| #9095, aired 2024-05-03 | BIG SIR $200: In the Bible his "height was six cubits and a span", which some estimates peg at 9 or 10 feet tall, but the bigger they come... Goliath |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | A GAP ON THEIR RÉSUMÉS $600: The 2 cities where there are references to Will Shakespeare in 1585 & 1592; in between come the "Lost Years" Stratford-upon-Avon & London |
| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | 20th CENTURY SONG, 21st CENTURY AD $400: '70s Native American band Redbone are back as "Come & Get Your Love" is in ads for this brand's trucks like the Silverado Chevy |
| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | WORDS & THEIR MEANINGS $1000: It once meant a light, fast ship but has come to mean one that's old & worn-out & possibly dismantled a hulk |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | PATIENCE $200: For most, birthdays come once a year, except for those born on this date, who in a way, get older slower than the rest of us February 29th |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | CHANNEL ORANGE $200: Does this creature seen here amuse you, it makes you laugh? Come to think of it, yeah, in a Pixar movie it did amuse me, quite a bit a clownfish |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | TV MUSIC $1200: Alyson Hannigan made Joss Whedon aware of a group called Nerf Herder, who got the nod to come up with the opening theme for this series Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | HISTORICAL QUOTES $2000: In 1884 General Charles Gordon wrote that if help didn't come soon, "the town may fall", the town being this African city Khartoum |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | THE LYRICAL STYLINGS OF JOHNNY GILBERT $600: "If you want my body, & you think I'm sexy, come on sugar, let me know, if you really need me, just reach out & touch me" Rod Stewart |
| #9047, aired 2024-02-27 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES $400: James K. Polk said this republic "has made known her desire to come into our Union", & it did 9 months later on December 29, 1845 Texas |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | MR. STEVE MARTIN $2000: After Steve asks Lily Tomlin why she thinks she'll come back from the dead in this 1984 film, Lily replies, "Because I'm rich" All of Me |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | THE 13 COLONIES $400: Its city of Pawtucket was founded in 1671, in time to come in for some burning during King Philip's War Rhode Island |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | BODIES OF WATER $2000: This deepest lake in Africa has a name that may come from Swahili words for "Sail" & "wilderness" Lake Tanganyika |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $400: The second-most populous city in Canada, it was founded in 1642 as a missionary center by Paul de Chomedey Montreal |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? $400: In 1956 Harry Coover received a patent for "alcohol-catalyzed cyano-acrylate adhesive compositions" or just "Super" this Glue |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES $800: In this play named for a Danish city, the spirits of Heisenberg & Niels Bohr come together to discuss a meeting they once had there Copenhagen |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? $800: The pillar kind of this device loved by dogs was invented by... uh... we dunno; an early patent was ironically lost in a blaze a fire hydrant |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | AROUND THE WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): Once you come ashore from this gulf, you can enjoy the delights of Haiphong the Gulf of Tonkin |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? $1200: Inventor Dan Klitsner said he was working on a zany remote control for kids when he came up with this '90s hit toy Bop It |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? $1600: In 1978 Julio Palmaz heard a talk about the problem of arteries re-closing after surgery & invented this tube to hold them open a stent |
| #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 |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | 50 GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME $200: She invited us to "Come Into My House" & also deal with the "Wrath Of My Madness"; we bow down before this Queen Queen Latifah |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | QUOTING THE OLD TESTAMENT $800: The lines "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace" come from this book Ecclesiastes |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | A SQUARE MEAL $400: This brand's ubiquitous singles now come in Swiss & pepper jack Kraft |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | ART & ARTISTS $400: An estimated 80% of the visitors to the Louvre come just to see this portrait by Leonardo da Vinci the Mona Lisa |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | MUSICAL THEATER $1,400 (Daily Double): Of course it features the title song that says, "Come and meet those dancing feet on the avenue I'm taking you to..." 42nd Street |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $800: The introduction to this Strauss waltz classic invites dancers to come to the ballroom floor "The Blue Danube" |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | KURT RUSSELL FILMS $400: Kurt Russell's Santa is the gift that keeps on giving! He even speaks a fake language called "Elvish" in this holiday romp The Christmas Chronicles |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DISNEY FILM TITLES VISUALIZED $400: Let your hair down & you might come up with this one Tangled |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | JUST DESERTS $200: In this Bible book, the children of Israel "were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the Desert of Sinai" Exodus |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | MINING FOR "ORE" $400: Come one, come all to ye olde inn & enjoy our bill of fare & flagons of ale as in days of this yore |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | "F" IN GEOGRAPHY $800: Although it shares its name with a type of headwear, the name of this city may come from Arabic for a kind of axe Fez |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC $1200: Selling more than 10 million copies each, her "Up!", "The Woman In Me" & "Come on Over" albums have all been certified diamond Shania Twain |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $300: These dancers are performing his work, "Revelations"; he's also the subject of the book, "Dancing Revelations" Alvin Ailey |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | COUNTRIES THAT START WITH "I" $400: An anagram of "Arabs", Basra is a port city in this country Iraq |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | ALLITERATION $800: To get down to discussing the important point; it seems to come from a 19th century folktale about a hunting trip to talk turkey |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | NEW JAZZ $2000: This Grammy-winning jazz & pop singer of "Come Away With Me" collaborated with her half-sister Anoushka Shankar on the track "Unsaid" Norah Jones |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | MAINE ATTRACTIONS $200: For wildlife lovers, Maine offers safaris to spot this large mammal featured on its flag moose |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | SAY, "BUSTER" $600: To "come on like" these law enforcers means to do something with great force or speed gangbusters |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS $600: Grammatically, this 2-word phrase refers to a period; California drivers are asked to come to one before a crosswalk a full stop |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | DANCE REVOLUTION $800: "Come on baby, let's do" this dance, performed by Chubby Checker on "American Bandstand" in 1960 the Twist |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | NOT REALLY MARRIED $600: This film legend asks this TV Batman to come up & see her sometime Mae West & Adam West |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SLANG FOR LIQUOR $800: It can come before "sander" & after "Bible" belt |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORKING ON A BUILDING $800: 1163: Pope Alexander III lays the foundation stone for this Paris cathedral; bells & bell-ringers come later Notre Dame |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | IT'S RAINING MENSA $1600: Come up with the geodesic dome like this engineer & you can be president of Mensa like he was Fuller |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | IT'S RAINING MENSA $2000: Leslie Charteris had the smarts for Mensa & also to come up with the character of Simon Templar, star of this book series The Saint |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | LITERARY TOURISM $400: Romantics at heart still come to see the covered bridges made famous by this 1992 book by Robert James Waller The Bridges of Madison County |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | "OO"! "OO"! I KNOW! $600: Kevin Bacon once said that when he attends a wedding, he bribes the DJ to not play this song from a 1984 movie he starred in "Footloose" |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $400: This Kellogg's trio look pretty spry, considering they turned 90 in 2023 Snap, Crackle & Pop |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | A PARANORMAL CATEGORY $400: Be careful when you come across one of these, a "double-goer" in German--some can be evil & dangerous a doppelgänger |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $800: Through WWII, this candy bar had 3 pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, vanilla & strawberry; now it's all chocolate 3 Musketeers |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $1200: In 1882 Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary formed this, renewing it periodically until World War I the Triple Alliance |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $1600: This name for 3 wars between Rome & Carthage comes from the Greek for "Phoenician" Punic |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $2000: In Greek & Roman myth, 3 goddesses who determined human destinies were called these, a synonym for destinies the Fates |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | AEROSMITH $800: Aerosmith covered "Come Together" in this 1978 movie that starred Peter Frampton & the Bee Gees Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | QUOTABLE QUOTES $400: The first words he spoke on the telephone were "Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you" Alexander Graham Bell |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | "SESAME STREET" SONG PARODIES $1000: After being stood up by the "letter of the day", she sings "I Don't Know Why 'Y' Didn't Come", a take on her hit "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | COUNTRY MUSIC HITS $2000: "Wagon Wheel" & "Come Back Song" are solo hits by this soulful country singer & frontman for Hootie & the Blowfish Darius Rucker |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $200: The only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that still remains is the Pyramids of this city Giza |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $400: Can I get an amen for Pope Gregory, who thankfully reduced the list of these to 7 deadly sins |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $600: Steve McQueen's "Magnificent" movie was actually a remake of a film about 7 of these guys Seven Samurai |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $800: Tolkien should have consulted with the Brothers Grimm before having 13 of these accompany Bilbo in "The Hobbit" Dwarves |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $1000: This group of defendants included Abbie Hoffman & Tom Hayden, who were convicted in 1970 the Chicago Seven |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS $800: If you sit that close to the TV & burn this eye part that receives images from the lens, don't come running to me the retina |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL $500: A young doctor gets acquainted with the quirky locals when he opens a practice in Cicely, Alaska Northern Exposure |
| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | DOGS & CATS LIVING TOGETHER $800: The AKC says these herding dogs that come in "rough" & "smooth" types love children & "that love can extend to cats" Collies |
| #8970, aired 2023-11-10 | GREENS $600: Green ones of these popularly come in jars, stuffed with almonds, anchovies or pimientos olives |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | YOU'RE GETTING VERY SLEEPY $2000: He's the Shakespearean character who muses, "...in that sleep of death what dreams may come..." Hamlet |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | TALK ABOUT... PUP MUSIC $1200: This "Peace Train" writer was direct, "I love my dog / Love my dog as much as I love you / But you may fade / My dog will always come through" Cat Stevens |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | MISNOMERS $1600: What's called India ink didn't come from India, but from this country China |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | HORSE, HOG, OR DOG $1500: The large black
&
the large white hog |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | DISNEY PARK SONGS $600: "Grim, grinning ghosts come out to socialize..." the Haunted Mansion |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | "POUND" KEY $200: This word can come before microscope or fracture; the first is definitely better compound |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | THE REALLY OLD COLLEGE TRY $1000: I come to wive it wealthily at the university of this, founded in 1222 by ex-University of Bologna students Padua |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | BODY LANGUAGE $200: Come on, champ, you have to be brave & "keep a stiff" this upper lip |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | RESPOND LIKE A PIRATE $400: There's a cannon in the logo of this English soccer team nicknamed "The Gunners" Arsenal |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $200: In August 1940 this Russian got the ice pick of the litter from a Spanish assassin Trotsky |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called mêlées began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport joust |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $600: Carl Icahn's 2012 bid for CVR Energy was considered this kind of unfriendly "takeover" a hostile takeover |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $800: Wilde said this "Man and Superman" author didn't have "an enemy in the world and none of his friends like him" George Bernard Shaw |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $1000: Exodus 23:4 says if you find one of these large animals of your enemy that's gone astray, you have to return it an ox (an ass) |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL $2000: 'Cilla Mullins, it's the 17th c., baby, & I'm speaking for myself. Come on, li'l mama! We'll have 10 kids & make Plymouth rock! John Alden |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS $300: A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage the Kool-Aid Man |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | NAME: THE CLASSIC SONG $600: "You in that dress, my thoughts I confess, verge on dirty, come on", her; may we add, "Toora loora toora loo-rye-ay" Eileen |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | CHICKEN FIVE WAYS $200: Said to have been invented in Glasgow in the 1970s, this spiced Indian curry is often called a national dish of Britain chicken tikka masala |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | CHICKEN FIVE WAYS $300: A debate that continues to tear the country apart: should chicken wings come with a side of blue cheese or this dressing ranch |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND $1200: With "arms & legs... strongly fastened... to the ground", Mr. Gulliver could learn danger can come in small packages on this island Lilliput |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | NAME THAT PLAY $200: "You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town" The Importance of Being Earnest |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND $400: It should come as no surprise that this is Georgia's state fruit peach |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: A phrase about the return of bovines that means to wait a long time gets around to founding a house improvement chain in 1978 wait until the cows come Home Depot |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $1000: The finale of "& Juliet" features the cast performing this Justin Timberlake hit
"Come on /
All those things I shouldn't do /
But you dance, dance, dance /
And ain't nobody leavin' soon, so keep dancin'" "Can't Stop The Feeling!" |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $600: Here come Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart again, falling on your heads like an '80s memory the Eurythmics |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | EDIBLE ETYMOLOGY $200: The name of this tomato-based condiment may come from Chinese for "brine of pickled fish" ketchup |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | EDIBLE ETYMOLOGY $400: The Arabic for "beverage" gives us the name of this thick, sweet liquid that can come from corn or a maple syrup |
| #8909, aired 2023-07-06 | SOME "HARD" SONGS $800: In a reggae classic by Jimmy Cliff, this title precedes "the harder they fall, one and all" "The Harder They Come" |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | ALL SHAPES & SIZES $200: Snowflakes come in all types, but they initially form in prisms based on this shape, from the Greek for "six" a hexagon |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | STARTS WITH "Z" $1,000 (Daily Double): DNA research has shown that this California red wine grape may have come from an ancient source in Croatia Zinfandel |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | RANDOM FACTS $2000: The green comet that visited Earth in 2023 was thought to come from this cloud named for a Dutch astronomer the Oort |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | ROLLING STONES LYRICS $800: "You'll come running back to me" "Time Is On My Side" |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | FACT: NONFICTION $1600: "Come On-A My House" & "Witchy Woman" are tunes discussed by this music legend in "The Philosophy of Modern Song" Bob Dylan |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | LITERATURE $800: This writer known for robotic laws (which might come in handy soon) wrote his "Lucky Starr" series as Paul French Asimov |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | MYTHOLOGY $400: Come sail away on this Greek river of myth whose name means "hateful" Styx |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | WORDS ENDING IN "Y" $2000: The life story of a saint, it has come to mean an admiring or idealized chronicle of anyone hagiography |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | ANIMAL ROCK $2000: Boy George sang, "You come and go, you come and go" in this hit "Karma Chameleon" |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | MUSIC OF THE MONTH $1600: Fashioned from an Old English nursery rhyme, Simon & Garfunkel's "April Come She Will" was featured in this 1967 film The Graduate |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | SCIENCE $400: Of the 6 essential nutrients, 3 provide calories: proteins, fats & these, which come in simple & complex forms carbohydrates |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | STATE OF THE UNION $600: The CSA wanted this 31st state to join--it had recently come into some gold & had an unblockaded harbor--but it went Union California |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | CLASSIC GAME SHOW PHRASES $200: "Come on down" The Price Is Right |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | SOME OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS $600: These 4 words come 2 verses before "Thou shalt not steal" Thou shalt not kill |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $400: John Lennon said this port is "where the sailors would come home with the blues records from America" Liverpool |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | MOVIE MUSIC WITH HANS ZIMMER $200: (Hans Zimmer reads and plays.) Contrasting with the music from the big action scenes, my theme "Tennessee" refers to the state Ben Affleck & Josh Hartnett come from in this war film Pearl Harbor |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | HYMNS & SPIRITUALS $1600: "We shall come rejoicing, bringing in" these the sheaves |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | WORLD COINS $800: Cameroon is one of several countries that use a currency called the CFA this; coins come in values from 1 to 500 franc |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | WORLD COINS $1,000 (Daily Double): Though Mount Ararat is in Turkey, this neighboring country issued a 500-dram coin featuring the mountain along with Noah's Ark & a dove Armenia |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | ISLE BE "C"ING YOU $800: Popular tourist highlights on this Italian isle are the Blue Grotto & the Castiglione, a medieval castle Capri |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | SOME ELEMENTARY CLUES $800: Elements with atomic numbers above 92 are this type, meaning they come later in the periodic table than a certain radioactive one transuranium |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | ETHIOPIA $400: This former name for Ethiopia is thought to come from an Arabic word meaning "mixture" Abyssinia |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TV $600: At the end of "Game of Thrones", this member of the Stark family becomes the ruler of Westeros Bran |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | ____ OF THE ____ $1200: In the Bible, Pharaoh says Joseph's family may come & eat of this, what Lennie longs for in "Of Mice & Men" the fat of the land |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW WITH ELLIE KEMPER $400: (Ellie Kemper presents the clue.) For a signature challenge, our bakers had to come up with an elegant cake assembled from no less than 20 layers of these French pancakes crepes |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | U.S. FACTS & FIGURES $1000: The conifers cry, "Come back" to those who left this Arkansas city's metro area--from 2010-2020 it lost 1/8 of its people Pine Bluff |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | JEOPAIR! BOARDING PROCESS $200: Come on up, lanyard-wearing "unaccompanied" these not-yet-voters minors |
| #8861, aired 2023-05-01 | 3-LETTER WORDS WITH 2 VOWELS $400: Perhaps you learned to type with the phrase "Now is the time for all good men to come to the" this "of the party" aid |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | "HOLD" UP $200: Some SUVs come equipped with 14 of these inside for 8 passengers; drink up! cup holders |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | ACTING THE OSCAR-WINNING PART $800: Making dreams come true as Effie White in "Dreamgirls" Jennifer Hudson |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES $800: This play ends with Salieri saying, "Mediocrities everywhere--now & to come--I absolve you all. Amen!" Amadeus |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | HOW ARE YOU FEELING? $1000: Ella Fitzgerald & many others sang, "Come to me, my" this "baby, cuddle up & don't be blue" melancholy |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | ROCKS & MINERALS $800: You may be surprised to know that in its pure form, this element has no odor; the smells come from its compounds sulfur |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | THE GREATEST SNOWMAN $1600: In a 1977 film Snowman was Jerry Reed's CB handle, good buddy & this was Burt Reynolds', come back the Bandit |
| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | FANCIFIED BEASTLY IDIOMS $600: Up to the moment of the reappearance of bovines at their domicile till the cows come home |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | 4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS $800: Forwards in hockey come in 3 types:
The center & a left & right this wing |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | THE "A"RTS $400: This tune for one singer can come from an opera or an oratorio aria |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | BANKING & FINANCE $2000: Come on get "A.P.Y."; A.P.Y. is short for this, money earned from a savings account over a specific amount of time annual percentage yield |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | FIGHT SONGS $800: "Don't you come around my way, you can't hang around my block", she warned on "Bodak Yellow" Cardi B |
| #8810, aired 2023-02-17 | WORD & WORDPLUS $600: A devotee of a sports franchise & a dream of an unlikely situation that you hope will come true fan & fantasy |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $200: This type of rat lives up to its marsupial name, jumping up to 9 feet at a time to escape predators the kangaroo rat |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $400: At the 2020 Olympics Pedro P. Pichardo leaped & bounded & leaped a long way to win this event--almost 59 feet the triple jump |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $600: Commonly associated with African-American weddings is the ritual of "jumping" this cleaning aid broom |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $800: A predominantly western U.S. steakhouse chain, or one who seizes somebody else's land for mineral rights Claim Jumper |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $1000: This means 2 very different things;
1) to fry something in very little oil &
2) any ballet jump, like from 2 feet & landing on 2 feet sauté |
| #8806, aired 2023-02-13 | TV CATCHPHRASES $1000: Mork:
This double-talk Orkan signoff nanu nanu |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | OCEAN LIFE $2000: Tuna are related to these streamlined sport fish that can come in varieties like the Atlantic, seen here an Atlantic mackerel |
| #8804, aired 2023-02-09 | PUT IN YOUR ORDINAL $200: It means those arriving before all others will be waited upon before anyone else first come, first served |
| #8804, aired 2023-02-09 | SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $400: The name of this, the continent's highest peak, may come from Ackon Cahuak, Quechua for "sentinel of stone" Aconcagua |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | WINE TASTING 101 $1000: These compounds in wine that leave that puckery feeling in the mouth mostly come from grape skins tannins |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | MONTHS THAT START WITH FEB $2,000 (Daily Double): February 1989:
Rev. Barbara Harris becomes the first woman bishop in this U.S. church & in the Anglican Communion the Episcopal Church |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | ALL THINGS IRISH $400: The name of these mischievous little people of folklore may have come from Old Irish words for "small" & "body" leprechaun |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | UNDER STUDY $5,000 (Daily Double): It sounds like it might be the study of shooting stars, but it's the science of the atmosphere, weather & weather forecasting meteorology |
| #8791, aired 2023-01-23 | WORDS OF PEACE $5,000 (Daily Double): From a Latin word meaning "to come to a stop", it's an agreement to stop fighting & was in the original name of Veterans Day armistice |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | JOHNNY GILBERT IS THE TV CHARACTER $1200: "You come at the king, you best not miss" Omar (Little) |
| #8788, aired 2023-01-18 | BLANK VERSE $2000: "In the room the women come and go talking of ____" Michelangelo |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | DOUBLE VOWELS NEXT TO DOUBLE CONSONANTS $600: As a verb it can mean to turn out well or to come next in a series succeed |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | DOG TALES $400: If you're gonna write only one kids' book, make it count like Eric Knight did in 1940 with this collie "Come-Home" Lassie |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | SMALL TOWN AMERICA & CANADA $1600: For more than 150 years, traditional festivities have come to Antigonish in this province for the annual Highland Games Nova Scotia |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | THE SPEAKER IN SHAKESPEARE $800: "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua" Petruchio |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | "MIS"INFORMATION $500 (Daily Double): In court if a jury can't come to a unanimous decision, the judge may declare this a mistrial |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | THEY CAME TO AMERICA $600: Monarch butterflies go south to the state of Michoacán in this country & many michoacanos have come north to the United States Mexico |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | SCORE TO SETTLE $400: It can come before bonnet or tape Scotch |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $1200: In 2002, shortly after her time as Attorney General had come to an end, she ran for governor of Florida Janet Reno |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | TV THEME SONGS $1200: "California here we come, right back where we started from" The O.C. |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | CLASSIC FLUTE ROCK $200: Greg Ham rocked the flute as Men at Work topped the charts singing "I come from a land" here Down Under |
| #8773, aired 2022-12-28 | 6-LETTER VERBS $200: There are 3 Es in this verb meaning to come into view or rise from water emerge |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | "T" TIME $400: The name of this bluish-green gem reflects the country it was mistakenly thought to come from turquoise |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | WE COME TO THIS PLACE FOR... $200: ...books, with more than 25 million of them cataloged at this site founded in 1800 the Library of Congress |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | WE COME TO THIS PLACE FOR... $400: ...serenity: the Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine of this religion, with Japan's tallest waterfall behind it Shinto |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | WE COME TO THIS PLACE FOR... $600: ...otherworldly objects: this NASA space center in Houston has a large cache of Moon rocks from the Apollo missions the Johnson Space Center |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | WE COME TO THIS PLACE FOR... $800: ...laughs, at this L.A. "Store" opened in 1972 on Sunset Blvd., with notable alumni like Billy Crystal & Eddie Murphy The Comedy Store |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | WE COME TO THIS PLACE FOR... $1000: ...caves: this Kentucky attraction, the world's longest system of them, with more than 400 miles of explored passages Mammoth Cave |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | AMERICANA $2000: The ballad of him begins, "Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story about a brave engineer" Casey Jones |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | 10-LETTER VERBS $800: Containing a body part, this compound word happens when people get together to come up with ideas to brainstorm |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | BEN FRANKLIN $200: In his native Boston, Ben wrote that the kids of status-seeking parents come out of this college as blockheads Harvard |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS $800: The Red Cross says if you have this blood type, you're a universal donor, so come in & donate O negative |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | TIME FOR SOME FOOD $600: These French cookies come in a rainbow of colors & flavors macarons |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | UNFRIEND $3,000 (Daily Double): One who used the same stream as another led to this word for a competitor rival |
| #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 |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | LOGOS $800: The blue & white on BMW's logo come from the flag of this German state Bavaria |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | WITH OUR LITTLE "I" $2000: In silent films they come between shots to narrate the story--or tell you what the characters are saying! intertitles |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | ALL ABOUT ALLITERATIVE BOOK CHARACTERS $200: Peter Pevensie is one of the children who come to reign over this land created by C.S. Lewis Narnia |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | ON BROADWAY $2000: One of August Wilson's plays to explore the Black experience in America is called this man's "Come and Gone" Joe Turner |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | 5, 5 $800: Literally a gem that's part of royal regalia, it's come to mean the absolute best part of something a crown jewel |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | YES, CHEF! $100: Oh come on! If a Pixar rodent can make this eggplant, tomato, onion, bell pepper, zucchini, garlic & herbs dish, you can too! ratatouille |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $1500: Ask Steve Bannon--you don't want to ignore one of these writs from a court, commanding you to come in &, you know, testify a subpoena |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | "IF" AT FIRST... $1200: In "Field of Dreams", Kevin Costner first hears this phrase while walking through his corn If you build it, he will come |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | POP MUSIC $100: "Easy come, easy go, little high, little low", says "Bohemian Rhapsody" by this group Queen |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | JOHNNY GILBERT SPEAKS THE MOVIE LINE $1500: "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it" On the Waterfront |
| #8715, aired 2022-10-07 | 2-LETTER SPELLING BEE $1600: Jewish "So? Come on!" N-U |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | BOOGIE! $400: Listen to Madonna! "Come on", do this, "let your body go with the flow" vogue |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | BOOGIE! $500: "When they said come dancing, my sister always did", sang Ray Davies of this band in a tribute to his real sis Rene The Kinks |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | BEASTLY TALK $800: Bad actions cause trouble later in this barnyard expression chickens come home to roost |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | GEOGRAPHY VIA KOKOMO $1200: Come on, pretty mamas--& papas--& head 60 miles off West Palm Beach to Grand this, where Freeport is a major shipping hub Bahama |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | LETTUCE $600: Water can come before this 5-letter salad green or it can be by itself cress |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN $800: In a song by Phantom Planet, this 3-digit highway that takes you from L.A. to S.F. sort of rhymes with "California Here We Come" the 101 |
| #8689, aired 2022-07-21 | ODD NUMBERS $400: In craps, these are the 2 possible winning numbers on a come out roll 7 & 11 |
| #8689, aired 2022-07-21 | BOTTOMS UP! $1200: A song from "Annie" reminds us that "the sun'll come out tomorrow" & that you should therefore bet this your bottom dollar |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | CARTOON THEME SONG LYRICS $1000: "Come join the Warner Brothers & the Warner Sister, Dot! Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot" the Animaniacs |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | LET'S BUILD A HOUSE $2000: "C" if you can come up with this term for a projecting beam that's supported at only one end a cantilever |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | YOU WILL GET BETTER HERE $1200: These centers for victims of sudden events like gunshots come in levels, 1 through 5 trauma (centers) |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | WEATHER WORDS $200: Johnny Mercer wrote the lyric "I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, come" these 2 opposites rain & shine |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | ____ & ____ $1000: Taxation, tariffs & other revenue-raising measures come under the jurisdiction of this House committee Ways & Means |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | KENTUCKIAN ENTERTAINERS $800: Like his aunt, "Come On-A My House" singer Rosemary, this Oscar winner was born in Kentucky (George) Clooney |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | PEOPLE IN POETRY $2,400 (Daily Double): His poem "America" says, "Burroughs is in Tangiers I don't think he'll come back it's sinister" Allen Ginsberg |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | SADJECTIVES $1200: "M" is for mood, & a gloomy one at that; "Come to me" in a 1912 song, "My" this "Baby" melancholy |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | PARTNERS IN RHYME $1600: Ezra Pound helped publish this T.S. Eliot poem that rhymes, "In the room the women come and go talking of Michelangelo" "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | BIBLICAL WOMEN $2000: The name of this queen who vowed to have the prophet Elijah killed has come to mean an immoral woman Jezebel |
| #8659, aired 2022-06-09 | ABBREVIATED TV $200: This investigative series has come in flavors like "NY", "Miami" & "Cyber" CSI |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | DEAR-POURRI $800: Mia Farrow's sister was the subject of this Beatles song that asks her "won't you come out to play" "Dear Prudence" |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | COME "INN" $200: What's packaged as apple pie spice is mainly a blend of nutmeg, allspice & this cinnamon |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | COME "INN" $400: The Latin for "renew" gives us this word for someone who brings revolutionary ideas or products to the forefront innovator |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | COME "INN" $600: When you play Twister, this determines what awkward positions you'll be assuming the spinner |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | COME "INN" $800: A lofty mountain peak, or the height of any personal achievement pinnacle |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | COME "INN" $1000: Seen here, is a woman preparing sorghum by removing impurities through this process winnowing |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | WORD PUZZLES $1000: A song opening, it all has to do with gravity "What goes up, must come down" |
| #8651, aired 2022-05-30 | TV THEME SONGS $1600: In the theme song for "Cops" performed by Inner Circle, this question follows "Bad boys, bad boys" whatcha gonna do |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | ROUGH NATIONAL ANTHEM LYRICS $1200: The French paint a picture! "They come right into our arms to cut the throats of our sons, our comrades" in this tune "The Marseillaise" |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS $1000: At the 2021 show, this letter-perfect indie pop trio gave a smokin' performance of "Bang!"
"So put your best face on everybody /
Pretend you know this song /
Everybody come hang /
Let's go out with a bang /
Bang! Bang! Bang!" AJR |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | LET'S GET NAUTICAL $2,000 (Daily Double): This 4-word phrase has come to mean preparing for any trouble, but on a ship, it's getting ready for an imminent storm batten down the hatches |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $400: The IRS generally has 3 years to initiate this proceeding an audit |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $800: To exonerate in court acquit |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $1200: Paul of Thebes, who lived alone in a desert cave, was a famous early one a hermit |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $1600: Theodore Roosevelt loved his "bully" one a pulpit |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | COME TO "IT" $2000: 2-word term for the traditional warm, welcoming disposition of the people of Hawaii the Aloha Spirit |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | "A" MY NAME IS... $600: Come on, Vogue!
Ms. Wintour Anna |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | FREE AS A WORD $1200: Bob Dylan wrote, "I see my light come shining from the west unto the east. Any day now... I shall be" this released |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | EASY LISTENING $1200: Elvis Presley & Imagine Dragons recorded songs with this 4-word title idiom, oh, well "Easy Come, Easy Go" |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $1600: In a Kafka novella, the charwoman said to him, "Come along, then, you old dung beetle!" Gregor Samsa |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG $400: McDonald's launched these nationally in 1983 chicken nuggets |
| #8627, aired 2022-04-26 | TV SHOWS BY SETTING $1200: St. Bonaventure Hospital, where Dr. Shaun Murphy works The Good Doctor |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | MULTIPLE HYPHENS $1200: Put your heads together & come up with this French term for a private conversation tête-à-tête |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | A GOLF COURSE $600: It's the 3-letter word for the spot where a golfer's ball has come to rest a lie |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | BEACH, BAY "B" $1000: The name of this Cape Cod area bay may have come from misidentification of ospreys as vulture relatives Buzzards Bay |
| #8622, aired 2022-04-19 | POLICING & PUNISHMENTS $2000: In the 1970s Oregon was the first state with a law saying the police must make an arrest when they come to a home on a call for this domestic violence |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | METAPHORS $800: Everyday metaphors include the instruction not to tackle problems prematurely, let's do this "when we come to it" cross that bridge |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | LITERATURE FOR YOUNGER READERS $800: Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger in "The Jungle Book", threatens that this character "is mine & to my teeth he will come in the end" Mowgli |
| #8609, aired 2022-03-31 | TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE $800: Your medicine could come in this form, like something astronauts fly around in capsule |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES $2000: (Jimmy presents the clue from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.) Showing off one of the key principles of animation, & the illusion of movement, the characters of "Toy Story" seemingly come to life thanks to this special 3D end-of-the alphabet optical device a zoetrope |
| #8602, aired 2022-03-22 | A WORD TO THE WISE $400: An herb, or a profound philosopher a sage |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | PHRASE FARMING $200: You'll be waitin' a mighty long time, or "'til" this idiomatic return of certain bovines until the cows come home |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | ALL THE WAY FROM D TO E $400: To linger idly & waste time... come now, don't... dawdle |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | LAST LINE OF A SHAKESPEARE ACT $200: Act II of this play ends, "My Regan counsels well; come out o' the storm" King Lear |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | THE DISNEY LADY SINGS $400: "Someday My Prince Will Come", performed by Adriana Caselotti Snow White (and the Seven Dwarfs) |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | TV CATCHPHRASES $1600: This 3-word catchphrase gives audience members the chance to play on "The Price Is Right" "Come on down" |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | THAT '70s SHOW $2000: This show whose theme song was "Come On Get Happy" turned David Cassidy into a teen heartthrob The Partridge Family |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | A CAREER IN TECH $800: (Sundar Pichai delivers the clue.) If you come to work at our campus, you'll be part of a history predating Google; this city, which has a strange name for part of a valley, was the home of Shockley Semiconductor, the area's first high-tech silicon-based manufacturer Mountain View |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | LYRICS TO REMEMBER $1600: This singer:
"Don't show up, don't come out, don't start caring about me now, walk away, you know how" Dua Lipa |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | END YOUR RESPONSE WITH A PREPOSITION $2000: When reporting for duty on a U.S. Navy ship, the first thing you'll say is "Request permission to" do this phrase come aboard |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | SALTY $1000: These little fish come packed in cans, like of King Oscar's Royal Selection sardines |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | TENNIS LESSON $200: This term for a tennis score of zero may come from a corruption of French for "the egg" love |
| #8578, aired 2022-02-16 | 6-LETTER ADVERBS $800: Old-timey adverb that can follow "come" & precede "yon" hither |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | THEY'RE MULTI-TALENTED $1000: This actor/writer/director/whatever else he wants to put on his resume has certainly come out of "the Shadows" Taika Waititi |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | 3-SYLLABLE WORDS $200: A business, or people who come over to visit company |
| #8576, aired 2022-02-14 | JOHNNY GILBERT READS LYRICS FROM THE HEART $800: "& You come to me on a summer breeze, keep me warm in your love then you softly leave, & it's me you need to show, how deep is your love" the Bee Gees |
| #6, aired 2022-02-10 | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR $1000: 2014:
Soy this guy... he's a winner, baby--("Morning Phase")--so why don't you name him? Beck |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | POETRY $1600: "That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet", says her poem No. 1741 Emily Dickinson |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | SONGS ON MY PLAY LIST $1600: This pop-punk band had a breakout hit in 1994 with "Come Out & Play" The Offspring |
| #8567, aired 2022-02-01 | READ IT OR EAT IT? $800: A grandfather tells a story about a town called Chewandswallow where food falls from the sky Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES $400: Meaning immense, it can come before cheese or Mac big |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | SCIENCE & NATURE $800: These subatomic particles come in 6 flavors & interact by means of the strong force quarks |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | BIBLICAL PROPHETS $800: Micah says of this town, "Though thou be little... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel" Bethlehem |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | CREATURE COMFORTS $400: Mattresses for dairy cows come in rubber, foam, fabric & even this type that supports the animal's weight with hydraulic pressure a waterbed |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1,800 (Daily Double): This unit of measure also means to come to understand to fathom |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | BOBBING FOR ACTORS $1600: As Alexander Pierce in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", this film legend didn't see eye-to-eye with Nick Fury Robert Redford |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | CUTS FROM THE CLASSIC ALBUM $1200: "Come As You Are" &
"In Bloom"
(1991) Nevermind |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | RUN, 4 "S", RUN $600: ZZ Top recommended you go out & get yourself some black frames, & "they come in 2 classes--rhinestone shades" & "cheap" these sunglasses |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | RECENT POP CULTURE $1200: Giannis & company made dreams come true for fans of this Midwestern team, beating a game Phoenix crew in the NBA Finals the Milwaukee Bucks |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | FAMOUS AMERICANS ON STAGE $2000: This buddy of Alexander Graham Bell toured as an actor & lectured on "The Birth & Babyhood of the Telephone" (Thomas) Watson |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE $1000: The Backstreet Boys & this boy band joined forces to usher in 2011
"Yeah, you /
Got the right stuff /
Ha, baby, yeah /
You're the reason why I sing this song /
Come on, y'all! /
Here we go!" New Kids on the Block |
| #8539, aired 2021-12-23 | SEASONINGS GREETINGS $400: Cilantro & this other "C"-soning both come from the same plant, but at different stages in its life cycle coriander |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | GEOLOGY $200: Types of lava include the smooth pahoehoe type & the rougher aa--both names come from this American island language Hawaiian |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT $600: Larger than bongos, these hand-played drums heard here often come in pairs mounted together conga drums |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PROTEST SONGS $2000: A single of his, "A Change Is Gonna Come", was released just days after his tragic death in 1964 Sam Cooke |
| #8533, aired 2021-12-15 | A CUT ABOVE $200: 17th century Venetian craftsman Vicenti Peruzzi is said to have come up with this smart-sounding cut for diamonds the brilliant cut |
| #8533, aired 2021-12-15 | PREQUELS & SEQUELS $1000: In the final chapter in this sequel, "Christopher Robin and Pooh come to an enchanted place, and we leave them there" The House at Pooh Corner |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | HEY SHAKESPEARE, WHO SAID THAT? $200: "Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: but Brutus says he was ambitious" Mark Antony |
| #8527, aired 2021-12-07 | NONFICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): This bestselling memoir about a woman's quest to find balance in her life was published in Spanish as "Come, reza, ama" Eat, Pray, Love |
| #8527, aired 2021-12-07 | NAME THE MUSICAL $2000: "I'm reporting live from Gander Airport where the 19th plane has just touched down" Come From Away |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | FICTION $1000: Jack Schaefer wrote about the cowboy life in this novel with a 1-name title; come back! Shane |
| #8521, aired 2021-11-29 | WORDS & PHRASES $800: This biblical construction seen here had come to mean "a hubbub" the Tower of Babel |
| #8521, aired 2021-11-29 | JESUS & NERO $2000: Nero's persecution of Jesus' followers led them to regard him as this foe that 1 John says "shall come" the Antichrist |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $200: The home team was down by 10 in the 4th quarter but tied things up at the buzzer after mounting a furious one of these a comeback |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $400: A Van Dyke is a type of this goatee |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $600: If a party invitation includes this 4-word phrase, it means to wear whatever you have on at the moment come as you are |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | PILGRIMS' PROGRESS $800: Come as you are, pilgrims, & seek enlightenment at Mount Kailash, fabled realm of this Hindu destroyer deity Shiva |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $800: Hyphenated word for an intermediary who conveys messages from one party to another a go-between |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $1000: Tess of the d'Urbervilles was described as this, an old-timey word meaning good-looking comely |
| #8517, aired 2021-11-23 | BLUE $200: A Mother Goose nursery rhyme says, "Little Boy Blue, come" do this blow your horn |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | POETRY COLLECTIONS $2,000 (Daily Double): The title of this Elizabeth Barrett Browning collection does not come from her nationality, but from her nickname Sonnets from the Portuguese |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | RUSSIANS $1200: Come on, you've been conditioned to remember this physiologist wrote "Lectures on the Work of the Digestive Glands" Pavlov |
| #8504, aired 2021-11-04 | RE-CHARTED $400: Come on, baby, & name this man seen here who had a No. 1 hit with "The Twist" in 1960 & again in 1962 Chubby Checker |
| #8502, aired 2021-11-02 | THE "HIT" PARADE $1600: "Don't you come back no more, no more" was a recurring theme in this Ray Charles classic "Hit The Road Jack" |
| #8498, aired 2021-10-27 | PLOT POINT REWRITES $600: The green room was terrifying. A young mouse. The red balloon. The old lady whispering "Hush" ...sleep would never come to me Goodnight Moon |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | STAIRING AT MOVIES $1600: "Home Alone" & atop the stairs, this child actor tells 2 burglars, "I'm up here, you morons! Come & get me" Macaulay Culkin |
| #8487, aired 2021-10-12 | MAKING A SHORT STORY LONG $400: This dog "Come-Home" first appeared as a 1938 Saturday Evening Post story; a novel followed, then radio, movies & TV Lassie |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | THIS ONE GOES TO 2011 $800: As this store chain closed, the CEO wrote, "My sincerest hope is that we remain in the hearts of readers for years to come" Borders |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | FOOD & DRINK $400: White, black, & green types of this drink all come from the same plant--Camellia sinensis tea |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | STRUCTURAL IDIOMS $400: "Moving" these structures found on a football field has come to mean changing the rules goalposts |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | STRUCTURAL IDIOMS $600: If you "come to" this, you're ready to talk; however, if a subject is "off" it, it is no longer acceptable to discuss table |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | THAT'S CANADIAN ENTERTAINMENT $600: This Vancouver native lent his voice to the city's public transit in 2018; here's a sample:
"Get those feet off the seat; my mom might be sitting there one day, come on" Seth Rogen |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | IS AN ISLAND $5,400 (Daily Double): One third of Earth's lava flow since 1500 is said to have come from volcanoes in this Atlantic island nation Iceland |
| #8464, aired 2021-08-12 | SHIRT SHORTS $600: Simon Cowell is famous for wearing this letter-style T-shirt V-neck |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $200: It's the gulf in Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (the) Gulf of Mexico |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $400: Bordering Central America, this South American country has a coastline on both the Atlantic & the Pacific Colombia |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $600: The southern shores of Bangladesh welcome the waters of this 800,000-square-mile bay known for its monsoons (Bay of) Bengal |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $800: Named for its 2 distinct regions, this Canadian province on the Atlantic is the most easterly part of North America Newfoundland and Labrador |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | COME OUT TO THE COAST $1000: The name of its capital translates to "Freetown" in this coastal nation highlighted here, independent from France since 1960 Gabon |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | WHAT'S YOUR UNSAFE WORD? $400: It can come before "mass" in physics, or "care" in the hospital if your condition is serious critical |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | NOVELS SINCE 1900 $600: The name of this realtor & Sinclair Lewis title character has come to mean a witless booster (George) Babbitt |
| #8456, aired 2021-08-02 | HILL & MOUNTAIN IDIOMS $1000: Be flexible: "If the mountain won't come to" this prophet, he "must go to the mountain" Muhammad |
| #8456, aired 2021-08-02 | INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SONG $1600: Drummer on
"Come As You Are" (1991) Grohl |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | NAME THAT BEATLES TUNE $400: "All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" "Eleanor Rigby" |
| #8440, aired 2021-07-09 | LITERARY GIRL, INTERRUPTED $200: Dorothy, in search of a human GPS: "Come along, Toto... we will go to the Emerald City and ask the great Oz how to get back to..." Kansas |
| #8435, aired 2021-07-02 | WHAT A FUNGI $400: These prized edible fungi come from the genus Tuber truffles |
| #8435, aired 2021-07-02 | THE SHAPE OF THINGS $400: This singer's Purr & Meow! fragrances come in cat-shaped bottles Katy Perry |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | "A" BEFORE "E" $400: Fog & mist are considered types of this, though they don't come out of a can an aerosol |
| #8430, aired 2021-06-25 | AROUND THE GARDEN? $800: In a Simon & Garfunkel song, this quartet is in the line after "Are you going to Scarborough Fair?" parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme |
| #8429, aired 2021-06-24 | THIS MEANS WAR! $600: To come into conflict, as the same-named "Train In Vain" band members certainly did The Clash |
| #8422, aired 2021-06-15 | NAUTICAL WORDS & PHRASES $400: "All" these body parts means the entire crew & if it's a meeting, everyone is expected to come hands |
| #8421, aired 2021-06-14 | TIME LINES $800: "The time has come", this character says, "to talk of many things: of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax--of cabbages--and kings" the Walrus |
| #8420, aired 2021-06-11 | 1930s LITERATURE $400: In a classic story for children, this title bull ignores the matador & enjoys smelling flowers Ferdinand |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | ADDITIVES $400: These additives like Red No. 2 come with FD&C in front of their name dyes (food colorings) |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE TONY AWARDS $400: He garnered an Emmy as the fastidious Felix Tony Randall |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | LATE $400: If you come up wanting, you're said to be "a day late" & this monetary phrase a dollar short |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $600: Olmsted teamed with a Boston firm to come up with the final plans seen here for this university in Northern California & here it is today Stanford |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | MUSICAL GENRES $800: In the 1972 movie "The Harder They Come", Jimmy Cliff helped popularize this genre that fights for the oppressed reggae |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | KEEP THE FAITH $1200: In 2021 this Jewish holiday begins at sunset on November 28 & ends at nightfall on December 6 Hanukkah (Chanukkah) |
| #8401, aired 2021-05-17 | QUOTABLE FILMS OF THE '80s & '90s $200: "If you build it, he will come" Field of Dreams |
| #8400, aired 2021-05-14 | MONTANA $200: At Three Forks, Montana, the Gallatin, Jefferson & Madison Rivers come together to form this much longer river the Missouri |
| #8400, aired 2021-05-14 | LEGUMES $400: They're small, round & green & come from Pisum sativum English peas |
| #8400, aired 2021-05-14 | THE STOCK MARKET $800: If you bought stock on credit, you may be subject to this kind of call where you have to come up with more money a margin call |
| #8398, aired 2021-05-12 | BIRDS OF PRAY $1200: In the Koran a bird that could speak told this "wise" king & prophet it had come from Sheba with tidings Solomon |
| #8393, aired 2021-05-05 | RELIGION $800: From the Latin for "Come Together", it's the type of sacred agreement made between God & Abraham a covenant |
| #8391, aired 2021-05-03 | PROM MUSIC $1200: Vitamin C's "Graduation" rhymes, "As our lives change / Come whatever / We will still be" this alliterative phrase friends forever |
| #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 |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | STRINGED INSTRUMENTS $1600: Let me hear the 3 strings of this triangular Russian instrument ringing out--come & keep your comrade warm a balalaika |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | LATIN PHRASEBOOK $4,000 (Daily Double): Literally "good faith", this 2-word phrase has come to refer to the authenticity of credentials or official documents bona fide |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $400: These 4 words by which Martin Luther King's August 1963 speech is known come more than halfway through it I have a dream |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | A "HA"! $2000: Once meaning an innkeeper, it's a sign of things to come, good or bad a harbinger |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | SPACE-Y SAYINGS $600: Done by sailors of yore, "following" this has come to mean using your inner compass to get direction in life following the North Star |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | ATLANTA: NEWS CLUES $400: (Cheryl Preheim from Atlanta's 11Alive presents the clue.) In April 1970, our very own Jimmy Carter announced his candidacy for this political office, a job he would win, & that would lead to even greater things in the years to come governor |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | WHAT A DIVE! $600: This Mexican city is famous for its clavadistas, or cliff divers Acapulco |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | OF POP CULTURE MICE & MEN $800: Singing "Here I come to save the day!" means this superhero cartoon rodent "is on the way" Mighty Mouse |
| #8347, aired 2021-03-02 | U.S. MUSEUMS $1600: "I'm going to" this city, this city, "here I come" to visit the American Jazz Museum & The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Kansas City |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS $2000: "Hail to you gods... on that day of the great reckoning, behold me, I have come to you" is from this Ancient Egyptian text the Book of the Dead |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | "DIS"INFORMATION $800: People pay good money for this type of jeans that come already torn up distressed |
| #8340, aired 2021-02-19 | BALTIMORE: NEWS CLUES $400: (Patrice Sanders of FOX45 in Baltimore presents the clue.) Halloween is special here in Baltimore when brave spirits come to Westminster Hall to see the grave of this "Telltale Heart" author & local resident, & descend into nearby catacombs Poe |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | BABY $800: Baby is beginning to teethe as the front teeth also known as the central these start to come in incisor |
| #8334, aired 2021-02-11 | SUPERSTITION $600: After this "crack'd from side to side; 'the curse is come, upon me' cried the Lady of Shalott"; take note the mirror |
| #8333, aired 2021-02-10 | PAID BY THE WORD: LEGAL EDITION $200: Legal doublets, as the possibly redundant phrases are called, often come in alliterative form, like "part &" this parcel |
| #8333, aired 2021-02-10 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1600: To "cross" this is to show bipartisanship--come on, folks, it's only 6 feet wide in the Senate chamber the aisle |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | A "KID" IN $1000: This term describes children who have to unlock the door when they come home to an empty house latchkey kids |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | SCIENTISTS $1000: Tom Lehrer sang, "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department, says" this man (Wernher) von Braun |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE COMICS $1200: In the title of the comic strip, not the musical, these 2 words come before "Annie" Little Orphan |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | HISTORICALLY SHAMELESS $600: (William H. Macy presents the clue.) His name has come to mean a great lover, & this 18th century Italian was quite shameless about his escapades, trysting with nuns & writing to one woman, "I have no reason to blush at having made a conquest of you" Casanova |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | DON'T SKIP LEG DAY! $400: This word has come to mean hindering someone's progress; its synonym patella-ing didn't catch on kneecapping |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | THESE SONGS COULD KILL YOU $1000: Hall & Oates sang that this title killer will "only come out at night...watch out boy she'll chew you up" "Maneater" |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | 6-SYLLABLE WORDS $1600: Come up with this synonym of legerdemain & we'll be impressed prestidigitation |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | HIT SONGS OF THE 1960s $2000: This 1969 song that mentions "joo joo eyeball" & "toe jam football" started out as a campaign song for Timothy Leary "Come Together" |
| #8308, aired 2021-01-06 | A PLANT-BASED DIET $2000: The delights of tapioca come from this root cassava |
| #8304, aired 2020-12-17 | THAT WORD WAS A TRADEMARK $1000: Black Flag still makes this brand of insect trap that has now come to mean a seedy place to spend the night a Roach Motel |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | WISHFUL THINKING $200: His adventures ended with his wish come true--"he was no longer a marionette, but... had become a real live boy!" Pinocchio |
| #8293, aired 2020-12-02 | NON-PROPHETS $400: Matthew 7:15 says beware of false prophets who "come to you" in this animal's clothing; "inwardly they are ravening wolves" sheep |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | HISTORIC WOMEN $1000: Immortalized in a bust, this ancient queen has a name meaning "a beautiful woman has come" Nefertiti |
| #8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from out the Kursalon Music Hall in Vienna, Austria.) The Kursalon opened in 1867 & hosted its first concert of the work of Johann Strauss Jr. the very next year; today, you can still come to both hear & dance this, of which Strauss was known as the king a waltz |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | JOHN BROWN $400: Zainab Jah plays this woman who tried to recruit supporters for John Brown; he called her "The General"
"I will come with all the bees I can hive, but once that date is set, do not change it, not for anything." (Harriet) Tubman |
| #8277, aired 2020-11-10 | MARIAH CAREY $400: (Mariah Carey presents the clue.) In 2019, I made a festive new video for this holiday song--the "Make My Wish Come True" edition "All I Want For Christmas Is You' |
| #8273, aired 2020-11-04 | SEEING RED $400: A brilliant red, it can come before macaw or fever in nature scarlet |
| #8271, aired 2020-11-02 | SWEET TOME ALABAMA $400: The plot of the book "Crazy in Alabama" includes a woman auditioning for this 1960s sitcom about country folks who come to California The Beverly Hillbillies |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | A 5-MARTINI LIBRARY $2000: An early literary reference to the martini is in this American's short story "Hostages to Momus"--it didn't come with a twist O. Henry |
| #8259, aired 2020-10-15 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $2000: Charles was the real first name of this Depression-era bank robber whose nickname may have come from his fine clothing Pretty Boy Floyd |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | MEDICAL HISTORY $2000: This gland was thought useless until 1961, when it was found that the T cells that come from it kill tumor cells the thymus |
| #8254, aired 2020-10-08 | DYE ANOTHER DAY $1200: This band rocked the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall induction ceremony with "When I Come Around" & "American Idiot" Green Day |
| #8253, aired 2020-10-07 | "WAT"s IN A NAME $1600: On March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell rang him up & said, "Come here--I want to see you" (Thomas) Watson |
| #8252, aired 2020-10-06 | YES WE "CAN" $800: This once-popular term for a young female hospital volunteer referred to the red & white uniform a candy striper |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BEASTLY REVIEWS $800: Camels come in 2 main types, Bactrian & this variety, with both able to cross deserts with little or no water; 3 out of 5 stars a dromedary |
| #8238, aired 2020-09-16 | THE NAVAJO $3,000 (Daily Double): The unique complexities of the Navajo language made it perfect for Native Americans working as these during World War II code talkers |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | TROOP-POURRI $2000: Although they come from this nation, more than 40,000 Gurkhas fight in the Indian army Nepal |
| #8233, aired 2020-06-10 | 3 NAMES IN CLASSIC ROCK $2000: Blood, Sweat & Tears never tire-d of singing, "What goes up, must come down", this title object, "got to go 'round" a spinning wheel |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | FONTS OF WISDOM $1200: French for "without", it can come in front of serif or after comic in the name of fonts sans |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | FONTS OF WISDOM $4,800 (Daily Double): The font for this historic book printed in 1455 has come to be known as textura the Gutenberg Bible |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | PHYSICS GLOSSARY $2000: A baryon is a particle made of 3 of these, which come in "flavors" including charm & strange quarks |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | WE MISS YOU, MISTER ROGERS $400: The show was produced in this city, making it easy for Lynn Swann to come by & show off his uniform--& his ballet moves Pittsburgh |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | ABBREVIATIONS $1200: Get there early if you hear FCFS, short for this first come, first served |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | WORDS FROM OLD ENGLISH $600: "Over hill, over" this small valley--both landforms come from the Old English a dale |
| #8221, aired 2020-05-25 | SCHOOL SUPPLIES $800: These clips come in a 2.4" size that holds 250 sheets of paper; they also turn a regular hanger into a dress pants hanger! binder clips |
| #8216, aired 2020-05-18 | DA, YOU SPEAK RUSSIAN $2,000 (Daily Double): Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar beluga |
| #8211, aired 2020-04-27 | HOLY SMOKE $400: If you see the "fumata bianca" come through the chimney & hear the bells of St. Peter's Basilica ring, this selection was just made a new pope |
| #8210, aired 2020-04-24 | MOVIE VILLAIN QUOTES $2000: Max Cady (Robert De Niro): "Counselor! Come out, come out, wherever you are" Cape Fear |
| #8208, aired 2020-04-22 | PHENOMENA $2000: These creatures started mysteriously falling from the sky in Dubuque, Iowa on June 16, 1882 frogs |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | POP CULTURE $800: Watch them grow! These terracotta figurines come in Bob Ross & Groot versions Chia Pets |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | SPORTS HISTORY $1000: Leading his team to a come-from-behind victory, this 24-year-old Kansas City QB became the youngest Super Bowl MVP winner in 2020 Patrick Mahomes |
| #8198, aired 2020-04-08 | BEVERAGES $800: Its G Organic Thirst Quenchers come in such flavors as mixed berry & passion fruit Gatorade |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | FILM CHARACTERS $800: This character sings, "Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play" Anna |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | ___ING___ $400: Toss a coin into this structure & your dreams will come true a wishing well |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | I WROTE THAT! $1,400 (Daily Double): "'He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive" Joseph Heller |
| #8186, aired 2020-03-23 | THE OSCARS $600: Celebs began to walk a red carpet in 1961, but TV viewers may not have known because this didn't come to the Oscar telecast until 1966 color |
| #8186, aired 2020-03-23 | THIS DEFINES ME $1600: The second-highest ranking graduate in a class, & don't say "runner-up" & make me come over there the salutatorian |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS $600: Tom Brady holds the record for most Super Bowl wins as a player with this many--he needs 2 hands for his rings Six |
| #8179, aired 2020-03-12 | MALE WRITERS $1200: He wrote, "Dr. Lecter watched Chilton's eyes moving over the straps that held on the mask...come, doctor. Come close" (Thomas) Harris |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | JUST FOR ONE DAY $600: If tomorrow's today is Wednesday, then this is the day after tomorrow's yesterday Wednesday |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | TRANSPORTATION $800: Motorhomes come in three letter classes. Class "B" is also called a camper type of this a van |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | MAGAZINES COME & GO $200: EW for short, in 2019 this magazine about pop culture kept its name but went monthly Entertainment Weekly |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | MAGAZINES COME & GO $400: A travel magazine launched in 2017 is named for this room-renting app Airbnb |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | MAGAZINES COME & GO $600: In 2000 Time announced that this other 4-letter magazine would no longer be monthly & would only publish special issues Life |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | MAGAZINES COME & GO $800: A lot of "the usual gang of idiots" were out of work when this humor magazine went to mostly reprinting old material in 2019 Mad |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | MAGAZINES COME & GO $1000: This long-running magazine started publishing a "Little Kids" edition to teach youngsters 3-6 about our big world National Geographic |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | A LITTLE ALLITERATION $1600: In high school, courses such as history, geography & civics come under this heading social studies |
| #8167, aired 2020-02-25 | "INCH" WORD, "INCH" WORD... $200: This kitchen measurement should come out to about 1/16 of a teaspoon a pinch |
| #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | 3 Os FOR YOU $2000: In this kind of artwork, sometimes the idea is to have texture come to the forefront monochrome (monochromatic) |
| #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | SHAKESPEARE BY NIGHT $1200: Act II of this play ends with Cornwall saying, "'Tis a wild night. My Regan counsels well. Come out o' the storm" King Lear |
| #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | SHAKESPEARE BY NIGHT $2000: Marcellus asks this friend of Hamlet "to watch the minutes of this night, that if again this apparition come, he may...speak to it" Horatio |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | WRAP IT UP! $400: At Subway the signature wraps come wrapped in one of these tortilla |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | PROVERBIALLY YOURS $400: "When you can tread on 9 daisies at once", this season "has come" spring |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $400: Don't fool around! In 2020 you need to have your census form in by this date, 'cause it's Census Day, too! April 1st |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $800: 37.3 million people were living in this state in 2010--that's more than the 21 least populous states combined California |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $1200: On March 26, 2018 the Commerce Dept. said the question of this would be reintroduced on the census; a lawsuit was soon filed citizenship |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $1600: The 1800 census' No. 10 on the largest urban places in America--Norfolk Borough in this state, with wow! 6,926 people Virginia |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $2000: Not exactly a laptop with 5,000 vacuum tubes & weighing 16,000 pounds, this computer was utilized for the 1950 census UNIVAC |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | SURPRISE ME, TREBEK $800: (Conan O'Brien delivers the clue.) 2 of you contestants will love this: the supercomputer Watson come on my show & irritated this sidekick so much, he took Watson to the roof & threw it off Andy Richter |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS $2000: The fifth & probably smelliest of Hercules' labors, it has come to mean any herculean task the Augean Stables |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | TOYS $800: In the 1970s you paid a $40 "adoption" fee for Little People, the precursor to these dolls that come with birth certificates Cabbage Patch Kids |
| #8133, aired 2020-01-08 | A SPARKLING CATEGORY $2000: In the U.S. sparklers are big on July 4th; in the U.K., they come out for the November day & night named for this conspirator (Guy) Fawkes |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | PHILOSOPHERS $2,800 (Daily Double): This double-first-name philosopher born in 1842 said that the value of a concept is in its practical consequences William James |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | SHUT UP $400: Come out of your "shell" & say this 2-word term meaning to suddenly cease speaking clam up |
| #8121, aired 2019-12-23 | CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS $200: Detroit's Andre Drummond has led the NBA 6 times in these rebounds that come off his own team's miss offensive |
| #8121, aired 2019-12-23 | THE "LL", "LL" YOU SAY! $1000: The double-talk name of this Washington city may come from a Native American word meaning "small rapid rivers" Walla Walla |
| #8117, aired 2019-12-17 | CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS $600: The N.Y. Times said of this 1947 book, the words & the pictures "combine to lull and reassure when bedtime and darkness come" Goodnight Moon |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | GEO, DUDE $1000: Come for some bro time & catch walleye on this Great Lake; my buddy in Sandusky, Ohio says we can crash at his place Lake Erie |
| #8111, aired 2019-12-09 | QUOTES OF NOTE $1600: Dick Cheney, talking of this, something his daughter Mary went on to do: "I think freedom means freedom for everyone" gay marriage |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | TIGER TALK $600: "Eye Of The Tiger" was a hit song for this band & the phrase has come to symbolize power & confidence Survivor |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | TIGER TALK $1000: An 1882 short story by Frank Stockton about a choice between these 2 things has come to mean an impossible decision the lady & the tiger |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | THE ELECTORAL COLLAGE $2,800 (Daily Double): This electoral change didn't come to Switzerland until 1971, 51 years after it came to the United States female suffrage |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | IF IT WERE AN ACTION MOVIE $400: To an Aussie dentist: "I know where you work--42 Wallaby Way. Release my son from your tank, or I will come for you" Finding Nemo |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | I GOT THE BLUES $200: This company's crayons come in more than a dozen shades of blue, including cornflower & cadet Crayola |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | "HOLD" IT $600: A 2016 report said Ford had "revolutionized" this central console compartment the cup holder |
| #8098, aired 2019-11-20 | FIRST NAME SONG TITLES $2000: Kiss got all ballad-y singing this woman, "I hear you callin', but I can't come home right now" Beth |
| #8097, aired 2019-11-19 | HIT TUNES $1200: He first hit the Top 40 in 1964 with 3 pals & was still going strong in 2018 on the adult contemporary chart with "Come On To Me" (Paul) McCartney |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | WORD-POURRI $2000: The word "fink" used for strikebreakers might come from this detective agency often used in that capacity Pinkerton |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | VISIONARIES $800: Joan of Arc's visionary instructions were said to come from St. Catherine, St. Margaret & this archangel Michael |
| #8088, aired 2019-11-06 | THE NAME OF THE GAME $600: Don't come,
easy way,
proposition bet craps |
| #8087, aired 2019-11-05 | THE DARK AGES $400: The onset of the Dark Ages is said to have come when the German Odoacer deposed the last ruler of this empire in 476 the Roman Empire |
| #8087, aired 2019-11-05 | THIS LAND IS YOUR LANDLOCKED COUNTRY $600: Serbia, Albania, oo I wanna take ya to Montenegro, Macedonia, come on, pretty mama... those all border this new country Kosovo |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | WOOD $2000: Visit Mandalay in Burma & you may come home with a table of this wood from which the city's U Bein Bridge is built teak |
| #8079, aired 2019-10-24 | BEHIND THE MUSICAL TITLE $2000: This title of a musical set in Newfoundland beginning on 9/11 is a local slang term for a person not from the Maritimes Come From Away |
| #8075, aired 2019-10-18 | THIS SIDE OF PARODIES $400: One of many efforts at parodying this play says, "To wed, or not to wed... for in that married life what fights may come..." Hamlet |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | 4-WORD EXCHANGE $600: This 4-word phrase is the ordinal equivalent of "The early bird gets the worm" First come, first serve |
| #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | OLD PHRASES $2000: This biblical prophet "come to judgment" is someone who has given some sage advice Daniel |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | HIP-HOP MUSICIANS' REAL NAMES $800: Austin Post used a rap name generator to come up with this alias Post Malone |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | DESCRIBING THE CASINO GAME $600: The stickman cometh;
easy "come", easy go;
get the point? Good for you! craps |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | BRAND NAMES: SPELL IN THE BLANK $800: ____-It crackers come in flavors like Cheddar Jack, White Cheddar & Hot & Spicy C-H-E-E-Z |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $7,600 (Daily Double): "We're Not Gonna Take It" by this Dee Snider band has some musical roots in "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Twisted Sister |
| #8050, aired 2019-09-13 | INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE $1600: This poet told the Nobel Banquet, "Our Irish theatre could (never) have come into existence but for" Henrik Ibsen (William Butler) Yeats |
| #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | SUN SALUTATIONS $400: An optimistic tune from this Broadway show promises that "the sun'll come out tomorrow" Annie |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | VENICE $400: Now meaning a slum, this word may come from the name of a Venetian area to which Jews were once restricted ghetto |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | audible SUMMER READING $1000: James Franco gives voice to this absurdist novel by Kurt Vonnegut
Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time Slaughterhouse-Five |
| #8040, aired 2019-07-19 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: His plays "The Piano Lesson" & "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" are both set in Pittsburgh August Wilson |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | WORDS, WORDS, WORDS $1000: The Latin for "to come together" gives us this word for the building where a religious community lives a convent |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | LET'S DANCE! $800: A song that was No. 1 in the summer of 1960 begins, "Come on, baby, let's do" this dance the twist |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | PRISON NICKNAMES $1600: The "stir" in stir-crazy may have come from "start", the nickname for Newgate Prison in this city London |
| #8029, aired 2019-07-04 | FUJI $400: Matching its name, which may come from ancient Ainu for "fire mountain", Mount Fuji is a composite of 3 of these volcanoes |
| #8024, aired 2019-06-27 | THAT'S SO CLICHE $800: We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition high water |
| #8021, aired 2019-06-24 | SHAKESPEARE'S CONTEMPORARIES $1200: Michael Drayton's "Since There's No Help, Come Let Us Kiss and Part" is a pretty good one of these 14-line poems a sonnet |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | MUSIC I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH $1200: Nearly 25 years after its album "Under the Table and Dreaming", DMB, this band, jammed out "Come Tomorrow" Dave Matthews Band |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST JACKET $800: In a Steinbeck tale Jody Tiflin kills a buzzard that's come to feast on his "Red" one of these that just died pony |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | "SINGLE" SERVINGS $800: A 1610 legal text is titled "The Duello, or," this, which means going mano-a-mano single combat |
| #8013, aired 2019-06-12 | QUOTING THE SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER $2000: "Come unto these yellow sands, and then take hands" Ariel |
| #8010, aired 2019-06-07 | REALITY & GAME SHOW CATCHPHRASES $200: "Come on down!" The Price is Right |
| #8007, aired 2019-06-04 | SMOOTH SAILING IN SONG $1200: "Come Sail Away" was a '70s top 10 hit from this band with a name out of Greek mythology Styx |
| #8003, aired 2019-05-29 | ONE BIG SWAMP $2000: The name of this big swamp on the Florida-Georgia border is thought to come from a Seminole word for "trembling earth" Okefenokee |
| #7999, aired 2019-05-23 | NEWS SPEAK $1200: The term "hard pass" was in the news in November 2018--it's what reporters need to come & go in this building the White House |
| #7992, aired 2019-05-14 | POETS & POETRY $800: A poem about these title insects "in the Garden" says, "Here come real stars to fill the upper skies" fireflies |
| #7992, aired 2019-05-14 | A PLACE ON THE LAKE $2000: Come visit Goryachinsk, located on the shore of this oldest & deepest freshwater lake Lake Baikal |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | PARTS OF SPEECH $1000: Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee:
lest conjunction |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE $2000: Much of Venezuela's oil has come from the basin of this lake, the country's largest Lake Maracaibo |
| #7989, aired 2019-05-09 | EVERY ANIMAL HAS ITS DAY $600: This -hog can come out of the shadow of the groundhog; February 2 honors both animals a hedgehog |
| #7988, aired 2019-05-08 | I NEED A SUPERHERO $1200: In 2016 Laura Linney & Will Arnett helped these title reptiles come "Out of the Shadows" the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.) JPL's Juno probe needed a boost to get to its target; scientists designed its trajectory to come back to Earth & then use our gravity to slingshot to this planet, Juno's husband in mythology Jupiter |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | OCCUPATIONS $600: These 2 words come before "cook" to describe one in a diner making simple, quick meals short order |
| #7985, aired 2019-05-03 | NOBODY EXPECTS $600: David Niven & the audience were taken unawares when one of these rushed the Oscars stage in 1974 a streaker |
| #7973, aired 2019-04-17 | IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU! $400: Before his untimely death, he helped popularize martial arts movies Bruce Lee |
| #7973, aired 2019-04-17 | MUSIC "MAN" $25,000 (Daily Double): Tammy Wynette said she spent 15 minutes writing this song about devotion & a lifetime defending it "Stand By Your Man" |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | LET'S GO TO THE WILDLIFE REFUGE $400: Oregon's Finley Wildlife Refuge was created for these honking birds that come down from Alaska & Canada every fall Canada geese |
| #7963, aired 2019-04-03 | HABITATS $400: These slow movers, like the 2-toed type, live up in the forest canopy; they do come down about once every 6 days sloths |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $400: Isotoner says you can keep warm while texting with its SmarTouch pairs of these gloves |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $800: 2 stars that are close together & orbit around a common center are called a double star or this other 6-letter type a binary star |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $1200: They're often found in the hands of a flamenco dancer castanets |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $1600: Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina is the site of a large monument dedicated to this pair Orville and Wilbur Wright |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $2000: In an Edward Lear poem, this pair "dined on mince, and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon" the owl and the pussycat |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | THE WET TORTUGAS $400: All female sea turtles come ashore to do this; Ridley turtles are known for a mass event called the arribada lay eggs |
| #7945, aired 2019-03-08 | ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? $1,000 (Daily Double): This man says, "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him", but he's not being quite truthful Mark Antony |
| #7940, aired 2019-03-01 | ON THE SOUNDTRACK $1200: A 1967 film:
"Scarborough Fair", "April Come She Will" The Graduate |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | IDIOMS DELIGHT $400: Physically or figuratively, you can come to this utensil where an important choice must be made a fork (in the road) |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | GLASSWARE $2,300 (Daily Double): The name of this wine glass may come from the Irish word for "mouth" a goblet |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | OXFORD $800: Students hope their equations come out right in "linear" this branch of Mathematics I & II algebra |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES $800: This very final 3-word phrase may come from a law requiring that bodies be buried deep so animals can't get to them six feet under |
| #7917, aired 2019-01-29 | A THIN CATEGORY $200: This veggie can come before "pole" or "stalk" in synonyms for thin a string bean (or bean) |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | POET IDENTIFICATION, PLEASE $2000: "Me, who am only Pippa,--old-year's sorrow, / Cast off last night, will come again to-morrow" Robert Browning |
| #7905, aired 2019-01-11 | U.N. NAMEABLE $800: In 1974 he told the General Assembly, "I have come bearing an olive branch & a freedom fighter's gun" (Yasser) Arafat |
| #7904, aired 2019-01-10 | MENAGERIE $1600: Generally graceful & long-legged, these wading birds also come in a medium-sized night type heron |
| #7902, aired 2019-01-08 | THE OLD WEST $400: The pseudonymous Ned Buntline sensationalized the old West in these novels with a price in their name dime novels |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | HALLMARK ANNIVERSARY GIFTS $800: The suggestion for a 28th anniversary is these household items that have their own "closet" & come from the flax plant linens |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT? $1200: George Clooney tries to kill, then tries to save Prince Nasir in this 2005 film about oil & greed Syriana |
| #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 |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) Here, you come face to face with some of the last survivors of the Revolutionary War photographed late in life, like Lemuel Cook, who lived past the age of 100, fought at Brandywine, and was present when Lord Cornwallis surrendered here Yorktown |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS $1200: In Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart", 3 sisters come together in this delta state after 1 shoots her abusive husband Mississippi |
| #7871, aired 2018-11-26 | THE GERMAN UMLAUT $800: We need both opposites: come früh (this), stay spät (this) early and late |
| #7871, aired 2018-11-26 | BIBLE BOOKS BY CHARACTERS $1200: Apollyon; the mother of harlots & abominations Revelation |
| #7865, aired 2018-11-16 | THE ARTS $400: In an opera based on this Grimm fairy tale, the title siblings come upon a house made of gingerbread & start noshing "Hansel and Gretel" |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALMANAC 2019 $1200: (Cara Santa Maria presents the clue.) At Thailand's Yi Peng festival, followers of this religion launch lanterns symbolizing both the letting go of misfortune & raising hope for wishes to come true Buddhism |
| #7852, aired 2018-10-30 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $1200: Come with me to the Kasbah & to the Tibhirine monastery--places to visit in this country Algeria |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | WE'LL GO "R"s $800: Forms of it come in bread, grass & whiskey rye |
| #7835, aired 2018-10-05 | DISNEY SONGS $1000: Jiminy Cricket sings this song that goes on to say, "Anything your heart desires, will come to you" "When You Wish Upon A Star" |
| #7834, aired 2018-10-04 | "PER"SPECTIVE ON SCIENCE $1200: The ancient Egyptians called it "gem of the sun", & it does come from meteorites as well as lava deposits peridot |
| #7833, aired 2018-10-03 | COBRA KAI $5,200 (Daily Double): Dendroaspis, these deadly African members of the cobra family, come in green & black mambas |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | NO FILTER $400: These used to come unfiltered, but the Kent Micronite got one in '52...y'know, for your health! Except it also had asbestos! a cigarette |
| #7829, aired 2018-09-27 | GEEK HOLIDAYS $600: 2015 has come & gone, but you can still celebrate every October 21, the date from a sequel to this 1985 film Back to the Future |
| #7829, aired 2018-09-27 | NURSERY RHYMES $600: "When" this transpires "the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all" when the bough breaks |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | COME UP TO THE LAB $400: In 1945 more than 5,000 people lived at the top secret lab in this town in New Mexico Los Alamos |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | COME UP TO THE LAB $800: Open Source Development Labs was backed by IBM, Intel & other companies to promote this O.S. outta Finland Linux |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | COME UP TO THE LAB $1200: With more than 150 scientists, one of the world's largest DNA crime labs is at NYC's OCME, Office of Chief this the medical examiner |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | COME UP TO THE LAB $1600: The Tevatron particle accelerator at the Illinois lab named for this Italian had a circumference of 3.9 miles Fermi |
| #7827, aired 2018-09-25 | COME UP TO THE LAB $2000: "Come up to the lab" took on a whole new meaning in 1973 with the launch of this Skylab |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | IT'S A BIBLICAL THING $3,500 (Daily Double): In 1 Samuel David pulls 5 of these from a brook; they will come in handy stones |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | REINSTATE SONGS $1600: "I just called to say I love you, come back home", she duetted with Kid Rock in the 2002 hit "Picture" Sheryl Crow |
| #7819, aired 2018-09-13 | ANCIENT BRO-MANS $2000: Come at me, bro! But before you do, I warn you, I spent 2 years in this guard, the household troops of Caesar the Praetorian Guard |
| #7815, aired 2018-07-27 | THE WORST PICTURE RAZZIE $1000: Come out to the coast, we'll have a few laughs...he starred in Worst Pics 3 years apart--"Hudson Hawk" & "Color of Night" Bruce Willis |
| #7813, aired 2018-07-25 | "RED" $1000: Some LifeLock memberships come with this piece of equipment, wastepaper bags not included a shredder |
| #7813, aired 2018-07-25 | PROFESSIONAL NICKNAMES $1000: This nickname for a policeman may come from metal badges once worn in New York City a copper |
| #7810, aired 2018-07-20 | COLORFUL ORIGINS $400: "Album" & "blanket" come from words meaning this color white |
| #7807, aired 2018-07-17 | A LIGHT CATEGORY $800: L.E.D.s, light-emitting these, were invented in 1962 but it took decades for them to come into wide use diodes |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | POP CULTURE STUPID ANSWERS $600: Dancers come from all over the world to compete in front of Jennifer Lopez & Derek Hough on this NBC show World of Dance |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | 5, 5 $400: This, with a signature but no amount entered, has come to mean "unrestricted authority" a blank check |
| #7794, aired 2018-06-28 | DAYTIME TV MEMORIES $200: With 8 husbands yet to come, in 1970 she began a 41-year run as Erica Kane on "All My Children" Susan Lucci |
| #7792, aired 2018-06-26 | OLIVE MY LOVE $400: By law, olives labeled as "Kalamata" must come from a region of this country Greece |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | THAT'S THE GOVERNMENT FOR YOU $800: Millard Fillmore Caldwell, William Sherman Jennings & Napoleon Bonaparte Broward governed this state Florida |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | ADVERBS $2000: This compound adverb means "starting now"; as a noun, it can refer to the world to come hereafter |
| #7790, aired 2018-06-22 | "H" TO "H" $600: If a rabbit asks you to come see his etchings, he's likely inviting you to this his hutch |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | CAN I GET AN "AMEN"? $1200: Extra things that come with a hotel room to make you feel more comfortable & at ease amenities |
| #7788, aired 2018-06-20 | I GIVE YOU EVERYTHING... $600: The 1453 fall of Constantinople ended this empire whose name has come to describe something intricate Byzantine |
| #7787, aired 2018-06-19 | POKE OUT AN I $1200: Without its "I", a synonym for "landed" becomes this computer key alt |
| #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 |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | THIS CATEGORY WILL BLOW YOU AWAY $1000: Sound the trumpets! In 1961 "Come Blow Your Horn" was his first comedy produced on Broadway Neil Simon |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | DECADES OF NO. 1-RATED TV SHOWS $800: Come & listen to my story 'bout a sitcom named this, No. 1 in 1963 The Beverly Hillbillies |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $1600: Term for the list of waiting jobs to come out of your LaserJet 600 a printing queue |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | BOOKS OF THE BIBLE $600: "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, come and see" Revelation |
| #7763, aired 2018-05-16 | SORTA BEFORE & AFTER $2000: Russian president who's an Irving Berlin song that says, "Come let's mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks" Vladimir "Puttin' On The Ritz" |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | WORLD CAPITALS $800: You want pyramids, we got pyramids! Come to Teotihuacan near this capital & see the Pyramid of the Sun Mexico City |
| #7759, aired 2018-05-10 | HOBBIES & PASTIMES $600: Come up out of the basement & tell us you know "Final Fantasy" is an RPG, short for this role-playing game |
| #7757, aired 2018-05-08 | SPEAK EASY $400: In Spanish, this proverb translates to "fácil viene, fácil se va" easy come, easy go |
| #7751, aired 2018-04-30 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING $200: "It takes two to do" this sensual ballroom dance that may have come from the brothels of Buenos Aires the tango |
| #7749, aired 2018-04-26 | THE OLD WEST $4,000 (Daily Double): The source of the Old West term "buckaroo", it's Spanish for cowboy vaquero |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MUST COME TO AN "N" $200: At Harvey Mudd for 2017-18, it was $54,347 tuition |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MUST COME TO AN "N" $400: To gradually get a young animal off mother's milk wean |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MUST COME TO AN "N" $600: Ashes to ashes in this type of vase an urn |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MUST COME TO AN "N" $800: You can perform an "act of" this, sincere penitence contrition |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | MUST COME TO AN "N" $1000: Sheer muscle power, sometimes contrasted with intelligence brawn |
| #7746, aired 2018-04-23 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: For the record, this emperor didn't actually fiddle while Rome burned because the fiddle didn't come until centuries later Nero |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | VIDEO GAMES $400: In "Middle-earth: Shadow of War" these evil minions learn from defeat & come back later with a grudge orcs |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | WORD HISTORY $2000: A statistical term or a synonym for ordinary, this adjective may have come from Arabic for "damaged goods" average |
| #7731, aired 2018-04-02 | RICH EXPERIENCES $800: Florida's St. Regis Resort is offering the world's priciest this French cookie at $10,000--it does come with a crystal box a macaron |
| #7724, aired 2018-03-22 | LOCATION VACATION $200: Come to this country to visit Hobbiton, where the "Lord of the Rings" films were shot New Zealand |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | '80s MUSIC $1200: Oh, "Come On"! She's the title gal in the first & subsequently last Top 40 hit by Dexys Midnight Runners Eileen |
| #7718, aired 2018-03-14 | 20th CENTURY REFERENCES $3,000 (Daily Double): It's come to mean immune to criticism; it was discovered by DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett in 1938 Teflon |
| #7714, aired 2018-03-08 | WHERE YA FROM, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST? $600: 2-time 10,000-meter champ Haile Gebrselassie, come home to this country Ethiopia |
| #7713, aired 2018-03-07 | LITERARY EPONYMS $1,600 (Daily Double): This nickname of little Margery Meanwell has come to mean one who is cloyingly virtuous Little Goody Two-Shoes |
| #7708, aired 2018-02-28 | FALSE OR MISLEADING $800: Matthew 7:15 warns of "false" these that "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly... are ravening wolves" false prophets |
| #7704, aired 2018-02-22 | SOCK IT TO ME $200: Original Rockford red heel socks come with instructions on making these animals, around since the 1900s sock monkeys |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | LOOK UP THE BEATLES NUMBER $600: Lyrics from this song include "He say one & one & one is three. Got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see" "Come Together" |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | WORLD WAR I LITERATURE $400: R.C. Sherriff's "Journey's End" is set in a dugout connected to one of these, which have come to symbolize the war a trench |
| #7695, aired 2018-02-09 | SHAKESPEARE, & I QUOTE $200: "Shake it off. Come on, we'll visit Caliban my slave, who never yields us kind answer" The Tempest |
| #7693, aired 2018-02-07 | SHARK TANK $400: (Robert Herjavec delivers the clue.) If you have a truly great idea, I may just be this "cherubic" kind of investor that's here to make your dreams come true an angel investor |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | MORE THAN ONE LIFE TO LIVE $2000: Many historical figures from Earth come back on this watery title world thanks to Philip Jose Farmer Riverworld |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | OLD TESTA-MEN $800: "No razor shall come on his head... he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines" Samson |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | OLD TESTA-MEN $2,200 (Daily Double): "And God said unto" him, "the end of all flesh is come before me...and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth" Noah |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | THROWING SHADE $800: In "Don't Come Around Here No More", Tom Petty uses this shadowy action before "my door" darken my door |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $400: We bet you know it's the game seen here played with a pair of dice craps |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $800: In Chinese, the name of these utensils means "nimble ones" chopsticks |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $1200: It's the only sign of the Zodiac that's symbolized by a pair of non-human animals Pisces |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $1600: While the left one has 2 lobes, the right one has 3 & is slightly larger lungs |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | THEY COME IN PAIRS $2000: The famous pair of marble lions outside the New York Public Library are Patience & this Fortitude |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | THE QUOTABLE WILL ROGERS $200: "My ancestors didn't come over" on this, "but they met the boat" the Mayflower |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | HEAVENS $1600: These heavenly gates are one route to climb Oregon's Mount Hood the Pearly Gates |
| #7683, aired 2018-01-24 | LET'S TALK DESSERT $2000: If you boast & come up short, you may have to eat this metaphorical pastry humble pie |
| #7681, aired 2018-01-22 | A GOOD BOOK $800: The title of this John Bunyan work continues, "From This World to That Which is to Come" A Pilgrim's Progress |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | 19th CENTURY OCCUPATIONS $2,000 (Daily Double): This person didn't drive trucks but rather horses or oxen hauling cargo a teamster |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | FOOD STUFF $200: When only Blue Point oysters will do, know that they come from this ocean the Atlantic |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | BOOK SERIES $400: "Kingdom Come: The Final Victory" is the 16th & final novel in this religious series about the rapture Left Behind |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | ETYMOLOGY $2,000 (Daily Double): This adjective meaning angry may come from the name of 3 avenging goddesses of ancient myth furious |
| #7676, aired 2018-01-15 | SPEAKING ITALIANS $2000: This 19th century virtuoso: "When women hear me play (the violin), they come crawling to my feet" Paganini |
| #7674, aired 2018-01-11 | MYCOLOGY & MYTHOLOGY $2000: Long before "Brave New World", this 4-letter liquid of Hindu mythology might have come from mushrooms soma |
| #7673, aired 2018-01-10 | PUTTING UP A SMOKE SCREEN $1200: The Vatican says potassium chlorate, lactose & pine rosin create this after 2/3 of the votes for a new pope come in the white smoke |
| #7670, aired 2018-01-05 | -ISMS & -OLOGIES $800: Extreme partiality to one's own country, gender or race, it may come from the name of a character in an 1830s play chauvinism |
| #7669, aired 2018-01-04 | HELP! TV POLICE! $800: As Frank on "Police Squad", he said to a grieving widow, "We would've come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then" Leslie Nielsen |
| #7665, aired 2017-12-29 | PAINT THE TOWN RED $200: Ruddy Spasskaya Tower adorns this Moscow fortress that has come to represent Russia's executive branch the Kremlin |
| #7663, aired 2017-12-27 | SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK $5,000 (Daily Double): This pastoral place is the setting for most of "As You Like It" the Forest of Arden |
| #7658, aired 2017-12-20 | WE WISH YOU "A" MERRY CHRISTMAS! $400: In the English lyrics of "Adeste Fideles", "O come let us" this word meaning to love adore |
| #7654, aired 2017-12-14 | IT WAS SO COLD... $800: One of these pointed hat-wearing ceramic dwarves knocked on my door & asked to come in a garden gnome |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | ETIQUETTE $800: Anna Post says sending a wedding invitation means you expect this, so it's not nice to invite people you know can't come a gift |
| #7641, aired 2017-11-27 | MOUNTAINS $600: Let's put our 4 big heads together & come up with the name of this landmark just SW of Rapid City Mount Rushmore |
| #7639, aired 2017-11-23 | COME UP TO THE LAB $400: A phlebotomist is the lab professional who takes this from a patient & processes it blood |
| #7639, aired 2017-11-23 | COME UP TO THE LAB $800: From the Latin for "growing plants", it's a lab specimen proliferated to identify the possible source of a disease a culture |
| #7639, aired 2017-11-23 | COME UP TO THE LAB $1200: A revolutionary gene-editing tool is called by this acronym, sounding just like a refrigerator drawer a CRISPR |
| #7639, aired 2017-11-23 | COME UP TO THE LAB $1600: This national laboratory in Tennessee is the Dept. of Energy's largest & a world leader in nuclear energy research Oak Ridge |
| #7639, aired 2017-11-23 | COME UP TO THE LAB $2000: Named for an Italian & used to calculate the number of atoms in a sample of a given substance, it's 6.022 X 1023 Avogadro's number |
| #7638, aired 2017-11-22 | POE FOLKS $1600: In "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", this sleuth is said to come from an illustrious family C. Auguste Dupin |
| #7636, aired 2017-11-20 | "HOME" LINES $400: The 17th c. play "The Scornful Lady" speaks of kissing until this bovine action occurs the cows come home |
| #7636, aired 2017-11-20 | "HOME" LINES $800: A familiar saying is "curses", like chickens, "always" do this come home to roost |
| #7635, aired 2017-11-17 | PUBLISHING $1000: An unsolicited manuscript is said to have come in "over" this bar above a door a transom |
| #7632, aired 2017-11-14 | FASHION: 1900 TO 1950 $200: Mr. Christian, oh the time has come, to name this designer whose 1940s "New Look" made shoulders less NFL-like Dior |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | BROADWAY 2017 $400: "Come From Away" tells how Gander, Newfoundland hosted 7,000 airline passengers stranded due to this tragic event
"Somewhere in the middle of nowhere / In the middle of who knows where..." September 11th |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | COME SAIL AWAY $400: He sailed from China around 1292, arriving back home in Venice in 1295 at about age 41 Marco Polo |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | COME SAIL AWAY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) To show how ancient America's people could colonize Polynesia, in 1947 Thor Heyerdahl sailed 4300 miles in 101 days, on this raft, named for an Incan god Kon-Tiki |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | COME SAIL AWAY $1200: In 1595 Sir Walter Raleigh sailed up this river in what's now Venezuela in search of a city of gold the Orinoco |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | COME SAIL AWAY $1600: Here's Henry Hudson and a full depiction of this ship of his, sailing on the Hudson river the Half Moon |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | COME SAIL AWAY $2000: He led the 1608 expedition that sailed from France & founded Quebec Samuel de Champlain |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | A ZERO SUM GAME $800: Don't ignore this order to come to court a subpoena |
| #7612, aired 2017-10-17 | A SUFFIX WILL SUFFICE $400: We'd love for you to come up with this loving suffix that follows "cine" or "techno" -phile |
| #7612, aired 2017-10-17 | A NOVEL IDEA $1000: His 1903 novel "The Ambassadors" is about a Yank in Europe convincing a wayward son to come home Henry James |
| #7609, aired 2017-10-12 | GEOGRA"P" $800: We'll bill you if you can't come up with the name of this 900-mile-long tributary of the Rio Grande Pecos |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $15,700 (Daily Double): German for "play of bells", it has 2 rows of metal bars with the upper row corresponding to the black keys on a piano a glockenspiel |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | AN IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION $200: Oh yeah, Nietzsche & Freud come up in the "Guilt and Shame" philosophy course at this Rhode Island school Brown |
| #7595, aired 2017-09-22 | OMAR'S COMIN'! $400: Wise words from Omar Little on this Baltimore-set HBO show: "You come at the king, you best not miss" The Wire |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | "VEL"COME $400: It is expressed in distance & time, such as miles per hour or meters per second velocity |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | "VEL"COME $800: Drop the last letter from something you mail a letter in to get this verb meaning "to wrap up in" envelop |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | "VEL"COME $1200: It's a sports arena with a banked oval track used for bicycle racing a velodrome |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | "VEL"COME $1600: Throwing this is an event in both the men's decathlon & the women's heptathlon the javelin |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | "VEL"COME $2000: In 1650 this Spanish artist painted his slave, Juan de Pareja, whom he soon freed Velazquez |
| #7590, aired 2017-09-15 | CHEMISTRY $1600: Codeine, methadone & Demerol are all these, a word derived from the name of the drug they come from or mimic an opiate |
| #7588, aired 2017-09-13 | PEOPLE IN POETRY $1600: From a T.S. Eliot poem: "In the room the women come and go talking of" this Italian master Michelangelo |
| #7587, aired 2017-09-12 | WORKS LIKE A CHARM $400: Like a Chinese chicken dish, Charms candy pops come in this alliterative pair of contrasting flavors sweet and sour |
| #7587, aired 2017-09-12 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS $600: Paul Baumer hopes to come out of World War I alive in this anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front |
| #7580, aired 2017-07-21 | CARD PLAYER'S VOCABULARY $800: They come in law & three-piece varieties suits |
| #7579, aired 2017-07-20 | AN ECO-CATEGORY $800: These "feminine" beetles come inside for winter & excrete a yellow residue when scared, so leave them be till spring ladybugs |
| #7579, aired 2017-07-20 | STAMP COLLECTING $1,000 (Daily Double): Every collection knows the French identify their airmail labels with this 2-word phrase par avion |
| #7579, aired 2017-07-20 | PARTS OF SPEECH... IN SONG! $1000: "If you really need me, just reach out & touch me, come on sugar, let me know": just an adverb |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | LASSIE $1600: 7 TV Lassies were descended from the original movie Lassie who starred in this 1943 film with a 3-word title Lassie Come Home |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | LITERARY THREESOMES $2,000 (Daily Double): In "A Christmas Carol", this is the third & scariest ghost to visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve the Ghost of Christmas Future (or Christmas to Come) |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | THE PITTSBURGH ADDRESS $2000: In Pittsburgh in 1964, LBJ said, "The Great" this "is when America's promise and her practice come together" society |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | SURPRISE! $200: A striking disclosure, or the final book of the New Testament; it should come as a... revelation |
| #7561, aired 2017-06-26 | I'VE GOT 3 NAMES $400: His lab notes for March 10, 1876 say he called his assistant with the words "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you" Alexander Graham Bell |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | 4-LETTER WORDS $1600: "Come live with me and be my love" is an example of this 2-syllable foot an iamb |
| #7556, aired 2017-06-19 | THE OLD PART OF TOWN $4,800 (Daily Double): "Come with me to" this exotic old section of Algiers; its name is from the Arabic for "citadel" the Casbah |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | TRICKY ANIMALS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video and an animation on the monitor.) When confronted with prey, the electric eel can double the charge of its shock when it's positive this at the head & negative one at the tail come into proximity the poles |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | JUST WHAT I NEED $800: Come to think of it, I don't need this gem once called the "French Blue" & linked with many mysterious deaths the Hope Diamond |
| #7544, aired 2017-06-01 | HOPE-POURRI $800: In Texas hold'em, it's the highest card you hope will come up on the river to make a straight flush a jack of hearts |
| #7543, aired 2017-05-31 | QUOTH THE POET $800: "I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice; from a place I come revisited with joy" Dante |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | COME TOGETHER $200: "Entomological" term for a gathering with a specific purpose, like a spelling competition a bee |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | COME TOGETHER $400: The name of this type of banquet that's often accompanied by entertainment is Hawaiian for "young taro tops" a luau |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | COME TOGETHER $600: This meal served at the beginning of Passover celebrates the Israelites' liberation from bondage a seder |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | COME TOGETHER $800: Based on a character in the "Li'l Abner" comic strip, a Sadie Hawkins dance has this main feature the women ask the men |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | COME TOGETHER $1000: This word for a religious festival devoted to a saint precedes Spain's "de San Fermin" fiesta |
| #7537, aired 2017-05-23 | KNOW THE NOSE $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the brain on a monitor.) Inhalations come through the nostrils and trigger odor signals that are relayed to the brain by these cranial nerves the olfactory |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | INFRASTRUCTURE $600: Traffic & business can come to a halt when this pipeline with a primary name bursts beneath the road the water main |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | BEATLES SONG TITLE REVERSALS $800: "Go Separately" "Come Together" |
| #7528, aired 2017-05-10 | TV DINNERS $600: Law enforcement issues come up at the Reagan family Sunday dinners in many episodes of this CBS drama Blue Bloods |
| #7525, aired 2017-05-05 | MARCO $800: Come for the canals, stay for the San Marco Basilica, begun in its original form in 829 A.D. in this city Venice |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | A MARRIAGE IN RUINS $800: Come clean with your bride at a wedding in Rome's baths of this emperor, opened in 216 A.D. Caracalla |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | ELECTRICITY $1600: Electrical impulses come form the heart's natural pacemaker, the S-A node, short for this the sinoatrial node |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | STARTS WITH AN NBA TEAM NAME $2,000 (Daily Double): This lucrative British lottery is also a 1960s James Bond movie title Thunderball |
| #7520, aired 2017-04-28 | I AM A CATEGORY $1200: "My mother was worried about me, but the Taliban had never come for a girl", says the memoir "I Am" her Malala |
| #7520, aired 2017-04-28 | ANNUAL EVENTS $2,000 (Daily Double): Each year on Easter, Manhattan's Fifth Avenue is host to a festival honoring these head coverings bonnets |
| #7515, aired 2017-04-21 | SCHWARZENEGGER $600: Sharon Stone kicks Arnold in this film & says, "That's for making me come to Mars!" Total Recall |
| #7514, aired 2017-04-20 | CHINESE HISTORY $800: When this alliterative ruler gained control in 1279, it was the first time that all of China had come under foreign rule Kublai Khan |
| #7512, aired 2017-04-18 | GRAVE MATTERS $200: Frank Sinatra's epitaph is this song title (but not "And babe, won't that be fine") "The Best Is Yet To Come" |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | BODY PART TITLES $800: In "Broca's Brain" this astrophysicist explored the romance of science & the amazing future to come Carl Sagan |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | BILLBOARD'S ALL-TIME TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS $1200: From 1997, her "Come on Over" Shania Twain |
| #7503, aired 2017-04-05 | TV TALK $1000: The website politifact has a page called thisfact, to check the experts who come on political talk shows PunditFact |
| #7502, aired 2017-04-04 | EPONYMS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports.) Lots of cattle ranching terms come from here in Texas, including this one, meaning an unbranded calf or a person who does things his own darned way a maverick |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | IT HELPS TO REMEMBER $600: "Mites grow up, tights come down" can help you to remember the difference between these 2 cave features stalagmites & stalactites |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | THEY COME IN FOURS $200: In math they're the 4 basic operations, each with its own sign addition, subtraction, multiplication, division |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | THEY COME IN FOURS $400: The human heart has 4 chambers: 2 atria & 2 of these ventricles |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | THEY COME IN FOURS $600: They're the 2 other tournaments along with Wimbledon & the U.S. Open that make up the Grand Slam of tennis the French Open & the Australian Open |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | THEY COME IN FOURS $800: Diamonds are graded according to the 4 Cs: color, cut, carat & this, based on the stone's imperfections clarity |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | THEY COME IN FOURS $1000: Historically the 4 provinces of Ireland are Connacht, Leinster, Ulster & this one where Cork is located Munster |
| #7498, aired 2017-03-29 | IT'S EPIC $2000: Come blow your horn at the Battle of Roncesvalles, the climax of this Old French epic "Song" The Song of Roland |
| #7491, aired 2017-03-20 | BARNACLE FIGHTING $1600: Two-word name of this animal that likes to eat barnacles; come on, Johnny, let's invest in one a sea otter |
| #7490, aired 2017-03-17 | UNIVERSAL PICTURES $2000: You can't refuse our offer to come up with this animal nickname for a nebula in the constellation Orion the Horsehead Nebula |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | "Z" STUFF $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) A 3-D printer was used to create a version of this old-timey animation device, where light interacts with the platform, making the subject come alive zoetrope |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | PROVERBIAL VERBS $1000: "Curses, like chickens, come home to ____" roost |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | HALO $1200: Known for "Watchmen", this graphic novelist came into prominence with "The Ballad of Halo Jones" in 1984 Alan Moore |
| #7466, aired 2017-02-13 | SEEING RED $1000: A Brunswick bowling ball & a Stratocaster guitar have both come in this red, named for a sugar-coated fruit a candy apple (red) |
| #7465, aired 2017-02-10 | FLOWER POWER $400: Come to my pad & see my varieties of this flower, candidum & longiflorum, AKA Madonna & Easter lilies |
| #7454, aired 2017-01-26 | DON'T WEAR IT OUT $400: It's great if when you come home, your dog fetches your pair of these, the name of a puppy in an Andrew Clements book slippers |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | THE ART OF LEARNING AT RISD $600: (Sarah gives the clue from the Rhode Island School of Design.) It's hands-on in the hot shop as the glass goes into a special furnace so it can be shaped; it's come a long way from this compound that forms the basis of most glass silica |
| #7444, aired 2017-01-12 | KEYBOARD CAT $400: This jazzy Miss Jones with the Grammy-winning "Come Away with Me" returns to the keys on the 2016 album "Day Breaks" Norah Jones |
| #7444, aired 2017-01-12 | YAS QUEEN $800: The name of this Egyptian queen of the 1300s B.C. translates as "a beautiful woman has come" Nefertiti |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | TV THEMES $1000: "Here I come to save the day" was the theme for this cartoon superhero Mighty Mouse |
| #7436, aired 2017-01-02 | A PEEK AT THE PARANORMAL $600: Be careful when you come across one of these, a "double-goer" in German-- some can be evil & dangerous doppelganger |
| #7434, aired 2016-12-29 | THE SOVIET UNION $1,500 (Daily Double): Following the revolution Lenin gave him a job as commissar of nationalities but might have come to regret it Stalin |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | GIVE A FIG $200: Figs come in a variety of skin colors including black, purple, brown & this one that sounds immature green |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | FROM THE JAPANESE $200: Come on over, we're cooking outside on this type of charcoal brazier seen here hibachi |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | 4-LETTER WORDS $1600: From the Middle English for "stray animal", it has come to mean a forsaken or orphaned child a waif |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | OUT OF TOWN GUESTS $200: We welcome guests who've come from all around the U.S., from as far as Oshkosh, Appleton & Kenosha in this state Wisconsin |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | DOUBLE L $200: The name of this flavoring has also come to mean plain or ordinary vanilla |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $400: Let's put a tail on this carrier Air Canada |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $800: The hub of the national carrier of this country, launched in 1979, is in the seaport of Colombo Sri Lanka |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | OUT OF TOWN GUESTS $800: Some have come from as far as Madrid, Belarus & this arid area seen here the Gobi |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $1200: We've got this low-cost airline, yes we do, we've got this airline with the NASDAQ symbol SAVE, how 'bout you? Spirit |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $1600: In 1941, 3 DC-3s of this airline flew in formation from Oakland to Honolulu in 13 hours, 54 mins.; it's a bit less now Hawaiian Airlines |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $2000: In 1949 the Jews of Yemen were brought to Israel on this new airline as part of Operation Magic Carpet El Al |
| #7427, aired 2016-12-20 | THE MUSICAL STYLINGS OF JOHNNY GILBERT $1600: "1, 2, 3, they gonna run back to me, they always wanna come, but they never want to leave, ex's & the oh, oh, oh's" King |
| #7425, aired 2016-12-16 | WESTERN MOVIES $1600: It's the classic film in which Alan Ladd rides off as Brandon de Wilde yells for him to "come back" Shane |
| #7423, aired 2016-12-14 | REPRESENTIN' $400: In 2014 John Conyers won his 26th term for this state & is the first black rep. to be the senior member of Congress Michigan |
| #7422, aired 2016-12-13 | ALL ABOUT ANIMALS $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) In China, giant pandas, with their black-&-white fur, were thought to be a physical manifestation of these two principles that come together to create peace & harmony yin & yang |
| #7417, aired 2016-12-06 | MINING FOR "ORE" $400: Come one, come all to ye olde inn & enjoy our bill of fare & flagons of ale as in days of this yore |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $400: This Kellogg's trio look pretty spry, considering they turned 80 in 2013 Snap, Crackle and Pop |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $800: This California law could jail you for life if you commit a third felony three strikes |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $1200: Until WWII, this candy bar had 3 pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, vanilla & strawberry; now it's all chocolate Three Musketeers |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $1600: This name for 3 wars between Rome & Carthage comes from Latin for "Phoenician" the Punic Wars |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | THEY COME IN THREES $5,000 (Daily Double): In Greek & Roman myth, 3 goddesses who determined human destinies were called these, a synonym for destinies Fates |
| #7410, aired 2016-11-25 | MAKE NO MYTHTAKE $800: In the Homeric description, "the pitiless stone would come thundering down again" every time he pushed it up Sisyphus |
| #7410, aired 2016-11-25 | SLANG FOR LIQUOR $800: It can come before "sander" & after "Bible" belt |
| #7407, aired 2016-11-22 | "PING" ME $400: This word can come before crane or cough whooping |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | THE RHYMES OF LIFE & LOVE $400: This bird is an emblem of peace a dove |
| #7399, aired 2016-11-10 | NAME THE DISNEY MOVIE $800: "I shall call him Squishy & he shall be mine. & he shall be my Squishy. Come here, Squishy" Finding Nemo |
| #7394, aired 2016-11-03 | YOU DISCOVER THE ASTRONOMICAL BODY $1000: To see one of these objects, come to the observatory a comet (in come to) |
| #7386, aired 2016-10-24 | THE GIG ECONOMY $200: Smaller than its cousins, the Shuffle model of this music player only has 2 gigs of memory, but does come in pink an iPod |
| #7385, aired 2016-10-21 | A LITERARY MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH $1200: A man must come to terms with his own impending end in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by this Russian Tolstoy |
| #7382, aired 2016-10-18 | ROCK "ME" $1600: "When the night has come and the land is dark", I'll be okay if you do this "Stand By Me" |
| #7379, aired 2016-10-13 | TRANSPORTATION $2,000 (Daily Double): Balseros are those who attempt to come to the U.S. on these, balsa in Spanish rafts |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $200: We don't need the distances, but we do need these 3 sports in an Olympic triathlon cycling, running and swimming |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a triangle on the monitor.) In geometry, based on the length of their sides, triangles are classified as equilateral, with 3 equal sides; scalene, with no equal sides; & this type that has 2 equal sides isosceles |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $600: In August 1492 Columbus & his crews set sail on the ocean blue on these 3 ships the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $800: The Caribbean's ABC islands are Aruba, Bonaire & this Curaçao |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $1000: The 3 wise men, or magi, who followed a star to Bethlehem were Melchior, Gaspar & him Balthazar |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | RECENT MEMOIRISTS $400: Courtney Robertson gave us the ins & outs of her time on this reality TV show in "I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends" The Bachelor |
| #7364, aired 2016-09-22 | WORD PUZZLES $1000: I'm sorry you're this; hopefully something will come along
JOBS IN JOBS in between jobs |
| #7364, aired 2016-09-22 | IT'S RAINING MENSA $1600: Come up with the geodesic dome like this engineer & you can be president of Mensa like he was Buckminster Fuller |
| #7364, aired 2016-09-22 | IT'S RAINING MENSA $2000: Leslie Charteris had the smarts for Mensa & also to come up with the character of Simon Templar, star of this book series The Saint |
| #7362, aired 2016-09-20 | "TEN"-LETTER WORDS $1200: Patrick Roy & Hope Solo played this position goaltender |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WORD ORIGINS $800: Today meaning a buyer or seller of stocks, it may have come from one who opened casks of wine a broker |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA $200: (I'm Ryan Chiaverini.) (And I'm Val Warner of Windy City Live.) Everyone knows Chicago is the Windy City some say it has to do with the way we brag about out town...
...But more likely it has to do with the stiff breezes that come off of this lake Lake Michigan |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | THE BOOK BIZ $400: This set of proofs that sound like oar-propelled ships come in long vertical columns galleys |
| #7352, aired 2016-07-26 | THE AMAZING SPACE-MAN $3,800 (Daily Double): U.S. astronaut candidates must complete training in ISS systems & this language likely to come in handy up there Russian |
| #7329, aired 2016-06-23 | WORD OF THE "DAY" $800: Title time when Snow White's "Prince Will Come" "Someday" |
| #7324, aired 2016-06-16 | WHOSE WHAT? $2000: This first of the 7 parts of "Remembrance of Things Past" had to be published at author Marcel Proust's expense Swann's Way |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | BOOK ENDS $400: "Before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race..." The Last of the Mohicans |
| #7319, aired 2016-06-09 | COWBOY SONGS $1600: "Come along boys and listen to my tale, I'll tell you of my troubles on" this old cattle trail the "Old Chisholm Trail" |
| #7316, aired 2016-06-06 | OSCAR-WINNING SONGS $800: From "Gold Diggers of 1935", it contains the lyric "Come on along & listen to" "The Lullaby Of Broadway" |
| #7313, aired 2016-06-01 | GEOGRAPHY IN RHYME $600: Come visit Mongo /
Not far from the Congo /
Tibesti mountains are not that bad /
Yes, we're talking, talking 'bout... Chad |
| #7292, aired 2016-05-03 | GIVING EVERY "THING" $800: Millard Fillmore was this party's 1856 presidential candidate the Know-Nothings |
| #7290, aired 2016-04-29 | OUT OF THEIR HEADS! $400: A newspaper banner item becomes one of these, like "So, do you come here often?" a line |
| #7290, aired 2016-04-29 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE $1000: 2 expatriates come to Boston to visit relatives in his 1878 novel "The Europeans" Henry James |
| #7287, aired 2016-04-26 | ANKARA BABIES $800: Once their teeth come in, Ankara babes enjoy this "national" sweet of cubes dusted with sugar, AKA rahat loukoum Turkish delight |
| #7284, aired 2016-04-21 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: Dry & crisp rose wines known as Tavel come from this southeastern French river's valley region the Rhône |
| #7283, aired 2016-04-20 | CLEANING OUT MY ATTIC $4,500 (Daily Double): Wow! I remember this year of the headline seen here as if it were yesterday 1974 |
| #7278, aired 2016-04-13 | CENTRAL AMERICAN CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): It shares its name with the lake on whose shores it is located Managua |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | WELCOME TO $400: Come tour this building where Dickens & Dryden are buried Westminster Abbey |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | "LITTLE" MOVIES $1000: Lillian Hellman wrote the screenplay for this film based on her play of the same name The Little Foxes |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | CAPTURE THE FLAG $2000: Symbols on the flag of this country come from a flag flown during resistance to French colonialism Algeria |
| #7259, aired 2016-03-17 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows two medical illustrations on the monitor.) At birth, most babies are set to come out head-first; however, 3 to 4 percent present with their feet or buttocks against the cervix in this position & may need a C-section delivery breech |
| #7253, aired 2016-03-09 | DETAILS ON THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER $400: Mumbai's the word; (& much more importantly) going on a game show can make all your dreams come true! Slumdog Millionaire |
| #7243, aired 2016-02-24 | AGRICULTURE $400: "Agriculture" & this unit of measure equal to 43,560 square feet both come from the Latin for "field" acre |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY $1000: Different from emoticons, these pictographs come from the Japanese for "picture writing" emojis |
| #7235, aired 2016-02-12 | BTW $800: Submariners don't call their sub a ship or vessel; they usually just say "come on aboard" this the boat |
| #7235, aired 2016-02-12 | DORM FOOD $800: This brand's crunchy granola bars come in such flavors as oats 'n honey & maple brown sugar Nature Valley |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | IF YOU BUILD "IT", HE WILL COME $200: A kid's hand covering in the shape of Michigan's lower peninsula a mitt |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | IF YOU BUILD "IT", HE WILL COME $400: In grammar "the" is this type of article definite |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | MOVIE CATCHPHRASES $600: "If you build it, he will come" Field of Dreams |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | IF YOU BUILD "IT", HE WILL COME $600: A church sermon is delivered on this platform; can I get a witness? a pulpit |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | IF YOU BUILD "IT", HE WILL COME $800: SMU's school motto is this "liberabit vos", or "the truth will make you free" veritas |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | IF YOU BUILD "IT", HE WILL COME $1000: A substance put into food during processing for preservation or coloring an additive |
| #7213, aired 2016-01-13 | CUTS LIKE A KNIFE $1000: The name of these people who invaded England in the 5th century may come from a dagger traditionally worn by them the Saxons |
| #7210, aired 2016-01-08 | WHAT A DOLL! $200: (Hi, I'm fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.) It was a dream come true when Mattel asked me to design a look for a collector's edition of this doll Barbie |
| #7210, aired 2016-01-08 | UNUSUAL ANIMALS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) The flying snake can glide short distances by undulating to maintain balance as they come down & flattening the tiny plates called these on its skin scales |
| #7209, aired 2016-01-07 | A IS THE ONLY VOWEL $2000: It's an East Indian fig tree banyan |
| #7204, aired 2015-12-31 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE $1600: "Fugitive" these pollutants don't come from smokestacks but rather, say, dust in the air from strip mining methane emissions |
| #7201, aired 2015-12-28 | NURSE $1200: A PACU nurse works as part of a "care unit" when patients have come out of surgery & this is wearing off anesthesia |
| #7200, aired 2015-12-25 | BREWING BEER $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the UC Davis Malting & Brewing Science program.) These dried flowers that give beer much of its flavor come in different types; the aromatic ones are volatile & quickly steamed off, so they're added at the end of the boil hops |
| #7195, aired 2015-12-18 | PALACES $800: Lhasa's Potala Palace would be a nice place for this religious leader, who fled in 1959, to come home to, if he ever can the Dalai Lama |
| #7192, aired 2015-12-15 | CAROLS $400: This title precedes "the Lord is come" & "the Savior reigns" "Joy To The World" |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | COBBLERS $400: On "Sex and the City" Carrie was obsessed with the fancy heels by this high-end Spanish shoe designer Manolo Blahnik |
| #7189, aired 2015-12-10 | ENDS IN DOUBLE LETTERS $800: A long lock of hair a tress |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | PRESIDENTS ON TV $1000: This show featured Laura Roslin, a politician unafraid to come out strongly against Cylon attacks Battlestar Galactica |
| #7181, aired 2015-11-30 | NEW TOURIST SLOGANS FOR ISLANDS? $400: About 1/2 mile north of Liberty Island: "Come see where the Smazedkiewiczes became the Smiths" Ellis Island |
| #7181, aired 2015-11-30 | NEW TOURIST SLOGANS FOR ISLANDS? $600: "Come for the 250-mile swim across Mozambique channel--then stay for the lemurs" Madagascar |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | "ET"YMOLOGY $800: Darn you if you can't come up with the Latin-derived name of this ancient people of Italy the Etruscans |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | "ET"YMOLOGY $1000: If you studied Chopin, you'll probably come up with this word, French for "study" étude |
| #7178, aired 2015-11-25 | QUOTES OF 2015 $200: South Carolina's governor said, "150 years after the end of the Civil War, the time has come" to take this down the Confederate flag |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | SHOW TUNES $400: Its title song asks, "What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play" Cabaret |
| #7163, aired 2015-11-04 | BATTLES $400: The name of this 1815 battle has come to mean a decisive defeat Waterloo |
| #7158, aired 2015-10-28 | THINK MUSIC $400: "If you want my body & you think I'm sexy, come on sugar let me know" (Rod) Stewart |
| #7155, aired 2015-10-23 | "LIN" SANITY $1600: This object inserted into an axle to hold in a wheel has come to mean any person or thing deemed essential a linchpin |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | MY KIND OF "TOWN" $4,000 (Daily Double): About 2.5 miles northwest of the Capitol, it's at the confluence of the Potomac & Rock Creek Georgetown |
| #7134, aired 2015-09-24 | COULDN'T THINK OF A RHYME $1000: This ex-Beatle:
"You know it don't come easy, you don't have to shout or leap about, you can even play them easy" Ringo Starr |
| #7126, aired 2015-09-14 | SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A NOVEL $200: The work's reflection of your attitude to your subject will come out as mood or this other 4-letter word tone |
| #7121, aired 2015-07-27 | IN COLOR $3,000 (Daily Double): These, now meaning "Credit for deeds done", may have come from a measure of young Girl Scouts' achievements brownie points |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | LIGHTHOUSES $3,000 (Daily Double): All U.S. lighthouses come under the jurisdiction of this branch of the Armed Services the Coast Guard |
| #7111, aired 2015-07-13 | COMPARING $800: Boxer Bob Fitzsimmons gets credit for the line that contains "bigger" & this other comparative harder |
| #7111, aired 2015-07-13 | COMPARING $1000: Toni Morrison titled a novel "The" this superlative "Eye" Bluest |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | NAMES FOR YOUR DOG $1000: Perfect for your small dog is this name, like the main Mogwai in "Gremlins" Gizmo |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | POP CULTURE MICE $800: This cartoon hero is famous for proclaiming, "Here I come to save the day" Mighty Mouse |
| #7103, aired 2015-07-01 | NICE PACKAGE $800: LPs come in sleeves in album jackets; their successors, compact discs, come in packages called these jewel cases |
| #7101, aired 2015-06-29 | THE WAR OF 1912 $1,800 (Daily Double): An armistice ended when Turkey's government was overthrown by this "youthful" nationalist group the Young Turks |
| #7099, aired 2015-06-25 | "HIGH" PAGE DRIFTERS $400: Michael Eric Dyson's book on Hurricane Katrina is titled "Come Hell or" this High Water |
| #7099, aired 2015-06-25 | "V"OCABULARY $400: Synonyms for this adjective include coarse, crude & unrefined vulgar |
| #7097, aired 2015-06-23 | NEW YORK POLITICIANS $400: Charles is his given name, but come on--who calls him "Charles"? Chuck Schumer (Charles Schumer accepted) |
| #7096, aired 2015-06-22 | WORKING ON A BUILDING $800: 1163: Pope Alexander III lays the foundation stone for this Paris cathedral; bells & bell-ringers come later Notre Dame |
| #7091, aired 2015-06-15 | 3 "HOT"s & 2 "COT"s $1600: If you've done this fabric "to" someone, you've come to gradually like him take a cotton to |
| #7090, aired 2015-06-12 | MORE THAN ONE MEANING $400: Come together for a common cause, or keep a ping-pong ball in play rally |
| #7090, aired 2015-06-12 | KNOW YOUR PRODUCE $800: Cleared of their spines & used as a vegetable, nopales come from this type of cactus that also bears edible fruit prickly pear |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | AMERICAN POETRY $800: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" rhymes, "In the room the women come and go talking of" this Italian artist Michelangelo |
| #7076, aired 2015-05-25 | GRIME & PUNISHMENT $200: These "quality" cotton swabs now come in antimicrobial--great for cleaning scrapes Q-tips |
| #7073, aired 2015-05-20 | NEW TWISTS ON JEOPARDY! FAVORITES $200: In more than 500 clues about this Shakespeare play, it's never come up that one of its sources was "Gesta Danorum" Hamlet |
| #7068, aired 2015-05-13 | IT'S ALL ABOUT "ME" $2000: 8-letter negotiator who tries to make conflicting parties come to an agreement a mediator |
| #7066, aired 2015-05-11 | SMASH BROADWAY MUSICALS $1000: It's based on a 1933 movie musical & its title song says, "Come & meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I'm taking you to" 42nd Street |
| #7065, aired 2015-05-08 | THE SETTING, SON $200: Nelson Algren grew up in this "Second City" & made it the setting of his second novel, "Never Come Morning" Chicago |
| #7065, aired 2015-05-08 | A. MILLER'S TALES $800: "My Three Sons" was a TV show; Arthur Miller's first major play had this similar title All My Sons |
| #7065, aired 2015-05-08 | FADS & FASHIONS $3,200 (Daily Double): Urban Dictionary says these "are organized via mass communications to come together... perform... then disperse" flash mobs |
| #7060, aired 2015-05-01 | RHYME SCHOOL $400: To let saliva come out of the mouth drool |
| #7060, aired 2015-05-01 | TECHNOLOGY & STUFF $1000: In 1994 Marc Andreessen offered this web browser based on Mosaic commercially to the world Netscape |
| #7059, aired 2015-04-30 | THE HUMAN BODY $6,000 (Daily Double): The endometrium is the tissue that lines this organ the uterus |
| #7057, aired 2015-04-28 | NOT AS GREAT AS PUSS IN BOOTS $1000: (Puss in Boots delivers the clue.) This 11th century Spanish hero needed 2 swords, Tizona & Colada, to be the champion of his people; I, Puss in Boots, need but one sword El Cid |
| #7055, aired 2015-04-24 | HISTORY $1600: In 1912 an expedition found a painted bust of this Egyptian queen whose name means "the beautiful one has come" Nefertiti |
| #7047, aired 2015-04-14 | MOVIE COSTUMES $2000: You can see the 1930s version of a space suit in this film that dropped "The Shape of" from an H.G. Wells title Things to Come |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | BROADWAY DEBUTS $800: She made her Broadway debut in "The Boy Friend" in 1954; starring roles in "My Fair Lady" & "Camelot" were soon to come Julie Andrews |
| #7035, aired 2015-03-27 | ROUGH WORDS IN NATIONAL ANTHEMS $400: "They come right to our arms to slit the throats of our sons, our friends!" is from this anthem of France "La Marseillaise" |
| #7034, aired 2015-03-26 | WARBIRDS $1000: The Cold War era Soviet TU-4 was a copy of this U.S. bomber; several had landed in Russia after bombing Japan the B-29 |
| #7033, aired 2015-03-25 | WHO'S THE MAMA? $1000: Jason Schwartzman (Yo! This actress) Talia Shire |
| #7030, aired 2015-03-20 | '80s TONY AWARDS $2000: She won her third Tony 2 days before her 74th birthday for her role in "Foxfire"; an Oscar would come at age 80 (Jessica) Tandy |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | PLAY "M-E" $1600: On Broadway in 1982, Cher & Kathy Bates asked, do this, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean "Come Back to the Five and Dime" |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | INTERIOR DESIGN $2000: In 2013 this interior decorator & HGTV personality published her first book, "The Well-Traveled Home" Sandra Espinet |
| #7023, aired 2015-03-11 | WOMEN'S CLOTHING $600: This lightweight fabric can come "de chine" crepe |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CALIFORNIA, HERE YOU COME! $200: In 1959 Pat Brown added a pool to the governor's mansion in this city; as governor his son refused to live in the house Sacramento |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CALIFORNIA, HERE YOU COME! $400: Do you know the way to this city once big in fruit, now high on tech? Head to the southern end of I-280 San Jose |
| #7018, aired 2015-03-04 | HORN $1200: Before "Barefoot in the Park" in 1963, this playwright struck gold in 1961 with "Come Blow Your Horn" Neil Simon |
| #7011, aired 2015-02-23 | HUSKIES & COUGARS $200: The word "husk" as applied to dogs may come from a corruption of this name of a native people who use them in the snow eskimo |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $200: Norse myth says the Midgard Serpent & this thunder god will kill each other at Ragnarok Thor |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called melees began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport jousting |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $600: Carl Icahn's bid for CVR Energy was considered this kind of unfriendly "takeover" hostile |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $1000: In August 1940 this Russian got the ice pick of the litter from a Spanish assassin Trotsky |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $1,200 (Daily Double): Tensions can arise when a Michigan Wolverine exits the state to go to this capital, home to U-M's traditional archrival Columbus |
| #7007, aired 2015-02-17 | ANGELS $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) The cherubim here, which are famous in their own right, come from a larger painting called "Sistine Madonna" by this artist Raphael |
| #7005, aired 2015-02-13 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? $400: This Biblical name has come full ark; in 2013 it was the most popular name for U.S. boys Noah |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | FASHION $200: This jeans maker's Game Day Dockers come in the colors of your favorite college sports teams Levi's |
| #7002, aired 2015-02-10 | CELEBRITY SIBLINGS $600: These siblings come from a film-making family the Gyllenhaals |
| #6993, aired 2015-01-28 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: This 8-letter synonym for a treaty or a promise comes from the Latin for "to come together" covenant |
| #6991, aired 2015-01-26 | HOSPITALS $1200: Founded in 1973, this center at the Florida Hospital is for people with diseased organs, not those newly come to the state the Transplant Center |
| #6990, aired 2015-01-23 | WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR HEAD? $200: This Russian word for "grandmother" has come to mean a headscarf a babushka |
| #6989, aired 2015-01-22 | NOVELS WRITTEN FAST $1,200 (Daily Double): As William Faulkner sat writing, it took him six weeks to come up with this 1930 classic As I Lay Dying |
| #6988, aired 2015-01-21 | THE INTERNET $600: To come up quickly on Google, companies try to increase SEO, this type of optimization of their websites search engine |
| #6987, aired 2015-01-20 | ENTERTAINMENT $1600: This Australian hip-hopper used the pet name/street name system to come up with her rap name Iggy Azalea |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | DUCKS $1000: Domesticated breeds come from the mallard & this Russian-sounding "M" duck the Muscovy duck |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | THEY SAID IT ON TV $1000: "You come at the king, you best not miss", warned this character on "The Wire" Omar (Little) |
| #6979, aired 2015-01-08 | DISNEY SONGS $800: The song titled "Some Day" he "Will Come" is from "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs" My Prince |
| #6978, aired 2015-01-07 | LERNER & LOEWE SONGS $400: "Early dawn was the time, she would pay for her crime, or would Lancelot reappear, come and rescue" her Guinevere |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | DEFOE $800 (Daily Double): "Memoirs of a Cavalier" was a fictional account of this decades-long war of 17th century continental Europe the Thirty Years' War |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | STRIKE THAT! $1000: In the Bible Jared Leto said, "There hath not come a razor upon mine head" Samson |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | TRIBUTE ALBUMS $400: A 1995 album, "Come Together: America Salutes" this group, featured 17 of their songs as sung by country music stars The Beatles |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | MAID, MARRYIN' $600: In a Christopher Marlowe poem, a "passionate" man with this job says, "Come live with me and be my love" a shepherd |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | EUROPEAN RULERS $2000: The words for "King" in Czech, kral, & in Polish, krol, come from the name of this ruler who fought the Slavs Carolus Magnus (aka Charlemagne) |
| #6973, aired 2014-12-31 | BIBLICAL ZOO $600: Jesus said, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening" these wolves |
| #6965, aired 2014-12-19 | A CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK $1600: "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation" "O Come, All Ye Faithful" |
| #6960, aired 2014-12-12 | "L"ITERATURE $400: Eric Knight touched hearts with the 1940 novel imploring this dog to "Come Home" Lassie |
| #6958, aired 2014-12-10 | 21st CENTURY MOVIE QUOTES $400: "Look at me--I'm the captain now" Captain Phillips |
| #6957, aired 2014-12-09 | SEE HOW THEY RAN $1000: During his successful 1896 front-porch campaign, he stayed home in Ohio & let the crowds come to him McKinley |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | SHORTENED WORDS $800: Flu;
we hope you don't come down with it influenza |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME $600: This title monster who squares off with the MUTOs in a 2014 film G-O-D-Z-I-L-L-A |
| #6951, aired 2014-12-01 | A TREASURE MAP $400: You will come to this kind of island; it sounds like it would resemble the Sahara, but the word means "abandoned" desert (deserted accepted) |
| #6951, aired 2014-12-01 | SONGS ON THE RADIO $800: In 2014 she won the Radio Disney Music Award for Song of the Year
"When you're ready, come and get it /
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na..." Selena Gomez |
| #6941, aired 2014-11-17 | IN "GREY" $400: This drink's flavor & aroma come from the bergamot orange Earl Grey tea |
| #6940, aired 2014-11-14 | AUTHORS $400: This tale spinner continues to delight with more frights to come Stephen King |
| #6939, aired 2014-11-13 | COME SAIL AWAY $400: It sounds like a farming term, but it's also an arm attached to a rudder head to help steer tiller |
| #6939, aired 2014-11-13 | COME SAIL AWAY $800: A partition wall that divides a ship's interior into compartments bulkhead |
| #6939, aired 2014-11-13 | COME SAIL AWAY $1200: Back in the day, if the sun was over this, lads, it meant it was time for a drink yardarm |
| #6939, aired 2014-11-13 | COME SAIL AWAY $1600: A triangular headsail; the sailor in "All Is Lost" deploys a storm one jib |
| #6939, aired 2014-11-13 | COME SAIL AWAY $2000: They're not rodents' quips; they're rope steps used to climb into the rigging ratlines |
| #6938, aired 2014-11-12 | ____IN' COUNTRY SONGS $1000: Loretta Lynn:
"Don't Come Home A ____in' (With ____in' On Your Mind)" Drinkin' & Lovin' |
| #6936, aired 2014-11-10 | A LITTLE ALLITERATION $400: The name of this baking utensil has come to mean "lacking individuality" cookie cutter |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | 4-LETTER TV SHOW TITLES $1200: Hey, "Bad boys! Whatcha gonna do when" these title TV guys come for you? Cops |
| #6933, aired 2014-11-05 | LITERARY TERMS $1000: It's the usual lit crit term for prefiguring or hinting what is to come later in a story foreshadowing |
| #6932, aired 2014-11-04 | AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CATEGORY $1,800 (Daily Double): Marcus Luttrell wrote this memoir about being the only Navy SEAL to come home from Operation Redwing Lone Survivor |
| #6929, aired 2014-10-30 | TV SHOWS' OPENING LYRICS $400: "Come and knock on our door, we've been waiting for you"--Jack & the girls, that is Three's Company |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | STOCK UP ON CANDY $400: KRFT is Kraft Foods, maker of these Jet-Puffed treats that come in spooky shapes for Halloween marshmallows |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | U.S. CITIES $2,600 (Daily Double): British general John Forbes named this city for a certain William the Elder Pittsburgh |
| #6921, aired 2014-10-20 | JUST DESERTS $200: In this Bible book, the children of Israel "were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the Desert of Sinai" Exodus |
| #6921, aired 2014-10-20 | COUNTRY MUSIC $600: When her "Here You Come Again" hit the pop charts in 1977, she said, "I'm not leaving country, I'm just taking it with me" Dolly Parton |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | CLOTHING & FASHION $600: For the man not quite at his college weight, Levi's & Gap jeans both come in this 7-letter style relaxed |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | OCCUPATIONAL LAST NAMES $800: In 1819's McCulloch v. Maryland, this Chief Justice said the Constitution would "endure for ages to come" (John) Marshall |
| #6917, aired 2014-10-14 | BLOOMIN' NON-ONIONS $600: We'll plant bulbs of this in the fall; come spring, we'll enjoy varieties like Darwin, parrot & triumph tulips |
| #6912, aired 2014-10-07 | A VERY "GRAPHIC" CATEGORY $800: In "American Born Chinese", the first of these nominated for a Natl. Book Award, Gene Luen Yang "drew" on his own heritage a graphic novel |
| #6910, aired 2014-10-03 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING $200: Jete, entrechat & releve (raising the body by lifting the heels) are terms that come from this art form ballet |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | FABRICS $600: Despite its name this fabric doesn't come from a great white but is often wool with rayon or acetate sharkskin |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM NICKNAMES $600: This school's Gamecocks rough it up in "The Cockpit" the University of South Carolina |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | GENERAL SCIENCE $1000: Fog doesn't come on little cat feet, but it can come on one of these 7-letter low-level clouds a stratus cloud |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES $400: Come out to the coast and take it easy with these big seals at the Sanctuary at Monterey Bay elephant seals |
| #6900, aired 2014-09-19 | VANILLA $1000: Fabrics that come out of the production process not yet sorted for quality gave us this 4-word idiom run of the mill |
| #6900, aired 2014-09-19 | DOLLAR "BIL" $2000: Lodging for a soldier a billet |
| #6887, aired 2014-07-22 | AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS $600: The pair of masks seen here are symbolic of this club; come try out! drama club |
| #6887, aired 2014-07-22 | AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS $800: Future CEOs & entrepreneurs come together for meetings of the FBLA, BL standing for this business leaders |
| #6876, aired 2014-07-07 | THE AUTHOR WRITES $400: "'I am not made for perilous quests! I wish I had never seen the ring! Why did it come to me? Why was I chosen?"' Tolkien |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | MR. SECRETARY $2000: Serving until 1975, Rogers Morton of Maryland was the last secretary of this department to come from east of the Mississippi Interior |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | LITERARY QUOTES $1600: This Elizabethan dramatist & poet requested, "Come live with me and be my love, and we will all the pleasures prove" Christopher Marlowe |
| #6869, aired 2014-06-26 | "K" ROCK $1600: 2010's "Come Around Sundown" was from this group, recent rock "royalty" Kings of Leon |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL $2000: 'Cilla Mullins, it's the 17th c., baby, & I'm speaking for myself. Come on, li'l mama! We'll have 11 kids & make Plymouth rock! John Alden |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | PANDA-MONIUM $1000: The first live giant panda to come to the west was Su-Lin, who in 1936 came to live at the Brookfield Zoo in this U.S. city Chicago |
| #6861, aired 2014-06-16 | NOOSE MEN $1200: The 15th century got gentler--in 1498 reform preacher Savonarola was hanged before this was done to him burnt |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $2000: The name of this crested parrot may come from a Malay word meaning "older brother" cockatoo |
| #6855, aired 2014-06-06 | FROM SOUP TO NUTS $600: Almost all of these nuts seen here, unshelled & shelled, come from wild trees in the Amazon basin Brazil nuts |
| #6845, aired 2014-05-23 | PAUL McCARTNEY $200: In 2003 Paul sang "come and keep your comrade warm" as he played his first-ever Russian concert, in this square Red Square |
| #6842, aired 2014-05-20 | UNDER THE MICROSCOPE $400: These omnipresent organisms come in three shapes; seen here are bacilli, the rod-shaped variety bacteria |
| #6842, aired 2014-05-20 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS $800: With its 2014 induction, perhaps this duo said, "You Make My Dreams Come True" Hall & Oates |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | COME AT THE KING $400: This king who lends his name to a costly type of victory was killed in a 272 B.C. battle to capture Argos Pyrrhus |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | MARINE BIOLOGY $400: These polyps come in several varieties including thorny, gorgonian & mushroom coral |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | COME AT THE KING $800: Talk about wanting a recount! On Jan. 19, 1793, this king was condemned to death by 380 votes to 310 Louis XVI |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | COME AT THE KING $1200: In 1975 King Faisal of this country was shot to death by his nephew, Prince Faisal Saudi Arabia |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | COME AT THE KING $2000: In 1485 he wasn't horsing around when his forces killed Richard III; for him, it was really good to be king Henry VII |
| #6841, aired 2014-05-19 | COME AT THE KING $2,600 (Daily Double): In 336 B.C. a young Macedonian noble named Pausanias killed this king but was killed on the spot himself King Philip |
| #6837, aired 2014-05-13 | AVOIDING THE CLICHÉ $400: Up to a time some bovines return to our domicile until the cows come home |
| #6830, aired 2014-05-02 | SPIDER-MAN $600: The very first Spider-Man comic book story featured the line "With great power there must also come" this great responsibility |
| #6827, aired 2014-04-29 | THE TV CHESSBOARD $200: Desperate sellers come to the Vegas shop run by the Harrisons & ask, "What's it worth?" on this History Channel show Pawn Stars |
| #6826, aired 2014-04-28 | A POLK $3,000 (Daily Double): In his 1845 inaugural address, Polk mentioned annexing this republic & "her desire to come into our Union" Texas |
| #6825, aired 2014-04-25 | PRODUCT DESIGN $200: These McDonald's staples introduced in 1983 come in bell, bone, ball & boot shapes Chicken McNuggets |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | ROBOTICS $200: Isaac Asimov's first law of robotics says that a robot may not allow one of these to come to harm humans |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | FOOD-TITLED BOOKS $1000: Roald Dahl's James says, "I know what this is! I've come to the stone in the middle of" this the Giant Peach |
| #6821, aired 2014-04-21 | MAN CANDY $1200: These chewy fruit candies with a pair of rhyming names come in varieties like Berry Blast & Tropical Typhoon Mike & Ike |
| #6817, aired 2014-04-15 | FACTS ABOUT FIGURES $1000: The official figures for the USA's gross domestic product come from this cabinet department Commerce |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | SPOT ME $400: These spots found on fair-skinned kids come in simple & sunburn types freckles |
| #6812, aired 2014-04-08 | FOOD LABELING $200: To be given this eco-friendly label, products must come from a farm that's passed a special USDA inspection organic |
| #6807, aired 2014-04-01 | KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTES $400: When this apostle saw Jesus walking on water, he said, "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water" Peter |
| #6806, aired 2014-03-31 | RETRONYMS $200: Since the advent of liquid & gel soaps, this 3-letter word has come before "soap" when it comes in cake form bar |
| #6797, aired 2014-03-18 | TED TALKS $800: Different ways of thinking come from Temple Grandin, diagnosed with this disorder
"I think in pictures, I don't think in language." autism |
| #6788, aired 2014-03-05 | CARSON, DAILY $1000: In his last monologue, Johnny said this huge corp. "named me employee of the month...that was a dream come true" G.E. |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | LEADER OF THE "PACK" $200: Proverbially good things come in these small packages |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | THE COOKIE AISLE $400: This brand's E.L. Fudge cookies come in an elfin shape Keebler |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | THE COOKIE AISLE $600: These nautical cookies come in chunky as well as chewy varieties Chips Ahoy! |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | ALEX' HONKY-TONK SALOON $600: Come on, fellas! I thought we all agreed that force = mass x acceleration is part of his 2nd law of motion. Fellas! Newton |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | ALEX' HONKY-TONK SALOON $1000: Come set a spell, son. You in town fer this event
represented musically here? Camptown Races |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | WRITERS HATIN' ON WRITERS $1200: Hemingway asked about this Mississippi novelist, "does he really think big emotions come from big words?" Faulkner |
| #6778, aired 2014-02-19 | STATE LINES $200: Stephen Foster:
"I've come from ____ with my banjo on my knee" Alabama |
| #6778, aired 2014-02-19 | DORM ROOM CHECKLIST $400: For your dining pleasure, this tool will come in quite handy a pizza cutter |
| #6776, aired 2014-02-17 | STUDENT HEALTH CENTER $200: Come on in--the CDC says everyone 6 months of age & older should get this yearly, ideally by October a flu shot |
| #6766, aired 2014-02-03 | ON THE "M"ENU $800: This 2-word term means chemistry & physics have come to the kitchen; liquid nitrogen & lasers might be involved molecular gastronomy (or molecular cooking) |
| #6766, aired 2014-02-03 | LATIN $800: From the Latin for "purse" come "purser" & this word for a college's treasurer bursar |
| #6760, aired 2014-01-24 | ANCIENT ROME $1600: On June 9, 68 A.D. this emperor told the centurion who'd come to arrest him, "this is fidelity" as he died by his own hand Nero |
| #6758, aired 2014-01-22 | RIVERS $2000: The name of this river that runs through Myanmar is thought to come from a Sanskrit term meaning "elephant river" the Irrawaddy |
| #6755, aired 2014-01-17 | THE REALLY OLD COLLEGE TRY $1000: I come to wive it wealthily at the University of this, founded in 1222 by about 1,000 ex-University of Bologna students Padua |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | THROWN OF GAMES $800: 354 wins did not overcome the controversy as this ex-Red Sox pitcher didn't make the Hall of Fame cut in 2013 Roger Clemens |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | 30 YEARS $400: U.S. Treasury bonds reach this, the point at which they come due, after 30 years; some people take a lot longer maturity |
| #6750, aired 2014-01-10 | NO. 1 "LOVE" SONGS $2,000 (Daily Double): Bee Gees: "And you come to me on a summer breeze" "How Deep Is Your Love" |
| #6740, aired 2013-12-27 | COLORFUL MOVIES $400: "Someday My Prince Will Come" is a song from this 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| #6735, aired 2013-12-20 | IT'S SNOWING $800: In skiing, this basic method of turning or stopping is also called the wedge snowplow |
| #6734, aired 2013-12-19 | HISTORIC NAMES $1600: Although Catherine of Aragon had several children with Henry VIII, only this daughter survived infancy Mary Tudor |
| #6732, aired 2013-12-17 | THE CONFEDERACY $200: The president's term was this, 1 1/2 times that of the U.S. President; then he was to be termed out, but that didn't come up 6 years |
| #6727, aired 2013-12-10 | LITERARY QUOTES $1600: Chapter 15 of this novel reports that one day Lara "went out and did not come back. She... probably died somewhere" Doctor Zhivago |
| #6723, aired 2013-12-04 | AFFLICTIONS OF YORE $800: Canine madness have you foaming? Then you've come down with this unfortunate sickness rabies |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: In Stephen Vincent Benet's story "The Devil and" him, Mr. Scratch has come to collect a debt Daniel Webster |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | HAILED FROM WALES $1,000 (Daily Double): Taste testing chocolate bars for Mr. Cadbury inspired his most famous kids' novel Roald Dahl |
| #6711, aired 2013-11-18 | OPERA & BALLET CHARACTERS $1600: In return for its freedom, it gives prince Ivan a brilliant red feather; he only need wave it & it will come to his aid the Firebird |
| #6710, aired 2013-11-15 | TEACHERS' LOUNGE CUISINE $600: English teacher Mr. Voss hates misspelling, so he boycotts these "Stix" that come in grape, cherry & Maui punch flavors Pixy Stix |
| #6708, aired 2013-11-13 | YES, NOVEMBER! $1000: Mr. Brezhnev knew these come in November, including a spectacular show the night of Nov. 12, 1833 the Leonids |
| #6707, aired 2013-11-12 | QUOTABLE QUOTES $400: The first words he spoke on the telephone were "Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you" (Alexander Graham) Bell |
| #6703, aired 2013-11-06 | BEATLE-Y WORDS & PHRASES $2000: About her, Lennon & McCartney wrote, "nothing can come between us, when it gets dark I tow your heart away" Lovely Rita |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | COME TO OUR "ADE" $400: It's a heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design brocade |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | COME TO OUR "ADE" $800: One who campaigns vigorously for an idea or cause, or an 11th century Christian fighting to take Jerusalem a crusader |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | COME TO OUR "ADE" $1200: Wesley Snipes has played this Marvel comics vampire slayer in 3 films Blade |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | COME TO OUR "ADE" $2000: This word for rhythm or beat also refers to the type of military call heard here
"Up in the morning, march all day /
(Up the morning, march all day) /
"Keep on marching your life away..." cadence |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | COME TO OUR "ADE" $2,400 (Daily Double): "Haffner" & "Colloredo" are 2 of these compositions by Mozart serenades |
| #6695, aired 2013-10-25 | ONE EXTRA LETTER $200: One, you might say, is where pancakes come from; the other is an energy-producing cell batter & battery |
| #6695, aired 2013-10-25 | GRAPE JAM $800: This country's distinctive white wines come mainly from Reisling grapes, which originated there Germany |
| #6693, aired 2013-10-23 | GAMBLING $1000: It's an automatic pass line loser if I get a 2, 3 or this total on my come out roll 12 |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | WET BAR GLOSSARY $400: Here come the "Jeopardy!" writers; better tap this cask that can hold 165 12-ounce beers a keg |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | OUR FOUNDING FATHERS $1,000 (Daily Double): On March 23, 1775 he told the House of Burgesses that "the war is inevitable--and let it come!" Patrick Henry |
| #6680, aired 2013-10-04 | BETWEEN JOBS $1000: In tarot, the card between magician and empress is a female one of these, which there's only been in legend pope |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | ARIAS $3,800 (Daily Double): This Mozart title man has already seduced Elvira & pursues her maid in "Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra", "O Come To The Window" Don Giovanni |
| #6676, aired 2013-09-30 | REJECTED SPORTS TEAM NAMES $400: The small, fixed amounts your health insurance company requires you to come up with for outpatient visits the co-pays |
| #6674, aired 2013-09-26 | ON THE MARQUIS $1,200 (Daily Double): Of the British surrender at Yorktown, he said, "The play is over... the fifth act has just come to an end" (the Marquis de) Lafayette |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | WORDPLAY $600: "You don't know? Come on, take a dot in the shark" is an example of this a spoonerism |
| #6667, aired 2013-09-17 | POTENT POTABLES $400: (Kathie Lee and Hoda give the clue.) After you swirl the wine, look for the rivulets that slide down the inside of the glass; they're called tears or these, which usually mean the wine is full-bodied legs |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | THEY WILL SING COME $200: 1969:
"Come Together" The Beatles |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $200: He wasn't an alien visitor, but Felix Baumgartner did come from 24 miles up when he landed in this Southwest state in 2012 New Mexico |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | THEY WILL SING COME $400: 1991:
"Come As You Are" Nirvana |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | THEY WILL SING COME $600: 1982:
"Come On Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | THEY WILL SING COME $800: 1982:
"Come Dancing" The Kinks |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | THEY WILL SING COME $1000: 2006:
"Kingdom Come" Jay-Z |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | 8-LETTER WORDS $1200: Some choices come down to "quality versus" this "Q" word quantity |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Before this strong guy's birth, an angel came to his mother saying, "No razor shall come on his head" Samson |
| #6651, aired 2013-07-15 | "MIGHTY" $200: "Here I come to save the day" is proclaimed in this cartoon hero's theme song Mighty Mouse |
| #6648, aired 2013-07-10 | FLANDERS $600: Students from around the world come to Mechelen to learn to play these at carillon school (church) bells |
| #6647, aired 2013-07-09 | IN LIVING COLOR $1000: The 2 colors that come before "algae" in another name for cyanobacteria blue and green |
| #6641, aired 2013-07-01 | CELEBRITY PALS $800: Come on, Vogue! Anna Wintour has given fashion advice to this Wimbledon-winning Swiss guy pal (Roger) Federer |
| #6638, aired 2013-06-26 | HEALTH CARE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew displays a diagram on the monitor.) Medicare's prescription-drug benefit has a gap in coverage where expenditures come out of your pocket, called by this edible name the doughnut hole |
| #6638, aired 2013-06-26 | STATUES $2000: Success may come to you if you name this popular Hindu god seen here in stone Ganesha (Ganesh accepted) |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | ENDS IN DOUBLE L $1000: Things have come to a this 10-letter word, a cessation of movement a standstill |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | A NIGHTMARE FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU $600: Today's the big audition, but you've come down with this inflammation of the voice box! laryngitis |
| #6629, aired 2013-06-13 | FROM "L" TO "M" $400: This flooring invented around 1860 has come back in favor because it's environmentally friendly linoleum |
| #6624, aired 2013-06-06 | BODY QUOTES $200: "O, Susanna! O, don't you cry for me, I've come from Alabama with my" this banjo on my knee |
| #6623, aired 2013-06-05 | POP--THE QUESTION $400: The Clash asked, "come on & let me know" this title "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" |
| #6623, aired 2013-06-05 | DOG-GONE IT $1600: In this playwright's "Come Back, Little Sheba", Sheba is the missing dog William Inge |
| #6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $1600: Do come to my eco-friendly loft for cheese described by this 9-letter adjective, meaning with craft & by hand artisanal |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | 10-MILLION-SELLING ALBUMS $1200: This country singer's "Come On Over" Shania Twain |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | "YO" LO $600: The name of this device may come from a Filipino word meaning "come back" a yo-yo |
| #6591, aired 2013-04-22 | QUOTH THE POLITICIAN $600: At the 2012 DNC he quoted his mom: "Joey, bravery resides in every heart, and the time will come when it must be summoned" Joe Biden |
| #6590, aired 2013-04-19 | TAKE ME HOME $600: It's Spanish for "house"; come on over, "mi" "es su" casa |
| #6580, aired 2013-04-05 | LITERARY ANIMALS $400: When Tarzan called Tantor, one of these animals would come trumpeting & tearing a big path an elephant |
| #6580, aired 2013-04-05 | POTPOURRI $400: This type of foot seen in medieval images of the devil may have come from the god Pan a cloven foot |
| #6579, aired 2013-04-04 | SOWING "OTE"s $1,600 (Daily Double): Theodore Roosevelt said this "is like a rifle: its usefulness depends on the character of the user" vote |
| #6576, aired 2013-04-01 | DISNEY MOVIES BY SONG $400: "Someday My Prince Will Come" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | MEMPHIS MUSIC HALL OF FAME $2000: This reverend says, if you want to worship with me in Memphis, "here I am (come & take me)" at the full gospel tabernacle Al Green |
| #6569, aired 2013-03-21 | LINES FROM THE OSCAR-WINNING ROLE $800: 1972: "Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me" Don Corleone |
| #6568, aired 2013-03-20 | "BOTTOM" $800: A song from "Annie" tells us, "the sun'll come out tomorrow, bet your" this "that tomorrow there'll be sun" your bottom dollar |
| #6565, aired 2013-03-15 | SWEET $1000: Sweethearts & wafers come from this company whose name stands in part for "New England" Necco |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | FINE ART: An early owner of this 1889 painting full of blue & green noted how well the artist "understood the exquisite nature of flowers!" Irises |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | FASHION: The name of these items that became a 1940s fad derives in part from a word meaning "to cut short" bobby socks |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS: The name of this country's national anthem translates as "His Majesty's Reign" & its lyrics come from a 1,000-year-old poem Japan |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | LATIN IN LITERATURE: A work by this 15th century English writer quotes the phrase "rex quondam rexque futurus" Thomas Malory |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS: Both of the names of these 2 lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for "blessed" Beatrice & Benedick |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | 19th CENTURY FIRST LADIES: After her husband left office, a minister wrote the White House was "purer because" this first lady "has been its mistress" Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy") |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | STATEHOOD: Congress relented in 1890 after this prospective state said it would wait 100 years rather than come in without the women Wyoming |
| #8802, aired 2023-02-07 | WORD ORIGINS: This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for "to think" mantra |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | GEOGRA-FLEE: In July 2022 the ousted president of this country fled west across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives Sri Lanka |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | WORLD CITIES: The name of this city may come from "dur", meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people's settlement on a lake Zurich |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: A New York Times headline about this disaster included "866 rescued" & "noted names missing" the Titanic |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES: It's the world's smallest landlocked country in both area & population Vatican City |
| #8686, aired 2022-07-18 | ART & THEATRE: Asked to design a new set for a restaging of this 1952 play, Alberto Giacometti came up with one scraggly plaster tree Waiting for Godot |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS: "Terre de nos aïeux" follows the title in the French version of this anthem "O Canada" |
| #18, aired 2022-02-22 | THE 19th CENTURY: An 1873 book title gave us this phrase for the period in the late 1800s of growth & prosperity & also greed & corruption the Gilded Age |
| #8464, aired 2021-08-12 | BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES: Based on a 1974 novel, this film has been described as combining "An Enemy of the People" & "Moby Dick" Jaws |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | PHRASES FROM LITERATURE: This 2-word phrase in "The Arabian Nights" may have come from an herb bearing seed pods that burst when ripe "Open, Sesame!" |
| #8237, aired 2020-09-15 | THE MUSIC BIZ: In 2019, at a 60th anniversary event in Detroit, this producer announced his retirement saying he had "come full circle" Berry Gordy |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | EUROPEAN LANDMARKS: As described in an 1831 book, it has "three recessed and pointed doorways... immense central rose window... two dark and massive towers" Notre-Dame |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS: Of the 15 U.S. presidential libraries or museums, 3 are in this state, more than any other Texas |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | ADVENTURE NOVELS: In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel The Swiss Family Robinson |
| #8210, aired 2020-04-24 | MEN & MACHINES: John Moore-Brabazon, the first pilot licensed by England, had learned about engines working for this man, first half of a famous pair (Charles) Rolls |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | HISTORIC FIGURES: In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland Charlemagne |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | PRESIDENTIAL GEOGRAPHY: This Midwest city is the burial place of one 19th century president & was named for a relative of another Cleveland, Ohio |
| #8200, aired 2020-04-10 | WORDS IN THE NEWS: On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500% quid pro quo |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES: He has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a Shakespeare tragedy Iago |
| #8128, aired 2020-01-01 | SINGLE-NAMED PERFORMERS: The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in "Precious" Mo'Nique |
| #8095, aired 2019-11-15 | INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES: A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty Japan & Russia |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | LITERARY CHARACTERS: From an 1894 work, his name literally translates to "tiger king" Shere Khan |
| #8088, aired 2019-11-06 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA: In 1939, turned down by 2 local theaters, Howard University was able to get an outdoor venue for this singer's yearly concert Marian Anderson |
| #8085, aired 2019-11-01 | RELIGION: This denomination takes its name from the day, as told in the New Testament, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles Pentecostalism |
| #8078, aired 2019-10-23 | 1930s NOVEL CHARACTERS: Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn't been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill Nick Charles |
| #8059, aired 2019-09-26 | WORLD LANDMARKS: "The Eighth Wonder", by composer Alan John & librettist Dennis Watkins, is about this building that opened in 1973 the Sydney Opera House |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | GAMES: When this game was introduced in 1860, it had squares like Intemperance & Poverty & if you hit the Suicide square your game was over The Game of Life |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | 20th CENTURY BESTSELLING AUTHORS: He once said, "In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage...who we are and where we have come from" Alex Haley |
| #7973, aired 2019-04-17 | 20th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS: His first name refers to the ancient district in which you'd find the Greek capital; his surname is a bird Atticus Finch |
| #7893, aired 2018-12-26 | HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY: Most of the land fighting in the first Punic war between Rome & Carthage was on this island Sicily |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | AMERICA IN THE 1930s: In March 1933 CBS Radio's Robert Trout said, "The president wants to come into your home... for a little" this a fireside chat |
| #7839, aired 2018-10-11 | BROADWAY MUSICALS: The title of this 1947 Lerner & Loewe musical may come from the construction seen here Brigadoon |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | CLASSIC FILMS: In this '70s Oscar-winning film, the title character's 1st words are "Why did you go to the police? Why didn't you come to me first?" The Godfather |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | SCHOOL SUPPLY WORDS: Adding "P" to a word for a chronic back condition gets you this synonym for graphite or pencil lead plumbago |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | RECORD LABELS: This label, home to U2 & Bob Marley, was created, fittingly, in Jamaica with an investment of 1,000 pounds sterling Island Records |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES: South of the Tropic of Capricorn, this kingdom is the world's southernmost landlocked country Lesotho |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | WOMEN AUTHORS: A 1936 New York Times review called the debut novel by this author "in all probability, the biggest book of the year: 1,037 pages" Margaret Mitchell |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | ERAS IN U.S. HISTORY: On April 11, 1865 Abraham Lincoln spoke of "the mode, manner, and means of" this, which he would not live to see Reconstruction |
| #7530, aired 2017-05-12 | PLACE NAMES: A town named for its location where a river in Devon meets the English Channel, it's also the name of a college in New Hampshire Dartmouth |
| #7475, aired 2017-02-24 | 17th CENTURY GERMANS: Astronomer who began his epitaph, "I used to measure the heavens, now I shall measure the shadows of Earth" Johannes Kepler |
| #7470, aired 2017-02-17 | WORLD LANDMARKS: Completed in 1884, the Washington Monument became the tallest manmade structure but 4 years later was surpassed by this the Eiffel Tower |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR: Made from a boiler at a Mobile, Alabama machine shop, it was deemed a success though it went down off Charleston 3 times the Hunley |
| #7407, aired 2016-11-22 | EARLY AMERICA: William Bradford wrote that this document was partly inspired by the "mutinous speeches" of some passengers the Mayflower Compact |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | SCIENCE & MATH VOCABULARY: These 2 words are just 1 letter different; one is a whirlpool & the other a geometry term for a meeting point vertex & vortex |
| #7404, aired 2016-11-17 | FAMOUS BUILDINGS: Completed in 1943, this "city within a city" has outer walls over 900 feet long the Pentagon |
| #7402, aired 2016-11-15 | MEN OF SCIENCE: The symbols for 6 chemical elements spell out his name, beginning with cobalt, phosphorus & erbium Copernicus |
| #7366, aired 2016-09-26 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: This European company uses about 1% of the world's lumber each year; it aims to make that 100% sustainable by 2020 IKEA |
| #7364, aired 2016-09-22 | OPERA: The heroine of this opera sings, “If you come to give me, so cruel, your last goodbye, the dark vortex of the Nile will be my grave” Aida |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | BILLBOARD CHART-TOPPERS: This singer's first studio album came out in 1955, but a 2011 duets release was his first album to hit No. 1 Tony Bennett |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | STATE SONGS: Its state song rhymes "patriotic gore" with the name of its largest city Maryland |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | AUTHORS: She wrote in her journal in 1867 that a publisher "asked me to write a girls book. Said I'd try." Louisa May Alcott |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | 19th CENTURY BRITS: In May 1810 during one of his more famous exploits, he employed the breaststroke Byron |
| #7230, aired 2016-02-05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: He was the only 20th century president who never delivered an inaugural address President Ford |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | FAMOUS LAST NAMES: The first woman space shuttle pilot shares this surname with a man on the 1st manned lunar landing 26 years earlier Collins |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | THE OSCARS: For films of 2005 through 2012, he received nominations for Best Picture, Director, Writing & Acting George Clooney |
| #7175, aired 2015-11-20 | PHILOSOPHERS: His last name means a type of burial place & in 1855 that's where he went Søren Kierkegaard |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | SPACE EXPLORATION: The first man to travel into space began his journey on that fateful day in what is today this country Kazakhstan |
| #7158, aired 2015-10-28 | POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY TERMS: Anna Freud wrote, "The infantile ego resorts to" this behavior "in order not to become aware of some painful impression" denial |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | WOMEN AUTHORS: This woman who passed away in 2015 wrote what is billed as Australia's "Gone with the Wind" Colleen McCullough |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | SPORTS RULES: The Syracuse owner created this in 1954 & it may have helped his team succeed the Lakers as champs the next year the 24-second shot clock |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | GEOGRAPHY: The Caucasian Isthmus lies between these 2 large inland bodies of water the Caspian Sea & the Black Sea |
| #7034, aired 2015-03-26 | NAVY SHIPS: First designated as Armored Cruiser No. 1, this ship was commissioned in 1895 & operated on our East Coast & in the Caribbean the Maine |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM WINNERS: She was called a "Trailblazer for America's daughters" when she won in 2012, a century after founding an organization Juliette Gordon Low |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | REFERENCE BOOK MAKERS: In 1863 he used the epigraph "I have gathered... other men's flowers, & nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own" John Bartlett |
| #7000, aired 2015-02-06 | SHAKESPEARE: After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present-day country than in any other Italy |
| #6946, aired 2014-11-24 | BRITISH MUSICMAKERS OF THE '90s: One critic called them "a social phenomenon", "the most widely recognised group... since John, Paul, George & Ringo" the Spice Girls |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY: Of the 5 cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles, it's the only one not found in Europe Tyre |
| #6943, aired 2014-11-19 | 21st CENTURY BOOKS: Set in the Great Depression, this 2006 novel has an epigraph from "Horton Hatches the Egg" Water for Elephants |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | ROCK & ROLL: A restaurant chain took its name from a British band's fourth chart-topper, this 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday" |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: In 1936 at age 79, he published an article in Esquire magazine in which he described how to pick a jury Clarence Darrow |
| #6902, aired 2014-09-23 | ENGLISH MONARCHS: She was born near London; her mother, near Madrid "Bloody" Mary Tudor |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS: 11 movie soundtrack albums by this performer hit the Billboard Top 10, with 4 hitting No. 1 Elvis Presley |
| #6853, aired 2014-06-04 | THE BEATLES: Of The Beatles' 20 U.S. No. 1 hits, this song has the shortest title "Help!" |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win Oscars for Best Actor & Best Actress The Silence of the Lambs or As Good as It Gets |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | NAMES ON THE MAP: Visited by Jacques Cartier in 1534, it was later renamed for Queen Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent Prince Edward Island |
| #6835, aired 2014-05-09 | FAMOUS BOOKS: It was published March 26, 1830; a very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011 The Book of Mormon |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | U.S. STATES: Other than Q, these 2 letters appear the least in the names of states, each appearing only once J & Z |
| #6818, aired 2014-04-16 | TV MUSIC: "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James & the Shondells was heard in this drama's "Gliding Over All" episode Breaking Bad |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | MODERN DAY SUFFIXES: Dating from 1973, this 4-letter suffix indicates a person or thing that has become associated with public scandal -gate |
| #6770, aired 2014-02-07 | WORLD POLITICS: When these 2 men swapped jobs in 2012, their country's media described the move as "castling" Putin & Medvedev |
| #6721, aired 2013-12-02 | POP GROUPS: In 2012, 22 years after their first album, they released a new one that includes "Good Vibrations" & "Monday Monday" Wilson Phillips |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS: In 1947 Walt Disney made a handshake deal to let this university use one of his major characters as its mascot, still in use today the University of Oregon |
| #6713, aired 2013-11-20 | NOVEL TITLES: These are not found in the Koran, & the angel Gabriel told Muhammad that they were not revealed by God the Satanic Verses |
| #6657, aired 2013-07-23 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS: They're the only 2 Best Actor winners with the same last name; one was a winner for 1979 & 1988, the other for 2005 Dustin Hoffman & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | AUTHORS: This author who passed away in 2012 quipped, "For those who haven't read the books, I am known best for my hair preparations" Gore Vidal |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ITALY: The Italian word for "shadow" is used as a local variation on the name of this region midway between Rome & Florence Umbria |
| #6540, aired 2013-02-08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Recently in the news, this agency traces its origins to an 1803 act helping Portsmouth, N.H. after a fire FEMA |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | SHORT STORIES: It says, "The body of the trooper having been buried in the church yard, the ghost rides forth... in nightly quest of his head" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| #6536, aired 2013-02-04 | MOUNT RUSHMORE: It's the only U.S. state that has more than one native-born son honored on Mount Rushmore Virginia |
| #6524, aired 2013-01-17 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY INTRODUCTIONS: Title character who's "clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere" Dracula |
| #6499, aired 2012-12-13 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS: Before Michael Phelps in 2008, he was the last American to win 5 individual golds in one Olympics; he did it at Lake Placid Eric Heiden |
| #6480, aired 2012-11-16 | CLASSICAL MUSIC: This 1890 piece was named for a Verlaine poem that begins, "Your soul is as a moonlit landscape fair" "Clair de Lune" |
| #6477, aired 2012-11-13 | BORN & DIED: He was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, England & died in a skirmish February 14, 1779 in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Captain James Cook |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | THE OSCARS: The only remake of a U.S. film to win Best Picture; the original was made in the 1920s, the Oscar-winning remake in the 1950s Ben-Hur |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: In 2011, in the preface to the 75th anniversary edition, Pat Conroy called this novel "the last great... victory of the Confederacy" Gone with the Wind |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | STATE NICKNAMES: Its nickname is said to come from a line in an 1899 speech that followed "frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me" Missouri |
| #6312, aired 2012-02-14 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The 14 countries that border China run alphabetically from this to Vietnam Afghanistan |
| #6302, aired 2012-01-31 | 1870s PEOPLE: Preserved in the West Point library, his last message reads, "Benteen. Come on. Big village. Be quick. Bring packs" General Custer |
| #6245, aired 2011-11-11 | BUSINESS: A 2005 sale of 14,159,265 shares prompted the headline "Google offers shares, seeks global piece of" this pi |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | 18th CENTURY AUTHORS: In a poem he named himself Cadenus, an anagram of Decanus, or "Dean" Jonathan Swift |
| #6238, aired 2011-11-02 | WORLD CITIES: A member of the Hanseatic League, this city with a 4-letter name was once known as the "Paris of the Baltic" Riga |
| #6223, aired 2011-10-12 | ART & STATE CAPITALS: The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, home to the largest permanent collection of her works, is in this state capital Santa Fe |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: The latest "Bartlett's" lists quotes chronologically; the first quotes come from this country Egypt |
| #6096, aired 2011-02-28 | BRANDS: Jack Odell gave his child a tiny vehicle to bring to school inside one of these items, & a toy brand name was born a matchbox |
| #6093, aired 2011-02-23 | AMERICAN LIT: He wrote, "The hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker & quicker, & louder & louder every instant" Edgar Allan Poe |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | STATE NAMES: These are the 2 U.S. states with only one consonant in their names Iowa & Ohio |
| #6052, aired 2010-12-28 | CABINET OFFICERS: He was the last Secretary of State to serve in the post under 2 presidents Henry Kissinger |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | COUNTRIES: In only 2 cases can you add 2 letters to one country & get another country: Austria/Australia & this pair Niger/Nigeria |
| #6023, aired 2010-11-17 | PHRASES: In ancient Rome it was a post where racers changed direction; since 1836 it's meant a moment change occurs turning point |
| #6020, aired 2010-11-12 | DOCUMENTS: It says, "The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations" the Declaration of Independence |
| #5974, aired 2010-07-29 | THE SUPER BOWL: As of 2010 it's the only current NFC team that has never played in the Super Bowl the Detroit Lions |
| #5951, aired 2010-06-28 | BOTANICAL ETYMOLOGY: This plant's name may have come from its use by Italian Renaissance women to dilate pupils, which, they felt, augmented beauty belladonna |
| #5949, aired 2010-06-24 | NATIONAL PARKS: When it became a national park in 1919, it got this name used by the locals because it seemed like heaven on Earth Zion National Park |
| #5923, aired 2010-05-19 | OPERA: The aria "Pour mon ame" by Donizetti includes 9 of these; a few tenors have earned the nickname "King of" them high Cs |
| #5920, aired 2010-05-14 | THE 50 STATES: It's the only state from which rainwater flows to the Pacific, the Atlantic & Hudson Bay Montana |
| #5913, aired 2010-05-05 | MOVIE HISTORY: During the making of this classic, sets from "King Kong" & "The Garden of Allah" were intentionally burned down Gone with the Wind |
| #5904, aired 2010-04-22 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINOLOGY: In 1992 New York got the first one: 917 an overlay area code |
| #5870, aired 2010-03-05 | PLAYS: Dialogue from this play: "He didn't say for sure he'd come." "And if he doesn't come?" "We'll come back tomorrow" Waiting for Godot |
| #5863, aired 2010-02-24 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: He was nominated for 8 Best Actor Oscars, including one for a 1961 film; his only win came for its 1986 sequel Paul Newman |
| #5794, aired 2009-11-19 | FILM DIRECTORS: His work of the 1930s & '40s is so associated with sentimentality that his name is often combined with "corn" Frank Capra |
| #5788, aired 2009-11-11 | THE WORLD AFTER WWII: This peninsula was divided when Japan surrendered to the U.S. below the 38th parallel & to the Soviet Union north of it the Korean Peninsula |
| #5785, aired 2009-11-06 | STATE CAPITALS: It's the only 3-word state capital Salt Lake City |
| #5747, aired 2009-09-15 | PRESIDENTIAL ANCESTORS: His first ancestor to come to America, a maternal forebear, was a Huguenot, Philippe de la Noye, in 1621 Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | FOOD: This cheese was created in 1892 by Emil Frey & named for a New York singing society whose members loved the cheese Liederkranz |
| #5703, aired 2009-05-27 | BIG COUNTRIES: Forbes magazine uses "BRIC", an acronym for these 4 large nations advancing in economic power Brazil, Russia, India & China |
| #5693, aired 2009-05-13 | THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT: In 1784 these 2 future presidents saw an early manned balloon flight in Paris &, in 1793, America's 1st, in Philadelphia John Adams & Thomas Jefferson |
| #5565, aired 2008-11-14 | HIGHER EDUCATION: The 1st public one of these schools began in Illinois in 1901 for students who wanted to pursue higher education in their home area a community college (or junior college) |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS: The first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office, he did so to meet with other world leaders Wilson |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's 277 miles long, it's up to 18 miles wide, it's 6 million years old & at a given time temperatures within it can vary by 25 degrees the Grand Canyon |
| #5514, aired 2008-07-24 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1906 he launched Conjurer's Monthly, a magazine that he pretty much wrote & edited himself Harry Houdini |
| #5511, aired 2008-07-21 | NONFICTION: In 1947 editor William Styron said this book was a long, "tedious Pacific voyage best suited" for National Geographic Kon-Tiki (by Thor Heyerdahl) |
| #5505, aired 2008-07-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY: For nearly 30 years, California's Catalina Island was the spring training camp for this non-California Major League team the Chicago Cubs |
| #5467, aired 2008-05-20 | CHILDREN'S AUTHORS: In 1896 he said his mother had lost her childhood at 8; he "knew a time would come when I also must give up the games" J.M. Barrie |
| #5460, aired 2008-05-09 | ANCIENT TIMES: Plutarch's chapter on Romulus quotes this much later man as saying, "I love treason but hate a traitor" Julius Caesar |
| #5400, aired 2008-02-15 | AMERICAN POETRY: Walt Whitman called this "the beautiful uncut hair of graves" grass |
| #5395, aired 2008-02-08 | NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY: This 1,980-mile river that starts in Canada is the longest in the Western Hemisphere that flows to the Pacific Ocean the Yukon River |
| #5380, aired 2008-01-18 | BIBLICAL NAMES: The name of this rebellious young man of the Old Testament can be translated from the Hebrew as "father of peace" Absalom |
| #5360, aired 2007-12-21 | POETS: Fired from a job for laziness, he wrote, "I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass" Walt Whitman |
| #5336, aired 2007-11-19 | PHRASE ORIGINS: This 2-word phrase may be traced to a line in a Sherlock Holmes story, "The chaplain stood with a... pistol in his hand" smoking gun |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | HISTORIC ARCHITECTS: He designed S.C.'s State Capitol, burned during the Civil War; his most famous building had burned during the War of 1812 James Hoban |
| #5305, aired 2007-10-05 | SPORTS BUSINESS: In 1993 this man said, "What Phil & Nike have done is turn me into a dream" Michael Jordan |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | MUSICAL HISTORY: It's the nursery rhyme that inspired the title of a famous musical based on a 1913 G.B. Shaw work London Bridge |
| #5291, aired 2007-09-17 | AMERICAN PUBLISHING: The 1860 frontier novel "Malaeska", the first of its kind, sold 300,000 copies for total sales revenue of this $30,000 |
| #5283, aired 2007-07-25 | THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD: This Swahili phrase has been said or sung more than 450,000 times in theatres all over the world hakuna matata |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | AMERICANA: The original one of these on Mass.'s Little Brewster Island was built in 1716; automation didn't come until 1998 a lighthouse |
| #5252, aired 2007-06-12 | COLORS: Political battleground states are usually called this secondary color purple |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: In his first term, this president held the first press conference that would be shown on TV--later that day Dwight Eisenhower |
| #5210, aired 2007-04-13 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: Decreed by Congress in 1989, National Tap Dance Day falls on the May 25th birthday of this man born in 1878 Bill Robinson |
| #5190, aired 2007-03-16 | WOMEN OF THE 1930s: 1 of the men who shot her realized when he saw her body that she'd often waited on him at a cafe in Dallas Bonnie Parker |
| #5180, aired 2007-03-02 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Elected president twice, he beat his 2 opponents by a combined Electoral College tally of 1,014-62 Ronald Reagan |
| #5168, aired 2007-02-14 | ORGANIZATIONS: The emblem seen here is now used in countries where this organization's original emblem was controversial the (International) Red Cross |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | TOURISM: The 2 leading foreign destination countries for U.S. tourists Canada & Mexico |
| #5160, aired 2007-02-02 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: In part, using donated French tanks, he formed the U.S. Army's first tank training school in 1917 George Patton |
| #5137, aired 2007-01-02 | HOLIDAY STUFF: In an 1850 essay Charles Dickens called it "that pretty German toy" a Christmas tree |
| #5136, aired 2007-01-01 | WRITERS: A memorial window near his grave at Winchester Cathedral was a gift from the fishermen of England & America Izaak Walton (author of The Compleat Angler) |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | THE UNITED NATIONS: Of the 5 permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, the one that's the smallest in area the United Kingdom |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas Florida & the Yucatán peninsula |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | COMPOSING CONTEMPORARIES: One of 2 hyphenated composers who flourished in the 1870s, one with "The Maid of Pskov" & one with "Samson et Dalila" (1 of) Camille Saint-Saens & (Nicolai) Rimsky-Korsakov |
| #4994, aired 2006-05-04 | MEMOIRS: Chapters in this 1937 memoir include "A Kikuyu Chief", "War-Time Safari" & "Old Knudsen" Out of Africa (by Isak Dinesen) |
| #4993, aired 2006-05-03 | PEOPLE IN SPACE: In 2005, as the shuttle Discovery prepared for landing, NASA played a Dexys Midnight Runners song in her honor Eileen Collins |
| #4979, aired 2006-04-13 | '60s NOVELS' FIRST LINES: It begins, "Amerigo Bonasera... waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter" The Godfather |
| #4977, aired 2006-04-11 | THE EARLY 1900s: These 2 nations fought a war on neither nation's soil; the decisive battle came at present-day Shen-Yang Russia & Japan |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | STATE CAPITALS: Alphabetically, they're the first two state capitals named for presidents Jackson & Jefferson City |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | GERMAN AMERICANS: He famously remarked, "We are all the President's men", giving Woodward & Bernstein their title Henry Kissinger |
| #4948, aired 2006-03-01 | WORD ORIGINS: This word regarding infidelity came from a certain bird leaving its eggs in other nests to be raised cuckold |
| #4940, aired 2006-02-17 | FORMER WORLD CAPITALS: In 1998 Czar Nicholas II & his wife Alexandra were laid to rest in this city St. Petersburg |
| #4923, aired 2006-01-25 | WORD ORIGINS: This word that has come to mean "sudden prosperity" means "good weather" in Spanish bonanza |
| #4920, aired 2006-01-20 | CURRENT ROYALTY: First name & number shared by 2 current European monarchs Albert II |
| #4912, aired 2006-01-10 | THE U.S. MILITARY: Established in 1903, the oldest U.S. military base in continuous use outside of the U.S. is in this country Cuba |
| #4903, aired 2005-12-28 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS: This play says "Then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at--Elysian Fields!" A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #4884, aired 2005-12-01 | GEOGRAPHY: 10 million people live in this country that is almost bisected by the second-longest river in Europe Hungary |
| #4875, aired 2005-11-18 | WORLD CAPITALS: Pizarro founded this city whose present name is from a Quechua word meaning "talker" Lima, Peru |
| #4873, aired 2005-11-16 | WORD ORIGINS: This word meaning "complete range" comes from the 3rd Greek letter, which used to be the low end of the musical scale gamut |
| #4870, aired 2005-11-11 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: His mother, Louise, said, "I do not want my son to be president... his is a judicial mind and he loves the law" William Howard Taft |
| #4862, aired 2005-11-01 | THE OLD WEST: This outlaw's father, a minister, gave him his first & middle names after an 18th century English clergyman John Wesley Hardin |
| #4855, aired 2005-10-21 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS: Hanged in an 1837 novel, he so angered some Londoners that his creator toned him down in future editions Fagin |
| #4853, aired 2005-10-19 | AMERICANA: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads the clue from a mail sorting counter at the post office.) In the '60s, to popularize a new system, the Post Office used ads of Ethel Merman singing this Disney movie tune "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" |
| #4851, aired 2005-10-17 | EUROPE: Of nations entirely within Europe, it was the largest in area in 1571 & 1771, not on the map in 1871, & No. 6 in 1971 Poland |
| #4824, aired 2005-07-21 | LITERARY FIREARMS: The "Polizei Pistole Kurz" model was often used very effectively by this literary character introduced in 1953 James Bond |
| #4816, aired 2005-07-11 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES: Robert Jackson, the only justice to take a formal leave of absence, went to be a prosecutor in this foreign city Nuremberg |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS: Its name is from the Greek for "to bind", which in turn may come from the Egyptian shesep-ankh, "living image" the sphinx |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | LAW & SOCIETY: This Hollywood legend who died January 21, 1959 supported placing monuments that have since brought legal challenges Cecil B. DeMille |
| #4758, aired 2005-04-20 | LITERARY INSPIRATIONS: This real man inspired a 1719 novel character & a poem that says, "I am monarch of all I survey" Alexander Selkirk |
| #4756, aired 2005-04-18 | INVENTED WORDS: In works by Lewis Carroll, this word means "four in the afternoon; the time when you begin broiling things for dinner" brillig |
| #4732, aired 2005-03-15 | ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES: "Shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France?" the artist wrote of this work The Starry Night (by Vincent van Gogh) |
| #4723, aired 2005-03-02 | DETECTIVE FICTION: "Grand Master Villiers de l'Isle d'Adam had" this made "by Turkish slaves in the castle of St. Angelo" the Maltese Falcon |
| #4709, aired 2005-02-10 | LEGAL TERMS: Innuendo is what a plaintiff must demonstrate in order to prove the commission of this slander (or libel or defamation) |
| #4707, aired 2005-02-08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: (Hi, I'm John McCain.) In presidential succession, the senator holding this position follows the VP & the Speaker of the House president pro tempore |
| #4705, aired 2005-02-04 | U.S. POLITICS: A member of this family has spoken at every Democratic National Convention since 1956 the Kennedys |
| #4702, aired 2005-02-01 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE: "The Pastor and His Parishioner" is Chapter 17 of this classic novel The Scarlet Letter |
| #4689, aired 2005-01-13 | FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS: With 7 years' service, this man who resigned in June 2004 had the longest tenure in his position in over 4 decades George Tenet (former head of the CIA) |
| #4686, aired 2005-01-10 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS: This Russian-born author & scientist who died in 1992 said, "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them" Isaac Asimov |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | AUTHORS: He publicly objected to the name of a 2004 documentary for infringing on the title of one of his books Ray Bradbury |
| #4666, aired 2004-12-13 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Last names of the 2 men, both engineers, who met & formed a partnership at England's Midland Hotel in May 1904 Rolls and Royce |
| #4657, aired 2004-11-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only 4 months a year H&R Block |
| #4647, aired 2004-11-16 | OCCUPATIONS: While working as one, Charlotte Bronte complained that one of these "has no existence, is not considered as a living... being" a governess |
| #4635, aired 2004-10-29 | FILMS OF THE '70s: "The Babysitter Murders" was the working title for this 1978 thriller Halloween |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | HISTORIC FIRSTS: The brother of this leader is believed to be the first known European to have died in the Americas Leif Ericson |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | WAR MOVIES: A controversial 1979 war film was based on a 1902 work by this author Joseph Conrad |
| #4590, aired 2004-07-16 | FOOD: Experts believe that 16th century Dutch growers, through breeding, gave this vegetable its color to honor their ruling house the carrot |
| #4585, aired 2004-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: Of the 8 members of the G-8 industrial nations, the one with the smallest population Canada |
| #4583, aired 2004-07-07 | WRITERS: Born in 1564, he was employed by Elizabeth I's Secretary of State to uncover Catholic plots against her reign (Christopher) Marlowe |
| #4580, aired 2004-07-02 | SPORTS HEROES: Born in January 1919, the month Teddy Roosevelt died, he was given the middle name Roosevelt Jackie Robinson |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | BOOK TITLES: "I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this Song of Solomon |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FILMS OF THE '70s: This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed The Exorcist |
| #4569, aired 2004-06-17 | COMMUNICATIONS: In the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, etc.), the 2 that are title Shakespearean characters Romeo & Juliet |
| #4518, aired 2004-04-07 | NOVELS: First published in 1897, this novel wasn't translated into Romanian until 1992 Dracula |
| #4503, aired 2004-03-17 | STATE FACTS: Among the inventions to come from this state are Bisquick, Rollerblades & Post-It Notes Minnesota |
| #4483, aired 2004-02-18 | U.S. POLITICS: On July 16, 1790 Congress created this area & some of its residents think that by now it should be a state Washington, D.C. |
| #4479, aired 2004-02-12 | SONGS: One of the first to sing it publicly was Baltimore actor Fredinand Durang at Captain McCauley's tavern in October 1814 "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
| #4398, aired 2003-10-22 | 20th CENTURY NOTABLES: Einstein said of him, "Generations to come will scarcely believe" one such as he "walked the Earth in flesh & blood" Mohandas Gandhi |
| #4328, aired 2003-05-28 | PSYCHOLOGY: Partly from the Greek algos, "pain", it was first noted in 1688 in Swiss soldiers fighting far from home nostalgia |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | MOUNTAINS: All of the mountains in the U.S. over 14,500 feet are in this state Alaska |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | U.S. COINS: These 2 states both have airplanes from the 20th century's first decade on their quarters North Carolina & Ohio (as a tribute to the Wright Brothers) |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | THE GLOBE: Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south Brazil |
| #4234, aired 2003-01-16 | ELEGANT WORDS: It may come from a ship travel acronym for port windows on the outward journey & starboard coming home posh (portside out, starboard home) |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | TECHNOLOGY: After a demonstration of this, the April 8, 1927 New York Times said, "Commercial use in doubt" television |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | EUROPE: Among countries entirely within Europe, this nation has the highest percentage of Muslims Albania |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | RENAISSANCE AUTHORS: In the 16th century he wrote, "Whoever wishes to found a state…must start with assuming that all men are bad…" Machiavelli |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president Thomas Jefferson |
| #4084, aired 2002-05-09 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BOOKS: One of its title studies is Sen. Edmund Ross' 1868 vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson Profiles in Courage |
| #4082, aired 2002-05-07 | THE OSCARS: The 2 Best Picture nominees for 1983 that featured astronaut characters The Right Stuff & Terms of Endearment |
| #4059, aired 2002-04-04 | AMERICAN BUSINESS: 5 beekeepers near this Iowa city formed a honey co-op in 1921; they named it for the city, but later respelled it Sioux City |
| #4048, aired 2002-03-20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: The most requested photo in the history of the National Archives is of the 1970 meeting of these 2 men Richard Nixon & Elvis Presley |
| #4030, aired 2002-02-22 | SPORTS TEAMS: This pro sports team has 3 official mascots: Edgar, Allan & Poe Baltimore Ravens |
| #4006, aired 2002-01-21 | PEOPLE ON THE MAP: Tourist spots in the Asian city named for this man include Notre Dame Cathedral & Reunification Hall Ho Chi Minh |
| #3996, aired 2002-01-07 | ORGANIZATIONS: In 2001 a fight over these initials pitted the panda against The Rock WWF |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | ANIMALS: Scientists named an anticoagulant found in the saliva of a species of this animal "draculin" (vampire) bat |
| #3960, aired 2001-11-16 | SPORTS MARKETING: Tiger Woods' 22-page booklet "The Making of a Champion" came free on one million boxes of this product Wheaties |
| #3957, aired 2001-11-13 | FIRST LADIES: First & last names of the 2 First Ladies who each had a husband & son serve as president Abigail Adams & Barbara Bush |
| #3948, aired 2001-10-31 | WORDS IN POETRY: The 2 "oo" 4-letter words in the poem inscribed in the base of the Statue of Liberty poor & door |
| #3919, aired 2001-09-20 | ON THE MAP: 2 of the 3 countries classified as extending across 2 continents (2 of) Turkey, Russia, or Egypt |
| #3905, aired 2001-07-20 | POP MUSIC: The special November 2000 TV Guide cover seen here was part of its tribute to this rock group The Beatles (tribute to their 1968 album, "The White Album") |
| #3843, aired 2001-04-25 | MATERIALS: The name of the sheet seen here is derived from the name of this material Celluloid |
| #3811, aired 2001-03-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Founded as Pacific Aero Products in 1916, today this company is America's largest exporter, in total revenue Boeing |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: By 1948, all but one of the 9 in this group charged in a 1931 crime had been freed the Scottsboro Boys |
| #3700, aired 2000-10-06 | FAMOUS LANDMARKS: Its nose is 4 1/2 feet long, its right arm stretches 42 feet & its torch is 21 feet tall the Statue of Liberty |
| #3675, aired 2000-07-21 | HISTORIC CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY: It includes 3 present Atlantic provinces, & in the 18th C. 4,000 inhabitants of it took a long trip southwest Acadia |
| #3674, aired 2000-07-20 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS: Siegfried's funeral march was played when this man's coffin reached the train station in 1883 Richard Wagner |
| #3614, aired 2000-04-27 | STATE NAME ORIGINS: 3 of the 4 states whose names come from the first names of European kings (3 of) Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina & South Carolina |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: One of Iowa's top tourist attractions is a set from this 1989 movie Field of Dreams |
| #3530, aired 1999-12-31 | TODAY'S SPORTS STARS: He was named after Japanese beef Kobe Bryant |
| #3466, aired 1999-10-04 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: John Cleveland defined it as "Nature's Confectioner" Bee |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | PLACE NAMES: Its original name, Wai Momi, & its current name both come from the valuable mollusks once found there Pearl Harbor |
| #3402, aired 1999-05-25 | ROMAN EMPERORS: The 2 Roman emperors during the time that Jesus Christ walked the Earth Augustus Caesar & Tiberius |
| #3280, aired 1998-12-04 | AWARDS: In 1927 Cedric Gibbons designed this award that he went on to win 11 times The Academy Award (Oscar) |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | THE SUPREME COURT: At the time of his 1902 nomination to the Supreme Court, he was Chief Justice of Massachusetts Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | LEGENDARY PEOPLE: He lived with his girlfriend, a fat priest & a 7-foot-tall archer Robin Hood |
| #3259, aired 1998-11-05 | FAMOUS HOTELS: Cartoons from The New Yorker line the hallways of this hotel where Harold Ross conceived the magazine the Algonquin Hotel |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: This island nation is the only country in the world named for a biblical king the Solomon Islands |
| #3129, aired 1998-03-19 | BROADCASTING: Founded in the early '50s, in 1995 it moved its headquarters from Munich to Prague Radio Free Europe |
| #3121, aired 1998-03-09 | WORD ORIGINS: These 2 words, for a political plan of attack & a drink used to celebrate a win, come from the same root Campaign & champagne |
| #3104, aired 1998-02-12 | U.S. STATESMEN: Between 1803 & 1848, he served as a U.S. senator, Sec. of State, president & congressman, in that order John Quincy Adams |
| #3100, aired 1998-02-06 | U.S. CITIES: This historic city was named for the Bishop of Hippo on whose feast day the area was first sighted St. Augustine, Florida |
| #3030, aired 1997-10-31 | HALLOWEEN: Mythical Halloween being in the title of the oft-repeated animated TV special that debuted October 27, 1966 the Great Pumpkin (It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | MEDICINE: While many diseases bear doctors' names, a nerve disease is named for this victim who died in 1941 Lou Gehrig |
| #2963, aired 1997-06-18 | THE PLANETS: Most of this planet's moons are named for Shakespearean characters Uranus |
| #2930, aired 1997-05-02 | SCIENCE HISTORY: Announced by Ole Romer in 1676, the first measurement of this was 140,000 miles per second the speed of light |
| #2906, aired 1997-03-31 | SECRETARIES OF STATE: This man who died in 1994 once said, "We're eyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked" Dean Rusk |
| #2875, aired 1997-02-14 | HISTORIC AMERICANS: He was the fourth Secretary of State, & the fourth Chief Justice John Marshall |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | THE 1500s: In 1520 he wrote Pope Leo X, "Let no person imagine that I will recant" Martin Luther |
| #2806, aired 1996-11-11 | FRENCH NOVELISTS: Ideas in his novels that have come true include space travel, television & the submarine Jules Verne |
| #2770, aired 1996-09-20 | SENATORS: Former man in space & future man in space both elected to the Senate in 1974 John Glenn & Jake Garn |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | FAMOUS NOVELS: Published in 1605, the first part of this novel was dedicated to the Duque de Bejar, Marques de Gibraleon... Don Quixote |
| #2663, aired 1996-03-13 | OPERA: He conducted the world premieres of "Pagliacci", "La Boheme" & "The Girl of the Golden West" Arturo Toscanini |
| #2660, aired 1996-03-08 | AUTHORS: He adapted a rejected treatise on exploring Africa by balloon into an 1863 novel, his first big success Jules Verne |
| #2653, aired 1996-02-28 | AIRLINES: In 1962 this airline used the ad line "My son, the pilot" El Al |
| #2571, aired 1995-11-06 | BUSINESS & LITERATURE: On March 24, 1994 this store held a breakfast to announce the new Truman Capote Literary Trust Tiffany's |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | THE CARIBBEAN: Its peso is symbolized R.D.$ the Dominican Republic |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | AMERICAN BOOKS: Its author said of this 1906 book, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach" The Jungle |
| #2452, aired 1995-04-11 | WORLD CITIES: It's the capital of South Africa located in the geographic center of the country Bloemfontein |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | ETYMOLOGY: Until 1946, this word usually meant a mathematician; since then, it's come to mean a machine a computer |
| #2304, aired 1994-09-15 | 1994: James Gregory, a former Robben Island warden, was an invited guest at this May 10, 1994 event the inauguration of Nelson Mandela |
| #2267, aired 1994-06-14 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1921 he was appointed an advisor on Arab affairs to then British colonial minister Winston Churchill T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | SCULPTURE: Since 1948 over 8 million tons of granite have been removed in sculpting this man & he's not finished Chief Crazy Horse |
| #2259, aired 1994-06-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1912 he organized the Keystone Company Mack Sennett |
| #2139, aired 1993-12-16 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN: She was Time magazine's Woman of the Year for 1953 Queen Elizabeth II |
| #2125, aired 1993-11-26 | THE CABINET: In the 1970s he held more Cabinet posts than anyone in U.S. history—4, including Attorney General Elliot Richardson |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS: At age 13 in 1926, he was accepted as a novice at the abbey of Kykkos; he later taught there Archbishop Makarios |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | FAMOUS HOMES: The ticket office at this presidential home hands out dozens of $2 bills as change every day Monticello |
| #2070, aired 1993-09-10 | ACTORS: He called his 1992 autobiography "What's It All About?" Michael Caine |
| #2034, aired 1993-06-10 | BIOGRAPHIES: He was the subject of Hendrik Willem van Loon's "R. v. R." Rembrandt van Rijn |
| #2015, aired 1993-05-14 | ANCIENT ROME: General Publius Scipio won the surname "Africanus" for beating this man at the 202 B.C. Battle of Zama Hannibal |
| #1999, aired 1993-04-22 | FORMS OF ADDRESS: The first form of address transmitted by telephone Mr. |
| #1955, aired 1993-02-19 | NEW ENGLAND: In Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall, the state of Vermont is represented by this patriot Ethan Allen |
| #1917, aired 1992-12-29 | QUOTES: The author who wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #1896, aired 1992-11-30 | MUSICIANS: On his 1986 death he was called "arguably the only white jazz player to be the best on his instrument" Benny Goodman |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | WORD ORIGINS: The name of this swift current between 2 of the Lofoten Islands off Norway has come to refer any whirlpool a maelstrom |
| #1795, aired 1992-05-22 | COMPOSERS: An anthem that he composed for George II's 1727 coronation has been used for British crownings ever since George Frederick Handel |
| #1674, aired 1991-12-05 | U.S. MONUMENTS: Commissioned in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it was finally completed in 1972 Stone Mountain |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | THE SENATE: The 2 former major party vice presidential nominees who are now senators Robert Dole & Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1585, aired 1991-06-21 | AMERICAN POLITICS: He was the only man to preside over both the House & the Senate on the same day, March 4, 1933 John Nance Garner |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | BEST SELLERS: 1 of 2 authors to have 3 books among the Top 10 Fiction Best Sellers of the 1980s (1 of) Stephen King or Tom Clancy |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | SHAKESPEARE: Character who says, "The evil that men do lives after them" Marc Antony |
| #1532, aired 1991-04-09 | WORLD LEADERS: This woman, elected president of Ireland in 1990, used a 1968 Simon & Garfunkel hit in her campaign Mary Robinson |
| #1494, aired 1991-02-14 | THE 50 STATES: The only one of the 50 states that has a 1-syllable name Maine |
| #1430, aired 1990-11-16 | ISLANDS: It's the only inhabited U.S. territory south of the equator American Samoa |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | SPACE EXPLORATION: Next pair in the sequence:
Gumdrop, Spider;
Charlie Brown, Snoopy;... the Columbia & the Eagle |
| #1428, aired 1990-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: After Virginia, more Civil War battles were fought in this state than in any other Tennessee |
| #1423, aired 1990-11-07 | SHAKESPEARE: The 3-word title of this play begins & ends with the same 7-letter word Measure for Measure |
| #1410, aired 1990-10-19 | ENGLISH LITERATURE: "From this world to that which is to come" completes the title of this 1678 work The Pilgrim's Progress |
| #1384, aired 1990-09-13 | POETRY: The last words spoken by this title character were "I 'ope you liked your drink" Gunga Din |
| #13, aired 1990-09-08 | THE 20th CENTURY: He was vice president of the U.S. for just 82 days before becoming president Harry Truman |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | EUROPE: The 2 European countries whose 7-letter names differ by just 1 letter Iceland & Ireland |
| #1279, aired 1990-03-08 | FAMOUS NAMES: He published a history of Virginia & New England in 1624, after escaping from Turks, Indians & pirates Captain John Smith |
| #1224, aired 1989-12-21 | AWARDS: More Congressional Medal of Honor winners have come from this war than any other the Civil War |
| #1126, aired 1989-06-26 | WOMEN: 1 of 3 states that currently has a woman governor (1 of) Vermont, Nebraska, or Arizona |
| #960, aired 1988-11-04 | LETTER PERFECT: Vowel found in the names of 7 of the 9 planets U |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | WORD ORIGINS: 2 or more governments' joint dominion over a territory, it's come to mean a form of home ownership condominium |
| #771, aired 1988-01-04 | TELEVISION HISTORY: This variety show that replaced the Smothers Brothers on CBS 20 years ago is still in production Hee Haw |
| #722, aired 1987-10-27 | BRITISH HISTORY: The 1st Tudor monarch of England, he was grandfather of the last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I Henry VII |
| #423, aired 1986-04-23 | THE OSCARS: This Best Picture had the shortest title, using only 2 different letters Gigi |
| #358, aired 1986-01-22 | SPORTS: Only U.S. Major League Baseball team in which both city & team names are in a foreign language San Diego Padres |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: They were the last president & vice-president to be elected to a second term Ronald Reagan & George Bush |
| #305, aired 1985-11-08 | MISS AMERICA: More Miss Americas have come from this populous state than any other California |
| #2, aired 1984-09-11 | THE CALENDAR: Calendar date with which the 20th century began January 1, 1901 |
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Larry White, an actuary from Hatboro, Pennsylvania
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Season 30 2-time champion: $49,624 + $2,000. No challenger Hometown Howdy...
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
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\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Murray Weiss, a literary manager from Woodmere, New York
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Season 30 player (2013-12-09). No challenger Hometown Howdy was published for...
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India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York, New York
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\"She became a 5-time champion in 1991. An actor and copy...
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India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
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\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
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Cora Peck, a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Terry Kent, a real estate attorney originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Season 28 player (2012-06-04). Terry won $16,000 on Sports Jeopardy! on...
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Jane Wanninger, a lecturer and academic advisor from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 30 player (2013-10-16).
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William Bernhardt, a novelist from Midwest City, Oklahoma
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Season 30 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000.
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Kristan McMahon, an attorney from Annandale, Virginia
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Season 30 player (2013-10-03).
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Kathy Johnson, a restaurant manager from Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Season 30 player (2013-10-02).
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Sarah Zucker, an Internet entrepreneur and screenwriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 30 1-time champion: $1,799 + $1,000.
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Collin Adams, a Presbyterian minister from Pollocksville, North Carolina
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Season 30 player (2013-09-23).
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Grafton Brown, a high school Spanish teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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"He teaches at a school whose buildings are named in honor...
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Steven Jones, an attorney from Rocheport, Missouri
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Season 25 player (2008-10-16).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SteveJones
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Jennifer Morgan, a stay-at-home mom from Norcross, Georgia
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Season 28 player (2012-07-10). Not to be confused with Season 20...
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Prabhu Balasubramanian, a product manager from Mountain View, California
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Season 28 1-time champion: $9,199 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "bah-lah-soo-brah-MAHN-ee-un".
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Darryl Campbell, a data analyst from Seattle, Washington
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Season 29 player (2013-06-27).
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Lindsay Reese, a postdoctoral researcher originally from Escanaba, Michigan
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Season 28 player (2012-04-11).
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Jessica Burr, a book editor from Bloomfield, New Jersey
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Season 28 player (2011-09-23).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: jbillygirl
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Kim Carver, an attorney from San Francisco, California
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Season 29 player (2013-07-25).
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Maurice Ayache, a graduate student of engineering from La Jolla, California
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Season 28 player (2012-04-10).
Last name pronounced like "eye-YAHSH".
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Mona Hatfield, a retired school library media specialist from Eufaula, Oklahoma
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Season 29 player (2012-11-22).
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Henry Doering, a retired public defender from Palm Springs, California
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Season 28 player (2012-07-06).
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Derek Schuld, a chef from Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
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Season 28 player (2011-12-19).
Last name pronounced like "SHOOLD".
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Ron King, a web designer from Camarillo, California
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Season 28 1-time champion: $13,601 + $2,000.
Jboard user name: ronk
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Tamara Tatum-Broughton, an assistant professor of biology from Washington, D.C.
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Season 28 player (2012-04-03).
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Whitney Collins, a third grade teacher from New York, New York
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"She teaches at an all-boys school where every student learns chess...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
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"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Luciano D'Orazio, a social studies teacher from Deer Park, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $27,200 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "loo-chee-AH-no door-AHT-zee-oh".
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Leslie Page, a public library director from Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Season 28 player (2012-07-03).
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Leo Velazquez, a theme park ride operator from Orange, California
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Season 28 player (2012-07-03). Leo was the alternate for the 2010-B...
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Sarah Curtis, a mechanical and electrical drafter from Oceanside, California
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Season 28 1-time champion: $14,000 + $1,000.
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Holly Boivin, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Nashua, New Hampshire
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"She wants to be a teacher, just like her mom. From...
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Martin Powell, a chemical engineer from Bowie, Maryland
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Season 29 player (2012-10-23).
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Emily Barkley-Levenson, a graduate student of cognitive neuroscience from West Hollywood, California
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Season 27 player (2011-04-25).
Sister of Season 37 player Amanda Barkley-Levenson.
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Taylor Norwood, a high school speech and debate teacher from Dallas, Texas
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Season 28 player (2012-07-02).
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Beau Henson, a test prep teacher and actor originally from Mt. Carmel, Illinois
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Season 28 3-time champion: $51,203 + $2,000. Beau won $250,000 on...
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Jeanie Kenkel, a registered nurse originally from Lincoln, Nebraska
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Season 28 player (2012-03-28). Blog at thejeopardyfan.com. JBoard user name: thejeopardyfan...
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Tim Callo, a manufacturing engineer from Sugar Land, Texas
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Season 29 player (2012-10-22).
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Glenn Fleishman, a technology journalist from Seattle, Washington
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Season 29 2-time champion: $28,398 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: glennfleishman
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Tim Wong, a landscape designer from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 28 player (2012-06-27).
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Maria Boyland, a social studies and English teacher from Rockaway Park, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-07-20).
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Michelle Martin, a journalist from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 29 1-time champion: $24,800 + $2,000.
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Ricky Leiter, a resident physician in internal medicine from New York, New York
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Season 29 player (2012-10-15).
Last name pronounced like "LEE-ter".
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Tim Kleiman, an investment analyst from New York, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-04-15).
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Karawan Meade, a mom and tutor from Wakefield, Massachusetts
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Season 27 player (2011-07-18).
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Annie Douglass, a museum educator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 27 player (2011-04-14).
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Margaret Swanson, a graduate student of architecture from Somerville, Massachusetts
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Season 28 3-time champion: $48,000 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: mswanson
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Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
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2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Heather Timberlake, a new mom from Miami, Florida
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Season 27 player (2011-04-11).
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Sally Greene, an education instructor from Moscow, Idaho
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Season 28 player (2012-06-15).
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Kitty O'Rourke, a nurse from Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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Season 25 player (2008-10-07).
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
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Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Maddie Harrington, a twelve-year-old from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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"She wants to be a theater critic and she gets rave...
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Helen Hostetter, a homemaker from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Season 27 player (2011-04-07).
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John Kimball, a software consultant from Parkville, Missouri
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Season 29 player (2013-06-14).
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Neil Patel, a twelve-year-old from Plano, Texas
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"He wants to become an environmental scientist and help protect our...
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Adam Holquist, an environmental engineer from Erie, Pennsylvania
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Season 29 3-time champion: $76,299 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: kickerofelves
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Leigh Hoopes, a writer from Crescent Springs, Kentucky
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Season 29 player (2013-07-26).
Last name pronounced to rhyme with "hooks".
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Katherine Philbin, a homemaker from Bedford, New Hampshire
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Season 28 player (2011-11-23).
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Drew Scheeler, a senior from Sandusky, Ohio
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Drew won $25,000 on Who Wants...
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Timothy Youker, a theater scholar from Chanhassen, Minnesota
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Season 29 player (2013-07-24).
Last name pronounced like "YOO-ker".
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Liz Belthoff, a homemaker and mom from Oradell, New Jersey
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Season 29 player (2013-06-10).
Last name pronounced like "BELT-hoff".
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
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"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Matt Andelman, a family law attorney from Silver Spring, Maryland
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Season 28 player (2011-11-17).
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Heather Montanye, an environmental resource manager from Monticello, Florida
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Season 29 player (2013-01-28).
Last name pronounced like "mon-tan-AY".
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Eric Nelson, a teacher and small business owner from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 29 player (2013-04-05).
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Kristin Durianski, an attorney from Merrillville, Indiana
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Season 29 player (2013-01-28).
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Katie Houghton, a senior from Ewing, New Jersey
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HOW-ton".
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Pian Wong, a high school English teacher from New York, New York
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"She teaches at a Bronx school that's been ranked the most...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Mary Ann Stanley, a high school chemistry and physical science teacher from Statesboro, Georgia
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"She's been teaching for 22 years and is now teaching the...
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Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
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"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
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Penny Citrola, an English language tutor originally from East Meadow, New York
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Season 29 2-time champion: $26,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: KnitWit
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Stephen Huey, a lawyer from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 27 player (2011-03-21).
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Vamsi Adusumilli, a marketing director originally from Columbia, Missouri
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Season 29 1-time champion: $12,800 + $2,000.
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Lisa Johnston, a fourth and fifth grade reading and religion teacher from East Boston, Massachusetts
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"She teaches at a parish that's focus is to dream big....
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Jim Virtel, a graduate student of philosophy from Lemont, Illinois
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Season 28 player (2012-05-25). Brother of Season 31 player Louis Virtel....
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Patti Duplaga, a high school librarian from Akron, Ohio
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Season 29 player (2013-06-03).
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Benjamin Recchie, a science writer from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 29 player (2013-05-31).
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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James Hawthorne Jr., a special education teacher from Rochester, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-01-16).
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Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Matthew Mahan, a child support officer from Hooksett, New Hampshire
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Season 29 player (2013-07-18).
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Evan Sandman, a hotel front desk manager from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 1-time champion $28,801 + $2,000.
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Chris O. Cook, a college English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-05-27).
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Cindy Hager, a mixed animal veterinarian from Banner, Wyoming
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Season 28 player (2012-05-21).
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Partha Purushotham, an 11-year-old from Palo Alto, California
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"He is fair-minded, so he thinks he would make a good...
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Julia Lent, a government affairs director originally from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 29 player (2013-05-23).
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Jeffrey Wachs, an attorney from Irvine, California
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Season 29 player (2013-07-16).
Last name pronounced like "WAX".
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Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
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"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
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Injee Hong, a 12-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana
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"If her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she...
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Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America
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"She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Simu Liu, an actor from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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"An actor from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, he starred in the Canadian...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
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"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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Mary Jo Shoop, an associate program manager from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2013-03-22).
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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Jay Peterson, an English professor from Howell, New Jersey
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Season 28 1-time champion: $25,201 + $1,000.
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Lanny Timan, a business manager from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 28 2-time champion: $17,600 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "LON-ee TEE-man".
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Rob Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Younger brother of 2008-B Teen Tournament...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Nichole Mancone, a college registrar from Providence, Rhode Island
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Season 29 1-time champion: $21,100 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "man-COHN".
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Krishna Bharathala, a sophomore from Fremont, California
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2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Russell Howes, a graduate student of mathematics originally from Taylorsville, Utah
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Season 28 player (2012-01-20).
JBoard user name: russhowes
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
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\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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Andy Baggarly, a journalist and author from Palo Alto, California
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Season 28 3-time champion: $60,402 + $1,000. Andy won $200 on...
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Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
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2012 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $31,000. 17 at...
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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
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"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
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Debra McGuire, a homemaker and micro farmer from Princeton, Texas
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Season 28 player (2012-01-18).
JBoard user name: debramc
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Jessica Young, a recent college graduate originally from Charleston, West Virginia
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Season 29 player (2012-12-21).
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Shelly Green, a medical malpractice attorney from Woodmere, New York
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Season 28 player (2012-07-19).
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Mike Wallace, a real estate agent from Sunnyside, New York
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Season 29 2-time champion: $48,800 + $2,000.
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Justin Kowal, a financial manager from Glen Burnie, Maryland
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Season 29 player (2012-12-19).
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Betsy Schroeder, a graduate student of veterinary medicine from Blacksburg, Virginia
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Season 28 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Betsy won on the...
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Carlos Hernandez Fisher, a graphic designer and computer salesperson from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 29 player (2013-07-05).
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Vinayak Thiagarajan, a strategy consultant from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 28 player (2012-01-11).
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Blythe Rodgers, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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Season 28 1-time champion: $13,999 + $2,000.
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Jennifer Head, an archivist for the Sisters of Charity from Dubuque, Iowa
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Season 29 player (2013-03-07).
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Amy Ludwig, a copywriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 player (2012-01-05).
Last name pronounced like "LUD-wig".
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Arnold Dean, a lawyer from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2013-05-02).
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Vince Balzano, a production company associate originally from Summit, New Jersey
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Season 30 player (2014-06-06).
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Jim Waldo, a consultant from Medina, Minnesota
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Season 23 player (2007-02-27).
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Claire Ward, a project manager from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 23 player (2007-02-27).
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Sarah Bruce, a freelance editor from Milford, New Hampshire
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Season 23 player (2007-02-20).
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Bert Ifill, a semi-retired educator from Silver Spring, Maryland
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Season 31 player (2014-12-22). Bert is the brother of Gwen Ifill,...
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Kevin Hozey, a history teacher from Jacksonville, Florida
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Season 31 1-time champion: $27,601 + $2,000.
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Bill Frank, an epidemiologist from Phoenix, Arizona
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Season 24 player (2008-04-22).
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Chris Tom, a bookseller from Piedmont, California
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Season 24 player (2008-07-18).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: godfather
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Gail Sneyers, an administrative assistant from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Season 24 1-time champion: $15,200 + $2,000.
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Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
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"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
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Jules Staniewicz, an investment manager from Boca Raton, Florida
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Season 24 player (2008-06-18).
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Will Casper, a senior from Basin City, Washington
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2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of...
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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Brian MacKenzie, a history teacher originally from Federal Way, Washington
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Season 24 player (2008-06-17).
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Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Mollie Haycock, a senior from Rocklin, California
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
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"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Hank Robinson, a senior from Lithia Springs, Georgia
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Amanda Hall, from Farmington, Maine
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"Whether it's writing a biography of Yo-Yo Ma or working on...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Wayne Cherry, a graduate student from Houston, Texas
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Season 23 2-time champion: $41,801 + $2,000.
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Nick Lemek, a firefighter from Omaha, Nebraska
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Season 30 player (2014-04-29).
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Luann Reed-Siegel, an editor from Edison, New Jersey
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Season 23 player (2007-01-03).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Editoria
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Sean Gilsdorf, a college teacher from Amherst, Massachusetts
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Season 23 player (2006-12-06).
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Dan Schulte, a senior vice president of hospital finance from Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Season 23 player (2007-01-03).
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E.A. Srere, an attorney and municipal judge from Dallas, Texas
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Season 30 player (2014-04-18). Last name pronounced like "SRER-ee". E.A. wore...
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Kelly Isenor, a TV news producer from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 23 2-time champion: $31,800 + $1,000. According to the official...
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Devin Baker, a government secretary from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Season 30 player (2014-04-14).
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Allie Pape, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Allie was 14 at the time...
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Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
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2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ryan McMillen, an English professor originally from Staten Island, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-06-27).
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Ali Palmer, an analyst from Portland, Oregon
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Season 31 1-time champion: $16,300 + $2,000.
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Kathy Serenberg, from Santa Monica, California
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Season 5 player (1988-11-01). Her last name and city come from...
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Terry Pflaumer, a foreign service officer from Fairfax, Virginia
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Season 23 player (2006-12-01).
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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John Campbell, a romance novelist from Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Season 31 2-time champion: $35,400 + $2,000. John (middle initial P.)...
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Dan Tran, a Ph.D. student in physics originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 31 1-time co-champion: $5,600 + $2,000.
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Clinton Wieden, a college student from Fairview, Oklahoma
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Season 20 player (2004-06-07). KJL game 4. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Deborah Ellis, a retired middle school teacher from Rogue River, Oregon
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Season 30 player (2014-03-26).
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Nancy Akerman, a science policy fellow from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 30 2-time champion: $14,000 + $2,000.
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Robb Muhm, a pediatrician from Scottsdale, Arizona
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Season 22 1-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
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Beth Klein, a mom and assistant editor from Boynton Beach, Florida
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Season 22 player (2005-12-09).
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Jason Washington, a customer service representative from Quincy, Illinois
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Season 31 player (2014-10-08).
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Laura Brown, a psychologist from Seattle, Washington
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Season 22 1-time champion: $17,500 + $1,000.
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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James Calhoun, a substitute teacher from Bremen, Georgia
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Season 22 player (2006-01-03).
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Devin Landin, a student from Yorktown, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-05-23). Devin won $197,973 and third place on...
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Jamie Hodari, a law student originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Season 22 player (2006-01-02).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Jhodari
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Nick Durazo, a compliance engineer originally from Visalia, California
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Season 30 1-time champion: $20,401 + $2,000. Husband of Season 34...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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Liana Garcia, an insurance executive from Gilbert, Arizona
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Season 22 player (2006-04-14).
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Susan Shikany, a school media specialist from Indian Trail, North Carolina
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Season 30 player (2014-03-19).
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Beth Doner, a homemaker from Dearborn, Michigan
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Season 22 player (2005-11-28).
Jeopardy Message Board user name: bethanne
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Harvey Cormier, a professor originally from Houston, Texas
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Season 22 1-time champion: $17,300 + $2,000.
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Dolly Moehrle, a law librarian from Ventura, California
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Season 31 player (2014-09-25).
Last name pronounced like "MUR-lay".
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Julie Hornick, a middle school librarian from Summerville, South Carolina
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Season 30 player (2014-03-12).
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Robert J. Lee, an attorney from Seattle, Washington
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Season 22 player (2005-11-25).
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Sean Sullivan, a database coordinator from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 30 player (2014-03-10).
JBoard user name: BUSean
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Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Sandy Carroll, a retired teacher from Avoca, Iowa
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Season 30 player (2014-07-11).
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Lizard Hogge, a welder originally from Anderson, Indiana
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Season 22 player (2006-04-04).
Last name pronounced like "HOEG".
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Kristen Meinhold, a graphic designer originally from Monument, Colorado
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Season 22 player (2006-05-30).
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Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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Caroline Cross, an administrative assistant from Bayside, New York
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Season 20 player (2004-01-29).
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Joey Bland, an actor and improviser from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 22 2-time champion: $48,200 + $2,000. Joey appeared as a...
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David Dietz, an aerospace engineer from Wichita, Kansas
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Season 23 player (2006-10-10).
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Rob Poodiack, a mathematics professor from Williston, Vermont
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Season 20 player (2004-01-28).
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Catherine Hardee, a hotel front desk clerk and recent college graduate from Kinston, North Carolina
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2015 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 31 4-time champion: $95,201...
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Claire Tuley, a paralegal from Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Season 30 player (2014-02-27).
Last name pronounced like "TOO-lee".
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Magdalen Powers, a writer/teacher/editor from Salem, Oregon
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Season 26 player (2009-11-17).
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Elizabeth Scott-Jones, a budget analyst from Riverside, California
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Season 31 player (2015-01-08).
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
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Sarah Whitaker, a dean's assistant originally from Jackson, Michigan
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Season 27 player (2010-10-27).
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Tom Halpern, a lawyer originally from New York, New York
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"A writer and researcher when he won 5 times in 1991,...
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Mike Wilson, a business student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
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Season 27 player (2010-10-21).
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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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Dave Edwards, an architect from Los Angeles, California
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,001 + $2,000.
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Pat Garahan, an inventor from Coronado, California
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Season 26 player (2010-03-31).
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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
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"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Christopher Scheeren, a stage actor and product specialist from Centreville, Virginia
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Season 26 player (2010-06-29).
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Michelle Clum, an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas
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"With her 5-time winnings from 2000, she traveled for a year,...
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Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Huat Lim, a premedical student from Seattle, Washington
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Season 26 player (2010-03-26).
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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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"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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Jonathan Brandt, an actor originally from Stirling, New Jersey
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Season 7 player (1991-04-15). Jonathan's last name, occupation and hometown come...
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Whitney Marshall, a software engineer from Overland Park, Kansas
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Season 30 player (2014-06-13).
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Autumn Haag, an archivist from Somerville, Massachusetts
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Season 26 player (2010-06-22). Last name pronounced like "HAYG", with a...
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Joel Kahn, a physician from Irvine, California
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Season 21 2-time champion: $34,200 + $1,000.
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Sarah Bright, a radiology resident from Metairie, Louisiana
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Season 26 player (2010-03-19).
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Megan Susman, an environmental policy specialist from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 1-time champion: $19,599 + $1,000.
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Cliff Kowalczyk, a trucking subcontractor from Lakewood, Ohio
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Season 21 player (2004-12-16). Cliff won $32,000 on Who Wants to...
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Eric Rau, an assistant federal public defender from Tucson, Arizona
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Season 26 player (2010-06-21). Eric appeared in the Fastest Finger circle...
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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
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"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Chris Hernandez, a biology student originally from Wharton, New Jersey
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Season 25 1-time champion: $23,000 + $2,000.
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Mike Hodel, a bartender from Bellingham, Washington
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,200 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "ho-DELL".
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Jackie Cipa, a library assistant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 21 1-time champion: $8,700 + $1,000.
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Tarn Allen, a food bank coordinator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 30 player (2014-01-31).
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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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Jason Raffile, a restaurant manager originally from Meriden, Connecticut
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Season 30 player (2014-06-10).
Last name pronounced like "rah-FILE".
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Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Jonah Busch, an environmental economist originally from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 26 player (2010-06-15).
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Tiffiny Fisher, a data analyst from Beaverton, Oregon
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Season 25 player (2009-07-01).
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Mark McDonnell, a triathlon coach and entrepreneur from Miami, Florida
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Season 27 1-time champion: $27,601 + $1,000.
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Phyllis Grayson, a retired CPA from Huntersville, North Carolina
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Season 27 player (2010-09-28).
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Jennifer Morgan, an attorney from San Juan Capistrano, California
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Season 20 player (2004-04-30). Not to be confused with Season 28...
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Kirby Nelson, a foreign service officer originally from Eatonville, Washington
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Season 26 player (2010-03-08). Kirby flew all the way from Lima,...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Joshua Weiss, a Ph.D. candidate in English literature from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 26 player (2010-06-07).
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Samantha Lubrani, a Spanish interpreter from Torrance, California
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,000 + $1,000.
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Naomi Seiler, a health policy lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 25 player (2009-06-18).
Last name pronounced like "SY-ler".
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Shawn St. Clair, a warehouse manager from Hazel Crest, Illinois
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Season 25 player (2009-01-13).
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Jennifer Klein, a business risk manager from Jacksonville, Florida
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Season 25 player (2009-06-22).
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Elizabeth Schmitt, a high school English and drama teacher from Dallas, Texas
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Season 26 player (2010-05-28).
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Aaron Ammerman, a program analyst for the Department of Navy from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 26 1-time champion: $26,000 + $2,000.
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Valerie Vicroy, a caterer from Pismo Beach, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-19).
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Graham Norris, an actor and writer originally from Berkeley, California
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Season 26 player (2010-02-24).
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Joey Beachum, an Air Force intelligence officer from Conway, Arkansas
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Kristi Springer, a proposal writer from Naperville, Illinois
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Season 27 player (2011-02-04).
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Terry Linwood, a bookseller from North Texas
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Roger Mueller-Kim, a high school social studies teacher from Dublin, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,401 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "MULL-er KIM".
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Gavin Dluehosh, a pastor from Valley Springs, California
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Season 25 player (2009-02-20).
Last name pronounced like "duh-LOO-hosh".
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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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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Lane Galloway, a software development director from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 player (2009-02-17).
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Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,000 + $2,000.
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Nathan Murphy, a flight controls engineer from Mountlake Terrace, Washington
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Season 26 player (2009-10-09). At the time of his appearance, Nathan...
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Genevieve Sheehan, a private equity professional from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 26 player (2009-10-08). First name pronounced like "JEN-uh-veev". Genevieve won...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Anthony Valente, a senior from Staten Island, New York
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2003 Teen Tournament second runner-up: $24,799.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Terry Linwood, a bookseller from Plano, Texas
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
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Gitta Neufeld, a Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "GEE-ta...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Avi Schwartz, a student from Atlanta, Georgia
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Season 20 player (2004-03-29).
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Noam Osband, a Ph.D. student in anthropology from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $25,799 + $2,000. First name pronounced like...
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Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
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Pamela Nelson, a newspaper copy editor and blogger from Clayton, North Carolina
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Season 26 player (2010-07-26).
Pamela blogged about her Jeopardy! experience here.
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Sarah Olson, a chemist from Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Season 27 player (2011-01-13).
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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James Hill III, a freshman from Santa Clara University
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2010-A College championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: San Jose, California. [No contestant...
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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
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"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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Ashley Walker, a senior from Dartmouth College
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Fort Pierce, Florida. [No contestant...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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CCH Pounder, an actress from Avatar and Brothers
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"She earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Claudette Wyms...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Alex Hooper, a lawyer originally from Cedar Key, Florida
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Season 25 player (2009-04-21).
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Annemarie Brentrup, a pizza restaurant manager originally from Bismarck, North Dakota
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Season 27 player (2011-01-03).
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Genaro Lopez, a contract administrator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $29,001 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like "heh-NAR-o".
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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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Allysen Meijer, a patient financial counselor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 player (2010-12-31).
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Jim Fitzpatrick, a senior at Wake Forest University from Colts Neck, New Jersey
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. According the the official Jeopardy! web...
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Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Peter Murray, a non-profit fundraiser from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 player (2009-04-07).
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Adam Swensek, an attorney from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 24 player (2007-11-29).
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Kevin Rainforth, a substance abuse counselor from Orchard Park, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,000 + $1,000.
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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Tim Klein, a public school technology specialist from Flemington, New Jersey
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Season 27 player (2010-12-16).
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Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
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Anthony Stinton, an Air Force officer originally from Sherwood, Oregon
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Season 25 player (2008-12-12).
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Sean Kottke, a professor from Lansing, Michigan
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Season 25 player (2008-12-11).
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Carol Camper, a social work supervisor from Toronto, Canada
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Season 24 player (2007-11-22).
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Christine Havens, a parish administrator from Waterloo, Iowa
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Season 26 player (2010-01-19).
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Adam Bibler, an economist originally from Lancaster, Ohio
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Kate Swenson, a law student from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 24 2-time champion: $28,001 + $2,000.
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Will Durbin, a general litigation attorney from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 player (2010-12-06).
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Luis Román, a public defender from New York, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-01-22).
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Terence Scroope, an online marketing consultant originally from Dobbs Ferry, New York
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Season 27 player (2010-12-01).
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Rachel Millena, a 10-year-old from Concord, California
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"Her sights are set on becoming a writer, journalist, photographer, or...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
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Laura Button, an editor and proofreader from Alpharetta, Georgia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $28,800 + $1,000.
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Mariann Cook Andrews, an outreach specialist from Tumwater, Washington
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Season 26 1-time champion: $23,400 + $1,000.
First name pronounced like the name "Mary Ann".
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George Tsuji, a software engineer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ellyn Feerick, a middle school English teacher from Driggs, Idaho
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Season 25 player (2009-07-20).
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Jennifer Wilder, a travel agent from Moore, Oklahoma
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Season 20 player (2004-03-04).
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Michael Cholbi, a university professor from San Bernardino, California
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Season 23 player (2007-04-17).
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Neel Varde, a food scientist from St. Charles, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,001 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "VAR-day".
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Francesca Leibowitz, a fifth grade English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She teaches at a school that opened in 1854. From Brooklyn...
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Marion Penning, a high school science and history teacher from Baltimore, Maryland
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"She teaches at a Maryland 'green' school that has a solar...
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Kathy Shinkle, a public relations director from Hermosa Beach, California
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Season 26 player (2009-12-28).
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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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William Thill, a teacher from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-04-06).
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Sarah Nothnagel, a sophomore from the University of Southern California
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Kathleen O'Day, a home decor product manager from Oakdale, Minnesota
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Season 25 player (2009-07-10).
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Dave Dye, an import specialist from Torrance, California
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Season 23 player (2007-06-20).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: TurboDave
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Daphna Atias, a high school English teacher originally from Kentwood, Michigan
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Season 25 player (2009-07-09).
Last name pronounced like "ah-TEE-us".
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Katy Hardy, an event coordinator from Cuba, Illinois
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Season 23 player (2007-05-29).
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Alison Fowler, an administrator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 23 1-time champion: $15,400 + $2,000.
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Bobbie Hartman, a publications coordinator originally from Glasgow, Virginia
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Season 23 player (2007-03-15).
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Jeffrey Coogan, a freelance web designer from Staten Island, New York
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Season 24 player (2007-12-21).
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Jennifer Gotcher, a homemaker from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 23 2-time champion: $68,401 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "GO-tcher".
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Juli Hinds, a city planner from South Burlington, Vermont
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Season 23 player (2007-04-27).
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Jody Allen, a bookstore manager and actor from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $41,500 + $2,000.
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Amy Fuller, a medical missions coordinator from Oakland, Oregon
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Season 23 player (2007-07-13).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: gringuita_1
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Mike Janssen, a journalist from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-01-30).
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Nancy Kimmel, a student originally from Sayreville, New Jersey
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Season 23 player (2007-07-12).
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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
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"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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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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Caleb Whitaker, an executive recruiter from Asheville, North Carolina
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Season 22 player (2005-09-27).
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Steve Bingo, a library assistant originally from Seattle, Washington
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Season 22 player (2006-07-21).
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Hanna Miller, a fitness trainer and culinary historian from Asheville, North Carolina
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Season 22 player (2006-07-10). Articles written by Hanna can be found...
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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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Jennifer Gossett, a band director from North Charleston, South Carolina
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Season 23 player (2007-07-06).
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Mary Keefe, a waitress from Edina, Minnesota
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Season 22 player (2006-01-11).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Autumn
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Ari Schoenholtz, a senior at Williams College from Bethesda, Maryland
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2004 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Jeopardy! Message...
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Matt Thomas, a structural engineer from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 23 player (2006-09-13).
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Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
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"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
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Rick Hoffman, a technical instructor from Oswego, New York
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Season 22 1-time champion: $24,000 + $1,000.
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Anne Shivers, a senior from Peotone, Illinois
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2005 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $18,000. 17 at...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Ed Schiffer, an attorney from San Francisco, California
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"A champion of five shows, he was the top winner of...
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David Hoffelmeyer, a senior from St. Joseph, Missouri
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California
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"And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Jennifer Wu, a high school junior from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
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"She won the 2004 Teen Tournament at age 15. Now 17,...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Grayson Holmes, a legal assistant from Washington, D.C.
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Season 21 2-time champion: $44,411 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Manet_fan
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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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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Tom Baker, a writer from Tokyo, Japan
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 20 3-time champion: $102,300 + $2,000.
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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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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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Julie Seitter, a voice talent from Littleton, Massachusetts
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Season 22 player (2006-02-28). Julie's voice can be heard in the...
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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