Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (238 results returned)

#9069, aired 2024-03-28HOP ON THE INTERSTATE $1,000 (Daily Double): Columbia is about midway between these 2 same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985 Kansas City & St. Louis
#9068, aired 2024-03-27CRUISE LINES $800: "I am the world's last barman poet", Tom declaims in this film, "America's getting stinking on something I stir or shake" Cocktail
#9059, aired 2024-03-14SONGS OF YOUTH $800: Nate Ruess & this band implored, "We are young so let's set the world on fire" fun.
#9049, aired 2024-02-29AROUND THE WORLD $400: On this November holiday in Mexico, families gather to celebrate & remember their loved ones who have passed on Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
#9044, aired 2024-02-22WORLD CAPITALS $1000: Climbing up on Medvednica Hill, I could see this end-of-the-alphabet city's light & pictured its 13th c. invasion by Mongols Zagreb
#9038, aired 2024-02-14LOW TECH $600: During World War I Edith Wilson had a flock of these on the White House lawns--to cut the grass sheep
#9027, aired 2024-01-30HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS $200: (Robin Roberts presents the clue.) The 369th Infantry Regiment has its origins as the 15th New York Infantry Regiment of this reserve section of the Army; before the U.S. entered World War I, they trained in a second floor dance studio in Harlem the National Guard
#24, aired 2024-01-09FEMALE FIRSTS $1200: In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships Simone Biles
#9008, aired 2024-01-03JOHN GREEN $600: (John Green presents the clue.) In my podcast "The Anthropocene Reviewed", I review very different human-centered facets of our world, including prom, the plague & this keyboard, named for a series of 6 letters on the left QWERTY
#20, aired 2023-11-15ADVENTUROUS WOMEN $400: Annie Londonderry inspired the 2021 novel "Spin", about her historic 19th-century trip around the world on one of these bicycle
#8971, aired 2023-11-13THE AUTO MAN EMPIRE $1000: In 1932, this auto racer began using the squadron badge of a World War I flying ace, a prancing horse Ferrari
#8924, aired 2023-07-27WORLD CITIES $800: I found my thrill on Parliament Hill in this city with a visit to the Canadian Senate chamber Ottawa
#8864, aired 2023-05-0421st CENTURY FILMS $1600: (I'm Michael Cera.) I play bass guitar in real life, so it wasn't a stretch for me to pick up a cherry red Rickenbacker 4001 as the title character of this film based on a graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
#8846, aired 2023-04-10THE NATION IN QUESTION $600: Long, narrow & on its own since 1818; neutral in World War I & part of II; valuing Valparaiso Chile
#8840, aired 2023-03-31VERMONT $1000: "I had a lover's quarrel with the world" is on the burial marker of this poet in a Bennington Cemetery Frost
#8812, aired 2023-02-21SO, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO? $400: On coach Lionel Scaloni's staff for this team at the 2022 World Cup? I thought I saw you celebrating after the final Argentina
#13, aired 2023-02-02LAKES & RIVERS $1500: On the border between Europe & Asia, this "sea" is actually the world's largest lake the Caspian Sea
#8793, aired 2023-01-25HOW DO I GET THERE? $400: This UNESCO World Heritage Site: Leave Cuzco on a narrow-gauge railway & get set to climb up from the Urubamba River Valley Machu Picchu
#8776, aired 2023-01-02HISTORY COMES ALIVE WITH ERIK LARSON $400: (Erik Larson presents the clue.) In "Dead Wake", I explore the infamous 1915 torpedoing by a U-boat of this luxury liner; with a loss of over 1,000 lives, including some 130 Americans, that tragedy helped convince the U.S. to join World War I in 1917 on the side of the Allies the Lusitania
#8775, aired 2022-12-30I GOT A "B" IN HISTORY $400: In World War I the soldiers of the USA's all-Black 92nd infantry division put this animal on their patch buffalo
#8767, aired 2022-12-20THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT $600: In the movie version of this World War I novel, Paul Bäumer is shot reaching for a butterfly on the battlefield All Quiet on the Western Front
#8759, aired 2022-12-08THE WORLD OF PATENT MODELS $600: Jacob Gulden patented a device for filling several bottles of this at once; his name is still on America's oldest brand mustard
#8747, aired 2022-11-22A PINEAPPLE $200: A BBC article headlined "Pineapple on" this said, "it's the food choice that seems to divide the world" pizza
#8740, aired 2022-11-11ELEGIES $400: John McCrae wrote, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row" about the fallen in this conflict World War I
#6, aired 2022-10-30OUT OF THIS WORLD $3,600 (Daily Double): Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the Moon; a few minutes later, this man became the second Buzz Aldrin
#8729, aired 2022-10-27DANIEL RADCLIFFE COLLAGE $1600: (Daniel Radcliffe presents the clue.) I got to sing on Broadway when I played J. Pierrepont Finch who climbs the corporate ladder at the World Wide Wicket Company in a 2011 production of this musical with a really long title How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
#4, aired 2022-10-16THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): The Pharos of Alexandria was one of these that stood on an island in the city harbor, with a fire lit at the top every night a lighthouse
#2, aired 2022-10-02WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: This lake on the U.S.-Canadian border is the largest body of fresh water in the world Lake Superior
#2, aired 2022-10-02WORLD GEOGRAPHY $900: Cancun is on this peninsula that shares its name with a state of Mexico the Yucatán
#8650, aired 2022-05-27I'LL HAVE THIRDS $800: This general who died late in 1945 led the U.S. Third Army on major campaigns of World War II including Normandy (George S.) Patton
#8641, aired 2022-05-16A HORSE WITH A NAME $1000: In "War Horse", the novel & film, he's the brave equine forced to fight on the Western Front during World War I Joey
#8617, aired 2022-04-12HALLS OF FAME $1200: We'd like to reflect on the fact that the treaty ending World War I was signed in this room in the Palace of Versailles the Hall of Mirrors
#8547, aired 2022-01-04GIVING YOU THE THIRD DEGREE $4,500 (Daily Double): One country & parts of 2 others share this third-largest island Borneo
#8492, aired 2021-10-19WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1600: Around 1979 this Mexican state on the Pacific dropped "Norte" from its name Baja
#8460, aired 2021-08-06NOVELS SINCE 1900 $1000: Paul Bäumer is a young German student turned soldier in this World War I novel All Quiet on the Western Front
#8359, aired 2021-03-18AUTHORS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY $800: C.S. Lewis fought in this war, arriving at the front lines in the Somme Valley on his 19th birthday World War I
#8345, aired 2021-02-26ASIAN HISTORY $400: Thailand, then known by this name, entered World War I in 1917 on the side of the Allies Siam
#8333, aired 2021-02-10MATH IN THE WORLD $1600: (Joy Buolamwini presents the clue.) Intersectional analysis is a way to evaluate how multiple variables influence the accuracy of this surveillance technology I have shown to struggle on darker faces facial recognition
#8267, aired 2020-10-27I'M POSTING THAT ON TELEGRAM $200: The death of this inventor of course brought telegrams, like Brigham Young's "My affections follow him to the spirit world" Morse
#8267, aired 2020-10-27I'M POSTING THAT ON TELEGRAM $3,000 (Daily Double): As World War II began, the Royal Navy was cheered up by a telegram saying this politician "is back" Winston Churchill
#8241, aired 2020-09-21TUNNELS $1,600 (Daily Double): The world's highest vehicular tunnel is on I-70, 60 miles west of this state capital Denver
#8227, aired 2020-06-02BEFORE & AFTER $2000: 1873 Jules Verne adventure novel that's an NBC soap opera on the air since 1965 Around the World in Eighty Days of Our Lives
#8206, aired 2020-04-20THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT $600: She says, "There's rarely a day that I'm out in the world that somebody doesn't mention '13 Going on 30'" Jennifer Garner
#7, aired 2020-01-14THE WORLD ACCORDING TO KAREEM $400: (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivers the clue.) I've shared the court with many great players, but one of the best was Oscar Robertson, who as my teammate on the 1971 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks wore this number appropriate for a point guard 1
#1, aired 2020-01-07CHEMISTS $1200: (Bryan Cranston delivers the clue.) Many folks weren't happy with the Nobel committee's decision to give the 1918 Chemistry Prize to ammonia synthesizer Fritz Haber, as he had also overseen Germany's production & use of this on World War I's western front mustard gas (or poison gas)
#1, aired 2020-01-07DAVID MUIR COVERS THE WORLD $2000: (David Muir delivers the clue.) In 2019 I reported on the hunt for ISIS fighters in the desert of this westernmost province of Iraq on the border with Syria Anbar Province
#8109, aired 2019-12-05THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JEFF GOLDBLUM $1200: Seeing as how I'm no slouch on putting on a fancy costume, I felt right at home at a gathering of the whimsical folk who are into L.A.R.P. or LARP, short for "live action" this role-playing
#8109, aired 2019-12-05THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JEFF GOLDBLUM $1600: In an episode on "Bikes" I visited a company that uses a special wind tunnel to help design the most efficient competitive sports bikes where it's all about this, the science of the way air moves around objects aerodynamics
#7919, aired 2019-01-31I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING $400: From Persian for "three string", this Indian instrument can have as many as 20 strings a sitar
#7919, aired 2019-01-31I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING $800: In this country of origin, they play the crwth with a bow but without any vowels Wales
#7919, aired 2019-01-31I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING $1200: The valiha from this large African island nation is a tubular zither traditionally made from bamboo Madagascar
#7919, aired 2019-01-31I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING $1600: This instrument is a long-necked Greek lute; a bazooka makes a much different sound a bouzouki
#7919, aired 2019-01-31I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING $2000: The Norwegian hardanger fiddle has 4 of these strings under the fingerboard that are not played sympathetic strings
#7843, aired 2018-10-17WORLD WAR I $600: This fence material became a deadly instrument; the National WWI Musem sells a replica soldier hanging on it barbed wire
#7835, aired 2018-10-05POTPOURRI $800: Later D.W. Griffith's D.P., Billy Bitzer worked for Hearst on the first film camera team to cover a war, this one the Spanish-American War
#7831, aired 2018-10-01GETTING SPECIFIC AT GENERAL HOSPITAL $200: (Nancy Lee Grahn and Michelle Stafford give the clue as Alexis and Nina from General Hospital.) "You think you're getting away with it, Nina, but I'm on to you" "Oh, really Alexis? Well your little world, your sterile field, is about to be in this condition, compromised by the introduction of foreign bacteria" infected (or contaminated)
#7714, aired 2018-03-081918 $400: On the eve of the armistice ending World War I, this leader abdicated & fled to the Netherlands Kaiser Wilhelm
#7696, aired 2018-02-12WORLD WAR I LITERATURE $800: "The Road Back" was Erich Maria Remarque's sequel to this novel All Quiet on the Western Front
#7693, aired 2018-02-07THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY IN POP CULTURE $1000: In this film, Amy Schumer does the "I'm the king of the world" pose on the guardrails of the Staten Island Ferry Trainwreck
#7661, aired 2017-12-25I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD $1200: David Kalakaua, the last king of Hawaii, was succeeded on the throne by this sister Lili'uokalani
#7660, aired 2017-12-22IDIOMS AROUND THE WORLD $600: In the U.S. someone frantic has his hair in this state; in China the same thing happens to the eyebrows on fire
#7627, aired 2017-11-07SWIPE WRITE $400: After he proposes, Elizabeth Bennet tells him he is "the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry" Mr. Darcy
#7607, aired 2017-10-10EXPLORING THE WORLD $400: (Sven Lindblad gives the clue.) On some of the 50 trips I've made to these islands, my kids accompanied me; seeing them interact with the wildlife there illustrates the term "giant tortoise" the Galápagos Islands
#7607, aired 2017-10-10EXPLORING THE WORLD $1000: (Sven Lindblad gives the clue.) The rule of thumb for explorers is to not approach wildlife too closely as they can become fearful & angry... but on a lucky day in this Scandinavian nation's Svalbard archipelago a small herd of walrus seemingly welcomed me Norway
#7587, aired 2017-09-1220th CENTURY NOVELS $600: Paul Baumer hopes to come out of World War I alive in this anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front
#7515, aired 2017-04-21THE ANCIENT WORLD $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After the death of Alexander the Great, his generals divided his empire into four kingdoms; Ptolemy I took over this one & founded its Ptolemaic Dynasty Egypt
#7514, aired 2017-04-20COMPUTERS $400: James Doohan voiced "The Oracle" on this series' episode "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" Star Trek
#7453, aired 2017-01-25THE WORLD AT WAR $1600: On Oct. 20, 1944 Douglas MacArthur fulfilled this 3-word promise he'd made to the Philippine people in 1942 "I shall return"
#7443, aired 2017-01-11THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL $1600: (Rena Sofer and John McCook give the clue as Quinn Fuller Forrester and Eric Forrester, Sr. from The Bold and the Beautiful.) "Eric, I can't live if you won't forgive me." "Quinn, don't try to get a hold on me like this female World War I spy who danced naked for royalty & military officers. May I remind you she died in a blaze of firing squad bullets!" Mata Hari
#7397, aired 2016-11-08YES TO NOVEMBER $200: Veterans Day is celebrated on this date, the anniversary of the end of World War I November 11th
#7395, aired 2016-11-04U.S. MOUNTAINS $600 (Daily Double): A Wyoming peak was named for this man soon after his 1924 death; there are said to be 14 points on its ridges Woodrow Wilson
#7363, aired 2016-09-21STORIES OF THE WAR $400: "All Quiet on the Western Front" & "Parade's End" World War I
#7308, aired 2016-05-25IT BELONGS TO THE BRITISH $2,000 (Daily Double): Longwood House on this South Atlantic island is said to be the finest Napoleon museum in the world St. Helena
#7291, aired 2016-05-02SONG LYRICS $400: "I used to rule the world", sings Chris Martin on this No. 1 hit by Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
#7269, aired 2016-03-31I LOVE A SYMPHONY $2,000 (Daily Double): Fitting 4-word subtitle of the Dvorak symphony Neil Armstrong listened to on his trip to the moon "From the New World"
#7196, aired 2015-12-21WORLD WAR I $1600: On July 4, 1917 this AEF leader marched his troops through Paris to lay a wreath on the tomb of Lafayette (John J.) Pershing
#7168, aired 2015-11-11VETERANS $800: (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) In 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, thousands of World War I vets known as this "Army" marched on Washington to demand payment of urgently needed benefits the Bonus Army
#7149, aired 2015-10-15THE WORLD FACTBOOK SAYS... $800: The colors on its flag "were those of William I, Prince of Orange" the Netherlands
#7128, aired 2015-09-16HISTORY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After World War I, this country gained new provinces, doubling its size; after World War II, it lost chunks in the northeast & southeast Romania
#7075, aired 2015-05-22WORLD WAR I $400 (Daily Double): British general Sir Ian Hamilton's amphibious assault on this peninsula in April of 1915 ended in a bloody 8-month stalemate Gallipoli
#7075, aired 2015-05-22WORLD WAR I $800: One of these on the front lines was typically 6 to 8 feet deep & wide enough for 2 men to pass a trench
#7075, aired 2015-05-22WORLD WAR I $2000: In early 1918 this French general was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces on the Western Front General Foch
#7051, aired 2015-04-20THE FIRST PRESIDENT $1000: ...to cross the Atlantic while in office, he did it on a big diplomatic trip to France Woodrow Wilson
#7002, aired 2015-02-10WINDOW TO THE WORLD $600: I feel safer watching from inside the goings-on in this city Pamplona
#6942, aired 2014-11-18BATTLE CREEK $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a video & map on the monitor.) 600 taxis rushed troops to the front in the opening weeks of World War I to turn back a German drive on Paris, an event that came to be known as the Miracle of this battleground river the Marne
#6928, aired 2014-10-29MALTIN ON MOVIES $2000: (Leonard Maltin delivers the clue.) Wes Anderson's filmmaking is inspired in this flamboyant movie mostly set between World Wars in Eastern Europe; I called it the first great movie of 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
#6907, aired 2014-09-30THE PLAYS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW $800: "Heartbreak House" is set in the Sussex home of Captain Shotover on the eve of this war World War I
#6869, aired 2014-06-26A VISIT WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS $800: (George Stephanopoulos delivers the clue.) In a 2013 one-on-one with President Obama on the shifting situation in Syria, I had to ask, "Don't you worry that" this world leader & Bashar Assad supporter "is playing you"? Putin
#6865, aired 2014-06-20THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO... $800: served on active duty in the Army during World War I & World War II Eisenhower
#6709, aired 2013-11-14POP GOES THE MUSIC $1200: Gwen Stefani sang, "I'm just a girl in the world" on an early hit by this group No Doubt
#6666, aired 2013-09-16"GRAND" SLAM $200: I'm hotter than Brad Pitt! I can beat LeBron one-on-one! I'm the king of the world! I'm suffering from "delusions of" this grandeur
#6591, aired 2013-04-22MUSIC & HISTORY $400: "Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser" was made popular during this war World War I
#6548, aired 2013-02-204-LETTER "K"ROSS WORLD CLUES $2000: German canal Kiel
#6461, aired 2012-10-22BREAKING NEWS $2000: (I'm New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.) In 2002 I broke the story of a peace plan--a return to June 1967 lines & a Palestinian state for a full peace between Israel & the Arab world--proposed by this now-king of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah
#6453, aired 2012-10-10STOPS $800: On I-80 in Iowa you'll find what claims to be the world's largest this; it has a 300-seat restaurant & 24 private showers a truck stop
#6360, aired 2012-04-20THE ACLU $400: In 1920 the ACLU was born out of an earlier group focused on the civil liberties of conscientious objectors to this World War I
#6325, aired 2012-03-02WORLD GEOGRAPHY $2000: In 1782 King Rama I founded this capital on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River Bangkok
#6273, aired 2011-12-21THE ECONOMY $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a graph on the monitor.) Enacted in 1917 for World War I bonds, the limit known as this has been raised by Congress many times, yet when reached in 2011, its need to be increased caused quite a stir the debt ceiling
#6236, aired 2011-10-31IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD $1200: In 1980 on "The 700 Club", he said, "I guarantee you by the end of 1982 there is going to be a judgment on the world" Pat Robertson
#6221, aired 2011-10-10ADJECTIVES 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
#6209, aired 2011-09-22WAR STORIES $1200: "All Quiet on the Western Front" World War I
#6208, aired 2011-09-21I, FOR ONE, WELCOME $200: "From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome" is part of a poem found on a plaque at this landmark the Statue of Liberty
#6158, aired 2011-05-25WHERE AM I? $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands on the lawn of a neoclassical building.) I'm at this famous home which in 1987 was named to the World Heritage Sites list along with the nearby University of Virginia Monticello
#6019, aired 2010-11-11VETERANS DAY $200: Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the day this war ended World War I
#5974, aired 2010-07-29COMMANDERS AT WAR $2,400 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an animated diagram on the monitor.) Pilots still use the World War II weaving tactic by which a pilot lures a pursuing enemy plane into another plane's gun sights; it was invented to combat this highly maneuverable Japanese fighter the Mitsubishi Zero
#5925, aired 2010-05-21GERMAN LITERATURE $3,000 (Daily Double): During World War I he fought on the Western Front & was wounded several times; he later wrote a 1929 novel about it Erich Maria Remarque
#5861, aired 2010-02-22WORLD WAR I $400: On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December Austria-Hungary
#5774, aired 2009-10-22I LEARNED IT FROM WORLD BOOK $800: Herman Wouk won a 1952 Pulitzer for this novel about Captain Queeg & his rebellious officers The Caine Mutiny
#5759, aired 2009-10-01I READ IT IN A BOOK ONCE $400: "I have no plans to call on you, Clarice, the world being more interesting with you in it" The Silence of the Lambs
#5759, aired 2009-10-01WHAT, ME HURRY? $800: It's only 1915--I've got this many years to get my bets in on the Reds before the White Sox throw the World Series 4
#5745, aired 2009-07-24POETS & POETRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This British poet wrote, "When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide" John Milton
#5738, aired 2009-07-15HIDE & SEEK $1200: I'm hiding on top of the world's tallest mountain, so seek me in this mountain range (& hurry up, I'm freezing!) the Himalayas (or the Himalayan)
#5732, aired 2009-07-07WORLD WIDE WEBS $800: Found in Australia, the spider seen here is named for this saint, whose cross is seen on Scotland's flag St. Andrew
#5665, aired 2009-04-03THE CLASH $400: At the Battle of Belleau Wood during this war, Marine Dan Day yelled out, "Come on...! Do you want to live forever?" World War I
#5639, aired 2009-02-26BACK AT THE CBC $1600: (Alex delivers the clue from back at the CBC.) In 1967, the CBC international broadcast center was used by crews from all around the world who were here to report on this World's Fair Expo '67
#5637, aired 2009-02-24AS LISTED IN THE S.I. ALMANAC $400: "'The Yankee Clipper'... played on 10 World Series winners", career span 1936-51" (Joe) DiMaggio
#5627, aired 2009-02-10HAWAII $800: (Vanna White reports from a helicopter.) (I'm on location with Wheel in Hawaii...) ...And flying over this, the world's largest active volcanic mass & the centerpiece of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kilauea
#5565, aired 2008-11-14THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF THE KITCHEN $800: I know this 6-letter item makes a great pointer, but I have it out to cook & serve my satays on a skewer
#5558, aired 2008-11-05A WORD ODDITY $6,000 (Daily Double): This Asian city is the only world capital whose name in English has 3 dotted letters in succession Beijing
#5535, aired 2008-10-03MILITARY MOVIES $400: 1930: World War I trench warfare seen from the German perspective All Quiet On The Western Front
#5532, aired 2008-09-30"I" ON THE WORLD $200: In ancient times, Babylonia was located in the southern part of what is now this country Iraq
#5532, aired 2008-09-30"I" ON THE WORLD $400: In 1964 & 1976 this resort city in Austria hosted the Winter Olympics Innsbruck
#5532, aired 2008-09-30"I" ON THE WORLD $600: In Roman times, this peninsula was known as Hispania Iberia
#5532, aired 2008-09-30"I" ON THE WORLD $800: The Bosporus Bridge links the Asiatic & European sections of this city Istanbul
#5532, aired 2008-09-30"I" ON THE WORLD $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew points to a Southeast Asian region on a map on the monitor.) Once referring to a region controlled by France, today it's simply the name of this peninsula that includes Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam Indochina
#5510, aired 2008-07-18HAND, SOLO $400: After losing an arm in World War I, Paul Wittgenstein became a one-arm virtuoso on this--earlier than on violin, at least the piano
#5430, aired 2008-03-28"I" ON THE WORLD $400: At 1.2 million square miles, it's the largest country in the world that fits the category India
#5430, aired 2008-03-28"I" ON THE WORLD $800: Construction of this Asian capital city near Rawalpindi began in 1961 Islamabad
#5430, aired 2008-03-28"I" ON THE WORLD $1200: This parish of Louisiana shares its name with a European peninsula Iberia
#5430, aired 2008-03-28"I" ON THE WORLD $1600: In the 1950s, CIA operative Kermit Roosevelt was in charge of toppling this country's PM Mossadegh Iran
#5430, aired 2008-03-28"I" ON THE WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): Appropriately, this Swiss town takes its name from its position between Lake Brienz in the East & Lake Thun in the West Interlaken
#5426, aired 2008-03-24COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $800: If I'm on the Hummingbird Highway headed for Belmopan, I'm in this Central American country Belize
#5374, aired 2008-01-10WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): You can enter this European city via the Puerta de Bisagra & its U.S. namesake via Exit 64 on the Ohio Turnpike Toledo
#5368, aired 2008-01-02EYE ON AFRICA $800: In the first Allied victory of World War I, Togo was captured from this European country Germany
#5221, aired 2007-04-30I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND $600: I love the theme of global unity on the ride in which international dolls sing this interminable tune "It's A Small World"
#5215, aired 2007-04-20WILLIAM FAULKNER $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi.) On the wall is Faulkner's handwritten plot outline for this 1954 novel set during World War I; its title is a type of story Fable
#5139, aired 2007-01-04WORLD WAR I $1600: On August 4, 1914, Germany invaded the fort city of Liege despite this country's neutrality; the city soon fell Belgium
#5003, aired 2006-05-17MEMORABLE MOVIES $1600: The title female is seen here in this 1948 film "Gamble? She's done it for a living." "I'll bet you a dollar I've been to the place where you were born." "Chifu." "It's on the China coast. Chifu! It's the second wickedest city in the world!" "What's the first?" The Lady from Shanghai
#5001, aired 2006-05-15BOHEMIAN RHAPSODIES $1200: Josef Suk arranged a meditation on an old carol about this Bohemian "King", the Czech patron saint Wenceslas ("Wen'slas" accepted)
#4967, aired 2006-03-28YANKEE STADIUM $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the stands of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.) I'm in the Yankee Stadium section where, in 1977, this man's third home run of World Series game six landed; all were hit on the first pitch Reggie Jackson
#4898, aired 2005-12-21WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE $400: (Jon of the Clue Crew reads from the WW II Memorial in Westerplatte, Germany.) I'm in Westerplatte, where early on September 1, 1939, a German battleship opened fire on this country's forces & began World War II Poland
#4888, aired 2005-12-07A BARRY MANILOW SONGBOOK $2000: "I'm singin' to the world, it's time we let the spirit come in, let it come on in..." "Daybreak"
#4884, aired 2005-12-01THE WORLD AIDS CRISIS $600: (Ashley Judd reads.) In a 2004 CNN special on AIDS, I was joined by this athlete who revealed his HIV status in 1991 Magic Johnson
#4824, aired 2005-07-211980s BESTSELLERS $200: It includes the line "I have no plans to call on you, Clarice, the world being more interesting with you in it" Silence of the Lambs
#4785, aired 2005-05-27MIRRORS $1000: On June 28, 1919, this was signed in the Hall of Mirrors the Treaty of Versailles
#4673, aired 2004-12-22I'VE GOT THE POWER $200: By imposing a military dictatorship on France in 1799, he became one of the most powerful men in the world Napoleon
#4651, aired 2004-11-22STEELERS, PIRATES & PENGUINS $2000: In 1901, merging with this steeler, J.P. Morgan said, "I congratulate you on being the richest man in the world" Andrew Carnegie
#4626, aired 2004-10-18THE LION KING ON BROADWAY $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew announces, "I'm here on the Broadway set of The Lion King.") It's a memorable moment in "The Lion King" when this baby lion cub is presented to the world atop Pride Rock Simba
#4587, aired 2004-07-13WORLD CAPITAL BURIAL PLACES $2000: "The Liberator" Simon Bolivar Caracas
#4566, aired 2004-06-14WORLD WAR I $200: On May 8, 1915 the New York Times headline read: this British liner "Sunk by a Submarine" the Lusitania
#4566, aired 2004-06-14WORLD WAR I $600: The Germans invaded this country on Aug. 4, 1914 & were soon accused of atrocities there Belgium
#4485, aired 2004-02-20TRL $600: (Sarah takes us on another stop on TRL Street.) Our Christina Aguilera video is a track on this 2002 CD, also the name of her world tour: "I am beautiful; no matter what they say..." "Stripped"
#4483, aired 2004-02-18WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE... $600: Baseball players didn't go on strike; they pulled off feats like this one by pitcher Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series throwing a perfect game
#4459, aired 2004-01-15AMERICAN HISTORY $200: On Nov. 11, 1918, Pvt. Henry Gunther became the last American casualty in this war World War I
#4400, aired 2003-10-24HISTORIC GROUPS $200: Maybe their youth led them to bring the Ottoman Empire into World War I on the losing side the Young Turks
#4391, aired 2003-10-13WE'VE GOT STANDARDS $400: "I've got" this, "sitting on a rainbow...what a world, what a life, I'm in love" the world on a string
#4340, aired 2003-06-13I QUIT! $400: His sudden retirement from the NBA on Nov. 7, 1991 shocked the sports world Earvin "Magic" Johnson
#4289, aired 2003-04-03BIG SCREEN COMPASS BEARINGS $4,000 (Daily Double): Eloquent pacifist World War I film about German boys in the trenches All Quiet on the Western Front
#4228, aired 2003-01-08HISTORIC DATES $1600: On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia, marking the real beginning of this war World War I
#4064, aired 2002-04-11THE "WEST" IS THE BEST $1000: Paul Baumer is the literary narrator of this classic novel of World War I All Quiet on the Western Front
#4019, aired 2002-02-07AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT $2000: "I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world", declared this teacher of Plato Socrates
#4006, aired 2002-01-21INTERNATIONAL SPORTS $1600: (Hi, I'm Brandi Chastain.) This was the team the U.S. defeated on my penalty kick in the 1999 World Cup final China
#3939, aired 2001-10-18HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 5 $400: In this country in 1992, extremists destroyed a 400-year-old Muslim mosque built on the believed site of Rama's birth India
#3936, aired 2001-10-15TRAVEL TIDBITS $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Sea World in San Diego.) This spiny sea creature that I'm holding is on a lot of menus in Martinique, where it's known as oursin sea urchin
#3893, aired 2001-07-04I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN $100: This square has become world-famous for the lighted ball that drops down at midnight on New Year's Eve Times Square
#3776, aired 2001-01-22WISH I'D SEEN THAT MUSICAL! $200: Orson Welles, Cole Porter songs & a train wreck were highlights of "Around the World", based on this novel Around the World in Eighty Days
#3688, aired 2000-09-20OFF-BROADWAY 2000 $200: "A Musical Celebration" of this singer included "All The Way" & "I've Got the World on a String" Frank Sinatra
#3624, aired 2000-05-11WORLD LITERATURE $1,600 (Daily Double): This Czech playwright who invented the word "robot" also wrote the novel "Krakatit", "An atomic phantasy" Karel Capek
#3621, aired 2000-05-08ALL ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY $1000: To protect "our most important national investment", I signed a bill creating this cabinet department in 1979 Department of Education
#3587, aired 2000-03-21VETERANS $200: The Bonus Army that marched on Washington in 1932 was made up of veterans of this war World War I
#3587, aired 2000-03-21VETERINARIANS $200: (Hi, I'm Mike Farrell; I play a veterinarian on "Providence") An epizootic is the animal world's equivalent of this type of disease outbreak among humans Epidemic
#3561, aired 2000-02-14ENTERTAINING CATS $500: The cat seen here lives with the TV family with this last name: Salem the Cat: "I'll take WORLD DOMINATION for $1000, Alex!" Spellman (on Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
#3535, aired 2000-01-07STUCK ON "U" $800 (Daily Double): Designed by Vasari, this palace in Florence houses one of the world's great art collections Uffizi Palace
#3484, aired 1999-10-28WAR STORIES $300: "The Enormous Room", "All Quiet on the Western Front" World War I
#3450, aired 1999-09-10AROUND THE WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): It's the longest river of the world's largest tropical forest Amazon
#3387, aired 1999-05-04CLIFFS NOTES $500: German soldier goes to fight in World War I; gets killed; end of story "All Quiet on the Western Front"
#3373, aired 1999-04-14"SI" THE WORLD $200: Visit the big volcano on this island & you can say, "Etna, I'm glad I met ya" Sicily
#3323, aired 1999-02-03LIGHTEN UP! $2,000 (Daily Double): (I'm here at the Titanic Artifacts Exhibit at the World Trade Center, Boston.) The Titanic's navigation beacon seen here was located on the front mast just above this lookout position the crow's nest
#3309, aired 1999-01-14NO PLAIN JANE $1,000 (Daily Double): She described her narrative world as "The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with, so fine a brush" Jane Austen
#3280, aired 1998-12-04TV ON TV $1,500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Wallace Langham.) I quipped with the best of the late night world as Phil, the head writer, on this HBO show The Larry Sanders Show
#3117, aired 1998-03-03MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD $1000: This 18th century lexicographer's first dictionary is on display in the London townhouse where he lived & worked Samuel Johnson
#3115, aired 1998-02-27WOMEN'S FIRSTS $600: She was the first American woman to be pictured on a U.S. stamp & on U.S. paper currency: Martha Washington
#3005, aired 1997-09-26WORLD WAR I $100: The battles on this front ran from Liege in 1914 to the 2nd battle of the Marne in 1918; it was rarely quiet Western front
#2953, aired 1997-06-04WORLD "C"ITIES $1,500 (Daily Double): The Coptic Museum in this city is noted for its collection of ancient Coptic textiles Cairo
#2853, aired 1997-01-15WORLD CAPITALS $600 (Daily Double): Capital in which the following was minted: Ottawa
#2844, aired 1997-01-02WORLD CITIES $800: The tomb of Dom Pedro I stands on the grounds of Ipiranga Park in this largest Brazilian city Sao Paulo
#2788, aired 1996-10-16WORLD CITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): About half of French Guiana's population lives on the island where this "spicy" capital is located Cayenne
#2669, aired 1996-03-21WORLD FACTS $400: The initials F & I on Puerto Rico's official seal stand for this royal pair Ferdinand & Isabella
#2654, aired 1996-02-29WARS $400: This war began on July 28, 1914 when the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia World War I
#2599, aired 1995-12-14BOGIE $200: While serving in the Navy during this war, Bogart received a wound that gave him the scar on his lip World War I
#2542, aired 1995-09-26WORLD WAR I $800: The Germans helped this Bolshevik leader return to Petrograd in 1917 Lenin
#2485, aired 1995-05-261958 $300: On Memorial Day an unknown soldier from each of these 2 wars was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery World War II and the Korean War
#2384, aired 1995-01-05WORLD CAPITALS $2,000 (Daily Double): This capital's name comes from a Masai phrase for "cold water" Nairobi
#2351, aired 1994-11-21HEMINGWAY BOOKS $700 (Daily Double): He drew on his World War II experience looking for German submarines for this novel published in 1970 "Islands in the Stream"
#2236, aired 1994-05-02HELEN KELLER $1000: On the eve of WWI Helen left the Socialist Party for this one nicknamed the Wobblies I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World)
#2223, aired 1994-04-13WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: Newfoundland's highest peak, Mount Caubvick, lies on the border with this province to the west Quebec
#2204, aired 1994-03-17WORLD WAR I $600: This 1919 treaty ending the war provided for putting the Kaiser on trial the Treaty of Versailles
#2130, aired 1993-12-03WORLD FACTS $2,700 (Daily Double): The imposing ruins of Angkor Thom, a temple complex built around 1200, are in this country Cambodia
#2123, aired 1993-11-24FIRST LADIES $400: To save the cost of cutting the White House lawn during World War I, Edith Wilson put these animals on it Sheep
#2112, aired 1993-11-09WORLD LIT $200: "War and Peace" was originally written in French & this language Russian
#2090, aired 1993-10-08WORLD WAR I $200: On May 7, 1915 this British liner was sunk by the German submarine U-20, killing 1200 people the Lusitania
#2090, aired 1993-10-08WORLD WAR I $800: When he arrived in France, this AEF leader laid a wreath on the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette (General John J.) Pershing
#2076, aired 1993-09-20EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: The Central Powers won World War I on the Eastern Front when this country stopped fighting in Dec. 1917 Russia
#2043, aired 1993-06-23WORLD HISTORY $200: Bohemond I, a medieval lord of Otranto, was one of the leaders on the first of these expeditions the Crusades
#1872, aired 1992-10-27WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia, beginning this conflict the Crimean War
#1864, aired 1992-10-15NOTORIOUS $200: This mobster claimed the scar on his face was a wound he received during World War I Al Capone
#1861, aired 1992-10-12ODD OBSERVANCES $500: The assassination that began this 20th c. war & the treaty that ended it occurred on the same date, June 28 World War I
#1834, aired 1992-07-16WORLD HISTORY $600: Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria, played a major role on the Catholic side of this 3-decade war the Thirty Years' War
#1624, aired 1991-09-26NOVELS & NOVELISTS $400: "The 42nd Parallel" by John Dos Passos depicts the U.S. on the eve of this war World War I
#1588, aired 1991-06-26WORLD WAR I $100: In addition to Archduke Ferdinand, the other person assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914 his wife
#1588, aired 1991-06-26WORLD WAR I $300: After the war this Medal of Honor winner settled on a Tennessee farm given to him by the state Alvin York
#1537, aired 1991-04-16BIRTHPLACES $800: The artist Sir Anthony Van Dyke was born in this Flemish city, one of the world's busiest ports, in 1599 Antwerp
#1537, aired 1991-04-16WORLD WAR I $800: The U.S. declared war on Germany April 6th, 1917, but not on this country until December 7th Austria-Hungary
#1500, aired 1991-02-22FAMOUS NAMES $800: Pleased by his round-the-world voyage, Queen Elizabeth I dined on his ship, the Golden Hind (Sir Francis) Drake
#1419, aired 1990-11-01WORLD WAR I $600: The war began when Austria-Hungary declared war on this small Balkan country Serbia
#1305, aired 1990-04-13SONG LYRICS $200: "I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in" this your heart
#1203, aired 1989-11-22WOMEN $200: "I've been seen around the world by more people than any other actress on TV," she told us in 1987 Lucille Ball
#1100, aired 1989-05-19NOVELS $800: Remarque said the purpose of this novel was "to tell of a generation of men...destroyed by" World War I All Quiet on the Western Front
#1082, aired 1989-04-25TEXTILES $1,000 (Daily Double): Textile title of the following: "Ain't nothing in the world like a big-eyed girl / To make me act so funny, make me spend my money / Make me feel real loose like a long-necked goose / Like a girl, oh baby, that's a-what I like..." "Chantilly Lace"
#970, aired 1988-11-18WORLD WAR I $800: The U.S. declared war on Germany April 6, 1917, and on this country the following December 7 Austria-Hungary
#962, aired 1988-11-08WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1570 Spain's Phillip II tried to put this queen on the English throne Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart)
#903, aired 1988-07-06"IF"FY SONGS $500: "We could go on loving in the same old way. A Garden of Eden just made for 2" under these conditions If you were the only girl in the world and I were the only boy
#834, aired 1988-03-31WORLD HISTORY $600: World War I broke out July 28, 1914 when Austria declared war on this country Serbia
#783, aired 1988-01-20COLORADO $500: The highest of these in the world for motor vehicles lies due west of Denver on I-70 in the Rockies a tunnel
#764, aired 1987-12-24WARS $1,300 (Daily Double): War with which the following song was originally associated: "How ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm / After they’ve seen Paree? / How ya gonna keep ’em away from Broadway / Jazzin’ aroun’..." World War I
#673, aired 1987-07-08WORLD CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): Alphabetical distinction of the countries whose capitals are Kinshasa, Lusaka, & Harare countries that begin with the letter Z
#632, aired 1987-05-12POULTRY $500 (Daily Double): The 3 barnyard fowl mentioned in the following: "All the world'll fly in a flurry / When I take you out in the surrey / When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!" chicks & ducks & geese
#539, aired 1987-01-01MARCH $100: On the ides of March in 1919. this veterans' group was founded in Paris, not the U.S. American Legion
#483, aired 1986-10-15WORLD WAR I $1000: Charles Stanton said this on behalf of Gen. Pershing & the U.S. forces in Paris, July 4, 1917 "Lafayette, we are here"
#449, aired 1986-05-29MUSIC ON THE MAP $200: It's where I'm sitting "just rolling along, just rolling along" on top of the world
#447, aired 1986-05-27PEACE $500 (Daily Double): Singer whose biggest 1971 hit was the following: "Now I've been crying lately / Thinkin' about the world as it is / Why must we go on hating / Why can't we live in bliss / 'Cause out on the edge of darkness / There rides..." Cat Stevens
#427, aired 1986-04-29WORLD WAR I $400: When this country declared war on Germany in April 1917, it didn't have a single combat aircraft the USA
#401, aired 1986-03-24WORLD WAR I $400: J. McCrae wrote "the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row" that mark this Belgian battle site Flanders
#348, aired 1986-01-08SOUTH AMERICA $500: Once known as Upper Peru, it has had over twenty presidents since World War II Bolivia
#343, aired 1986-01-01SPORTS $1000: In 1953, Tenley Albright became the 1st U.S. woman to win a world title in this figure skating
#290, aired 1985-10-18SPORTS TRIVIA $500: What Joe Jacobs said in 1935 when he left a sickbed to go to the World Series but bet on the wrong team I shoulda stood in bed
#176, aired 1985-05-13NORTH AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): Direction you'd be traveling when going through the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic side northwesterly
#54, aired 1984-11-22WORLD WAR II $200: Second A-bomb used in the war used on this city Nagasaki

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (35 results returned)

#9065, aired 2024-03-22FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD: "Captured in Egypt by the British Army 1801" is painted on the side of this artifact named for the city where it was found the Rosetta Stone
#9050, aired 2024-03-01COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: Fearful of independence in 1975, around 120,000 of this country's people, a third of the population, fled to the Netherlands Suriname
#8847, aired 2023-04-11NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS: At times they each lived on Vilakazi St. in Soweto, so it claims to be the world's only street home to 2 Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela & Archbishop Desmond Tutu
#8735, aired 2022-11-04WORLD CITIES: The name of this city may come from "dur", meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people's settlement on a lake Zurich
#8621, aired 2022-04-18WORLD LITERATURE: Befitting the title, Antoine Galland, the first Western translator of this collection, worked on it only "after dinner" Arabian Nights (the One Thousand and One Nights)
#8424, aired 2021-06-17COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: On this country's National Day, August 15, all 39,000 residents are invited to Vaduz Castle for festivities & drinks Liechtenstein
#8312, aired 2021-01-12FAMOUS ANIMALS: When she first came to the world's attention in 1957, she was dubbed "Muttnik" by U.S. journalists Laika
#7879, aired 2018-12-06WORLD AFFAIRS 2018: An Arab League summit final statement rejected "interference" by this country often mistakenly called an Arab land itself Iran
#7789, aired 2018-06-21WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Australia's fourth-largest city, it's at the southern end of the road called Indian Ocean Drive Perth
#7703, aired 2018-02-21WORLD WAR I: Site of an arduous WWI campaign, this town on the Dardanelles gets its name from the Greek for "beautiful city" Gallipoli
#7644, aired 2017-11-30WORLD FLAGS & THE BIBLE: The central image on the flag of this nation is a symbol of strength in Psalm 92 & a prized building material in I Kings 5 Lebanon
#7143, aired 2015-10-07MOVIE CHARACTERS: Charlton Heston's wardrobe in 1954's "Secret of the Incas" inspired the clothes worn by this adventurous character 27 years later Indiana Jones
#7040, aired 2015-04-03EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus
#6611, aired 2013-05-2020th CENTURY PEOPLE: In a PS to an April 12, 1945 letter, he wrote, "This was dictated before the world fell in on me... what a blow it was, but--I must meet it" Harry Truman
#6542, aired 2013-02-12MILITARY MEN: On June 6, 1944 he said, "The eyes of the world are upon you" Dwight David Eisenhower
#6060, aired 2011-01-07WORLD LANGUAGES: Of all the countries with Spanish as an official language, this one is last alphabetically Venezuela
#5937, aired 2010-06-08U.S. MILITARY HISTORY: This general commanded the first official American force to fight on the European continent John Pershing
#5163, aired 2007-02-07SCIENTISTS: On the front lines during WWI, she drove ambulances that she had helped equip with X-ray machines Marie Curie
#5005, aired 2006-05-19WORLD LITERATURE: It says, "'O Poet... I beg you, that I may flee this evil & worse evils, to lead me... that I may see the gateway of Saint Peter'" Dante's Inferno
#4940, aired 2006-02-17FORMER WORLD CAPITALS: In 1998 Czar Nicholas II & his wife Alexandra were laid to rest in this city St. Petersburg
#4875, aired 2005-11-18WORLD CAPITALS: Pizarro founded this city whose present name is from a Quechua word meaning "talker" Lima, Peru
#4395, aired 2003-10-17HISTORIC ROYALTY: These two men seen here, allies during World War I, were sometimes mistaken for each other Czar Nicholas II & King George V
#3668, aired 2000-07-12WORLD CAPITALS: Founded in 1840, this city is the world's southernmost national capital Wellington, New Zealand
#3661, aired 2000-07-031962: On October 28, 1962 this 68-year-old world leader "blinked" Nikita Khrushchev
#3336, aired 1999-02-22WORLD GEOGRAPHY: It's the only body of water with shores on the continents of Asia, Africa & Europe Mediterranean Sea
#3205, aired 1998-07-03WORLD LEADERS: On Dec. 25, 1991, he ended his farewell speech by saying, "I wish everyone all the best" Mikhail Gorbachev
#1839, aired 1992-09-10SHIPS: This British navy ship left Devenport Dec. 27, 1831 & went around the world on a 5-year survey mission the HMS Beagle
#1479, aired 1991-01-24WORLD HISTORY: On July 15, 1815 he surrendered to the captain of the Bellerophon Napoleon (I)
#1471, aired 1991-01-14U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. Presidents who served in the military in World War I Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower
#1427, aired 1990-11-13WORLD HISTORY: The 2 countries that became independent on Aug. 14 & 15, 1947 Pakistan & India
#1368, aired 1990-07-11HISTORICAL DRAMA: John Dryden's "All for Love: or, the World Well Lost" is based on this play by Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra
#1152, aired 1989-09-12LITERATURE: The next-to-last chapter of this novel is entitled "The Knitting Done" A Tale of Two Cities
#448, aired 1986-05-28The '40s: This world leader did not complete the Potsdam Conference, but was replaced by his successor Winston Churchill
#86, aired 1985-01-07WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Country nearly surrounded by the Ligurian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian & Mediterranean Seas Italy
#64, aired 1984-12-06WORLD HISTORY: In 1804 this Caribbean country became 1st black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule Haiti

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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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,...
Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America "She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room "Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami "As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show "Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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...
Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show \"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan 2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri 2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois 2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California 2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington \"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun "One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer 2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars 2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN "He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University 2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA "In January, the State Department named this NBA Hall of Famer...
Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost "He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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...
Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois "He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College "His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University "He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University 2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother "He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia "In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune "A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz "On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia "A recent art history graduate when she became Jeopardy! champion in...
CCH Pounder, an actress from Avatar and Brothers "She earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Claudette Wyms...
Bethlehem Lema, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California "Either being an astrophysicist or a pediatrician is in her future..."...
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah 2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College 2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri 2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland "As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College "In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania 2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California 2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer "In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit "Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show "Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas 2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother "He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
Catherine Whitten, a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas "This gifted teacher primarily teaches gifted students. From Plano, Texas, this...
Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News "An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois "He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
Harry Shearer, an actor/writer/producer from The Simpsons and Le Show "His many credits include providing voices for The Simpsons, and he's...
Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death "She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
John Matthews, a senior from Escondido, California 2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California "And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
Jay Rhee, an oncologist from Annapolis, Maryland 2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., a congressman from the U.S. House of Representatives "And he led a voter registration drive for the national Rainbow...
Yeechang Lee, an equity analyst originally from the Bronx, New York Season 21 player (2005-06-16).
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° "As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania 2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT "Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia 2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California 2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California "This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
Rachel Gottesman, a junior from Cortlandt Manor, New York 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the...
Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky 2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460. 15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Steve Newman, a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland "He was the first player to win 5 games in the...
Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California 2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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...
William Garrett, a 12-year-old from Greenfield, Indiana "Serving his country as an officer in the military is his...
Ross Gardiner, an 11-year-old sixth grader from La Plata, Maryland "And this self-proclaimed sports fanatic likes all the teams in the...
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...
Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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...
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York 2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University 2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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,...
Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil "With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College "His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
Matt Tick, from Escondido, California "Will take violin lessons and loves science, but he really wants...
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington 2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas 2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska "He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington 2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
David Duchovny, an actor from Californication "He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family "For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
Ben Lyon, an industrial scaleman from Dallas, Texas "Representing the University of Oklahoma, he won the 1995 College Championship....
Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida 2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom \"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida "Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts 2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana "A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas "A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California "As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Cliff Galiher, a student from Half Moon Bay, California 2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania "He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
Margaret Monroe, a junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey 2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Margaret was 16 at the time...
Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas "This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois "A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California "A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
Regis Philbin, a TV host from Live with Regis and Kelly "In 2004 he entered the Guinness Book of Records as having...
Kyle Hale, a college student from Katy, Texas 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000. 2003 Tournament...
Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California 2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina 2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California 2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
Jeffrey Gerlomes, a freshman from Napa, California 2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Krissy Brzycki, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana "Her love of helping her community and her interest in politics...
Vik Vaz, a medical student from Austin, Texas 2006 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 22 3-time champion:...
Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California "A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
Joel Knight, a freshman from Farmington, Michigan 2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Sam Waterston, an actor from Law & Order "A Best Actor Oscar nominee for The Killing Fields, he's now...
Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology 2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
Jared Rothenberg, an 11-year-old from Houston, Texas "When he's not on the mound, he's warming up in the...
Jennifer Wu, a high school junior from Arkadelphia, Arkansas "She won the 2004 Teen Tournament at age 15. Now 17,...
Marcia Edmundson, a high school French teacher from Chesterfield, Virginia "In the banking world, she checked credit scores. She's much happier...
Kathryn Wendling, a high school social studies teacher from Farmington, Minnesota "Her high school newspaper predicted she would be on Jeopardy! From...
Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California "She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York "He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
Brian Wangsgard, from Salt Lake City, Utah "He was the biggest winner in the 1988-1989 season, and a...
David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York "A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
Kelly Scurry, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Lauderhill, Florida "It's very convenient that Washington, D.C. is his favorite city, because...
Sebastian Johnson, a senior from Takoma Park, Maryland 2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Listed as "Sebi" on the...
Soledad O'Brien, a broadcast journalist from CNN's American Morning "This broadcast journalist has covered stories all over the world. Since...
Jake McCrory, an 11-year-old from Pueblo, Colorado "He wants to make a positive change in our nation's future...
Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois "She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
Thomas Horn, a twelve-year-old from Piedmont, California "He plans on making the world a better place as an...
Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee 2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
Nithya Kubendran, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Quartz Hill, California "When asked about her future plans, she said, 'World domination sounds...
Tina Baybay-Bykov, an AP world history teacher from Orlando, Florida "Ballet used to keep her on her toes. Now it's her...
Ivan Kleinfeld, an 11-year-old from Arlington, Virginia "He would like to be a doctor so that he can...
Scott Ahearn, an actor from the Bronx, New York Season 22 player (2006-07-17). Last name pronounced like "AH-hern".
Meredith Robbins, a library media specialist from New York, New York Season 25 4-time champion: $48,700 + $2,000. Meredith was the alternate...
Richard Hansen, a graduate student from Reno, Nevada Season 29 player (2013-04-22).
Catie Camille, a student from Rochester, New York Season 22 player (2005-09-12). According to the official Jeopardy! web site,...
Gabby Fusco, an 11-year-old from Maspeth, New York "She's loved everything about science she was a little kid, so...
Matthew Cline, a 12-year-old from Maumelle, Arkansas "John Grisham's books have inspired him. He's firm. He wants to...
Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts 2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
Michelle Clum, an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas "With her 5-time winnings from 2000, she traveled for a year,...
Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky 2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
Allison Dziuba, a junior from Ridgefield, Connecticut 2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois 2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Kendra Chapman, a sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky 2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University "The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California "A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia "Legislative work in his home state was suspended so that lawmakers...
Francesca Leibowitz, a fifth grade English teacher from Brooklyn, New York "She teaches at a school that opened in 1854. From Brooklyn...
Evan Sandman, a hotel front desk manager from Los Angeles, California Season 28 1-time champion $28,801 + $2,000.
Mary Beam, a Spanish teacher from Loves Park, Illinois Season 25 player (2008-11-04). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: torimar
Kathleen Mikulis, a stay-at-home mom from Mountain View, California Season 27 1-time champion: $25,201 + $2,000. Kathleen's contestant experience blog....
Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California "He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
Mike Hodel, a bartender from Bellingham, Washington Season 27 2-time champion: $20,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "ho-DELL".
Judy Shewmake, a retired middle school history teacher from Murfreesboro, Tennessee Season 27 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like "SHOO-make".
Andrew Kreitz, a senior from Huntington Beach, California 2006 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000.
Bradley Silverman, a junior from Alpharetta, Georgia 2008-B Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $44,600. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
Weston Mangin, a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California 2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the College Championship.
Krishna Bharathala, a sophomore from Fremont, California 2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
Zach Blumenfeld, a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois 2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
Amy Levine, a freshman from North Potomac, Maryland 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time...
Grafton Brown, a high school Spanish teacher from Chicago, Illinois "He teaches at a school whose buildings are named in honor...
Nikhil Desai, a junior from Fremont, California 2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
Craig Boge, a senior from Stanford University 2007 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. 21 at the time of...
Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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.
Nicole Tantoco, a 12-year-old from San Ramon, California "She has two simple dreams: to attend Stanford and then become...
Peter Hansen, a project manager from New York, New York Season 29 player (2012-09-21). JBoard user name: Bunkie
Elaine Skopelja, a medical librarian from Carmel, Indiana Season 21 player (2004-09-16). KJL game 47.
Cobra Becerra, a professor of landscape architecture from Whittier, California Season 23 player (2006-11-03).
David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts 2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
Julie Huffman, a judicial research lawyer from Oxnard, California Season 30 player (2013-10-11).
Stan Chiueh, a law student from Austin, Texas Season 26 player (2009-09-30). Last name pronounced like "CHAY".
Breanne Reinhard Smith, a writer from Arcola, Illinois Season 26 player (2009-12-29). First name pronounced like "bree-ANN".
Rex Babiera, a learning consultant from Chicago, Illinois Season 22 2-time champion: $32,200 + $1,000. Web site at rexicon.net.
Ben Zimmer, a linguist and language columnist from Jersey City, New Jersey Season 30 player (2014-06-30).
Joe Thomas, a recent math graduate and pizza delivery person from Martin, Tennessee Season 30 player (2014-01-24).
Dylan Wint, a neurologist and psychiatrist from Las Vegas, Nevada Season 29 1-time champion: $7,199 + $1,000. First name pronounced like "DY-lan".
Mary Tuohy, a retired teacher from Groton, Connecticut Season 25 player (2008-10-13). Last name pronounced like "TOO-hee".
Lauren Thomas, a server originally from Owensboro, Kentucky Season 29 player (2013-01-25).
David Dietz, an aerospace engineer from Wichita, Kansas Season 23 player (2006-10-10).
Scott Shive, a features editor from Lexington, Kentucky Season 25 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
John Cunningham, a research editor from Chicago, Illinois Season 26 player (2010-07-26).
Hugh Price, an engineer from Chevy Chase, Maryland Season 21 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
Tristan Snell, a patent litigator from Boston, Massachusetts Season 25 player (2008-10-29).
Christine Havens, a parish administrator from Waterloo, Iowa Season 26 player (2010-01-19).
Eric Winschel, a roofing contractor from Pasadena, California Season 30 player (2013-09-25).
Lesley Tsina, a comedy writer from Los Angeles, California Season 28 player (2011-12-28).
Connie Loren, a speech language pathologist from Wichita, Kansas Season 27 player (2011-04-06). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Oradora
Dillon McCormick, a twelve-year-old from Erlanger, Kentucky "A politician, maybe. An archaeologist, perhaps. Or a psychologist like grandpa....
Karan Takhar, a senior from North Attleborough, Massachusetts 2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. First name pronounced like "KUR-run". Jeopardy...
Pat Healy, an index supervisor from Vallejo, California "His five wins in 1998 helped him land a dream job...
Chelsea He, a sophomore at Duke University from Raleigh, North Carolina 2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "HEE".
Neha Rao, from Johns Creek, Georgia "She's hoping to become a teacher and inspire her students in...
Erik Krauss, an educator from South Williamsport, Pennsylvania Season 25 player (2009-05-20).
Doug O'Brien, a public health official from Chicago, Illinois Season 22 player (2006-06-15).
Charles Murphy, a health care and financial services advisor from Westmont, Illinois Season 25 player (2009-02-27).
Helene Glass, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois Season 25 player (2008-12-24).
Kim Murphy, a minister and police chaplain from Glenbrook, Maine Season 24 player (2007-09-13).



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