| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS $400: On May 21, 1932, 5 years to the day after Lindbergh, she became the second to fly solo & nonstop across the Atlantic (Amelia) Earhart |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | LET'S FACE IT $200: International Nurses Day is on May 12, honoring the birthday of this woman Florence Nightingale |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | SIGMUND FREUD $1500: This familiar quote, a caveat against overthinking, is widely misattributed to Freud; though his 20-cigar-a-day habit may have inspired it sometimes a cigar is just a cigar |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | ALWAYS SAY NEVER $600: "He that fights and runs away may" these 5 words "but he that is in battle slain will never rise to fight again" live to fight another day |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | A DAY AT THE RACES $400: In this type of race, a licensed horse owner may bet on the winner & then buy it a claiming race |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $200: May 1, 1941:
Rosebud blooms as this Orson Welles classic premiered in New York Citizen Kane |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $400: May 1, 1961:
This victorious Cuban declares his nation a socialist state Fidel Castro |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $800: May 1, 1218:
Rudolf I, the first German king of this royal house, is born Hapsburg |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $1000: May 1, 1851:
London's Great Exhibition opens in this glittering glass & iron "Palace" the Crystal Palace |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $2,400 (Daily Double): May 1, 2004:
Latvia, Slovakia & 8 other states join this the European Union |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Decoration Day is another name for this May observance Memorial Day |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | TO THE FORT! $1600: In May 1940 this country's "impregnable" Fort Eben-Emael along the Albert Canal fell to the Germans in a single day Belgium |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | 20/23 $800: This mathematician who was the subject of the movie "A Beautiful Mind" was intrigued by the number 23 & died on that day in May 2015 (John) Nash |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | SECRETS OF THE ELEPHANTS $200: A desert bull may walk 50 miles a day to find food & water; he's guided by this, an elephant's proverbial strength memory |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | WHERE DID I LEAVE MY KEYS? $400: I do like to time travel, & my keys may be in this year: I saw D-Day firsthand & went to the premiere of "Double Indemnity" 1944 |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | THE TANGLED WEB $1600: NASA's Astronomy
Picture of the Day revealed that this largest moon of Mars may eventually disintegrate; scary indeed Phobos |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: This U.S. federal holiday is observed on the last Monday in May Memorial Day |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: This holiday is a symbol of summer's end in the U.S. but in Europe, its equivalent is celebrated on May 1 Labor Day |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Yom Hashoah, the Remembrance Day for this tragedy, is observed in April or May on the 27th of Nisan the Holocaust |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | BETTER MOMENTS IN HISTORY $400: Both Americans & Europeans were jubilant on May 8, 1945, called this "Day" V-E Day |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | HISPANIC HERITAGE HERE $400: Many in the U.S. from this island celebrate May 20 as its independence day in 1902; the Communist govt. uses a different day Cuba |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $400: On May Day, 1961 this country's prime minister declared it a socialist nation Cuba |
| #8660, aired 2022-06-10 | U.S. DATES $800: On this date in 1921 an Unknown Soldier was buried at Arlington National Cemetery November 11th |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | A MONTH OF EVENTS $600: Star Wars Day, which led to Revenge of the Fifth May |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | NEWS $1200: You may "recall" that September 14, 2021 was a good day for this Californian Newsom |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | THE SABBATH $2,000 (Daily Double): At a church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sacrament meeting, a young man may talk about 2 years away as one of these a missionary |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | LET'S VISIT MARS $1200: Halfway down a Martian gully you may find this rover that stopped roving in 2018, 15 years into a 90-day mission Opportunity |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH $200: Mother Goose Day, as well as Mother's Day May |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1600: In Canada a royal birthday is celebrated on this day, the Monday preceding May 25 Victoria Day |
| #8429, aired 2021-06-24 | WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1600: If you are on this Indonesian island around the Hindu new year, you may not be able to leave your hotel during Nyepi, the day of silence Bali |
| #8397, aired 2021-05-11 | ON THE CALENDAR $400: In Hawaii May 1 is celebrated as this floral day that also rhymes with May Day Lei Day |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | DAY, DRINKING $200: May 13 is world this day, a word for any type of mixed drink a cocktail |
| #8304, aired 2020-12-17 | 1800s AMERICA $2000: A fight between strikers & strikebreakers on May 3, 1886 in Chicago led to this deadly riot the following day the Haymarket Riot |
| #8289, aired 2020-11-26 | ON YOUR WEDDING DAY $1000: A page boy may carry this item trailing behind the bride but someone else "floofs" it at the altar her train |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $1000: "No" these pieces of clothing day is May 8; Albert Einstein would have reveled in it socks |
| #8276, aired 2020-11-09 | A DAY AT THE RACES $200: On May 3, 2008 this Jamaican ran a 100 meters in 9.76; a few weeks later, he shaved .04 to set the world record (Usain) Bolt |
| #8269, aired 2020-10-29 | SCIENCE TV $800: When it's a slow space news day, NASA TV may show a view of Earth from this, launched in 1998 the International Space Station |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $200: On May 1, 1967 he married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas Elvis |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $400: 350,000 workers responded on May 1, 1886 as the AFL declared a national strike in favor of this workday length the eight-hour workday |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $600: Until May 1, 2008 Washington, D.C.'s cabs didn't have these; they used a zone system instead meters |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $800: On May 1, 1961 in the first major one of these in the U.S., a Miami-Key West flight made an unscheduled stop in Cuba a hijacking |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $1000: On May 1, 1898 the U.S. Navy fired when ready & sank the Spaniards at the battle of this bay Manila Bay |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | SHE'S A GODDESS! $1600: May Day grew out of a festival that celebrated this Roman goddess of flowers & spring Flora |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | PROTESTS $2000: AKA Workers' Day & observed around the world each spring, in 2019 it featured protests for minimum wage raises & shorter shifts May Day |
| #8098, aired 2019-11-20 | THERE'S A NATIONAL DAY FOR THAT $1000: Spare a thought for the humphead wrasse & Oahu tree snail on the third Friday in May, the national day for these endangered species |
| #8030, aired 2019-07-05 | A STEEL DAY $800: May 2, 1942:
A labor convention in Cleveland creates this union United Steel Workers |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH? $800: Victoria Day (in Canada),
V-E Day May |
| #7915, aired 2019-01-25 | POETRY IN MOTION $400: Shakespeare rhymed, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" & "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of" this May |
| #7880, aired 2018-12-07 | DAY ONE $400: May 8, 1960 was Mother's Day; on May 9 the FDA approved this, making motherhood more of a choice the birth control pill |
| #7880, aired 2018-12-07 | DAY ONE $1000: On May 25, 1787, the first day of this, it chose George Washington as its president & William Jackson as secretary the Constitutional Convention |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | ON THE CALENDAR $400: In 1908 founder Anna Jarvis gave birth to the first official observance of this May holiday Mother's Day |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $1000: On Tynwald Day on this isle in the Irish Sea, citizens may present petitions for redress the Isle of Man |
| #7829, aired 2018-09-27 | GEEK HOLIDAYS $400: There is much cosplay on FCBD, "Free" this kind of publication "Day" each May Free Comic Book Day |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | YEARLY BELOVED $1000: This "night" on the eve of May Day was believed in medieval times to be when witches celebrated their sabbath Walpurgis Night |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | STATE HOLIDAYS $400: May 8:
Truman Day Missouri |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | STATE HOLIDAYS $600: March 31:
Cesar Chavez Day;
May 22:
Harvey Milk Day California |
| #7712, aired 2018-03-06 | INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Hundreds of thousands in Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion celebrate Intl. Workers' Day on this date May 1st |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Union general John Logan's proposal that May 30 be a day for remembering fallen comrades grew into this holiday Memorial Day |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | KICKING AXIS $1200: Gen. Jodl signed capitulation papers in Reims on May 7, 1945; May 8 has become known as this day V-E Day |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | ROBOTS $600: Called Robo-Bees, mini drones sporting sticky horsehair may one day help insects with this vital process pollination |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | OTHER HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: (2 unfittable lines precede) /
This day's on May 12th /
I like it, myself /
& now it's on you to speak up National Limerick Day |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | OPUS DAY $2000: May 13, 1833 was the premiere of Mendelssohn's opus 90, a symphony inspired by this southern European land the Italian Symphony |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | A DAY AT THE HORSE RACES $200: A horse may win a close race by a head or by this part of a head, sometimes literally a nose |
| #7576, aired 2017-07-17 | A DAY AT THE HORSE RACES $400: The Kentucky Derby is run the first Saturday in May at this Louisville racetrack Churchill Downs |
| #7567, aired 2017-07-04 | 1960s POP MUSIC $400: This Temptations hit begins, "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day, when it's cold outside I've got the month of May" "My Girl" |
| #7562, aired 2017-06-27 | RELIGION $1200: In Judaism, during this 7-day period following burial, mourners may sit on low stools or boxes shiva |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | TV IN THE STREAM $800: This Marvel hero may be bulletproof but Netflix servers were less sturdy, down for hours the day after his 2016 show debuted Luke Cage |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH $4,600 (Daily Double): National Nurses Day & Star Wars Day May |
| #7520, aired 2017-04-28 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: On May 1 Uruguay celebrates Dia de los Trabajadores, which corresponds to this September holiday in the USA Labor Day |
| #7498, aired 2017-03-29 | IT COMES ONCE A YEAR $800: This spring festival involves a different kind of pole dancing with ribbons May Day |
| #7482, aired 2017-03-07 | WAY BACK IN 2015 $800: On May 29, he won a 5th term as FIFA's leader; on June 2, he said he wasn't resigning that day, but maybe kind of would, in a bit? Sepp Blatter |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | A SMALL COLLEGE $800: At this women's college west of Philly, May Day festivities wrap up with a showing of "The Philadelphia Story" Bryn Mawr |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | THE GREAT DEPRESSION $1600: The 1934 NYC parade on this day, the 121st of the year, reportedly had over 100,000 marchers the May Day parade |
| #7473, aired 2017-02-22 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1600: President Harding honored this British woman by endorsing her birthday, May 12, to be Natl. Hospital Day Florence Nightingale |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | IN THE FIRST PLACE $2000: This small Asian nation's independence day on May 20, 2002 made it the first new country of the 21st century East Timor |
| #7413, aired 2016-11-30 | ANOTHER DAY OLDER $600: One more march... on May 12, 1930 he conducted the public premiere of his "Royal Welch Fusiliers" (John Philip) Sousa |
| #7395, aired 2016-11-04 | "C"s THE DAY $800: Marking the ascension to the throne by King Bhumibol, this Thai national holiday is held on May 5 Coronation Day |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | HOLIDAYS $1600: It may be tax day to the rest of us but April 15 is also Father Damien day in this state Hawaii |
| #7290, aired 2016-04-29 | BUT LET'S FACE IT $200: International Nurses Day is on May 12th, honoring the birthday of this woman Florence Nightingale |
| #7171, aired 2015-11-16 | MORTAL MATTERS $1200: On this day, November 2, Catholic priests may celebrate 3 requiem masses for the departed Day of the Dead (or All Souls' Day) |
| #7089, aired 2015-06-11 | WAY BACK IN 2012 $400: This Internet giant's IPO raised $16 billion in one day in May Facebook |
| #7083, aired 2015-06-03 | TOUGH DAY AT $400: Johnstown, Penn., on the afternoon of May 31, 1889; at 3:10 P.M. this has collapsed the dam |
| #7047, aired 2015-04-14 | I'M "FED" UP! $400: In Virginia, this Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May the Confederate Memorial Day |
| #7042, aired 2015-04-07 | 2015 DATES ON THE CALENDAR $1000: This observance on Saturday, May 16 replaced earlier, separate celebrations by various branches of the military National Armed Forces Day |
| #7015, aired 2015-02-27 | ALL ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT $2000: Rule 3 of the Supreme Court says, "The Court holds a continuous annual term" starting on this day the first Monday in October |
| #6991, aired 2015-01-26 | GIVING YOU THE TIME OF DAY $1000: 10:22 P.M. Paris time, May 21, 1927 the Lindbergh landing |
| #6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $200: Norway observes this holiday on the second Sunday in February; we celebrate on the second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $400: May 8, 1945 VE day |
| #6694, aired 2013-10-24 | A DAY ON THE BOAT $400: It's the May 31, 1911 launch of this ship that displaces 52,000 tons; now, its fitting-out phase begins the Titanic |
| #6684, aired 2013-10-10 | I'M GOING INTO LABOR $400: This spring day for workers was established in the aftermath of the Chicago Haymarket Square riots in 1886 May Day |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $400: May 28, 1892 is the founding day of this conservation club the Sierra Club |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS $400: Like the U.S., Latvia & Estonia celebrate this holiday on the second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
| #6569, aired 2013-03-21 | LINES FROM THE OSCAR-WINNING ROLE $800: 1972: "Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me" Don Corleone |
| #6561, aired 2013-03-11 | WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY $800: When:
Mother's Day, this day each year the 2nd Sunday in May |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $1000: Star Wars Day is unofficially celebrated on this date that echoes a famous quote from the movie May the Fourth |
| #6538, aired 2013-02-06 | MAY "B" $200: Give me a nice French "good day" bonjour |
| #6528, aired 2013-01-23 | GIVE OR TAKE $400: In Mexico, this holiday is May 1; in 2012, people in the U.S. took off Sept. 3 for a holiday of the same name Labor Day |
| #6523, aired 2013-01-16 | A LOTTA MOTTO $1,000 (Daily Double): In "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams rhymes "gather ye rosebuds while ye may" with this similar motto "seize the day" |
| #6476, aired 2012-11-12 | HUMP DAY $1200: The thorny devil lizard, which has a spiny hump, feeds entirely on this social insect & may eat 3,000 in a single meal an ant |
| #6450, aired 2012-10-05 | A COLORFUL CATEGORY $200: In Soviet times, the May Day & October Revolution parades were big events held on this Moscow expanse Red Square |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | SHEEP $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the Tobruk Sheep Station in Australia.) A mythic figure in Australia is the person with this job of driving animals across vast distances; he was expected to move sheep 6 miles a day, which may not seem like much, until you try it drover |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ANNUAL EVENTS $600: Guacamole isn't as popular there as it is in the U.S. on the same day, but the Netherlands' liberation day is on this date May 5th |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT $800: Federal accountants may be hung over on October 1, the first day of this year the fiscal year |
| #6367, aired 2012-05-01 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Varying with the local climate, the date of this tree-planting day ranges from November to May Arbor Day |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | SPEAKING HAWAIIAN $400: In Hawaii, May Day is also this rhyming day, celebrating a certain wreath Lei Day |
| #6321, aired 2012-02-27 | EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS $400: In Lithuania this holiday is the first Sunday in May, a week earlier than in the United States Mother's Day |
| #6293, aired 2012-01-18 | & HONEY $600: & Honey, it's May--we gotta call your mom in London for Mother's Day; don't forget it's this many hours ahead of N.Y. time five |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $800: Don't pass over May 31; it's the national day for these cookies made from ground almonds or shredded coconut macaroons |
| #6236, aired 2011-10-31 | IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD $2000: This 89-year-old ex-civil engineer said May 21, 2011 was the day... then, sorry, I was off by 5 months, it's Oct. 21, my bad Harold Camping |
| #6197, aired 2011-07-19 | CELEBRATED ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS $400: International Nurses Day,
May 12 (Florence) Nightingale |
| #6197, aired 2011-07-19 | CELEBRATED ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS $1000: Peter Pan Day,
May 9 J.M. Barrie |
| #6113, aired 2011-03-23 | ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC $2000: This island was discovered on May 21, 1502, the feast day of the mother of Constantine the Great St. Helena |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | HODGEPODGE $800: International Nurses Day is May 12; in 2013 it'll coincide with this other big day for caregivers Mother's Day |
| #6054, aired 2010-12-30 | I CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE $1600: This will be partly blotted out on May 10, 2013; if I'm with a primitive tribe that day, I can trick them into making me a god the sun |
| #5956, aired 2010-07-05 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: In the U.S., when May Day falls on Sunday, the very next Sunday is this observance (& don't you forget it!) Mother's Day |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH $600: National Teacher Day &
Kentucky Derby Day May |
| #5905, aired 2010-04-23 | AROUND THE KNESSET $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Knesset in Jerusalem.) On May 15th, 1948, Israel was attacked by five neighboring countries; one day earlier, Israel's reclamation of independence was read by him, the country's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion |
| #5864, aired 2010-02-25 | A DAY IN THE LIFE $400: May 2, 1863:
He sends Stonewall Jackson on a brilliant attack at Chancellorsville Robert E. Lee |
| #5863, aired 2010-02-24 | MEET YOUR NEW GODFATHER! $800: I gift you a 528i sedan from this company; someday--& that day may never come--I'll call upon you to do a service for me BMW |
| #5807, aired 2009-12-08 | ALWAYS SAY NEVER $600: "He that fights and runs away may" these 5 words "but he that is in battle slain will never rise to fight again" live to fight another day |
| #5805, aired 2009-12-04 | AMERICANA $400: Waterloo, N.Y. is the birthplace of this holiday, having first honored the Civil War dead May 5, 1866 Memorial Day |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | HOLIDAYS $800: This May holiday was honored in 1934 by a stamp featuring a famous painting by Whistler Mother's Day |
| #5710, aired 2009-06-05 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Across the pond, Commonwealth Day was originally established on May 24, the birthday of this 19th century queen Victoria |
| #5710, aired 2009-06-05 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: The third Saturday in May is this American military observance Armed Forces Day |
| #5685, aired 2009-05-01 | TRA-LA! IT'S MAY! $400: For centuries, May Day merriments have featured this outlaw who led a band of merry men Robin Hood |
| #5685, aired 2009-05-01 | TRA-LA! IT'S MAY! $600: May 1 is the perfect time to read "May Day", one of this author's "Tales of the Jazz Age" (F. Scott) Fitzgerald |
| #5685, aired 2009-05-01 | TRA-LA! IT'S MAY! $1000: May Day festivities date back to an ancient festival honoring this Roman goddess of flowers Flora |
| #5666, aired 2009-04-06 | MOVABLE FEASTS $600: This day when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles descends on May 31 in 2009 Pentecost |
| #5642, aired 2009-03-03 | DAY PLANNERS OF THE STARS $200: May 10, 1945: Divorce wife No. 3.
May 21, 1945: Marry wife No. 4, Lauren Bacall, & call more people "sweetheart" Humphrey Bogart |
| #5628, aired 2009-02-11 | WHAT DAY IS IT? $600: If it's the first Friday in May, it's "No" these "Day"--the promoters recommend boxers, bloomers or briefs instead Pants |
| #5613, aired 2009-01-21 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from France.) This date in 1945 is still observed in France each year to celebrate victory & liberation May 8th |
| #5576, aired 2008-12-01 | PORTENT POTABLES $2000: The royal navy has a traditional toast for each day of the week; Saturday's is to these, may they never meet wives and girlfriends |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR $2000: Limerick Day, May 12, coincides with the birthday of this "Owl and the Pussy-cat" poet who popularized limericks (Edward) Lear |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | TRANSPORTATION $800: First used in Japan in the 1870s, this 2-wheeled cart is pulled by a runner who may pull up to 30 miles a day a rickshaw |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | POPULAR SCIENCE BEST OF 2007 $200: One day soon we may go even greener with fuel made from these green goopy simple aquatic organisms algae |
| #5495, aired 2008-06-27 | THE 5-YEAR PLAN $200: The AP's Edward Kennedy was fired for prematurely reporting this happy event of May 1945 V-E Day (or Germany's surrender) |
| #5456, aired 2008-05-05 | ANNUAL EVENTS $2,400 (Daily Double): This corp. is the engine behind the first National Train Day, May 10, 2008, remembering the golden spike of May 10, 1869 Amtrak |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $2,000 (Daily Double): If May Day falls on a Sunday, this holiday is the very next Sunday Mother's Day |
| #5395, aired 2008-02-08 | VALENTINE'S DAY CUISINE $400: The two of you can nibble on this Spanish array of appetizers that may include mussels & artichokes tapas |
| #5392, aired 2008-02-05 | WHAT A WEEK $800: In 1999 this country began 3 "golden weeks" of vacation for its vast populace, including one around May Day China |
| #5306, aired 2007-10-08 | FAMOUS MOMS $600: In 1872 Julia Ward Howe, mother of 6, suggested Mother's Day but wanted it in this month, which sounds a bit late June |
| #5273, aired 2007-07-11 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: Interstellar hitchhikers know May 25 is the day for these terrycloth items, a tribute to Douglas Adams towels |
| #5267, aired 2007-07-03 | I'LL BE YOUR WAITER $400: He may've won at Waterloo if he'd attacked earlier in the day, but heavy rain the night before had him wait until noon Napoleon |
| #5244, aired 2007-05-31 | AUDIO BOOKS $1600: This book by David Sedaris about attempting to speak French may be best experienced in the author's reading Me Talk Pretty One Day |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | MAY 16, A DAY TO REMEMBER $200: This composer's musical "Annie Get Your Gun" premieres on Broadway May 16, 1946 Irving Berlin |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | MAY 16, A DAY TO REMEMBER $400: 489 years after her death, this woman becomes a saint when Pope Benedict XV canonizes her May 16, 1920 Joan of Arc |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | MAY 16, A DAY TO REMEMBER $600: On May 16, 1991 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address this U.S. body Congress (the House of Representatives accepted) |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | MAY 16, A DAY TO REMEMBER $800: These 2 royals marry in Paris May 16, 1770 Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | MAY 16, A DAY TO REMEMBER $1000: On May 16, 1836 this American author marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Edgar Allan Poe |
| #5226, aired 2007-05-07 | SPRING BREAK! $800: Hey, mon! You be jahmmin' on May 23, Labour Day in dis country Jamaica |
| #5196, aired 2007-03-26 | KISS ME! $3,000 (Daily Double): Month & year of the historic kiss seen here August 1945 |
| #5184, aired 2007-03-08 | PLACES IN SONG $2000: In "South Pacific" this mysterious & exotic island "may call you, any night, any day" Bali Ha'i |
| #5155, aired 2007-01-26 | POTPOURRI $400: As a winner of this, you may be awakened in Stockholm's Grand Hotel by Swedes in St. Lucia's Day costumes the Nobel Prize |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD $400: On May 20, 2002 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill and this singer began a 10-day economic mission to Africa Bono |
| #5072, aired 2006-10-03 | LET'S CELEBRATE! $600: Customs on this 121st day of the year include dancing around a pole & giving baskets to friends & family May Day |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | AMERICANISMS $400: This numerical expression signifies every hour of every day; you may doze but never close 24-7 |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | THE ELEMENTS $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports with some textiles from NC State University in Raleigh, NC.) North Carolina State University is developing shirts lined with transmitters made of this element, symbol Ag, that may one day monitor your vital signs silver |
| #4921, aired 2006-01-23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew waxes eloquent in front of Lenin's tomb in Moscow, Russia.) Soviet leaders reviewed a parade of military hardware from Lenin's tomb each year on this day, a Socialist holiday since 1889 May Day |
| #4906, aired 2006-01-02 | DENMARK'S THE SPOT $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Bornholm Island in the Baltic.) Germans here on Denmark's Bornholm Island fought on past VE day in this month & year; then, once the Soviets dislodged them, they stayed for a year May 1945 |
| #4816, aired 2005-07-11 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $900 (Daily Double): On May 4, classes at this Midwestern school recess from noon until 2:00 p.m. as part of an official day of remembrance Kent State |
| #4704, aired 2005-02-03 | THE SIMPSONS $1000: Voiced by Phil Hartman, you may remember him from such films as "Suddenly Last Supper" & "The Day Paul Bunyan Cried" Troy McClure |
| #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | FRESHMAN COMPOSITION $8,200 (Daily Double): You'll find the French word for "day" in this word that may be a daily assignment journal |
| #4535, aired 2004-04-30 | BROADWAY LYRICS $2000: In "South Pacific", it "may call you any night, any day. In your heart you'll hear it call you, 'Come away, come away'" Bali Ha'i |
| #4484, aired 2004-02-19 | 3 LETTERS LONG $800: Between April & October, the hour of the day in Maine may be followed by these 3 letters E.D.T. |
| #4461, aired 2004-01-19 | A DAY AT THE RACES $400: In this type of race, you may bet on the winner & then buy it the claiming race |
| #4447, aired 2003-12-30 | PRISONS $400: On May 5, 1981 Bobby Sands died on the 66th day of his hunger strike in this city's Maze Prison Belfast |
| #4446, aired 2003-12-29 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES $600: This model played May Day in "A View to a Kill" Grace Jones |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $800: In the U.S., Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May & Father's Day is this the third Sunday in June |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $2000: For most of the U.S., in 1971 Memorial Day moved from this set day to the last Monday in May May 30 |
| #4398, aired 2003-10-22 | OCCUPATION HAZARDS $800: He has to listen to his wheels going round, round, round all day & may get a paper cut from a transfer bus driver |
| #4363, aired 2003-07-16 | THE KENTUCKY DERBY $400: (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville) On May 10, 1919, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby; a month & a day later, he became the first winner of this Triple Crown |
| #4341, aired 2003-06-16 | BORN THE SAME DAY $800: May 9, 1936 gave England Glenda Jackson & this actor whose film roles include Daddy Warbucks & Hercule Poirot Albert Finney |
| #4341, aired 2003-06-16 | BORN THE SAME DAY $1200: Freud, who explored the mind, shared his May 6, 1856 birth date with this man who explored the Arctic Robert Peary |
| #4335, aired 2003-06-06 | IT'S A DATE! $800: It's Bird Day in Oklahoma, & a popular date for pole dancing May 1 |
| #4307, aired 2003-04-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAY $400: This country celebrates Cinco de Mayo on May 5 & its independence on September 16 Mexico |
| #4274, aired 2003-03-13 | WRIGLEY FIELD $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at Wrigley Field in Chicago) It was a great day on May 12, 1970 when this Cub hit his 500th career home run at Wrigley Field Ernie Banks |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | FIRST OF THE MONTH $400: The first of this month is the day to dance around a garlanded pole May |
| #4097, aired 2002-05-28 | A DAY TO REMEMBER $1200: This TV star began his most famous job October 1, 1962 & worked his last day on it May 22, 1992 Johnny Carson |
| #4081, aired 2002-05-06 | TRACK & FIELD $600: On May 25, 1935 he tied or set 6 track & field records--the most ever in one day Jesse Owens |
| #4025, aired 2002-02-15 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: This May holiday was first called Decoration Day because graves of U.S. war dead were decorated with flowers & flags Memorial Day |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: One of the first observations of this U.S. holiday was May 30, 1868 on the order of General John Logan Memorial Day |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: This holiday was first observed on May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia & Grafton, West Virginia Mother's Day |
| #3922, aired 2001-09-25 | LET'S CELEBRATE! $500: In 1915 President Wilson proclaimed that the second Sunday in May would be this annual holiday Mother's Day |
| #3915, aired 2001-09-14 | THAT'S A FACT! $400: These holidays were first celebrated in the U.S. May 10, 1908 & June 19, 1910 Mother's Day & Father's Day |
| #3815, aired 2001-03-16 | NUTRITION $2,000 (Daily Double): The flavonoids in this may help prevent heart disease, so a "kiss" a day may keep the cardiologist away chocolate |
| #3763, aired 2001-01-03 | FUN DATES $200: It's been said that birds choose their mates on this holiday Valentine's Day |
| #3760, aired 2000-12-29 | ABBREVIATIONS $200: On the avg., average, your mom may spend 20 minutes a day driving down the ave., this avenue |
| #3733, aired 2000-11-22 | MOVIE QUOTES $300: 1972:
"Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service..." The Godfather |
| #3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $200: This author's birth, November 1, 1871, may have earned his mother a "Red Badge of Courage" Stephen Crane |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | GOYA $800: Goya was in this city May 2 & 3, 1808 when the populace rose against the French; later he did a painting about each day Madrid |
| #3662, aired 2000-07-04 | INDEPENDENCE! $200: May 14, 1948 is considered this country's day of independence Israel |
| #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | ON AN OPEN FIRE $100: Backyard BBQ season starts on the weekend of this holiday, the last Monday in May Memorial Day |
| #3618, aired 2000-05-03 | WONDERERS OF THE WORLD $200: James Russell Lowell asked, "What is so rare as a day in" this month June |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | COLLECTIBLES $200: Collectors of these may specialize in topicals or first day covers stamps |
| #3614, aired 2000-04-27 | MONTHS $200: On its first day people crown a queen, dance around a pole & march to support workers May |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | THE BIG PARADE $500: It's the day in 1973 the parade watchers seen here were out & about:
(Leonid Brezhnev, among others) May Day |
| #3588, aired 2000-03-22 | AYE AYE, ADMIRAL $600: In less than a day, May 1, 1898, his fleet demolished the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay George Dewey |
| #3580, aired 2000-03-10 | NON-RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS $100: Joan Crawford died on May 10, the date of this holiday in many countries other than the U.S. Mother's Day |
| #3568, aired 2000-02-23 | MARK YOUR CALENDAR $200: Mother's Day May |
| #3561, aired 2000-02-14 | LOVE POETRY WITH JOHNNY GILBERT $800: It's the line that precedes the following:
"Thou art more lovely and more temperate. /
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May..." How do I compare thee to a summer's day? |
| #3548, aired 2000-01-26 | FEASTS & FESTIVALS $400: You may toast "Skull", not "Skoal" on this November 2 holiday in Mexico Day of the Dead |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $400: May 14, 1998, when Frank Sinatra died & the last "Seinfeld" aired, was this day of the week Thursday |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | "DAY" OR "NIGHT" $300: One of mine is being chased by a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of yours may be "on Elm Street" a nightmare |
| #3342, aired 1999-03-02 | THE DAY THEY DIED $1,000 (Daily Double): A peasant girl:
May 30, 1431 Joan of Arc |
| #3341, aired 1999-03-01 | SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE $400: When Will compared "thee to a summer's day", he wrote, "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of" this month May |
| #3316, aired 1999-01-25 | THE FINE PRINT $300: When signed the day before a wedding, this agreement may be invalidated as signed under duress Pre-nuptial agreement |
| #3310, aired 1999-01-15 | PANDA-MONIUM $200: Because they can't digest cellulose, pandas may eat 90 pounds a day of the shoots of this plant Bamboo |
| #3308, aired 1999-01-13 | THE MOVIES $600: Doris Day's most "negative" film titles may be "Do Not Disturb" & "Please Don't Eat" these the Daisies |
| #3302, aired 1999-01-05 | COMING UP IN '99 $400: Easter Sunday takes place on the fourth day of this month in 1999 April |
| #3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $600: Mexico celebrates this holiday, Dia del Trabajo, on May 1; we do it in September Labor Day |
| #3252, aired 1998-10-27 | 4-LETTER WORDS $500: The 15th day of May, July or October, as well as March Ides |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: A little "bird" told us National Hospital Day commemorates her May 12th birthday Florence Nightingale |
| #3190, aired 1998-06-12 | CELEBRATIONS $1000: This date on which WWII ended in Europe is a legal holiday in France May 8, 1945 |
| #3171, aired 1998-05-18 | ANIMALS $100: This Arctic bear may travel 40 miles a day on ice floes Polar bear |
| #3155, aired 1998-04-24 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $800: This singer heard here was born on May 1, 1909: Kate Smith |
| #3155, aired 1998-04-24 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $1000: The "Great Exhibition" of industry opened at the Crystal Palace in this city May 1, 1851 London |
| #3120, aired 1998-03-06 | CHICKEN? $200: "He that fights and" does this "may live to fight another day" run away |
| #3066, aired 1997-12-22 | BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY $800: His birthday may have inspired him to write "Night of the Meek", a Christmas episode of "The Twilight Zone" Rod Serling |
| #3063, aired 1997-12-17 | HISTORIC DATES $100: In 1945 May 7 was called V-E Day & September 2 was called this V-J Day |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): Many European countries celebrate the equivalent of this American holiday on May Day Labor Day |
| #3032, aired 1997-11-04 | CAREER DAY $200: Your local TV weatherman may prefer this job title from the Greek root for "high in the air" meteorologist |
| #2994, aired 1997-09-11 | "HARD" QUESTIONS $200: The title of this first Beatles film may have come from a line in John Lennon's book "In His Own Write" "A Hard Day's Night" |
| #2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THE 20th CENTURY $100: On May 5, 1981, Irish nationalist Bobby Sands died after a 66-day-long one of these a hunger strike |
| #2941, aired 1997-05-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: This spring festival sounds like a ship's distress call May Day |
| #2930, aired 1997-05-02 | ANNUAL EVENTS $100: Celebrated May 1, Lei Day is a statewide holiday in this state Hawaii |
| #2926, aired 1997-04-28 | "M.D."s $100: In most states, this holiday is observed on the last Monday in May Memorial Day |
| #2925, aired 1997-04-25 | CINCO DE MAYO $400: Founded in the 13th century by the Kirghiz, it adopted its constitution May 5, 1993 Kyrgyzstan |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | MAY DAY $100: On May 1, 1996 this national railway passenger service celebrated its 25th anniversary Amtrak |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | MAY DAY $200: This Palestinian leader's status was confirmed in 1996 when President Clinton met with him Yasser Arafat |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | MAY DAY $300: On May 1, 1937, 5 days after the town was bombed, he began sketching "Guernica" Pablo Picasso |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | MAY DAY $400: The Croats opened fire again May 1, 1995 after the ceasefire negotiated by this ex-U.S. president expired Jimmy Carter |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | MAY DAY $500: He was ready & he fired May 1, 1898 Captain Charles Gridley |
| #2899, aired 1997-03-20 | RHYME TIME $100: Holiday celebrating the first of the fifth month, or an S.O.S. May Day |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | ANNUAL EVENTS $100: Koreans pay honor to both parents May 8, sometimes the same day Americans honor this one Mothers |
| #2759, aired 1996-09-05 | ROBIN HOOD $200: Originally a character in May Day games & Morris dances, she became Robin's girlfriend Maid Marian |
| #2742, aired 1996-07-02 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: A May 3, 1886 clash at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago led to this riot the next day Haymarket Riot |
| #2736, aired 1996-06-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: In 1889 this day was designated a labor holiday by the Second Socialist International May Day |
| #2721, aired 1996-06-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: The phrase "to wear one's heart on one's sleeve" may have come from a practice once observed on this day Valentine's Day |
| #2721, aired 1996-06-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: It was first observed nationally May 30, 1868 Memorial Day |
| #2693, aired 1996-04-24 | U.S. STAMPS $100: A 32¢ POW & MIA stamp was issued May 29, 1995, coinciding with this U.S. holiday Memorial Day |
| #2610, aired 1995-12-29 | WOMEN'S LANDMARKS $1,000 (Daily Double): A church in Grafton, W. Va. is the international shrine of this holiday first observed May 10, 1908 Mother's Day |
| #2595, aired 1995-12-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: In 1915 President Wilson declared this holiday the second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
| #2560, aired 1995-10-20 | AROUND THE WORLD $200: The second Saturday in May is Windmill Day in this country Holland |
| #2551, aired 1995-10-09 | ODDS & ENDS $400: Biographers Day, May 16, is the anniversary of Samuel Johnson's first meeting with this man Boswell |
| #2476, aired 1995-05-15 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: This holiday is traditionally greeted with joyous dancing around a garlanded pole May Day |
| #2472, aired 1995-05-09 | ALABAMY BOUND $200: In Alabama a Confederate version of this holiday is observed on the fourth Monday in April, not in May Memorial Day |
| #2437, aired 1995-03-21 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: In 1994 this May holiday parade was canceled in Manhattan for the first time in 73 years, for lack of interest Memorial Day |
| #2435, aired 1995-03-17 | DISASTERS $400: These Protestants, victims of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, may be named for Besancon Hugues the Huguenots |
| #2403, aired 1995-02-01 | VALENTINE'S DAY $200: The holiday may go back to Lupercalia, a Roman festival in this month February |
| #2394, aired 1995-01-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: It's the only federal holiday in May Memorial Day |
| #2393, aired 1995-01-18 | NONFICTION $200: In May 1992 75 photographers captured "Tinseltown" for "A Day in the Life of" this place Hollywood |
| #2341, aired 1994-11-07 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: Jokingly, this May observance is said to fall nine months after Father's Night Mother's Day |
| #2263, aired 1994-06-08 | SAINTS $1,000 (Daily Double): A trio of biblical women sharing this name share the feast day of May 25 Mary |
| #2246, aired 1994-05-16 | ANNUAL EVENTS $300: Until 1971 this holiday was observed nationally on May 30 Memorial Day |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: Mardi Gras festivities may begin early, but they reach their height on this day Tuesday |
| #2199, aired 1994-03-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: Between 1644 & 1660 this May Day object was banned in Britain the May Pole |
| #2189, aired 1994-02-24 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $400: In the Roman calendar, this day fell on the 15th of March, May, July & Oct., & on the 13th of other months the Ides |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $100: The date of this U.S. holiday changes, but it's always the last Monday in May Memorial Day |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | MONTHS OF THE YEAR $500 (Daily Double): Like the United States, Sweden celebrates its Flag Day during this month June |
| #2153, aired 1994-01-05 | ANNUAL EVENTS $500: In 1889 the Second Socialist International designated this day as a labor holiday May 1 (May Day) |
| #2149, aired 1993-12-30 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: Haiti observes this day on May 18; the U.S., on June 14 Flag Day |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Truman Day is celebrated on May 8 in this state Missouri |
| #2028, aired 1993-06-02 | ISLAM $800: Individuals who cannot fast during this holy month may feed 30 poor people a day instead Ramadan |
| #1944, aired 1993-02-04 | SPORTS $200: After 9 attempts, jockey Pat Day finally won this horse race on May 2, 1992 riding Lil E. Tee, a 16-1 long shot the Kentucky Derby |
| #1933, aired 1993-01-20 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: In the U.S. this holiday is observed on the second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
| #1922, aired 1993-01-05 | DATES $500: It's Joan of Arc's feast day, & the traditional date of Memorial Day May 30 |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: In 1958 Congress designated this day, associated with Communist parades, as Loyalty Day May 1 |
| #1873, aired 1992-10-28 | "M.D."s $100: The first national observance of this holiday took place May 30, 1868 Memorial Day |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | BEATLES LYRICS $100: "One day you'll look to see I've gone, for tomorrow may rain, so I'll" do this "follow the Sun" |
| #1861, aired 1992-10-12 | ODD OBSERVANCES $200: Since the first Friday in May celebrates this instrument, you could call it Oom-Pa-Pa Day the tuba |
| #1861, aired 1992-10-12 | PEANUTS $300: This governor of California, a "Peanuts" fan, proclaimed May 24, 1967, Charles Schultz Day Reagan |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | MAY DAY $100: On May 1, 1931 this, the tallest building in the world at that time, opened the Empire State Building |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | MAY DAY $200: On May 1, 1942 the war production board limited these to about 20 flavors, not 31 ice cream |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | MAY DAY $300: On May 1, 1967 he married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas Elvis Presley |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | MAY DAY $400: On May 1, 1873 this explorer died in Old Chitambo of a fever, we presume Dr. Livingstone |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | MAY DAY $500: On May 1, 1840 penny blacks, which are these, went on sale in England; today they're worth a fortune stamps |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | ANNUAL EVENTS $100: Though Armed Forces Day is in May, this corps celebrates its birthday on November 10 Marine Corps |
| #1666, aired 1991-11-25 | DANCES $100: A ceremonial dance around a tall one of these hung with ribbons is a May Day tradition a Maypole |
| #1635, aired 1991-10-11 | MONTHS $200: Armed Forces Day & Memorial Day are both observed during this month May |
| #1618, aired 1991-09-18 | THE CALENDAR $600: In the U.S. the second Sunday & last Monday in this month are major observances May |
| #1594, aired 1991-07-04 | INSECTS $200: A queen of these wood eaters may live more than 50 years & lay over 30,000 eggs a day a termite |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: For centuries, this spring festival has been celebrated by selecting a queen & dancing around a pole May Day |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: In 1889 the 2nd Socialist International designated this day to honor the world's workers May 1st |
| #1482, aired 1991-01-29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: Each year on May Day this state observes a Lei Day celebration & contest Hawaii |
| #1391, aired 1990-09-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: U.S. equivalent to the Communist May Day Labor Day |
| #1381, aired 1990-09-10 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: For those who held some illegally, May 1, 1933 was the last day to return it to the Treasury gold |
| #11, aired 1990-08-25 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: On the 2nd Saturday in May this country observes National Windmill Day Holland (or The Netherlands) |
| #1374, aired 1990-07-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: The third Saturday in May, it was designed to replace Army Day, Navy Day & Air Force Day Armed Forces Day |
| #1326, aired 1990-05-14 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: The red or white rose is the official flower of this Sunday observance in June Father's Day |
| #1272, aired 1990-02-27 | HOLIDAYS $1000: The 2nd Sunday in May is Mother's Day while the 3rd Saturday in May is this day Armed Forces Day |
| #1260, aired 1990-02-09 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: The old English belief that birds select their mates on a certain day may have given rise to this holiday Valentine's Day |
| #1237, aired 1990-01-09 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: In the U.S. if May Day falls on Sunday, the following Sunday is this Mother's Day |
| #1187, aired 1989-10-31 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: May Day is also this day in Hawaii, when everyone is asked to wear one a lei |
| #1030, aired 1989-02-10 | SCIENCE $200: By transpiration, some trees may lose a ton of this through their leaves in a single day water |
| #968, aired 1988-11-16 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: Military bases are often open to the public on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday of this month May |
| #935, aired 1988-09-30 | SPORTS TRIVIA $400: In 1 day, May 25, 1935, he equaled or broke 4 track & field world records Jesse Owens |
| #932, aired 1988-09-27 | SONG LYRICS $600: 14 years before Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison was "going back some day, come what may" to this place Blue Bayou |
| #922, aired 1988-09-13 | PARADES $200: Parades on this day might honor Flora, the Roman goddess of spring, or a country's laborers May Day |
| #912, aired 1988-07-19 | MEXICO $1000: In Mexico, Labor Day is observed on this date the first of May (May Day) |
| #889, aired 1988-06-16 | FOOD $400: Julia Child says this "wickedly rich" chocolate dessert may be made a day or so before serving chocolate mousse |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | F. SCOTT FITZGERALD $400: Reportedly saying it began on May Day 1919, Fitzgerald wrote "Tales of" this era the jazz era |
| #799, aired 1988-02-11 | WITCHCRAFT $600: The 4 major witches' sabbaths are Candlemas, May Day Eve, Lammas, & this Halloween |
| #796, aired 1988-02-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: While Flag & Father's Day fall in June, Memorial & Mother's Day fall in this month May |
| #776, aired 1988-01-11 | STARTS WITH "W" $1000: The eve of May Day, on which witches were believed to rendezvous Walpurgisnacht |
| #749, aired 1987-12-03 | PROVERBS $400: Devout cowards live by the proverb "He that fights & runs away, may..." do this fight again another day (live to right again another day) |
| #743, aired 1987-11-25 | WORLD WAR II $100: While V-E Day was celebrated May 8, 1945, this was celebrated September 2, 1945 V-J Day (victory in [over] Japan) |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | FLOWERS $500: While Russians celebrate May Day on the 1st Hawaiians celebrate this Lei Day |
| #735, aired 1987-11-13 | TAXES $1,000 (Daily Double): The Tax Foundation says that in 1930 it was February 13, but in 1987 it was May 4 Tax Freedom Day |
| #733, aired 1987-11-11 | 18TH CENTURY AMERICA $600: By its intended opening day, May 14, 1787, only the delegations from Virginia and Pennsylvania had arrived in full the Constitutional Convention |
| #731, aired 1987-11-09 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: Mother's Day is in May; Father's Day is in June; and Grandparent's Day is in this month September |
| #729, aired 1987-11-05 | 1945 $400: On May 8, Allied forces celebrated V-E Day, which stood for this Victory in Europe |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | "MAY" DAY $200: Dustin & Warren didn't write most of those lousy songs in "Ishtar"; she & Paul Williams did Elaine May |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | "MAY" DAY $400: It's egg yolks, oil, lemon juice & seasonings beaten together until thick mayonnaise |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | "MAY" DAY $600: The English translation of the Cuban song, "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" "Maybe, Maybe, Maybe" |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | "MAY" DAY $800: Rod Stewart sang to her, "The morning sun, when it's in your face, really shows your age" Maggie May |
| #728, aired 1987-11-04 | "MAY" DAY $1000: From Old French "mahaignier", to maim, it's disfigurement that renders the victim defenseless mayhem |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | ACTORS & ROLES $400: Born on a day in May, she played the villainous "May Day" in "A View 'to a Kill" Grace Jones |
| #543, aired 1987-01-07 | HOLIDAYS $600: In 1889, the 2nd Socialist International declared this day a holiday for radical workers 1st of May (May Day) |
| #523, aired 1986-12-10 | THE U.N. $200: Though they earn more during Xmas season, biggest single U.S. fundraising day for UNICEF is this festive day Halloween |
| #519, aired 1986-12-04 | RHYME TIME $300: Spring holiday of Druid tree worship, it's when Soviets seem to worship missiles May Day |
| #439, aired 1986-05-15 | MAY $200: On May 8, 1914, the Senate approved this holiday to be observed on the 2nd Sunday in May Mother's Day |
| #335, aired 1985-12-20 | PARADES $100: Every spring red flags fill Red Square during this Moscow worker's parade May Day |
| #298, aired 1985-10-30 | HOLIDAYS $500: Union General John Logan is credited with 1st naming May 30th as this holiday in 1868 Memorial Day |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | PROVERBS $200: "He that fights & runs away may live" to do this to fight another day |
| #262, aired 1985-09-10 | HAMLET $200: Hamlet says, "Let Hercules himself do what he may, the cat will mew & the dog will have" this his day |
| #189, aired 1985-05-30 | NATURE $200: A birch tree may lose 900 gal. of this in a summer's day water |
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Brian Weikle, a consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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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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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
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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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Brian Daner, a Congressional attorney from Washington, D.C.
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Season 29 player (2013-03-28).
Last name pronounced like "DAY-ner".
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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Liz Maziarz, an English professor and mom from Seattle, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "MAY-zee-ar".
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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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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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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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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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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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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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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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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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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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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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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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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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
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Brett Dvorak, a junior at Indiana University from Granger, Indiana
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brett was 20 at the...
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jenifer Thomas, a teacher assistant from Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,400 + $2,000. Jenifer Thomas October 5,...
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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: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
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"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington
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"In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
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Tim Russert, a moderator from Meet the Press
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"He's the Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News and the longtime...
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Keith Olbermann, a news anchor from MSNBC
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"In 2004, this veteran reporter will provide extensive coverage of the...
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Lara Logan, a correspondent from 60 Minutes on CBS
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"Her bold, award-winning reporting has earned her a prominent spot among...
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
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"His aggressive wagering helped him become the biggest winner from the...
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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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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Dan Avila, a photographer from Los Angeles, California
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Season 7 1-time champion: $5,300 + a Sanyo remote control stereo...
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Sebastian Johnson, a senior from Takoma Park, Maryland
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Listed as "Sebi" on the...
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Ben Lyon, an industrial scaleman from Dallas, Texas
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"Representing the University of Oklahoma, he won the 1995 College Championship....
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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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"He was a junior at Rutgers University when he won the...
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