| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | TOUGH VOCAB $1200: It can mean a horse carriage for rent; add -ed to mean made commonplace by frequent use a hackney |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | I HEARD A RUMOR $200: It can mean a rumor, or testimony in court based upon what she said she said hearsay |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | THE FRENCH HORN $2,000 (Daily Double): In one of the least alluring rituals of horn maintenance, players must invert their instruments routinely to drain them of this spit |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | I SENSE SOME NEGATIVITY $800: As a verb, it can mean to blaspheme; as a noun, a calling to a deity to bring evil to a foe curse |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | ONE BELLY BUTTON, TWO NIPPLES $500: Epiglottis, naris, testis:
it's the one a male has one of epiglottis |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | BEN FRANKLIN'S DRINKER'S DICTIONARY $1200: "He sees" these (Ben probably didn't mean Walter Payton & Dick Butkus) bears |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON $800: Tomato sauce is in Sloppy Joes with beef, & beef is with bacon in this beloved Wendy's burger, introduced in 2007 the Baconator |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | OTHER WORDS FOR DOIN' IT $200: In a simpler time, this phrase meant "hang out & watch a movie"; it's evolved to mean "hang out, watch a movie &... you know" Netflix & chill |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $1,000 (Daily Double): Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this Cardigan |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | HI, I'M J.LO $2,100 (Daily Double): You can buy a copy of "The Call of the Wild" at the gift shop in the California state park dedicated to this "J.Lo" Jack London |
| #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 |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | "R" SONG $200: In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink a rock star |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $400: "You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?"; "Yes, that's called" this; go Bill go! a veto |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | A CHEMISTRY TEST $800: It's your density... I mean, destiny to know the formula for density is d=M/V, with M & V standing for these 2 things mass & volume |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | BODIES OF WATER $1200: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft is said to have coined the name of this American lake from Latin for "truth" & "head" Lake Itasca (in Minnesota) |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | COMIC INFLUENCES $200: (I'm Patton Oswalt.) In high school I couldn't get enough of this comedy troupe who had it all--SPAM, the Spanish Inquisition, a dead parrot, the dirty fork--nudge, nudge, wink, wink; know what I mean, say no more Monty Python |
| #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 |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | SHOE BIZ $600: Like Elvis sang, "don't you step on" these shoes that you can get from Brooks Brothers (blue) suede shoes |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $600: This chain of stores opened in 1979 & it seems like since then I've been trying to find an orange-aproned person to help me Home Depot |
| #8633, aired 2022-05-04 | THESE WORDS MEAN NO OFFENSE $400: Dictionaries tell us that as a noun, it's a simpleton; as a hip-hop adjective, it's great or impressive dope |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | ARTHURIAN LEGEND & HISTORY $7,600 (Daily Double): The figure best known by this name appears in some versions as Ambrosius, a prophet & adviser to King Vortigern Merlin |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | HISTORIC MEAN TWEETS $800: (Guillermo reads a mean tweet.)
@artlover
Hey Claude Monet, critics call your style this "ism"; I call it looks like you need glasses Impressionism |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | IT'LL BE MY TWEET $600: This TV chef asked, "Am I really that mean????"; he constantly hurls F-bombs & called a kitchen staffer a "French pig", so yes Gordon Ramsay |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | USE YOUR TWO "I"s $200: It can mean a ghost or strong alcohol a spirit |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | I CAN'T DECIDE ON A SYNONYM $400: It can mean a rubber sandal or to reverse your decision flip-flop |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | MODERN ACTIVISM $2000: This political movement fighting income inequality is named for emergency items required in cars by French law yellow vests |
| #8101, aired 2019-11-25 | 1990s LYRICS $400: Right Said Fred: "I'm a model, you know what I mean, & I do my little turn on the catwalk" "I'm Too Sexy" |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | IT WAS SO FUNNY $600: In this film, Amanda Seyfried, one of the Plastics, says to Lindsay Lohan, "I'm kind of psychic... it's like I have ESPN or something" Mean Girls |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE FRENCH I TOOK $1200: To us "faux pas" can mean all sorts of blunders, but to the French it's "false" this a false step |
| #7836, aired 2018-10-08 | HERE'S THE HARD STUFF $200: It's the good stuff--I mean the hard stuff--in a classic daiquiri rum |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | I ONLY HAVE Es FOR YOU $600: It can mean a quay or pier as well as an embankment to prevent flooding a levee |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | I WILL NOT SERVE... $800: Monty Python's John Cleese refused a spot in this Parliamentary body, as it would mean spending winter in England the House of Lords |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | NEW WAYS TO SAY CORRECT $800: On "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon uses it to indicate a joke; I think it'll work for me to mean "correct" bazinga |
| #7494, aired 2017-03-23 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $800: As Andy Grammer mavens know, this phrase used to only mean you were OK; now it can mean "No thanks" "I'm good" |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | MOVIE TITLE PLACES $1600: Snake Plissken hits the Big Apple --& by that I mean he really beats the bejeezus out of it--in this 1981 action pic Escape from New York |
| #7416, aired 2016-12-05 | GOING TO THE DOG'S BREED $1200: Rooby dooby d--! Ahem. I mean, it's no mystery Scooby-Doo was this big breed a Great Dane |
| #7392, aired 2016-11-01 | CAN I HAVE A WORD? $1600: From the Latin for "to wash away", it can mean a heavy downpour, perhaps even a flood a deluge |
| #7266, aired 2016-03-28 | MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH "U"? $800: As an adjective, it can simply mean "under the navel" umbilical |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $1000: (Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott give the clue as Victor and Nikki from The Young and the Restless.) "You expect me to believe you? Give you yet another chance? Are you serious?"
"I mean it this time, Victor; I'm off the booze for good. From this day forward I will be these 2 adjectives in the title of a 1988 Michael Keaton film" clean and sober |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | NARROW BODIES OF WATER $400: This strait prevents the sea it connects to from becoming a shrinking salt lake the Strait of Gibraltar |
| #7095, aired 2015-06-19 | SO IT MUST BE "TRU" $400: I don't mean to do this, thrust myself without permission or welcome... actually, I do, I totally mean to do this intrude |
| #7087, aired 2015-06-09 | BRIT LIT $500 (Daily Double): Just because this Dickens novel has 2 consecutive "Z"s in the title doesn't mean you will fall asleep reading it The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit |
| #7072, aired 2015-05-19 | FRENCH HISTORY $400: France, you've lost a 1340 naval battle to England to start this war, but it's a long way from over--I mean a long way the Hundred Years' War |
| #7058, aired 2015-04-29 | "VO"CABULARY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the sound recording booth while femme fatale Kelly walks into frame in the studio.) Big in film noir, it's the sound technique we're using here
"I knew Kelly was trouble the minute she walked into the room." a voiceover |
| #7044, aired 2015-04-09 | RHYMES WITH A GREAT LAKE $800: Happy cheery |
| #6951, aired 2014-12-01 | VOCABULARY $11,000 (Daily Double): This instrument measures atmospheric pressure: its name is used to mean anything that indicates change a barometer |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | I SAW IT ON BUZZFEED $600: BuzzFeed loves the baby meme named for this word that can mean either making a face or assaulting with intent to rob mugging |
| #6619, aired 2013-05-30 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES TO THE MOVIES $1000: (Johnny Gilbert reads the clue.) "I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh?... Funny how? How am I funny?" Goodfellas |
| #6606, aired 2013-05-13 | YOU DID GOOD $800: Your writing is really this; I mean it's good, not that it's done in small, delicate strokes fine |
| #6461, aired 2012-10-22 | FORMAL MOVIE TITLES $600: 1993:
Her... well, it's actually a him... I mean, this housekeeper was a man, baby! Mrs. Doubtfire |
| #6435, aired 2012-08-03 | COMMUNICATION $200: To close one eye; it can be used as a signal, like to mean "I'm not really serious" wink |
| #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $200: "Abby, I hear The Naked Heiress is gonna be on Jeopardy! that's huge!"
"Mom, please. I am rich and famous." [Sighs]
"Honey, don't you think you're being..."
...this adjective that means "world-weary" & "cynical"--it doesn't mean "covered in green gemstones" jaded |
| #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $400: "We can never do this again. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can know about it."
"Tres romantic, Nick. What are you implying, that I'm not..."
...this 11-letter adjective meaning reliable & responsible like a Boy Scout trustworthy |
| #6192, aired 2011-07-12 | PHILOSOPHY $2000: In philosophy it has a middle "A" instead of "I" & doesn't mean "about to happen" but "within one's mind" immanent |
| #6042, aired 2010-12-14 | I'M DRIVING $800: It can mean a person who drives 2 or more draft animals, or a union truck driver a teamster |
| #5899, aired 2010-04-15 | I WANT "A_E" $1000: It can also mean to mimic, ya big hairy... ape |
| #5893, aired 2010-04-07 | WHAT, ME WORRY? $2000: So the drain in my shower is always clogged, so what? It doesn't mean I'm developing this, androgenetic alopecia hair loss (or baldness) |
| #5893, aired 2010-04-07 | LETTERS IN TOMATOES $5,200 (Daily Double): Struck mightily, in the Bible smote |
| #5885, aired 2010-03-26 | I SPEAK MANY TONGUES $1,500 (Daily Double): Also the name of a pasta sauce, this 5-letter Italian word can mean please, thank you, or excuse me prego |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | CLASSICAL TV THEMES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1829, though he didn't know it, he composed the theme music for "The Lone Ranger" Gioachino Rossini |
| #5805, aired 2009-12-04 | "FACE" BOOK $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew turns around roughly in place.) This marching maneuver used by military formation can also mean a complete change of opinion an about-face |
| #5430, aired 2008-03-28 | MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH "U"? $400: It can mean erect, honest & just, or a type of piano upright |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | SYNONYMS $4,000 (Daily Double): Synonyms for "crowd" include throng, flock & this word that can also mean an infatuation a crush |
| #5206, aired 2007-04-09 | SPEAK IN HAWAIIAN $200: You say "goodbye", I say "hello", but it can also mean "love" aloha |
| #5146, aired 2007-01-15 | I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS $1600: Used to mean a vulnerable weak point in an enemy's defenses, it means the lower abdomen underbelly |
| #4991, aired 2006-05-01 | CALENDAR LIT $2,000 (Daily Double): The title of this anti-war memoir refers to author Ron Kovic's birthday Born on the Fourth of July |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | "I" MEAN IT $200: In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters Iraq |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | "I" MEAN IT $400: It's a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects 2 larger bodies of land an isthmus |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | "I" MEAN IT $600 (Daily Double): This is it--actually, it's Latin for "it", & 1/3 of your psyche the id |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | "I" MEAN IT $600: Addressing Congress, FDR referred to December 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in" this infamy |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | "I" MEAN IT $800: In mythology, this goddess of the rainbow sometimes delivered messages for Hera Iris |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | A LITTER OF ALLITERATION $2,000 (Daily Double): From a poem by Robert Browning, it now has come to mean anyone who makes irresponsible promises the Pied Piper |
| #4880, aired 2005-11-25 | IT'S IN THE CARDS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew tips her hand.) The two tens of clubs in my hand doesn't mean I'm cheating, but playing this trick-taking game that uses a special deck pinochle |
| #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) |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | JOHN/PAUL $400: For this Beatles song, Paul rhymed "She was just 17, never been a beauty queen"; John made it "you know what I mean" "I Saw Her Standing There" |
| #4795, aired 2005-06-10 | SALT $600: Throwing salt into the center of the ring to purify it is part of the ritual of this sport sumo wrestling |
| #4779, aired 2005-05-19 | AN ATTRACTIVE PREPOSITION $4,800 (Daily Double): When not in its usual time context, it can mean "in the presence of" before |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | ANIMALS $1200: The male redback type of this creature, 1/3 the size of the female, dies happy if you know what I mean a spider |
| #4734, aired 2005-03-17 | GRAMMAR $2000: It can mean a follower of Bob La Follette or a verb expressing continuing action, as in "I am going" a progressive |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | ANCIENT ROMAN STAND-UP COMEDY $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers from an open mic in a small club.) I tell you it was so cold today... (How cold was it?) It was so cold, I wished we were back in 64 when he was emperor. Hot times, if you know what I mean! Nero |
| #4272, aired 2003-03-11 | FALL DOWN, GO BOOM $800: If you think about it, you've really got to wonder what he saw in Fay Wray in 1933...I mean, think about it King Kong |
| #4025, aired 2002-02-15 | "I" AYE $800: It can mean forbidden by law or against the rules illegal |
| #3999, aired 2002-01-10 | HISTORICAL COLLECT CALL FROM... $600: It's so funny you'd be calling; I mean, you got the very first call ever on March 10, 1876 Watson |
| #3969, aired 2001-11-29 | & SOMETIMES Y $600: I don't mean to do this, but it means to inquire unnecessarily into something, or open it by leverage pry |
| #3923, aired 2001-09-26 | AROUND THE HOUSE $500: You might try to unclog a drain using this long-handled device with a rubber suction cup a plunger |
| #3673, aired 2000-07-19 | THE "I"s HAVE IT $200: This term for a fluid can also mean "to sign" as a contract Ink |
| #3496, aired 1999-11-15 | BRIDGE OF SIZE $500: One of the world's longest railroad bridges, the Huey P. Long Bridge, is found in Metairie in this U.S. state Louisiana |
| #3475, aired 1999-10-15 | "ITCH"Y $300: It can mean to cut class or to cut a trench Ditch |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | E BEFORE I $400: It can mean simply to exalt, or more often, to make a god of Deify |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $300: It doesn't mean "to continue with wood", it means to type in your I.D. & password in order to get started Log on |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | THE MAP OF EUROPE $200: Of Norway, Sweden & Denmark, this one is the largest in area Sweden |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $400: Used in chains, these field flowers mean "I will think of it"; give me your question, do Daisies |
| #2574, aired 1995-11-09 | WORD"Z" $200: Effervescence; soda has it fizz |
| #2571, aired 1995-11-06 | RHYME TIME $500: An all-important bet a major wager |
| #2115, aired 1993-11-12 | FOOD $300: The thinnest of all pastas is the one with this "heavenly" name angel hair |
| #2026, aired 1993-05-31 | ITALIAN 101 $400: Sono stanco doesn't mean "I stink" but "I'm" this; you might say it after a long day of sightseeing tired |
| #1321, aired 1990-05-07 | RULERS $200: Catherine the Great married the extremely neurotic grandson of this "Great" czar Peter the Great |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | HUMPTY DUMPTY $400: Humpty told her, "When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less" Alice |
| #959, aired 1988-11-03 | SPORTS GREATS $300: Having done it 5 times, this former Dallas QB holds the Super Bowl record for fumbles Roger Staubach |
| #911, aired 1988-07-18 | GOVERNMENT $1,000 (Daily Double): He was going to run for Ariz. gov. as a write-in for the Wild Party but said his fans can't write:
"I'm your top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice / I wanna be elected / I'm your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce / I wanna be elected..." Alice Cooper |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: After stepping on the executioner's toe, her last words were, "Pardon, monsieur, I did not mean it" Marie Antoinette |
| #714, aired 1987-10-15 | POE-POURRI $600: Young Edgar's foster family, they're reflected in his name the Allans |
| #700, aired 1987-09-25 | "LL" $500 (Daily Double): Name of the brothers singing the following:
"Just let your love flow like a mountain stream / And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams / And let your love show and you'll know what I mean / It's the season..." the Bellamy Brothers |
| #558, aired 1987-01-28 | STUPID ANSWERS $500: New Zealand's anthems are "God Save The Queen" & "God Defend" this New Zealand |
| #528, aired 1986-12-17 | SPINELESS JELLYFISH $300 (Daily Double): Title of the following:
"Promise me, Son, not to do the things I've done / Walk away from trouble if you can / Now, it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek / I hope you're old enough to understand..." "Coward Of The County" |
| #471, aired 1986-09-29 | 2-LETTER WORDS $200: It's paired with "behold" to mean "look & see" lo |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | TRIVIA $200: Of chismo, shanky, & gnarly, the one that doesn't mean "great" in teen slang shanky |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | MONEY $600: The white paper used for U.S. money has strands of these 2 colors in it red & blue |
| #90, aired 1985-01-11 | PUNISHMENT $1000: Greek god whose body was bound to a rock while an eagle made pate out of his liver Prometheus |
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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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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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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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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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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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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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
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"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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Jeff Haylon, a sophomore from Newtown, Connecticut
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Billy Hackenson, an eleven-year-old from Great Falls, Virginia
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"As a descendant of President Taft, it's no surprise that he's...
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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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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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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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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
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"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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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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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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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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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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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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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
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2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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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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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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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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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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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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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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Raphie Cantor, a sophomore from San Diego, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Zach Blumenfeld, a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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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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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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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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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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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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Andrew Westney, a sports business writer from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"He was a high-school student from Atlanta when he won the...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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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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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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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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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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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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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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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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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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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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Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
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"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Catherine Whitten, a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas
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"This gifted teacher primarily teaches gifted students. From Plano, Texas, this...
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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
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"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
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"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
21 at the time of the College Championship.
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Bill MacDonald, an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida
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2006 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 22 4-time champion:...
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Anna Allie, a junior at the University of Michigan at Dearborn from Dearborn, Michigan
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
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2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
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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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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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Regis Philbin, a TV host from Live with Regis and Kelly
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"In 2004 he entered the Guinness Book of Records as having...
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Sara Jansson, a 10-year-old from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
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"She wants to become a singer because she loves music so...
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Steven Ho, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Liana Walters, a junior from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Liana was 16 at the...
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
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"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
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Jelisa Castrodale, a sportswriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Season 27 1-time champion: $39,399 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "jell-EES-ah KASS-tro-dale".
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Elyssa Browning, a junior from St. John's College
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Austin, Texas at...
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Andrew Rostan, a writer and script reader originally from Boardman, Ohio
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Ben Chuchla, a senior from Calabasas, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Last name pronounced like "HOO-kla"....
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Dillon McCormick, a twelve-year-old from Erlanger, Kentucky
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"A politician, maybe. An archaeologist, perhaps. Or a psychologist like grandpa....
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Kermin Fleming, a student from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
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Erik Nelson, a grad student originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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Andy Hutchins, a senior from Rockledge, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Meredith Johnson, a senior from University of Minnesota
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities...
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Jeff Gorham, an accountant from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $14,001 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SpacemanSpiff
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Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
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"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Harry Shearer, an actor/writer/producer from The Simpsons and Le Show
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"His many credits include providing voices for The Simpsons, and he's...
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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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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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Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family
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"For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
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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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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
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2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
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Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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"Legislative work in his home state was suspended so that lawmakers...
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