 as it celebrated its 150th birthday; it was built in England, & it is named for this symbolic Englishman John Bull |
| #6732, aired 2013-12-17 | 1939 BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEES $800: Dorothy knows this title role was written for W.C. Fields, who is said to have turned it down over money The Wizard of Oz |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | "C" THE WORLD $2000: This city used to be a center for the Inquisition in the New World & is now a major Colombian oil port Cartagena |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | SUE GRAFTON TEACHES THE ALPHABET $800: "'C' Is for" this, all that "remains" after you go Corpse |
| #6688, aired 2013-10-16 | WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $1200: Though it's named for someone else, James Black is credited with creating this knife in Washington, Arkansas Bowie |
| #6680, aired 2013-10-04 | INDOOR DRAMAS $2000: Roger let a Russian phrase slip out--he's one of these spy agents who stay deep undercover for years! a sleeper |
| #6632, aired 2013-06-18 | DECORATIVE ARTS $600: Named for its gauzy appearance, point de gaze is a type of this fabric developed in 19th c. Belgium lace |
| #6629, aired 2013-06-13 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $400: In the U.S. hepatitis C is the main reason for this delicate operation first done successfully in 1967 liver transplant |
| #6616, aired 2013-05-27 | MIDDLE "C" $600: I'm in the mood for this pasta dish, stuffed with cheese & baked in a tomato sauce manicotti |
| #6604, aired 2013-05-09 | COMPOSERS & THEIR MUSIC $1600: Bach wrote a mean passacaglia, like his C minor one for this instrument he also played expertly organ |
| #6598, aired 2013-05-01 | "C" BIRDS $800: The northern species of this North American bird is known for red plumage, a crest & whistling year-round a cardinal |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE $800: The Ammonites held sway in this Mideast country in the 1200s B.C. & the capital is named for them Jordan |
| #6471, aired 2012-11-05 | GHOST-POURRI $1200: The ghost of this 19th c. Louisiana pirate is said to sail Galveston Bay searching for a lost love who fell overboard (Jean) Lafitte |
| #6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Lockheed Martin is big in security & I.T. but is still better known for making these, like its C-5 airplanes |
| #6465, aired 2012-10-26 | 100 YEARS AGO--1912 $2000: The United Kingdom established the forerunner to the R.A.F.-- the R.F.C., short for this Royal Flying Corps |
| #6461, aired 2012-10-22 | BREAKING NEWS $2000: (I'm New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.) In 2002 I broke the story of a peace plan--a return to June 1967 lines & a Palestinian state for a full peace between Israel & the Arab world--proposed by this now-king of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah |
| #6456, aired 2012-10-15 | THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $400: (Alex stands on the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) Police work in those days could be a little bit shoddy: hours after the murder, a man named William Kent came back to the presidential box looking for his keys; what he found was the murder weapon, the small .44-caliber single-shot pistol bearing the name of this Philadelphia gunsmith who invented it Henry Deringer |
| #6391, aired 2012-06-04 | C.D.s $200: "An Eye for an Eye" is a book by this Scopes Trial lawyer (Clarence) Darrow |
| #6382, aired 2012-05-22 | YOUR DAY IN "C"OURT $800: "Cross-" this is security for one debt that also serves as security for another collateral |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: Its Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom is the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence the National Archives |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $1000: This neighborhood is named for the traffic circle where Mass., Connecticut & New Hampshire Aves. intersect DuPont Circle |
| #6377, aired 2012-05-15 | OTHER POWER PLAYERS $400: Sheryl Sandberg is the C.O.O. for this website born in a Harvard dorm; its users number over 10% of the world's people Facebook |
| #6370, aired 2012-05-04 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $0: Although he doesn't actually appear in "1984", his presence is everywhere--on posters, coins & telescreens Big Brother |
| #6318, aired 2012-02-22 | U.S. PLACE NAMES $3,000 (Daily Double): The name of this suburb of Washington, D.C. is from the Hebrew for "house of grace" Bethesda |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | FELONIOUS MONKS $800: John de Roma is one of the brutal monks in the 16th c. Protestant "Book of" these people who died for their faith Martyrs |
| #6279, aired 2011-12-29 | EPONYMS $1000: This setter dog breed was developed in Scotland & named for the nobleman who popularized it in the early 19th c. the Gordon setter |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | THIS... IS... HEGEMONY! $1200: In 386 B.C. Persia ratified this city-state's hegemony, about 100 years too late for Leonidas & his 300 Sparta |
| #6275, aired 2011-12-23 | GERMAN CHANCELLORS SINCE WWII $400: Church not being so separate from state in Germany, Angela Merkel is part of the CDU, "C" standing for this Christian |
| #6272, aired 2011-12-20 | PROJECT RUNAWAY $200: Improvement of the "mixing bowl" interchange in this state near D.C. met its budget of $676 mil.--revised from $350 million Virginia |
| #6270, aired 2011-12-16 | JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE $800: One of Washington, D.C.'s major airports is named for this Secretary of State (John Foster) Dulles |
| #6268, aired 2011-12-14 | "C" IN SCIENCE $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew swishes a quarter inside an inflated baloon.) The quarter inside the balloon continues in a circular motion, because the balloon is imposing this inward force, from the Latin for "seek the center" centripetal |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | NATIVE AMERICAN FOODS $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Raw acorns can be poisonous but Native Americans found that, once cracked & cleaned, they could use the ground-up meal in breads & in soups for this purpose, like cornstarch a thickener |
| #6249, aired 2011-11-17 | LETTER PERFECT $1600: The first letter alphabetically to appear alone as a periodic table element symbol B (for boron) |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $800: C.J. is short for this title held by Roger Taney & William Howard Taft Chief Justice |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $1000: C.P., short for this, is a military unit's headquarters a command post |
| #6239, aired 2011-11-03 | CARBON CREDITS $1600: This carbon isotope, 2 down from radiocarbon, is the standard for the relative atomic mass of other elements C-12 (or carbon-12) |
| #6227, aired 2011-10-18 | EARTHQUAKE! $800: The August 23, 2011 5.8 quake near D.C. really shook up the scientists in Reston, Virginia at the USGS, short for this the United States Geological Survey |
| #6222, aired 2011-10-11 | GIVING BLOOD $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds bags of blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) Every unit of blood is screened & tested for many different viruses, including HIV, & infections, including this--both B & C hepatitis |
| #6222, aired 2011-10-11 | GIVING BLOOD $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew preps to donate blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) Technically, the person who draws your blood is called this, from the Greek word for vein a phlebotomist |
| #6216, aired 2011-10-03 | NO CATTLE $400: This term for a type of fat, heavy pig developed in the late 19th c. is now applied to any pig of more than 120 pounds a hog |
| #6200, aired 2011-07-22 | GOVERNMENTAL STUPID ANSWERS $800: Even though it's in Arlington, Va., the address for this building is 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20301 the Pentagon |
| #6136, aired 2011-04-25 | PUMP UP THE JAM $400: This jam fruit named for a New Zealand bird is rich in vitamin C kiwi |
| #6131, aired 2011-04-18 | "A" IS FOR AUTHOR $400: ...of "Metaphysics" in the 300s B.C. Aristotle |
| #6131, aired 2011-04-18 | GRADE AVIS $1200: The St. Andreasburg type of this bird is noted for its singing; be the "cat who swallowed" one & earn a "C" a canary |
| #6128, aired 2011-04-13 | AN 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 |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $2000: This N.C. peak, the highest east of the Mississippi, was named for the man who surveyed it, died on it & is buried at the top Mt. Mitchell |
| #6115, aired 2011-03-25 | COLLEGES NAMED FOR PEOPLE $800: D.C.'s Columbian University got this new name in 1904 George Washington University |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | WHAT THE TV TITLE MEANS $400: Slang for what Laura Linney is diagnosed with on a Showtime series The Big C |
| #6083, aired 2011-02-09 | WHAT'S IN YOUR "C"LOSET? $800: A fuzzy sweater made from this fabric whose name is French for "caterpillar" chenille |
| #6073, aired 2011-01-26 | "C" IT, SAY IT $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew uses paper cups & sheets of paper to demonstrate.) There is little support on one horizontal surface; however, with the load distributed among several vertical surfaces, you get much stronger support when the paper is ridged this way, from the Latin for "wrinkle" corrugated |
| #6058, aired 2011-01-05 | TAKE A LETTER $400: This letter has been used as slang for a $10 bill an X |
| #6044, aired 2010-12-16 | THE AMERICAN RED CROSS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.) Dedicated in 1959, the sculpture by Felix de Weldon, who's better known for the Marine Corps War Memorial, was given in memory of the 78 who lost their lives during this war while serving with the American Red Cross World War II |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | TIME FOR A HAIRCUT $800: This haircut named for a guy who died in 44 B.C. is a short cut for a man, with longer bangs a Caesar |
| #6010, aired 2010-10-29 | ARMCHAIR GENERAL $400: I'm all for youth, but can you believe this guy led an army to victory over the Thracians in 340 B.C. at age 16 Alexander the Great |
| #5964, aired 2010-07-15 | ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS $200: In D.C. for the 2009 inauguration, he was told he couldn't check in early at Blair House; an ex-Aussie P.M. had it (Barack) Obama |
| #5947, aired 2010-06-22 | COOKIE MONSTER REVIEW NOVEL $400: Me enjoy this author's Kinsey Millhone mystery "C is for Corpse"; C really for cookie, but me like book anyway Sue Grafton |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | MY ART WILL GO ON $2000: The work by this Dutch artist is seen here; maybe it's for the best he didn't become an architect, as he first intended (M.C.) Escher |
| #5895, aired 2010-04-09 | "C" IN SCIENCE $400: No kidding, the name of this type of wispy cloud is from the Latin for "curl" cirrus |
| #5890, aired 2010-04-02 | "C"ULINARY CROSSWORD CLUES $2000: Raisin-like fruit named for a Greek port
(7) currant |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | CLASSICAL TV THEMES $400: The 18th c. fanfare heard here is the theme for this PBS show that's brought class & drama to American TV Masterpiece Theatre |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | KENTUCKY IS JUST DUCKY $2000: Not Calhoun but this John C. from Kentucky was U.S. VP from 1857 to 1861 & then Sec. of War for the Confederacy John C. Breckinridge |
| #5856, aired 2010-02-15 | THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN I WANT $800: A synonym for "punctual", it's also a reminder that a computer is ready for input; the C: type is one prompt |
| #5841, aired 2010-01-25 | MODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES $800: Brutalism influenced the design of this D.C. building, named for a long-serving law-enforcement official the J. Edgar Hoover Building |
| #5838, aired 2010-01-20 | MUSICAL A TO Z $1600: "C" is for this musical passage added at the end of a movement for a fitting conclusion or climax a coda |
| #5830, aired 2010-01-08 | A BEAUTIFUL MIND $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) Communication satellites orbit in a belt 22,300 miles above the Earth; the belt is named for this science fiction writer who proposed geostationary orbits in 1945 Arthur C. Clarke |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $600: (Alex reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) No one knows how it got there, but there is a handprint in the lower left-hand corner of this important national document, just beneath the concluding words, "and our sacred honor" the Declaration of Independence |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $800: (Alex reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) One of the Archives' treasures is a 1912 wax cylinder recording, like this one, of this American president talking about his Progressive Party's movement for social & industrial justice
"Are the American people fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves?" Theodore Roosevelt |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | "C" IS FOR CATHOLIC $400: This rite involves the actual reception of the Eucharist communion |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | "C" IS FOR CATHOLIC $800: It denotes the Catholic revival & response to Martin Luther that began in the 16th century the Counter-Reformation |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | "C" IS FOR CATHOLIC $1200: It's the official renunciation of marriage for "the more perfect observance of chastity" celibacy |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | "C" IS FOR CATHOLIC $1600: A profession of faith, like the Nicene one a creed |
| #5806, aired 2009-12-07 | "C" IS FOR CATHOLIC $2000: This ceremony is used to confer additional grace upon the already baptized, & you get an extra name confirmation |
| #5805, aired 2009-12-04 | FORESTS $800: Through efforts by the VFW, a memorial forest in N.C. is named for this "Trees" poet who was killed in WWI Joyce Kilmer |
| #5797, aired 2009-11-24 | THE NEWSEUM $400: (Alex reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) This is the microphone used for World War II English-language broadcasts by this woman, broadcasts that earned her a treason conviction; many years later, President Ford pardoned her Tokyo Rose |
| #5797, aired 2009-11-24 | SCULPTURE $800: An art museum on Madison Avenue is named for this sculptress who created the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney |
| #5775, aired 2009-10-23 | TOTAL DRAMA! $400: This Rostand verse drama is named for a 17th c. nobleman known for his bold adventures & large nose Cyrano de Bergerac |
| #5752, aired 2009-09-22 | BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the deck of the USS John C. Stennis.) An observation area for the flight deck is grimly called this bird's row; crashes are less common now than when it got the name a vulture |
| #5748, aired 2009-09-16 | AS EASY AS A-B-C $400: It is term for each word in clue; ape man good at speak this way monosyllabic |
| #5743, aired 2009-07-22 | ALPHABETICA $1200: The word for "alphabet" is seen here in this alphabet, in use since the 5th century B.C. Hebrew |
| #5738, aired 2009-07-15 | COOKBOOKS FOR KIDS $200: "C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street" is a book of recipes from this TV street Sesame Street |
| #5734, aired 2009-07-09 | CITY SPELLING $1000: Pardon me, boy, but this city is on the Moccasin Bend of the Tennessee River C-H-A-T-T-A-N-O-O-G-A |
| #5729, aired 2009-07-02 | I'M FUNEMPLOYED $1000: I'm a real-life Lara Croft & I write about my discoveries for this Washington, D.C. magazine founded in 1888 National Geographic |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $200: M.C. is short for this, your average entertainment host master of ceremonies |
| #5654, aired 2009-03-19 | HARD STUFF $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the bridge of the USS John C. Stennis in San Diego, CA.) USS John C. Stennis is one of this class of carrier named for an admiral under whose command carriers like Yorktown & Enterprise fought in WWII Nimitz |
| #5652, aired 2009-03-17 | THE JOHN C. FREMONT EXPERIENCE $1,000 (Daily Double): Beginning in 1842 this frontiersman would be a frequent guide for Fremont on his expeditions Kit Carson |
| #5636, aired 2009-02-23 | PIGEONS $600: The Palmetto pigeon plant in Sumter, S.C. is the USA's largest farm for these young pigeons squabs |
| #5631, aired 2009-02-16 | 1909: 100 YEARS AGO $600: A D.C. medical center founded in 1909 is named for this military surgeon Walter Reed |
| #5629, aired 2009-02-12 | BUILT IN THE U.S.A. $1200: This D.C. landmark is 2-toned because it was partially built but lost funding for close to 15 years, until the centennial the Washington Monument |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | A PLACE FOR MY STUFF $600: The first chapter of a C.S. Lewis novel is called "Lucy Looks Into" one of these a Wardrobe |
| #5594, aired 2008-12-25 | "C" CREATURES $1600: Because of its webbed feet, this largest rodent is a clumsy runner, but it can remain underwater for 5 minutes a capybara |
| #5581, aired 2008-12-08 | BEETHOVEN'S GOTTA LOTTA SONATAS $1600: This name for Beethoven's piano sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, is just sad Pathetique |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK $1000: I called 703-417-8020 about noise at this facility named for Ronald Reagan, but couldn't hear the person talk the Washington, D.C. airport |
| #5559, aired 2008-11-06 | C'EST LA "V" $1000: It's true:
"C'est" this is French for "it's true" vrai |
| #5557, aired 2008-11-04 | INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew wears a body suit with position markers at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco, CA.) C-3PO's moves are based on mine, because we're using IMOCAP, a groundbreaking system in which MOCAP is short for this motion capture |
| #5546, aired 2008-10-20 | DEAR JOHN $1600: An Ohio city is named for this explorer who was the first Republican to run for president John C. Frémont |
| #5480, aired 2008-06-06 | A GALLIC CATEGORY? $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports form the State Capital in Lincoln, Nebraska) Here in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Capital has a standing Lincoln by this sculptor famous for the seated Lincoln in Washington, D.C. Daniel Chester French |
| #5471, aired 2008-05-26 | QUOTATIONS $1000: C.S. Lewis wrote that this, from the Latin for "pure", "is the most unpopular of the Christian virtues" chastity |
| #5464, aired 2008-05-15 | 2 Ds & 1 C $2000: "You did well, for a Nebraskan" is this type of compliment backhanded |
| #5437, aired 2008-04-08 | SHAKESPEAREAN ALPHABET $200: "C" is for this dramatic device of the Greeks, employed to speak the prologue in "Henry V" a chorus |
| #5360, aired 2007-12-21 | ON OUR USO TOUR $200: (Alex airmails one to us from the Atsugi NAF, Japan.) The mission of the C-2A Greyhound is C.O.D.--the O.D. stands for "onboard delivery", of things like jet engines & other equipment, to the C, this type of ship a carrier |
| #5360, aired 2007-12-21 | FROM A TO E $2000: Next time you fall on your behind, be grateful for this cushioning tissue of fat cells just below the skin adipose |
| #5318, aired 2007-10-24 | "C" IN HISTORY $800: In 1614 explorer Adriaen Block claimed what is now this U.S. state for the Dutch Connecticut |
| #5312, aired 2007-10-16 | HODGEPODGE $600: 2-word name for the body of water these D.C. skaters are having fun on back in the day the Reflecting Pool |
| #5278, aired 2007-07-18 | AMERICANA $1000: This Colorado ski resort was named for Buchanan's VP John C. Breckinridge |
| #5241, aired 2007-05-28 | D.C. COMICS $2,200 (Daily Double): A T-shirt promoting these 2 fake news stars as 2008 running mates promised "truthiness and justice for all" Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert |
| #5205, aired 2007-04-06 | THE W.C. $1000: This phase of the moon is known by a 2-word term: one word means "growing", and the other is from the Latin for "to grow" a waxing crescent |
| #5198, aired 2007-03-28 | "C" POTPOURRI $1200: A parliamentary motion to test support for the government is a vote of this; if the gov't loses, a vote of "no" this confidence |
| #5189, aired 2007-03-15 | U.S. LAKES & RIVERS $2000: John C. Fremont named this Nevada lake seen here for its tufa or rock formation Pyramid Lake |
| #5162, aired 2007-02-06 | MONTHLY NAME ORIGINS $400: Named in 8 B.C. for the reigning emperor August |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | DECK THE HALLS $200: The Robot Hall of Fame honored this "Star Wars" character for his endearing "human foibles" C-3PO |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | "C" PLUS $400: Directed by the New York Times' Will Shortz, the annual national tournament for this pastime is held each March crossword puzzles |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | AMERICANA $600: The motto of this 68-square-mile area is Justitia Omnibus, "Justice For All" Washington, D.C. |
| #5109, aired 2006-11-23 | RAKE $400: The name of this 18th c. Italian adventurer whose racy memoir ran 12 volumes became a synonym for a promiscuous lover (Giovanni) Casanova |
| #5092, aired 2006-10-31 | RELAX, IT'S MY TREATY $400: A 40 B.C. treaty called for Mark Antony to marry the sister of this Roman, the future Emperor Augustus Octavius |
| #5091, aired 2006-10-30 | "C"OLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: The logo for this Ivy League school is seen here Columbia |
| #5082, aired 2006-10-17 | LETTER PERFECT $800: Ascorbic acid is another name for this vitamin C |
| #5068, aired 2006-09-27 | HALLMARK HALL OF FAME $2000: For his role in 1971’s “The Price”, he won (& accepted!) an Emmy George C. Scott |
| #5044, aired 2006-07-13 | I'M SORRY $1000: "I want to... ask for forgiveness (for my) arrogant lifestyle", said this ex-PTL leader (even his doghouse had A/C) James Bakker |
| #5039, aired 2006-07-06 | C'EST CHEESE $600: This French word for goat is a generic word for goat's-milk cheese chèvre |
| #5026, aired 2006-06-19 | WALLY WORLD $400: The Army's largest health-care facility is the D.C. medical center named for this man Walter Reed |
| #5025, aired 2006-06-16 | EPONYMS $600: Although his name is now a synonym for rags-to-riches success, this 19th c. author never achieved that success Horatio Alger |
| #4996, aired 2006-05-08 | "C" FOOD $800: "Fabric" name for a certain cake made with oil instead of solid shortening chiffon cake |
| #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $200: A book-like listing of a business' goods for sale; Sears & Roebuck used to put out a famous one C-A-T-A-L-O-G-U-E |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | GLUTTONY $600: This 19th c. financier known for his jewelry was described by a restaurateur as his best 25 customers "Diamond" Jim Brady |
| #4965, aired 2006-03-24 | MEN OF THE "C" $1200: This turn-of-the-century magician's instruction manual for witches is known as "The Book of Shadows" (Aleister) Crowley |
| #4941, aired 2006-02-20 | LETTER, WE GET LETTER $600: Add C plus C plus C plus C plus C & you get this Roman numeral D |
| #4929, aired 2006-02-02 | NEWSPAPERS $2000: You could call C.P. Scott, who edited Manchester's leading newspaper for 57 years, this kind of "angel" Guardian |
| #4913, aired 2006-01-11 | CLEVELAND ATHLETES $600: Nolan Schaefer of Yellow Grass, Sask. & Glenn Olson of Port McNeil, B.C. play this sport for the Cleveland Barons hockey |
| #4905, aired 2005-12-30 | BACK TO THE FUCHSIA $400: The flowering plant known as the fuchsia is named for Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th c. botanist of this nationality German |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | "C" FOOD $800: It's the name for the medium-size clams that come between littleneck & chowder clams cherrystone |
| #4858, aired 2005-10-26 | HOUR OF THE "WOLF" $1200: This park for the performing arts is found in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. Wolf Trap |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | THE "O.C." $800: This type of fabric often used for shirts is named for a city northwest of London Oxford cloth |
| #4829, aired 2005-09-15 | FROM THE VAULTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) This inventor used a device that transmits a signal to a receiver to look for the bullet in President Garfield's body Alexander Graham Bell |
| #4827, aired 2005-09-13 | THE SUPREMES $200: Appointed in 1994, this justice from Massachusetts was the last to join the court in the 20th century Breyer |
| #4823, aired 2005-07-20 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $1600: A hotel near the White House is named for John Hay & this pal of his, a descendant of presidents Henry Adams |
| #4800, aired 2005-06-17 | THE STANLEY CUP $1200: (Alex Trebek presents the clue from the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.) This great goalie has his first name misspelled many times on the Stanley Cup, including as "J-A-C" and "J-A-C-Q" Jacques Plante |
| #4796, aired 2005-06-13 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: Schubert wrote one of these in C for the unusual grouping of 2 violins, 1 viola & 2 cellos a quintet |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | NON-P.C. WORDS FOR GALS $800: "There is nothing like" one: Judi Dench, for example dame |
| #4771, aired 2005-05-09 | POP CULTURE $5,000 (Daily Double): This bestselling mystery writer's father, C.W., used consecutive lines of a nursery rhyme for his titles Sue Grafton |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | PAINTERS' COLORS $2000: In Washington, D.C.: Vermeer's "Girl with" this color "Hat" red |
| #4748, aired 2005-04-06 | NYPD $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from an NYPD station.) A Level C Tyvek suit is used by this NYPD unit that's named for the material they're dispatched to work around a HAZMAT suit |
| #4745, aired 2005-04-01 | TIM, TOM, TAMMY $800: This native of Blowing Rock, N.C. penned "Still Life with Woodpecker" Tom Robbins |
| #4739, aired 2005-03-24 | THE ORCHESTRA $1,600 (Daily Double): For much of the 20th c., Gregor Piatigorsky was regarded as the world's second-greatest virtuoso on this instrument the cello |
| #4702, aired 2005-02-01 | BRAIN TEASE $1200: Brain waves are measured using the instrument known by these 3 letters for short E.E.G. |
| #4695, aired 2005-01-21 | HALLS OF FAME $1000: Lydia Hall is in the Washington, D.C. hall for those in this profession; so is Dorothea Dix nursing |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | C IS FOR... $200: Capuchin, one of these tropical forest dwellers a monkey |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | C IS FOR... $400: Candlemas, celebrating the infant Jesus being taken to this place in Jerusalem the temple |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | C IS FOR... $600: Connolly, Maureen, one of the great players in this sport tennis |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | C IS FOR... $800: The Colossus of Rhodes, a gigantic statue of this god whose name is Greek for sun Helios |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | C IS FOR... $1000: Cellulose, a carbohydrate that makes up this part of a plant's cell the cell walls |
| #4669, aired 2004-12-16 | WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? $200: In 1888 Nikola Tesla came up with the first practical system for generating & transmitting this type of current A.C. |
| #4669, aired 2004-12-16 | McCLURE'S MAGAZINE $400: Writing on corruption in McClure's, Lincoln Steffens said this little state is for sale, & cheap Rhode Island |
| #4663, aired 2004-12-08 | A, B, C $400: Next to Bob Lanier & Gilbert Perreault, sports reference books list C for this position center |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | NOBEL CATEGORIES BY WINNER $2000: Peter Agre & Roderick MacKinnon (C'mon, it was just last year...) Chemistry |
| #4641, aired 2004-11-08 | STAR WARS $800: (R2-D2 "reads".) In "Star Wars", the term used for robots like C-3PO & myself is this 5-letter shortening of another word droid |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in the nave of a chapel at the University of Chicago.) This chapel here on campus is named for him, of whom students sang, "Wonderful man is he / Gives all his spare change to the U. of C." John D. Rockefeller (Rockefeller Chapel accepted) |
| #4581, aired 2004-07-05 | WE'RE IN BUSINESS $1200: For its U.S. HQ in Wake Forest, N.C. this socially conscious cosmetics company "recycled" an existing building The Body Shop |
| #4567, aired 2004-06-15 | CELEBRITY AILMENTS $600: Hepatitis C is not named for this sufferer, the C in the singing group CSN David Crosby |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | "C"OUNTRIES $2,000 (Daily Double): On November 11 it celebrates the independence of Cartagena Colombia |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | "C" IS FOR COOKIE $200: Created by Ruth Wakefield in the 1930s, the original toll house cookie is this favorite a chocolate chip |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | "C" IS FOR COOKIE $400: This veggie can be used to make cookies, similar to the spicy, moist cake carrot |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | "C" IS FOR COOKIE $600: Macaroons are often made from almond paste or this, shredded or flaked coconut |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | "C" IS FOR COOKIE $800: You can frost cookies with this, sugar that's been cooked until it melts & turns golden brown caramel |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | "C" IS FOR COOKIE $1000: Classic oatmeal cookies are made with nutmeg & this age-old spice that comes in Cassia & Ceylon varieties cinnamon |
| #4545, aired 2004-05-14 | "D.C." $600: In terms of electricity, it flows steadily in one direction direct current |
| #4541, aired 2004-05-10 | CROSSWORD CLUES "D" $800: He's the shadowy Watergate source
(4,6) "Deep Throat" |
| #4536, aired 2004-05-03 | ASTRONOMY $2000: Around 2700 B.C. Thuban was the North Star; today, this is the North Star Polaris |
| #4523, aired 2004-04-14 | FORBES' FICTIONAL BILLIONAIRES $400: $1 billion is the total for this fictional billionaire, Homer Simpson's boss C. Montgomery Burns |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | "A.C."/"D.C." $2000: This type of brief, Latin for "friend of the court", is common in cases of public interest Amicus curiae |
| #4483, aired 2004-02-18 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $800: This fruit juice drink is named for the fact it provides a full day's supply of a certain vitamin Hi-C |
| #4418, aired 2003-11-19 | SPEECH! $1000: Convicted in Athens in 399 B.C. he said, "It is now time to depart -- for me to die, for you to live" Socrates |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | U.S. SENATE HISTORY $600: In 1789 the Senate convened for the first time, in this city New York |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | EDUCATION $1000: The Model Secondary School for the Deaf is a part of this Washington, D.C. college Gallaudet |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | "C" IN SCIENCE $1200: The one named for Max Planck is 6.6260755 X 10 (to the negative 34) joule-second, symbolized simply h constant |
| #4333, aired 2003-06-04 | MUSEUMS $200: The museum of this 19th C. Dutch-born painter is on an Amsterdam street named for 17th C. painter Paulus Potter Vincent Van Gogh |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | "C" IS FOR COOKING $400: While it may contain cottage cheese, the traditional New York cheesecake is based on this cheese cream cheese |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | "C" IS FOR COOKING $800: An Appalachian favorite is this pudding, made from a vegetable also used in bourbon, another favorite there corn pudding |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | AT A LOSS FOR WORLDS $800: At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", this world is destroyed Earth |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | "C" IS FOR COOKING $1200: These pungent seeds can be picked out of rye breads caraway seeds |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | "C" IS FOR COOKING $1600: Meaning "to make clear by removing impurities", it's done to butter or stock clarify |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | "C" IS FOR COOKING $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew) This type of sugar can be used to create patterns on a cake confectioner's sugar |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | ER TALK $1200: Give the patient 250 c.c.s of normal saline, c.c. standing for this cubic centimeter |
| #4305, aired 2003-04-25 | AN ANCIENT LIFETIME AGO $400: The Roman gladiators only worked funerals until this leader instituted some games for them in 46 B.C. Julius Caesar |
| #4300, aired 2003-04-18 | SOMEWHERE, B.C. $1200: Yoho National Park, named for a Cree word for "awe", is in eastern B.C., in these mountains Rockies |
| #4285, aired 2003-03-28 | SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE $1600: Dorothy Hodgkin's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was for her work on this vitamin, whose deficiency causes pernicious anemia Vitamin B12 |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | ANCIENT ROME $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) The water for the Trevi Fountain is supplied by one of these structures, completed in 19 B.C. aqueduct |
| #4255, aired 2003-02-14 | THE UNITED NATIONS $200: It's what the "C" stands for in UNICEF, a United Nations international emergency fund Children's |
| #4242, aired 2003-01-28 | PIANO PIECES $2000: Also a word for a daydream, Schumann wrote one in C Major in 1836 fantasy |
| #4226, aired 2003-01-06 | SHE'S IN CHARGE $1600: Andrea Jung is the C.E.O. of this beauty products company famous for selling cosmetics door to door Avon |
| #4141, aired 2002-09-09 | "C" DUTY $200: From the Latin for "lying down", it's a small compartment for work or study cubicle |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | MILITARY MATTERS $2000: All U.S. subs with nuclear weapons are of this class named for a state whose capital is named for a 15th c. sailor Ohio |
| #4113, aired 2002-06-19 | WORLD CAPITALS $1000: (Cheryl gives the clue from Washington, D.C.) The Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., was named for this ruler in 1751 George II |
| #4110, aired 2002-06-14 | SCUBA DOOBY DOO $1000: Known as a b.c., an important piece of scuba equipment is a "compensator" for this buoyancy |
| #4099, aired 2002-05-30 | ACID REIGN $800: English chemist Sir Walter Haworth coined this term for vitamin C ascorbic acid |
| #4080, aired 2002-05-03 | "C" IN SCIENCE $400: It's Latin for "bark" (like on a tree); the cerebral type is the layer that covers your brain cortex |
| #4052, aired 2002-03-26 | D.C. ABBR. $600: The CAB was concerned with these craft that taxi; it was dissolved back in 1984 aircraft |
| #4002, aired 2002-01-15 | "C" SEA $800: The Russian name for this body of water is Kaspiyskoye More Caspian Sea |
| #4002, aired 2002-01-15 | "C" SEA $1600: The Gulf of California was originally named this, for a certain Spanish conqueror Sea of Cortés |
| #3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $1200: "A Passage to India" must have worn him out; he published no more novels the remaining 46 years of his life E.M. Forster |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $400: Play:
"Dial 1000 for Murder" M |
| #3970, aired 2001-11-30 | USES FOR ARSENIC $600 (Daily Double): Around 3500 B.C. people were mixing copper & arsenic to make this: they soon found copper & tin worked better bronze |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | 2 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 2001-10-23 | LET'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 |
| #3921, aired 2001-09-24 | MAGAZINES $400: Gimme a C. Gimme an H. Gimme a couple of Es--soon you'll have the mag for the "American" one of these cheerleading |
| #3911, aired 2001-09-10 | 20th CENTURY BALLET $400: Phillip Feeny's eerie music for the British ballet based on this spooky 19th C. novel is heard here Dracula |
| #3891, aired 2001-07-02 | C'EST MONTREAL $800: Montreal's "Juste pour rire" comedy festival held each July is known as this in English Just For Laughs |
| #3837, aired 2001-04-17 | ASSOCIATIONS $1,600 (Daily Double): This inventor's association for the deaf is on Volta Place in Washington, D.C. Alexander Graham Bell |
| #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 $800: This green pigment is necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis Chlorophyll |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | ISN'T IT BYRONIC? $1,000 (Daily Double): While helping this country fight for its independence, Byron died at Missolonghi in 1824 Greece |
| #3734, aired 2000-11-23 | TURKEY, THE BIRD $200: This 19th C. British author is credited with making the turkey a popular choice for Christmas dinners Charles Dickens |
| #3722, aired 2000-11-07 | HOW SOON WE FORGET $200: We forget this impassioned man, then remember him again every election year Alan Keyes |
| #3722, aired 2000-11-07 | THE DRAWING ROOM $600: 10-time Hugo Award winner Kelly Freas is famous for illustrating the magazine called "Astounding" this genre Science fiction |
| #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | IT'S A DOG'S LIFE $400: An excellent watchdog, this breed is named for a town on northern Honshu island Akita |
| #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | 9-LETTER WORDS $800: Worn as a symbol of penitence, this garment is made of camel or goat hair Sackcloth |
| #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | THE CINEMA: 50 YEARS AGO $800: Harry James dubbed the trumpet playing for this actor in "Young Man With A Horn" Kirk Douglas |
| #3694, aired 2000-09-28 | PHYSICS $400: One of the simple machines of physics, one type is added to buildings for handicap access Inclined plane |
| #3624, aired 2000-05-11 | ANTEBELLUM $100: South Carolinian Robert Mills designed antebellum homes but is best known for this tall pointy thing in D.C. the Washington Monument |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | SCANDALOUS WOMEN $300: A 1944 Broadway musical fictionalized the life of this 19th c. feminist known for her scandalous pants Amelia Bloomer |
| #3622, aired 2000-05-09 | AUSTRALIAN STATES $500 (Daily Double): A state & a sea are both named for this man Abel Tasman |
| #3597, aired 2000-04-04 | AROUND D.C. $1,000 (Daily Double): The Kennedy Center & the State Dept. are in this area named for smoke that industries there once emitted Foggy Bottom |
| #3594, aired 2000-03-30 | BEGINS & ENDS IN "C" $400: This brandy is named for the town in western France where it is produced cognac |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | MUSIC $200: Vaughan Williams' "Romance" is for orchestra & this instrument you blow & suck air through Harmonica |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | GOING POSTAL $300: Special services for domestic mail include this type of "receipt" service that confirms who received it Return receipt |
| #3579, aired 2000-03-09 | WOODY GUTHRIE $500: The title of this 1943 Woody autobiography is lifted from a song about a train "Bound For Glory" |
| #3579, aired 2000-03-09 | RITUALS $600: In celebration of Chanukah, candles are lit for this many nights 8 |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | THEY'RE LYRICAL $400: Born in 1878, his middle initial M. stood for Michael George M. Cohan |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | NOTED NATIVE AMERICANS $600: Of Meadowlark, Geese or Curly, the Crow who served as a scout for Custer at Little Big Horn Curly |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: The name of this iron ore-producing range in Minnesota comes from an Indian word for "giant" Mesabi Range |
| #3569, aired 2000-02-24 | REAL U.S. LOCALES $400: It's the only town in Illinois bearing the name of a mid-'70s dance craze Disco |
| #3537, aired 2000-01-11 | FOUND $400: Fritz & Laura Perls founded this school of psychotherapy, from German for "form" Gestalt |
| #3506, aired 1999-11-29 | RUSSIAN CITIES $900 (Daily Double): Like a ballet company, this city was named for revolutionary hero Sergei Kirov |
| #3505, aired 1999-11-26 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $200: C-H-O-W is food; pronounced the same but spelled this way, it's Italian for "goodbye" C-I-A-O |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | BRITTANY $200: Brittany is famous for the Belon type of this mollusk, used for eating, not pearls Oysters |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $800: The Law of Independent Assortment is one of the laws of heredity named for this 19th C. Austrian monk Gregor Mendel |
| #3466, aired 1999-10-04 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: [Hi, I'm Camryn Manheim] This D.C. university is named for the educator who helped develop American Sign Language Gallaudet |
| #3459, aired 1999-09-23 | WAY BACK WHEN $100: The earliest of these pictorial symbols used as writing by the Egyptians date back to around 3000 B.C. hieroglyphics |
| #3446, aired 1999-09-06 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME! $400: Don't spell it 3 times, but do spell... T-R-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-E |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | ARTSY TYPES $600: Fragonard was an 18th C. exponent of this style whose name is related to barocco, Italian for "Baroque" Rococo |
| #3412, aired 1999-06-08 | IT'S A "SMALL" WORLD $200: This federal loan-assistance agency located in Washington, D.C. is known as the SBA for short the Small Business Administration |
| #3388, aired 1999-05-05 | SCHOOLS IN TV & FILM $100: The school in the movie "High School High" is named for this ex-mayor of Washington, D.C. Marion Barry |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | MEDIEVAL TECHNOLOGY $600: 12th C. mathematician Bhaskara had an idea for this type of machine that hasn't been made yet Perpetual motion machine |
| #3381, aired 1999-04-26 | "C.D."s $1000: He wrote the following in the 1890s Claude Debussy |
| #3368, aired 1999-04-07 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400 (Daily Double): This Parisian who drew up the original plans for Washington, D.C. is buried at Arlington National Cemetery Pierre L'Enfant |
| #3334, aired 1999-02-18 | SPELL THE LAST NAME $800: Florentine author of "The Prince" Niccolo... M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I |
| #3329, aired 1999-02-11 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS $400: At the end, this German philosopher remarked "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough" Karl Marx |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $100: Cabbage, whose leaves of the most common varieties are red, purple, white or this color Green |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $200: Cribbage, a game in which this is the value of a face card, as in blackjack 10 |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $300: Chaney, an actor known as "The Man of a Thousand" these Faces |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $400: Cambridge, home of this school opened in Boston in 1865 by geologist William Barton Rogers MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $500: Chansons de geste, French epic poems usually about the exploits of this emperor Charlemagne |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE $800: Latin name for the period of stability & peace that began in 27 B.C. & lasted about 2 centuries Pax Romana |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $100: This beverage is the primary source of vitamin C for most Americans Orange juice |
| #3228, aired 1998-09-23 | BOOKS BY WOMEN $1,200 (Daily Double): Judith Rossner's book about the month when psychoanalysts go on vacation & patients fend for themselves "August" |
| #3205, aired 1998-07-03 | SPELLING $200: This reptile is known as a croc for short C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-E |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | "C" CREATURES $500: This bird named for its call is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests; that's crazy! cuckoo |
| #3161, aired 1998-05-04 | IT FOLLOWED ME HOME $400: Yum! An Australian name for this pet bird is from an Aborigine word meaning "good eating" Budgerigar |
| #3142, aired 1998-04-07 | G IS FOR GRAFTON $300: The deceased,
"C is for..." Corpse |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $400: At the coroner's office in our nation's capital, D.C. is an abbreviation for this document death certificate |
| #3037, aired 1997-11-11 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $400: When you eat in a deli, you should know "deli" is short for this word D-E-L-I-C-A-T-E-S-S-E-N |
| #3028, aired 1997-10-29 | "C" THE WORLD $500: The name of this African country comes from camaroes, a Portuguese word for shrimp Cameroon |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | WORLD CITIES $200: This Egyptian port city is named for the Macedonian king who founded it in 332 B.C. Alexandria |
| #3011, aired 1997-10-06 | B.C. WOMEN $400: Some blame the influence of Aspasia for leading Pericles into this war Peloponnesian War |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | "C" IN HISTORY $1000: Bassianus was the original name of this Roman emperor known for his baths Caracalla |
| #2968, aired 1997-06-25 | NEW YORK $300: A N. Tarrytown bridge named for this Washington Irving rider once stood where US9 crosses the Pocantico River The Headless Horseman |
| #2965, aired 1997-06-20 | MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES $200: Ads for this blue-eyed star's 1994 film "Nobody's Fool" stated he's "worn to perfection" Paul Newman |
| #2965, aired 1997-06-20 | 1999 $1,200 (Daily Double): This 1950 Ray Bradbury classic begins in 1999 with men blasting off for another planet "The Martian Chronicles" |
| #2953, aired 1997-06-04 | WORLD "C"ITIES $1000: This city on South Island is named for a college at Oxford University Christchurch |
| #2953, aired 1997-06-04 | WORLD "C"ITIES $1,500 (Daily Double): The Coptic Museum in this city is noted for its collection of ancient Coptic textiles Cairo |
| #2944, aired 1997-05-22 | NATURE $100: The safflower is widely cultivated for its dye, & for this product obtained from its seeds Oil |
| #2944, aired 1997-05-22 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: This river is only navigable for about 80 miles, from Lisbon to Abrantes, Portugal Tagus |
| #2940, aired 1997-05-16 | MATH TERMS $200: You'll find the word "infinite" within the calculus term for infinitely small, but not quite zero Infinitesimal |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | LETTER PERFECT $500 (Daily Double): For 30 years Desmond Llewelyn, the actor seen here, has played this character:
[video clue] "Q" (from the "James Bond" movies) |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | "C" YOU AT THE MOVIES $300: Michael Crichton directed & wrote the screenplay for this medical thriller based on a Robin Cook novel Coma |
| #2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. is also known as this, for its popular floor-care products Johnson Wax |
| #2904, aired 1997-03-27 | C'EST CHEESE $200: Quark is a soft, unripened cheese that may be substituted for this baked potato topping which it resembles Sour cream |
| #2904, aired 1997-03-27 | C'EST CHEESE $300: Gruyere is named for a district in this country's Fribourg Canton, where it was first produced Switzerland |
| #2903, aired 1997-03-26 | WORLD TRAVEL $300: Gastown, a popular area of this B.C. city, is named for saloonkeeper "Gassy" Jack Deighton Vancouver |
| #2880, aired 1997-02-21 | PEOPLE $800: This PBS late night talk show host previously worked for Bill Moyers on 3 series Charlie Rose |
| #2875, aired 1997-02-14 | AROUND THE LIBRARY $200: A widely used book classification system is named for this major Washington, D.C. library Library of Congress |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $100: Christmas, a holiday stolen by this Dr. Seuss character The Grinch |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $200: Calaveras County, California, home to this jubilee each May The Jumping Frog Contest |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $300: Circe, who turned this seafarer's men into swine Odysseus |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $400: Corinth Canal, completed in 1893, which was cut 4 miles through solid rock in this country Greece |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $500: Coin, & this is the term for the collecting of coins Numismatics |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | PREGNANCY & CHILD CARE $200: Color in the term for an infant with a cyanotic complexion, often due to a heart defect Blue baby |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | ANIMALS $500: The largest & heaviest New World monkey, its characteristic roar can be heard for about 2 miles Howler Monkey |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE OSCARS $1000: She won for her starring role in her first English language film, "The Rose Tattoo" Anna Magnani |
| #2847, aired 1997-01-07 | CORPORATE AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): Named for the Mississippi area it served, this airline began in 1924 as a crop-dusting service Delta Airlines |
| #2847, aired 1997-01-07 | TENNIS $600: The International Lawn Tennis Challenge trophy is better known as this, for the man who established it The Davis Cup |
| #2842, aired 1996-12-31 | SWEET SONGS $200: This crooner's "Sweet Leilani" from the 1937 film "Waikiki Wedding" won an Oscar for best song Bing Crosby |
| #2842, aired 1996-12-31 | PAINTING & SCULPTURE $600: 18th C. artist Clodion sculpted nymphs & satyrs from this fired clay whose name is Italian for "baked earth" Terra Cotta |
| #2838, aired 1996-12-25 | CHRISTMAS SONGS $100: In Eddy Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", the "M" is for this place where Jesus lay Manger |
| #2827, aired 1996-12-10 | DOUBLE L WORDS $200: It's another term for the cranium Skull |
| #2827, aired 1996-12-10 | U.S. STATES $400: One of its oldest universities is named for Robert Baylor, who helped craft its state constitution Texas |
| #2771, aired 1996-09-23 | LIBRARIES $800: While known for its Shakespeare collection, this D.C. library is rich in other Renaissance works as well the Folger |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | HISTORY $500: Angkor became capital of this empire in the late 9th c. & remained the capital for over 500 years the Khmer Empire |
| #2745, aired 1996-07-05 | ARCHAEOLOGY $200: An age is named for this alloy of copper & tin, first made around 3500 B.C. bronze |
| #2722, aired 1996-06-04 | C'EST CHEESE! $500: Named for a breed of cattle, Longhorn is a mild type of this cheese cheddar |
| #2702, aired 1996-05-07 | MUSEUMS $800: The Taos, New Mexico home of this frontiersman & guide for John C. Fremont is now a museum Kit Carson |
| #2690, aired 1996-04-19 | WORLD "C"ITIES $800: This Italian city is known for its violin making, which reached its height in the 1600s & 1700s Cremona |
| #2677, aired 1996-04-02 | LITERATURE $1000: "To Let" was the last novel in this John Galsworthy series "The Forsyte Saga" |
| #2672, aired 1996-03-26 | PAINTING & SCULPTURE $800: A Madison Ave. art museum is named for this woman who sculpted the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. Gertrude Whitney |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | PRESIDENTIAL NEWS $1000: An 800'-long memorial to this 20th c. president in Washington is scheduled for completion in Spring 1997 Franklin Roosevelt |
| #2590, aired 1995-12-01 | ROCK LYRICS $500: Completes Jim Morrison's wish "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon now..." "touch me, babe" |
| #2492, aired 1995-06-06 | ORGANIZATIONS $200: This organization of Roman Catholic laymen is known as the K. of C. for short the Knights of Columbus |
| #2470, aired 1995-05-05 | UNDER THE "C" $800: 10-letter word for a sweet preparation, such as candy or ice cream confection |
| #2367, aired 1994-12-13 | CHEMISTS $200: In 1783 J.A.C. Charles, known for Charles' law, made an ascent in one of these a balloon |
| #2357, aired 1994-11-29 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $200: HHS, the Department of Health & Human Services, is located in a building named for this H.H.H. Hubert Humphrey |
| #2343, aired 1994-11-09 | IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? $400: The Army medical center named for this doctor opened in Washington, D.C. in 1909 Walter Reed |
| #2334, aired 1994-10-27 | WORLD HISTORY $600: This region of France that juts into the Atlantic was conquered by Julius Caesar in 56 B.C. Normandy (or Brittany) |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | HISTORIC AMERICA $400: This Washington, D.C. house, once the residence of Harry Truman, is named for the founder of the Washington Globe Blair House |
| #2294, aired 1994-07-21 | THE INCOME TAX $1000: A profit or loss for a sole proprietorship is reported on this schedule Schedule C |
| #2265, aired 1994-06-10 | PREGNANCY $200: The C in C-section is short for this caesarean |
| #2243, aired 1994-05-11 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: Of a piccolo, bass tuba or French horn, the one for which middle C is out of range piccolo |
| #2220, aired 1994-04-08 | IN THE DICTIONARY $200: A.C., for ante christum, is equivalent to this other abbreviation B.C. |
| #2220, aired 1994-04-08 | ODDS & ENDS $300: In a hospital, I.C.C.U. stands for this intensive cardiac care unit |
| #2202, aired 1994-03-15 | "C" FOOD $400: The name of this dish consisting of tubular pasta stuffed with meat or cheese is Italian for "big tubes" cannelloni |
| #2119, aired 1993-11-18 | AMERICAN MUSEUMS $300: Except for the entrance area, the National Museum of African Art in this city is completely underground Washington, D.C. |
| #2093, aired 1993-10-13 | "C" FOOD $100: Lord Baltimore had one of these desserts named for him; it's often topped with a boiled icing a cake |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | CLASSIC TELEVISION $100: Secret agents Napoleon Solo & Ilya Kuryakin worked for this spy organization U.N.C.L.E. |
| #2071, aired 1993-09-13 | U.S.A. $300: J. Edgar Hoover was born in this city & a building there is named for him Washington, D.C. |
| #2066, aired 1993-09-06 | U.S.A. $100: The Vermeil room of this Washington, D.C. residence is noted for its golden plates & vases the White House |
| #2016, aired 1993-05-17 | WORLD "C"ITIES $600: The name of this city in Alberta is Gaelic for "bay farm" Calgary |
| #2015, aired 1993-05-14 | POP & ROCK MUSIC $2,000 (Daily Double): This group won 3 1992 Billboard Music Awards for the single heard here Boyz II Men |
| #2008, aired 1993-05-05 | SCIENTISTS & INVENTORS $800: A temperature scale is named for this scientist who initiated the use of mercury in thermometers c. 1715 Fahrenheit |
| #2006, aired 1993-05-03 | SPELLING $400: SK is the postal abbreviation for this Canadian province S-A-S-K-A-T-C-H-E-W-A-N |
| #1973, aired 1993-03-17 | "C" IN FASHION $300: This type of long dress is made specifically for a baby to wear to her baptism a christening gown |
| #1958, aired 1993-02-24 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $200: Petersen house where Lincoln died, is across the street from this theatre Ford's Theatre (*the Ford Theatre) |
| #1928, aired 1993-01-13 | "C" FOOD $500: Scallops in a wine & butter sauce make up this dish which is French for "St. James' Shells" Coquilles St. Jacques |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | ORGANIZATIONS $500: A league named for this 17th c. author of "The Compleat Angler" sponsors many environmental projects Izaak Walton |
| #1895, aired 1992-11-27 | "C" THE WORLD $400: The French department of Marne is located in this historic region famous for its sparkling wine Champagne |
| #1854, aired 1992-10-01 | MUSIC $800: An ornamental form of this letter is used as the symbol for the treble clef G |
| #1837, aired 1992-09-08 | TV NOSTALGIA $300: C. Lindbergh's son Jon, an ex-Navy frogman, was an advisor for this 1950s Lloyd Bridges adventure series Sea Hunt |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | U.S. FLAGS $200: This color standing for justice on the American flag is missing from the flag of Washington, D.C. blue |
| #1782, aired 1992-05-05 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: The force needed to accelerate a 1-kg. mass 1 meter/sec./sec. is named for this 17th c. scientist Newton |
| #1753, aired 1992-03-25 | WORD ORIGINS $400: From the name of a 16th C. hangman, this word is now used for any machine that hoists derrick |
| #1732, aired 1992-02-25 | SINGING $300: A "decorative" note or group of notes such as a trill, or a generic term for a Christmas tree decoration ornament |
| #1732, aired 1992-02-25 | SPAIN $600: This city on the Mediterranean is known for it citrus fruit & La Seo Cathedral Valencia |
| #1715, aired 1992-01-31 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $1,000 (Daily Double): This library, best known for its Shakespeare collection, also contains some original tracts by Martin Luther the Folger Library |
| #1715, aired 1992-01-31 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $1000: The Herbert C. Hoover building houses this gov't department of which Hoover was secretary the Department of Commerce |
| #1707, aired 1992-01-21 | STARTS WITH "K" $300: This organization is known as the K. of C. for short Knights of Columbus |
| #1654, aired 1991-11-07 | MUSIC $1000: Term for the distance in pitch between two tones; C to E is a major third Interval |
| #1650, aired 1991-11-01 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $500: Film comedian who used such pseudonyms as Mahatma Kane Jeeves & Otis Criblecoblis for his screenplays W.C. Fields |
| #1617, aired 1991-09-17 | SCULPTURE $2,400 (Daily Double): This 20th c. English sculptor is known for his several "Reclining Figure" works Henry Moore |
| #1612, aired 1991-09-10 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: The 23rd Amendment to the Constitution gave residents of Washington, D.C. the right to do this vote for president |
| #1587, aired 1991-06-25 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $300: A previously viewed part of a play a seen scene |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | RIVERS $1000: One of the largest nuclear materials plants in the U.S. is named for this river on the S.C.-GA border the Savannah River |
| #1554, aired 1991-05-09 | THE 1960s $400: Writer Norman Mailer ran for mayor of this city, wanting to make it the 51st state if elected New York City |
| #1531, aired 1991-04-08 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $100: A group of 19th c. authors is called the Knickerbocker Group after his pen name Washington Irving |
| #1531, aired 1991-04-08 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $200: Poet & editor Wm. C. Bryant is known for his 1870-71 translations of these 2 Homeric works the Iliad & the Odyssey |
| #1519, aired 1991-03-21 | "C" FOOD $100: The protein-rich pod of an evergreen tree, its pulp is used as a substitute for chocolate carob |
| #1500, aired 1991-02-22 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: A D.C. medical center is named for this man who helped conquer yellow fever (Walter) Reed |
| #1482, aired 1991-01-29 | MUSIC $1000: The first national park for the performing arts in the U.S. is this one near Washington, D.C. Wolf Trap |
| #1403, aired 1990-10-10 | LETTER PERFECT $500: This letter is sometimes used as an abbreviation for a Latin word that means "about" C |
| #1352, aired 1990-06-19 | SPORTS $500: In a 1990 arbitration case, this K.C. star asked for $1.9 million but was awarded $1 million Bo Jackson |
| #1345, aired 1990-06-08 | MIDDLE NAMES $3,500 (Daily Double): The middle name of the man for whom Washington, D.C.'s international airport is named Foster |
| #1339, aired 1990-05-31 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $1000: Massachusetts Avenue is noted for more of them than any other street Embassies |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | TRANSPORTATION $200: "Bus" is short for this Latin word used in 19th C. France to describe a vehicle "for all" omnibus |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | "C" CITIES $400: The Pinyin Chinese name for this southern port is Guangzhou Canton |
| #1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $1,000 (Daily Double): The kind of clock shown here, invented c. 1800 & named for the musical instrument it resembles: a banjo clock |
| #1256, aired 1990-02-05 | SCIENCE $600: English chemist Sir Walter Haworth coined this acid name for vitamin C ascorbic acid |
| #1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MUSIC $800: Term for the distance between 2 pitches; for example, C up to E is a 3rd an interval |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | ABBREVIATIONS $500: When a Britisher donates a pound to a pound, he's supporting this group, the R.S.P.C.A. the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| #1197, aired 1989-11-14 | "C" IN GEOGRAPHY $400: Dalmatia, for which a dog breed is named, is part of this republic of Yugoslavia Croatia |
| #1195, aired 1989-11-10 | LIBRARIES $400 (Daily Double): This D.C. Shakespeare library is named for the oil executive who founded it Folger Library |
| #1192, aired 1989-11-07 | PBS $400: Jacob Bronowski is best known in the U.S. for this 1974 BBC series & the book of the same title "The Ascent of Man" |
| #1161, aired 1989-09-25 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: This Washington, D.C. school is the only liberal arts college for the deaf in the U.S. Gallaudet |
| #1136, aired 1989-07-10 | LEATHER $300: Until the 14th C. introduction of paper into Europe, this specially-treated leather was used for writing sheepskin (parchment) |
| #1106, aired 1989-05-29 | PRESIDENTS $1000: When he died in 1924, he became our only president buried in Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson |
| #1063, aired 1989-03-29 | 19th C. AMERICA $1000: Noted for his triumph in Tripoli, this naval hero was killed in a duel in 1820 Stephen Decatur |
| #1051, aired 1989-03-13 | FAMOUS QUOTES $500 (Daily Double): His famous quote heard here is from the 1932 film "The Fatal Glass of Beer":
"It's not a fit night out for man nor beast." W.C. Fields |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | HEALTH & NUTRITION $400: Green leafy vegetables & tomatoes are the best sources for this vitamin that helps blood to clot vitamin K |
| #1035, aired 1989-02-17 | WORD ORIGINS $200: A large tomb is called this because of the majestic one built for King Mausolus in the 4th cent. B.C. a mausoleum |
| #1027, aired 1989-02-07 | VOCABULARY $300: This part of your anatomy was named for a 16th c. anatomy specialist, Bartolommeo Eustachio the Eustachian tube |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | THE 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 |
| #1000, aired 1988-12-30 | FOOD & DRINK $400: The acerola cherry is known for its high content of this vitamin vitamin C |
| #995, aired 1988-12-23 | U.S.A. $200: Popular with vacationers, this S.C. island was named for an English captain, WIlliam Hilton Hilton Head Island |
| #995, aired 1988-12-23 | U.S.A. $500: A Mecca for hang gliders, Jockey's Ridge on the N.C. coast is the tallest one of these in the East sand dunes |
| #952, aired 1988-10-25 | 19TH C. AMERICANS $600: Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney is best known for having handed down this decision Dred Scott |
| #948, aired 1988-10-19 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $600 (Daily Double): The only official Washington memorial to JFK the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | 20th C. AMERICANS $400: In 1916, Charles Evans Hughes resigned from this body to run for pres. but was reappointed in '30 the Supreme Court |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | 20th C. AMERICANS $500: A book by Paul Samuelson is the standard text for this college class in many countries economics |
| #924, aired 1988-09-15 | U.S. CITIES $100: A famed brand of tobacco is named for this N.C. city where it was produced, & that's no "bull" Durham |
| #916, aired 1988-09-05 | THE CALENDAR $500: The only month named after someone who dies in 44 B.C. July |
| #905, aired 1988-07-08 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $1000: Just completed after 52 years, this N.C.-Virginia parkway is USA's longest road for non-commercial use the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| #897, aired 1988-06-28 | MATHEMATICS $800: The general form for this type of equation is ax2+bx+c=0 a quadratic |
| #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 |
| #843, aired 1988-04-13 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $600: Dotted with mansions, D.C.'s Embassy Row is on this avenue named for a New England state Massachusetts Avenue |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | DRUG STORE $400: It's said a Sumerian clay tablet from 2000 B.C., calling for plant materials, is the oldest one known prescription |
| #766, aired 1987-12-28 | 20th C. AMERICA $400: Of the 13 delegations, only New York abstained from voting for this document Declaration of Independence |
| #742, aired 1987-11-24 | FASHION HISTORY $500: Though shoes go back to circa 4000 B.C., shoes designed individually for these weren't common until 19th c. your left & right foot |
| #734, aired 1987-11-12 | COLLEGES $200: Clemson University, named for John C. Calhoun's son-in-law, is a land-grant college in this state South Carolina |
| #666, aired 1987-06-29 | MEDICAL SPELLING $200: From the Latin word for "swollen vein", adjective for veins that stick out V-A-R-I-C-O-S-E |
| #653, aired 1987-06-10 | LAST LINES $800: "...She tossed the robe into the old man's arms. For the big fisherman! She said." The Robe |
| #651, aired 1987-06-08 | FOOD $300: 19th c. English nutritionist for whom the seasoned beef patty in TV dinners is named (J.H.) Salisbury |
| #650, aired 1987-06-05 | EASY OPERA $400: The legend for this Gounod opera is based on a conjurer who supposedly lived in 16th c. Germany Faust |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | QUOTES $400: Architect Le Corbusier said this "is a machine for living in" a house |
| #620, aired 1987-04-24 | "A.C." $400 (Daily Double): He won an Oscar for his score for the 1949 film "The Heiress", but is better known for this: Aaron Copland |
| #617, aired 1987-04-21 | GOING IN STYLE $300: Perhaps rehearsing for death, this "divine" 19th c. star slept in a satin-lined casket Sarah Bernhardt |
| #598, aired 1987-03-25 | NOTORIOUS $600: Financier who made a $200,000 gift to the Nixon campaign, then asked for "quid pro quo" on S.E.C. charges Robert Vesco |
| #590, aired 1987-03-13 | STATE CAPITALS $1000: In the late 19th c., a branch of the U.S. Mint was operated in this capital named for a famous frontiersman Carson City, Nevada |
| #541, aired 1987-01-05 | LETTER PERFECT $600: Used with years, it's the abbreviation of the Latin word for "about" c |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | NUTS $200: The more familiar name for a filbert or cobnut Hazelnut |
| #538, aired 1986-12-31 | PLAYWRIGHTS $800: His 1881 play "Ghosts" was once banned for being "morally deranged" (Henrik) Ibsen |
| #525, aired 1986-12-12 | ANCIENT RUMORS $100: Though it contradicts the meaning of "B.C.", it's said he was born some time before 3 B.C. Jesus Christ |
| #512, aired 1986-11-25 | THE '50s $1000: A prosecuting attorney in the Rosenberg case, he later assisted Sen. Joe McCarthy Roy Cohn |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | ANIMAL RECORDS $1000: Largest species of this Afr. animal is named for 19th c. Fr. president Francois Paul Jules Grevy a zebra |
| #455, aired 1986-06-06 | WASHINGTON D.C. $500: In 1974, for 1st time in over 100 years, D.C. residents were allowed to vote for this a city government |
| #443, aired 1986-05-21 | "STRIKE"s $500: Maxim 262 of 1st century B.C. scholar Publius, it concerns the optimal moment for action strike while the iron is hot |
| #442, aired 1986-05-20 | DRUGS $400: A Sumerian clay tablet from 2000 B.C. calling for plant materials is the oldest one known prescription |
| #438, aired 1986-05-14 | DRAMA $800 (Daily Double): In the 4th century B.C., this type of play was forbidden in Greece as demoralizing in time of war satire (comedy) |
| #412, aired 1986-04-08 | FOOD & 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) |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | STARTS WITH "C" $100: Ceremony which is a crowning achievement for kings & queens coronation |
| #300, aired 1985-11-01 | U.S. STATES $500: Before joining Union in 1791, this New England state was an independent republic for 14 years Vermont |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | DANCE SONGS $100: A version of the Twist was named for this famed N.Y.C. lounge the Peppermint Lounge |
| #285, aired 1985-10-11 | SPORTS TRIVIA $400: It’s front line could be abbreviated LE, LT, LG, C, RG, RT, RE a football team |
| #162, aired 1985-04-23 | WEATHER $500: It happened to W.C. Fields when he opened his door & said, "It ain't a fit night out for man nor beast" snow getting in his face |
| #157, aired 1985-04-16 | U.S. CITIES $800: The met. area of this East Coast city has the highest average cost for a home, over $160,000 Washington, D.C. |
| #145, aired 1985-03-29 | HOLIDAYS $400: The only place in the continental U.S. for which Congress is actually allowed to create a holiday Washington, D.C. |
| #91, aired 1985-01-14 | "C" CITIES $500: Ancient city known for its elegant & ornate crafts, like Montalban's leather Corinth |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | WASHINGTON D.C. $500: Former Secretary of State for whom Washington, D.C. International Airport is named John Foster Dulles |
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Tucker Carlson, an author and co-host from Crossfire
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2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10). Charities: American Camping Association &...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Jonathan Capehart, a journalist from The Washington Post
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"This Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is a member of the Washington Post...
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S.E. Cupp, a political commentator from CNN, New York Daily News, and Glamour
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"She writes for the New York Daily News, is a contributor...
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Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
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"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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Anderson Cooper, a host from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-11).
Charity: American Heart Association.
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Amanda Hall, from Farmington, Maine
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"Whether it's writing a biography of Yo-Yo Ma or working on...
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Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland
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"He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
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Bob Woodward, an assistant managing editor from The Washington Post
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2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: Sidwell Friends School.
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Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Mary Ann Eitler, a geologist from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-07-02). KJL game 23. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Andrew Nerlinger, a senior at the University of Notre Dame from Wilmington, Delaware
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Andrew was 21 at the time...
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Elizabeth Pfeifer, an executive assistant from Oakton, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2012-11-01). Elizabeth died at the age of 57...
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Raghuveer Mukkamalla, an IT analyst from Herndon, Virginia
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Season 27 player (2010-12-29). Raghuveer wrote up his Jeopardy! experience at...
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