| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES $400: An M.D. in this medical branch deals in the treatment of mental, emotional & behavioral disorders psychiatry |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SUPER BOWL STARS $1000: (I'm Bill Cowher.) In 2006, I coached a spunky Steelers squad to a Super Bowl win, the first win for Pittsburgh since this legendary coach won 4 titles beginning in 1975 Chuck Noll |
| #9026, aired 2024-01-29 | "D.D." $1600: This 18th century guy was a novelist, journalist & pamphleteer Daniel Defoe |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | HALF A CATEGORY $2000: Thomas Hardy rhymed war is odd: "You shoot a fellow down / You'd treat if met where any bar is, / Or help to" this fractional coin half a crown |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | WISH I'D SAID THAT! $400: Sage advice from Fran Lebowitz: "Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's" doing this buying |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | BAR LINES $200: Stella! Stelllla! Man, that music's loud tonight! I said I'd like a Stella Artois for my pal & this other beer, PBR for short, for me Pabst Blue Ribbon |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | THE BOOK'S SUPPORTING CHARACTERS $400: Retty Priddle & incredibly helpful for the category Alec d'Urberville Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | YOU BROUGHT ME FAME & FORTUNE $800: An enthusiastic expression of approval, this 7-letter word is a synonym of "fame" & rhymes with it acclaim |
| #8770, aired 2022-12-23 | RIAN JOHNSON LOVES A WHODUNIT $400: (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) The 1978 version of "Death on the Nile" is so fantastic, as is Peter Ustinov, who is my favorite actor to play this famous Belgian sleuth Poirot |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | OLD TECHNOLOGY $800: In 2022 Apple said they'd no longer make this MP3 player, which is now unbelievably in an old tech category an iPod |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | THE "ANTI" CATEGORY $400: It's what the A-D stands for in WADA, a world organization dedicated to fair competition & clean sport Anti-Doping |
| #8741, aired 2022-11-14 | FROM "D" TO "O" $600: A Brooklyn neighborhood has this acronymic name that fits the category DUMBO |
| #8718, aired 2022-10-12 | IDINA MENZEL ACTS & SINGS $200: (Idina Menzel presents the clue.) I originated the Tony-winning role of Elphaba in this musical that literally changed me for good Wicked |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | A GLUTEN-FREE CATEGORY $200: Seen here, it'd be weird to get one à la mode a pie chart |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | CROSS THAT BRIDGE $2,000 (Daily Double): You'll have to wait to cross the Forbes Ave. bridge in this city; it collapsed in 2022 just before a presidential visit about infrastructure Pittsburgh |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | DETROIT: NEWS CLUES $1000: (I'm Kimberly Gill.) December 10, 2014 was a bright day in a long saga as Detroit officially exited the largest municipal one of these in the history of the United States, & emergency manager Kevyn Orr's resignation took effect a bankruptcy |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1000: (Doris Kearns Goodwin presents the clue.) On April 4, 1865, Lincoln made a daring & dangerous visit to this newly captured capital, walking its still-burning streets to the cheers of jubilant former enslaved people Richmond |
| #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 |
| #8484, aired 2021-10-07 | A PRESI-DENTAL CATEGORY $1600: Admiral Ralph Malone served as the dentist for this president known for his smile, cigarette holder & all FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) |
| #8421, aired 2021-06-14 | A MESSY CATEGORY $600: I'd invite you in, but my place is in total this, the primeval formlessness of the ancient Greek cosmos chaos |
| #8343, aired 2021-02-24 | HORSE & WRITER $3,700 (Daily Double): Soon after his death in 1910, tourists began visiting his Yasnaya Polyana estate, where they saw his dog Belka & his horse Delir Tolstoy |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | SCIENCE "D"ICTIONARY $2000: In physics it's the study of objects whose motion or speed are affected by other forces dynamics |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE $1200: It's investigation into a bone-softening disease caused by vitamin D deficiency rickets science |
| #8020, aired 2019-06-21 | A S.T.E.A.M. CATEGORY $2000: This American artist said his painting "Hotel Window" was "lonelier than I'd planned it" Edward Hopper |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | A SHORT STORY CATEGORY $2000: J.D. Salinger paired "Franny" with a story about him Zooey |
| #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 |
| #7523, aired 2017-05-03 | AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY $800: In 1997 Charles Moore saw millions of pieces of this material while sailing--he'd found the Great Pacific Garbage Patch plastic |
| #7515, aired 2017-04-21 | CROSSWORD CLUES "D" $1000: The Ten Commandments
(9) the Decalogue |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | A 3-D CATEGORY $400: (I'm Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank.) One of the main investment areas for my O'Leary Funds is blue-chip stocks that pay out these; why not get paid while you wait! dividends |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | PUNS $400: A chicken crossing the road, a duck flying, or a turkey swimming, is this 3-word phrase poultry in motion |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | A 3-D CATEGORY $800: To remove faded flowers from a plant to encourage further blooming deadhead |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | A 3-D CATEGORY $1200: It's the piece of equipment in use here, named for what's propelling it a paddle board |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | A 3-D CATEGORY $1600: A book parody of the Crawley family & their estate uses this word meaning "trampled upon" before "Abbey" in its title downtrodden |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | A 3-D CATEGORY $2000: This poem by Sylvia Plath says, "You stand at the blackboard... in the picture I have of you" "Daddy" |
| #7160, aired 2015-10-30 | COSTUMES AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA $1,000 (Daily Double): (Alex delivers the clue from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.) The Imperial Commissioner is the one who reads the marriage agreement of Cio-Cio-San & Lieutenant Pinkerton in Act I of this opera Madame Butterfly |
| #7111, aired 2015-07-13 | D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $1000: The figure of this 20th century man is carved into the "Stone of Hope", which stands past the "Mountain of Despair" Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | "DIS" HERE CATEGORY $1600: It's the "D" in an NDA that you may sign disclosure |
| #6972, aired 2014-12-30 | A CATEGORY WITH REVERENDS $600: Joseph Simmons, aka Reverend Run, was a member of this pioneering rap group Run-D.M.C. |
| #6912, aired 2014-10-07 | A VERY "GRAPHIC" CATEGORY $1600: We'd all love to have this, where you can recall every word on a page, but scientists say there's no such thing photographic memory |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | "D.C."ING YOU $3,000 (Daily Double): It's the only capital-&-state combo that fits the category Denver, Colorado |
| #6880, aired 2014-07-11 | A BOOKISH CATEGORY $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1974 he sued & stopped the sale of a book of his "Complete Uncollected Short Stories" J.D. Salinger |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | A NOVEL CATEGORY $1000: In a much lighter vein than "Gone Girl", there's "Where'd You Go," this French-sounding first name Bernadette |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | MOVIE PEOPLE $2000: Samuel L. Jackson has played this agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | "C" THE WORLD $1200: This African country's English name doesn't fit the category, but its French name does Cote d'Ivoire |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | 3-"D" $1000: Sitting with both your legs on the left side of the horse sidesaddle |
| #6462, aired 2012-10-23 | THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $2000: Characters in this operetta include captain Richard Warrington & Marietta d'Altena Naughty Marietta |
| #6458, aired 2012-10-17 | L'HISTOIRE FRANÇAISE $400: In 1456, 25 years after her execution, the Pope declared this woman innocent; she'd later become an Orleans saint Joan of Arc |
| #6390, aired 2012-06-01 | AN "R_____T" CATEGORY $400: The last name of Secretary of War Elihu Root is found within this last name of the president he served Roosevelt |
| #6372, aired 2012-05-08 | A RELIGIOUS CATEGORY $600: When these high Catholic officials take their posts, they put on red robes symbolizing blood they'd be willing to shed Cardinals |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | A BYZANTINE CATEGORY $1200: Byzantium, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, was renamed by this emperor in 330 A.D. Constantine |
| #6341, aired 2012-03-26 | A "NON" CATEGORY $800: It's Latin for "it does not follow", so I'd better get out my umbrella non sequitur |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | BEFORE, DURING & AFTER $2000: Nebraska-named D-Day landing area whose album "Pet Sounds" clones Nazis in South America Omaha Beach Boys from Brazil |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | THERE'S A SEXY CATEGORY! $200: In 2010 this singer made a surprise appearance during Jay-Z's set at Coachella; how'd Jay ever get her to show? Beyoncé |
| #5771, aired 2009-10-19 | NONFICTION $2000: "Rogue economist" Steven D. Levitt ties Roe v. Wade to a drop in crime in this bestseller Freakonomics |
| #5706, aired 2009-06-01 | HIDDEN AGENDA $200: For letter-writers of any age ND and SD are the postal abbreviations of these 2 states South Dakota & North Dakota |
| #5480, aired 2008-06-06 | A GALLIC CATEGORY? $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports form the State Capital in Lincoln, Nebraska) Here in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Capital has a standing Lincoln by this sculptor famous for the seated Lincoln in Washington, D.C. Daniel Chester French |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | TERMES D'ART $400: "Jugendstil" is the German equivalent for this French term for the decorative style of the 1890s art nouveau |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | AN ART "C" CATEGORY $2000: Here we see mastery of this technique from the Italian for "bright and dark", used to create a 3-D effect chiaroscuro |
| #5225, aired 2007-05-04 | YOU GET A D MINUS $2000: A vertical blade that steers a ship sets one D adrift & acts more discourteous rudder & ruder |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | NOT THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $800: The syllable used for the first note on the musical scale in solmization D-O |
| #5051, aired 2006-07-24 | "D" IN SCIENCE $1200: The mountain ash & honey locust trees share this quality, as becomes evident in autumn deciduous |
| #5050, aired 2006-07-21 | BLAME IT ON THE REIGN $3,000 (Daily Double): ...of this English monarch, who made a truce with Saladin, ceding him Jerusalem Richard I (Richard the Lionhearted) |
| #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | O' $4,000 (Daily Double): Britannica says that in his time, after Shaw & Shakespeare, this dramatist was the most translated & produced (Eugene) O'Neill |
| #4969, aired 2006-03-30 | THE NON-CATEGORY $5,200 (Daily Double): MLK Jr. said the "Gandhian emphasis on love and" this led him to the method for social reform that he'd been seeking non-violence |
| #4612, aired 2004-09-28 | A CAJUN CATEGORY $1200: If we covered everything Cajun from A to Z, we'd finally come to this accordion-based musical style heard here zydeco |
| #4584, aired 2004-07-08 | HOW 'BOUT A DRINK? $1000: Steely Dan knows you might lose that number after a few of these drinks made with gin, lime juice & club soda a Rickey |
| #4572, aired 2004-06-22 | RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! $600: B.I.O.N., every year a Filipino village recreates this event of around 30 A.D. using nails the crucifixion |
| #4538, aired 2004-05-05 | BEGINS & ENDS IN "D" $1000: This shepherd's name appears more than 1,000 times in the Old & New Testaments David |
| #4438, aired 2003-12-17 | THE KIDS' TABLE $600: If this animal category aged a few years, we'd retitle it this the goats table |
| #4423, aired 2003-11-26 | GOULASH $1000: In a "Poets by Middle Name" category, he'd be Stearns T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot |
| #4243, aired 2003-01-29 | WHEEL OF JEOPARDY! $2000: Superstitious rap
K _ O _ K O _
_ O O D knock on wood |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | "D" CATEGORY $400: The ancient Olympic games were believed to have included the throwing of a bronze one discus |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | "D" CATEGORY $800: Playful plant eater pictured here dugong |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | "D" CATEGORY $1200: Its border with Haiti is about 195 miles long Dominican Republic |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | "D" CATEGORY $2000: It's a megalithic stone slab marking a prehistoric tomb dolmen |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | "D" CATEGORY $5,000 (Daily Double): Aye, matey, it's naval navigation by geographic means, not astronomical observation dead reckoning |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $400: Have belief in your power to spell... C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | A "C.D." CATEGORY $200: A small lozenge to treat hoarseness a cough drop |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | A "C.D." CATEGORY $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) This is the spicy treat that fits the category a chili dog |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | A "C.D." CATEGORY $800: The leader of the free world traditionally spends some free time at this Maryland retreat Camp David |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | A "C.D." CATEGORY $1000: In the 1920s & '30s the legendary Stanley Walker ran this department of the Herald Tribune the City Desk |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | A "C.D." CATEGORY $1,200 (Daily Double): Rodney Ansell, Australia's barefoot bushman, inspired this movie character Crocodile Dundee |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | AN UNFINISHED LIT CATEGORY $200: Even if Hawthorne had finished "Septimius Felton" & "Dr. Grimshawe's Secret", we doubt they'd have rivaled his "The Scarlet..." Letter |
| #3809, aired 2001-03-08 | "PEP" BOYS $1000: We thought we'd sneak this 17th century diarist into the category even though his name has a long "E" sound Samuel Pepys |
| #3756, aired 2000-12-25 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $100: Don't lose hope when you spell... D-I-S-C-O-U-R-A-G-E-D |
| #3756, aired 2000-12-25 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $300: You have the honor of spelling... P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E |
| #3756, aired 2000-12-25 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $500: Do me a favor & spell... A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-E |
| #3338, aired 1999-02-24 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $200: Don't be conservative as you spell... F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M |
| #3338, aired 1999-02-24 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $400: We'll think of you as lustrous, colorful & brilliant when you spell... I-R-I-D-E-S-C-E-N-T |
| #3338, aired 1999-02-24 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $500: Resolve yourself to spelling... D-E-N-O-U-E-M-E-N-T |
| #3179, aired 1998-05-28 | THE "D.T."s $500: Group of Florida islands named from the Spanish for turtles Dry Tortugas |
| #3037, aired 1997-11-11 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $400: When you eat in a deli, you should know "deli" is short for this word D-E-L-I-C-A-T-E-S-S-E-N |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | FICTIONAL DETECTIVES $800: In 1962 she introduced Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh in her first novel, "Cover Her Face" P.D. James |
| #2993, aired 1997-09-10 | BAY WATCHING $500 (Daily Double): (Hello, I'm Donna D'Errico.) A glacier named for this American naturalist who sighted it in 1879 flows into Glacier Bay, Alaska John Muir |
| #2808, aired 1996-11-13 | THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Ramfis is the high priest of Egypt in this Verdi opera Aida |
| #2403, aired 1995-02-01 | 1956 $100: While recuperating from surgery in Gettysburg, he announced he'd actively seek a 2nd term as pres. Eisenhower |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | OOPS! $200: We had this artist's mother hanging around the Louvre; she's now in the Musee d'Orsay Whistler |
| #2032, aired 1993-06-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,400 (Daily Double): This Pilgrim couple was married around 1623 & had 11 children John & Priscilla Alden |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | POTENT POTABLES $300: Of creme fraiche, creme brulee or creme d'ananas, the one that fits the category creme d'ananas |
| #1261, aired 1990-02-12 | COMMON BONDS $200: Kathryn D. Sullivan, Margaret Rhea Seddon & Sally K. Ride astronauts |
| #1210, aired 1989-12-01 | NUMBER, PLEASE $1000: If we were to end this category the way a reporter finishes an article, we'd put this number on it here 30 |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | ALLITERATIVE NAMES $200: This TV tycoon might try to colorize this category if we'd let him Ted Turner |
| #963, aired 1988-11-09 | AFRICA $200: If we ever did a "Starts with 'Rw' " category, this is the only country you'd find in it Rwanda |
| #544, aired 1987-01-08 | DOUBLE TALK $300 (Daily Double): Sharp singer who had her biggest hit with this song:
"A Mashed Potato started long time ago /
With a guy named Sloppy Joe /
You'll find this dance is so cool to do /
Come on baby, gonna teach it to you..." Dee Dee Sharp |
| #407, aired 1986-04-01 | THE BODY IN QUESTION $400: PBS series from which this category takes its name was hosted by this actor/director/satirist/M.D. Jonathan Miller |
| #107, aired 1985-02-05 | 6-LETTER WORDS $200: Describes the age in Europe between 500 & 1450 A.D. middle |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | FOUR SEASONS $1000: Alan Alda's film "The Four Seasons" used this composer's "Four Seasons" Vivaldi |
| #5, aired 1984-09-14 | TRIOS $100: D'Artagnan's best buddies the Three Musketeers |
| #2, aired 1984-09-11 | THE '40S $500: Wartime pseudonym of Mrs. I. Toguri D'Aquino Tokyo Rose |
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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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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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
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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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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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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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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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Matthew Cline, a 12-year-old from Maumelle, Arkansas
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"John Grisham's books have inspired him. He's firm. He wants to...
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Blake Hernandez, a senior from Burke, Virginia
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Blake was 16 at the time...
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Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Weston Mangin, a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Papa Chakravarthy, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament champion: $75,000.
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Jimmy Li, a senior from Chesterfield, Missouri
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of...
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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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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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
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"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Brooke Martin, an eleven-year-old from Galway, New York
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"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
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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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Meredith Johnson, a senior from University of Minnesota
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities...
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Colin Brown, a senior at the University of Rochester from Milwaukie, Oregon
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Pranita Ramakrishnan, from Centreville, Virginia
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"Not only does this future neurologist enjoy swimming, drawing and spelling,...
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Peter Ellis, a senior at North Carolina State University from Cary, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Molly Gier, a twelve-year-old from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"She is preparing for a teaching career by tutoring her peers....
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Aidan Mehigan, a sophomore from McLean, Virginia
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2009 Teen Tournament second runner-up: $15,000. Name pronounced like "AY-den MEE-gan"....
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Ben Swartz, a senior from Manassas, Virginia
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2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Alex Stambaugh, a 12-year-old from Paris, Kentucky
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"He feels he can use his talents in math and science...
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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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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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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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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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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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Brandon Welch, a senior from Grayson, Georgia
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2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Anna Gohmann, a senior from Westlake Village, California
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Anna was 17 at the time...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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Elyssa Browning, a junior from St. John's College
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Austin, Texas at...
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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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Christina Maes, a senior at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Jayanth Iyengar, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis from Madison, Wisconsin
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2005 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Jiyen1213
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Nico Martinez, a junior at Stanford University from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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Ben Goldman, a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Son of Season 17 1-time champion Marjorie Goldman.
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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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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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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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Shay Collins, an 11-year-old from Averill Park, New York
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"His passion for music helps this future rock star to play...
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Claire Winkler, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"This honor roll student participates on both the year-round and summer...
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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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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
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"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York
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"He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
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Alison Jenik, a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Zach Blumenfeld, a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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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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John Matthews, a senior from Escondido, California
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
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"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
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Andrew Goldfein, a 12-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois
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"He likes to argue and help people, so it's off to...
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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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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Lindsey Hargrove, a senior at the University of Texas from Bellaire, Texas
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Mother's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: collegemom
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Amory Jendrek, a freshman at Davidson College from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Matt Bushell, a junior at Georgetown University from Fairfield, Connecticut
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Christopher Weis, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "WISE". Jeopardy!...
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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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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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Aaron Brown, an Emmy Award-winning newsman from CNN's popular primetime newscast
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"A journalist for over 25 years, he now anchors CNN's popular...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Donna Vogel, a scientist from Bethesda, Maryland
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Jacob Joyner, an 11-year-old from Quantico, Virginia
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"As a politician, he plans on improving the lives of Americans....
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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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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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Aki Terasaki, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
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"This future millionaire would like to be a professional writer and...
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Joseph Graumann, a junior from Mays Landing, New Jersey
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Matt Klein, a senior from Pittsford, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $15,000. Won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Cosi Audi, a junior from North Canton, Ohio
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Kate Rowland, a family doctor from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000.
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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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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Seveen Kannankara, a junior from Bergenfield, New Jersey
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Seveen was 15 at the time...
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Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
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"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Charlotte Darby, from West Chester, Pennsylvania
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"Her crafts include crochet, origami, and friendship bracelets. From West Chester,...
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jon Er, from Williamsville, New York
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"This musician always argues for his fairness, so he wants to...
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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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Kennedy Stomps, a junior from St. Louis, Missouri
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
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"And, whether in neonatology or as a Navy SEAL, he plans...
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Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
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"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
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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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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
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Chris Pae, a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia
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"He studied pre-med, then pre-law, but discovered his passion was teaching....
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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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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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Andy Hutchins, a senior from Rockledge, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
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"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
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Andrew Kreitz, a senior from Huntington Beach, California
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2006 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000.
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Ivan Kleinfeld, an 11-year-old from Arlington, Virginia
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"He would like to be a doctor so that he can...
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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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