#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $200: This songwriter did not compose "God Bless Cuba", where his 20-year-old wife fell fatally ill on their honeymoon Irving Berlin |
#18, aired 2023-10-25 | BY THE NUMBERS $200: Dialing it for directory assistance may be old news, but as slang for "information", this number is still in service 411 |
#8593, aired 2022-03-09 | IN RECENT NEWS $600: 2021 saw this nation sever its 55-year-old ties to Queen Elizabeth II & then as a new republic, titled Rihanna a "national hero" Barbados |
#8589, aired 2022-03-03 | DETROIT: NEWS CLUES $600: (I'm Devin Scillian.) On October 3, 1997, the International Hockey League's Detroit Vipers welcomed a new teammate playing in his sixth decade; this 69-year-old ex-Red Wing, Alex Trebek's hero, took a 46-second shift in his very last pro game Gordie Howe |
#8518, aired 2021-11-24 | NEWS $1600: A computer chip shortage caused Peugeot to put old-fashioned analog these to tell you your km/h in some models speedometers |
#8378, aired 2021-04-14 | OLD OCCUPATIONS $400: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The herald with this 2-word job announced important news & proclamations the town crier |
#8327, aired 2021-02-02 | OLD NEWSPAPERS $2,000 (Daily Double): A furious rivalry between NYC's World & Journal papers in the 1890s led to this term used for sensational news reporting yellow journalism |
#8277, aired 2020-11-10 | OXYMORONS $800: You're not telling us anything we haven't heard before; your story is this dated type of information old news |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $800: In 2012 this iconic 244-year-old reference company announced that its 2010 32-volume edition would be its last in print Encyclopaedia Britannica |
#8225, aired 2020-05-29 | COOL NEWS $200: 17-year-old Wolf Cukier discovered a planet just 3 days into his internship with this government agency NASA |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $400: The Nov. 23, 1864 Daily Chattanooga Rebel: "Every man will rally in the path of" this Gen. "ere he reaches the seacoast" Sherman |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $800: The Helena Weekly Herald, July 20, 1876: "Curley says" this man "remained alive through the greater part of the engagement" Custer |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $1200: The New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1929: "The storm has passed, leaving" this institution "on an even keel once more" the New York Stock Exchange |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $1600: The St. Paul Backbone, Jan. 1897: this "party is alive and well. It was not born to die till the last saloon dies" Prohibition |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $4,000 (Daily Double): The National Intelligencer, July 23, 1804: this man "disavows all motives of predetermined hostility" Aaron Burr |
#7999, aired 2019-05-23 | NEWS SPEAK $2000: In a newspaper office old clippings, not dead bodies, are kept here a morgue |
#7916, aired 2019-01-28 | THE TV BIZ $1200: Started by NBC & News Corp. to rerun old favorites, this streaming service launched its 1st original scripted show in 2012 Hulu |
#7884, aired 2018-12-13 | OTHER LONG-RUNNING TV SHOWS $400: Tim Russert was a longtime moderator of this news program that's now over 70 years old Meet the Press |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $600: 98-year-old chaplain Sister Jean helped guide this Chicago school to an amazing 2018 Final Four run Loyola (of Chicago) |
#7573, aired 2017-07-12 | A PODCAST OF CHARACTERS $600: 80 years old, this former "Face the Nation" host is trying a new format with a podcast "About the News" Bob Schieffer |
#7055, aired 2015-04-24 | LET'S GO OLD SCHOOL! $2000: U.S. News & World Report ranks this 137-year-old Jesuit school in Omaha the No. 1 regional university in the Midwest Creighton |
#6966, aired 2014-12-22 | THE OLD WEST $600: This deputy U.S. Marshal believed Frank Stilwell killed his kid brother Morgan on 1882; bad news for Frank Wyatt Earp |
#6891, aired 2014-07-28 | 21st CENTURY NEWS $400: In 2010 this 4-year-old website published classified U.S. war documents & diplomatic cables WikiLeaks |
#6824, aired 2014-04-24 | IT WAS AN ACCIDENT $600: It's the accident that got 78-year-old Texas lawyer Harry Whittington into political news in 2006 getting shot in the face by Dick Cheney |
#6601, aired 2013-05-06 | QUIRKY NEWS $200: Disproving the adage that you can't teach an old one new tricks, these pets learned to drive as part of an SPCA campaign dogs |
#6347, aired 2012-04-03 | GOOD NEWS $600: To provide old-age retirement benefits & unemployment insurance, Congress passed this act on August 9, 1935 the Social Security Act |
#5957, aired 2010-07-06 | NEWS TO ME $1600: In a surprise, Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in this state went to a Republican in a January 2010 election Massachusetts |
#5876, aired 2010-03-15 | A PIECE OF HISTORY $1000: The oldest artifact in D.C.'s Newseum is a 3,200-year-old Sumerian brick that spread the news using this writing system cuneiform |
#5839, aired 2010-01-21 | ARTS NEWS 2009 $800: "Mucho Gustavo", said L.A. music lovers as 28-year-old conductor Gustavo Dudamel took over this orchestra the L.A. Philharmonic |
#5820, aired 2009-12-25 | XMAS NEWS & NOTES $400: If you hear "Wassail" at a Christmas party, it's an Old Norse salutation wishing you good this health |
#5820, aired 2009-12-25 | XMAS NEWS & NOTES $2,000 (Daily Double): 13-year-old Jimmy Boyd had a hit in the '50s with this tune, decried by Boston's Roman Catholic Archdiocese "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" |
#5690, aired 2009-05-08 | OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s $400: In 2008 David Gregory became moderator of this NBC Sunday morning news show Meet the Press |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: In April 2009 this 82-year-old strayed from protocol when she briefly put her arm around Michelle Obama Queen Elizabeth II |
#5187, aired 2007-03-13 | THE PEABODY AWARDS $1600: Tim Russert was two years old when this NBC news program took an award in 1952 Meet the Press |
#5111, aired 2006-11-27 | BRIDGES $1200: It's not news that the "vecchio" in Florence's Ponte Vecchio just means the bridge is this old |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $600: This ailing 80-year-old got a standing ovation for appearing at the inauguration Chief Justice Rehnquist |
#4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $400: In 1989 this president vetoed a bill that would raise the minimum wage George H. W. Bush |
#4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $800: In 1980 the U.N. approved a resolution deploring this country's invasion of Afghanistan Russia (or the USSR) |
#4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $1200: In 1982 this country's Ayatollah Khomeini called upon the Iraqi people to overthrow Saddam Hussein Iran |
#4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $1600: In 1981 a federal judge ruled it illegal to indefinitely imprison refugees from this communist island Cuba |
#4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $2000: In 1985 Greek & Turkish community leaders failed to reach an agreement for this island's reunification Cyprus |
#4648, aired 2004-11-17 | LAST YEAR'S NEWS $400: Donald Rumsfeld called these 2 countries “Old Europe” after they opposed military action against Iraq Germany and France |
#4535, aired 2004-04-30 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $1,000 (Daily Double): Recipient of God's bad news "Thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither" Moses |
#4498, aired 2004-03-10 | BEEF-ORE & AFTER $1200: A beef jerkyesque product named for Robert MacNeil's old news partner Slim Jim Lehrer |
#4454, aired 2004-01-08 | LET'S GO TO GRACELAND $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at Graceland in Memphis, TN.) When Elvis was at home, he loved to play & sing this type of music, whose name comes from Old English for "good news" gospel |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $1600: This artist, who began with wrapping bottles & a tree, wrapped the old German Parliament building in 1995 Christo |
#4348, aired 2003-06-25 | THE '76ers $800: It made news in Nov. 1976 when it was announced that this 9-year-old girl would attend a D.C. public school Amy Carter |
#4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $200: Much of Moscow was burned to the ground in 1812 when this emperor's troops occupied the city Napoleon |
#4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $400: He posted his world-shaking commentaries on a German church door on October 31, 1517 Martin Luther |
#4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $600: The arrival of the contaminated ship David Scott in 1834 began a series of severe measles epidemics in this Aussie city Sydney |
#4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $800: It was the first presidential election year following the end of the U.S. Civil War 1868 |
#4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $1000: This modeler in wax who founded a world-famous museum was born in Strasbourg in 1761 Madame Marie Tussaud |
#4143, aired 2002-09-11 | THE TELEGRAM $1000: The T in the name of this old Soviet news agency stood for telegrafnoye TASS |
#3953, aired 2001-11-07 | JANE PAULEY PAVILION $400: He's her old "Today" co-host & Jane sometimes subs for him on the "NBC Nightly News" (Tom) Brokaw |
#3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THAT'S OLD NEWS! $200: In the 300s B.C., this Greek philosopher used lunar eclipses to prove that the Earth was spherical Aristotle |
#3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THAT'S OLD NEWS! $600: This French hero of WWI surrendered to Hitler in 1940 & later headed a collaboration government Marshall Petain |
#3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THAT'S OLD NEWS! $800: In the 1820s, the USA's first coeducational school opened in New Harmony in this Midwestern state Indiana |
#3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THAT'S OLD NEWS! $1000: The beloved of Petrarch, she died in 1348 when a plague swept medieval Europe Laura |
#3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THAT'S OLD NEWS! $3,000 (Daily Double): He led a 1676 rebellion in Virginia protesting lack of protection from Indian raids Nathaniel Bacon |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | OLD SPORT $200: Way before Shaq & Kobe, this league's 1981 title game was aired after late local news NBA (National Basketball Association) |
#3565, aired 2000-02-18 | REALLY OLD NEWS $200: The second of these military campaigns was proclaimed by Pope Eugene III in 1147 Crusades |
#3565, aired 2000-02-18 | REALLY OLD NEWS $400: Spanish navigator Vincente Yanez Pinzon captained this vessel on a famous 1492 voyage Nina |
#3565, aired 2000-02-18 | REALLY OLD NEWS $600: As a boy in 238 B.C, this general accompanied his father Hamilcar on an expedition to conquer Spain Hannibal |
#3565, aired 2000-02-18 | REALLY OLD NEWS $800: This British general surrendered at Saratoga October 17, 1777, 4 years before Cornwallis did John Burgoyne |
#3565, aired 2000-02-18 | REALLY OLD NEWS $1000: The name of these ancient invaders of India comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "aristocrat" Aryans |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $100: In 1999 17-month-old Jessy Kraus was rescued from one of these "watering holes" in his backyard Well |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $200: In 1998 10-year-old Hikaru Nakamura became the USA's youngest master in this game Chess |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $500: In 1991 12-year-old Fu Mingxia won the platform event at the world championships of this sport Diving |
#3157, aired 1998-04-28 | "KID" STUFF $800: It's old news that this Boston quintet's initials are NKOTB New Kids on the Block |
#3147, aired 1998-04-14 | OLD YORK $100: In 1990 York reinstated this age-old job of calling the local news through the city Town crier |
#2990, aired 1997-09-05 | BORN IN THE '60s $200: After the 1996 election, this 35-year-old Clinton adviser moved to ABC News George Stephanopoulos |
#2926, aired 1997-04-28 | ANCIENT NEWS BULLETINS $200: This 18-year-old boy king of Egypt to be buried in a 220-pound solid gold coffin; hieroglyphics at 11 King Tut |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $800 (Daily Double): The painting seen here by 11-year-old Alexandra Nechita is in the style of this Spanish painter: Pablo Picasso |
#2868, aired 1997-02-05 | TV NEWS $200: Though Walter Cronkite retired at 65, this 65-year-old CBS anchorman, his successor, doesn't plan to Dan Rather |
#2588, aired 1995-11-29 | "OLD" NEWS $100: This language is also known as Anglo-Saxon Old English |
#2588, aired 1995-11-29 | "OLD" NEWS $200: In 1870 it was named by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, who noticed its regular eruptions Old Faithful |
#2588, aired 1995-11-29 | "OLD" NEWS $300: Commissioned in 1797, it was declared unseaworthy in 1830 Old Ironsides |
#2588, aired 1995-11-29 | "OLD" NEWS $400: Giotto is among the earliest of the group of artists collectively known as these the Old Masters |
#2588, aired 1995-11-29 | "OLD" NEWS $500: This period spanned 5 centuries & the rule of the 3rd through 6th dynasties of Egypt the Old Kingdom |
#2533, aired 1995-09-13 | OLD NEWS $200: Pope Alexander III laid the cornerstone for this Paris cathedral in 1163 Notre Dame |
#2533, aired 1995-09-13 | OLD NEWS $400: Around 387 B.C. he founded the Academy in Athens, where he taught for most of the rest of his life Plato |
#2533, aired 1995-09-13 | OLD NEWS $600: In the 10th century he moved to Iceland with his father, Thorvald Asvaldsson Erik the Red |
#2533, aired 1995-09-13 | OLD NEWS $800: In 610 Heraclius overthrew Phocas & seized the throne of this empire whose capital was Constantinople the Byzantine Empire |
#2533, aired 1995-09-13 | OLD NEWS $1,200 (Daily Double): At the 331 B.C. Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of this empire the Persian Empire |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | "OLD" NEWS $100: It's Yellowstone National Park's most popular attraction Old Faithful |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | "OLD" NEWS $200: A silly story or superstitious belief is popularly referred to as this type of tale an old wives' tale |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | "OLD" NEWS $300: It's a nickname for the Mississippi "Old Man River" |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | "OLD" NEWS $400: "Published every year since 1792", it's the oldest surviving almanac in the U.S. The Old Farmer's Almanac |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | "OLD" NEWS $500: The Eddas, 2 collections of Scandinavian mythology, were written in this language Old Norse |
#1899, aired 1992-12-03 | NEWS $100: The Post Office charged 19¢ for each postcard ballot sent in to choose a young or old portrait of him Elvis Presley |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $100: 13-year-old Amanda Goad of Virginia was the winner of this national C‑O‑M‑P‑E‑T‑I‑T‑I‑O‑N the Spelling Bee |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: This 10-year-old's 6-year-old sister was also a "test tube baby" Louise Brown |
#704, aired 1987-10-01 | OXYMORONS $600 (Daily Double): Headlines of long ago old news |
Michael Blake, a 12-year-old from Hamburg, New York
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"Our top story tonight is this young man, who wants to...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
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"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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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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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Dan Amboy, a 12-year-old from Lapeer, Michigan
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"He hopes to get into the best college that he can....
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Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of 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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Charlotte Scott, a twelve-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"Watch out, Diane Sawyer. This future news anchor is ready for...
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Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
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"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
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Kelly Scurry, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Lauderhill, Florida
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"It's very convenient that Washington, D.C. is his favorite city, because...
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Crystal Durham, a 12-year-old from Fort Pierce, Florida
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"She would like to be an Irish stepdancing teacher, because dancing...
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Wil Curiel, an 11-year-old from Costa Mesa, California
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"His favorite subject is science, so it's not surprising that this...
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Tory Gilliam, a twelve-year-old from Powhatan, Virginia
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"As a member of his school's debate team, he likes to...
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Elena Botella, an eleven-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"This future journalist loves to find answers, today, she'll have to...
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Michelle Schrier, an 11-year-old from Potomac, Maryland
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"She plans on being a news reporter while waiting for her...
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Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California
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"And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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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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Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
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"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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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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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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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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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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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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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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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
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"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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Kailyn LaPorte, a sophomore from Decatur, Georgia
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2011 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $42,600. 15 at the time of...
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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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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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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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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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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor 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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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
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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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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Ari Schoenholtz, a senior at Williams College from Bethesda, Maryland
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2004 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Jeopardy! Message...
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