#9068, aired 2024-03-27 | DURING JAMES BUCHANAN'S PRESIDENCY $800: In 1860 California mountain man John Adams, nicknamed this, died from a head wound suffered while wrestling one of his pet bears Grizzly |
#9064, aired 2024-03-21 | CHARACTERS IN BOOK SERIES $200: Glamorous Jessica & good-natured Elizabeth are the teenage twins in this Y.A. series set at a suburban California school Sweet Valley High |
#9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MAKING A PASS $1200: A group of ill-fated pioneers gave this pass near Truckee in California its name the Donner Pass |
#9059, aired 2024-03-14 | IT'S A FACT! $400: As of January 1, 2024, California has a new state this, a golden chanterelle a mushroom |
#9052, aired 2024-03-05 | PEOPLE NAMED ALEX $800: The first Latino senator from California, Alex Padilla grew up in this L.A. area with a Spanish name the San Fernando Valley |
#9050, aired 2024-03-01 | ARCHITECTURE $2000: An immigrant from Austria & from the "N"OWLEDGE category, he helped define midcentury California with modernist buildings Richard Neutra |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | 1960s FICTION $1000: This British expat in Southern California wrote openly of gay subject matter in "A Single Man" Christopher Isherwood |
#9042, aired 2024-02-20 | 4, 4 $800: The Eagles had a song about "Life In" this, which the California DMV says is also known as the left or number 1 the fast lane |
#9035, aired 2024-02-09 | ____ OF ____ $800: While native to South Africa, this flower is a common sight in Southern California bird-of-paradise |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | A WILD MOOSE CHASE $1000: Formally the Progressive Party, it got 27% in the 1912 presidential election & even won California by 174 votes the Bull Moose Party |
#9033, aired 2024-02-07 | U.S. NATIONAL FORESTS $1000: With over 600 miles of fishable streams, Eldorado National Forest is an angler's delight in these eastern California mountains the Sierra Nevadas |
#9033, aired 2024-02-07 | DO ME A FLAVOR $1600: In 2018 Coca-Cola launched 2 fruity local flavors, California Raspberry & this, from the company's home state Georgia Peach |
#9023, aired 2024-01-24 | WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER $1000: Under Gov. Reagan, California pioneered this kind of divorce lacking grounds such as mental cruelty (a charge in Ronnie's own divorce) no fault |
#9021, aired 2024-01-22 | WHAT A "DAY" $200: In 1976, this was June 8, when California, New Jersey & Ohio primary voters went to the polls Super Tuesday |
#9017, aired 2024-01-16 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS $5,000 (Daily Double): Mario Savio led the 1964 free speech protests at this California univ. & protested Sonoma State fee hikes late in his life in 1996 the University of California at Berkeley |
#2, aired 2024-01-12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: In 1919 this school was established as the Southern Branch of the University of California UCLA |
#1, aired 2024-01-12 | GRAND MARSHALS OF THE ROSE PARADE $3,000 (Daily Double): He got the nod in 1953 as a senator from California; he rode again in 1960 Richard Nixon |
#9008, aired 2024-01-03 | BIG & LITTLE GEOGRAPHY $600: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park lies within this scenic California region that's just south of Monterey Big Sur |
#23, aired 2024-01-02 | ELEMENTARY POP CULTURE $300: This HBO comedy series set in Northern California used former Facebook & Twitter executives as consultants Silicon Valley |
#23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $1200: She ran in a special election for California governor in 2021; who knows how many Kardashians voted for her Caitlyn Jenner |
#9004, aired 2023-12-28 | AMAZING ARMENIANS $1200: The first of Armenian descent, George Deukmejian was governor of this U.S. state from 1983 to 1991 California |
#9000, aired 2023-12-22 | HISTORICAL AMERICAN GOVERNORS $200: Leland Stanford railroaded his policies through as governor of this state in 1862 & '63 California |
#8997, aired 2023-12-19 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS $600: Grammatically, this 2-word phrase refers to a period; California drivers are asked to come to one before a crosswalk a full stop |
#8989, aired 2023-12-07 | LABOR UNIONS $1600: California's CCPOA, representing this type of peace officer, has been known to put the screws to politicians correctional officers |
#8987, aired 2023-12-05 | ALMOST ASSASSINATED $1200: September 5, 1975 while greeting a crowd in Sacramento, California Gerald Ford |
#8986, aired 2023-12-04 | WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS $1,800 (Daily Double): This noodle in California's ramen (in Sacramento) |
#8983, aired 2023-11-29 | FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF $1,800 (Daily Double): August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California Harding |
#8969, aired 2023-11-09 | ALTERED STATES $400: A FRAIL ICON California |
#8968, aired 2023-11-08 | THE "A" TEAM $200: They've represented Los Angeles, the state of California, the city of Anaheim & "Los Angeles of Anaheim" the Angels |
#8967, aired 2023-11-07 | DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSÉ? $200: You'll find San Jose, California about 90 miles southwest of this state capital Sacramento |
#8964, aired 2023-11-02 | SOUSED $800: Korbel Brut calls itself "America's favorite California" this champagne |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | MEN & WOMEN OF SCIENCE $800: In the 1930s this California transplant posthumously received plant patents No. 12-16 Luther Burbank |
#8960, aired 2023-10-27 | THE "LONG" & "SHORT" OF IT $1000: This California port city is home to an aquarium & the Queen Mary Long Beach |
#18, aired 2023-10-25 | LIBRARIES $200: Library card sign-up month occurs during this month of the year (yay! back to school!) September |
#8957, aired 2023-10-24 | GARDENS $1600: The Desert Garden at this San Marino, California library features more than 2,000 species of desert plants the Huntington Library |
#8950, aired 2023-10-13 | LIKE A ROCK $600: In earlier days, this pro-am golf tournament on California's Monterey peninsula was called the Crosby Clambake Pebble Beach |
#16, aired 2023-10-11 | FICTIONAL TV TOWNS $400: Sunnydale, California (FYI, the local high school sits on top of a portal to a demonic dimension) Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
#16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $600: Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, the late Dianne Feinstein became this state's longest-serving U.S. senator California |
#16, aired 2023-10-11 | FICTIONAL TV TOWNS $1000: Charming, California (SAMCRO forever!) Sons of Anarchy |
#16, aired 2023-10-11 | HI, I'M J.LO $2,100 (Daily Double): You can buy a copy of "The Call of the Wild" at the gift shop in the California state park dedicated to this "J.Lo" Jack London |
#8947, aired 2023-10-10 | NASCAR GEOGRAPHY $400: Sonoma Raceway California |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS $200: Of course you can tour our Sony Pictures Studio lot, which, back in the day, was this studio famous for its musicals MGM |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS $400: This iconic venue has been presenting summer concerts for more than 100 years the Hollywood Bowl |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS $600: It covers over 4,200 acres & it's where you'll find the Greek Theatre & a world famous observatory Griffith Park |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS $800: Long Beach is home to this historic ocean liner with a royal name the Queen Mary |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS $1000: This sports venue popularly known as "The House that Kobe Built" was recently renamed the Crypto.com Arena the Staples Center |
#8940, aired 2023-09-29 | COW COUNTRY $400: With California & this as the top 2 states, the U.S. leads all other countries in producing cow's milk Wisconsin |
#14, aired 2023-09-27 | RANDOM U.S. STATE FACTS $400: California closes down state offices on March 31, the day honoring this labor leader Cesar Chavez |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $1200: She met the future president in 1938 when they both tried out for a local play in Whittier, California Pat Nixon |
#8929, aired 2023-09-14 | ALLITERATIVE GEOGRAPHY $1200: This California place is home to Piedras Blancas Light Station &, of course, Hearst Castle San Simeon |
#8928, aired 2023-09-13 | 15-LETTER WORDS $1600: It's the phenomenon exhibited here in waves on the California coast, caused by light-emitting organisms bioluminescence |
#8918, aired 2023-07-19 | SAME 2 LETTERS, DIFFERENT PLACE $400: CA & .ca California & Canada |
#8913, aired 2023-07-12 | STATE INSECTS $200: The children of an elementary school in Fresno led the way in getting the dogface butterfly official designation in this state California |
#8911, aired 2023-07-10 | LAKES & RIVERS $800: No, it's not the kissing disease; it's this salty California lake with calcium carbonate spires on its surface Mono Lake |
#8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $200: In 1929 the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hosted the first one of these, but of course, it wasn't televised the Oscars |
#8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $400: Hit the bricks for this theme park in Carlsbad that opened a New Castle Hotel on the premises in 2018 LEGOLAND |
#8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $600: Such a lovely place, the hotel pictured on the Eagles' "Hotel California" album is actually this one in the 90210 ZIP code the Beverly Hills Hotel |
#8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $800: A 4-diamond inn & oasis in the middle of nowhere is a high point of this lowest point in North America Death Valley |
#8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $1000: The historic Hotel Atwater on this island south of L.A. dates from the 1920s Santa Catalina |
#8906, aired 2023-07-03 | NO CAP $1600: California has legal marijuana but no limit on the level in a driver's blood of this chemical whose name has 3- & 20-letter versions THC |
#8904, aired 2023-06-29 | "I" BEFORE "EE" $1000: In California, this act of campaigning for or against a candidate or measure is prohibited within 100 feet of a polling place electioneering |
#8902, aired 2023-06-27 | STARTS WITH "Z" $1,000 (Daily Double): DNA research has shown that this California red wine grape may have come from an ancient source in Croatia Zinfandel |
#8901, aired 2023-06-26 | HERE COMES THE SUMMER $1000: An Outward Bound summer course lets teenagers get their kicks rock climbing in these "High" California mountains the Sierra Nevadas |
#8900, aired 2023-06-23 | QUI"ZZ"ICAL $800: On Jan. 27, 1958 this "family steak house" opened in Culver City, California with $50 in the cash register Sizzler |
#8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $400: This city in northwestern Baja California is about 15 miles south of San Diego Tijuana |
#8898, aired 2023-06-21 | NEVADA $800: In the 1840s John Fremont & his men explored Nevada & marveled at the beautiful sight of this lake on the California border Lake Tahoe |
#8894, aired 2023-06-15 | THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE $400: The bridge carries both U.S. Route 101 & California State Route 1, also called this, PCH the Pacific Coast Highway |
#8894, aired 2023-06-15 | PHYSICS & ENERGY $2000: Menlo Park, California has a 2-mile-long linac, short for this structure, to crack the secrets of matter a linear accelerator |
#8887, aired 2023-06-06 | RIAA TOP-SELLING ARTISTS $400: The Eagles are No. 4 with 120 million album sales; this December 1976 release checks in with 26 million Hotel California |
#8882, aired 2023-05-30 | "M.C." $200: The 881-E Scantron form & the California DMV written test are in this format multiple choice |
#8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE YEAR THAT WAS $1000: Zachary Taylor was inaugurated & an estimated 80,000 people poured into California 1849 |
#8879, aired 2023-05-25 | POLITICIANS $400: In 2023 this senior senator from California said she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 (Dianne) Feinstein |
#8879, aired 2023-05-25 | FLAG TERMINOLOGY $1000: The charge is a flag's main graphic element; on California's flag, that would be this a bear |
#8878, aired 2023-05-24 | STATE OF THE UNION $600: The CSA wanted this 31st state to join--it had recently come into some gold & had an unblockaded harbor--but it went Union California |
#19, aired 2023-05-24 | NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS $1200: The World War II home front is the focus of the park in Richmond, California named for this symbol of women in the workforce Rosie the Riveter |
#8874, aired 2023-05-18 | RESTAURANTS $1000: Carmy on "The Bear" previously worked at this much-awarded Thomas Keller restaurant that's in California, not Europe the French Laundry |
#8872, aired 2023-05-16 | COLLEGE: THE DROP/ADD PERIOD $800: Add the name of this group of California colleges before "McKenna" Claremont |
#8869, aired 2023-05-11 | TRAVEL USA $400: In spring head to this California theme park for its annual Boysenberry Festival Knott's Berry Farm |
#3, aired 2023-05-09 | EDITORS $2000: In 2016 a team of scientists at this La Jolla, California institute said they used gene editing to give sight to blind rodents the Salk Institute |
#2, aired 2023-05-08 | "G.P." $600: It's a fun though probably not lucrative activity at Columbia State Historic Park in California's High Sierra gold panning |
#8865, aired 2023-05-05 | EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSE $800: Rose of Sharon is pregnant & subsequently abandoned by her spouse in California in this Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath |
#8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $400: Dating from 1916, the Cannery Row one of these train-ending cars is an attraction in Monterey, California a caboose |
#8864, aired 2023-05-04 | ATHLETES NAMED FOR $600: Last name of Luke, a player or coach with 3 California NBA teams; he was named for his father's teammate Maurice Lucas Walton |
#8862, aired 2023-05-02 | EAT FOOD. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY PLANTS $400: California Pizza Kitchen & Whole Foods offer pizza crusts made from this veggie, a cabbage relative cauliflower |
#8859, aired 2023-04-27 | A FINE WINE FILM $400: "Decanted" is a documentary about growing wine in this storied California valley Napa Valley |
#8856, aired 2023-04-24 | LOCAL BOY $2000: He grew up in Atherton, California, near Stanford, & maybe he's never going back again Lindsey Buckingham |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $200: The first of the missions was built by 18th century padres in what is today this big Southern California city San Diego |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $400: Founded in 1791, the mission in this central coast U.C. city is the only one named not for a saint, but for the cross Santa Cruz |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $600: Not far from Los Angeles, Mission San Fernando was a popular stopping-off point for travelers on this royal road the Camino Real |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $800: A mission could include a pueblo, a town & one of these, a fort for protection; San Francisco has one the Presidio |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $1000: Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for "newly planted" neophytes |
#8853, aired 2023-04-19 | OLIVE YOU $200: With its warm, sunny climate, this state produces over 95% of the olives grown in America California |
#8852, aired 2023-04-18 | U.S. + CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVS. $400: CANS California & Nova Scotia |
#8847, aired 2023-04-11 | THE I.V. LEAGUE $400: Most of it below sea level, the Imperial Valley in this U.S. state is noted for vast acres of irrigated farming California |
#8842, aired 2023-04-04 | SHALL FOLLOW ME $800: In 1992 a stolen car followed by the CHP, this organization, became L.A.'s first live TV police chase as KCOP broke into a "Matlock" rerun the California Highway Patrol |
#8840, aired 2023-03-31 | POLITICS TALK $400: It's the group from one state at a convention; at the 2020 DNC, California's was 494 strong a delegation |
#8838, aired 2023-03-29 | TREE-NAMED PLACES $400: The Black Panther Party was founded in this Northern California city in 1966 Oakland |
#8836, aired 2023-03-27 | I LED WHAT CABINET DEPARTMENT? $800: Janet Napolitano, who as president of the University of California later sued this department over its treatment of "dreamers" Homeland Security |
#8831, aired 2023-03-20 | STATE OF THE AIRPORT $200: Ontario International, John Wayne Airport California |
#8831, aired 2023-03-20 | STATE OF THE AIRPORT $400: Ketchikan International, Wiley Post-Will Rogers Alaska |
#8829, aired 2023-03-16 | U.S. ISLANDS $1200: It was William Wrigley Jr. & his vision that turned this Southern California island into a popular resort destination Catalina |
#8828, aired 2023-03-15 | THE MORNING AFTER $600: The sign here was put up in California on this date in 1941 December 8th |
#8826, aired 2023-03-13 | GOVERNORS $400: In a total recall election in 2003, Gray Davis was out as California governor & he was in Schwarzenegger |
#8822, aired 2023-03-07 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $4,018 (Daily Double): As a verb, the name of this cute little bird, California's official one, means "to become fearful" a quail |
#8820, aired 2023-03-03 | NOVEL KEYWORDS $400: From 1939:
Migrant agricultural laborers;
rural families; depressions;
labor camps;
California The Grapes of Wrath |
#8807, aired 2023-02-14 | STATE TREES $1,200 (Daily Double): These 2 giant trees share the designation for the giant state of California the redwood & the sequoia |
#8801, aired 2023-02-06 | YOU CAN CALL ME HOMER $1200: A gold mine promoter named Homer Pennock gave his first name to a city in this state Alaska |
#8800, aired 2023-02-03 | THAT'S A CRIME! $200: Well, it used to be, anyway! As of 2023, if you could cross the street safely in California, this was no longer a ticketable offense jaywalking |
#8800, aired 2023-02-03 | THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM $2000: A national monument in California's San Joaquin Valley honors this founder of a union Cesar Chavez |
#13, aired 2023-02-02 | GOING UNDERGROUND $600: Analysis shows that a 700s B.C. altar excavated in Israel has traces of this psychoactive 3-letter compound found in cannabis THC |
#8794, aired 2023-01-26 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: During the 1930s, many Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl adopted the motto, this state "or bust" California |
#11, aired 2023-01-19 | SHOE BIZ $400: After moving to Southern California in 1978, Aussie surfer Brian Smith launched this brand of sheepskin boots Uggs |
#8788, aired 2023-01-18 | LONG-SERVING POLITICIANS $1200: Always colorful, he began the first of 2 terms as California governor in 1975 & would be elected to 2 more starting in 2011 Governor Jerry Brown |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Until disallowed by the L.A. Coliseum, a live bear would take the field at home football games for this school UCLA (the University of California Los Angeles) |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | THE 50 STATES $500: Hells Canyon & Snake River sound daunting, but Sun Valley & its ski lodges in this state offer respite Idaho |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | PENINSULAS $600: Perhaps you've traveled to the southern tip of this peninsula for some resort R&R in Cabo San Lucas Baja (California) |
#8783, aired 2023-01-11 | THE EX-STATE CAPITAL $1600: It's about time you found your way to this city, part of Silicon Valley & California's first state capital San Jose |
#8778, aired 2023-01-04 | TV THEME SONGS $1200: "California here we come, right back where we started from" The O.C. |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | STATE GOVERNORS $400: It was not an act--Ronald Reagan was a 2-term governor of this state California |
#8774, aired 2022-12-29 | CLASSIC FLUTE ROCK $600: Cool jazz' Bud Shank improv-ed the solo on this song by The Mamas & The Papas that begins, "All the leaves are brown" "California Dreamin'" |
#8769, aired 2022-12-22 | TECHNOLOGY HISTORY $200: A 2012 pilot program by police in Rialto, California used BWCs, body-worn these cameras |
#8764, aired 2022-12-15 | DRONING ON ACROSS AMERICA $400: Life's pretty good here in California; check out the pier that shares this name of the village known for Hearst Castle San Simeon |
#8761, aired 2022-12-12 | LOW DOWN $800: The lower California peninsula also goes by this other name Baja California |
#8760, aired 2022-12-09 | STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION WORDS $800: Firstborn of Genesis 4:1 California & Indiana |
#8758, aired 2022-12-07 | STATE STUFF $200: California's state fabric is this jeans material that became a hit in the gold rush denim |
#8757, aired 2022-12-06 | A LEGO $800: 6-year-olds found it awesome when the USA's first of these opened in Carlsbad, California in 1999 Legoland |
#8756, aired 2022-12-05 | TREE TIME $2000: The endangered Torrey species of this evergreen family is found only in Southern California the pine |
#8748, aired 2022-11-23 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: On January 18, 2021 she officially resigned her California Senate seat; 2 days later, she made history (Kamala) Harris |
#8746, aired 2022-11-21 | WELCOME TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM $200: This electric car company was founded in 2003 in San Carlos, California Tesla |
#8746, aired 2022-11-21 | BODIES OF WATER $800: Formed in Chihuahua, the Fuerte River of Mexico flows southwestward 180 miles into this gulf the Gulf of California |
#8745, aired 2022-11-18 | U.S. CITIES $800: Once a large Quaker community, this California city bears the last name of Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier |
#8741, aired 2022-11-14 | YOUR U.S. HISTORY TEST $1200: The Compromise of 1850 admitted this Western state to the Union, with slavery banned there California |
#8740, aired 2022-11-11 | THE COUNTY SEAT $400: Santa Rosa, California:
Of this winey county west of Napa Sonoma |
#8736, aired 2022-11-07 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: The daughter of immigrants, Kamala Harris was born in California to a mother from India & a father from this island country Jamaica |
#7, aired 2022-11-06 | FIRE ISLAND $400: In September 2020 it was a toasty 110 in this one of California's Channel Islands with Avalon as its only city Catalina |
#7, aired 2022-11-06 | POLITICS $1500: Kimberly Guilfoyle, fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., was once married to this current governor of California Gavin Newsom |
#8732, aired 2022-11-01 | 5 HEARTS $400: Once an agricultural paradise, the "Valley of Heart's Delight" is now this tech-centric California valley Silicon Valley |
#8731, aired 2022-10-31 | STREETS OF AMERICA $600: A Gateway Arch over 5th Avenue welcomes visitors to this California city's Gaslamp Quarter San Diego |
#8730, aired 2022-10-28 | PICTURE THE NO. 1 HIT $400: From 1977 "Hotel California" |
#8728, aired 2022-10-26 | THE NUMBER IN MUSIC $200: This late, great rapper went by the alphanumeric version of his name when he joined forces with Dr. Dre on "California Love" 2Pac |
#8726, aired 2022-10-24 | PLANTCRAFT $1600: This art of joining 2 plants to grow as one enabled Axel Erlandson to create the "Circus Trees" at Gilroy Gardens in California grafting |
#8726, aired 2022-10-24 | NEWS MAKERS & WRITERS '22 $2000: California Governor Gavin Newsom denied parole to this man guilty of a 1968 assassination Sirhan Sirhan |
#8723, aired 2022-10-19 | WHAT A BUTTE! $2000: A group of buttes in California's Central Valley are named for this man who famously owned a sawmill in 1848 Sutter |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | THE WAIT OF THE WORLD $600: The website Thrill Data tracks theme park wait times, like 110 minutes for Radiator Springs Racers at this Disneyland park California Adventure |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | IT'S A "BIG" PLACE $1600: Carmel is the northern gateway to this California region that was home to Henry Miller Big Sur |
#8716, aired 2022-10-10 | NATIONALLY MONUMENTAL $400: The aptly named Temblor Range borders California's Carrizo Plain National Monument, which is traversed by this fault the San Andreas |
#8713, aired 2022-10-05 | DAM: NATION $200: Oroville, the nation's tallest at 770 feet & impounding the same-named lake the U.S. |
#8713, aired 2022-10-05 | COMPANY TOWNS $400: For more than 100 years, PALCO ran Scotia, California; here's a postcard from the Curt Teich Archives of this type of mill a sawmill |
#8712, aired 2022-10-04 | THE 50 STATES $400: California is home to 2 presidential libraries--Ronald Reagan's in Simi Valley & his in Yorba Linda Nixon |
#8711, aired 2022-10-03 | WHEN POLK WAS PRESIDENT $2000: This California-bound "party" ended with 42 dead (some eaten) & 47 survivors the Donner Party |
#2, aired 2022-10-02 | COMEDY ATLAS $500: The hungry i in North Beach in this California city helped begin the tradition of a red brick wall behind the comic San Francisco |
#8710, aired 2022-09-30 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $200: By a 1972 law, California's official reptile is the desert variety of this slow mover tortoise |
#1, aired 2022-09-25 | THE RICHTER SCALE $500: In 1906 a quake caused by a rupture along this fault devastated San Francisco & other California cities the San Andreas |
#8704, aired 2022-09-22 | FARMING $1000: Heinz sauces--er, sources--ketchup tomatoes from this state's vast & fertile Central Valley California |
#8696, aired 2022-09-12 | HERE COMES 39 $400: A popular tourist spot, Pier 39 in this California city features many attractions, including the Aquarium of the Bay San Francisco |
#8696, aired 2022-09-12 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN $800: In a song by Phantom Planet, this 3-digit highway that takes you from L.A. to S.F. sort of rhymes with "California Here We Come" the 101 |
#8683, aired 2022-07-13 | REEL ESTATE $600: In "The Godfather Part II", the Kaiser (not Corleone) estate is on this California-Nevada lake where Fredo gets whacked Tahoe |
#8683, aired 2022-07-13 | REEL ESTATE $800: Pasadena, California's historic Gamble House was the exterior of Doc Brown's home in this 1985 smash Back to the Future |
#8681, aired 2022-07-11 | GEOGRAPHY FROM MACAU TO OGDEN $2000: It's a county in Michigan, a borough in Jersey & a city in Northern California's Alameda County Oakland |
#8678, aired 2022-07-06 | THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM... $600: California:
This late singer of "I Got You Babe" whose name is on the 1998 copyright extension act Sonny Bono |
#8673, aired 2022-06-29 | MUNICIPAL MUSIC $400: Weezer sang of this Southern California city, "that's where I want to be... rolling like a celebrity" Beverly Hills |
#8671, aired 2022-06-27 | BUSINESS NAMES $200: Last name of brothers Ernest & Julio, who founded a California winery in 1933 Gallo |
#8664, aired 2022-06-16 | GET OUT $400: Get out to the West Coast for Bottlerock, a festival of big music acts & wine tasting in this California valley Napa Valley |
#8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $1200: California made the lace type of this fungus-alga partnership its official state one lichen |
#8661, aired 2022-06-13 | U.S. HISTORY $1600: In 1973 this retired Chief Justice returned to California to swear in Tom Bradley, the first Black mayor of Los Angeles (Earl) Warren |
#8659, aired 2022-06-09 | ONE-LETTER FIRST NAME CHANGE $400: A 1980s New York governor & a 2000s first lady of California Mario & Maria |
#8657, aired 2022-06-07 | ON THE STATE FLAG $800: Though extinct, this state's grizzly bear still appears on the state flag California |
#8656, aired 2022-06-06 | ON THE COAST $600: PCH for short, this road has its northern terminus near Leggett, California the Pacific Coast Highway |
#8652, aired 2022-05-31 | MAYORS $800: London Breed is this California city's first African-American woman mayor San Francisco |
#8649, aired 2022-05-26 | SNEAKERS WITH JACQUES SLADE $400: (Jacques Slade presents the clue.) Vans classic slip-ons were all the rage in 1970s Southern California, but sales really took off after this actor wore them as laid-back Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" Sean Penn |
#8647, aired 2022-05-24 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES $800: "California" these birds "Are Very Rare, But 10% of Them Are Trashing" a house in Tehachapi condors |
#8645, aired 2022-05-20 | SOME LEGAL "A"s $400: In California spousal support is another term for this alimony |
#8639, aired 2022-05-12 | IN THE NATIONAL PARK $800: In California, Twenty Mule Team Canyon Death Valley |
#8636, aired 2022-05-09 | AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MOVIES $1600: The scene at Burge's Drive-In in Modesto, California was one of George Lucas' inspirations for this 1973 film American Graffiti |
#8628, aired 2022-04-27 | ARCHITECTS $800: The many Southern California designs of Paul R. Williams include the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the end of this swanky drive Rodeo Drive |
#8628, aired 2022-04-27 | MOUNTAINS & HILLS $4,000 (Daily Double): Mountain ranges with this "snowy" name can be found both in California & southeastern Spain the Sierra Nevada |
#8624, aired 2022-04-21 | CALIFORNIA $200: Today home to Disneyland, this Orange County city was founded by German immigrants in 1857 Anaheim |
#8624, aired 2022-04-21 | CALIFORNIA $400: In Oceanside, you can visit San Luis Rey, the largest of these California settlements begun by the Spanish more than 250 years ago the missions |
#8624, aired 2022-04-21 | CALIFORNIA $800: Perched on Mount Hollywood, this facility offers astronomical exhibits & a great view of the city below the Griffith Observatory |
#8624, aired 2022-04-21 | CALIFORNIA $1000: This city about midway between L.A. & Sin City is mentioned in the first sentence of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" Barstow |
#8624, aired 2022-04-21 | CALIFORNIA $1,200 (Daily Double): This city located northwest of San Jose has a name that means "tall tree" Palo Alto |
#8622, aired 2022-04-19 | POSSESSIVE THINGS $200: It began in California after an 1848 discovery at Sutter's Mill the Gold Rush |
#8622, aired 2022-04-19 | APRIL FOOLS $2000: In April 1846 a group of westward settlers struck out for California; this "Pass" would later be named for them the Donner Party |
#8619, aired 2022-04-14 | NUMBER WORDS $1600: This slang number for a certain crop is thought to date to a San Rafael, California high school in the early 1970s 420 |
#8613, aired 2022-04-06 | LANDMARK LEGISLATION $1600: After the secession of the Southern states, Congress in 1862 chose a northern route for this, from Nebraska to California the Transcontinental Railroad |
#8606, aired 2022-03-28 | NOSH $200: This "stately" sushi item is imitation crab, avocado & cucumber a California roll |
#8606, aired 2022-03-28 | COLORFUL STATE SYMBOLS $400: California, mineral:
this gold |
#8600, aired 2022-03-18 | TOOLS OF THE TRADE $1200: An electronic pick & a plug spinner are tools of this trade; in California, a state license is good too a locksmith |
#8596, aired 2022-03-14 | A FEW MOMENTS WITH MILLARD FILLMORE $200: This West Coast state joined the union during Fillmore's presidency California |
#8590, aired 2022-03-04 | TRANSPORTATION $800: California's dream of this high-speed train from L.A. to San Francisco is now a hope to finish the Merced-Bakersfield route by 2030 a bullet train |
#8589, aired 2022-03-03 | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS $400: In 2021, she opened Smize Cream, a premium ice cream shop in California, with a surprise in every cup Tyra Banks |
#8588, aired 2022-03-02 | YOU CAN SET YOUR CALENDAR BY IT $1000: Each March swallows return to nest in the Great Stone Church, part of this Southern California mission San Juan Capistrano |
#18, aired 2022-02-22 | "C" THE ANIMALS $1000: This critically endangered bird with an alliterative name is the largest flying land bird of North America a California condor |
#18, aired 2022-02-22 | SCARY STORIES $2000: The Winchester Mystery House in California was one of her inspirations for "The Haunting of Hill House" Shirley Jackson |
#16, aired 2022-02-18 | LET'S ROCK & ROLL! $200: This "stately" sushi order has crab, avocado & cucumber a California roll |
#8576, aired 2022-02-14 | AMERICAN FIVES $200: Of the 5 California MLB teams, the one that plays its home games the farthest south the Padres |
#8, aired 2022-02-11 | U.S. CITIES $200: Considered "The Birthplace of California", it's home to the Padres & a world-renowned zoo San Diego |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | THE JUDGE OF THAT $1000: Makes sense that Texas leads the nation with more than 100 judges assigned to its 11 courts of this; California is second immigration courts |
#8570, aired 2022-02-04 | "R" TOWN $200: In the names of California cities, this Spanish word precedes Cordova, Cucamonga & Mirage Rancho |
#8565, aired 2022-01-28 | RHYMING AMERICAN ROAD TRIP $800: From a New Mexico City at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, do you know the way to the seat of California's Santa Clara County? Santa Fe & San Jose |
#8564, aired 2022-01-27 | U.S. PLACE NAMES $200: California's Badwater Basin sounds as enticing as this equally offputtingly named valley where it's located Death Valley |
#8561, aired 2022-01-24 | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES $600: The NRC is involved in the decommissioning of these, like Unit 1 at San Onofre in Southern California nuclear reactors |
#8559, aired 2022-01-20 | 1922 $800: A 1922 compact divided the water of this river between Upper Basin states like Utah & Lower Basin ones like California the Colorado |
#8558, aired 2022-01-19 | SHORT NOVELS $400: This classic centers on George Milton & Lennie Small, migrant workers in California Of Mice and Men |
#8558, aired 2022-01-19 | AN ORANGE CATEGORY $1000: Orange County, California is home to Disneyland & this other theme park that began as a roadside produce stand Knott's Berry Farm |
#8556, aired 2022-01-17 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $2000: This naturalist died in California in 1914, shortly before a dam flooded his beloved Hetch Hetchy Valley (John) Muir |
#8551, aired 2022-01-10 | NEXT IN LINE... $200: Getting smaller in area: Alaska,
Texas... California |
#8550, aired 2022-01-07 | THEIR FIRST TOP 10 SOLO HIT $200: "California Girls" in 1985, the year he left Van Halen David Lee Roth |
#8541, aired 2021-12-27 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: A Tony Bennett song about a California city takes over as a Spanish conquistador I Left My Heart In San Francisco Pizarro |
#8539, aired 2021-12-23 | NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS $4,000 (Daily Double): With 36, this state has the most NNLs, including Rancho La Brea & the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park California |
#8538, aired 2021-12-22 | MAMMALS $1000: This seal gets its name from liking sheltered coastal sites, such as at California's Point Reyes & in the Shetland Islands a harbor seal |
#8537, aired 2021-12-21 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $5,000 (Daily Double): Gold found on his land in 1848 ruined this California man; people destroyed his property looking for more & by 1852 he was bankrupt Sutter |
#8535, aired 2021-12-17 | REFUGEES $800: In 2021 the area called "Little" this city in Fremont, California prepared for a new wave of Afghan refugees Little Kabul |
#8533, aired 2021-12-15 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $200: This event off Huntington Beach in 2021 brought memories of the 3-million-gallon disaster off Santa Barbara in 1969 an oil spill |
#8533, aired 2021-12-15 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $400: Founded in 1891 as a vocational & liberal arts school, this Pasadena college became famous for physics & space science Caltech |
#8533, aired 2021-12-15 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $600: In the 1920s, author Zane Grey built a Pueblo-style house near Avalon Bay on this island Catalina |
#8533, aired 2021-12-15 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $800: In 1769 in San Diego, this priest, now a controversial figure, founded his first California mission; he went on to found 8 more Serra |
#8533, aired 2021-12-15 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $1000: This evangelist opened the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles & preached there to a flock of thousands Aimee Semple McPherson |
#8531, aired 2021-12-13 | LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $800: Almost all of this westernmost region of Mexico is separated from the rest of the country by the Sea of Cortez Baja California |
#8520, aired 2021-11-26 | U.S. RIVERS $800: In 1921 Herbert Hoover headed the commission for this river that flooded California often; in 1936 a dam was built as a result the Colorado |
#8519, aired 2021-11-25 | THE STATE THAT... $400: Has the most members in the U.S. House of Representatives, with 53 in the 117th Congress California |
#8516, aired 2021-11-22 | CHEW ON THIS $1000: Adding an "A" to the middle of a California coastal city gives you this chewy confection caramel |
#8515, aired 2021-11-19 | LIKE A NATURALIZED WOMAN $2000: This South African-born woman got a one-way ticket to California from her mom, so her 2007 naturalization was kind of inevitable Charlize Theron |
#8512, aired 2021-11-16 | LOOK AT THAT MOUNTAIN! $400: From the right angle it's easy to see how this iconic California peak got its fractional name Half Dome |
#8512, aired 2021-11-16 | AMERICAN IDLE $1,000 (Daily Double): Mid-20th-century California pioneered these 2-word places to relax, making them from old wine vats hot tubs |
#8511, aired 2021-11-15 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OCEAN: A GLOBAL ODYSSEY $1600: The plastic & debris-strewn area known as the Great Pacific this covers 600,000 square miles between Hawaii & California The Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
#8509, aired 2021-11-11 | FRANCE VS. AMERICA $400: In the 1976 "Judgment of Paris", wines from this state shockingly outperformed French vintages in a blind taste test California |
#8506, aired 2021-11-08 | INVENTION $1000: Reading about this group's fate in 1840s California spurred Gail Borden to invent a dried meat biscuit, & then condensed milk the Donner Party |
#8503, aired 2021-11-03 | COLOR, MY WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): It's a city in New South Wales, a river in Southern Africa & a county in Southern California Orange |
#8502, aired 2021-11-02 | IN THEIR 60s $1200: At age 60, this co-discoverer of the DNA double helix left his native England to study the brain at California's Salk Institute (Francis) Crick |
#8496, aired 2021-10-25 | TELEVISION HISTORY $1200: The first live nationwide color TV broadcast was of this event on California streets January 1, 1954 the Rose Parade |
#8493, aired 2021-10-20 | THE STATE OF THE TV SHOW $1000: "black-ish" California |
#8492, aired 2021-10-19 | PART OF DARKNESS $600: Elated or eager, or more California colloquially... really cool, dude! rad |
#8490, aired 2021-10-15 | HIGH/LOW $2,000 (Daily Double): Mount Whitney is the highest point in what's known as the "High" this the High Sierras |
#8490, aired 2021-10-15 | THE IMPASSABLE DREAM $2000: This 90-mile stretch of California south of Monterey is known for its scenic highway that sometimes does become impassble Big Sur |
#8476, aired 2021-09-27 | ELECTORAL COLLEGE COLLAGE $400: It's the only state with more than 50 votes in the Electoral College California |
#8474, aired 2021-09-23 | SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES $1,500 (Daily Double): Home to an NHL team, the SAP Center in this California city is nicknamed "The Shark Tank" San Jose |
#8471, aired 2021-09-20 | AMERICAN LAKES $2000: Home to a wildlife refuge, this saline "sea" in the Colorado Desert is California's largest lake in surface area Salton |
#8464, aired 2021-08-12 | HISTORIC GROUPS $800: You'd think just 46th staters, but folks from Kansas & Texas who went to California from 1933 to 1935 were also called these Okies |
#8460, aired 2021-08-06 | ASH TREE $400: Planted before 1911, "Old Granddad" is a landmark ash tree in the shade-hungry city of Modesto in this state California |
#8459, aired 2021-08-05 | LET'S TAKE IT OUTSIDE $800: We can go to the Safari Park of this California zoo & see the only platypuses in the United States San Diego |
#8459, aired 2021-08-05 | EXTINCT ANIMALS $1600: The Tecopa pupfish native to this California desert became extinct due to human development in the area the Mojave |
#8452, aired 2021-07-27 | ALPHABETICALLY NEXT GEOGRAPHY $400: California counties:
San Benito,
San Bernardino... San Diego |
#8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BIRDING $1200: birdwatchingdaily.com listed this majestic endangered raptor as a North American bird birdwatchers most want to see a California condor |
#8445, aired 2021-07-16 | POP CULTURE BEFORE & AFTER $2000: Film in which a kid in a Welsh coal-mining family like totally falls for a 1980s Southern California chick How Green Was My Valley Girl |
#8444, aired 2021-07-15 | ARCHITECTS $400: Pioneering California architect Julia Morgan designed several residences for this man, including his San Simeon Castle Hearst |
#8444, aired 2021-07-15 | SCHOOL OF ROCK $800: Though his life was tragically cut short, the legacy of this California kid, the first Chicano rock star, lives on Ritchie Valens |
#8442, aired 2021-07-13 | YOU CAN'T $800: ...go boating in Owens Lake near the California-Nevada border; it dried up in the 1920s after its water was sent to this city Los Angeles |
#8441, aired 2021-07-12 | "S" IS FOR SUMMER $600: The bill making this California's state sport mentions the breaks at Malibu & Trestles surfing |
#8440, aired 2021-07-09 | EPONYMOUS FOOD $200: In 1859 David Jack, a big landowner in this California town, began selling its white cheese under his name Monterey Jack |
#8439, aired 2021-07-08 | STATE LICENSE PLATES $3,400 (Daily Double): A specialty plate from California supports conservancy programs here, a national park since 1890 Yosemite |
#8436, aired 2021-07-05 | BORDERING THE USA $600: This northwestern Mexican peninsula has 2,000 miles of coastline & Las Tres Virgenes, a volcano last active in 1746 Baja California |
#8435, aired 2021-07-02 | TV IS SO HIGH SCHOOL $800: Zack & A.C. roamed the halls of Bayside High in Palisades, California Saved By the Bell |
#8433, aired 2021-06-30 | SPORTS & SOCIETY $800: In 2020 California's East Fullerton Little League banned the name of this shamed 2017 World Series champion team the Astros |
#8431, aired 2021-06-28 | JAMES BEARD CHEF OF THE YEAR $3,800 (Daily Double): Alice Waters, the first woman to win the award, won for Chez Panisse in this California college town Berkeley |
#8430, aired 2021-06-25 | OUT WEST IN THE U.S. $600: This California city known for its wineries was founded in 1847 & sits on a river of the same name Napa |
#8427, aired 2021-06-22 | YOU GIVE ME FEMA $800: FEMA declared major disasters due to wildfires in these 2 neighboring western states about a month apart in 2020 Oregon & California |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | THE TERMS OF SERVICE $800: The father & son seen here, they served a total of six terms as California's governor Jerry & Pat Brown |
#8420, aired 2021-06-11 | BASEBALL'S BIG NUMBERS $600: In 1973 & 1974 this California Angels pitcher hurled a total of 750 strikeouts, the most ever in 2 straight years Nolan Ryan |
#8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $600: Olmsted teamed with a Boston firm to come up with the final plans seen here for this university in Northern California & here it is today Stanford |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | THE FAMILY BUSINESS $600: The Haas family enjoyed a combined net worth of $4.7 billion after a 2019 I.P.O. of this California-based jeans company Levi |
#8404, aired 2021-05-20 | ALL ABOUT THAT BASE $1000: In 1981 the Shuttle Columbia completed NASA's first flight with a wheeled landing at this California Air Force base Edwards |
#8400, aired 2021-05-14 | POP CULTURE $1000: In 2012 the late Tupac Shakur performed via hologram at this California music festival Coachella |
#8399, aired 2021-05-13 | "LIGHT" AT THE END $400: We can drive it home with one this; maybe in song, but not according to section 24400 of the California vehicle code one headlight |
#8391, aired 2021-05-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN $2000: Before she made history in Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first Black woman elected to this state's Senate Texas |
#8388, aired 2021-04-28 | WHAT A HOARD! $1200: Though the owners won't say where, a hoard of gold coins worth millions was found in 2013 in this east California mountain range the Sierra Nevada |
#8371, aired 2021-04-05 | STATE THE STATE $200: Hearst Castle is a landmark there California |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | WOMEN IN CONGRESS $400: Maiden name D'Alesandro, this house speaker & representative from California is the daughter & sister of 2 Baltimore mayors Pelosi |
#8369, aired 2021-04-01 | SCIENCE & SCIENTISTS $600: The element lawrencium & a lab at this California university are named for Nobel Prize winner Ernest Lawrence UC Berkeley |
#8368, aired 2021-03-31 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: In 1750 what's now this state had 300,000 Native Americans speaking 80 languages, with the Chumash the largest tribe California |
#8364, aired 2021-03-25 | STATE PARKS $800: Bothe-Napa Valley in California has the farthest inland groves of the giants called "Coast" these of any state park redwoods |
#8363, aired 2021-03-24 | I LOVE A PARADE $200: "Every inch of every float must be covered with flowers or other natural materials" in this California parade the Rose Parade |
#8363, aired 2021-03-24 | I LOVE A PARADE $400: Newport Beach in this California county has a lighted holiday boat parade dating back to 1908 Orange County |
#8363, aired 2021-03-24 | BODIES OF WATER FILED UNDER B $2000: This "large animal" lake is a center of skiing, fishing & more in California's San Bernardino National Forest Big Bear Lake |
#8356, aired 2021-03-15 | "T.O.C." $2000: Beginning with its debut in 2006, this cycling race took riders through the Golden State the Tour of California |
#8351, aired 2021-03-08 | CURVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM $800: Many roadways in America have a curve known by this morbid name as in the 1964 song; the California one seen here is no longer used a dead man's curve |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | NAVY BASES $200: This special forces group has headquarters at naval base Coronado in Southern California the Navy SEALs |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | MARINE BIOLOGY $1000: A brown alga, this largest seaweed can grow 200 feet long & forms forests off the California coast (giant) kelp |
#8349, aired 2021-03-04 | A BREAK FOR SPRING $600: A state flower, the California species of this blooms in great numbers in the spring a poppy |
#8343, aired 2021-02-24 | A SYSTEM OF GRAFT $800: In Florida, many of these trees, Citrus sinensis, are grafted onto lemon tree roots; in California, it can be the reverse oranges |
#8343, aired 2021-02-24 | SUBPOENAS $800: In 2019 this House Intelligence Committee chair from California issued a subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report Schiff |
#8338, aired 2021-02-17 | U.S. CITIES $200: Fun places to visit in this California city include the Exploratorium & Ghiradelli Square San Francisco |
#8337, aired 2021-02-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: In 1849 California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, leading to this complicated deal the next year The Compromise of 1850 |
#8336, aired 2021-02-15 | ALTERNATE ANTHEMS $400: "This Land Is Your Land" does cover the country, "from" here "to the New York island" California |
#8335, aired 2021-02-12 | IN CONCERT $4,000 (Daily Double): Recorded for live albums, Johnny Cash performed legendary concerts at Folsom Prison & this other California one San Quentin |
#8334, aired 2021-02-11 | 1930s AMERICA $800: Here's the H-1 Racer that set a new world's speed record of 352 miles per hour when it was flown by this mogul in California on September 13th, 1935 Howard Hughes |
#8332, aired 2021-02-09 | ENGINEERING $1200: (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.) Famed California architect, Julia Morgan, pioneered the use of reinforced concrete, helping designs such as the Mills College Bell Tower to survive this 1906 disaster the San Francisco earthquake |
#8331, aired 2021-02-08 | STATES BY NATIONAL FOREST $400: Sequoia National Forest California |
#8330, aired 2021-02-05 | RONALD REAGAN $600: In 1966 Reagan's first political victory was his election to this job governor of California |
#8328, aired 2021-02-03 | A CANDY STORE $200: You can buy Belly Flops, rejects from this company, at its factory candy store in Fairfield, California Jelly Belly |
#8325, aired 2021-01-29 | CODE WORDS $600: California's building code says this is "a primarily vertical structure containing one or more flues" a chimney |
#8324, aired 2021-01-28 | CALL A "CAB" $800: These grapes grown widely in Bordeaux & California lend their name to a dry red wine cabernet |
#8323, aired 2021-01-27 | THE GRAMM"E"S $200: They checked into the Record of the Year winners' list with "Hotel California" the Eagles |
#8318, aired 2021-01-20 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $1200: Appropriate first name of California settler Trask, dad to Aron & Cal in "East of Eden" Adam |
#8317, aired 2021-01-19 | TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER $800: In Southern California, morning low clouds & fog during the sixth month are part of this near-rhyming phenomenon June gloom |
#8317, aired 2021-01-19 | ANAGRAM THE FIRST NAME $1200: A first name made up by a rock & roll frontman & a California airport code Axl & LAX |
#8316, aired 2021-01-18 | HISTORICAL MARKERS $600: A Niles, California marker says it's the site where this was truly completed, some months after a ceremony in Promontory, Utah the Transcontinental Railroad |
#8315, aired 2021-01-15 | HODGEPODGE $400: He was the governor of California from 2003 to 2011 Schwarzenegger |
#8310, aired 2021-01-08 | HISTORY OF FLIGHT $1600: While flying over Rogers Dry Lake in California in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human to break this the speed of sound |
#8309, aired 2021-01-07 | JOCKS $400: Nothing fishy about Mike Trout, a standout slugger & outfielder for this California MLB team the Angels |
#8307, aired 2021-01-05 | FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $1200: In a Y.A. series identical twins Jessica & Elizabeth Wakefield attend this fictional high school in Southern California Sweet Valley High |
#8305, aired 2020-12-18 | STATES BY COUNTY $200: Kern,
Imperial,
Lassen California |
#8303, aired 2020-12-16 | DOUBLE "O" 7-LETTER WORDS $400: At 380 feet, the tallest living tree is a coast this in California redwood |
#8298, aired 2020-12-09 | NEWSPAPERS $400: By circulation it's the largest newspaper in California The L.A. Times |
#8291, aired 2020-11-30 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California hosts this annual music festival as well as the Stagecoach Festival Coachella |
#8290, aired 2020-11-27 | C AS IN "CAT" $800: Avalon is the only incorporated city on this resort island off the coast of Southern California Catalina |
#8283, aired 2020-11-18 | REQUESTS $600: In 2015 a California state agency mandated that restaurants may not serve this unless the diner requests it a glass of water |
#8283, aired 2020-11-18 | TV CRIME SHOWS $1200: Spun off from "Sons of Anarchy", this show focuses on an outlaw motorcycle gang operating on the California/ Mexico border Mayans |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | EPONYMOUS ELEMENTS $800: Last name of philosopher George, who gave his name to a California city that gave its name to an element Berkeley |
#8281, aired 2020-11-16 | FURNITURE STUFF $800: The king mattress named for this U.S. state measures 72" wide by 84" long California |
#8278, aired 2020-11-11 | SHE SHOOTS $800: Dorothea Lange chronicled Depression-era drought refugees from this state looking for work in California Oklahoma |
#8271, aired 2020-11-02 | SWEET TOME ALABAMA $400: The plot of the book "Crazy in Alabama" includes a woman auditioning for this 1960s sitcom about country folks who come to California The Beverly Hillbillies |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | NATIONAL PARKS $400: For decades, Firefall at this California national park was an annual pouring of bonfire remnants over Glacier Point Yosemite |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | U.S. HOSPITALS $600: In 1961 California's Mount Sinai merged with the hospital known as these "of Lebanon" Cedars |
#8268, aired 2020-10-28 | AROUND THE USA $400: The spot "Where Montana Began" in 1841 is St. Mary's, this type of Catholic settlement also big in 18th century California a mission |
#8267, aired 2020-10-27 | DOCUMENTARY NOW! $1000: "The Work" showcased a 4-day group therapy session in this California prison where Johnny Cash had the "Blues" Folsom Prison |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | THAT IS SO SOCAL $400: Many Southern California kids got turned on to Renaissance art by Mona Lisa in bricks at this theme park Legoland |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | THAT IS SO SOCAL $1200: The first of these large birds hatched in captivity was born at the San Diego Zoo in 1983 a California condor |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | THAT IS SO SOCAL $1600: These mountains of Southern California share their name with strong, hot, dust-bearing winds of the region the Santa Anas |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | THAT IS SO SOCAL $2000: This California farm city associated with country music was originally the home of the Yokuts people Bakersfield |
#8263, aired 2020-10-21 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: This yellowish brown is an eye color option on California driver's licenses hazel |
#8262, aired 2020-10-20 | PIANISTS, PAINTERS & PLAYWRIGHTS $7,000 (Daily Double): The "Suite" life of this comedy playwright included title stops at "California" & "London" ones Neil Simon |
#8260, aired 2020-10-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In 2000 California declared the March 31 birthday of this Latino labor leader a state holiday César Chávez |
#8260, aired 2020-10-16 | FEEL THE POWER! $1600: California's Ivanpah plant focuses solar rays to heat tanks of water, spinning turbines with this 19th century type of power steam |
#8253, aired 2020-10-07 | THE STATE WAS IN PLAY $2,500 (Daily Double): Like many states in 1960, this one was close when native son Richard Nixon beat JFK by just 35,000 California |
#8248, aired 2020-09-30 | YESTERDAY $200: In 1860 this service got its first delivery from Missouri to California in 10 days the Pony Express |
#8242, aired 2020-09-22 | MUSIC FESTIVALS $400: When Beyoncé headlined this California music festival in 2018, some called it "Beychella" Coachella |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | ROCK STARS $2000: This singer-songwriter helped create the California sound Jackson Browne |
#8239, aired 2020-09-17 | DISCOUNT CEOs? $600: This CEO of Tesla used to earn a salary representative of California's minimum wage, yet he never took a dime of it Elon Musk |
#8236, aired 2020-09-14 | DISCOVERY $600: In this year James Marshall discovered gold from the American River in California; the next year the rush was on 1848 |
#8235, aired 2020-06-12 | COLORFUL CITIES $800: A Southern California city & a Northern New Jersey township share this citrusy name Orange |
#8231, aired 2020-06-08 | FONTS OF WISDOM $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) California’s 3rd and Texas 3th district make the A; Ohio’s 12th and 7th districts make the B, and Connecticut’s 1st district is the C in a new font called Ugly Gerry in which “Gerry” stands for this partisan process gerrymandering |
#8230, aired 2020-06-05 | CONTROL "ALT" "DEL" $1000: California is known for this dry red wine from a black-skinned grape Zinfandel |
#8229, aired 2020-06-04 | SUMMER READING $1200: This Scottish naturalist recounts his trip to California in his memoir "My First Summer in the Sierra" (John) Muir |
#8227, aired 2020-06-02 | I'M FULL OF "N.V." $1000: The Mayacamas Mountains to the west and the Vaca Range to the east, enclose this fertile region of Northern California Napa Valley |
#8225, aired 2020-05-29 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: This 2-word concept was used to justify the acquisitions of Oregon territory, California & Mexican land in the southwest Manifest Destiny |
#8219, aired 2020-05-21 | HIGHWAYS $800: It means "royal road"; California & Spain have them the Camino Real |
#8218, aired 2020-05-20 | CHARACTERS FROM AMERICAN FOLKLORE $400: Febold Feboldson sells sand from this sweltering California location to freezing gold prospectors Death Valley |
#8217, aired 2020-05-19 | HISTORIC HOMES $1600: Many believe the 160-room San Jose, California "Mystery House" built by the heiress to this rifle company is haunted Winchester |
#8213, aired 2020-04-29 | THE GOLD BURGS $3,800 (Daily Double): In 1855 a California mining town wisely changed its name from Mud Springs to this, a Spanish name for a legendary gold country El Dorado |
#8212, aired 2020-04-28 | DJ, JAZZY $1200: Still going strong, the jazz festival of this bay & aquarium city in California was founded in 1958 by DJ Jimmy Lyons Monterey |
#8209, aired 2020-04-23 | FICTIONAL TV TOWNS & CITIES $400: On this show, the title character slayed them, she really slayed them in Sunnydale, California Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
#8204, aired 2020-04-16 | "H.D." $1000: 3,300 feet up in the Mojave, Yucca Valley, California is in this type of area & has a nature museum named for it a high desert |
#8199, aired 2020-04-09 | WHERE YA GOIN' FOR SPRING BREAK? $1000: We're off to Mexico! Check out Lover's Beach at this cape on Baja California's extreme southern tip Cabo San Lucas |
#8198, aired 2020-04-08 | STATE THE STATE $1,400 (Daily Double): 4 U.S. states touch Mexico; this state's 140-mile border is the shortest California |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BEHIND THE TV & RADIO CALL LETTERS $1600: KOIT--K-O-I-T--is in this California city, home to Coit Tower San Francisco |
#8191, aired 2020-03-30 | UP THE RIVER $800: From Winterhaven, California, Yuma, Arizona is just up this river the Colorado |
#8190, aired 2020-03-27 | STATE CAPITALS $2,000 (Daily Double): Appropriately, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is in the capital of this western state California |
#8189, aired 2020-03-26 | POLICE SQUAD $1000: (Dax Shepard presents the clue.) As a motorcycle fanatic, I was thrilled to write & direct the movie version of "ChiPs"--I even got to cast myself as Jon Baker of this state police agency the California Highway Patrol |
#8189, aired 2020-03-26 | "OO", SORRY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) After Falcon Heavy's successful first launch, SpaceX brought back two of these first-stage rockets and stuck a dramatic simultaneous landing booster rockets |
#8182, aired 2020-03-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $600: Here's this California island and its famous Art Deco casino, used not for gambling but as an event venue (Santa) Catalina |
#8175, aired 2020-03-06 | FLAG CREATORS $600: William Todd, designer of this state's 1846 bear flag, was Abraham Lincoln's relative by marriage California |
#8175, aired 2020-03-06 | POSTAL ABBREVIATION WORDS $2000: 2 states on the West Coast bookend North Dakota to form this 6-letter word for frankness candor (California, North Dakota & Oregon) |
#8174, aired 2020-03-05 | GET SCHOOLED $1600: This university's informal "Dropout Hall of Fame" includes author Jack London & '60s activist Jerry Rubin Cal (University of California in Berkeley) |
#8172, aired 2020-03-03 | THE 1950s $600: The intersection of California highways 46 & 41 is where this young actor met his end in 1955 James Dean |
#8170, aired 2020-02-28 | HIGHER EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY $2000: Oakland University isn't in California, it's in this state's cities of Auburn Hills & Rochester Hills Michigan |
#8167, aired 2020-02-25 | AFTER ALL THESE YEARS $200: Nearly 30 years passed between the end of Jerry Brown's 2nd term as governor of this state & the beginning of his 3rd one California |
#8167, aired 2020-02-25 | PRO BONOBO WORK $1600: For some odd reason, bonobos at this famed Southern California zoo clap while they groom each other the San Diego Zoo |
#8166, aired 2020-02-24 | AMERICAN WOMEN & POLITICS $400: Her resume includes 32nd attorney general of California, U.S. senator, and recent presidential hopeful (Kamala) Harris |
#8150, aired 2020-01-31 | LITERARY FESTIVALS $400: This California city is home to Litquake, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019 San Francisco |
#8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $800: 37.3 million people were living in this state in 2010--that's more than the 21 least populous states combined California |
#8139, aired 2020-01-16 | STATES' COMMON SURNAMES $1200: Garcia is the number 1 last name in 2 states--these 2 biggies Texas & California |
#8138, aired 2020-01-15 | U.S. REPRESENTATIVES $1200: 1/53 of California's House Delegation is this Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff |
#8137, aired 2020-01-14 | DRAWING QUITE THE CROWD $400: In 2007 the long-disbanded Rage Against the Machine got together & drew 100,000 at this California festival Coachella |
#8135, aired 2020-01-10 | WHERE'S THAT CHURCH? $600: The Crystal Cathedral, now known as Christ Cathedral the United States |
#6, aired 2020-01-09 | THE DAM BILL $1200: Construction began on Oroville Dam before it was fully funded by the Burns-Porter Act, a ballot initiative in this state California |
#5, aired 2020-01-09 | ROAD TRIP! $1200: Dad, dry your eyes & get in the car--it's time to hit I-5 & road-trip your youngest to this southernmost U. of California campus UCSD (San Diego) |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | THEY'RE BACK! $600: In 2019 this detective was back on the case, working with her dad to solve cases in Neptune, California Veronica Mars |
#3, aired 2020-01-08 | THE "GOLD", "BERG"s $1000: Missile launches are part of the mission of the California Air Force base named for this general Vandenberg |
#2, aired 2020-01-07 | ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN $400: Julia Morgan designed this 68,500-square-foot home in San Simeon, California in the Mediterranean Revival style Hearst Castle |
#8127, aired 2019-12-31 | COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS $2,200 (Daily Double): With more than $27 billion, this California school is the best-endowed non-Ivy League private university Stanford |
#8125, aired 2019-12-27 | SURROUNDED! $400: This state: by Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona & California Nevada |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $800: This national park may be near the end of alphabet, but its 1,430-foot upper fall is tops in our book Yosemite |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $1200: I have found it! --this city about 100 miles south of the Oregon border whose name is also the state motto Eureka |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $1600: Dragon Gate Arch on Grant Avenue marks the entrance to this iconic San Francisco district Chinatown |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $2000: This city "By-the-Sea" & at the northern edge of Big Sur got its name from the Friars who accompanied early Spanish explorers Carmel |
#8119, aired 2019-12-19 | MAMMAL FACTS $400: They're eared seals that roar & (except the California type) have manes a sea lion |
#8115, aired 2019-12-13 | PLACE NAME ETYMOLOGY $1600: The Spanish word "Baja" in Baja California means this below (lower) |
#8109, aired 2019-12-05 | LITERARY LOCALES $800: Mark Twain's first national success inspired an annual jumping frog jubilee in this California county that's in the title of the tale Calaveras |
#8103, aired 2019-11-27 | WE SHARE THAT WATER $800: Lake Tahoe Nevada & California |
#8101, aired 2019-11-25 | MODELS 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 |
#8097, aired 2019-11-19 | ISLANDS IN THE "C" $800: Tiburon Island: this sea named for a conquistador, AKA the Gulf of California the Sea of Cortez |
#8095, aired 2019-11-15 | SITCOMS $400: On this 1990s sitcom a well-to-do Southern California family took in a streetwise relative from Philadelphia The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
#8093, aired 2019-11-13 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $200: California has no official state fruit, but does have 4 state nuts: the almond, the pecan, the walnut & this the pistachio |
#8089, aired 2019-11-07 | JEOPARDY! KEYWORDS, NOT! $800: This "Dairy State" is the USA's top milk producer, with lots coming from Tulare County in the Central Valley California |
#8085, aired 2019-11-01 | AGRICULTURE $800: A 138-pound cabbage set a world record for Scott Robb, a farmer in this state, benefiting from the above-average amount of sunlight Alaska |
#8084, aired 2019-10-31 | MOUNTAIN STATES $600: Mount Lassen, at the southern end of the Cascades California |
#8083, aired 2019-10-30 | COLLEGE TOWNS $400: This city that's home to the oldest University of California campus often ranks as the "most liberal city in America" Berkeley |
#8083, aired 2019-10-30 | "IO"-9 $600: In sushidom, California rolls often include fish called this type of "crab" imitation |
#8081, aired 2019-10-28 | POP & ROCK MUSIC $200: This "Hotel California" band first came together to back Linda Ronstadt at a concert at Disneyland the Eagles |
#8080, aired 2019-10-25 | FROM B TO A $2000: Color comes to a garden from this ornamental vine Bougainvillea |
#8066, aired 2019-10-07 | AROUND THE USA $200: You may be more familiar with the La Brea ones, but there's a sticky batch of these in Carpinteria, California as well tar pits |
#8065, aired 2019-10-04 | SAINTS ON THE MAP $5,000 (Daily Double): The Pony Express went from this Missouri city to Sacramento, California St. Joseph |
#8064, aired 2019-10-03 | AUTHORS: BORN & DIED $4,400 (Daily Double): The "Winds of War" carried this author from his birth in the Bronx to his death in Palm Springs, California in 2019 at age 103 Herman Wouk |
#8058, aired 2019-09-25 | STADIUM STUFF $800: Clemson's & LSU's stadiums both use this nickname, also a very dry region in California Death Valley |
#8054, aired 2019-09-19 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $600: In 2018 billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong bought this newspaper & moved its headquarters to El Segundo, California L.A. Times |
#8053, aired 2019-09-18 | ITTY BITTY CITY $400: The California studio tour where you can see King Kong & Jaws is in this "city" named for the movie studio Universal City |
#8048, aired 2019-09-11 | IT IS ROCKET SCIENCE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) Landing Falcon 9's first stage has been compared to launching a pencil over a skyscraper in a windstorm & catching it on a shoebox; key to the landing are the steerable fins that control yaw, pitch, & this rotation along the nose-to-tail axis roll |
#8041, aired 2019-07-22 | THE LIVING WORLD $800: California sagebrush & coyote bush are good yard plants in L.A. because they are this kind of period "tolerant" drought |
#8035, aired 2019-07-12 | ALIEN INVASION! $1200: This variety of fruit fly invaded California in the 1980s & led to U.S. quarantine laws the Mediterranean fruit fly |
#8024, aired 2019-06-27 | A BIT OF LIT $2000: A mom & daughter are forced to flee Mexico for a farm labor camp in California in this "hopeful" tale by Pam Muñoz Ryan Esperanza Rising |
#8020, aired 2019-06-21 | WHAT FOOD IS THAT? $400: California roll sushi |
#8020, aired 2019-06-21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $800: Zachary Taylor was an army general & hero of this war that gained Texas & California for the United States the Mexican-American War |
#8017, aired 2019-06-18 | APPROPRIATE FOR MINERS $800: First name of Mr. Strauss, who heard California needed sturdy pants & filled the gap for miners, making a fortune Levi |
#8014, aired 2019-06-13 | MEXICAN GEOGRAPHY $600: Mexico's Baja Peninsula is separated from the nation's mainland by this body of water Gulf of California |
#8011, aired 2019-06-10 | 3-WORD CITY NAMES $1200: In English this California university town would be Saint Louis Bishop San Luis Obispo |
#8009, aired 2019-06-06 | U.S. RIVERS THAT FLOW NORTH $400: The Mojave River streams north for 100 miles through desert in this state California |
#8009, aired 2019-06-06 | BUSINESS NAMES $800: In 1956 Chuck Williams opened his first cookware store in this California city, hence the name of the chain Sonoma |
#7996, aired 2019-05-20 | MURPHY, BROWN $200: California's 39th governor, from 2011 to 2019, he was also the 34th Jerry Brown |
#7995, aired 2019-05-17 | FILL IN THE STATE $400: Founded by lawyers in 1985:
____ Pizza Kitchen California |
#7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $800: Crane flower is another name for this avian flower popular in Hawaii, California & Florida a bird-of-paradise |
#7991, aired 2019-05-13 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: John Steinbeck studied marine biology at this private California school on & off 1919-1925, but never got a degree Stanford |
#7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.) Using facilities in Spain, Australia & California, JPL can monitor all space missions beyond the orbit of the Moon from mission control; those stations are spaced by this many degrees longitude, one-third of the globe, to maintain constant contact 120 |
#7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD $2000: Other workers drank ditch water & got ill; Chinese workers drank tea & became 90% of the workforce of this co. heading east from California the Central Pacific |
#7987, aired 2019-05-07 | BACK"PACK" $2000: Melting from one of these in the Sierra Nevada provides about 1/3 of California's water needs the snowpack |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) The latex prosthetic ears worn by this "Star Trek" actor in the late '60s even have some residual makeup left on them Leonard Nimoy |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) The piece here is really green cast resin in crystal form, but in "Superman III", it was called this, & appeared onscreen with Christopher Reeve kryptonite |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) Seen in Dr. Zaius' private chambers, the Lawgiver statue from this 1968 film looks to be stone, but is actually made of cast & carved rigid polyfoam Planet of the Apes |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) This maquette was a model for the alien queen who in a classic movie moment faces off against this character, played so powerfully by Sigourney Weaver (Ellen) Ripley |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) Repurposed black, padded hockey gloves were part of a Cylon from this '70s sci-fi show, but balancing out the cool factor, the helmet is outfitted with the awesome red Cyclops eye Battlestar Galactica |
#7984, aired 2019-05-02 | "FOR" A SONG $800: According to Katy Perry, these title gals will "melt your Popsicle" California girls |
#7981, aired 2019-04-29 | STATE OF THE STATE PARK $400: Hearst San Simeon State Park California |
#7981, aired 2019-04-29 | LODGEPODGE $600: The California civil code's definition of a lodger mentions this proverbial pair, a place to sleep & some food to eat room and board |
#7975, aired 2019-04-19 | ANIMAL ROCKS $1600: The Eagle Rock in this California city gave its name to an area where you'll find Occidental College Los Angeles |
#7970, aired 2019-04-12 | WOMEN OF POLITICS $400: This first name of California senator Harris means "lotus" in Sanskrit Kamala |
#7968, aired 2019-04-10 | ACROSS STATE LINES $200: Heading north on I-5:
California,
Oregon,
this Washington |
#7965, aired 2019-04-05 | "Q" $600: The California valley type of this is California's state bird a quail |
#7958, aired 2019-03-27 | HE WAS SENATOR & PRESIDENT $200: His nickname "Tricky Dick" dates back to the 1950s California campaign that put him in the Senate Nixon |
#7955, aired 2019-03-22 | U.S. ISLANDS $1600: This southern California island maintains a herd of free-roaming bison, the first one brought for a movie shoot in 1924 Catalina |
#7950, aired 2019-03-15 | ON THE PGA TOUR $800: Here's Phil Mickelson putting for birdie at the gorgeous par-5 18th to claim the 2012 Pro-Am title at this California beach Pebble Beach |
#7947, aired 2019-03-12 | FRUIT SALAD $200: Zin for short, this grape was introduced to California during the gold rush years zinfandel |
#7946, aired 2019-03-11 | CHANNEL SURFING $800: There are plenty of surfing spots on the Santa Barbara Channel in this U.S. state California |
#7946, aired 2019-03-11 | 1870s AMERICA $1600: In 1875 this horticulturist sold the potato variety later named for him for $150 & used the money to move to California Luther Burbank |
#7934, aired 2019-02-21 | POLITICIANS $10,000 (Daily Double): Before going to the Supreme Court, he made history by winning 3 straight California gubernatorial elections (Earl) Warren |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $2000: John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" plays out its Cain & Abel parable in this California valley the Salinas Valley |
#7929, aired 2019-02-14 | MOUNTAINS & VALLEYS $400: First class vineyards like Stags' Leap make their home in a valley in this northern California county Napa |
#7927, aired 2019-02-12 | SAME DAY $200: The "California Double" is skiing & doing this ocean sport on the same day surfing |
#7926, aired 2019-02-11 | A STATE OF RELAXATION $400: Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve California |
#7924, aired 2019-02-07 | "P"LACES AT THE MALL $200: In the mood for Chinese food? There's P.F. Chang's & this chain that started in Glendale, California Panda Express |
#7922, aired 2019-02-05 | THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC AT 100 $2000: The Phil's first tour kicked off in this seat of Kern County, California, better known for country music Bakersfield |
#7919, aired 2019-01-31 | DISASTER AVERTED $1000: The Calif. species of these birds is credited with flying in to gorge on crickets & save the crops of Utah pioneers in 1847 a (California) gull |
#7918, aired 2019-01-30 | VALLEYS $1200: We're off to the valley in California named for this succulent a yucca |
#7915, aired 2019-01-25 | THE HODGEST OF PODGE $800: In March 1848 the non-native population of this future state was 8,000; by the end of the following year, it was 100,000 California |
#7911, aired 2019-01-21 | TRANSPORTATION $400: As of July 2018 California law says passengers in intercity buses must wear these seat belts |
#7905, aired 2019-01-11 | FICTIONAL AMUSEMENT PARKS $2000: Woody Harrelson & Jesse Eisenberg battle the undead on a road trip to a California amusement park in this 2009 film Zombieland |
#7899, aired 2019-01-03 | EXTRAORDINARY RENDITIONS $1200: Marvin Gaye & John Fogerty both sang this song beautifully; so did the California Raisins "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" |
#7896, aired 2018-12-31 | RECENT BALLOT MEASURES $600: Per Prop 12, a calf raised for this meat in California must live in at least 43 square feet veal |
#7893, aired 2018-12-26 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: From 1821 until 1848 this country controlled what is today California Mexico |
#7892, aired 2018-12-25 | U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORIES $800: The HQ of 3 national labs, 2 of them named for Ernest Lawrence, are within 40 miles of each other in this state California |
#7887, aired 2018-12-18 | TREES $400: Queen & California fan are 2 species of this tree, an iconic symbol of Beverly Hills a palm |
#7883, aired 2018-12-12 | HODGEPODGE $800: It's the largest U.S. state in area that borders the Pacific Ocean Alaska |
#7881, aired 2018-12-10 | WILL & GRACE $800: In the 1920s this cowboy humorist was honorary mayor of Beverly Hills, California Will Rogers |
#7881, aired 2018-12-10 | HOPE $1000: Southern California's City of Hope hospital began specializing in this disease in the 1940s cancer |
#7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CITIES ACROSS AMERICA $400: (Hi, I'm Rob Fukuzaki from ABC7.) The Rose Bowl, which has held crowds of 105,000 people, is in this California city whose population is about 135,000 Pasadena |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA $200: The region where this "capital" river meets the American River was the scene of the state's 1849 gold rush the Sacramento |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA $400: The only undammed major river system in Calif., the Smith River abounds with Class IV & V options in this activity rafting |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA $600: NorCal's Eel River flows 200 miles to the ocean & is home to steelhead & cutthroat species of this game fish trout |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA $800: This river provides about 60% of the water for SoCal, but is barely a trickle when it reaches the ocean the Colorado |
#7873, aired 2018-11-28 | RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA $1000: The only river that flows into Death Valley, the Amargosa River is often called the "crown jewel of" this desert the Mojave |
#7871, aired 2018-11-26 | EARTH SCIENCE $1200: The drift of 60,000 Nikes lost from a container ship helped establish that the California one flows into the N. Equatorial one the current |
#7871, aired 2018-11-26 | SAFE SPACES $1200: Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law making California this type of state protective of immigrants a sanctuary state |
#7867, aired 2018-11-20 | SILENT "G" $200: California is no stranger to these dry spells when average rainfall is below normal for months or years a drought |
#7862, aired 2018-11-13 | WHERE ARE WE? $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents.) I'm at the Fremont, California factory of this innovative electric automaker that's named for a visionary early 20th century inventor & that's using many of his greatest ideas Tesla |
#7860, aired 2018-11-09 | NATURE $800: The weight of the General Sherman, a type of this tree in California, is equal to about 40 adult blue whales a sequoia |
#7858, aired 2018-11-07 | WE WALKED TO SCHOOL $600: Sometimes we walked down Westwood Blvd. to get to this California university founded in 1919 UCLA |
#7858, aired 2018-11-07 | OOPS ON STAMPS $1600: A 1932 Philippine stamp honored Pagsanjan Falls but showed Vernal Falls in this California national park Yosemite |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | '60s MUSIC POTPOURRI $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Rickenbacker Guitars in Santa Ana, California.) The Beatles were so identified with Rickenbacker guitars that many fans thought the company was British; in the '60s, the Southern California factory received dozens of letters address to this city in the north of England Liverpool |
#7849, aired 2018-10-25 | CONQUISTADORS $1,200 (Daily Double): The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542 San Diego |
#7848, aired 2018-10-24 | STATE FOSSILS $400: California picked this ancient feline the saber-toothed tiger |
#7845, aired 2018-10-19 | STATE LINES $400: Arnold Schwarzenegger:
"I am selling ____ worldwide" California |
#7838, aired 2018-10-10 | THE END OF THE ROAD $400: The west end of U.S. Interstate 10 is in this state California |
#7837, aired 2018-10-09 | WHAT TREE AM I? $200: I'm the majestic sequoia sempervirens found in a coastal range in Oregon & California redwood |
#7832, aired 2018-10-02 | AT THE ZOO $400: A pioneer in cageless exhibits, this southern California zoo founded in 1916 is home to more than 650 species the San Diego Zoo |
#7831, aired 2018-10-01 | POP CULTURE POPS $800: Son of a Black Panther, this "California Love" rapper who died in 1996 expressed some daddy issues with "Papa'z Song" Tupac |
#7830, aired 2018-09-28 | SpaceX $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) In 2015, SpaceX achieved a historic first, when it brought Falcon 9's first stage back from space and landed it safely at this Florida location Cape Canaveral |
#7830, aired 2018-09-28 | SpaceX $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) SpaceX plans to send two private passengers on a flight around the moon, the first manned venture into lunar orbit since this final 1972 Apollo mission Apollo 17 |
#7830, aired 2018-09-28 | SpaceX $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has the thrust of 18 747 jumbo jets & delivers nearly 141,000 pounds of payload into orbit, second only to this legendary NASA rocket that boosted the Apollo missions into space the Saturn V |
#7830, aired 2018-09-28 | SpaceX $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.) Instead of a conventional test payload, Falcon Heavy's first launch carried a Tesla roadster, piloted by a mannequin named this, the title of a David Bowie song about an extraterrestrial who's waiting in the sky Starman |
#7828, aired 2018-09-26 | IN OTTER NEWS $600: The aquarium on Cannery Row in this California city has a sea otter cam & celebrates Sea Otter Week, the last week of Sept. Monterey |
#7827, aired 2018-09-25 | OTHER RATHER GRAND CANYONS $400: Enjoy the huge sequoias in California's Kings Canyon, located in this sierra the Sierra Nevada |
#7821, aired 2018-09-17 | STATE SONGS $600: "I love your old gray missions, love your vineyards stretching far" California |
#7820, aired 2018-09-14 | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT $1,000 (Daily Double): Dizzy Gillespie & Diana Krall are among those who have played at this musical event first held in northern California in 1958 the Monterey Jazz Festival |
#7816, aired 2018-09-10 | HISTORY $800: The first capital of California following American occupation in 1846 was this city, today the "capital" of Silicon Valley San Jose |
#7811, aired 2018-07-23 | HIT THE BEACHES $1600: This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry Huntington Beach |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | O'BOY $200: This late night host: "Autumn in California, where the leaves change color if you use the right Instagram filter" Conan O'Brien |
#7808, aired 2018-07-18 | THE WEATHER $600: In April 2017 the governor of this large state declared an end to the drought emergency... for now California |
#7804, aired 2018-07-12 | CHECK IN TO THE POP CULTURE HOTEL $200: In an Eagles hit "My head grew heavy & my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night" here the Hotel California |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $400: In December 1848 President Polk gave Congress the news that "the supply" of this in California "is very large" gold |
#7798, aired 2018-07-04 | AT THE MOVIES $1200: Corey Haim & Corey Feldman co-starred in this 1987 film about vampires in California The Lost Boys |
#7797, aired 2018-07-03 | TIME FOR OPERA $400: "The Girl of the Golden West":
this year that gave California gold rushers their nickname 1849 |
#7791, aired 2018-06-25 | "M"YTHOLOGY $1200: How smart! This Roman goddess of wisdom graces California's state seal Minerva |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | GEOGRAPHY $400: The main entry point for tourists from California, this Mexican city is just south of San Diego Tijuana |
#7779, aired 2018-06-07 | AMERICAN DOGS $200: The breed here didn't originate Down Under; it was called the California this before it was the Australian this a shepherd |
#7776, aired 2018-06-04 | MOTORCYCLES $1000: The California motorcycle road test requires this type of ride involving weaving through cones like a snake serpentine |
#7773, aired 2018-05-30 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $2000: The centers of California's wine industry are the Napa Valley & this valley where Glen Ellen comes from Sonoma |
#7768, aired 2018-05-23 | PLANET OF THE CAPES $800: Mexico's resort region of Cabo San Lucas is found at the southern tip of this peninsula Baja California |
#7763, aired 2018-05-16 | FER SURE, IT'S THE VALLEY, DUDE $200: You didn't need a jacket in the summer of 1996 in this California valley; 40 days saw temperatures top 120 degrees Death Valley |
#7757, aired 2018-05-08 | FLAPPERS $1000: This endangered vulture with a state in its name has a wingspan of up to 10 feet the California condor |
#7757, aired 2018-05-08 | NATIONAL PARKS $2,000 (Daily Double): Of these 2 California parks, Ken Burns said one offers the biggest trees; the other, the tallest Sequoia and Redwood |
#7755, aired 2018-05-04 | PLACES OF SPORT & AMUSEMENT $800: California's official state theater is the Pasadena one; on TV, Pee-Wee Herman had a more informal one a playhouse |
#7741, aired 2018-04-16 | FIRST IN YOUR CLASS $1200: Home to the oldest University of California campus, in 2014 it became the first city in the U.S. to approve a soda tax Berkeley |
#7739, aired 2018-04-12 | COLLEGE SLASHES $800: In 2017 the president of this state university system announced 400-plus job cuts, from the Columbia campus to Rolla the University of Missouri |
#7735, aired 2018-04-06 | SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA $200: San Diego's Balboa Park has more than a dozen museums, a Friendship Garden & this attraction with 3 million-plus visitors a year the zoo |
#7735, aired 2018-04-06 | SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA $400: This city is home to the NHL's Sharks San Jose |
#7735, aired 2018-04-06 | SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA $600: In 1953 Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti founded City Lights bookstore in this city San Francisco |
#7735, aired 2018-04-06 | SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA $800: This type of bird famously returns to city of San Juan Capistrano each year in March a swallow |
#7735, aired 2018-04-06 | SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA $1000: Once home to the estate of railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, this city shares its name with a tiny European republic San Marino |
#7733, aired 2018-04-04 | HOTELS & MOTELS $200: The Wigwam Motel in California still stands along this historic route Route 66 |
#7730, aired 2018-03-30 | COLA $800: With over 30 flavors, including Black Cherry & California Dreamin', "It hasta be" this soda brand Shasta |
#7728, aired 2018-03-28 | GO SEE "AL" $800: Area of dense shrubs often found in southern California chaparral |
#7724, aired 2018-03-22 | FORESTS $2000: California's Sequoia National Forest is home to the world's largest-in-volume tree, named for this general Sherman |
#7719, aired 2018-03-15 | STATE HOLIDAYS $600: March 31:
Cesar Chavez Day;
May 22:
Harvey Milk Day California |
#7712, aired 2018-03-06 | DIRECT ME TO THE DIRECTIONAL UNIVERSITY $200: From L.A.'s Staples Center, take Figueroa past the 110 & hang a right on McCarthy Way University of Southern California |
#7710, aired 2018-03-02 | THAT BOOK TITLE MAKES ME HUNGRY $1000: Steinbeck's Camelot in California:
"____ Flat" tortilla |
#7709, aired 2018-03-01 | THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT $1000: This Scandinavian country is larger than California, but California has 30 million more people Sweden |
#7705, aired 2018-02-23 | ROUGH WATERS $1,500 (Daily Double): In 2016 the waves at Mavericks in this "lunar" California bay were gnarly, dude, like totally hitting 50 feet Half Moon Bay |
#7701, aired 2018-02-19 | REGION NAME'S THE SAME $1600: Regions in Bolivia & Argentina & a University of California city share this name for a holy object Santa Cruz |
#7692, aired 2018-02-06 | PORT-MAP-TEAU $1600: Settler "Limpy" Holt named this California city & the city of Mexicali across the border Calexico |
#7691, aired 2018-02-05 | "R"IVERS $1600: Adjectival name of a river in Sonoma County, California; nearby Sebastopol got its name from the same people the Russian River |
#7687, aired 2018-01-30 | AIR FORCE BASE $400: The first landing of this took place at California's Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981 the Space Shuttle |
#7685, aired 2018-01-26 | DURING THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY $600: Per USA Today, the 2 most read news stories in 2014 were about events in Ferguson, Mo. & this comedian's death in California Robin Williams |
#7678, aired 2018-01-17 | FORBES WEALTHIEST FAMILIES IN THE U.S. $1200: The only California family in the top 25 are these winemakers, No. 25 with $10.7 billion Gallo |
#7673, aired 2018-01-10 | REAL NAMES ON THE MARQUEE $2000: Margaret Smith &
Maurice Micklewhite in
"California Suite" Maggie Smith & Michael Caine |
#7672, aired 2018-01-09 | THE DONALD $400: In 2014 Donald Sterling, owner of this California team, was banned from the NBA for life the Clippers |
#7670, aired 2018-01-05 | THEY NAMED A SHIP FOR ME $1600: A ship is named for this shipbuilder & health insurance pioneer who had a factor in Permanente, California Kaiser |
#7668, aired 2018-01-03 | "SALT" $1600: That rotten egg smell just south of Coachella, California is probably this body of water the Salton Sea |
#7667, aired 2018-01-02 | ALL-AMERICAN FOOD $600: See the avocado peeking out of this sushi staple, said to have been created by chef Hidekazu Tojo a California roll |
#7662, aired 2017-12-26 | HIS OWN MUSEUM $800: His museum in Santa Rosa, California includes a re-creation of his studio & original "Peanuts" comic strip art Charles Schulz |
#7661, aired 2017-12-25 | MY HEART WILL GO ON $400: Your heart will go on, & your lungs & kidneys too if you're an organ donor, indicated in California by a pink sticker on this your driver's license |
#7658, aired 2017-12-20 | 'TIS THE SEASON $400: Frank Sinatra Dr., Gerald Ford Dr. & Dinah Shore Dr. are a short drive from the airport of this California resort city Palm Springs |
#7657, aired 2017-12-19 | "HOPE"FUL ENTERTAINMENT $800: On May 6, 1941 this comic put on a show for airmen at March Field in California & a tradition began Bob Hope |
#7656, aired 2017-12-18 | THE PERKS OF BEING A WILDFLOWER $800: The perks of being a wildflower: just being so beautiful, like a field of California these California poppies |
#7650, aired 2017-12-08 | STATELY BODIES OF WATER $200: It forms the Arizona-California border before emptying into the Gulf of California in Mexico the Colorado River |
#7646, aired 2017-12-04 | LITERATURE ACROSS AMERICA $1000: (Hi, I'm Ellen Leyva with ABC7 Eyewitness News.) This southern California author has been especially successful with his Los Angeles-based quartet that includes "L.A. Confidential" & "The Black Dahlia" James Ellroy |
#7637, aired 2017-11-21 | TRUUUE $400: "Chaos Monkeys" is subtitled "Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in" this tech region of California Silicon Valley |
#7631, aired 2017-11-13 | THOSE DARN FRANCISCANS $400: In their efforts to convert local tribes, the Franciscans built 21 of these in California missions |
#7630, aired 2017-11-10 | FRUIT, NOT FRUIT $200: If your new car seems possessed by the devil, this law can help you get a replacement car or refund in California a lemon law |
#7625, aired 2017-11-03 | THANK YOU, SENATOR $2000: This 19th century California senator helped form the Central Pacific Railroad & founded a university (Leland) Stanford |
#7623, aired 2017-11-01 | KEVIN $800: "Coast of Dreams", covering 1990-2003, is part of a multivolume history of this state by the late Kevin Starr California |
#7621, aired 2017-10-30 | "Z" GRADE ENTERTAINMENT $1,200 (Daily Double): The long search for a real California serial killer inspired this David Fincher film Zodiac |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | LA LA LAND $200: (Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti presents the clue.) Muscle Beach is on the Venice Beach boardwalk; before he was California's governor from 2003 to 2011 he helped make the place famous, with his outdoor workouts Schwarzenegger |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: This California University is home to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution & Peace Stanford |
#7616, aired 2017-10-23 | STATE OF THE UNION HEADQUARTERS $400: United Farm Workers:
this state California |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | LET'S SAVE THE PLANET $600: npca.org aims to protect these, like Acadia in Maine & Kings Canyon in California national parks |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | OCTOBER: SPORTS FANS' HEAVEN $2000: This California city's Earthquakes & Major League Soccer's other squads wrap up the regular season San Jose |
#7610, aired 2017-10-13 | RICKENBACKER GUITARS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Rickenbacker Guitars HQ in Santa Ana, California.) Rickenbacker began a music revolution with the prototype of the first truly electric guitar, the frying pan; it was made of solid wood so it could be loudly amplified without producing this screeching also known as the Larsen effect feedback |
#7610, aired 2017-10-13 | RICKENBACKER GUITARS $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Rickenbacker Guitars HQ in Santa Ana, California.)
Rickenbacker changed the sound of the 1960s when it gave the second-ever Model 360 12-string to George Harrison, who used it for the opening chord of the theme song for this 1964 movie A Hard Day's Night |
#7610, aired 2017-10-13 | RICKENBACKER GUITARS $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Rickenbacker Guitars HQ in Santa Ana, California.)
A Model 1998 was the victim when this musician who later got his own Limited Edition model did his first onstage guitar smashing in London in 1964 Pete Townshend |
#7610, aired 2017-10-13 | RICKENBACKER GUITARS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Rickenbacker Guitars HQ in Santa Ana, California.) Rickenbacker-based guitars have provided the thunder for generations of rock bands; the bass here was played by John Paul Jones on this band's first US tour in 1969 Led Zeppelin |
#7608, aired 2017-10-11 | GOING TO THE MATTRESSES $1600: One of these stately mattresses is 72 inches wide by 84 inches long, longer & narrower than its royal cousin California king |
#7607, aired 2017-10-10 | EXPLORING THE WORLD $600: (Sven Lindblad gives the clue.) Local fishermen have made areas where they used to fish off-limits in order to bolster the ecosystem making the diving experience off this Mexican peninsula the most spectacular I've ever had Baja California |
#7607, aired 2017-10-10 | TRANS"PO"TATION $1,400 (Daily Double): Its first venture transported an 1860 message from President Buchanan to California gov. John Downey the Pony Express |
#7605, aired 2017-10-06 | MOST INSTAGRAMMED PLACES BY STATE $200: In California:
this theme park Disneyland |
#7604, aired 2017-10-05 | IT'S A BIRD $1000: The North American species of this huge bird has a great scientific name: Gymnogyps californiaus the California condor |
#7603, aired 2017-10-04 | AUTHORS: BORN & DIED $800: His story began in Salinas, California in 1902 & ended in New York in 1968 (John) Steinbeck |
#7598, aired 2017-09-27 | A NUMBER OF GROUPS $600: Minus Tom DeLonge, this pop-punk band topped the charts in 2016 with "California" Blink-182 |
#7594, aired 2017-09-21 | "D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY $800: In 1873 borax was discovered at this California site, & in the 1880s the famous 20-mule teams began hauling it out Death Valley |
#7591, aired 2017-09-18 | ISLANDS $800: Near Santa Barbara, it's California's largest island; we don't know if there are banana slugs on it Santa Cruz |
#7590, aired 2017-09-15 | THE STATE OF LITERATURE $1200: "Inherent Vice" California |
#7588, aired 2017-09-13 | PAIRS FAMOUS $1000: The first names of California governor Brown & Nebraska senator Sasse are less than delicious when paired Jerry and Ben |
#7587, aired 2017-09-12 | REALITY TV $800: Bravo! Heather Dubrow helped color the world of southern southern California on this reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County |
#7586, aired 2017-09-11 | HIGHWAY TO HELL $800: Take the 395 in this state to Inyo National Forest and to Devils Postpile along the middle fork of the San Joaquin River California |
#7584, aired 2017-07-27 | STATE FLAGS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the California state flag on the monitor.) Designed in 1846, the bear flag of California has a 5-pointed star, originally an allusion to this state that also fought for independence from Mexico Texas |
#7584, aired 2017-07-27 | LET'S ALL GO TO THE LIBRARY $800: California's Huntington Library holds the precious Ellesmere manuscript of this medieval English poet's work Chaucer |
#7577, aired 2017-07-18 | STATELY SONGS $200: This stately song by The Mamas & The Papas was appropriately written during a winter in New York City "California Dreamin'" |
#7577, aired 2017-07-18 | THE NAME OF THE WIND $400: Spanish for "devil", it's northern California's version of a Santa Ana wind diablo |
#7577, aired 2017-07-18 | OXYMORONS $800: Hey, operators of southern California cemeteries under this name--is it trees or is it grass? Forest Lawn |
#7567, aired 2017-07-04 | CHAPTER 13 $800: "Ma said, 'You won't be no burden. Each'll help each, an' we'll all git to California'" The Grapes of Wrath |
#7566, aired 2017-07-03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $600 (Daily Double): Of the 10 University of California campuses, this one in northern California is alphabetically first Berkeley |
#7566, aired 2017-07-03 | ANAGRAMMED U.S. CITIES $800: Diagnose, California San Diego |
#7564, aired 2017-06-29 | WOODY $800: His song "Do Re Mi" warned Dust Bowl migrants that California might not be so receptive Woody Guthrie |
#7563, aired 2017-06-28 | SURPRISE! $400: We've found it! It being this exclamation of finding something, perhaps its namesake California city Eureka |
#7557, aired 2017-06-20 | THINGS HAVE CHANGED $2000: Beginning in 2017, a record 21 women are now U.S. senators, including this new one from California Kamala Harris |
#7554, aired 2017-06-15 | U.S. MUSEUMS $400: Catch a wave to Oceanside, California, where you can visit a museum devoted to this sport surfing |
#7554, aired 2017-06-15 | STATE THE CITY $600: Riverside, on the Santa Ana River California |
#7553, aired 2017-06-14 | COLLEGE HIJINKS $400: In 1958 Bruins in a chopper dumped 500 pounds of manure on Tommy Trojan at this U. but some say the rotors caused blowback USC (or University of Southern California) |
#7549, aired 2017-06-08 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $2000: His grave at Arlington National Cemetery says that he was governor of California & chief justice of the United States (Earl) Warren |
#7547, aired 2017-06-06 | TALK OF THE TOWN $800: She wrote of Oakland, California, "There is no there there" Gertrude Stein |
#7543, aired 2017-05-31 | SOURCES OF POWER $1000: NextEra in Tehachapi, California, "The Birthplace of" this kind of power wind power |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $1200: In 1969 the National Guard was unleashed on occupiers of this California university city's People's Park Berkeley |
#7541, aired 2017-05-29 | STATES' LARGEST LAKES $1600: The Salton Sea California |
#7540, aired 2017-05-26 | BULLET POINTS $200: As it can poison even the wildlife that aren't shot, California is banning this metal in bullets used by hunters lead |
#7540, aired 2017-05-26 | U.S. BODIES OF WATER $1200: Islands lying within this California bay include Treasure Island & Yerba Buena San Francisco Bay |
#7539, aired 2017-05-25 | U.S. SENATORS $3,000 (Daily Double): 3 states have 2 female senators: California, Washington & this one with Jeanne Shaheen & Maggie Hassan New Hampshire |
#7536, aired 2017-05-22 | BEERS BY STATE $400: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale California |
#7535, aired 2017-05-19 | EVERY YEAR $200: Home to an annual festival for it, Gilroy, California is the "capital of the world" of this pungent herb garlic |
#7533, aired 2017-05-17 | 'ALLO, CURRENT GOVERNOR $400: He followed in Dad's footsteps as California's guv Jerry Brown |
#7532, aired 2017-05-16 | COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA $200: The A's play in this city, the seat of Alameda County Oakland |
#7532, aired 2017-05-16 | COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA $400: Prominent during the Gold Rush, this county bears the name of a mythical land of gold El Dorado |
#7532, aired 2017-05-16 | COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA $600: Formed as the last California county in 1907, Imperial County borders Mexico & this U.S. state Arizona |
#7532, aired 2017-05-16 | COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA $800: Los Angeles County was one of the original 27 counties making up the new state of California in this year 1850 |
#7532, aired 2017-05-16 | COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA $1000: The largest county in California and the lower 48, it's named for an Italian saint of the 15th century San Bernardino |
#7523, aired 2017-05-03 | ALFALFA $600: Imperial & Kern are leading alfalfa-growing counties in this state that cultivates about 1 million acres California |
#7520, aired 2017-04-28 | LIT-POURRI $400: In "The Grapes of Wrath", this family takes a road trip from Oklahoma to California the Joad family |
#7517, aired 2017-04-25 | THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH $200: James Marshall made his big find in this year, one year before the biggest rush of fortune seekers 1848 |
#7517, aired 2017-04-25 | THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH $400: This businessman famously made heavy duty work pants for gold rush miners using tent canvas & then denim Levi Strauss |
#7517, aired 2017-04-25 | THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH $800: Last name of George, who came to California for gold and built a family fortune that included a publishing empire Hearst |
#7517, aired 2017-04-25 | THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH $1000: This California city on a river of the same name grew rapidly during the rush & became the western end of the Pony Express Sacramento |
#7515, aired 2017-04-21 | SCHWARZENEGGER $1000: In 2006 Gov. Arnold signed a bill saying California would reduce these alliterative emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 greenhouse gasses |
#7513, aired 2017-04-19 | 1930s AMERICA $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a picture and a map on the monitor.) In July 1938, the aviator seen here was supposed to fly west from New York to California, but somehow ended up landing in Dublin, earning him this famous nickname "Wrong Way" Corrigan |
#7513, aired 2017-04-19 | 3-NAMED AUTHORS $800: Tarzana, in California's San Fernando Valley, is named for this resident's most famous creation Edgar Rice Burroughs |
#7512, aired 2017-04-18 | STATE THE CITY $800: Down south, "the birthplace of California" San Diego |
#7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THIS CATEGORY IS JUST FLUFF $1000: In 2009, this Southern California-born comedian reminded us, "I'm not fat. I'm fluffy" Gabriel Iglesias |
#7508, aired 2017-04-12 | STATE THE NATIONAL MONUMENT $400: Muir Woods California |
#7507, aired 2017-04-11 | WAIT"ER" $200: California's penal code describes this as waiting around on a property "without a lawful purpose" loitering |
#7500, aired 2017-03-31 | THE 50 STATES $800: The Sequoyah Constitution became part of this state's Constitution when it was admitted to the Union in 1907 Oklahoma |
#7496, aired 2017-03-27 | THE SOUTHWEST $2000: In 1542 this Spanish explorer heralded as the discoverer of California explored its coastline & southern islands Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo |
#7489, aired 2017-03-16 | ORGANIZED LABOR $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1970 table grape growers in California's Central Valley signed their first contracts with this union the United Farm Workers |
#7488, aired 2017-03-15 | BASIC GEOGRAPHY $400: From here in southern California, do you know the way to this Central American capital city? We'll show you San Jose |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BEST DAY OF MY LIFE $600: I got to see my daughter receive her Ph.D. from this Palo Alto, California university Stanford |
#7479, aired 2017-03-02 | ZOO-TOPIA $400: Celebrating its centennial in 2016, it occupies 100 acres in California's Balboa Park the San Diego Zoo |
#7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ALBUM COVERS $800: The pink Beverly Hills Hotel, shot at sunset Hotel California |
#7474, aired 2017-02-23 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $400: Until the California Gold Rush in 1849, this largest North Carolina city was the center of the USA's gold production Charlotte |
#7459, aired 2017-02-02 | LINES ON THE MAP $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The way cities around the world line up on lines of latitude can be surprising; for instance, Los Angeles, California lies only about two minutes north of this 3-letter Moroccan city Fez |
#7456, aired 2017-01-30 | COMIC STRIP CANINES $2000: This brother of Snoopy in "Peanuts" always wears a hat & lives in the desert near Needles, California Spike |
#7455, aired 2017-01-27 | THE NAME ON THE AIRPORT $1200: The Red Baron Flyer is a publication of the Sonoma County, California airport named for this cartoonist Charles Schulz |
#7453, aired 2017-01-25 | U.S. ISLANDS $1000: For 3 decades, this California island's Avalon Ballroom has been home to the JazzTrax music festival Catalina |
#7449, aired 2017-01-19 | STRAIGHT OUTTA... $400: Inglewood, California: this model who hosted "America's Next Top Model" Tyra Banks |
#7447, aired 2017-01-17 | STATE PARKS $400: Malibu Creek State Park California |
#7441, aired 2017-01-09 | NOISE $200: Hey, Harley! In California 92 decibels is the limit for any of this type of transport made before 1970 motorcycle |
#7437, aired 2017-01-03 | CAPITAL CITY HOTELS $800: Hotel Adlon Kempinski,
Hotel California am Kurfurstendamm Berlin |
#7435, aired 2016-12-30 | COAST $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Starting in Southern California, south of San Juan Capistrano, & ending in Mendocino County, Highway 1, or the PCH, short for this, provides some gorgeous scenery as it lives up to its name the Pacific Coast Highway |
#7432, aired 2016-12-27 | A FOND FAREWELL TO THE 114th CONGRESS $1600: Having "fought" for California in the Senate since 1993, she decided to bid a fond farewell to Congress in 2017 Boxer |
#7431, aired 2016-12-26 | GRAND MARSHALS OF THE ROSE PARADE $600: He got the nod in 1953 as a senator from California; he rode again in 1960 Nixon |
#7431, aired 2016-12-26 | GRAND MARSHALS OF THE ROSE PARADE $1000: In 1955, shortly after becoming chief justice of the U.S., he served as grand marshal (Earl) Warren |
#7423, aired 2016-12-14 | MUCH BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX $200: Weighing up to 200 tons & growing to nearly 100 feet long, some spend their summers off the California coast a blue whale |
#7423, aired 2016-12-14 | DON'T HATE THE PLAYA $800: Racetrack Playa in this very hot California valley is home to 700-pound rocks that mysteriously move Death Valley |
#7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $1200: California car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act is one piece of this "fruity" legislation the lemon law |
#7420, aired 2016-12-09 | IT BORDERS BOTH $400: California & Utah Nevada |
#7417, aired 2016-12-06 | THAT'S JUST NUTS! $1000: Cultivated in California & Iran, it has a hard, tan shell, enclosing a pale, green nut pistachios |
#7413, aired 2016-11-30 | STATE FLAGS $2,400 (Daily Double): This state's flag is the only one of the 50 to bear the word "republic" California |
#7412, aired 2016-11-29 | 1960s COMPUTING $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.) Developed by MIT, the guidance computer for this NASA program that got the first men to the moon and back again had only 72 kilobytes of memory the Apollo program |
#7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $800: This California law could jail you for life if you commit a third felony three strikes |
#7410, aired 2016-11-25 | STATES' HIGHEST POINTS $600: Mount Whitney California |
#7410, aired 2016-11-25 | CEOs $1000: She's the former CEO of eBay who ran for governor of California Meg Whitman |
#7409, aired 2016-11-24 | RECENT FICTION $200: Set in 1969 California, Emma Cline's "The Girls" focuses on one girl drawn into a cult, based on the one led by him (Charlie) Manson |
#7404, aired 2016-11-17 | EXTREME GEOGRAPHY $400: In July 1913 this appropriately named California valley recorded the highest temperature ever in the U.S., 134° Death Valley |
#7402, aired 2016-11-15 | AGRICULTURE $800: Growers of this nut, the top crop of California's San Joaquin Valley, had no "joy" in being blamed for using too much water almonds |
#7393, aired 2016-11-02 | LITERARY FROGS & TOADS $600: He gained early fame for a tale about a celebrated jumping frog in California Mark Twain |
#7391, aired 2016-10-31 | WHERE AM I? $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, part of this region named for the base material of semiconductors Silicon Valley |
#7391, aired 2016-10-31 | LIKE A ROCK $600: In earlier days, this Pro-Am golf tournament on California's Monterey Peninsula was called the Crosby Clambake Pebble Beach |
#7390, aired 2016-10-28 | STUFF ABOUT STATES $1,500 (Daily Double): It was the first state to have a chemical element named for it California |
#7383, aired 2016-10-19 | LITERARY NUMBER, PLEASE $800: Daniel Pyne's "____ Palms" Twentynine |
#7380, aired 2016-10-14 | FOOD FESTIVALS $400: Stockton, California's festival of this veggie includes the Great Spear-it Run asparagus |
#7376, aired 2016-10-10 | THAT'S A FACT $400: The highest & lowest points in the 48 contiguous states are within 100 miles of each other in this state California |
#7375, aired 2016-10-07 | BUSINESSPEOPLE $1600: In 1977 she opened her first chocolate chippery in Palo Alto, California Mrs. Fields |
#7374, aired 2016-10-06 | U.S. STATES' LARGEST ISLANDS $1600: California's Santa Cruz island is one of this group; the British Isles have a group of the same name the Channel Islands |
#7370, aired 2016-09-30 | SWEEPING THE NATION $800: No surprise--in 2016 the Labor Secy. met a tech firm janitor "who works in" this California area "but can't afford to live there" Silicon Valley |
#7361, aired 2016-09-19 | MAYOR GARCETTI'S LOS ANGELES $600: (His Honor, the Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers the clue.) Using the term "California romanza" to mean "freedom to make one's own form", this 3-named architect's first L.A. project, Hollyhock House, was completed in 1921 Frank Lloyd Wright |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | STATE YOUR BUSINESS $200: Disney &
Mattel California |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | TAKE ME TO COURT $400: In California this type of court has no jury & is where you go to sue someone for less than $10,000 small claims court |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | I'M HERE TO SEE HERBERT HOOVER $800: Here's Herbert with the football team of this then-new California university; he was manager for its first intercollegiate game Stanford |
#7358, aired 2016-09-14 | "MENTO"S $400: It's home to the California state railroad museum Sacramento |
#7353, aired 2016-07-27 | MONEY MATTERS $400: In 2015 a California man paid $2.5 million (or 250 million of these) for just one of these made in 1792 a penny |
#7350, aired 2016-07-22 | OPERATIC ADJECTIVES $1000: Set in California:
"The Girl of the ____ West" Golden |
#7344, aired 2016-07-14 | 16th CENTURY AMERICA $600: While in California in 1579, this circumnavigator held the first Protestant religious service in the New World Sir Francis Drake |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | ROCKS $400: A large cannabis-growing area, the "Emerald Triangle" is a 3-county region in this state California |
#7340, aired 2016-07-08 | STATES THAT BEGIN WITH CALIFORN $200: Do you know the way to this city, the seat of Santa Clara county? Many do, as it's California's 3rd-most populous city San Jose |
#7338, aired 2016-07-06 | BOTANY $400: Baja, California, is a good place to see the ocotillo, also known as the "vine" this, but be careful a cactus |
#7338, aired 2016-07-06 | HIT THE GYM $1000: The bodybuilding documentary "Pumping Iron" brought attention to this gym that started in Venice, California Gold's Gym |
#7326, aired 2016-06-20 | OFFICIAL STATE SYMBOLS $800: California's state motto is this Greek word that means "I have found it!" eureka |
#7324, aired 2016-06-16 | BOOK 'EM $600: In 2009's "Homicide in Hardcover", a woman hunts a murderer among book collectors & hippies in this California city San Francisco |
#7322, aired 2016-06-14 | WHERE'S THAT STATE SCHOOL? $200: This University of California city declared itself nuke-free in 1986 Berkeley |
#7322, aired 2016-06-14 | MODERN LOVE $400: A 1998 singles event at a California coffee bar with 10-minute tete-a-tetes began the practice known as this speed dating |
#7320, aired 2016-06-10 | LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEETLES! $400: In the late 1800s this "fly away home" beetle was brought in to save California's citrus crops from insect pests ladybug |
#7311, aired 2016-05-30 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $200: The nearly 800-room Palace Hotel in this city was one of the largest in the world when it was destroyed by a fire in 1906 San Francisco |
#7311, aired 2016-05-30 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $400: In 1970 he hosted a state dinner at the Hotel del Coronado rather than the White House Nixon |
#7311, aired 2016-05-30 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $600: The actors who played these little folks had quite a wild time at the Culver Hotel during the making of a 1939 film Munchkins |
#7311, aired 2016-05-30 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $800: "The Happiest Hotel on Earth"--book a room or themed suite in its Adventure, Fantasy or Frontier towers the Disneyland Hotel |
#7311, aired 2016-05-30 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $1000: A victory celebration turned to grief in 1968 when Sirhan Sirhan shot Robert Kennedy at this Los Angeles hotel the Ambassador |
#7308, aired 2016-05-25 | HAWAIIAN HISTORY $400: Arriving in 1911, the first large warship to dock at this port just west of Honolulu was the USS California Pearl Harbor |
#7307, aired 2016-05-24 | THE NEWS $1600: Pioneering all-news radio in 1961, XTRA broadcast to Southern California from this city just into Mexico Tijuana |
#7306, aired 2016-05-23 | KEY WORDS $800: California's business & professions code forbids locksmiths from copying keys stamped "do not" do this duplicate |
#7306, aired 2016-05-23 | THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION $1200: 1959 winner "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" tells a tale of a young man heading West as part of this 1849 frenzy the California Gold Rush |
#7303, aired 2016-05-18 | ART $1600: The 2 best-known paintings at the Huntington in California are "Pinkie" & this colorful Gainsborough kid The Blue Boy |
#7293, aired 2016-05-04 | GRAVE MATTERS $1200: Gone too soon, these "Unforgettable" singers, father & daughter, are both resting at Forest Lawn in California the Coles (Nat King and his daughter, Natalie) |
#7293, aired 2016-05-04 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): The Badwater Ultramarathon runs from the lowest point in North America to the lofty summit of this nearby peak Mount Whitney |
#7293, aired 2016-05-04 | GRAVE MATTERS $2000: An Oakland, California Hillside holds the graves of more than 400 victims of a 1978 tragedy at this Guyana site Jonestown |
#7282, aired 2016-04-19 | THE STATE'S RICHEST MAN $600: Mark Zuckerberg beat out some wealthy competition in this tech-heavy state California |
#7280, aired 2016-04-15 | SPEAKER'S CORNER $200: Nancy Pelosi was a mother of 5 when she moved to this state in 1969, just missing the Summer of Love California |
#7279, aired 2016-04-14 | NO-FLY ZONE $200: "The happiest place on Earth" in California Disneyland |
#7277, aired 2016-04-12 | VIRAL VIDEO $1600: The title of this 1995 Dustin Hoffman film refers to the appearance of a deadly African virus in California Outbreak |
#7272, aired 2016-04-05 | SUTTER'S FORT $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, CA.) In operation for only a short time, the distillery at the fort was used to make wine, but the grapes were so low in sugar, Sutter decided to distill the wine and make this fruity alcoholic drink that became known in California as aguardiente, or "burning water" brandy |
#7269, aired 2016-03-31 | NATIONAL STATUARY HALL $400: John McLoughlin represents this state from which he managed the region between Spanish California & Russian Alaska Oregon |
#7269, aired 2016-03-31 | NATIONAL STATUARY HALL $1000: One of the statues representing California is of this mission builder canonized in 2015 (Father Junipero) Serra |
#7265, aired 2016-03-25 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $600: If you want to cross this California range, the best way is to use the Donner Pass over 7,000 feet up the Sierra Nevada |
#7264, aired 2016-03-24 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $800: This swashbuckler at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California is rumored to share his coffin with 6 bottles of whiskey Errol Flynn |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | AROUND THE USA $600: This mountain range extends north from California's Lassen Peak into the Pacific northwest the Cascades |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | POP QUIZ $800: John Philips helped organize this N. California festival after the success of iconic jazz festivals held there the Monterey Pop Festival |
#7252, aired 2016-03-08 | TRAVELING ALONG ROUTE 66 $1000: In 2009 the Route 66 Alliance designated this California city's pier as the "end of the trail" Santa Monica |
#7248, aired 2016-03-02 | ON EARTH $1200: Phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of California, like at the bottom of the screen, herald her, El Niño's counterpart La Niña |
#7247, aired 2016-03-01 | CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS TEAMS $400: Initially a real Mickey Mouse operation, in 2013 this team celebrated its 20th anniversary the Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
#7247, aired 2016-03-01 | CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS TEAMS $600: David Beckham retired from Major League Soccer after helping this team win 2 MLS Cups the L.A. Galaxy |
#7247, aired 2016-03-01 | CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS TEAMS $800: The logo for this team is seen here the Golden State Warriors |
#7247, aired 2016-03-01 | CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS TEAMS $1000: In 1968 a "Heidi" TV special cut off the final minute of their epic comeback win over the Jets the Oakland Raiders |
#7244, aired 2016-02-25 | ALL KINDS OF RAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1954 this salesman visited the McDonald Brothers' California restaurant & the rest was history Ray Kroc |
#7238, aired 2016-02-17 | EAGLE POTPOURRI $1600: For 2 years Barack Obama attended this Eagle Rock, California college called "Oxy" for short Occidental |
#7230, aired 2016-02-05 | STATELY LITERATURE $800: "East of Eden" California |
#7228, aired 2016-02-03 | GOING UNDERWATER $200: Sunk at this Honolulu location in 1941, the USS Oklahoma was salvaged but sank again en route to California Pearl Harbor |
#7225, aired 2016-01-29 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE $1600: Rivers emptying into this gulf include the Sonora & Colorado the Gulf of California |
#7215, aired 2016-01-15 | THE EARLY 20th CENTURY $400: California's early 1900s "second gold rush" was in this edible commodity fruit (oranges) |
#7211, aired 2016-01-11 | NATIONAL PARKS $200: This national park lying along California's Pacific coast features the world's tallest trees Redwood |
#7211, aired 2016-01-11 | NOTORIOUS $1000: In 1947, as this mobster was killed in California, pals of Meyer Lansky walked in & took over the Flamingo in Vegas--hmm (Bugsy) Siegel |
#7209, aired 2016-01-07 | CALIFORNIA CITY‑"O" $200: In 1897 saplings from Civil War battlefields were planted in a memorial grove in Capitol Park in this city Sacramento |
#7209, aired 2016-01-07 | CALIFORNIA CITY‑"O" $400: Tijuana is about 15 miles south of the downtown of this city, "The Birthplace of California" San Diego |
#7209, aired 2016-01-07 | CALIFORNIA CITY‑"O" $600: In 1945 the U.N. was organized in this city built on & around more than 40 hills San Francisco |
#7209, aired 2016-01-07 | CALIFORNIA CITY‑"O" $800: Settled in 1882, this city was named for the province in Canada Ontario |
#7209, aired 2016-01-07 | CALIFORNIA CITY‑"O" $1000: This city in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains is home to Apple Computer Cupertino |
#7208, aired 2016-01-06 | NAME THAT TUNE $400: These Katy Perry women are "undeniable, fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock, West Coast represent!" "California Gurls" |
#7205, aired 2016-01-01 | OFFBEAT MUSEUMS $400: An Alameda, California museum has dozens of these recreational machines, with & without flippers pinball machines |
#7201, aired 2015-12-28 | 2 Ys $800: In 1949 the University of California required all employees to sign this type of oath of fidelity loyalty |
#7199, aired 2015-12-24 | "SANTA" GOES AROUND THE WORLD $800: A California county, an ex-NBC soap opera, or a Philippine municipality near the Jaro River Santa Barbara |
#7191, aired 2015-12-14 | STATE FIRSTS $800: In 1934 California's first of these facilities got noise complaints as there was only 1 big speaker for all the cars a drive-in theater |
#7183, aired 2015-12-02 | STATE ANIMAL FIGHT! $1600: Texas' state small mammal, it's just roadkill to California's grizzly bear an armadillo |
#7180, aired 2015-11-27 | IN WHICH STATE? $600: Claremont McKenna College California |
#7178, aired 2015-11-25 | QUOTES OF 2015 $1000: California's natural resources secretary said, "Everybody is a soldier in" this fight the fight against the big drought |
#7172, aired 2015-11-17 | GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYS $200: "The band is out on the field!" in 1982 as California beat this rival with "The Play" Stanford |
#7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) UC Davis know-how contributed to the 1960s growth of the local wine industry, & alum Mike Grgich was one of the vintners who triumphed in the 1976 judgment of this city, where California wines outdid the French in a blind tasting Paris |
#7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) Levels of this are monitored in the fermenting juice using the Brix scale, which calculates it as a percentage; at the start of fermentation, for a dry wine it should be around 22; for dessert wines, at or over 30 sugar |
#7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) In the 1960s, UC Davis introduced the sterile type of this purifying process to the California wine industry; without it, the shelf life of wine could be compromised by in-bottle fermentation by yeast or bacteria filtration |
#7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) Grape growing is a constant battle against phylloxera, an insect that in the 19th century nearly wiped out the French wine industry; it's basically the vineyard equivalent of this garden plant louse an aphid |
#7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) In dry farming, grapes get all their moisture from the soil with no irrigation; it's not just a way to help California save water; some say it gives wine more of the quality of the place they're grown, this term from the French terroir |
#7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $1600: In California it enforces rules of professional conduct for lawyers the (state) bar (association) |
#7164, aired 2015-11-05 | 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES $1000: In Southern California, June Gloom is typically preceded by this month of similar weather May Gray |
#7163, aired 2015-11-04 | STATELY RIVERS $1200: In the late 1930s the All-American Canal was built to deliver water from this river to California's Imperial Valley the Colorado |
#7158, aired 2015-10-28 | THE U.S. MARINE CORPS $1600: Marine recruits receive basic training in one of 2 places: Parris Island, S.C. or this Southern California city San Diego |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1200: The southernmost University of California campus bears the name of this city San Diego |
#7143, aired 2015-10-07 | ALBUM CUTS $800: Eagles:
"New Kid In Town" &
"The Last Resort" Hotel California |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | COLOR MY WORLD $600: In the 19-teens this soda was advertised as getting flavors from the groves of Southern California Orange Crush |
#7138, aired 2015-09-30 | SUPERLATIVE STATES $1000: Widest highway:
The Katy Freeway in this state, 26 lanes Texas |
#7137, aired 2015-09-29 | YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 125th ANNIVERSARY $800: Waterfalls, like the 2,000 foot Sentinel Falls, remind you you're in the mountains, the western slopes of this California range the Sierra Nevada |
#7137, aired 2015-09-29 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES $800: Almost all California raisins are produced from this seedless grape named for an English immigrant Thompson seedless grapes |
#7137, aired 2015-09-29 | YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 125th ANNIVERSARY $2000: Featured on California's state quarter, this iconic granite formation rises to nearly 9,000 feet in elevation Half Dome |
#7136, aired 2015-09-28 | COMPUTER HISTORY $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew clicks the signaling device from behind a familiar lectern at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California; Jimmy is her sole human competitor.) The museum has an homage to this "Jeopardy!" cyber contestant, whose brilliance is now being put to work diagnosing illnesses, recommending better investments & helping researchers around the world find information faster Watson |
#7132, aired 2015-09-22 | REMEMBER SEPTEMBER $800: The setting for literature's "Cannery Row", this California city also has a hep September jazz festival Monterey |
#7126, aired 2015-09-14 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: It was also known as the Elk Hills scandal, for an oil reserve in California the Teapot Dome scandal |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | CALIFORNIA COUNTIES $400: Fruity county that's home to the Angels Orange |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | CALIFORNIA COUNTIES $800: Take your designated driver & sample this county's Chimney Rock & Rutherford Hill wineries Napa |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | CALIFORNIA COUNTIES $1200: The Golden Gate Bridge connects this affluent county with San Francisco to the south Marin |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | CALIFORNIA COUNTIES $1600: This county shares its name with a 14,000-foot volcano "Mount" that's found nearby Shasta |
#7124, aired 2015-07-30 | CALIFORNIA COUNTIES $2000: Leapin' amphibians! It takes its name from the Spanish for "skulls" Calaveras |
#7123, aired 2015-07-29 | "I. C." $2000: Manzanar & Tule Lake were 2 of these in California during WWII internment camps |
#7121, aired 2015-07-27 | STATE OF THE ESTATE $200: Hearst Castle California |
#7121, aired 2015-07-27 | FOOD & DRINK $600: In this 2004 film Miles & Jack sip Pinot noir & wander the California wine country Sideways |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | HIT THE "BEACH" $400: The Queen Mary reigns over this Southern California city's miles of waterfront Long Beach |
#7114, aired 2015-07-16 | STATE OF THE OLD WESTERN $800: "Bells of Capistrano" California |
#7107, aired 2015-07-07 | COMIC-CON $200: Comic-Con international goes back to 1970, when fans banded together to host a gathering in this California city San Diego |
#7107, aired 2015-07-07 | A SPEECH TO CONGRESS $400: William Seward's first speech in Congress helped bring this "youthful queen of the Pacific" into the Union in 1850 California |
#7103, aired 2015-07-01 | ZIP IT! $400: 90210:
This ritzy California city Beverly Hills |
#7096, aired 2015-06-22 | HUMAN ENDEAVOR $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) The Space Shuttle Endeavour is 122 feet long and 78 feet wide, more than 20 feet longer & 50 feet wider than its 18th-century namesake commanded by this intrepid Englishman (Captain) Cook |
#7088, aired 2015-06-10 | "WORK" IT! $2000: Riverside county, California has one of these programs in which convicts do manual labor on the outside work release |
#7085, aired 2015-06-05 | THE GREAT DEPRESSION $1200: The Dust Bowl forced many to head west to California along this highway, which Steinbeck called "the Mother Road" Route 66 |
#7078, aired 2015-05-27 | SOBRIQUETS $1000: California horticulturist:
"The Plant Wizard" Luther Burbank |
#7076, aired 2015-05-25 | STATE OF THE UNION HEADQUARTERS $200: The Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA California |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | THAT'S SWELL $200: With its numbers increasing, the California gray whale has been taken off this federal list the endangered species list |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | FINE FOOD $400: Sushi lovers know a California roll contains this tree fruit aka the alligator pear the avocado |
#7067, aired 2015-05-12 | 5 BEARS $800: California governors who are UC Bears: Earl Warren, Pete Wilson & this current one (Jerry) Brown |
#7063, aired 2015-05-06 | AGRICULTURE $800: California's top cash crop is grapes; a close 2nd is this nut for which the state supplies 80% of world production almonds |
#7062, aired 2015-05-05 | U.S. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: This state created Fred Korematsu Day to honor a man who in 1942 refused to go to an internment camp California |
#7058, aired 2015-04-29 | CAPES $1200: Tourists flock to this cape or cabo where Baja California comes to a point Cabo San Lucas |
#7056, aired 2015-04-27 | WHICH STATE? $1000: Calls "Hang On Sloopy" its official rock song Ohio |
#7048, aired 2015-04-15 | WOMEN ON A PEDESTAL $400: Holding a propeller, she's immortalized in North Hollywood, California (Amelia) Earhart |
#7039, aired 2015-04-02 | COMPANIES $400: This company's corporate address is 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California Apple |
#7037, aired 2015-03-31 | THE FAULT IN OUR STATES $200: The San Andreas Fault California |
#7036, aired 2015-03-30 | BODIES OF WATER $400: Naturally, this river forms the Arizona-California border the Colorado |
#7034, aired 2015-03-26 | THE STRAIT SCOOP $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from aboard the USS Iowa in San Pedro, California.) During its 50 years of service, the Iowa operated in the Atlantic, Pacific, &, on one of its last deployments, this Middle Eastern strait, escorting oil tankers in the first Gulf War the Strait of Hormuz |
#7034, aired 2015-03-26 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $1200: "Try" to name this final orbital space shuttle built, now on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles the Endeavour |
#7033, aired 2015-03-25 | UPRISINGS $1200: June 1846 was a banner time for this California revolt against Mexican rule the Bear Flag Revolt |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | IT'S MY WAY & THE HIGHWAY $400: I gave my name to I-10, the transcontinental highway that runs from California to Florida, not Spain to the Indies Columbus |
#7028, aired 2015-03-18 | DOCUMENTS $800: The California DMV says drivers must carry proof of financial responsibility, "commonly known as" this car insurance |
#7027, aired 2015-03-17 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $400: MTV's Video of the Year for 2011 was this California gurl's "Firework" Katy Perry |
#7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CALIFORNIA, HERE YOU COME! $200: In 1959 Pat Brown added a pool to the governor's mansion in this city; as governor his son refused to live in the house Sacramento |
#7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CALIFORNIA, HERE YOU COME! $400: Do you know the way to this city once big in fruit, now high on tech? Head to the southern end of I-280 San Jose |
#7021, aired 2015-03-09 | THE SCIENCE OF SECURITY $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California) A device to radio activity at ports of entry is called GeMini--"Mini" for its size & "Ge" for this element, whose semiconducting properties & high atomic number make it a great detector material Germanium |
#7020, aired 2015-03-06 | INTRODUCTIONS $800: In the rhyming theme of California's Del Mar, this word for a racetrack "meets the surf" the turf |
#7018, aired 2015-03-04 | STATE HOLIDAYS $600: California public schools are closed on March 31 to honor this Latino labor leader (Cesar) Chavez |
#7016, aired 2015-03-02 | AMERICAN MUSIC $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents.) His roamin' & ramblin' took him from the Oklahoma of his birth to Texas, California, the Columbia River Valley & finally, Coney Island; after he died his ashes were scattered in the water of the Gulf Stream (Woody) Guthrie |
#7012, aired 2015-02-24 | 1950s BESTSELLERS $800: This Steinbeck novel follows the destinies of 2 generations of California brothers East of Eden |
#7011, aired 2015-02-23 | DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I $1200: In 1579, during their round-the-world voyage, this man & his crew landed in California & called it New Albion Sir Francis Drake |
#7009, aired 2015-02-19 | COMPUTER HISTORY $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.)
Ushering in the era of big iron was UNIVAC, which, in 1952, became a star during CBS election coverage; polls said the race would go to Adlai Stevenson, but UNIVAC predicted this man would win in a landslide; UNICAV was right Eisenhower |
#7009, aired 2015-02-19 | COMPUTER HISTORY $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California)
Punch-card tabulators vastly reduced the time needed to conduct the 1890 census and save taxpayers millions; They were created by Herman Hollerith, the father of modern automatic computation, who founded what is, today, this three-letter business giant IBM |
#6992, aired 2015-01-27 | RENTING $1000: California rental agreements have implied warranties that the apt. isn't rotten, verminous or otherwise this 13-letter word uninhabitable |
#6976, aired 2015-01-05 | UNMANNED SPACE EXPLORATION $800: This Pasadena, California lab has been helping design U.S. spacecraft since Explorer 1 in 1958 the Jet Propulsion Lab |
#6973, aired 2014-12-31 | THE 50 STATES $1000: According to statute, the outer circle of its state seal is a color called golden poppy California |
#6970, aired 2014-12-26 | MILK & HONEY $200: In 1993 an ad firm hired by the California Milk Processor Board came up with this slogan "Got milk?" |
#6967, aired 2014-12-23 | EARTH SCIENCE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) It wasn't until after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake that scientists discovered that this fault ran 800 miles from Northern California all the way to the Salton Sea the San Andreas Fault |
#6966, aired 2014-12-22 | SANTA $1600: The Banana Slugs play sports for this campus of the University of California Santa Cruz |
#6963, aired 2014-12-17 | HISTORIC AUTOMOBILES $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) Valued by some estimates at over $1 million, the 1967 365 California by this Italian company saw only 14 of its original design ever made Ferrari |
#6955, aired 2014-12-05 | STATES' LONGEST BORDERS $1200: California's longest border is with this state Nevada |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | CALIFORNIA $200: The oldest art museum in the western U.S., the Crocker Art Museum, opened in this state capital in 1885 Sacramento |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | CALIFORNIA $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.) From this vantage point at the California Academy of Sciences, I completely understand why this species was the king of its prehistoric age the T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex) |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | CALIFORNIA $600: The original name of California's biggest metropolis translates as "the village of the queen of" these beings angels |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | CALIFORNIA $800: This 800-mile-long fracture in earth's crust runs close to San Jose & Palm Springs & is totally our fault the San Andreas Fault |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | CALIFORNIA $1000: One of the state's landmarks is Half Dome, located at the head of this valley in the same-named national park Yosemite |
#6942, aired 2014-11-18 | NEXT IN LINE $200: California governors:
Pete Wilson, Gray Davis... Arnold Schwarzenegger |
#6940, aired 2014-11-14 | COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE $800: An ex-governor of California hired Frederick Law Olmsted to design the physical plan for this university Stanford |
#6939, aired 2014-11-13 | SCIENTIFICALLY RELATED $2,000 (Daily Double): The cypress family includes this conifer named for a Cherokee sequoia |
#6938, aired 2014-11-12 | IN THE PINK $400: In 1990 a diver in California found a nearly 470-carat pink one of these, from an abalone a pearl |
#6935, aired 2014-11-07 | A TOP 10 HIT TWICE $400: "California Girls":
The Beach Boys in 1965 & this lead singer of Van Halen in 1985 David Lee Roth |
#6935, aired 2014-11-07 | WHAT DO YOU MEASURE? $1000: Pluviometer
(not getting much use in California) rain |
#6935, aired 2014-11-07 | WINE GRAPES $1600: The 2nd most planted red grape in California is this, most of which is made into a blush wine Zinfandel |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | TRANSPORTATION $2,000 (Daily Double): Bases for these are located at Carson, California, Pompano Beach, Florida & Akron, Ohio Goodyear Blimps |
#6932, aired 2014-11-04 | ON PORPOISE $2000: The endangered vaquita porpoise lives in the northern reaches of this gulf off Mexico's Baja peninsula the Gulf of California |
#6931, aired 2014-11-03 | C.I.A. DIRECTORS $2000: An Air Force base on California's Central Coast is named for this general & 1940s C.I.A. director Hoyt Vandenberg |
#6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $1000: "California Coast: Science, Policy and Law" can be of local interest at this u. whose campus is known as "The Farm" Stanford |
#6926, aired 2014-10-27 | POP "C"ULTURE $800: The Beatles' final paid public concert took place at this Northern California venue Candlestick Park |
#6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $1200: This restaurant chain is really cookin' (California Pizza) Kitchen |
#6923, aired 2014-10-22 | ROCKS & MINERALS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) More than 20,000 thermal tiles on the space shuttle Endeavour's underside protected it from the heat of re-entry. Ultra lightweight, they're 90% air & 10% fibers of this sand-based mineral compound silica |
#6912, aired 2014-10-07 | BIG STUFF $400: The USA's longest thermometer stretches 134 feet high, matching the record 134 degrees set in this California location Death Valley |
#6911, aired 2014-10-06 | AUTHORS' MUSEUMS $1000: The actual camper he used in "Travels with Charley" is on display at his National Center in California John Steinbeck |
#6906, aired 2014-09-29 | 2014 BESTSELLERS $600: "Carsick" is this cult film director's tale of hitchhiking from Baltimore to California John Waters |
#6902, aired 2014-09-23 | THE 700 CLUB $2000: 702 & 775 are area codes in this state Nevada |
#6900, aired 2014-09-19 | 31 FLAVORS $1000: The 31st state to become part of the union, it was the second-largest in area for 109 years California |
#6900, aired 2014-09-19 | THE DOONESBURY GROUP $1200: In 1979, the California institute for the Mellow welcomed this governor of the state, who was back in office 35 years later (Jerry) Brown |
#6900, aired 2014-09-19 | THE DOONESBURY GROUP $2000: This "California-American" called college "the best 9 years of my life" & won the Jack Ford medal for Best Tan Zonker Harris |
#6895, aired 2014-08-01 | MOUNTAINS $1000: Not quite 14,500 feet, this California peak is named for geologist Josiah Mount Whitney |
#6887, aired 2014-07-22 | KATY PERRY $1000: Snoop Dogg & a candy-clad Katy are highlights of this video "California Gurls" |
#6886, aired 2014-07-21 | CURRENT SENATORS' STATES $800: California:
Feinstein & her Barbara Boxer |
#6884, aired 2014-07-17 | NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): A California scenic byway takes you through this place; a 1907 ad about it asked, "Would you enjoy a trip to Hell?" Death Valley |
#6879, aired 2014-07-10 | ANIMALS ALL AROUND $600: California's flag has one a bear |
#6874, aired 2014-07-03 | THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD $200: ...knows this state is in the first line of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" Oklahoma |
#6874, aired 2014-07-03 | BORN IN THE USA $800: A N.Y. congressman from 1903 to 1907, this newspaper magnate returned to California & got into castle building (William Randolph) Hearst |
#6873, aired 2014-07-02 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $800: Frank Sinatra rests at Desert Memorial Park just east of this California resort city Palm Springs |
#6871, aired 2014-06-30 | REMEMBER THE ALIMONY $200: The 1969 family law act made California the first U.S. state to legalize this "blameless" form of divorce no-fault |
#6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) The Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission began May 16, 2011; among those watching the launch was this Arizona congresswoman, whose husband, Mark Kelly, was on board as commander (Gabrielle) Giffords |
#6862, aired 2014-06-17 | RETURNS $600: Traditionally these birds have returned to California's Mission San Juan Capistrano on March 19 swallows |
#6861, aired 2014-06-16 | BENS & JERRYS $1600: His state's youngest governor of the 20th century, he was elected its oldest in 2010 Jerry Brown |
#6859, aired 2014-06-12 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $3,600 (Daily Double): This author's ashes were buried under a large walnut tree in front of his office on Ventura Blvd. in Tarzana, California Edgar Rice Burroughs |
#6848, aired 2014-05-28 | STATES THAT END IN "IA" $1200: Vallejo was its capital in the 1850s California |
#6845, aired 2014-05-23 | THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH $400: A California law grew out of the case of these tall trees blocking solar panels in Sunnyvale redwoods |
#6841, aired 2014-05-19 | MARINE BIOLOGY $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Baja California.) Baja's sea lions can dive deep because they have the ability to store substantial amounts of this gas in their blood & muscle oxygen |
#6833, aired 2014-05-07 | READ"ING" $800: This collection of essays by Joan Didion is a portrait of 1960s California Slouching Towards Bethlehem |
#6833, aired 2014-05-07 | CHINESE ART $800: This California city's Asian Art Museum has hundreds of Chinese ritual bronzes San Francisco |
#6824, aired 2014-04-24 | STATE OF THE ART $1600: Watts Towers California |
#6823, aired 2014-04-23 | THE MAN OF THE HOUSE $2000: (I'm "New York Times" reporter Eric Lichtblau.) This California Republican who chairs the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee has been called Obama's annoyer-in-chief, & it seems I provide the same service for him (Darrell) Issa |
#6822, aired 2014-04-22 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $400: 1966:
This quartet had us "California Dreamin"' The Mamas & the Papas |
#6821, aired 2014-04-21 | THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM $2000: This California World War II relocation center is marked by a monument that reads "soul consoling tower" Manzanar |
#6820, aired 2014-04-18 | HOME, SWEET HOME $200: Michael Jackson, who identified with Peter Pan, lived on a sprawling California ranch he called this Neverland |
#6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Next stop, Pomona, California, named for the Roman goddess also called this fruit's "mother" the apple |
#6820, aired 2014-04-18 | ANAGRAMS $800: California city:
NO SERF Fresno |
#6820, aired 2014-04-18 | 1950s SCI-FI FILMS $1200: Martians attack Southern California, not England, in the 1953 film version of this H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds |
#6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $1000: Jan, 24, 1848
(out West) gold discovered in California |
#6817, aired 2014-04-15 | ORGANIZATIONS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands near a sign labeled "Delancey Street Christmas Trees" in San Francisco, California.) Delancey Street, the country's leading residential self-help organization, empowers the poor, substance abusers, and former felons. It's been helped by politicians like this former San Francisco mayor, now a US senator Dianne Feinstein |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | WARM $400: The main base of the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet is at this temperate California city not far from the Mexican border San Diego |
#6814, aired 2014-04-10 | AN ECO-CATEGORY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.) The Academy calls itself the world's greenest museum; the 197,000 square-foot living roof is a sustainable tapestry of native California plants, including these state flowers California poppies |
#6811, aired 2014-04-07 | AUTHORS' PLOTS $400: His ashes were buried in his mother's family plot in Salinas, California Steinbeck |
#6795, aired 2014-03-14 | CLOSE QUARTERS $600: Hey, it's John Muir, so it's gotta be this state California |
#6795, aired 2014-03-14 | CLOSE QUARTERS $1200: A 13-mile & often 45-minute stretch of I-405 in this California city has been identified as the USA's most congested highway Los Angeles |
#6788, aired 2014-03-05 | AT "LAS" OF THE WORLD $1200: California peak--centerpiece of a national park seen in 1923 & today Lassen Peak |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | PLANET FILL-IN $1000: San Jose ____ News, a paper in California Mercury |
#6778, aired 2014-02-19 | STATE LINES $600: Woody Guthrie:
"From California to the ____ ____ Island" New York |
#6777, aired 2014-02-18 | COMING UP IN 2014 $800: Hispanics will outnumber whites among this state's 38 million people for the first time in over 150 years California |
#6767, aired 2014-02-04 | OF OREGON ORIGIN $1000: A Pasadena, California museum bears the name of this Oregon-born industrialist & art collector Norton Simon |
#6747, aired 2014-01-07 | THE PRESIDENT'S ALMA MATER $800: Herbert Hoover was in the class of 1895, this California school's first Stanford |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) In 1993, Endeavour made the first service mission to this malfunctioning project launched three years earlier & gave it what NASA called "a new pair of glasses" the Hubble Space Telescope |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | "U". "S". CITIES $200: California's capital Sacramento |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) In 1998, Endeavour carried the U.S.-built Unity module into orbit, docking it with the Russian-built Zarya module, marking the first step in the assembly of this multi-national structure the ISS (the International Space Station) |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) On Endeavour's first mission, 3 crew members stood atop the shuttle to capture & repair an out-of-control satellite; the hazardous 8½-hour procedure set a record for the longest EVA--this type of activity extravehicular |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) Orbiting 200 miles over Russia, in 1998, Endeavour made a flawless docking with this Russian craft whose name meant "peace" to bring it water, supplies, & a new American crew member Mir |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) Flying above war-torn Rwanda in 1994, Endeavour used space-borne imaging radar to penetrate clouds over the Virunga volcano chain in an effort to help researchers track & protect this endangered species the mountain gorilla |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | CALIFORNIA FOOD FESTIVALS $200: Fallbrook's festival devoted to this fruit includes a contest for the best guacamole avocado |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | CALIFORNIA FOOD FESTIVALS $400: Pismo Beach has been honoring this creature for 67 years with digging & chowder cook-offs the clam |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | CALIFORNIA FOOD FESTIVALS $600: A visit to Gilroy's celebration of this stinking rose wouldn't be complete without a scoop of ice cream flavored with it garlic |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | THE 1970s $800: In June 1978 California voters overwhelmingly approved this amendment to slash property taxes Proposition 13 |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | CALIFORNIA FOOD FESTIVALS $1000: At the "Spitway" at Sunland-Tujunga's celebration of this food, you can spit 3 seeds for a buck; longest in each age group wins watermelon |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | CALIFORNIA FOOD FESTIVALS $1,400 (Daily Double): An Oxnard festival for this condiment advertises that it celebrates "the food, the music, the dance" salsa |
#6739, aired 2013-12-26 | WHERE ARE "-U"? $1600: In this Southern California paradise at Carbon Beach, aka billionaire's beach Malibu |
#6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) Fred Astaire's elegant 1927 Rolls town car has many luxurious features, like a means of speaking to the chauffeur &, in the rear... a Louis Vuitton one of these, later a term for a car's built-in storage compartment a trunk |
#6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) The 1930 Nash 482R had 2 spark plugs per cylinder, a top speed of 75 miles per hour, & one of these features, which was also known as the "mother-in-law seat" the rumble seat |
#6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) The 1946 Kurtis Ross Page Special that raced in the first Indy 500 after World War II had this clear plastic for its windshield, much lighter than traditional material Plexiglas |
#6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) During World War II, the use of chrome was curtailed by Washington because it was needed for the war effort. This resulted in cars with little trim work that were referred to as these, also a term for a city's strategy against nighttime air raids blackout |
#6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) In 1901, 17-year-old Carl Breer attached a boiler & a crankshaft to a chassis to make an engine powered by this, which briefly challenged the combustion engine for supremacy steam |
#6732, aired 2013-12-17 | GETTIN' YOUR DRINK ON $800: Fill in the blanc: Twomey & Quivira are 2 California makers of the popular wine ____ blanc Sauvignon |
#6730, aired 2013-12-13 | 60 YEARS OF THE TV STATION $2,400 (Daily Double): In 1953, KLAS became the first TV station in this Western state Nevada |
#6726, aired 2013-12-09 | MILITARY GOVERNORS $2000: This "Pathfinder" served as military governor of California for 6 weeks in 1847 before being replaced (John C.) Fremont |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | DESERT LIFE $600: The people of Victorville, California & Boulder City, Nevada are part of the life of this desert the Mojave Desert |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | DESERT LIFE $800: The California fuchsia, a trumpet-shaped flower found in the desert, is often pollinated by this tiny bird a hummingbird |
#6721, aired 2013-12-02 | CALIFORNIA $200: Castroville is the Artichoke Capital of the World, & its first Artichoke Queen was Norma Jean Baker, better known by this name Marilyn Monroe |
#6721, aired 2013-12-02 | CALIFORNIA $400: At a national monument near the Oregon border, you can go tubing--walking through tubes of this volcanic stuff lava |
#6721, aired 2013-12-02 | CALIFORNIA $600: On the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County, the giants are these amazing organisms trees |
#6721, aired 2013-12-02 | CALIFORNIA $800: Spanish for "devil", it precedes Canyon in the name of a plant supplying power to California's central coast Diablo |
#6721, aired 2013-12-02 | CALIFORNIA $1000: This spectacular coastal region just south of Monterey, Calif. is the title of a "Big" Jack Kerouac novel Big Sur |
#6720, aired 2013-11-29 | STATE OF THE MOVIE $800: Neil Simon's "____ Suite" California |
#6720, aired 2013-11-29 | THE NIXON YEARS $800: Jumping 19 cars with his motorcycle in Ontario, California, he set a world record in 1971 Evel Knievel |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | REMEMBER 1791? $1200: Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, the 13th of these Franciscan outposts, was founded in California a mission |
#6718, aired 2013-11-27 | ENRAPTURED WITH RAPTORS $1600: In 1982 biologists began capturing the California species of this bird to breed it & save it from extinction; so far, so good the California condor |
#6705, aired 2013-11-08 | IMMIGRANTS $3,000 (Daily Double): He was California's first foreign-born governor since Irishman John Downey, who left office in 1862 Schwarzenegger |
#6702, aired 2013-11-05 | SHEPHERDS $800: Historically, California sheep herding was dominated by this ethnic group from the Pyrenees the Basque |
#6700, aired 2013-11-01 | IN "MOTHER" WORDS $2000: This rich California gold belt extends from El Dorado County in the north to Mariposa County in the south the Mother Lode |
#6699, aired 2013-10-31 | A TREASURE TROVE $400: The wealth of gold & silver in its mountains earned it the nickname "The Treasure State" Montana |
#6699, aired 2013-10-31 | STATE YOUR BUSINESS $400: Apple Inc. California |
#6695, aired 2013-10-25 | STATE OF THE BOOK $1000: "The Grapes of Wrath"--2 states please, where the story begins & ends Oklahoma & California |
#6694, aired 2013-10-24 | FOODIE CALL $600: I spy that this "CIA" has campuses cooking in California, New York, Texas & Singapore the Culinary Institute of America |
#6690, aired 2013-10-18 | U.S. LAKES & RIVERS $800: 22 miles long & 6,225 feet up, this lake on the California-Nevada border is the USA's biggest Alpine lake Lake Tahoe |
#6689, aired 2013-10-17 | PEAKS & VALLEYS $400: This California valley was named by pioneers whose companions passed away in the desolate region in 1849 Death Valley |
#6684, aired 2013-10-10 | AMERICAN ISLANDS $2000: At 1 square mile, Santa Barbara Island is the smallest in this group off the southern California coast Channel Islands |
#6681, aired 2013-10-07 | A JOURNEY TO BAJA CALIFORNIA $200: (Here's Sarah to get it started.) We're whale watching off Baja in the sea named for this Spaniard known for his conquest of the Aztec Empire (Hernando) Cortes |
#6681, aired 2013-10-07 | A JOURNEY TO BAJA CALIFORNIA $1000: (Sarah again.) If you've ever had nopalitos at a Mexican restaurant you're actually eating the branches or pads of this alliterative type of cactus found everywhere in Baja prickly pear |
#6681, aired 2013-10-07 | A JOURNEY TO BAJA CALIFORNIA $1,200 (Daily Double): (Here's Sarah again.) Baja's famous sand dunes are home to a type of plant known as a halophyte. The name means it thrives in environments rich in this compound. salts |
#6680, aired 2013-10-04 | OUTDOOR DRAMAS $1000: The Helen Hunt Jackson novel about this title woman has been an outdoor drama in Hemet, California since 1923 Ramona |
#6680, aired 2013-10-04 | 1967 $1200: The first big commercial pop festival in the U.S. wasn't Woodstock but the one named for this California community in 1967 Monterey |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | A CHEESY CATEGORY $400: A certain Monterey, California businessman named David helped popularize this type of cheese Monterey Jack |
#6673, aired 2013-09-25 | POLITICAL BEFORE & AFTER $800: California's governor gets delicious as a "feminine" dessert made with apples & bread crumbs Jerry Brown Betty |
#6672, aired 2013-09-24 | 4-LETTER U.S. CITIES $400: It's the gateway to California's "Wine Trail" Napa |
#6668, aired 2013-09-18 | STATES BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREA $2000: Manzanar National Historic Site California |
#6660, aired 2013-07-26 | RENTERS $200: Under California law, if this rental agreement covers more than 1 year, it must be in writing a lease agreement |
#6660, aired 2013-07-26 | WHO'S ON TOUR? $800: The California Dreams Tour
(2011) Katy Perry |
#6659, aired 2013-07-25 | U.S. CITY NICKNAMES $800: California:
"Country Music Capital of the West Coast" (though it's 100 miles inland) Bakersfield |
#6658, aired 2013-07-24 | RECENTLY UNEARTHED CIVIL WAR LETTERS? $600: Ima, I fear we may be lost! We are in Encino in this state & it is eerily quiet California |
#6658, aired 2013-07-24 | 11-LETTER WORDS $800: An irrational fear not of affordable California wine but of all things French Gallophobia |
#6652, aired 2013-07-16 | CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE U.S. $600: Before becoming Chief Justice in 1953, he was the only California governor elected to 3 consecutive terms (Earl) Warren |
#6649, aired 2013-07-11 | WHERE AM I? $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) California's boy scout Camp Winton is near a gold-bearing area
called "the Mother Lode" in the foothills of this mountain range the Sierra Nevada |
#6649, aired 2013-07-11 | CURRENT U.S. SENATOR BEFORE & AFTER $1600: A "saintly" Southern California city becomes a senator who "fights" for the entire state Santa Barbara Boxer |
#6647, aired 2013-07-09 | UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES $800: "The Land of Gold"& "The Eureka State" California |
#6646, aired 2013-07-08 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS' SCHOOLS $400: Lynn Swann & Marcus Allen (University of) Southern California |
#6634, aired 2013-06-20 | ALBUM COVERS $400: 1987: A black & white photo of U2 in the California desert The Joshua Tree |
#6628, aired 2013-06-12 | NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS $200: A California park named for this WWII icon commemorates the women who worked in wartime industries Rosie the Riveter |
#6628, aired 2013-06-12 | ARCHITECTURE $1600: Greene & Greene built classic California cottages with low, sloping roofs, known by this name from the Hindi bungalows |
#6619, aired 2013-05-30 | TREES THE CHARM $400: Though it's Georgia's state fruit, about 3/4 of the fruit grown in the U.S. from this tree is from California peach |
#6619, aired 2013-05-30 | TREES THE CHARM $600: A flowering tree that produces acorns, the California white type of this can be 90 feet tall oak |
#6617, aired 2013-05-28 | FISH $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is snorkeling in the water off Baja California, Mexico.) The black spots at the rear of the butterflyfish act as a decoy set of these organs. They trick predators into attacking the tail rather than the head, allowing the fish a better chance to get away. eyes |
#6608, aired 2013-05-15 | POLITICAL QUOTES $200: Soliciting business in California in 2013, this Texas governor said Austin is poised to be the "next Silicon Valley" Rick Perry |
#6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $600: Fundraising was a big 2012 activity at this private N. California school, the first to raise a billion dollars in a year Stanford |
#6608, aired 2013-05-15 | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT $2000: From the Spanish for "shell", this California valley lent its name to a festival where you could hear Franz Ferdinand in 2013 Coachella |
#6607, aired 2013-05-14 | ON THE MAP $1,000 (Daily Double): They're the 2 large peninsulas that nearly enclose the Gulf of Mexico the Yucatan & Florida |
#6605, aired 2013-05-10 | TV LOCALES $800: This title motorcycle gang revs up in Charming, California the Sons of Anarchy |
#6603, aired 2013-05-08 | WHAT DEGREE ARE YOU GETTING? $600: Under California law, killing someone while you're carjacking him is this crime first-degree murder |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | CALIFORNIA $200: The free speech movement began in 1964 on this University of California campus Berkeley |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | CALIFORNIA $400: Erected in 1923, this L.A. landmark was originally an advertisement for a real estate development the Hollywood sign |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | CALIFORNIA $600: Get out of the city and feel the sea breeze on California Route 1, known for much of its length by this three-word
oceanic name. Pacific Coast Highway |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | CALIFORNIA $800: From 1934 to 1938 Al Capone enjoyed the California weather & lifestyle at this location Alcatraz |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | CALIFORNIA $1000: By the early 20th century, the largest landowner in California was this railroad the Southern Pacific |
#6595, aired 2013-04-26 | I HAVE ISSUES $400: My favorite actor says I've been doing this, defined in California as willfully following & making a credible threat stalking |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | ON LEAD VOCALS $800: 1977:
"Hotel California" Don Henley |
#6582, aired 2013-04-09 | THE JACK LONDON READER $200: "Valley of the Moon", one of Jack's Sonoma novels, was set in this state's Sonoma Valley California |
#6573, aired 2013-03-27 | OUT WEST IN THE 1850s $800: "Land" ho! This Northern California city was founded in 1852 & named for the trees that grew there Oakland |
#6570, aired 2013-03-22 | STATE SONG LYRICS $800: "I love you, Catalina, you are very dear to me, I love you, Tamalpais, and I love Yosemite" California |
#6568, aired 2013-03-20 | MARINE MAMMALS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew observes a whale at Baja California in Mexico.) Gray whales create heart-shaped spouts as they exhale because they have two of these vents instead of one liked toothed whales a blowhole |
#6568, aired 2013-03-20 | RELATIONSHIP ISSUES $800: California is this type of property state, so all property acquired during a marriage is equally shared community |
#6568, aired 2013-03-20 | BASES LOADED $800: This Marine "camp" near San Diego has Southern California's largest area of undeveloped coastline Camp Pendleton |
#6565, aired 2013-03-15 | AMERICAN ANNUAL EVENTS $400: Each July Gilroy, California celebrates this pungent herb with a festival of food & fun garlic |
#6564, aired 2013-03-14 | NORTH AMERICAN RIVERS $400: The Yaqui & Magdalena rivers in Mexico's state of Sonora flow into this gulf the Gulf of California |
#6556, aired 2013-03-04 | AMERICAN ARCHITECTS $2000: California's first licensed female architect, Julia Morgan, designed this tycoon's castle Hearst |
#6554, aired 2013-02-28 | PARTY HOPPING $1200: Loretta Sanchez became a Democrat & beat Bob Dornan to become a Congresswoman from this state California |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | TILE LAND $200: The Roman pool at this publisher's California "Castle" is decorated from floor to ceiling with glass tiles (William Randolph) Hearst |
#6537, aired 2013-02-05 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: With 55, California has the most electoral votes; this state is second with 38 Texas |
#6531, aired 2013-01-28 | PENINSULAS $800: Pebble Beach on this California peninsula has been called America's greatest public golf course Monterey |
#6524, aired 2013-01-17 | WHERE'D YOU GO TO COLLEGE? $800: Colleagues William Rehnquist & Sandra Day O'Connor: this private school in California Stanford |
#6515, aired 2013-01-04 | NEWSPAPERS $400: Early in their careers, Mark Twain & Bret Harte wrote pieces for this California city's Chronicle San Francisco |
#6506, aired 2012-12-24 | TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS $2000: J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day, served as governor of this territory from 1858 to 1861 Nebraska |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | STARTS WITH "J" $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Pretoria, South Africa) Pretoria is known as the city of these trees, which are not native to South Africa, but were imported from South America around 1880 jacaranda |
#6502, aired 2012-12-18 | ARCHITECTURE $1200: As in the home seen here, Desert Modernism thrived in the mid-20th century in this California desert city Palm Springs |
#6497, aired 2012-12-11 | THE SIGHTS YOU'LL SEE! $200: A giant statue of this logger & Babe the blue ox greet visitors to the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California Paul Bunyan |
#6497, aired 2012-12-11 | THE BEAT MOVEMENT $2000: "A Supermarket in California", an ode to Walt Whitman, was one of the other poems included in this 1956 Ginsberg work Howl |
#6496, aired 2012-12-10 | LANDMARKS $2000: The mailing address of Hearst Castle is in this small California community San Simeon |
#6495, aired 2012-12-07 | BEHIND BARS $3,000 (Daily Double): It was closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate; 1 million gallons of water were shipped to the island each week Alcatraz |
#6491, aired 2012-12-03 | UNDER THE SEA IN BAJA $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in Baja California, Mexico.) The marine types of these heavenly creatures are brighter & often seen around reefs; the Cortez & king type are found near Baja angelfish |
#6491, aired 2012-12-03 | UNDER THE SEA IN BAJA $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in Baja California, Mexico.) Though the beaks of parrot fish can scar coral reefs, the fish are vital to the reef's health by eating these organisms that otherwise could smother the coral algae |
#6491, aired 2012-12-03 | UNDER THE SEA IN BAJA $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in Baja California, Mexico.) A Baja resident named for a poisonous arachnid, this fish, with its spiny, venomous fins, uses camouflage to avoid detection a scorpionfish |
#6491, aired 2012-12-03 | UNDER THE SEA IN BAJA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in Baja California, Mexico.) Even small fish should be approached with care by snorkelers; the surgeonfish, named for the resemblance of its spines to this operating-room tool, can inflict nasty cuts a scalpel |
#6491, aired 2012-12-03 | UNDER THE SEA IN BAJA $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in Baja California, Mexico.) The Panamic green species of this type of eel found in Baja is seen constantly opening & closing its mouth, which looks threatening but is actually needed for respiration a moray (eel) |
#6488, aired 2012-11-28 | THE OAKLAND "B"s $400: In between stints as California's governor, he served 2 terms as Oakland's mayor Jerry Brown |
#6483, aired 2012-11-21 | "THE" TV SHOW $1200: We met the new boss (James Spader as Robert California) on this NBC sitcom The Office |
#6480, aired 2012-11-16 | REALITY TV $400: Premiering in 2006, the first "Real Housewives" franchise was the wives of this California county Orange County |
#6479, aired 2012-11-15 | LEADING INTO THE SONG TITLE $800: The Beach Boys: "I wish they all could be..." "California Girls" |
#6478, aired 2012-11-14 | ANAGRAMMED U.S. CITIES $400: LONG LEASES,
California Los Angeles, California |
#6473, aired 2012-11-07 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: Prior to 1850 this Northern California peak was known by several names, including Sasty Mount Shasta |
#6468, aired 2012-10-31 | OUTSIDE $1600: One of the smallest of these lepidopterans is the blue pygmy of California, wingspan just over half an inch a butterfly |
#6466, aired 2012-10-29 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400: Aha! I have found it, this Greek word that's the state motto of California Eureka |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $400: The California National Park named for these trees related to redwoods sells seeds, so you can grow your own sequoia |
#6462, aired 2012-10-23 | WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS $1200: This noodle in California's ramen (in Sacramento) |
#6457, aired 2012-10-16 | OLD STATE CAPITALS $2000: Vallejo & Benicia are former capitals of this state California |
#6455, aired 2012-10-12 | THE EDICT OF NANCY $400: She was the chair of the California Democratic Party, 1981-1983 Nancy Pelosi |
#6454, aired 2012-10-11 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES $200: Simi Valley, California Ronald Reagan |
#6453, aired 2012-10-10 | IT'S GETTING WARM $600: In 1913 this California low point had 5 straight days of at least 129 degrees Death Valley |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | A RIVER RUNS TO IT $400: The Yakima:
to this larger Pacific Northwest river the Columbia River |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | PUTTING THE "POP" IN POP CULTURE $1600: Hendrix heard a Who & Lou Rawls, too, at this June 16-18, 1967 California event Monterey Pop |
#6449, aired 2012-10-04 | WE GOVERNED THAT STATE $200: Pat Brown,
Pete Wilson California |
#6445, aired 2012-09-28 | BAND NAME ORIGINS $1600: The name of this alt-metal band heard here is a misspelling of a public space in Santa Monica, California Linkin Park |
#6443, aired 2012-09-26 | "MAN"LY PLACES $2000: During WWII, an internment camp for Japanese Americans was at this California locale Manzanar |
#6440, aired 2012-09-21 | WHALE-WATCHING IN BAJA $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a boat off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.) Flipper-slapping & tail-slapping are types of behavior on display during these rituals for cetaceans in Baja's breeding grounds mating |
#6440, aired 2012-09-21 | WHALE-WATCHING IN BAJA $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a raft off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.) Gray whales calve in Baja's warm waters where foes are few; babies learn to swim in these isolated bodies of shallow water whose name is from the Latin for "lake" lagoon |
#6440, aired 2012-09-21 | WHALE-WATCHING IN BAJA $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a raft off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.) Cetaceans have been known to go without sleep for a month after giving birth; moms watch out for predators, & the calves' constant motion allows them to stay warm until they get their first layer of this blubber |
#6440, aired 2012-09-21 | WHALE-WATCHING IN BAJA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew touches a whale from a boat off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.) These crustaceans on whales aren't parasites because they don't derive nutrition from the whales; they're just along for the ride barnacles |
#6440, aired 2012-09-21 | WHALE-WATCHING IN BAJA $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a boat off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.) During the impressive display known as this, whales jump out of the water & turn on an axis before landing breach |
#6439, aired 2012-09-20 | BASEBALL STADIUMS $600: From 1962 through 1965, 2 California MLB teams shared this facility Dodger Stadium |
#6435, aired 2012-08-03 | CREATURES $2000: In 2011 a "lone" one of these predators crossed from Oregon to become California's first wild one since 1924 a wolf |
#6434, aired 2012-08-02 | THE 1910s $2000: This grim-sounding California valley reached its all-time high temperature of 134 degrees in 1913 Death Valley |
#6431, aired 2012-07-30 | TRAVELING THE USA $1600: Interstate Highway 10 stretches across the USA from California to this state at the other end Florida |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS $400: She was born in California in 1954 & was kidnapped in Berkeley 2 weeks shy of her 20th birthday Patty Hearst |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS $800: This child star & future ambassador was born in Santa Monica in 1928 Shirley Temple |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS $1200: Ikuko Toguri, born in Los Angeles in 1916, was one of about a dozen women known by this WWII nickname Tokyo Rose |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS $1600: Bon appetit! This PBS star was born in Pasadena in 1912, long before she attended the Cordon Bleu Julia Child |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS $2000: This Oakland-born San Jose State grad is known for novels about the Chinese female immigrant experience Amy Tan |
#6420, aired 2012-07-13 | GREAT BEGINNINGS $200: In 1925 the first of these lodging places along highways & byways appeared in San Luis Obispo, California a motel |
#6418, aired 2012-07-11 | 1933 $400: In California ground was broken for the building of this modern wonder the Golden Gate Bridge |
#6417, aired 2012-07-10 | AT THE BEACH $600 (Daily Double): The brand Gordon & Smith began by making these in a Pacific Beach, California garage in 1959 surfboards |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | E BAY $800: The East Bay that produced punk musician East Bay Ray is the eastern shore of this California bay San Francisco Bay |
#6414, aired 2012-07-05 | ONLY PARTLY TRUE $800: The mold Chares used to sculpt this 105' tall ancient wonder of the world is kept in a warehouse in Encino, California the Colossus of Rhodes |
#6411, aired 2012-07-02 | STATE THE NATIONAL PARK $1000: Lassen Volcanic National Park California |
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
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Dan Melia, a college professor from Berkeley, California
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"He was a 1998 Tournament of Champions winner. Today he's a...
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Charley Tinkham, an eighth grade history and technology teacher from San Bruno, California
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"He teaches at a school that has been named a California...
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Viki Radden, a high school English and literacy teacher from Bakersfield, California
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"She teaches at the largest high school district in California. From...
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Jessica Dell'Era, a third grade Spanish bilingual teacher from Oakland, California
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"She has wanted to be a teacher since she was 7...
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Judd Hess, a high school English teacher from Huntington Beach, California
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"In college, he volunteered to help in a classroom and was...
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Jerry Harvey, a freelance educator originally from California, Missouri
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Season 20 2-time champion: $70,002 + $1,000. KJL game 1. While...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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\"A Jeopardy! champion in 1991, she\'s now a Spanish teacher listed...
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Annette Todd, a marketing director from Riverside, California
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Season 28 player (2012-03-02). This was Annette's seventh game show appearance...
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
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"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
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"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Matt Tick, from Escondido, California
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"Will take violin lessons and loves science, but he really wants...
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Carolyn Cracraft, a grad student at the University of California-Berkeley from Berkeley, California
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"She was a junior at the University of Chicago when she...
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Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
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"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
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Leslie Frates, a retired Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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"She was a Spanish teacher at Cal State-Hayward when she became...
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Wil Wheaton, an actor from Burbank, California
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"An actor from Burbank, California, he burst on to the scene...
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
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\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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Dan Melia, a retired professor from Berkeley, California
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"He was a professor at U.C. Berkeley when he won the...
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Charlotte Starbird, a teacher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1985-09-12). At the time of her appearance, Charlotte...
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Cora Peck, a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Melissa Okey, an elementary school resource teacher from Panorama City, California
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2019 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. At the time of the Teachers...
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Dan Crosby, a middle school history teacher from Santa Monica, California
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"He teaches at a school named for a renowned scholar, doctor,...
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Laura Leslie, a journalist from Sacramento, California
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Season 20 player (2004-06-29).
KJL game 20.
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Tim Kuehn, a theatrical designer from Venice, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,201 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Brad Rutter, a $3.2-million winner from Los Angeles, California
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"In 2000, he became a 5-time champion and went on to...
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Rebecca Neese, a school office clerk from Rosemead, California
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Season 29 player (2012-12-07).
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Brad Rutter, an actor and producer from Hollywood, California
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"He was a college student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when he won...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
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"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
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Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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Frank Epstein, a police officer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a 5-time champion in 1992, and is still serving...
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Tom Nosek, an aerospace engineer from Torrance, California
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"He won the 1993 Tournament of Champions and finished second in...
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Al Lin, a law professor from Davis, California
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"A law student when he won five times in 1993, he's...
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Jonathan Henke, a researcher from Berkeley, California
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Season 21 player (2005-01-11). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Jonathan Henke...
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Tom Nosek, an aerospace consultant from Torrance, California
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"He was an aerospace engineer who had just moved to California...
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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Robin Cheney, a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
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"All the students at her school go on a camping trip...
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Thomas McIntyre, a 12-year-old from Marino Valley, California
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"This self-proclaimed Star Wars freak, who has earned star rank in...
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Monica Vidrio, a graduate student originally from Ventura, California
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Season 22 1-time champion: $8,000 + $1,000.
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Dan Melia, a professor from San Francisco, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Dan Melia, a professor from San Francisco, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Dan Alves, an engineering supervisor from Santa Maria, California
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Season 2 3-time champion: $36,100. Last name pronounced as one syllable,...
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Brad Rutter, the biggest money winner from Los Angeles, California
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Burt Thakur, a project engineer from Palm Springs, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 1-time champion: $20,400 +...
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Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of winning Team...
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Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
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\"She was a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in Season 24...
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Graham Toben, a middle school English teacher from Portola Valley, California
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2017 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. At the time of the Teachers...
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Sarah Olson, a project coordinator from El Cerrito, California
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Season 30 2-time champion: $27,401 + $1,000.
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Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California from Arcadia, California
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2020 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. First name pronounced like "SHOW-kuh"...
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Roxann Smith, a professional volunteer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 30 player (2013-12-25).
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Brad Rutter, an actor and producer from Los Angeles, California
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• Highest all-time winnings (over $4.3 million) • Has never lost...
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Karen Muranaka, from Lomita, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $8,600. Trebek pilot 1 player. Karen was...
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Brendan Pimper, an engineer and student from La Habra, California
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Season 23 player (2007-03-28). Won $12,100 + a trip to Phoenix,...
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Katherine Saxby, a high school English and French teacher from Alameda, California
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2018 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000 + a $2,500 grant. At the...
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Karen Muranaka, an administration assistant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $8,600. Trebek pilot 1 player. Karen was...
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Brian Aronson, a public defender from Sacramento, California
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Season 4 player (1988-06-28): Ricardo Beverly Hills Tower Drive luggage collection...
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Barbara Lowe, a writer and a researcher from Anaheim, California
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Season 2 5-time champion: $35,192. Barbara did not participate in the...
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Cora Peck, a teacher and graduate student from Aliso Viejo, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
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\"A 5-show winner from 1988, he has been a minister with...
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Jonathan Dinerstein, a composer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 35 4-time champion: $93,301 + $1,000. Jonathan shared a $600,000...
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Julie Huffman, a judicial research lawyer from Oxnard, California
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Season 30 player (2013-10-11).
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Trevor Crowell, a high school Spanish teacher from Mountain View, California
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2019 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. At the time of the Teachers...
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Jack Izzo, a senior from San Diego, California
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2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2018 Teen Tournament wildcard...
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Troian Bellisario, an actor from Los Angeles, California
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"An actor from Los Angeles, California, she played Spencer Hastings in...
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Melissa Leanza, a bookkeeper from Laguna Hills, California
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Season 29 player (2013-03-01).
Mother of 2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist Sam Leanza.
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Hasan Minhaj, a comedian from Davis, California
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"A comedian from Davis, California, for years, he was a correspondent...
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Cari Champion, a journalist from Pasadena, California
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"A journalist from Pasadena, California, she hosted ESPN First Take before...
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Patrick Aimone, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Long Beach, California
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"Teacher, scientist, lawyer--he just wants to use his debating skills. From...
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Aisha Tyler, an actor from San Francisco, California
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"An actor from San Francisco, California, she won an Emmy for...
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Aarin Martinez, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Torrance, California
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"This future journalist wants to write for National Geographic. From Torrance,...
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David Menchaca, a law student originally from Long Beach, California
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2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 28 5-time champion: $115,503 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: Swift'sSecondCourse
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Erin Wenokur, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Lafayette, California
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"She's interested in world affairs and politics, with dreams of becoming...
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Olivia Hummer, a senior from Covina, California
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2013 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Sarah Salisbury, a sophomore at USC in Los Angeles, California
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2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Sarah was majoring in English....
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B.D. Schwarz, a twelve-year-old from Oakland, California
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"He wants to make others happy by opening a little game...
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Lauren Rodriguez, a senior at Pomona College in Claremont, California
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2022 National College Championship semifinalist: $20,000. Lauren was majoring in public...
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Leonard Koss, an entrepreneur from Santa Monica, California
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Season 20 player (2004-07-08). KJL game 27. Leonard was a writer...
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Sarah Edwards, an attorney from Oakland, California
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Season 28 player (2012-02-29). Not to be confused with Season 32...
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Ben Wong, a high school history teacher originally from San Francisco, California
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Season 27 player (2011-07-01). Ben won $64,000 on the College Edition...
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Jonathan Groff, a writer and producer for television from Los Angeles, California
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\"A 5-show winner in 1995, he\'s now a writer and producer...
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Rene Cardenas, a business process analyst from San Jose, California
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Season 28 player (2012-05-30).
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Jennifer Arceneaux, a grant writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 player (2012-05-25).
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Greg Boscaiu, a 12-year-old from Brea, California
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"As an urban planner, he wants to help build greener communities....
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Adella Ravitch, a teacher from Anaheim Hills, California
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Season 4 1-time champion: $10,900. Johnny Gilbert misread Adella\'s hometown as...
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Partha Purushotham, an 11-year-old from Palo Alto, California
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"He is fair-minded, so he thinks he would make a good...
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Chris Long, a human resources director from Thousand Oaks, California
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Season 29 player (2013-05-24).
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Gabor Vari, a psychiatrist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 2-time champion: $58,402+ $2,000. In his first game, Gabor...
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Michael Vlach, a high school technology teacher from Vacaville, California
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Season 27 player (2011-06-15).
Last name pronounced like "vuh-LAHTCH".
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Brianne Howey, an actor from Pasadena, California
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"An actor from Pasadena, California, she's appeared on Fox's The Passage,...
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Barbara Schnell, a writer and homemaker from Los Angeles, California
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Season 11 player (1995-02-28). Barbara\'s \"homemaker\" occupation was literal after rebuilding...
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Randy Gold, a systems analyst and volunteer from Sherman Oaks, California
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Season 25 player (2008-10-27).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Randy G
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Bret Jacobs, a financial consultant from Irvine, California
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Season 28 player (2011-10-07).
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Hunter Sandison, a camera operator from Los Angeles, California
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Season 29 1-time co-champion: $11,200 + $2,000.
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Sean Priest, a high school vice principal from San Francisco, California
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Season 27 player (2011-02-09). Sean is the Dean of Students at...
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Robert Ashley, a psychiatrist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $28,401 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Robert Ashley
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Alison Becker, a researcher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 24 1-time champion: $17,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: abecker
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Jim Sherman, a librarian from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-02-23).
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Ethan Brosowsky, an actor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 24 1-time champion: $21,600 + $2,000. Ethan and his "pub...
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Leslie Cooper, a sophomore at the University of Southern California from Inglewood, California
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1998 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500.
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Cathy Landers, a senior at the University of California-Berkeley from Los Gatos, California
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1998 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Toby Guebert, a community college instructor from Claremont, California
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Season 20 player (2004-06-01).
Last name pronounced like "GEE-bert".
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Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California
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"She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
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Aileen Hawkins, a stay-at-home mom from Dana Point, California
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Season 24 2-time champion: $24,199 + $2,000. First syllable of first...
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Glen Segal, an attorney from Ladera Ranch, California
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Season 24 player (2008-03-17).
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Al Cadena, a senior website producer from Pasadena, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $14,801 + $1,000.
YouTube user name: Alyosha19
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Charles Kaufman, a writer from Woodland Hills, California
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Season 8 player (1991-09-26). Although Charles mentioned having sold several as-yet-unproduced...
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Jennifer Casey, a high school drama teacher originally from Sonoma, California
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,600 + $1,000.
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Evelyn Uyemura, an ESL professor from Torrance, California
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Season 23 player (2006-12-05).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: EvelynU
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Tom Nosek, an aerospace engineer from Torrance, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Ethan Culbreth, an orchid specialist from Hollywood, California
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Season 20 player (2004-06-11).
KJL game 8.
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Ian Miller, a high school history, government, and economics teacher from Woodland Hills, California
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2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 education grant to...
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Nan Cohen, a high school English teacher from Van Nuys, California
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2017 Teachers Tournament 1st runner-up: $50,000. At the time of the...
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Caley Anderson, a junior from Santee, California
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Sean Dillon, a college instructor from Pasadena, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $23,100 + $2,000.
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Kevin Huang, a senior from Irvine, California
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2014 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Thomas Zamora, a junior at the University of Southern California from Cypress, California
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2001 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $14,100. Thomas was 20 at the...
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Gilbert Mercado, a facility director from Irvine, California
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Season 23 player (2006-12-08).
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Lydia Cuffman, a high school history teacher from Redwood City, California
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2015 Teachers Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Lydia taught world, U.S., and Latin...
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Jacqueline Lovell, a teacher from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 22 player (2006-04-24). Jacqueline uses the French pronunciation for her...
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Kristine O'Connell-McCoy, a former probation officer and mom from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 20 player (2004-07-23).
KJL game 38.
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Evan Kleber, a stay-at-home dad and mortgage broker from Del Mar, California
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Season 21 player (2005-07-13).
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Rachael Schwartz, a bioscience Ph.D. program applicant from Mountain View, California
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"In 1994, she was an attorney When she became the first...
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Jamie Ball, an attorney from North Hills, California
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Season 21 player (2005-07-07).
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Annemarie Gallagher, a customer service representative from Fremont, California
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Season 21 player (2005-07-11).
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Philip Huang, an attorney from Irvine, California
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Season 22 player (2005-11-01).
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from Sherman Oaks, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Bob Harris, an author, comedian, and radio commentator from Los Angeles, California
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"A 5-time champion and a finalist in the Tournament of Champions,...
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Brian Algra, a doctoral student from Torrance, California
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Season 21 player (2005-06-10).
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Thomas Horn, a twelve-year-old from Piedmont, California
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"He plans on making the world a better place as an...
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Paul Tavianini, an office assistant from Burbank, California
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Season 22 player (2005-10-17).
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Sam Deutsch, a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, Maryland
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2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2016 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Ethan Waldman, a twelve-year-old from West Hills, California
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"This wizard of words wants to be a fantasy author when...
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John Cuthbertson, an investment analyst from San Diego, California
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"He was the highest money winner of the 1993-94 season. An...
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Matt Lohr, a bookseller from Orange, California
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Season 20 player (2004-01-20).
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Pat Healy, an index supervisor from Vallejo, California
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"His five wins in 1998 helped him land a dream job...
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
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"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
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Dave Willis, a business manager from Ventura, California
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"He was the first to win five shows in 1992. A...
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Ken Burke, a real estate appraiser from Anaheim, California
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Season 26 player (2010-04-01). Ken did his superb impression of Groucho...
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Kevin Shen, a junior from the University of California, Berkeley from Cupertino, California
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2014 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000.
JBoard user name: Ivoirians
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Brice Sunderland, a teacher and athletic director from San Bernardino, California
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Season 21 1-time champion: $14,200 + $1,000.
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Bill Sloan, a realtor from Mission Viejo, California
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"Since winning five shows in 1996, he has gone on to...
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Steve Berman, a teacher from Santa Monica, California
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"He was a film executive when he won five shows in...
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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
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"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
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Bev Schwartzberg, an adult literacy program coordinator from Santa Barbara, California
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"She finished second in the 1993 Tournament of Champions. Today, she's...
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Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
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John Beck, a creative director from Torrance, California
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"He played in 2003, and was the last retired 5-time champ...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a writer living in Studio City, California, when he...
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Vinita Kailasanath, a consultant from San Mateo, California
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"She represented Stanford University when she won the 2001 College Tourney....
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Jeremy Bate, an emergency medical technician and writer from Tujunga, California
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"A second-place finisher in the 2000 Tournament of Champions, he's now...
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Tom Nosek, an engineer from Torrance, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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"He used his 1988 5-game winnings to pay for law school....
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John Genova, a teacher from Granada Hills, California
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"From 1984, he was the earliest 5-time champion in the tournament....
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
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Joel Kahn, a physician from Irvine, California
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Season 21 2-time champion: $34,200 + $1,000.
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Sherri Benoun, a planning clerk from Anaheim, California
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Season 21 player (2004-12-02).
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Imran Arif Maskatia, an engineering manager from Hayward, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-27).
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Maxwell Baldi, a ten-year-old from Los Angeles, California
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"This future U.S. attorney general has always been interested in the...
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Hillary Janikula, an information technology project manager from Valencia, California
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Season 27 player (2010-09-24).
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Bruce Cox, an analyst from Lakeside, California
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1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Season 5 4-time champion:...
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Sarah Martin-Anderson, a senior at California State University-Bakersfield from Bakersfield, California
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2002 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
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Valerie Vicroy, a caterer from Pismo Beach, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-19).
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Susan Hankins, a project accountant from Downey, California
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Season 25 1-time champion: $27,201 + $2,000.
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Jeff Kirby, a math and science teacher from Santa Maria, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...
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David Seminer, a neurologist from Sacramento, California
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Season 20 2-time champion: $52,601 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
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Sarah Minson, a graduate student in seismology originally from Willits, California
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Season 26 player (2010-07-21).
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Julio Alvarez, a sixth-grade teacher from Roseville, California
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Season 25 player (2009-04-29).
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John McLean, a software consultant from Pasadena, California
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Season 27 player (2011-01-14).
Last name pronounced like "mick-LANE".
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Lisa Cherry, a bird trainer from Winchester, California
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Season 20 player (2004-01-06).
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Chris Norlin, a compliance coordinator originally from Escondido, California
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,401 + $1,000.
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Nick Gebelt, an attorney from Whittier, California
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Season 20 player (2004-03-16).
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Geoff Moore, a screenwriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $55,201 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: GHMoore
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Linda Ulery, a stay-at-home mom from Glendora, California
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Season 24 player (2007-10-30).
Last name pronounced like "ULL-er-ee".
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Michael Gerardi, an attorney from Menifee, California
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Season 25 player (2008-12-01).
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
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Jeff Kirby, an elementary school teacher from Santa Maria, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-12). Season 16 player (1999-12-08). Jeff returned to...
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Jacob Hambalek, a 12-year-old from Fresno, California
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"If he had to choose a career right now, he'd be...
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Chris Gleason, a purchasing agent originally from San Diego, California
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Season 26 player (2009-12-29).
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Kate Zimmermann, a prosecutor from Bakersfield, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $4,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: #1Jepfan
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Fred Bauer, a human resources executive from Westlake Village, California
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Season 23 player (2007-04-09).
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William Thill, a teacher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-04-06).
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Sarah Nothnagel, a sophomore from the University of Southern California
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Brian Robin, a public relations executive from Lancaster, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $8,599 + $2,000. Brian won $5,000 on...
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John Walsh, a writer from Santa Monica, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $13,900 + $2,000.
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Ashley Grand, a freshman from Harvard University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Haritha Sudanagunta, a junior from University of California-San Diego
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from Sherman Oaks, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Ariel Edwards-Levy, an 11-year-old from Sherman Oaks, California
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"Whether she's dancing, tumbling, or swimming, she's always on the move....
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Eric Barela, an educational researcher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 3-time champion: $68,802 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: EBarela
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Michael Bandiera, an attorney from Burbank, California
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Season 23 player (2007-03-15).
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Albert Chi, an Internet engineer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-03-09).
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Inie Park, a research associate from Los Angeles, California
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Season 22 1-time champion: $10,800 + $1,000.
First name pronounced like "EE-nee".
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Zach Baker, a computer programmer from Downey, California
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Season 23 2-time champion: $44,400 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Robert Bethune, a middle school science teacher from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Season 26 1-time champion: $20,700 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "beth-OON".
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Jason Ross, an engineer from Folsom, California
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Season 24 player (2007-12-07).
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Dom Nguyen, a freelance writer from Redwood City, California
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Season 22 player (2006-02-21). Last name pronounced like "noo-WIN". Dom is...
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Dena Martin, an underwriter from Pasadena, California
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Season 22 player (2006-07-11).
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Larry McKnight, a computer analyst from Ventura, California
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"A computer analyst from Ventura, California, Larry McKnight, who has won...
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David Siegel, a paralegal from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a finalist in the 1995 Tournament of Champions. A...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California
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"A physician from Los Angeles, California, Elaine Zollner, whose winnings total...
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Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
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"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
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Bryan Adams, an accounts receivable manager from Novato, California
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Season 22 player (2006-01-11).
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Dan Cordova, a sales representative from Santa Ana, California
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Season 23 player (2006-09-11).
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Bruce Cox, a computer operations analyst from Lakeside, California
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1989 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Season 5 4-time champion:...
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Michael Rooney, a college professor from Pasadena, California
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"He was a winner of 5 games in 1999, and is...
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Richard Neale, a taxpayers' service representative from Concord, California
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"A taxpayers' service representative from Concord, California, Richard Neale, who has...
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Jeff Suchard, a toxicologist from Placentia, California
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Season 21 player (2004-10-04). KJL game 49. Last name pronounced like...
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Brian Cunningham, a 12-year-old from Los Angeles, California
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"It's either fighter pilot or computer technician for this 8th grader....
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Nicole Tantoco, a 12-year-old from San Ramon, California
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"She has two simple dreams: to attend Stanford and then become...
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Jackie Wollner, an actress and comedienne from Van Nuys, California
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Season 15 2-time champion: $13,100. In her Season 15 games, Jackie...
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Mark Murray, a screenwriter from Studio City, California
|
Season 21 player (2005-07-15).
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Ed Schiffer, an attorney from San Francisco, California
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"A champion of five shows, he was the top winner of...
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Joe Leibrandt, a marketing director from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Won $2,700 + a...
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
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"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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Steven Popper, an economist from Topanga, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1988, he has since founded...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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Katie Heim, an executive assistant from Huntington Beach, California
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Season 21 player (2005-01-24).
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Jeff Hoppes, a graduate student from El Cerrito, California
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Season 21 player (2004-11-09). KJL game 70. Last name pronounced like...
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Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
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"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
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"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Beth Sanfilippo, a Navy lab technician originally from Oceanside, California, now stationed in San Diego, California
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Season 15/Armed Forces Week player (1999-07-01). Rank: Hospital Corpsman Third Class....
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Chris Parsons, an undergraduate student from Wabasso, Florida
|
Season 20 1-time champion: $18,801 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
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Cynthia Grove, from Toledo, Ohio
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Trebek pilot 1 player. While Cynthia was introduced as being "from...
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Michael Todaro, a real estate broker originally from Los Angeles, California
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Season 3 player (1986-11-07). Last name pronounced: \"Toh-DAH-ro\". Michael won $99,613...
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Dionne King, a senior from San Bernardino, California
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1990 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Kate Tucci, a blogger from Los Angeles, California
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Season 34 player (2018-02-23).
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Adam Scholze, a tutor from Pasadena, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-07-02).
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David Xia, a retail planner from San Francisco, California
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Season 36 player (2020-01-07).
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Vincent Soatikee, a musician and actor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 8 player (1991-10-11). Johnny Gilbert introduced Vince as "Vince Soatikee",...
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Tish Thomas, an administrative assistant from San Francisco, California
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1995-B Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Ross Cameron, a student from Vallejo, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Doug Frost, a lawyer originally from Riverside, California
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Season 8 player (1992-01-09).
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Dominic Nigro, a hospital administrator from Long Beach, California
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Season 2 player (1986-01-02).
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Darin Ciccotelli, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition from Long Beach, California
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Season 38 player (2022-07-29).
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament
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Annette Salinetro, an administrative secretary from San Diego, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-02-18).
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
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\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Gene Boggs, a law professor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-05-28).
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Robert James, a teacher originally from Santa Ana, California
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Season 11 player (1994-10-06).
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Larry Bowman, an attorney from Indian Wells, California
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1995-A Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Alex Cohn, a psychiatry resident physician from Los Angeles, California
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Season 37 player (2021-01-27).
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Jessamyn Lewis, a classics graduate student originally from Santa Rosa, California
|
Season 11 player (1994-10-06).
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Sharon Goldstein, a writer from Hollywood, California
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Season 8 1-time champion: $10,000.
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Liz MacGillicuddy-Lucas, an actress originally from Hollywood, California
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Season 8 3-time champion: $26,798.
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Ron Jones, a writer from San Francisco, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-17).
Ron won $93,100 on Tic Tac Dough in 1983.
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Nick Hurwitz, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-06-29).
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Dave Gordon, an attorney originally from Santa Ana, California
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Season 9 1-time champion: $6,300. Dave was introduced as a lawyer...
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Ed Cohen, a synagogue administrator from Daly City, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Laurie Reyen, a registered nurse from Santa Monica, California
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Season 1 1-time champion: $3,199.
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Mark Ryder, a dentist from San Francisco, California
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Season 1 1-time champion: $8,000. Mark won $5,900 on Super Password...
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Bobby Freitas, a middle school teacher from Long Beach, California
|
Season 39 player (2022-12-26).
Last name pronounced like "FRAY-tus".
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Anthony McCafferty, an engineer from Glendale, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-06-24).
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Stephanie Smith, a waitress from Garden Grove, California
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Season 1 player (1985-02-15). Not to be confused with Season 22...
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Michael Riggs, an educational therapist from Tustin, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-26).
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Peter Delacorte, a writer from San Francisco, California
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Season 11 1-time champion: $8,700.
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Brit Husmann, a law student from Oakland, California
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Season 36 player (2020-01-02).
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Lillian Bosworth, a teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 9 1-time champion: $13,000.
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Sherri Krynski, an importer and writer from San Francisco, California
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Season 7 player (1990-10-24).
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Judith Paul, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
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Season 5 player (1989-06-20).
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David Ulmer, Jr., an art store assistant manager from Redondo Beach, California
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Season 1 player (1984-10-11): LouverDrape vertical blinds. Dave was the U.S....
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Riverside, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Karen Larson, a housewife from Tiburon, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-06-20).
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Harry Koga, a student affairs assistant from Berkeley, California
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Season 9 2-time champion: $16,800.
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Tim Lopez, a storytelling coach originally from Los Angeles, California
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Season 37 1-time champion: $14,400 + $2,000.
|
Alan Lin, a software engineer from Riverside, California
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• 6-game champion • 2017 Tournament of Champions runner-up 2024 Jeopardy!...
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Marty Spring, a middle school assistant principal from Carlsbad, California
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Season 1 player (1985-02-12).
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Steve Burnside, a utility systems operator from Anaheim, California
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Season 4 player (1987-09-09).
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Randy Conry, a social studies teacher from La Mesa, California
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Season 1 player (1985-05-09). Randy died 2019-05-22 at the age of...
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Mary Ann Borer, a marketing coordinator from Pomona, California
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Season 35 4-time champion: $86,500 + $2,000.
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Nathan Kaplan, a math professor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 35 1-time champion: $19,600 + $2,000. Nathan appeared on ABC\'s...
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Sandy Boyden, an assistant sales manager from Anaheim, California
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Season 1 player (1984-10-10).
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Eitan Ginsburg, an executive director from Woodland Hills, California
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Season 12 player (1996-02-01).
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Denise Nielsen, a teacher from Thousand Oaks, California
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Season 2 player 1-time champion: $8,399.
|
Dan Teebor, a development associate from Playa Del Rey, California
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Season 9 player (1992-12-18).
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Alan Lin, a software engineer from Los Angeles, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Jon Scott, a kindergarten teacher from Los Osos, California
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Season 1 1-time champion: $3,300 + Armstrong bedroom furniture + 2...
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Frank Lowther Jr., a research scientist from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-02-01).
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Eesha Sohail, a UCLA graduate from Bakersfield, California
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\"In the 2019 Teen Tournament, she claimed a spot in the...
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Eric Kaplan, a retired OB/GYN physician from Long Beach, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-25). Eric won $100,000 on Name that Tune...
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Dave Seaver, a procurement officer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 11 player (1994-09-29).
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Rick Rorapaugh, a customer service representative from Carlsbad, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $10,000.
Last name pronounced like "ROAR-uh-paw".
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John den Dulk, a travel agent from Berkeley, California
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Season 9 2-time champion: $31,002.
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Dodge Crockett, an attorney and ranch manager from Santa Barbara, California
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1994 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Diana McInnis, an editor from Playa Vista, California
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Season 34 player (2017-10-06).
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Laura Hertzfeld, a journalist from Venice, California
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Season 35 player (2019-04-10).
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Vicki Rodabaugh, a homemaker from Northridge, California
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Season 1 player (1985-06-03). Last name pronounced like "ROD-uh-baw". (Johnny Gilbert...
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David Kipen, a journalist from California
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Season 10 player (1994-01-18). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Jim Rondoni, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 2-time champion: $9,200.
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Laura Hite, an arts administrator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2018-11-02).
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Ted Schwartz, an engineer from San Jose, California
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Season 9 player (1993-01-22).
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Bill Coulter, a bartender from San Francisco, California
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Season 36 player (2019-12-31).
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Arjun Sivakumar, an attorney from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 38 player (2021-12-31).
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Sameer Rai, a freelancer from Los Altos, California
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Season 35 player (2019-04-09).
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Linda Pierce, a homemaker from Los Angeles, California
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Season 9 2-time champion: $17,800.
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Jack Weller, a law student from Stanford, California
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2022 Second Chance 2nd runner-up: $10,000.
Season 37 player (2021-01-22).
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Pete Kolanowski, a laboratory technician from Los Angeles, California
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Season 1 player (1985-02-05).
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Adam Soffrin, a behavior analyst from San Francisco, California
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Season 35 player (2018-10-31). Adam appeared on The Chase on 2021-01-14....
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Nate Levy, a script coordinator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-12-30).
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Carlos Garcia, an immigration attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 34 player (2018-02-09). According to his contestant interview, Carlos chose...
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Jamison Webb, an actor and writer from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-12-27).
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Chris Blair, a development operations manager from Newbury Park, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-01-02).
|
Alan Cook, a senior chief petty officer from San Diego, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $3,599.
|
Stephanie Thompson, a PR specialist from San Diego, California
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Season 37 player (2021-01-21). Stephanie won $2,750 on You Bet Your...
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Marge Brosh, a medical technologist from Canoga Park, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-02-04).
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David Ferrara, a Realtor from Los Angeles, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $4,977 + $2,000.
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Marshall Shelburne, a computer programmer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 35 player (2019-04-05). Marshall won $10,000 on Master Minds on...
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Jay Carrizales, a U.S. Navy aviator originally from San Bernardino, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-02-11).
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Brenda Parks, a marketing sales manager from Yorba Linda, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-27).
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Robert Ortega, Jr., a civilian investigator from Alhambra, California
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Season 37 player (2021-01-21).
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Dominic Rios, a teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-06-01).
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David Ferrara, a Realtor from Los Angeles, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $4,977 + $2,000.
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Hannah Pritchett, a payment operations manager from Oakland, California
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Season 37 player (2021-01-20).
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Pete Goodman, a professor from Los Angeles, California
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1992 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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John Rollo, an instructional aide from El Cajon, California
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Season 1 player (1985-02-04).
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Jennifer Cross Miller, a communications manager from Pacheco, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-23).
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Neil Landau, an engineer from El Cerrito, California
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Season 4 2-time champion: $25,301.
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Jack Brodsky, a motion pidture marketing consultant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-26).
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Dwain Elliott, a community information officer from Diamond Bar, California
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Season 2 player (1985-10-07).
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Sarah Frommer, an attorney from Santa Monica, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $6,199.
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Bonnie Leih, an administrative assistant from Plumas Lake, California
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Season 34 player (2017-10-02).
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Emily Deckenback, a midwife from San Bruno, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-02-13).
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Mike Chetwynd, an English teacher originally from Oakland, California
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Season 11 player (1995-06-09).
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Lois Rosenfeld, a housewife from Los Angeles, California
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1992 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Stan Scoggins, a senior vice president of marketing assets from Los Angeles, California
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Season 38 player (2022-07-21).
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Kevin McCarty, an actor from Van Nuys, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-06-08).
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Peggy Kroencke, a personnel manager originally from Long Beach, California
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Season 3 player (1986-10-30).
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Drew Limon, a wine technician from Napa, California
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Season 36 player (2019-12-24).
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Fred Lewis, a personal electronics sales consultant from San Diego, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-20).
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Nick Paul, an auto parts distributor from Panorama City, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $4,000.
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Don Koppen, from Van Nuys, California
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Season 1 player (1985-01-07). The player information comes from the chat...
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Lisa Garner, a safety engineer from Carmichael, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-01-19).
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David McIlwraith, a law student from San Diego, California
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Season 1 1-time champion: $3,900.
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James Pelayo, a tax professional from Torrance, California
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Season 35 player (2019-07-22).
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Shoshana Rona, a librarian from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1986-04-18).
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Paula Reach, a teacher from Oxnard, California
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1992 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2023 Jeopardy! Masters 4th place player: $100,000....
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Don Branten, a computer programmer from Escondido, California
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Season 1 player (1984-11-06).
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Claude Muncey, a computer programmer from Merced, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-20).
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Jane Erskine, a ticket seller from Venice, California
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Season 2 1-time champion: $2,800.
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2023 Jeopardy! Masters 4th place player: $100,000....
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Georgia Robertson, a music coordinator from Woodland Hills, California
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Season 1 player (1985-01-31).
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Warren Fletcher, a substitute teacher from Alhambra, California
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Season 11 1-time champion: $11,000.
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Rock Wayda, a bond analyst from Dana Point, California
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Season 35 player (2018-10-24). Rock's real first name is Erik, but...
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Lisa May, a hotel auditor from Hawthorne, California
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Season 2 2-time champion: $9,401.
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Christopher Arns, a teacher from Fair Oaks, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-07-15).
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Malcolm Post, a real estate sales agent from San Francisco, California
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1991 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Larry Carden, a real estate investor from Garden Grove, California
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Season 1 player (1985-05-17).
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2023 Jeopardy! Masters 4th place player: $100,000....
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Ryan Hemmel, a legal technology professional from Los Angeles, California
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2021 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 4-time champion: $104,526 + $1,000.
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Quemars Ahmed, a field organizer from La Cañada Flintridge, California
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Season 36 player (2020-05-01).
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Carroll Lachnit, a reporter from Santa Ana, California
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Season 2 player (1986-04-17).
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Janice Gordon, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1986-05-22).
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Anmol Sinho, a tech salesperson from San Diego, California
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Season 38 player (2022-07-15).
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Tyler Dilts, a novelist and teacher from Long Beach, California
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Season 34 player (2018-06-20).
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Frances Germeshausen, an advertising researcher from San Francisco, California
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Season 11 player (1994-09-15).
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Nancy Pearson, a fashion consultant from Encinitas, California
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1991 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Dave Cameron, a historian from Santa Monica, California
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Season 11 player (1995-06-07).
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Dennis Fawcett, a painter and handyman from San Diego, California
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Season 34 1-time champion: $24,000 + $1,000.
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Maureen Rubin, a professor from Chatsworth, California
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Season 5 player (1988-10-25). Mother of Season 24 player Hilary Teeman...
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Les Preston, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1985-10-08).
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Darlene Lieblich, a television executive from Van Nuys, California
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2000 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $2,500. Season 16 5-time champion: $35,197...
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Greg Marrero, a school administrator from Huntington Beach, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $41,200 + $1,000.
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Brenda Jackson, a Spanish teacher from Fountain Valley, California
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Season 11 player (1995-06-23).
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Russell McConnell, an actor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 10 1-time champion: $10,399.
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Robert Chung, a demographer from Berkeley, California
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Season 11 1-time champion: $14,100.
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Bill Lyons, a marine consultant from San Francisco, California
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1991 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Lauren Cusitello, a criminal and immigration defense lawyer from San Diego, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-09-22).
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Pam Mueller, a think tank researcher from Culver City, California
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• 2000 College Championship winner • Semifinalist in all other tournaments...
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Darlene Lieblich, a television executive from Van Nuys, California
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2000 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $2,500. Season 16 5-time champion: $35,197...
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Cary Kinkead, a medical malpractice manager from Granada Hills, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-06-26).
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Mark Zickel, a hammock salesman from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-09-26).
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Matt Dickey, a computer programmer from San Diego, California
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Season 10 1-time champion: $13,100.
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Hal Gladfelder, a teacher and grad student originally from Pasadena, California
|
Season 8 player (1992-06-12): a vacation at historic Ingleside Inn in...
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Jen Aprahamian, a computer science teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-17). Jen appeared on The Chase on 2021-02-11...
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Burt Thakur, a project engineer from Palm Springs, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $20,400 + $1,000.
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Jon Regardie, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-06-23).
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Jason Snyder, a teaching assistant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-12-21).
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Pat Sutch, an English professor from Long Beach, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-12-18).
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Herschel Purvis, a laboratory technician from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2018-10-19).
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Vicky DeFelice, a real estate appraiser from Laguna Hills, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-31).
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Greg Marrero, a school administrator from Huntington Beach, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $41,200 + $1,000.
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Emily Gadek, a web and social media editor from Palm Springs, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-21).
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Scott Scribner, an editor and writer from Long Beach, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-10-02).
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Tim Cassidy, a marketing student from San Francisco, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-05-01).
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Jeanne Fuller, a trauma surgery administrator from Irvine, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-12-13).
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Dow Huskey, an investor from San Jose, California
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1991 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
|
Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of winning Team...
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Jeff Palmer, a developer originally from Palm Springs, California
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Season 2 1-time champion: $2,200.
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Susan Mayer, an office manager from Reseda, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-05).
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Mike Stewart, a computer sales executive from El Cerrito, California
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Season 10 1-time champion: $19,100.
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Bob Chauls, a composer and professor from Westlake Village, California
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Season 5 3-time champion: $36,798. Bob won $5,000 on Win Ben...
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Peter Smith, a lawyer from Mar Vista, California
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Season 35 player (2019-07-16).
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Kevin Spitze, from San Jose, California
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Season 2 player (1986-01-20): Glassfyre brass fire screen & fire set....
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Jeff Trojan, a marketing executive from Marina del Rey, California
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Season 35 player (2019-03-22).
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Patricia Belcher, a clinical social worker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-05-01). Patricia's IMDb page. First name pronounced like...
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Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2023 Jeopardy! Masters 4th place player: $100,000....
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Jessica Rea, a student from Carmichael, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-06-19).
Last name pronounced like "RAY".
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Betty Waznis, a librarian from San Diego, California
|
Season 10 player (1994-06-09).
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John Mitchell, a firefighter from Granada Hills, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-19).
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Irene Bailey, a disability analyst from El Cajon, California
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Season 9 player (1992-10-02).
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Michael Parmer, a high school principal from Downey, California
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Season 11 player (1995-01-04).
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Farhad Mahmoudi, a client services director from Encinitas, California
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Season 34 player (2017-09-19).
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Bill Fleming, a police sergeant from Mission Viejo, California
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Season 2 2-time champion: $20,000.
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Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
|
• Top 10 regular season winnings • Co-founder of National Academic...
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Doug Beckner, a scientific illustrator from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-12-11).
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Dennis Brent, a teacher from Huntington Beach, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-29).
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Maureen Smith, a teacher from Ontario, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-19).
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Leigh Hill, a manager from Santa Cruz, California
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Season 10 player (1994-06-09).
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Dave Scatena, a chemical engineer from San Francisco, California
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Season 35 2-time champion: $23,200 + $1,000.
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Meredith Strang, an art dealer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-01-04).
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Geoff Fong, a college professor originally from Los Altos, California
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Season 2 player (1986-01-16).
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Ed Cundiff, a teacher originally from Long Beach, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-05).
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JJ Harris, a community volunteer from Petaluma, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-16).
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Larissa Kelly, an editor from Richmond, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2019 All-Star Games member of winning Team...
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Emily Levant, an associate creative director from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-09).
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Elsie Taulman, a registered nurse from Stockton, California
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1989 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Charmion Burns, a student from Manhattan Beach, California
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1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Lauren D'Souza, a sustainability analyst from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-04-27).
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Brian Ahern, a user support associate from Daly City, California
|
Season 38 1-time champion: $26,800 + $1,000.
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Marji Hanson, a salesperson from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 X-time champion: $X.
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Brandon Deutsch, a student from Long Beach, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 3-time champion: $70,026 + $1,000.
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Jeff Mitchum, a teacher from Dixon, California
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Season 37 1-time champion: $31,200 + $2,000.
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Brett Moore, a freelance sportswriter from Hollywood, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-01-14).
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Danny Leserman, a policy communications manager from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-05-23).
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Tom Davey, a teacher and graduate student originally from Santa Ana, California
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Season 11 player (1995-01-03).
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Patrick Wyman, a history podcaster and writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2018-10-11).
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Jeff Lasky, a journalist from San Diego, California
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Season 35 player (2019-07-15). Jeff's uncle Larry Poster appeared on the...
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Darlynne Burnett, a district manager from Wrightwood, California
|
Season 8 player (1992-01-08).
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Emily Lewis, a merchandise planner from San Diego, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-01-30).
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Jen Alfonso-Punzalan, a school librarian from San Mateo, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-07-06).
Last name pronounced like "al-FON-so-POON-sa-lon".
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Paul Croshier, a Marine Corps staff sergeant from Camp Pendleton, California
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1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 1 5-time champion: $36,500....
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Jim Fink, a teacher from Spring Valley, California
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Season 9 player (1992-10-08).
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Peter Lombardo, a Navy nurse from Oceanside, California
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Season 12 player (1996-03-25). Peter was a lieutenant in the U.S....
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Paul Croshier, a United States Marine Staff Sergeant from Camp Pendleton, California
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1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 1 5-time champion: $36,500....
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Monika Chavez, a career education librarian from Alhambra, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-07-28).
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Jon Brown, a bartender from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-06-15).
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Brandon Deutsch, a law student from Long Beach, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 3-time champion: $70,026 + $1,000.
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Matthew Lee, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-05-01).
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Jennifer Tomassi, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 34 1-time champion: $20,401 + $1,000.
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Jackie Giles, a real estate appraiser from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-10-13).
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Holly Hoke, a classical piano teacher from Santa Ynez, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $5,000.
|
Mort Kamins, an investor and writer from Studio City, California
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Season 16/17 2-time champion: $27,202. Mort won $11,750 in three games...
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Adrian Ho, a healthcare consultant from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-10).
|
Linda Shaver-Gleason, a musicologist from Lompoc, California
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Season 34 player (2017-09-11). Linda died 2020-01-14 after a battle with...
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Bob Skutelsky, a computer graphic designer from Topanga, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-03-04).
|
Justin Burden, an alcohol lawyer from West Hollywood, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-12).
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Julia Shear Kushner, a lawyer from Long Beach, California
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Season 37 player (2021-01-11).
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Alex Schmidt, a writer and comedian from Pasadena, California
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Season 35 4-time champion: $92,880 + $2,000.
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Maggie Frank-Hsu, a writer from San Diego, California
|
Season 39 player (2022-12-27).
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Jordan Pistol, an attorney from Reseda, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-07-19).
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Jean Sirius, an artist from Oakland, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-06-06).
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Maureen Block, a high school English and film studies teacher from Rancho Cucamonga, California
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Season 35 player (2018-10-05). Maureen won $1,000 on Who Wants to...
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Tracy Lee, a data scientist from Newark, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-01-07).
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Julia Dye, a vice president of production from North Hills, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-08).
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Mike Dwight, a marketing executive from Laguna Beach, California
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Season 12 player (1996-06-07).
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Barbara Blaine, an administrative clerk originally from Whittier, California
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Season 7 player (1991-07-05).
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Dave Lawrence, a sales consultant from West Covina, California
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Season 1 player (1985-03-13).
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Del Scott, a data scientist from San Francisco, California
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Season 34 player (2018-01-24).
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Natalie Craig, a government analyst from Sacramento, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-01-07).
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Steven Green, a software engineer from Millbrae, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-11).
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Laura Kolb, an electronic court reporter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 10 player (1994-03-17).
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Capt. Kimberly Power, an Air Force officer originally from Manhasset, New York
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Season 2 player (1985-09-16). Kimberly was stationed at Norton Air Force...
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Tom Gardner, an inventor and engineer from Walnut Creek, California
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Season 11 1-time champion: $8,801.
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Marc Williams, a pediatrician from Riverside, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-05). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Willie White, a travel agent from North Hollywood, California
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Season 5 player (1988-12-22). The player information comes from the chat...
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Eric Brach, a teacher and author from Culver City, California
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-06).
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Molly Fisher, a college student from Berkeley, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-01-05).
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Karen Anderson, a private investigator from Half Moon Bay, California
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $22,500 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Susan Lopez-Dailey, a librarian from Yorba Linda, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-21).
Susan died 2012-11-18. Obituary.
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Suzan Hier, a criminal attorney from Buena Park, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-09).
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Adrian Goldstein, a technical writer from Oakland, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-03-13).
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Lynn Evans, an aspiring teacher from Canyon Country, California
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Season 6 player (1990-01-05). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Molly Bierman, an engineering program manager from San Francisco, California
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Season 36 player (2020-04-23).
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Michalle Gould, a librarian from Laguna Beach, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition 1st runner-up: $20,000. Season 37 player (2021-03-12)....
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Chris Sevilla, a student from San Diego, California
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Season 2 1-time champion: $7,600.
|
Nava Ben-Porat, an insurance agent from Malibu, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-11-06). Nava died 2004-11-20 at the age of...
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Michael Rausin, a teacher from Upland, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-06-05).
Last name pronounced like \"RAW-son\".
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Jim Timmermann, a newspaper editor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 1 1-time co-champion: $6,400.
|
Evan Sroka, a strategy and business development executive from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-03-12).
|
Alice Handley, a senior from Capitola, California
|
1994 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Andrew Rafner, a set decorator from Thousand Oaks, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-12-03).
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Manisha Munshi, an attorney from San Francisco, California
|
Season 37 1-time champion: $7,100 + $1,000.
|
Ray Butman, an equipment control clerk from Harbor City, California
|
Season 10 player (1994-03-30).
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Ben Goldstein, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2018-11-30). Not to be confused with Season 39...
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Adrianne Woodward, an office assistant from Rancho Cucamonga, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-01-22). Adrianne appeared on Master Minds on 2020-05-08....
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Jessica Morgan, a writer from Pasadena, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-12-02).
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Chris Bennington, an insurance coverage attorney from Moorpark, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-06-11).
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Elizabeth Krown Spellman, a management services officer from California
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-21). The player information comes from the chat...
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Taffy Sandow, an artist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1985-09-25).
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Tim Walters, a software test engineer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-06-05).
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Devon Cromwell, a voice-over actor and Realtor from Tarzana, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-18).
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Peter Fish, a writer from San Carlos, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-06-11).
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Bev Praver, an entertaining educator from Covina, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-13).
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Armand Sanchez, a high school teacher from San Jose, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-27). Armand won $1,000 on Master Minds on...
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Catherine Ono, a software developer from Santa Clara, California
|
Season 34 2-time champion: $46,402 + $2,000.
|
Claudia Courtney, a systems analyst from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-06-04).
|
Ryan Graham, an account manager from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-01-18).
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Hannah Safford, an engineering Ph.D. student from Davis, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-07-09).
|
Chuck Bennett, a chemist from Fullerton, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-22).
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Pamela Lee, a lawyer from Mountain View, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-17).
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Gary Patent, a screenwriter and actor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 1-time champion: $22,801 + $1,000.
|
Ron Mulligan, a production assistant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-01-28).
|
Bob Ramsey, a minister from San Dimas, California
|
Season 8 player (1991-09-03).
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Anita Stork, an attorney from San Francisco, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-01-01).
|
Josh Stephens, a journalist from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-03-08).
|
Frank Stasio, a data analyst from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 18 2-time champion: $42,000. Frank won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Rhonda Byer, a retired educator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-16).
|
John Alberti, a college professor originally from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 8 1-time champion: $14,001.
|
Susan Brook, a subcontract administrator from Torrance, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-17).
|
Meridith Patera, an educator and writer from Moorpark, California
|
Season 13 player (1996-11-06).
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Alex Muhler, a policy analyst from Oakland, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-07-26).
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Carson Anderson, a city planner originally from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-12-04). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Michael Rankins, a minister from Rohnert Park, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
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Kelly Gerhold, an adjunct history teacher from Bakersfield, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-12-05). Kelly won $20,000 on Master Minds on...
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Teja Chemudupati, a clinical researcher from San Jose, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-17).
|
Reggie Austin, an actor from Culver City, California
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Season 30 player (2013-12-31). Reggie appeared on Celebrity Name Game on...
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Allen Rudolph, a high school teacher from Los Gatos, California
|
Season 12 player (1995-10-18).
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Andrew Lewis, a lawyer from Oakland, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-23).
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Michael Bilow, a Ph.D. student in computer science from Los Angeles, California
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2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 31 3-time champion: $96,000...
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Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2024 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Peter Lalos, a fundraiser from San Francisco, California
|
Season 1 4-time champion: $X.
|
Margaret de Larios, a public affairs specialist from Pasadena, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-15).
|
Linda Nelson, a hairdresser from San Diego, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-10-25).
|
Deb Bilodeau, a winemaker from Oakland, California
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2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2024 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
|
Fred Glasser, an attorney from Orange, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-30).
|
Mark Lucas, a strategist from Redondo Beach, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-07-05).
|
Carol Gwynn, a property manager from South Pasadena, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-11-05). Carol was a former theatrical agent who...
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Peter Bliss, a reference librarian from Riverside, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-07-12).
|
Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California
|
2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2024 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
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Mark Lucas, a corporate and career strategist from Redondo Beach, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-07-05).
|
Theodore Conrad, an urban planner from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-12-03).
|
Ken Hurwitz, a marketing manager from Canoga Park, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-29).
|
Sarah Brogren, a writer from Burbank, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-22).
|
Murry Cann, a financial consultant from Larkspur, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-29).
|
Bruce Hamilton, a computer programmer from Gardena, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-05-17).
|
Rob Kaplan, a teaching physician from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-21).
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Kirk Donald, a bartender from West Los Angeles, California
|
Season 1 2-time champion: $15,600.
|
Demeter Manning, a computer systems programmer from Woodland Hills, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-03-10):
First name pronounced like "DEH-meh-ter".
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Gerry Schwartz, a paralegal from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-06-09).
|
Eric Schoeck, a radio talk show host from Santa Cruz, California
|
1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $21,499....
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Tom Bestor, a writer originally from Eureka, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-12-03).
|
Jon Stordahl, a high school teacher from Laguna Niguel, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-29).
|
Nizar Abdalla, a finance manager from San Mateo, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-11).
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Rick Vernier, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 3 2-time champion: $15,600.
|
Russ Tolman, a graduate business student from Hollywood, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-03-25).
|
Eric Schoeck, a radio talk show host from Santa Cruz, California
|
1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $21,499....
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Emma Wall, a graduate student from La Jolla, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-11-29).
|
Lisa Beach, a feature film casting associate from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-23): a trip to Miami.
|
Tory Leviton, a musician and teacher from Englewood, Colorado
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-20). Johnny Gilbert inaccurately announced Tory as being...
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Jerry Sobul, a film production manager from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 8 1-time champion: $12,801.
|
Gary Pate, an administrator and teacher from Fullerton, California
|
Season 8 player (1991-12-20).
|
Bonnie Brown, a personnel coordinator from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-03-25).
|
Dr. Bob Loitz, a pediatric cardiologist from Pasadena, California
|
Season 4 player (1987-10-06).
|
Mary Hurley, a senior gardener originally from Stockton, California
|
Season 8 1-time champion: $11,601.
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Scott Neugroschel, a software engineer and graduate student from Chatsworth, California
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Season 7 player (1991-03-05).
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Ian Foutz, a teacher from Camarillo, California
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Season 39 player (2023-07-24). Ian\'s appearance was taped on his birthday....
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Mack Hayden, a copywriter from Irvine, California
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Season 38 player (2021-11-22).
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Jason Grote, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 37 player (2020-12-09).
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Mark Milett, a hearings and appeals analyst originally from Culver City, California
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Season 5 2-time champion: $16,201.
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Alistair Gray, a sophomore at UC San Diego from Sunnyvale, California
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2020 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
Mark Busch, a safety trainer from Venice, California
|
Season 5 player (1989--04-26).
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Margaret Epstein, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 8 1-time champion: $10,200.
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Don Hawthorne, a writer from San Pedro, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-03-26).
|
Kathy Boelter, an administrator from Sunnyvale, California
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Season 39 player (2022-12-22).
Last name pronounced like "BOLE-tur".
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Elliott Goodman, a history and Latin teacher from Culver City, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-05-05).
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Katie Dunwoody, a lawyer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-17).
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David Combs, an electrical engineer from Long Beach, California
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Season 7 2-time champion: $22,601.
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Gordon Spates, a poster librarian from Los Angeles, California
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Season 38 player (2021-11-19).
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Max Nupen, a tutor from Irvine, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-04-21).
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Isaac Braddock, a lawyer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 4 1-time champion: $12,597.
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Jeff Gitomer, a Social Security manager from Glendale, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-22).
|
Jared Namenson, a headmaster from Berkeley, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-04-19).
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Sam Balko, an operations assistant from Venice, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-12-02).
|
Rob Cook, a grad student originally from Bakersfield, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-04-28).
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Elliott Hahn, an attorney from Redondo Beach, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-21).
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John Adams, a librarian from Irvine, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-17)
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Alisha Mathalikunnel, a medical student from Alhambra, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-01-12).
Name pronounced like "uh-LEE-shah math-uh-LEE-kuh-nul".
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Bob Canter, a government relations representative from Martinez, California
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Season 7 2-time champion: $23,500.
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Rob Salerno, a writer-actor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 35 1-time champion: $22,100 + $1,000.
Rob won $1,000 on People Puzzler on 2022-08-29.
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Rod Graf, a landscaper from Claremont, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-04).
|
Greg Munda, a computer technician from Glendale, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-12-20).
|
Hank Peddicord, a claims representative from Victorville, California
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Season 4 player (1988-03-07).
Hank is short for Henrietta.
|
Doug Marsh, a set designer from Pasadena, California
|
Season 7 1-time champion: $12,500.
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Julia Lee, a pharmacy student from San Bruno, California
|
Season 33 1-time champion: $6,599 + $2,000.
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Joe Castro, a comptroller from Pasadena, California
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $9,384 + $2,000. Joe won $2,000 on...
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David Johnson, an educational administrator from Anaheim Hills, California
|
Season 11 player (1994-12-23).
|
Brian Doyle, an attorney from San Francisco, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-03-07).
|
Pamela Miller, a legal secretary from El Cerrito, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-04-28).
|
Mary Dishigrikyan, a school psychologist from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 39 player (2022-12-21).
Last name pronounced like "dish-uh-GREEK-ee-un".
|
Patricia Ford-Smith, a postal inspector from Fresno, California
|
Season 8 player (1992-01-10).
|
Todd Russell, a buyer from Santa Ana, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-11-07).
|
Eric Aranda, a piano teacher from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-11-27).
|
Flora Leen, a proofreader and editor from Studio City, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-01-01).
|
Ross Barker, a cassette book producer from Pasadena, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-20).
|
Saranda Schlotter, a housewife and caterer from Thousand Oaks, California
|
Season 5 1-time champion: $11,600.
|
Michelle Rottner, an event coordinator from Pasadena, California
|
Season 9 1-time champion: $8,201.
|
Jeff Stolzer, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 11 1-time champion: $18,001.
|
Carol Billerbeck, a freelance writer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-05-22).
|
Rebecca Clark, an administrative assistant and theater director from Santa Cruz, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-11-16).
|
Tom Moses, a lawyer from Long Beach, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-01-30).
|
Thom Stark, a senior research analyst from El Cerrito, California
|
Season 8 2-time champion: $27,401.
|
Morgan Steele, a theater manager from Berkeley, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-03).
|
Kate Lazo, an educational consultant from Walnut Creek, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 1-time champion: $16,800 +...
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Kirk Sanduski, an administrator from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-16). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Jeff Thompsen, a freshman from University of California at Berkeley
|
1993 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
|
Kate Lazo, an assistant athletics director from Menlo Park, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 37 1-time champion: $16,800 +...
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Buzzy Cohen, a music executive from Los Angeles, California
|
• 9-game champion • 2017 Tournament of Champions winner 2019 All-Star...
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Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research from Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 6th place player: $50,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Gary Westfahl, a college instructor from Claremont, California
|
Season 8 player (1991-09-27).
|
Michael Liu, a college student from San Marino, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-02).
|
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 6th place player: $50,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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David McCutchen, an inventor and filmmaker originally from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 5 1-time champion: $8,201.
|
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 6th place player: $50,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
|
Jeff Meyers, an accountant from Redondo Beach, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-11-15).
|
Allen Kahn, from Playa Del Rey, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-01-01). The recording used to archive the game...
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Sally Reed, a retired social service administrator from Redlands, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-13).
Last name may not be correctly spelled.
|
Denise Pool, a stay-at-home mother and volunteer from Yorba Linda, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-12-01).
|
Kathy Kuczynski, a registered nurse from El Toro, California
|
Season 11 1-time champion: $7,400.
|
Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 5th place player: $75,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Dana Wayne, an educator from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 35 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000.
|
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 5th place player: $75,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Julie Harris Neiger, a teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 5 1-time champion: $4,400.
|
Steve Bowie, an engineer from Lancaster, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-09-09).
Last name pronounced like \"BOO-ee\".
|
Howard Wilson, a resident marketing representative from Fullerton, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-15). Not to be confused with Season 1...
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Megan Wachspress, an attorney from Berkeley, California
|
2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 6-time champion: $60,603 + $2,000.
|
Chris Campbell, a lawyer from Long Beach, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-15).
|
Shanon Delaney, a librarian from Tustin, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-04-03).
|
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
|
2023 Jeopardy! Masters 5th place player: $75,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Dan Hess, a wine and spirits distributor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-06-01).
|
Randy Kaplan, a commodities broker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 8 3-time champion: $49,800. Not to be confused with Season...
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Judy Paullus, a computer programmer from Newbury Park, California
|
Season 10 player (1994-02-02).
|
Felicity Flesher, a screenwriter from Studio City, California
|
Season 36 2-time champion: $32,200 + $1,000.
|
Jim Baughman, a fine arts printer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 8 2-time champion: $25,200.
|
Alan Friedenthal, a loan officer from Tarzana, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-09-18). Alan died 2020-08-18 after suffering from heart...
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Debbie Ingram, a writer from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-15).
|
Charlie Fonville, a producer from Los Angeles, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000.
|
Steph Bundy, a summer camp director from Oak Park, California
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
|
Aaron Fernandez, a freelance editor originally from Santa Cruz, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-26).
|
Patti Post, a transportation consultant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-15).
|
Mitch Rodricks, an attorney from Oakland, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-02-14).
|
Matt Takimoto, an elementary school teacher from Moraga, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $21,400 + $2,000.
|
Zack Jones, a law student from Fountain Valley, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-26).
|
Alex Lamb, a data scientist from Lake Forest, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2021-07-13). Alex...
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Matt Takimoto, an elementary school teacher from Moraga, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $21,400 + $2,000.
|
Richard Frick, an engineer from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-12-20).
|
Alex Lamb, a data scientist from Lake Forest, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2021-07-13). Alex...
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Antonette Hrycyk, an 8th grade humanities teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-25).
|
Beverly Randez, a university business administrator from San Diego, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-11-18).
|
Tim Young, a filmmaker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-05-29).
|
Jessica Ashooh, a policy director from San Francisco, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-03-14).
|
Kevin Eisenberg, an elementary school teacher from Mar Vista, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-11).
|
Doug Levy, a claims adjuster originally from Napa, California
|
Season 11 1-time champion: $11,599.
|
Brian Ross, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000.
Season 37 player (2020-09-21).
|
Dan Viafore, an audio engineer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 33 player (2017-07-28).
|
Lary Prince, an administrator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 7 1-time champion: $5,601.
|
Ryan Hemmel, a legal technology professional from Los Angeles, California
|
2021 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 4-time champion: $104,526 + $1,000.
|
Melody Cadillac, a nursing student from Upland, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-11).
|
Lori Goodman, a nonprofit executive director from Goleta, California
|
Season 35 1-time champion: $34,401 + $2,000.
Lori won $1,000 on Master Minds on 2021-01-14.
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Monya De, a health journalist from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-30). First name pronounced like "MONE-yah". Monya won...
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Jeff Smith, a music educator from San Diego, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-11-05).
|
Matt McDaniel, a director of programming from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-24).
|
Kathy Miller, a homemaker from Irvine, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-11-27).
|
Brian Ross, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000.
Season 37 player (2020-09-21).
|
Amanda Minafo, an undergraduate advisor from San Francisco, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-23).
|
Cherie Brown, a graphic manager from San Jose, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-09-18).
|
Ed Landler, a filmmaker and production consultant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 6 player (1989-09-04).
|
Franke Santos, an operations manager from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-12-06).
First name pronounced like "FRANK-ee".
|
Sherry Reiter, a writer from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-26).
|
Jennifer Rosenberg, a lawyer from Walnut Creek, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-24).
|
Gwynedd Stuart, a writer and editor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-12-29).
|
Teresa O'Neill, a contract administrator from Santa Clara, California
|
Season 2 1-time champion: $16,799. A political candidate profile of Teresa...
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John Gose, a caterer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 4 player (1987-10-09). Last name pronounced like "Gaws". John won...
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Lynn Stark, a lawyer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 1-time champion: $12,000.
|
Curt Spiller, an account executive from San Diego, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-25).
|
Josh Duggan, a production coordinator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-02-08).
|
Keith Jaeger, a teacher and coach from Davis, California
|
Season 4 player (1987-12-30).
|
Sam Auster, a writer and a director from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-01-31).
Sam\'s IMDb page.
|
Susan Alden, a fundraising researcher from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 1-time champion: $7,999 + $1,000.
|
Kathy Kirkhofer, an accountant and CPA from Lake Arrowhead, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-01-15).
|
Bill Drastal, a writer from Venice, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-06-07).
Bill passed away, aged 76, 2023-11-04. Obituary.
|
Kim Nasser Jones, a training consultant from Glendora, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-10-10).
|
Yungsheng Wang, a public defender from Los Angeles, California
|
2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Champions Wildcard winner: $100,000...
|
Deborah Maugham, a caterer and a party planner from Arcadia, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-25).
|
Randy Moss, an attorney from Walnut Creek, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-10).
|
Mary Landra, a former naval officer from Calabasas, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-10-30).
|
Richard Drapkin, a restaurant consultant and law student from Santa Monica, California
|
Season 12 1-time champion: $11,600.
|
Mary Harper, a probation officer from San Diego, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-14).
|
Elliott Goodman, a history and Latin teacher from Culver City, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-05-05).
|
Ray Hanna, a comedy writer from Studio City, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-05-25).
|
Bernie Sandalo, a corporate communications manager from Culver City, California
|
Season 8 player (1991-10-09).
|
Guy Tonti, a telecommunications manager from San Francisco, California
|
1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 2 4-time champion: $28,800.
|
Siobhan Doherty, a voice and speech teacher originally from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-10).
|
Sharon Rude, a systems analyst from Irvine, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-24).
|
Scott Claremon, a tax attorney from Sacramento, California
|
Season 30 1-time champion: $7,899 + $2,000.
|
Diane Dowden, a retired teacher from Orange, California
|
1994 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
|
David Sang, a law clerk from San Francisco, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-09-10).
Spelling of contestant's name approximate.
|
Gwen Shen, a junior from Hillsborough, California
|
1995 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000. Gwen attended Crystal Springs Uplands School...
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David Lu, a mail processing clerk from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-05-17).
|
Angela Xu, a corporate lawyer from San Mateo, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-07-25).
Last name pronounced like \"SHOO\".
|
Paul Bondor, an engineer from Bakersfield, California
|
Season 11 3-time champion: $38,401.
|
Maggie Sharpe, a high school math teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-08).
|
Carol Reeve, a homemaker from Orinda, California
|
Season 4 2-time champion: $19,700.
|
Matt Baker, a graduate student from Berkeley, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-06-27).
|
Gary Palmer, a physician from Palm Springs, California
|
1986 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000. Season 2 4-time champion: $18,400....
|
Nick Lauber, an attorney from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-03-10).
|
Mackenzie Brooks, an attorney from San Diego, California
|
Season 33 player (2017-07-25).
|
Elaine Hesser, a features editor from Salinas, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-07).
|
Emily Brogren, a registered nurse from Santa Maria, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-19).
|
Marian Branch, a technical editor from Hawthorne, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-03).
|
Mary Dixon, a bookseller and poet from Lakewood, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-04-02).
|
Joe Seibert, a graduate student in physics from San Diego, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-06-13).
Last name pronounced like \"SYE-burt\".
|
Martha Thompson, a stockbroker from San Marino, California
|
1992 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
|
Katy Cummings, an attorney from Pasadena, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-20).
|
Debra DuVal, an assistant director from Van Nuys, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-16).
|
Pam Miller, a freelance writer from Northridge, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-01-11).
|
Michonne Omo, a staff attorney from Walnut Creek, California
|
Season 36 2-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
|
Tuan Nguyen, an engineer originally from Pomona, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-19).
|
Peter Stein, a documentary filmmaker from San Francisco, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-28).
|
Jaima Bennett, a college instructor from Long Beach, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-05).
|
Lucia Yang, a medical and doctoral student originally from San Diego, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-03).
First name pronounced like "LOO-shuh".
|
Elle Hood, a housewife and attorney from Camarillo, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-05-23).
|
Stephanie Garrison, an actor from Laguna Hills, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-06-06).
|
Matthew Ott, an accountant from La Crescenta, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard play-in game player (2024-01-12). Season 39 1-time champion:...
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Remy Timbrook, a children’s librarian from Oakland, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-12-20).
JBoard user name: AcaPulco
|
Brian Finander, a businessman and attorney from Long Beach, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-27). The recording used to archive the game...
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Holly Bishop, a program director from Shasta, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-17).
|
Nicole Economou, an OB/GYN from San Diego, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-17).
|
Dan Burg, a stay-at-home dad from Santa Rosa, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-17).
|
Jennifer Mosher, a data specialist from Sacramento, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-27).
|
Matt Wierman, an aerospace engineer from La Palma, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $3,000.
Season 37 player (2021-03-08).
|
Philip Ellison, a political consultant from Pasadena, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-04-27). The recording used to archive the game...
|
Mike Harris, a physician from Mill Valley, California
|
Season 4 3-time champion: $31,600. Not to be confused with Season...
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Jim Gaylord, a tax consultant from Laguna Niguel, California
|
1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
|
Sue Weaver, an attorney and nursing student from San Francisco, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-05-24).
|
Helene Haddock, an epidemiologist from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 6 player (1989-12-22). The introduction was missing from the recording...
|
Kelly Hogan, a clinical trial project manager from Laguna Hills, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-16).
|
Doug Groshart, a mechanical engineer and musician from San Luis Obispo, California
|
Season 33 player (2017-07-20).
|
Lisa Beth Davis, a retired Army master sergeant from Altadena, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-12-19).
|
Cody Lawrence, an assistant editor from Sherman Oaks, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2020-12-08). Cody...
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Maureen Harte, an information systems advisor from Orange, California
|
1989 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
|
Brooke Krauter, a lieutenant from Pacific Grove, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-02-28).
|
Kathy Craig, a homemaker from Moraga, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-01-20).
|
Kenny Liew, a software engineer originally from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-31).
|
Lawrence Gamble, a lawyer from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 6 player (1989-12-22). The introduction was missing from the recording...
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Christine McKeever, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 36 player (2019-11-01).
|
Monte Montgomery, a writer from Crestline, California
|
Season 7 player (1990-09-27).
|
Andrew Pollock, a staff assistant from Culver City, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-06-06). The recording used to archive the game...
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Donna Marie Wright, an editor from Santa Monica, California
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Season 2 player (1985-12-25).
|
Bob Von Bargen, a law student from Torrance, California
|
Season 3 1-time champion: $4,100.
|
Ron Brashear, a curator from Pasadena, California
|
Season 8...
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Riccarla Hayton, a junior high English teacher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 7 player (1990-09-27).
|
Zanete Barons, a freelance writer from Roseville, California
|
Season 3 1-time champion: $4,300. First name pronounced like \"zan-ETT\". Zanete\'s...
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Lynne Harden, an actress from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-11).
|
Lev Osherovich, a senior from Walnut Creek, California
|
1993 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
|
Stephen Son, a business operations professional from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-25).
Last name pronounced like "SONE".
|
Steve Grubman, a pharmacist from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-18).
|
Cody Lawrence, an assistant editor from Sherman Oaks, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000. Season 37 player (2020-12-08). Cody...
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Rob Manning, a computer systems consultant originally from San Francisco, California
|
Season 6 player (1990-07-04).
|
Matt Schneider, a graduate student originally from Lafayette, California
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Season 6 player (1990-04-26). The recording used to archive the game...
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Ed Morris, a story analyst from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-10).
|
Rafael Bernardino, an attorney from La Mirada, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-12-25).
|
Mark Dimell, a filmmaker from Pasadena, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-10).
|
Mary Dang, a game play engineer from Belmont, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-13).
|
Waseem Daher, a start-up founder from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-12).
|
Steve Knapp, a middle school teacher from San Ramon, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-30).
|
Eesha Sohail, a senior from Bakersfield, California
|
2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2019 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
Denise Littlejohn, a project manager from West Hollywood, California
|
Season 34 1-time champion: $21,601 + $2,000. Denise won $0 on...
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Gabriel Ostler, a script writer from Orinda, California
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2020-11-27).
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Dwight Moore, a deputy district attorney from Riverside, California
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Season 5 player (1989-06-23).
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Sara Winter, an academic dean and psychologist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 5 1-time champion: $7,199.
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Doug Grimshaw, a high school economics teacher from Burbank, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-11).
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Sue Douglass, a teacher from Albany, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-05-23).
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Gary Lynch, a medical communications worker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-04-25).
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Gabriel Ostler, a swim instructor from Orinda, California
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2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2020-11-27).
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David Perry, an assistant manager and a student from Los Angeles, California
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Season 2 player (1986-03-07).
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Brian Adams, an educator from Big Bear Lake, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $44,901 +...
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Carolyn Fox, a student from Redondo Beach, California
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Season 3 player (1986-10-24).
Spelling of first name uncertain.
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Mark Nasielski, an electrical engineering student from Los Angeles, California
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Season 36 player (2020-03-10).
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Lorraine Latorraca, a word processor from Oakland, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-04-24).
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Kari Bale, a stay-at-home mom from San Jose, California
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Season 36 player (2019-10-29).
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Cole Andersen, an instructor from San Clemente, California
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1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Niño Yosinao, a development assistant and data analyst from San Francisco, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-29). Niño appeared on Master Minds on 2020-06-24....
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Brian Adams, a retired public educator from Big Bear Lake, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 37 3-time champion: $44,901 +...
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Amy Margolis, a public financial manager from Los Altos Hills, California
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Season 12 player (1996-04-24).
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Lea Zaric, a graduate student from Vista, California
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Season 38 player (2021-10-22).
Name pronounced like \"LAY-uh ZARE-ik\".
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Cecelia Moore, a teacher from San Pedro, California
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1990 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Anjolie Chidambaram, a financial writer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-20).
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Eric Larson, an executive producer at an events agency from Long Beach, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-06-14). Not to be confused with Season 7...
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Timothy Hsieh, a physician from Elk Grove, California
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Season 13 player (1997-03-06). Timothy won on the PAX pop-culture game...
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Lucy Sweeney, an apprentice baker from San Bruno, California
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Season 3 2-time champion: $11,199.
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Les O'Shea, a real estate broker originally from San Francisco, California
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Season 9 player (1993-02-04).
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Marge Mayer, a real estate property manager from Orange County, California
|
1990 Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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Robin Ditzler, a homemaker from Poway, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-06-16).
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Ben Lewis, a data scientist from Costa Mesa, California
|
Season 37 1-time champion: $44,401 + $2,000.
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Jenna Jackson, a writer and consultant from El Cerrito, California
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Season 13 1-time champion: $12,801.
|
Christopher Records, a nonprofit consultant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-25).
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Jake Harle, a law student from La Palma, California
|
Season 3 2-time champion: $8,400.
Last name pronounced: "Harlee".
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Jodi Harris, a content strategist from Culver City, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-23).
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Julie Sesnovich, a film data coordinator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-05-04).
|
Katy Buckner, a teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-19).
|
Mollie Cowger, an assistant puzzles & games editor from San Francisco, California
|
Season 39 player (2022-12-14).
Last name pronounced like "COW-gurr".
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Martin Chetlen, a professor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 33 player (2017-07-18).
|
David Bederman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 2-time champion: $52,802 + $1,000.
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Jacque Erdrich, a welfare office administrator from Woodland Hills, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-01-15).
Name pronounced like \"JACK-ee erd-RICK\".
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Vimal Murthy, a burn and wound surgeon from Redondo Beach, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-11-08).
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Pam Sink-Plemitscher, a homemaker originally from San Pedro, California
|
Season 10 player (1994-05-25).
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Rachel Paterno-Mahler, an astrophysicist from Playa del Rey, California
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Season 35 1-time champion: $29,600 + $1,000.
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Pat Gravitt, a project manager originally from San Diego, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-03-21).
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Charlie Garfink, a cafe owner from San Rafael, California
|
Season 11 3-time champion: $25,400.
|
David Eadington, an operations manager from Long Beach, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-03-22).
|
Christina Tang-Bernas, a copy editor from Anaheim, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-05).
|
Paul Curry, a training consultant from Laguna Hills, California
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Season 5 2-time champion: $24,101.
|
David Bederman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 2-time champion: $52,802 + $1,000.
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Mike Murnane, from Tujunga, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-18). The recording used to archive the game...
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Pat Fine, a retired teacher from Buena Park, California
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1992 Seniors Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
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Paloma Thombley, an HR director from San Francisco, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-04).
|
Wes Hom, a stay-at-home dad from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-05).
|
Scottie Ross, a systems analyst from Mill Valley, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-10-20). Spelling of first name uncertain. Scottie indicated...
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Madeline Hayes, a practical nurse from Los Angeles, California
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1987 Senior Tournament quarterfinalist: $1,000.
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T.J. Tallie, an assistant professor of African history from San Diego, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $18,200 + $1,000.
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Doug Smith, a casting assistant from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-10-21).
|
Keoni Rodriguez, an undergraduate student at Stanford from San Diego, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-04).
|
Brett Myer, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 39 player (2022-12-13).
|
Dennis Leung, a biotech scientist from Half Moon Bay, California
|
Season 39 player (2023-07-13).
|
Elliott Kim, a television editor from Los Angeles, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
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Fernanda Trupiano, a business analyst from Van Nuys, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-03).
|
Andy Zax, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-01-05). Andy won $50 coming in third on...
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Carla Gavin, a teacher from West Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-03).
|
T.J. Tallie, an associate professor of African history from San Diego, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $18,200 + $1,000.
|
Brian Lynch, a filmmaker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-10-18).
|
Garrett Kuramoto, a librarian from Sunnyvale, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-02).
|
Elliott Kim, a television editor from Los Angeles, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 1-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
|
Larissa Dizon, an academic advisor from San Diego, California
|
Season 33 player (2017-07-14).
Name pronounced like "lar-EE-sah DEE-zon".
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Cheryl van Middlesworth, a housewife from Cerritos, California
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Season 4 4-time champion: $36,900 + Jeopardy! home game. Cheryl died...
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Sandra Lowe, a Lamaze teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-02).
|
Devin Rossiter, an academic coach from Bakersfield, California
|
Season 37 2-time champion: $52,204 + $2,000.
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Rick Giles, an event coordinator from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1985-10-30).
|
Ryan Bradley, a TV animation marketing executive from West Hollywood, California
|
Season 36 1-time champion: $9,199 + $1,000.
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Audrey Kamzan, a pediatric hospitalist from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-18).
|
Matthew Hubbard, a computer game designer from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 1 3-time champion: $25,550. In his first appearance, Matthew was...
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Diane Davis, a patient account representative from Alhambra, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-01-05).
|
Kasey Arnold-Ince, originally from Berkeley, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-07-15). The recording used to archive the game...
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Garron Telep, a stay-at-home dad from San Diego, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-03-18).
|
Regan Read, an ESL teacher from Gardena, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-11-02).
First name pronounced like "REE-gun".
|
John Voland, a journalist from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-02).
|
David Pigott, a research assistant originally from Mission Viejo, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-06-04).
|
Megan Logsdon, a wildlife technician from Kernville, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-18).
|
Tom Smith, a marketing manager from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-16).
|
James Fraser, a naval aviator from Newport Beach, California
|
2022 Second Chance 1st runner-up: $20,000. Season 37 player (2021-03-10). James...
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Kelly Lake, an animation producer from Altadena, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-06-12).
|
Bruce Lou, a software engineer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 1-time champion: $13,245 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "LOW".
|
Max Zarou, a fifth-grade teacher originally from Culver City, California
|
Season 24 1-time champion: $7,201 + $2,000.
Max appeared on Master Minds on 2023-08-10.
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Woody Houchin, a medical assistant from Chico, California
|
Season 30 1-time champion: $14,100 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "HOW-chin".
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Chris Shim, a medical student and Marine officer from Elk Grove, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-30).
Chris appeared on the show in uniform.
|
Sheryl Adsit, a word processor from Hawthorne, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $7,000. Sheryl died 2022-01-08 at the age...
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Sheryl Underwood, a single stand-up comedian from Studio City, California
|
2023 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $30,000 for the Pack Rat Foundation for Education.
|
Bill Johnston, an aerospace engineer from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-17): an Emerson video recorder + Karl-Lorimar home videos.
|
Mike MacDonald, a reporter from Malibu, California
|
Season 11 player (1995-04-11).
|
Iman Shervington, a filmmaker from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-06-11).
|
Jerry Tsai, a data scientist from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-07-27). Jerry appeared on Master Minds on 2020-04-13....
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Claudia Kiel, a reporter from Hollywood, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-04-01).
|
Larry Sorrentino, a sports marketing representative from North Hollywood, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-01-25).
|
Robin O'Donnell, a computer network manager from Berkeley, California
|
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Ollie Savage, a high school English and film studies teacher from Burbank, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-02-26).
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Mandy DeLucia, a restaurant consultant from Newport Beach, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-03-02).
|
Lisa Gerlach, a veterinary neurologist from West Hills, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-29).
|
Les Miller, a scrap metal dealer from La Mesa, California
|
Season 1 2-time champion: $10,300.
|
Dave Rapp, a writer from Valley Village, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 3-time champion: $69,200 + $2,000.
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Mark Dunn, an eligibility worker from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-16): a vacation in Palm Springs + a...
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Caroline Cawley, a research associate from San Mateo, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-17).
|
Rob Thais, a teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-06-02).
Last name pronounced like "TICE".
|
Dave Rapp, a writer from Valley Village, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 38 3-time champion: $69,200 + $2,000.
|
Amy Goldrich, an administrative assistant from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-07-16).
|
Scott Shrum, a digital marketing executive from Westlake Village, California
|
Season 37 1-time champion: $24,100 + $1,000.
|
Ollie Savage, an English and film studies teacher from Burbank, California
|
2023 Second Chance competition semifinalist: $2,000.
Season 37 player (2021-02-26).
|
Christa Gush, a knowledge manager from San Diego, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-27).
|
Anthony Pinggera, a civil rights lawyer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-10-14).
|
Yoshie Hill, an executive assistant from Colma, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $31,600 + $2,000.
|
Julie Spore, a financial analyst from Pasadena, California
|
Season 9 player (1992-12-01): a Towle silver coffee urn.
|
D\'Art Ferris, a computer technician from Montrose, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-05-12).
First name pronounced like \"DAR\".
|
Nick Dee, a photographer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-16).
Nick uses they/them pronouns.
|
Melissa Fall, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-12-01).
|
Yoshie Hill, a program support specialist from Colma, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $31,600 + $2,000.
|
Beth Elliott, a writer and computer specialist from Oakland, California
|
Season 7 1-time champion: $10,100.
|
Ariel Saland, a wine tasting room host from Sonoma, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-26).
|
Dana Hill, a book dealer and stay-at-home mom from Simi Valley, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $44,800 + $1,000.
|
David Shane, an attorney from Westlake Village, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-03-11). Not to be confused with Season 1...
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Casey terHorst, a biology professor from Pasadena, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-27).
|
Tom Lakeman, a writer from Beverly Hills, California
|
Season 10 1-time champion: $18,801.
|
Bryan White, a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from Santa Maria, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 2-time champion: $32,007 + $2,000.
|
Charlie Jensen, a program director from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-14).
|
Keith Level, a community college teacher originally from Ventura, California
|
Season 5 player (1989-01-04).
|
Clair Gardner, a claims representative from Carlsbad, California
|
Season 9 player (1993-06-08).
|
Diane St. John, a teacher from San Luis Obispo, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-11-04).
|
Dana Hill, a stay-at-home mom from Thousand Oaks, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 37 2-time champion: $44,800 + $1,000.
|
Rosemary Hagerott, a technical writer from Sierra Madre, California
|
Season 2 player (1986-02-27).
|
Sarah Ann, a library and research professional from San Diego, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-11).
|
Jonathan Lee, a financial regulator from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-26).
|
Bryan White, a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from Santa Maria, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 39 2-time champion: $32,007 + $2,000.
|
David Shane, a systems analyst from Santa Ana, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-04). Not to be confused with Season 2...
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David Garcia, an IT communications strategy team lead from Troy, Michigan
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-06). David appeared on Who Wants to Be...
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Nancy Adams, a medical business manager from Albany, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-28): an Ensoniq digital piano.
|
Linda Leipheimer, a homemaker from Encino, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-09-17).
|
Peggy Johnson, a teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-28): a trip to New York.
|
Molly Kossoff, a beauty-industry magazine editor from West Hills, California
|
Season 30 1-time champion. $11,100 + $2,000. Molly appeared on the...
|
Lindsey Packer, a miniaturist originally from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-22).
|
Harry White, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 11 player (1994-09-30).
|
Casey Brown, a marketing manager from Long Beach, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-06).
|
Patricia Jia, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania from Fremont, California
|
2018 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
Marie Shapiro, a retired school registrar from San Francisco, California
|
Season 38 player (2022-05-13).
|
Hermine Vermeij, a librarian from Tarzana, California
|
Season 34 player (2018-05-22).
Name pronounced like \"her-MEEN-uh ver-MAY\".
|
Sandha Khin, an artist and performer from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 36 player (2020-02-25).
|
Susan Taggart, a claims representative from Burbank, California
|
Season 1 1-time champion: $4,900.
|
Aimee Lim, a library page from Arcadia, California
|
Season 37 1-time champion: $25,200 + $1,000.
|
Angie Vroom Givant, a writer from La Crescenta, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-05).
|
Julie Richer, a software company owner from San Francisco, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-03-15).
|
Hari Parameswaran, a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Second Chance competition winner: $35,000...
|
Lisa Willoughby, a sales manager from Marina del Rey, California
|
Season 1 player (1984-11-23).
|
George Shultz, a writing teacher from Garden Grove, California
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-03).
|
Katie Hargrove, a personal assistant and writer from Redondo Beach, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $17,201 + $2,000.
|
Thomas Bernhard, a technical writer from Fremont, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-09-15).
|
Nina Emkin, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-10-23).
|
Elizabeth Mitchell, a student and part-time engagement specialist from Rosemead, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-10-04).
|
Hari Parameswaran, a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2023 Second Chance competition winner: $35,000...
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Michael Rankins, a customer service represenative from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
|
Nina Kleinberg, a midwife from Venice, California
|
Season 2 1-time champion: $6,399. Nina was introduced as a midwife...
|
Kay Guesdon, a housewife from Sherman Oaks, California
|
Season 3 player (1986-09-15).
|
Ira Levine, a plastic surgeon from Newport Beach, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-05-29): Speed Queen washer & dryer. Johnny Gilbert...
|
Scottie Biddle, a software engineer from San Francisco, California
|
Season 36 player (2019-10-08).
|
Chuck Doskow, an attorney and law professor from Claremont, California
|
Season 3 player (1987-04-20): an Oneida crystal gift certificate.
|
Margaret Hartman, a college professor from Pasadena, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-06-20).
|
Katie Hargrove, a professional organizer from Redondo Beach, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 1-time champion: $17,201 + $2,000.
|
Bob Johnson, a manager of a real estate office from Palo Alto, California
|
Season 5 player (1988-09-30). Not to be confused with Season 22...
|
Jeff Burbank, an editor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-06-19).
|
Eric Thorpe, a senior at Dartmouth College from Laguna Niguel, California
|
2018 College Championship semifinalist by wildcard: $10,000.
|
Matthew Swanson, a Ph.D student from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-06-04).
|
Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
|
Maddie Kahan, a pediatric neurology resident originally from Agoura Hills, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-20). Wife of 2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist...
|
Jeff Miller, a security consultant from Mission Viejo, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-04-13).
|
Jerry de Jager, a management consultant from Los Gatos, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-04-17).
Last name pronounced like \"de-YAY-ger\".
|
Zach Shrier, a financial advisor from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 37 1-time champion: $22,801 + $2,000.
|
Norman Sidebottom, a letter carrier from Pacific Grove, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-06-24).
Norman died of leukemia on 2011-06-11.
|
Joe Aquino, an analyst from Chula Vista, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-19).
|
Terry McGill, an attorney and insurance broker from Martinez, California
|
Season 12 player (1996-03-14).
|
Arne Lunde, an associate professor of Scandinavian Studies from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 30 player (2013-10-22).
Name pronounced like "ARN-ee LUND-ee".
|
Paul Baress, a sales manager from Van Nuys, California
|
Season 2 X-time champion: $X.
|
William Scott, a freshman at Tufts University from Los Altos, California
|
2018 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000.
|
Kelsey Van Bokkem, an intern physician from San Diego, California
|
Season 34 player (2017-11-22).
Kelsey appeared on the show in uniform.
|
Bruce Blakely, an accountant from Fremont, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-06-21).
|
Mary Dunne, from Watsonville, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-03-22). The player information comes from the chat...
|
Sue Honor, a finance coordinator from Berkeley, California
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Season 5 2-time champion: $17,500.
|
Jay Foster, an engineer from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
|
2023 Champions Wildcard quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 38 2-time champion: $25,599 + $2,000.
|
Bob Acker, a lawyer from Oakland, California
|
Season 7 player (1991-06-21).
|
Michael Rankins, a minister and sales representative from Rohnert Park, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,601. Lost to...
|
Andy Tirrell, a political science and international relations professor from San Diego, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up: $50,000. Season 39 1-time champion: $15,399...
|
Andrew Fox, a museum web and interactive developer from Novato, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-09-30).
|
Justin Yaeger, a high school history teacher from Studio City, California
|
Season 37 player (2021-03-08).
|
Beverly Spurs, a podiatrist from Concord, California
|
1998 Battle of the Bay Area Brains player: $10,000 for Bay...
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Aaron Ballett, an executive assistant from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-16).
|
Jack Izzo, a senior at Northwestern University from San Diego, California
|
"He was a senior in San Diego when he became a...
|
Andy Tirrell, a political science and international relations professor from San Diego, California
|
2024 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up: $50,000. Season 39 1-time champion: $15,399...
|
Daniel Lee, an orthopedic surgeon from South Pasadena, California
|
Season 37 player (2020-10-15). Not to be confused with Season 22...
|
Adriana Granados, a student advisor from Fontana, California
|
Season 38 player (2021-09-29).
|
Bruce Gardner, a veterinarian from Cerritos, California
|
Season 8 2-time champion: $18,202 + a trip for 2 to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
|
Cynthia Wilkinson, a veterinary receptionist from Felton, California
|
Season 12 1-time champion: $7,200.
|
Jordan Skidmore, a chef from Dublin, California
|
Season 35 player (2019-01-02).
|