| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | WE'VE GOT TODAY'S HITS $400: With a Bananarama-riffic title, this Taylor Swift song dominated the fall in 2023, staying at No. 1 for weeks "Cruel Summer" |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | GITALONG, OLD PAINT $1200: This painter who was totally for the birds gave us the oil-on-canvas "Washington Sea Eagle" around 1839 John James Audubon |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $400: This word can refer to physical nearsightedness or a mental lack of foresight myopia |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $800: This Asian critter is known for its ability to mimic human speech the mynah |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $1200: This polyester film from DuPont is useful in making things like survival blankets where heat retention is critical Mylar |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $1600: It's the muscular center layer of your heart wall, & you don't want it infarcted the myocardium |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $2000: According to legend, this prehistoric Greek city was Agamemnon's capital Mycenae |
| #9026, aired 2024-01-29 | THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS BOTH $400: Turkey &
Bulgaria Greece |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | SILENT-CONSONANT WORDS $7,000 (Daily Double): Relevant or suitable, it comes from a French phrase meaning "to the purpose" àpropos |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | PEAK TV $200: Due to a mix-up, the giant robot doll from this South Korean series was briefly displayed in front of a museum Squid Game |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS $600: Don't forget how many other single people are out there in the dating pool:
T.A.P.O.F.I.T.S. there are plenty of fish in the sea |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FEMALE 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 |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE $5,000 (Daily Double): Going in order on the periodic table, uranium and neptunium are followed by this element named for a dwarf planet plutonium |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | MISHEARD LYRICS $2000: This Juice Newton plea to a departing lover does not ask, "Just brush my teeth before you leave me, baby" "Just call me angel of the morning" |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION $1000: The name of this underworld author of "Mama Black Widow" & "Pimp" inspired the "Ice" part of Ice-T's stage name Iceberg Slim |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | LITERARY TOURISM $600 (Daily Double): Scotland's remote island of Jura is famous for 2 things: a whisky distillery & the farmhouse where George Orwell wrote this classic 1984 |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $2000: Weighty Camaro tax a heavy Chevy levy |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | INTERNATIONAL CINEMA SHOWCASE $1200: Bérénice Bejo played 1920s actress Peppy Miller in this 2011 multi-Oscar winner from France The Artist |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $100: Fittingly, this number of the amendment that repealed prohibition is also the legal drinking age in the U.S. the 21st Amendment |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | MARRIAGE STORY $300: 1932:
"Rosa McCauley! Any activism today?"
"I just got married"
"Do I know him?"
"His last name is" this Parks |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FIX THE MOVIE QUOTE $400: Judy Garland:
"Lions and tigers and Labradoodles, oh my!" bears |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | THE NOBEL PRIZE $600: The youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner is also a best-selling author, for her 2013 memoir titled "I Am" this Malala |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FRENCH HISTORY $0: Drink up! A famous New Orleans street is named after this dynasty that ruled France for most of the 17th & 18th centuries Bourbon |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FICTIONAL TV TOWNS $800: Capeside, Massachusetts (a small town with a big teen angst problem) Dawson's Creek |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FASHION FOR ALL $900: Because clasps in the back can be painful to reach, Liberare is a brand that sells front-opening types of this undergarment a bra (brassiere) |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | NAME GAME $1000: 16th century queen of Scotland + last name = this actress who plays Joon in 1993's "Benny & Joon" Mary Stuart Masterson |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | FACTS ABOUT THE BEST PICTURE WINNER $7,200 (Daily Double): Doug Jones said the latex rubber suit he wore in this film acted "as a sponge" The Shape of Water |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | CHICKEN FIVE WAYS $200: Said to have been invented in Glasgow in the 1970s, this spiced Indian curry is often called a national dish of Britain chicken tikka masala |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | STATE INSECTS $1,000 (Daily Double): This industrious insect important to agriculture was chosen by Nebraska & Missouri a honeybee |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | WHERE'S MY FOOD? $1,500 (Daily Double): This dessert of sponge cake, ice cream & meringue that's finished in the oven was created to honor an 1867 land purchase a baked Alaska |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | A CHORUS LINE $600: "Oh let me be your sledgehammer, this will be my testimony" Peter Gabriel |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | MY MISSED CAREER, SUBSTITUTE TEACHER $200: Let's take roll... A.A. Ron...? Oh, just like this composer of 1957's "Piano Fantasy" Copland |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | JOHNNY GILBERT'S MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION $800: "Oh, wouldn't it be loverly? Oh, so loverly sittin' absobloominlutely still/ I would never budge till spring crept over me winder sill" My Fair Lady |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | SING YOU A COUNTRY SONG $600: State the name of this band who did "Mountain Music", "Old Flame" & "My Home's In..."--oh wait, we almost said too much Alabama |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | LET'S SEE A MO-"V" $800: Like, oh my god, Deborah Foreman & Nicolas Cage are totally star-crossed lovers in this iconic '80s flick Valley Girl |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | ROCKS & MINERALS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga pumice |
| #8811, aired 2023-02-20 | A CRASH COURSE IN JOHN GREEN $600: (John Green presents the clue.) With a mission to increase awesome & decrease suck & to champion causes to help others, fans of my brother Hank & I & our VlogBrothers videos are called these from the misreading of the name of a video game Nerdfighters |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION $600: The Altair 8800 & its creator, Dr. Ed Roberts, inspired these two teenage pals from Seattle who became famous Bill Gates & Paul Allen |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | I LOVE MY DAD $100: Phil Dunphy, on this sitcom: "I'm the cool dad... I'm hip... I text. LOL, laugh out loud. OMG, oh my God. WTF, why the face" Modern Family |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | A TOTAL FRAME JOB $500 (Daily Double): Britannica says this Munch painting "can be seen as a symbol of modern spiritual anguish" but it reminds us of a loud "Home Alone" moment The Scream |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | FAMOUS WOMEN $600: She was Czechoslovakia's top women's tennis player when she defected to the U.S. in 1975 Martina Navratilova |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | BOOZY PHRASES $1,500 (Daily Double): This phrase became a meme as the words spoken just before doing a reckless stunt hold my beer and watch this |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | OH MY GODS! $400: This grain is part of the kanji that makes up the name of Inari, a Japanese god of that grain often portrayed as a bearded old man rice |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | OH MY GODS! $800: The Konark Sun Temple is a representation of one of these vehicles, driven by the Hindu god Surya a chariot |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | OH MY GODS! $1600: A magnificent jade head unearthed in 1968 in Belize, is of Kinich Ahau, the sun god of these people the Mayans |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | OH MY GODS! $2,000 (Daily Double): This group of early Greek gods includes Hyperion & Phoebe the Titans |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | OH MY GODS! $2000: In the Bible, Elijah led the struggle against worship of this Phoenician god that Ahab followed Baal |
| #8758, aired 2022-12-07 | LIFE'S PEAKS & VALLEYS $400: Oh my gods! This 9,600-foot Greek peak is on the border of the regions Macedonia & Thessaly Olympus |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | SPANISH WORDS & PHRASES $800: This versatile & filling food is as common in El Salvador as the taco is elsewhere pupusas |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | TUNING INTO THE '90s $400: The first thing we hear in this 1992 Sir Mix-a-Lot hit is, "Oh. My. God, Becky, look at her butt" "Baby Got Back" |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | AUTUMN $500: October is the history month for this Asian-American ethnic group that includes Olivia Rodrigo & Jo Koy Filipinos |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | TUDOR TIMES $5,000 (Daily Double): Alas, my love, it's probably not true that Henry VIII wrote this song, which actually dates from later in the Tudor era "Greensleeves" |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | WORDS OF LOVE $900: An old song goes, "Oh my" this, "oh my" this, "oh my" this "Clementine" darling |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS $800: No surprise, the Paris Las Vegas hotel has a 540-foot-tall replica of this landmark the Eiffel Tower (or tour Eiffel) |
| #8693, aired 2022-07-27 | ACCEPTABLE 2-LETTER SCRABBLE WORDS $600: George Takei's 2-word catchphrase oh my |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | THE TITLE THAT COMPLETES THE RHYME $400: "And I'm just like oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh you need to just stop like can you just not step on my gown?" "You Need To Calm Down" |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Besides Boston & D.C., they're the 3 largest cities by population in the megalopolis known as the BosWash Corridor New York City, Philadelphia & Baltimore |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | CROSS THAT BRIDGE $2,000 (Daily Double): You'll have to wait to cross the Forbes Ave. bridge in this city; it collapsed in 2022 just before a presidential visit about infrastructure Pittsburgh |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | MISCELLANY $2000: That's no humpback whale you're hearing--it's the singing dog breed in Papua on the western side of this in Indonesia New Guinea |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | FURNITURE $800: Oh, my heavens, I am positively swooning, kindly direct me to this appropriately named furniture here, good person a fainting couch |
| #8591, aired 2022-03-07 | 3-LETTER INITIALISMS $400: The emoji seen here is commonly used in place of this exclamation of astonishment that actually goes back to the early 1900s OMG (Oh, my God) |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | 2-WORD BOOK TITLES $200: "'Oh no, he isn't grown up', Wendy assured her confidently, 'and he is just my size"'; "he" is also the title of the book Peter Pan |
| #8577, aired 2022-02-15 | OH, THE THINGS I'VE DONE $200: The very first czar, in 1565 I formed the Oprichnina to deal with traitors as I wished (& my wishes were kinda super-harsh) Ivan the Terrible |
| #8576, aired 2022-02-14 | JOHNNY GILBERT READS LYRICS FROM THE HEART $1200: "Life was a willow & it bent right to your wind (oh)... I'm begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans, that's my man" Taylor Swift |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | ON THE TRANSCRIPT... $3,000 (Daily Double): Of this senator's 1954 hearings investigating the U.S. Army: "Have you no sense of decency?" Joseph McCarthy |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | AN ORANGE CATEGORY $400: Oh, my darlin', it's this variety of small mandarin orange a clementine |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $400: 360 to 300 million B.C. is sometimes called the "Age of" these nonflowering, spore-producing plants Ferns |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $800: All animals possess this protein that keeps skin firm & is used as a dietary supplement & cosmetic lip injection collagen |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $1200: The Greek for "mushroom" gives us this word for the study of fungi mycology |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $2000: Plants, animals, fungi & protists are the 4 kingdoms of these organisms, from Greek for "good" & "kernel" eukaryotes |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | PLANTS & ANIMALS & FUNGI, OH MY! $2,600 (Daily Double): To the Romans, Robigus was the god of this fungus that appears as red, orange or yellow spots on plants a rust |
| #8531, aired 2021-12-13 | BRITISH HUMOR $800: An exchange on this TV comedy: "I met someone"; "oh my god, that's amazing! What does he do?"; "He's a priest" Fleabag |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | HEY SHAKESPEARE, WHO SAID THAT? $400: "Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love" Juliet |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | TREYS $800: Oh, Vlad III Draculea is so formal! Please, call me Vlad this nickname, one I acquired for my high stakes atrocities the Impaler |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | THE END $1000: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!" Little Women |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | OH MY GODS! $400: This leader of the Norse gods stole a potion containing the art of poetry from Suttung the giant & gave it to human wordsmiths Odin |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | OH MY GODS! $800: Saraswati, Hindu goddess of learning & the arts, is considered the inventor of this language Sanskrit |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | OH MY GODS! $1600: Appearing as a swan to Leda, Zeus became a dad to at least one of these twins, the Dioscuri; obviously, that's complicated Castor & Pollux |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | OH MY GODS! $2,000 (Daily Double): Amulius wanted Mars' sons Romulus & Remus drowned in this river, but turns out Rome wasn't gonna found itself the Tiber |
| #8471, aired 2021-09-20 | OH MY GODS! $2000: Quetzalcoatl was worshiped at Tula, also called Tollan, by this people from whom the Aztecs claimed descent Toltec |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | MEDICAL MILESTONES $5,000 (Daily Double): File under "S": in the 1950s these 2 microbiologists each developed a polio vaccine Salk & Sabin |
| #8393, aired 2021-05-05 | OH, I'VE OFFENDED YOU? $400: His first epistle to the Corinthians says, "If meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh" Paul |
| #8393, aired 2021-05-05 | OH, I'VE OFFENDED YOU? $1600: Thomas Cranmer, holder of this religious post, said in 1556, "My hand offended" by signing recantations of his Protestant beliefs the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | 5 FIRST DATES $1000: Possible first date chat, 1928--Anne: Nice car. Him: Oh, thanks, it's an Airman. The company named the model in my honor (Charles) Lindbergh |
| #8335, aired 2021-02-12 | FRUIT FORWARD $200: A traditional song: "Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling ____" Clementine |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | VIDEO GAMES $1000: In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing |
| #8297, aired 2020-12-08 | COLLABS $600: This pair did okay together, writing musicals like "My Fair Lady" & "Camelot" Lerner & Loewe |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | OH, HELLO SONGS $600: In 1965 this duo began "The Sound Of Silence" with "Hello darkness, my old friend" Simon & Garfunkel |
| #8277, aired 2020-11-10 | MARIAH CAREY $2000: (Mariah Carey presents the clue.) I dug deep to share the story of my life in my new memoir, "The Meaning of Mariah Carey", which coincides with the 30th anniversary of my debut album; I had this--"and it was all that you've given to me" "Vision Of Love" |
| #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | ON THE MONEY $1200: The back of the $2 bill shows John Turnbull's painting of this document's presentation to Congress the Declaration of Independence |
| #8186, aired 2020-03-23 | HEY, THAT'S FANCY! $600: Oh, my! A Jacquard patterned slim tuxedo from this Italian designer? Ciao, Giorgio! Armani |
| #8125, aired 2019-12-27 | MAIL-ORDER NOVELTIES $600: Classic practical joke novelties include this one that sends liquid trickling down a drinker's chin a dribble glass |
| #8120, aired 2019-12-20 | TAKE MY RHYME $800: To leave someone when they still need you; oh, my darling, do not forsake |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | HAIL, CAESAR! $400: The character King Kaiser is based on Sid Caesar in this 1982 Peter O'Toole film set in the world of 1950s TV My Favorite Year |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE '80s $2000: In '82 there was no denying it: "Oh", this guy, "You're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey" this guy! "Hey," this guy! Mickey |
| #8025, aired 2019-06-28 | FINISH THE CLASSIC AMERICAN LYRIC $1000: "Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine..." you are lost and gone forever, oh my darling Clementine |
| #7999, aired 2019-05-23 | LOS ANGELES IN THE MOVIES $400: Interiors of Grant High School (OMG, totally in the Valley!) were used in this film with Alicia Silverstone as Cher Clueless |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | PARTS OF SPEECH $600: I'll close with the final stitch now...uh-oh, where's my watch?:
uh-oh exclamation (or interjection) |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | DOOMED TO REPEAT "IT" $800: Uh-oh, my Visa's maxed out--I must've reached this credit limit |
| #7952, aired 2019-03-19 | TV's MIDDLE CHILD $600: Oh, my god! He's the middle child in the McCormick family on "South Park" Kenny |
| #7946, aired 2019-03-11 | NORMAN LEAR, THE FIRST 96 YEARS $1600: (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) Of all the TV characters I've created, the one who most shares my passions & my politics is this woman who lived in Tuckahoe, New York Maude |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | DATES $2000: The Dominion of Canada was proclaimed on this date in 1867 July 1st |
| #7920, aired 2019-02-01 | MO"V"IES $1600: Like, oh my God, the Galleria would be a gnarly place to watch this 1983 movie with Nicolas Cage romancing a young So. Cal. gal Valley Girl |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $1000: A couple of these birds that winter in central Africa? Oh, my true love, you shouldn't have! Really. I mean that turtle doves |
| #7874, aired 2018-11-29 | THE MOVIES $1000: For "On the Waterfront", Elia Kazan originally cast this singer who Kazan said "spoke perfect Hobokenese" Frank Sinatra |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | THE 5 Ws IN THE BOOKSTORE $1200: "When the Game was Ours" is a co-memoir of pro basketball by this Laker & this Celtic who battled in the 1980s Larry Bird and Magic Johnson |
| #7763, aired 2018-05-16 | MOVIE QUOTES $1600: 2003:
"Santaaaa! Oh my God! Santa here? I know him! I know him" Elf |
| #7758, aired 2018-05-09 | DISNEY FACTS $1000: The title animal in this, Disney's first live-action comedy, is a Bratislavian sheepdog The Shaggy Dog |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | YOUR HUDDLED MASSES $200: This 8-team college football league has Lions & Tigers & Bears, oh my! (& Quakers, too) the Ivy League |
| #7735, aired 2018-04-06 | GREED, OH! $600: On a Kanye song, this type of woman "take my money when I'm in need, yea, she's a trifling friend indeed" a golddigger |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | ON THEIR LIVE AID SETLIST $600: "Sultans Of Swing" Dire Straits |
| #7690, aired 2018-02-02 | IMPEACHED, REMOVED OR JUST QUIT $1000: This leader of Japanese descent tried to quit as Peru's president in 2000 but the Congress fired him Alberto Fujimori |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | AIRPORT CODES $800: Oh my God! The OMG belongs to Omega Airport in the Kavango region of this African nation Namibia |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | FEARLESS GIRL $11,400 (Daily Double): A young woman from Chile moves to Calif. during the gold rush in "Daughter of Fortune" by this author Isabel Allende |
| #7638, aired 2017-11-22 | NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE $1600: Hawaiian has a glottal one & so does British English, as in "right-oh" a stop |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | MOVIE & TV DEATHS $400: "Oh my God, they killed" this "South Park" character! (over... & over... & over...) Kenny |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | BASEBALL RECORDS $1200: "My Oh My" is Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' tribute to Dave Niehaus, the longtime announcer for this A.L. West team the Seattle Mariners |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | MUSIC TO MY YEARS $2000: "Oh What A Night" The Four Seasons had in late December of this title year 1963 |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | LINCOLN QUOTES $600: Abe called him "vigilant & self-reliant" but never really said, Oh, he drinks? Then send his brand to my other generals Grant |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | IN MY ELEMENT $800: This strong alkaline solution lye |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | I NEED SOME TUDOR-ING $1200: The Tudors claimed the British throne with a victory over this monarch at Bosworth Field Richard III |
| #7522, aired 2017-05-02 | BYE LINES $800: This British Romantic poet & lord wrote, "Maid of Athens, ere we part, give, oh give me back my heart!" Lord Byron |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | "B" MY LOVE $200: This 2-word alliterative product should effervesce your spirits as well as the water you soak in bubble bath |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $200: Roman emperor Augustus claimed descent from this Olympian & sun god Apollo |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $400: In Norse mythology, this trickster god can change his shape & gender at will Loki |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $800: Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings & good fortune, has a human body & the head of this animal an elephant |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $1000: This god of fire & patron of craftsmen was really lame... really Vulcan (or Hephaestus) |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $2,400 (Daily Double): This Roman god has his own fountain in Madrid Neptune |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | WALK, THIS WAY $600: "Ain't nothin' gonna break my" this, long steps walked with vitality, "Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no" stride |
| #7418, aired 2016-12-07 | OPERATION $600: Breadbasket: boycott of discriminatory businesses begun in 1962 by the SCLC, this the Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | ROCK OF LOVE $400: His 1957 hit "Oh, Boy!" begins, "All of my love, all of my kissin', you don't know what you been a-missin'" Buddy Holly |
| #7384, aired 2016-10-20 | HISTORICAL TO-DO LISTS $2000: June 22, 1611:
Make sure mutineers don't set me & my son adrift in the bay named for me; uh-oh Henry Hudson |
| #7372, aired 2016-10-04 | WHAT A TV CHARACTER! $400: From 1970 to 2011 "All My Children" sizzled with Susan Lucci as this character Erica Kane |
| #7356, aired 2016-09-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $800: (Dan Patrick delivers the clue as Will Ferrell does some sportscasting.) Will Ferrell appeared on my show in character as Ron Burgundy to re-create some of the great calls in sports history, including Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass...
"Oh, he got it!
Did he get it?
He got it!
Touchdown! Touchdown!
Touchdown! Touchdown!"
...that won the game for this school over Miami in 1984 Boston College |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | THAT GAME OF THRONES GUY WITH THE BEARD $200: Oh, my sun & stars! In 2011 Jason Momoa took over this title film role from Arnold & got all barbaric Conan |
| #7306, aired 2016-05-23 | ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? $400: Oh! You're after me Lucky Charms, a cereal from this company; I'll turn my podium into a helicopter & fly away! General Mills |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | MUSICAL THEATER $800: A Liberian warlord known as General Butt Naked inspired an antagonist in this recent musical about missionaries in Africa The Book of Mormon |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE $800: You dilute a solution by watering it down; you do this to your pupils, 1 letter different, by making them expand dilate |
| #7291, aired 2016-05-02 | SONG LYRICS $1200: Requests from Sam Smith: "I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand? Oh, won't you" do this title action "Stay With Me" |
| #7164, aired 2015-11-05 | POP CULTURE FROM BARTLETT'S $1,000 (Daily Double): Trey Parker & Matt Stone get credit for "Oh my God" followed by this 3-word catch phrase "They killed Kenny!" |
| #7069, aired 2015-05-14 | WHAT THE "L" $2000: Freud popularized this word for sexual desire libido |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | BIRDS WITHIN WORDS $800: I saw this bird in my backyard in Andover dove (in Andover) |
| #6960, aired 2014-12-12 | QUOTES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ $800: These 2 words follow "Lions and tigers and bears..." Oh, my |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | SONG LYRICS $200: "Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling", this person Clementine |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | MOUNTAINS $400: Oh my gods! It rises nearly 10,000 feet on a ridge dividing Thessaly & Macedonia Mount Olympus |
| #6876, aired 2014-07-07 | THE AUTHOR WRITES $2,000 (Daily Double): "Stephen Dedalus is my name, Ireland is my nation. Clongowes is my dwellingplace and heaven my expectation" James Joyce |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN $400: "I didn't know my own face, oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin' away on the streets of" this city Philadelphia |
| #6868, aired 2014-06-25 | INTERNET SLANG $200: A Spanish speaker might text his amigo "ADM" or "ay Dios mio", this in English oh my God |
| #6866, aired 2014-06-23 | ALPHABETICALLY LAST $1,000 (Daily Double): ...of the 12 Apostles Thomas |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS $500 (Daily Double): This Wendy Wasserstein play follows the life of an art historian from high school through her 30s The Heidi Chronicles |
| #6853, aired 2014-06-04 | INTERNATIONAL ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS $1600: Population about 80 million Iran |
| #6851, aired 2014-06-02 | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL $1000: "A--pint--sized--Hercules--wielding--a--mighty--club" was perhaps heard in his broadcast debut, for a 1953 Little League game Howard Cosell |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | THE "CITY" $800: From the Latin, it means happiness felicity |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | PLAYING AT THE CASINO $2000: "Oh my God"! On Sept. 1, 2012 this Emmy-winning comic headlined "initially" at the Trump Taj Mahal Louis C.K. |
| #6804, aired 2014-03-27 | SHAKESPEARE REWRITES THE BEATLES $800: "Wilt thou still require me, wilt thou still provide sustenance unto me, roughly midway through my 7th decade?" "When I'm Sixty-Four" |
| #6799, aired 2014-03-20 | SAY MY NAME $400: "Breaking Bad" fans know this last name of 1932 Nobel physics prize winner Werner Heisenberg |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY $1600: Before midnight, the stage ran red as Ethan Hawke opened as this tragic thane in 2013 the Scottish Play, or Macbeth |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY $5,000 (Daily Double): Oh yah, in 1988, pre-"Fargo", she was Stellllla! in "A Streetcar Named Desire", dontcha know Frances McDormand |
| #6768, aired 2014-02-05 | '80s BABIES $1600: She survived for 21 days in 1984 with a transplanted baboon heart Baby Fae |
| #6704, aired 2013-11-07 | LITERARY BUNNIES $200: Alice overheard him say, "Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!" the White Rabbit |
| #6704, aired 2013-11-07 | THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES $600: Oh let the sun beat down upon my face as I wear this goat-hair sweater, like Oprah's favorite by Ralph Lauren cashmere |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | AS HEARD ON TV $1000: "Oh my God, Brian, there's a message in my Alpha-Bits. It says 'Oooooo'". "Peter, those are Cheerios" Family Guy |
| #6675, aired 2013-09-27 | THE "BAD" $400: What's that racket in my backyard? Oh, it's for this game badminton |
| #6660, aired 2013-07-26 | QUOTED IN BARTLETT'S $1600: "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"
(2 people) Trey Parker & Matt Stone |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | ANNIVERSARY GIFTS $10,000 (Daily Double): 40th:
A "pigeon's blood" one of these ruby |
| #6646, aired 2013-07-08 | TEACH YOUR CHILDREN $1600: It's adding an extra turn in the wide triangular knot that gives this necktie style its royal name Windsor |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | FLOWERY PROSE $1000: Yes, the star of this holy city, lovely my dear, yet oh, so deadly--the bulbs are poisonous Bethlehem |
| #6512, aired 2013-01-01 | POETS & POETRY $2000: She wrote, "My candle burns at both ends... but, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--it gives a lovely light" Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us polar bears at Svalbard Island in Norway.) Polar bears are well-adapted to the cold; in addition to having hollow fur that traps heat, their skin absorbs a maximum of heat because it's this color black |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $400: Bears tackle William Perry had this appliance as a nickname; it didn't stop him from doing 360º basketball dunks Refrigerator |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $400: The scientific name for a lion is Panthera this 3-letter word leo |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $600: The 2 main ways lions mark their territory are by scent-marking & by doing this roaring |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $800: This old-time Tiger has the record for stealing home with 54; he also once beat up a heckler... who was missing a hand Ty Cobb |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $800: Sometimes called an Indian tiger, it can eat 60 pounds in one night a Bengal tiger |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $1000: An estimated 350 to 400 of this type of tiger, aka the amur, live in the wild, primarily in the birch forests of eastern Russia the Siberian tiger |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $1200: Ex-Lions lineman Alex Karras KO'ed a horse with one punch in this comedy/Western film Blazing Saddles |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $1600: In 2011 this Tiger was the first starting pitcher to be a league MVP since 1986 (Justin) Verlander |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY! $2000: This runner was the ACC male athlete of the year in 1965; we'd hear his tragic "song" after he joined the Bears Brian Piccolo |
| #6479, aired 2012-11-15 | ESSAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): His essay "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" was "read at a meeting of the historical and antiquarian club of Hartford" Mark Twain |
| #6421, aired 2012-07-16 | "A"-LIST LITERARY CHARACTERS $1000: He's the title character in "The Return of the King" Aragorn |
| #6412, aired 2012-07-03 | ANGRY BIRDS $1200: Yeah, I'm the redheaded species of this bird. Oh, I damaged your lovely wooden home with my beak? Hmm, do I care? No the woodpecker |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | OPERA LOVERS $800: "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" & "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way" are arias in the opera about this title couple Porgy & Bess |
| #6379, aired 2012-05-17 | "DAR" $2000: It's the Turkish strait seen here the Dardanelles |
| #6311, aired 2012-02-13 | VIRAL VIDEOS $400: Oh my God! Paul Vasquez' excitement over this weather phenomenon has passed 30 million hits a double rainbow |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $400: This brand is a soft, nontoxic, colorful modeling compound for kids Play-Doh |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $800: From the Latin for "hinder", it means to forbid by law prohibit |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $1200: One of the 6 main classes of nutrients that provide energy to the body carbohydrates |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $1600: Logically connected or consistent; it describes a good argument coherent |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $2000: The fleece of an Angora goat mohair |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | DR. MASSEUSE RHYMES $200: A knot I've found, oh, heck! / in this muscle of the upper part of my neck / but not in my ol' a-sneezius! / no! 'tis in my... trapezius |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | CENTERS OF POWER $5,000 (Daily Double): (Alex reports from aboard the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls.) The huge hydroelectric potential of the falls led to a war of inventors; it was only settled when Westinghouse was given the right to build the A.C. generators that were designed & patented by this man Tesla |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | IT'S A "MAD" WORLD $3,000 (Daily Double): The volcanic soil of this Atlantic island helps give a distinctive rich flavor to the fortified wine named for it Madeira |
| #6262, aired 2011-12-06 | MY MOVIES $800: "My ____ Is an Alien" Stepmother |
| #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $800: "Oh, Jack, it feels just like yesterday that you and Diane and I were celebrating the IPO."
"I've had my eye on you since before Diane died, and now I have even more reason to be..."
...this doubtful word that's in the title of Elvis' last No. 1 pop hit suspicious |
| #6200, aired 2011-07-22 | AUTO TUNES $1200: Janis Joplin sang, "Oh Lord, won't you buy me" this car? "My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends" a Mercedes-Benz |
| #6155, aired 2011-05-20 | THE ROLE IN COMMON $2,000 (Daily Double): Val Kilmer,
Dennis Quaid,
Kirk Douglas:
A frontier dentist Doc Holliday |
| #6150, aired 2011-05-13 | CURRENT MUSIC $200: She's the flamboyant performer heard here
"Born this way, oh there ain't no other way /
Baby I was born this way /
Baby I was born..." Lady Gaga |
| #6150, aired 2011-05-13 | CURRENT MUSIC $600: This Taio Cruz hit sounds like something that shouldn't be brought to school
"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes /
Sayin' ay-oh /
Gotta let go /
I wanna celebrate..." "Dynamite" |
| #6128, aired 2011-04-13 | LOST TEXTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN $400: OMG! So tired of bro James b-ting me up! I'm 17 & running away 2 live in this city! Market St is gr8! Philadelphia |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | LET'S GO ONLINE $200: Oh my God! It's a double rainbow video! Seen by more than 19.3 million people on this site! What does this mean?! YouTube |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE $2000: Szeretlek Hungarian |
| #6061, aired 2011-01-10 | THE "CAR" POOL $200: Lions & tigers & bears, oh, my, are all this type of mammal--they eat meat carnivorous |
| #6035, aired 2010-12-03 | TV SITCOMS BY FAMILY $800: The Heffernans (of New York) King of Queens |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | CELEBRITIES' KIDS' NAMES $800: Like, oh my god, totally, Frank Zappa named his oldest daughter this Moon Unit |
| #6025, aired 2010-11-19 | "INTER" MURALS $800: Oh, my heavens! It's a word or phrase used in exclamation an interjection |
| #6010, aired 2010-10-29 | BIBLE BOOK NAMES $1200: 10 letters: OMG! We learned Amy was Fabio's long-lost sister! & that's the only item we uncovered! The sole singular one! Revelation |
| #5948, aired 2010-06-23 | ALEX MEETS AUTO-TUNE $400: "I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee / I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see" "Oh! Susanna" |
| #5914, aired 2010-05-06 | SCRAMBLED EGGS? $800: A pancake-like offering in Rome:
FAT TRAIT frittata |
| #5886, aired 2010-03-29 | MR. BILL PLAYS THE BARD $1200: "A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"
"Here, have mine."
"Gee, but it's a little big."
"Giddyap."
"Ohh! oh!" Richard III |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | & I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS $600: Maaaaaa! We're out of this bathroom tissue Mr. Whipple always said to "Please don't squeeze"! Maaaaaa! the Charmin |
| #5872, aired 2010-03-09 | SONG STANDARDS $800: The teller of this song was "Goin' to Lou'siana", but it served as a theme for Forty-niners headin' to California "Oh! Susanna" |
| #5869, aired 2010-03-04 | TOP 40 DUETS $800: "Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony, side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don't we?" McCartney & Wonder |
| #5858, aired 2010-02-17 | HAMNESIA $800: Oh d-d-dear-dear! Where was it Pooh said we should meet? at least I have some haycorns in my pocket... Piglet |
| #5836, aired 2010-01-18 | TO SIR, WITH LOVE $1000: Oh, Sir Percy Marling! My heart races to hear how you saved a wounded comrade in the Sudan, winning this medal the Victoria Cross |
| #5811, aired 2009-12-14 | HEN TRICKS $1200: Padres fans know this feathered trickster has been called "the Sir Laurence Olivier of mascots" the San Diego Chicken |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | YOU CAN SAIL THE 7 SEAS $400: Oh, my! A George Takei TV character shares his last name with this sea between the Philippine Islands & Borneo Sulu |
| #5755, aired 2009-09-25 | "CENTER" FIELD $200: It's where you might find Johnny Gilbert in the next issue of "Playgirl" the centerfold |
| #5612, aired 2009-01-20 | MOVIES IN OTHER WORDS (SORT OF) $1600: 1951 Fredric March pic: "'Can I Interest You In A Fuller Brush? Aack! Oh, My heart! Aack! Aack!' (Thud!)" Death of a Salesman |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | A LITTLE BIT ROCK & ROLL $1600: "What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? ...oh I get by with" this "a little help from my friends" |
| #5587, aired 2008-12-16 | PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGS GO HEAVY METAL $600: We now bring you, oh so gently, this song of a man separated from his love by water "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean" |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | IT'S GOT GROOVE $800: "Oh, you make my motor run, my motor run", sang the Knack in this 1979 No. 1 hit, woo! "My Sharona" |
| #5582, aired 2008-12-09 | SONG LYRICS $2000: She intoned,
"So, like, I don't know (valley girl) I'm like freaking out totally (valley girl) oh my God!" Moon Zappa |
| #5571, aired 2008-11-24 | ASTRONOMERS $400: Oh my heavens! In 1706 Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer published a new catalog listing these stars |
| #5551, aired 2008-10-27 | MOVIES ON MY TiVo DVR $1600: Robert Walker can't be serious about the plan he's proposing to Farley Granger, can he / Well, I guess he was Strangers on a Train |
| #5492, aired 2008-06-24 | TV LAND'S 100 GREATEST QUOTES $800: No. 92:
"Oh, my nose!" Marcia Brady |
| #5492, aired 2008-06-24 | TV LAND'S 100 GREATEST QUOTES $2000: No. 35:
"Oh my God! They killed Kenny!"
(2 characters) Stan & Kyle |
| #5464, aired 2008-05-15 | VARMINTS $1200: This varmint is wrecking my fence posts, but oh, the little wussy is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act a woodpecker |
| #5449, aired 2008-04-24 | ANTONYMIC $1,000 (Daily Double): In law, there are these 2 main kinds of "nuisance" public & private |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | YOU ANIMAL $2,500 (Daily Double): Named for a fabric made in Baghdad, it's a cat with a striped or brindled coat a tabby |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | YOU DO THE MATH $500 (Daily Double): An $80 shirt reduced in price by 20% would cost this $64 |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | HOW I LOOK DURING MY SUMMER VACATIONS $1000: Oh yeah! The summer I sang in that barbershop quartet I had the 9-letter 'stache seen here handlebar |
| #5368, aired 2008-01-02 | IT'S ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE $800: Oh yeah, this car company... It makes the Explorer & the Excursion... I can't believe I'm blanking here... Ford |
| #5368, aired 2008-01-02 | IT'S ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE $1000: Oh man, this guy... Was director of scientific studies at the Ecole Normale in 1857... Him"-ization"... Help me out here! (Louis) Pasteur |
| #5363, aired 2007-12-26 | "PUN" JAB $400: Colons & commas & hyphens, oh my! punctuation |
| #5299, aired 2007-09-27 | QUOTABLE MOVIES $2000: 2006:
"Oh my God, I'm getting pulled over. Everyone, just pretend to be normal" Little Miss Sunshine |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: The song "Oh Susanna" says, "I come from Alabama" with this "on my knee" a banjo |
| #5276, aired 2007-07-16 | MY SPICE $1000: Popular in spaghetti sauce, wild marjoram is more commonly known by this name oregano |
| #5275, aired 2007-07-13 | ADDING INSULT $600: Attributed to this "Mr. Warmth" comic: "Oh my God, look at you. Anyone else hurt in the accident?" Don Rickles |
| #5267, aired 2007-07-03 | MY NAME IS GEORGE $2,500 (Daily Double): In a 1977 film he is asked "to tell the truth... & nothing but the truth" & answers, "So help me, me" George Burns |
| #5257, aired 2007-06-19 | AFI'S 100 YEARS 100 MOVIES $2000: Big news--besides Tom Hanks' "Big", these are 2 of the 3 movies on the ballot with "big" in the title 2 of (The Big Chill, The Big Sleep, or The Big Parade) |
| #5254, aired 2007-06-14 | HISTORICAL BLOGS. $400: Circa 8th c. B.C.: Writing the 2 epic poems that'll make me famous! Scholars would never doubt my existence... d'oh! Homer |
| #5250, aired 2007-06-08 | NAME THE MOTOWN ARTIST $1200: "Heat Wave" & "Jimmy Mack" Martha & The Vandellas |
| #5216, aired 2007-04-23 | FUN STUFF $600: Mattel game where a loser might say, "Oh, he knocked my block off!" Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots |
| #5201, aired 2007-04-02 | SCIENCE CLASS $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew experiments with water and a paper clip.) Drop a paper clip into water, it sinks; drop it onto a paper towel, & because of the attraction of molecules of the same substance, called cohesion, this condition is created that seems to form a skin, allowing it to float surface tension |
| #5184, aired 2007-03-08 | FOR BETTER OR VERSE $800 (Daily Double): A Stephen Vincent Benet poem ends, "You may bury my tongue at Champmedy... bury my heart at" this place Wounded Knee |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | OH MY GODS! $400: A minor god, Aeolus was the keeper of these North, South, East & West the winds |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | OH MY GODS! $800: In Hindu myth, Kama, armed with a bow of sugarcane & flower-tipped arrows, is the god of this love |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | OH MY GODS! $1,300 (Daily Double): For the Norse god Balder, this plant was the "kiss" of death; a piece of it pierced and killed him mistletoe |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | OH MY GODS! $1600: Appropriately, 2 sons of this Greek god were named Phobos (Fear) & Deimos (Terror) Ares |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | OH MY GODS! $2000: He's the jackal-headed god of the dead seen here on an ancient Egyptian fresco Anubis |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | HISTORICAL TEXT MESSAGES $200: 336 B.C.:
dad ded in rgicd!
i'm 20 & macedonia kng?!
omg! Alexander the Great |
| #5157, aired 2007-01-30 | THAT'S MY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE $1,000 (Daily Double): George C. Marshall Harry Truman |
| #5149, aired 2007-01-18 | STATE SONG LYRICS $1,000 (Daily Double): "...other eyes smile tenderly, still in peaceful dreams I see, the road leads back to you" Georgia |
| #5117, aired 2006-12-05 | CAPRA CLASSICS $800: Capra shot this film in 4 weeks so his female lead could get to Sun Valley for Christmas; it still won him an Oscar It Happened One Night |
| #5105, aired 2006-11-17 | FAME BECOMES ME $1200: Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk? Then you'll know he was once the outlaw Josey Wales Clint Eastwood |
| #5104, aired 2006-11-16 | THE ILIAD, MACBETH OR THE HOBBIT $600: 3 witches prophesy in a thunderstorm Macbeth |
| #5099, aired 2006-11-09 | SHILLING $1000: "The San Francisco treat" Rice-A-Roni |
| #5083, aired 2006-10-18 | OH "MY" $400: It borders Thailand Myanmar |
| #5083, aired 2006-10-18 | OH "MY" $800: This type of infarction is a heart attack a myocardial infarction |
| #5083, aired 2006-10-18 | OH "MY" $1200: It's the golden variety of the famous copycat seen here a mynah bird |
| #5083, aired 2006-10-18 | OH "MY" $1600: It's an indefinite number, as in an indefinite number of possibilities a myriad |
| #5083, aired 2006-10-18 | OH "MY" $2000: I'll be such a fun guy if you tell me this name for the study of fungi mycology |
| #5081, aired 2006-10-16 | MOVIE QUOTES $800: 1970:
"Oh, Frank, my lips are hot. Kiss my hot lips" M*A*S*H |
| #5076, aired 2006-10-09 | THE OSCARS $1000: This Oscar-winning song from 1952 is subtitled "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'" "High Noon" |
| #5051, aired 2006-07-24 | "D" IN SCIENCE $1200: The mountain ash & honey locust trees share this quality, as becomes evident in autumn deciduous |
| #5042, aired 2006-07-11 | A VISIT TO THE "E.R." $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew waxes poetic.) Because it only looks like it works, the verse here...
Oh, Montague, I long to PROVE
How strong and stalwart is my LOVE
...has what's called this two-word term an eye rhyme |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE $2,000 (Daily Double): This 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner is written in the form of letters, mostly from Celie to her sister & to God The Color Purple |
| #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | LITERARY TERMS $5,800 (Daily Double): Edmund Spenser coined the term prothalamion for a poem that celebrates the impending one of these events a wedding |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | AMERICAN QUOTES $600: He wrote, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society" Mark Twain |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | CLOSING THE BOOK $400: Alcott:
"Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!" Little Women |
| #4958, aired 2006-03-15 | FAMILIAR SONGS $600: For a flat fee of $100, Stephen Foster sold this song adopted by the "Forty-Niners" "Oh! Susanna" |
| #4946, aired 2006-02-27 | THAT'S MY BUSINESS $1200: (One of television's most recognizable commercial spokespersons delivers the clue.) Oh, no--I lost another one to this mortgage company Ditech |
| #4931, aired 2006-02-06 | THE CIVIL WAR $1000: On Sept. 2, 1864 this general sent a wire saying, "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won" Sherman |
| #4915, aired 2006-01-13 | IN A MUSICAL MOOD $400: It's the 1946 Western that shares its name with the song heard here My Darling Clementine |
| #4911, aired 2006-01-09 | HOWDY, PILGRIM $2,900 (Daily Double): One of the principal religious obligations of Muslims, it's the Arabic term for a pilgrimmage to Mecca the Hajj |
| #4902, aired 2005-12-27 | WORD LORE $3,400 (Daily Double): In legend, the Golem, a sort of robot, was created in this city where the word "robot" was later coined Prague |
| #4892, aired 2005-12-13 | ROUGH ALTERNATE LITERARY ENDINGS $1,000 (Daily Double): Kitty & Levin's marriage is great, she thought. My guy stinks. With that, she pushed Hubby under the train. Whoomp! Anna Karenina |
| #4859, aired 2005-10-27 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL $2000: My oh Myers! His 1990 children's book "Shrek!" got very animated in 2001 William Steig |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | THE BRADY BRUNCH $200: "Oh, my nose!", Marcia exclaimed, after bumping into the oven door & causing this light, fluffy egg dish to fall flat a soufflé |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | OH, MY GODS! $200: In one myth the decapitated head of the giant Mimir was an advisor to this Norse god Odin |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | OH, MY GODS! $400: Associated with nature & plants, Xipe Totec was an important god of these North American people the Aztecs |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | OH, MY GODS! $600: The Roman goddess of flowers, she had an herb that was said to make you pregnant if you touched it Flora |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | OH, MY GODS! $800: If sometimes you feel like a "nut", check out Nut, a goddess of this ancient civilization Egypt |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | OH, MY GODS! $1000: The sub bearing the name of this trumpeter sea god & son of Poseidon was the first to travel around the world underwater Triton |
| #4823, aired 2005-07-20 | DISNEY SONG LYRICS $400: "My reign will be a super-awesome thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king" The Lion King |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | GIMME MY HUNCHBACK $2000: He's the title hunchback & court jester of an 1851 Verdi opera Rigoletto |
| #4794, aired 2005-06-09 | OH, WITTY WOMAN $600: This country singer said, "I was the first woman to burn my bra--it took the fire department 4 days to put it out" Dolly Parton |
| #4794, aired 2005-06-09 | OH, WITTY WOMAN $1,100 (Daily Double): 1893-born wit who reportedly said, "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue" Dorothy Parker |
| #4776, aired 2005-05-16 | THANK YOU, DR. PARÉ $2000: To prevent this, i.e. heavy bleeding, Paré tied blood vessels instead of cauterizing them with hot irons hemorrhage |
| #4763, aired 2005-04-27 | LITERARY GREECE $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Athens, Greece.) In 1810, here in Athens, this British author wrote, "Maid of Athens, ere we part, / Give, oh, give me back my heart!" Byron |
| #4762, aired 2005-04-26 | REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY $600: "How I do thrive in this lady's love, and she in mine!"
"Ps-ps-ps-ps!"
"Thou dost stone my heart!"
"Mmgh-mm-mm!"
"Ps-ps-ps-ps!"
"D'oh! 'Tis happiness to die. Oo-algh!" Othello |
| #4755, aired 2005-04-15 | RELIGIOUS MATTERS $1,203 (Daily Double): Construction on Borobudur, a temple of this religion on Java, was begun in 750 A.D. & took 92 years to complete Buddhism |
| #4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BRIT LIT $2,000 (Daily Double): The alternate title of "Twelfth Night" means roughly the same as the title of this other Shakespeare play As You Like It |
| #4710, aired 2005-02-11 | WORLD CAPITALS $5,400 (Daily Double): Emperor Menelik II established this city whose name means "new flower" Addis Ababa |
| #4705, aired 2005-02-04 | FRENCH LESSONS WITH MOM $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew as "Mom" says, "Oh, I have another one.") When somebody does something really gross at school, you can say, "Oh, mon dieu", which translates to this Oh, my God |
| #4699, aired 2005-01-27 | TAKE OUT $400: It's the common operation to remove 2 small oval masses of tissue at the back of the mouth a tonsillectomy |
| #4655, aired 2004-11-26 | I'M NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I PLAY ONE ON TV $800: Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy DeForest Kelley |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | ASIA $6,200 (Daily Double): If you plan to walk from Beijing to Ulan Bator, take lots of water, as you'll be crossing this land region the Gobi Desert |
| #4638, aired 2004-11-04 | WHAT'S MY LINE? $600: "Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself" Ishmael |
| #4603, aired 2004-09-15 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $1,500 (Daily Double): "Sons", the second book in a trilogy begun with this work, traces the destinies of the 3 sons of Wang Lung The Good Earth (by Pearl Buck) |
| #4583, aired 2004-07-07 | WHAT'S THE NEXT LINE? $200: "Oh my darling, oh my darling..." "...oh my darling Clementine" |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | "G" FORCE $600: Like, oh my God! In the '80s this word mentioned in "Valley Girl" often preceded "to the max" grody |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | OH, THE THINGS I KNOW! $1600: In 1876 this "Wild" West man was killed in the Dakota Territory holding aces & 8s, later known as a dead man's hand Wild Bill Hickok |
| #4543, aired 2004-05-12 | SPORTS TALK $2000: In October 2000 his son Brett surpassed him on the NHL's list of top goal scorers Bobby Hull |
| #4512, aired 2004-03-30 | 10-LETTER WORDS $1200: Oh my darling, it's a variety of small, sweet tangerine clementine |
| #4477, aired 2004-02-10 | THE BODY HUMAN $2,600 (Daily Double): As opposed to ball-&-socket, your knee is this type of joint moving backwards & forwards hinge joint |
| #4386, aired 2003-10-06 | COUNTRY SONGS $600: (Hey, this is Brad Paisley.) In my song "I'm Gonna Miss Her", I have to choose between my girl & my love of this--"Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite" fishing |
| #4375, aired 2003-09-19 | FEMININE TERMS $400: Asherah was a Canaanite fertility one goddess |
| #4307, aired 2003-04-29 | JUST MARRIED $400: 2 of the traditional "Big 5" animals you'd hope to see on a safari honeymoon (2 of) lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros & Cape buffalo |
| #4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $400: After the taping, what say we cool off with a frozen banana one of these daiquiri |
| #4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $800: Type of doctor who's most likely to give a patient a lollipop pediatrician |
| #4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew in Oahu, Hawaii) I'm overlooking this Oahu beach that attracts about 65,000 visitors a day Waikiki |
| #4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $2000: Fran Lebowitz called this type of pasta with clam sauce "mankind's crowning achievement" linguini |
| #4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $7,000 (Daily Double): Sports Illustrated's 1997 Swimsuit Issue (the Tyra Banks cover) featured "Nothing but" these Bikinis |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | TV CATCHPHRASES $600: "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" South Park |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | "MY" OH, MY! $200: It's the medical term for nearsightedness myopia |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | "MY" OH, MY! $400: Gore Vidal's Ms. Breckinridge Myra |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | "MY" OH, MY! $600: These members of the starling family are known for their ability to mimic human speech mynah birds |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | "MY" OH, MY! $800: Used in packaging, insulation & photography, it's a trademarked thin polyester film mylar |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | "MY" OH, MY! $1000: This nation's capital city is Yangon Myanmar |
| #4187, aired 2002-11-12 | FOOD IN FRENCH $3,000 (Daily Double): French for grape is raisin; French for plum is this prune |
| #4117, aired 2002-06-25 | PUT UP YOUR DUKES $800: "And-a you, you are my girl and no one can hurt you, oh no" because this 1962 title royal (& No. 1 hit) is around Duke of Earl |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | MY PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT $200: To do list... oh yeah, pick up my clothes from this establishment that uses perchloroethylene dry cleaner |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH, MY "LORD"! $400: Found in Matthew & Luke, it's also known as the "Our Father" the Lord's Prayer |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $400: In Exodus, God first spoke to this man through a burning bush Moses |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $800: One of this Greek god's ways of expressing his deadly displeasure was to throw a thunderbolt at you Zeus |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH, MY "LORD"! $1200: Joseph Conrad originally intended this work as a short story; he finished it as a novel in 1900 Lord Jim |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $1200: When the flute-playing god Kokopelli of this continent came to town, corn grew high & women got pregnant North America |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH, MY "LORD"! $1600: Hanged for treason in 1946, he broadcast anti-British propaganda from Germany during WWII Lord Haw-Haw |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) This Hindu goddess of death has four arms Kali |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH, MY "LORD"! $2,000 (Daily Double): It's the title of the would-be ruler of Middle-earth Lord of the Rings |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH, MY "LORD"! $2000: Upon his father's death in 1658, Cromwell's son Richard also took this title Lord Protector |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $2000: At a party of 13 in Valhalla, this beloved god was killed when his brother threw mistletoe at him Balder |
| #4026, aired 2002-02-18 | I DO IMPRESSIONS $400: Here's my 1-word impression of this animated man: "D'oh!" Homer Simpson |
| #4026, aired 2002-02-18 | SONGS' LATER VERSES $600: One verse of this Foster song begins, "Oh, the long-tail filly and the big black horse" "Camptown Races" |
| #4001, aired 2002-01-14 | THE MUSICAL FABRIC STORE $600: One of the biggest hits ever in the musical fabric store is this rock classic heard here:
"...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" |
| #3998, aired 2002-01-09 | ODES & ENDS $1200: "O let me steal one liquid kiss, For Oh! my soul is parched with love", wrote this Scot in "Delia, An Ode" Rabbie Burns |
| #3993, aired 2002-01-02 | CHILDREN'S LIT $600: The 3 Little Pigs told the Big Bad Wolf, "Oh, no! I won't let you in. Not by the hair of" this your chinny-chin-chin |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | 2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T BAD $400: Solids & stripes & dots, oh my! Willie Mosconi only sank 2 of the 3 in this game pool |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | OH, HENRY! $200: He's the fictional character who tutors "My Fair Lady" Henry Higgins |
| #3920, aired 2001-09-21 | OUR FUNNY ACCENTS $500: The person heard here grew up in this area of L.A. between the Santa Monica & San Gabriel mountains
"And I was like, 'Oh my God, whatever!' and Tiffany was like, 'For sure, you know, like...'" the San Fernando Valley |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | MOVIE SONGS $500: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
(1944) Meet Me In St. Louis |
| #3839, aired 2001-04-19 | OLD HAT $100: It's the ancient empire whose forces wore hats like the one seen here Roman Empire |
| #3834, aired 2001-04-12 | AIN'T THAT AMERICA $500: On June 17, 1969 this controversial erotic revue opened off-Broadway; oh my! Oh! Calcutta! |
| #3789, aired 2001-02-08 | "V" WORDS $100: It's the 6-letter "V" word for what Lance's bird, seen here, is about to do vanish |
| #3782, aired 2001-01-30 | THE ENDS IN "X" FILES $300: Oh my gosh! It's the most exciting point in a dramatic narrative! Climax |
| #3763, aired 2001-01-03 | FRIENDS $100: These 2 friends are credited with the lyric "Oh I get by with a little help from my friends" John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2000 $600: Oh me oh my -- this Scottish singer's OBE was given "To" her "With Love" by the Queen Lulu |
| #3693, aired 2000-09-27 | MY BRITISH HOME $600: Oh goody! After tea we're going to play draughts, known as this in the States checkers |
| #3648, aired 2000-06-14 | SOCK IT TO ME! $500: These socks with a "digital" name seen here can be very cozy: Toe socks |
| #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! $200: Fewer than 10% of back problems are from slippage of these pads that cushion vertebrae Discs |
| #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! $400: Consarned damp weather aggravates this condition whose name tells you it affects the lumbar region lumbago |
| #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! $800: The erect posture compared to this old-time firearm accessory may actually be bad for your spine Ramrod |
| #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! $1000: Lower back pain may be caused by inflammation of this joint connecting the hip bones to the lower spine Sacroiliac joint |
| #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! $4,000 (Daily Double): Lower back pain, often shooting down the leg, radiating along the largest nerve in the body Sciatica |
| #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $200: My oh Maya! It's the most populous country in Central America Guatemala |
| #3607, aired 2000-04-18 | LITERARY LAST WORDS $200: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!" Little Women |
| #3594, aired 2000-03-30 | 2000 CARS $200: This Swedish automaker's 40-Series has--Oh my!--curves instead of corners Volvo |
| #3578, aired 2000-03-08 | BANNED ON EBAY $200: This recitation from "The Wizard of Oz" lists 3 banned items, oh my! Lions, tigers & bears |
| #3549, aired 2000-01-27 | "IC" !!! $200: Oh, my goodness!...it's...sudden, overwhelming fear! Panic |
| #3383, aired 1999-04-28 | "BAG" 'EM UP $100: It's where Tiger can keep his irons & drivers & tees, oh my! a golf bag |
| #3259, aired 1998-11-05 | TOUGH OZ $400: The 3 kinds of animals fretted about in the forest, "Oh My!" Lions and tigers and bears |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | MY OH MAYAN $100: Correlating this system of measuring time to ours, the Mayan one starts in 3114 B.C. Calendar |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | MY OH MAYAN $200: The Mayans domesticated turkey, ducks, dogs & these insects Bees |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | MY OH MAYAN $300: Peninsula that was home to such Mayan sites as Rio Bec, Becan & Uxmal Yucatan Peninsula |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | MY OH MAYAN $400: Mayan art is classified as pre-this Colombian |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | MY OH MAYAN $500: The Mayans' principal unit of currency was this bean Cocoa bean |
| #2998, aired 1997-09-17 | TV THEMES $500: [instrumental] Law & Order |
| #2969, aired 1997-06-26 | ASTRONOMY $600: Oh my darling! It was announced in December 1996 that this space probe may have found ice on the moon Clementine |
| #2853, aired 1997-01-15 | SILLY SONGS $100: In an Oscar-winning Disney song, this nonsense phrase precedes "My, oh my, what a wonderful day" "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" |
| #2655, aired 1996-03-01 | CELEBRITY QUOTES $100: Rollin Hand on "Mission: Impossible", in 1994 I sank my teeth into the role of Bela Lugosi Martin Landau |
| #2613, aired 1996-01-03 | NAMES $200: "Oh My Darling", some say the old song about a miner's daughter actually made this girl's name less popular Clementine |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | POETRY $600: His cantata "The Jolly Beggars" includes the chorus "Sing hey my braw John Highlandman!" Rabbie Burns |
| #2370, aired 1994-12-16 | OLD, OLD SONGS $200: Septimus Winner set this lost canine question to "Zu Lauterbach", an old German folk tune "Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone?" |
| #2285, aired 1994-07-08 | "BY" $300: The poet who wrote, "Maid of Athens, ere we part, give, oh, give me back my heart!" Byron |
| #2154, aired 1994-01-06 | BEATLES LYRICS $300: "Lend me your ears & I'll sing you a song & I'll try not to sing out of key. Oh I get by with" this "A Little Help From My Friends" |
| #2114, aired 1993-11-11 | ROCK MUSIC $300: His "Another Day In Paradise" won the 1990 Grammy for Record of the Year Phil Collins |
| #2112, aired 1993-11-09 | MIDDLE NAMES $400: Middle name of New York senator Daniel Moynihan Patrick |
| #2034, aired 1993-06-10 | SHAKESPEARE $1,000 (Daily Double): A tavern hostess gives an account of Sir John Falstaff's death in this play Henry V |
| #2018, aired 1993-05-19 | POTPOURRI $100: "Oh, I went down south for to see my Sal" singing this "all the day" Polly Wolly Doodle |
| #1918, aired 1992-12-30 | SONG LYRICS $500: "Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh son of a gun, we'll have big fun on" this the bayou |
| #1908, aired 1992-12-16 | PRESIDENTS $1,200 (Daily Double): He's the subject of the following song from a 1969 Broadway musical:
"He plays the violin /
He tucks it right under his chin /
And he bows, oh he bows /
For he knows, yes he knows..." Thomas Jefferson |
| #1837, aired 1992-09-08 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $2,000 (Daily Double): Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates the incarcerated king of Ruritania in this English romance by Anthony Hope The Prisoner of Zenda |
| #1705, aired 1992-01-17 | CARTOON CATCH PHRASES $500: "Oh, my darling',
Oh, my darling',
Oh, my darling'
Clementine" Huckleberry Hound |
| #1698, aired 1992-01-08 | BLACK AUTHORS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1989 this "Beloved" author became a professor of Creative Writing at Princeton Toni Morrison |
| #1647, aired 1991-10-29 | SONG LYRICS $300: "Oh my darlin', knock three times on" this "if you want me; twice on the pipe if the answer is no" the ceiling |
| #1602, aired 1991-07-16 | LANGUAGES $3,000 (Daily Double): Foreign language heard in the following hit from 1974: "Oh, oh moja droga jacie kocham / Means that I love you so / Moja droga jacie kocham / More than you'll ever know" Polish |
| #1595, aired 1991-07-05 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $200: "Oh! Susanna, do not cry for me; I come from Alabama with" this instrument "on my knee" a banjo |
| #1547, aired 1991-04-30 | MEDICAL HISTORY $1,300 (Daily Double): In 1977, this new procedure to reopen diseased arteries was developed angioplasty |
| #1534, aired 1991-04-11 | "ALL" OR "NOTHING" $400: Elvis Presley's 1957 #1 hit that opens, "Oh, well, a-bless my soul, what's wrong with me?" "All Shook Up" |
| #1308, aired 1990-04-18 | THEATER $100: Chekhov uncle whose last line is "Oh, if you only knew how my heart aches!" Uncle Vanya |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | FOOD TRIVIA $300 (Daily Double): This song, with a food in the title, made No. 2 on the pop charts in 1968:
"Oh, I wake up in the morning, with my hair down in my eyes, and she says Hi!, and I stumble to the breakfast table while the kids are off to school..." "Little Green Apples" |
| #1148, aired 1989-09-06 | SONGS THAT "DO" $100: Oh my darling, it's the theme from "High Noon" “Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darling” |
| #1146, aired 1989-09-04 | "C.C." $100 (Daily Double): The song heard here is the only No. 1 hit this group has had in the U.S.:
"Desert loving in your eyes all the way / If I listened to your lies would you say..." Culture Club |
| #1133, aired 1989-07-05 | NEW ENGLAND $800: On landing in the Cape Cod area in April 1614, this founder of Virginia gave New England its name Captain John Smith |
| #1127, aired 1989-06-27 | FAMOUS PAIRS $500: Liberal Tom Braden & this conservative columnist are co-hosts of CNN's "Crossfire" Patrick Buchanan |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | SONGS $200: Cole Porter wrote, "Why, oh why do I love" this city? "Because my love is near" Paris |
| #1097, aired 1989-05-16 | CHILDHOOD SONGS $500: Completes the line "Oh, I went down South for to see my Sal, sing polly-wolly-doodle..." all the day |
| #1082, aired 1989-04-25 | TEXTILES $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" |
| #1012, aired 1989-01-17 | BEATLES SONGS $300:
"And now my life has changed in oh so many ways" "Help!" |
| #987, aired 1988-12-13 | OSCAR-WINNING SONGS $600: Yep, Gary Cooper might have told you this song began "Do not forsake me, oh my darlin'" "High Noon" |
| #981, aired 1988-12-05 | 1988 $800 (Daily Double): In 1988, 12 years after their Top 40 hit, this group reunited & went on tour:
"Oh my darling, knock three times /
On the ceiling if you want me /
Twice on the pipe..." Tony Orlando and Dawn |
| #955, aired 1988-10-28 | OH "NO"! $600: Song which says, "Each man's joy is joy to me, each man's grief is my own" "No Man is an Island" |
| #951, aired 1988-10-24 | GEOGRAPHICAL SONGS $100 (Daily Double): It's where my baby's smile takes me in the following:
"My-oh me-oh / I go wild then I have to do the samba, then la bamba / Now I'm not the kind of person with a passionate persuasion for dancin' or romancin'..." Rio |
| #949, aired 1988-10-20 | SLANG $1,400 (Daily Double): Though it usually means "emotionally upset", in this song it means "excited & very happy":
"Oh, well, a-bless my soul, but what's wrong with me? / I'm itchin' like a man on a fuzzy tree / My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug..." "All Shook Up" |
| #929, aired 1988-09-22 | THE 1970s $700 (Daily Double): Heard here, he was, according to Billboard, the top recording artist of the decade:
"I remember when rock was young / Me and Susie had so much fun / Holding hands and skimming stones / Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own..." Elton John |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $1,300 (Daily Double): Paraphrasing the title of 1 of his father's films, he called his book "Going My Own Way" Gary Crosby |
| #868, aired 1988-05-18 | OH, SHAW! $400: The executioner says of this character, "Her heart would not burn, my lord" Joan of Arc (Saint Joan) |
| #852, aired 1988-04-26 | SPIRITUAL SONGS $200: "Oh, a-rocka my soul in" this person's bosom Abraham |
| #847, aired 1988-04-19 | MUSICALS $1,300 (Daily Double): Comedian heard here, playing the role of a songwriter in a 1979 musical:
"Oh ho they’re playing my song / That table’s humming along / That couple half out the door / Is comin’ back to hear more of my music..." Robert Klein |
| #777, aired 1988-01-12 | PEOPLE $400: In June 1987, Gary Eugene Duda petitioned a Georgia court to have his name changed to this, my oh my Zippity (Duda) |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | TIME $3,000 (Daily Double): According to 1st line, time you'd hear the following being sung:
"We're drinking, my friend /
To the end /
Of a brief episode /
Make it one..." a quarter to 3:00 |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | COLORFUL NAMES $900 (Daily Double): Singer of the following, his name is a little dull for the category:
"And I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame? / Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away..." Dobie Gray |
| #613, aired 1987-04-15 | WESTERN SONGS $200: "Oh, come along boys, & listen to my tale, I'll tell you of my troubles on..." this "The Old Chisholm Trail" |
| #611, aired 1987-04-13 | TRAINS $700 (Daily Double): This was the 1st No. 1 hit for "The Monkees":
"Cause I'm leaving in the morning / And I must see you again / We'll have one more night together / Till the morning brings my train and I must go / Oh, no, no, no / Oh, no, no, no..." "Last Train To Clarksville" |
| #564, aired 1987-02-05 | STARTS WITH "Z" $200: My oh my, what a wonderful day it was when Disney's "Song of the South" won an Oscar for this song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" |
| #523, aired 1986-12-10 | PUNCH LINES $500: Heat, because you can catch cold Which travels faster |
| #516, aired 1986-12-01 | GARY COOPER $500 (Daily Double): One of his most famous roles was in this movie with the following theme:
[Instrumental theme plays.] High Noon |
| #510, aired 1986-11-21 | '50s TV $400: This alternative title of "The Gale Storm Show" was also a Stephen Foster song Oh! Susanna |
| #490, aired 1986-10-24 | PRESIDENTS $200: In the novel "1876"
Gore Vidal's narrator
calls this president "Rutherfraud" Rutherford B. Hayes |
| #487, aired 1986-10-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): From 1825 on, this made it possible for settlers moving west to avoid crossing the Appalachians the Erie Canal |
| #427, aired 1986-04-29 | INDIANS $800: Giving almost all their land to the gov't in 1854, they got a Nebraska city named for them "insuring" fame the Omahas |
| #402, aired 1986-03-25 | LABOR $300: Molly Malone made money as a "monger" of these cockles & mussels |
| #394, aired 1986-03-13 | LANGUAGE $100: Dose who tawk like dis all de time prob'ly come from dis boro of New Yawk City Brooklyn |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | GOLDEN OLDIES $400: Paul Anka told her, "I'm so young & you're so old" when he was 15, while she was 20 Diana |
| #291, aired 1985-10-21 | CAMPFIRE SONGS $400 (Daily Double): In song "My Bonnie", amount of times "Bonnie" is mentioned in chorus 2 |
| #177, aired 1985-05-14 | THE BODY $1,100 (Daily Double): It was "hanging down" in the following:
"That wiggle in the walk / And giggle in the talk / Lord, makes the world go 'round / There ain't nothin' in the world / Like a big-eyed girl / That makes 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 what I like" a ponytail |
| #152, aired 1985-04-09 | INSECTS $300: Brilliant green blister beetle once thought to be an aphrodisiac Spanish fly |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | DIAMONDS $1,800 (Daily Double): In '73, this song really shone for Seals & Crofts:
"Oh, my love / You're like a precious stone / Part of earth where / Heaven has rained on" "Diamond Girl" |
| #133, aired 1985-03-13 | LITERATURE $600: In his native German, this Erich Maria Remarque novel title is "Im Westen nichts Neues" All Quiet on the Western Front |
| #127, aired 1985-03-05 | SUDDEN DEATH $900 (Daily Double): Life-threatening condition in the following:
"My mouth is dry / My legs are weak / I'm thinkin' this 'cause I can't speak..." heart attack |
| #117, aired 1985-02-19 | COUNTRY MUSIC $200: Song that begins "Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me-oh, my-oh" "Jambalaya" |
| #67, aired 1984-12-11 | ALPHABET SOUP $1000: In music, the seventh tone in the diatonic scale of C B (or ti) |
| #48, aired 1984-11-14 | "DAY" TIME $200: Follows "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay" "my, oh, my, what a wonderful day" |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | WORD ORIGINS $400: This Australian animal's name literally means "I don't know" kangaroo |
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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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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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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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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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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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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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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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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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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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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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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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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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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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
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"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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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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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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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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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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CCH Pounder, an actress from Avatar and Brothers
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"She earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Claudette Wyms...
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Hema Karunakaram, a senior from Saline, Michigan
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Name pronounced like "HAY-ma kah-ROO-nuh-KAH-ram". Jeopardy!...
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Taylor Gailliot, from Woodbridge, Virginia
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"When asked what she wanted us to know about her, she...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Sophia Marianiello, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
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"She plans on putting her love of building with cardboard and...
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David Duchovny, an actor from Californication
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"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
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Dominic Olivera, a twelve-year-old from Bristow, Virginia
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"Oh, good heavens! He wants to be a priest when he's...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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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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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
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"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
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2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
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Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Judd Hess, a high school English teacher from Huntington Beach, California
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"In college, he volunteered to help in a classroom and was...
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Marshall Flores, a senior from Arizona State University from Avondale, Arizona
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Quinn McDonald, an inventory control manager from Lowville, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Mighty Q
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Bernard Holloway, a junior from Mitchellville, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2002 Teen...
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Jeff Spoeri, a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
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\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
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2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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Ben Goldman, a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Son of Season 17 1-time champion Marjorie Goldman.
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
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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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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
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"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Allie Pape, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Allie was 14 at the time...
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Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
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Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
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Thomas Zamora, a junior at the University of Southern California from Cypress, California
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2001 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $14,100. Thomas was 20 at the...
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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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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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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
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"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
|
"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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David Hoffelmeyer, a senior from St. Joseph, Missouri
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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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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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
|
"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Lindsey Bartlett, a junior from Winter Haven, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Lindsey was 16 at the time...
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
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2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
|
"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
|
"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
|
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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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...
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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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Bob Harris, an author, comedian, and radio commentator from Los Angeles, California
|
"A 5-time champion and a finalist in the Tournament of Champions,...
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Zach Blumenfeld, a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois
|
2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Tyler Allard, a senior from Garrett Park, Maryland
|
2003 Teen Tournament first runner-up: $28,400.
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Keith Williams, a freshman at Middlebury College from Manchester, Vermont
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Jeffrey Baer, a senior from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Bob Verini, a director of academics for a national test preparation company from Los Angeles, California
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Chloé White, a senior from Mission Hills, Kansas
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kelley Burd, a junior at West Virginia University from Bristol, West Virginia
|
2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
|
2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
|
"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
|
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
|
"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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Surabhi Iyer, a ten-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts
|
"Her research scientist dad has inspired her to become a neuroscientist....
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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
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Andrew Goldfein, a 12-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
"He likes to argue and help people, so it's off to...
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Sebastian Johnson, a senior from Takoma Park, Maryland
|
2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Listed as "Sebi" on the...
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Maddie Harrington, a twelve-year-old from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
|
"She wants to be a theater critic and she gets rave...
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
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Janet Wong, a development officer for a museum from Hoboken, New Jersey
|
"As a senior at Drew University, she won the February 2000...
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Emma Johnson, an eleven-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"She'll hit a high note in her future musical career as...
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Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death
|
"She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
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Pian Wong, a high school English teacher from New York, New York
|
"She teaches at a Bronx school that's been ranked the most...
|
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Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
|
2012 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $31,000. 17 at...
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Liana Walters, a junior from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
|
2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Liana was 16 at the...
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Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
|
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Genaro Lopez, a contract administrator from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $29,001 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like "heh-NAR-o".
|
|
Charlie Penrod, an assistant professor of law from Natchitoches, Louisiana
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $17,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: CharlieP
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|
Brooke Martin, an eleven-year-old from Galway, New York
|
"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
|
|
Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
|
"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
|
"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
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Tiffany Wen, a 12-year-old from Exton, Pennsylvania
|
"This figure skater is also on the distinguished honor roll. From...
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Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Heidi Liu, a senior from Plymouth, Minnesota
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Elyssa Browning, a junior from St. John's College
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Austin, Texas at...
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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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....
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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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....
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
|
"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Tyler Van Patten, from Burlington, Wisconsin
|
"He's focusing on becoming a corporate attorney, because of his fascination...
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Sarah Nothnagel, a sophomore from the University of Southern California
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Brady Cassis, a junior from Yale University
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Scott Renzoni, a bartender and actor from Burlington, Vermont
|
2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 20 4-time champion: $112,998 + $2,000.
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Matt Polazzo, a high school U.S. government teacher from Brooklyn, New York
|
"He teaches at one of the most selective high schools in...
|
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Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
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Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
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Whitney Dearden, an 11-year-old from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
|
"She enjoys working with animals and would like to become a...
|
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
|
2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Steve Reynolds, a loan accounting clerk from Norman, Oklahoma
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2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion:...
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Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Russell Berris, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Kevin Keach, an operations manager from St. Ann, Missouri
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Emily Love, from Overland Park, Kansas
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"This future chef wants to run her own restaurant and have...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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Ben Noe, a sophomore from Flushing, Michigan
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time...
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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Allison Dziuba, a junior from Ridgefield, Connecticut
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2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Louie C.K., a comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer from Louie and Horace and Pete
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"This multitalented actor, writer, producer, and director is also the star...
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Leslie Frates, a retired Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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"She was a Spanish teacher at Cal State-Hayward when she became...
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