| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | ENDS WITH "B" $800: It can collectively refer to the three boards that a door is directly mounted to a jamb |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | THAT'S SO CRINGE $200: It can mean to lack dexterity but it doesn't lack for Ws, with 2; well, this is... awkward |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | THAT'S SO CRINGE $600: From the Latin for "death", it can indeed mean to render necrotic but it's more associated as a word meaning to embarrass mortify |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | THE MANHATTAN PROJECT $400: As you can imagine, the project was pretty hush-hush; even this guy didn't know about it until he suddenly became president Truman |
| #9078, aired 2024-04-10 | SLANGIN' WITH MR. JENNINGS $800: It can refer to a person with expensive tastes; "Bad &" this hit No. 1 for Migos Boujee |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | REBOOTS & REMAKES $2000: "Heaven Can Wait" was a remake of this 1941 film Here Comes Mr. Jordan |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | PARENTING $800: A tough question for parents; Dr. Ellen Libby wrote a book on the issue & says it can rotate from kid to kid, if that's any help Who is your favorite child? |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | IT PLEASED THE LORD $1600: This Lord was no doubt delighted by the birth of his son Winston in 1874 Randolph Churchill |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $600: This word without "once", but I do not think it means what you think it means inconceivable |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | ASTRONOMY $5,000 (Daily Double): The "E" in NASA's T.E.S.S. satellite stands for these that it's actively looking for, whether they can support life or not exoplanets |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | TOUGH VOCAB $1200: It can mean a horse carriage for rent; add -ed to mean made commonplace by frequent use a hackney |
| #9067, aired 2024-03-26 | SPORTY TALK $1000: It can mean any self-destructive act, specifically kicking the ball into the net you're supposed to be defending own goal |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | SAY IT IN LATIN $1200: As a legal term, this 3-word phrase can be a status prohibiting a diplomat to enter a foreign country persona non grata |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | WORDS IN INVITATIONAL $200: It can mean of utmost importance or essential to life vital |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES $1600: For hair color, it can describe Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner, or it can be an iconic series of Ferrari models a Testarossa |
| #9064, aired 2024-03-21 | CLASSIC TV $1200: More recently, it was Jay Leno, but back in the '50s, "You Bet Your Life" was hosted by this funnyman Groucho Marx |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE VOCABULARY OF ICE ICE BABY $800: Slang for a convertible car with a soft cover a ragtop |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE VOCABULARY OF ICE ICE BABY $1000: Vanilla Ice mysteriously can "flow like" one; it's also wielded by Tashtego a harpoon |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | INTRODUCTORY WORDS $2000: It can mean a legal right in English or right in French droit |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | ENDS IN DOUBLE LETTERS $2000: This line on the hull of a ship that indicates the depth to which it can be loaded is named for a 19th century British merchant the Plimsoll |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $200: It's said there are "three sides to every story: yours, mine" & this the truth |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | "O-U-R" SOMETHING $800: It's the French-derived word for a device used to stop severe bleeding; a belt or strong piece of cloth can do in a pinch a tourniquet |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | I HEARD A RUMOR $200: It can mean a rumor, or testimony in court based upon what she said she said hearsay |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | RHYMES WITH RHYME $800: Before "in", it can mean to break into a conversation to express an opinion chime |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | AN ONOMATOPOEIA ROMANCE $1000: When you ended things between us, it felt like this word that can precede "happy", with you as Moe & me as Larry slap |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $400: Many state officers can be removed with this type of election; the folks who wanted it in the U.S. Constitution lost out a recall |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | JUDGES $800: In 1955 Texas judge Drummond W. Bartlett allowed this for the 1st time in a murder trial, & presumably combed his hair & adjusted his robe television cameras |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | HALLELUJAH! $600: dictionary.com has 3 consecutive A's in this slang word, but you can draw it out even more before queen if you want to really show elation yaaas |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | ENDS IN "IR" $2000: This word can refer to a pirate in the Mediterranean Sea from the 16th to 19th century a corsair |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | JEWELRY $1000: You can make your mark with this ring that has a seal on it a signet |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | IT'S ALL "SMALL" STUFF $200: Despite the name, it can be 25 feet long in the abdominal cavity the small intestine |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | A DOG'S LIFE $1000: If your dog paces & whines before you leave, it may be suffering from this 2-word issue; exercise & crate training can help separation anxiety |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | OH, THE PLACES YOU "CAN" GO! $200: It's a 100-mile-long peninsula on the east coast of Florida, or a cape that's a small part of it Canaveral |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | OH, THE PLACES YOU "CAN" GO! $1000: This national monument in Arizona preserves hundreds of pre-Columbian cliff dwellings Canyon de Chelly |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | U.S. NATIONAL FORESTS $200: Montana's Flathead National Forest is home to this carnivore & many creatures below it on the food chain the grizzly bear |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | LATER, DUDE $2000: As this 8-letter word can mean "goodbye forever" in Japan, most Japanese people don't use it that often sayonara |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | FROM THE FRENCH $600: A term for an architectural exterior, it can also refer to any deceptive illusion a facade |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | 2-LETTER WORDS $800: An aid to meditation, when spoken as 3 sounds, it can be symbolic of the 3 major Hindu gods om |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | TECH TALK $400: In soccer, goal or no can be decided using VAR, or video assistant this, meaning either the system or a person who uses it referee |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | SILENT H $600: It can be submission to one of superior rank or a song written in imitation of an admired artist homage |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | HOT FOR CREATURE $200: Elementary, dromedary! This mammal can hoof it through 120-degree desert temps & then spit on you for making it do that a camel |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | DRINKING VESSELS $800: It can be a small drink as well as a pear-shaped goblet that, as the name suggests, intensifies the aroma of brandy a snifter |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | BAD BLOOD $600: Septicemia can be blood poisoning by bacteria; the body's serious reaction to it is known by this shorter name sepsis |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERRE $200: In Norwegian, this local town's name means "luck", but for us, it sounds like it can literally freeze over Hel |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | SO PUT ON ALL YOUR CLOTHES $800: Sea if you can name this open-mesh weave, used for undershirts by the Norwegian army; it's better for stockings fishnet |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | TAKE IT BACK! $400: The campaign Reclaim Your Vote can tell you the deadline to do this in each state (Alabama: Oct. 21, 2024) register to vote |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $800: A lawsuit that's dismissed "without" this can be refiled; "with" this means it can't prejudice |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $100: This beverage brand debuted in 1876; you can't spell it without spelling...
B _ _ _ E _ _ E R Budweiser |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $200: This gasoline brand merged with Exxon in 1999; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ O _ I L Mobil |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $300: Toyota debuted this model in the US in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...
C A _ R _ Camry |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | TREES $400: Balsa, magnolia or sequoia: it's the tree that becomes the name of another tree when you add an "M" to its end balsa (balsam accepted) |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $400: Bronies know this plaything debuted in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ _
_ _ T _ _ _
_ O _ Y My Little Pony |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $500: In 1972, this brand debuted Red Zinger and Sleepy Time; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _
_ E A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Celestial Seasonings |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | YUP, IT'S A PORT-A-POTTY $1000: Based in Eau Claire, WI, this port-a-potty company shares its name with the target where a skydiver lands Drop Zone |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | SAY YOUR FRUITS & VEGGIES! $1000: When it comes to this pluralized fruit, you can "go" them or be "driven" them bananas |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $100: He appeared in every episode of "M*A*S*H"; he also directed its last episode in 1983 Alan Alda |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | IT'S A DATE, AMIGO! $200: As señor Bill Murray can tell you, it's the English name for El Día de la Marmota Groundhog Day |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $200: Andre Agassi won the U.S. Open twice in the '90s; this tennis icon won it in 1968 and has a stadium there named after him Arthur Ashe |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $200: Though it only has four, this Jamaican resort town's name is Spanish for eight rivers Ocho Rios |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CYBERSECURITY $300: In real life, it can slow the spread of flames and smoke; in your digital life, it blocks unauthorized access to your private data a firewall |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $500: Of the states you can stand in at the Four Corners Monument, it's the one to the northwest Utah |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $800: The Fifth Amendment ensures no person can be convicted twice of the same offense; it inspired the term "double" this jeopardy |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | THE OCEAN $800: Harmonic analysis helps predict the rise & fall of these, but it's tough to account for local variations in shore & seafloor tides |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | 20th CENTURY POP CULTURE $1200: It was party time with the introduction of these plastic storage containers, the lids inspired by those of a paint can Tupperware |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | I SENSE SOME NEGATIVITY $200: Legally, you can be held in this & language-ly, you can be "dripping with" it contempt |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | I SENSE SOME NEGATIVITY $800: As a verb, it can mean to blaspheme; as a noun, a calling to a deity to bring evil to a foe curse |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | 11-LETTER WORDS $1200: A college football player normally gets 5 years of it, & can compete in 4 seasons eligibility |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $600: It's a word for a woman's garment that can also mean to go around the edge of an area to skirt |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1000: You get an "A" plus 7 letters in geometry, if you know it describes 2 angles with a common side & vertex; it can also just mean "next to" adjacent (angles) |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | PERSONAL FINANCE $1200: It's the "H-E" in "HELOC", a line of credit that can pay for your kitchen reno, your wedding... even your divorce home equity |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | JUST "E"AT IT $1000: These can be purple to black in color, sour right off the tree, but good in a jam or pie elderberries |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | ADDEND"UM" $1200: It can be something especially desirable, or a dark reddish purple color plum |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | LET ME PHRASE IT THIS WAY $800: The pleasure of not being part of a trend can be expressed as JOMO, short for this the joy of missing out |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | COUNTRIES INSIDE OTHER COUNTRY NAMES $2000: This Arabian Peninsula nation's name can be found within the name of a European country with a Black Sea coast Oman (from Romania) |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FICTIONAL LANGUAGES $800: You can be like Daenerys & actually learn about 4,000 words of this language of Khal Drogo Dothraki |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SLANG FOR LIQUOR $800: It can come before "sander" & after "Bible" belt |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | AUTO RACING $400: It's the aquatic term for the rapid side-to-side movement a car's rear end can make while racing fishtailing |
| #8991, aired 2023-12-11 | CRAFTS $400: It can refer to an open-air freight car, a cable car conveyance for skiers or a craft on the Canale Grande a gondola |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1200: Originally a set of tables recording astronomical movements, today it can be an annual reference book of articles & events an almanac |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | IT'S RAINING MENSA $1600: Come up with the geodesic dome like this engineer & you can be president of Mensa like he was Fuller |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | A CHANGE OF "PACE" $900: In a hit song, the Weeknd sang, "I can't feel my" this "when I'm with you, but I love it" face |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE $1,000 (Daily Double): Historians cite this event that began in 1929 as one of the main reasons for the demise of the Harlem renaissance the Great Depression |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | CHORUS LINES $1200: "It's time to try defying gravity, I think I'll try defying gravity, and you can't pull me down" Wicked |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | FEEDBACK: SANDWICH $800: You can count on enjoying this ham, turkey & Swiss sandwich, dipped in an egg & milk mix & then fried, but must you dip it in jam? a Monte Cristo |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | LANDMARKS FOR SALE $200: It cost $1.5 million to build by 1889 but now can be yours! We'll even throw in its antenna! Say oui to this while you can! the Eiffel Tower |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | LANDMARKS FOR SALE $1000: Sure, it's 1,815 feet tall, but its elevators can rise at 20 feet per second! You'll be home in Toronto in no time! the CN Tower |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SLOVENIA, BABY, SLOVENIA! $1500: Can't find Slovenia on a map? Look for the shape of this animal, which it's widely said to resemble a chicken |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | ALONG FOR THE RIDE $1500: In the tourist city of Hoi An, you can take a ride on a water buffalo; it's considered the symbol of this Asian country Vietnam |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FAR OUT $2,500 (Daily Double): Seen during a total solar eclipse, this outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere shares its name with a Mexican beer brand corona |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | PUT ME IN $400: You can't use plain old rice if you're going to make sushi; it's got to be treated with me, the "rice" type of this vinegar |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | BIBLICAL ZOO $800: According to Deuteronomy 17:1, if your bullock is blemished you can't use it as this a sacrifice |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | ONOMATOPOEIA $800: A noise a bomb might make, it can also refer to a period of rapid economic growth a boom |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | 18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY $1600: Musicians can thank John Shore, who invented this in 1711; it vibrated at 423.5 cycles a second a tuning fork |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | ALL ABOUT ACTING $1000: Any follow-up interview or audition for a role you've already tried out for is called this a callback |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL $2,600 (Daily Double): This 17th c. work says, "Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is... saw, and pined his loss" Paradise Lost |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS $1000: It's the main reason in Wyoming why a man can't marry his widow's sister because he's dead |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | RAIN $200: Reduce your speed when it's raining to avoid this dangerous driving condition, which occurs when tires lose contact with the road hydroplaning |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $1000: Hey, fulcrum lovers! At Columbus, Ohio's Center of Science & Industry, kids can lift a 2,437-lb. car using this bar a lever |
| #8972, aired 2023-11-14 | TALK CLEANLY TO ME $2,600 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "clean", it's a 6-letter adjective for virgin, hey! still not touched for the very first time chaste |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | A "C" IN ANATOMY $1600: It's Latin for "neck" & can mean the neck as well as the outer end of the uterus the cervix |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | IT JUST SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE $400: This 4-letter word can mean "stop"; while pouring you a drink someone might ask you to "say" it when |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | SOUSED $1600: From the Latin for "wormwood", it can be 68% alcohol by volume absinthe |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | O-E-O-E $1600: Drink up! It can precede "whale", though the dolphin types get more press bottlenose |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | MARRIAGE STORY $200: 1946:
"Julia McWilliams! What's cookin'?"
"I just got married"
"Tasty! To whom?"
"His last name is" this Child |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $500: In 1790, this smallest of the 13 original colonies became the last to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | "BROWN" OUT $800: It's a type of sound containing every frequency our ears can detect; listening to it helps some people fall asleep brown noise |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COMPOSER PLAYLISTS $3,000 (Daily Double): "Treemonisha";
"Maple Leaf Rag";
"The Ragtime Dance";
"The Entertainer" Scott Joplin |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | LET'S GO LOBSTERING $1200: In a standard trap, a lobster finds the bait in this aptly named room, moves on to the parlor, & can't leave the kitchen |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | NAME DROPPERS $400: Partly to distance themselves from J.K. Rowling, athletes are now replacing this name for their sport with "quadball" quidditch |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | CONTRONYMS $800: It can mean to attach something, like with a clasp, or to detach something, like coupons clip |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | CONTRONYMS $2000: It can mean to withstand something (a storm, for instance) as well as to erode under it weather |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $400: No, it's not a metallic sensory organ but a phrase meaning I'm insensitive to music & can't carry a tune a tin ear |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | JUSTIN TIME $600: Him, as Sean Parker in "The Social Network": "You don't even know what the thing is yet, how big it can get, how far it can go" Justin Timberlake |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS $1000: Dress in black with a red plastic flowerpot for a hat & you can "Whip It" good like a member of this New Wave group Devo |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | OTHER WORDS FOR DOIN' IT $1000: We can thank "Jersey Shore" for the popularity of this hookup verb--which certainly evokes compression, if not romance smush |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT? $1600: "In the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the jails are made of" this; "you can slip right out again as soon as they put you in" tin |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | VOCABULARY $1600: Depending on how you pronounce it, it can be a substance burned for its fragrance, or it can mean to anger someone incense |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | VOCABULARY $2,500 (Daily Double): Having all 5 vowels in alphabetical order, it means cleverly amusing, but it can also be snarky in tone facetious |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $600: Take this pack animal I brought back from Asia; it grunts so much I can't sleep at night a yak |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | STATE THE ITEM $1000: Check out this equine doing its thing as only it can a Tennessee Walking Horse |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | GRAB A "B"ITE $2000: You can bake, steam or simmer this winter squash; it's flesh is sweet butternut |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FASHION FOR ALL $900: Because clasps in the back can be painful to reach, Liberare is a brand that sells front-opening types of this undergarment a bra (brassiere) |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $1,000 (Daily Double): Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this Cardigan |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1200: Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair Edward Scissorhands |
| #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 |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | THOMAS AQUINAS, ADVICE COLUMNIST $1000: Dear Scared: No, your parish priest can't give you this, a release from secular punishment; go get it over with an indulgence |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $1000: We have good hope you can tell us this alternate name for the African buffalo (it lives in Africa, by the way) a Cape buffalo |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | NO CAP $900: It can be a type of joke or the title "Cats" in a T.S. Eliot book of poems
_ R _ _ T I _ _ L practical |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | ALSO AN ANIMAL SOUND $100: The very first of these microblogging posts was sent by company cofounder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006 a tweet |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | IT "IS" WHAT IT "IS" $300: It's thought that about 40% of Americans can trace their ancestry through this immigration station, seen here Ellis Island |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | THE DNA OF MUSIC $300: In her song "Can't Be Tamed", she sings "it's set in my DNA"; her dad, Billy Ray, passed down to her some of that genetic code Miley Cyrus |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | ANTS $300: If you can't make it to the Houston Zoo, check out these types of ants on the zoo's live webcam leaf cutter ants |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | BOOK DEDICATIONS $400: Can we talk? This comic legend dedicated her 2014 autobiography to Kanye West, "because he'll never ...... read it" Joan Rivers |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OUI, OUI, HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington the Bastille |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | IN THE CORPORATE ARENA $1200: This company is based in Memphis, so giving the Grizzlies a forum for hoops is something it can deliver FedEx |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | FROM "S" TO "Y" $200: It can mean a sacred place or any place of refuge sanctuary |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | YOU BETTER BELIZE IT $600: Belizeans call this animal a red tiger; we call it a mountain lion & everyone can agree it's also a German sneaker company puma |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | SCIENCE $800: It's the term for a device used to speed up particles so that they can be collided & studied; it's also another name for a car's gas pedal the accelerator |
| #8930, aired 2023-09-15 | FROM "B" TO "F" $800: It can describe an argument without flaws & beyond criticism, or a vehicle impervious to gunfire bulletproof |
| #8930, aired 2023-09-15 | FROM "B" TO "F" $1200: It can mean an argument or conflict; Steven Yeun & Ali Wong get into one in a Netflix series a beef |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | & WE HAVE A NOVEL TITLE $800: "'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin"' to do this To Kill a Mockingbird |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | STRAIGHT FIRE $800: You can buy do-it-yourself kits for making these Japanese rice-based treats filled with ice cream mochi |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | "C"s THE DAY $1200: "Dedication" in Hebrew, it can be spelled without a "C" & actually spans 8 days, but you still need to know it now Chanukah |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | "CC" ME $400: The American Cancer Society says, "Stay away from" this, "quitting... is not easy but it can be done" tobacco |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | THAT CAN BE A GREEK LETTER $1000: Eastern philosophy calls this a life force; some also spell it with a Q, but we're going with the Greek letter style chi |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | AROUND THE HOUSE $800: Use newspaper to stay warm without burning it with the blown-in cellulose type of this, which can fit small & curved spaces insulation |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | MEDICINE $1200: Since it regenerates, a part of this hepatic organ can be transplanted from a living donor & grow to normal size the liver |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | SLANG $600: It's not just for brides! A man getting married can turn into this portmanteau monster a groomzilla |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | READING WITH JENNA BUSH HAGER $1000: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I recommended a 2022 novel that's as Gothic & mysterious as you can get; it's named for & set at this branch of the Met that's dedicated to the art of the Middle Ages the Cloisters |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SPACE CUISINE $600: Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well iron |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | SEEING RIGHT THROUGH YOU $800: ...Literally! This thin, transparent membrane covers the front part of the eye; scratching it may be painful, but it can heal fast the cornea |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | A BRIDGE TOO FAR $1600: The news on this bridge built in the 1590s is making coffee on the steps by the Grand Canal can get you a hefty fine Rialto Bridge |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | LIKE AVERSION $1000: A synonym for dislike, it's a Latin word that can mean spirit or anger animus |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | NATURE $1200: The name of this type of turtle may refer to how it can close itself up inside its hinged lower shell a box turtle |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $400: "You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?"; "Yes, that's called" this; go Bill go! a veto |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $800: This begins--& sadly, I can't sing it--"We the people, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice" the Preamble to the United States Constitution |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $600: It's a person with a habit of texting, "OMG! Sorry I can't make it! I forgot I have a thing. We should totally hang out soon though" a flake |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $800 (Daily Double): It's a genus of tree that can be grown as a houseplant such as the fiddle-leaf fig Ficus |
| #8895, aired 2023-06-16 | GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN $400: In this Swiss city for Red Cross meetings check out the Jet d'Eau; it can shoot 7 tons of water about 450 feet high Geneva |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | A CHORUS LINE $200: "It's fun to stay at the YMCA... you can hang out with all the boys" the Village People |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | 3-, 4- OR 5-LETTER WORDS $800: The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, it can also mean a very small amount iota |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | AFTER THE FACT $800: Cows eat grass... but can't digest it until it's been softened into cud, making cows this type of animal ruminant |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1600: It's the widening of an artery due to a weakness in the wall, which can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke an aneurysm |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | TV: WHO SAID IT $800: On an '80s sitcom: "Women, you can't live with 'em. Pass the beer nuts" Norm |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | IT COMES IN "WAVE"s $2000: During pregnancy, heartburn can result from the body slowing down these, making food stay in the stomach longer peristaltic waves |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | IT'S ALSO A BOAT $800: Some hot air balloons can fit up to 30 people in this basket suspended below & carried aloft a gondola |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | WORDS ENDING IN "Y" $800: It sounds like a place where chimps & gorillas are kept, but as you can see, it's not an apiary |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | TREES COMPANY $200: It can refer to the uppermost layer of overlapping tree branches, or a cloth covering suspended over a bed a canopy |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | TECHNOLOGY $2000: A mini robot that can shape-shift like T-1000 was created using this element, symbol Ga; it's a metal with a low melting point Gallium |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | SOME HARD WORDS $1000: Old French for "diamond", it can mean a diamond or other object of unyielding firmness adamant |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS $1200: This word for a thick, ropy texture can apply to carpets as well as sweaters; put it down in less heavily trafficked areas cable (or cable-knit) |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | CLASSIC CAR TV $800: Huggy Bear says word on the street is these 2 title cops were drivin' a red Ford Gran Torino, also called the Striped Tomato Starsky and Hutch |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $800: Ethiopians believe this ancient container in the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the real deal; only 1 priest can view it the Ark of the Covenant |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | AMERICANA $800: This building in Pelham, Mass. has been used for meetings since 1743; maybe you can fight it, unlike the city version Town Hall |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | SPANISH & PORTUGUESE $1200: Literally "new tendency" in Portuguese; don't blame it on us if you can't feel the groove bossa nova |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | MEDICAL TERMS $800: It's the medical term for baldness, partial or complete & usually on the scalp, but it can be over the entire body alopecia |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | WORD ORIGINS $800: From the French, it's a street urchin; in the feminine form, it can mean a short-haired cutie a gamin |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES $1000: One can be between a rock & a hard place or similarly, between this pair of foes faced by Odysseus Charybdis & Scylla |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | GO TO YOUR ROOM $800: Children can go wild in a rec room or this other alliterative one whose name suggests it need not be quiet rumpus room (or romp room) |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | CURRENT U.S. GOVERNORS $200: Born in Los Alamos, governor Michelle Lujan Grisham can trace her ancestry back 12 generations in this state New Mexico |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | SCIENCE $1600: A theoretical construction with no inside is called his "bottle"; cut it in half & you have 2 Mobius strips Klein |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $600: Al Michaels: "It is caught by Dyson. Can he get in? No, he cannot. Mike Jones made the tackle &" they "have won the Super Bowl!" the Rams |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | 3-WORD PLACE NAMES $1600: This spot northwest of Philly got its name from a tavern named for Frederick II King of Prussia |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | SOLVE FOR "EX" $400: Can you dig it? An archaeologist can, with this term for an archaeology dig an excavation |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | W-2 $600: If you want to be fancy about it, a tailcoat can have this longer name that fits the category a swallowtail |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | NOTABLE BLACK AMERICANS $1,400 (Daily Double): Known for skydiving while playing sax, aviator Hubert Julian went to fight for this African empire against Italy in the 1930s Ethiopia |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | FROM THE FRENCH $2000: You can't change things, it's this 2-word situation, "concluded fact" in French fait accompli |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $200: It's a myth that this Chevy didn't sell in Spanish-speaking markets because its name can be translated as "doesn't go" the Nova |
| #8867, aired 2023-05-09 | BREAK THINGS $200: As a verb, it means to break into pieces; as a noun, it can be that tiny sliver of wood you have to remove with tweezers a splinter |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | CONTRONYMS $1600: You can ask for one of these if you wish to delay a trial, but it can also refer to just going on with the trial continuance |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TIME TO LAWYER UP $400: Be an upright citizen & know it's the legal right to bring a lawsuit; judges decide if you have it so the case can proceed standing |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | CHILDREN'S LIT $800: In a story by Johnny Gruelle, this doll says, "I can't seem to think clearly today... it feels as if my head were ripped" (it was) Raggedy Ann |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $400: After "launch", it's the precise period of time in which a spacecraft can be launched for it to be successful window |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | A LITTLE READING MATERIAL $1000: This annual has a hole in the upper left corner so one can hang it in the house or outhouse, making it handy for reading & other uses The Old Farmer's Almanac |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | 20/23 $200: In the human body most cells normally contain 23 pairs of these chromosomes |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | SLANG EN ESPAÑOL $200: This Spanish word for father can also mean "cool!" when it comes after "que" in a phrase padre |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | ANIMATED ENTERTAINMENT $400: (I'm Andy Richter.) My voice can get really high, as it did when I voiced rascally Mort, who plagued lemur King Julien in the animated films named for this big island Madagascar |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | THE PARENT COMPANY $800: It provides YouTube, & you can Google that Alphabet |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | MUSIC-"O"-LOGY $1200: Let's listen to a demonstration of this term--you can't actually "reach" one because it means constantly increasing crescendo |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | 3-SYLLABLE VERBS $400: Some use their pencil to do this in textbooks to remind themselves of salient points; it can also mean to strongly assert underscore (or underline) |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | 3-SYLLABLE VERBS $800: It can mean to think or focus really, really hard, or to rally all forces towards one specific goal concentrate |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | 3-SYLLABLE VERBS $1200: To demonstrate the causes & reasons for having done what you did; it can also mean to make righteous in the sight of God justify |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | DINING OUT $400: It's where you can order Kookaburra Wings & a Bloomin' Onion, mate Outback |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | WHALES $200: These whales sing complex courtship songs that can last up to 20 minutes & be heard miles away humpback whales |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | ONE HOT MoMA $1200: Gordon Parks' "Excerpt from" this film about a "Black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks" is at MoMA & we can dig it Shaft |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | QUANTUM SCIENCE $1600: (Spiros Michalakis presents the clue.) In computing, either 1 or 0, on or off, can be represented by this unit, with "Q-U" for quantum before it, & it can be in both states at once, allowing more simultaneous operations a bit |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | THE WORLD OF MIDDLE-EARTH $600: This peak is where the ring was forged & the only place it can be destroyed Mount Doom |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $800: Yum! It's this dessert with a caramelized sugar top; can't wait to get to the custard below crème brûlée |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | CONSECUTIVE LETTER WORD PAIRS $2000: Developing gradually in infants, it's the awareness that things still exist even when you can't see them object permanence |
| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | FANCIFIED BEASTLY IDIOMS $200: It's impossible to instruct the elder canine with state-of-the-art maneuvers you can't teach an old dog new tricks |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FANTASY SPORTS $800: The only rule in the game of Calvinball, seen in a comic strip by him, is that it can't be played the same way twice (Bill) Watterson |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | CATS: THE NON-MUSICAL $1000: Though it's known for its lack of a tail, this breed seen here can sometimes be born with one Manx |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | 4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS $200: In football, it can refer to a chosen play, a referee's decision on a play, or an announcer's portrayal of the action a call |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | CONTRONYMS $1200: It can mean both to ask advice, as from your doctor, & to give it, as to a client, perhaps charging a fee consult |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | CONTRONYMS $1600: It can mean done to completion, or spent & having no more use finished |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | CONTRONYMS $2000: From the Latin for "prescribe by law", it can mean to authorize or to condemn something to sanction |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | CAN WE "DIS"CUSS? $200: It can mean a pupil or a follower of anyone, not just of Jesus a disciple |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | CAN WE "DIS"CUSS? $800: It can be a break or interruption, or the boundary between the Earth's crust & the mantle called the Moho, or Mohorovicic this a discontinuity |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $800: Though it's actually named for a person, you can still get this type of food poisoning from the fish that's in its name salmonella |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | SHAKE IT OFF $1600: If you're "anti-" allergies, you can shake off symptoms with one of these drugs like Zyrtec an antihistamine |
| #8817, aired 2023-02-28 | GET "SET" $400: It can refer to an advantageous trait, or money or property that is owned an asset |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | BEGINS & ENDS WITH "L" $600: It can mean pertaining to the tongue, or to languages lingual |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $600: You can make this "milk" with a blender, water & a handful of nuts, or buy it from Silk or Blue Diamond almond milk |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | DESCRIBING THE HORROR FILM FRANCHISE $800: A torso-bursting good time; Ripley's continuing believe it or not; bad company, I can't deny Alien |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | POST-GRADUATION $600: It can mean to wrestle, or to cope with a difficult problem grapple |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | LET'S TAKE A SPRING BREAK $200: If you can make it to the island of Hawaii, check out the Merrie Monarch Festival, billed as "the perpetuation of" this dance hula |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | PALINDROMES IN POP CULTURE $400: Songs by this Swedish quartet include "Waterloo" & "Dancing Queen" ABBA |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | LET'S TAKE A SPRING BREAK $1000: If you can make it to Cancun, try a little of this; not afraid of heights, are you? parasailing |
| #8810, aired 2023-02-17 | AROUND AMERICA $600: A cliff-dwelling national monument named for this people can be found near Tonalea, Arizona the Navajo |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | SERVING T FOR 3 $400: If you can name another 28-letter word with 3 Ts besides this church-related one, we will also accept it with absolute awe antidisestablishmentarianism |
| #8808, aired 2023-02-15 | A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELLS A STORY $400: "Can't Help Falling In Love", "It Must Have Been Love", "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" the 1990s |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $200: (Mike Pereira of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) Cheeseheads ate it up after this quarterback threw for 304 yards & three touchdowns to lead Green Bay to a win in Super Bowl XLV (Aaron) Rodgers |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $800: (Erin Andrews of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) He was thrice Super Bowl MVP--yeah, you heard me, I said thrice, even winning one, despite only throwing for 157 yards & one TD; when it comes to this 49ers QB, you can't state things any better Montana |
| #8804, aired 2023-02-09 | LIFE LINES $1000: This Danish philosopher agreed that "Life can only be understood backwards, but... it must be lived forwards" Kierkegaard |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | THAT'S A CRIME! $1000: It's time to document this signature crime; it's also called false making & in Montana, can earn a 10-year stretch forgery |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN $600: Here's a thoughtful offer from Rihanna: "Now that it's raining more than ever... you can stand under my" this umbrella |
| #8796, aired 2023-01-30 | MUSHROOM STEW $1600: Named for a French nobleman, it's a preparation of chopped mushrooms & herbs that can be a filling or a topping a Duxelle |
| #8794, aired 2023-01-26 | VENOMOUS CREATURES $800: The world's most venomous fish is the stonefish named for this environment where it likes to hide, as you can see by its coloration a reef |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | WORLD HISTORY $9,800 (Daily Double): This dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644 was noted for its arts & culture including, of course, ceramics & porcelain vases Ming |
| #8793, aired 2023-01-25 | 3-LETTER RESPONSES $200: An agency of Homeland Security, it tells you what you can & can't take on a plane the TSA |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | SAY IT WITH ADVERTISING $200: This chain has rolled out a new "You rule" slogan but the commercials still say you can "have it your way" Burger King |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | A LOOK AT SYMBOLS $1200: It's the 5-letter Spanish-derived name of the symbol here over the "N" tilde |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | AS THE FRENCH SAY $1,000 (Daily Double): This 2-word phrase refers to one involved in shameful behavior, perhaps like Dennis the Menace enfant terrible |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | THE ROPES $800: One of the 6 simple machines, it can use downward force on the rope, not a spinning crank, to hoist a load a pulley |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | ACRONYMS $2000: Pronounced like a word for a small boat, it's a room where intelligence material can be read without a security risk a SCIF |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | A TRASHY CATEGORY $100: If walking in the Smithsonian with a used gum wrapper, don't put it in the trash can occupied by him on "Sesame Street" Oscar the Grouch |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | SHOE BIZ $600: Like Elvis sang, "don't you step on" these shoes that you can get from Brooks Brothers (blue) suede shoes |
| #8788, aired 2023-01-18 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $400: It can be a praiseworthy feat or proof of ownership to a piece of land a deed |
| #8788, aired 2023-01-18 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $800: Use your this & tell us this slang term for your head; it can also mean a small mug or cup a noggin |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | DOUBLE VOWELS NEXT TO DOUBLE CONSONANTS $600: As a verb it can mean to turn out well or to come next in a series succeed |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | 3 LETTERS, 2 MEANINGS $2000: It can be a big barrier, or the female parent equivalent of sire dam |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | YOU BROUGHT ME FAME & FORTUNE $400: As a noun, it can be buried, hoarded wealth; as a verb, it's to cherish something, like a memory treasure |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | SCORE TO SETTLE $400: It can come before bonnet or tape Scotch |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | BETWEEN 2 "C"s $400: It describes an opera like "The Maid as Mistress", or can mean any funny performer comic |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | RUNS "HOT" & "COLD" $800: Frequently free, it's a place in public where you can connect to Wi-Fi & access the Internet a hot spot |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | BRING IT! $400: Let's go to the park & bring Bonkers, this dog breed here that can vocalize three different ways--a bark, a yodel-like bay & a howl a Beagle |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | NOT CHICKEN FEED $600: African this-eating snakes can smell whether a prospective meal is rotten or far along in development; it won't eat either eggs |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | A TOTAL FRAME JOB $500 (Daily Double): Britannica says this Munch painting "can be seen as a symbol of modern spiritual anguish" but it reminds us of a loud "Home Alone" moment The Scream |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | LET ME NOODLE ON THAT $500: This 3-letter Vietnamese dish is a flat rice noodle served in clear broth; you can slurp it year-round, any time of day phở |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | THE GOOD, OLD, U.S. OF A. $800: A mound-building culture 1,000 years ago left monuments like the Marching these carnivores; you can see it from above in Iowa bears |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | FRIENDS 'TIL THE ENDS $1,300 (Daily Double): "C" is for this word, once one of the divisions of a Roman legion; it now can mean a colleague or a person born in the same year a cohort |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | DON'T GET... $1000: ...worried if you need to acquire a skill with a steep this; that actually means you can pick it up fast a learning curve |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | SYNONYMS $800: It can be an angry look or a harsh light a glare |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR $2,200 (Daily Double): Arthur MacArthur from Milwaukee won the Medal of Honor for a charge at Missionary Ridge shouting this, now a fight song title On, Wisconsin! |
| #8770, aired 2022-12-23 | EVERYDAY ROYALTY & NOBILITY $600: Asked if he was okay playing the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in a downpour, he had a request--"Can you make it rain harder?" Prince |
| #8770, aired 2022-12-23 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: It's a small, secret group of plotters & can also mean their conspiracy a cabal |
| #8767, aired 2022-12-20 | DR. SEUSS BAKING CHALLENGE $200: (Tamera Mowry presents the clue.) Creations that hopefully taste better than they sound were natural for this book with an edible title & a hyphenated main character Green Eggs and Ham |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | "TIP" $200: You can stand this way, or do it to walk quietly past a bad situation to walk on tiptoe |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | GIVING YOU SOME T-L-C $1000: It means light can pass through an object but gets diffused so objects on the other side can't be seen clearly translucent |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | ANOTHER NAME FOR THAT CONDITION $7,000 (Daily Double): A form of pneumonia that can be spread by air conditioning got this name from a 1976 convention where it was first identified Legionnaires' disease |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | TRUE GRIME $400: It can precede "of the earth", but a "Men in Black" tagline was "protecting the Earth from the" this "of the universe" scum |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | BEN FRANKLIN $1000: When a friend asked if the Constitution set up a republic or a monarchy, Ben replied, "A republic" followed by these 5 words if you can keep it |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | A NIGHT AT THE OPERA $1,000 (Daily Double): A play by French dramatist Pierre Beaumarchais served as the basis for this Rossini opera set in a Spanish city The Barber of Seville |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | BODY LANGUAGE $200: As a noun, it can be the edge of a road; as a verb, take the burden or the blame shoulder |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | HIT THE SPOT $800: The spotted type of this animal eat every part of the carcass, even parts it can't digest like hair & horns a hyena |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | YOU CAN QUOTE "ME" $4,000 (Daily Double): After hearing an orator speak in a foreign language, a Shakespeare character admits, "It was" these 3 words Greek to me |
| #8748, aired 2022-11-23 | A LOUD CATEGORY $200: 116 dBs is almost like a pneumatic chipper at your ear, or what this instrument can hit (but we'll keep it down for you here) bagpipes |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | A PINEAPPLE $200: A BBC article headlined "Pineapple on" this said, "it's the food choice that seems to divide the world" pizza |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | VOCABULARY WORDS $400: It can mean to restrain, or it can be found along a street curb |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | UNDER THE "C" $600: Per Black's Law, you can file this "conduct that defies the authority... of a court" under "C", & you can be held in it too contempt |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1000: This pain along the path of a certain nerve can radiate from the hip down the leg, but at least it tends to be only on one side sciatica |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | VOCABULARY WORDS $1200: Bravery in the line of duty; you can get a medal for it valor |
| #8742, aired 2022-11-15 | PLAYING THE HITS OF 2022 $600: This "feline" not only got "Freaky Deaky" with Tyga, she also told us to "Get Into It (Yuh)", so we did (yuh) Doja Cat |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH MATT AMODIO $1500: (Matt Amodio delivers the clue.) This word means a procedure for solving a computational problem; it can be simple, like the steps of long division, or complicated, like the ones search engines use to deliver results an algorithm |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | CHESS FOR CHAMPS $200: It's the only chess piece that can hop over an opposing piece when it moves a knight |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | I'M "EN" IT! $600: Type of bathroom that can only be accessed through a bedroom en suite |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | ADVERBS $800: From Latin for "against", it's the harmful way in which medications can sometimes affect you or interact with other drugs adversely |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA $600: Enjoy Capitol Street & Capitol Market in Charleston, which, yes, is the capital of this state that was admitted in 1863 West Virginia |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | HIDDEN BRAIN PODCAST $1000: (Shankar Vedantam presents the clue.) I interviewed neuroscientist Sophie Scott, who studies the science of laughter, truly the best medicine, because it releases serotonin & this other neural transmitter that can create a sense of euphoria dopamine |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | PLANTCRAFT $400: It was originally a curved goat horn overflowing with fruits & vegetables; you can buy ones on Etsy woven from grapevines a cornucopia |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | CRUNCH $400: This alliterative crunch in which it's hard to get a loan can lead to a recession a credit crunch |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | AROUND PHILLY WITH RYAN LONG $600: (Ryan Long presents the clue.) Housed in its own center, this American icon is a must-see of Philly; we can get an insider view of it, literally: there are X rays of its famous crack the Liberty Bell |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | BIOLOGY $12,000 (Daily Double): Animals like frogs that can live on land or water are known as these, from the Greek for "both" & "life" an amphibian |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | LYRICALLY YOURS $600: "I can't feel my face when I'm with you, but I love it... I can't feel my face when I'm with you" The Weeknd |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | TRYING TO GET SOME WORKS DONE $800: "The Calf Bearer" from the 500s B.C. discovered on this Athens elevation in 1864--sad that parts are missing, but now we can show it the Acropolis |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | ANAGRAMS $2000: It can have a beach on both sides:
SALINE PUN peninsula |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | 7-LETTER WORDS $200: It can mean both clothes to wash & a place to do it laundry |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | THE BODY HUMAN $200: It can mean a deposit on your tooth or in an artery; both are bad plaque |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | LOOKING SHARP! $400: Let's face it, the King C. this brand double edge safety razor can smooth things out Gillette |
| #8717, aired 2022-10-11 | SCIENCE GRAB BAG $400: The seaweed called giant kelp can reach 200 feet in length, but it's still just a type of this simple organism algae |
| #8717, aired 2022-10-11 | IT'S A "BIG" PLACE $1200: Located across from Mexico on the Rio Grande, this national park can hit 115 degrees & beep beep! has some roadrunners Big Bend |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN $200: "We got next" was the slogan of this league when it debuted in 1997 with stars like Lisa Leslie & Rebecca Lobo the WNBA |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | GO BLUE! $400: Known as the little blue pill, it's been suggested audaciously that some men might use it for recreation, not procreation Viagra |
| #8715, aired 2022-10-07 | "O" MY $600: It can mean not transparent to light or obscure in meaning opaque |
| #8714, aired 2022-10-06 | MUSICAL ALTER EGOS $400: Using this name, Donald Glover let us know, "Oh, if you want it, yeah, you can have it, oh oh oh, if you need it, oo, we can make it" Childish Gambino |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | CREATURES GREAT & SMALL $300 (Daily Double): Oddly, opossums are related to kangaroos, as both belong to this group of pouched mammals a marsupial |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | STEEL $400: Chromium can make up 30% of this alliterative steel, making it resistant to corrosion stainless steel |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | ALPHABETICALLY LAST $200: ...of the suits in a standard deck of cards; can you dig it? spades |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HATE THIS $900: You do this when you want to stop yourself from saying something; doing it by accident can be a painful mouth injury biting your tongue |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | TINY 3-LETTER WORDS $600: A synonym for a magical creature like a pixie, it can also refer to a mischievous person an imp (elf) |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | GOING HOME $800: It means to return someone to his home country & can be a nicer-sounding (& longer) word for deportation repatriate |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | LETTUCE $600: Water can come before this 5-letter salad green or it can be by itself cress |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | BEYOND THE PALE $2000: It can mean a series of cliffs or a fortification of defensive stakes a palisade |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NEW TO THE OED $800: It's the fiery term for a cheap prepaid mobile device that can be discarded to protect the user's anonymity a burner phone |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | ALL KINDS OF DOORS $200: It can mean a high rate of personnel turnover, or an entryway like the elegant ones at New York City's Plaza Hotel a revolving door |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1536 this royal gave birth to a stillborn male child; by May she was deceased Anne Boleyn |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | WEST VIRGINIA & REGULAR VIRGINIA $200: This office building in Virginia has nearly 18 miles of corridors but you can walk between any 2 points of it in about 7 minutes the Pentagon |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | SIRIUS-LY DEDICATED $800: This icon who can "Prove It All Night" has some "Glory Days" on his dedicated channel "the Boss", Bruce Springsteen |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | SLOW $800: We all know it, exercise can boost a slow this, the rate at which the body expends energy & burns calories metabolism |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Now written in the Latin alphabet, Moldova's language used to be written in this alphabet named for a 9th century priest Cyrillic |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | AT CROSS PURPOSES $400: The type of view seen here, it can also mean a representative sample from a group cross section |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | METALLIC EXPRESSIONS $800: It can be a simple remedy for a difficult problem, or what's needed to kill a werewolf silver bullet |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | PLEASE RISE FOR OUR NATIONAL... $200: Bird:
Chosen in 1782, it can live up to 30 years in the wild bald eagle |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | THE TITLE THAT COMPLETES THE RHYME $800: "I know that I can't take no more it ain't no lie I wanna see you out that door baby..." "Bye Bye Bye" |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | U.S. PLACES, EVERYBODY! $600: I like Big Butt Trail & I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny it's fun to hike it near Asheville in this state North Carolina |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | 4,4 $800: It can be a transfer of a lot of information between 2 computer networks a data dump |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | TERRIBLE SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $200: The king can't move without being put in check! Curses! It's this chess situation--a draw!--who no one ever wants to see! a stalemate |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | THAT'S COLD! $400: About temperature, this adjective can mean cold; when used regarding lettuce, it means fresh & firm crisp |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | TERRIBLE SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $1000: The result for your account of writing a check you can't cover? It's this villain who many need "protection" from overdraft |
| #8683, aired 2022-07-13 | HODGEPODGE $400: In billiards, when it's too far a reach, you can use a mechanical one of these 6-letter tools to help make the shot a bridge |
| #8677, aired 2022-07-05 | TOOL WORDS & PHRASES $1200: It can mean both to sculpt & to swindle someone chisel |
| #8676, aired 2022-07-04 | MEDICAL ADJECTIVES $3,000 (Daily Double): It can refer to a procedure that doesn't penetrate the body or to disease that doesn't encroach into healthy cells non-invasive |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $600: You can own as many of these as you like in Calif. & enter them in a Calaveras jumping contest, but if one dies, you can't eat it frogs |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | IN THE DICTIONARY $2000: As an adjective, it means hasty; as a verb, it can mean to fall steeply or vertically, like rain precipitate |
| #8672, aired 2022-06-28 | WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? $600: Brontophobia:
it can rattle you & your house thunder |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | WORD ORIGINS $600: Derived from a Russian word, it can mean immense, or a prehistoric elephantine beast mammoth |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | ROCKS & PLANTS... $1,000 (Daily Double): The dimension type of this metamorphic rock is in blackboards, while the crushed type can go into composition roofing slate |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | "M.R.", AYE! $1200: During World War II, Winston Churchill planned strategy in this aptly named space; you can still visit it the Map Room |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | THE QUOTABLE MOVIE $400: "It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with... & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead" The Terminator |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | THE "IT" DEPARTMENT $400: This restraining item from which Houdini used to escape can also mean anything that confines you a straitjacket |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | MILWAUKEE: NEWS CLUES $600: (Nicole Koglin of the CBS58 news team presents the clue.) It's not as big as Comic-Con, but thousands attend Gary Con in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin where Gary Gygax invented this pioneering role-playing game; you can get your dice blessed near the Riviera Fountain Dungeons & Dragons |
| #8659, aired 2022-06-09 | WORDS OF COMFORT $800: It usually means unattractive, but can also mean comfortable, like one's place of residence homely |
| #8659, aired 2022-06-09 | WORDS OF COMFORT $1200: According to a 1697 play, it's what music can do to a savage breast soothe |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | ALLITERATIVE SPORTS NO-NO's $400: Ask the baby with the bib, bub; this basketball no-no can involve touching the ball twice before it hits the ground double dribbling |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | RECENT SLANG $800: Something hot can be this or straight this--it all sounds temperature related but isn't fire |
| #8658, aired 2022-06-08 | ELEMENTS & THEIR USES $2000: A pacemaker can use heat from this radioactive element, No. 94, as it decays to generate the electricity that stimulates the heart plutonium |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | DEAR-POURRI $200: It's Nicholas Sparks' novel about a soldier who receives a painful letter & you can probably guess his first name Dear John |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | FROM FARM TO TABLE $1000: It can be a low cupboard with shelves or a coop for animals, usually rabbits a hutch |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | IT'S A "SYN" $600: It can be an agency that sells the same columns to many newspapers, or an illegal cartel a syndicate |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | 9-, 10-, & 11-LETTER WORDS $1200: From Latin for "war", as a noun it can mean a nation involved in a war belligerent |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | WHAT A TOOL $2000: Used for shaping wood, it can end in "z" or "ze" an adze |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | WOOD $400: The shagbark species of this tree can produce seeds until it's 300 years old--"old" this indeed old hickory |
| #8650, aired 2022-05-27 | I'LL HAVE THIRDS $200: It says you can't be forced to let soldiers live in your house the Third Amendment |
| #8650, aired 2022-05-27 | YOUR MIND $600: This ability that Bradley Cooper only fakes in "Nightmare Alley" will soon be a reality using fMRI machines & it can't be stopped mind-reading |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR $4,000 (Daily Double): An ancient city on the Euphrates River known for its magnificence, today it can also mean a place of vice & corruption Babylon |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | 5-LETTER "W"s $800: I can see it in your eyes when you do this, to flinch in pain wince |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES $1000: "Thanks to a Glitch, Some Seattle Mazda Drivers Can't Tune Their Radios Away From" NPR, so at 7 A.M., it's this show or nothing Morning Edition |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | OCCUPATIONAL HOMONYMS $400: It can mean highest in rank or value, as well as someone of high rank at your school principal |
| #8637, aired 2022-05-10 | NUMERIC HOMOPHONES $800: It can mean furthermore or very too |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | NOW FOR THE SECRET WORD $200: The government says you can't get that info because it has this 10-letter designation, like a newspaper ad section classified |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | ART $800: It was for the USA's centennial that Archibald Willard painted this work showing 3 marching musicians Spirit of '76 |
| #8627, aired 2022-04-26 | I LEARNED IT IN THE COMIC BOOKS $400: Wonder Woman's tools have included an invisible plane & a magic one of these that can make you tell the truth a lasso |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | BIBLICAL DEVOTIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it" is from the 8th chapter of this biblical book the Song of Solomon |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | "ICU" THERE! $3,000 (Daily Double): In a friendly legal term, it precedes "brief" an amicus curiae |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | VIGOROUS VOCAB $200: It can mean powerful or influential, y'know, like certain "potables" potent |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | HANDLE WITH AIR $400: A container of Tide can't clean this 2-word phrase after you "air" it in public & make your pal's problems known to all dirty laundry |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | ECONOMICS $800: A monopsony, unlike a monopoly, is a market with only one of these; in a labor market, it can lead to lower wages only one purchaser (buyer) |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | IT'S A FACT $1000: This yellow gastropod named for its resemblance to a fruit can move about 6 inches per minute a banana slug |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | THE AWFUL SOUND OF MUSIC $800: Meaning "one note", it can also describe something dull & repetitious monotone (or monotonous) |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET $2,200 (Daily Double): Old monitors needed a screensaver, which moved so it wouldn't burn in; today you can use this static image, also a home decorating item wallpaper |
| #8613, aired 2022-04-06 | "ON" THE DOUBLE $800: Absolute, total, categorical; it can precede "surrender" unconditional |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR BLADES? $200: Before proclaiming it was "the best a man can get", this razor company asked via cartoon parrot, "How are you fixed for blades?" Gillette |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | CAN'T LOSE $400: By the numbers in 1984, it was Ronald Reagan, 54 million votes, this Minnesota man, 17 million fewer Mondale |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | SETTING THE PERIODIC TABLE $800: It's the only elemental metal that's liquid at room temperature, which it can be used to measure mercury |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $800: What's the story, flower for September? It's this climbing vine that can have flowers 6 inches across morning glory |
| #8609, aired 2022-03-31 | SHE'S ONLY A BIRD $1600: This small bird lives up to its "fast" name--it can fly 70 mph & eats insects on the fly swift |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | A SONG & A DANCE $1600: People were already doing this dance when Van McCoy wrote a song about it, helping to usher in the disco era "The Hustle" |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | IT'S A RACE $2000: Drivers vie to see who can go farthest in a single day in the "24 Hours of" this French city Le Mans |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | WATER, WATER $600: As well as a neighborhood of Queens & the subject of an old joke, it's a river there & the bay it flows into Flushing |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | FASHION $1000: As well as a general noun for a loose shirt, it can be a verb meaning "to poof out slightly above the waist" to blouse |
| #8595, aired 2022-03-11 | SAYS ANN(E) $1000: At the DNC in 1988, Texan Ann Richards said of this man, "He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth" George Herbert Walker Bush |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL $800: I can't believe it's not butter, as it's artificial butter called this oleo |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | FURNITURE $200: It's said you can be "nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of" these, but you can relax in one on a summer evening rocking chair |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | "WISE" WORDS $200: Proverbially, it can be a tough way to "get a word in" edgewise |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | YOU CAN SET YOUR CALENDAR BY IT $200: With more job security than some, U.S. senators have to face reelection after this many years in office six |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | YOU CAN SET YOUR CALENDAR BY IT $600: Every 100 years this fictitious Scottish village becomes visible for a single day Brigadoon |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | YOU CAN SET YOUR CALENDAR BY IT $800: Every 11 years or so the Sun goes through a solar cycle where these flip, affecting sunspot activity magnetic fields (magnetic poles) |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | YOU CAN SET YOUR CALENDAR BY IT $1,000 (Daily Double): Often confused with locusts, these insects occur in chronological broods of 13 & 17 years cicadas |
| #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 |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | KICKIN' IT $1000: Dean Martin sang, "How lucky can one guy be? I kissed her & she kissed me, like the fella once said, ain't that" this? a kick in the head |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | A FEW COLORFUL WORDS $200: In addition to a shade of red, it can refer to a holy man, a bird or a number cardinal |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | HOW PUNGENT! $800: Indonesians call the titan arum "bunga bangkai", meaning this dead body "flower"; it can grow 6 fragrant inches a day a corpse |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | 3-SYLLABLE VERBS $1600: In electronics, it means to increase the current or voltage of something; it can also mean to make anything stronger amplify |
| #8582, aired 2022-02-22 | TWEETS $600: Dionne Warwick asked him, "If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this" Chance the Rapper |
| #8582, aired 2022-02-22 | ____ OF ____ $800: It's the hydraulic device that can rescue people trapped inside wreckage the jaws of life |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | GYMNASTICS $400: In competition this apparatus is 4 feet off the ground & 16.5 feet long; for home practice, it can be half that length the balance beam |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | VERBS $400: It can mean to fish by towing lures behind a boat, or to make intentional upsetting remarks online to elicit a response troll |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | VERBS $3,800 (Daily Double): To speak distinctly & clearly; it can also mean to unite by means of a joint articulate |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | "TIC" TALK $1600: From a Greek word for "to select", it can describe one's taste in music if they like rap, classical & salsa eclectic |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | "FOR" WHAT IT'S WORTH $1600: Maintain this part of a horse's mane or it can cause eye irritation the forelock |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | GEN "Z" $400: This video conferencing service was founded in 2011 Zoom |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | TECH TALK $2000: Abbreviated NFT, it's a sort of title to a digital artwork that anyone can look at, not just its owner a non-fungible token |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | GOING GREEK ALPHABET $1000: A 3-letter letter late in the alphabet, it's also a protein that can build abnormally in the brain & lead to Alzheimer's tau |
| #8576, aired 2022-02-14 | JOHNNY GILBERT READS LYRICS FROM THE HEART $400: "Never mind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you too" Adele |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | GO FISH $200: If your can of tuna says "chunk white" or "solid white", it came from this species albacore |
| #5, aired 2022-02-10 | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES $1,800 (Daily Double): Trouble with hay fever?
Have bad reactions to bug bites? Or peanuts?
This specialist can help an allergist |
| #8573, aired 2022-02-09 | 3-LETTER ANIMALS $2000: Native to the southern U.S., the "alligator" this can grow 10' long, making it one of the largest freshwater fish a gar |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES $600: It's a word for layers of thickness; paper towels & face masks can each be 2- or 3- ply |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | PREFIXES $800: Latin for "beyond", it can precede "conservative" or "liberal" ultra- |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | COOKING AIDS $200: Sure, "cheese" often precedes the name of this device, but you can zest some citrus peels or shred zucchini with it too grater |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | GET A JOB! $200: It can be a desk employee at a hotel, or a legal aide to a judge a clerk |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS $800: Meaning "stick to your own area", it can apply to highway driving but was also influenced by football kickoff coverage stay in your lane |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES $400: Meaning immense, it can come before cheese or Mac big |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | FASHION $600: First popularized in the late '60s by designers like de la Renta, it can be flattering but can also make you trip a maxi dress |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES $800: It can mean honest or attractive, or refer to good weather fair |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | E BEFORE I $1600: It can be a type of cell division or a figure of speech meiosis |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | '90s R&B & HIP-HOP $200: In "U Can't Touch This", he rapped his thanks to the Lord "for blessing me with a mind to rhyme & 2 hyped feet" MC Hammer |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | RATTLE & HUM $600: These fitting loosely in the cylinders, especially when it's cold, can cause a rattle in your car engine the pistons |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1200: It can be a poem for the dead, shorter than an elegy, or a musical piece lamenting a passing a dirge |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: It can mean the wading bird seen here or take aim at verbally & criticize snipe |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ALSO A COOKING VERB $1600: To mix a transmitted radio signal so that only the intended recipient can translate it scramble |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | GETTING ADJECTIVAL $400: As an adjective, it means lightheaded or elated; it can also precede "up" in a command to a horse giddy |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | ENDS IN DOUBLE LETTERS $2000: It can mean to gather fabric in decorative rows or to bake eggs without their shells to shirr |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | A____ $600: When it comes to law, this synonym for premeditated can describe malice aforethought |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | PHILOSOPHY $400: Thomas Nagel's paper "What is It Like to Be" this says we can't know just by imagining eating bugs & hanging upside-down a bat |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | TOOLS $1000: It can be the weight used to determine that a line is vertical, or the quality of being vertical itself plumb |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $600: What you're in if you can't remember if it's the first of the month, the third, the fourth, the tenth a daze days |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | "SHORT" $200: Though it can be an honest mistake at the cash register, this verb also means to cheat shortchange |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | SEASONINGS GREETINGS $1000: It can take thousands of crocus stigmas to make even a small amount of this golden seasoning used in paella saffron |
| #8538, aired 2021-12-22 | INTERNAL RHYME TIME $600: It can be a heterogeneous mixture of stuff or a category on your favorite quiz show hodgepodge |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | GEOLOGY $400: If a deposit of rock isn't permeable enough to produce oil & gas, this controversial method of injecting fluid can change it fracking |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | GO HOME $800: It can mean joint rule of a territory, but we associate this word more with an individually owned apartment condominium |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | FASHION $600: A drawstring can help create the ruffled waist seen here & called this, like an item to hold your purchases a paperbag waist |
| #8527, aired 2021-12-07 | OFFICE, OURS $200: Looks like Barb brought a video of her dog; aw, it's this breed seen here which can hit 40 miles per hour when in the mood a Greyhound |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | RIGHT FROM THE GECKO $200: Geckos store fat in this body part & when in danger, can snap it off & leave it behind the tail |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | MUSEUMS $800: Though the secret annex at her house is empty now, you can use a VR app to explore it as it looked when her family was in hiding Anne Frank |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | PERIODS OF TIME $400: It can be a type of oatmeal or an almost imperceptibly short bit of time instant |
| #8517, aired 2021-11-23 | THE BODY HUMAN $800: The ciliary muscle changes the curvature of this eye part that determines how near or far we can see the lens |
| #8516, aired 2021-11-22 | YEAH, BABY, SHE'S GOT IT $400: I can't put my finger on it; she's got a certain this, literally "I don't know what" in French je ne sais quoi |
| #8515, aired 2021-11-19 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL $800: This coarse adjective can be a verb--if you ruin my good mood, you do it to "my mellow" to harsh |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | "M"EDICINE $400: Chloroquine can prevent this disease, but the best way is to avoid the mosquitos that carry it malaria |
| #8513, aired 2021-11-17 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $400: It's the very least you can do the minimum |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | WORDS WITH A SINGLE VOWEL $400: It can be a sudden surprising event or an unkempt mass of hair a shock |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | TIME $1000: It's as far as you can see; preceded by "time", it's how long you need to meet your investing goals the horizon |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | FRANCE VS. AMERICA $800: Colonial rule left Senegal in love with this loaf; France still tells the Senegalese it can't be made from American wheat a baguette |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | LET'S TALK BUSINESS $400: As the name implies, even for a giant company it can be a single page showing a business' assets & liabilities the balance sheet |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | SOME CREATURES GREAT & SMALL $400: Silk from the orb-weaver type of this animal can be packed so densely that it has been used to make violin strings a spider |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | THE END $800: "Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | LEGAL "EE" $600: It's defined by the U.N. as one who can't return to their home country due "to a well-founded fear of being persecuted" a refugee |
| #8504, aired 2021-11-04 | REGULAR VERBS $400: To cut a material to form something; you can do it to ski turns, meat & statues carve |
| #8500, aired 2021-10-29 | SATELLITES $1200: Launched in 1998, it circles the Earth about every 90 minutes & can often be seen with the naked eye the International Space Station |
| #8499, aired 2021-10-28 | ONE SYLLABLE OR TWO? $1200: As an Italian musical direction, it's definitely 2 syllables; as a word meaning "talent", it can be one or 2 forte |
| #8496, aired 2021-10-25 | HAVING A BALL $800: It can be any small device, or the ball placed in beer bottles to help release nitrogen a widget |
| #8494, aired 2021-10-21 | THIS IS THE WAY $400: You leave Big Sky on Route 64 but may cut some of the 4-hour drive on I-15 to Great Falls, as you can legally go 80 in this state Montana |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | PART OF DARKNESS $200: It can be a fairly crucial piece of office furniture desk |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $400: A Chevy SUV:
it can be vernal or autumnal Equinox |
| #8489, aired 2021-10-14 | THIS IS N-P-R $800: It can mean "one who bites or pinches", as well as "a small boy" a nipper |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | THE SABBATH $400: Exodus 35:3 bans doing this on the Sabbath, hence the Jewish dish cholent which can go on the stove Friday & cook until Saturday lunch lighting a fire |
| #8487, aired 2021-10-12 | LET'S INTRODUCE THE "BAND" $600: It can be a movement propelled by sheer momentum or something that literally conveys musicians a bandwagon |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | IT DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE $2000: As a noun this word refers to a gallant mounted knight; as an adjective, it can mean disdainful or offhand cavalier |
| #8485, aired 2021-10-08 | 4,4 $200: The fur of this wild canine seen here can be brownish, but it can also be indicative of its name a gray wolf |
| #8484, aired 2021-10-07 | WE DID START THE FIRE $3,000 (Daily Double): Also an automotive noise, it can be a blaze deliberately set for wildfire control, as seen here backfire |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | THAT'S A DIFFERENT PREPOSITION $200: It can mean "beside" or be a prefix with -stander by |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | I BEFORE E AFTER C $1200: It can be a type of small apartment or a measure of results versus costs efficiency |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | I CAN NAME THAT NO. 1 '80s HIT $200: "Here's a little song I wrote, you might want to sing it note for note" "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | I CAN NAME THAT NO. 1 '80s HIT $400: "It's the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of our rival" "Eye Of The Tiger" |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | I CAN NAME THAT NO. 1 '80s HIT $800: "There's a choice we're making, we're saving our own lives, it's true we'll make a better day, just you and me" "We Are The World" |
| #8473, aired 2021-09-22 | __R__M $1600: It can be a small amount of alcohol, or 1/8 of a fluid ounce a dram |
| #8472, aired 2021-09-21 | LET'S BOOZE IT UP $800: Any Purdue fan can tell you this drink has just 2 elements--whiskey & beer Boilermaker |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | MUHAMMAD ALI $200: (Hana Ali presents the clue.) "I am free to be what I wanna be and think what I wanna think", my 22-year-old dad told reporters after winning the heavyweight title in 1964; soon after, he announced his conversion to this centuries-old faith & remained devoted to it & its teachings Islam |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS $800: The 2-toed one of these can live up to 20 years, most of it upside down in the canopy of the rainforest a sloth |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | SOUNDS LIKE TENNIS $800: In blackjack it can have one of 2 different values ace |
| #8465, aired 2021-08-13 | NO EGRETS $400: This bird can beat its wings 70 times per second, but when it slows down, its body temperature can drop 50 degrees below its normal 104 a hummingbird |
| #8465, aired 2021-08-13 | IDIOMS $1000: In the 17th century it was a feather & a horse; today we use this idiom for one more burden you just can't take the straw that broke the camel's back |
| #8461, aired 2021-08-09 | IT'S A FEDERAL CRIME! $400: The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 says your family can't have this as a pet, but you can look at one right here a walrus |
| #8461, aired 2021-08-09 | IT'S A FEDERAL CRIME! $800: For writing a check for less than this listed amount of money, you can be fined or "imprisoned not more than six months, or both" $1 |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | WHAT'S YOUR UNSAFE WORD? $400: It can come before "mass" in physics, or "care" in the hospital if your condition is serious critical |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | WHAT'S YOUR UNSAFE WORD? $800: It can refer to one who is fearful & lacking self-confidence, or a password that can be easily hacked insecure (or weak) |
| #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 |
| #8458, aired 2021-08-04 | 5, MOUNTAIN TIME $200: Notable in Japanese art, a series of woodblock prints called "Thirty-Six Views of" this mountain were made in the 1800s Mount Fuji |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | LEGAL $1000: If a judge has ruled against a case & said another lawsuit can't be filed on the same grounds, it's been "dismissed with" this prejudice |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | LET "IT" BE $200: It can precede greyhound, parsley & sonnet Italian |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | EYE-DEOLOGY $400: Dehydration of this transparent eye part can cause vision changes; swab the lower lid to stimulate tears & hydrate it the cornea |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | IT'S A TRAP! $400: Here's this perennial that has a special diet; it can close shop in about half a second the Venus flytrap |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | 3 LETTERS, 2 SYLLABLES $800: It can mean the self or conceit ego |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | SING "OUT" $1000: "We can" do this "and get it straight or say goodnight", sang the Beatles in a 1966 No. 1 hit "We Can Work It Out" |
| #8442, aired 2021-07-13 | YOU CAN'T $200: ...buy more of the golden Kellogg's cereal named for this "Star Wars" droid; it was discontinued years ago C-3PO |
| #8442, aired 2021-07-13 | YOU CAN'T $400: ...move this kind of big rock if it's on public property in the Colorado city of the same name; the municipal code says no a boulder |
| #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 |
| #8442, aired 2021-07-13 | YOU CAN'T $1000: ...visit Swaziland any more; in 2018 it changed its name to this Eswatini |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | USE YOUR TWO "I"s $200: It can mean a ghost or strong alcohol a spirit |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | PUT IN OSCILLATION $400: A dance with one arm out in front of you is named for this oscillating lawn item the sprinkler |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | ANIMALS $1000: The adorable pygmy this monkey lives up to its name; it can be less than a foot long & weight just 10 ounces marmoset |
| #8435, aired 2021-07-02 | WHAT A FUNGI $1600: The giant type of this mushroom is named for the way it releases spores; it can contain 7 trillion puffball |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | OK, YOU CAN "BOO"! $1200: This 2-syllable sports exclamation took off when Stuart Scott used it on ESPN boo-yah! |
| #8430, aired 2021-06-25 | 7-LETTER WORDS $400: It can start a campaign or a football game a kickoff |
| #8426, aired 2021-06-21 | PLAIN-NAMED MALADIES $1000: Similar to carpal tunnel syndrome, "baby" this joint affects the parents, not the baby wrist |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | IN THE MI"DD"LE $1000: You can do it to eggs or pampered kids, with very different results coddle |
| #8422, aired 2021-06-15 | FACE THE PERFORMER $1000: On "Parks and Rec", this actress told Amy Poehler, "You can trust me because I don't care enough about you to lie" Kathryn Hahn |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | 3-LETTER PALINDROMES $1200: As a noun it can refer to a hairstyle or a piece of fishing gear a bob |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | SILENT-LETTER WORDS $1000: It can follow bush, Delian or fantasy league |
| #8414, aired 2021-06-03 | NOBLE $600: Becoming a "life" one of these in Britain gets you a title, but it can't be passed on to your children life peers |
| #8414, aired 2021-06-03 | 8-LETTER WORDS $800: As a verb, it means to send or to kill; as a noun, it can mean speed dispatch |
| #8413, aired 2021-06-02 | THE GIVING TREE $200: Although the red type of this tree can provide sap for syrup, it mainly gives us shade maple |
| #8411, aired 2021-05-31 | SOUVENIRS $1000: When you visit the country just south of Kenya, you can bring home some of this mineral named for it tanzanite |
| #8410, aired 2021-05-28 | THAT'S GARBAGE! $400: As well as rubbish by the roadside, it can mean a stretcher for an injured person litter |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | COMPUTER SPEAK $800: To "zip" a file is to do this to it, shrink it so that it takes up less memory & can be more easily sent or downloaded compress |
| #8406, aired 2021-05-24 | STARTS WITH SOMETHING YOU CAN RIDE $400: All aboard, it's the type of straw hat seen here a boater |
| #8406, aired 2021-05-24 | STARTS WITH SOMETHING YOU CAN RIDE $1000: It's the leading segment of an army's forces, as Mom & her soccer kids know a vanguard |
| #8405, aired 2021-05-21 | PAINTING, NOT THE ART KIND $800: You can make good money if you're up for climbing 600-foot towers of this bridge over the Hudson to keep it looking good the George Washington Bridge |
| #8405, aired 2021-05-21 | 20th CENTURY TV $1000: Robert Downey Jr. told this lawyer played by Calista Flockhart: "If you need a sympathetic ear, I can fake it" Ally McBeal |
| #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 |
| #8399, aired 2021-05-13 | FOR YOUR PIES ONLY $800: Sour ones or Bings can be used to make this summer pie, & maybe spruce it up with a lattice crust cherry pie |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS $2000: Joe Jackson: "If you want to know about the bishop & the actress... you can read it in" these weekly editions the Sunday papers |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | "AU" $2000: If the French & British can agree on one thing, it's that you call the eggplant this aubergines |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS $800: Biblical writing; Shakespeare wrote that "The devil can cite" it "for his purpose" scripture |
| #8383, aired 2021-04-21 | THEY NAMED A SCHOOL FOR ME $1000: Acknowledging that this Shoshone woman's name can be spelled different ways, a Seattle public school spells it with a C & a J Sacajawea |
| #8382, aired 2021-04-20 | 17-LETTER WORDS $1200: Reduction of the body's ability to fight infection; it happens with HIV & can be done deliberately before a transplant immunosuppression |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT $200: Spend some time in the loop in this city & you can hit Daley Plaza Chicago |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | & I FEEL ALL RIGHT $1000: Zocor is this type of cholesterol-lowering drug; if taking it, avoid grapefruit juice, as the interaction can worsen side effects a statin |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | & I FEEL ALL RIGHT $1,500 (Daily Double): This chemical compound can make things explode, but not your heart, where it eases pain acting as a vasodilator nitroglycerin |
| #8378, aired 2021-04-14 | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES $800: This adjective means strong & healthy; it can also describe good advice or fit judgment sound |
| #8378, aired 2021-04-14 | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES $1000: It can mean rapid, or a bird known for its rapid movement a swift |
| #8372, aired 2021-04-06 | BIOCHEMISTRY $800: It was seen as the sad sack nucleic acid until the 1980s discovery that it can be a catalyst for biological reactions RNA |
| #8372, aired 2021-04-06 | FROM THE FRENCH $800: From the French for "of luxury", it can be one word or 2 deluxe |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | "S"IX-LETTER WORDS $1200: Depending how it's spelled, it can be a small perfumed pouch or to walk with a strut sachet/sashay |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | TIME FOR AN APP $600: Hey, can you loan me 50 bucks? Better yet, can you transfer it to me using this app owned by PayPal? Venmo |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "E" $1600: You won't see this event if you're standing on the Moon, but you can if you're orbiting it, like the Apollo 8 astronauts did Earthrise |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | I'M ALWAYS ANGRY $600: It can describe an acrid taste or an acrimonious feeling bitter |
| #8353, aired 2021-03-10 | MEDICINE $1200: The PDL, the periodontal this connective tissue, helps keep your teeth in place--& yes, you can sprain it a ligament |
| #8353, aired 2021-03-10 | GOING FROM FIRST TO THIRD $1200: Bo Jackson & Bob Dole are famous for illeism, using this when talking about themselves; it can help kids with speech impediments the third person |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE $1600: Whether it means an undesirable part of society or sediment in liquor, this word is almost always plural the dregs |
| #8348, aired 2021-03-03 | TITLES & HONORIFICS $1,000 (Daily Double): American legal eagles are commonly called this, but it also can refer to the eldest son of a baronet esquire |
| #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 |
| #8342, aired 2021-02-23 | THE LEGEND OF BAGGY PANTS $200: It's a general term for goods carried on a ship, or big-pocketed baggy pants that can carry their fair share cargo |
| #8340, aired 2021-02-19 | HAIR'S TO YOU $400: One difference between a chignon & this 3-letter option is that a chignon is usually worn low while it can go anywhere a bun |
| #8332, aired 2021-02-09 | IT'S "IN" THE SPORT $400: In soccer, a free kick that must touch at least one other player before a goal can be scored is this "roundabout" type indirect |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | NON-VOCABULARY $400: By definition, it's the oldest age a nonagenarian can be 99 |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | MUSICALS BY SONG LYRICS $800: "You're just too good to be true, can't take my eyes off of you" Jersey Boys |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | QUESTIONABLE VERBS $800: It can mean to inquire too closely into another's private affairs, or to use force to open or move something to pry |
| #8325, aired 2021-01-29 | POET-POURRI $1600: In 1920s London Virginia Woolf & others were baffled by this transplanted American poet's habit of wearing green face powder T.S. Eliot |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | PHILOSOPHY $1600: Antonyms that fill in a famous Kierkegaard thought: life can only be understood ____ but it has to be lived ____ backwards & forwards (reverse & forward) |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | WORD "UP" $800: This theater direction can mean to take the focus from another actor & put it on your own performance upstage |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | I CAN'T DECIDE ON A SYNONYM $400: It can mean a rubber sandal or to reverse your decision flip-flop |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER $1200: It's the "colorful" term for a thin frozen film on the road that can lead to hazardous driving conditions black ice |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL $2000: From Greek for "to carve", it's a picture or symbol that can represent a word in ancient writing systems glyph |
| #8311, aired 2021-01-11 | MOVIES BASED ON SHORT STORIES $1600: Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" became this Schwarzenegger sci-fi film Total Recall |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $1600: It's the "R" in the Rico Act, which says it can include acts relating to arson, human trafficking, contraband cigarettes, etc. racketeering |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | FINAL "RE" $600: The way you hold your body; as a verb, it can mean to adopt a blustering attitude posture |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | KEEPING IT 100 $800: In a non leap year, the 100th day falls on this date April 10th |
| #8292, aired 2020-12-01 | OOOH...FIREWORKS! $2000: You can make a safer type of the "black" this reptile with baking soda & sugar--it produces CO2 & carbon ash snake |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | 3 C's $400: Adjective meaning so small it can't be seen with the naked eye microscopic |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | IT CAME FROM CROWDFUNDING! $800: A Kickstarter success was the card game called "Exploding" these cute little animals; laser pointers can defuse them kittens |
| #8287, aired 2020-11-24 | THE GIRL IN THE SONG $1600: "Cheer up", this sleepy girl, "oh, what can it mean to a daydream believer & a homecoming queen" Sleepy Jean |
| #8281, aired 2020-11-16 | WOMEN IN MUSIC $200: This "Girl On Fire" performer chose her last name in reference to the piano & because "it can open so many doors" Alicia Keys |
| #8281, aired 2020-11-16 | A BUSY BODY $400: It's just 3 to 4 inches long & seems to be gradually disappearing through evolution, but when it gets blocked, it can still kill you the appendix |
| #8281, aired 2020-11-16 | A BUSY BODY $5,000 (Daily Double): Chronic alcohol drinking is a big cause of this disease, but it can also occur due to obesity or hepatitis C cirrhosis |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WARM WORDS $2000: It can mean both crazy & pleasantly warm, like a mild tropical climate balmy |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | TAXES $200: Primarily imposed on land & buildings, in the U.S. it can be extended to farm equipment & automobiles property tax |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | JOHN BROWN $400: Zainab Jah plays this woman who tried to recruit supporters for John Brown; he called her "The General"
"I will come with all the bees I can hive, but once that date is set, do not change it, not for anything." (Harriet) Tubman |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | DID YOU KNOW? $400: Take it slow! This rain forest tree-dwelling mammal can take weeks to digest a meal & can hold its breath longer than a dolphin a sloth |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | DID YOU KNOW? $800: The generic name for this cloth bag comes from the same-named Belgian town where it was first made, though the E & L can get reversed duffel |
| #8273, aired 2020-11-04 | SEEING RED $400: A brilliant red, it can come before macaw or fever in nature scarlet |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH $600: You can't miss it, it's the 14,400-foot mountain seen in the distance here Mount Rainier |
| #8269, aired 2020-10-29 | "BE"SOMETHING"ED" $1600: It's the state of a sailing ship that can't move because there's no wind becalmed |
| #8267, aired 2020-10-27 | AN ENCOURAGING VERB $800: Online, you can find "5 Ways to" do it to your confidence, or " 10 Ways to" do it to your Wi-Fi signal Boost |
| #8267, aired 2020-10-27 | IT ALL STARTS WITH A GREEK LETTER $1000: This shrub, seen here, can grow as high as 35 feet a rhododendron |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | IT'S HYPHENATED $400: This term can refer to a cheap saloon, the type of music played there or the "Women" in a Rolling Stones song a honky-tonk |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | A QUIET PLACE $600: Microsoft tests the noise of electronics in a room where you can hear your joints creak; it's measured at negative 20 of these units decibels |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | IT'S HYPHENATED $600: Long cycle times & mold can be issues with this type of washing machine, as opposed to the kind where clothes go in the top front-loading |
| #8265, aired 2020-10-23 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $400: President Reagan urged, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down" this, & you can see part of it at the Reagan Library the (Berlin) Wall |
| #8265, aired 2020-10-23 | A NUMBER BETWEEN 3 & 5 $600: Without wild cards, 4 of a kind in poker is tough to beat--only these 2 hands can do it a straight flush & a royal flush |
| #8263, aired 2020-10-21 | EXERCISE YOUR... $800: In sports it's an extra year at the end of a player's contract; he can exercise it & choose to stay with his current team the option year |
| #8263, aired 2020-10-21 | IT'S ALL FAKE $1600: A medical fake can be described as a quack or one of these sellers of supposed remedies, from the Italian for "babbler" charlatan |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | LET IT ROLL! $800: This spiny omnivore can roll into a ball & float on its back; its porcupine-like spines protect its soft belly a hedgehog |
| #8260, aired 2020-10-16 | I'M JUST THE "GO" BETWEEN $1600: The town where you grew up won't be the way you remember it, as we learn from this 1940 novel title You Can't Go Home Again |
| #8259, aired 2020-10-15 | FROM "A" TO "Y" $1600: It can mean to go with or to play a musical instrument in support of a singer accompany |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | CONTRONYMS $200: It can mean on view, like the moon, or no longer visibly functioning, like a light bulb out |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | CONTRONYMS $600: It can mean repaired, or no longer working, like a spayed dog fixed |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | CONTRONYMS $1000: It can mean an assortment of different types, or one type in particular variety |
| #8256, aired 2020-10-12 | 8-LETTER WORDS $400: It can mean reactions to an idea, or distortion caused by a loop in a sound system feedback |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | YES WE "CAN" $200: It's the bird seen here a canary |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | YES WE "CAN" $400: While number 2 in the U.S., it's the number one vegetable oil used in Canada & Japan canola |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | YES WE "CAN" $800: This once-popular term for a young female hospital volunteer referred to the red & white uniform a candy striper |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | YES WE "CAN" $1000: It's another name for the Bible's Song of Solomon the Canticles |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY $400: Too much beta-carotene can lead to carotenemia, which does this to your skin turn it orange |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY $1200: The prostate medicine Finasteride was found to have this side effect, so it is now also used under the brand name Propecia hair growth |
| #8245, aired 2020-09-25 | COIF SUPPRESSANT $400: When it comes to hair wands, this 4-letter word can follow straightening or curling an iron |
| #8243, aired 2020-09-23 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ETYMOLOGY $600: The name of this oval flute, which can have up to ten finger holes, is from the Italian ocarina |
| #8242, aired 2020-09-22 | THE LANGUAGE OF LIKE $400: The "Hippie Dictionary" says it means "to see, understand ", as in "can you ___ it"? dig |
| #8239, aired 2020-09-17 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "E" $800: It often means a lavish country residence, but in Britain can also mean a housing development an estate |
| #8239, aired 2020-09-17 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1200: After sulfur is removed, this has no odor; mercaptan is added to it so that leaks can be detected natural gas |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $400: It can mean to create something, or it can refer to the current style of dress fashion |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $1200: It can mean to hinder, or a place for your dirty clothes a hamper |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS $2000: It's a 3-letter word for a water sprite of German folklore, or it can mean to put the kibosh on nix |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | INSIDE OF ME $800: If you want to be formal about it, "vermiform" precedes the name of this tube that seems to serve no purpose but can become inflamed the appendix |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | CANSPLAINING $200: Let me stop you there... proverbially, in exposing yourself to a possible problem, you're opening up a giant "can of" these worms |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | COLORS $200: It can mean melancholy or refer to indecent material blue |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | FONTS OF WISDOM $1200: French for "without", it can come in front of serif or after comic in the name of fonts sans |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | CAN YOU SPARE A RHYME $800: It's also a term for a female zebra or donkey mare |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A CHICKEN? $600: Yes, & as the largest ships in the U.S. Navy, each is powered by 2 nuclear reactors & can displace 100,000 tons an aircraft carrier |
| #8226, aired 2020-06-01 | A CONTAINER FULL OF WORDS $800: A handbag; it can also refer to the prize money in a boxing match a purse |
| #8224, aired 2020-05-28 | AMERICAN HEALTH CARE $400: It's the "E" in EMTALA, a 1986 federal law that says a hospital must treat patients with serious conditions who can't pay emergency |
| #8224, aired 2020-05-28 | MAGNET $800: You can magnetize a needle & place it on a cork in a bowl of water to make one of these a compass |
| #8221, aired 2020-05-25 | RECENT BESTSELLERS $800: Shh! It's the 5-letter title of Susan Cain's book about "The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" Quiet |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | DRINK UP: IT'S THIRST-DAY $200: This frozen rum cocktail that can be banana or strawberry is named for a district in Cuba a daiquiri |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $800: It's where you can watch "NBA on TNT":
TNT Turner Network Television |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | IT WAS ALL YELLOW $400: The Norris-LaGuardia Act said yellow-dog contracts can't stop workers from forming these unions |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | A LANDMARK ADDRESS $800: At 4 South Market Street in Boston, you can find Faneuil Hall and this venerable market and shop to your heart's content Quincy |
| #8209, aired 2020-04-23 | ENDS IN "LL" $1000: It can mean to reside, or to linger over dwell |
| #8206, aired 2020-04-20 | SPORTS TALK $800: In track, the "metric mile" is this many meters 1,500 |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | 3 G's $400: It can refer to burdensome past emotional experiences, or suitcases for a trip luggage (baggage) |
| #8204, aired 2020-04-16 | POETRY FOR PHYSICISTS $1600: This Danish physicist said that when it comes to atoms, "Language can be used only as in poetry" Bohr |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! $400: We got you this bird as a pet! It's 300 lbs., has 2 toes per foot & runs 40 mph but relax! It can't fly & will love your studio apartment! an ostrich |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $800: A 1940 statement on this status says it gives professors "freedom & economic security", but it doesn't mean they can never be fired tenure |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) If you can't see the numbers 3 and 45, within the circles, it could be a sign of the most common form of colorblindness, the inability to tell the difference between red and green, caused by an abnormality in these cells in the retina cones |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | POLITICAL PARLANCE $800: It's a person chosen to represent a constituency at a convention; some can be "super" delegates |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | TERMS OF ART $200: It can refer to a crayon made with powdered pigment, or a finished work of art created with them a pastel |
| #8183, aired 2020-03-18 | LIFE $800: It's not usually thought of as an organ, but for an average human, it's the largest & can cover 20 square feet skin |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS $600: Tom Brady holds the record for most Super Bowl wins as a player with this many--he needs 2 hands for his rings Six |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | PORTMANTEAU WORDS $2,000 (Daily Double): Money can't buy happiness, says this portmanteau syndrome in which the wealthy feel guilt & isolation affluenza |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | STUDENT WORD LIST $200: It can be a trainee working short-term without pay, or a recent medical school grad working in a hospital prior to a residency an internship |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | FOOTBALL $400: An equal opportunity foul, it can be called against offense or defense holding |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE $800: To choose someone for the job; it can also mean to get a keg ready for a party to tap |
| #8168, aired 2020-02-26 | HAIR DO $400: It can be a single hair, or a string of pearls a strand |
| #8167, aired 2020-02-25 | DISTILL CRAZY $800: Before bourbon is distilled, it is this crushed grain mix that can be sweet or sour mash |
| #8163, aired 2020-02-19 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $1600: It can mean a priest of the Anglican Church, or a person in charge of a school rector |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | CONTRONYMS $200: It can mean to take away a car or to get your car back repossess |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | SURVIVOR $800: (Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor, presents the clue.) A fan favorite from "Survivor: The Australian Outback", she went on to co-host "The View" & "Fox & Friends" (Elisabeth) Hasselbeck |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | FOOD & DRINK WORDS & PHRASES $400: Tread carefully if doing this phrase for being careful not to anger someone (it can use the whole food item or just the shells) walking on eggshells |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | HEAT STREET $5,400 (Daily Double): Heat is a form of energy: the first law of this says that it can be neither created nor destroyed but can be changed Thermodynamics |
| #8152, aired 2020-02-04 | IN THE ENVIRONMENT $1000: It can mean the countries of eastern Asia, or to familiarize yourself with your surroundings Orient |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU $400: Should really go without saying: none of this Nobel stuff patented in 1867 dynamite |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU $800: Should go without saying part 2: none of these, whether of the fragmentation, smoke or stun variety a grenade |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU $1200: None of this element used to disinfect pools & spas--relax, they'll use it at the resort! chlorine |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU $1600: No booze above 70% alcohol, this proof 140 |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU $2000: No to the Note7 model of this smartphone Samsung |
| #8149, aired 2020-01-30 | STOP IT! $200: You can do this to your dog or your "enthusiasm" curb |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | "M___T" PROMISES $1600: As an adjective it can mean active in combat, or aggressive about a cause militant |
| #8137, aired 2020-01-14 | ALL STARS $1200: One of the closest stars to the Sun, Barnard's Star can't be seen with the naked eye; it's in this colorful class of small, dim stars red dwarfs |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | ALBUMS $400: With its debut album featuring "Who Can It Be Now?", this band went to No. 1 on at least 2 continents Men at Work |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | "F"OUR-LETTER WORDS $200: It can refer to a thin sheet of any metal, not just aluminum foil |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | TOYS $400: This toy brand said, "Throw it around indoors; you can't damage lamps... you can't hurt babies or old people" Nerf |
| #3, aired 2020-01-08 | THE GREATEST OF ALL MINDS $8,400 (Daily Double): This German developed calculus independent of another wise guy Leibniz |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | CLASSIC MOVIES & TV $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) I can't believe I'm holding the lightsaber used by this man playing Luke Skywalker in 1977's "Star Wars"--it would be even cooler with the blue light and sound effects Mark Hamill |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | TOY STORY $600: This animated girl has a doctor's bag & your kids can have a toy version of it Doc McStuffins |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | THE MOTH $800: Also known as the measuring worm, this moth larva may look cute, but it can be quite destructive to fruit trees the inchworm |
| #8117, aired 2019-12-17 | THE JEOPARDY! SCHOOL OF ENLIGHTENMENT $1000: It can mean the lighting used to decorate a building, or someone's spiritual or intellectual understanding illumination |
| #8114, aired 2019-12-12 | CRUSHIN' IT! $800: If you want that Indiana Jones look, you can get an officially licensed crushable wool felt this kind of hat a fedora |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ADJECTIVES $2000: It can mean difficult to understand, or traveling in a route similar to a planet's orbit elliptical |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ADJECTIVES $3,000 (Daily Double): It's from the Latin for "hammer" & refers to metal that can be hammered into a new shape malleable |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | WHAT A DISASTER! $2000: How bad can this Italian word be if it describes a bottle for Chianti? fiasco |
| #8103, aired 2019-11-27 | PHARMACY KNOWLEDGE $2000: It's a change in a drug's effect when a second medication is taken too; the Warfarin-Acetaminophen one can be dangerous a drug interaction |
| #8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $800: Graham Chapman kneels in this film but God says, "Oh, don't grovel! One thing I can't stand, it's people groveling!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | MEDICAL IDIOMS $200: It can mean to measure body heat but idiomatically, it means to survey the attitudes of a group of people take the temperature |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | DOUBLE LETTERS IN THE MIDDLE $800: It can mean a small mug but is usually a way to refer to your head; use yours now! a noggin |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | IN THE PINK $400: Careful with raw milk, AKA this 13-letter kind; it can contain harmful bacteria unpasteurized |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | IN THE PINK $800: Floss & brush regularly to get the jump on this gum disease; if left untreated, it can lead to periodontitis gingivitis |
| #8096, aired 2019-11-18 | "MIS"INFORMATION $2000: It can be a collection of writings by different authors, or a mixture of various items miscellany |
| #8095, aired 2019-11-15 | SNAILS $800: Be careful around the aquatic cone snail; it produces these "nerve poisons" that can be venomous to humans neurotoxins |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | WORDS THAT USE ALL 5 VOWELS $400: To inject someone with a small amount of a disease so that they can become immune to it to inoculate |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | THE KING JAMES BIBLE SAYETH... $1000: You say you want a revelation? Truly, verily, it's the very last word in that book; now can I get one? amen |
| #8084, aired 2019-10-31 | STRONG LANGUAGE $400: You can "hang" this way to get through adversity; you know, this "it out" tough |
| #8084, aired 2019-10-31 | THE SYNDROME SYNDROME $1600: rls.org wants to turn the 1st "R" in this syndrome into "relieved"; it's about limb movement but can also involve a burning sensation restless legs syndrome |
| #8083, aired 2019-10-30 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS $800: It can be a line of mountain ridges or a grazing land for animals a range |
| #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | LET'S SEE IF IT PAYS OFF FOR 'EM $200: In 1892 baking powder salesman William Wrigley began throwing in 2 packages of this with each can, which worked out okay chewing gum |
| #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | DOUBLE "Z" WORDS $400: It can be a low story or balcony between 2 other floors in a building or theater mezzanine |
| #8068, aired 2019-10-09 | BUILDINGS $400: With cozy living quarters, this style, named for its dramatic shape, has become a popular choice for vacation homes A-frame |
| #8062, aired 2019-10-01 | JUMP AROUND! $600: It can mean to jump up or to make something suddenly operative, such as a trap spring |
| #8060, aired 2019-09-27 | WHISKEY BUSINESS $400: Most scotch is distilled twice; this type of whiskey, like Bushmills & Tullamore D.E.W., 3 times Irish whiskey |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | BACHELOR OF ARTS $400: In 1806 this composer wrote to his "Immortal Beloved", "Can you change it that you are not wholly mine"; she couldn't Beethoven |
| #8058, aired 2019-09-25 | WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES $2000: From Salish, it can be a type of salmon of the Pacific Northwest, or a warm, dry wind Chinook |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | DESCRIBING THE CASINO GAME $200: It's a wheel that can bring you fortune;
bet even or odd;
I'm seeing red roulette |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | SCIENCE $1,000 (Daily Double): During a total solar eclipse, you can glimpse this "colorful" layer of the Sun just above the photosphere the chromosphere |
| #8052, aired 2019-09-17 | VERBS $400: It can mean to work jointly on a scientific activity; or in wartime, to cooperate traitorously with an enemy collaborate |
| #8052, aired 2019-09-17 | VERBS $600: It can mean to present the way something works, or to publicly protest demonstrate |
| #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | YOGA POSES $800: It can be a challenge to stand as strong as an oak on one leg in vrksasana, this pose tree |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | GREEK & LATIN PREFIXES $600: From the Latin for "around", it can precede -navigation & -locution circum- |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN $600: She stars as literary forger Lee Israel in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?", based on the memoir of the same name Melissa McCarthy |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | MAKE IT SNAPPY $400: As well as photosharing on this app, you can watch its Snap originals like "#vanlife" Snapchat |
| #8044, aired 2019-07-25 | FOR ALL IT'S WORTH $600: The org. Jewelers of America says contrary to popular belief, you can easily chip one of these, even washing dishes--insure it a diamond |
| #8044, aired 2019-07-25 | USELESS BODY PARTS $1000: We can't use it to detect pheromones like other animals, but we have a vestigial version of Jacobson's organ in this body part the nose |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | FOR WEDDINGS $800: It's the canopy under which the bride & groom can stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony a chuppah |
| #8040, aired 2019-07-19 | MOM & DAD CONFUSE ME $400: To us kids, this is a pet that meows; why do Mom & Dad say to put money in it so they can collect for charity? a kitty |
| #8036, aired 2019-07-15 | GIVE ME 5-LETTER WORDS $800: It can describe a poisonous substance or a poisonous relationship toxic |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: To think an opponent is not as good as he actually is; it can lead to overconfidence underestimate |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | THE BODY PART WITHIN $400: An event that can be lunar, or it can mean "to outshine" an eclipse |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | A LA WHAT? $800: This American dish is chicken with a mushroom cream sauce; if you want to be fancy, you can call it "poulet royale" in French chicken a la king |
| #8028, aired 2019-07-03 | BAD-JECTIVES $1600: If someone calls you this, it can mean you are inadequate (or you arouse compassion) pitiful |
| #8027, aired 2019-07-02 | CORRUPTION ALL AROUND $800: A bribe can be paid upfront; if an official helps me first & I pay him later, it's this 8-letter word a kickback |
| #8027, aired 2019-07-02 | BONE UP ON YOUR ANAGRAMS $1000: It can be used to articulate in more than one sense:
MILD BEAN a mandible |
| #8023, aired 2019-06-26 | WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT $2000: The item seen here--as a verb, it can mean to help lift someone's spirits buoy |
| #8021, aired 2019-06-24 | SILENT LETTER BUT DEADLY $600: It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently a wrench |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $600: It can mean gratitude, or an increase in the value of something appreciation |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | EXTRACURRICULAR $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a chess move on the monitor.) In chess, the only time you can move two pieces in the same turn is with this special move involving the king & a rook, getting the king out of the center & hopefully protecting it castling |
| #8010, aired 2019-06-07 | ORDER IN THE FOOD COURT $1000: As it's cheat day, I'll allow testimony regarding a trip to this "shack" for its namesake drink--or we can make it a malt Shake (Shack) |
| #8009, aired 2019-06-06 | SPELL IT OR SAY IT? $800: These 3 letters can be said as an acronym for a savings account, but are always spelled out for an Irish militia IRA |
| #8009, aired 2019-06-06 | SPELL IT OR SAY IT? $1600: This 4-letter college military group can be spelled out or sounded out rhyming with "Yahtzee" ROTC |
| #8006, aired 2019-06-03 | SCIENCE $400: This triangular object can make a mini-rainbow because different colors in light travel at different speeds in it a prism |
| #8005, aired 2019-05-31 | POTPOURRI $1200: This animal, a proverbial symbol of grace, also has pure speed: it can run about 50 mph a (Grant's) gazelle |
| #7999, aired 2019-05-23 | SCIENCE $1200: You can't use a Carnot engine to power your car--it's an ideal one that loses no heat via this resisting force friction |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY $2,000 (Daily Double): This term for a cure-all bears the name of a daughter of Asclepius panacea |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | DANCING BACK TO DISCO $200: The Village People knew "there's a place you can go...when you're short on your dough"; hey, it's "fun to stay" here! at the YMCA |
| #7993, aired 2019-05-15 | MORE THAN 1 MEANING $200: You can invest in shares of it, or you can use the beef or chicken type to make soup stock |
| #7993, aired 2019-05-15 | MORE THAN 1 MEANING $800: It can mean to grow or sprout like a plant, or to engage in passive activity like kicking back & watching TV vegetate |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | THING + BODY PART = CONDITION $800: One more reason to monitor this substance in your diet: it can build up & cause strawberry gallbladder cholesterol |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | ALMOST RHYMES WITH ORANGE $1600: It can mean a medicated throat candy, or in geometry, the shape seen here a lozenge |
| #7989, aired 2019-05-09 | AN APP FOR TEACHER $200: With the Kahoot! app teachers can assign learning challenges as this task done outside of class, & it corrects itself! homework |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.) In 2017 JPL was able to restart long-dormant thrusters on Voyager 1; that helped reorient the spacecraft, so it can maintain communication from 13 billion miles away in this 12-letter space between solar systems interstellar |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | THOSE WHO IGNORE HISTORY $2000: In World War I Italy attacked this northeast neighbor in 12--yes, 12--battles of the Isonzo River & got whupped repeatedly Austria |
| #7980, aired 2019-04-26 | GREEK CUISINE $1000: This Greek favorite is sliced eggplant & ground lamb or beef; you can top it with bechamel moussaka |
| #7980, aired 2019-04-26 | "TAKE" IT $2000: "The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea, the mem'ry of all that--no, no!" this song title "They Can't Take That Away From Me" |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | CELEBS ON TWITTER $1000: This TBS talk show host noted, "If you can say happy Valentine's Day in Klingon you're probably not celebrating it" Conan O'Brien |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | ENERGY $2000: This 5-letter type of rock contains organic matter so it can yield oil as well as natural gas from fracking shale |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU! $200: Earth Day is observed on April 22; some who can't wait that long think it should be on the vernal this the equinox |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU! $1000: An ad that debuted on Earth Day 1971 showed a crying Indian & the slogan "People start" this word; "people can stop it" pollution |
| #7973, aired 2019-04-17 | MOVIE & TV TERMS $200: It can be the sailors on a boat or the people working on a movie or TV show crew |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | ON PINS & NEEDLES $2000: It's a near-cylindrical bowling pin that can be set up on either end, & yeah, folks sure can get lit while playing a candlepin |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | BEER $800: Because it contains this natural type of alcohol, an antimicrobial, beer can be safer to drink than suspect water ethanol |
| #7966, aired 2019-04-08 | GET YOUR KICKS $200: According to the song, you can "get your kicks on Route 66" as it winds more than 2,000 miles from this Midwest city to L.A. Chicago |
| #7965, aired 2019-04-05 | 18th CENTURY SCIENCE $4,000 (Daily Double): Next time you grab a soda, you can thank Joseph Priestley, who dissolved this gas in water in 1768, making it fizzy carbon dioxide |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | MUSEUMS $400: You too can donate a lock of this to the Turkish museum dedicated to it hair |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | NATURE STICKS IT TO YOU $600: On 8 of the 9 days of the festival of San Fermin in this city, you can try running with the bulls Pamplona |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | NATURE STICKS IT TO YOU $800: The stiletto type of this reptile has horizontal fangs & is especially dangerous because it can bite you with its mouth closed a snake |
| #7962, aired 2019-04-02 | DRINKS ALL AROUND! $600: In the U.S. it's a 3-letter abbrev. for a Pabst product; in China it's a premium ale that can run you upwards of $40 PBR |
| #7961, aired 2019-04-01 | CROSSWORD CLUES "Y" $400: It can precede fever, jacket & pages
(6) yellow |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | IS IT SCIENCE? $600: Chemistry sure is; in fact, it's this 4-letter kind of science dealing with things that can be observed & measured hard science |
| #7955, aired 2019-03-22 | WHICH BODY PART? $800: Has an uncertain function in humans, though in rats it can aid in digestion & immunity the appendix |
| #7950, aired 2019-03-15 | CHANGE MY MIND $800: I can't be turned; I've undergone this psychological "cleaning", first attributed to Chinese Communists brainwashing |
| #7946, aired 2019-03-11 | "LL" ANIMALS $200: When a crocodile shuts its mouth, you can see lower jaw teeth, but when this relative does it, they're hidden alligator |
| #7943, aired 2019-03-06 | IN THE "MI"DDLE $800: It can be the end point on a transportation line, or the city in which it's located a terminus |
| #7943, aired 2019-03-06 | TALK LIKE AN OLD SAILOR $1200: It can be a publication or a storeroom for gunpowder & other explosives a magazine |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | FAMILIAR BRANDS IN SONGS $200: OutKast instructed, "Shake it like" this; the company said, no, don't--that can actually hurt the image a Polaroid picture |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | EATING VERBS $200: To alter food by the action of stomach chemicals so that it can be absorbed digest |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | EATING VERBS $800: It can mean a pickle topping for hot dogs or to eat with great pleasure relish |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | IT WAS SO FUNNY $800: On this HBO show Jemaine & Bret sing, "I can tell that you are the most beautiful girl in the room (in the whole wide room)" Flight of the Conchords |
| #7929, aired 2019-02-14 | QUOTES OF NOTE $1000: "A jail is just a nut with a worm in it. The worm can always get out", said this man who escaped in March 1934 & died in July John Dillinger |
| #7926, aired 2019-02-11 | SIDE STONES $600: It's a small bile-storing organ on your right side & stones in it can be very painful the gallbladder |
| #7923, aired 2019-02-06 | "SOCK" IT TO ME $1600: This red swimmer of the northern Pacific coast can navigate 1,000 miles upriver to spawn a sockeye |
| #7922, aired 2019-02-05 | EXPRESS YOURSELF $400: It can mean to tangle up or to growl viciously, especially with the teeth bared like an animal snarl |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | THE HUMAN BODY $800: Steam burns can be nasty--the vapor can hurt deeper layers of the skin because it can pass through these holes in the skin pores |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES $1600: To cheat on your spouse; it can also mean to double-cross someone two-time |
| #7918, aired 2019-01-30 | STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS $1600: As a noun, it can be a small strip of paper; as a verb, it's slang for rocking out on your guitar shred |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | THAT'S SO "P.C." $1000: It's a small room where violent patients or inmates are held so they can't hurt themselves a padded cell |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | CREATURES WITH BLOWHOLES $1,200 (Daily Double): Monodon monoceros, it has to navigate Arctic ice so it can get air into its blowhole the narwhal |
| #7910, aired 2019-01-18 | LOVE & MARRIAGE $5,000 (Daily Double): This 4-letter word has fallen out of use in vows; Elizabeth used it to marry Philip, but Diana didn't to marry Charles obey |
| #7909, aired 2019-01-17 | CHEMISTRY $1200: A substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed, so it can be recovered--which is nice if you're using platinum a catalyst |
| #7905, aired 2019-01-11 | ADJECTIVES $400: Describing food fit to be eaten according to Jewish law, it can also mean on the up-&-up kosher |
| #7901, aired 2019-01-07 | 2 CAN PLAY THAT GAME $2,000 (Daily Double): It's time to start this ancient Asian game played with 361 pieces on a 19-by-19-line board go |
| #7897, aired 2019-01-01 | THAT'S SOME STRONG LANGUAGE! $400: It can describe the powerful effect of a drug or for us, certain "potables" potent |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | SAY IT IN LATIN $400: Not sure of the year Chaucer was born? you can use around, about or this Latin word before the year circa |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | "XO" $800: In the devil made you do it, you might be in need of a priest who can perform this demon expulsion an exorcism |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | WORDS OF SCIENCE $1,000 (Daily Double): In physics, it's a substance that technically can be gas or liquid & that conforms to the shape of the vessel holding it a fluid |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | SAY IT IN LATIN $1000: This Latin phrase for "I am to blame" can be heard in the confessional; for maximum effect, insert "maxima" into the middle mea culpa |
| #7888, aired 2018-12-19 | TEA & SYMPATHY $400: Black tea contains this stimulant but I know you're sad it doesn't have more, so I got you a Jolt cola, with 160mg in 1 can caffeine |
| #7888, aired 2018-12-19 | HISTORY TELLS US... $1600: This 1930s politician, laying it out:
"For the present you can just call me the Kingfish" (Huey) Long |
| #7886, aired 2018-12-17 | COMING AT YOU IN 3 T $600: You can "pay" it as you "stand at" it attention |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | WORDS FOR YOUR DOG $400: It was a verb meaning to grind into small bits before it was a noun for dog food pellets kibble |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE FRENCH I TOOK $1200: To us "faux pas" can mean all sorts of blunders, but to the French it's "false" this a false step |
| #7882, aired 2018-12-11 | THE SUN'S GETTING REAL LOW $1600: If a camera can detect this radiation just longer than visible light, it can still see the sun after we can't infrared |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | BE SAFE! $1000: Water doesn't have to be frigid to cause this 11-letter body condition; under 70 degrees can do it hypothermia |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | I GOT NOTHING $200: We can't explain this effect like when you use a drug for pain for days & then you start using saline & it works a placebo |
| #7867, aired 2018-11-20 | ROOM SERVICE $2000: This can refer to a room where an artist works; make it plural for a place like Sony Pictures a studio |
| #7861, aired 2018-11-12 | MUSIC CLASS $200: Vocal range for Rodolfo in "La Boheme"; it can also mean the general sense of something tenor |
| #7859, aired 2018-11-08 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $400: The CDC says a buildup of this gas in the home can't be seen or smelled but it can kill, so make sure you have a working detector carbon monoxide |
| #7859, aired 2018-11-08 | TIME TO TAKE THE S_A_T $1200: As well as a quick informal photograph, it can mean a brief summary of a situation a snapshot |
| #7855, aired 2018-11-02 | IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM... $1000: Over 4 straight Super Bowls, it was the rest of the NFL 139, this team 73 the Buffalo Bills |
| #7849, aired 2018-10-25 | SERIOUS TALK $200: Proverbially, you can have "one foot in" it or "turn over in" it the grave |
| #7849, aired 2018-10-25 | WORDS WITH A "WAY" $2,800 (Daily Double): It's the oldest committee of the U.S. Congress Ways and Means |
| #7848, aired 2018-10-24 | LET IT "BE" $200: Tumors can be malignant or this 2-syllable opposite benign |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | THRE"E"-LETTER WORDS $400: It can be "de luce" or "de toilette" as well as "de Cologne" eau |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | DOWN____ $800: When hunting, it's where you can smell your prey but it can't smell you downwind |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $800: This "How'm I doin'?" NYC mayor also said, "I can explain this to you; I cannot comprehend it for you" Ed Koch |
| #7843, aired 2018-10-17 | WHOSE WHAT? $600: "If anything can go wrong, it will", at least according to this proposition Murphy's Law |
| #7842, aired 2018-10-16 | IN THE DICTIONARY $400: Depending on how you pronounce it, it can mean to declare guilty, or the criminal who's serving time convict |
| #7842, aired 2018-10-16 | ENDS IN AN F SOUND $800: It can refer to a certain type of young insect, like this one, as well as a minor nature goddess a nymph |
| #7840, aired 2018-10-12 | MODERN HEALTH $800: (Travis Stork presents the clue.) Chronic bending of the spine to look at a phone can cause the painful syndrome known as "text" this; to help treat & prevent it, stand up with your back flat against a wall & perform the "snow angel" exercise text neck |
| #7839, aired 2018-10-11 | I NEED A HOBBY! $200: Can you solve this puzzle in speedcubing? Can you solve it in the world record time of 4.22 seconds? a Rubik's cube |
| #7838, aired 2018-10-10 | COMPOUND WORDS $800: The stuff you'll gradually learn about a movie or TV character's prior life; flashbacks can fill it in a backstory |
| #7834, aired 2018-10-04 | 3 CONSONANTS THE SAME $400: It can be a female goat or a woman who helps raise someone else's kids a nanny |
| #7833, aired 2018-10-03 | FROM THE DUTCH $1000: It can mean a stupid person, an opiate drug or information, as in "the straight..." dope |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | ON THE FAST FOOD MENU $1000: Travel over to its Italian B.M.T. Subway |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | LETTER PERFECT $600: It can be used as an interjection meaning "Indeed!" or as an exclamation of pain or wonder O |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE $200: Vividly described in Samuel Pepys' diary, this 4-day catastrophe that destroyed most of the city began on Sept. 2, 1666 the Great Fire of London |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE $400: Messina was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake that devastated this Italian island Sicily |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE $600: In 1887 a flood of this "colorful" river in China flattened 1,500 villages the Yellow River |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE $800: British kids no longer worked this job after some as young as 7 were killed doing it in an 1838 Yorkshire disaster coal mining |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE $1000: In 1989 this hurricane that followed Gabrielle caused $3 billion in damage to Charleston Hugo |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | OUTSIDE $200: This 9-letter word can mean a stroll or an outdoor area for such a stroll; it's also a formal dance a promenade |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | LINES FROM THE TV COMEDY $2000: On this '90s show:
"I can handle it. 'Handle' is my middle name. Actually, it's the middle part of my first name" Friends |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | SWEET SOMETHINGS $200: While this thick, sweet substance can relieve coughs in older kids, don't give it to infants; they could get botulism honey |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | CAN YOU HEAR ME? $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a hearing aid on the monitor.) The hearing device shown here sends vibrations directly to the inner ear, skipping the eardrum--it uses this hard substance as a conductor, so it feels like voices in your head bone |
| #7819, aired 2018-09-13 | CONTRACTIONS $400: It can be used after a number from 1 to 12 to tell someone what direction an object is o'clock |
| #7818, aired 2018-09-12 | I LEARNED IT FROM MENTAL FLOSS $400: 7-Eleven has trademarked this term, something its trademarked Slurpees can cause if you drink them too fast brain freeze |
| #7816, aired 2018-09-10 | "IN" THE DICTIONARY $400: Depending on how you pronounce it, it can mean to hint at, or very personal & private intimate |
| #7815, aired 2018-07-27 | SOUNDS LIKE IT TO ME $800: Large ones can measure more than 5 feet across a gong |
| #7814, aired 2018-07-26 | FOR ME & MY GAL GADOT $600: Gal can be seen glamming it up as Vinny Chase's date on an episode of this HBO comedy Entourage |
| #7812, aired 2018-07-24 | IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY $400: Adjective for assets that can be turned into cash quickly without much trouble liquid |
| #7808, aired 2018-07-18 | SOCRATES, PLATO & ARISTOTLE $4,800 (Daily Double): Aristotle wrote that for this genre, the plot must "imitate actions arousing fear and pity" tragedy |
| #7800, aired 2018-07-06 | PARENTHETICAL SONG TITLES $400: In a Rolling Stones hit, it follows "(I Can't Get No)" "Satisfaction" |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | AGRICULTURE $1000: Careful! If a farm disease is "zoonotic", by definition it can be spread this dangerous way from animals to humans |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | COASTAL TERMINOLOGY $1200: From the French for "throw", it's a structure extending from the shore, where boats can dock a jetty |
| #7794, aired 2018-06-28 | IRA $1200: You can use the money in your IRA in a variety of ways, but you can't use it as this type of security used for a loan collateral |
| #7793, aired 2018-06-27 | MAKING A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF IT $600: Someone who blows up an arsenal in wartime can get 30 years for this, from French for "shoe" sabotage |
| #7793, aired 2018-06-27 | A LITTLE MISTAKE $800: You may have one "of judgment"; it can also mean the passage of a period of time a lapse |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | DON'T TELL ME $200: Malcolm, there's a reason Cole can see you in this 1999 film, & you're not gonna like it The Sixth Sense |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | BOATING WORDS $200: A metal fitting to which a boat can be fastened, it sounds like a single football shoe a cleat |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | ADVERBS $2000: This compound adverb means "starting now"; as a noun, it can refer to the world to come hereafter |
| #7788, aired 2018-06-20 | IT'S TOTALLY TUBULAR $200: This tube in which you can see changing colors was popular from its invention in 1816; Lord Byron got one as a gift a kaleidoscope |
| #7788, aired 2018-06-20 | IT'S TOTALLY TUBULAR $400: Besides using it to moisten turkey, you can also use this tube with a rubber bulb at one end to water high-hanging plants a baster |
| #7788, aired 2018-06-20 | BEFORE HUMANITY $800: This fossilized tree resin can yield very ancient lizards trapped in it with their soft tissue intact amber |
| #7787, aired 2018-06-19 | ARCHITECTURE $2000: It can be a simple country home, or a 7-square-mile complex like the ancient Roman one known as "Adriana" a villa |
| #7786, aired 2018-06-18 | BUT IT'S LUNCHTIME $200: These cubes in a Caesar salad can be Parmesan cheese-flavored croutons |
| #7786, aired 2018-06-18 | 4-LETTER WORDS $400: From French, it can replace the word "place" in "in place of" lieu |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | IDIOM ORIGINS $400: Can you pass the acid test? It dates back to the use of nitric acid to test the content of this precious metal gold |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | TO THE FUTURE $2000: This "Cloud Atlas" author gave a new novel to Norway's Future Library but you can't read it until 2114 David Mitchell |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | I LAKE IT LIKE THAT $1200: You can't see land in any direction as you drive 8 of the 24 miles of causeway over this Louisiana lake Pontchartrain |
| #7777, aired 2018-06-05 | THE INTERJECTION SECTION $2000: An interjection meaning "way to go!", or any piece of encouragement; it can end in "girl" as well as "boy" atta |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | I ONLY HAVE Es FOR YOU $600: It can mean a quay or pier as well as an embankment to prevent flooding a levee |
| #7771, aired 2018-05-28 | PALINDROMIC WORDS $800: Accompanying a gesture, it can substitute for "that" in a sentence like "my son is that tall" yay |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER $400: This German exclamation to a sneezer can go on, "ist besser als Krankheit" (health is better than sickness) Gesundheit |
| #7765, aired 2018-05-18 | PLANT ILLNESSES $200: If gardeners overdo this, it deprives the roots of oxygen & can lead to root rot water |
| #7765, aired 2018-05-18 | HOME ROOM $600: It can mean just a room, or a gathering of intellectuals like that of Madame de Stael in the 1790s salon |
| #7765, aired 2018-05-18 | WORDS FROM SWAHILI $1200: This word can mean "crocodile" in Swahili, but Kobe Bryant knows it means a snake to most of us mamba |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $200: It can get you out of a rut:
AWD all-wheel drive |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $800: You can probably get it for less:
MSRP manufacturer's suggested retail price |
| #7759, aired 2018-05-10 | HOBBIES & PASTIMES $800: If you can bear it, spelunking is this active hobby exploring caves |
| #7758, aired 2018-05-09 | PRONOUN TEST $600: It can mean "each" or "one or the other" either |
| #7758, aired 2018-05-09 | POLITICAL TERMS $1200: It can mean a wallet, a purse or a type of issue that affects the take-home pay of workers a pocketbook |
| #7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ACA"D"MIA $800: It can be done to an idea, a plant or an animal & means cutting it apart to analyze it dissect |
| #7751, aired 2018-04-30 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING $600: Heard here, considered risque back in the day, it's the dance dance down to the music the can-can |
| #7746, aired 2018-04-23 | TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLE $2000: "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?" because Liv on this CW show wants to eat it iZombie |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | MYTH-POURRI $600: This corporation founded in 1892 wants you to know it's an urban myth that its product can dissolve a tooth overnight Coca-Cola |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | ALLITERATION $1600: (Iain Armitage of Young Sheldon presents the clue.) The journal Cognition reports that adults can be taught this ability to identify musical notes by ear, though generally it appears in childhood perfect pitch |
| #7741, aired 2018-04-16 | "MAG"NA CUM LAUDE $1200: It can be a small dynamo used to generate high voltage or a mutant villain in the X-Men movies Magneto |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | WORD HISTORY $800: It can contain billions of stars & takes its name from the Greek for "milk" galaxy |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | MYSTERIOUS WORDS $2000: O say can you "C" this puzzling word that may involve puns? Oh, it's a... a conundrum |
| #7724, aired 2018-03-22 | LOCATION VACATION $1000: The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield doubled as this film prison; you can tour it & see Andy's escape tunnel Shawshank |
| #7720, aired 2018-03-16 | ANY "PORT" $400: It can be a small window in the side of an airplane as well as a ship a porthole |
| #7711, aired 2018-03-05 | SCIENCE $200: Bed bugs are attracted to this gas, as it indicates the presence of humans, so they can be lured with dry ice carbon dioxide |
| #7711, aired 2018-03-05 | YOU GET A "C" $400: It can refer to blocked nasal passages or crowded traffic congestion |
| #7709, aired 2018-03-01 | THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT $200: This smallest U.S. state can fit inside the Big Island of Hawaii Rhode Island |
| #7709, aired 2018-03-01 | MAILING IT IN $1000: Slap an address & postage on this tropical item & the recipient can enjoy its solid dried meat called copra a coconut |
| #7704, aired 2018-02-22 | 21st CENTURY BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGES $800: The robotics merit badge depicts this planet, but you can earn it on Earth Mars |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | STICKY STUFF $200: In 1980 3M introduced these, which you can use to leave messages & reminders all over the place Post-it notes |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | IT'S ALL A MIRAGE $400: An inferior mirage can reflect the sky downward--in a desert it could look like one of these fertile regions is ahead an oasis |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | "I" CATCHING $2000: A Latin word meaning "let it be printed", it can refer to any official approval imprimatur |
| #7695, aired 2018-02-09 | PUN-ISHMENT $600: Of a German philosopher, it's said, "Immanuel doesn't pun, he" this he can't |
| #7695, aired 2018-02-09 | BASS-O-MATIC $1600: A sea bass called the "giant" this G-word can reach 900 pounds; despite the name, it's solitary a grouper |
| #7693, aired 2018-02-07 | VOCABULARY $600: This word means "hidden" when it goes before "motives"; it can also mean "happening later" ulterior |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | GRAPHICS $200: Something held by artists as they work, it can also refer to the array of colors a designer can choose from a palette |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | TALKIN' FOOTBALL $200: Your choice: do or don't name this play in which the QB runs the ball & can choose to pitch it to another back option play |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | ADJECTIVES $2000: If you can't pay certain fees, a court may declare you this synonym for needy indigent (destitute accepted) |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | AIR FORCE BASE $1,000 (Daily Double): Since the 1950s the USAF & this air force have shared a base at Mildenhall in Suffolk the Royal Air Force (or RAF) |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | 2-LETTER WORDS $400: As a preposition it can express location or time; as a symbol it helps define your email address at |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | TIBET SEE $1600: Tibetans can spend weeks making these circular diagrams of the cosmos in sand, then they sweep it all up a mandala |
| #7683, aired 2018-01-24 | "YOU" TUNES $2000: "Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time, it's easy" sang the Beatles in this hit "All You Need Is Love" |
| #7681, aired 2018-01-22 | SOUP $800: The 1950s saw the introduction of a diet based on this soup; eat as much of it as you can stomach, but just for a week cabbage |
| #7681, aired 2018-01-22 | LIGHT HEADED $3,000 (Daily Double): Broken down into hue, saturation & brightness, it can be defined as the sensation felt as waves of light hit the retina color |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | TWO-WAY ADJECTIVES $400: It can describe the ideas of an ancient philosopher, or a friendship that doesn't get romantic platonic |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The rare Galápagos penguin--remember, we're close to the equator--thrives on the nutrient-rich, cold waters that well up from the depths of the ocean; thus, the warmer waters of this Spanish-named weather phenomenon can be disastrous to it El Niño |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | LETHAL WEAPON $800: Depending on who's wielding it, this item here can be either a nifty Irish walking stick or a cudgel a shillelagh |
| #7669, aired 2018-01-04 | AT THE YARD SALE $1000: That can't be Thor's hammer, known as this, can it? Let's see if it can resurrect dead goats, like in myth! Mjolnir |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | THE '80s: WHO SAID IT? $600: At the Oscars:
"I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" Sally Field |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | THE '80s: WHO SAID IT? $800: Before a wedding:
"I suppose Charles and I can't go wrong if he's there with me" Princess Diana |
| #7661, aired 2017-12-25 | ROSE $2000: You can read his book "The Name of the Rose" as just a murder mystery, but there's a lot more to it (Umberto) Eco |
| #7659, aired 2017-12-21 | MEDICAL HISTORY $800: Using less current than in the bad old days, it can be effective in treating severe depression electroshock therapy |
| #7657, aired 2017-12-19 | MORE THAN ONE MEANING $1200: It can mean past due or a "juvenile" lawbreaker delinquent |
| #7655, aired 2017-12-15 | ALL MY... $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1947 Karl Malden & Ed Begley, Sr. stared in this playwright's first success, "All My Sons" Arthur Miller |
| #7653, aired 2017-12-13 | THEY SAY IT KEEPS YOU SHARP $200: Whether transcendental or Zen, the daily practice of this can help focus & calm the mind meditation |
| #7653, aired 2017-12-13 | CONTRONYMS $1600: Used of a fortress, it means no attacker can get in; used of a female's egg, it means something can get in impregnable |
| #7653, aired 2017-12-13 | CONTRONYMS $2000: To delay a trial you ask for one of these, but it can also mean to just keep going a continuance (or stay) |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $800: If you do it to a witness, you attack his credibility; Congress can also do it to a president impeach |
| #7651, aired 2017-12-11 | "GREAT" STUFF $1600: You can see it on the back of the $1 bill, but the Department of State keeps possession of the real one the Great Seal of the U.S. |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | SPEECH OF PARTS $1200: In 2017 this actress asked, "How can a woman fight in this?" Gal Gadot |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | VICTIM OF GRAVITY $2000: As well as to fall, it can mean to be tossed around to get dry tumble |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | LITERATURE ACROSS AMERICA $200: (Hi, I'm Rob Fowler of News 2.) This literary character from Charleston tells Scarlett he may go back to his hometown because he misses "the calm dignity life can have when it's lived by gentle folks" Rhett Butler |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | WEATHER IDIOMS $800: Involving the fourth & fifth months, it suggest that enduring travails can lead to joy April showers bring May flowers |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | ETIQUETTE $800: Anna Post says sending a wedding invitation means you expect this, so it's not nice to invite people you know can't come a gift |
| #7643, aired 2017-11-29 | GAME OF DRONES $400: You must register your drone with this federal agency--if it's under 55 pounds, you can do it online the FAA |
| #7643, aired 2017-11-29 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1200: It can't fly or breathe fire, but this largest living lizard has a venomous bite that inhibits blood clotting the komodo dragon |
| #7641, aired 2017-11-27 | WET SCIENCE $400: This element, Mg, can be used in underwater flares because it can pull oxygen from the water when combusting magnesium |
| #7640, aired 2017-11-24 | "P" IN PHYSICS $2000: In 1880 it was found that if you compress a crystal like quartz, you can produce this effect the piezoelectric effect |
| #7635, aired 2017-11-17 | STATE BY COUNTIES $400: It's a Hitchcock mystery! Kearney! Lincoln! Can you solve it? Nebraska |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | STATE SYMBOLS $1,000 (Daily Double): Created at its Toll House Restaurant, the chocolate chip cookie is this state's official state cookie Massachusetts |
| #7631, aired 2017-11-13 | EARTH SCIENCE $800: This property of seawater is usually 3.5% but in parts of the Baltic Sea, it can be under 1%, due to melting ice salinity |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | BLAME IT ON THE SUPERNOVA $1600: A term used since the 1930s, this star--the smallest & densest type known--can be one object left behind by a supernova a neutron star |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | SWIPE WRITE $800: "As" this play by Shakespeare says, "Let's meet as little as we can" & "I do desire we may be better strangers" As You Like It |
| #7625, aired 2017-11-03 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: His 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here" is a cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States Sinclair Lewis |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | HERBS $600: It can be grated like horseradish, to which it is often compared wasabi |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | 5-LETTER WORDS $1600: It can mean nifty or foppish dandy |
| #7623, aired 2017-11-01 | IT'S A "LOCK" $200: Juries arrive at this when they can't agree on a verdict deadlock |
| #7622, aired 2017-10-31 | AFTER WORDS $1000: Without a direct object, this verb can mean "to win"; with one, it can mean "to replace someone in a position" succeed |
| #7615, aired 2017-10-20 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE $1600: Symbol Na, it can react explosively with water sodium |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | THE BUTCHER $1600: Kosher salt would be better called koshering salt; butchers use it to draw out this, which kosher meat can't have blood |
| #7608, aired 2017-10-11 | A PLACE FOR YOURSELF $200: It can refer to a small dwelling in the outdoors or a private room on a ship cabin |
| #7608, aired 2017-10-11 | CARVE OUT $600: It can be the art of carving on whalebone or the finished works themselves scrimshaw |
| #7604, aired 2017-10-05 | BOOKS' FIRST LINES $2000: A '70s book: "I can see by my watch, without taking my hand from the left grip of the cycle, that it is 8:30 in the morning" Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
| #7600, aired 2017-09-29 | SCIENCE FICTION $800: This sci-fi author's story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" became "Total Recall" on the big screen Philip K. Dick |
| #7599, aired 2017-09-28 | LET'S PLAY CHESS $200: It's the only piece that can be promoted to one of greater value a pawn |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | THE SIMPLER 4-LETTER SYNONYM $600: Bogus or counterfeit fake |
| #7596, aired 2017-09-25 | COMPOUND WORDS $200: It can describe previously used garments found in a thrift shop, or smoke inhaled by non-smokers secondhand |
| #7596, aired 2017-09-25 | COMPOUND WORDS $1000: It can mean to underwrite a business venture, or the wad of paper money used to do so bankroll |
| #7595, aired 2017-09-22 | INVESTING $1600: It's the "N" in NEC, Japan's first joint venture with foreign investment; today, you can invest in the company too Nippon |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | IT'S A WIRED WORLD $400: In 2017 Brazil removed the tax on these hyphenated items, so bibliophiles from Rio to Recife can Kindle away an e-book |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | IT'S AN INTERJECTION! $400: It can mean to mend clothing, & not go all the way to damn! darn |
| #7588, aired 2017-09-13 | EAT IT! $200: I can't decide between chocolate, vanilla & strawberry ice cream; wait, I'll have all 3 in a brick called this Neapolitan |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | AROUND THE WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): Kings reign over these 2 countries in Asia that both begin with "B" & end with "N" Bahrain and Bhutan |
| #7577, aired 2017-07-18 | TAILS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC $800: The saltwater this, the largest living reptile, can bodysurf currents, which is why it's found on South Pacific isles the crocodile |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | 7-LETTER WORDS $600: As a noun, it can be a heroic act or deed; as a verb, it means to take unfair advantage of someone exploit |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $400: Boston residents peeved at this ship's twice-a-day cannon blasts should know it's been going on for over 200 years the Constitution |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $800: First a gavel, then a gong, now one of these is sounded each day at 4 P.M. to close trading at 11 Wall Street a bell |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $1600: Reveille is played every morning at 6:30 A.M. at Fort Leonard Wood; this other "re" is sounded at 5 P.M. retreat |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $2000: Soldiers face off every day in an energetic and patriotic ritual at the Wagah border between these two countries India and Pakistan |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $3,000 (Daily Double): For years the third U.S. infantry has been doing this ritual "every hour on the hour" at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the changing of the guard |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | BIBLICAL BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Visitors to Jesus' birthplace who sang "Who Can It Be Now?" the three wise Men at Work |
| #7571, aired 2017-07-10 | MAKES SENSE $1000: The title of this Christina Applegate sitcom referred to her amnesia Samantha Who |
| #7571, aired 2017-07-10 | ADJECTIVES $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a roll of copper in her hand.)
Because it can be drawn or stretched out into a thin wire, copper is described by this adjective ductile |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | FROM THE LATIN $1200: From the Latin for "opening", it's the adjustable part of a camera lens that controls the amount of light that can enter an aperture |
| #7567, aired 2017-07-04 | RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE $1600: AKA the carpincho, or water pig, it can weigh 145 pounds or more the capybara |
| #7566, aired 2017-07-03 | YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT $1000: You can keep your paper clips from getting scattered by making a simple desk organizer with a neodymium one of these inside a magnet |
| #7564, aired 2017-06-29 | LYRE, LYRE $600: Zeus threw this legendary bard's lyre into the heavens, where it can be enjoyed as the constellation Lyra Orpheus |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | SURPRISE! $800: It can mean a sudden burst of electricity & it rhymes with an electrical unit of measure a jolt |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | SURPRISE! $1000: It can be an experience resulting in a sudden realization & also an early A.M. drink of liquor an eye-opener |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | SCARY READING $500 (Daily Double): You know the stuff that makes up 1/4 of the universe but we can't see it? Peter Straub put "A" before it to title this 2010 book A Dark Matter |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | "OOP"s $600: In front of a residential building in the U.S. Northeast, it can be a single step or a flight of them as seen here a stoop |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | NOW YOU'VE STEPPED IN IT $1000: These French-named cracks in a glacier can be 60 feet wide & 150 feet deep a crevasse |
| #7559, aired 2017-06-22 | DISEASES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE $800: It can include a compulsion to utter obscenities & was named for a French doctor who called it "maladie des tics" Tourette's |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | DOUBLE LETTER FUN $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shuffles a deck.) A mathematician has shown that the overhand method takes 10,000 shuffles to randomize a deck, but you can do it in just seven tries using this shuffling method that also contains a double "F" riffling |
| #7557, aired 2017-06-20 | IT'S ALRIGHT, MA (I'M ONLY BLEEDING) $400: A spontaneous nosebleed can be exacerbated by severe hypertension, the medical term for this high blood pressure |
| #7557, aired 2017-06-20 | THE GAME IS RIGGED $800: It can mean a cup for coffee, your face, or a sucker, as in "The stock market is a ____'s game" mug |
| #7556, aired 2017-06-19 | NAMES YOU SHOULD KNOW $600: From this company Liliane Bettencourt can say, "Because I'm worth it" ($36 billion) L'Oreal |
| #7553, aired 2017-06-14 | ENDS IN "Y" $600: The First Law of Thermodynamics states that this cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted to other forms energy |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | A BEATLES SONG & MOVIE TITLE $1000: "I'll buy you a diamond ring, my friend, if it makes you feel alright" (a 1987 Patrick Dempsey film) Can't Buy Me Love |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | THE AGONY OF DA FEET $4,600 (Daily Double): Caused by a buildup of uric acid, it can affect other parts of the foot along with the big toe gout |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | TRICKY ANIMALS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video and an animation on the monitor.) When confronted with prey, the electric eel can double the charge of its shock when it's positive this at the head & negative one at the tail come into proximity the poles |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | WHAT'S "NU"? $1200: It can be a place for young children or a place to buy plants a nursery |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: Smaller than a dash, it's the amount of salt that can be held between the thumb & the forefinger a pinch |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" $2000: From the Arabic for "follower", it's the brightest star in the constellation Taurus Aldebaran |
| #7542, aired 2017-05-30 | FROM THE FRENCH $800: It can mean ability or the entire staff of a school faculty |
| #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 |
| #7539, aired 2017-05-25 | GET YOUR "PHIL" $2,000 (Daily Double): This tree-climbing plant is adapted to the relative darkness of the rain forest, so it thrives indoors a philodendron |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | HEART SURGERY WITH DR. OZ $400: (Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) When a coronary artery is blocked, & drugs & angioplasty can't fix it, we go in for this type of surgery where new blood vessels go around the artery, maybe even a triple or quadruple version a bypass |
| #7537, aired 2017-05-23 | PREFIXES $400: It can mean "a million" or just "a lot" as before "bucks" mega |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | 2 BY 4 $600: It's the highest winning hand you can have in hold 'em besides a straight flush or royal flush four aces |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | I GOT 3 As! $400: This word is properly plural, but you can use it for just one candelabra |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | TOM HANKS MOVIE QUOTES $600: "Listen up, we have been boarded by armed pirates" Captain Phillips |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT $400: The Indonesian mimic type of this not only changes colors, it can impersonate other sea creatures an octopus |
| #7531, aired 2017-05-15 | ELECTION GLOSSARY $800: This type of issue sounds like a section of iceberg lettuce, but it's a polarizing question that can divide voters a wedge issue |
| #7531, aired 2017-05-15 | ELECTION GLOSSARY $1600: Sounding like covering something in fabric, it can refer to wooing voters directly or to pre-election polling canvassing |
| #7527, aired 2017-05-09 | I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CONFISCATE THAT $2000: I'm sure the Comedy Central show hosted by this guy is very funny, but you can't watch it on your tablet in class Daniel Tosh |
| #7525, aired 2017-05-05 | A MARBLE-OUS CATEGORY $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the National Mall.) Today, the Washington Monument unites us in patriotism, but as you can see from the different colors of marble used, it took many contentious decades to build, finally being dedicated 20 years after the end of this major historical event the U.S. Civil War |
| #7519, aired 2017-04-27 | KINDA SCIENCEY $800: Kids shouldn't use this word on the playground, but they can use it to describe acids like palmitic with long carbon chains fatty |
| #7519, aired 2017-04-27 | ALMOST THERE TO THE STATE CAPITAL $5,000 (Daily Double): The 2 capitals with the complete names of months within their names Juneau, Alaska and Augusta, Maine |
| #7516, aired 2017-04-24 | IT'S A TRAP! $200: The National Motorists Association has a website that monitors these "traps" so you can avoid them a speed trap |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | "Q"UIZZICAL $1200: If 16 Wyoming state senators show up, it's this minimum number & business can proceed a quorum |
| #7510, aired 2017-04-14 | ROYAL OPERA HOUSE TITLES $600: A nice job title if you can get it; in 2016 Brunei was on its 29th a sultan |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | LITERARY QUOTES $200: "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill" one of these a mockingbird |
| #7504, aired 2017-04-06 | RHYMES WITH A BEATLE'S FIRST NAME $400: It can precede tennis or mower lawn |
| #7502, aired 2017-04-04 | EPONYMS $200: The guy for whom this device was named said of it, "I can whisk off your head in a twinkling" & you won't feel it the guillotine |
| #7502, aired 2017-04-04 | CHEESY ANAGRAMS $800: It can be quite pungent:
RUMBLE RIG Limburger |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | IT HELPS TO REMEMBER $600: "Mites grow up, tights come down" can help you to remember the difference between these 2 cave features stalagmites & stalactites |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | IT HELPS TO REMEMBER $1000: Britain's royal houses can be recalled with "No plan like yours to study history wisely", with study standing for this Stuart |
| #7494, aired 2017-03-23 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $800: As Andy Grammer mavens know, this phrase used to only mean you were OK; now it can mean "No thanks" "I'm good" |
| #7493, aired 2017-03-22 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS $400: It's the ability to connect; it can follow "internet" or, in Wayne's World, "cable" access |
| #7491, aired 2017-03-20 | AUTO-MATIC WORDS $200: A Spanish word for a type of celebration, if you can af-Ford it a fiesta |
| #7491, aired 2017-03-20 | AUTO-MATIC WORDS $1000: You can't dodge the fact that it's a venomous snake --& a Dodge the Viper |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | MOVIE TITLE PLACES $400: Catherine Zeta-Jones sang "I Can't Do It Alone" in this 2002 musical Chicago |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | PRO TEAMS ARE FOR THE BIRDS $600: Go, Pinocchios! Nope...yay, Bambis! No...as far as we can tell, it's the only NHL team that got its name from a Disney film the (Anaheim) Ducks |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | "P" SOUP $2000: A group that met in the Kremlin, it can still mean a high decision-making body even post-USSR the Politburo |
| #7487, aired 2017-03-14 | WRITERS' VOCABULARY $1200: It's the French term for an expression that can have multiple meanings, though the name implies just 2 a double entendre |
| #7486, aired 2017-03-13 | WORD ORIGINS $1200: Taking its Greek origin literally, it's an outbreak of disease that can affect every single person pandemic |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | 12 LETTERS OR MORE $1200: It can mean innovative as well as ceremonially digging up dirt to begin a new construction project groundbreaking |
| #7483, aired 2017-03-08 | SPECIAL MONTHS $2,400 (Daily Double): The month of May brings pollen & with it the awareness month for these 2 "A"ilments pollen can trigger asthma & allergies |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | STATE CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS $1600: Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks --you can order online, but it's more fun to visit Montpelier |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | OBJECTS $200: It's a garland of flowers that can be used for seasonal ornament or for mourning a lei (or a wreath) |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | THE FRUITS OF LABOR $400: The seeds of Prunus persica, this fuzzy favorite, can take 18 months to germinate, but it's worth the wait peaches |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | STANDUP, SITCOM $600: Punning on a movie title & starring a comedy veteran, it's the sitcom seen here Kevin Can Wait |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | CLICHES $1000: To mean "it looks shady", people say these "are bad"; it can also mean the science of light the optics |
| #7474, aired 2017-02-23 | QUITE A VOCABULARY $1600: It can mean a break from production for a TV show or a space within a body part hiatus |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | NAMED FOR A PLACE $1,400 (Daily Double): Any place that attracts a lot of visitors can be called this, even if it's not in Saudi Arabia a mecca |
| #7470, aired 2017-02-17 | "T" TIME $1200: It can mean showing little interest, or moderately warm tepid |
| #7465, aired 2017-02-10 | GOOD CAUSES $800: It's the disease in the name of Boston's Dana-Farber Institute-- give & you can help beat it cancer |
| #7464, aired 2017-02-09 | "V"OCABULARY $200: It can mean the judgment of history as well as a decision in a court case a verdict |
| #7463, aired 2017-02-08 | DROPPIN' MAD BEETS $800: This classic Russian beet soup can be served hot or cold; top it with a dollop of sour cream borscht |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) At the gift shop, you can pick up a kinara, a candleholder that represents African roots; it'll hold candles in the symbolic colors of black for the people, red for their struggle & green for hope, all to help you celebrate this late December holiday Kwanzaa |
| #7457, aired 2017-01-31 | THEATER GLOSSARY $800: Sounding like it only goes one direction, any stage curtain that can be raised or lowered is known as one of these a drop |
| #7456, aired 2017-01-30 | HERE'S 2 "U"! $800: It can describe a juicy steak or a juicy cactus succulent |
| #7455, aired 2017-01-27 | 1960s POP LYRICS $1000: It's the question the Doors asked after saying, "Hello, I love you" "Won't you tell me your name?" |
| #7454, aired 2017-01-26 | WORDS FOR TRAVELERS $800: It's Spanish for "tourist" & can also mean a traveler's intestinal discomfort turista |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | SAY IT IN ITALIAN $200: This Italian word is versatile--it can mean hello or goodbye ciao |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | SAY IT IN ITALIAN $1000: The 3-word name of this Mozart opera can be translated as "Thus do they all" Così fan tutte |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | THE ART OF LEARNING AT RISD $600: (Sarah gives the clue from the Rhode Island School of Design.) It's hands-on in the hot shop as the glass goes into a special furnace so it can be shaped; it's come a long way from this compound that forms the basis of most glass silica |
| #7447, aired 2017-01-17 | LETTER PERFECT $2000: The element that can glow in the dark and has atomic number 15 is symbolized by this letter P |
| #7444, aired 2017-01-12 | "ME"MES $600: It can precede "deviation", "value" or "Mr. Mustard" mean |
| #7442, aired 2017-01-10 | ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE SEA $800: Before you "Free Willy", this creature, better have a place for it; males can weigh 10 tons & females can live 90 years an orca (or killer whale) |
| #7441, aired 2017-01-09 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1600: This circular structure in the ear contains tiny hairs called cilia; if the cilia are inefficient, it can cause tinnitus the cochlea |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $2,500 (Daily Double): More than 70 scenes are depicted on it with the last, chronologically, showing the English retreating at Hastings in 1066 the Bayeux Tapestry |
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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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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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
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"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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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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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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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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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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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
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"He's one of the greatest NBA players in history. Here's Hall...
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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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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
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"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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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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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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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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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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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
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"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
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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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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
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"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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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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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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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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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
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"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
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Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
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"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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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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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
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"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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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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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
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"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
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\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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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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Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Allyson Lieberman, a 12-year-old from Whitmore Lake, Michigan
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"Since she was little, she has truly loved to act. Broadway,...
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Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Alex Stambaugh, a 12-year-old from Paris, Kentucky
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"He feels he can use his talents in math and science...
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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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Andrew Vogl, from Yonkers, New York
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"He can ski the slopes with ease, but navigating his own...
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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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Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
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Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C.
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"He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
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Olivia Woods, a 12-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio
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"She loves working with little kids and would like to become...
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Dan Amboy, a 12-year-old from Lapeer, Michigan
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"He hopes to get into the best college that he can....
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Gabby Fusco, an 11-year-old from Maspeth, New York
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"She's loved everything about science she was a little kid, so...
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Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
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Eric Webb, a 12-year-old from Austin, Texas
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"He wants to be a cartoonist so he can make people...
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Mark Raabe, an IT director from Coon Rapids, Minnesota
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Season 25 player (2008-09-25).
Last name pronounced like "RAH-bee".
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Mike Pesca, a reporter from New York, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-07-03). Mike can be heard as a correspondent...
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Charles Bagot, a poker player and dog walker from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 22 player (2005-12-06).
Last name pronounced like "BAG-it".
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Myfanwy Davies, a retired china shop manager and volunteer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Season 30 player (2014-02-25). First name pronounced like "muh-VAN-wee" (Johnny announced...
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Tony Terry, an IT professional from Seminole, Florida
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Season 25 player (2009-06-09).
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Greg Gumbel, a sportscaster from NBC Sports
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"He covers baseball, basketball and football for NBC; he hosted the...
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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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Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California
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"And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
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Bob Shore, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Season 21 2-time champion: $47,602 + $2,000. Proponent of Shore's Conjecture....
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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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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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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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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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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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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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
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"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
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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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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
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"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
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"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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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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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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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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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
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"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,000 + $2,000.
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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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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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
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"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
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2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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Bill MacDonald, an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida
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2006 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 22 4-time champion:...
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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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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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David Duchovny, an actor from Californication
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"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
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"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Christian Haines, a college student originally from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Hema Karunakaram, a senior from Saline, Michigan
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Name pronounced like "HAY-ma kah-ROO-nuh-KAH-ram". Jeopardy!...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Christine Kennedy, a freshman from the University of Notre Dame
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2007 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. 19 at the time of...
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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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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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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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Rachel Rothenberg, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. Jeopardy! Message Board...
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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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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
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Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
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Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Brad Selvig, a sophomore at Florida State from Jacksonville, Florida
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
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"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
21 at the time of the College Championship.
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Colin Brown, a senior at the University of Rochester from Milwaukie, Oregon
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Lisa Johnston, a fourth and fifth grade reading and religion teacher from East Boston, Massachusetts
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"She teaches at a parish that's focus is to dream big....
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Kevin Keach, an operations manager from St. Ann, Missouri
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
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"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
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Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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Mandy Berry, an 11-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland
|
"She wants to dedicate her life to helping animals by becoming...
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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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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 Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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Bradley Silverman, a junior from Alpharetta, Georgia
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2008-B Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $44,600. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show
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"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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Liana Walters, a junior from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Liana was 16 at the...
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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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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Jeff Spoeri, a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
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Hayley Clatterbuck, a junior from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
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2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
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Suzanne Rorick, a stay-at-home mom from Stevenson Ranch, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,900 + $2,000.
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Ben Chuchla, a senior from Calabasas, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Last name pronounced like "HOO-kla"....
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David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
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"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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John Farley, an eleven-year-old from Marietta, Georgia
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"This young man has a plan--Notre Dame, professional lacrosse player and...
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Kyle Ziemnick, an eleven-year-old from Purcellville, Virginia
|
"He likes logical arguments and debates, so would like to be...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
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"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
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Liz Maziarz, an English professor and mom from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $18,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "MAY-zee-ar".
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Rachel Millena, a 10-year-old from Concord, California
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"Her sights are set on becoming a writer, journalist, photographer, or...
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Chris Pae, a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia
|
"He studied pre-med, then pre-law, but discovered his passion was teaching....
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Emily Short, a travel agent from New York, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-01-17).
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
|
"He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Elijah Granet, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
|
"Because he loves animals, biology, and helping others, he's thinking of...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
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Injee Hong, a 12-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana
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"If her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she...
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
|
"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
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"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
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Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
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"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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Catherine Whitten, a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas
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"This gifted teacher primarily teaches gifted students. From Plano, Texas, this...
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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Jeff Haylon, a sophomore from Newtown, Connecticut
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
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Morgan Flood, a junior from Pequea, Pennsylvania
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
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Sam Daub, an eleven-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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"And he finds video games enticing and has made a fantasy...
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Whitney Prince, a sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
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Brandon Blackwell, a sophomore from Holliswood, New York
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist:...
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Ellen Tabor, a psychiatrist from New York, New York
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Season 28 player (2011-12-12).
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
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2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Dominic Olivera, a twelve-year-old from Bristow, Virginia
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"Oh, good heavens! He wants to be a priest when he's...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Watson, a deep question answering system from IBM
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2011 IBM Challenge winner: $500,000 to World Vision + $500,000 to...
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Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
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Leatrice Potter, from Olney, Illinois
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"This published poet likes to read at any free moment and...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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Anna Allie, a junior at the University of Michigan at Dearborn from Dearborn, Michigan
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
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"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
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Pam Jones-Pigott, a farmers' market coordinator from Pflugerville, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,800 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "johnz-PIE-gut".
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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"Legislative work in his home state was suspended so that lawmakers...
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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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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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Clayton, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Robert Kennedy, an affordable housing analyst from Sunnyside, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-05-29). Not to be confused with 1997 Power...
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Tom Zamojcin, a digital marketing manager from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "zam-MOH-chin".
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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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Khoa Le, a stock trader from New York, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-03-27).
Name pronounced like "KWA LEE."
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Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family
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"For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
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Erin Glover, a law student from New York, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-03-08).
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Michael Braun, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2005 Teen...
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Drew Joanides, a high school history teacher from Miami, Florida
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"He is one of our four teachers competing in our tournament...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Alex Johnson, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"He wants to be a chemist in the future. From Indianapolis,...
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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Cliff Galiher, a student from Half Moon Bay, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
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"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Doug Dorst, a writer and professor from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 22 3-time champion: $66,802...
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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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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
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"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Jason McCune, an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $90,041.
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Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Weston Mangin, a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Steven Ho, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Neha Rao, from Johns Creek, Georgia
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"She's hoping to become a teacher and inspire her students in...
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Hope Landsem, from Tualatin, Oregon
|
"She likes to win arguments, and that's why she's going to...
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Dave Ellis, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
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"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
|
"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Kathryn Wendling, a high school social studies teacher from Farmington, Minnesota
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"Her high school newspaper predicted she would be on Jeopardy! From...
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Rebecca Rider, an office supply sales assistant from Fresh Meadows, New York
|
2014 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 5-time champion:...
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Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
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"His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
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Frank Firke, a junior from Chicago, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Evan Stewart, a sophomore from Frankfort, Kentucky
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Evan was 15 at the time...
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Pranita Ramakrishnan, from Centreville, Virginia
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"Not only does this future neurologist enjoy swimming, drawing and spelling,...
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Ben Goldman, a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Son of Season 17 1-time champion Marjorie Goldman.
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Jayanth Iyengar, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis from Madison, Wisconsin
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2005 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Jiyen1213
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Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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John Kelly, a retired Air Force officer from Austin, Texas
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"In 1992, he was one of the top five money winners...
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Kenny Schlax, a junior from Deerfield, Illinois
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Listed as "Kenneth" on the official web site.
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Catherine Carson, a fourth grade language arts, math, and social studies teacher from Washington, D.C.
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"She is new to teaching--she's in her second year. From Washington,...
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Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Sam Leanza, a senior from Laguna Hills, California
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Victoria Agrinya, a 12-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia
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"She would like to be a successful entrepreneur when she grows...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Jackson Ruzzo, a 12-year-old from Waccabuc, New York
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"He wants to be a Broadway actor, because he likes to...
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Justin Otor, a 12-year-old from Texarkana, Texas
|
"His chosen profession will be something in the field of science...
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Janice Dooner Lynch, a homemaker from New York, New York
|
Season 20 1-time co-champion: $27,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: yankeefanjan
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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
|
\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
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Diane Mezzanotte, an analyst for the federal government from Laurel, Maryland
|
Season 29 player (2013-04-11).
Last name pronounced like "mez-zan-NOT-tee".
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Kate Carlyle, a records officer from New Lenox, Illinois
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Season 20 player (2004-07-09). KJL game 28. Kate was announced by...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 5-time champion: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Andrew Grace, a 12-year-old from Apex, North Carolina
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"He wants to be a soccer player and an orthopedic surgeon,...
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Julia Martinez, an 11-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia
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"Get ready, Pennsylvania Avenue. She wants to be president of the...
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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kristin Briggs, a senior from Parkland, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Louie C.K., a comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer from Louie and Horace and Pete
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"This multitalented actor, writer, producer, and director is also the star...
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
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"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Kyle Hale, a college senior from Katy, Texas
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"Representing Texas A&M, he won the 2002 College Championship. Now he's...
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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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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Forrest Sturgill, a senior from Kingsport, Tennessee
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "STIR-jill".
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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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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
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"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
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Harry Haghanegi, a 10-year-old from Chicago, Illinois
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"Extracting DNA was one project this future geneticist enjoyed..." 2007 Kids...
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Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Jeffrey Baer, a senior from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Ed Angleton, a biochemist from Indianapolis, Indiana
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Season 22 2-time champion: $25,599 + $1,000. According to the official...
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Emily Kamm, a 12-year-old from Arlington, Virginia
|
"This member of Model United Nations has been on the principal's...
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Andrew Westney, a singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia
|
"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer...
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Megan Lynch, a book editor from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 24 player (2007-09-26).
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Lara Robillard, a policy analyst from Arlington, Virginia
|
"She used the winnings from her 5 shows in 1998 to...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Thaddeus Grimes-Gruczka, a medical communications consultant from New York, New York
|
Season 22 player (2005-10-04).
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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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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California
|
2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Chloé White, a senior from Mission Hills, Kansas
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Graig Zethner, a computer engineer from East Meadow, New York
|
Season 27 player (2011-07-26). \"Graig\" rhymes with \"Craig\". Graig won $1,000...
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Lisa Ann Walter, an actor and stand-up comedian originally from Washington, D.C.
|
2023 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $1,000,000 for the Entertainment Community Fund....
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Ike Barinholtz, an actor from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"An actor from Chicago, Illinois, he appeared on Fox\'s Mad TV,...
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|
Jason Shore, a medical student from Plano, Texas
|
2013 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 4-time champion:...
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Joe McKee, a percussionist from Palos Heights, Illinois
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $49,500 + $1,000.
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Jay Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Older brother of 2012 Teen Tournament...
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Erin McCready, a teaching artist from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 29 player (2012-10-18).
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John Matthews, a camp counselor and law student from McLean, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2012-10-15).
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Nina Stanton, a specialist for the national center on tribal childcare from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 28 player (2012-03-05).
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Wes Pierce, a financial planner from Anaheim Hills, California
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $47,199 + $2,000.
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Sue Richman, a certified public accountant from Oak Park, California
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-30).
KJL game 21.
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Christine Varnado, a graduate instructor and Ph.D. student originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
|
Season 27 player (2011-03-18).
Last name pronounced like "VARN-ah-doe".
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Ryan Griffin, an 11-year-old from Waldwick, New Jersey
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"We're sure he'll do swimmingly as an aquatic biologist. From Waldwick,...
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John Mingey, a physician from Erie, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 player (2011-06-15).
Last name pronounced like "MIN-jee".
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Matt Collins, a graduate student in economic policy from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Season 28 player (2012-07-16).
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Rob Landolfi, an environmental protection specialist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 28 player (2011-09-30).
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Allison Dziuba, a junior from Ridgefield, Connecticut
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Peggy Noonan, a contributing editor from The Wall Street Journal
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: The Sisters of Life.
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Nate Metcalf, an actor and playwright from Cokato, Minnesota
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $22,438 + $2,000. According to the official...
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Christian Haines, a Congressional special assistant from Newport News, Virginia
|
2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Frédérique Delaprée, a foreign service officer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 30 2-time champion: $20,800 + $2,000.
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Ronnie O'Rourke, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 18 1-time champion: $2,000 + $2,000. Ronnie describes her experience...
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Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
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2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Michael Arnone, a reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Ryan Moore, a partner in a start-up company from Venice, California
|
2001 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $5,000.
Season 17 5-time champion: $39,800 + a Corvette.
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Ruth Comer, an executive director from Chariton, Iowa
|
Season 23 player (2006-11-30).
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Corey Halgren, a supplier quality engineer from Noblesville, Indiana
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-08).
KJL game 5.
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Shane Curtis, an assistant professor from Lansing, Kansas
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Season 31 3-time champion: $42,001 + $1,000. Shane was a retired...
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Joan Tosh, a manager from Port Chester, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-01-02).
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Thad McCollum, a door person from Orlando, Florida
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Season 30 1-time champion: $2,400 + $1,000.
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Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois
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"She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
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Steve O'Connor, a communications consultant from Naperville, Illinois
|
Season 22 2-time champion: $33,401 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SteveO
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Elaine Thacker, a writer and consultant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Season 21 player (2005-06-21).
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David Hoskins, a guybrarian from Jackson, Mississippi
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Season 26 player (2010-04-06).
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Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
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"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York
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"A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
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Brian Moore, an astronomer from Houston, Texas
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"He was the first 5-day champion in the 1993-1994 season. An...
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Nathan Gordon, a bar manager from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
Season 21 player (2004-10-25).
KJL game 59.
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Matt Kohlstedt, a graduate student originally from La Grange, Illinois
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Jelisa Castrodale, a sportswriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $39,399 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "jell-EES-ah KASS-tro-dale".
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Erik Krauss, an educator from South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 player (2009-05-20).
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Erica Greil, a junior from Princeton University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 and from Hastings, Minnesota at...
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Kevin Shortell, an attorney from Essex Junction, Vermont
|
Season 20 player (2004-04-15).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Shortyesq
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Gitta Neufeld, a Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "GEE-ta...
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Joel Knight, a freshman from Farmington, Michigan
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Gabe Hernandez, a content coordinator from North Hollywood, California
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Season 26 player (2010-04-26). Gabe was present in the studio as...
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James Hill III, a freshman from Santa Clara University
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2010-A College championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: San Jose, California. [No contestant...
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Ian Silverman, a high school social studies teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 26 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000.
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Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
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Kelly Lathrop, an art historian from Landisville, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 player (2010-01-27).
Last name pronounced like "LAY-throp".
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Regan Hofmann, an editor from Astoria, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-04-14).
First name pronounced like "RAY-gun".
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Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He met and then married his wife while both were costarring...
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Pat Harder, a teacher from Germantown, Tennessee
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Season 20 player (2004-03-12).
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Peter Pinnow, a high school English teacher from Oxford, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $39,200 + $1,000.
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Beth Graham, a library public relations manager from San Antonio, Texas
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Season 20 2-time champion: $36,401 + $1,000.
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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a grad student from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 23 player (2007-04-18).
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Jacob Joyner, an 11-year-old from Quantico, Virginia
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"As a politician, he plans on improving the lives of Americans....
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Dean Malec, a junior from Northwestern University
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the...
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David Turley, a project manager from Durham, Connecticut
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Season 23 player (2007-05-28).
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Keith VanDen Heuvel, a corporate market analyst from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Season 23 player (2007-05-25).
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Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
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Andrew Segal, a student originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 player (2005-09-23).
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Jim Mainguy, a customer service representative from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 22 player (2006-07-21). Last name pronounced like "MAIN-gee" (with a...
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Tim Schwab, an ISO coordinator from Cheektowaga, New York
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Season 21 player (2005-05-27).
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Steve Schirripa, an actor from The Sopranos
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"Once the entertainment director at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,...
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Wendy Brown, a shipping manager from Portland, Oregon
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Season 22 player (2006-04-03).
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Maria Capucciati, a knowledge manager from New York, New York
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Season 23 player (2006-10-11). According to the official Jeopardy! web site,...
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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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Dan Ford, an editor from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 player (2004-11-24). KJL game 71. Dan resides in Tysons...
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