| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | SAME LAST 3/ FIRST 3 LETTERS $200: Animal you "play" when feigning death
&
a brief & succinct explanation of an event possum & summary |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: This Venezuelan president said in 2019 that protesters would not go unpunished & accused the U.S. of plotting against him Nicolás Maduro |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | BOOZY $200: When it comes to this potent potable, go for one labeled "100% blue agave" tequila |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | WACKY FAD OBITUARIES $600: Funeral services for this line dance will be held on the nearest cruise ship, featuring a special performance by Los del Rio the "Macarena" |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | I'M JUST KEN $10,400 (Daily Double): In 2023 this documentarian released his latest film, a four-hour series examining the rich history of the American buffalo Ken Burns |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $200: Though it only has four, this Jamaican resort town's name is Spanish for eight rivers Ocho Rios |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $600: It's a word for a woman's garment that can also mean to go around the edge of an area to skirt |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | THIS IS JEO-PURR-DY! $400: It's thought that felines go crazy for this herb because it contains a compound that mimics sex pheromones catnip |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ROGET'S BUTT $2,000 (Daily Double): Merci! This synonym for "butt" is derived from French, meaning "behind" derrière |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | BIG-SCREEN ELVIS $400: An ad for this film said, "It's that 'go-go' guy (Elvis) and that 'bye-bye' gal (Ann-Margret) in the fun capital of the world!" Viva Las Vegas |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | BEST PICTURE WINNERS IN A NUTSHELL $600: 2020:
After losing everything, a van-dwelling woman travels the American West looking for work Nomadland |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | "POUND" KEY $600: Where you go to retrieve your car after it gets towed for being parked in front of a fire hydrant the impound lot |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | OH, THAT'S RICH $100: Chef Jamie Oliver's website says that if you use lamb instead of beef for cottage pie, it should go by this occupational name shepherd's pie |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FASHION FOR ALL $900: Because clasps in the back can be painful to reach, Liberare is a brand that sells front-opening types of this undergarment a bra (brassiere) |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | GO ____ $1000: A synonym for "get lost"; you might tell Ben Franklin to do it go fly a kite |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | "I"s IN YOUR STARS $400: Famous among the smaller set for singing "Let It Go", she earned her first Tony nomination in "Rent" Idina Menzel |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | MESSIN' WITH TEXAS $400: Allemande left & take a chance / As you do this state folk dance / Swing yer partner & do-si-do / That's it for now, I got to go square dance |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | COLLEGE TUITION: THEN & NOW $400: It may get your Irish up to know in 1977 this Indiana private U. cost about $3,000 but tuition & fees now go for 62 grand Notre Dame |
| #8895, aired 2023-06-16 | GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN $400: In this Swiss city for Red Cross meetings check out the Jet d'Eau; it can shoot 7 tons of water about 450 feet high Geneva |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | "B" IS THE FIRST LETTER $200: This irregular past tense is also what you "go for" when you risk it all broke |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | GO TO YOUR ROOM $400: Theater audiences would retire to this 5-letter room for warmth between acts; now it refers to any entrance hall or lobby the foyer |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TIME TO LAWYER UP $200: For not complying with a court order in 1995, a Philly lawyer was jailed for this; he kept not complying & was in jail for 14 years contempt (of court) |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | COMIN' TO YOUR CITY $1,000 (Daily Double): Take in the earthquake-resistant "Cardboard Cathedral", built after a 2011 event in this New Zealand city Christchurch |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | ALLITERATIVE HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Thaddeus Stevens & Charles Sumner were members of this "extreme" group in Lincoln's party advocating emancipation Radical Republicans |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | GO JUMP IN A LAKE $2000: When you dip into this big lake in the Northwest Territories, beware of the ursines for which it was named Great Bear Lake |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | TRIPLE "A" $1200: It's the British word for food to go or a place selling it takeaway |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER $2000: James Joyce's last book becomes a WHAM! song whose first word is "Jitterbug" Finnegans Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
| #8810, aired 2023-02-17 | TIME TO GO BIG $1600: The Waco Surf Park has one of these a mile long; it takes 45 minutes for one round float a lazy river |
| #8803, aired 2023-02-08 | THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE $800: A Chicago building is named for this product, & to play on an old commercial, you're soaking it in Palmolive |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW $600: These tall timepieces were named for a 19th-century song that said, "It stopp'd short--never to go again--When the old man died" a grandfather clock |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | IT'S ALSO A GREEK LETTER $800: It's letter No. 3 in the Greek alphabet; the same-named "rays" hulked out Bruce Banner gamma |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | WORLD HISTORY $9,800 (Daily Double): This dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644 was noted for its arts & culture including, of course, ceramics & porcelain vases Ming |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | BREWS N' BOOZE $600: Waikiki's Royal Hawaiian has an oceanfront bar named for this rhyming cocktail; 2 kinds of rum go into it a mai tai |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | THE "ANTI" CATEGORY $200: Lacking admirable qualities, Alex in "A Clockwork Orange" is considered this type of protagonist an antihero |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | HISTORY $11,600 (Daily Double): Post-WWII British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said this Secretary of State threw "a lifeline to sinking men" Marshall |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | BIOLOGY $12,000 (Daily Double): Animals like frogs that can live on land or water are known as these, from the Greek for "both" & "life" an amphibian |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | HISTORIC HISTORY OF YESTERDAY: A LOOK BACK $2,000 (Daily Double): Catherine Parr became wife No. 6 to this man on July 12, 1543, & beating the odds, outlived him (but only by a year) Henry VIII |
| #8718, aired 2022-10-12 | IDINA MENZEL ACTS & SINGS $400: (Idina Menzel presents the clue.) I know all of you parents out there either love me or hate me for it, but I'm thankful this song from "Frozen" has such a lasting, resonating effect on people "Let It Go" |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | GO BLUE! $400: Known as the little blue pill, it's been suggested audaciously that some men might use it for recreation, not procreation Viagra |
| #8701, aired 2022-09-19 | 4-SYLLABLE VERBS $2000: From the Latin for "leaf", it's what an army might do to reveal enemies among trees defoliate |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | GO GET "EM" $1200: It's the crime of using money or property entrusted to you for your own use embezzlement |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | THIS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY $400: It went up in 1936 in Friedrichshafen, Germany & went down for good in Lakehurst, New Jersey a little over a year later the Hindenburg |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | LET'S GO TO THE AUTO SHOP $200: If your car's engine uses this type of fuel, don't look for the spark plugs; it uses glow plugs diesel |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | SUNDAY IN THE PARK $400: The record for consecutive kicks of this footbag by 2 people is well over 100,000; let's go to the park & try to top it hacky sack |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | PUTTING THE CARBS $800: It's not traditionally eaten for breakfast, but bacon & eggs go into this dish that even has "carb" in its name carbonara |
| #8573, aired 2022-02-09 | IT'S TIME FOR A WORD $2000: "Back in a" this 5-letter word! here's a flash--it's how long light takes to go 1 femtometer, a millionth of a millionth of a mm a jiffy |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | BILLBOARD YEAR-END NO. 1 ALBUMS $400: "Let It Go" & name this soundtrack album, No. 1 for 2014 Frozen |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | SOME LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING $800: This indoor bike-making co. had a market value of $31 billion in 2021, so don't go crazy--just 50% of it would be enough for anyone Peloton |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | LET'S GO SEE THE BAND! $400: It's the perfect place for a Gallagher concert Oasis |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | LET'S GO SEE THE BAND! $1200: No way of telling if this recon craft seen here has found what it's looking for U-2 |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | "NOD" $200: It's where Cain lived, a place for kids to go at bedtime or an oddly named Yorkshire village the Land of Nod |
| #8476, aired 2021-09-27 | ELECTORAL COLLEGE COLLAGE $1200: In 2020 it was the only one of the 4 "I" states to go Democratic, casting its 20 votes for Biden Illinois |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | HELP! $200: Go to the .gov of this treasury agency & it will tell you how to get some tax counseling for free the IRS |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | THEY'VE GOT AN EGOT $800: Composer Robert Lopez won both a Grammy & an Oscar for this song from "Frozen" "Let It Go" |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | & AWAY WE GO! $800: Though this West African country has a word for "lion" in its name, it's the chimpanzees we're going there to see Sierra Leone |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $2000: From Latin for "to go over", it means temporary or fleeting transient |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | BEFORE BEAUTY $400: Stew on this! It's a hyphenated term for an accountant a bean-counter |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | THAT'S MY AIRPORT $7,000 (Daily Double): This Dallas airport is named for a lieutenant killed in a plane crash while practicing for a military aviator test Love Field |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $1600: From the Latin for "every ten", it's the currency of several countries including Jordan & Algeria the dinar |
| #8289, aired 2020-11-26 | ON YOUR WEDDING DAY $400: marthastewart.com says if you don't go for tossing this item, maybe hand it to the couple wed the longest the bouquet |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | YOU MAKE MY HEART SING $400: Celine Dion had to be convinced by her husband/manager to do a demo for this 1997 movie song; it worked out okay "My Heart Will Go On" |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | 3-SYLLABLE WORDS $600: To go dormant through winter; one experiment had a brown bat do it for 344 days in a fridge hibernate |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | LAST WORDS $2,500 (Daily Double): This term for "the end of the line" was once a god celebrated at the end of the Roman year terminus |
| #8211, aired 2020-04-27 | GENERAL HOSPITAL $1600: One factor for a newborn entering the NICU, short for this, is a birth weight of less than 5.5 pounds neonatal intensive care unit |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | A PITCH FOR A HAPPIER MOVIE ENDING $200: It's a little out of the box but hey, I'm thinking...what if Daniel Day-Lewis just skips the theater & stays in the White House? Lincoln |
| #8123, aired 2019-12-25 | A POWER CALLER $400: 10 years ago, it cost about $50,000 to install a system to power your house using this energy; now, a 6-kw system could go for $14K solar |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | OUR HOME $200: We like the pool, but now it's time for some bubbly in our J-500 one of these that "defines the hot tub experience" a Jacuzzi |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | "V"-8 $1200: It was a 1982 Top 10 hit for the Go-Go's "Vacation" |
| #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | LET'S SEE IF IT PAYS OFF FOR 'EM $400: In 1927, 4 years after starting a movie company with his brother, he decided to go all-cartoon Walt Disney |
| #8054, aired 2019-09-19 | WE INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS $2000: In your home, GFCI stands for this circuit interrupter; it makes sure the electricity doesn't go through you ground fault |
| #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | IT'S HYPHENATED $200: It's a synonym for carousel merry-go-round |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | THE BODY PART WITHIN $1600: We'll go out on a limb & say it's another term for a parable an allegory |
| #7977, aired 2019-04-23 | ARCHITECTURE $200: Kids know it as a place to go play video games, but it's also a term for a kind of gallery that features arches an arcade |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | POET IDENTIFICATION, PLEASE $400 (Daily Double): "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so" (John) Donne |
| #7902, aired 2019-01-08 | TIME TO GO GREEN $800: Types of gem cuts include this one named for a certain gem; it's meant to intensify that stone's green color an emerald |
| #7835, aired 2018-10-05 | LET IT GO $800: Time to chill on a beach on this island named for a Polynesian demigod, across Pailolo Channel from Molokai Maui |
| #7835, aired 2018-10-05 | LET IT GO $1000: Breathe; the Maharishi gave us TM, short for this consciousness-raising practice ...race to the buzzer! transcendental meditation |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | CHRIS P. $600: As Cyril Figgis, Chris Parnell got a "Chekhov" gun from this animated spy: "Careful, it could go off for, like, no reason" Archer |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | MARK TWAIN REALLY SAID IT $2000: Of this "Devil's Dictionary" author, Twain wrote, "For every laugh, there are 5 blushes & 10 shudders" Ambrose Bierce |
| #7819, aired 2018-09-13 | ANCIENT BRO-MANS $1600: Bro, I know you're hungover, so let's go sweat it out at the baths named for this emperor who ruled until 217 Caracalla |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THIS IS NOT A DRILL (OR IS IT?) $200: New recruits at Parris Island get whipped into shape by a D.I., short for this a drill instructor |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NOT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR JAZZ $400: Brother of Branford, this trumpet legend doesn't go by Clinton, but by this name Wynton Marsalis |
| #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 |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | ON THE "GO" $200: It's a general term for dizziness vertigo |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | ON THE "GO" $1000: Colloquially, it's Spanish for "see you later" hasta luego |
| #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 |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | FROM A TO Y $200: In Britain it's one of the 5 main grounds for divorce adultery |
| #7632, aired 2017-11-14 | HIDDEN FIGURES $800: From the Italian for "middle", it's where one might go to watch a play upstairs a mezzanine |
| #7632, aired 2017-11-14 | HIDDEN FIGURES $1200: Pluperfect is one a tense |
| #7625, aired 2017-11-03 | THE HANDMADE TALE $1000: From French for "cutting out", it's the use of paper cutouts to simulate painting or other designs decoupage |
| #7621, aired 2017-10-30 | 10-LETTER WORDS $2000: The positioning of a horn player's lips & tongue on the mouthpiece, it's from the French for "mouth" embouchure |
| #7612, aired 2017-10-17 | IT'S A BATTLE $800: The footage seen here was shot during this World War II battle that would go on for another month Iwo Jima |
| #7612, aired 2017-10-17 | INVENTION & DISCOVERY $1600: A blood test for cancer is called a "liquid" this test; one developed in Sweden finds it with 96% accuracy from 1 drop a liquid biopsy |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | IT'S AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED $600: Nominated for 12 acting Oscars, she had back-to-back wins for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" & "The Lion in Winter" Katharine Hepburn |
| #7584, aired 2017-07-27 | THE UNION, JACK $400: In November 1862 this bewhiskered man replaced General McClellan as head of Union troops Burnside |
| #7553, aired 2017-06-14 | ENTERTAINING FRUITS & VEGETABLES $2000: It's high time for Seth Rogen & James Franco to go on the run in this 2008 comedy Pineapple Express |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | HEART SURGERY WITH DR. OZ $400: (Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) When a coronary artery is blocked, & drugs & angioplasty can't fix it, we go in for this type of surgery where new blood vessels go around the artery, maybe even a triple or quadruple version a bypass |
| #7536, aired 2017-05-22 | THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL $1000: (Heather Tom and Thorsten Kaye give the clue as Katie and Ridge from The Bold and the Beautiful.) "Ridge, why are you still concealing the truth?" "Because, Katie, it is our secret to reveal, no one else's. & I'll stand behind that like Leonidas & his 300 men at this famous mountain pass in the 5th century B.C." Thermopylae |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | SPOKEN WORD GRAMMY AWARDS $1000: In 1997 Hillary Clinton won for reading this book of hers about how we raise children It Takes a Village |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | HORSING AROUND $400: Hopefully it doesn't go to his head, but a stallion used for breeding is called this a stud |
| #7510, aired 2017-04-14 | STARTS WITH "R" $400: From the Old Norse for "house searching", it means to go hurriedly through a place, stealing & wrecking ransack |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | IT HELPS TO REMEMBER $1000: Britain's royal houses can be recalled with "No plan like yours to study history wisely", with study standing for this Stuart |
| #7499, aired 2017-03-30 | NEEDS SOME WORK $1200: This landmark will go quiet for a bit in 2017, as it & the Elizabeth Tower housing it will undergo much needed repairs Big Ben |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | PRO TEAMS ARE FOR THE BIRDS $600: Go, Pinocchios! Nope...yay, Bambis! No...as far as we can tell, it's the only NHL team that got its name from a Disney film the (Anaheim) Ducks |
| #7483, aired 2017-03-08 | MUSIC SOOTHES $1000: The song heard here at a Jewish wedding reception means that it's time for this Israeli round dance the hora |
| #7426, aired 2016-12-19 | TONY BENNETT $1000: (Tony Bennett gives the clue.) In 2015 the 20th edition of this Las Vegas gala doubled as my birthday party; with the same name as a Celine Dion love song, it has raised over $100 million in its history; wow! "The Power of Love" |
| #7424, aired 2016-12-15 | MOVING JOURNALISM $1,500 (Daily Double): British Airways' in-flight magazine has this name, like a Miller beer brand High Life |
| #7391, aired 2016-10-31 | LIKE A ROCK $1,000 (Daily Double): The object of a pursuit, such as a hunted animal quarry |
| #7376, aired 2016-10-10 | U.S. RIVERS $1600: There's a maritime museum named for this river near its mouth in Astoria, Oregon the Columbia |
| #7370, aired 2016-09-30 | SWEEPING THE NATION $400: For years after its 1931 completion, its custodians turned on lights to make it look like the upper floors were in use the Empire State Building |
| #7366, aired 2016-09-26 | THE SINGING "B" $2,000 (Daily Double): allmusic.com says that before him, "it was inconceivable for a country artist to go multi-platinum" Garth Brooks |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | MAYOR GARCETTI'S LOS ANGELES $1000: (His Honor, the Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers the clue.) Between 1921 & 1955 Italian immigrant Simon Rodia constructed a collection of 17 structures he called Nuestro Pueblo or "Our Town"; today, it's a National Historic Landmark known as this the Watts Towers |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | CARROT $1200: This sliced carrot dish isn't named for being a puppet of the Nazis but for being cooked in the water of a French city's spa Vichy |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | AWARDS FOR WRITING $2,400 (Daily Double): This science fiction award is named for an interstellar gas cloud the Nebula Award |
| #7357, aired 2016-09-13 | ANIMAL NAMES $600: Floating in the waters off Majorca, you might find the fried egg this--we don't suggest it for breakfast a jellyfish |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | SOUNDS LIKE A STAR WARS CHARACTER $800: "Village Voice" off-Broadway awards for the pale? the Obie-wan |
| #7348, aired 2016-07-20 | THAT'S A REAL HORROR STORY $2000: It's a rough go for humanity as a supercomputer turns evil in Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must" do this Scream |
| #7326, aired 2016-06-20 | "GO" AHEAD $800: To push or impel, it's also a term for a prod to drive oxen a goad |
| #7312, aired 2016-05-31 | GO HAMILTON FISH! $600: Ham signed an 1875 treaty with this kingdom exempting it from U.S. sugar duties & paving the way for its later annexation Hawaii |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE $400: The symbol for this element is He helium |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | JUST THE FACTS $600: The Carolina Panther who was the first NFL rookie to pass for over 4,000 yards Cam Newton |
| #7284, aired 2016-04-21 | HYPHENATED TERMS $4,000 (Daily Double): The name of this figure in square dancing comes from a corruption of the French for "back to back" do-si-do |
| #7266, aired 2016-03-28 | GRAND OLD PARTY $1000: 4-letter French word for a day of celebration fête |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | IT'S POTPOURRI, "C"? $600: French slang for "friend", this Chevy muscle car can go from 0 to 60 in 5.9 seconds Camaro |
| #7251, aired 2016-03-07 | IN TROUBLE WITH THE FCC $1000: In 1989 a station was fined $2,000 for playing "Erotic City" by this funky musician Prince |
| #7248, aired 2016-03-02 | FASHION $800: It's the term for colors like gray & black that go with everything; green is a faux one neutral |
| #7235, aired 2016-02-12 | FAQ $800: Online FAQs for this D.C. landmark include "Can I go inside?" (Yes) & "Does" it "sway in the wind?" (No) the Washington Monument |
| #7216, aired 2016-01-18 | LONG-LIVED CREATURES $2000: This crustacean can survive for 100 years; the Norway type often doesn't get close to that, as it's delicious a lobster |
| #7203, aired 2015-12-30 | "RAG"s $800: It's slang for a convertible automobile with a soft cover a ragtop |
| #7199, aired 2015-12-24 | AT THE "END" $800: This title for certain Christian clerics is sometimes preceded by "The" reverend |
| #7198, aired 2015-12-23 | OK, "GO"! $2000: For the tangles of knots it sometimes forms, a species of nematomorph is called this worm the Gordian worm |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | & THE OSCAR DOESN'T GO TO $400: The nomination of Nina Rota's music for this 1972 film was retracted because some of it had been used in a 1958 Italian movie The Godfather |
| #7192, aired 2015-12-15 | IT WAS THE '60s $400: In 1969 Alain Poher stepped in for this French president, who said au revoir after a referendum didn't go his way (Charles) de Gaulle |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | HAMILTON $200: In the show, this rival prophetically warns Hamilton, "Talk less, smile more, don't let them know what you're against or what you're for, you wanna get ahead? Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead"--he was right Aaron Burr |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | EGOT-ISTS $800: Robert Lopez completed his EGOT in 2015 with an Oscar for this "Frozen" tune "Let It Go" |
| #7171, aired 2015-11-16 | THE METROPOLITAN OPERA $1000: One of the greatest pieces for a baritone is the "Largo al factotum", a patter song that Figaro delivers with bravura as he enters this opera The Barber of Seville |
| #7171, aired 2015-11-16 | AMERICAN PLACE NAMES $1,200 (Daily Double): The name of this Minn. waterfall is Dakota for "waterfall"; Longfellow named a Native American woman for it Minnehaha |
| #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 |
| #7155, aired 2015-10-23 | BIBLICAL MENAGERIE $400: "It is easier for" one of these "to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" a camel |
| #7114, aired 2015-07-16 | HISTORY, OLD & NEW $3,200 (Daily Double): In effect the last battle of the Wars of the Roses was on this field on August 22, 1485 Bosworth |
| #7108, aired 2015-07-08 | IT SHOULDA BEEN A CONTENDER $200: 1933:
The Academy didn't go ape for this RKO adventure starring Bruce Cabot & some gal King Kong |
| #7105, aired 2015-07-03 | CAR TUNES $1000: As a metaphor for her Southern childhood, Lucinda Williams sang of "Car Wheels On" this type of road a gravel road |
| #7100, aired 2015-06-26 | ARITHMETIC $600: 2.345 divided by 0.001 equals this number 2,345 |
| #7096, aired 2015-06-22 | HUMAN ENDEAVOR $5,000 (Daily Double): His 1753 work "Species Plantarum" provided binomial names for all known species of plants Carolus Linnaeus |
| #7091, aired 2015-06-15 | A PLACE TO STAY $2000: Mi amigo, some hotels in Mexico & the Southwest offer these comfy cottages, Spanish for "little houses" casitas |
| #7084, aired 2015-06-04 | LET'S DUKE IT OUT $4,000 (Daily Double): The Duke of Northumberland (1504-1553) arranged for his son to marry this unfortunate lady in 1553; oops Lady Jane Grey |
| #7073, aired 2015-05-20 | "EBB" & "FLO" $1600: It's from the Yiddish for a luckless sap a nebbish |
| #7068, aired 2015-05-13 | AT THIS HOUR $2000: The classic song "One For My Baby" begins, "It's quarter to" this hour, "there's no one in the place 'cept you and me" 3:00 |
| #7049, aired 2015-04-16 | WELCOME TO MY HUT $1200: In this story natives bring Kurtz, the "pitiful Jupiter" , into a little cabin, "just a room for a bedplace" Heart of Darkness |
| #7045, aired 2015-04-10 | BOOKS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE? $4,000 (Daily Double): From MCMXV, "The ____ Steps" XXXIX |
| #7037, aired 2015-03-31 | A JOB WITH NO COMMUTE $400: The USA's average age for this job has been rising for 30 years, to 58.3 as of 2012--remember, it's Old MacDonald farmer |
| #7037, aired 2015-03-31 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: His relationship with his minister stepfather provided the basis for his 1953 novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain" James Baldwin |
| #7036, aired 2015-03-30 | HODGEPODGE $400: Octothorp, number sign & hash mark are all aliases for this sign that's part of a hashtag a pound sign |
| #7028, aired 2015-03-18 | INTERNATIONAL CRIME DICTIONARY $1000: Italian for "our thing", it's a criminal syndicate cosa nostra |
| #7027, aired 2015-03-17 | "QUAD"-RUPLE JEOPARDY! $1600: A French square dance for 4 couples, with or without lobsters a quadrille |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | TEAM OF THE WORLD SERIES MVP $400: 1988:
Orel Hershiser, though one swing could've done it for Kirk Gibson, too the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| #7013, aired 2015-02-25 | SKELETON CREW $2000: This bone is purely an anchor for the tongue; it articulates with no other bones the hyoid bone |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $5,000 (Daily Double): It's the Italian word for "You're welcome", not "You're with child" prego |
| #6980, aired 2015-01-09 | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY $1200: Name of the 1920 amphitheater seen here, or of the day that's one of the three each year when it's filled for a service Memorial Amphitheater |
| #6972, aired 2014-12-30 | 11-LETTER WORDS $3,000 (Daily Double): It's the term for someone who collects pieces of eight, Venetian ducats or Confederate half-dollars numismatist |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | YOU CAN BUY IT ON eBAY $800: This Bavarian shorts & suspenders combo; go for a pair "rarely worn" Lederhosen |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | NAME THE DECADE $1,000 (Daily Double): The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is created the 1930s |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | AT THE SMITHSONIAN $600: (Alex delivers the clue from the Nat'l Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) The museum has one of the original stuffed animals named for this president & avid hunter, after a story spread about him letting a bear go; although, in reality, all he did was refuse to shoot the bear when it was wounded Theodore Roosevelt |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS $1000: Before "society", it denotes sympathy for animals & their treatment humane |
| #6924, aired 2014-10-23 | ALASKAN PLANT LIFE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a tree in Alaska.) Indians ate its bark & made its roots into hats; today, it's used for lumber, guitars, & gliders; no wonder the state tree, the Sitka type of this, is called the most valuable tree species in Alaska Sitka spruce |
| #6921, aired 2014-10-20 | MAKING "ENCE" OF IT ALL $400: An experience that seems like it happened for a reason but was really just accidental a coincidence |
| #6912, aired 2014-10-07 | MEN OF FEW WORDS $600: Completes the words in the King James Version of Matthew's gospel, "For many are called, but..." few are chosen |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | SWEET RELIEF $1200: For pain relief for women undergoing labor, a lumbar this block is a popular anesthetic choice an epidural |
| #6851, aired 2014-06-02 | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL $1000: "A--pint--sized--Hercules--wielding--a--mighty--club" was perhaps heard in his broadcast debut, for a 1953 Little League game Howard Cosell |
| #6837, aired 2014-05-13 | AVOIDING THE CLICHÉ $200: Physical movements drown out lingual units actions speak louder than words |
| #6836, aired 2014-05-12 | MAKE YOUR OWN SPY NOVEL TITLES $1200: The + our 9th president's last name + a "diplomatic" term for a correct method of medical treatment The Harrison Protocol |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | FEDEX DOESN'T GO THERE $2,200 (Daily Double): Though this country has "Central" in its name, it's too far off the beaten path for FedEx the Central African Republic |
| #6808, aired 2014-04-02 | "SELF-E"s $200: Completes the Founding Fathers' phrase "We hold these truths to be..." self-evident |
| #6799, aired 2014-03-20 | THE 2nd CENTURY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Roman emperor visited Britain in 122 A.D. & had some ideas for military construction Hadrian |
| #6798, aired 2014-03-19 | OXIDES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1800 Humphry Davy reported "a sense of exhilaration" as one of the effects of inhaling this nitrous oxide |
| #6786, aired 2014-03-03 | ON THE "GO" $400: Another name for graphite, it's also the name of several garden plants plumbago |
| #6786, aired 2014-03-03 | ON THE "GO" $800: This one-word Latin motto of the state of Maine means "I lead" Dirigo |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | WHAT DO I STAND FOR? $3,000 (Daily Double): In BVI, including Tortola Islands |
| #6738, aired 2013-12-25 | A DROP IN WHICH OCEAN? $1,000 (Daily Double): The Mozambique Channel the Indian Ocean |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | PARTS OF THE CITY $2,000 (Daily Double): This Spanish word for "neighborhood" refers to a Latino enclave in a U.S. city barrio |
| #6719, aired 2013-11-28 | THE BARNES FOUNDATION $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA.) For "The Dance", this artist pinned paper cutouts to the canvas; now, this made it much easier to make changes to the mural, but it also gave him a working method that he used to great acclaim later in his career Matisse |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATRE $2000: (Ben Brantley gives the clue.) A 1997 revival of this Ibsen classic made me remember why I love the theatre; the play is more than a century old but it felt like the part of Nora had only just been written, & written specifically for Janet McTeer A Doll's House |
| #6690, aired 2013-10-18 | AROUND THE WORLD WITH MAGELLAN'S CREW $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The waterway that took the fleet into the Pacific is now named for Magellan, but because he was there on November 1, 1520, Magellan called it Todos los Santos, meaning this strait the Strait of All Saints |
| #6672, aired 2013-09-24 | CNN ENVIRONMENT $1000: (Jim Bittermann of CNN gives the clue from Paris.) Here in Paris, technicians are drilling miles beneath the Earth's crust searching for hot water, which can be converted to this kind of energy to cleanly heat hundreds of homes geothermal |
| #6671, aired 2013-09-23 | HAWAII... NOT! $600: Australia's Gibson Desert was named for an expedition member who died searching for this water |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | ANNIVERSARY GIFTS $10,000 (Daily Double): 40th:
A "pigeon's blood" one of these ruby |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | LET'S GO ON "TUR" $1200: From the French for "earthen", it's a covered, broad & deep dish used to serve soups or stews a tureen |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | LET'S GO ON "TUR" $1600: Synonym for depravity; it's often preceded by the word "moral" turpitude |
| #6626, aired 2013-06-10 | 5-LETTER WORDS WITH 4 VOWELS $800: It's the repeating name in a 1963 hit for the Kingsmen--me gotta go Louie Louie |
| #6565, aired 2013-03-15 | HIGH FANTASY $1,000 (Daily Double): Ned is told "When you play" this, the title of the book, "you win or you die" Game of Thrones |
| #6559, aired 2013-03-07 | OYSTER STEW $800: As its name indicates, this bird is a natural enemy of the oyster oystercatcher |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | AMERICAN LIT $18,000 (Daily Double): In Reginald Rose's play "Twelve Angry Men", the men are all members of one of these a jury |
| #6524, aired 2013-01-17 | THE RENAISSANCE $2,000 (Daily Double): Artisans who produced this stringed, pear-shaped instrument included Frei & Unverdorben the lute |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | TALK OF THE TOWN $800 (Daily Double): Hemingway wrote that if you've lived in Paris as a young man, "wherever you go...it stays with you, for Paris is" this book title A Moveable Feast |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $2000: In Toronto, go to the Annandale Club for curling; in Dublin, to Croke Park for this similar-sounding sport hurling |
| #6471, aired 2012-11-05 | FUNNYMEN $600: Just months before his 2008 death, he recorded his 14th & last HBO stand-up special, "It's Bad for Ya" George Carlin |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | BUFFETT TALKS BUSINESS $1000: (Warren Buffett delivers the clue.) If you're a passive investor, you're fine with this type of fund that gets its name because it tracks an aggregation, such as the S&P 500 an index fund |
| #6442, aired 2012-09-25 | TAX-ONOMY $1,300 (Daily Double): If you've owned property for more than a year & sell it for a profit, you'll owe the long-term type of this tax capital gains |
| #6429, aired 2012-07-26 | THE CIVIL WAR BY THE NUMBERS $800: 12,000 men were involved in this ill-fated July 1863 "Charge" named for a general who sold insurance after the war Pickett's Charge |
| #6421, aired 2012-07-16 | WHATEVER $400: It can mean uncaring or informal, as in attire for Friday casual |
| #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | DRINKS $2000: Metallica won a Grammy for it: "____ in the Jar" Whiskey |
| #6388, aired 2012-05-30 | HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AT 11 $1200: 11/11/11 was very unofficially named in honor of a musician in this movie comedy Spinal Tap |
| #6386, aired 2012-05-28 | IT'LL END WITH "US" $400: It takes 84 earth years for it to go around the sun Uranus |
| #6379, aired 2012-05-17 | HAUL $1600: Also meaning a dopey person, it's from the Yiddish for "to haul", as in "for this I ____ed those books all the way here?" schlep |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | 1, 2, 3, "GO" $600: It's a synonym for "do without" forgo |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | WHAT MAKES IT GO? $600: The Navy's USS Defender has 4 engines of this type, so look for the green handle at the pump when filling her up Diesel |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | WHAT MAKES IT GO? $1000: This rocket named for the color of Alabama rock lifted the first U.S. satellite into space the Redstone rocket |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | COWBOY TALK $1,600 (Daily Double): As a verb, it meant to shoot someone; as a noun it referred to a rectangular bar of chewing tobacco plug |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | THE ANNIE HALL OF FAME $1200: In 1991 she had her first museum exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, a rare honor for a living photographer Annie Leibovitz |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | DON'T GO IN THE WATER $800: It's no surprise that this fish, a relative of the puffer, is named for a prickly rodent a porcupinefish |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | DON'T GO IN THE WATER $2000: Like the type of snake it's named for, which includes moccasins, this fish has serious fangs a viperfish |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | IT'S A "MAD" WORLD $3,000 (Daily Double): The volcanic soil of this Atlantic island helps give a distinctive rich flavor to the fortified wine named for it Madeira |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | FURNITURE $200: This type of low bed has casters so that it can be rolled under another bed for storage a trundle |
| #6255, aired 2011-11-25 | GRHYME TYME $800: Wet ground for Wynonna or Ashley Judd mud |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | THE Is HAVE IT $400: This former Chrysler CEO has a Boston-based foundation for diabetes research Lee Iacocca |
| #6119, aired 2011-03-31 | OF THE SQUIRRELS $400: It's the common name for squirrels of the subfamily Pteromyinae (hint: "ptero-" is Latin for "winged") flying squirrels |
| #6109, aired 2011-03-17 | YOU ARE SO OUTTA HERE $600: It was no "Divine Comedy" for this Italian author when the Guelphs banished him from Florence in 1302 Dante |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | DUMB CRIMINALS $1000: A Minnesota man got a DUI for driving not a car but a redesigned recliner from this hyphenated Co.; it could go 20 mph a La-Z-Boy |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | GO! $1600: A stone that is threatened with capture is said to be "in" this; the makers of Pong chose it for their company name Atari |
| #6022, aired 2010-11-16 | YOU GOTTA STAND FOR SOMETHING $400: Keep it up & you'll go far:
GPA grade point average |
| #5972, aired 2010-07-27 | SUPERMARKET SWEEP $400: I could go for this company's root beer--it has that "frosty mug taste" & I do so like the taste of mugs A&W |
| #5960, aired 2010-07-09 | FARMVILLE $400: It's a 4-letter wired cage or enclosure for chickens, though they may wish to fly it & go free a coop |
| #5932, aired 2010-06-01 | FOOD SCIENCE $1,200 (Daily Double): From the French for "sour wine", this liquid will go bad over time, so it should be stored in a cool, dark place vinegar |
| #5913, aired 2010-05-05 | ELVIS LYRICS $200: "Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go, but don't you step on my..." "Blue Suede Shoes" |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | MY ART WILL GO ON $2000: The work by this Dutch artist is seen here; maybe it's for the best he didn't become an architect, as he first intended (M.C.) Escher |
| #5907, aired 2010-04-27 | I'M A WHEEL WATCHER $600: Numerical term for a superfluous person; it could apply on a double date a fifth wheel |
| #5906, aired 2010-04-26 | HUSKY $1600: A term for a conservative Republican of the late 1800s, it also means strong & sturdy stalwart |
| #5905, aired 2010-04-23 | RANKS & TITLES $1600: It's the title used for a village church official who cares for the property, rings the bell & digs graves a sexton |
| #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | BESTSELLERS $4,200 (Daily Double): This sci-fi scribe of "The Time Machine" also wrote hit nonfiction with "The Outline of History" (H.G.) Wells |
| #5851, aired 2010-02-08 | THE BIG 10 $1000: (Alex stands in front of an exhibit at the Newseum.) The exhibit "G-men and Journalists" contains the very first ledger in which this list was kept; it began when a reporter asked the FBI, "Who are the toughest guys you're looking for?" the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list |
| #5835, aired 2010-01-15 | "N" GAME $2000: The hamlets of Igluligaarjuk, Qamani'tuaq & Ikaluktutiak are in this newest Canadian territory Nunavut |
| #5830, aired 2010-01-08 | THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE OF 1906 $200: Estimates are that it would have measured 8.25 on the scale named for this man Richter |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $1000: (Alex reports from the National Archives.) The Constitution was signed by representatives of each of the 13 Colonies, except for this one, which opposed increasing federal power; because it was the last to ratify, it is now our 13th state Rhode Island |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | IBM $2000: It's the last name of father & son Thomas Sr. & Jr., who led IBM for more than 50 years Watson |
| #5816, aired 2009-12-21 | "BB" BOOKS $2000: John Updike was in the money with this 1981 novel, the third in a series, winning a Pulitzer for it Rabbit is Rich |
| #5790, aired 2009-11-13 | LET'S GO FOR A SWIM $600: World Book says it's "a restful stroke because your face is always out of the water and breathing is easy" the backstroke |
| #5790, aired 2009-11-13 | FOR MY FIRST CAR I'D LIKE... $1200: This emblem & the wheels to go with it Jaguar |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | GOTTA HAVE "PUL" $3,600 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "dust", it means to grind into dust pulverize |
| #5763, aired 2009-10-07 | MADISON AVE. MENAGERIE $1000: Boy, ah say, boy, this big Warner Bros. bird hawked for the Colonel & KFC; now go away, boy, ya bothah me! Foghorn Leghorn |
| #5738, aired 2009-07-15 | KIDS ON THE NET $800: At the website for the CDC, the Centers for this, kids can learn about diabetes & toxic chemicals Disease Control |
| #5735, aired 2009-07-10 | LET'S GO FOR A "SPIN" $800: Here are the rules: if the soda container stops rotating & faces you, it's time to pucker up spin the bottle |
| #5735, aired 2009-07-10 | LET'S GO FOR A "SPIN" $1200: It can be a yarn maker, or a woman who never married a spinster |
| #5735, aired 2009-07-10 | LET'S GO FOR A "SPIN" $1600: It's the rotating skid of a car losing control a spinout |
| #5734, aired 2009-07-09 | IT'S GETTING LATE IN HISTORY $1600: 1152 & all's not well for Louis VII of France, whose marriage to this live wire has been annulled Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| #5730, aired 2009-07-03 | BIG CITY MAYORS $2000: The South's Shirley Franklin Atlanta |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $1600: It's just what the "B" stands for in ICBM, so don't go this on us ballistic |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | OTHER FAMOUS TYLERS $4,000 (Daily Double): This daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer played Arwen in "The Lord of the Rings" Liv Tyler |
| #5646, aired 2009-03-09 | IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A SHRIMP $800: The only way a shrimp can grow is to go through this process of shedding its shell & growing a new one molting |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | DO NOT PASS "GO" $200: Si, it's Spanish for a male friend, see amigo |
| #5631, aired 2009-02-16 | SEINFELD $1000: It took 97 episodes to finally reveal that this was Kramer's first name; it was also that of "Topper" Cosmo |
| #5599, aired 2009-01-01 | WRONG ACCENTS FOR LITERARY CHARACTERS $200: "I won't think of it now... I'll go home to Tara tomorrow" Scarlett O'Hara |
| #5599, aired 2009-01-01 | AMERICAN GRADUATORS $400: This Poughkeepsie, N.Y. graduator was the first of the "7 Sisters" to go co-ed--in 1969, too late for me, darn it! Vassar |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES $1000: In 1911 Vincenzo Perugia stole this painting from the Louvre; he was caught trying to sell it to an antiques dealer the Mona Lisa |
| #5568, aired 2008-11-19 | T-R-L $800: In the video for "Here It Goes Again" the band OK Go gets nowhere fast on these exercise machines treadmills |
| #5554, aired 2008-10-30 | HALLOWEEN: TRICK OR TREAT $400: (I'm astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.) It was a treat for us all on Halloween 2006 when NASA decided to go ahead & repair this & give it new instruments to probe the depths of the universe the Hubble Telescope |
| #5548, aired 2008-10-22 | WHAT'S YOUR PRICE FOR FLIGHT? $1000: Go Dutch (& back) by flying from Amsterdam to L.A. on this 3-letter airline; in 2008, it cost 861 euros KLM |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | GO AHEAD, MAKE MY "DAY" $200: It's the trademark name for the brand of really bright colors that was created in 1946 DayGlo |
| #5469, aired 2008-05-22 | IN THE DICTIONARY $2,000 (Daily Double): It's a synonym for "ashen" or a term for a region within an imposed boundary; don't go "beyond" it the pale |
| #5462, aired 2008-05-13 | THE NEW YORK TIMES FASHION $200: 2008 brought a season of "intolerably high, architectonic", even "misogynistic" these heels on women's shoes |
| #5407, aired 2008-02-26 | MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S NEW WORDS FOR 2007 $600: Ready, set... It's an event where participants converse briefly with one another to find partners to go out with speed dating |
| #5403, aired 2008-02-20 | LET'S GO TO OHIO $1200: In 1812 the state legislature chose this name for its capital city, though many wanted to name it Ohio City Columbus |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | MOVIE QUOTES $2000: 1981:
"You go in, find the President and bring him out in 24 hours and you're a free man" Escape from New York |
| #5392, aired 2008-02-05 | "TOO" MUCH $400: It's a signal at night for soldiers to go to their quarters, or an indelible pattern drawn on the skin a tattoo |
| #5360, aired 2007-12-21 | WELCOME "BACK" $400: "Just when you thought it was safe" to do this began as ad copy for "Jaws 2" go back in the water |
| #5342, aired 2007-11-27 | EXERCISE WEAR $1000: It's a French term for a one-piece swimsuit, like, say, the one Carol Alt wore on page 187 of Sports Illustrated in 1989 a maillot |
| #5341, aired 2007-11-26 | O CANADA $1000: It's the "Keystone Province" because of its central location in the country Manitoba |
| #5318, aired 2007-10-24 | BRITSPEAK $800: It's the British word for a merry-go-round or a traffic circle roundabout |
| #5289, aired 2007-09-13 | LET'S GO TO SURINAME $5,000 (Daily Double): Suriname is wedged between Guyana & this dependency French Guiana |
| #5283, aired 2007-07-25 | U.S. HISTORY $1,500 (Daily Double): Seen here, he was the earliest president ever to be photographed, & the first to have a middle name John Quincy Adams |
| #5262, aired 2007-06-26 | GO SEE "CAL" $1200: From the Latin for "destruction", it's a state of deep distress or misfortune a calamity |
| #5253, aired 2007-06-13 | LYRICAL BROADWAY $2000: "The accuracy of the dreams we brothers do not know...one thing we are sure about the dreamer has to go" Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| #5251, aired 2007-06-11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES TRAVEL $1000: "When to go" to Australia? If it's summer (Dec.), try southern (cooler) states, like this one named for a queen Victoria |
| #5246, aired 2007-06-04 | MONEY FOR NOTHING $600: Unexpected cash from the bossman; NBA teams can go "into" it once their foe has committed too many fouls bonus |
| #5235, aired 2007-05-18 | IT'S ALL A LEGEND $800: One legend about the Alamo involves a fabulous hoard of gold supposedly dropped down a well by this col. Jim Bowie |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ON THE "GO" $2000: It's the term for an adult insect after metamorphosis imago |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | AT THE ART OPENING $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads next to a painting.)
This piece would go nicely over my couch. Too bad for me, it has a red dot next to it, signifying this. it has been sold |
| #5196, aired 2007-03-26 | WORLD CAPITALS $4,000 (Daily Double): The name of this South American city translates to "fair winds" Buenos Aires |
| #5164, aired 2007-02-08 | YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT WEARING THAT $400: This suit... well, it's formal & the cummerbund & bow tie that go with it do seem a bit much for 4th period math a tuxedo |
| #5158, aired 2007-01-31 | 2 FOR T $2,500 (Daily Double): Any Boy Scout could tell you it's a 10-letter word for "novice" tenderfoot |
| #5139, aired 2007-01-04 | LET'S GO CAMPING! $200: This type of small, 2-man tent sounds like it's designed for your young dog pup tent |
| #5132, aired 2006-12-26 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $2000: This plant's name is derived from the Greek for "dolphin" because a part of it resembles a dolphin delphinium |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN $1000: The 20,320-foot mountain then known as Densmore's Mt. was renamed for this presidential candidate in 1896 McKinley |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | ONE "L" $600 (Daily Double): "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God" a camel |
| #5103, aired 2006-11-15 | SMITH $1600: A New York City Fire Department fireboat is named for this 1928 pres. candidate known as the "Happy Warrior" Al Smith |
| #5093, aired 2006-11-01 | CRAYOLA COLORS $1000: In 1993 Crayola added a mellow orange crayon & named it for this pasta dish Macaroni and Cheese |
| #5057, aired 2006-09-12 | MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, PLAYMATE OF THE MONTH $1,000 (Daily Double): Birth date: Dec. 8, 1542
Birthplace: Linlithgow Palace, built by this royal house Stuart |
| #5055, aired 2006-07-28 | DON'T GO TO PIECES $800: It's the term archaeologists use for those broken pieces of pottery found during digs sherds (shards accepted) |
| #5050, aired 2006-07-21 | FIRST-PERSON NARRATORS $3,600 (Daily Double): "It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on..." Nick Carraway |
| #5046, aired 2006-07-17 | PUT ME IN, COACH! $200: I can't believe the ref called one of these on our goalie for elbowing, but I'm ready to go to the box & serve it a penalty |
| #5036, aired 2006-07-03 | THE U.S. CENSUS $3,400 (Daily Double): For 19 years in a row, it has had the highest- percentage population increase of any state Nevada |
| #5026, aired 2006-06-19 | IT'S A SECRET! $400: NSA, the USA's largest intelligence agency, stands for this, though some say it's for "No Such Agency" the National Security Agency |
| #5025, aired 2006-06-16 | LET'S GO WORK OUT $600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Bally Total Fitness.) Your RMR, short for this, is the number of calories you need to maintain your current weight; it will increase as you add muscle resting metabolic rate |
| #5011, aired 2006-05-29 | IT'S CANADA, EH $4,000 (Daily Double): The big bay between Canada & Greenland was discovered by & named for this Englishman (William) Baffin |
| #5000, aired 2006-05-12 | PRIME (MINISTER) RHYME $1600: Disraeli's bogs Ben's fens |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE $2,000 (Daily Double): This 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner is written in the form of letters, mostly from Celie to her sister & to God The Color Purple |
| #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | LITERARY TERMS $5,800 (Daily Double): Edmund Spenser coined the term prothalamion for a poem that celebrates the impending one of these events a wedding |
| #4958, aired 2006-03-15 | HONEST AL TREBEK'S USED CARS $800: This import had its U.S. debut in 1985 at $3,990, but its home country got split up later, so I'll let it go for a cool grand Yugo |
| #4950, aired 2006-03-03 | LIFE OF PIE $1000: It's the "structural" name for the top crust of a pie that has strips of dough in a crisscross pattern lattice |
| #4894, aired 2005-12-15 | MY FAVORITE FILMS $1000: Like Montgomery Clift, I lusted after Elizabeth Taylor in this 1951 classic (wanna go for a boat ride, Shelley?) A Place in the Sun |
| #4871, aired 2005-11-14 | GO "STATE"! $600: From the Latin for "laid waste", it means to destroy devastate |
| #4853, aired 2005-10-19 | CATS & DOGS $800 (Daily Double): Dash, a favorite pet of Queen Victoria, was this type of spaniel named for another monarch a Cavalier King Charles |
| #4852, aired 2005-10-18 | ODD WORDS $1000: From the French for "to go out", it can mean to sally forth, or a combat mission by a single military plane a sortie |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT $2000: In the absence of the vice president, it's the title of the person who heads the U.S. Senate the president pro tem |
| #4849, aired 2005-10-13 | THE BOOK NOOK $600: If someone says, "Go look it up", head for this library section to find "Webster's American Dictionary" reference |
| #4846, aired 2005-10-10 | WHERE WE WENT ON SUMMER VACATION $1000: …to New York City where we visited the Museum of Modern Art & saw this man's famous painting, "Starry Night" Vincent van Gogh |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | "OX" MARKS THE SPOT $400: Since 1937, it's been the location of the U.S. gold depository Fort Knox |
| #4836, aired 2005-09-26 | "WAR" $2,000 (Daily Double): It was the maiden name of the American-born Duchess of Windsor Warfield |
| #4834, aired 2005-09-22 | ANIMAL QUOTATIONS $200: "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" a camel |
| #4820, aired 2005-07-15 | VEGGIES' SCIENTIFIC NAMES $600: Lactuca sativa, it's also a slang term for paper money lettuce |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | NOUN TO VERB $1,400 (Daily Double): When launched in 1998, it was just a noun; now it's a verb meaning to check up on somebody online Google |
| #4816, aired 2005-07-11 | A BOWL OF CHERRIES $1000: The name of this clear brandy is from German for "cherry" kirsch |
| #4812, aired 2005-07-05 | AUTHORS $2,000 (Daily Double): This 19th century English author also wrote the books "Curiosa Mathematica" & "Symbolic Logic" Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | PREHISTORIC CRITTERS $2,000 (Daily Double): If Horton climbed his family tree, he'd go from elephant to stegodon to stegolophodon to this mastodon |
| #4767, aired 2005-05-03 | THAT ISLAND IS OURS! $900 (Daily Double): Bonaire the Netherlands |
| #4767, aired 2005-05-03 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $3,600 (Daily Double): One movement of this famous set of symphonic sketches is called "Jeux de vagues" ("The Play of the Waves") La Mer |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | THE CIVIL WAR $400: This French emperor wanted to mediate the conflict, but England & Russia wouldn't go for it Napoleon III |
| #4730, aired 2005-03-11 | AMERICAN PLACE NAMES $7,000 (Daily Double): This Penn. city was named for 2 members of the British parliament who were sympathetic to the American Colonies Wilkes-Barre |
| #4729, aired 2005-03-10 | ON... $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a chalkboard diagram.) A line that continues in its own direction, it's also part of this expression for where some people go when talking on a tangent |
| #4704, aired 2005-02-03 | IT'S JUST A GAME $2000: The board for this Asian game has 361 intersections on which black & white stones are placed Go |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | WE HAVE TO LET THEM GO $200: It was ollie, ollie, oxen free for Kazakhstan from this union in 1991 the Soviet Union |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | TAKE THE KIDS! $800: Take the kids to Drumnadrochit to see the exhibition devoted to this beast, then go outside & search for it yourself the Loch Ness monster |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | "GO" FOR IT $400: To move these sports items is to change the rules or conditions after a project has already started the goalposts |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | "GO" FOR IT $800: Home to Volvo, it's the second-most populous city in Sweden Gothenburg (or Göteborg) |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | "GO" FOR IT $1200: It's the Hebrew word for Calvary Golgotha |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | "GO" FOR IT $1600: 1921 Heidelberg University graduate seen here Joseph Goebbels |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | BY GEORGE, IT'S GEORGE! $2000: In 1990 a color remake was produced of this director's 1968 B&W zombie classic "Night of the Living Dead" George Romero |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | "GO" FOR IT $2000: Small spiny-finned fish whose pelvic fins form a sucker the goby |
| #4589, aired 2004-07-15 | "S" TOUGH $6,400 (Daily Double): The 2 Triple Crown-winning thoroughbreds of the 1970s who fit the category Secretariat & Seattle Slew |
| #4587, aired 2004-07-13 | FOLLOW THE LEADER $1,400 (Daily Double): It's the military rank of the head of state of Libya Colonel |
| #4585, aired 2004-07-09 | GREAT SPORTS $2000: (Hi, I'm Eddie George of the NFL.) For consecutive starts among running backs, I rank second only to this late, great Chicago Bear Walter Payton |
| #4573, aired 2004-06-23 | MEASURE FOR MEASURE $1000: Abbreviated Wb, it's a unit of magnetic flux, not barbeque intensity a weber |
| #4560, aired 2004-06-04 | MY DEER $2,800 (Daily Double): When running, this deer species seen here shows off the feature for which it is named a white-tail (deer) |
| #4548, aired 2004-05-19 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: From the Latin for "healthy", it's a resort where patients go to recuperate a sanitarium |
| #4548, aired 2004-05-19 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $800: It's a buzzword for big-city men who groom carefully & go shopping with their girlfriends metrosexuals |
| #4548, aired 2004-05-19 | WAY TO GO $800: Opened in 1825 to connect New York City & the Great Lakes, it's now used mainly for pleasure boating the Erie Canal |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $200 (Daily Double): "Brooklyn Bridge" was one of the last of her NYC paintings before she moved permanently to New Mexico Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | PRIMARY COLORS $800: It's the color mentioned in the title of the following yellow |
| #4493, aired 2004-03-03 | WE LOVE L.A. $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew) It's the alliterative name for this stretch of boulevard featuring clubs like the Whiskey-A-Go-Go the Sunset Strip |
| #4492, aired 2004-03-02 | GO WEST $600: Stage robber Black Bart, known for leaving these behind at the scene of the crime, only really did it twice little poems |
| #4492, aired 2004-03-02 | GO WEST $800: By 1845 the price of these pelts had dropped from a $6 high to $1; silk replaced it for men's hats beaver pelts |
| #4485, aired 2004-02-20 | GO ____ $1600: A synonym for "get lost"; you might tell Ben Franklin to do it "go fly a kite" |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | JULIUS $1000: The "J." in the name of this director of the A-bomb project at Los Alamos was short for, you guessed it, Julius J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | LET'S GO TO GRACELAND $800: At Graceland, you can visit the plane that Elvis named for this girl, who celebrated her 9th birthday in it Lisa Marie Presley |
| #4427, aired 2003-12-02 | PLACES TO GO AFTER YOU'RE DEAD $2000: It's a bottomless pit for the dead, or, in its special edition, an almost endless James Cameron movie the abyss |
| #4395, aired 2003-10-17 | TRAVEL FRANCE $800: The name of this city in Burgundy has become a synonym in the U.S. for a cheap white wine Chablis |
| #4384, aired 2003-10-02 | LET'S GO BOWLING $200: It's the term for 3 strikes in a row (gobble gobble) a turkey |
| #4379, aired 2003-09-25 | WEBSTER'S 3rd P. 2004 $800: The living room of a fashionable French home, it's also a place your mom may go for a beauty treatment a salon |
| #4375, aired 2003-09-19 | RACK YOUR BRAIN $800: Take a rack of lamb, form it in a circle & you have this roast fit for a king a crown roast |
| #4345, aired 2003-06-20 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $200: "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" camel |
| #4337, aired 2003-06-10 | WALL STREET TALK $1600: It can be a sharp, short price decline that interrupts a persistent upward trend, or a fluid for typos correction |
| #4310, aired 2003-05-02 | BIBLE STUDY $800: Psalm 147 says, "Praise the Lord, O" this city; "Praise thy God, O Zion" Jerusalem |
| #4304, aired 2003-04-24 | COFFEE DRINKS $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at a cafe in Rome) Italian for "spotted", to espresso drinkers, it means having a drop of milk on top macchiato |
| #4298, aired 2003-04-16 | INVENTIONS $2,000 (Daily Double): His 1769 patent was for "a new invented method of lessening the consumption of steam and fuel in fire engines" James Watt |
| #4295, aired 2003-04-11 | GOVERNMENT WORK $2,000 (Daily Double): Next to the president is the vice president; this "vice" is the crown's main representative in a territory a viceroy |
| #4284, aired 2003-03-27 | TOSSIN' & TURNIN' $2,000 (Daily Double): From the French for "to roast", it's a spit used to turn meat over a source of heat rotisserie |
| #4276, aired 2003-03-17 | GO FOR THE JUGGLER $200: These brothers who ran a famous circus bearing their name worked in it as jugglers & tightrope walkers Ringling Brothers |
| #4276, aired 2003-03-17 | GO FOR THE JUGGLER $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew) Devilstick juggling probably originated in this Asian country, where it's called wakan China |
| #4272, aired 2003-03-11 | PHOBIAS $1000: It's the 17-letter term for fear of the number 13 triskaidekaphobia |
| #4268, aired 2003-03-05 | SCIENTISTS $1600: In 1888 he became the first director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Berlin Max Planck |
| #4248, aired 2003-02-05 | FUN "GUS" $400: From the Latin for "taste", it means hearty enthusiasm or enjoyment; go for it! gusto |
| #4247, aired 2003-02-04 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: Derived from the Spanish word for "let's go", it means to leave hurriedly vamoose (vamonos) |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | OLD TESTAMENT NAMES $1,500 (Daily Double): On Passover, it's traditional to set aside a special cup of wine for this prophet who went to heaven in a chariot of fire Elijah |
| #4223, aired 2003-01-01 | DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART $1000: From the Latin for "blazing", it's used for catching one's partner being unfaithful as well as catching a crook red-handed in flagrante delicto |
| #4222, aired 2002-12-31 | SPECIAL "K" $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports) From the Japanese for "pattern", it's the general name for a choreographed karate training sequence kata |
| #4220, aired 2002-12-27 | ON THE GO $1600: Lighter than a Conestoga wagon, it was named for its white canvas covering which resembled the sails of ships prairie schooner |
| #4184, aired 2002-11-07 | MUSIC FROM THE "HEART" $400: "Near, far, wherever you are", it was the Grammy-winning Record of the Year for 1998 "My Heart Will Go On" |
| #4175, aired 2002-10-25 | OCCUPATIONS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Museum of Flight in Seattle.) Aboard a Boeing 80A-1, Iowan Ellen Church became the first of these workers in 1930 stewardess (flight attendant) |
| #4104, aired 2002-06-06 | YOUR INITIAL RESPONSE IS CORRECT $10,000 (Daily Double): This postal abbreviation of the "Old Line State" has been doctored MD |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL $800 (Daily Double): The Surgeon General's office is part of this Cabinet department Health & Human Services |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $800: To "take" one of these means to walk a long distance for pleasure; in slang, it means to go away a hike |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $10,400 (Daily Double): This adjective referring to a reversal of common sense comes from the Latin for "before behind" preposterous |
| #4085, aired 2002-05-10 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $2000: The last British athlete to win the Olympic decathlon, he won it back-to-back in 1980 & 1984 Daley Thompson |
| #4069, aired 2002-04-18 | MYTH & MAGIC $2000: From the Latin for "vow", it refers to an object, such as a candle, expressing a vow or, especially, a wish votive |
| #4038, aired 2002-03-06 | INTERNAL RHYMES $1000: (Sarah and Jimmy are in the Sony Pictures Studios lobby, bowing down to a picture of Alex and the Jeopardy! logo.) It's the ancient Chinese custom we're exhibiting here to kowtow |
| #4037, aired 2002-03-05 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: It's a synonym for "ashen" or a term for a region within an imposed boundary; don't go "beyond" it the pale |
| #4035, aired 2002-03-01 | TIME FOR A PRINCESS CRUISE $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from aboard the Golden Princess.) It's okay to gamble once the ship is at least this far from the U.S. 3 miles |
| #4025, aired 2002-02-15 | WORD UP $1600: (We go to the Golden Princess cruise ship [and Jimmy].) It's the 4-letter word for a mop to clean the deck, or the sailor using it swab |
| #4022, aired 2002-02-12 | CLASS ACTIONS $400: It can mean to ditch class for a day, or to go directly from 3rd to 5th grade to skip |
| #4021, aired 2002-02-11 | DOESN'T RHYME WITH DIRT $1600: It's an adjective meaning wise, like some advice, or a noun for the wise person who gives it sage |
| #4006, aired 2002-01-21 | A GOOD "ST"ART $1,430 (Daily Double): Meaning "containing tin", it precedes "fluoride" in the name of a useful compound stannous |
| #3996, aired 2002-01-07 | WAY TO GO $400: Used by the Inuit for thousands of years, it has a covered deck & an open cockpit in which the rower sits with his oar a kayak |
| #3994, aired 2002-01-03 | ACTION $800: (Jimmy whips up the clue.) It's the five-letter word meaning "to agitate milk or cream to get butter", or the vessel in which this is done churn |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | THE CHILDREN'S HOUR $600: It's the avian term for the stage in a family's cycle when the children have grown up & left home an empty nest |
| #3972, aired 2001-12-04 | GO FISH $800: For its resemblance to a certain mammal, it's the common name for the puffer seen here a porcupine fish |
| #3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $400: It's the German word for rusk, bread that is baked twice to make it crisp zwieback |
| #3936, aired 2001-10-15 | AD CAMPAIGNS $400: This company took us for a ride with "It's Such a Comfort to Take the Bus and Leave the Driving to Us" Greyhound |
| #3934, aired 2001-10-11 | HOW SWEET IT IS $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Orange County Fair.) This cake, a Pennsylvania Dutch specialty, is named for the device used to pour the batter funnel cake |
| #3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Named for its 2 owners, it introduced the first commercial drink mixer in 1911 Hamilton-Beach |
| #3903, aired 2001-07-18 | JUST PLANE GEOMETRY $1,000 (Daily Double): The word geometry means to "measure" this the world, the earth (the land) |
| #3879, aired 2001-06-14 | PRETTY IN PINK $800: This first lady's favorite color was pink, & a shade of it is named for her Mamie Eisenhower |
| #3878, aired 2001-06-13 | OUT OF THE "BLUE" $400: It begins, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go cat go" "Blue Suede Shoes" |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | EUROPE $800: The capital of Hungary for over 200 years, it's now the capital of Slovakia Bratislava |
| #3854, aired 2001-05-10 | IN THE DICTIONARY $600: The 2-letter term for a medical prescription; it also means a remedy or cure Rx |
| #3845, aired 2001-04-27 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $800: The international symbol seen here stands for this type of hazard biohazard |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | 12-LETTER WORDS $1000: From the Greek for "stopping of the pulse", it's another term for suffocation Asphyxiation |
| #3808, aired 2001-03-07 | "PRO"s $1000: From the Latin for "tomorrow", it means to habitually postpone doing something Procrastinate |
| #3803, aired 2001-02-28 | INTO THE "AB"YSS $400: From the Latin for "to go astray", it's a departure from what is normal or desirable Aberration |
| #3790, aired 2001-02-09 | PRETTY PICTURES $1000: Pretty pictures by this French painter include "Dancers in Pink", "Dancers in the Foyer" & "Four Dancers" Edgar Degas |
| #3778, aired 2001-01-24 | CHEMICAL ELEMENTS GO POSTAL $400: It's no scandal that scandium's symbol is the postal abbreviation for this "Palmetto State" South Carolina (SC) |
| #3767, aired 2001-01-09 | AVIATION $800: (Former College Championship contestant Margaret Bickers delivers the clue.) It's the 7-letter word for materials carried aboard a plane that generate revenue, like passengers & cargo payload |
| #3748, aired 2000-12-13 | ARISTOTLE SAYS... $400: "The legislator should direct his attention above all to" this; the U.S. established a cabinet dept. for it in 1980 Education |
| #3737, aired 2000-11-28 | WOOL $600: It can be a fabric used as a warm lining for a coat, or the coat of a sheep, removed as one unit Fleece |
| #3736, aired 2000-11-27 | "EYE" SEE $100: "It is easier for a camel to go" through this "than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" The eye of a needle |
| #3724, aired 2000-11-09 | OXFORD CHITCHAT $500 (Daily Double): 3-letter Yank slang for one's physique; at Oxford it's short for a centuries old library Bod (for the Bodleian Library) |
| #3722, aired 2000-11-07 | WORLD OF WORDS $300: From the Latin for "to lick", it's a ridiculing satire & a Harvard magazine Lampoon |
| #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | 9-LETTER WORDS $200: From the Greek for "treasury", it's a treasury of synonyms & antonyms Thesaurus |
| #3707, aired 2000-10-17 | MADE IN JAPAN $500: It's Japanese custom for people in a house to have their own pair of hashi, these, for personal use chopsticks |
| #3683, aired 2000-09-13 | LOOK UP $200: From the Spanish for "pot", it's the party accessory seen here Pinata |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | THEY NAMED IT FOR ME $400: They named a smear after a Greek-American doctor & shortened the name to this Pap |
| #3653, aired 2000-06-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: This WWII portable military shelter was first built at the Rhode Island naval air station for which it was named quonset hut |
| #3632, aired 2000-05-23 | ADJECTIVES $400: As a noun, it's pieces for fastening; as an adjective it's large & robust, like some young men strapping |
| #3521, aired 1999-12-20 | THE KNIGHT $1000: From French for "to compose", it's the name of the poet-musicians who sang of the adventures of heroic knights Troubadours |
| #3509, aired 1999-12-02 | TIME'S MAN OF THE YEAR $300: It was a dream come true for this minister in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. |
| #3497, aired 1999-11-16 | LET'S GO SHOPPING! $200: Murder Ink doesn't sell poison for your poison pen; it's this kind of store Bookstore |
| #3496, aired 1999-11-15 | 3-LETTER WORDS $200: From the Latin for "I", it's the self, distinct from others; hope you don't have a big one Ego |
| #3494, aired 1999-11-11 | IT'S IMPERATIVE $200: After your name is called for the first time on "The Price Is Right", you're told to do this "Come on down!" |
| #3482, aired 1999-10-26 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $300: "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" camel |
| #3456, aired 1999-09-20 | ANCIENT ROME $200: It's a cinch you'll know this toxic metal was used for water pipes lead |
| #3454, aired 1999-09-16 | NOTHING NEW HERE $800: The English name for the German area of Braunschweig; it's also a big name in bowling equipment Brunswick |
| #3450, aired 1999-09-10 | AROUND THE WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): It's the longest river of the world's largest tropical forest Amazon |
| #3446, aired 1999-09-06 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME! $400: Don't spell it 3 times, but do spell... T-R-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-E |
| #3417, aired 1999-06-15 | THE SHORT VERSION $1000: In medicine:
HIV human immunodeficiency virus |
| #3401, aired 1999-05-24 | U.S. CITIES $100: When football's Saints go marching in for a home game, it's in this city New Orleans |
| #3392, aired 1999-05-11 | BEE HEALTHY $500: From the Latin for "farmer", it's the term for a community of hives, which can reach up to 60,000 individuals in size Colonies |
| #3370, aired 1999-04-09 | COSMETICS & PERFUME $300: Dior's "Mascara Flash" isn't for your lashes: it's meant to add colorful highlights to this Hair |
| #3346, aired 1999-03-08 | 1991 $500: 8 people in Arizona were sealed into this in September 1991, hoping to live inside it for 2 years Biosphere |
| #3313, aired 1999-01-20 | ON THE GO $500: From Latin for "place" & "moving", it may be steam, electric or diesel-electric locomotive (or locomotion) |
| #3304, aired 1999-01-07 | CRITTERS $700 (Daily Double): It's Asia's only great ape Orangutan |
| #3296, aired 1998-12-28 | ALFRED HITCHCOCK $1000: Hitchcock's name for a plot device; he said it "is actually nothing at all" McGuffin |
| #3295, aired 1998-12-25 | GETTING A PATENT $800: In the U.S., a standard patent is good for this many years; for a design patent, it's only 14 17 |
| #3290, aired 1998-12-18 | CAR PETS $500: For 1980 American Motors let it soar as the 1st domestic-built 4-wheel-drive car Eagle |
| #3287, aired 1998-12-15 | LITTLE DOG $2,000 (Daily Double): This breed is named for the region of present-day Germany where it was first bred Pomeranian |
| #3229, aired 1998-09-24 | IT USED TO BE ILLEGAL $400: In Norfolk, VA. it used to be illegal for women to go out without one of these tight-fitting garments Corset |
| #3224, aired 1998-09-17 | WORD ORIGINS $1000: These salts used as a soaking aid for swelling are named for the British town of their discovery Epsom salts |
| #3221, aired 1998-09-14 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: Named for its shape by James Breasted, it's the area where civilization was born the Fertile Crescent |
| #3217, aired 1998-09-08 | BEFORE & AFTER MOVIE TITLES $800: George Hamilton dons the black mask & goes after androids in the future Zorro the Gay Blade Runner |
| #3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ENDS IN, LIKE, "LIKE" $300: It's the word for bad conduct on the football field, like hiding the ball in your jersey unsportsmanlike |
| #3199, aired 1998-06-25 | DRUM SONG $600: "Rumours" have it this band that sang "Go Your Own Way" was named for its drummer Fleetwood Mac |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | WORD WORDS $2,500 (Daily Double): From French for a stencil -- something used over again -- it's a too oft-repeated phrase Cliche |
| #3173, aired 1998-05-20 | FORD & CHEVY $200: For Ford, it was "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" in 1966; for Chevy, "The Groove Tube" in 1974 their first movies |
| #3166, aired 1998-05-11 | ROCKS FOR JOCKS $800: Until it's cooled, the object seen here was this substance Lava |
| #3156, aired 1998-04-27 | CELEBRITY HEADACHES $100: You could go for one of this country's Habano cigars -- if it weren't for that dreary embargo Cuba |
| #3135, aired 1998-03-27 | YOU GO, GIRL! $2,000 (Daily Double): Except for a few short trips, she spent all of her 35 years in Massachusetts, almost all of it in Amherst Emily Dickinson |
| #3127, aired 1998-03-17 | THINGS THAT GO BUMP $400: In the sport named for it, it's bumped, set, & spiked volleyball |
| #3118, aired 1998-03-04 | GO TO "H" $400: It's the term for an animal that feeds mainly on grass & other plants Herbivore |
| #3110, aired 1998-02-20 | FILE UNDER "H" $200: "Yankee Doodle" pudding that sounds like it would go well with quick bread for an instant breakfast Hasty pudding |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | "GO" FOR IT $200: If you visit this Mongolian desert, you may see gazelles & sand rats the Gobi |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | "GO" FOR IT $400: Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | "GO" FOR IT $800: The kind of intermediary mentioned in the title of a classic Joseph Losey film a go-between |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | "GO" FOR IT $1000: He burned the second volume of his novel "Dead Souls" before dying on the verge of madness in 1852 Gogol |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | "GO" FOR IT $5,500 (Daily Double): Title shared by a 1953 novel & the song heard here: "Go Tell It On The Mountain" |
| #3085, aired 1998-01-16 | LA LANGUE FRANCAISE $400: French for "puffed out", it describes a hairstyle popular in the '60s Bouffant |
| #3080, aired 1998-01-09 | IT'S IMPERATIVE! $600: Term for an enticing or beckoning "look" come-hither |
| #3056, aired 1997-12-08 | PARK IT HERE $200: People were jazzed when a park named for Louis Armstrong was dedicated in this city of his birth New Orleans |
| #3045, aired 1997-11-21 | IT CAME FROM SEATTLE $1,700 (Daily Double): The Melvins, heard here, were an early band in this rock genre that swept America in 1992: grunge |
| #3036, aired 1997-11-10 | OFF TO A GOOD START $200: It's the go-ahead in a kid's game & for a car at an intersection a green light |
| #2997, aired 1997-09-16 | HISTORY $1000: This treaty that created the European Union is named for the Dutch city where it was drawn up in 1991 Maastricht |
| #2953, aired 1997-06-04 | MONEY TALK $400: It's a formal gift of funds given by, for example, a government to a scientist to "cary" on with research Grant |
| #2907, aired 1997-04-01 | "FOOL"ISH SONGS $600: This question precedes "Who never fell in love, it seems that I'm the only one that I have been thinking of" "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | FIRST NAMES $1000: Used for both men & women, the "Guinness Book of Names" calls it the "windiest name" Gale/gail |
| #2869, aired 1997-02-06 | STAR TREK $500 (Daily Double): Creature seen here from the original series, it was brought back for a special "DS9" episode a tribble |
| #2852, aired 1997-01-14 | THE "I"S HAVE IT $300: In math, the symbol for this looks like an 8 on its side infinity |
| #2766, aired 1996-09-16 | PROVERBS $400: It's the popular term for the saying "If anything can go wrong, it will" Murphy's law |
| #2726, aired 1996-06-10 | COWBOY TALK $500: From the Spanish for "Let's Go", it means get a move on, pardner vamoose |
| #2679, aired 1996-04-04 | CARDS & DICE $300: It's a form of Authors for kids; playing it you may ask another player, "Do you have any twos?" Go Fish |
| #2663, aired 1996-03-13 | MISC. $500: Often the basis for candy centers, this creamy mixture's name is from the French fondre, "to melt" Fondant |
| #2627, aired 1996-01-23 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICS $800: Term for a government that another nation controls, pulling its strings, as it were Puppet Government |
| #2623, aired 1996-01-17 | '50s SONG LYRICS $300: This Carl Perkins hit begins, "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show..." "Blue Suede Shoes" |
| #2611, aired 1996-01-01 | QUOTATIONS $200: W.S. Gilbert wrote, "In for a penny, in for" this, "It's love that makes the world go round!" a pound |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Henry of Navarre, who ruled as Henry IV, was France's first king from this house the Bourbon house |
| #2513, aired 1995-07-05 | ALL ABOUT AUTHORS $400: "The Remains of the Day" author Kazuo Ishiguro was a grouse beater for this grandmother of Prince Charles the Queen Mother |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ARCHITECTURE $400: Classically, it's found at the bottom of a column; today it's the base for a statue pedestal |
| #2448, aired 1995-04-05 | FIRST LADIES $800 (Daily Double): She was a star shot-putter at her finishing school in Kansas City Bess Truman |
| #2444, aired 1995-03-30 | ENDS IN "GO" $200: It's Spanish for friend amigo |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | ENDS WITH "Y" $600: This slang word for something remarkable is an alteration of "delightful"; it doesn't refer to a pickle dilly |
| #2384, aired 1995-01-05 | WORLD CAPITALS $2,000 (Daily Double): This capital's name comes from a Masai phrase for "cold water" Nairobi |
| #2336, aired 1994-10-31 | GEMS $1000: Of the 3 traditional birthstones for June, it's the one named for a Russian ruler Alexandrite |
| #2273, aired 1994-06-22 | VOCABULARY $100: From the Latin for "farther", it describes motives that go beyond what is said ulterior |
| #2197, aired 1994-03-08 | ANATOMY $300: It's the "right pipe" for food to go down the esophagus |
| #2164, aired 1994-01-20 | GEOGRAPHY $400: Spanish for "mother range", it's Mexico's principal mountain range the Sierra Madre |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $800: This era lasted from about 1600 to 1750--"Go for" it the Baroque |
| #2046, aired 1993-06-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: This 1848 event made the California trail the most traveled pioneer road by 1850 gold strike |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | "GO" FOR IT $100: This phrase means to date exclusively go steady |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | "GO" FOR IT $200: The object of this card game similar to "Authors" is to get the most 4-card sets Go Fish |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | "GO" FOR IT $300: An emissary or middleman a go-between |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | "GO" FOR IT $400: Little Anthony hit that goes, "I want you to want me, I need you so badly, I can't think of anything but you" "Goin' Out Of My Head" |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | "GO" FOR IT $500: Dylan Thomas wrote, "Do not" do this, "old age should burn and rave at close of day" go gentle into that good night |
| #1970, aired 1993-03-12 | ORGANIZATIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): On April 30, 1948 this agency was established by 21 nations in Bogota, Colombia the OAS (the Organization of American States) |
| #1918, aired 1992-12-30 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $2,700 (Daily Double): He was the last of 3 presidents to serve in 1881 Arthur |
| #1915, aired 1992-12-25 | OATHS & PLEDGES $100: It contains the line "Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick" the Hippocratic Oath |
| #1871, aired 1992-10-26 | SONG STANDARDS $700 (Daily Double): It's the question asked in "I Got Rhythm" Who could ask for anything more? |
| #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | THE 17th CENTURY $2,000 (Daily Double): After a fire destroyed this Scandinavian capital in 1624, it was rebuilt & renamed Christiania Oslo |
| #1782, aired 1992-05-05 | QUOTES $100: "It is easier for a camel to go through" this "than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" the eye of a needle |
| #1771, aired 1992-04-20 | PEOPLE $100: Miss Mercouri's famous first name, it comes from the Greek word for "honey" Melina |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | 4-LETTER WORDS $500: Man's name that's slang for OK; it sometimes follows "Everything is" Jake |
| #1741, aired 1992-03-09 | DOGS $400: This pug-nosed dog of Great Britain was named for the animal it was bred to bait a bulldog |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | EDUCATION $600: Latin for "racecourse", it's the aggregate of courses of study given in a school curriculum |
| #1690, aired 1991-12-27 | '50s TELEVISION $500: This host of "See It Now" won a 1953 Emmy for most outstanding personality Ed Murrow |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | POETS & POETRY $600 (Daily Double): She called bees "buccaneers of buzz" in her poem No. 1405 Emily Dickinson |
| #1635, aired 1991-10-11 | GO TO "H" $100: It's the medical term for bad breath halitosis |
| #1635, aired 1991-10-11 | LOUISIANA $500: The state's first railroad was begun in 1831 by a company named for this large lake Lake Pontchartrain |
| #1628, aired 1991-10-02 | TRANSPORTATION $100: Once the term for any 1-man vehicle, now it's pulled by trotters a sulky |
| #1627, aired 1991-10-01 | AMERICAN NOVELS $1,700 (Daily Double): This Allen Drury novel about confirming a Sec'y of State was the fiction best seller of 1960 Advise and Consent |
| #1611, aired 1991-09-09 | FOOD FACTS $400: From the French for "with scrapings", it's the brown crust of butter & bread crumbs, or grated cheese au gratin |
| #1601, aired 1991-07-15 | U.S.A. $300: To see the National Museum of Women in the Arts, go to 13th St. & New York Ave. NW in this city Washington, D.C. |
| #1536, aired 1991-04-15 | SAY CHEESE $200: The semisoft Wisconsin cheese shaped like the building block for which it's named brick cheese |
| #1521, aired 1991-03-25 | EDUCATION $800: In England it's equivalent to high school; in the U.S. it's another name for an elementary school a grammar school |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | "MUM"s THE WORD $500: It's gibberish, from the Mandingo for "magician who makes the troubled spirits go away" mumbo-jumbo |
| #1459, aired 1990-12-27 | HOT CUISINE $100: Spicy southwestern cuisine named for a U.S. state & the country that borders it Tex-Mex |
| #1459, aired 1990-12-27 | THE OCCULT $200: It means "middle" & refers to a go-between for people of this world & spirits of the next a medium |
| #1456, aired 1990-12-24 | BIBLICAL ZOO $400: It's easier for this to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God a camel |
| #1420, aired 1990-11-02 | TRADE NAMES $500: This trade name for a fluorescent paint has come to be used for any bright, shocking color Day-Glo |
| #1391, aired 1990-09-24 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? $300: It comes from the German for "eagle-powered", but don't tell that to the pig on "Green Acres" Arnold |
| #1384, aired 1990-09-13 | IT TAKES TWO $1000: At the Winter Olympics the 2 events that form the biathlon shooting & skiing |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | HERBS & SPICES $200: The World Encyclopedia of Food calls it the most popular garnish in the U.S. for fish, meat & poultry dishes parsley |
| #1381, aired 1990-09-10 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: For those who held some illegally, May 1, 1933 was the last day to return it to the Treasury gold |
| #13, aired 1990-09-08 | ART WORLD BLOCKBUSTERS $600 (Daily Double): A tiger, not a horse, fetched $35,200 in 1986, the highest price ever for a piece from 1 of these a carousel (or a merry-go-round) |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | FURNITURE $400: Any piece of furniture intended for writing, whether or not it has drawers or cabinets a desk |
| #1352, aired 1990-06-19 | COUNTRY MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): He won his first Grammy in 1972 for writing the following:
"Take the ribbon from your hair / Shake it loose and let it fall / Lay it soft upon my skin..." Kris Kristofferson |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | FLOWERS $100: Long used by the Aztecs in a prescription for epilepsy, it was named for botanist Andrew Dahl the dahlia |
| #1233, aired 1990-01-03 | OLD TESTAMENT $100: In Genesis 6 God told Noah to go for some gopher wood just for the hull of it the ark |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | FOREIGN PHRASES $1,000 (Daily Double): It's the literal translation of the Spanish phrase that's the title of following song:
"Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping / Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping / Vaya con Dios my darling..." "Go With God" |
| #1217, aired 1989-12-12 | FROM THE TOP $100: "Well, it's one for the money two for the show / Three to get ready now go, cat, go / But don't you..." "Blue Suede Shoes" |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $300: Also called the marvel-of-Peru, this flower is named for the time in late afternoon when it opens a four o'clock |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | SCOTLAND $1,500 (Daily Double): Scotland's national flag displays the cross of this man, its patron saint St. Andrew |
| #1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BABIES $200: Specific name for the wardrobe & equipment you buy for a newborn baby a layette |
| #1168, aired 1989-10-04 | SEASHELLS $600: The blue species of this common bivalve accounts for much of the shell litter on East & West Coast beaches mussels |
| #1168, aired 1989-10-04 | MARK TWAIN QUOTES $1000: In "Life on the Mississippi" a man told of his home equipped with "all the modern" ones of these inconveniences |
| #1139, aired 1989-07-13 | ANATOMY $300: A bone that vibrates when it hears "go horsey", or a place for your foot on a saddle a stirrup |
| #1105, aired 1989-05-26 | U.S. HISTORY $500: The verdict in the 1982 trial of John Hinckley Jr. for attempting to murder the president not guilty by reason of insanity |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $400 (Daily Double): Singer whose album "Blondes Have More Fun", as well as the following song from it, hit No.1 in 1979:
"She sits alone, waiting for suggestions..." Rod Stewart |
| #1065, aired 1989-03-31 | WEAPONS $500: Slang for a small gun, it could also be a straw used as a blowgun peashooter |
| #1005, aired 1989-01-06 | SONG LYRICS $600: "For it's hi! hi! hee! in" this when "the caissons go rolling along" the field artillery |
| #995, aired 1988-12-23 | 8-LETTER WORDS $500: From Spanish for "courtroom", it's slang for jail hoosegow |
| #951, aired 1988-10-24 | GEOGRAPHICAL SONGS $100 (Daily Double): It's where my baby's smile takes me in the following:
"My-oh me-oh / I go wild then I have to do the samba, then la bamba / Now I'm not the kind of person with a passionate persuasion for dancin' or romancin'..." Rio |
| #928, aired 1988-09-21 | PERFUME $300 (Daily Double): Afro-Brazilian dance in title of the following; it's also the name of a new perfume:
"So I come back to my first note as I must come back to you / I will pour into that one note all the love I feel for you / Any one who wants the whole show..." the Samba |
| #918, aired 1988-09-07 | UNREAL ESTATE $1,500 (Daily Double): While the following 1968 hit was based on a true story, it had this fictional setting:
"Well, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there / And seven times he's asked me for a date / And Mrs. Taylor..." Harper Valley |
| #895, aired 1988-06-24 | "RICH" $500: Jesus said it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for this to happen a rich man to be able to enter the kingdom of heaven |
| #893, aired 1988-06-22 | FIRST LINES $400: "Well, it's 1 for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready, now go, cat, go!" "Blue Suede shoes" |
| #881, aired 1988-06-06 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE $200: Denaturing is the process of adding contaminants to ethanol to make it unfit for this consumption (drinking) |
| #868, aired 1988-05-18 | OSCAR-WINNING SONGS $100: Bob Hope's theme song, he 1st sang it in "The Big Broadcast of 1938" "Thanks for the Memory" |
| #851, aired 1988-04-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $500: Consisting of at least 400 islands, the Sulu Archipelago is part of this island country Philippines |
| #832, aired 1988-03-29 | ADJECTIVES $1000: From the Old French for "sweet", it's a tone sweet to the ear dulcet |
| #830, aired 1988-03-25 | REPTILES $500 (Daily Double): The St. Louis Zoo clocked a lizard-like male tuatara doing this only 4 times in 1 minute breathing |
| #808, aired 1988-02-24 | CONTAINERS $800: French for "self-locking", it's a strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel used for sterilization an autoclave |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | DRUG STORE $400: It's said a Sumerian clay tablet from 2000 B.C., calling for plant materials, is the oldest one known prescription |
| #759, aired 1987-12-17 | PENNSYLVANIA PEOPLE $1,000 (Daily Double): Philadelphian who had his last Top 10 hit with the following:
"Every limbo boy and girl /
All around the limbo world /
Gonna do the limbo rock /
All around the limbo block /
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..." Chubby Checker |
| #749, aired 1987-12-03 | EPITAPHS $3,500 (Daily Double): Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare / To dig the dust enclosed here / Blessed be the man that spares these stones / And cursed be he that moves my bones William Shakespeare |
| #746, aired 1987-11-30 | ONE-WORD SONGS $200 (Daily Double): A time of rest, or title of the following lively Go-Go's hit:
"Can't seem to get my mind off of you / Back here at home, there's nothin' to do / Now that I'm away..." "Vacation" |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | MISS MANNERS $200: The only time it's correct for a lady to call upon a man is if he's old & ill, & has extended this an invitation to do so |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | MATHEMATICS $400: Of the 36 rolls on a pair of dice, you have this many ways to roll a seven, whether you "root" for it or not 6 |
| #714, aired 1987-10-15 | POE-POURRI $600: Young Edgar's foster family, they're reflected in his name the Allans |
| #707, aired 1987-10-06 | INVENTIONS $1000: With his invention he disproved the notion that it was nonsense "to stop a railroad train with wind" George Westinghouse |
| #703, aired 1987-09-30 | BRITISH RULERS $1000: Under Charles II, this man's body was exhumed & his head stuck on a pole where it remained for 25 years Cromwell |
| #695, aired 1987-09-18 | BLACK AMERICA $500: He grew up in Harlem & used it as setting for his 1st novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" James Baldwin |
| #677, aired 1987-07-14 | BABIES $600: The rooting reflex refers to this basic instinct of babies the instinct that makes them turn their heads to their mothers & look for the breast |
| #674, aired 1987-07-09 | POINT IT OUT $500: It's what film fans wait for character actor Fritz Feld to do any time he appears mouth pops |
| #673, aired 1987-07-08 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1000: From Greek for "self", "idiophones" is another name for this largest family of instruments percussion instruments |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | COLORFUL NAMES $900 (Daily Double): Singer of the following, his name is a little dull for the category:
"And I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame? / Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away..." Dobie Gray |
| #618, aired 1987-04-22 | NAME'S THE SAME $500: Maiden name of current princess of Wales & the Lady who almost became one in 1736 (Lady) Diana Spencer |
| #593, aired 1987-03-18 | BIBLICAL ZOO $200: Jesus said it's easier for this to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God's kingdom camel |
| #583, aired 1987-03-04 | HOW TO... $300: "Spring forward, fall back" change the clock for daylight saving time |
| #561, aired 1987-02-02 | SONGS THAT "COME" & "GO" $1,000 (Daily Double): Title of the following: "Come Go With Me" |
| #559, aired 1987-01-29 | MOVIE TRIVIA $500: Ads for this 1971 Woody Allen film called it "More moving than prunes" Bananas |
| #528, aired 1986-12-17 | SUDDEN DEATH $200: Though this actor died a sudden death on Dallas in 1985, he showed up in the shower in 1986 Patrick Duffy |
| #528, aired 1986-12-17 | SPINELESS JELLYFISH $1000: Bully from "Tom Brown's Schooldays" who became reluctant hero of George McDonald Fraser series Harry Flashman |
| #518, aired 1986-12-03 | 20TH CENTURY AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): It's reported that by the early '30s the author of this 1928 Rep. slogan was begging for food "A chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage" |
| #508, aired 1986-11-19 | HORSES $3,400 (Daily Double): Until reaching this milestone, stallions, geldings & mares alike are known as "maidens" until winning a race |
| #497, aired 1986-11-04 | AMERICAN INDIANS $200: In reality, it was a dime novelist, not the Indians, who coined the term "Great White Father" for him the President |
| #492, aired 1986-10-28 | FOOTBALL $100: The fans saw the first one on Dec. 7, 1963; this year, the officials used them a replay |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | HODGEPODGE $800: Scottish for "often go awry"; the best laid schemes sometimes do it gang aft agley |
| #481, aired 1986-10-13 | AMERICAN INDIANS $800: Each year, Arapaho Indians do this dance for 72 consecutive hours the sun dance |
| #476, aired 1986-10-06 | OPERA $100 (Daily Double): In 1963, Joan Sutherland helped launch this famed tenor's career
[Operatic singing plays] Luciano Pavarotti |
| #469, aired 1986-09-25 | ADAPTATIONS $1000: Leslie Howard ordered a waitress "to go" in the 1934 film of this Maugham novel Of Human Bondage |
| #464, aired 1986-09-18 | KNIGHTS $400: The French word for "knight", it was a courtly "Gigi" star's last name Chevalier |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | NUMBER PLEASE $400: The only number on a standard push button telephone with no letters over it 1 |
| #446, aired 1986-05-26 | INSECTS $1000: Bedbug hunter's penchant for biting humans around mouth has given it this osculatory nickname the kissing bug |
| #432, aired 1986-05-06 | POETRY $400: Hedda's actor husband DeWolf Hopper was famous for popularizing this sports poem "Casey at the Bat" |
| #430, aired 1986-05-02 | 4-LETTER WORDS $300: Latin for "he goes out", it's a stage direction for characters to go out exit |
| #429, aired 1986-05-01 | ODDS & ENDS $400: Named for its projections that protected the sitter from drafts, it's a traditional fireside chair a wing chair |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | THE MARINES $400: Considered the best photograph of WWII, it was used on posters for war-loan drives the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima |
| #400, aired 1986-03-21 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY! $1000: I tap danced to "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" on a game show in "Melvin & Howard" Mary Steenburgen |
| #397, aired 1986-03-18 | IN OTHER WORDS... $200: Allow snoozing schnauzers to go undisturbed Let sleeping dogs lie (allowing sleeping dogs to lie, letting sleeping dogs lie) |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | DOUBLE MEANINGS $200: The bottom floor when they're building a skyscraper or Steve Allen's theme (this) may be the start of something big ("This Could Be The Start Of Something Big" |
| #374, aired 1986-02-13 | #1 SONGS $500 (Daily Double): Amazingly this immortal rocker didn't have a No. 1 hit until 1972, w/ following:
"We got the new alma mater /
We must do our alma mater /
When I was..." Chuck Berry |
| #371, aired 1986-02-10 | THE LONGEST $200: Longest distance flown by this type of airplane is 1¼ miles paper airplane |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | MONEY $600 (Daily Double): Of basic national monetary units, this is the world's most common name the dollar |
| #361, aired 1986-01-27 | "TABLE" TALK $2,500 (Daily Double): The 1st line of "The Wiffenpoof Song" "To the tables down at Mory's" |
| #350, aired 1986-01-10 | THE CIRCUS $200: Name for place to buy tickets, it comes from railroad car from which they were originally sold box office |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | ODDS & ENDS $500: Revived in 19th century USA, king Darius used it in Persian Empire for message delivery the pony express |
| #315, aired 1985-11-22 | THE HOSPITAL $100: Although a general hospital for 250 years, it is commonly thought of as NYC's lunatic asylum Bellevue |
| #315, aired 1985-11-22 | WATER $200: Of gas, liquid & solid, the densest state of water liquid |
| #315, aired 1985-11-22 | THE HOSPITAL $300 (Daily Double): A temporary Civil War hospital was only one ever in New Orleans with this famous title: the St. James Infirmary |
| #291, aired 1985-10-21 | AMERICAN INDIANS $600: A variety of salmon is named for this NW tribe, for whom it was mainstay of their diet Chinook |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $1,200 (Daily Double): From Greek for "writing", it's an unwitnessed will written by a person in his own handwriting a holographic will |
| #276, aired 1985-09-30 | FOOD $400: From French for "small pan" it's a traditional Spanish dish made of seafood & saffron flavored rice paella |
| #274, aired 1985-09-26 | STARTS WITH "M" $100 (Daily Double): Goes with "Jerrie" for a T.S. Eliot cat or "Jerry" for singers of following
"In the summer time when the weather is high / You can stretch right up and touch the sky / When the weather's fine" Mungo |
| #273, aired 1985-09-25 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $1,000 (Daily Double): He wrote the music for many of his films, including the following
"Smile, though your heart is aching / Smile, even though it’s breaking / When there are clouds in the sky / you’ll get by" Charlie Chaplin |
| #271, aired 1985-09-23 | BRITISH ISLES $300: Melted cheese & beer on toast dish named for country that made it famous Welsh Rarebit |
| #262, aired 1985-09-10 | U.S. STATES $1,000 (Daily Double): State in which this song takes place:
"And I dreamed about them cottonfields 'n' home /
I dreamed about my mother /
Dear old sister and papa and brother /
Dreamed about that sweetheart who's been waitin' for so long /
I wanna go home..." Michigan |
| #191, aired 1985-06-03 | FISHING $200: For freshwater fish, it can be cheese, marshmallow or even bread dough bait |
| #184, aired 1985-05-23 | DOGS $500: National dog club whose "Stud Book" only allows pure breeds the American Kennel Club (AKC) |
| #182, aired 1985-05-21 | LITERATURE $600: Occupation of Silas, whose "Death" is title & subject of Robert Frost poem hired man |
| #169, aired 1985-05-02 | THE EMMYS $400: It won an Emmy & No. 1 ratings for '55-'56 season before falling in the quiz show scandals of 1958 The $64,000 Question |
| #164, aired 1985-04-25 | 4-WORD PHRASES $200: Comes between "2 for the show" & "4 to go" 3 to get ready |
| #164, aired 1985-04-25 | FAMOUS FAMILIES $1,000 (Daily Double): Austrian-Amer. family that inspired "The Sound of Music" the von Trapp family |
| #149, aired 1985-04-04 | NAMES $500: "Lily" in Hebrew, a Biblical name, perhaps from Susa in Persia where many lilies grew Susan (Shoshanna accepted) |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | DOGS $300: Literally "Earth dog" in French, a breed such as Airedale or Yorkshire terrier |
| #139, aired 1985-03-21 | HOW TO... $100: Make it four quarters, or three quarters, two dimes & a nickel, for example how to make change for a dollar |
| #137, aired 1985-03-19 | PLASTICS $300: Formica is a plastic developed to replace this mineral mica |
| #120, aired 1985-02-22 | OPERA $1,800 (Daily Double): Country in which this opera takes place and language in which it is sung:
"Ah ! Près des remparts de Séville /
Chez mon ami Lillas Pastia /
J'irai danser la séguedille /
Et boire du manzanilla..." Spain & French |
| #110, aired 1985-02-08 | "CAT" EGORY $500: During one in a hospital, your brain should think "cheese" a CAT scan |
| #102, aired 1985-01-29 | FASHION $200: In Russian, it's word for grandmother or the kerchief on her head babushka |
| #101, aired 1985-01-28 | THE SENSES $200: Bogart's toast to Bergman in "Casablanca" "Here's looking at you, kid" |
| #95, aired 1985-01-18 | POTENT POTABLES $100: Device used to pop your wine bottle's top a corkscrew |
| #86, aired 1985-01-07 | FOREIGN PHRASES $200: How a German sergeant calls for "attention" achtung |
| #86, aired 1985-01-07 | CARDS & DICE $3,200 (Daily Double): Its World Championship is "The Bermuda Bowl" bridge |
| #64, aired 1984-12-06 | CABLE TV $900 (Daily Double): Comedy group which went from CBC to NBC to Cinemax SCTV |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | EUROPE $400: Both in size & population, it's largest Scandinavian country Sweden |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | FOUR SEASONS $1000: Alan Alda's film "The Four Seasons" used this composer's "Four Seasons" Vivaldi |
| #30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: Title for husband of a reigning queen; Prince Philip is one a consort |
| #10, aired 1984-09-21 | TOURIST TRAPS $400: Seaside resort that has a monopoly on East Coast gambling Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | RELATIVES $500 (Daily Double): Your mother's father's son your uncle |
| #1, aired 1983-09-18 | LISTS $100: For them, "The Book of Lists" is a family affair the Wallaces (or the Wallechinskys) |
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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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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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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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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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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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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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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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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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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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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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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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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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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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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Rachel Rothenberg, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. Jeopardy! Message Board...
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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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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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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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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Andrew Garen, an associate director of consumer marketing from Austin, Texas
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"He was a project manager when he won his 5 shows...
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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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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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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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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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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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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Drew Joanides, a high school history teacher from Miami, Florida
|
"He is one of our four teachers competing in our tournament...
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
|
"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
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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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Quinn McDonald, an inventory control manager from Lowville, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $20,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Mighty Q
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Frank Firke, a junior from Chicago, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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Mark Lowenthal, an assistant director for the Central Intelligence Agency from Reston, Virginia
|
"The winner of the 1988 Tournament of Champions, he's an assistant...
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Barbara-Anne Eddy, a civil servant from Vancouver, Canada
|
"Her 5-time winnings from 1988 allowed her to go for nearly...
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Kathy Casavant, a high school English teacher from Oxford, Massachusetts
|
"Originally she wanted to do anything but teach. Well, she's been...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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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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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
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
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
|
"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
|
2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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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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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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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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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
|
2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
|
"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
|
"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
|
"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
|
"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
|
"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
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|
Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
|
"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
|
|
Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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|
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
|
"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
|
|
James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
|
"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
|
|
Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
|
"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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|
Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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|
Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
|
"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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|
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
|
|
Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
|
"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
|
|
Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
|
|
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Brian Meacham, a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $90,500...
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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
|
"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
|
|
Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
|
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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|
Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
|
"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
|
"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
|
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
|
2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
|
"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
|
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
|
\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
|
"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
|
"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
|
"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
|
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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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David Duchovny, an actor from Californication
|
"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
|
|
Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
|
"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
|
"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
|
"He's one of the greatest NBA players in history. Here's Hall...
|
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
|
"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
|
"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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Mary Ann Stanley, a high school chemistry and physical science teacher from Statesboro, Georgia
|
"She's been teaching for 22 years and is now teaching the...
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show
|
"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
|
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Sarah Bart, a senior at Goucher College from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2012 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 22 at...
|
|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
|
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Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
|
"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
|
|
Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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|
Brandon Blackwell, a sophomore from Holliswood, New York
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist:...
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|
Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
|
|
India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
|
\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
|
|
Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
|
"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
|
|
Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
|
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
|
\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
|
"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
|
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
|
"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
|
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Jeremy Bate, an emergency medical technician and writer from Tujunga, California
|
"A second-place finisher in the 2000 Tournament of Champions, he's now...
|
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Marion Penning, a high school science and history teacher from Baltimore, Maryland
|
"She teaches at a Maryland 'green' school that has a solar...
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John Shoe, a third and fourth grade teacher from Lakewood, Colorado
|
"He teaches at a school for gifted children who choose their...
|
|
Casey Clough, a junior from Columbia, South Carolina
|
2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "CLUE".
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Sam Leanza, a senior from Laguna Hills, California
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
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Ashley Walker, a senior from Dartmouth College
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Fort Pierce, Florida. [No contestant...
|
|
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
|
\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
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|
Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
|
"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
|
|
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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|
Jessica Dell'Era, a third grade Spanish bilingual teacher from Oakland, California
|
"She has wanted to be a teacher since she was 7...
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|
Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
|
"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
|
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Anne Rozek, a junior at Eastern Illinois University from Perry, Illinois
|
2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
|
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
"He was the very first College Champion, and the only one...
|
|
James Hill III, a freshman from Santa Clara University
|
2010-A College championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: San Jose, California. [No contestant...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
|
|
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
|
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
|
2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
|
|
Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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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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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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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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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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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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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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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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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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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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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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Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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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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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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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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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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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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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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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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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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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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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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Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
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2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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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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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
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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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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
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Greg Peterson, a senior from Park Ridge, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $38,600....
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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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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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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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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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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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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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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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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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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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Bernard Holloway, a junior from Mitchellville, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2002 Teen...
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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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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas
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"A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
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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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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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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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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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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
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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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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Sally Umbach, a third grade special education teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio
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"She teaches at a school district that has been in operation...
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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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Tara Franey, a senior from Michigan State University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tarafraney
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Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia
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"A recent art history graduate when she became Jeopardy! champion in...
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Ben Noe, a sophomore from Flushing, Michigan
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time...
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Matt Polazzo, a high school U.S. government teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"He teaches at one of the most selective high schools in...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
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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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Michael Braun, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2005 Teen...
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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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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
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"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
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"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
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Nikhil Desai, a junior from Fremont, California
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2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Erin Bogart, a junior at Miami University of Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Erin was 20 at the time...
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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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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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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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Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
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"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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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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Rowan Spake, from Portland, Oregon
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"He's interested in nanotechnology and robotics to improve surgery. But getting...
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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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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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Sara Dean, a junior at Syracuse University from Olney, Maryland
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Sara was 19 at the time...
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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Michael Falk, a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Adam Pinson, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Pinson, Alabama
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2005 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Won $100,000 on Who Wants...
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2011 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000.
JBoard user name: lonesomeseagull
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Emily Lever, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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John Botti, a high school history and English teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
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"He says he keeps his spirit young by spending time with...
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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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Raya Elias-Pushett, a junior from Aventura, Florida
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2011 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $20,851. First name...
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Ben Schenkel, a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
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2007 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $42,800. 17 at...
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Seth Disner, a senior from Los Angeles, California
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2002 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $28,900. Seth was 17 at the...
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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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Lizz Mullowney, a senior from Crystal Lake, Illinois
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Craig Boge, a senior from Stanford University
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2007 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. 21 at the time of...
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Jason McCune, an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $90,041.
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Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
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Whitney Dearden, an 11-year-old from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
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"She enjoys working with animals and would like to become a...
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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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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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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Bradley Silverman, a junior from Alpharetta, Georgia
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2008-B Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $44,600. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Jack Weisman, a twelve-year-old from Beachwood, Ohio
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"He's considering becoming a lawyer, just like Mom and Dad. From...
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Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
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"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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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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Katie Orphan, a freshman at Whitworth College from Reno, Nevada
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2002 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Erica Greil, a junior from Princeton University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 and from Hastings, Minnesota at...
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Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
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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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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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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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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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Elijah Granet, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
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"Because he loves animals, biology, and helping others, he's thinking of...
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Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
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"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
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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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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Lori Kissell, a high school Latin teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"She loves everything about Latin and shares that love with her...
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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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Pranita Ramakrishnan, from Centreville, Virginia
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"Not only does this future neurologist enjoy swimming, drawing and spelling,...
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Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Clayton, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
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Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Steven Popper, an economist from Topanga, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1988, he has since founded...
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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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Tim Koch, a 12-year-old sixth grader from Cliffwood, New Jersey
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"He would like to be a teacher because you get to...
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Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
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"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
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Harry Smith, a broadcast journalist from The Early Show
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"This hard-working host of CBS's The Early Show has interviewed five...
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Ben Lyon, an industrial scaleman from Dallas, Texas
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"Representing the University of Oklahoma, he won the 1995 College Championship....
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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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Hema Karunakaram, a senior from Saline, Michigan
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Name pronounced like "HAY-ma kah-ROO-nuh-KAH-ram". Jeopardy!...
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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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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
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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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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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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Chelsea He, a sophomore at Duke University from Raleigh, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HEE".
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Suzanne Rorick, a stay-at-home mom from Stevenson Ranch, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,900 + $2,000.
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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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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Patrick Tucker, a graduate student of public policy from St. Louis, Missouri
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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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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Marshall Tan, from Gaithersburg, Maryland
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"His favorite subject is social studies, and he knows a lot...
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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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Beth Cimini, a junior at Boston University from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: BrightStars1212
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Kailyn LaPorte, a sophomore from Decatur, Georgia
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2011 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $42,600. 15 at the time of...
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Catherine Carson, a fourth grade language arts, math, and social studies teacher from Washington, D.C.
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"She is new to teaching--she's in her second year. From Washington,...
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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Audrey Hosford, a junior from Annapolis, Maryland
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2008-B Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,400. Jeopardy! Message...
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Maria Bennici, a junior from Walkersville, Maryland
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Melissa Luttmann, a freshman from Memphis, Tennessee
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2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
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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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Zane Li, a ten-year-old from Provo, Utah
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"He's a chess champion and a two-time Geography Bee winner..." 2002...
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Russell Berris, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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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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Lara Robillard, a policy analyst from Arlington, Virginia
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"She used the winnings from her 5 shows in 1998 to...
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Lindsay Oxx, a senior from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Seth Alcorn, a bookstore supervisor from Alexandria, Virginia
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2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 19 3-time champion: $106,400 + $1,000.
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Elise Burton, a freshman from the University of California-Berkeley
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 18 at the time of the...
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Larry Cloud, a computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Steve Schirripa, an actor from The Sopranos
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"Once the entertainment director at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,...
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Tom Cilla, from Kings Park, New York
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"He wants to join the Coast Guard or the Navy, but...
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Dan Ford, an editor from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 player (2004-11-24). KJL game 71. Dan resides in Tysons...
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Haley Batz, a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "BOTS". Jeopardy!...
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Carlee Jensen, a senior from Santa Monica, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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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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Justin Otor, a 12-year-old from Texarkana, Texas
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"His chosen profession will be something in the field of science...
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Tommy Hoyt, from Winnetka, Illinois
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"Journalism may very well be in his future as he feels...
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Dean Malec, a junior from Northwestern University
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Drew Lachey, a singer and actor from Dancing with the Stars
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"He was working as an emergency medical technician when brother Nick...
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