Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (1000 results returned) (search results maxed out)

#9068, aired 2024-03-27ARCHITECTS $800: In the 1960s Black architect Paul Williams co-designed the Ira Aldridge Theater at this D.C. university Howard
#9063, aired 2024-03-20FIRST NAMES $800: Borrowed from Sanskrit & reflecting her Indian heritage, this first name of a D.C. VIP means "lotus flower" Kamala
#9055, aired 2024-03-08SUFFIXES $600: As early as 1973 this suffix from a D.C. building was tacked onto "Wine" to describe a scandal involving fake Bordeaux gate
#9025, aired 2024-01-26COACHING BASKETBALL $600: In "I Came As a Shadow", John Thompson diagrammed his life as basketball coach at this D.C. university Georgetown
#24, aired 2024-01-09FEMALE FIRSTS $300: The first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Katharine Graham was the longtime publisher of this D.C.-based newspaper The Washington Post
#9011, aired 2024-01-08FROM C TO D $400: If I may be this with you, it means honest & open candid
#9011, aired 2024-01-08FROM C TO D $800: Here's a lovely one of these central areas, with a fountain a courtyard
#9011, aired 2024-01-08FROM C TO D $1200: It means to understand or grasp the nature of; got it? comprehend
#9011, aired 2024-01-08FROM C TO D $2000: In the painting seen here, a young woman is playing this instrument a clavichord
#9011, aired 2024-01-08FROM C TO D $5,400 (Daily Double): It describes the human heart with 4, as well as a certain type of nautilus chambered
#9010, aired 2024-01-05BLACK HISTORY YEAR $400: Martin Luther King Jr. gives his immortal "I Have a Dream" speech in D.C. 1963
#9002, aired 2023-12-26TV COMEDIES BY WORKPLACE $1200: CONTROL, a D.C.-based counter-intelligence agency Get Smart
#9001, aired 2023-12-25GETTING POSSESSIVE $1000: On January 30, 1968, CBS broadcast the reopening of this D.C. landmark; the stage had been dark for 103 years Ford's Theater
#21, aired 2023-11-29COLLEGE PRESS $1200: In 1924, Zora Neale Hurston co-founded The Hilltop, a student newspaper at this D.C. university Howard
#8981, aired 2023-11-27COUNTRY MUSIC HITS $400: In 1968, she had back-to-back No. 1 country hits with "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" & "Stand By Your Man" Tammy Wynette
#8979, aired 2023-11-23MODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES $1200: Brutalism influenced the design of this D.C. building, named for a long-serving law enforcement official the Hoover Building
#8976, aired 2023-11-20ETCHED IN STONE $1600: When the Nabateans ruled Jordan from about 400 B.C. to 106 A.D., their capital was this city, carved from stone Petra
#8971, aired 2023-11-13CITY MUSEUMS $400: The National Gallery of Art (in the United States) Washington, D.C.
#8965, aired 2023-11-03ONLY PARTLY TRUE $400: The spare key to this D.C. residence once known as the Executive Mansion is kept under the Washington Monument the White House
#19, aired 2023-11-01CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $200: You can grab a cheesesteak at the Delegates' Cafe in the National Constitution Center, one of this city's historic attractions Philadelphia
#18, aired 2023-10-25NAME DROPPERS $200: France caught a sick burn in 2003, when D.C. cafeterias dropped the name "French fries" and started serving these Freedom fries
#8949, aired 2023-10-12WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $1000: These 2 letters give you an adjective meaning squalid & unkempt seedy (C-D)
#8949, aired 2023-10-12YOU NEED TO CLEAR THAT UP $1600: Verbiage from the State Department may leave you in this state; it comes before "Bottom" in the D.C. area where state is located Foggy
#15, aired 2023-10-04RISING UP $1000: Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a 2-block plaza on 16th Street NW named for this social justice group Black Lives Matter
#8942, aired 2023-10-03THE CONGO RIVER $1,000 (Daily Double): These 2 capital cities, of the R.O.C & the D.R.O.C., lie across from each other on opposite banks of the Congo River Kinshasa & Brazzaville
#8933, aired 2023-09-20THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $400: In 2020 she topped John Waters & the Beastie Boys to win a Grammy for her spoken word album, an audio book of her memoir Michelle Obama
#8933, aired 2023-09-20THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $800: At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well" Barbara Bush
#8933, aired 2023-09-20THE 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
#8933, aired 2023-09-20THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $1600: Half-brothers of this southern-born first lady fought for the Confederacy, which could have led to really awkward Thanksgiving dinners Mary Todd Lincoln
#8933, aired 2023-09-20THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $3,000 (Daily Double): A year before her death in 1962, she began chairing JFK's Commission on the Status of Women Eleanor Roosevelt
#8931, aired 2023-09-18IT BELONGS IN THIS MUSEUM $200: The painting "Watson & the Shark" swims around in this Washington, D.C. museum the National Gallery of Art
#8929, aired 2023-09-14RECONSTRUCTION $400: In 1872 the Union general this D.C. HBCU was named for wrote about "the cosmopolitan character of the university" Howard
#8927, aired 2023-09-12THAT'S T-B-D $1000: This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot the Tabard Inn
#8908, aired 2023-07-05U.S. CITY OF THE BOOK $800: "A Confederacy of Dunces": not so easy for the Big Guy New Orleans
#8876, aired 2023-05-22AMERICANA $200: In 2010, tens of thousands celebrated Earth Day on this D.C. area, America's front lawn the National Mall
#15, aired 2023-05-22AMERICANS 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
#14, aired 2023-05-17BRING WHAT? $1000: An inscription at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station says, "He that would bring home" this phrase "must carry" this phrase "with him" the wealth of the Indies
#8871, aired 2023-05-15IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD $2000: Many an artist has lived in this neighborhood in Manhattan's East Village that runs through avenues A, B, C & D Alphabet City
#5, aired 2023-05-10DEALING WITH THE GOVERNMENT $1000: Sen. Chris Coons & Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester have a relatively short D.C. commute to this, their home state Delaware
#8867, aired 2023-05-09GRAB BAG $200: When this D.C. landmark opened in 1888, you could climb 898 steps to the top the Washington Monument
#8865, aired 2023-05-05EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSE $1000: D.C. socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow sent word that Union troops were moving on Manassas, helping the Confederates before this battle the Battle of Bull Run
#8865, aired 2023-05-05QUICK PLANETS $1000: It's surrounded by phenomena named A, B, C, D, E, F & G Saturn
#8851, aired 2023-04-17TV BEFORE & AFTER $1600: The Tanners move to Washington, D.C., where they become ruthless & vengeful politicians Full House of Cards
#8849, aired 2023-04-13SECRETARIES OF STATE $800: This 1950s anticommunist secretary is memorialized in the name of an airport serving Washington, D.C. Dulles
#8840, aired 2023-03-31POLITICS TALK $1600: From the name of a D.C. location where many lobbying firms are concentrated, this "Street" is shorthand for lobbyists K Street
#8834, aired 2023-03-23WITH A SCULPTURE ON TOP $200: A classical statue called "Freedom" sits atop the dome of this Washington, D.C. building the U.S. Capitol
#8833, aired 2023-03-221963 $800: "She" made a rare visit to the U.S. from the Louvre & was displayed in Washington, D.C. & New York before her return trip the Mona Lisa
#8812, aired 2023-02-21FROM "E" TO "Y" $800: This "Row" in Washington, D.C. generally refers to a stretch of Massachusetts Ave. where many foreign diplomats work Embassy Row
#8811, aired 2023-02-20TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY $400: As a young man, D.C.-born J. Edgar Hoover worked at this library as a messenger & in the cataloging department the Library of Congress
#8809, aired 2023-02-16THE LETTER AFTER C $600: ...in the Roman numeral for 400 D
#8799, aired 2023-02-02DWIGHT EISENHOWER $1000: Opened in 2020, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is the first public work in Washington, D.C. by this renowned American architect Frank Gehry
#12, aired 2023-01-26REAL ESTATES $200: According to Zillow, this residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. is worth about $500 million the White House
#8779, aired 2023-01-05COLLEGES 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
#8777, aired 2023-01-03ORGS. FOR SHORT $800: It owns & operates Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall, opened in 1929 the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
#8763, aired 2022-12-14HISTORIC NAMES $200: She once took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on a flight over Washington, D.C., both attired in evening gowns Amelia Earhart
#8747, aired 2022-11-22BUILDINGS $2000: A statue of this angel tops many Mormon temples; the one atop the D.C. temple is 18 feet tall Moroni
#8, aired 2022-11-13A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM $800: The National Air & Space Museum & the National Museum of the American Indian are part of this Washington, D.C. complex the Smithsonian
#6, aired 2022-10-30THE CHASE $1500: (Brad Rutter delivers the clue.) Chevy Chase never lived in Chevy Chase, a suburb of Washington, D.C., in this state, but Sandra Day O'Connor did while she was on the Supreme Court Maryland
#8730, aired 2022-10-28DAYS OF YORE $1200: These lyric poets of southern Europe laid out their rules for poetry in the 14th c. work "Leys d'amors" troubadours
#8728, aired 2022-10-26D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $400: Most open daily, 16 museums & the National Zoo make up the D.C. parts of this complex founded in 1846 the Smithsonian Institution
#8728, aired 2022-10-26D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $800: 184 steel & granite benches honor those who died here on 9/11 the Pentagon
#8728, aired 2022-10-26D.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)
#8728, aired 2022-10-26D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $1600: This library has been known to host Renaissance music to honor Shakespeare's birthday the Folger
#8728, aired 2022-10-26D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $2000: Unlike JFK's, this president's grave at Arlington National Cemetery lacks an eternal flame but does have a 14-foot monument Taft
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $200: In music it's 3 or more notes sounded together a chord
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $400: This word for how you want your abs to look contains a sculptor's tool chiseled
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $600: It's French for le duck le canard
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $800: This large artery that supplies blood to the head & neck also aids in regulating blood pressure carotid
#8725, aired 2022-10-21FROM C TO D $1000: A man's overcoat & a sofa with rolled arms, as seen here, are named for the Earl of this Chesterfield
#8715, aired 2022-10-072022 SPORTS NEWS $1000: Washington, D.C.'s NFL team "took charge" of their future, choosing this as their new team name Commanders
#8670, aired 2022-06-24PALINDROMIC NUMBERS $800: Washington, D.C.'s longtime area code 202
#8640, aired 2022-05-13D.C. TOURISM $200: In 2022 the Smithsonian's Zoo celebrated 50 years of its breeding & conservation work for these animals imported from China pandas
#8640, aired 2022-05-13D.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)
#8640, aired 2022-05-13D.C. TOURISM $600: At its completion in 1884, this was the tallest man-made structure in the world the Washington Monument
#8640, aired 2022-05-13D.C. TOURISM $800: Begun in 1938, his D.C. memorial is in the Roman style, in keeping with his love of classical architecture (Thomas) Jefferson
#8640, aired 2022-05-13D.C. TOURISM $1000: In the 1880s, General Meigs designed the Pension Bureau building, now a museum; some called it "Meigs' Old Red" this Meigs's Old Red Barn
#8636, aired 2022-05-09U.S. GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Besides Boston & D.C., they're the 3 largest cities by population in the megalopolis known as the BosWash Corridor New York City, Philadelphia & Baltimore
#8619, aired 2022-04-14ART, OF WAR $1000: 2 black granite walls & a sculpture called "The Three Servicemen" are part of this Washington, D.C. memorial the Vietnam War Memorial
#8617, aired 2022-04-12I HAVE A PLAN $2000: The 1791 plan for Washington, D.C. with diagonal axes over a more conventional grid was named for this Paris-born man (Pierre) L'Enfant
#8604, aired 2022-03-24THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE... $200: ...gone nowhere near this D.C. complex on June 17, 1972, Virgilio Gonzalez; you could have put your locksmith skills to better use the Watergate Hotel
#8602, aired 2022-03-221860s AMERICA $200: One of the first U.S. colleges for the deaf, Gallaudet University in this city was founded in 1864 Washington, D.C.
#8602, aired 2022-03-22SCIENTIFIC INITIALS $400: Naturalist C.R.D., 1809-1882 (the "R" was for Robert) Darwin
#8602, aired 2022-03-22CHARACTERS NAMED ALEX $2000: This James Patterson character is a profiler who is a liaison between the Washington, D.C. police & the FBI Alex Cross
#8593, aired 2022-03-09DYNASTIES OF CHINA $2000: This 3-letter dynasty ruled from around 200 B.C. to 200 A.D. & saw the invention of paper & the introduction of Buddhism the Han dynasty
#8587, aired 2022-03-01EDUCATORS $400: I'd like to thank this school founded in the 380s B.C. that employed Aristotle, who left after not getting a big promotion the Academy
#8581, aired 2022-02-21TREES $200: Gifted from Japan as a token of friendship in 1912, here are these trees doing their thing in Washington, D.C. as only they can a cherry blossom
#14, aired 2022-02-17NIGHTTIME NEWS WITH WORLD NEWS NOW $800: (Andrew Dymburt delivers the clue.) At a little before 2:00 AM on June 17, 1972, sharp-eyed security guard Frank Wills noticed tape across a door latch in this Washington, D.C. office complex, changing the course of American history Watergate
#10, aired 2022-02-15OUR GOVERNMENT $400: Set at $28 trillion since August 2021, this "D.C." is a big topic in D.C. & limits the amount the Treasury can borrow the debt ceiling
#7, aired 2022-02-11NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: His national memorial in Washington, D.C. was unveiled in 2011 MLK (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
#8572, aired 2022-02-08SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS $1200: Like our own capital city, this South American capital sometimes has "D.C." after its name Bogotá
#2, aired 2022-02-08MY HERO OF ACADEMIA $800: Civil engineering professor Marc Edwards has exposed dangerous levels of this element in the drinking water of D.C. & Flint, Mich. lead
#8571, aired 2022-02-07PHOTOGRAPHERS $1600: Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C. looked a little different in May 1865 in a photo credited to this man Brady
#8562, aired 2022-01-25"C" LIFE $800: Born in 12 A.D.; executed the Praetorian Guard prefect who helped get him the top job; in 41, executed by Praetorian Guards Caligula
#8560, aired 2022-01-21LANDMARK OF THE CITY $200: The memorial seen here, this city Washington, D.C.
#8558, aired 2022-01-19CEMETERIES $800: In 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was laid to rest at this cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Arlington
#8557, aired 2022-01-18MURALS $1200: Relocated to Washington, D.C., Marvin Beerbohm's "Automotive Industry" mural was originally created for a public library in this city Detroit
#8543, aired 2021-12-29TWENTY QUESTIONS $1000: The 20th Century Limited was a luxury, overnight train between New York City & this major city, advertising a smooth, water-level route Chicago
#8542, aired 2021-12-28THE "C" TEAM $800: They represent D.C. in the NHL the Capitals
#8527, aired 2021-12-07OFFICE, OURS $800: Amal leads the pool in the Mega Millions lottery; Brad runs the pool for this one that's in D.C. & all but 5 states Powerball
#8518, aired 2021-11-24NEWS $2000: A 1/16th size "little sister" has been unveiled at the Washington, D.C. residence of this person--in 2021 Philippe Étienne the French ambassador
#8506, aired 2021-11-08THE CITY HAS FALLEN $400: This world capital to the British in August 1814 Washington, D.C.
#8504, aired 2021-11-04INSTITUTIONS $400: A prestigious think tank, the Brookings Institution is headquartered in this city Washington, D.C.
#8503, aired 2021-11-03COLOR, MY WORLD $400: Take a glass bottom boat ride in this Springs in Florida, or a short car ride to D.C. from this Spring in Maryland Silver
#8465, aired 2021-08-13THE LATE, GREAT CHADWICK BOSEMAN $1000: In 2018 at this HBCU, his D.C. alma mater, Chadwick told grads, "Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill" Howard University
#8461, aired 2021-08-09HISTORIC NAMES $2000: An astronomer & mathematician, this African-American with an alliterative name helped survey they area that became Washington, D.C. (Benjamin) Banneker
#8451, aired 2021-07-26U.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
#8441, aired 2021-07-12THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN BRIEF $400: The first U.S. Secretary of State, he helped arrange for D.C. to be the capital Thomas Jefferson
#8437, aired 2021-07-06AFRICAN 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
#8436, aired 2021-07-05DOCTORED TELEVISION $800: Dr. Abigail Bartlet, who put in a D.C. residency The West Wing
#8433, aired 2021-06-30AWARDS & HONORS $600: In 1978 this Washington, D.C. location bestowed its first honors on Marian Anderson & Arthur Rubinstein the Kennedy Center
#8424, aired 2021-06-17THE TERMS OF SERVICE $1600: He served as mayor of D.C. from 1979 to 1991; he served 6 months in prison; he served as mayor of D.C. from 1995 to 1999 Marion Barry
#8423, aired 2021-06-16NOT QUITE STUPID ANSWERS $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from outside the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.) This scientist's will provided the funds that established the Smithsonian Institution; his crypt is here in the Smithsonian Castle & the institution he endowed has grown around him, exceeding anything he could have envisioned Smithson
#8418, aired 2021-06-09TV COMEDY CHARACTER NAMES $400: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, playing D.C. politics really, really dirty Selina Meyer
#8414, aired 2021-06-03NEXT IN LINE $400: The next D.C. avenue: Independence Avenue, Constitution Avenue... Pennsylvania Avenue
#8411, aired 2021-05-31SOUVENIRS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) The Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum store sells a Barbie doll of Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician who was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in this Oscar-nominated 2016 film Hidden Figures
#8408, aired 2021-05-26TRANSPORTATION $600: This 1,900-mile-long interstate travels by Jacksonville, Florida, Washington, D.C. & Portland, Maine I-95
#8403, aired 2021-05-19UNDER THE USA $800: Monks in Washington, D.C. created these underground crypts, trying to emulate those found in Rome catacombs
#8397, aired 2021-05-11NOTABLE WOMEN $800: The daughter of Chinese refugees, architect Maya Lin designed this Washington, D.C. monument the Vietnam War Memorial
#8396, aired 2021-05-10FROM C TO D $200: It describes a bubbly beverage like tonic water or soda carbonated
#8396, aired 2021-05-10FROM C TO D $400: In other words, someone who is yellow-bellied a coward
#8396, aired 2021-05-10FROM C TO D $600: A classic Atari video game of the 1980s was called Missile this Missile Command
#8396, aired 2021-05-10FROM C TO D $800: As an adjective, it means devoted; as a verb, it means perpetrated committed
#8396, aired 2021-05-10FROM C TO D $1000: Referring to its crunch, it's another name for iceberg lettuce crisphead
#8395, aired 2021-05-07A WHOPP"INGTON" OF A CITY $400: In 1790 Congress set aside land for this city Washington, D.C.
#8394, aired 2021-05-06POTENT HISTORY $1200: Vodka was involved in 1994 as this white-haired Russian leader was found on a D.C. street in his underwear hailing cabs to go get pizza Yeltsin
#8393, aired 2021-05-05OH, I'VE OFFENDED YOU? $1200: On September 13, 2020 D.C.'s NFL squad took the field with this less-offensive name the Washington Football Team
#8382, aired 2021-04-20LEADING FEMALE TV $400: This actress was never far from "Scandal" as Washington, D.C. crisis manager Olivia Pope Kerry Washington
#8366, aired 2021-03-29DURING THE JOHN ADAMS PRESIDENCY $200: Adams was sworn in as president at Congress Hall in this city; 3 years later the capital & Adams would move to D.C. Philadelphia
#8363, aired 2021-03-24KINGS & QUEENS $1600: Son of Olav, King Harald V of this country lived in exile outside of Washington, D.C. during World War II Norway
#8354, aired 2021-03-11NBA LOGOS $400: This team's logo has 3 stars for D.C., Maryland & Virginia the Washington Wizards
#8353, aired 2021-03-10NICKNAMES $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.) An official of the FBI's New York office said in 1992, "The Don is covered in Velcro" & every charge stuck when the Bureau, at last, succeeded in convicting mafia boss John Gotti, known by this slippery nickname "The Teflon Don"
#8352, aired 2021-03-0916-LETTER WORDS $2000: With a name that spans oceans, this global hotel brand includes London's Park Lane & the Willard in Washington, D.C. Intercontinental
#8344, aired 2021-02-25HISTORY $1200: This writing system arose in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium B.C. & disappeared early in the 1st millennium A.D. cuneiform
#8340, aired 2021-02-19LOADS OF ROADS $400: A ring road encircles a city; the one around Washington, D.C. is known by this name a beltway
#8328, aired 2021-02-03SCIENTISTS $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
#8308, aired 2021-01-0619th CENTURY AMERICA $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1857 this monthly magazine with an oceanic name was founded in Boston; it moved to D.C. 150 years later The Atlantic
#8301, aired 2020-12-14WORLD CAPITAL BINGO $800: "G", 1812: not named in honor of a D.C. college, this capital of Guyana, formerly Stabroek, gets its new name Georgetown
#8279, aired 2020-11-1220th CENTURY AMERICA $1600: Thanks to the 23rd Amendment, on November 3rd, 1964, residents of this city cast their first votes for president Washington, D.C.
#8273, aired 2020-11-04CLUES ACROSS THE SMITHSONIAN $200: (Bill Kelly presents from the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) I'm Bill Kelly from ABC7: the Air and Space Museum's Pioneers of Flight Gallery include such treasures as the bright red Lockheed Vega in which this woman became the first woman and second person to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 Amelia Earhart
#8273, aired 2020-11-04CLUES ACROSS THE SMITHSONIAN $600: (Bill Kelly presents from the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) The Air and Space Museums's Milestones of Flight Hall is filled with historic crafts, like this plane that made headlines around the world in the spring of 1927 the Spirit of St. Louis
#8273, aired 2020-11-04CLUES ACROSS THE SMITHSONIAN $800: ( Jonathan Elias presents from outside The Castle in Washington, D.C.) Hi, I'm Jonathan Elias from ABC7: the architect of the Smithsonian's Castle said the color of the sandstone he used was close to ashes of roses; it was quarried in Maryland along this nearby river the Potomac
#8273, aired 2020-11-04CLUES ACROSS THE SMITHSONIAN $1000: (Veronica Johnson presents from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Hi, I'm Veronica Johnson from ABC7: the atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian displays boats, including a birchbark canoe of this people of Lake Superior, also known as the Ojibwe; many of their customs are depicted in "The Song of Hiawatha" the Anishinaabe (Chippewa)
#8255, aired 2020-10-09THE DOCTOR WILL "C" YOU NOW $400: Found in the liver, it helps make vitamin D; hope you have a lot more good than bad! cholesterol
#8251, aired 2020-10-05AT THE AIRPORT $1200: An interfaith chapel named for the 40th president Reagan National
#8246, aired 2020-09-28HISTORY $400: In 1800 the U.S. capital was moved to Washington, D.C. from this city Philadelphia
#8243, aired 2020-09-23TV INSPIRATIONS $400: Washington, D.C. fixer Judy Smith inspired Olivia Pope on this drama Scandal
#8234, aired 2020-06-11THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $400: Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the non-voting delegate for this district for nearly 30 years Washington, D.C.
#8232, aired 2020-06-09HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1600: Future Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche set up the political science department at this Washington, D.C. school Howard
#8220, aired 2020-05-22ON THE MONEY $1600: A Washington, D.C. structure dedicated in 1922 is on the back of this bill the $5 bill
#8215, aired 2020-05-01MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $600: Until May 1, 2008 Washington, D.C.'s cabs didn't have these; they used a zone system instead meters
#8208, aired 2020-04-22AT REST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: At Washington National Cathedral: this president & his wife Edith Wilson
#8208, aired 2020-04-22AT REST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. $800: At St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery, writer Gore Vidal and this longtime host of "Meet the Press" Tim Russert
#8208, aired 2020-04-22AT REST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. $1600: At Oak Hill Cemetery: journalist & Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee & this woman who owned the Post (Katharine) Graham
#8208, aired 2020-04-22AT REST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. $2000: At Prospect Hill Cemetery: William with this last name who owned the house where Abraham Lincoln died Petersen
#8208, aired 2020-04-22AT REST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. $3,000 (Daily Double): At the Glenwood Cemetery: Emanuel Leutze, who famously painted "(George) Washington" doing this crossing the Delaware
#8194, aired 2020-04-02FAMOUS NAMES $400: When the federal capital moved to this city in 1790, Pres. Washington used a legal loophole to avoid freeing his slaves Philadelphia
#8181, aired 2020-03-16ARCHITECTURE HISTORY $400: Around 1793 amateur architect William Thornton won the design competition for this domed D.C. edifice the Capitol Building
#8180, aired 2020-03-13SMITHSONIAN AIR & SPACE MUSEUM $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) In the 1960s, the rocket-powered North American X-15 went higher and faster than any other aircraft in history with eight pilots who flew it to the fringes of space earning designation as these astronauts
#8180, aired 2020-03-13SMITHSONIAN AIR & SPACE MUSEUM $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) Known as "the couch", the seat inside Friendship 7 was custom-made to fit this Project Mercury pilot and future U.S. Senator John Glenn
#8180, aired 2020-03-13SMITHSONIAN AIR & SPACE MUSEUM $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) Though it wasn't quite ready for combat in WWII, the Bell Airacomet first flew in 1942, making it the first American plane to use this then-emerging technology jet propulsion
#8177, aired 2020-03-10STUDENT WORD LIST $800: A Protestant group promoting Christian unity is called these "of Christ", D.O.C. for short Disciples
#8174, aired 2020-03-05MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS $800: Near the famous wall, a D.C. memorial to women's service in this war was unveiled on Veterans Day 1993 the Vietnam War
#8173, aired 2020-03-04HELLER $200: The Supreme Court's decision in the case of D.C. v. Heller used this amendment to strike down a gun control law the Second Amendment
#8170, aired 2020-02-28HIGHER EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): Founded in 1853, Washington University isn't in D.C. or Washington State but in this city on the Mississippi river St. Louis
#8161, aired 2020-02-17BEARD MAN $200: A Guinness World Record, Hans Langseth's over 17-foot-long beard was eventually cut & donated to this D.C. institution the Smithsonian
#8159, aired 2020-02-13JUST SAY "N.O." $1000: This astronomical site in D.C. is responsible for the U.S. time service the Naval Observatory
#8152, aired 2020-02-04IN THE ENVIRONMENT $200: It's the name in common to Paris' subway & Washington, D.C.'s rail system Metro
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) The Game Changers Exhibit honors such athletes as this track & field star whose four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin upset Hitler's dreams to demonstrate Aryan superiority Jesse Owens
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dominating women's tennis, Althea Gibson broke the color barrier & became the first African-American to win the French & U.S. Open Singles as well as, in 1957 & 1958, this oldest Grand Slam event Wimbledon
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) One of the most memorable moments in Olympic history was when track stars Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute in Mexico City in this year of escalated racial tensions six months after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Argubably "The Greatest" inside the ring & out, Muhammed Ali first won the heavyweight title by beating Sonny Liston in 1964; in the next few days, publicly adopting Islam, he changed from this & became an example of Black pride & defiance of the establishment Cassius Clay
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Say hey! This was used in the 1965 All Star Game by this Giant center fielder; in a 2016 85th birthday message, President Obama called him the greatest living ballplayer Willie Mays
#8145, aired 2020-01-24THIS & THAT $200: In July 2019 this D.C. monument was "turned" into a rocket for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 the Washington Monument
#8141, aired 2020-01-20LIBRARIES $1600: The Folger Library is in D.C. across 2nd Street SE from this much larger library the Library of Congress
#8, aired 2020-01-14MATH TO ROMAN NUMERALS TO INITIALS TO NAMES $200: 800 + 250 to this architect of a D.C. landmark dedicated in 1982 Maya Lin
#8135, aired 2020-01-10THE IRISHMAN $800: Dublin's Leinster House inspired James Hoban's design of this Washington, D.C. building the White House
#8133, aired 2020-01-081995 $600: This gathering with a numerical and alliterative name drew hundreds of thousands of black men to Washington, D.C. the Million Man March
#8132, aired 2020-01-07OCCUPATION ETYMOLOGY $1000: This word goes way back in Britain, despite the legend that the 1st ones hung out in D.C.'s Willard Hotel to nag Pres. Grant a lobbyist
#8131, aired 2020-01-06STATUE OF NO LIMITATIONS $200: His D.C. statue signaling "V for victory!" stands outside the British embassy Churchill
#8129, aired 2020-01-02WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $200: Jimmy & Rosalynn are moving to D.C.; he's putting his farm of this crop into a trust to avoid conflicts of interest peanut
#8129, aired 2020-01-02WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $400: Abe & Mary Todd are moving back to D.C., where Abe was a congressman from 1847 to 1849 in this pre-Republican party the Whig Party
#8129, aired 2020-01-02WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $800: Pre-D.C., Nancy was an actress & Ronald was a different kind of president, leading SAG, short for this, from 1947 to 1952 the Screen Actors Guild
#8128, aired 2020-01-01MAYORS $1600: In between his third & fourth terms as mayor of Washington, D.C., he served 6 months in prison on drug charges Marion Barry
#8125, aired 2019-12-27BIBLE "D"ICTIONARY $800: This Persian ruler of the 500s B.C. is mentioned in the books of Ezra, Haggai & Zechariah Darius
#8121, aired 2019-12-23FBI 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
#8121, aired 2019-12-23FBI HEADQUARTERS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) This phone and wiretapping device help set off one of the most notorious episodes in American history in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972 when five burglars were arrested in this Washington, D.C. hotel and office complex the Watergate
#8121, aired 2019-12-23FBI HEADQUARTERS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.These passports belonged to Cynthia and Richard Murphy, real names Lidiya and Vladimir Guryev, who were among 10 foreign agents arrested in a 2010 operation that inspired this Emmy-winning FX series about Russian spies masquerading as U.S. citizens The Americans
#8121, aired 2019-12-23FBI HEADQUARTERS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) Nearly 95% of the over 500 who've appeared on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list have been found, including this man who was listed twice--first following an April 1968 assassination and again briefly after a short 1977 prison escape James Earl Ray
#8121, aired 2019-12-23FBI HEADQUARTERS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) After much internal debate over the wisdom of giving in to terrorists, in 1995, the FBI allowed publication of this criminal's long rambling manifesto. The move paid off when the man's brother recognized his writing and alerted authorities the Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski)
#8119, aired 2019-12-19NATIVE AMERICANS: THE REALITY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) The Americans exhibit highlights Native Americans' role in American identity. One legend is Pocahontas' famous 1607 rescue of this man, a story some doubt, as he didn't tell it until 1624, though he had written about his time in Virginia before then John Smith
#8119, aired 2019-12-19NATIVE AMERICANS: THE REALITY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Soon after this 1876 battle, the U.S. had almost all the region's Native Americans confined to reservations, yet that one setback looms large and made the Sioux and other plains people the iconic image of Native Americans the Battle of Little Bighorn
#8119, aired 2019-12-19NATIVE AMERICANS: THE REALITY $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Stick and ball games are common among many Native peoples, but the only nation with its own sports team on an international level is the Iroquois team, competing in this centuries-old sport lacrosse
#8119, aired 2019-12-19NATIVE AMERICANS: THE REALITY $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Disputes over treaties between tribes and the U.S. may seem far in the past, but this mile marker says otherwise. It was part of the 2016 protest by the Standing Rock Tribe that claimed this pipeline violated an 1868 pact the Dakota Access Pipeline
#8119, aired 2019-12-19NATIVE AMERICANS: THE REALITY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Despite the legal veneer of the Indian Removal Act, forcing 100,000 Native Americans from the fertile southeast to the more arid lands west of the Mississippi, caused thousands of deaths from starvation, exposure, and disease, leading to this term the Trail of Tears
#8112, aired 2019-12-10AMERICAN HISTORY $600: This man's 1825 inaugural address had to compete with a traveling circus performing in D.C. (John) Quincy Adams
#8107, aired 2019-12-03WHEN I WAS SECRETARY OF STATE... $400: I did enough stuff to have a D.C.-area airport named for me (John Foster) Dulles
#8102, aired 2019-11-26AMERICAN CATHEDRALS $1600: Washington National Cathedral in D.C. is not Catholic, but this American member of the Anglican Communion Episcopalian
#8101, aired 2019-11-25MODELS OF THE HEAVENS $2000: A NASA scale model uses a grapefruit-sized sun in D.C.; the Sun's "neighbor", Proxima this, would be a cherry in California Centauri
#8095, aired 2019-11-15"R"CHITECTURE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.) The Castle, the Smithsonian Institution's main building, was designed by this prolific 19th century architect, who would go on to design St. Patrick's Cathedral James Renwick
#8089, aired 2019-11-07"SCHU" WHO $1200: This senator has represented New York in D.C. since his election to Congress in 1980 at age 29 (Chuck) Schumer
#8085, aired 2019-11-01NAMED FOR A PRESIDENT $600: Founded in Africa in 1822, it's the only world capital (besides Washington, D.C.) that's named for a U.S. president Monrovia
#8078, aired 2019-10-23DOWN IN AFRICA $800: "C" starts the name of this nation, highlighted here on the Gulf of Guinea Cameroon
#8063, aired 2019-10-02THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL $400: To Ottawa, Canada Washington, D.C.
#8052, aired 2019-09-17FROM C TO D $800: koa.com helps you find this type of place to put up your tent campground
#8052, aired 2019-09-17FROM C TO D $1200: In a 1982 no. 1 hit The J. Geils Band sang, "My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold, my angel is" this centerfold
#8052, aired 2019-09-17FROM C TO D $1600: Motion picture film substance celluloid
#8052, aired 2019-09-17FROM C TO D $2,500 (Daily Double): Goods imported or exported illegally contraband
#8040, aired 2019-07-19IF I WERE A TIBETAN MAN $600: In legend, c. 430 A.D., King Nyantsen received a scripture that marked the introduction of this religion into Tibet Buddhism
#8040, aired 2019-07-19AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $800: Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison & Ta-Nehisi Coates all attended this university in Washington, D.C. Howard
#8019, aired 2019-06-2023 & YOU $2000: The 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permitted citizens of this place to vote for president Washington, D.C.
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $400: A little birdie told me Dick Costolo became CEO of this social media site after a 2010 boardroom coup Twitter
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $800: How powerful was this "D.C." vice president in D.C.? After he shot a guy in the face in 2006, the guy apologized to *him* Dick Cheney
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $1200: Between 1825 & 1834 this frontiersman from Tennessee went 3-3 running for Congress; now, remember the Alamo Crockett
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $1600: On July 13, 2016 this British prime minister presented his resignation to the Queen David Cameron
#8018, aired 2019-06-19THE D.C. UNIVERSE $2000: Get smart! In 2017 Dan Coats was confirmed by the Senate as the DNI, director of this national intelligence
#8015, aired 2019-06-14TRUTH OR DARE $1600: Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks, Sojourner helped integrate this public transportation in Washington D.C. streetcars
#8010, aired 2019-06-07AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In August 1963 Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech at this Washington, D.C. landmark the Lincoln Memorial
#8005, aired 2019-05-31POTPOURRI $400: This country, an enclave in Italy, is smaller than the National Mall in Washington, D.C. the Vatican
#8001, aired 2019-05-27FEELING ART "C" $1600: Though her dad said he'd rather see her dead, she moved to Paris in 1866 & later exhibited with the Impressionists (Mary) Cassatt
#7995, aired 2019-05-17MVP! MVP! $1000: We get a kick out of Wayne Rooney, D.C. United's 2018 team MVP & also winner of the squad's coveted "Golden" this Golden Boot
#7991, aired 2019-05-13COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: The Woodstock Theological Library is part of this D.C. Jesuit school Georgetown
#7964, aired 2019-04-04THE HIGHEST CAPITAL CITY $400: Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Mexico City Mexico City
#7958, aired 2019-03-27GETTING AN EDUCATION $1000: In 2005 this D.C. university's Walsh School of Foreign Service opened its first foreign campus, in Qatar Georgetown
#7956, aired 2019-03-251960s AMERICA $4,400 (Daily Double): In 1964 D.C. residents were allowed to vote for president for the first time, going 85% for this man Lyndon Johnson
#7938, aired 2019-02-27A WALK IN THE PARK $1000: Stop to enjoy the landscaping of Dumbarton Oaks park in this city D.C., or Washington, D.C.
#7931, aired 2019-02-18NAME THE VENUE $2000: The world premiere of the drama "The Widow Lincoln"--this D.C. venue, January 2015 Ford's Theater
#7926, aired 2019-02-11EMERALD $600: "Emerald Dawn" is a graphic novel fittingly featuring this ring-bearing D.C. superhero the Green Lantern
#7918, aired 2019-01-30SPELLEMENTS $1200: Cd C-A-D-M-I-U-M
#7915, aired 2019-01-25PEST CONTROL $400: Washington, D.C. is dealing with rats by dropping dry ice down their holes; then this gas finishes them off carbon dioxide
#7894, aired 2018-12-27AIRPORT CODES $1000: BWI--these 2 cities are the B & the W Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
#7885, aired 2018-12-14CENTURY 19 REAL ESTATE LISTINGS $400: By 1827 the 2 wings of this D.C. govt. building were joined & it got its first copper-sheathed dome; own some history! the Capitol
#7882, aired 2018-12-11BORN IN 1818 $1600: This abolitionist born a slave got a 200th birthday celebration at his national historic site in Washington, D.C. Frederick Douglass
#7874, aired 2018-11-29ELEMENTAL U.S. PLACES $400: Silver Spring, Maryland is a suburb of this city Washington, D.C.
#7861, aired 2018-11-12SCHOOL UNIFORMS $1000: In 1987 schools in D.C. & this "Old Line State" began to implement the first use of uniforms in U.S. public schools Maryland
#7856, aired 2018-11-05SISTER CITIES $800: Sisters can be so competitive! "You have the Lincoln Memorial, D.C.? OK! This city of ours has the monument of Lysicrates!" Athens
#7850, aired 2018-10-26PEOPLE $2,000 (Daily Double): In 2016 Carla Hayden became the first woman & first African-American in this D.C. post & naturally was sworn in on a book the Librarian of Congress
#7835, aired 2018-10-05THE TRIAL'S VENUE $2000: The trial of Leon Czolgosz--this city, not D.C. Buffalo, New York
#7834, aired 2018-10-04IF I WERE IN RICHMOND... $600: I would see how the so-called this of the Confederacy compares to the one in D.C. the White House
#7818, aired 2018-09-12OR BUST $800: Oh say can you see the bust of this lawyer, who became D.C.'s D.A. in 1833 (Francis Scott) Key
#7817, aired 2018-09-11RELIGIOUS LEADERS $3,400 (Daily Double): John Carroll, the first Roman Catholic bishop in the U.S., founded this D.C. university in 1789 Georgetown
#7815, aired 2018-07-27DEFUNCT SPORTS FRANCHISES $800: In the 1950s Washington, D.C. had a NBA team called this, like the current NHL team but spelled -ols the Capitols
#7815, aired 2018-07-27THE U.S. CONGRESS WITH NANCY PELOSI $1200: (Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) Nonvoting members of Congress include Eleanor Holmes Norton representing Washington, D.C. & Jenniffer González-Colón serving this hurricane-devastated island Puerto Rico
#7810, aired 2018-07-20RIVERS $800: The 2 rivers that flow through Washington, D.C. are the Anacosta & this one the Potomac
#7806, aired 2018-07-164, 4 $200: It's 202 for Washington, D.C. the area code
#7796, aired 2018-07-02SMALL-SCREEN CRIME FIGHTERS $600: Set in Washington D.C., "NCIS" spun off versions that take place in these other 2 cities New Orleans and Los Angeles
#7786, aired 2018-06-184-LETTER WORDS $1600: A Washington, D.C. university honors this policy expert "of the year" wonk
#7776, aired 2018-06-04DESIGNER INITIALS $200: He burst onto the Paris fashion scene in 1947: C.D. Christian Dior
#7775, aired 2018-06-01SPY STUFF $1200: It's not just in movies: D.C.'s International Spy Museum has these disguised as pens, lighters & from around 1950, a watch a camera
#7763, aired 2018-05-16CITY OF THE NOVEL $400: "Thank You for Smoking" & "Murder in the Smithsonian" Washington, D.C.
#7752, aired 2018-05-01TAKE MY MONEY! $200: If your order is C.O.D., you pay at the time of this "D" delivery
#7752, aired 2018-05-01SCIENCE FRICTION $2,800 (Daily Double): In a 19th c. spat in this field, O.C. Marsh won a round when it turned out E.D. Cope had put an elasmosaurus skull on the tail paleontology
#7746, aired 2018-04-23TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLE $400: "First Lady Sings the Blues" on this D.C.-set melodrama Scandal
#7722, aired 2018-03-20ELECTORAL COLLEGE SILVER MEDALISTS $800: In 1972 this Democrat won only D.C. & Massachusetts, losing his home state of South Dakota by 9 points McGovern
#7713, aired 2018-03-07SUFFRAGETTE CITY $600: In 1913 Alice Paul arranged for a demonstration of over 5,000 women before this man's inauguration in D.C. Wilson
#7705, aired 2018-02-23HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $400: Landmarks along this Washington, D.C. route include the J. Edgar Hoover building & the National Archives Pennsylvania Avenue
#7693, aired 2018-02-07THE WASHINGTON POST $400: Donald L. Neiffer is the chief one of these doctors at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. veterinarian
#7681, aired 2018-01-22FROM "C" TO "D" $400: Another way of saying 10 x 10 x 10 is 10 this cubed
#7681, aired 2018-01-22FROM "C" TO "D" $800: Ambrose Bierce defined this as "one who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs" a coward
#7681, aired 2018-01-22FROM "C" TO "D" $1200: On this Food Network show, chefs make an appetizer, entree & dessert using mystery basket ingredients Chopped
#7681, aired 2018-01-22FROM "C" TO "D" $1600: It's another name for a canine tooth a cuspid
#7681, aired 2018-01-22FROM "C" TO "D" $2000: The motto of this organization is "Semper Paratus" the Coast Guard
#7676, aired 2018-01-15STREET SMARTS $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.) Reflecting the close relationship that exists between our two countries, Canada is the only one to have its embassy on a section of this stately Washington avenue that connects the White House to the U.S. Capitol Pennsylvania
#7671, aired 2018-01-08NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: (Alex presents the clue from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) Adopted in 1921, Canada's coat of arms bears the symbols of 4 of its founding nations: 3 lions for England, 1 lion for Scotland, the fleur-de-lis for France & the harp of Tara for this country Ireland
#7661, aired 2017-12-25THERE 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
#7660, aired 2017-12-22SCULPTURE $800: Doctors' offices can have nice art & this organization put a 10-ton Louise Nevelson sculpture outside its D.C. building American Medical Association
#7645, aired 2017-12-01U.S. LANDMARKS $200: (D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser presents the clue.) The cornerstone of this structure was laid on July 4, 1848; Abraham Lincoln & the 90-year-old widow of Alexander Hamilton were in attendance the Washington Monument
#7636, aired 2017-11-20IN THE CITY $600: The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C.
#7619, aired 2017-10-26REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS $400: A quarter honors his national historic site in Washington, D.C., & on the back is the man himself Frederick Douglass
#7617, aired 2017-10-24HOLD MY BEER $400: A man named Sebastian was actually the 18th c. brewmaster who founded this Belgian "star" brand Stella Artois
#7614, aired 2017-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: The White House has been called "the President's palace" & this "mansion" the Executive Mansion
#7614, aired 2017-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the National Mall in Washington, D.C.) Because the ground is firmer, the Washington Monument was placed here, instead of at a spot in the center of the original D.C., as planned by this designer of the city (Pierre) L'Enfant
#7614, aired 2017-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $800: The world's largest collection of Shakespeareana is housed at this library the Folger
#7614, aired 2017-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $1,000 (Daily Double): This 3-word motto is on D.C. license plates to protest its lack of voting rights; a 2016 proposal is start the motto "end" "Taxation Without Representation"
#7612, aired 2017-10-17LETTER PERFECT $400: 500, in Roman numerals D
#7608, aired 2017-10-11CARVE OUT $200: Third-generation stone carver Nick Benson engraved the words on this man's D.C. memorial, which was dedicated in 2011 Martin Luther King, (Jr.)
#7586, aired 2017-09-11"A-C"/"D-C" $200: It means "severe", as in "we have to resort to" these "measures" drastic
#7586, aired 2017-09-11"A-C"/"D-C" $400: Term for someone who can't remember who he is amnesiac
#7586, aired 2017-09-11"A-C"/"D-C" $600: Late in 2016 President Obama expelled from the U.S. several Russian members of this corps the diplomatic corps
#7586, aired 2017-09-11"A-C"/"D-C" $800: Meaning "antiquated", it has nothing to do with a Biblical boat archaic
#7586, aired 2017-09-11"A-C"/"D-C" $1000: St. Nilus of Ancyra was AKA Nilus the this type of monk who lives simply ascetic
#7584, aired 2017-07-27LET'S ALL GO TO THE LIBRARY $1600: Have a cup of coffee before taking in this D.C. Shakespeare library's 255,000 books & 55,000 manuscripts Folger
#7565, aired 2017-06-30CANADA 150 $400: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) Canada's sesquicentennial celebrates the 150th anniversary of the British North America Act of 1867, which joined Nova Scotia & New Brunswick to Ontario & this province in a single dominion under the British monarch Quebec
#7565, aired 2017-06-30CANADA 150 $800: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) In 1964 the country was divided over the selection of a new flag, but when Parliament ended months of bitter dispute with the selection of this now familiar maple leaf design, the members got together, and in a show of national unity, sang this anthem that was itself only officially adopted in 1980 "O Canada"
#7565, aired 2017-06-30CANADA 150 $1600: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) The 12 pillars of this outdoor rotunda symbolize the 10 provinces and 2 territories that were part of Canada ins 1989, the year of the dedication of the embassy; the coat of arms above the entryway represents this new territory, created in 1999 Nunavut
#7565, aired 2017-06-30CANADA 150 $2000: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) Canada is both a parliamentary democracy headed by a prime minister and a constitution monarchy, headed by Her Majesty, the Queen, who is represented in the country by someone in this largely ceremonial post governor general
#7565, aired 2017-06-30CANADA 150 $3,500 (Daily Double): (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) The embassy's art collection includes a reminder of the warm relations between Canada & this country; during World War II, Canada helped provide refuge for its royal family, including the young Princess Beatrix, & later, Canada helped liberate this country from Nazi rule the Netherlands
#7563, aired 2017-06-28AFRICAN AMERICANS $800: (I'm D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser.) On January 2, 1975 Walter Washington became D.C.'s first elected mayor in a century as he was sworn in by this fellow Howard University alumnus Thurgood Marshall
#7554, aired 2017-06-15U.S. MUSEUMS $800: This museum in Washington, D.C. includes a Hall of Witness & a Hall of Remembrance the Holocaust Museum
#7542, aired 2017-05-30LYRICAL SPELLING BEE $1200: Tammy Wynette spelled out this title word that she doesn't want her 4-year-old "to understand" divorce ("D-I-V-O-R-C-E")
#7534, aired 2017-05-18THE ART OF WAR $400: Frederick Hart's sculpture in D.C. honors the soldiers of this war the Vietnam War
#7528, aired 2017-05-10TYPES OF STREETS $400: D.C.'s Pennsylvania, which has been called America's Main Street avenue
#7516, aired 2017-04-24SITCOM CITIES $200: "Veep" Washington, D.C.
#7504, aired 2017-04-06MARITIME FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE $2000: The relative calm in this West African country after the fall of Charles Taylor has made it a popular F.O.C. nation once more Liberia
#7501, aired 2017-04-03WHERE ART THOU? $600: At Bladensbug, Md.'s "dark and bloody grounds", where dozens of D.C. gents once came to settle scores via this by duel
#7498, aired 2017-03-29IT'S EPIC $1,400 (Daily Double): This Roman poet wrote his own epic around 19 B.C. & in 1321 A.D. appeared as a character in one Virgil
#7490, aired 2017-03-17COLLEGE COLLAGE $600: The Walsh School of Foreign Service is part of this D.C. university Georgetown
#7478, aired 2017-03-01A SMALL COLLEGE $400: This D.C. schools says it's "the world's only university designed to be barrier-free for deaf & hard of hearing students" Gallaudet
#7476, aired 2017-02-27THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $200: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dismantled at its original location on Edisto Island, South Carolina, & now restored & a centerpiece of the museum, this cabin dates back to the early days of slavery but was used well into the 20th century, with residents picking as much as 100 pounds a day of this crop cotton
#7476, aired 2017-02-27THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $400: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Guests at the opening ceremony for the museum included these men who trained in Alabama as part of this World War II group of aviators who escorted over 200 bombing missions with the loss of just a handful of bombers the Tuskegee Airmen
#7476, aired 2017-02-27CEMETERIES $400: In 1828 Mary Randolph of Washington, D.C. became the first person buried at what later became this cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
#7476, aired 2017-02-27THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $600: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) He was known to always carry a Bible, & the small one displayed here likely belonged to this preacher & slave rebellion leader, who may have been carrying it when he was captured in 1831 Nat Turner
#7476, aired 2017-02-27THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $800: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Among the museum's largest artifacts is a railroad car whose colored section had no luggage racks & smaller bathrooms--just a reminder of these laws of segregation that persisted until the 1960s Jim Crow laws
#7476, aired 2017-02-27THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $2,000 (Daily Double): (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) On Easter in 1939, after she was denied permission to sing at Constitution Hall, this contralto put on her Sunday best clothes & sang "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" to a crowd of over 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial Marian Anderson
#7472, aired 2017-02-21THEY NAMED A SCHOOL FOR ME $800: A Union officer & head of the Freedman's Bureau gave his name to this historically black university in Washington, D.C. Howard
#7461, aired 2017-02-06NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) At the gift shop, you can pick up a kinara, a candleholder that represents African roots; it'll hold candles in the symbolic colors of black for the people, red for their struggle & green for hope, all to help you celebrate this late December holiday Kwanzaa
#7461, aired 2017-02-06NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $800: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men are created equal", yet, as seen from the names on the bricks, he was a major slaveholder, owning hundreds at this home & plantation in Virginia Monticello
#7461, aired 2017-02-06NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $1200: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) Among Harriet Tubman's most treasured possessions was a lace shawl she received in recognition of her heroic efforts from this woman, who was celebrating her diamond jubilee Queen Victoria
#7461, aired 2017-02-06NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $1600: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) "Our feet are tired, but our souls are rested", said Martin Luther King, & then soaked his feet in the bucket on display here after leading thousands on a 5-day, 54-mile freedom march from Selma to the steps of the Capitol in this city Montgomery
#7461, aired 2017-02-06NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $2000: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) The tape recorder was used by this man, whose ideas for black activism couldn't be contained by the Nation of Islam, leading to the sad correctness of his prediction in his autobiography that, "I, too, will die by violence" Malcolm X
#7445, aired 2017-01-13RUNNING A HOTEL $400: In 1963 D.C.'s Madison Hotel pioneered this room feature with convenient drinks, snacks & 300% price markups a mini-bar
#7445, aired 2017-01-13UP ON MT. LUSHMORE $800: Bill Clinton said this blotto Russian president tried to hail a cab on a D.C. street clad only in underwear; he wanted pizza Boris Yeltsin
#7422, aired 2016-12-13ALL ABOUT ANIMALS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) In China, giant pandas, with their black-&-white fur, were thought to be a physical manifestation of these two principles that come together to create peace & harmony yin & yang
#7422, aired 2016-12-13ALL ABOUT ANIMALS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) Extinct in the wild until recently, Przewalski's horse, the only truly wild horse, has been reintroduced back into China & this landlocked neighbor to the north, where it is a symbol of national heritage Mongolia
#7422, aired 2016-12-13THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION $1200: In the 1st century B.C., this epistle apostle called for God to curse competing preachers (St.) Paul
#7416, aired 2016-12-05MOTTOES $200: (I'm D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser.) The official motto of the District of Columbia translates to these 3 words that follow the word "and" in the Pledge of Allegiance justice for all
#7415, aired 2016-12-02THE PACHEBEL CANON IN D $400: The Canon was written for 3 violins & continuo, the 17th c. version of this instrument of Sting, Flea & Paul McCartney the bass
#7404, aired 2016-11-17MOVIE VILLAINS $600: This "X-Men" character turned 2 D.C. landmarks into 1 when he dropped a stadium around the White House Magneto
#7403, aired 2016-11-16ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) They're symbols of peace & friendship, & sadly, in their native China, only about 1,800 giant pandas remain in the wild, primarily due to destruction of the forests that provide this tall, woody grass that these guys can each eat over 50 pounds of daily bamboo
#7403, aired 2016-11-16ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) Without native mammals present, kiwis thrived for over 35 million years, but today they're endangered & facing extinction, largely because they're flightless and can't escape from introduced predators in this, their native country New Zealand
#7403, aired 2016-11-16ENDANGERED 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
#7403, aired 2016-11-16ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) With fewer than 50,000 left in the wild, Asian elephants, like their larger African cousins, are facing extinction due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, & this crime, the illegal killing, capturing, or stealing of wildlife poaching
#7403, aired 2016-11-16ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) The Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies & has the narrowest stripes; largely due to habitat loss & the illegal wildlife trade, there are as few as 400 left on their native island in this country Indonesia
#7395, aired 2016-11-04PUNNING POLITICAL TITLES $200: "Dave Barry hits below the" this 64-mile interstate encircling D.C. the Beltway
#7390, aired 2016-10-28INITIALITERATURE $200: "L.C.L." by D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover
#7371, aired 2016-10-03U.S. MUSEUMS $1200: Not surprisingly, the basement of this building in Washington, D.C. houses a museum of Lincoln memorabilia Ford's Theatre
#7368, aired 2016-09-28THAT'S T-B-D $1000: This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot the Tabard Inn
#7361, aired 2016-09-19COLLEGE FIRSTS $400: America's first Catholic college was this one founded in 1789 in Washington, D.C. Georgetown
#7360, aired 2016-09-16DOUBLE TALK $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) Born in 2015, the newest member of the panda family at the Smithsonian's National Zoo was given this name which actually means "precious treasure", not newborn Bei Bei
#7359, aired 2016-09-15I'M HERE TO SEE HERBERT HOOVER $200: The half-inch of rain in D.C. on the day of Hoover's inaugural in this year did not bode well 1929
#7356, aired 2016-09-12COLLEGE FOOTBALL $600: In 2013 the Military Bowl moved from Washington, D.C. to the home field of this nearby military academy the Naval Academy
#7354, aired 2016-07-28CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $800: (I'm Kidd O'Shea from ABC 7 News.) All vice presidents have worked out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, starting with this man, who in 1961 wanted an office in the White House but was moved next door as part of his sidelining by the administration Lyndon B. Johnson
#7344, aired 2016-07-14ARCHITECTURE $800: Frank Lloyd Wright's pyramidal Tokyo Imperial Hotel reflected a revival named for this C. Am. culture big around 700 A.D. the Maya
#7344, aired 2016-07-14ARCHITECTURE $1600: In the '60s it was D.C.'s 1st mixed-use development & the only U.S. project by Rome Olympics architect Luigi Moretti Watergate
#7337, aired 2016-07-05MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS $1600: His words "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope" are inscribed on his Washington, D.C. memorial Martin Luther King, Jr.
#7327, aired 2016-06-21AS EASY AS C-D-E $400: Known as a poison, it's also used to extract gold cyanide
#7327, aired 2016-06-21AS EASY AS C-D-E $800: It describes a witness worthy of belief; that's...! credible
#7327, aired 2016-06-21AS EASY AS C-D-E $1200: To turn sour or congeal; when you're scared, your blood is said to do this curdle
#7327, aired 2016-06-21AS EASY AS C-D-E $1600: It can be a small waterfall, an outpouring of objects or events, or the simple juggling pattern seen here a cascade
#7327, aired 2016-06-21AS EASY AS C-D-E $2000: The rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds cadence
#7324, aired 2016-06-16WHOSE WHAT? $400: In 1894 a throng of unemployed men known as "Coxey's Army" marched to this city to demand jobs & public spending Washington, D.C.
#7321, aired 2016-06-13WE RECOGNIZE THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK $1000: His appointment in 1949 lasted only 4 months but he did enough other stuff to get an airport in D.C. named for him (John Foster) Dulles
#7319, aired 2016-06-09A JASON $400: If you'll "Walk This Way", you'll find Jason Mizell was known as Jam Master Jay in this '80s rap trio Run-D.M.C.
#7317, aired 2016-06-07"BEAUTY" $800: This hybrid is the official flower of Washington, D.C. the American Beauty rose
#7306, aired 2016-05-23AMERICAN HISTORY $800: This Washington, D.C. guest house of U.S. Presidents was named for an advisor to Andrew Jackson & built in 1824 Blair House
#7303, aired 2016-05-18D.C. HISTORY $400: Slaves in Washington, D.C. were freed in April 1862, 9 months before this January 1, 1863 manifesto the Emancipation Proclamation
#7303, aired 2016-05-18D.C. HISTORY $800: When D.C. burned in 1814, this office important to inventors was spared after its head pleaded with the British the Patent Office
#7303, aired 2016-05-18D.C. HISTORY $1200: Recently, D.C.'s Latino population has grown with a very large number from this smallest Central American nation by area El Salvador
#7303, aired 2016-05-18D.C. HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Washington originally included 2 port cities within its boundaries: Georgetown & this city that returned to Virginia in 1846 Alexandria
#7293, aired 2016-05-04IN THE D.C. AREA $200: More than 400,000 armed service members & their dependents are buried there Arlington National Cemetery
#7293, aired 2016-05-04IN THE D.C. AREA $400: Like his palatial home, this president's memorial was based in part on the Roman Pantheon Jefferson
#7293, aired 2016-05-04IN THE D.C. AREA $800: The D.C. memorial seen here depicts soldiers out on patrol during this conflict the Korean War
#7293, aired 2016-05-04IN THE D.C. AREA $1000: 82-acre President's Park is home each December to this tall attraction the National Christmas Tree
#7293, aired 2016-05-04IN THE D.C. AREA $1,600 (Daily Double): The Bill of Rights & the Constitution are on display there the National Archives
#7288, aired 2016-04-27THE POLITICS OF TV $600: Joshua Malina plays the Attorney General on this show that's technically set in D.C. but c'mon, it's in Shondaland Scandal
#7263, aired 2016-03-23WOMEN ON TV $200: (I'm Bellamy Young.) "Scandal isn't my first venture in D.C. TV; in 2004 I played North Carolina lawyer Marylou Meriwether on an episode of this show named for part of the White House The West Wing
#7260, aired 2016-03-18BAYS $3,000 (Daily Double): Washington, D.C. chefs suggest that one way to rid this bay of the invasive blue catfish is to simply eat more blue catfish Chesapeake Bay
#7251, aired 2016-03-07MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS $800: Here's one of these Depression-era lines as depicted in bronze at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C. a bread line
#7235, aired 2016-02-12FAQ $800: Online FAQs for this D.C. landmark include "Can I go inside?" (Yes) & "Does" it "sway in the wind?" (No) the Washington Monument
#7230, aired 2016-02-05SUPERHERO NAME CHANGES $200: After this sidekick matured in the D.C. universe, he became Nightwing Robin
#7230, aired 2016-02-05SUPERHERO NAME CHANGES $1000: D.C. renamed Captain Marvel this, partially because readers already thought it was his name Shazam
#7229, aired 2016-02-04WALL-TO-WALL $1600: Inscribed with more than 58,000 names, this D.C. memorial is sometimes referred to as "The Wall" the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
#7224, aired 2016-01-28NO C $1200: Partner in the title of Elgar's March in D major, Opus 39, Number 1 pomp
#7221, aired 2016-01-25SPELLING BEE WORDS $400: This table has the days of the month & year C-A-L-E-N-D-A-R
#7220, aired 2016-01-22U.S. UNIVERSITY TOWNS $1600: American University Washington, D.C.
#7216, aired 2016-01-18"A", "B", "C", "D", "E" $200: A: Present plural of "to be" are
#7216, aired 2016-01-18"A", "B", "C", "D", "E" $400: B: A towering building project in Genesis 11:4-9 Babel
#7216, aired 2016-01-18"A", "B", "C", "D", "E" $600: C: A hood like Batman wears a cowl
#7216, aired 2016-01-18"A", "B", "C", "D", "E" $800: D: Adjective meaning "sweet", like a pleasant tone dulcet
#7216, aired 2016-01-18"A", "B", "C", "D", "E" $1000: E: Latin plural for mistakes in a text errata
#7206, aired 2016-01-04IF THEY MARRIED $600: If a poster girl "Charlie's Angel" had wed the actor who was Sonny Corleone, she could've marched to D.C. as... Farrah Caan
#7202, aired 2015-12-29TV SETTINGS $400: "The Americans" & "Murphy Brown": this city Washington D.C.
#7198, aired 2015-12-23AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $600: Beginning in 1867 school was in session for what is now Morehouse College & this university in Washington, D.C. Howard University
#7197, aired 2015-12-22MARTIN VAN BUREN $1200: In his 1837 inaugural address, Van Buren opposed the attempt of Congress to abolish this in D.C. slavery
#7195, aired 2015-12-18THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD $800: (Will Shortz delivers the clue.) On Thursday we rolled the D-I-C-E, as in these, "racy books named after a Victorian garment" bodice ripper
#7173, aired 2015-11-18ORGANIZATIONS $400: Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. was built in 1929 to house the annual convention for this women's organization the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
#7162, aired 2015-11-03D.C. TV $200: In the first episode of this series, Red Reddington, "the Concierge of Crime", surrenders at FBI headquarters The Blacklist
#7162, aired 2015-11-03D.C. TV $400: White House party crasher Michaele Salahi was on the D.C. version of this Bravo reality series Real Housewives
#7162, aired 2015-11-03D.C. TV $600: Agent 86 & Agent 99 worked for the Washington-based intelligence agency CONTROL on this spy sitcom Get Smart
#7162, aired 2015-11-03D.C. TV $800: Emily Deschanel plays a forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute in D.C. on this Fox series Bones
#7162, aired 2015-11-03D.C. TV $1000: 4 Republican senators live together in this Amazon series created by Garry Trudeau Alpha House
#7155, aired 2015-10-23POWER TRANSMISSION $400: This type of current is generally preferred for long-distance power transmission A.C. (alternating current)
#7147, aired 2015-10-13MY KIND OF "TOWN" $4,000 (Daily Double): About 2.5 miles northwest of the Capitol, it's at the confluence of the Potomac & Rock Creek Georgetown
#7136, aired 2015-09-28PLAYING POLITICS $600: Photos taken in this D.C. space that's 36 by 29 feet (well, roughly) may not be used in political campaigns the Oval Office
#7131, aired 2015-09-21STAMPS $600: The photos for the stamps depicting these aquatic flowers were taken at a D.C. garden, not at Monet's Giverny water lilies
#7130, aired 2015-09-18THE ____ OF ____ $200: This Washington, D.C. landmark's Thomas Jefferson building houses its main reading room the Library of Congress
#7114, aired 2015-07-1620th CENTURY NAMES $1200: In 1995 this Nation of Islam leader organized & led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Louis Farrakhan
#7113, aired 2015-07-15LIVING SPACES $1000: It's a set of buildings for housing soldiers in garrison, like the one for the U.S. Marines in Washington, D.C. barracks
#7111, aired 2015-07-13D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $200: Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God" the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#7111, aired 2015-07-13HISTORIC HANDSHAKES $200: While attending Boys Nation in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1963, this future president shook hands with JFK Clinton
#7111, aired 2015-07-13D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $400: In the 1860s Constantino Brumidi painted the fresco for the dome of this building's rotunda the Capitol Building
#7111, aired 2015-07-13D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $600: This 146-acre stretch of lawn has been called "America's front yard" the Mall
#7111, aired 2015-07-13D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $800: A statue of Puck graces this Shakespeare library the Folger
#7111, aired 2015-07-13D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $1000: The figure of this 20th century man is carved into the "Stone of Hope", which stands past the "Mountain of Despair" Martin Luther King, Jr.
#7110, aired 2015-07-10HISTORIC OBJECTS $800: The ceremonial mace kept in the House of Reps. is a copy of the one destroyed when the Brits invaded D.C. in this year 1814
#7093, aired 2015-06-17GOVERNMENT AGENCIES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Leaving Wall St. & heading to Washington D.C., a lawyer never has to go outside, as D.C.'s Union Station connects directly to this regulatory commission on F Street the SEC
#7090, aired 2015-06-12DIPLOMA"C" $1000: I get a jolt out of this French term for a diplomat just below the rank of ambassador chargé d'affaires
#7089, aired 2015-06-11PRESIDENTS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) The Capitol dome was a late addition; this president was first inaugurated in front of an incomplete dome, but the dome was made whole during his time in office Abraham Lincoln
#7083, aired 2015-06-03TIP YOUR "CAP" $1600: One syllable longer than a D.C. elevation, it's the hill seen here Capitoline
#7082, aired 2015-06-02AREA CODE REPRESENTIN' $200: Time to play politics by dialing 202 to reach this Eastern city Washington, D.C.
#7058, aired 2015-04-29INDIANAPOLIS $200: Known as "Circle City", Indianapolis is laid out in a wheel pattern inspired by the pattern of this eastern U.S. city Washington, D.C.
#7055, aired 2015-04-24LET'S GO OLD SCHOOL! $400: Old school: this Roman Catholic university in D.C. was founded in 1789; new school: it opened a Qatar campus in 2005 Georgetown
#7053, aired 2015-04-22SOJOURNER TRUTH $1600: Shouting, "I want to ride", Truth helped rid D.C.'s streetcars of the segregated system named for this character Jim Crow
#7048, aired 2015-04-15WOMEN ON A PEDESTAL $800: D.C. is the suffragette city to see Stanton, Mott & this woman, carved from an 8-ton block of marble (Susan B.) Anthony
#7048, aired 2015-04-15WOMEN ON A PEDESTAL $1000: This Washington, D.C. university has a statue of a deaf girl, Alice Cogswell, sitting with the school's namesake Gallaudet
#7038, aired 2015-04-01THE CIVIL WAR YEARS $600: In 1863 the Statue of Freedom designed by Thomas Crawford was placed atop this Washington, D.C. building the Capitol building
#7032, aired 2015-03-24U.S. CITIES' INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS $800: George Bush Intercontinental Houston
#7013, aired 2015-02-25THE END OF THE LINE $600: O say, can you see he became D.A. of D.C. in 1833 but was D.O.A. on Jan. 11, 1843 Francis Scott Key
#7011, aired 2015-02-23THE STATE OF WASHINGTON $400: From 5000 B.C. to the 1800s A.D., Native American tribes lived in the foothills of this mountain they called "Takhoma" Mount Rainier
#7005, aired 2015-02-13NON-FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE $200: This D.C. newspaper was established in 1877 &, unlike today, was soon known as a very conservative publication The Washington Post
#7005, aired 2015-02-1319th CENTURY STATE GOVERNORS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, NM.) His eventful career included preventing the capture of Washington, D.C. as a Civil War general & a stint living here as governor of New Mexico, during which he found time to write "Ben-Hur" Lew Wallace
#7003, aired 2015-02-11AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: Around 1790 Benjamin Banneker helped survey the land that became this city Washington, D.C.
#7000, aired 2015-02-06REPTILES $400: In 1992 these 10-foot lizards were hatched for the 1st time outside of Indonesia at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Komodo dragons
#7000, aired 2015-02-06THEY NAMED A SCHOOL FOR ME! $800: This D.C. university bears the last name of the man who founded one of the first U.S. schools for deaf students Gallaudet
#6991, aired 2015-01-26THAT WOMAN CAN SING! $200: In 2010 this Detroit legend said she'd prefer Halle Berry to play her in a film bio; R-E-S-P-E-C-T her wishes! Aretha Franklin
#6989, aired 2015-01-22NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO $1,200 (Daily Double): Steve Inskeep and David Greene host this show in the A.M. in D.C.; Renee Montagne, not far from us here in Culver City Morning Edition
#6985, aired 2015-01-16COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $2000: In area this European coastal principality is about 3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, D.C. Monaco
#6972, aired 2014-12-30A CATEGORY WITH REVERENDS $600: Joseph Simmons, aka Reverend Run, was a member of this pioneering rap group Run-D.M.C.
#6969, aired 2014-12-25SQUARES $2,000 (Daily Double): Statues of foreign heroes of the Revolutionary War are at each corner of this D.C. square named for one of those heroes Lafayette (Square)
#6964, aired 2014-12-18U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST OF 2014 $400: For part-time law programs, think D.C.; George Washington U. was No. 2 & this university topped the list Georgetown
#6952, aired 2014-12-02AT THE SMITHSONIAN $600: (Alex delivers the clue from the Nat'l Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) The museum has one of the original stuffed animals named for this president & avid hunter, after a story spread about him letting a bear go; although, in reality, all he did was refuse to shoot the bear when it was wounded Theodore Roosevelt
#6952, aired 2014-12-02SPELL IT OUT FOR ME $800: This Olympic sport that consists of 10 track & field events D-E-C-A-T-H-L-O-N
#6951, aired 2014-12-01HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1,000 (Daily Double): In 2010, in honor of the 40th anniversary of this observance, a climate rally & concert was held in Washington, D.C. Earth Day
#6925, aired 2014-10-24LIBRARIES $800: This D.C. school's Moorland-Spingarn Library includes rare works by Phillis Wheatley & Frederick Douglass Howard University
#6917, aired 2014-10-14WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: Term for the notes on a piano from one C to the next C, or one D to the next D, or... so on an octave
#6915, aired 2014-10-10STAMPS $1200: The stamps seen here celebrate the Centennial of Tokyo's gift of these trees to Washington, D.C. cherry trees
#6911, aired 2014-10-06ATLAS CHAPS $400: Richard Bullington was project manager for the 9th & newest edition of this D.C. organization's renowned altas the National Geographic
#6905, aired 2014-09-26WE LOVE "R" MUSIC $400: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler & Joe Perry joined this rap trio on their 1986 hit "Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.
#6904, aired 2014-09-25EAT YOUR VEGGIES $200: In the early 19th c. George Stephenson began growing these pickle veggies in glass tubes so they'd grow straight cucumbers
#6901, aired 2014-09-22"D.C."ING YOU $400: One of these at a school might include solid colors & the banning of short skirts & sagging pants a dress code
#6901, aired 2014-09-22"D.C."ING YOU $800: SOS or Mayday, for example a distress call
#6901, aired 2014-09-22"D.C."ING YOU $1200: They were the Super Bowl champs in 1993, 1994 & 1996 the Dallas Cowboys
#6901, aired 2014-09-22"D.C."ING YOU $2000: Even today, Hot Wheels metal cars are made by this method die-casting
#6901, aired 2014-09-22"D.C."ING YOU $3,000 (Daily Double): It's the only capital-&-state combo that fits the category Denver, Colorado
#6899, aired 2014-09-18BORN INSIDE THE BELTWAY $400: This D.C.-born bandleader wrote "The Washington Post March" (John Philip) Sousa
#6899, aired 2014-09-18BORN INSIDE THE BELTWAY $800: A D.C.er from birth to death, this FBI official wrote "A Study of Communism" & "Crime in the United States" J. Edgar Hoover
#6899, aired 2014-09-18BORN INSIDE THE BELTWAY $1600: Connie Chung & this newsman, her husband, were both born in D.C. & met while working at the local TV station Maury Povich
#6899, aired 2014-09-18BORN INSIDE THE BELTWAY $2000: Noor al-Hussein was born in D.C. & became queen of this Middle Eastern country Jordan
#6891, aired 2014-07-28LET'S VISIT D.C. $200: The memorial to this man was dedicated on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth Thomas Jefferson
#6891, aired 2014-07-28LET'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 2014-07-28LET'S VISIT D.C. $600: In 2010, six names were added to the memorial for veterans of this war, bringing the total to 58,272 Vietnam War
#6891, aired 2014-07-28LET'S VISIT D.C. $800: Here's the view from this D.C. landmark completed in 1884 Washington Monument
#6891, aired 2014-07-28LET'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
#6882, aired 2014-07-15WORLD CAPITAL MUSEUMS $600: The Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.
#6878, aired 2014-07-09POP CULTURE COLLEGE COURSES $200: You could boldly go to PHIL-180, "Philosophy and Star Trek", at this Catholic university in D.C. Georgetown
#6865, aired 2014-06-20THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO... $2,000 (Daily Double): is interred in Washington, D.C. (at Washington National Cathedral) Woodrow Wilson
#6862, aired 2014-06-17NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES $800: A D.C. site is where Dr. Carter G. Woodson came up with Negro History Week, now expanded & renamed this Black History Month
#6858, aired 2014-06-11A "TON" OF CITIES $200: L'Enfant, but not L'Enfant Terrible, designed this U.S. city Washington, D.C.
#6857, aired 2014-06-10POETIC WOMEN $400: In 1949, at just 38, Elizabeth Bishop was named Chair of Poetry at this D.C. library the Library of Congress
#6855, aired 2014-06-06POLITICAL TERMS $400: "Inside" this road around Washington, D.C. usually refers to gossip of interest only to pundits & lobbyists the beltway
#6850, aired 2014-05-30DESCRIBING THE TV CAST $1600: 2 KGB spies under deep cover in Reagan-era Washington, D.C. The Americans
#6847, aired 2014-05-27THE PENTAGON $400: Though it has a D.C. ZIP code, the Pentagon is located in Virginia across this river the Potomac
#6847, aired 2014-05-27AMERICAN EXPRESS $1200: Going up to 150 mph, this Amtrak train running between Boston & D.C. lives up to its speedy name the Acela
#6846, aired 2014-05-26EMPIRE $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue on a monitor.) The map here shows the growth of this empire, from 275 B.C. to 133 B.C. to 14 A.D. & to 117 A.D. the Roman Empire
#6842, aired 2014-05-20ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Darryl McDaniels was one-third of this rap group that was inducted in 2009 Run-D.M.C.
#6837, aired 2014-05-13FIRST RESPONSES $200: Here's our first clue about this website, covering D.C. since 2007 & named from slang for an electee Politico
#6834, aired 2014-05-08I'M A PAPAL PERSON! $600: In an archbishop of Canterbury tale, Innocent III excommunicated this 13th c. king in a dispute on who'd be archbishop King John
#6828, aired 2014-04-30NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS $800: 1956: An apartment that's owned, not rented C-O-N-D-O-M-I-N-I-U-M
#6814, aired 2014-04-10"D.C." POWER $200: A milk-giving bovine dairy cow
#6814, aired 2014-04-10"D.C." POWER $400: We love Dirk Taubert, M.D. & the other researchers who've reported in medical journals on the benefits of this sweet dark chocolate
#6814, aired 2014-04-10"D.C." POWER $600: If you were one of these stupid chicken sounds, you wouldn't be here dumb cluck
#6814, aired 2014-04-10"D.C." POWER $800: Italian for "from the head", it means to repeat a piece of music from the beginning da capo
#6814, aired 2014-04-10"D.C." POWER $1000: Once upon a time, theatergoers in this arcing row of seats were expected to wear formal clothes dress circle
#6793, aired 2014-03-12MEDICAL PROBLEMS $800: This viral disease that causes inflammation of the liver has A, B, C, D & E types hepatitis
#6782, aired 2014-02-252013 BESTSELLERS $800: Full of greed, ego & backstabbing, this is the town covered in Mark Leibovich's "This Town" Washington, D.C.
#6781, aired 2014-02-24THE 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 2014-02-24THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) The first transcontinental car trip was made by Horatio Nelson Jackson in this 1903 Winton at a time when America had few roads & little support for cars, so, whenever he had a breakdown & needed repairs, he would often have to rely on these workers that the automobile would soon put out of business blacksmiths
#6781, aired 2014-02-24THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $600: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) A sit-in by four young African-Americans in 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, sparked nationwide interest & activity in the civil-rights movement & also led this five-and-dime store to desegregate its lunch counters just about six months later Woolworth's
#6781, aired 2014-02-24THE 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
#6781, aired 2014-02-24THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) Old 091 here took part in Operation Cedar Falls in January 1967, the largest offensive of the Vietnam War up to that point; she's a Bell UH-1, the workhorse helicopter of the war, known affectionately by this nickname a Huey
#6765, aired 2014-01-31SHAKESPEAREAN SPELLING BEE $1,000 (Daily Double): Lear's virtuous daughter C-O-R-D-E-L-I-A
#6759, aired 2014-01-23SCANDAL $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1991 he went to prison on drug charges; 3 years later, he was reelected mayor of D.C. Marion Barry
#6757, aired 2014-01-21HIGH MAINTENANCE $1200: It took a "difficult access team" of rappelers to assess earthquake damage to the top of this 555-foot D.C. landmark the Washington Monument
#6743, aired 2014-01-01NATIONAL MEMORIALS $200: Justice & hope are forever enshrined in this man's Washington, D.C. memorial Martin Luther King, Jr.
#6736, aired 2013-12-23STREET SMARTS $1000: Manhattan's Alphabet City gets its name from these, lettered A, B, C & D (no Q) Avenues
#6733, aired 2013-12-18D.C. TV $200: "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet" was an episode of this D.C.-set TV series The West Wing
#6733, aired 2013-12-18D.C. TV $400: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is, God help us, a heartbeat away from the most powerful office in the world on this HBO comedy Veep
#6733, aired 2013-12-18D.C. TV $600: Candice Bergen spent a decade playing this title Washington, D.C. reporter Murphy Brown
#6733, aired 2013-12-18D.C. TV $800: On this ABC soap the president (Tony Goldwyn) is having an affair & has murdered a Supreme Court justice; what a... Scandal
#6733, aired 2013-12-18D.C. TV $1000: On "The Americans" Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell live in the D.C. suburbs while working as spies for this Russian agency the KGB
#6710, aired 2013-11-15READING THE DETECTIVES $1600: D.C. is in crisis after the president's kids get kidnapped in "Kill" this James Patterson detective Alex Cross
#6709, aired 2013-11-14I RESIGN! $1200: Scandal in D.C.! The "Petticoat Affair" led to the resignation of this veep in 1832 John C. Calhoun
#6708, aired 2013-11-13U.S. LANDMARKS $400: A mural depicting the Angel of Truth freeing a slave is on the south wall of this Washington, D.C. landmark the Lincoln Memorial
#6703, aired 2013-11-06MYSTERY FOLKS $600: "Immortal Beloved" is the only I.D. we have on the woman whom this 19th c. composer called "my angel, my all, my very self" Ludwig van Beethoven
#6701, aired 2013-11-04"C" THE WORLD $1200: This African country's English name doesn't fit the category, but its French name does Cote d'Ivoire
#6699, aired 2013-10-31ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $400: We'll need to enlist your knowledge of "C.O.D.". this action game series Call of Duty
#6698, aired 2013-10-30LIKE WE DID LAST SUMMER $200: On Aug. 28, 1963 in Washington D.C., Martin Luther King gave a speech later known by this 4-word name "I Have a Dream"
#6698, aired 2013-10-30A PASSAGE TO INDIANA $200: In a layout resembling that of Washington, D.C., streets converge on Monument Circle in the center of this capital city Indianapolis
#6690, aired 2013-10-18CIVIL WAR PEOPLE $1200: Julia Ward Howe wrote this "Hymn", the semi-official song of the Union Army, after visiting an army camp near Washington, D.C. "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic"
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $400: Washington in this state is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area Illinois
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $800: Washington in the north of England, home of George's ancestors, is historically associated with mining this coal
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $1200: Though it's named for someone else, James Black is credited with creating this knife in Washington, Arkansas Bowie
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $1600: Home to the Pony League World Series, Washington is in this state that also hosts the Little League World Series Pennsylvania
#6688, aired 2013-10-16WASHINGTON, NOT D.C. $2000: General W. passed 3 times through what's now Washington in this state's Litchfield County Connecticut
#6687, aired 2013-10-15LIBRARIES $1600: This Washington, D.C. library boasts "the world's largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials" the Folger Shakespeare Library
#6680, aired 2013-10-04INDOOR DRAMAS $400: Martha said she'd murder me if my sneezes made this fluffy French egg dish fall, but I couldn't hold back a souffle
#6680, aired 2013-10-04"WATER" WORKS $400: It's an archaic word for a sluice or channel, not just an infamous D.C. complex watergate
#6675, aired 2013-09-27SPACE SHUTTLE FLYOVERS $600: Discovery took a different kind of trip to the mall over this city. Washington, D.C.
#6671, aired 2013-09-23TV FOR THEE & ME $1200: Twitter has helped boost the ratings of this drama starring Kerry Washington as a D.C. crisis manager Scandal
#6657, aired 2013-07-23ARCHAEOLOGY $400: An 1847 study of the mound builders of Ohio was the first publication of this Washington, D.C. institution the Smithsonian
#6643, aired 2013-07-03TV LOGOS $200: B.C. or A.D., this is one of my favorite spots on the dial the History channel
#6638, aired 2013-06-26ANAGRAMMED VIRGINIA PLACES $600: On the Potomac River near D.C.: AN AXLE RAID Alexandria
#6624, aired 2013-06-06GEORGE WASHINGTON $400: The city where he was sworn in as president in 1789 (don't say Washington, D.C., it wasn't built yet) New York City
#6618, aired 2013-05-29WHERE IS IT? $1000: The city: the National Civil Rights Museum Memphis
#6618, aired 2013-05-29IT'S "NATIONAL" $2000: Its East Building, completed in 1978 in Washington, D.C., was designed by I.M. Pei the National Gallery of Art
#6611, aired 2013-05-20RELIGIOUS LEADERS $200: John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the U.S., founded this Washington, D.C. school in 1789 Georgetown
#6610, aired 2013-05-17METROPOLITAN PARTNERS $400: This city- Arlington- Alexandria Washington, D.C.
#6609, aired 2013-05-16YES "WAY" $400: It's the nickname for the highway that encircles the Washington, D.C. area beltway
#6603, aired 2013-05-08THE BOOK BOOK $400: In a Margaret Truman novel, a lost diary of one of Columbus' men is linked to a "Murder at" this D.C. library the Library of Congress
#6587, aired 2013-04-16MEDICAL PROCEDURES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C..) The amount of blood taken from you is one unit, or about a pint, less than half the amount used in one of these medical procedures where someone else gets your blood a transfusion
#6572, aired 2013-03-26MUSICAL THEATRE $400: (Alex gives us the clue from the stage of the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.) I'm on the set of a Sherman Edwards musical set in this very significant year in American history 1776
#6561, aired 2013-03-11& FINALLY $400: The C&D in a C&D order stand for these 2 words, though either one would make the point cease & desist
#6558, aired 2013-03-06WASHINGTON, D.C. SCULPTURE $200 (Daily Double): 73 years after his death, a statue of this musician was unveiled outside the band hall at the Marine Barracks John Philip Sousa
#6558, aired 2013-03-06WASHINGTON, D.C. SCULPTURE $200: In the center of Lafayette Square you'll find not Lafayette but this Tennessean seventh president (Andrew) Jackson
#6558, aired 2013-03-06WASHINGTON, D.C. SCULPTURE $600: A bronze boy scout stands on the site where the first of these national scout gatherings was held in 1937 a jamboree
#6558, aired 2013-03-06WASHINGTON, D.C. SCULPTURE $800: "Viva" this revolutionary who stands life-size on the lawn in front of Mexico's embassy (Emiliano) Zapata
#6558, aired 2013-03-06WASHINGTON, D.C. SCULPTURE $1000: The statue of this president in the Capitol rotunda represents the state of Ohio Garfield
#6556, aired 2013-03-04AMERICAN ARCHITECTS $400: The Senate & house wings as we know them of this D.C. building were added by Thomas Walter in the 1850s the Capitol
#6530, aired 2013-01-25A, B, C, D, E & THAT'S ALL $400: A Murphy one comes out of the wall a bed
#6530, aired 2013-01-25A, B, C, D, E & THAT'S ALL $800: A taxi, or to travel in one cab
#6530, aired 2013-01-25A, B, C, D, E & THAT'S ALL $1200: To recede, like the tide; it's often paired with "flow" ebb
#6530, aired 2013-01-25A, B, C, D, E & THAT'S ALL $1600: To yield territory cede
#6530, aired 2013-01-25A, B, C, D, E & THAT'S ALL $2000: A work of classical Icelandic poetry an edda
#6527, aired 2013-01-22HERE COMES THE JUDGE $1200: Judge John J. Sirica got the '70s case relating to no ordinary break-in, the one at this Washington, D.C. complex Watergate
#6515, aired 2013-01-0410-LETTER WORDS $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) This invention sped up the flow of news from behind the beyond; in 2001, this one sent the only real-time images of U.S. surveillance personnel being freed from China a videophone
#6510, aired 2012-12-28LETTERS, WE GET LETTERS $400: The 11th letter, it's rarely used in languages that developed from Latin K
#6505, aired 2012-12-21COLLEGE BASKETBALL $400: In one of college basketball's biggest upsets, Villanova beat this Patrick Ewing-led D.C. school for the 1985 men's title Georgetown
#6498, aired 2012-12-12COMMA SUTRA $800: In musical tuning the Pythagorean comma is a gap between C sharp & this, which seem like they should be the same note D flat
#6486, aired 2012-11-26CONTAINERS $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C..) This type of ceramic material gets its name from Italian for "baked earth"; its waterproof quality was as valuable to the Native Americans as it was to the Italians terra cotta
#6468, aired 2012-10-31COMPLETES THE LICENSE PLATE $1000: Washington, D.C.: "___ Without Representation " Taxation
#6467, aired 2012-10-30U.S. BODIES OF WATER $400: Widely considered the most beautiful bridge in D.C., the Arlington Memorial Bridge spans this river the Potomac River
#6461, aired 2012-10-22BREAKING 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
#6459, aired 2012-10-18EARLY AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION $1200: Built between 200 B.C. & 500 A.D., the earthworks called the Hopewell Mounds are in this Great Lakes state Ohio
#6458, aired 2012-10-17WHERE'S WALDO $600: Waldo joins other Americans in pondering beside this body of water in Washington, D.C. the Reflecting Pool
#6457, aired 2012-10-16NEW DEAL PROGRAMS $800: The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established this government body, guaranteeing bank accounts up to a certain limit the F(ederal) D(eposit) I(nsurance) C(orporation)
#6456, aired 2012-10-15THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $200: (Alex walks the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) President Lincoln arrived late at Ford's Theatre; the show was already underway, but when he was spotted walking down the stairs toward the presidential box, everything here stopped; then the orchestra struck up "Hail To The Chief", the audience gave him a thunderous round of applause, the President waved & bowed, & then the performance of this play continued Our American Cousin
#6456, aired 2012-10-15THE 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
#6456, aired 2012-10-15THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $800 (Daily Double): (Alex walks the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) Illustrating the difference in memories, some people said that Booth shouted this Latin phrase right from here, center stage; others said, "No, it was from the box"; Booth himself wrote that he spoke the words before shooting Lincoln; perhaps he said these words more than once Sic semper tyrannis
#6456, aired 2012-10-15THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $800: (Alex reports from the Petersen House in Washington, D.C.) While Mrs. Lincoln & her friends sat vigil here in the front parlor, in the back parlor, this energetic Secretary of War took charge of the investigation & worked tirelessly through the night, coordinating the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth & his accomplices Edwin Stanton
#6456, aired 2012-10-15THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1000: (Alex reports from the Petersen House in Washington, D.C.) At 7:22 on the morning of April 15, 1865, President Lincoln died in this small bedroom; a prayer was said, & then, according to tradition, Edwin Stanton uttered these six famous words "Now he belongs to the ages"
#6443, aired 2012-09-26RANDOM HOUSE $400: The first cornerstone of this D.C. building located on 18 acres was laid in October 1792 the White House
#6441, aired 2012-09-24YOU NEED TO CLEAR THAT UP $1600: Verbiage from the State Department may leave you in this state; it comes before "Bottom" in the D.C. area where state is located foggy
#6439, aired 2012-09-20HOW DOES SUNDAY MORNING SOUND? $2,200 (Daily Double): The Washington Ringing Society does its thing on the bells of this cathedral every Sunday the National Cathedral (in Washington, D.C.)
#6419, aired 2012-07-12NIXON'S ENEMIES LIST $1200: Reporter James Reston of The New York Times was on the list, along with Stanley Karnow of this D.C. paper The Washington Post
#6414, aired 2012-07-05ONLY PARTLY TRUE $400: The spare key to this D.C. residence once known as the Executive Mansion is kept under the Washington Monument the White House
#6408, aired 2012-06-27THE RIVER OF HISTORY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) Depicted here is the historic moment when American & Russian forces met on April 25th, 1945, at Torgau, Germany, on this river the Elbe
#6391, aired 2012-06-04C.D.s $200: "An Eye for an Eye" is a book by this Scopes Trial lawyer (Clarence) Darrow
#6391, aired 2012-06-04C.D.s $400: When this Victorian novelist was 12, his father went to debtors' prison Charles Dickens
#6391, aired 2012-06-04C.D.s $600: In 1947 this fashion designer introduced his "New Look" Christian Dior
#6391, aired 2012-06-04C.D.s $800: After 30 years as a U.S. senator from Connecticut, he now heads the Motion Picture Association of America (Christopher) Dodd
#6391, aired 2012-06-04C.D.s $1000: In 1884 this French composer won the Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata "L'enfant prodigue" Claude Debussy
#6381, aired 2012-05-21AMERICAN NICKNAMES $1,600 (Daily Double): The Department of State & an area of Washington, D.C. are nicknamed this Foggy Bottom
#6378, aired 2012-05-16WASHINGTON, D.C. $200: The Smithsonian museums are along the National this, "America's Front Lawn" the Washington Mall
#6378, aired 2012-05-16WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) From the front balcony of the Newseum, we can easily see its neighbor, the embassy of this longtime U.S. ally; it's the embassy that's closest to the U.S. Capitol building Canada
#6378, aired 2012-05-16WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: Its Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom is the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence the National Archives
#6378, aired 2012-05-16WASHINGTON, D.C. $1000: This neighborhood is named for the traffic circle where Mass., Connecticut & New Hampshire Aves. intersect DuPont Circle
#6376, aired 2012-05-14LAW & ORDER $800: A U.S.D.C. is one of these, charged with the jurisdiction of a specific region a district court
#6370, aired 2012-05-04LITERARY CHARACTERS $0: Although he doesn't actually appear in "1984", his presence is everywhere--on posters, coins & telescreens Big Brother
#6355, aired 2012-04-13HARVARD ALUMNI $2000: This onetime N.C. senator & wife of a senator worked at the Langdell Library before getting her J.D. (1965) Elizabeth Dole
#6347, aired 2012-04-03HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $200: Washington, D.C. has no streets named for "Y", "Z" or this letter of the alphabet because of its similarity to "I" J
#6343, aired 2012-03-28ALL ABOUT D $400: Every American should know that the D in Washington, D.C. stands for this district
#6343, aired 2012-03-28ALL ABOUT D $1200: Around 800 B.C. the Greeks made their letter D in the form of this shape & called it delta a triangle
#6337, aired 2012-03-20MUSICAL TERMS $400: In the 11th C. Guido D'Arezzo, a Benedictine monk, invented this set of parallel lines used for the placement of notes the staff
#6337, aired 2012-03-20THE 50 STATES $1600: (Alex Trebek walks along a river with grass, a bridge and a building in the background.) I'm in Cumberland, in this state; this city of 20,000 has a long history as a vital transport hub; it was the site of the first national road & also the terminus of the C&O Canal, which goes all the way to Washington, D.C. Maryland
#6335, aired 2012-03-16WE ALL MAKE CHOICES IN LIFE $200: The math section of the S.A.T. a) is 70 minutes long; b) covers algebra; c) is mainly multiple choice; d) all of the above d) all of the above
#6334, aired 2012-03-15TIME TO RESIGN $1600: April 28, 1969: This Frenchman who'd just lost a constitutional referendum; c'est la vie! Charles de Gaulle
#6318, aired 2012-02-22U.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
#6309, aired 2012-02-09FESTIVALS $6,000 (Daily Double): A Japanese lantern lighting ceremony is a part of this 2 week long spring festival in Washington, D.C. the Cherry Blossom festival
#6307, aired 2012-02-07COLLEGE RHYME TIME $400: A ballroom dress for a Washington, D.C. university function a Georgetown gown
#6305, aired 2012-02-03THE WRITER'S COLLEGE $1200: Toni Morrison: This Washington, D.C. university founded in 1867 Howard
#6302, aired 2012-01-31AMERICANA $400: One fifth of the about 400 species at this Washington, D.C. attraction are endangered or threatened the National Zoo
#6298, aired 2012-01-25PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTIONS $400: This man won D.C. & (by 3,700 votes) Minnesota & that's it as Reagan won re-election Mondale
#6290, aired 2012-01-13COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Bill Clinton was elected freshman & sophomore class president at this D.C. school but lost his bid for student body pres. Georgetown
#6272, aired 2011-12-20PROJECT 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 2011-12-16JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE $800: One of Washington, D.C.'s major airports is named for this Secretary of State (John Foster) Dulles
#6262, aired 2011-12-06FINANCE WITH DAVID FABER $1000: (David Faber gives the clue from the set of The Faber Report.) As of 2011 this 2-word tax on profits from the sale of an asset such as a stock generally maxed out at 15%; D.C. loves to fight about it capital gains
#6257, aired 2011-11-29EVENING CONSTITUTIONAL $1000: Since 1952, all 4 pages of the Constitution have been on display behind protective glass at this facility in D.C. the National Archives
#6256, aired 2011-11-28NATIVE 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 2011-11-17THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY! $200: Around 447 B.C. this group led by the "Scourge of God" devastated the Balkans & drove south into Greece the Huns
#6236, aired 2011-10-31HOSPITALS $1,400 (Daily Double): Now closed, the D.C. hospital named for him opened in 1909 & in WWI, went from 80 beds to 2,500 in months Walter Reed
#6228, aired 2011-10-19IT'S IN THE PAPERS $2000: Microfilm called the Pumpkin Papers was evidence against this State Department official who was pursued by Richard Nixon Alger Hiss
#6227, aired 2011-10-18EARTHQUAKE! $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 2011-10-11GIVING BLOOD $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is being prepped to donate blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) Before giving blood a simple test will ensure that you don't have anemia, & that donating blood won't bring it on, as you'll be giving up about 250 milligrams of this element iron
#6222, aired 2011-10-11GIVING 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 2011-10-11GIVING BLOOD $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew is donating blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) The Red Cross could really use your blood if this is your blood type; shared by only 7% of the population, it's the universal donor O negative
#6222, aired 2011-10-11GOOGLE ME THIS! $800: ...sports league & you'll find information on its teams, like Real Salt Lake & D.C. United Major League Soccer
#6222, aired 2011-10-11GIVING 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
#6222, aired 2011-10-11GIVING BLOOD $3,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew is donating blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) Once your blood is collected it goes to a lab where it's separated into components, mainly red cells, platelets & this liquid part, which will be frozen until needed plasma
#6217, aired 2011-10-04THE STAN LEE CUP $800: D.C. Comics' "Justice League of America" was selling well, so in 1961 Stan helped create this Marvel superhero quartet the Fantastic Four
#6211, aired 2011-09-2650 YEARS AGO--1961 $600: The 23rd Amendment, giving these people the right to vote, was ratified March 29, 1961 citizens of Washington, D.C.
#6200, aired 2011-07-22GOVERNMENTAL 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
#6194, aired 2011-07-14REPTILES $600: In 1992 babies of this largest lizard hatched for the first time outside of Indonesia at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo a Komodo dragon
#6193, aired 2011-07-13THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS $200: A founders photo includes one representative who couldn't actually vote in Congress - Walter Fauntroy, the first elected delegate from here Washington, D.C.
#6188, aired 2011-07-06SPELL IT! $400: Spell this Christian group that's often found before "Oats" Q-U-A-K-E-R
#6178, aired 2011-06-22NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a large clay figure in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) A popular figure in the Southwest, Mudhead is the cultural & spiritual deity specific to this family of Indians whose Western tribes include the Hopi & the Zuni the Pueblo Indians
#6161, aired 2011-05-30FILL IN THE SONG TITLE $200: The 4 Seasons, or Fergie: "B.G.D.C." "Big Girls Don't Cry"
#6151, aired 2011-05-16ARCHITECTURE $2,400 (Daily Double): This Washington, D.C. landmark was designed by Henry Bacon as a Greek temple with 36 Doric columns the Lincoln Memorial
#6146, aired 2011-05-09SPELLING BEES $2,800 (Daily Double): 11-letter "continental," adjective that describes the honeybee hybrid A-F-R-I-C-A-N-I-Z-E-D
#6141, aired 2011-05-02CORNERSTONES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C.) In 1915, this president made a short trip from the White House to lay the cornerstone for the American Red Cross headquarters Wilson
#6133, aired 2011-04-20LET ME MAKE A PREDICTION $1600: These Greek female prophets made their predictions from the 500s B.C. until suppressed in 393 A.D. the Oracles
#6131, aired 2011-04-18REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. $200: In February 1962 millions of Americans tuned in to watch her TV "Tour of the White House" (Jackie) Kennedy
#6131, aired 2011-04-18REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. $400: Only 6 rooms were finished when she moved in in 1800, & she ended up using the East Room to hang laundry Abigail Adams
#6131, aired 2011-04-18REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. $600: After her husband suffered a stroke in 1919, any requests to see him or communicate with him had to go through her first Edith Wilson
#6131, aired 2011-04-18REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. $800: The woman enjoying her grandkids in the White House movie theater isn't any old granny--she's this First Lady Mamie Eisenhower
#6131, aired 2011-04-18REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. $2,000 (Daily Double): She actually served wine at an 1877 White House dinner before the ban on alcohol went into effect "Lemonade" Lucy Hayes
#6120, aired 2011-04-01MUSEUMS BY CITY $200: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, D.C.
#6115, aired 2011-03-25COLLEGES NAMED FOR PEOPLE $800: D.C.'s Columbian University got this new name in 1904 George Washington University
#6113, aired 2011-03-23AMERICAN RED CROSS HISTORY $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands with a grey uniform on a mannequin at the American Red Cross.) Named for their dresses, gray lady volunteers provided hospitality services, especially to sick & wounded soldiers beginning in 1918 at this Washington, D.C. hospital Walter Reed
#6111, aired 2011-03-21NEIL, EARTHLING $4,000 (Daily Double): Neil Estern sculpted him with his dog Fala for his Washington, D.C. memorial FDR
#6110, aired 2011-03-18TAKE YOUR VITAMINS $800: Linus Pauling's 1970 book was on "Vitamin C and" this ailment; by 1979 he'd moved up to "Cancer and Vitamin C" the common cold
#6100, aired 2011-03-04OPRAH'S FIRSTS $600: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 1994, 8 years after I vowed to do it, I ran a full one of these--the Marine Corps one in D.C.; it took me 4:29:15, but I did it! a marathon
#6099, aired 2011-03-03ALPHABET ROCKERS $200: These rappers remixed Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" into a Top 10 hit in 1986 Run–D.M.C.
#6097, aired 2011-03-01AFRICAN AMERICANS $1000: This astronomer & mathematician helped survey the land that became Washington, D.C. (Benjamin) Banneker
#6085, aired 2011-02-11EARHART $800: Amelia once took this First Lady on a flight over Washington, D.C. while both were wearing evening gowns Eleanor Roosevelt
#6075, aired 2011-01-28THE SUPREME COURT $2000: This plaintiff sued to get defendant James Madison to deliver the commission that would make him a judge in D.C. (William) Marbury
#6072, aired 2011-01-25MIDDLE "C" $600: In 1923, John Deere launched it's Model D, the first of these to bear the Deere name a tractor
#6068, aired 2011-01-19EVERYDAY HEROES $800: 2005 Natl. Teacher of the Year Jason Kamras did the math at a D.C. middle school named for this "March King" (John Philip) Sousa
#6066, aired 2011-01-17A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE $1200: She gently drifted down from Maine to D.C. in 1979; she's in the Senate now (Olympia) Snowe
#6060, aired 2011-01-07SMART ALEX $400: Ornithologist Alexander Wetmore was also secretary of this Washington, D.C. institution the Smithsonian
#6058, aired 2011-01-05CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF $200: When Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero was 35 miles away & couldn't have played this, as it wasn't invented until the 15th c. a fiddle
#6052, aired 2010-12-28WHERE'S THAT STATION? $200: WWDC Washington, D.C.
#6044, aired 2010-12-16THE AMERICAN RED CROSS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.) It's no coincidence that the Red Cross emblem looks like this country's flag in reverse; the International Red Cross began there in 1863 Switzerland
#6044, aired 2010-12-16THE AMERICAN RED CROSS $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.) One of the best ways you can help the Red Cross is to donate blood, & since you can do it every 56 days, that's this many times a year 6
#6044, aired 2010-12-16THE 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
#6043, aired 2010-12-15THE CITY'S MAYOR $400: Marion Barry (1978 to 1990) Washington, D.C.
#6008, aired 2010-10-27THE NUMBER OF YEARS FROM... $400: New Year's Day 5 B.C. to New Year's Day 5 A.D. 9
#5987, aired 2010-09-28MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE $400: First name of Arkansas U.S. Representative Berry; don't confuse him with a controversial 4-term D.C. mayor Marion
#5985, aired 2010-09-24COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $2,000 (Daily Double): Founded in 1789, this Washington, D.C. school was the USA's first Catholic college Georgetown
#5981, aired 2010-09-20LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS $400: A. Philip Randolph, who first proposed a march on this city in 1941, also helped organize the one in 1963 Washington, D.C.
#5974, aired 2010-07-29RAY LaHOOD'S TRANSPO-LOOZA $600: In 2009, Sec. LaHood committed $900 million to a Metrorail project connecting Washington, D.C. to this airport Dulles
#5973, aired 2010-07-28THIS IS CNN $200: (I'm Bill Schneider.) I'm in CNN's Washington, D.C. bureau, one of 37 bureaus including Bangkok & Buenos Aires, but the network's heart & headquarters is still in this city Atlanta, Georgia
#5972, aired 2010-07-27WORLD WAR II $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) A panel honors the contribution of paratroop units like the 507th, which helped beat back this German counteroffensive of December 1944 Battle of the Bulge
#5965, aired 2010-07-16A MAJOR IN HISTORY $200: Hired to design this area in 1791, Major Pierre L'Enfant turned into a major pain & was fired a year later Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia)
#5964, aired 2010-07-15ALL-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
#5961, aired 2010-07-12ABBREV. $400: If you've got a cape, you could be a member of this fictional D.C. comics group, JLA the Justice League of America
#5956, aired 2010-07-05GEORGE WASHINGTON $2000: It's the large northeastern city where George was first inaugurated, as Washington, D.C. hadn't been built yet New York City
#5954, aired 2010-07-01JULY $400: In July 1932 this U.S. president ordered the forcible eviction of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. Hoover
#5947, aired 2010-06-22REAL NAMES IN SPORTS $800: In 1997 God Shammgod led Providence to the Elite 8 in NCAA hoops & later played for this D.C. NBA team the Wizards
#5941, aired 2010-06-14LANDMARKS $400: Irish-born architect James Hoban designed this Washington, D.C. building; he had to rebuild it after an 1814 fire the White House
#5932, aired 2010-06-01ETCHED IN STONE $400: The inscription above this man's D.C. memorial starts, "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." Jefferson
#5918, aired 2010-05-12IT'S A TELEGRAM $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) Once deciphered, the Zimmerman telegram aided U.S. entry into World War I by enraging the public; Germany promised U.S. land to this country Mexico
#5910, aired 2010-04-30PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 2010 $1600: A one-time U.S. Attorney for D.C., he's now 7th in line Eric Holder
#5907, aired 2010-04-27JULIA CHILD $200: Memorabilia from "Julie & Julia" were recently added to Julia's kitchen exhibit at this Washington, D.C. complex the Smithsonian
#5907, aired 2010-04-27ZOMBIELAND $400: & they thought alligators were bad! In 1984's "C.H.U.D." zombies haunt this city's sewer system New York
#5898, aired 2010-04-14ISSUE NO. 1 $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) The Newseum has issue 1 of "The North Star", named for what slaves followed to freedom; in one article, this man said he'd been "shrouded in the midnight ignorance of that infernal system of slavery" Frederick Douglass
#5896, aired 2010-04-12IF YOU BUILD IT... $400: The world's largest-capacity office building is this 29-acre structure outside Washington, D.C. the Pentagon
#5886, aired 2010-03-29STUPID ANSWERS $1600: Like the one in London, this D.C. gallery, an arm of the Smithsonian, is full of portraits of national heroes the National Portrait Gallery
#5882, aired 2010-03-23POLICE ABBREV. $1200: The M.E. says the C.O.D. is bad clams, C.O.D. meaning this cause of death
#5876, aired 2010-03-15A PIECE OF HISTORY $1000: The oldest artifact in D.C.'s Newseum is a 3,200-year-old Sumerian brick that spread the news using this writing system cuneiform
#5874, aired 2010-03-11WOMEN'S GROUPS $200: Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. is part of a 3-building complex owned & operated by this lineage society the Daughters of the American Revolution
#5868, aired 2010-03-03MOVIE SPOILERS $200: There's a Washington, D.C. memorial to an ape general when Mark Wahlberg returns to Earth in this 2001 film Planet of the Apes
#5865, aired 2010-02-26YEAR ONE $600: May 6, 1981: She wins a competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Lin
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) The fundraising campaign to build the memorial was led by this 1996 presidential candidate, decorated in World War II with a Bronze Star & Purple Heart Bob Dole
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) Engraved in the memorial granite is this man's quote, prior to D-Day, that begins, "You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade" Eisenhower
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) "They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so, they changed the course of a war", reads an inscription about this decisive Pacific battle of June 4-7, 1942 Midway
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) A Quincy, Massachusetts ship inspector was the likely source of this 3-word phrase which was seen everywhere, often accompanying a cartoon figure during World War II Kilroy was here
#5860, aired 2010-02-19THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $4,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) Bas-relief panels at the World War II Memorial also depict stateside heroes, like this symbolic gal with a pivotal role who represented thousands Rosie the Riveter
#5855, aired 2010-02-12LET'S VISIT A MUSEUM $600: At the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in D.C. you can see the studio where John Walsh hosts this long-running show America's Most Wanted
#5851, aired 2010-02-08THE BIG 10 $1000: (Alex stands in front of an exhibit at the Newseum.) The exhibit "G-men and Journalists" contains the very first ledger in which this list was kept; it began when a reporter asked the FBI, "Who are the toughest guys you're looking for?" the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list
#5850, aired 2010-02-05ANAGRAMMED UNIVERSITIES $800: I'll be D.C.'in ya!: EGG ON TOWER Georgetown
#5841, aired 2010-01-25MODERN 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
#5841, aired 2010-01-2519th CENTURY SENATORS BY STATE $1600: John Slidell, C.D.J. Bouligny Louisiana
#5832, aired 2010-01-12COLORS ON THE MAP $1600: A suburb of D.C.: ____ Spring, Maryland Silver
#5828, aired 2010-01-06THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $200: (Alex reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) In 1940 in a letter to the President, this then 14-year-old future world leader asked FDR for a $10 bill, yet he doesn't cash the checks we send him for Guantanamo Fidel Castro
#5828, aired 2010-01-06THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $400: (Alex reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) American history might have been very different if this future country had agreed to the offer of statehood contained in Article XI of the Articles of Confederation Canada
#5828, aired 2010-01-06THE 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 2010-01-06THE 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
#5822, aired 2009-12-29UNCIVIL UNREST $1600: Washington, D.C. & Seattle have been targets of heated protests against the World Bank & the IMF, short for this International Monetary Fund
#5821, aired 2009-12-28COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: Although founded in 1867, this Washington, D.C. school didn't have its first black president until 1926 Howard
#5820, aired 2009-12-25PRESIDENTS AT REST $1600: At the Washington, D.C. National Cathedral Woodrow Wilson
#5819, aired 2009-12-24IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE $400: Destroying more than 35,000 volumes, a fire devastated this location in Washington, D.C. on Christmas Eve 1851 the Library of Congress
#5819, aired 2009-12-24YOU'VE GOT YELLOW FEVER $2000: A Washington, D.C. hospital bears the name of this man who fought yellow fever in Cuba & discovered its cause Walter Reed
#5817, aired 2009-12-22DOUGH! $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) I'm at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing with a replica of the current $2 bill, which has an engraving of this event on the back; limited space on the note meant five guys got left out the signing of the Declaration of Independence
#5817, aired 2009-12-22DOUGH! $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) Defacement of currency is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine up to this much, also the largest denomination the U.S. now issues $100
#5800, aired 2009-11-27A, B, C, D THEN F $200: This branch of mathematics uses letters to symbolize numbers in equations algebra
#5800, aired 2009-11-27A, B, C, D THEN F $400: To shake or wave a weapon menacingly brandish
#5800, aired 2009-11-27A, B, C, D THEN F $600: From the Latin for "to come round", it's what you do when you want to avoid something circumvent
#5800, aired 2009-11-27A, B, C, D THEN F $800: If you're on the "horns" of one of these situations with unpleasant options, good luck with your choice dilemma
#5800, aired 2009-11-27A, B, C, D THEN F $1000: A European car maker, or an authoritative decree fiat
#5797, aired 2009-11-24THE 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 2009-11-24THE NEWSEUM $800: (Alex reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) In a sensational 1930s trial, the New York Journal paid for Bruno Hauptmann's defense in exchange for his wife's story; Hauptmann was later executed in this electric chair for the murder of this child the Lindbergh baby
#5797, aired 2009-11-24SCULPTURE $800: An art museum on Madison Avenue is named for this sculptress who created the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
#5797, aired 2009-11-24THE NEWSEUM $1200: (Alex reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) The Newseum is also home to the studio from which ABC's "This Week" is broadcast, hosted by this former Clinton administration advisor; I'm in his seat (George) Stephanopoulos
#5797, aired 2009-11-24THE NEWSEUM $1600: (Alex reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) After a great deal of debate, newspapers published this man's angry manifesto; it led to his being tracked to Montana & captured in this very cabin (Ted) Kaczynski (the Unabomber)
#5797, aired 2009-11-24THE NEWSEUM $2000: (Alex reports from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) A key moment in the Civil Rights era was a sit-in protest after four black students were refused service at an all-white F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in this North Carolina city Greensboro, North Carolina
#5796, aired 2009-11-23CURRENT BLACK PRESIDENTS $400: Taking over from his assassinated father in 2001, Joseph Kabila is the president of this country abbreviated D.R.C. the Democratic Republic of the Congo
#5789, aired 2009-11-12SPELLING $400: There are Gregorian & Julian versions of this chart C-A-L-E-N-D-A-R
#5788, aired 2009-11-11MUSEUMS $200: The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. is part of this museum complex the Smithsonian
#5788, aired 2009-11-11MEDICINE $400: The traditional Snellen chart used to measure this contains only the letters C, D, E, F, L, O, P, T & Z eyesight
#5775, aired 2009-10-23CUT TO THE "CHASE" $2,000 (Daily Double): The Audubon Society maintains a wildlife sanctuary in this residential suburb of Washington, D.C. Chevy Chase
#5753, aired 2009-09-23GEOGRAPHY $200: This river flows through the District of Columbia the Potomac
#5744, aired 2009-07-23ABBREV. $400: You've got to pay up on arrival with C.O.D., which stands for "cash on" this delivery
#5741, aired 2009-07-20RIPLEYS $1600: Ornithologist S. Dillon Ripley served as the head of this D.C. institution from 1964 to 1984 the Smithsonian
#5730, aired 2009-07-03SPIKE LEE $2,000 (Daily Double): In "Get on the Bus", Spike told the tale of a group headed to this 1995 Washington, D.C. gathering the Million Man March
#5729, aired 2009-07-02I'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
#5727, aired 2009-06-30POTENT POTABLES, SOUTHERN STYLE $400: The Willard Hotel in D.C. still serves this Southern bourbon classic the way Henry Clay liked it in the 1800s a mint julep
#5725, aired 2009-06-26LIKE A SURGEON $1200: Sushruta pioneered this reconstructive process around 600 B.C.; he'd make more money in 90210 today plastic surgery
#5707, aired 2009-06-02IT'S CHINATOWN, JAKE $1000: Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown requires business signs to include Chinese names; this chain's says "Owl Restaurant" Hooters
#5706, aired 2009-06-01A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT $200: John Quincy Adams used to skinny dip in this river that runs through Washington, D.C. the Potomac
#5693, aired 2009-05-13STAYING AT HOME $800: Chill out in this D.C. residence like Harry Truman did in the 1950s when the White House was being renovated Blair House
#5691, aired 2009-05-11AFRICAN AMERICANS $2000: Ernest Just, who received the first Spingarn Medal in 1915, was a biologist & professor at this D.C. university Howard
#5689, aired 2009-05-07THEY RULED! $1600: Roman around (27 B.C. to 14 A.D.) Augustus (Caesar)
#5676, aired 2009-04-20FILL IN THE SONG TITLE $400: Madonna as Evita: "D.C.F.M.A." "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
#5676, aired 2009-04-20NOT LITERALLY $800: No, if you were "literally rolling in money" you'd be wriggling in a pile of C-notes (these) hundred-dollar bills
#5673, aired 2009-04-15YOUR COLLEGE I.D. $400: Washington, D.C.: Politician Dean or Director Hawks Howard
#5673, aired 2009-04-15GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a money-printing press in Washington, D.C.) There might be $300 million in production at a given time in the building I'm in, the D.C. facility of this bureau The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
#5665, aired 2009-04-03JOURNALISTS $1600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) This typewriter was used by this man, a 1944 Pulitzer winner & perhaps the USA's most popular World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle
#5661, aired 2009-03-301899 $1000: Oddly, Herbert Putnam became the first experienced librarian to fill this D.C. post Librarian of Congress
#5658, aired 2009-03-25ALL THE PRESIDENTS' CHILDREN $1600: He made his last major public appearance in 1922 at the dedication of his father's memorial in Washington, D.C. Robert Todd Lincoln
#5654, aired 2009-03-19A STORIED HISTORY $1000: People might see a theme in his "Washington, D.C.", "Hollywood" & "Julian", about restoring paganism in Rome Gore Vidal
#5646, aired 2009-03-091961 $200: Ratified on March 29, the 23rd Amendment granted this U.S. district the right to vote in pres. elections Washington, D.C.
#5642, aired 2009-03-03THE AFRICAN PAST $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers a clue from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) The Newseum in Washington has a ballot box from this country's first free election in 1994; the ANC triumphed over the National Party South Africa
#5631, aired 2009-02-161909: 100 YEARS AGO $600: A D.C. medical center founded in 1909 is named for this military surgeon Walter Reed
#5629, aired 2009-02-12BUILT 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
#5623, aired 2009-02-04BEYOND THE HORIZON $1,800 (Daily Double): Head due east from Washington, D.C. or New York City & you'll first hit this Southern European country Portugal
#5620, aired 2009-01-30ON CAMPUS $400: Bill Clinton & Antonin Scalia both graduated from this D.C. university founded in 1789 Georgetown
#5618, aired 2009-01-28THE AUDACITY OF BOB HOPE $600: "It's so cold" in this city "that politicians have their hands in their own pockets" Washington, D.C.
#5612, aired 2009-01-20ART MUSEUMS $2000: The USA's first modern art museum, opened in 1921, is the Phillips Collection in this city's DuPont Circle Washington, D.C.
#5607, aired 2009-01-13WE WAX PHILOSOPHIC $600: Life's wandering road may take you to this 555-foot-high obelisk at 15th & Constitution Avenue NW in D.C. the Washington Monument
#5596, aired 2008-12-29WHERE AM I? $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) I'm at the National Sustainability Design Expo on this great space, known as America's Common the Mall in Washington, D.C.
#5579, aired 2008-12-04DESIRE $200: I'd like a 1970 magnum of this champagne named for a 17th c. monk, please. $892?! I'd like a soda Dom Perignon
#5567, aired 2008-11-18I 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
#5554, aired 2008-10-30AMERICAN RESTAURANTS $800: The Caucus Room on 9th St. NW in this city is truly bipartisan; it's owned by Democrats & Republicans Washington, D.C.
#5539, aired 2008-10-09MAKING MONEY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads as he and Sarah hold an oversized bill at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) One of the last things printed is the seal of this department as it was first used under the Articles of Confederation--the seal is older than the federal government the Treasury Department
#5539, aired 2008-10-09MAKING MONEY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from a printing press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) The color of the first ink used in printing $1 bills & the part of the sheet it goes on gives us this word that dates from 1862 greenback
#5539, aired 2008-10-09MAKING MONEY $1,200 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) To foil counterfeiters, these security features are visible in the light & on either side of bills, because they're part of the paper rather than printed watermarks
#5539, aired 2008-10-09MAKING MONEY $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) The Bureau of Engraving and Printing uses this indirect printing technique, but not like the corner print shop: its 72-ton presses run 10,000 sheets per hour offset
#5539, aired 2008-10-09MAKING MONEY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.) Sheets are forced at high pressure into the grooves of printing plates so bills are actually three-dimensional with slight rises & indentations; the process has this Italian name intaglio
#5533, aired 2008-10-01NEWSEUM $200: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from outside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) A visit starts with the 74-foot marble tablet bearing words attributed to this man, the fourth president Madison
#5533, aired 2008-10-01NEWSEUM $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) One of the great scoops of the 20th century started with suspicious tape stuck on this door from this complex just about 2 miles from here the Watergate Hotel
#5533, aired 2008-10-01NEWSEUM $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands next to a bullet-riddled pickup in teh Newseum in Washington, D.C.) Time magazine journalists dubbed this truck "the metal magnet" after it kept them safe in this Winter Olympic city that was besieged in the 1990s Sarajevo
#5533, aired 2008-10-01NEWSEUM $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from inside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) 2 weeks after it opened in April 2008, the Newseum celebrated the 100th birthday of this CBS radio & TV journalist, & personal effects here include his uniform; good night & good luck Edward R. Murrow
#5533, aired 2008-10-01NEWSEUM $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a flak jacket in the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) The Newseum has several exhibits on the dangers of journalism; this flak jacket was worn by this ABC anchor who was severely injured by a bomb in Iraq but, thankfully, returned to work Bob Woodruff
#5492, aired 2008-06-2419th CENTURY AMERICANS $800: In 1881 this orator & former slave became Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C. Frederick Douglass
#5480, aired 2008-06-06A 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
#5458, aired 2008-05-07OFF TO COLLEGE $1200: This D.C. school adopted the colors gray & blue to symbolize the reunification of the nation after the Civil War Georgetown
#5442, aired 2008-04-15NEWSPAPERS $800: In the 1870s this D.C. paper was a Democratic mouthpiece; in the 1920s it stood with Republican president Harding The Washington Post
#5422, aired 2008-03-18IN THEM THAR HILLS $800: Better-known name of the Washington, D.C. hill once known as Jenkins' Hill Capitol Hill
#5422, aired 2008-03-18MISSISSIPPI MISSES $1200: "Stand By Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" were big hits for this Mississippian who was married 5 times Tammy Wynette
#5399, aired 2008-02-14EVERYTHING FROM C TO D $200: This game equipment has 64 squares of 2 alternating colors, in 8 horizontal & 8 vertical rows a checkerboard
#5399, aired 2008-02-14EVERYTHING FROM C TO D $400: Old Mother Hubbard knows it's a closet with shelves for dishes a cupboard
#5399, aired 2008-02-14EVERYTHING FROM C TO D $600: One who lacks courage, or last name of a certain British playwright coward
#5399, aired 2008-02-14EVERYTHING FROM C TO D $800: To communicate by exchange of letters correspond
#5399, aired 2008-02-14EVERYTHING FROM C TO D $1000: In math: raised to the third power cubed
#5398, aired 2008-02-13A, B, C, D THEN F $200: Queen Victoria married this man in an elaborate ceremony in 1840 Prince Albert
#5398, aired 2008-02-13A, B, C, D THEN F $400: The object of this dice game is to move all 15 stones from the triangles & take them off the board backgammon
#5398, aired 2008-02-13A, B, C, D THEN F $600: A mountain range in the Northwestern United States, or some big waterfalls the Cascades
#5398, aired 2008-02-13A, B, C, D THEN F $800: In Shakespeare's "Richard III" the title character opens the play by saying, "Now is the winter of our" this discontent
#5398, aired 2008-02-13A, B, C, D THEN F $1000: A superficial appearance or the front of a building the facade
#5383, aired 2008-01-23THE EPA P3 EXPO $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) Albion College's project demonstrates how it's possible to generate energy, here in Expo for this kind of technology, meaning "capable of being continued with minimal long term environmental effects" sustainable
#5383, aired 2008-01-23THE EPA P3 EXPO $800: (Jimmy reporting from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) To help tsunami-ravaged Indonesia replace its food supply, students of Duke have made a mechanical aerator, that increases shrimp hatchery yields by adding this element oxygen
#5383, aired 2008-01-23THE EPA P3 EXPO $1200: (Jimmy reporting from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) A team from the University of New Hampshire is using camel power & a rope & washer system to replace gas power with green technology in the drip type of this in the fields of Niger, one of the world's poorest countries irrigation
#5383, aired 2008-01-23THE EPA P3 EXPO $1600: (Sarah reporting from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) You might not think of turning manure into a resource, but a team from Western Washington University did; it's powering a hybrid engine using this bio-gas: CH4 methane
#5383, aired 2008-01-23THE EPA P3 EXPO $2000: (Jimmy reporting from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) Using solar power to kill water-borne bacteria at temperatures below the boiling point, Rochester Institute of Technology's team saves energy while accomplishing this, named for a 19th century French scientist Pasteurization
#5374, aired 2008-01-10AN ART "C" CATEGORY $2000: Here we see mastery of this technique from the Italian for "bright and dark", used to create a 3-D effect chiaroscuro
#5369, aired 2008-01-03WASHINGTON, D.C. $200: This nickname for the Hirshhorn Museum lets you know it's round & has a hole in the middle, like a fried treat "The Doughnut"
#5369, aired 2008-01-03WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: Pope Pius IX donated a stone for this imposing obelisk, but some masked fiends dumped it into the Potomac in 1854 the Washington Monument
#5369, aired 2008-01-03WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: Ronald Reagan was the first pres. sworn in on the west front of this bldg., facing the moving vista of the Natl. Mall the U.S. Capitol
#5369, aired 2008-01-03WASHINGTON, D.C. $800: World famous as "the president's guesthouse", it's actually 4 interconnected townhouses with 110 rooms Blair House
#5369, aired 2008-01-03WASHINGTON, D.C. $1000: Ironically, the statue of this president astride Cincinnatus looks toward the former home of Robert E. Lee Grant
#5361, aired 2007-12-24PRESIDENTIAL CREATIONS $400: Creation of an administration for these under Hoover didn't stop the "Bonus Army" of them from marching on D.C. military veterans
#5360, aired 2007-12-21ON 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 2007-12-21FROM 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
#5358, aired 2007-12-19AWARDS & HONORS $2000: Washington, D.C.'s theatre awards are named for a first lady--this first lady of the American theatre Helen Hayes
#5352, aired 2007-12-11ODDS & ENDS $1000: Using beeswax, olive oil, rose petals & water, Galen invented this skin cleanser with a "frigid" name c. 200 A.D. cold cream
#5341, aired 2007-11-26WHAT ARE YOU DOING? $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National Geographic Society in Washinton, D.C.) I'm at Explorer's Hall at the Museum of the National Geographic Society with a rope & icepick used by James Whittaker, who was sponsored by National Geographic in 1963 when he became the first American to do this climb Mount Everest
#5337, aired 2007-11-20MOVIE PREMIERES $600: On Sept. 16, 1953 "The Robe" & this w i d e s c r e e n process debuted at NYC's Roxy theatre CinemaScope
#5331, aired 2007-11-122007 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WORDS $2000: With this word, we assume they meant a shutout in gin rummy & not the super on "One Day at a Time" S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R
#5329, aired 2007-11-08FIRST LADIES $800: For 12 years, she was the wife of Washington, D.C. jeweler Norman Galt; he died in 1908 Edith Wilson
#5329, aired 2007-11-0820th CENTURY COMPOSERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Nickname of Roy Harris' Symphony No. 14, premiered in Washington, D.C. in 1976 "Bicentennial"
#5322, aired 2007-10-30BORN & DIED $800: He was born on an Army post in Little Rock in 1880 & faded away at a D.C. hospital in 1964 (Douglas) MacArthur
#5312, aired 2007-10-16HODGEPODGE $600: 2-word name for the body of water these D.C. skaters are having fun on back in the day the Reflecting Pool
#5312, aired 2007-10-16THE 1930s $1,500 (Daily Double): Melvin Purvis gained fame (more than Hoover liked) as head of the FBI's office in this city Chicago
#5303, aired 2007-10-03U.S. CITY HISTORY $1600: Indianapolis was laid out in a wheel pattern inspired by this other major city some 500 miles away Washington, D.C.
#5299, aired 2007-09-27MUSEUMS $800: Works by Titian, Raphael & others, sold by the USSR to Andrew Mellon, became the core of this D.C. museum the National Gallery of Art
#5291, aired 2007-09-17STUPID ANSWERS $600: This Washington D.C. monument stands near the Potomac, about halfway between the Capitol & the Lincoln Memorial the Washington Monument
#5289, aired 2007-09-13EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS $3,000 (Daily Double): Ingram Frizer stabbed this playwright to death in Deptford May 30, 1593 Christopher Marlowe
#5287, aired 2007-09-11STEVE MARTIN MOVIES $800: This 1987 comedy in which Steve played fire chief C.D. Bales was based on "Cyrano de Bergerac" Roxanne
#5285, aired 2007-07-27WHAT A 19th CENTURY YEAR! $1600: On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House 1814
#5277, aired 2007-07-17PROMENADE DATES $200: It's the city where this civil rights march took place in August of 1963 Washington, D.C.
#5274, aired 2007-07-12FIRST THINGS FIRST $1000: In 1967 Carl Stokes defeated Seth Taft to become the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, this one Cleveland
#5261, aired 2007-06-25MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL $800: After 36 seasons in Montreal, the Expos moved to this city in 2005 & were renamed the Nationals Washington, D.C.
#5259, aired 2007-06-21ANTROPOLOGY $400: The light skin of northern peoples prevents rickets by turning limited sunlight into the maximum amount of this vitamin vitamin D
#5254, aired 2007-06-14HISTORICAL BLOGS. $400: Circa 8th c. B.C.: Writing the 2 epic poems that'll make me famous! Scholars would never doubt my existence... d'oh! Homer
#5241, aired 2007-05-28AMERICAN WOMEN $400: She wrote her "Battle Hymn" during a visit to an army camp near Washington, D.C. in 1861 (Julia Ward) Howe
#5241, aired 2007-05-28D.C. COMICS $400: One of his "politically incorrect" musings: "airline security in America remains a faith-based initiative" Bill Maher
#5241, aired 2007-05-28D.C. COMICS $800: This American humorist said, "I am not a member of any organized party--I am a Democrat" Will Rogers
#5241, aired 2007-05-28D.C. COMICS $1200: One of his "rants": "Hillary Clinton hears... 'I'm sorry' more frequently than Pauly Shore on 'Celebrity Jeopardy!'" Dennis Miller
#5241, aired 2007-05-28D.C. COMICS $2000: This comic's line "Would you buy a used car from this man?" was a reference to Nixon's shifty appearance Mort Sahl
#5241, aired 2007-05-28D.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
#5229, aired 2007-05-10WHAT'S THE PLAN? $200: In 1901 this city dug up the plans Pierre L'Enfant drew up for its layout back in 1791 and followed them Washington, D.C.
#5227, aired 2007-05-08NEWS QUIZ $3,000 (Daily Double): This man who died in 1902 would have turned in his grave at the conditions in a D.C. facility named for him Walter Reed
#5214, aired 2007-04-19MR. OR MS. MAYOR $600: Marion Barry & Adrian Fenty have been mayors of this city Washington, D.C.
#5213, aired 2007-04-18ELLEN $800: This First Lady's efforts resulted in a 1914 law improving housing for African Americans in Washington, D.C. Ellen Wilson
#5208, aired 2007-04-11WORLD CAPITALS BY AIRPORT $200: Dulles Washington, D.C.
#5199, aired 2007-03-29THE OLD COLLEGE TRY $400: This Jesuit Washington, D.C. university is home to the Woodstock Theological Center Georgetown
#5192, aired 2007-03-20COLLEGE TOWNS $400: George Washington University Washington, D.C.
#5191, aired 2007-03-19J.C. $1200: Seen here, she knows more about Hollywood wives & husbands than they'd care to admit Jackie Collins
#5187, aired 2007-03-13HISTORIC AMERICA $400: Read all about it: this Washington, D.C. landmark calls itself "the nation's oldest federal cultural institution" Library of Congress
#5182, aired 2007-03-06IT'S ALL ACADEMIC $800: She left her D.C. job & boss Clarence Thomas to teach at the U. of Oklahoma but returned to do some testifying Anita Hill
#5179, aired 2007-03-01RECONSTRUCTION $600: The Freedman's Bureau aided in establishing black colleges, including this Washington, D.C. school Howard
#5176, aired 2007-02-26AN "ARM" OR A "LEG" $400: 4-word term for Gen. McClellan's Union forces that guarded D.C. against invasion across a certain river Army of the Potomac
#5175, aired 2007-02-23HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $2000: (Sam Waterston gives the clue.) You shot the victim in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881, said "I am a Stalwart" & then gave yourself up; not many options on the table here Charles Guiteau
#5174, aired 2007-02-22MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $600: With its strings tuned to C, G, D & A, it has a range a fifth lower than the violin's a viola
#5171, aired 2007-02-19AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: You might see Bob Woodward during your walking tour of this publication's building on 15th Street N.W. the Washington Post
#5171, aired 2007-02-19AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. $800: The Peacock room at the Freer Gallery shows the fun-loving side of this artist known for that dour depiction of mama Whistler
#5171, aired 2007-02-19AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. $1200: The museum that's now the Smithsonian's Arts & Industries Bldg. was the site of this man's 1881 inaugural ball Garfield
#5171, aired 2007-02-19AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. $2000: This Frenchman who planned D.C. had such a "terrible" temperament that he was dismissed in 1792 Pierre L'Enfant
#5171, aired 2007-02-19AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. $2,500 (Daily Double): It was once known as "Presidents Park" but perhaps this name for it looks better on a "Marquis" Lafayette Park
#5156, aired 2007-01-29D.C. SITES $200: This center includes restaurants, theaters, a concert hall & an opera house the Kennedy Center (for the Performing Arts)
#5156, aired 2007-01-29D.C. SITES $400: This motto is on the base of the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol E pluribus unum
#5156, aired 2007-01-29D.C. SITES $800: The building on Pennsylvania Ave. named for him houses the FBI (J. Edgar) Hoover
#5156, aired 2007-01-29D.C. SITES $1,000 (Daily Double): At its 500-foot level, it has 8 small windows, 2 on each side the Washington Monument
#5156, aired 2007-01-29D.C. SITES $1000: This library on the Hill has a theatre that evokes the courtyard of an English Renaissance inn the Folger Library
#5137, aired 2007-01-02THE CIVIL WAR $2,000 (Daily Double): On May 25, 1862 Lincoln told McClellan to either attack Richmond or defend this city Washington, D.C.
#5131, aired 2006-12-25YEAR 2056 HEADLINES IN THE ONION $200: "Remainder Of Ross Ice Shelf Now In" this D.C. museum complex' "Freezer" the Smithsonian
#5119, aired 2006-12-07AMERICANA $600: The motto of this 68-square-mile area is Justitia Omnibus, "Justice For All" Washington, D.C.
#5117, aired 2006-12-05JON STEWART'S AMERICA $600: This D.C. building's rotunda "was made famous by the Stephen Baldwin/Pauly Shore vehicle Bio-Rotunda" the Capitol
#5108, aired 2006-11-22POLITICAL COMEBACKS $600: Despite being filmed using an illegal drug, he was reelected Washington, D.C. mayor in 1990 (Marion) Barry
#5106, aired 2006-11-20I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP $600: Take a shot & guess this D.C. power broker's identity Vice President Richard Cheney
#5094, aired 2006-11-02BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads.) This woman used this camera back when she was an aspiring photographer for a Washington D.C. newspaper Jackie Kennedy
#5088, aired 2006-10-25I GO BY "AL" $1200: Heading south from Washington, D.C., I go by this Virginia city where George Washington once drilled troops Alexandria
#5078, aired 2006-10-11LET'S PLAY POST OFFICE $400: 20500 is the ZIP code of this Washington, D.C. location the White House
#5077, aired 2006-10-10FDR $2000: At his D.C. memorial, sitting on the ground next to FDR is a sculpture of this friend & companion Fala
#5066, aired 2006-09-25THE REAL ESTATE SECTION $200: D.C.-you there! 132 rooms on 18 acres. Boasts 140-guest dining room. Its main office is 1 of a kind! the White House
#5064, aired 2006-09-21CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $800: George Dewey, Cordell Hull & Woodrow Wilson are all interred at this cathedral the National Cathedral (in Washington, D.C.)
#5044, aired 2006-07-13I'M SORRY $400: Citing his "degrading and outrageous" behavior, in 1990 this ex-D.C. mayor wrote he was "deeply sorry" Marion Barry
#5043, aired 2006-07-1240 YEARS OF THE NEA $800: The NEA helped to fund & choose the design for this 1982 memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C. the Vietnam Memorial
#5035, aired 2006-06-30FACT $400: On a traditional Snellen one of these, the 9 letters on the 11th line are P E Z O L C F T D an eye chart
#5034, aired 2006-06-29A DAY IN JUNE $200: June 11, 2004: His funeral is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Reagan
#5033, aired 2006-06-28FAMOUS AMERICANS' HOMES $1200: Born a slave around 1818, he bought a home in Washington, D.C. in 1877 & expanded it to 21 rooms Frederick Douglass
#5026, aired 2006-06-19WALLY WORLD $400: The Army's largest health-care facility is the D.C. medical center named for this man Walter Reed
#5018, aired 2006-06-07"TOP" DRAWER $800: A major government building of this state capital is modeled after the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Topeka
#5017, aired 2006-06-06CITY OF THE DAY: RALEIGH $200: Because of its fine museums, Raleigh has been dubbed this D.C. institution "of the South" the Smithsonian
#5013, aired 2006-05-31ALL THAT JAZZ $1200: This bandleader from D.C. traveled with an electric piano, now in the Smithsonian, so he wouldn't wake hotel guests Duke Ellington
#5007, aired 2006-05-23A "C"OUNTRY MILE $1000: An African country of over 120,000 square miles gets this French name from the product of its early trade Cote d'Ivoire
#4965, aired 2006-03-24THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY $1200: Wellington, Warsaw, Washington, D.C. Warsaw
#4947, aired 2006-02-28MAGAZINE HEADQUARTERS $1,600 (Daily Double): If you loved that National Geographic piece on porpoises, write to them in this city Washington, D.C.
#4942, aired 2006-02-21EARLY MAN $1,200 (Daily Double): Homo erectus reached this island between 1 & 2 million B.C.; Homo Dutch traderensis, in 1596 A.D. Java
#4941, aired 2006-02-20LETTER, WE GET LETTER $600: Add C plus C plus C plus C plus C & you get this Roman numeral D
#4931, aired 2006-02-06THE CIVIL WAR $200: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C. Jefferson Davis
#4923, aired 2006-01-25THE REAL ADAMS FAMILY $1600: Henry Adams lived in this city, & there's a memorial to his wife Clover in Rock Creek Cemetery there Washington, D.C.
#4921, aired 2006-01-23MEDICAL PIONEERS $800: In 1901 this army surgeon who later had a D.C. hospital named for him published "The Prevention of Yellow Fever" Walter Reed
#4900, aired 2005-12-23BE B.C. $800: This physician was referred to as the Asclepiad of Cos--I'd swear an oath on it Hippocrates
#4897, aired 2005-12-20OVERLAPS $2000: The balderdash capital of the U.S. Hogwashington, D.C.
#4891, aired 2005-12-12THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT $400: In 1903 Samuel Langley attempted to fly an engine-powered plane launched from a houseboat on this D.C. river the Potomac River
#4877, aired 2005-11-22PRESIDENTIAL FAST FACTS $600: He was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson
#4875, aired 2005-11-18HELLO, ALEX $1000: Georgia is represented in Washington D.C.'s Statuary Hall by this Confederate vice president Alexander Hamilton Stephens
#4868, aired 2005-11-09NAME THAT ROMAN EMPEROR $1000: 27 B.C.-14 A.D.: His sister married Mark Antony & he defeated Mark Antony Augustus
#4867, aired 2005-11-08HE'S A REBEL $2000: Nicknamed "Old Jube", he brought his forces within sight of Washington, D.C. in 1864 Jubal Early
#4859, aired 2005-10-27STAMPS $800: In 2004 the Post Office honored the "Greatest Generation" with a stamp of this national memorial in D.C. the World War II Memorial
#4858, aired 2005-10-26HOUR OF THE "WOLF" $1200: This park for the performing arts is found in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. Wolf Trap
#4848, aired 2005-10-12THE PRE-PSAT $200: Billy loves the Red Sox no matter what; he loves 'em A) eerily B) unconditionally C) ceremoniously D) haphazardly unconditionally
#4848, aired 2005-10-12THE PRE-PSAT $600: Paintbrush: artist as A) writer: pen B) lawsuit: duck C) saw: carpenter D) stethoscope: supermodel saw: carpenter
#4848, aired 2005-10-12THE PRE-PSAT $800: Ounce: gallon as A) water: wine B) light: dark C) book: chapter D) inch: yard inch: yard
#4846, aired 2005-10-10I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE $800: This roamin' Roman led the invasions of Gaul in 58 B.C. & Britain in 55 B.C.; he'd be dead 11 years after that Julius Caesar
#4844, aired 2005-10-06TONY MONTANA $800: A Butte mansion has some of William Clark's art collection, but the good stuff went to this city's Corcoran gallery Washington, D.C.
#4829, aired 2005-09-15FROM THE VAULTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) Starting in 1960, people whose hearts beat too slowly could have a Medtronic one of these implanted; the Smithsonian has an early one a pacemaker
#4829, aired 2005-09-15FROM 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
#4829, aired 2005-09-15FROM THE VAULTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) This is part of the 1848 gold shipment shown to this president; he gave a report to Congress that kicked the Gold Rush into gear James K. Polk
#4829, aired 2005-09-15FROM THE VAULTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) This bit of mold played its part in history when this London scientist noticed it destroying a bacterial sample (Alexander) Fleming
#4826, aired 2005-09-122-LETTER ABBREV. $400: The location of the National Cathedral, for short D.C.
#4823, aired 2005-07-20WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: (Kweisi Mfume reads the clue.) When I was a congressman, I often strolled through this 96-foot-wide domed hall, the Capitol's hub the Rotunda
#4823, aired 2005-07-20WASHINGTON, D.C. $800: The USA's only Leonard Da Vinci painting resides at this museum at 4th & Constitution the National Gallery of Art
#4823, aired 2005-07-20WASHINGTON, D.C. $1200: (Hi, I'm Ari Fliescher.) In the White House large events like dances & weddings are held in this room, designed as a "public audience room" the East Room
#4823, aired 2005-07-20WASHINGTON, D.C. $1600: A hotel near the White House is named for John Hay & this pal of his, a descendant of presidents Henry Adams
#4823, aired 2005-07-20WASHINGTON, D.C. $2000: (Hi, I'm Christie Whitman.) The EPA is based in this Ariel Rios Building, part of this "Triangle" bounded by 15th, Pennsylvania & Constitution Federal Triangle
#4816, aired 2005-07-11COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: This university in Washington, D.C. was founded in 1867 to educate newly freed slaves & their descendants Howard University
#4794, aired 2005-06-09"DEAD" RECKONING $600: The most famous of these may have formed the library of a Jewish community that lived from about 150 B.C. to 70 A.D. the Dead Sea Scrolls
#4780, aired 2005-05-20PRE-DATERS $400: The year immediately preceding 1 A.D. on the Gregorian calendar 1 B.C.
#4770, aired 2005-05-06PAINTERS' COLORS $2000: In Washington, D.C.: Vermeer's "Girl with" this color "Hat" red
#4762, aired 2005-04-26LIBRARIES $1,000 (Daily Double): The Ralph J. Bunche Int'l Affairs Center is part of this Washington, D.C. university's library Howard
#4761, aired 2005-04-25U.S. GOVERNMENT $600: He was the first vice president who was born in Washington, D.C. Al Gore
#4760, aired 2005-04-22ATHLETES $400: This 15-year-old rookie helped the D.C. United capture the 2004 Major League Soccer crown Freddy Adu
#4760, aired 2005-04-22INTERNATIONAL "C"UISINE $1200: French chefs turn this freshwater crustacean into mousse d'ecrevisse crawfish (or crayfish)
#4758, aired 2005-04-20HEALTH & MEDICINE $600: "The Hot Zone", a medical thriller, tells the true story of an outbreak of this virus near Washington, D.C. Ebola
#4756, aired 2005-04-18BRITISH SPELLING BEE $400: The equivalent of our own Donald Rumsfeld, the UK's Geoffrey Hoon is the minister of this D-E-F-E-N-C-E
#4753, aired 2005-04-13U.S. PRESIDENTS $400: The D.C. house he lived in after he left office in 1921 is called "Washington's only presidential museum" (Woodrow) Wilson
#4749, aired 2005-04-07"A.M"/"P.M." $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) Complete with tire shredder, this make of car was used by James Bond in "Goldfinger" an Aston Martin
#4745, aired 2005-04-01TIM, TOM, TAMMY $200: "This will be pure H-E double L for me, oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E", sang this woman Tammy Wynette
#4744, aired 2005-03-31THE TRUMAN SHOW $2000: Margaret Truman gave her first public Washington, D.C. concert at this famed hall built in 1929 Constitution Hall
#4741, aired 2005-03-28TYLERS & TAYLORS $1200: He died July 9, 1850 in Washington, D.C. Zachary Taylor
#4724, aired 2005-03-03MASTER OF PUPPETS $2000: Set in a Washington bar, this satirical political TV show was populated by puppets from Sid & Marty Krofft D.C. Follies
#4723, aired 2005-03-02LET'S HAVE A COOKOUT $1200: In 1793 the laying of the cornerstone of this D.C. building was celebrated by barbecuing a 500-pound ox the Capitol
#4695, aired 2005-01-21HALLS OF FAME $1000: Lydia Hall is in the Washington, D.C. hall for those in this profession; so is Dorothea Dix nursing
#4693, aired 2005-01-19BUILDING FEATURES $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the outside of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.) The National Cathedral has 110 of these figures, whose function is to carry rain away from the walls & foundation a gargoyle
#4681, aired 2005-01-03ORGANIZATIONS $800: The National Association of Water Companies is on this Washington, D.C. street associated with lobbyists K Street
#4675, aired 2004-12-24SHORT STORY WRITERS $800: He set 2 of his stories, "The Balloon Hoax" & "The Gold-Bug", on Sullivan's Island, S.C., where he'd served in the army Edgar Allan Poe
#4669, aired 2004-12-16McCLURE'S MAGAZINE $400: Writing on corruption in McClure's, Lincoln Steffens said this little state is for sale, & cheap Rhode Island
#4668, aired 2004-12-15THE "RED", "WHITE" & "BLUE" $200: This 200-year-old Washington, D.C. building has 35 bathrooms the White House
#4662, aired 2004-12-07PUT OUT THE CHINA $1200: In 87 B.C. the Chinese recorded an astronomical phenomenon that scientists think was this, also seen in 1607 A.D. Halley's Comet
#4661, aired 2004-12-06THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES $800: This capital of the confederacy was just 100 miles from Washington, D.C. Richmond, Virginia
#4657, aired 2004-11-30THE CONTEST $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1984 Walter Mondale got his 13 electoral votes by winning D.C. & this state Minnesota
#4652, aired 2004-11-23MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. $2000: At this Washington, D.C. landmark in 1963, King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech Lincoln Memorial
#4651, aired 2004-11-22STUPID ANSWERS $600: The great-grandson of a slave, he was the first black mayor of Washington, D.C. Walter Washington
#4646, aired 2004-11-15WHAT'S THAT WORD...? $200: …that means of secondary importance: A. ancillary B. fiduciary C. habilimentary D. pecuniary ancillary
#4646, aired 2004-11-15WHAT'S THAT WORD...? $400: …that means to perplex: A. acrimonious B. congruous C. nonplus D. tremulous nonplus
#4646, aired 2004-11-15WHAT'S THAT WORD...? $600: …that means face up: A. prostrate B. prone C. supine D. incline supine
#4646, aired 2004-11-15WHAT'S THAT WORD...? $800: …that means verbal abuse: A. abrogation B. cogitation C. sinistration D. vituperation vituperation
#4646, aired 2004-11-15WHAT'S THAT WORD...? $1000: …that means not sincere: A. dissentious B. disputatious C. disingenuous D. discommodious disingenuous
#4639, aired 2004-11-05WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL CATHEDRAL $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.) In 1968 he gave his last Sunday sermon from the Canterbury pulpit; a memorial service for him was held here 5 days later Dr. King
#4639, aired 2004-11-05WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL CATHEDRAL $2000: The only president buried in Washington, D.C., his tomb was dedicated in 1956, the centennial of his birth Woodrow Wilson
#4638, aired 2004-11-04LEAVE IT TO BEAVER $600: In April 1999 several beavers were captured after munching on this city's prized cherry trees Washington, D.C.
#4629, aired 2004-10-21ELECTION TIME $400: The 9 judges on this body in Alabama, unlike the one in Washington, D.C., run for election the Supreme Court
#4619, aired 2004-10-07THE 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)
#4611, aired 2004-09-27THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM $400: (Sofia of the Clue Crew narrates from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) You could give someone the kiss of death using the lipstick gun provided to employees of this Soviet spy agency the KGB
#4611, aired 2004-09-27LET'S GET MEDICAL $600: If a 16th C. golfer had an "apoplexy" after losing a ball in the water, today he'd have a 1-this penalty a stroke
#4611, aired 2004-09-27THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew narrates from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) Here is the actual mailbox used by this C.I.A. mole with an alliterative name to signal his Russian handlers Aldrich Ames
#4611, aired 2004-09-27THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew narrates from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) An umbrella with a ricin tip was used to poison this defector near Waterloo Station in 1978 Georgi Markov
#4606, aired 2004-09-20ALSO A CURRENT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE $400: Name on the award received by Lauren Bacall & Jessye Norman in December 1997 in Washington, D.C. Kennedy
#4600, aired 2004-09-10RADIO $1200: Casey Kasem created the long distance one of these & is heard here reading one: "This letter comes from a teenager in Washington, D.C. who learned that it's better to give than receive. Here's what she writes: 'Dear Casey...'" a dedication
#4586, aired 2004-07-12STATE FACTS $800: In 1791 this seventh state gave up some of its land to form Washington, D.C. Maryland
#4577, aired 2004-06-29HELLO, ETHAN $400: In Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall, this man represents the state of Vermont Ethan Allen
#4556, aired 2004-05-31PRESIDENTIAL FACTS $2000: Washington, D.C. locale where President Garfield was fatally shot the railroad station
#4554, aired 2004-05-27LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $600: In 1930 former Standard Oil president Henry Folger founded one of these in Washington, D.C. a library
#4547, aired 2004-05-18"WATER" WATER EVERYWHERE $1600: Landmark Washington, D.C. complex sprawling here Watergate
#4545, aired 2004-05-14"D.C." $200: This Dickens character is the first full name mentioned in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" David Copperfield
#4545, aired 2004-05-14"D.C." $400: This legendary frontiersman's motto was "Be always sure you're right--then go ahead!" Davy Crockett
#4545, aired 2004-05-14"D.C." $600: In terms of electricity, it flows steadily in one direction direct current
#4545, aired 2004-05-14"D.C." $800: This epic poem by Dante is divided into 3 sections: the Inferno, the Purgatorio & the Paradiso the Divine Comedy
#4544, aired 2004-05-13WASHINGTON SCHLEPPED HERE $200: The location of Washington, D.C. was actually chosen by G.W., & it's a nice little commute from this estate of his Mount Vernon
#4541, aired 2004-05-10BIG, REALLY BIG! $200: Built on 200 acres, this Washington, D.C. train station was once the world's largest Union Station
#4541, aired 2004-05-10CROSSWORD CLUES "D" $800: He's the shadowy Watergate source (4,6) "Deep Throat"
#4540, aired 2004-05-07U.S. RIVERS $400: It flows through Washington, D.C. & on past Mount Vernon the Potomac
#4536, aired 2004-05-03D.C.'IN YOU $400: On September 9, 1983 a petition was submitted to Congress asking that the district be made this a state
#4536, aired 2004-05-03D.C.'IN YOU $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew) The White House has been known as this "Mansion", also the branch of our government that works here Executive
#4536, aired 2004-05-03D.C.'IN YOU $1200: The NSO, the National Symphony Orchestra, has been playing at this center since 1971, the year it opened the Kennedy Center
#4536, aired 2004-05-03D.C.'IN YOU $1600: In 1846 the District of Columbia gave back about 30 square miles of its area to this state Virginia
#4536, aired 2004-05-03D.C.'IN YOU $2000: Get off the Metro at Farragut North to visit this society's Explorers Hall the National Geographic Society
#4528, aired 2004-04-21B.C.'n YOU $1200: About 600 B.C. this poet of Lesbos put on quite a show; while reciting her poetry she'd strum a lyre Sappho
#4524, aired 2004-04-15HISTORIC AMERICANS $2,000 (Daily Double): Historian John Jameson led the campaign to build this D.C. center to store historic documents The National Archives
#4523, aired 2004-04-14COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1600: John Carroll, America's first Roman Catholic bishop, founded this Washington, D.C. university Georgetown
#4510, aired 2004-03-26ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING $400: Henry Bacon designed this Washington, D.C. landmark: a white marble Doric temple above a pool the Lincoln Memorial
#4506, aired 2004-03-22U.S. CITIES $200: Its nicknames include "The Athens of America" & "The Cradle of Liberty" Boston
#4505, aired 2004-03-19SPELL THAT GOVERNOR $2000: Of Maine, a distant relative of bestselling thriller author David, he's John... B-A-L-D-A-C-C-I
#4501, aired 2004-03-15"A.C."/"D.C." $400: These critters yowl in the spaces between buildings alley cats
#4501, aired 2004-03-15"A.C."/"D.C." $800: As an example, jackets & ties for men in a restaurant; there's not one of these in the "Jeopardy!" office dress code
#4501, aired 2004-03-15"A.C."/"D.C." $1200: Pressing & bagging are the final steps in this process dry cleaning
#4501, aired 2004-03-15"A.C."/"D.C." $1,600 (Daily Double): All the envoys, ambassadors, etc. in residence at a capital the diplomatic corps
#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
#4485, aired 2004-02-20NATIONAL SITES $1200: This D.C. national historic site is the only one that's also an active theater Ford's Theatre
#4476, aired 2004-02-09CROSSWORD CLUES "V" $1,000 (Daily Double): A, B, C, D, K (8) vitamins
#4475, aired 2004-02-06VICE PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES $800: March 31, 1948: Washington, D.C. Al Gore
#4471, aired 2004-02-02NOTED BLACK AMERICANS $1600: The publisher of such abolitionist papers as North Star & New National Era, he later became a marshall in D.C. Frederick Douglass
#4466, aired 2004-01-26PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAME SPELLING $2000: Rutherford Hayes B-I-R-C-H-A-R-D
#4452, aired 2004-01-06DOME, SWEET DOME $600: Architect Thomas Walter completed the cast-iron dome of this Washington, D.C. building in 1863 the U.S. Capitol
#4447, aired 2003-12-30RIVERS $400: An Iroquois word that means "where goods are brought in" gives this river that flows past D.C. its name the Potomac
#4438, aired 2003-12-17PRESIDENTS & CHERRIES $600: His circular Presidential memorial stands among the cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C. Thomas Jefferson
#4436, aired 2003-12-15U.S. "TOWN"S $1600: In 1950 Congress passed legislation to preserve the Heights area of this historic section of Washington, D.C. Georgetown
#4433, aired 2003-12-10HISTORY HAPPENED HERE $800: He tried to reopen his Washington, D.C. theater in July 1865, but was prevented from doing so (John) Ford
#4428, aired 2003-12-03KENNEDY CENTER HONORS DANCERS $400: He put on his "top hat" & flew down to D.C., not Rio, in 1978 to pick up his award, as did George Balanchine Fred Astaire
#4424, aired 2003-11-27ITALIAN AMERICANS $2,000 (Daily Double): As a D.C. district court judge, this Watergate figure was known as "Maximum John" John Sirica
#4411, aired 2003-11-10AFRICAN-AMERICANA $800: Once called "The Capstone of Negro Education", this Washington, D.C. university opened its doors in 1867 Howard University
#4403, aired 2003-10-29NATIONAL MEMORIALS $1200: The bronze statue of him in his D.C. memorial depicts him wearing a coat given to him by his friend Gen. Kosciuszko Thomas Jefferson
#4395, aired 2003-10-17THE CIVIL WAR $200: On July 11, 1864 Jubal Early & his troops were dangerously close to this capital Washington, D.C.
#4384, aired 2003-10-02AMERICAN FOOD $800: Marionberries aren't from D.C.; they're from Oregon & are a variety of these berries blackberries
#4379, aired 2003-09-25C D "B" $200: You'll need the equipment seen here to play this popular backyard game badminton
#4379, aired 2003-09-25C D "B" $400: One of the many depictions of this Nepalese-born man is seen here Buddha
#4379, aired 2003-09-25C D "B" $600: Be prepared to fly along at breakneck speeds using one of these transports bobsled
#4379, aired 2003-09-25C D "B" $800: It's the large country of 170 million seen here Brazil
#4379, aired 2003-09-25C D "B" $1000: This weather forecaster can help save you a lot of trouble a barometer
#4378, aired 2003-09-24EARLY U.S. $800: Moving to D.C. in 1800, this judicial body met in the Capitol basement, a library office & a tavern the Supreme Court
#4376, aired 2003-09-22WHERE'D YOU GO ON VACATION $800: ...to Washington, D.C., where we got to tour this agency's headquarters & see its ten most wanted list the FBI
#4375, aired 2003-09-19THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Constitution Center.) Appropriately, the National Constitution Center is located here, in the heart of this city Philadelphia
#4372, aired 2003-09-16U.S. SENATE HISTORY $600: In 1789 the Senate convened for the first time, in this city New York
#4368, aired 2003-09-10EDUCATION $1000: The Model Secondary School for the Deaf is a part of this Washington, D.C. college Gallaudet
#4362, aired 2003-07-15INVENTIVE MINDS $400: In the 1930s inventive minds at Warner's introduced the A, B, C & D cup sizes for these bras
#4348, aired 2003-06-25GRAVE MATTERS $400: His tombstone in Washington, D.C. is inscribed: "Renowned Photographer of the Civil War" Mathew Brady
#4348, aired 2003-06-25THE '76ers $800: It made news in Nov. 1976 when it was announced that this 9-year-old girl would attend a D.C. public school Amy Carter
#4346, aired 2003-06-23SPELL THE LAST NAME $800: 17th century man with the "I think, therefore I am" plan, Rene... D-E-S-C-A-R-T-E-S
#4343, aired 2003-06-18PLACES TO VISIT $1,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew in Belize) Xunantunich was a ceremonial center of this civilization that flourished from about 300 B.C. to 900 A.D. Mayans
#4337, aired 2003-06-10WE NEED "ACTION" $600: If you're a PAC man in Washington, D.C. you belong to one of these interest groups political action committee
#4332, aired 2003-06-03ALBUMS $800: (Hi, I'm Lorrie Morgan.) I recorded "You And Me" for a 1998 tribute album to this late legend; Rosanne Cash contributed "D‑I‑V‑O‑R‑C‑E" Tammy Wynette
#4300, aired 2003-04-18YESTERDAY'S NEWSPAPERS $400: With circulation not so "stellar", this 129-year-old Washington D.C. paper folded in 1981 The Washington Star
#4296, aired 2003-04-14BUSINESS ABBREV. $200: No money, no goods: C.O.D. cash on delivery
#4277, aired 2003-03-18CAPITAL CITY UNIVERSITIES $800: Gallaudet University Washington, D.C.
#4275, aired 2003-03-14PORGY-POURRI $600: In 1936 this city's National Theatre was briefly desegregated so African-Americans could see "Porgy and Bess" there Washington, D.C.
#4268, aired 2003-03-05"A" PLUS $1600: Now home to Air Force One, this Air Force base is located about 11 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. Andrews AFB
#4267, aired 2003-03-04IN OLD DETROIT $1,000 (Daily Double): In the early 1800s Judge Augustus Woodward planned Detroit on a hub-&-spokes plan modeled on this city Paris (or Washington, D.C.)
#4264, aired 2003-02-27THE ARMED FORCES $800: On Memorial Day 2001, a wreath was laid at this war's D.C. memorial as a 50th anniversary commemoration Korean War
#4259, aired 2003-02-20AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS $1200: In 1874 Patrick Francis Healy, a Jesuit theologian, became the first black president of this D.C. university Georgetown
#4251, aired 2003-02-10FRENCH CLASS: POTPOURRI $600: In May 1922 in Washington, D.C. President Harding unveiled a statue of this man by Daniel Chester French Abraham Lincoln
#4250, aired 2003-02-07HAIL TO THE CHIEF $2,500 (Daily Double): He died on January 22, 1973; after services in Washington, D.C., he was buried on his Texas ranch Lyndon B. Johnson
#4225, aired 2003-01-03AEROSMITH $400: In 1986 rappers Run-D.M.C. remade this 1976 Aerosmith song "Walk This Way"
#4221, aired 2002-12-30WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $1000: These 2 letters give you an adjective meaning sordid & unkempt C-D/seedy
#4213, aired 2002-12-18JUBAL EARLY $600: In July 1864, Early & his troops threatened this city & were later criticized for not taking it Washington, D.C.
#4213, aired 2002-12-18SPORTS HOME CITIES $800: The NHL's Senators Ottawa
#4207, aired 2002-12-10CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? $400: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) This program originated when a reporter asked the FBI who were the toughest guys they were after the 10 Most Wanted List
#4197, aired 2002-11-26ARCHITECTURE $1200: I.M. Pei's design of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is based on this geometric shape triangle
#4193, aired 2002-11-20BIOLOGY TEST $200: The viceroy butterfly looking like the monarch is: (A) mimicry (B) puppetry (C) chicory (D) rabbitry mimicry
#4193, aired 2002-11-20BIOLOGY TEST $400: The only hormone that can lower blood sugar is: (A) epinephrine (B) glucagon (C) thyroxine (D) insulin insulin
#4193, aired 2002-11-20BIOLOGY TEST $600: A Venus's Flytrap is considered: (A) aluminous (B) bigamous (C) carnivorous (D) decamerous carnivorous
#4193, aired 2002-11-20BIOLOGY TEST $800: Gills are not a feature on: (A) manatees (B) sharks (C) mushrooms (D) sand dollars manatees
#4193, aired 2002-11-20BIOLOGY TEST $1000: Experiencing piloerection you have: (A) hemorrhoids (B) razor stubble (C) goose bumps (D) bed hair goose bumps
#4179, aired 2002-10-31"D.C." $400: You can find Boot Hill Museum on Wyatt Earp Blvd. in this Kansas community Dodge City
#4179, aired 2002-10-31"D.C." $800: This team plays its home games in Texas Stadium Dallas Cowboys
#4179, aired 2002-10-31"D.C." $1200: Pullman's Delmonico became the first of these railroad carriages in 1868 dining car
#4179, aired 2002-10-31"D.C." $1600: This cable outlet airs TV shows like "Blue Planet" & "Walking With Prehistoric Beasts" Discovery Channel
#4179, aired 2002-10-31"D.C." $2000: He wrote "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" several years before his more famous book Dale Carnegie
#4179, aired 2002-10-31STAIR-ING AT THE SCREEN $4,600 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) The steps leading from Prospect Street to M Street, seen here, were featured in this 1973 thriller The Exorcist
#4178, aired 2002-10-30ON THEIR TOMBSTONES $400: "1880 - 1946", not "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" as rumored W.C. Fields

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (63 results returned)

#9054, aired 2024-03-07ANCIENT DRAMA: From the 470s B.C., Aeschylus' earliest surviving work has this title; he'd fought them repeatedly in the preceding years The Persians
#8973, aired 2023-11-15WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was proposed in Congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary; it opened 17 years later the Jefferson Memorial
#8920, aired 2023-07-21NUMBERS OLD & NEW: Expressed in today's numbers, it's the sum total if you add the 7 Roman numerals together 1,666
#8763, aired 2022-12-14PRESIDENTIAL FACTS: Only 3 presidents have married while in office--John Tyler was the first & he was the last (Woodrow) Wilson
#8049, aired 2019-09-12AMERICAN MUSEUMS: President Johnson signed a law that added 2 words to the name of this museum established in 1946, D.C.'s most popular the Air & Space Museum
#7781, aired 2018-06-11BRASS INSTRUMENTS: In playing this instrument whose early version was called a sackbut, it's about 6" from A to B, about 7" from C to D a trombone
#7756, aired 2018-05-07U.S. CITIES: This city, also the title of a film that won 2 Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th c. transportation Fargo
#7718, aired 2018-03-14THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Each state has as many electors as its total of senators & reps.; D.C. has this many, the minimum for any state 3
#7676, aired 2018-01-15THE THEATER: In 1915 this play opened for the last time on Broadway, ironically at the Booth Theatre Our American Cousin
#7407, aired 2016-11-22EARLY AMERICA: William Bradford wrote that this document was partly inspired by the "mutinous speeches" of some passengers the Mayflower Compact
#7305, aired 2016-05-20U.S. HISTORY: In 1790 a deal made Washington the nation's capital; the room where it happened was at Jefferson's house & negotiators included Madison & this Cabinet member Alexander Hamilton
#7296, aired 2016-05-09LEGISLATION: The original law called this was passed in 1944; today, there's a "Post-9/11" version that also pays for 36 months of university education the G.I. Bill
#7295, aired 2016-05-06AUTHORS: She wrote in her journal in 1867 that a publisher "asked me to write a girls book. Said I'd try." Louisa May Alcott
#7290, aired 2016-04-29LITERARY CHARACTERS: In 1929 London's Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital was given all rights to this character created 27 years earlier Peter Pan
#7193, aired 2015-12-1619th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE: The theft alluded to in the title of this 1844 Poe story is committed by a government minister "The Purloined Letter"
#7170, aired 2015-11-13GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Famous mother of Pyrrha, who survived the Great Flood & with her husband repopulated the Earth Pandora
#6953, aired 2014-12-03U.S. GEOGRAPHY: This city of 650,000 people is the most populous U.S. city not found in a U.S. state Washington, D.C.
#6736, aired 2013-12-23PRESIDENTS & FILM: Jimmy Carter held 480 screenings at the White House; his first was this film set in 1970s Washington, D.C. All the President's Men
#6347, aired 2012-04-03SYMBOLIC SCULPTURE: In 2005 a sculpture of an African elephant was installed outside this country's embassy in Washington, D.C. Côte d'Ivoire
#5856, aired 2010-02-15WASHINGTON, D.C.: Some of the sculptures outside the entrance of this building depict Moses, Confucius, Solon & William Howard Taft the Supreme Court building
#5688, aired 2009-05-06WASHINGTON, D.C.: Since 1974, the official residence of this public servant has been at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue & 34th Street the vice president
#5683, aired 2009-04-29THE U.S. MONEY MAP: The 3 richest U.S. counties, by median household income, are not in N.Y. or Calif. but are suburbs of this city Washington, D.C.
#5564, aired 2008-11-13WASHINGTON, D.C.: Unveiled in 1923, the statue seen here of this man is located on the south side of the Treasury Building Alexander Hamilton
#5384, aired 2008-01-24RICH & FAMOUS: At $900 million, his fortune was once 2% of the GNP; by his death in 1937, he was down to about $26 million John Rockefeller
#5165, aired 2007-02-09TOURISM: The 2 leading foreign destination countries for U.S. tourists Canada & Mexico
#5075, aired 2006-10-06LANDMARKS: The quote "With malice toward none" is on the wall of his Washington, D.C. memorial Abraham Lincoln
#5029, aired 2006-06-22WASHINGTON, D.C.: Originally housed in a boarding house & then in the Capitol, today it occupies 3 buildings named for presidents the Library of Congress
#5000, aired 2006-05-12ISLANDS: Davis Strait, named for a Northwest Passage seeker, separates these 2 islands that total over 1 million square miles Greenland & Baffin Island
#4794, aired 2005-06-09AMERICAN LICENSE PLATES: One of its official license plates bears the motto "Taxation without Representation" Washington, D.C.
#4483, aired 2004-02-18U.S. POLITICS: On July 16, 1790 Congress created this area & some of its residents think that by now it should be a state Washington, D.C.
#4312, aired 2003-05-06LEGAL HISTORY: After killing his wife's lover in Washington, D.C. in 1859, Rep. Daniel Sickles was the 1st to claim this, a 2-word term temporary insanity
#4202, aired 2002-12-03WASHINGTON, D.C.: The National Mall is bounded by these 2 avenues whose names recall historic documents Constitution & Independence Avenues
#4042, aired 2002-03-12WORLD CAPITALS: Other than Washington, D.C., it's the only world capital named for an American Monrovia, Liberia
#3939, aired 2001-10-18ORGANIZATIONS: This organization is headquartered at 1776 D Street, NW Washington, D.C. Daughters of the American Revolution
#3899, aired 2001-07-12COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: The 1939 event we just saw came out of a concert originally to be sponsored at DAR Constitution Hall by this university Howard University
#3839, aired 2001-04-19U.S. CITIES: On May 24, 1844 Samuel Morse was in this city demonstrating his invention Washington, D.C.
#3737, aired 2000-11-28ARCHITECTS: This woman designed NYC's Museum for African Art, as well as a famous memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Ying Lin
#3693, aired 2000-09-27THE SUPREME COURT: 2 of the 3 current Supreme Court justices appointed from the D.C. Court of Appeals (2 of) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia & Clarence Thomas
#3386, aired 1999-05-03ORGANIZATIONS: In 1901 Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, D.C., Baltimore & Philadelphia made up this; Tampa Bay joined in 1998 the American League
#3366, aired 1999-04-05ANIMALS: There are only 3 of these animals in U.S. zoos: a 28-year-old in D.C.'s National Zoo & 2 younger ones in San Diego pandas
#3190, aired 1998-06-12ORGANIZATIONS: This women's organization founded in 1890 was chartered by Congress in 1896 the Daughters of the American Revolution
#3035, aired 1997-11-07WOMEN AUTHORS: Tourists may visit the Chawton, England home of this sensible 19th C. novelist, still popular today Jane Austen
#3030, aired 1997-10-31HALLOWEEN: Mythical Halloween being in the title of the oft-repeated animated TV special that debuted October 27, 1966 the Great Pumpkin (It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown)
#2839, aired 1996-12-26ASSASSINS: The knife he used to stab Major Henry Rathbone is in a Washington, D.C. museum John Wilkes Booth
#2565, aired 1995-10-27BIRTHSTONES: 1 of the 2 months with the same first letter as their traditional birthstones (1 of) September or October
#1961, aired 1993-03-01U.S. CITIES: To shorten its name to fit a newspaper's masthead, this Ohio city lost an "A" in 1832 Cleveland
#1955, aired 1993-02-19NEW ENGLAND: In Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall, the state of Vermont is represented by this patriot Ethan Allen
#1868, aired 1992-10-21CHRONOLOGY: Dionysius Exiguus, a monk in Rome, is credited with inspiring the use of these 2 abbreviations B.C. & A.D.
#1858, aired 1992-10-07AMERICANA: The Ryan NYP hanging from a ceiling in Washington, D.C. is better known by this name the Spirit of St. Louis
#1707, aired 1992-01-21U.S.A.: This community outside Washington, D.C. is named after a Presbyterian church built there in 1820 Bethesda, Maryland
#1641, aired 1991-10-21U.S. PRESIDENTS: Of our 4 assassinated presidents, these 2 were shot in Washington, D.C. Lincoln & Garfield
#1602, aired 1991-07-16HISTORIC NAMES: He married Edith Bolling Galt, a widow, on December 18, 1915 in her Washington, D.C. drawing room Woodrow Wilson
#1578, aired 1991-06-12U.S. PRESIDENTS: On Feb. 5, 1924 he became the only president buried in Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson
#1498, aired 1991-02-20U.S. CITIES: Tho not founded until 1791, this city has the most historic places listed in the National Register Washington, D.C.
#1425, aired 1990-11-09U.S. POLITICS: This city has been the site of more major party presidential nominating conventions than any other Chicago
#1239, aired 1990-01-11ORGANIZATIONS: It moved its HQ from Savannah to Wash. D.C. in 1913, & in 1917 began making each First Lady honorary pres. the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
#948, aired 1988-10-19NAMES IN THE NEWS: By June 30, 1988 every U.S. residence should have received a gov't booklet w/this man's photo on the cover C. Everett Koop
#906, aired 1988-07-11INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: The World Bank & the International Monetary Fund are both headquartered in this national capital Washington, D.C.
#808, aired 1988-02-24WASHINGTON, D.C.: Appropriately, congressional pages attend school in this building the Library of Congress
#796, aired 1988-02-08U.S. CITIES: Before Washington, D.C., this city served longest as capital of the United States Philadelphia
#713, aired 1987-10-14THE CABINET: Dr. Robert C. Weaver was both 1st black to serve in the cabinet & 1st head of this department H.U.D. (Housing and Urban Development)
#381, aired 1986-02-24ELECTIONS: Total of senators & congressman, plus vote of D.C., it's # of electors in Electoral College 538
#77, aired 1984-12-25WORLD CAPITALS: The closest foreign capital to Washington, D.C. Ottawa

Players (548 results returned)

Che Smith, a consultant and Ph.D. candidate from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2014-11-06). ché wrote her name as such on...
J.D. Smith, an editor and writer from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2004-09-06). KJL game 39.
Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C. "He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C. "In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
Naomi Senbet, an 11-year-old from Washington, D.C. "This sixth grader doesn't like to be late for anything; maybe...
Kate Horowitz, a science writer from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2014-10-02). Kate is published co-author of the coffee-table...
Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room "Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C. Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri 2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
Cecilia Boudreau, a lawyer for a nonprofit from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2011-03-03).
Tim Russert, a moderator from Meet the Press "He's the Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News and the longtime...
Sarah Rabin Spira, a preschool director from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-10-07). Middle and last names pronounced like "RAY-bin...
Jeff Dufour, an online editor from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2011-10-17). Last name pronounced like "doo-FOR".
Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C. Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
Grayson Holmes, a legal assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 21 2-time champion: $44,411 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Manet_fan
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times "He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday "In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts 2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
Carolyn Collins, an education program manager from Washington, D.C. Season 30 1-time co-champion: $26,800 + $1,000.
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois \"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
Curtis Morales, an analytics engineer from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2013-12-18).
Meredith Larson, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 30 2-time champion: $42,701 + $1,000.
Brock Thompson, a librarian at the Library of Congress from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2013-12-04).
Karen Poole, a graduate student of paleontology from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2012-11-30).
Catherine Carson, a fourth grade language arts, math, and social studies teacher from Washington, D.C. "She is new to teaching--she's in her second year. From Washington,...
Andrew Robinson, a graduate student of international science and technology policy from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2011-12-27).
Craig Sallinger, a government librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-03-01).
Tamara Tatum-Broughton, an assistant professor of biology from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2012-04-03).
Darren Abernethy, a telecommunications attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-04-18).
Shaanti Kapila, a climate change specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2012-10-16).
Erica Mines, a high school English teacher originally from Washington, D.C. Season 29 1-time champion: $18,000 + $2,000.
Katie Newcomb, a paralegal from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-04-04).
Charlotte Scott, a twelve-year-old from Washington, D.C. "Watch out, Diane Sawyer. This future news anchor is ready for...
Rachel Gordon, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 29 1-time champion: $7,400 + $2,000.
Kartik Venguswamy, a general litigation attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2011-06-22).
Brian Daner, a Congressional attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-03-28). Last name pronounced like "DAY-ner".
Eddie Huang, a chef and restaurateur from Washington, D.C. "A chef and restaurateur from Washington, D.C., his 2013 memoir was...
Steve Money, an international education specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-01-07).
Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America "She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
Allen Park, a refugee affairs officer from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2012-12-27).
Miriam Bamberger, an executive coach and author from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-06-24). KJL game 17.
Andrea Korte, an editorial specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2012-04-24). Last name pronounced like "KORE-tee".
Karen O'Donnell, a website manager from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-07-04).
Blythe Rodgers, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 28 1-time champion: $13,999 + $2,000.
Deborah Smith, a project manager from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-05-01).
Rob Landolfi, an environmental protection specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2011-09-30).
James Therry, a network engineer from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2008-07-24). Last name pronounced like "TARE-ree".
Denise Powers, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2008-03-31).
Sharon Boyd, a public health advisor from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2015-04-02).
Noah Kaye, a solar energy lobbyist and grad student from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2008-01-16).
James Herman, a research scientist from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2014-05-19).
Aaron Schroeder, a graduate student originally from Washington, D.C. 2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
Michael Wille, a delivery driver manager from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2014-10-28). Last name pronounced like "WILL-ee".
Kathryn Schoenberger, a communications associate from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2014-04-16).
Christina McTighe, a library associate from Washington, D.C. Season 31 2-time champion: $36,800 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "mick-TY".
Vinita Kailasanath, an attorney from Washington, D.C. "She was a sophomore at Stanford University when she won the...
Emma King, a legislative analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2014-10-20).
Keith Whitener, a research chemist from Washington, D.C. "He is a research chemist who won seven games during Season...
Ed Patterson, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 30 1-time champion: $28,400 + $2,000.
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a director of therapy from Washington, D.C. "She was a speech and language pathologist when she first appeared...
Julie Reynolds, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 22 player (2005-12-26). Not to be confused with Season 29...
Charles Martin, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2005-07-12).
Jennifer Hill, a Korean studies program coordinator from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-11-04).
Stephen Mellis, a security officer from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2014-02-26).
Amanda Lahan, an account manager from Washington, D.C. Season 26 player (2010-04-12). Last name pronounced like "LAY-un".
Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C. Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Washington, D.C. "In 1989, he was the first College Champion and remains the...
Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. "In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
Elizabeth Williams, a business research librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 31 1-time champion: $12,800 + $1,000.
Nathan Brownback, a research assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2004-12-01).
Larry Bellinger, a journalist from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2004-10-13). KJL game 56. Last name pronounced like "BEL-lin-jer".
Kelani Chan, an investment relations associate from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-06-29).
Claire Bea, a legal assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-09-29). Last name pronounced like "BEE".
Johnny Forrest, a patent agent from Washington, D.C. Season 26 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: JFoDC
Naomi Seiler, a health policy lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-06-18). Last name pronounced like "SY-ler".
Jesse Achtenberg, a documentary filmmaker from Washington, D.C. Season 26 1-time champion: $25,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like "OCK-ten-berg".
Shaama Pandya, an economic consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-09-17).
Maria Borga, an economist from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-02-25). Last name pronounced like "BORG-ah".
Leslie Hurd, a preschool teacher from Washington, D.C. Season 26 player (2010-02-24).
Edith Roberts, an attorney and part-time traffic court judge from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-01-01).
Anne Noble, an appellate lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-03-30).
Margaret Metcalf, a research librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2011-01-19).
Mike Smith, a litigation technology specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 20 1-time champion: $16,100 + $1,000.
Tom Ogorzalek, a writer and editor from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-03-24).
Michael Rose, a labor relations journalist from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2011-01-10).
Evelyn Chester, a park ranger from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-04-24).
Jeffrey Niblack, a government accountability office analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 26 player (2009-09-28). Last name pronounced like "NIB-lick".
Marc Sacks, an international development manager from Washington, D.C. Season 25 1-time champion: $23,601 + $2,000.
Todd Kim, a government attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-03-18). Todd won $500,000 on Super Millionaire on...
Nicole Welch, a tax lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2008-12-17).
Jennifer Thorne, an energy efficiency analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-03-16).
Anthony Flores, a campaign consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-12-15).
Will Durbin, a general litigation attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-12-06).
Zach Goldberg, a Congressional aide from Washington, D.C. Season 25 player (2009-07-23).
Rita Byrd, an IT consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2007-10-03).
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C. 2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
Susan Kelleher, a stagehand from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2007-10-16).
Richard Johnson, a foreign affairs officer from Washington, D.C. Season 24 1-time champion: $16,300 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rcjohnson01
Ross Brown, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 23 1-time champion: $12,300 + $2,000. Ross appeared as a...
Marvene Horwitz, a retired federal employee from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2007-12-20).
Ann Gavaghan, a congressional staffer from Washington, D.C. Season 24 1-time champion: $12,399 + $1,000. Ann is a current...
Eric Terzuolo, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. "A foreign service officer from Washington, D.C., Eric Terzuolo, who has...
Lou Bayard, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 23 1-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Lou later appeared in...
Marcus Jackson, a software engineer from Washington, D.C. Season 22 1-time champion: $13,999 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
Richard Bernstein, an advertising copywriter from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2005-07-19).
Bruce Borchardt, a metrologist from Washington, D.C. "A winner of five shows in 1995, he spent most of...
Aaron Thompson, an executive assistant from Washington, D.C. 2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
Jay Wolman, an attorney and mediator from Washington, D.C. Season 21 player (2004-10-05). KJL game 50.
Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama 2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press "Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA 2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
Pat Spangler, a Ph.D. student and college instructor from Bethesda, Maryland Season 26 player (2009-09-28).
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C. 2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
Maureen Madison, a Ph.D. candidate from Washington, D.C. Season 16 2-time champion: $13,200.
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C. 2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun "One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Aaron Brown, an Emmy Award-winning newsman from CNN's popular primetime newscast "A journalist for over 25 years, he now anchors CNN's popular...
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University 2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
Lisa Sotir Ozkan, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia Season 29 player (2013-04-02).
Jenny Miller, a legislative assistant from Arlington, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-07-06). KJL game 25.
Lizzie O'Leary, an aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN "She broke the news that Chrysler would file for Chapter 11...
Tucker Carlson, an author and co-host from Crossfire 2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10). Charities: American Camping Association &...
Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "He was the very first College Champion, and the only one...
A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana "A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game "This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
Ashley Grand, a freshman from Harvard University 2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California 2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
Marisa Goldstein, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-03-02).
Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee 2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
Adam Bibler, an economist originally from Lancaster, Ohio Season 27 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio 2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Becky Parks, a healthcare researcher from Washington, D.C. Season 37 player (2021-06-10).
George Adesanya, a consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-01-04).
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, D.C. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of 1st runner-up...
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, D.C. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of 1st runner-up...
Dan Patton, a retired cybersecurity specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2021-12-31).
Jim Kitchel, a systems analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 10 player (1994-01-17).
Matt Jackson, a digital fundraising professional from Washington, D.C. • 4th highest earning player • 4th most regular season wins...
Rebekah Smith, a library associate from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2017-10-06). Not to be confused with Season 34...
Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, D.C. 2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 2-time champion: $45,400 + $2,000.
Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, D.C. 2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 2-time champion: $45,400 + $2,000.
Pam Mueller, a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Peggy Robin, a publisher and chief moderator from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-07-23).
Pam Mueller, a college student from Wilmette, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Reid Setzer, a public policy director from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-04-01).
Matt Jackson, a grad student in computer science & public policy originally from Washington, D.C. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of 1st runner-up...
Anne Swiatek, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1993-01-20).
Joanna Rom, a docent from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2018-10-22). Joanna appeared on the original version of...
Julie Kitchel, an executive assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1994-09-14).
Alwin Hui, a consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-04-29).
Ryan Ermey, a journalist from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-03-25).
Pam Mueller, a justice researcher originally from Chicago, Illinois 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
Stacy Meyers, a graduate student of education from Fredericksburg, Virginia Season 30 player (2014-01-16).
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Sara Helmers, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-02-01).
Tilney Wickersham, a teacher from Washington D.C. Season 9 player (1993-01-29).
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Tosh Sagar, an environmental and public health lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2018-10-15).
Mara Lasko, a fundraiser from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2023-03-28).
Matt Ribel, a speechwriter from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-04-27). Last name pronounced like "RIH-bul".
Megan McAllen, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-03-19).
Hank Chambers, an attorney originally from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1993-02-08).
John Harkless, an associate professor of chemistry from Howard University in Washington, D.C. 2021 Professors Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Brooke Sachs, a user experience designer from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2021-12-03).
Richard Cordray, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Grove City, Ohio and Washington, D.C. \"He had just graduated from law school and was clerking for...
Rebecca Heide, an economist from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-06-12). Last name pronounced like "HI-dee".
Pete Chattrabhuti, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 38 1-time champion: $10,800 + $1,000.
Andrew Knudsen, an environmental lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 35 1-time champion: $19,601 + $1,000.
Leslie Goodman-Malamuth, a freelance writer and housewife from Washington, D.C. Season 4 1-time champion: $12,801 + a Broyhill Queen Anne style...
Randy Hill, an attorney originally from Washington, D.C. Season 8 player (1991-09-06).
Gabrielle Merken, a student assessment specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-11-29).
Julie Zauzmer, a reporter and balloon twister from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-01-11). Last name pronounced like "ZAHZ-mer".
Joe Kenary, a business school student originally from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1993-01-15).
Elaine Filadelfo, a data researcher from Washington, D.C. 2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000. Season 37 player (2021-06-18).
Elaine Filadelfo, a consumer insights researcher from Washington, D.C. 2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000. Season 37 player (2021-06-18).
Steven Bonorris, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 7 1-time co-champion: $15,400.
Raymond Quianzon, a retired tax attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2018-09-18).
Kim Aagaard, a project manager from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2022-12-20).
Ian Booth, a trade specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $23,201 + $1,000.
Joyee Dasgupta, an international affairs analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-11-22).
Alex Miller Murphy, a public relations specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-02-14).
Kate Kohn, a communications manager from Washington, D.C. Season 38 1-time champion: $20,000 + $1,000.
Isaac Loeb, a senior legislative assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2018-09-10).
Michael Rebain, a contract specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1994-09-05).
Sean McGrath, a middle school teacher from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-06-09).
Vikram Prasad, a congressional aide from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-03-23).
Abhijit Khanna, a software developer from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-03-20).
Charlie Harless, a procurement analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2017-12-25).
Rachel Clark, a director of client strategy from Washington, D.C. 2024 Champions Wildcard play-in quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 39 1-time champion: $6,500 + $1,000.
Wyatt Yankus, a policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-06-03).
Johnny Leon, a political media analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $11,100 + $1,000.
Will Dawson, a tour guide from Washington, D.C. Season 35 3-time champion: $70,601 + $1,000.
Keith Fudge, a policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2017-07-19).
Erika Eason, a K-12 technology teacher from Derwood, Maryland 2018 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 grant. At...
Risa Lapidow, a technical writer originally from Vermont Season 3 player (1987-07-14). At the time of her appearance, Risa...
Lisa Ann Walter, an actor and stand-up comedian originally from Washington, D.C. 2023 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $1,000,000 for the Entertainment Community Fund....
Steve Hayes, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1986-10-24).
Kirsten Greenwell, a communications associate from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-01-28). First name pronounced like \"KEER-sten\".
Jonathan Heller, an archivist from Washington, D.C. Season 7 1-time champion: $13,300.
Humzah Qureshi, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-01-21).
Rachel Clark, a director of client strategy from Washington, D.C. 2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist (quarterfinalist by play-in): $5,000. Season 39 1-time champion: $6,500 + $1,000.
Heather Gifford, a paralegal from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-03-18).
Emily Hogg, a consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 37 player (2021-03-11). Last name pronounced to rhyme with "vogue"....
Jack Hassinger, a naval officer from Montclair, Virginia Season 11 1-time champion: $16,800. Jack appeared on the show in...
Greg Kihm, a systems engineer from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-02-26).
Brian Callaghan, a world traveller from Washington, D.C. Season 10 1-time champion: $11,229.
Emily Shaw, a museum educator from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-10-09).
Erin Garratt, an education policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-06-05).
Julie Bell, a business attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 11 1-time champion: $5,999.
Chris Tharrington, a naval officer from Washington, D.C. Season 10 player (1994-06-29).
Beryl Coley, a librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1995-03-28).
Megan Browndorf, a librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-05-30).
Beth Schoenbach, a communications director from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-07-24).
Scott Cooper, an Army lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1986-12-23): an Emerson audio rack system.
Julie Triba, a quality assurance analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-10-02).
Sam Leon, an international trade specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-02-19).
Dominick Fiorentino, a consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-04-06).
Emily Horne, a State Department press advisor from Washington, D.C. Season 30 player (2013-10-15).
Kathie Hite, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 3 player (1987-07-20). Spelling of last name, occupation and hometown...
David Radulski, an environmental investment banker from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-03-06).
Jessie Hill, a tour guide originally from Washington, D.C. Season 7 player (1991-06-17).
Peter Bass, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 6 player (1990-03-20).
Jacob Farrell, a strategy consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2017-07-04).
Christine Ryan, an associate producer from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-09-26).
Gabe Brison-Trezise, a researcher from Washington, D.C. Season 36 1-time champion: $22,400 + $2,000.
Erin Hoesly, a preschool teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia Season 30 player (2013-10-08).
Tristan Mohabir, a nonprofit associate director from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $15,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Lauren Krohn, a medical lab technician originally from Washington, D.C. Season 10 player (1994-05-16).
John Podhoretz, a writer from Washington, D.C. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 3 5-time champion: $45,600....
Tim Hagood, a communications consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2023-06-09).
John Podhoretz, a writer from Washington, D.C. 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 3 5-time champion: $45,600....
Monica Ashar, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $12,801 + $1,000.
Elana Schor, a journalist from Washington, D.C. Season 35 1-time champion: $23,601 + $2,000.
Colin Kennedy, a museum educator from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-09-17).
Rachel Keen, a compliance specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-05-20).
Catherine Meschter, a communications consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 7 1-time champion: $11,100.
Bill Steiger, a grad student originally from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1992-10-16).
Bazil Facchina, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 11 1-time champion: $7,650.
Madeleine Brown, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1995-10-04).
Eric Harp, a civil engineer from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2019-09-12).
Erica Irving, a web developer from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $18,801 + $2,000.
Anand Kandaswamy, an economist from Washington, D.C. Season 34 3-time champion: $57,001 + $1,000.
Christine DeLorme, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-01-23).
Kristin Hucek, an attorney from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $24,808 + $1,000.
Sally Tyler, a communications consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1995-12-15).
McKayle Bruce, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2018-03-13).
Sean Bersell, a congressional relations director from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1993-04-13). Last name pronounced: \"Burr-sell\".
Tim Hall, a data analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-04-25).
Mark Pestronk, a travel lawyer from Washington, D.C. 1991 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 7 4-time champion: $51,698.
Rachel Kline, a program associate from Washington, D.C. Season 36 player (2020-01-08).
Jeb Boasberg, a law clerk originally from Washington, D.C. Season 7 player (1991-07-04).
Hannah Pierson-Compeau, an IT product manager from Washington, D.C. Season 35 player (2019-04-17).
Simi Landau, an elementary school teacher from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-03-15).
Becky Bryan, a merchandise controller from Washington, D.C. Season 7 player (1990-12-05).
Mary Matthews, a writer and editor from Washington, D.C. Season 2 player (1985-12-12).
Brian Lehman, a communications manager from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2011-09-22).
Kathy Weber, a student from Washington, D.C. Season 5 player (1989-03-06).
Shelley Vinyard, an environmental advocate from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-03-09).
George McAleese, a political researcher from Washington, D.C. Season 29 2-time champion: $56,402 + $2,000.
Ivan Plis, a magazine editor from Washington, D.C. Season 34 1-time champion: $23,200 + $2,000. First name pronounced like \"ee-VAHN\".
Nat Deutsch, an employee relations officer from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1993-01-28).
Christopher Meloni, an actor originally from Washington, D.C. 2023 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $30,000 for the Global Lyme Alliance.
Anne Large, a bar and restaurant owner from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-02-24).
Duncan Bowling, an ICU nurse manager from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2023-01-23).
Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
Robert Won, a math professor from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 38 1-time champion: $32,001 + $2,000.
Nicole Willson, a web designer from Centerville, Virginia Season 28 player (2011-12-09).
Hilary Hultman-Lee, a mom and tutor from Sterling, Virginia Season 29 player (2012-10-11).
Mary Mitchell, a State Department attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 27 1-time champion: $24,300 + $2,000.
Robert Won, a math professor from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 38 1-time champion: $32,001 + $2,000.
Bridget Gallagher, a fundraising consultant from Arlington, Virginia Season 28 player (2012-06-22). Last name pronounced like "GAL-uh-her". Not to...
Brian Kato, a State Department contractor from Washington, D.C. Season 34 player (2017-10-11). Last name pronounced like \"KAH-toe\".
June Ailin, an attorney originally from Washington, D.C. Season 4 player (1987-12-29).
Nam Vu, a senior at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. 2022 National College Championship semifinalist: $20,000. Nam was majoring in environmental...
Curt Renshaw, a naval officer from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2012-06-19).
Neil Ashar, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 28 player (2012-06-18).
Tim Gray, a law student originally from Alexandria, Virginia Season 28 player (2011-11-30).
Jimmy Rollins, an international economic development consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-02-15).
Diane Mezzanotte, an analyst for the federal government from Laurel, Maryland Season 29 player (2013-04-11). Last name pronounced like "mez-zan-NOT-tee".
Sally Adams, a project coordinator from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1994-10-13).
Michelle Princi, a government analyst from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 29 player (2012-10-03).
Steve Irish, an amateur athlete from Washington, D.C. Season 11 2-time champion: $29,700.
Max Niles, a senior at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island 2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Max was majoring in history...
Ko Otaka, a realtor from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2011-04-04).
Jess Agyepong, a senior from Howard University in Washington, D.C. 2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Jess was majoring in biology....
Caroline Wilkins, an arts writing university teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 28 player (2011-11-21).
Susannah Rosenblatt, a writer and communications strategist from Arlington, Virginia Season 28 player (2012-03-01).
Allison Swanberg, a pet store operations manager from Falls Church, Virginia Season 29 player (2013-01-29).
Matt Andelman, a family law attorney from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 28 player (2011-11-17).
Kyle Daly, a consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2023-01-12).
Kirk Childress, a legal assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 11
Peter Hartikka, a proofreader originally from Washington, D.C. Season 12 2-time champion: $31,200.
Henry Willis, a labor lawyer originally from Washington, D.C. Season 1 player (1985-03-06).
Veronica Mance, a policy and research analyst from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 29 player (2012-09-19).
Tyler Vandenberg, a Marine officer from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up: $50,000. Season 37 2-time champion: $41,400...
Niranjan Murali, an education policy professional from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2023-05-29).
Adam Marshall, a student of government originally from Bethesda, Maryland Season 27 2-time champion: $51,800 + $2,000.
Jay Delehanty, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 10 player (1994-04-13).
Mary Ann Eitler, a geologist from Alexandria, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-07-02). KJL game 23. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune "His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
Ben Macrory, a law student originally from Washington, D.C. Season 11 3-time champion: $40,402.
Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil "With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
Moira Smith, an accountant from Washington, D.C. Season 39 player (2022-09-29). First name pronounced like "MORE-uh".
Helaine Greenfeld, a government attorney from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 28 player (2011-10-28).
Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News "An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
Abigail Gardner, a library technician from Alexandria, Virginia Season 28 player (2011-10-26).
Jon Frank, a director of marketing and corporate relationships from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2016-10-31).
Jenny Healey, a public interest lawyer from Burke, Virginia Season 28 player (2012-07-27).
Abby Furnish, a government analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 37 player (2021-06-30).
Zach Gozlan, a data analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 38 player (2022-02-03).
David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia "His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
Meg Khavari, a high school biology and religion teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 27 player (2011-03-08).
Sara Lichterman, a web editor from Arlington, Virginia Season 27 player (2011-03-04).
Mark Japinga, a legislative researcher from Washington, D.C. 2014 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 4-time champion:...
Hunter Manchak, a product director from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2016-10-20).
Zach Klitzman, a public historian from Washington, D.C. Season 32 1-time champion: $37,601 + $1,000. Son of Season 19 player Justine Lisser.
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College "His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
Peter Perl, a newspaper editor from Washington, D.C. Season 5 player (1988-12-26).
Graham Beard, a retired Army doctor from Washington, D.C. 1995-B Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
Jillian Mueller, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 29 player (2013-03-13).
Jeff Gorsky, a lawyer originally from Washington, D.C. Season 12 1-time champion: $15,100.
Renee Huff, a high school English teacher from Olney, Maryland Season 27 player (2011-05-27).
Bryan Barnett, a military charter flight attendant from Potomac Falls, Virginia Season 28 player (2012-01-10).
Robert Sale, a government relations liaison from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2015-04-30).
Carol Ann Hilton, a fundraiser from Washington, D.C. Season 12 2-time champion: $26,002.
Rachel Shuman, a curriculum coordinator from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 29 1-time champion: $19,600 + $2,000.
Josh Frumkin, a non-profit assistant director of donor relations from Germantown, Maryland Season 29 2-time champion: $43,601 + $1,000. JBoard user name: jfrumkin
Jim Spellane, a public relations director from Washington, D.C. Season 11 2-time champion: $27,800.
Phil Costopoulos, a senior editor from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-06-14).
Ciara Donegan, a post-bachelor research associate from Washington, D.C. 2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 38 1-time champion: $27,601 +...
Heather Townsend, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-10-17).
Ellen Lamb, a regulatory association spokeswoman from Washington, D.C. Season 15 player (1999-07-16).
Ian Buckwalter, an arts administrator from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-11-26).
Karen Foster, a school administrator from Washington, D.C. Season 7 player (1991-03-15).
Bert Ifill, a semi-retired educator from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 31 player (2014-12-22). Bert is the brother of Gwen Ifill,...
Mike Horner, a music agent originally from Washington, D.C. Season 9 player (1992-11-06).
Elizabeth Mouzon, an e-mail administrator from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2002-04-29).
Susan Harrison, a communications consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 16 player (1999-09-22).
Sala Levin, a writer and editor from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2016-09-21).
Sven Sinclair, an economist and actuary from Burke, Virginia Season 24 1-time champion: $28,599 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user names: GnashEquilibrium, Gneq
Ellen Alers, an archivist from Washington, D.C. Season 16 player (2000-03-09).
Caroline Bartman, a senior from Washington, D.C. 2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
André Hereford, a writer from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2016-09-13).
Ari Fleischer, a former White House Press Secretary from the current Bush administration "For the first two years of the current Bush administration, he...
Bruce Borchardt, a metrologist from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,201. 1995 Tournament...
Neal Racioppo, a marketing manager from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2003-12-10).
Anderson Cooper, a host from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° 2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-11). Charity: American Heart Association.
Bob Woodward, an assistant managing editor from The Washington Post 2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10). Charity: Sidwell Friends School.
Louis Mrachek, a business analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-01-30).
Steve Dalzell, an Army officer from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-10-07).
Tim Mercure, a graduate student in mathematics from Washington, D.C. Season 32 1-time champion: $20,401 + $1,000. Husband of Season 32 player Shoshana Gordon Ginsburg.
Peter Winkler, an editor from Washington, D.C. Season 24 player (2008-07-14).
Jeremy Schanck, a business development coordinator from Washington, D.C. Season 20 2-time champion: $42,400 + $2,000.
Neil Quarterman, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. Season 11 3-time champion: $40,803.
Tim Russert, a journalist from Meet the Press "The host of the longest-running show in the history of television,...
Tom Kerr, an environmental policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-10-02).
Celeste Walker, a graduate student from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2003-11-28).
Paul Carlson, a transit policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 12 3-time champion: $47,806.
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
Kirsten Hoffstedt Keefe, a law student from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-11-07).
Amanda Hall, from Farmington, Maine "Whether it's writing a biography of Yo-Yo Ma or working on...
Miriam Miller, an account manager from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2002-03-28).
Jared Hall, a consultant from Washington, D.C. 2014 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29/30 6-time champion: $181,001 + $1,000. JBoard user name: JaredHall
Dante Atkins, a Congressional press secretary from Washington, D.C. Season 33 player (2017-01-06).
Roy Jacobstein, a physician from Washington, D.C. Season 10 player (1993-09-20). Last name pronounced like \"JAY-cub-stine\".
Jonathan Capehart, a journalist from The Washington Post "This Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is a member of the Washington Post...
Justine Lisser, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-09-23). Mother of Season 32 1-time champion Zach Klitzman.
John Ogden, a communications executive from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 30 player (2014-04-30).
S.E. Cupp, a political commentator from CNN, New York Daily News, and Glamour "She writes for the New York Daily News, is a contributor...
Ted Killory, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 4 player (1988-05-31).
Robin Parry, a federal attorney from Arlington, Virginia Season 23 1-time champion: $24,001 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: periwinkle
Darryl Scott, an Air Force lieutenant colonel originally from Washington, D.C. Season 9 2-time champion: $13,402 + the Jeopardy! '92 home game....
Jose Garriga, a communications specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 31 2-time champion: $38,402 + $2,000.
Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
Linda Lewis, a college math instructor from Washington, D.C. Season 4 1-time champion: $7,100.
Liza Taylor, a novelist originally from Washington, D.C. Season 6 1-time champion: $2,999.
Nathan Childs, a reporter from Washington, D.C. Season 15 1-time champion: $6,800.
Kathryn Wildt, a scientist from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-03-20).
Matthew LaMagna, a digital consultant from Arlington, Virginia Season 31 2-time champion: $33,800 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "la-MAG-nah".
Ben Rothenberg, a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2016-04-28).
Erin Bowers, a patent examiner from Washington, D.C. Season 32 1-time champion: $30,001 + $1,000.
Paul Mathless, an editor from Washington, D.C. Season 5 2-time champion: $28,300.
Carly Minner, a project assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2001-12-21).
Kim Vu, an international development project manager from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2016-03-21). First name pronounced like "KEEM". Older brother...
Tana Lee, a sales assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2002-02-22).
Eric Terzuolo, a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. Season 6 5-time champion: $64,302.
Christine Dibble, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 4 player (1988-07-20).
Jocelyn Beer, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 23 player (2006-12-26).
Amy Rosenfeld, an environmental policy specialist from Washington, D.C. Season 15 player (1999-01-22).
Ben Martin, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2001-10-15).
James Caparas, a volunteer worker from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1995-06-29).
Giselle Foss, a broadcast librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 15 1-time champion: $14,700.
Nathan Chadwick, a public librarian from Germantown, Maryland Season 30 player (2014-03-25).
George Evanko, a public relations executive from Washington, D.C. Season 18 2-time champion: $17,599.
Nancy Akerman, a science policy fellow from Arlington, Virginia Season 30 2-time champion: $14,000 + $2,000.
Andy Gefen, a financial consultant from Bethesda, Maryland Season 22 player (2006-01-04). Andy used his contestant interview to propose...
David Becker, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 15 2-time champion: $27,601. David won $125,000 on Who Wants...
Jackie Bruno, a loan officer from Washington, D.C. Season 14 player (1998-04-16).
Aaron Thompson, a special assistant from Washington, D.C. 2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
Nilanka Seneviratne, an international development nonprofit professional from Washington, D.C. Season 33 1-time champion: $7,601 + $2,000.
Lauren Dean, a marketing manager and grad student from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 22 player (2005-12-30). Lauren won $1,000 on Master Minds on...
Damian Kokinda, an analyst for the Secret Service from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2001-10-01).
Nina Ostrovitz, a law enforcement analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 13 1-time champion: $6,900.
Elizabeth Pfeifer, an executive assistant from Oakton, Virginia Season 29 player (2012-11-01). Elizabeth died at the age of 57...
Leena Alam, a law student from Washington, D.C. Season 15 player (1999-01-11).
Kate Morrical, a structural engineer from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 21 player (2005-07-08).
Paulette Beete, a writer from Takoma Park, Maryland Season 22 player (2005-10-21). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: mouthflowers
Udit Banerjea, an international relations graduate student from Washington, D.C. Season 32 1-time champion: $21,300 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "BAN-er-jee".
Jeff Pandin, a history teacher from Alexandria, Virginia Season 22 1-time champion: $18,000 + $2,000.
Semret Lemma, an MBA student from Arlington, Virginia Season 30 player (2014-02-28). JBoard user name: semlem
Dave Childs, a government contractor from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2014-09-22).
Anne McFadden, an antitrust attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-11-03).
Betty Fernandez, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-03-26).
Glenn Jessee, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-01-11).
Steve Kohl, an international program administrator from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1994-11-29).
Sibel Oyman, a research assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2003-09-30).
Janet vanGrasstek, an international trade reporter from Washington, D.C. Season 14 player (1997-09-01).
Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois "He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
Regina Fitzsimmons, a homemaker from Springfield, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-01-19).
Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois 2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Zamir Ahmed, a manager of media relations from Washington, D.C. Season 31 player (2015-01-01). No Hometown Howdy was published for Zamir.
Sara Mixter, a child health advocate originally from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 21 player (2005-06-03).
Christopher Scheeren, a stage actor and product specialist from Centreville, Virginia Season 26 player (2010-06-29).
Paula Currall, a stay-at-home mom from Oakton, Virginia Season 27 player (2010-10-18). Last name pronounced like "KUR-al".
Henok Kebede, a musician from Wheaton, Maryland Season 25 player (2009-07-08). Name pronounced like "HEN-oak kuh-BUD-uh".
Adrien Schless-Meier, a philanthropist from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2016-01-25).
Kathryn Perry, a technical consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 12 player (1996-04-01). Sister of Claudia Perry, a 4-time champion...
Michael Starsinic, a mathematical statistician from Bowie, Maryland Season 21 player (2004-12-31).
Ann Marchand, an internet news producer from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2000-11-01).
Jesse Hergert, an administrative assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1996-09-06).
Megan Susman, an environmental policy specialist from Arlington, Virginia Season 21 1-time champion: $19,599 + $1,000.
Josh Kolchins, a homeland security consultant from Bethesda, Maryland Season 21 player (2004-12-02).
Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia "He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
Bob Joseph, a businessman and attorney from McLean, Virginia Season 21 player (2004-10-28). KJL game 62.
Peggy Enright, a realtor from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 26 player (2010-06-17).
Ross Gardiner, an 11-year-old sixth grader from La Plata, Maryland "And this self-proclaimed sports fanatic likes all the teams in the...
Kelly Scurry, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Lauderhill, Florida "It's very convenient that Washington, D.C. is his favorite city, because...
José Ruiz Jr., a high school teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 21 player (2004-10-15). KJL game 58.
Randi Kristensen, a professor from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2016-01-18).
Tyrone Rogers, a bank teller from Camp Springs, Maryland Season 25 player (2009-06-30).
Jennifer Roberson, a U.S. Fire Administration program manager from Ashburn, Virginia Season 26 player (2010-06-11).
Margaret Tessier, a chemistry graduate student from Washington, D.C. Season 11 player (1994-12-21).
Gadi Ben-Yehuda, a university professor from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2002-12-12).
Jaime Mahoney, a magazine editor from Gaithersburg, Maryland Season 26 player (2009-10-23). First name pronounced like "JAY-mee".
Bryan Porter, a prosecutor from Alexandria, Virginia Season 25 player (2009-06-26).
Teresa McGervey, a technical information specialist from Alexandria, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-04-28).
Matt Martin, a police officer from Arlington, Virginia Season 27 player (2010-09-21).
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
Kara Mohler, a history teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 25 1-time champion: $23,199 + $2,000.
Liz Lynch, a part-time art history teacher from Manassas, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-04-23).
Matt Orlovick, a program analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2016-01-06).
James Rogers, a musician and computer programmer from Washington, D.C. Season 20 player (2004-04-22).
Marty Christy, a language arts middle school teacher from Alexandria, Virginia Season 27 player (2011-02-03).
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show "Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
Cheryl Stein, a criminal defense lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 4 player (1988-03-28).
Bill Gellert, a research associate from Washington, D.C. Season 4 2-time champion: $6,998 + the Jeopardy! box game.
Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
Diane Armstrong, a consultant and retired Navy officer from Alexandria, Virginia Season 26 player (2009-09-21).
Jen Fick, a records manager from Bethesda, Maryland Season 26 1-time champion: $9,300 + $2,000.
Kim Taylor, a professor and scientist from Falls Church, Virginia Season 26 player (2009-10-07). Not to be confused with Season 18...
Ben Flaccus, a political consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 26 1-time champion: $20,400 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like "FLACK-us".
Shoshana Gordon Ginsburg, a children's librarian from Washington, D.C. Season 32 player (2015-12-21). Wife of Season 32 1-time champion Tim Mercure.
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother "He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
Doug Parker, a bartender from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2000-12-01).
Raghuveer Mukkamalla, an IT analyst from Herndon, Virginia Season 27 player (2010-12-29). Raghuveer wrote up his Jeopardy! experience at...
Nancy Gow, an IT evaluator from Oakton, Virginia Season 25 player (2009-04-13).
James Poulos, a grad student and writer from Arlington, Virginia Season 26 1-time champion: $7,600 + $1,000.
Ann Dickie, a director of human resources from Cheverly, Maryland Season 20 player (2004-03-17).
Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Dan Emberley, an internet project manager from Washington, D.C. Season 14 player (1998-06-04).
Allie Hagan, an education policy consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 27 player (2010-11-30).
Matt Ginsburg, a government consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-03-12).
Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois 2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware "Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
Rob Eingurt, a campaign staffer from Washington, D.C. Season 19 player (2003-03-17).
Phil York, a bus driver from Springfield, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-03-05).
Jen Maloney, an in-house security and web designer from Millersville, Maryland Season 24 player (2007-10-02). Husband's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: mefailenglish
Justin Oppmann, a political consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 16 player (1999-12-28).
Tom Ayala, a medical student from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-04-14).
Michael Noonan, a finance manager from Washington, D.C. Season 14 1-time champion: $16,201.
Mark Pestronk, a travel attorney from Washington, D.C. 1991 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 7 4-time champion: $51,698.
Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania 2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
Dawn Frank, a special education teacher from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-01-16).
Charlotte Travieso, a management consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-03-13).
Vince Valle, a foreign service officer from Arlington, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-03-01).
Jolynn Brooks, a caterer from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-01-10).
Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz "On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
Valerie Williamson, a public opinion researcher from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-01-08).
Connie Toohey, a financial secretary and bartender from Solomons, Maryland Season 23 player (2006-10-31).
Dana Mermelstein, an international trade analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2000-09-20).
Jason James, a legal fellow from Vienna, Virginia Season 26 player (2009-12-11).
Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
David Orlin, a lawyer from Washington, D.C. Season 16 player (2000-05-01).
S. R. Sidarth, a law student from Dunn Loring, Virginia Season 26 player (2009-12-07). Sidarth was famously the object of a...
Carole Smith, a regulations writer from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-03-19).
Allison Otto, a lawyer from Arlington, Virginia Season 23 player (2006-09-19).
Leigh-Anne Marcellin, a part-time English professor from Ashburn, Virginia Season 26 player (2009-11-30). Name pronounced like "lee-ANN mar-SELL-in".
Margaret Tennison, a retired paralegal from Vienna, Virginia Season 23 1-time champion: $21,601 + $1,000.
Steve Norton, a reporter from Washington, D.C. Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200.
Laura Hansen, a political consultant from Washington, D.C. Season 14 1-time champion: $8,500.
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C. 2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
Rick Bunch, a project manager from Washington, D.C. Season 15 player (1998-10-29).
Cathy Sorge, an archivist from Silver Spring, Maryland Season 26 player (2009-11-23). Last name pronounced like "SORJ".
Mike Janssen, a journalist from Arlington, Virginia Season 20 player (2004-01-30).
John Compton, a graduate student from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2002-01-16).
Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show "Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
Brenda Bright, a homemaker originally from Washington, D.C. Season 6 player (1990-05-04).
Lauren Kutner, an 11-year-old from Newtown, Pennsylvania "The best part of middle school for this seventh grader is...
Erika Austin, a sociologist originally from Herndon, Virginia Season 22 player (2006-07-24).
Jim Melberg, a lobbyist from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-06-02).
Jeremy Cohen, a television producer from Washington, D.C. Season 18 1-time champion: $5,500.
Teresa Cahalan, a policy analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 23 player (2006-11-24).
Ray Freson, a retired advertising executive from Arlington, Virginia Season 22 1-time champion: $14,200 + $1,000.
Steven Carpenter, an actor and director from Washington, D.C. Season 18 player (2002-05-31).
Ken Rosenau, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-07-03).
Hon. Margaret Spellings, a U.S. Secretary of Education from Washington, D.C. "As an advisor to President George W. Bush, she helped craft...
Eric Swanson, a data coordinator from Washington, D.C. Season 14 player (1998-01-02). Not to be confused with Season 31...
Peter Scott, an advertising manager from Washington, D.C. 1998 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 14 4-time champion: $44,803....
Scott Kearin, a congressional staff member from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-06-17).
Robin Black, a legal assistant from Washington, D.C. Season 16 player (1999-09-16).
Peter Scott, an advertising manager from Washington, D.C. 1998 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 14 4-time champion: $44,803....
Kathryn Dorminey, an evaluations analyst from Arlington, Virginia Season 21 player (2004-10-06). KJL game 51. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Kim Marshall, a defense analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 17 player (2001-02-02).
Ellen Auerbach, a program analyst from Washington, D.C. Season 13 player (1997-06-10).
Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland "He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
Chris Capozzola, a graduate student from Washington, D.C. "Ten years ago, he was a junior in Worcester, New York....
Leo Wolpert, a college student from Fairfax, Virginia Season 21 player (2004-11-06). KJL game 68.
Faith Brown, a fundraiser from Washington, D.C. Season 15 player (1998-09-24).
Jack Deschauer, a public relations professional from Arlington, Virginia Season 22 1-time champion: $9,200 + $1,000.



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