| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | CAROLS $800: Like her brother, Carl, Carol Lewis excelled in this field event & set a U.S. indoor record of 22' 3" in 1985 the long jump |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | THE "LONG" & "SHORT" OF IT $200: At 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, Mike Powell holds the world record for this the long jump |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | COME ON GET HOPPY $400: At the 2020 Olympics Pedro P. Pichardo leaped & bounded & leaped a long way to win this event--almost 59 feet the triple jump |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | 3 TO GET READY $400: The hop & the step are the first parts of this track & field event the triple jump |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | OTHER SPORTS $600: Armand Duplantis broke the world record in this sport on 2 consecutive Saturdays in 2020, the second time clearing 20' 3" pole vaulting |
| #8192, aired 2020-03-31 | MISSING PIECES $800: Events in the Ancient Olympic pentathlon: running, discus, long jump, javelin & this man-to-man contest wrestling |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $800: The 1st African-American woman to win Olympic gold, Alice Coachman cleared 5'6 1/8" in this track & field event in 1948 the high jump |
| #8035, aired 2019-07-12 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $2000: A field event, the long jump favors athletes with track star speed, like this U.S. man who won 4 straight golds in the event Carl Lewis |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | LEAP YEARS $400: With a 26' 5 1/2" leap right in der Fuehrer's face, Jesse Owens took the long jump gold medal at this city's 1936 Olympics Berlin |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | LEAP YEARS $1200: In 1987 this alliterative woman, FloJo's sister-in-law, tied the world long jump record Jackie Joyner |
| #7490, aired 2017-03-17 | YOUR IDIOM IS FOREIGN TO ME $1000: For us, this animal's "years" means a long time; in France, "to jump from the cock to" it is a non-logical conversation a donkey |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | RACE $400: In 1935 Jesse broke the old world record of 26' 2 1/8" by a full half foot in this field event--a record that stood for an amazing 25 years the long jump |
| #7149, aired 2015-10-15 | SCIENCE & NATURE $800: A Mormon cricket is a long-horned type of this insect; if we could jump like them, we could leap about 120 feet in the air a grasshopper |
| #7110, aired 2015-07-10 | LIVE "LONG" $200: The current record in this event has lasted 24 years (29 feet, 4.4 inches) the long jump |
| #6890, aired 2014-07-25 | SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS $400: You get 3 attempts hurling yourself through the air into a sand-filled landing area in each round of this event long jump |
| #6776, aired 2014-02-17 | OLYMPIC GOLD $1000: Men's 100-meter dash,
1984, 1988;
men's long jump,
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Carl Lewis |
| #6739, aired 2013-12-26 | LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI $400: Of La Crosse, Long Jump or Log Roll, the one that's a county seat in Wisconsin on the Mississippi La Crosse |
| #6583, aired 2013-04-10 | VLAD THE IMPALA $800: Vlad notes that with his personal best of 10 feet, he would have won this event at the 2012 Olympics by over 2 feet the high jump |
| #6466, aired 2012-10-29 | LEWIS OR CLARK $400: Between 1981 & 1991 he won 65 consecutive long jump competitions Carl Lewis |
| #6457, aired 2012-10-16 | 29 & HOLDING $1000: At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he broke the 28-foot barrier in the long jump, & the 29-foot barrier too Bob Beamon |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | THE SPORTING LIFE $600: (Hannah Storm presents the clue.) Flo-Jo's sister-in-law, she won the heptathlon gold at the 1988 & 1992 Olympics as well as a 1988 long jump gold medal Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | THE NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD HALL OF FAME $3,400 (Daily Double): Mike Conley had a personal best of over 27' in the long jump & over 58' in this event the triple jump |
| #6231, aired 2011-10-24 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS BY SPORT $1,000 (Daily Double): 1896:
Ellery Clark, 20' 10";
2000:
Ivan Pedroso, 28' 3/4" the long jump |
| #6145, aired 2011-05-06 | SPORTS WEIGHTS & MEASURES $8,000 (Daily Double): It stretches 62 feet, 10 3/16 inches from foul line to the pit a bowling lane |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD RECORDS $600: 29' 2 1/2" by Bob Beamon the long jump |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | WINTER SPORTS $2000: Nordic combined events start with a ski jump & end with one of these long alliterative races the cross-country race |
| #6069, aired 2011-01-20 | THE "LONG" & "SHORT" OF IT $200: At 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, Mike Powell holds the world record for this the long jump |
| #5957, aired 2010-07-06 | KIDS IN SPORTS $1200: With a mighty leap of 5'1", David Mosely set the U.S. 10 & under record in this event back in 1977 the high jump |
| #5755, aired 2009-09-25 | PUT ME IN, COACH! $600: Bob Kersee coached this woman, his wife, to 4 world championships, 2 in the heptathlon & 2 in the long jump Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | TRACK & FIELD $1200: In this event, though athletes regularly clear nearly 20 feet, they mainly use their running momentum the pole vault |
| #5287, aired 2007-09-11 | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGIC NUMBERS $1600: Track & field: 29 feet 2 1/2 inches Bob Beamon |
| #4987, aired 2006-04-25 | VERBS $800: This word for a type of running is from a word meaning "jump", & it's a talent that long jumpers need to get distance sprint |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | THE SUMMER OLYMPICS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew takes a stroll down the long jump path in a track & field stadium.) I'm walking off the distance of this man's 1968 long jump of 29' 2 1/2"--still the Olympic record Bob Beamon |
| #4880, aired 2005-11-25 | FOUR! $600: The only athlete to win 4 straight Olympic gold medals in the long jump (Carl) Lewis |
| #4639, aired 2004-11-05 | EVENTS IN THE OLYMPIC DECATHLON $1600: The 2 events with "jump" in their names long jump & high jump |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | "LONG" JUMP $200: In "Treasure Island", he's originally hired as a cook Long John Silver |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | "LONG" JUMP $400: The Great Gatsby lived there Long Island |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | "LONG" JUMP $600: His namesake bridge spans the Mississippi in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Huey Long |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | "LONG" JUMP $800: Its greatest use as a military weapon was during the Hundred Years' War; just ask the French at Crecy the longbow |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | "LONG" JUMP $1000: A sextant is used to determine yours longitude |
| #4193, aired 2002-11-20 | COLLEGE SPORTS $1600: On March 13, 1981 this future Olympian set an NCAA indoor record in the long jump by leaping 27' 10" Carl Lewis |
| #4128, aired 2002-07-10 | DASH $800: He not only won 4 Olympic long jump gold medals, he won 5 sprint events as well Carl Lewis |
| #4117, aired 2002-06-25 | "JUMP" FOR JOY $800: Incredibly, from 1968 to 1991 Bob Beamon held the world record in this event long jump |
| #4081, aired 2002-05-06 | TRACK & FIELD $800: In 1978 5'8" Franklin Jacobs exceeded his height by 23 1/4" in this event--the greatest differential ever the high jump |
| #3909, aired 2001-09-06 | THE LAST AMERICAN TO WIN THE GOLD $600: Men's long jump
(1996) Carl Lewis |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $300: Bob Beamon made his record 29' 2 1/2" long jump in the thin air of this city in 1968 Mexico City |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: His 1968 long jump record of 8.90 meters stood for over 20 years Bob Beamon |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $1000: Lutz Dombrowski's 28 feet 1/4 inch was the longest ever of these at sea level long jump |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | YOU BROKE MY RECORD! $1000: Mike Powell with his long jump of 29' 4 1/2" Bob Beamon |
| #3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $700 (Daily Double): In this track & field event, a 45-meter-long runway can front a 9-meter-long moistened sandpit Long jump |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | SPORTS $400: Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever" Carl Lewis |
| #3158, aired 1998-04-29 | SEVEN $1000: This 7-event track & field competition includes the long jump & the high jump the heptathlon |
| #3041, aired 1997-11-17 | THEY ALSO RAN $300: He won 5 Olympic golds in running events not to mention 4 consecutive long jump medals Carl Lewis |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | SPORTS STARS $200: In 1988 this heptathlete became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #2819, aired 1996-11-28 | BLACK AMERICA $400: He leaped to the occasion at the '96 Summer Olympics, winning his fourth consecutive gold in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #2776, aired 1996-09-30 | POTPOURRI $600: At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she withdrew from the heptathlon but won a bronze for the long jump Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #2648, aired 1996-02-21 | THE OLYMPICS $1000: Many consider Bob Beamon's 1968 record in this event the greatest performance ever in track & field the long jump |
| #2636, aired 1996-02-05 | SPORTS $400: On August 30, 1991, Mike Powell set the world record in this event with a leap of 29' 4 1/2" the long jump |
| #2266, aired 1994-06-13 | TRACK & FIELD $200: He's the only man to win 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #2197, aired 1994-03-08 | SPORTS $200: In 1984 he won 3 individual Olympic gold medals, for the 100-meter run, 200-meter run & long jump Carl Lewis |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | SPORTS $600: In 1992 he won this third straight Olympic gold medal in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | SPORTS $500: In 1991 Mike Powell snapped this man's 10-year, 65-meet unbeaten streak in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #1785, aired 1992-05-08 | COLLEGE SPORTS $300: This college long jump record holder won Olympic titles in the event in 1984 & 1988 Carl Lewis |
| #1731, aired 1992-02-24 | SPORTS $500: In 1988 he became the first man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the long jump Carl Lewis |
| #1630, aired 1991-10-04 | SPORTS $500: On June 16, 1987, for the first time in a single meet, 3 men cleared 28' in this field event the long jump |
| #1595, aired 1991-07-05 | SPORTS $200: This Olympian & his sister Carol have the best combined brother-sister long jump marks in history (Carol &) Carl Lewis |
| #1478, aired 1991-01-23 | SPORTS GREATS $500: This American set a long jump record in 1935 that stood for 25 years Jesse Owens |
| #1269, aired 1990-02-22 | THE OLYMPICS $400: In 1968 Bob Beamon surpassed the world record in this event by almost 2 feet the long jump |
| #1131, aired 1989-07-03 | WOMEN ATHLETES $500: A 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the heptathlon & long jump, she's Flo-Jo's sister-in-law Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #916, aired 1988-09-05 | TRACK & FIELD $300: The long jump was formerly called this a broad jump |
| #621, aired 1987-04-27 | THE OLYMPICS $400: It's said after Bob Beamon's 1968 world record, a competitor remarked, "You have destroyed this event" the running long jump |
| #487, aired 1986-10-21 | TRACK & FIELD $400: Though always measured by length, the long jump used to be called this the broad jump |
| #476, aired 1986-10-06 | SPORTS $500 (Daily Double): 3 of the 10 events in an Olympic decathlon (3 of) 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meters, 110 meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw & 1500 meters |
| #456, aired 1986-09-08 | "LEWIS" & "CLARK" $100: This '84 gold medalist was booed when he didn't try to break the long jump world record Carl Lewis |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | THE OLYMPICS $500: The U.S. has won the gold 18 of 22 times in this field event the long jump |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | OLYMPIC HISTORY $300: AT Mexico City, Bob Beamon won this field event by shattering the world record by almost 2 feet the broad (long) jump |
