| #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 |
| #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 | MISSION: PLAUSIBLE $800: Solve the this TV host problem: 3 shut doors, new car-junk-junk. You pick A. He shows you B is junk. Do you switch to C? Monty Hall |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | THE BOOK OF MORMONS $1200: Raised in the LDS Church, Paul Walker gained worldwide fame in this movie series before dying in a car accident in 2013 Fast & Furious (The Fast & the Furious) |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | ACTION MOVIES $1200: Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by using this racing simulation video game, also the 2023 biopic about him Gran Turismo |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | DESCRIBING THE SONG $2000: Warren G has some trouble with the local roughs until Nate Dogg saves him; together they help some ladies with car trouble "Regulate" |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? $2000: Puppets dancing to steel drums in Port of Spain on this island inspired the design of those wiggly tube dudes in front of car dealers Trinidad |
| #3, aired 2024-02-02 | MISCELLANY $1600: This British make of car that James Bond enjoyed driving was co-founded by Lionel Martin Aston Martin |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | BONDS OF COMMONALITY $200: Crankshaft,
camshaft &
cylinder head gasket (just to not totally give you the shaft) parts of a car engine |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | QUESTIONABLE MOVIES $400: Ashton Kutcher & Seann William Scott search for a jalopy while aliens look for the continuum transfunctioner in this film Dude, Where's My Car? |
| #9026, aired 2024-01-29 | IT ENDS WITH "U" $400: Kenji Kita is credited with giving this car brand its name meaning "to unite" Subaru |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | OUR SONG $600: In "Our Song", "I was ridin"' this way "with my hair undone in the front seat of his car"... guess Taylor Swift called it shotgun |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | BUSINESS TRAVEL $800: Let's give you the bird (word)! This rental car co. that bears its founder's last name began with an $85,000 investment in 1946 Avis |
| #9022, aired 2024-01-23 | RHYMING VERB PAIRS $400: To adjust a car's wheels to
proper positioning
& to speak ill of align & malign |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | THIS CATEGORY IS "MID" $3,000 (Daily Double): "The demon of noon" is the translation of the French term for this, which may lead to buying a red sports car midlife crisis |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | THE WRITER'S STRIKE $1200: Jack Kelly's nonfiction book "The Edge of Anarchy" is about the 1894 strike against this man's railroad car company Pullman |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | STAY SAFE $1200: Mom & dad want you driving a car that has side curtain these airbags |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | IN MY ART DECO ERA $400: The Petersen Automotive Museum has a Phantom from this car company that "epitomizes the prewar Art Deco school of design" a Rolls-Royce |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | 5-SYLLABLE VERBS $1200: For example, to turn the steering wheel too far to the left when your car drifts to the right overcompensate |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $800: Designed for parades, the 1939 Packard Super 8 Phaeton was the last car that this Argentine heroine rode in in public Eva Perón |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | IT'S AN EX-CAR FOR A REASON $200: The Corvair from this make that also gave us the Corvette got bad PR from being declared "unsafe at any speed" Chevrolet (Chevy) |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | IT'S AN EX-CAR FOR A REASON $400: This company's underpowered energy crisis-era Mustang II is, per Motor Trend, "the Mustang everyone loves to hate" Ford |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | IT'S AN EX-CAR FOR A REASON $600: J.D. Power: "Even budget buyers have their standards, so as 2021 dawns", this "Grand" Dodge "is finally going to the last roundup" the Grand Caravan |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | IT'S AN EX-CAR FOR A REASON $800: An auto writer found the Aztek from this GM brand looked "like a Transformer figure based on a Dust Buster" Pontiac |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | IT'S AN EX-CAR FOR A REASON $1000: Road & Track said this 3-letter brand's Gremlin, launched on April Fools' Day 1970, "stretched the definition of car" AMC (American Motors) |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | FRENCH CONNECTIONS $1200: The Fréjus Tunnel carries car traffic from Modane, France to the Piedmont region of this country Italy |
| #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 |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | AUTO RACING $1000: Also a term for architectural drawing, it's the fuel-saving practice of one car closely following another drafting |
| #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 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $400: It's the job of the fictional Athos musketeer |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $800: You need a good line of patter to do this job, heard in action here auctioneer |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1200: Profession of Brooklyn Bridge designer John Roebling engineer |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1600: It's another term for a 17th century pirate of the Caribbean a buccaneer |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $2000: In ancient Rome, Crescens raced to glory as one of these; his favorite horse was named Delicatus a charioteer |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $200: "Baby, you're much too fast", Prince complained in this tune "Little Red Corvette" |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $400: She's from Barbados & knows what she wants--"Shut Up And Drive" Rihanna |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $600: "Drive" is the first track on this group's album "Automatic for the People" R.E.M. |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $800: He had a 2-part request in the title of his 1988 No. 1 hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" Billy Ocean |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | CAR TUNES $1000: This number follows "Rocket" in the name of a classic Oldsmobile & of a song about it, often called the first rock & roll record 88 |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | POP MUSIC $600: In 1988 Tracy Chapman had a hit with this auto tune; 35 years later, Luke Combs' cover of it is a country hit "Fast Car" |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS $400: Behave or I'll turn this car around right now! This many degrees--half a circle; don't think I won't 180 |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ROGET'S BUTT $300: Vehicles can have butts, too! This synonym for "butt" is also a term for the last car on a train caboose |
| #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 |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | POTPOURRI $1600: This doozy of a car won the 1924, '25 & '27 Indy 500s a Duesenberg |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | "E"ASY DOES IT $800: Despite an investment of over $250 million this car model seen here did not sell well in the U.S. the Edsel |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $2000: This stainless-steel car with gull-wing doors debuted in 1981; fewer than 10,000 were made a DeLorean |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | "POUND" KEY $600: Where you go to retrieve your car after it gets towed for being parked in front of a fire hydrant the impound lot |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $300: Honda plan for peaceful relations following conflict Accord |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Chevy somewhat formal or casual jacket, perhaps with metal buttons Blazer |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $900: Toyota Arctic plain void of trees Tundra |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $1200: Dodge boxer who wants a shot at beating the champ Challenger |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $1500: Hyundai southwestern capital city with a Spanish name Santa Fe |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM $600: Mr. Jenkins has 3 nickels, 13 dimes & 54 pennies; he can't afford a Phantom from this car company Rolls-Royce |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | HAPPIER MOVIE ENDINGS $1200: "Forget it, Jake, it's... hold on--Evelyn's okay. The bullets missed her in the car. She's fine & the cops are letting her go" Chinatown |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | SWORDS $800: Also a car from Oldsmobile, it was a short sword with a curved blade that was favored by sailors & pirates cutlass |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | MOVIES AS TV NEWS STORIES $600: 2 musicians dressed like undertakers led police on a wild chase through Chicago. Their car, & many others, did not survive the trip The Blues Brothers |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | RANDOM U.S. STATE FACTS $1000: One of this state's claims to fame is being first with a moving assembly line for manufacturing an entire car Michigan |
| #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 |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | HOMOPHONE CONNECTION $400: Thick, or car blemishes dense/dents |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 $400: In Carthage, Missouri, there's a historic one of these where you can catch a movie without ever leaving your car a drive-in theater |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 $2000: Dudes, hold onto your car when you're visiting this famous Texas attraction Cadillac Ranch |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | FAMILIES IN U.S. HISTORY $600: Marjorie Durant, who set out to popularize airplane travel in 1931, was the daughter of the founder of this Big 3 car company General Motors |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | TAKING A RIDE $1200: You can take a nice-sized ride of 700 miles on a single tank of gas in a Sonata hybrid blue by this car company Hyundai |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | CAR GO FAST $200: With a turbocharged V6, the XJ220 from this company was quick as a cat, topping out at 217 miles per hour Jaguar |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | CAR GO FAST $400: Someone call 911! No, make that 919, as this brand's 919 Evo hybrid takes 4.8 seconds to go from 0 to 120 Porsche |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | CAR GO FAST $600: In 2010 an Enzo from this Italian company en-zoomed to 237 miles per hour Ferrari |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | CAR GO FAST $800: The Challenger SRT Demon from this Fiat Chrysler car brand was quite the speed demon in 2019, roaring at 211 miles per hour Dodge |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | CAR GO FAST $1000: In 2020 Lewis Hamilton averaged 164 mph to win pole position at the Italian Grand Prix driving for this German company Mercedes-Benz |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | LET'S GET "DOWN" $800: In a car, this action gets you into a lower gear downshift |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | HISTORY IS ELEMENTAL $400: The Tin Lizzie was a nickname for this revolutionary car made from 1908 to 1927 the Model T |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | CELEBS $800: Ask him about it over coffee--this comic's car collection includes a lot of Porsches, though he auctioned off a bunch in 2016 Jerry Seinfeld |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | "AX" MARKS THE SPOT $400: It's the shaft connecting 2 wheels on a car axle |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | STUFF TO WEAR $400: Feeling cute wearing this 7-letter scarf, pup may chase the same-name car part later a muffler |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | DUDE, HERE'S YOUR CAR $200: Enzo Ferrari is said to have quipped, "Ask a child to draw a car, & certainly he will draw it" in this color, a Ferrari favorite red |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | DUDE, HERE'S YOUR CAR $400: It seemed a bit excessive, but in 2018 one of this company's roadsters was sent into space Tesla |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | DUDE, HERE'S YOUR CAR $600: Since 2002 this model, with a name from the Japanese word kanmuri, has been the USA's bestselling passenger car the Toyota Camry |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | DUDE, HERE'S YOUR CAR $800: The I-Pace electric SUV from this British automaker purrs like a kitten Jaguar |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | DUDE, HERE'S YOUR CAR $2,200 (Daily Double): Lamborghini's Sesto Elemento was named for its pioneering use of this, from which much of the car is made carbon |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | CLASSIC CAR TV $400: Hats hoff to this '80s show, "a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man... who does not exist" Knight Rider |
| #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 |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | CLASSIC CAR TV $1200: "This is" the 1970s P.I. who drove a sierra gold Pontiac Firebird esprit; "at the tone, leave your name & message, I'll get back to you" Rockford |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | CLASSIC CAR TV $1600: Go, Speed Racer, go! & went, Speed Racer went in this car designed by Dad; features included rotary saws & amphibiousness the Mach 5 |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | CLASSIC CAR TV $2000: In 1963 Fred Gwynne copped out on this sitcom whose title was a question itself; a year later, Fred was a Munster Car 54, Where Are You? |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $400: Ford spent $250 million ahead of the 1957 debut of this car; let's just say it didn't live up to expectations the Edsel |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | SECRETS OF THE ANGELENOS $400: A columnist wrote that next to the Black Dahlia, L.A.'s biggest whodunit is who killed this streetcar system aka Pacific Electric the Red Car |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | AUTOMOTIVE ALLITERATION $400: This feature locks a car's accelerator to maintain a constant speed cruise control |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | AUTOMOTIVE ALLITERATION $800: Sí, it was a real party as one of Detroit's big 3 made 7 generations of this little car from 1976 to 2019 the Ford Fiesta |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | COMPANY HEADQUARTERS $600: Drive safely to this car company's HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden Volvo |
| #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 |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $400: Honda said this model name reflected the company's desire for "harmony between people, society and the automobile" Accord |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $600: The Marathon was the model name of this maker's iconic taxicabs; the meter stopped running for the last NYC one in 1999 Checker |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $800: This brand's hood ornament is called the Spirit of Ecstasy, & if you had one, you'd be ecstatic too Rolls Royce |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $1000: This British automaker teamed up with its competitor Healey to produce classic '50s sports cars like the Sprite Austin |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | THE OTHER MASTERS $1000: The annual champions dinner began in 1952 when he hosted, a year after his first Masters win & 3 years after a near-fatal car wreck Ben Hogan |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $400: Dating from 1916, the Cannery Row one of these train-ending cars is an attraction in Monterey, California a caboose |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $800: The rail car named Ferdinand Magellan carried FDR 50,000 miles in 2 years; his last journey was to this state in late March 1945 Georgia |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $1600: These cars named for the architectural shape up top were the ultimate in mid-century luxury & great views a dome car |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $2000: Sarasota's Circus Museum has the private luxury rail car of John from this fraternal family the Ringlings (the Ringling Family) |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $6,000 (Daily Double): An epically terrible trip from Buffalo to Westfield, N.Y. inspired this man to create the comfy rail cars named for him (George) Pullman |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $200: This company ended the Fiesta & overthrew the Crown Victoria Ford |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $400: Its 503 & 507 did not add up to be the ultimate driving machines BMW |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $600: In the 2010s it decided its electrified future wouldn't include the Jetta Hybrid Volkswagen |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $800: In 2019 the last Cruze from this brand cruised off the assembly line Chevy |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $1000: The Fit from this Japanese automaker wasn't fit to survive in the U.S. past 2020 Honda |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | YOU DRIVE $800: A big heist needs someone to drive this--for the 1950 Boston Brink's job, it was Joseph Banfield a getaway car |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | YOU DRIVE $1000: At NASCAR races the driver of this car leads the field to the start & also keeps the cars at the right speed on pit road the pace car |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | OK MILLENNIAL $800: To win this contest during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend, Oklahoma City-born Blake Griffin jumped over a car the slam dunk contest |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | I GOT THE RECEIPTS $200: My friend, I can put you in a Ghost from this British car maker today... if you happen to have $400,000 Rolls Royce |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | THE I.V. LEAGUE $2000: This valve in a car engine opens to allow the fuel-air mixture to be drawn into the cylinder the intake valve |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | SHALL FOLLOW ME $800: In 1992 a stolen car followed by the CHP, this organization, became L.A.'s first live TV police chase as KCOP broke into a "Matlock" rerun the California Highway Patrol |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | CONSECUTIVE LETTER WORD PAIRS $400: Term for a car or a person not requiring a lot of attention & pampering low maintenance |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | BRITISH TO AMERICAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR $600: In Britain, a caravan behind your car isn't a line of vehicles, but just this one, & some pensioners choose to live in one a trailer |
| #8834, aired 2023-03-23 | THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY $800: (Amor Towles presents the clue.) Figuring prominently in my novel is a 1948 Studebaker Land Cruiser, a car manufactured in this Lincoln Highway Indiana city, which is also home to students attending Notre Dame South Bend |
| #8831, aired 2023-03-20 | GIFTS FOR THE SPORTS FAN? $600: A young Tampa hockey fan would probably dig a toy car depicting this cinematic speedster Lightning McQueen |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | SHOE KNOW IT $600: Pressing a certain car pedal pushes these shoes against the inside of the drum brake shoes |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | THE LONG-AGO 20th CENTURY $1000: Ford's 1913 adoption of this continuous workflow process reduced the time to build a car from 12-plus hours to 1 1/2 the assembly line |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | A LOT OF HOT AIR $400: There's a chill in the name of this device that blows heated air across the inside of a car's windshield (the) defrost(er) |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | QUOTABLE TV SHOWS $800: "Advertising is based on one thing:
Happiness. And do you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car" Mad Men |
| #8810, aired 2023-02-17 | TIME TO GO BIG $1200: Dubbed "The American Dream", the world's self-proclaimed longest car is a 26-wheeled, 100-foot limousine--naturally, this type a stretch limousine |
| #8809, aired 2023-02-16 | CARS BY THE NUMBER $1000: Oldsmobile called a classic muscle car the 4-4-2 because it had a 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed this, & 2 exhaust pipes transmission |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | HOP ON THE HOMOPHONE $100: To stop your car &
to fracture, hopefully while not stopping your car too fast brake/break |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | HODGEPODGE $600: A 2022 car chase in the U.K. ended with the driver producing a license from the "driving school" of this toy brick-themed theme park Legoland |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | POP MUSIC $200: Though the title mentions a different car part, Nicky Youre is in a convertible in the video for this hit song heard here
"You got me stuck on the thought of you /
You're making me feel brand new /
You're more than the sunshine in my eyes /
La da la da da, la da dai /
La da la da di dai..." "Sunroof" |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | THE MUSEUM OF FAILURE $500: "A severely underpowered engine" made this '80s car "painfully slow", but it was a massive success as a time machine DeLorean |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | FINDING NIMOY $600: Joe Friday was on the hunt for Nimoy, who played an armed robber & car thief on this TV series in the 1950s Dragnet |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | REPETITIVE MUSIC $600: Whether for the telephone or for the car, Destiny's Child dealt with these, these, these, the title of a 1999 No. 1 hit "Bills, Bills, Bills" |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | SPORTS COMPETITIONS $200: In 2022, a year after a bad car crash, Tiger Woods returned to the greens in Augusta to play in this tournament the Masters |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | HORSES ON WHEELS $400: Ford gave its sports car unveiled in April 1964 this name of a wild, untamed horse Mustang |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | HORSES ON WHEELS $600: This Japanese automaker's first car sold in the U.S. was its Galant, branded as the Dodge Colt Mitsubishi |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | HORSES ON WHEELS $800: A medallion with a reared-up horse & "Stuttgart" above it represents this car maker Porsche |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | SPECIES IN PERIL $600: The tongue of this largest mammal can weigh as much as an elephant; its heart can weigh as much as a car a blue whale |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | TRANSPORTATION $2000: The 1912 Classic Six was the first production car to bear the name of this man born in Neuchatel Canton, Switzerland Louis Chevrolet |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | THE CHASE $1600: The 5 Oscars for this 1971 Gene Hackman movie include best editing, maybe due to its NYC train & car chase The French Connection |
| #8775, aired 2022-12-30 | TALK DERBY TO ME $400: It's the intentionally, even gleefully destructive contest seen here a demolition derby |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | CAR COLLISIONS $200: The maker of the Navigator collides with the maker of the Sentra LincolNissan |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | CAR COLLISIONS $400: Over in Britain, the maker of the sporty XK-E runs into the maker of the luxury Phantom JaguaRolls Royce |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | CAR COLLISIONS $600: The company founded by Henry in 1903 heads down a Michigan road & hits the company founded by brothers John & Horace in 1914 ForDodge |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | CAR COLLISIONS $800: The maker of the Escalade bumps into the maker of the Pacifica minivan CadillaChrysler |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | CAR COLLISIONS $1000: A former Swedish rivaal of Volvo bumps into Daimler's competitor Karl SaaBenz |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | THE WORLD OF PATENT MODELS $1000: Brakemen would leap from car to car, but this man's air brakes could stop the whole train; an 1879 improvement is one of his 300 patents George Westinghouse |
| #8756, aired 2022-12-05 | ANIMALS IN BOOKS $800: Mole says this "Wind in the Willows" guy has been in the hospital 3 times after car crashes; maybe amphibians shouldn't drive (Mr.) Toad |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | OLD TECHNOLOGY $2000: Fed with a long sheet of paper, this type of printer you're hearing now has lingered with businesses like airport car rental dot matrix |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $200: Snow tires are cool, but sometimes you need a little more traction, like cables or these that can come with tensioners chains |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $400: A stick-on mirror that augments your side mirror can help minimize this 2-word liability with a hard-to-see name a blind spot |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $600: Kieba's coccyx seat cushion is made from this type of "foam" whose name suggests it recognizes your posterior memory |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $800: A travel road kit is sweet, like the one from this beginning-of-the-phone-book organization that's been around since 1902 AAA |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | CAR ACCESSORIES $1000: A tracker for lost keys uses an app & this "colorful" technology to find them Bluetooth |
| #8748, aired 2022-11-23 | A LOUD CATEGORY $400: By the numbers, this "humorous" NHRA dragster can hit 300 mph & 140 dBs in under 4 seconds a Funny Car |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | WELCOME TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM $200: This electric car company was founded in 2003 in San Carlos, California Tesla |
| #8744, aired 2022-11-17 | MISCELLANY $1600: A speedometer shows how fast your car is going while this displays the engine's speed in revolutions per minute tachometer |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | BRIT BITS $800: In Britain you don't fill up your car with gas, you fill it with this 6-letter word petrol |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | OBJECTS OF VERSE $1000: In "Chicago Poems" he got civic with poems like "Halsted Street Car" & "Clark Street Bridge" Sandburg |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | TV CARTOONS $400: After nearly dying in a car wreck in 1961, Mel Blanc, in a body cast at home, voiced this guy, Fred Flintstone's best pal Barney Rubble |
| #8722, aired 2022-10-18 | ____ & ____ $200: Slang for a police car, it also describes certain photographs black & white |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | "P"OTPOURRI $400: Toyota has a "Prime" version of this hybrid car Prius |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | TOYING WITH YOU $4,600 (Daily Double): In the '60s, seeing this toy car for the first time, its company co-founder said, "Those are some...!" Hot Wheels |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | THIS INFORMATION $400: Ford introduced a sporty car model in 1955 & gave it this name of an avian spirit of Native American mythology a Thunderbird |
| #8708, aired 2022-09-28 | A LETTER, THEN A WORD $1600: An alternative to a convertible car was one with this type of rigid roof that could adapt to let in some sun a T-top |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | BUDWEISER & SPORTS $800: This NASCAR prince drove the #8 car for Budweiser & ordered loads of the brew for friends at his North Carolina compound Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | 2022 GEOGRA-FEE $800: In Wyoming but also stretching into 2 other states, this natl. park has a $35 entry fee per car but 80% funds critical projects Yellowstone National Park |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | 1960s AMERICA $200: At the 1964 World's Fair, Henry Ford II unveiled this pony car with a price near $2,300; Detroit ran wild as 400,000 sold in year one the Mustang |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | RALPH MACCHIO TALKS COBRA KAI $600: (Ralph Macchio presents the clue.) Running a car dealership has its perks, especially when you wanna teach this 4-word karate defense; it's great practice for the kids, & your fleet will look fantastic wax on, wax off |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | RALPH MACCHIO TALKS COBRA KAI $800: (Ralph Macchio presents the clue.) Johnny & I may not agree on a lot of things, but we did have a nice moment when we heard & sang "Take It On The Run" as we test-drove a car--as I said, "What kind of man doesn't like this '80s band?" REO Speedwagon |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $200: Getting a car loan? Check that APR, this annual percentage rate |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | LOCO FOR LOGOS $800: The logo of this Japanese car brand is a caliper that resembles the letter "A" Acura |
| #8694, aired 2022-07-28 | PLANT PARTS $1600: The word for a flower's collection of petals, it's also Toyota's all-time bestselling car a corolla |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | CELEBRITY CATCHPHRASES $4,000 (Daily Double): In 2012 Merriam-Webster added this phrase about inspiration popularized by Oprah aha moment |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | HEARING RED $400: Toddlers worldwide know this group sang, "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" on their TV show The Wiggles |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | FROM THE SPEEDWAY $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.) The purpose of drafting, or following closely behind another car, is to create this between his tail & your nose; so he pulls you along as your draft is reduced substantially a vacuum |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | DOUBLE DOUBLE E $1200: Rubber-edged implement used to wipe water from all your car windows a squeegee |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | CLASSIC CARS $1200: In 2018 this doozy of an American car sold for $22 million; previous owners include Gary Cooper a Duesenberg |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | COACH & HORSES $400: Larry Bird once coached this NBA team whose nickname was chosen to refer to horse racing & car racing the (Indiana) Pacers |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR $800: The 19th century railroad sleeping car named for this man was a symbol of splendor equal to the finest hotel Pullman |
| #8646, aired 2022-05-23 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? $400: The name of this classic Chevy introduced in 1966 was supposed to suggest a camaraderie between a car & its owner a Camaro |
| #8643, aired 2022-05-18 | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES $600: Korean for "modernity" gives us the name of this car company that makes the Elantra Hyundai |
| #8640, aired 2022-05-13 | BRISK LIT $800: Mr. Toad steals a car & goes to prison in this Grahame cracker of a book The Wind in the Willows |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | LET'S GO TO THE AUTO SHOP $200: If your car's engine uses this type of fuel, don't look for the spark plugs; it uses glow plugs diesel |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | LET'S GO TO THE AUTO SHOP $400: This numeric term refers to a system that can provide simultaneous power to a car's front & back tires four-wheel drive |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | THE ACTOR REALLY SAVES THE DAY! $600: Already a superhero onscreen as Marvel's Master of the Mystic Arts, this man leapt out of a car to stop a mugging in 2018 Benedict Cumberbatch |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | LET'S GO TO THE AUTO SHOP $600: The springs, dampers & other shock-absorbing parts in your car make up this system the suspension system |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | THE ACTOR REALLY SAVES THE DAY! $1000: "Are you famous?" asked the kid he rescued from a flipped car near his Malibu home; "Yeah, I'm a doctor"; how McDreamy! Patrick Dempsey |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | "A.T." $600: It's a system of gear shifting in a car an automatic transmission |
| #8629, aired 2022-04-28 | LANDMARKS $800: For a great view of Rio & Guanabara Bay, take a cable car to the summit of this Brazilian peak Sugarloaf |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | HANDLE WITH AIR $200: In 1998 a law went fully into effect mandating these be installed on both sides of a car's front seat air bags |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | THESE SONGS REALLY MOVE $1200: Tracy Chapman needed this title conveyance--"We gotta make a decision, leave tonight or live & die this way" "Fast Car" |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | HOOD ORNAMENTS $400: The hood ornaments on some vintage Fords were also the cap of this & let the driver know if the car was overheating radiator |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | HOOD ORNAMENTS $2,000 (Daily Double): Many believe London-born Eleanor Thornton was the model for Spirit of Ecstasy, seen on the bonnet of this luxury car Rolls Royce |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | CLASSIC CARS $800: Road & Track called this Chevy classic "America's sports car" Corvette |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: The family that started this car company has a D in its name; but in katakana, that name has 10 strokes & with a T, lucky 8 Toyota |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | SAMS CLUB $1000: 3 years before his death in a car crash, he made the cover of Rolling Stone as "Comedy's Wild Thing" Sam Kinison |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | DETROIT: NEWS CLUES $800: (I'm Evrod Cassimy.) After GM's president told Detroit car executives, "We must outbuild Hitler", Ford's Willow Run plant churned out the B-24 Liberator, a 4-engine this type of warplane at an unbelievable rate of one per hour a bomber |
| #8577, aired 2022-02-15 | IT'S THE ONLY VOWEL $1200: ...in a word that precedes "force trauma" if you are in a car accident or get punched U |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | WE'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS $800: When this car first went on sale in 1908, it cost $850; thanks to the assembly line, by 1925 you could get one for under $300 a Model T |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | TRANSLATE THE BRITISH ENGLISH $2000: Oh no! Colin has stopped on the verge of the M1; his car broke down shoulder |
| #5, aired 2022-02-10 | HOME ECONOMICS WITH TOPHER GRACE $400: (Topher Grace delivers the clue.) Sometimes life comes at you fast--ouch--glad everyone was okay--good thing you have car insurance; but now you must pay this, the part of the covered loss that's out of pocket; $500 tends to be the popular choice the deductible |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: Her death following a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel produced worldwide mourning Princess Diana |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | CAR"Z" $200: Chevy cut a new trail when it pioneered SUVs with the 1969 debut of this model the K5 Blazer |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | CAR"Z" $400: This man whose name is part of a brand of luxury carz was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1844 (Carl) Benz |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | CAR"Z" $600: Its MX-5 Miata was named 2016 World Car of the Year Mazda |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | CAR"Z" $800: This Japanese company made the once-popular Rodeo & Trooper Isuzu |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | CAR"Z" $1000: Have a spare million or so lying around? You, too, can drive one of these Ferraris named for the company's founder an Enzo |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | THE YEAR OF BEFORE & AFTER $400: Prince tune that turns into a sudsy song that you sing on a long car ride "1999 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" |
| #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 |
| #8557, aired 2022-01-18 | INTERNATIONAL CARS $2,000 (Daily Double): This car was first imported to the U.S. in the 1980s; the factory that made them was destroyed by NATO bombing in 1999 a Yugo |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | "PRE"FIXES $600: This word means secondhand, like a used car pre-owned |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | MODEL RAILROADING $400: The world's largest model train store, located in Colorado, was named for this car, which was sadly fitting when it recently closed the caboose |
| #8546, aired 2022-01-03 | I'LL "PUNCH" YOU $600: It's what you say now & is even on the car company's website; striking another contestant not required Punch Buggy |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | SPEAK LIKE A FRENCH CANADIAN $400: From what it's made of, robeur is this part of a car the tire |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | AN AD JUNKED $1000: This automaker had an ad for its F-Type sports car banned for encouraging "irresponsible driving" Jaguar |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | POST DOCTORAL $200: A make of car, or an attempt to evade Dodge |
| #8521, aired 2021-11-29 | WE'VE GOT THAT BAND'S NUMBER $400: Megan Thee Stallion is featured on "Beautiful Mistakes" by this group; the video shows her & Adam Levine flying a car over Los Angeles Maroon 5 |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $200: Appropriate for this American brand:
CHEER VOLT Chevrolet |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $400: Not so appropriate for this fancy schmancy car:
CLOSE LORRY Rolls Royce |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $600: It made the Cutlass Ciera:
LIMO BE SOLD Oldsmobile |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $800: Revolutionary brand launched in 1975:
LO, ERA END the DeLorean |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $1000: An Italian job:
I EAT ARMS Maserati |
| #8513, aired 2021-11-17 | IT'S A NEW MACHINE $600: Even full-size cars became compact & easily removed as the Al-Jon Co. started making these alliterative machines in the '60s car crushers |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | WORDS WITH A SINGLE VOWEL $1200: This joint is found at the distal end of the radius the wrist |
| #8508, aired 2021-11-10 | FIRST THINGS FIRST $200: In 1873 this U.S. city became the first in the world to have a permanent cable car service San Francisco |
| #8504, aired 2021-11-04 | REGULAR VERBS $1000: From the Latin for "price", it's what your new car's value does shortly after you drive off the lot depreciate |
| #8503, aired 2021-11-03 | COLOR, MY WORLD $400: Take a glass bottom boat ride in this Springs in Florida, or a short car ride to D.C. from this Spring in Maryland Silver |
| #8500, aired 2021-10-29 | SCARY EVERYDAY HALLOWEEN STORIES $800: ...& the mechanic said, "The planetary gearset in this car part is shot. It's gonna be $1,700... before labor!" transmission |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | CAR PARTS APART FROM CARS $200: 3-letter edge of a glass rim |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | CAR PARTS APART FROM CARS $400: As a verb, it means to grip tightly; as a noun, it's a woman's small purse clutch |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | CAR PARTS APART FROM CARS $600: Isiah Thomas & Bill Laimbeer were "Bad Boys" for this team the (Detroit) Pistons |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | TV SHOW OPENING CREDITS $800: The heroine strolls Manhattan in a tutu, gets splashed by a passing car, sees her own picture on a bus Sex and the City |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | CAR PARTS APART FROM CARS $800: It's another word for a wool scarf muffler |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | CAR PARTS APART FROM CARS $1000: An unlawful beating of a person battery |
| #8494, aired 2021-10-21 | FAMILIAR SOUNDING TRIOS $1000: Last name of actress Cathy Lee, static photos & the car company that made the Rambler Crosby, stills & Nash |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $200: A Volkswagen hatchback: a sport you can literally take a whack at a Golf |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $400: A Chevy SUV:
it can be vernal or autumnal Equinox |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $600: A classic Lincoln:
relating to U.S. states or Euro cuisine Continental |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $800: A Toyota truck:
a level, treeless Arctic plain a Tundra |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | THAT'S A CAR MODEL $1000: A Hyundai sedan:
a flavor enhancer that's basically MSG Accent |
| #8484, aired 2021-10-07 | SCENE HERE $1200: In this movie, Marge says to a suspect in the back of a police car, "I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper" Fargo |
| #8477, aired 2021-09-28 | GOING "GREEN" $600: This masked TV crimefighter drove a car that shot rockets from the front & put out a smokescreen from the back the Green Hornet |
| #8477, aired 2021-09-28 | ENTERTAINMENT & THE NMAAHC $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.) You can't miss the 1973 Cadillac convertible, owned by this rock pioneer, who influenced so many early performers, including The Beatles, & he drove the car in "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll", a documentary that celebrated his 60th birthday Chuck Berry |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | THE COMMON DEFENSE $600: It may be a defense for dropping a fly ball, but judges say not for rear-ending another car; be prepared if driving west at 5 PM the Sun in your eyes |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | SLOW TALK $1200: This 6-letter word means the car's engine is running but the car isn't moving idling |
| #8468, aired 2021-09-15 | REDUPLICATIVES $200: A minor car accident that presumably dents a protective device fender bender |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | LOCK TALK $400: This type of car key named for a parking pro operates the doors & ignition but not the storage compartment locks valet |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD & HANDS $1200: It's the 2-word term for the point where the optic nerve enters the eye, or the point where your car's mirror is no help blind spot |
| #8450, aired 2021-07-23 | ANIMALS IN ART $800: On a subway car in 2020, Banksy depicted images of these "r"odents with masks & hand sanitizer rats |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | BOSTON: NEWS CLUES $600: (Hi, I'm Liam Martin.) On January 17, 1950, a group of armed masked men pulled off the crime of the century, stealing more than $2.7 million from this company's armored car depot in Boston; only a small amount of the money was ever recovered Brink's |
| #8432, aired 2021-06-29 | SO CLOSE... $400: There's a car part in this repetitive term that describes automobiles in gridlock bumper to bumper |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | 15 LOVE $1000: At 15, Joe was the younger of this literary detective duo; his first love, Iola Morton, would perish from a car bomb The Hardy Boys |
| #8411, aired 2021-05-31 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $1200: One who wanders aimlessly, or the classic American Motors car seen here a Rambler |
| #8408, aired 2021-05-26 | TRANSPORTATION $200: One of the highest systems using these alliterative transports takes you from Chamonix up 8,900' almost to the summit of Mount Midi a cable car |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | SAME FIRST NAME $800: Race car driver Hamilton & singer Capaldi Lewis |
| #8398, aired 2021-05-12 | "A" IS FOR WRITER $600: He named Ford Prefect after "the rather oddly named little car", but "many thought it was a typing error for perfect" Douglas Adams |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | IN-CAR-CERATED $200: Like cops, a process server may have to endure hours on one of these, sitting in a car looking for the target to come out a stakeout |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | IN-CAR-CERATED $400: Nickname for the 2013 scandal in which access lanes from N.J. to the GW were deliberately closed, causing monster gridlock Bridgegate |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | IN-CAR-CERATED $600: This action by OPEC in October 1973 produced long lines at U.S. gas stations an oil embargo |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | FLAG ON THE PLAY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crews presents by a display monitor.) If a quarterback is under defensive pressure & throws a pass that lands nowhere near a receiver, it's intentional this grounding |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | IN-CAR-CERATED $800: On SR-91, also known as "Florida's" this toll road, it's 49 miles between exits, Yeehaw Junction to Kissimmee/St. Cloud the Florida Turnpike |
| #8388, aired 2021-04-28 | IN-CAR-CERATED $1000: The rally race named for this capital of Senegal features 12-hour shifts behind the wheel dodging camels & land mines Dakar |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | 5 FIRST DATES $1000: Possible first date chat, 1928--Anne: Nice car. Him: Oh, thanks, it's an Airman. The company named the model in my honor (Charles) Lindbergh |
| #8382, aired 2021-04-20 | POTPOUR"E" $800: In maintaining your car, this should be thin; if it's thick & white, coolant is being vaporized exhaust |
| #8381, aired 2021-04-19 | 10-LETTER WORDS $200: To speed up quickly, like your car to make that green light to accelerate |
| #8381, aired 2021-04-19 | "M.C." $600: In "The Italian Job" Mark Wahlberg drove this little car as part of a crime caper a Mini Cooper |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | AUCTION $600: A 1963 250 GTO from this Italian automaker sold in 2018 for $70 million, the most ever for a car at auction Ferrari |
| #8377, aired 2021-04-13 | MOVIE MUSICALS $1600: "Toot Sweets" & "Truly Scrumptious" were 2 of the tunes in this 1960s musical about a magical flying car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | CAR CULTURE $200: This company makes the CR-V Honda |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | CAR CULTURE $400: This company's Town & Country helped launch the minivan era Chrysler |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | CAR CULTURE $600: The millionth Cadillac built was this 1949 coupe just beginning its long history the DeVille |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | CAR CULTURE $800: This name combined with Healey to make the Sprite Austin |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | CAR CULTURE $1000: Italian maker of the Countach Lamborghini |
| #8374, aired 2021-04-08 | HEAVY METAL $600: In 2016 a passerby on a Manhattan street grabbed an 86-pound, $1.6 million bucket of this off the back of an armored car gold |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | CATCHIN' THE MOVIE TRAIN $1200: This director cut to the train entering a tunnel as Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint embraced on a sleeper car in "North by Northwest" Hitchcock |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | OVERLAPS $800: A car crash-induced set of false teeth accidentures |
| #8366, aired 2021-03-29 | YOU'LL EAT THOSE WORDS $600: Controlled 360-degree spins in a car donuts |
| #8364, aired 2021-03-25 | CELEBRITY SIBLING SURNAMES $800: Race car drivers Kyle & Kurt Busch |
| #8364, aired 2021-03-25 | PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION $1600: You & your car can travel by ferry from Washington State to the town of Sidney, British Columbia on this island Vancouver Island |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | UP IN THE AIR $400: A main ingredient of this 4-letter urban guck is ground level ozone, formed when car exhaust reacts with sunlight smog |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | F IS FOR FAMILY $1200: In 2015 Piero, son of this late car magnate, zoomed to billionaire status when the co. listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Enzo) Ferrari |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | BUSINESSES $800: In 2020 this car rental co. that offers gold plus rewards said that even if you're 20, you're good to go, with no extra fee Hertz |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | POETS & POETRY $1200: This company hired poet Marianne Moore to name a new car & she came up with some gems like Utopian Turtletop; they went with Edsel Ford |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $200: Its Wrangler wrangled an award--2019 MotorTrend SUV of the Year Jeep |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $400: This brand dropped its famous second name to combine with Maybach for the $200,000 S 650 Mercedes |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $600: Take a ride in this Asian automaker's Telluride, or in its sportier K5 Kia |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $800: It's letter perfect with the i8, surprisingly not made by Apple BMW |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $1000: Its 488 Pista Spider has 710 horses under your foot & no roof over your head Ferrari |
| #8335, aired 2021-02-12 | SYMBOLS $2000: 2 symbols of Milan--a cross & the Visconti serpent--are on the badge of this 2-named Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | TECHNOLOGY $200: (Reshma Saujani presents the clue.) Computer scientist Annie Easley wrote code that helped in the development of the first batteries used in this class of car that employs dual power systems hybrids |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | NOW LISTEN TO ME $200: I've removed the Flowmaster dBX, this part, from my car's exhaust system, & you're gonna hear me 3 blocks away a muffler |
| #8322, aired 2021-01-26 | HISTORIC SURVIVORS $1600: (Jeff Probst presents the clue.) This Austrian race car driver had expressed safety concerns about the 1976 Grand Prix race in which he crashed horrifically; though given last rites, he only missed two events that season & would go on to win two more F1 Grand Prix titles Niki Lauda |
| #8316, aired 2021-01-18 | FROM D TO D $800: A car battery brand, or someone loyal to particular ideas & unwilling to change Diehard |
| #8316, aired 2021-01-18 | ALLITERATION $2000: It's an automobile built to illustrate a new idea or a future possibility, rather than to be sold a concept car |
| #8313, aired 2021-01-13 | COMPANY NAME ORIGINS $400: This Model S car company wouldn't be possible without the inventions of the electrical engineer for whom it is named Tesla |
| #8309, aired 2021-01-07 | JOCKS $600: This first woman to win an Indy Car Series race wrote a book called "Pretty Intense" Danica Patrick |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | THE MOVIE'S TITLE QUESTION $400: Ashton Kutcher's ride was impounded & then space aliens got involved to answer this title question Dude, Where's My Car? |
| #8297, aired 2020-12-08 | ENTERTAINMENT $800: Christian Bale & Matt Damon hit the track in this high-octane film about an effort to build a new kind of race car Ford v Ferrari |
| #8297, aired 2020-12-08 | ENERGY $2000: In a car engine, the large disc seen on the left, called this wheel, stores energy & regulates rotation of the crankshaft the flywheel |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | VERB HOMOPHONES $400: Stop the car, or smash to bits brake/break |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | TRANSPORTATION $1600: In 1868 this man's company launched the Delmonico, a dining car named for the swanky Manhattan restaurant George Pullman |
| #8292, aired 2020-12-01 | FEELING BULLISH $600: Many models of this Italian car are named for famous bulls or breeds of bulls Lamborghini |
| #8292, aired 2020-12-01 | SPORTS IDIOMS $1000: To win a car race you'll have to "take" one of these banners; the British spell it with a "Q" a checkered flag |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | HAVING AN ARGUMENT $400: "My car has started every day. So my car will start today" is an example of this type of argument, the counterpart of deductive inductive |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | ALL A "BOARD" $600: Other '80s drivers knew a car had precious cargo when they saw a yellow, diamond-shaped sign with these 3 words Baby on Board |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | CHASE SCENES $1200: "Now we got 'em!" says Sheriff Rosco during the car chase in the first episode of this series; no you don't The Dukes of Hazzard |
| #8277, aired 2020-11-10 | ODD PAIRS $800: Silver-haired host of "360" on CNN & "diminutive" car model from parent company BMW Anderson & Mini Cooper |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | FILL IN THE ANIMAL MOVIE QUOTES $2000: "Fletch": "Can I borrow your towel for a sec? My car just hit a ___ ___" a water buffalo |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ON THE COVER $1600: In February 1963 Car & Driver featured this classic Triumph sports car & the same-named fighter plane the Spitfire |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | POP CULTURE $600: When James Corden got Paul McCartney in his vehicle in 2018, they switched seats several times during this Beatles tune (Baby, You Can) "Drive My Car" |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | MOVIES PERFECT FOR A MATINEE $400: Tom Cruise was Cole Trickle, a driver on the southern stock-car circuit, in this action flick Days of Thunder |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | NOVEL $600: The new adaptive type of this alliterative auto feature slows you down when the car ahead of you brakes cruise control |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | NASCAR IN VEGAS $200: (William Byron presents from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.) I'm William Byron; my Number 24 car is a Camaro ZL1 1LE by this automaker Chevy |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | NASCAR IN VEGAS $400: (Kevin Harvick presents from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.) I'm Kevin Harvick; I might have only won one NASCAR Cup Series points race in 2007, but I sure did make it count, winning this event, the Super Bowl of stock car racing, by .02 seconds the Daytona 500 |
| #8246, aired 2020-09-28 | RESTAURANT RHYMES $1200: The workers at the window where you order & pick up your burgers without getting out of your car a drive-thru crew |
| #8239, aired 2020-09-17 | DAILY READING $1000: This 1973 Kurt Vonnegut novel about depressed car dealer Dwayne Hoover is subtitled "or Goodbye Blue Monday!" Breakfast of Champions |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES $200: In 1913 this model from Ford became the first mass-produced car, reducing assembly time from 12 hours to less than 3 hours the Model T |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES $400: The 1964 Pontiac GTO is often called the first of these "brawny" autos a muscle car |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES $1000: The late 1960s SEL 300 6.3 model of this car had a limousine V-8 engine in a smaller sedan body, so it could go fast Mercedes |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | BROTHER $400: Until a fatal car accident in 1994, Basil, not brother Bashar, was heir to father Hafez al-Assad as this country's leader Syria |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | ABBREVIATIONS $2000: In a car, SRS is this system that serves as a backup to seat belts; your airbag is one a supplemental restraint system |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | DRINK UP: IT'S THIRST-DAY $400: Reposado tequila & Grand Marnier go into the upgraded cocktail known as this kind of car margarita a Cadillac margarita |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | A PITCH FOR A HAPPIER MOVIE ENDING $400: I agree, the 2 title ladies leap off the cliff in their car...but! But! They "Smokey & the Bandit" the canyon & land safely! Thelma & Louise |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | A FULL RIDE $1200: Remove the seats, panels, etc. & you can get 15-20 in a Mini Cooper for this alliterative circus automobile a clown car |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | FROM THE LATIN $2000: In Latin it means "let it be done"; in English it's an arbitrary ruling; in Italy it's a car fiat |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | CHEMISTRY $2000: Known to early chemists as "oil of vitriol", this corrosive, colorless acid is found in car batteries sulfuric |
| #8195, aired 2020-04-03 | TV TRANSPORTS $600: The Bluth stair car went on an 8-city promotional tour for the fifth season of this comedy, which had moved to Netflix Arrested Development |
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | LET'S SKIRT THE ISSUE $1,000 (Daily Double): British designer Mary Quant named this '60s skirt after her favorite car the miniskirt |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | STATE CAPITALS $1600: Ransom Eli Olds created 2 major car companies in this city Lansing |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? $200: This sound deadener on a car sounds like it could also keep your neck warm a muffler |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? $400: The engine is under it a hood |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? $600: Changing lanes? These are suggested, also a word for what some horses wear so they don't see sideways blinkers |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? $800: A rotor spins under the distributor one, part of the ignition system a cap |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? $1000: Term for the arc-shaped pieces that fit inside & press against brake drums when stopping shoes |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | CAR "MA" $200: It makes the CX-3 Mazda |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | CAR "MA" $400: It makes the Gran Turismo & the Quattroporte Maserati |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | CAR "MA" $600: In 1914 a brand name was born when he raced cars up Aston Hill (Lionel) Martin |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | CAR "MA" $800: In 1969 Ford saddled up this Mustang stablemate Maverick |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | CAR "MA" $1000: This last name of Mercedes designer Wilhelm follows Mercedes in the name of a very upscale line of cars Maybach |
| #8186, aired 2020-03-23 | ENDS IN "ASH" $800: Often the result of a car crash, it's also called cervical acceleration/deceleration syndrome whiplash |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $800: You'll need a million dollars plus to own a 918 Spyder from this manufacturer Porsche |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | "POWER" $200: My new Ferrari 488 GTB gets 660 of this unit used for measuring the strength of a car's engine horsepower |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | RECENT EVENTS $1000: Carlos Ghosn, disgraced head of this car company, made a dramatic house arrest-break in Japan & fled to Lebanon Nissan |
| #8174, aired 2020-03-05 | "C" AS IN SEIZE $200: It's a car pedal, or a verb meaning to hold tightly a clutch |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | TRANSPORTATION $400: With modern braking systems, this special car at the end of a train is now virtually extinct caboose |
| #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | 3 Os FOR YOU $1200: As an adjective it means creating movement; as a noun, it's the powered train car a locomotive |
| #8163, aired 2020-02-19 | POTPOURRI $800: This English car company makes a luxury SUV, the Cullinan, which weighs almost 6,000 pounds & costs more than $300,000 Rolls Royce |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | CONTRONYMS $200: It can mean to take away a car or to get your car back repossess |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | THAT USED TO HAPPEN? $400: High car ownership, the interstate system & fear of strangers all led to the decline in this form of free highway travel hitchhiking |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | RHYME FIGHTER $600: This item near a car's radio evolved into a 12-volt accessory charger a cigarette lighter |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | DAYTONA 500 GRAND MARSHALS $200: 2017 Grand Marshal Owen Wilson is the voice of this "Cars" car Lightning McQueen |
| #8155, aired 2020-02-07 | CARS $1000: A charging bull graces the hood of the Aventador, a model of this Italian sports car Lamborghini |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $600: MT for short, this magazine for car enthusiasts celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019 Motor Trend |
| #8150, aired 2020-01-31 | REAL-LIFE CELEBRITY SUPERHEROES $2000: Before playing Gibbs on "NCIS", he sledgehammered the window of a burning car & pulled 2 teens to safety Mark Harmon |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | A LITTLE ALLITERATION $600: A car that uses a great deal of fuel a gas guzzler |
| #8134, aired 2020-01-09 | THE DASHBOARD LIGHT $800: The glow plug in this type of engine is not hot enough to ignite the fuel diesel |
| #5, aired 2020-01-09 | ROAD TRIP! $1200: Dad, dry your eyes & get in the car--it's time to hit I-5 & road-trip your youngest to this southernmost U. of California campus UCSD (San Diego) |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | "AFTER" $600: Adjective for a car's replacement parts aftermarket |
| #8127, aired 2019-12-31 | WE WUZ ROBBED! $600: Dunbar, now part of this big armored car company, was hit in 1997 to the tune of almost $19 million; the company got some of it back, though Brink's |
| #8123, aired 2019-12-25 | GOING OUT OF BUSINESS $1200: In 2019 some folks in Humble, Texas wanted to get into a time machine & start making this stainless steel car again the DeLorean |
| #8115, aired 2019-12-13 | WORD WAR Z $800: Car and Driver test drove one of these rink machines & said it had "the vague steering" of a '70s Cadillac a Zamboni |
| #8113, aired 2019-12-11 | COMING OUT OF YOUR SHELL $800: Super-hard shell paste is one product from this protective brand for your car Turtle Wax |
| #8112, aired 2019-12-10 | PINK-POURRI $800: You want to receive this for a car, not for a job a pink slip |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY $2000: Each car on the Ferris wheel seen here held an astonishing 60 people at the 1904 World's Fair in this Midwest city St. Louis |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | 5 CLICKS $600: Ray & Tom Magliozzi were known as Click & Clack, the Tappet Brothers, when they hosted this long-running NPR radio show Car Talk |
| #8104, aired 2019-11-28 | 12-LETTER WORDS $1600: Value-wise, it begins once you drive your new car off the lot depreciation |
| #8102, aired 2019-11-26 | WHAT DO "I" STAND FOR $800: In F.I., a feature of some car engines injection |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | YELL "O" $200: It measures a car's travel an odometer |
| #8096, aired 2019-11-18 | WE SAY JUMP $200: Jump-starting 101: positive (red cable) to positive, negative (this color cable) to ground on the dead car black |
| #8096, aired 2019-11-18 | BOND, IONIC BOND $1200: Fe2O3 AKA this problem for your car, is the result of some ionic bonding rust |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | TRANSPORTATION TERMS $200: It's inserted into the crankcase to check a car's oil level a dipstick |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | DROP OUT $1200: Remove the "out" from the term for financial aid to a big car company & you get this term that will set the accused free bail (from bailout) |
| #8060, aired 2019-09-27 | MUSEUM-PODGE $800: Wisconsin's National Railroad Museum has an exhibit on these porters: "from service to civil rights" Pullman car porters |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | FINISH LINES $1000: In 2018 this car rally that is named for a 1981 Burt Reynolds movie started in Vegas & finished in Seattle Cannonball Run |
| #8056, aired 2019-09-23 | WORD + WORD = NEW WORD $1000: A car essential + a synonym for domicile = this, a batter's preferred area to hit the ball, right in his... wheelhouse |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR $200: 2004:
This pioneering Toyota model the Prius |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR $400: 2018:
This maker's Giulia was the alfa dog Alfa Romeo |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR $600: 1984:
This Chevy sports car, about 30 years overdue the Corvette |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR $800: In 2001:
This Chrysler "tall sedan" PT Cruiser |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR $1000: 1958:
This sporty pre-Mustang Ford Thunderbird |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | MAKE IT SNAPPY $1600: This hyphenated tool company owns brands like Car-O-Liner & Kansas Jack Snap-On |
| #8044, aired 2019-07-25 | JULIANNE MOORE DOESN'T SEE THE END OF THE FILM $2000: Ms. Moore's car ride came to a very sudden end in this film set in 2027 about a world ravaged by infertility Children of Men |
| #8042, aired 2019-07-23 | COMPANY ADS & SLOGANS $400: A classic car ad:
"See the USA in your..." Chevrolet |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | "LIM"ITED LIABILITY $400: An expensive, comfortable car with its own driver a limousine |
| #8036, aired 2019-07-15 | KILLED OFF THE TV SHOW $200: A car crash took country star Rayna James out of this title city for good Nashville |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE '80s $800: It completes Billy Ocean's 1988 title request &/or demand, "Get Outta My Dreams..." "Get Into My Car" |
| #8030, aired 2019-07-05 | WE MEAN BID-NESS $200: Bids for this co.'s HQ2 included Atlanta's offer of a dedicated MARTA train car & a (joking) offer to rename Calgary Amazon |
| #8028, aired 2019-07-03 | AN ACTOR & A SUPPORTING ROLE $800: Car salesman Jerry Lundegaard in "Fargo" William H. Macy |
| #8027, aired 2019-07-02 | "SC"ILENT C $1600: The iA model of this Toyota car became the Yaris iA the Scion |
| #8025, aired 2019-06-28 | TAKING THE DRIVING TEST $400: This alliterative method to get your car alongside the curb just might be on the test parallel parking |
| #8022, aired 2019-06-25 | PEOPLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In 1908 he rolled out the first car affordable for most Americans, the Model T (Henry) Ford |
| #8009, aired 2019-06-06 | GOES "MOO" $200: A transparent panel in a car's top moonroof |
| #8008, aired 2019-06-05 | SLEEPWALKING THROUGH LIFE $400: The National Sleep Foundation says yes, this is occasionally unsafe, but better than letting the person get into a car waking up a sleepwalker |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | KOWALSKI, FILM ANALYSIS $2000: Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood, has this title car almost stolen by this neighbor Thao in a 2008 film Gran Torino |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | FAMOUS LEFTIES $800: She used her left hand to point while saying, "You get a car! You get a car!" Oprah Winfrey |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES & A BOAT $2000: John Cooper made this little British car a force in racing the Mini (Cooper) |
| #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 |
| #7990, aired 2019-05-10 | BEATLES SONGS BY LYRIC $400: "And maybe I'll love you, beep beep mm beep beep yeah!" Baby, you can "Drive My Car" |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | BALLOONS $1600: An L.A. government agency says mylar helium balloons that fly free cause around 200 of these in the city every year power outages |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $1600: It was the make & model of the General Lee, Bo & Luke's car on "The Dukes of Hazzard" a 1969 Dodge Charger |
| #7981, aired 2019-04-29 | WHEELY GOOD $1600: In a car's engine, this "shaft" converts the up-&-down motion of the pistons into rotational power for the wheels the crankshaft |
| #7980, aired 2019-04-26 | "TAKE" IT $1600: This manifold supplies fuel & air to your car's cylinders the intake manifold |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | MOVIES IN THE DIRECTV GUIDE $1200: 2 men, "on a mission from God, bomb around Chicago in an old police car, reuniting their hot band" The Blues Brothers |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | CAR TALK $200: Ferdinand Porsche & his son designed the first model of this "people's car" the Volkswagen |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | CAR TALK $400: The song "Baby Got Back" mentions a Benz & a turbo Vette & rhymes this car make with "anaconda" Honda |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | CAR TALK $600: I'd like to ride coast to coast in this classic Lincoln model Continental |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | CAR TALK $1000: Introduced in the 1980s, this Ferrari model has a name that means "red head" the Testarossa |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | CAR TALK $9,200 (Daily Double): The 2015 50th anniversary edition of this pony car was limited to a production run of 1,964 the Mustang |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | AUTO-BIOGRAPHIES $800: "Billy (Durant), Alfred (P. Sloan) &" this Big 3 car company is a very specific biography General Motors |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | AUTO-BIOGRAPHIES $1600: Chapter 26 in the biography of this muscle car builder is title "The Cobra is Born" (Carroll) Shelby |
| #7974, aired 2019-04-18 | PET SOUNDS $200: The 4-letter vibration noise of a well-tuned car engine purr |
| #7973, aired 2019-04-17 | PRESIDENTS BY DOG $600: Buddy, his Lab, was struck & killed by a car in New York in 2002 Clinton |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Franklin Institute.) The Edward G. Budd Company, maker of metal car parts, tried its hand at aircraft, and produced the first one entirely made of this heavy alliterative alloy to take flight--still has a nice shine to it stainless steel |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | INSIDE THE COUNTRY $1000: Let's rent a "car" to drive over Honduras' southern border into this country Nicaragua |
| #7963, aired 2019-04-03 | FOR HUMANITY $600: "Sierra Sam" was among the first of these mannequins used by engineers in 1949 to help improve car safety a crash test dummy |
| #7959, aired 2019-03-28 | THING 1 & THING 2 $800: Pulling off the highway to change a tire? Put on your hazard lights, then thing 2 you should do is engage this on your car the parking brake |
| #7954, aired 2019-03-21 | INVENTED IN THE 1800s $600: In 1865, his railroad sleeping car Pullman |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | THE PULITZER PRIZE $800: A breaking news photo award went to Ryan Kelly for his shot of a 2017 car attack on protesters in this city in Va. Charlottesville |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | A NASDAQ FACT $400: This car company has a facility called Gigafactory 1, designed to reduce battery cell costs in a big way Tesla |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | IDIOMS DELIGHT $800: You're in charge if you're said to be occupying this place in a car the driver's seat |
| #7937, aired 2019-02-26 | "INTER" $1600: Some think that the electric car will abolish ICE, short for this traditional type of engine internal combustion engine |
| #7935, aired 2019-02-22 | THE 1920s $200: In 1925 travelers by car could check into this type of lodging for the first time a motel |
| #7934, aired 2019-02-21 | HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS GREAT COMPOSERS $1200: (Hershey Felder presents from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.) George Gershwin drew musical inspiration from the real world sounds around him; the wild car horns of the Etoile & the Arc de Triomphe are captured in this work An American in Paris |
| #7927, aired 2019-02-12 | PEACEFUL GUNS $600: Torque guns are used to remove these nuts on your car's wheel lug nuts |
| #7925, aired 2019-02-08 | AVENGERS DISASSEMBLE! $800: He laid the hammer down as race car driver James Hunt in "Rush" Chris Hemsworth |
| #7923, aired 2019-02-06 | INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES $2000: Calling itself "the world's largest independent bookstore", this store was once a Portland, Ore. car dealership Powell's |
| #7918, aired 2019-01-30 | FLYING CARS? $2000: Giovanni Michelotti designed the Spitfire, a real winner in the '60s for this British car brand Triumph |
| #7915, aired 2019-01-25 | A BOWL OF "SUP" $1600: Toyota has plans to bring back this sporty car that drove into the sunset in 2002 the Supra |
| #7909, aired 2019-01-17 | A TROPHY CATEGORY $200: The Harley J. Earl Perpetual Trophy, given to the winner of this Florida car race, is named for the guy who put fins on Cadillacs the Daytona 500 |
| #7908, aired 2019-01-16 | SIGH... POLI SCI $2000: In a competition, he might lift a car; in politics, it's a leader exercising absolute power a strongman |
| #7902, aired 2019-01-08 | ADD A LETTER $400: Add a letter to a place you park your car to get a load of rubbish garage and garbage |
| #7900, aired 2019-01-04 | ALLITERATION $600: "The San Francisco treat", Rice-A-Roni features one of these transports on its boxes a cable car |
| #7899, aired 2019-01-03 | WHAT'S THAT SMELL? $400: It's air freshener in this fragrance like a just-purchased Ford or Toyota new car smell |
| #7897, aired 2019-01-01 | ON THE ROAD $1200: Primm Boulevard in Primm, Nevada will take you to Whiskey Pete's Casino & this 1930s couple's "death car" Bonnie and Clyde |
| #7897, aired 2019-01-01 | COOL CRITTERS $1200: In 2016 beekeepers cleared 20,000 bees from a car in Wales after the bees tracked it for 2 days in order to free this the queen bee |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | BOWL GAME SPONSORS $400: This theme park first sponsored the Holiday Bowl in 1986 but Shamu would swim off, replaced by Thrifty Car Rental SeaWorld |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | CAR TALK $200: We all have our these, the areas behind & to the side of a car that are tough to see in a mirror blind spots |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | CAR TALK $400: Bumpers are at the front & rear of a car; these other protective parts are the frames over the wheels fenders |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | CAR TALK $600: Manual shifters used to come in "4 on the floor" & "3 on" this arboreal word for the steering column tree |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | CAR TALK $800: (Here's Jay Leno with the clue.) At a time when most cars had huge engines & heavy bodies, the speedy & nimble 1913 Mercer Raceabout pioneered the sports car by pairing a small engine with a lightweight one of these; it's a French word for a car's frame, hmmm chassis |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | CAR TALK $1000: I love to watch the MacPherson type of this shock absorber do its job strut |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | STICKER SHOCK $1600: A car's sticker price, which is what the dealer wants you to pay, is aka this term with a 4-letter abbreviation manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) |
| #7887, aired 2018-12-18 | ROALD DAHL $800: Roald co-wrote the script for this 1968 musical film about a magical flying car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| #7878, aired 2018-12-05 | IT'S JUST A FLESH WOUND $800: Perforation is a synonym for this word also starting with "p" that's bad news for a car tire a puncture |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | BE SAFE! $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a person opening a car door.) Opening your car door with your right hand makes you turn your body so you'll see what's alongside; that maneuver, called the Dutch Reach, increased safety in the Netherlands, where these vehicles account for 25% of daily mobility bicycles |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CAR / MAKER $200: Please don't I.M. your pals while driving its Corolla iM Toyota |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CAR / MAKER $400: Set out on a trip in its Expedition Ford |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CAR / MAKER $600: Sail around in its Cruze Chevy |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CAR / MAKER $800: Drive its Elantra with great elan Hyundai |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CAR / MAKER $1000: Get in the rings of things with its TT roadster Audi |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | HOLD THE HOMOPHONE $800: My British friend was talking about gas for his car, but I thought he meant this Antarctic bird petrol/petrel |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | COSTS A LITTLE EXTRA $200: Be sure to tip these folks who park your car for you at a restaurant a valet |
| #7867, aired 2018-11-20 | WHAT KILLED ME? $1600: Brian Griffin, the dog on "Family Guy" hit by a car |
| #7865, aired 2018-11-16 | ALL ABOUT GERMANY $600: There are no right angles in the Stuttgart museum of this car company, just bends and Benz Mercedes |
| #7862, aired 2018-11-13 | GAMES OF THE VIDEO VARIETY $200: The main character's all-new car hit the streets in this hero: "Arkham Knight" Batman |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | DRIVING $1200: To save wear & tear on my car's gearbox, lately I've been using the "double clutch" technique to do this shift gears |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | DRIVING $2000: For long trips, I'm glad our car has OBD, on-board these to let us know when something goes wrong on-board diagnostics |
| #7840, aired 2018-10-12 | C & C ALLITERATION FACTORY $200: Pushing the CC button on your car activates this, perfect for long trips on the open highway cruise control |
| #7833, aired 2018-10-03 | FROM THE DUTCH $200: The last car on a freight train, from the Dutch for "ship's kitchen" caboose |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | THE COMPANY CAR $200: Truck around in its Tacoma Toyota |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | THE COMPANY CAR $400: There's only one consonant in this maker of the S7 Audi |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | THE COMPANY CAR $600: Sail on by in this brand's Armada Nissan |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | THE COMPANY CAR $800: Need some insight on its Insight? OK--the car gets 44 MPG Honda |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | THE COMPANY CAR $1000: Its Mirage from Japan is no mirage a Mitsubishi |
| #7815, aired 2018-07-27 | FOUND IN TRANSLATION $2000: Push the blue button in your GM car to get this helpful trademarked service OnStar |
| #7812, aired 2018-07-24 | IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY $600: The auto industry introduced this incentive in a 1975 commercial--Joe Garagiola saying, "Buy a car, get a check!" cash back (or rebate) |
| #7811, aired 2018-07-23 | HIT THE BEACHES $400: In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town Daytona |
| #7811, aired 2018-07-23 | FUNK & GAMES $1000: A "Part-Time Lover" of funk, this superstar recorded "Higher Ground" prior to a near fatal car crash Stevie Wonder |
| #7807, aired 2018-07-17 | WHY DO I KNOW THIS?! $800: On the 2018 edition of "The Bachelor", this ex-car racer broke up with fiancee Becca to pick Lauren instead Arie Luyendyk |
| #7806, aired 2018-07-16 | 4, 4 $600: To college students, it's what you call the pamphlet you write test answers in; to car shoppers, it follows "Kelley" blue book |
| #7795, aired 2018-06-29 | ON THE PLAYGROUND $200: Like a car or plane, a swing set can have these kind of seats for safety--I don't think the car has leg holes, though bucket seats |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | MATH-FREE WORD PROBLEMS $1000: If Carl's car exits Carlsbad Caverns at 60 MPH & Lou's leaves Louisville at 80, the 2 can meet in this Wyoming capital Cheyenne |
| #7785, aired 2018-06-15 | INVENTIONS $200: Mary Anderson is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for creating this car device; intermittent ones would come later windshield wipers |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | HQ TRIVIA $400: Also known as the 4-cylinder tower, the headquarters for this car company was built near Munich's Olympic Park BMW |
| #7778, aired 2018-06-06 | THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS $3,000 (Daily Double): Newton's 1st Law of Motion, known as the Law of this, is why a car crash throws you into the windshield--buckle up! inertia |
| #7776, aired 2018-06-04 | MOTORCYCLES $800: The first gasoline-powered motorcycle was invented by this man who later began the Mercedes car brand Daimler |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | EXPORTS $4,000 (Daily Double): Conveniently the port of Gothenburg is home to this car company's main plant Volvo |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | INDY 500 $200: In 1992, five years after his father won, this junior guy, Little Al, won the race by its closest margin, less than a car length Al Unser Jr. |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | NOT MADE $800: In 2016 this car company discontinued its half-million-dollar Phantom coupe Rolls-Royce |
| #7767, aired 2018-05-22 | QUESTIONABLE TELEVISION $400: In the 1960s N.Y. police car 54 & Scooby-Doo were asked this question in show titles "Where are you?" |
| #7759, aired 2018-05-10 | FAST COMPANY $2000: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) Back around World War I when you wanted to go fast, you put a big aircraft engine in a lightweight car; my 1915 Hispano-Souza uses the same kind of aircraft V8 as the S.P.A.D. flown by this race-car driver & top-scoring U.S. ace of World War I Eddie Rickenbacker |
| #7752, aired 2018-05-01 | SHUT UP $600: On your neck, this makes it less cold; on your car, it makes it less noisy muffler |
| #7752, aired 2018-05-01 | SHUT UP $800: To put a stop to noise, or a type of car on Amtrak trains where you lower your voice & don't talk on the phone quiet |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | THE FAST & THE FASTIDIOUS $200: Dom is ready to race after using Scotchgard to touch up the fabric of these, whether bench or bucket a car seat |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | THE FAST & THE FASTIDIOUS $400: Letty is speeding your way after a delay to have this "thorough" clean & wash done to her car detailing |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | THE FAST & THE FASTIDIOUS $600: Sean has joined the chase, but not before touching up these decorative car lines, also a live-action zebra movie racing stripes |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | THE FAST & THE FASTIDIOUS $800: Roman scoffed when someone implied that this polish brand dating from 1941 made his car slow Turtle Wax |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | THE FAST & THE FASTIDIOUS $1000: Very protective--Tej likes to cover his car's grille with one of these, also the name of a feminine garment a brassiere |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MOVIE TITLES IN FOREIGN LANDS $1000: In 2017 Edgar Wright tweeted that in China, this film he directed is called "Extreme Bandit Car God" Baby Driver |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | KILLER APPS $400: To work for Uber Eats, you need to be 19 to drive a car, but only 18 to use one of these low-tech options a bicycle |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | PRE-REC $200: Different types of this device can heat your house or cool your car radiators |
| #7735, aired 2018-04-06 | VINTAGE CARS WITH PEDIGREES $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Nethercutt Collection.) The 1930 Dupont Model G town car, personally restored by J.B. Nethercutt over 18 months, was featured in the 1982 film "Annie" as the car of this wealthy character Daddy Warbucks |
| #7735, aired 2018-04-06 | VINTAGE CARS WITH PEDIGREES $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from the Nethercutt Collection.) Exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair where it was the hit of the show, the SJ, a model of this car, was nicknamed the "Twenty Grand" for its asking price, making it a real doozy a Duesenberg |
| #7718, aired 2018-03-14 | WHAT A HIGH-CLASS MISTAKE! $400: You spent $140,000 on a Model S from this electric car maker just before its least expensive model hit the market under $70K Tesla |
| #7715, aired 2018-03-09 | THE FLINTSTONES $600: After this voice of Barney (& Bugs Bunny) was injured in a car accident, he recorded much of season 2 in his bedroom (Mel) Blanc |
| #7714, aired 2018-03-08 | A QUICK RIDE $1200: A police squad car like the one here, or a fast warship a cruiser |
| #7705, aired 2018-02-23 | MAMMALS $200: From the Spanish for "stray animal", it's a wild horse, or a sports car a mustang |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | TAYLOR MADE $1200: Jack C. Taylor lived long & prospered, starting this rent-a-car- co. with 7 vehicles in 1957 Enterprise |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | "I" CATCHING $800: An engine that's running but not moving the car is doing this idling |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | THE 1930s $800: The German government founded this company in 1937 to produce a low-priced "people's car" Volkswagen |
| #7698, aired 2018-02-14 | DECADES OF CLASSIC TOYS $1000: In the 1950s this toy car brand took off when its Elizabeth II coronation coach was a big seller Matchbox |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $200: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) First produced in 1955, the Citroen DS remains to this day the most innovative car ever designed... in 1962 it saved the life of this French president when its hydropneumatic suspension kept his car under control at 70 MPH when assassins shot out a tire Charles de Gaulle |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $600: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) Considered the most sophisticated & expensive steam car ever built, the Doble generates tremendous power; in fact in 1925 this aviator, movie mogul & original owner got it up to 132.5 miles per hour Howard Hughes |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $800: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) The jet-engine 1963 Chrysler Turbine car was a tour de force of futuristic design & as a 14-year-old, I went to this 1964 New York City expedition of space-age technology specifically to see one the World's Fair |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | JAY LENO'S GARAGE $1000: (Jay Leno presents the clue.) With a top speed of more than 240 MPH, a central driving position & touches like an engine bay literally lined with heat-reflective gold, it's no surprise that this British company's F1 has been called the greatest car of the 20th century McLaren |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | BRIT SPEAK $1200: It's a hat, as well as the hood of a car a bonnet |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | LOGO A-GOGO $1000: A black prancing horse on a canary yellow background, the color of Modena, is the logo of this Italian car Ferrari |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | TRAIN TIME $1000: In 1873, Eli Janney patented the knuckle version of this special semi-automatic train car connector a coupler |
| #7682, aired 2018-01-23 | QUESTIONABLE MOVIE TITLES $1200: Ashton Kutcher tries to remember where he parked last night Dude, Where's My Car? |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | WORLD CAPITALS $2000: Barack Obama Sr. died in a car accident Nov. 24, 1982 in this city Nairobi |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $400: The DeVille & the Seville a Cadillac |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $800: The Prelude, 1978 to 2001 Honda |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $1200: The LeBaron & the Sebring Chrysler |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $1600: The Karmann Ghia, 1955 to 1974 Volkswagen |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $2000: The Bearcat, introduced in 1912 Stutz |
| #7668, aired 2018-01-03 | DASH $1000: A blue-dash charger is not a muscle car but a ceramic type of this made in the United Kingdom a dish (or a plate) |
| #7665, aired 2017-12-29 | NO MORE COVER-UP $1600: A 1977 article in Mother Jones magazine reported that Ford knew that this car had fuel tank problems in crashes the Pinto |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $1600: On a car radio,
FM frequency modulation |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | I KNOW THAT PERFORMER'S FACE $1600: Before playing Kent on "Veep", Gary Cole put a live cougar in his son Ricky Bobby's car in this film Talladega Nights |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | TRANSPORTATION $600: This car introduced by Ford in 1964 was conceived as a "working man's Thunderbird" a Mustang |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | ONOMATOPOEIA $800: It's done by a little bell or by a little child (hopefully) before a car ride tinkle |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $400: A sensitive but minor car accident tender fender bender |
| #7630, aired 2017-11-10 | FRUIT, NOT FRUIT $200: If your new car seems possessed by the devil, this law can help you get a replacement car or refund in California a lemon law |
| #7630, aired 2017-11-10 | UNSCRIPTED TV $200: In 2015 one of this show's models accidentally gave away a brand-new car The Price is Right |
| #7629, aired 2017-11-09 | MANGA $600: The manga "Mach Go Go Go" was the inspiration for this 1960s "car"toon series Speed Racer |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | YOU GET A CAR! $400: The name of this Toyota model is Latin for "first" Prius |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | YOU GET A CAR! $600: It's an emergency! I need the 2017 370-horsepower Porsche Carrera with this model number 911 |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | YOU GET A CAR! $800: Classic car lovers know the "Deuce & a Quarter" is the Electra 225 from this GM make, named for its length in inches Buick |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | YOU GET A CAR! $1000: This maker was founded in 1910 as the Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili Alfa (Romeo) |
| #7613, aired 2017-10-18 | IF THE HYPHEN BECOMES A LETTER $400: The hyphen in a car's 180 becomes a "P":
this good day for the market an upturn |
| #7607, aired 2017-10-10 | TRANS"PO"TATION $200: It's granted to the race car driver with the best qualifying time pole position |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | THE ORIENT EXPRESS $400: Having a cocktail on the train, many have wondered how they got the baby grand into the carriage with this rhyming name the bar car |
| #7587, aired 2017-09-12 | WHIRLED OF WARCRAFT $1200: Large & in charge barge:
ERRATIC CAR FRIAR an aircraft carrier |
| #7583, aired 2017-07-26 | ELECTRICITY $800: Many car batteries use a solution of sulfuric acid & water called this, also what Gatorade tries to replenish electrolytes |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | THE MUSICAL '70s $2000: This disco hit about a workplace says, "Keep those rags and machines humming" "Car Wash" |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $400: Its safe-ish Corvair was discontinued in 1969 Chevrolet |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $800: In the early '70s it was farewell to its Fairlane the Ford |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $1200: Neo, in 2014, you can no longer choose a new red nor blue Matrix from this company Toyota |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $1600: Thanks for the Thing from this company Volkswagen |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $2000: Its Pacer no longer sets the pace & we are not bullish on new Matadors AMC |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | PLASTICS $800: Plastics are commonly used in these "zones" of a car that are designed to squish & absorb energy in crashes crumple |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | STAT! $800: 4.6 seconds:
this figure for a 1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO, per Car and Driver 0 to 60 |
| #7565, aired 2017-06-30 | 3 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS $1200: Before getting his car detailed, Mr. Miyagi famous commanded Daniel to do this with his left hand wax off |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | "J" WORDS $1,000 (Daily Double): Change the first letter in a problem for a car tire to get this, a point in time when a decision has to be made juncture |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | THE SPORTING LIFE $200: (I'm Mario Andretti.) Over the years I had bad luck at this famous American race, but I caught some breaks in 1969 when I won it in a backup car after a crash during practice the Indianapolis 500 |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | BACK TO BACK TO THE FUTURE $800: This car was chosen to be the time machine because it would look like a spaceship to people in the 1950s a DeLorean |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | SOME OF YOUR BUSINESS $400: In 2014 the Massachusetts Supreme Court gave the green light to showroom sales of this luxury electric car a Tesla |
| #7528, aired 2017-05-10 | SAVING UP $800: An emergency fund sees you through losing your job; this weather-named fund is for onetime expenses like major car repairs a rainy day fund |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | DERBY $1200: The car seen here is used in the Pinewood Derby, an event of this youth organization the Boy Scouts |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | GET A LYFT WITH UBER $200: Uber says its drivers aren't employees but independent these, thus not entitled to reimbursements for car expenses contractors |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | GET A LYFT WITH UBER $800: Uber debuted this kind of car in September 2016, & passengers didn't have to make small talk or argue about the music self-driving cars |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | KILLER CARS $800: The end of this 1978 comedy saw a car named the "Deathmobile" emerge from a giant cake that said "Eat me" National Lampoon's Animal House |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | KILLER CARS $1200: In this movie, Clark Griswold must explain to an officer why there is a dogless leash tied to the back of the family car National Lampoon's Vacation |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $1600: The trunk of a car is called this, also a type of footwear the boot |
| #7498, aired 2017-03-29 | & "AWAY" THEY GO $200: Type of car idling outside a bank that's being robbed a getaway car |
| #7492, aired 2017-03-21 | PARTS OF THE WHOLE $400: Cards,
race car,
$20,580 in fake money Monopoly |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | & A NEW CAR! $200: We can all agree its Accord was one of Car and Driver's 10 Best of 2016 Honda |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | & A NEW CAR! $400: You can go off-road & we guess, up a mountain in this make's high altitude Grand Cherokee Jeep |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | & A NEW CAR! $600: 4G Wi-Fi is available in the Impala from this brand Chevrolet |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | & A NEW CAR! $800: This company calls its Golf GTI "The Hot Hatch" Volkswagen |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | & A NEW CAR! $1000: This company's Edge model is an SUV with built-in BLIS--Blind Spot Information System, that is Ford |
| #7482, aired 2017-03-07 | ELEMENTAL WORDS $400: A car driver who habitually puts the pedal to the metal a leadfoot |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | SPORTS CARS? $1200: Before "Kizashi" it's a car model; after "Ichiro" it's a Japanese & American baseball hit machine Suzuki |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $600: The car automatically adjusts its speed with ACC, the adaptive type of this cruise control |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $800: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Among the museum's largest artifacts is a railroad car whose colored section had no luggage racks & smaller bathrooms--just a reminder of these laws of segregation that persisted until the 1960s Jim Crow laws |
| #7474, aired 2017-02-23 | BUSINESS $200: This company calls its Mustang "#1 sports car for over 45 years" Ford |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | FREE SPEECH $400: A trip with all your friends jammed into your car, or an all-inclusive scholarship a full ride |
| #7463, aired 2017-02-08 | HISTORIC AUTOMOBILES $200: The 1897 Panhard Levassor was one of the first autos to put the engine in the "French style" here on the car the front |
| #7463, aired 2017-02-08 | HISTORIC AUTOMOBILES $400: This 1960s TV superhero vehicle was a modified version of a concept car called the Lincoln Futura the Batmobile |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | A 3 "S" ASSESSMENT $1600: A car's frame the chassis |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | RENTING A CAR $200: How about this company that shares its name with Captain Kirk's craft? Enterprise |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | RENTING A CAR $400: Get a car from this company whose use of yellow comes from its founder's cab company Hertz |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | RENTING A CAR $600: If you're watching what you spend, try this company whose name is also found between "Congressional" & "Office" Budget |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | RENTING A CAR $800: In terms of currency, there's always this company that allows you to "lock low and go" Dollar |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | RENTING A CAR $1000: Bird lovers will love this car rental company whose name is also the Latin for "bird" Avis |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | THE OCCIDENT EXPRESS $1200: The Flying Scotsman, which ran from Edinburgh to King's Cross in this city, had a cinema car & a hair salon London |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | OVER HILL, OVER DALE $2000: Clint Hill, an agent with this part of the government from 1958 to 1975, leaped to fame in November 1963 Secret Service |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | SAY IT IN ITALIAN $800: (I'm Mario Andretti.) I drove this car in 1994, my last year as an Indy car driver; I called my season-long farewell campaign this, Italian for "until we see each other again" arrivederci |
| #7451, aired 2017-01-23 | DOUBLE O, 7 $800: A train crew's quarters are usually found in this last car caboose |
| #7441, aired 2017-01-09 | THRILLER & SUSPENSE NOVELS $1,000 (Daily Double): This legal thriller gets is name from attorney Mickey Haller's habit of working out of his town car The Lincoln Lawyer |
| #7440, aired 2017-01-06 | MONTY VIDEO $1600: He's seen here in "Suddenly Last Summer", made after the 1956 car accident that changed his looks Monty Clift |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | GERMANY'S NEXT TOP MODEL $600: This "intelligent" brand of vehicle may not have a lot of HP (89) but it does get a lot of MPG (39) a smart car |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | GERMANY'S NEXT TOP MODEL $800: The 4-door Panamera Turbo model of this car goes 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds; Carreras lumber along, taking over 4 Porsche |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $1200: California car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act is one piece of this "fruity" legislation the lemon law |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ALSO FOUND ON A CAR $400: It grows on the snout of a rhino a horn |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ALSO FOUND ON A CAR $800: 4-letter verb meaning to become weary tire |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ALSO FOUND ON A CAR $1200: A quick race, or a punctuation mark a dash |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ALSO FOUND ON A CAR $1600: An athlete who inspires his teammates; Draymond Green is said to be the Warriors' the spark plug |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ALSO FOUND ON A CAR $2000: Your body, excluding the head & limbs; it's AKA the torso the trunk |
| #7408, aired 2016-11-23 | 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 |
| #7408, aired 2016-11-23 | SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES $400: For a stunning view of this Venezuelan capital, take the cable car up to the top of Pico el Ávila Caracas |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | I GET AROUND $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands with a car.) This instantly recognizable car is a real version of the Mach Five driven by this animated hero, known in Japan as Go Mifune Speed Racer |
| #7403, aired 2016-11-16 | "SHUT" UP $600: A courtesy one may take you from the airport to a rental car a shuttle |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | MOTOR VEHICLES $600: Ragtop is slang for this type of car a convertible |
| #7399, aired 2016-11-10 | WHEN IT WAS NEW $2000: In the mid-1800s Etienne Lenoir made the first commercially successful engine with internal this & even put it in a car combustion |
| #7398, aired 2016-11-09 | WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES $400: My favorite part of going is watching the previews called these, like something a car pulls trailers |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | LOOK AT THAT "S" CAR GO $200: The rings came off this "planetary" GM brand in 2009 Saturn |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | LOOK AT THAT "S" CAR GO $400: In 2004 Cadillac said adios to this model that shared its name with a Spanish city Seville |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | LOOK AT THAT "S" CAR GO $600: After some bad safety reviews, this Suzuki off-road model said sayonara to the U.S. in 1995 the Samurai |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | LOOK AT THAT "S" CAR GO $800: This classic U.S. automaker that started in a 19th century Indiana wagon shop went bye-bye in 1966 Studebaker |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | LOOK AT THAT "S" CAR GO $1000: In 1993 this Swedish company stopped making its classic 900 hatchback Saab |
| #7396, aired 2016-11-07 | 21st CENTURY NEWS $1200: Martin Winterkorn resigned as the CEO of this car company in 2015 amid an EPA cheating scandal Volkswagen |
| #7395, aired 2016-11-04 | AUTO SHOP TALK $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an automotive animation on the monitor.) In a car's catalytic converter, exhaust fumes go through reduction, then oxidation occurs using catalysts such as platinum & palladium filters; for example, one extra oxygen molecule converts a toxic gas into this harmless gas carbon dioxide |
| #7394, aired 2016-11-03 | I LIKE BIG BUCKS $800: In 2016 this car company said orders for its new Model 3 electric sedan topped $10 billion in 36 hours Tesla |
| #7393, aired 2016-11-02 | LITERARY FROGS & TOADS $400: In this 1908 novel Mr. Toad lives in a big house called Toad Hall & drives a fancy car The Wind in the Willows |
| #7392, aired 2016-11-01 | NASCAR FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT $1000: (I'm Chase Elliott.) In 2016 I followed in the footsteps of this NASCAR legend by taking over behind the wheel of the 24 car when he retired from a cup career that began in 1992 Jeff Gordon |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | FRENCH CONNECTIONS $1200: The Frejus Tunnel carries car traffic from Mondane, France to the Piedmont region of this country Italy |
| #7373, aired 2016-10-05 | "TRANS" ACTION $200: The broadcasting of electromagnetic waves, or an important part of your car transmission |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | MICHIGAN HISTORY $400: December 10, 1915 marked a milestone with the production of the one millionth car from this company Ford |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | BOY SCOUT LAW WORDS $400: This synonym for frugal is also the name of a car rental company thrifty |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | VEGAS-SET TV SHOWS $800: "Mindfreak" episodes with this magician included "Car Wreck Vanish", "SUV Nail Bed" & "Naked Jail Escape" Criss Angel |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | LITTLE RED CORVETTE $1000: At the 2005 Indy 500, Colin Powell drove a red Corvette that served this pre-contest function a pace car |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | SOUNDS LIKE A COLOR $2000: A couple of hours from London by car and ferry, it's the holiday isle shown here the Isle of Wight |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a model car at the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) Before leaving the Daytona 500, stop by the gift shop & buy a scale model of Austin Dillon's No. 3 car, an SS model of this make a Chevy |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | ONOMATOPOETIC WORDS $600: It means "Move your car!" or "Start leaving a message" a beep |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | THINGS TO DO BEFORE $400: "Seasonal" verb meaning to prepare a car for cold weather by adding antifreeze, or to prep a house, using insulation winterizing |
| #7348, aired 2016-07-20 | FLIP HOMOPHONES $800: A figure skating jump spins 2 letters to become a car part axle/axel |
| #7341, aired 2016-07-11 | PERIODIC SPELLING $800: Copper + rubidium =
this car wheel stopper curb |
| #7338, aired 2016-07-06 | "L" ON WHEELS $1600: This founder of a sports car with a raging bull emblem was born a Taurus in Italy in 1916 Lamborghini |
| #7336, aired 2016-07-04 | NASCAR TECHNOLOGY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) The window net used to prevent injuries by keeping a driver's arms inside the car during a crash became mandatory after this NASCAR legend, known as "King Richard", almost died in a 1970 wreck at Darlington Richard Petty |
| #7336, aired 2016-07-04 | NASCAR TECHNOLOGY $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) Also known as the blade, this strip of metal on the rear deck lid is designed to create down force on the rear of the car to increase traction, but it has to be angled just right so it doesn't hinder speed on the straightaways a spoiler |
| #7336, aired 2016-07-04 | RENO 411 $2000: The car that won the 1908 New York to Paris auto race is at the museum housing this late casino owner's auto collection Bill Harrah |
| #7335, aired 2016-07-01 | MOVIE MISTAKES $200: A white car makes a very surprise appearance in a battle scene in this Mel Gibson Scottish history pic Braveheart |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | MAKE MY CAR $200: The Sentra of your attention Nissan |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | MAKE MY CAR $400: The $120,000 S-class coupe; my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends Mercedes |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | MAKE MY CAR $600: The Rav4, which has the airbags8 Toyota |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | MAKE MY CAR $800: The Sportage
(Hint: SUV is 3 letters, too) Kia |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | MAKE MY CAR $1000: The A4 runs 4 rings around the competition Audi |
| #7325, aired 2016-06-17 | TOUGH AARON SPELLING WOMEN $800: As Kimberly, Marcia Cross ran down Michael with a car, framed Jane for the crime & blew up the complex on this title street Melrose Place |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | YOU USED TO BE "BIG" $1600: Alias of artist Ed Roth, known for his car customizing & his "Rat Fink" creation Big Daddy |
| #7318, aired 2016-06-08 | "T" MOBILE $400: No bull, for much of the '90s, this Ford sedan was the bestselling car in America a Taurus |
| #7315, aired 2016-06-03 | C.T. $1600: Peter Rabbit's mom put him to bed & gave him this beverage chamomile tea |
| #7313, aired 2016-06-01 | NAME'S THE SAME $400: Fashion designer Lagerfeld &
car designer Benz Karl |
| #7312, aired 2016-05-31 | LOGOS $600: The logo of this German car brand is a 3-pointed star Mercedes-Benz |
| #7310, aired 2016-05-27 | I'M SO JELLY $200: This other term for Vaseline sounds like it might work in your car, but don't try it petroleum jelly |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $400: This Cleveland hoops star had a first car fit for a king--a Hummer that he got while in high school LeBron James |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $800: This comedian's first car was a 1973 Fiat that he undoubtedly used to get coffee with other funny guys Jerry Seinfeld |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $1200: (I'm NASCAR driver Ryan Newman.) My first car, handed down from my grandpa, was a TR-6 from this sporty British make Triumph |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $1600: Chris Evans, who in 2015 became host of this British auto-based TV show, drove a 1972 Mini 1000 as his first car Top Gear |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $2000: Baseball great Mike Piazza had this model Chevy, a Latin word for "new", which it wasn't Nova |
| #7306, aired 2016-05-23 | KEY WORDS $400: Term for a key that'll start your car but won't open the glove box, or for the guy at the restaurant you give it to a valet key |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | I NEED $2000: I need a Cayman GTS sports car from this legendary German brand Porsche |
| #7299, aired 2016-05-12 | PUT IT THERE! $800: At the car wash, drive onto the conveyor belt & put the car in this gear neutral |
| #7288, aired 2016-04-27 | YOU AUTO KNOW $200: An automobile odor eliminator from Chemical Guys is named for this 3-word quality of fresh vehicles new car smell |
| #7288, aired 2016-04-27 | YOU AUTO KNOW $1000: After being in a car accident with his wife & daughter in 1952, John Hetrick was inspired to invent these airbags |
| #7283, aired 2016-04-20 | ZED'S DEAD, BABY $800: Lose the "Z" from an Eastern European ruling title & you get a mode of transport czar & car |
| #7277, aired 2016-04-12 | YES, THE THAI $1200: Rot-dtit, from words meaning "car" & "stuck", is Thai for this event, a common Thai complaint a traffic jam |
| #7275, aired 2016-04-08 | 7 UP $600: Play well at "Lucky Seven" on this TV show & you can buy a car for a dollar The Price Is Right |
| #7272, aired 2016-04-05 | TRANS"PO"TATION $400: Symbolic of a profession, the car known as the Ford Crown Victoria this Interceptor went out of production in 2011 a police car |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | INVENTION & INNOVATION $400: This car innovation was introduced in 1940 by GM with the slogan "No clutch to press! No gears to shift!" automatic transmission |
| #7267, aired 2016-03-29 | LITERARY DEMISES $1600: While mailing letters exposing this man, Lolita's mother Charlotte Haze is struck by a car Humbert Humbert |
| #7266, aired 2016-03-28 | GRAND OLD PARTY $200: A crazy party, a car tire explosion or a sporting event whose score is not close a blowout |
| #7265, aired 2016-03-25 | HALT! $800: An 1894 strike named for this railroad car manufacturer paralyzed trains all across the United States Pullman |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | IT'S POTPOURRI, "C"? $600: French slang for "friend", this Chevy muscle car can go from 0 to 60 in 5.9 seconds Camaro |
| #7260, aired 2016-03-18 | I HAVE A GREAT IDEA $400: Legend says this 1964 Ford newcomer was born from a simple idea: give a European sports car a back seat the (Ford) Mustang |
| #7254, aired 2016-03-10 | CARS $400: Discontinued in 2002, this classic Lincoln was originally created as a personal car for Edsel Ford the Continental |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | TRANSPORTATION $1200: For most of the 21st century, this Toyota model has been the USA's bestselling passenger car a Camry |
| #7224, aired 2016-01-28 | CHICAGO HISTORY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Chicago History Museum.) Made of wood & originally pulled by a steam locomotive, the car here, which transported passengers from the loop to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 is the last one remaining of Chicago's first fleet of railcars to be called by this nickname the "El" |
| #7220, aired 2016-01-22 | POP HITS OF THE '80s $800: You remember David Coverdale... Tawny Kitaen writhing on a car... it's "Here I Go Again" from this "colorful" band Whitesnake |
| #7216, aired 2016-01-18 | OH SAY CAN YOU SEE? $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a video of different rail vehicles on the monitor.) Let's clear this up: a cable car runs on an underground cable; a similar vehicle using overhead wires may be called a streetcar, a tram or this, also the name of the pole that connects it to the wires a trolley |
| #7209, aired 2016-01-07 | TRAINS $400: This country's Maharajas' Express features wi-fi & a luxurious presidential suite that is an entire car India |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE $400: It's easy to cruise in one of this car brand's $650,000 Enzo models, but difficult to keep it under 200 mph Ferrari |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE $600: Affixed to models like its Continental GT, the logo of this luxury car manufacturer is seen here Bentley |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE $1000: The youngest division head in GM's history, he made his own namesake sports car in the 1980s (John) DeLorean |
| #7206, aired 2016-01-04 | "YU", I OUGHTA $1600: With its $3,990 price, this Eastern European car was briefly popular in the U.S. 1985 the Yugo |
| #7204, aired 2015-12-31 | DANCE MUSIC $600: This 3-named band, in 1992:
"I'm too sexy for my car, too sexy for my car, too sexy by far" Right Said Fred |
| #7196, aired 2015-12-21 | MEASURED WORDS $1000: After you land at the airport, pick up your car at this unit of frequency counter Hertz |
| #7183, aired 2015-12-02 | SHIP SHAPE $400: This class of speedy warship sounds like a term for a police squad car cruiser |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | HISTORY ON FILM $800: Seen here at Daytona beach in 1927, Henry Segrave became the first person to drive a car over this speed 200 miles per hour |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | "WHAT" MOVIE? $1600: Trouble comes to 4 teens a year after they hit a stranger with their car & dump the body in the ocean I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| #7158, aired 2015-10-28 | FILMS OF THE '90s $600: (I'm NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger.) Tom Cruise plays Cole Trickle, a yankee who breaks into big-time stock car racing in this 1990 film Days of Thunder |
| #7148, aired 2015-10-14 | CURSES $1200: After this actor's 1955 death driving his silver Porsche Spyder, parts of the car brought disaster to the owners James Dean |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | SWORDS $800: Also a car from Oldsmobile, it was a short sword with a curved blade that was favored by sailors & pirates cutlass |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | LET'S STOP AT THE GAS STATION $800: If you stop for gas in Ashland or Medford in this Pacific NW state, stay in the car; self-serve is illegal Oregon |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | LET'S STOP AT THE GAS STATION $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a photo on the monitor.) The first long distance automobile trip was in 1888 & included a stop at a pharmacy in Wiesloch, Germany; Bertha of this last name bought petroleum detergent to fuel the car invented by her husband Karl Benz |
| #7132, aired 2015-09-22 | LOGOS $1600: The name of this automaker is a Japanese term for the Pleiades, which are represented in the car's logo Subaru |
| #7125, aired 2015-07-31 | ON THE ISLAND $1200: A fatal car crash on this island dashed Ted Kennedy's presidential chances Chappaquiddick |
| #7125, aired 2015-07-31 | OLD TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLE $2000: "Wally's Car Accident" Leave It to Beaver |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | COLD SCIENCE $400: Proteins in Antarctic fishes act as a type of this, like Prestone in your car antifreeze |
| #7122, aired 2015-07-28 | BOND, JAMES BOND $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) The massive gun mounted on the back of the Jaguar was pointed at the back of this James Bond actor during a daring car chase over ice in "Die Another Day" Pierce Brosnan |
| #7115, aired 2015-07-17 | JULY $4,000 (Daily Double): On July 30, 1975 he dined at a restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan then got into a car & disappeared Jimmy Hoffa |
| #7108, aired 2015-07-08 | AN AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY $1,600 (Daily Double): In this 1934 novel the solution to the murder is revealed in a dining car Murder on the Orient Express |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $200: "Baby, you're much too fast", Prince complained in this tune "Little Red Corvette" |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew sits in a convertible with Sarah in the driver's seat at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) Natalie Cole's hit song about a classic automobile, like the 1962 model we're in, was written by this New Jersey man who had a few hits of his own Bruce Springsteen |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $600: He had a 2-part request in the title of his 1988 No. 1 hit: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" Billy Ocean |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $800: These tires are the title of a song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis that mentions a Cadillac whitewalls |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $1000: As a metaphor for her Southern childhood, Lucinda Williams sang of "Car Wheels On" this type of road a gravel road |
| #7099, aired 2015-06-25 | BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX $400: In 1972 this Volkswagen surpassed the Model T as the most produced car model in history the Beetle |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | FILM & TV VEHICLES $400: Not "Steve" but this precedes "McQueen" in the name of a race car in the 2006 movie "Cars" Lightning |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | FILM & TV VEHICLES $1200: Vampire Grandpa's coffin car on this TV comedy was appropriately dubbed "Dragula" The Munsters |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | FILM & TV VEHICLES $2000: We salute you if you know that this was the name of Bo & Luke's car on "The Dukes of Hazzard" the General Lee |
| #7078, aired 2015-05-27 | TRANSPORTATION MILESTONES $1200: Starting with the 1912 Cadillac, this car system was made electric--no more cranking the starter or ignition |
| #7075, aired 2015-05-22 | POTPOUR"P" $1600: If you borrow a Brit's car, he might ask for a favour--put a few litres of this in the tank petrol |
| #7072, aired 2015-05-19 | IT'S A "CUR"IOUS THING $2000: Its last car, a Grand Marquis, rolled off the assembly line in 2011 Mercury |
| #7067, aired 2015-05-12 | "N" DEAVOUR $400: A person in a car with a "just married" sign a newlywed |
| #7061, aired 2015-05-04 | MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU $200: May 4, 1904:
Charles Rolls meets this man at a Manchester hotel; their first car will boost 10 horsepower (Henry) Royce |
| #7061, aired 2015-05-04 | THE "L" WITH IT $400: Before "car", it means a vehicle for hire, such as a limo livery |
| #7060, aired 2015-05-01 | TECHNOLOGY & STUFF $200: The 2014 World Series MVP got a Colorado from this car brand, whose rep noted its "technology & stuff" Chevy |
| #7055, aired 2015-04-24 | THEY SAVED THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN $600: Last name of Les, sponsor of the first "L" & the man whose Blue Book tells you how much your car is worth Kelley |
| #7054, aired 2015-04-23 | THE LAST TIME THE CUBS WON THE WORLD SERIES $1600: Some people were tooling about in a luxurious touring car made by this company--one of the three P's Packard |
| #7050, aired 2015-04-17 | AUTOMOTIVE ABBREVS. $800: DRL:
Daytime these, which make the car more conspicuous to other drivers running lights |
| #7043, aired 2015-04-08 | ZERO TO SIXTY $600: This make marked its 60th anniv. with the Vega--which, believe it or not, was Motor Trend's 1971 Car of the Year Chevrolet |
| #7038, aired 2015-04-01 | WE'RE GONNA "MOON" YOU! $400: Stock car racing began with the transportation of this illegal stuff moonshine |
| #7030, aired 2015-03-20 | "HAT"s ON! $400: A sloping rear car door that is lifted to open a hatchback |
| #7028, aired 2015-03-18 | DOCUMENTS $800: The California DMV says drivers must carry proof of financial responsibility, "commonly known as" this car insurance |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | HYBRIDS & BLENDS $4,000 (Daily Double): This Ford midsize sedan has a fitting name for a car that comes in a hybrid version Fusion |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | NAME CALLING $800: If someone calls you this, it doesn't mean you're a metal rod used to check a car's oil level; it means you're a jerk! a dipstick |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | 2 Ds & AN F! $400: Rhyming car collision with minor damage a fender bender |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | ON A LAST NAME BASIS $1600: Last name of Signore Ferruccio, who built a super sports car to compete with Ferrari Lamborghini |
| #6995, aired 2015-01-30 | PABLO PICASSO SAID $1000: Turning on this American patron, P.P. said she sent a picture of herself in front of a car "and you couldn't even see the car" Gertrude Stein |
| #6989, aired 2015-01-22 | NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO $400: Let's discuss this show: No. 1429 was "Click and Clack vs. electric brakes" Car Talk |
| #6983, aired 2015-01-14 | WHAT IT'S NOT $200: It's not acting's Peter or Jane, it's the car company that makes the 33-mpg Fit Honda |
| #6982, aired 2015-01-13 | A REAL MYSTERY $400: After meeting in a Pullman car, Bruno suggests swapping murders with Guy in this classic, the basis for a Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train |
| #6979, aired 2015-01-08 | COLORFUL ANAGRAMS $1600: A vivid, unchaste red becomes multiple international syndicates scarlet & cartels |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $1000: Tawny Kitaen worked not under but over the car hood in this David Coverdale band's "Here I Go Again" video Whitesnake |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | ALAN OR DALE $1000: A 1976 car accident left this American artist blind in one eye; he then used assistant glassblowers to execute his designs Dale Chihuly |
| #6970, aired 2014-12-26 | HOW IT WORKS $400: Radio waves don't penetrate metal, so the radio of your vintage car needs an external one of these for good reception an antenna |
| #6970, aired 2014-12-26 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $400: It gives a car of the year award:
MT Motor Trend |
| #6959, aired 2014-12-11 | TURN, TURN, TURN $800: In a lock, it's the central part that contains the tumblers; in a car engine, it contains a piston a cylinder |
| #6957, aired 2014-12-09 | WHAT'S KILLING YOU? $200: "Christine" a car |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | HI, TECH! $400: The makers of the Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car, which runs on this, claim it can hit 62 mph in under 3 seconds electricity |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | ANALOGIES $1600: Car is to garage as airplane is to this hangar |
| #6954, aired 2014-12-04 | 7-LETTER WORDS $400: Opposite in order, or the car gear that will have you looking backward reverse |
| #6949, aired 2014-11-27 | SOUNDS LIKE MAD LIBS, BUT REAL $800: Before playing Brody on this Showtime drama, Damian Lewis was a telemarketer selling car alarms in London Homeland |
| #6949, aired 2014-11-27 | POTPOURRI $1200: This doozy of a car won the 1924, '25 & '27 Indy 500s a Duesenberg |
| #6948, aired 2014-11-26 | A VISIT TO TESLA $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Tesla Motors in Fremont, CA.) The body of each car begins with a giant 20,000-lb. coil of this metal, atomic #13, which will be stretched, bent, punched, painted & more before it's done aluminum |
| #6938, aired 2014-11-12 | BEFORE & AFTER $400: Pugilist's equipment for storing your maps in the car boxing glove compartment |
| #6938, aired 2014-11-12 | BRITISH ENGLISH $1000: It's what the British call the hood of a car the bonnet |
| #6927, aired 2014-10-28 | JUST SIT RIGHT BACK $400: Consumer Reports tells parents looking for this kind of chair to seek out a crotch post & a 5-point harness a high chair |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | NSFW $200: After a car wreck, a man in this "Sunshine State" went to a law firm, where his chair collapsed; the man then sued the firm Florida |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | STATE LICENSE PLATES $600: In Maine this "specialty plate" isn't on your table but on your car, aiding research on Maine's signature product lobsters |
| #6919, aired 2014-10-16 | INVENTIVE THINKING $800: The National Inventors Hall of Fame said his 1863 sleeping car was "a parlor by day and a first-class hotel room at night" (George) Pullman |
| #6909, aired 2014-10-02 | KEEPING SAFE $1000: Even with mirrors adjusted right, another car can sneak into this, so some vehicles have a special monitor for it blind spot |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | STARTS WITH A 3-LETTER BODY PART $2000: An official representative of the pope a legate |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FIX THE CAR (NAME) $200: The Lincoln Village Car Lincoln Town Car |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FIX THE CAR (NAME) $400: The Buick Park Boulevard the Park Avenue |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FIX THE CAR (NAME) $600: The Nissan Search the Quest |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FIX THE CAR (NAME) $800: The Land Rover Meadow Rover a Range Rover |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FIX THE CAR (NAME) $1000: The Toyota Land Warship a Land Cruiser |
| #6887, aired 2014-07-22 | ON YOUTUBE $1600: Jean-Claude Van Damme impressed by doing a split on moving trucks in a vid for this Swedish car (& truck) company Volvo |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | A CHEMISTRY SET $1600: These 2 common antonyms precede "cell battery"; one type is in your car, the other, in your flashlight wet & dry |
| #6879, aired 2014-07-10 | AN "S"-ORTMENT OF THINGS $800: What's billed as the "world's biggest" this doesn't handle documents but can turn a car to shrapnel in 2 min. shredder |
| #6875, aired 2014-07-04 | COOL IDEA $200: What could go wrong with the 1958 Ford concept car known as the Nucleon, powered by a tiny one of these? a reactor |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | "SH"! $800: As a verb, it's what's being done to the rail car seen here; as a noun, it's a tube that diverts blood a shunt |
| #6872, aired 2014-07-01 | INCREDIBLE MACHINE $1000: The Model S from this car company named for an inventor has 0 emissions & goes from 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds Tesla |
| #6867, aired 2014-06-24 | WHEN? IN '64 $400: Ford was feeling frisky on March 9 when this now-classic car rolled off the assembly line for the first time the Mustang |
| #6867, aired 2014-06-24 | NONFICTION $1600: This author and historian was researching abook about the 1958 NFL championship when he was killed in a 2007 car crash David Halberstam |
| #6866, aired 2014-06-23 | WE ALL HAVE NEEDS $1600: This type of notice tells you your car needs a faulty part replaced; governor Gray Davis got a different kind a recall |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $1000: A railroad car attached to steam locomotives to carry fuel & water tender |
| #6859, aired 2014-06-12 | THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY $2000: This Steve McQueen film was shot on the steep streets of San Francisco, an exhilarating setting for its extended car chase Bullitt |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | TRANSPORTATION $800: In 1997 Toyota introduced this model, the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger car the Prius |
| #6851, aired 2014-06-02 | EASY BEING GREEN $1200: When fully charged, the Volt from this car maker can go about 38 miles on electricity alone Chevrolet |
| #6847, aired 2014-05-27 | AMERICAN EXPRESS $400: In 1868 George Pullman launched the Delmonico, a sleeping car transformed into one of these cars a dining car |
| #6830, aired 2014-05-02 | SEOUL $1200: Though it makes the Tucson & the Santa Fe, this car company isn't headquartered in either city but in Seoul Hyundai |
| #6828, aired 2014-04-30 | LET'S AGREE ON A PRICE $1200: In 2013 this decades-old TV show had its biggest winner; she earned a $160k sports car The Price Is Right |
| #6827, aired 2014-04-29 | THE TV CHESSBOARD $600: KITT was the talking car on this '80s adventure show Knight Rider |
| #6824, aired 2014-04-24 | IT WAS AN ACCIDENT $1000: A race car flew in to the crowd at the 1955 edition of the "24 hours of" this French town, killing dozens of spectators Le Mans |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | TRANSPORTATION $400: According to the Natl. Insurance Crime Bureau, this Honda model was the most stolen car in the U.S. in 2012 Accord |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | KNOW YOUR CAR $200: You start your car with the help of a lead-acid reaction inside this auto part the battery |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | KNOW YOUR CAR $400: Your heart has these; your car has intake & exhaust types that regulate the flow of vapor & gases in an engine valves |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | KNOW YOUR CAR $600: Changing out this gasket that's used to seal an engine block can improve overall engine performance the head gasket |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | KNOW YOUR CAR $800: Igniting the fuel mixture, these electrode-laden devices must be able to withstand very high temperatures spark plugs |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | KNOW YOUR CAR $1000: In this device that sits above the engine's combustion chambers, fuel is vaporized and mixed with air carburetor |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $400: It's the job of the fictional Athos musketeer |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $800: As suggested by his work seen here, photographer Jimmy Chin is also a noted one of these a mountaineer |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1200: Profession of Brooklyn Bridge designer John Roebling engineer |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $1600: On pre-Civil War plantations, his job was to make sure the slaves were doing all the work they could an overseer |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | CAR"EER" OPPORTUNITIES $2000: In ancient Rome, Crescens raced to glory as one of these; his favorite horse was named Delicatus a charioteer |
| #6806, aired 2014-03-31 | RETRONYMS $400: It's a 6-letter retronymic type of transmission in a car manual |
| #6794, aired 2014-03-13 | AUTOMAKERS $200: This Japanese businessman's company was founded in 1948 to make motorcycles; he unveiled his first car in 1963 (Soichiro) Honda |
| #6793, aired 2014-03-12 | NATIVE AMERICANS $1600: This Ottawa chief's "drive" to capture Fort Detroit in 1763 might have been successful if he hadn't been betrayed Pontiac |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | THE 2-DOORS $1000: More than a "minor" success, this British car was born in a 2-door version in 1948 the Morris Minor |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a car at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) On a fateful day in 1968, this presidential candidate took this Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud to address campaigners at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel after his primary win Robert Kennedy |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a car at Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) This specially made armored limousine was made for Franklin Delano Roosevelt & used as he hammered out issues at this Crimean conference in 1945 Yalta |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a car's engine at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) Featuring a single cylinder engine dubbed "Little Hercules", the first ever one of these cars, named for the founder of the city of Detroit, rolled onto streets in 1902 a Cadillac |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a smooth car at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) Containing no sharp edges, the aesthetic & technical achievements of the 1947 Cisitalia 202 GT were enough for this progressive New York City museum to consider it a work of art & put it on display MOMA (the Museum of Modern Art |
| #6782, aired 2014-02-25 | HISTORIC CARS $6,000 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us another car at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.) Inspired by the '56 Packard, the 1962 Chaika was a favorite of Nikita Khrushchev, who owned one himself & gave one as a present to this first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) The first transcontinental car trip was made by Horatio Nelson Jackson in this 1903 Winton at a time when America had few roads & little support for cars, so, whenever he had a breakdown & needed repairs, he would often have to rely on these workers that the automobile would soon put out of business blacksmiths |
| #6773, aired 2014-02-12 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $400: His father, William Jefferson Blythe, died in a 1946 car accident before the future president was born Bill Clinton |
| #6773, aired 2014-02-12 | NO DISRESPECT TO BEN AFFLECK $2000: An armored car robbery goes wrong in "The Town" for Ben & this actor; maybe a bow & arrow would've helped? Jeremy Renner |
| #6756, aired 2014-01-20 | TEEING OFF $800: Epinephrine, a hormone released when you're yelling at that car that cut you off, is more commonly called this adrenaline |
| #6750, aired 2014-01-10 | VACATION $600: In "Vacation", this actor defends putting deceased Aunt Edna on the car roof: "You want me to strap her to the hood?" Chevy Chase |
| #6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SLEEPING WITH THE "NME" $800: The proper adjustment of a machine's components, like for the wheels of your car alignment |
| #6746, aired 2014-01-06 | IT'S A RAP $2000: Public Enemy:
"You go ooh and ahh when I jump in my car/ People treat me like" this hall of fame L.A. Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| #6738, aired 2013-12-25 | HISTORY OF CARS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.) Fred Astaire's elegant 1927 Rolls town car has many luxurious features, like a means of speaking to the chauffeur &, in the rear... a Louis Vuitton one of these, later a term for a car's built-in storage compartment a trunk |
| #6737, aired 2013-12-24 | ATHLETIC CUPS $200: Previously known as the Winston Cup, the Sprint Cup is awarded to champions in this stock-car racing organization NASCAR |
| #6736, aired 2013-12-23 | IT'S MAGIC TIME! $400: The magician Kuda Bux was most famous for his ability to drive a car this way blindfolded |
| #6736, aired 2013-12-23 | RADIOASTRONOMY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia.) Green Bank's telescopes are so sensitive that even the radiation emitted by a car's spark plugs can cause interference, so the observatory's vehicle fleet, including old pickups and Checker cabs, is powered solely by this type of spark-plug-free engine diesel |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | YOU'VE GOT TASTE $400: I see your "pursuit of perfection" matches that of this car company... that RX 350 SUV is pretty sweet Lexus |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | "SIX" PACK $800: A straight six & a V-6 both refer to this type of car engine a six-cylinder |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | THE LEAST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD $400: The one time he was pulled over, he promptly showed his license & this document of the state's record of his car his registration |
| #6717, aired 2013-11-26 | DRIVING IN EUROPE $400: The post-WWII revival of the German auto industry centered on this "people's car" the Volkswagen |
| #6717, aired 2013-11-26 | DOOHICKEYS $400: The raised connector for the positive side of a car battery the terminal (or the cathode) |
| #6717, aired 2013-11-26 | DRIVING IN EUROPE $2,500 (Daily Double): This little 1959 car was built because of the Suez fuel crisis; a British race car driver soon put his own stamp on it the Mini (Cooper) |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | WE'LL TEACH YOU A FEW THINGS $1200: To avoid possible scalding when your car overheats, do not remove the cap on this until the engine cools down the radiator |
| #6706, aired 2013-11-11 | LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION FILM! $1000: Among the exploits of this character in action films: making 2 Gruber brothers sad & killing a helicopter with a car John McClane |
| #6704, aired 2013-11-07 | LITERARY BUNNIES $1000: Richard Adams conceived of this story about Hazel, Fiver & others while on a long car journey with his 2 daughters Watership Down |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | LAMPS & LIGHTS $400: The lights to use when your car is stationary & blocking traffic, or what your car has potentially become hazard |
| #6696, aired 2013-10-28 | POTPOURRI $1200: A century-old Silver Ghost from this British car company sold for $7.1 million in 2012 Rolls Royce |
| #6692, aired 2013-10-22 | I'M "STICK"ING TO IT $600: A consumer who's confronted with the unexpected high price of a car is said to be suffering from this ailment sticker shock |
| #6689, aired 2013-10-17 | KENTUCKY-ANA $400: Bowling Green is home to the assembly plant & national museum of this Chevy sports car Corvette |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | OH SO SERGIO $1200: Sergio Marchionne turned around this Italian car company & later became CEO of Chrysler Fiat |
| #6682, aired 2013-10-08 | YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIS OLD... $1000: To drive a car with supervision in Florida, Illinois or Oregon 15 |
| #6680, aired 2013-10-04 | 1967 $800: The arrest of a cabbie who drove around a double-parked police car sparked riots in this N.J. city that left over 20 dead Newark |
| #6676, aired 2013-09-30 | U.S. CITY NAME ORIGINS $1200: Three Forks, Wash. changed its name to honor this sleeping car inventor who had given it an endowment (George) Pullman |
| #6671, aired 2013-09-23 | TV FOR THEE & ME $800: Just after the birth of his son, Matthew Crawley couldn't have been happier, right until his car fell on him on this PBS drama Downton Abbey |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? $1000: Jon Hamm narrates commercials for this luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | IF ONLY I COULD TELL THEM $200: You folks in 1929--don't put all your money in the stock market, it's heading for this event that sounds like a car wreck a crash |
| #6664, aired 2013-08-01 | "HEAD" OF THE CLASS $800: On a car, some are low beam headlights |
| #6659, aired 2013-07-25 | WORKING OVERTIME AT THE COMPANY $2000: It's 2 A.M. & I'm going over the specs for a Sedona from this car company; lucky I'm not behind the wheel of one Kia |
| #6654, aired 2013-07-18 | BABY REGISTRY ITEMS $200: All 50 states have laws saying your baby's not taking a ride without one of these, maybe the Graco Snugride car seat |
| #6654, aired 2013-07-18 | CROSSING THE PARTY LINE $600: John Connally, in the car when JFK was shot, became Secretary of the Treasury under this Republican Nixon |
| #6654, aired 2013-07-18 | BUSINESS HISTORIES $1000: In 1926 this guide to auto values was first published in Los Angeles; a 1921 Nash touring car with a clock was worth $50 Kelley Blue Book |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | TIME'S 50 WORST CARS OF ALL TIME $1000: While "not particularly" a bad car, this Ford model "tended to erupt in flame in rear-end collisions" the Pinto |
| #6644, aired 2013-07-04 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY! $1000: You're 16 & thrilled with your new Accent, from this car company that uses the voice of Jeff Bridges Hyundai |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | KING OF THE HILL $3,000 (Daily Double): Pico Del Teide in the Canary Islands,
since 1975 Juan Carlos |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | AUTHORS: BORN & DIED $2000: Born in 1913 in Algeria; died in a car accident in France in 1960 (Albert) Camus |
| #6619, aired 2013-05-30 | SOFA'S CHOICE $400: This type of sofa that changes into a bed shares its name with a type of car that lets you get some sun convertible |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | SOUNDS LIKE A CAR PART $200: It's a room-heating device with a series of pipes through which steam passes a radiator |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | SOUNDS LIKE A CAR PART $400: The broadcasting of electromagnetic TV waves from one location to another transmission |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | SOUNDS LIKE A CAR PART $600: In a car it ignites the fuel mixture; in a group he or she provides inspiration a spark plug |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | SOUNDS LIKE A CAR PART $800: Shh! For $65 you can get this winter scarf from Tommy Hilfiger a muffler |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | SOUNDS LIKE A CAR PART $1000: It's the rotating part of a revolver, containing the chambers for the cartridges the cylinder |
| #6611, aired 2013-05-20 | 11-LETTER WORDS $200: This dashboard instrument tells you how fast your car is moving a speedometer |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | YOU GOT AN "F" PLUS! $600: A royal decree, or an Italian car company fiat |
| #6604, aired 2013-05-09 | YOU'RE CRAZY, ME DRIVING? $1200: The car's a manual, & the way my left foot always falls asleep, I can't use this shifting pedal clutch |
| #6604, aired 2013-05-09 | YOU'RE CRAZY, ME DRIVING? $2000: Can't we just get one of these? In 2012 Nevada issued Google the first license for one self-driving car |
| #6600, aired 2013-05-03 | BRITISH LIT $800: The press called Rev. W. Awdry "the Puff Puff Parson" after the success of his children's books about this train car Thomas The Tank Engine |
| #6594, aired 2013-04-25 | OUT ON A "LIM" $800: A car with a separate driver's compartment limousine |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE RICH MAN'S... $1000: Car is a 1968 GT40 from this U.S. automaker; one used by Steve McQueen fetched $11 million at auction Ford |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | WORDS THAT START WITH PREPOSITIONS $1000: A webcam or a car radio may be this type of accessory, bought later than the original device aftermarket |
| #6575, aired 2013-03-29 | A PERSON, PLACE & THING $200: A "Solo" actor,
a good spot to cross a river,
a car company Ford |
| #6572, aired 2013-03-26 | SUBCOMPACTS $200: The name of this car tells you that it's not big at all a Mini (Cooper) |
| #6572, aired 2013-03-26 | SUBCOMPACTS $600: Toyota is the parent company of this car brand that includes the small xB & iQ Scion |
| #6569, aired 2013-03-21 | CURRENCY SPECULATION $1600: Did folks "flash a McKinley" when they used this no-longer-issued bill that could have bought you a car in the '30s? 500 |
| #6563, aired 2013-03-13 | JUST DRIVE! $400: This slang verb meaning to start up a car is literally what you do to start a Model T crank |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | DRUMSTICKS $1200: Despite losing an arm in a car accident, Rick Allen is still the drummer for this hard rockin' "Hysteria" band Def Leppard |
| #6554, aired 2013-02-28 | TRAINS $600: This car once served as the conductor's office on a freight train but is now rarely seen caboose |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | 1990s MUSIC $400: I've lost track of how many times I've found myself in my car singing "MMMBop" by this trio Hanson |
| #6543, aired 2013-02-13 | CROSSWORD CLUES "J" $1200: Old, cruddy car
(6) junker |
| #6541, aired 2013-02-11 | C BEFORE I, AFTER E $1200: A car starts to do this--lower in value due to wear & tear--the second it leaves the lot depreciate |
| #6539, aired 2013-02-07 | YOUR FRIENDS, THE POLICE $200: If you're pulled over, one thing the officer will ask for is this, because he'd kind of like to know who owns the car registration |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | "HY" FIVE $1600: It's the type of lift a mechanic uses to raise up a car hydraulic |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | NEW IN MERRIAM-WEBSTER $2000: This word, not meaning "fueled the car" but "exhausted" gassed |
| #6533, aired 2013-01-30 | YOU'RE GONNA NEED CAR INSURANCE $200: "Like a good neighbor" this company is there State Farm |
| #6533, aired 2013-01-30 | YOU'RE GONNA NEED CAR INSURANCE $400: The idea for its green mascot came from how people mispronounced the name of this insurance company GEICO |
| #6533, aired 2013-01-30 | YOU'RE GONNA NEED CAR INSURANCE $600: "We are" this company that began in 1928, bum badum bum bumbumbum Farmers |
| #6533, aired 2013-01-30 | YOU'RE GONNA NEED CAR INSURANCE $800: This Ohio-based company began going with the Flo in 2008 Progressive |
| #6533, aired 2013-01-30 | YOU'RE GONNA NEED CAR INSURANCE $1000: Dean Winters is pure "Mayhem" in ads for this company Allstate |
| #6531, aired 2013-01-28 | NOT JUST DESSERTS $600: In a car, it's the act of rotating the rear around the front wheels, leaving skidmarks & smoke doing donuts |
| #6531, aired 2013-01-28 | THE APPROPRIATE SPORT THEY PLAYED $1000: Scott Speed race car driving |
| #6529, aired 2013-01-24 | NONMUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: Used car sellers beware--rolling back this instrument to show lower mileage is illegal odometer |
| #6510, aired 2012-12-28 | TRANS "PO" TATION $200: In the U.K. "panda car" is slang for one of these autos a police car |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | 1892 $1000: Homer Plessy was arrested in June for sitting in a whites-only R.R. car, leading to this Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | GO AHEAD... MAKE MY CAR $200: You can bug out in this automaker's Jetta Volkswagen |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | GO AHEAD... MAKE MY CAR $400: Be an Alfa dog & hop in its 2-seat 8c Spider Alfa Romeo |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | GO AHEAD... MAKE MY CAR $600: This Korean brand has "Soul" Kia |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | GO AHEAD... MAKE MY CAR $800: A convertible 2013 Phantom from this maker can fetch more than $470,000 Rolls-Royce |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | GO AHEAD... MAKE MY CAR $1000: The Roadster, an electric car from this new company named for an inventor, goes 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds Tesla |
| #6499, aired 2012-12-13 | ORDINAL NUMBER PHRASES $600: When he tried to join Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Fred was the proverbial one of these on a car fifth wheel |
| #6495, aired 2012-12-07 | JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND! $200: If I say my car's engine needs a jump, I mean this part the battery |
| #6494, aired 2012-12-06 | HOME SWEET MOTOR HOME $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame.) One of the earliest RVs in existence is a 1913 custom-built wooden trailer that went on the back of this famous car of the day Model T |
| #6485, aired 2012-11-23 | USING YOUR JEOP-PS $1000: (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) You have arrived at 89 E. 42nd St., this NYC landmark viewed by 150,000 at its 1913 opening; why are you here? You have a car! the Grand Central Terminal |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | HORSE & CARRIAGE $1600: Now a term for a 2-door car, it was once an enclosed 4-wheeled carriage with the driver's seat outside coupe (or coupé) |
| #6472, aired 2012-11-06 | WITH SCISSORS $800: It's the 3-word name for hydraulic rescue scissors used to cut heavy sheet metal in car wrecks the jaws of life |
| #6466, aired 2012-10-29 | ASIA LOVES THAT AMERICAN BRAND $800: "Wouldn't you really rather have" this car? China would, buying triple the number of them sold in the U.S. in 2010 Buick |
| #6461, aired 2012-10-22 | BREAKING NEWS $800: (I'm CNN correspondent Lizzie O'Leary.) In April 2009 I broke the story that this youngest of the "Big 3" car companies was entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Chrysler |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CAR $200: This Ford sports car:
a horse in mid-gallop a Mustang |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CAR $400: This make:
a ram's head with 2 curled horns a Dodge |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CAR $600: A medallion with a reared-up horse below it Ferrari |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CAR $800: On this caar, a griffin (though you only see the eagle head, wearing a crown) Saab |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CAR $1000: The combative cat seen here is on this car Peugeot |
| #6451, aired 2012-10-08 | RAY BRADBURY $400: Futurist visionary Bradbury never operated a computer or this, which he makes sinister in 1951's "The Pedestrian" a car |
| #6450, aired 2012-10-05 | MISSOURI LOVES COMPANIES $200: In 2007 this St. Louis-based car rental company said, "we'll pick you up" to ex-competitors Alamo & National Enterprise |
| #6446, aired 2012-10-01 | CHAIN LETTER $200: From the French, it's a manservant or a car parker a valet |
| #6438, aired 2012-09-19 | "&" MAGAZINES $800: Magazines for auto enthusiasts include Car and Driver as well as this one whose title is 2 driving surfaces Road & Track |
| #6434, aired 2012-08-02 | ADD A LETTER $200: Add a letter to "dive" & you can do this, operate a car (in a few years) drive |
| #6432, aired 2012-07-31 | THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER $2000: (Sarah shows us an old car at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando.) The Weasleys' flying car seen here was used in this Harry Potter film, the second in the series, when Harry & Ron crash into the Whomping Willow Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
| #6430, aired 2012-07-27 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HISTORIC HEADLINES $600: The tragic headline for April 20, 1995: A deadly "car bomb attack in" this city "wrecks 9-story federal office building" Oklahoma City |
| #6426, aired 2012-07-23 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $600: To put something into the boot in Britain isn't to put it into your shoe but into this part of your car the trunk |
| #6425, aired 2012-07-20 | INVENTIVE AD WORDS $400: How could you "fuelgettaboutit" when it came to a print ad for this car brand's Equinox SUV Chevrolet |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $800: On January 23, 2012 the Supreme Court said police need a warrant to put this type of tracking device on a suspect's car a GPS |
| #6412, aired 2012-07-03 | TRANSPORTATION $1200: (Alex delivers the clue from the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.) Water and fuel for the train are carried in this car just behind the locomotive. It has a gentle-sounding name; think of an early Elvis Presley hit song a tender car |
| #6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In September 1989 Toyota entered the luxury car market with this brand's ES250 & LS400 models Lexus |
| #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | TV & MOVIE CARS $600: A song about this movie car says, "High, low, anywhere we go on" this car "we depend" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | TV & MOVIE CARS $1000: Kato & the Green Hornet hit the streets in this gadget-laden car that shares its name with a fictional equine Black Beauty |
| #6399, aired 2012-06-14 | BRIT SPEAK $1000: If you need one of these tools to work on your car, ask a Brit for a spanner a wrench |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | ANIMAL LOGOS $400: This car-care product's logo depicts a certain green reptile & the slogan "Hard Shell Finish" Turtle Wax |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | UPDATING THE NOVEL $2,000 (Daily Double): Mr. Toad's "shiny new motor car" isn't new enough; Toad's off to Lexus' "December to Remember" sales event The Wind in the Willows |
| #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | APPS $400: Search for hotels, flights & car rentals in this palindromic app, also the name of a water transport KAYAK |
| #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | GOING POSTAL $400: The Point Roberts post office in this state can be reached by car only by driving through British Columbia Washington |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | FAST CARS $400: With the GT version named one of Car & Driver's 10 Best for 2012, this is the only Ford to receive that honor 7 times the Mustang |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | FAST CARS $800: In 1965 this British racing car with a flower name won the Indy 500, averaging 150.686 mph, a record at that time the Lotus |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | WE BAND OF BROTHERS $1000: Isaac Slade's brother Caleb was asked to leave this band, inspiring its 2005 "Over My Head (Cable Car)" The Fray |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | COMPANY NAMES $1,800 (Daily Double): August Horch named his car company this after translating Horch, which means "hark!" or "hear", into Latin Audi |
| #6373, aired 2012-05-09 | CARS IN AMERICA $200: (Vice President Joe Biden delivers the clue.) The Chevy Coach dates from around the time this became the world's largest car company; with cars like my favorite, the Corvette... it held that position until 2008, then filed for bankruptcy but now it's back on top GM (General Motors) |
| #6373, aired 2012-05-09 | CARS IN AMERICA $600: (Vice President Joe Biden delivers the clue.) Before pump prices spiked in the 1970s, buyers didn't care much if the car was this alliterative term referring to its 12 miles per gallon fuel efficiency gas guzzler |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | TRANSPORTATION $800: This term for a train freight car with fixed sides but no roof can also refer to a canal boat of Venice a gondola |
| #6365, aired 2012-04-27 | ODD WORDS $1600: 7 letters long, it combines words meaning "leave your car" & "an arched structure" parkade |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE? $1000: He ran track for the University of Oregon & later sold Japanese shoes out of his car; now he's worth billions Phil Knight |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | I WANT A GREEN CAR $200: This company's LPG-powered Elantra was introduced in Korea in 2009 Hyundai |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | I WANT A GREEN CAR $400: The Toyota Prius gets 9.5 out of 10 in its air pollution score, based partly on levels of PM, this type of matter particulate |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | I WANT A GREEN CAR $600: It's Chevy's extended range electric vehicle launched in 2010 the Volt |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | CULTURES OF SOUTH AFRICA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Lesedi Cultural Village in South Africa.) A Ndebele village features striking art mainly done by women; the most celebrated is Esther Mahlangu, who was invited to create an art car for this German company BMW |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | I WANT A GREEN CAR $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew drives a battery electric vehicle from Ford.) The engine isn't the only conservation-friendly component of Ford's BEV; these vital parts are regenerative, meaning when they are used, they convert friction energy back into electricity to charge the car the brakes |
| #6358, aired 2012-04-18 | I WANT A GREEN CAR $1000: Still driving that noxious LEV, low emission vehicle? The 2012 Honda Accord is a PZEV, for "partial" this partial zero |
| #6353, aired 2012-04-11 | AN "UN"CATEGORY $1000: The framework that serves as the support for the body of a car the undercarriage |
| #6352, aired 2012-04-10 | CITIES IN SONG LYRICS $1200: Sara Bareilles was "Gonna sell my car and go to" this Silver State city; "that's where dreams would be" Las Vegas |
| #6348, aired 2012-04-04 | SPACE: THE FINAL CATEGORY $1200: An approaching one of these named Elenin caused fear in 2011; in the end, a NASA scientist said his car had more pull on Earth a comet |
| #6347, aired 2012-04-03 | AL-LIT-ERATION $400: Fantastic Fitzgerald,
neighbor Nick,
car crash The Great Gatsby |
| #6347, aired 2012-04-03 | POISON $1600: In 1935 actress Thelma Todd was found in her car, dead of this type of poisoning under unexplained circumstances carbon monoxide |
| #6336, aired 2012-03-19 | "SQ"SES, "SQ"SES $200: 2-word term for a police cruiser a squad car |
| #6335, aired 2012-03-16 | GADGETS GALORE $800: This system helps recover your stolen car & now, with absolute software, can help recover a stolen laptop Lojack |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | CAR NAMES $400: Honda introduced this luxury division in the 1980s Acura |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | CAR NAMES $800: Liberty & Patriot are models of this make from Chrysler Jeep |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | CAR NAMES $1200: In 2010 GM sold this Swedish auto brand to a tiny company called Spyker Saab |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | CAR NAMES $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a garage with 5 cruisers at the CA Highway Patrol Academy in Sacramento, CA.) Though Chargers & Camaros are also used, CHP officers most often sit behind the wheel of this Ford model that contains the name of a British queen & something she might wear Crown Victoria |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | CAR NAMES $3,000 (Daily Double): Add one letter to the French word for "lemon" to get the name of this French car maker Citroen |
| #6330, aired 2012-03-09 | THE 7 "C"s $200: To us, it's the last train car; the Brits think of it as a ship's kitchen a caboose |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | YOU'RE SO RECEPTACLE $600: This term for a grain container or a type of freight car could also apply to a kangaroo hopper |
| #6329, aired 2012-03-08 | "ADD" IT UP $1200: STP, for your car, or MSG, for your food an additive |
| #6325, aired 2012-03-02 | MOVIE DOG BREEDS $1200: Cujo Saint Bernard |
| #6321, aired 2012-02-27 | INFO FROM THE WORLD ALMANAC $800: Appropriately, the world's fastest roller coaster (149.1mph) is at a theme park named for this Italian sports car Ferrari |
| #6305, aired 2012-02-03 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $600: In 2008 she beat Helio Castroneves by 5.9 seconds to become the first woman to win an Indy car race Danica Patrick |
| #6298, aired 2012-01-25 | MUSCLE CARS $200: John Lingenfelter remodeled this iconic Chevy sports car to go 0-60 in under 2 seconds & even race an F-18 a Corvette |
| #6298, aired 2012-01-25 | MUSCLE CARS $600: The 1968 Dart GTS was a muscle car from this maker Dodge |
| #6296, aired 2012-01-23 | CAN I HAVE A MOMENT? $800: A driveway moment is when your car idles as Robert Siegel wraps up a fascinating story on this radio network NPR |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | CLEAN "X" $600: Ben Hirsch invented this liquid auto polish; the brand now includes car wash & chrome polish Turtle Wax |
| #6294, aired 2012-01-19 | WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II $1200: Today, this Japanese car company makes the Galant; in WWII, it was better known for its A6M "Zero" fighter Mitsubishi |
| #6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMICS STRIP $800: In "Get Him to the Greek", this Brit took a trip in the buff in a toy car Russell Brand |
| #6283, aired 2012-01-04 | COLLECTIONS $800: This talk show host's car collection ranges from a 1906 Stanley Steamer to a 2006 Corvette Leno |
| #6276, aired 2011-12-26 | U.S.A. $1200: At a museum at the college of the Ozarks in Missouri, you can see the Clampetts' car from this classic sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies |
| #6271, aired 2011-12-19 | BUMPER STICKER HUMOR $200: Do this with your car horn "if you love peace and quiet" honk |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | YOU AUTO KNOW THE CAR MAKER $200: The RAV4; the company was in the news a bit in 2010 Toyota |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | YOU AUTO KNOW THE CAR MAKER $400: The Tahoe Hybrid, perfect for that trip to the lake Chevrolet |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | YOU AUTO KNOW THE CAR MAKER $600: The XJ, with 385 hp purring under the hood Jaguar |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | YOU AUTO KNOW THE CAR MAKER $800: The S600 sedan, MSRP only $159,500 Mercedes-Benz |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | YOU AUTO KNOW THE CAR MAKER $1000: The Golf--try not to hit 18 potholes in one Volkswagen |
| #6261, aired 2011-12-05 | AMMAN, JORDAN $200: At a park named for this late king, you can see his car collection, including Lawrence of Arabia's armored Rolls King Hussein |
| #6261, aired 2011-12-05 | REMEMBER LAST DECEMBER? $400: British protests over university fees included an attack on the car of this not-young royal couple Charles & Camilla |
| #6258, aired 2011-11-30 | GREAT COMEBACKS WITH DAN PATRICK $600: (Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In February of 1949, this golfer known as "Bantam Ben" fractured his ribs, pelvis, collarbone & ankle in a car accident; in 1950 he won the U.S. Open Ben Hogan |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | THE LIGHTER "SIDE" $800: Car trouble? There's a "request" this "assistance" button on the AAA southern Calif. website roadside assistance |
| #6251, aired 2011-11-21 | COMIC STRIP DOGS $400: Jim Davis named this faithful friend of Garfield after a character he created for a car commercial Odie |
| #6238, aired 2011-11-02 | 2011 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WORDS $400: Round 2 included this French-derived word for the supporting frame of a car the chassis |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | HEADS OR TAILS $600: Seen here, the satanic leaf-tailed this won't save you 15% on your car insurance gecko |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | CAR TALK $600: Since 1927 Prestone has been making this for temperature-challenged engine parts anti-freeze |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | CAR TALK $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of car brakes on the monitor.) If your brakes squeal, it may indicate that these parts the engage the rotors are wearing thin & should be replaced the brake pads |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | CAR TALK $1000: This converter reduces the level of harmful pollutants in a car's exhaust a catalytic converter |
| #6227, aired 2011-10-18 | THE 2011 FORTUNE 500 $600: "Bailed out and buffed up", this car co., No. 8, "emerged from bankruptcy with a $20 billion public offering" GM |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | "CARB"S $400: Weber makes this car part in 1-barrel & 2-barrel versions a carburetor |
| #6225, aired 2011-10-14 | UNWANTED DISTINCTIONS $1200: This Cadillac SUV is the USA's most stolen car model the Escalade |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | REINVENTING THE WHEEL $400: What some call the first car was an 1886 motorized one of these, now mainly ridden by little kids a tricycle |
| #6206, aired 2011-09-19 | 28 IS GREAT $600: The Z28 Camaro is a classic muscle car from this automaker Chevrolet |
| #6200, aired 2011-07-22 | AUTO TUNES $1200: Janis Joplin sang, "Oh Lord, won't you buy me" this car? "My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends" a Mercedes-Benz |
| #6200, aired 2011-07-22 | AUTO TUNES $1600: Aretha Franklin sang about "ridin' on the freeway of love" in this car; it was later the title of a hit by Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac" |
| #6191, aired 2011-07-11 | KIDNAPPED $400: On Dec. 2, 1969 Cindy Birdsong of this Motown group was kidnapped at knifepoint but escaped by jumping out of a car The Supremes |
| #6190, aired 2011-07-08 | WEBSITES $400: On the Colorado-based website this giant.com, you can get a bumper one for the car, like "it's all good" a sticker |
| #6190, aired 2011-07-08 | WASHING DONE $1200: That stain on your jeans from helping Dad change the car's 10W-30 this-- it didn't come out the oil |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | MAPS $2000: TV commercials for this maker of car navigation devices feature such characters as DougDoug & SueSue a TomTom |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | TURIN! TURIN! TURIN! $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1899 a group of investors founded this car company in Turin; its headquarters are still in the city today FIAT |
| #6181, aired 2011-06-27 | ROMAN 'ROUND MYTHOLOGY $600: It's a planet, an element, a brand of car & a Roman god Mercury |
| #6179, aired 2011-06-23 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE $1200: In the '60s George Barris bought a concept car from Ford for $1; holy swindle! in 1966 we knew it as this fire-spewing TV car the Batmobile |
| #6176, aired 2011-06-20 | SELLING "B" $600: For decades car buyers were asked, "wouldn't you really rather have" this a Buick |
| #6164, aired 2011-06-02 | LET'S GO SHOPPING $600: In 1926 he published his first "Blue Book of Motor Car Values" (Les) Kelley |
| #6162, aired 2011-05-31 | YOU'VE GONE BANKRUPT $200: In June 2009 this car co. organized by William Durant in 1908 filed for bankruptcy; it emerged from Chapter 11 in July General Motors |
| #6161, aired 2011-05-30 | CARBAGE $800: Powered(?) by a 90-hp engine, the 1982 model of this iconic Chevy sports car took 20 seconds to go from zero to 60 the Camaro |
| #6156, aired 2011-05-23 | CRAZY EIGHTS $1200: Alphanumeric term for your car engine that has 2 banks of 4 cylinders aligned in a specific angle a V-8 |
| #6155, aired 2011-05-20 | CARS OF THE FUTURE PRESENT $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL.) The Argonne National Laboratory dynamometer can measure both a car's particulate production & its fuel efficiency--the latter by simulating road stresses & measuring the products of this element in the engine's emissions carbon |
| #6155, aired 2011-05-20 | CARS OF THE FUTURE PRESENT $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL.) The dynamometer is a key part of testing to find a real-world car that gets 100 mpge--miles per gallon energy equivalent--the goal of this automotive prize the X Prize |
| #6152, aired 2011-05-17 | VOCABULARY $400: A scarf for your neck, or a sound-deadener for your car a muffler |
| #6146, aired 2011-05-09 | KINDS OF SHIPS $400: From the French, it's a lightly armed, speedy ship, or a Chevy sports car model a corvette |
| #6140, aired 2011-04-29 | FIRST NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY $200: Need to change a tire? No problem if you have one of these portable devices to lift the car jacks |
| #6140, aired 2011-04-29 | THE DAN, PATRICK SHOW $600: (Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) I'm often confused with this Indy car driver who had 5 top 5 finishes in 2009, including 3rd at the Indy 500; it must be the hair Danica Patrick |
| #6138, aired 2011-04-27 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $800: On May 11, 1894 workers at this Chicago railroad car plant began a strike that lasted almost 3 months the Pullman |
| #6137, aired 2011-04-26 | A SCOUT IS... $400: Frugal, or a car rental company thrifty |
| #6129, aired 2011-04-14 | FORMULA2 $200: Fe2O3 is ferric oxide, better known on your car's body as this rust |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $400: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) A moment that meant so much to me was when a man who'd lost 300 lbs came on & we were able to give him this iconic brand of German sports car; he thought he'd never even fit into it a Porsche |
| #6119, aired 2011-03-31 | JUST GET A MOVE ON $200: This vehicle on the streets of San Francisco doesn't have an engine on it, just brakes & a grip lever a cable car |
| #6119, aired 2011-03-31 | I SPEAK MANY TONGUES $200: A Dutch word for a ship's galley became this last car of a train a caboose |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | "CH"ILL OUT! $2000: Specific 5-letter term for the block of wood you wedge under the wheels when jacking up a car chock |
| #6107, aired 2011-03-15 | "B" WEAR $200: In the U.S. this is a frilly hat for women; in England it refers to the hood of a car a bonnet |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | DUMB CRIMINALS $1000: A Minnesota man got a DUI for driving not a car but a redesigned recliner from this hyphenated Co.; it could go 20 mph a La-Z-Boy |
| #6105, aired 2011-03-11 | RENT $600: This car rental business began in Chicago in 1918 with a fleet of 12 Model Ts Hertz |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animated car chase on the monitor.) A police cruiser's right front bumper nudges a fleeing suspect's left rear to induce a stop using the PIT maneuver, PIT short for this intervention technique pursuit |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | SORRY ABOUT THAT $1600: On Feb. 5, 2010 the president of this car company apologized for massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals Toyota |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | MARCH 4th! $1000: 1887: When Benz is still a competitor, this man unveils his first car (Gottlieb) Daimler |
| #6093, aired 2011-02-23 | 10-LETTER WORDS $400: It's the glass above a car's dashboard windshield |
| #6080, aired 2011-02-04 | HAPPIER MOVIE ENDINGS $1600: "Forget it, Jake, it's... hold on--Evelyn's okay. The bullets missed her in the car. She's fine & the cops are letting her go" Chinatown |
| #6077, aired 2011-02-01 | CELEBRITIES & RACING $200: (Alex reads from the cockpit of a race car at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach, CA.) I'm not praying--I'm just psyching myself up for this Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race because I'm gonna face a field that includes this movie star who played the lead... the lead in "Speed" Keanu Reeves |
| #6077, aired 2011-02-01 | CELEBRITIES & RACING $400: In 1975, he became the first actor to drive the Indy 500 pace car--a Buick V8, not Rockford's Pontiac Firebird James Garner |
| #6077, aired 2011-02-01 | CELEBRITIES & RACING $800: Patrick Dempsey has zoom-zoomed around with this automaker's racing team & lent his voice to ads for the car Mazda |
| #6075, aired 2011-01-28 | WORDS REJECTED BY THE OED $400: "Whinese" is a language they use on long car trips children |
| #6075, aired 2011-01-28 | ENGINEERING $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) Planetary gear systems have many uses, including car transmissions; the gear set consists of a ring gear & multiple planet gears that rotate around this aptly-named gear the sun gear |
| #6074, aired 2011-01-27 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $1600: This stainless-steel car with gull-wing doors debuted in 1981; fewer than 10,000 were made the DeLorean |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | FOOD WORDS & PHRASES $3,000 (Daily Double): California car buyers are protected by the Tanner Consumer Protection Act, known by this alliterative name the Lemon Law |
| #6063, aired 2011-01-12 | HALL-ELUJAH! $1000: "Car Talk", "The Romance of Helen Trent" & "All Things Considered" are programs in the Nat. this H.O.F. radio |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $200: Lions & tigers & bears, oh, my, are all this type of mammal--they eat meat carnivorous |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $400: It's what Kelly is doing here cartwheel |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $800: It's No. 6 on the periodic table carbon |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $1000: 14-letter adjective meaning pertaining to the heart & blood vessels cardiovascular |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $4,200 (Daily Double): The Panteo Nacional in this city is the final resting place of Simon Bolivar Caracas |
| #6058, aired 2011-01-05 | IT'S NOT TV, IT'S "HBO" $800: Jim Gallegos' collection of this toy car brand is estimated to be worth $2 million Matchboxes |
| #6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CITY HOMOPHONES $1200: The act of St. Nick slowly driving his car down Hollywood Blvd. on a Saturday night? Santa Cruz |
| #6049, aired 2010-12-23 | QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $400: A potato crisp & race car legend Earnhardt chip and Dale |
| #6042, aired 2010-12-14 | SEALING WAX $1200: Originally called Plastone, this "reptilian" car polish seals your car from the elements Turtle Wax |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | 1901-1910 $200: In 1909 Henry Ford produced over 10,000 of this car, saying customers could get it in "any color...so long as it is black" the Model T |
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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Alison Jenik, a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York
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Steve Newman, a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $44,000. 1998 Tournament...
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Season 3 player (1986-12-24): a Fultron car stereo.
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Cora Peck, a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California
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Meredith Moore, a server from Knightdale, North Carolina
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Season 36 player (2020-02-28). Meredith died 2021-05-08 at the age of...
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Season 6 player (1990-06-19).
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Tina Karelson, an advertising copywriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 10 1-time champion: $8,000.
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John Classen, an antique car race director from Dallas, Texas
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Season 11 1-time champion: $7,324.
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Casey Clough, a junior from Columbia, South Carolina
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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Becky Kralle, a senior from Runnemede, New Jersey
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Olivia Woods, a 12-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Melissa Luttmann, a freshman from Memphis, Tennessee
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2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
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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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James Hyder, a systems manager from Columbia, Maryland
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Seth Disner, a senior from Los Angeles, California
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2002 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $28,900. Seth was 17 at the...
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Sam Barker, a labor relations analyst from Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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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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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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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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Beth Cimini, a junior at Boston University from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: BrightStars1212
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Eric Terzuolo, a retired diplomat and university professor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
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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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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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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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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Robert Wargo, a student from Fairfield, Connecticut
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Season 2 player (1986-05-29). Robert appeared on seven episodes of Connecticut...
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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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Jeff Mangum, a rental car manager from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $1,000.
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Mark Wales, a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $141,804...
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Morris Morgentaler, a rental car agent from Poway, California
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Season 16 player (1999-12-27).
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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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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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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator 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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Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
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2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
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Haritha Sudanagunta, a junior from University of California-San Diego
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from Sherman Oaks, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Kyle Hale, a college student from Katy, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 2003 Tournament...
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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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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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Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
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"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
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Steve Golden, a junior from Brookeville, Maryland
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Lara Robillard, a policy analyst from Arlington, Virginia
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"She used the winnings from her 5 shows in 1998 to...
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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Jim Stalley, a crime data specialist from Denver, Colorado
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $84,100 + $2,000.
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student from Fort Collins, Colorado
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2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist: $25,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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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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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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"In 2004, he became a 5-time champion, and for Halloween, dressed...
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Brian Weikle, a consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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