| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | UNDER THE HAMMER $300: An anonymous bidder paid over $1.6 million in 2013 for a violin believed to have been played on this doomed ship the Titanic |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | UNDER THE HAMMER $600: An Illinois auction house put this "Star Wars" character's trusty blaster on the block in 2022 & it fetched just over a cool mil Han Solo |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | THEATER BEFORE & AFTER $1600: Stella & Stanley forego the magnolias & head on over to Eugene O'Neill's play for some "arboreal" passion A Streetcar Named Desire Under the Elms |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | THE "OVER"/"UNDER" $400: A recent theory says the teeth-on-lip consonants "F" & "V" evolved as chewing softer foods gave more humans this condition an overbite |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | THE "OVER"/"UNDER" $800: The boxing matches just before a featured bout, with up-&-coming or down-&-going fighters the undercard |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | THE "OVER"/"UNDER" $1200: Toronto has an innovative park named for this type of area, even making use of the big columns supporting the highway above the underpass |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | THE "OVER"/"UNDER" $1600: To use a literary style that's too elaborate; in word processing, it's also the opposite of insert overwrite |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | THE "OVER"/"UNDER" $3,200 (Daily Double): One of few words with the letter sequence "rwr", it means too excited or agitated overwrought |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS $1600: Under anonymous is listed the helpful typing pangram "The quick brown fox..." these 5 words jumps over the lazy dog |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | DRIVE MY CAR $1000: Its 488 Pista Spider has 710 horses under your foot & no roof over your head Ferrari |
| #8309, aired 2021-01-07 | TELEVISION $400: Taking its name from a George Orwell character, this show with housemates under surveillance has watchers all over the world Big Brother |
| #8234, aired 2020-06-11 | A RIVER RUNS UNDER IT $200: Covered over in the late 19th century, the Bievre runs under Paris before flowing into this river the Seine |
| #7795, aired 2018-06-29 | TRY "ME" A RIVER $800: Connecting Liverpool to Birkenhead, the over-2-mile Queensway Tunnel passes under this river Mersey |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $400: There's a piece of furniture in this phrase for something covert under the table |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $800: You shall not steal my this, from Proto-Indo-European for "resound" thunder |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $1200: Phrase meaning excessively flamboyant, or where World War I trench soldiers reluctantly went over the top |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $1600: This old-timey weapon was the 18th century equivalent of a shotgun a blunderbuss |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $2000: There are golden & black-bellied species of this shorebird the plover |
| #7596, aired 2017-09-25 | ONE STATE, UNDER CANADA $200: Using the Trans-Canada Highway, it's only about an hour from Lynden in this state over the border to Vancouver Washington |
| #7386, aired 2016-10-24 | THE SOPRANOS $2000: This Down Under diva with a Maori name had an over 30-year career on the opera stage Kiri Te Kanawa |
| #7239, aired 2016-02-18 | THE STORY OF THE 21st CENTURY $1000: The over 150-year-old investment bank named for these brothers went under in the 2008 financial crisis the Lehman Brothers |
| #7010, aired 2015-02-20 | BAR SCIENCE $600: (Jon Taffer delivers the clue.) If female guests average over 34, use barstools with backs, as women get sensitive about their own backs with age; under 34, let them spin & interact--that's applying this science, from the Greek for "people" & "writing" demographics |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $1000: Tawny Kitaen worked not under but over the car hood in this David Coverdale band's "Here I Go Again" video Whitesnake |
| #6879, aired 2014-07-10 | A THOREAU UNDERSTANDING $800: God knows Thoreau wrote that this "is under our feet as well as over our heads" heaven |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER $1,000 (Daily Double): T.S. Eliot wrote, "under the brown" one of these "of a winter dawn, a crowd flowed over London Bridge" "fog" |
| #6354, aired 2012-04-12 | GEOLOGY $400: The Nazca Plate's movement under the South American plate is causing this over 4,000-mile mountain range to rise the Andes |
| #6351, aired 2012-04-09 | THE 20th FIRST ANNUAL IG NOBEL PRIZE $1000: Physics: showing that on icy paths, "people slip and fall less often if they wear" these over their shoes (under's OK, too) socks |
| #6148, aired 2011-05-11 | 2011 NEWS $200: Acting under Chapter VII of their charter, the U.N. voted to institute one of these over Libya, grounding Qaddafi's aircraft a no-fly zone |
| #6082, aired 2011-02-08 | CONGRESS IS ALL A-TWITTER $800: He tweets under his own name & @GOPLeader John Boehner |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | AMERICAN WOMEN NOVELISTS $2000: Highly successful under her real name, as J.D. Robb she's written over 25 books about N.Y. Police Lt. Eve Dallas Nora Roberts |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | JERUSALEM'S NOBLE SANCTUARY $600: (Alex Trebek reports from inside a Jerusalem landmark.) The Dome of the Rock, which is now under extensive renovation, is built over this sacred stone, thought to be the place from which he ascended to heaven during his night journey Muhammad |
| #5556, aired 2008-11-03 | FACTS & FIGURES $800: There are currently over 900,000 of these & the avg. American uses under 14,000; Shakespeare used 24,000 words |
| #5479, aired 2008-06-05 | SIX FEET UNDER $1600: His tombstone says, "He gave to man control over that dreadful scourge, yellow fever" Walter Reed |
| #5375, aired 2008-01-11 | WORKING ON MY CLASSIC CAR $1000: Manifold bolts should not be over- or under-tightened, so use this type of wrench with a foot/pound scale a torque wrench |
| #5341, aired 2007-11-26 | LOOSE WHEEL $1200: Over-this leads to wear in the center of tires; under-this leads to wear on the edges air pressure (overinflation or underinflation) |
| #5296, aired 2007-09-24 | AQUATIC-SOUNDING CINEMA $2000: Look at Kate Bosworth, she's Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin's wife, in this crooning biopic Beyond the Sea |
| #5243, aired 2007-05-30 | YOU'RE UNDER A "REST" $600: A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm a trestle |
| #5163, aired 2007-02-07 | TEENS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE $2000: Of teens in this Christian group, belief shapes the daily life of 40% of Episcopalians & over 70% of Baptists Protestants |
| #5096, aired 2006-11-06 | EDISON'S PATENTS $1000: (Jimmy describes a third drawing on the monitor.) The film goes over pulley 41, under spring 42, through the slit, and over pulley 38 in this forerunner of the projector a kinetoscope |
| #5063, aired 2006-09-20 | OVER THE "RAIN" BOW $600: To limit someone or keep him under control restrain |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $200: A small, folded pastry with a sealed edge a turnover |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $400: From the Old Norse for "having one's eyes closed", it's a serious mistake or oversight a blunder |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $600: You're this if a judge disallows your objection overruled |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $800: To disguise the illegal source of money by routing it through banks or intermediaries laundering |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $1000: It was also known to the pioneers as a prairie schooner a covered wagon |
| #5013, aired 2006-05-31 | YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED $2,000 (Daily Double): Under the 1792 Treaty of Jassy, the Ottoman Empire agreed to Russia's taking over control of this peninsula the Crimean Peninsula |
| #4994, aired 2006-05-04 | MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES $400: The densest is this small country that has been mostly under one family's rule for over 700 years Monaco |
| #4950, aired 2006-03-03 | DANCE $400: You may feel like you're between heaven & hell when you bend over backward to do this under-the-stick dance the limbo |
| #4922, aired 2006-01-24 | 6 FEET, UNDER $1600: This "Rape of the Lock" poet was struck with a childhood illness that never allowed him to grow over 4'6" Pope |
| #4658, aired 2004-12-01 | ASK YOUR DOCTOR... $1000: ...about taking omeprazole, sold under this brand name and available over the counter, to treat acid reflux disease Prilosec |
| #4453, aired 2004-01-07 | WEAPONS $800: The arrangement of these on a shotgun may be side-by-side or over-and-under the barrels |
| #4361, aired 2003-07-14 | QUOTATIONS $800: Thoreau's "Pond in Winter" reminds us that this "is under our feet as well as over our heads" heaven |
| #4262, aired 2003-02-25 | TRENDY! $800: They're the 2 appliances in a sub-zero over-under model refrigerator & freezer |
| #4116, aired 2002-06-24 | BITS & PIECES $400: The stone or piece of lumber that lies under a door, it's usually beneath a carried bride threshold |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | CLICHES OVER THE CELL PHONE $800: Wow, you've taken care of it already?! You don't let the grass... grow under your feet |
| #3597, aired 2000-04-04 | IN THE W.C. $200: In 1992 Ann Landers swore she was printing her last letter on whether this goes under or over the roll toilet paper (or bathroom tissue) |
| #3398, aired 1999-05-19 | FILE UNDER "H" $600: A little over 5 feet tall & weighing up to 8,000 pounds, this hoofed mammal spends its days in the water hippopotamus |
| #3309, aired 1999-01-14 | ALL THE PRESIDENTS' MEN $400: Before presiding over the Confederacy, he was Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce Jefferson Davis |
| #3211, aired 1998-07-13 | DOWN UNDER $500: Over 309 of these are operating in the Barossa Valley, the Aussie equivalent of our Napa wineries |
| #3139, aired 1998-04-02 | SPORTS SCORES $100: One stroke under par on a hole in golf is a birdie; one stroke over is one of these a bogey |
| #2842, aired 1996-12-31 | BIRDS $400: On chicken farms females under a year old are called pullets; over a year old, they're called these Hens |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $100: Hades The Underworld |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $200: It's a strong current below the water's surface, caused by waves breaking on a beach Undertow |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $300: In "The Caisson Song", it precedes "We have hit the dusty trail" "Over hill, over dale" |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $500 (Daily Double): It's said Winston Churchill coined this code name for the D-Day invasion of Europe Operation Overlord |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $500: In 1974 this Canadian quartet reached the top of the American pop charts with "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| #2470, aired 1995-05-05 | UNDER THE SEA $200: The largest giant sea variety of this fish weighed over 563 lbs.; the largest striped one, over 78 lbs. a bass |
| #2426, aired 1995-03-06 | CONDIMENTS $300: This sauce, produced under license from Lea & Perrins in many countries, has over 20 ingredients Worcestershire sauce |
| #2418, aired 1995-02-22 | SUPERSTITIONS $400: This plant over a doorway was once thought to ensure happiness, whether or not you kissed under it the mistletoe |
| #2212, aired 1994-03-29 | CLICHES $100: Something that's over with is "water over the dam" or "water under" here the bridge |
| #2207, aired 1994-03-22 | ALASKA $100: This capital city has an area of over 3,000 square miles & a population of under 30,000 Juneau |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | AROUND THE HOUSE $100: It's the piece of wood or stone that fills the space under an outside door; brides are carried over it a threshold |
| #2053, aired 1993-07-07 | THEATRE $600: In this Eugene O'Neill play, "two enormous" trees "brood oppressively over the" Cabot farmhouse Desire Under the Elms |
| #1974, aired 1993-03-18 | ESCAPES $200: Demolition of this landmark began in 1989, but not before over 190 people died trying to escape over or under it the Berlin Wall |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | THE VIETNAM WAR $1000: Under the command of this general, U.S. forces in Vietnam grew to over 500,000 William Westmoreland |
| #1892, aired 1992-11-24 | FILE UNDER "W" $300: It's the 9-letter term for a person who frets a lot, maybe over handling toads a worrywart |
| #1736, aired 1992-03-02 | COSMETICS $100: A manicurist puts this over your base coat & under your top coat the polish |
| #1636, aired 1991-10-14 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $600: Under his new Sony contract, this singing superstar could earn $1 billion over the next 15 years Michael Jackson |
| #1617, aired 1991-09-17 | CLOTHING $2,400 (Daily Double): A cloth worn under the chin & a piece of lace worn around the neck & shoulders form this phrase bib and tucker |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | THE 1930s $200: In 1937 the Lincoln Tunnel was opened under the Hudson & this was opened over San Francisco Bay the Golden Gate Bridge |
| #1435, aired 1990-11-23 | WORLD FACTS $200: El Salvador has over 5 million in population but under 200,000 of these, so it's hard to reach out & touch someone telephones |
| #1256, aired 1990-02-05 | COOKING $500: A traditional New England seafood picnic where bivalves are cooked over hot stones & under seaweed clam bake |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | GOVERNMENT $100: Under Medicare most Americans this age & over pay a 15% surtax to cover catastrophic illness 65 |
| #918, aired 1988-09-07 | STARTS WITH "S" $600: From the French for "to watch over", it's the close observation of a person under suspicion surveillance |
| #777, aired 1988-01-12 | COSMETIC INDUSTRY $600: Charles Jundt took over beauty salon of swank NYC hotel, &, in '26, started selling products under this name Charles of the Ritz |
| #776, aired 1988-01-11 | SEE THE USA $400: It was almost named "Texas Under 6 Flags", but someone said "Texas ain't never been under nothin'!" Six Flags Over Texas |
| #730, aired 1987-11-06 | MOUNTAINS $100: Over 10 miles long, the world's longest road tunnel runs under these mountains in Switzerland the Alps |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | MUSIC, "OVER" & "UNDER" $200: It's said you're cultured if you can hear this & not think of the Lone Ranger the William Tell Overture |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | MUSIC, "OVER" & "UNDER" $400: From 1936 film, "Born to Dance", this Cole Porter standard sounds like a dermatological condition "I've Got You Under My Skin" |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | MUSIC, "OVER" & "UNDER" $600: It precedes "It's time to call it a day, they've burst your pretty balloon & taken the moon away" "The Party's Over" |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | MUSIC, "OVER" & "UNDER" $800: This 1976 Diana Ross song sounds like she OD'd on romance & was paying for it the morning after "Love Hangover" |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | MUSIC, "OVER" & "UNDER" $1000: 1963 hit for Dionne Warwick, or a refusal of a cosmetician's offer "Don't Make Me Over" |
| #509, aired 1986-11-20 | POTPOURRI $200: It's said this cleric, French prime minister under Louis XIII, exercised by jumping over furniture Cardinal Richelieu |
| #508, aired 1986-11-19 | FINE CHINA $400: Glasslike substance used in painting decorations on china, whether "over" or "under" glaze |
| #456, aired 1986-09-08 | ODD JOBS $800: These army recruits must be under 25, over 5'8", & be Catholic bachelors from Switzerland the Swiss Guard |
| #297, aired 1985-10-29 | ALL "THUMB"s $300: To hold influence over someone is to keep them here under your thumb |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: Under the Ptolemies, this city had the greatest library in ancient world, over 700,000 scrolls Alexandria |
| #1, aired 1983-09-18 | THE SENATE $200: Presided over Senate while under indictment for murdering Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr |
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