| #9159, aired 2024-09-12 | A SELF-HELPING OF BOOKS $200: Now imagine me with a mustache, less hair & Oprah-adjacent; I'm this psychologist who wrote "We've Got Issues" Dr. Phil |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | OPRAH-POURRI $200: In 2021 tens of millions watched Oprah interview these 2 people about their struggle to preserve their mental health Harry & Meghan |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | OPRAH-POURRI $400: Oprah's OWN Network has featured stories of Black families like "The Kings of" this California winemaking mecca Napa |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | OPRAH-POURRI $600: In 2021 Oprah used launch day of Oprah Daily, an online community, to announce she had gotten this & how relieved she felt the COVID vaccine |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | OPRAH-POURRI $800: Oprah's friend for nearly 50 years, she's the co-host of "CBS Mornings" & entered the O-zone when both worked at WJZ Baltimore Gayle King |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | OPRAH-POURRI $1000: Oprah says of her book club picks, "There's none more essential than this Isabel Wilkerson book that puts race in its class context" Caste |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | POEMS ABOUT POETRY $800: A mentor to Oprah on & off TV / "Phenomenal Woman", that's she Maya Angelou |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | POST-APOCALYPTIC POP CULTURE $400: In his first-ever TV interview, Cormac McCarthy sat down with Oprah Winfrey after she selected this bleak novel for her book club The Road |
| #13, aired 2023-05-17 | AUTHORS $1200: He was not so thrilled when his novel "The Corrections" was selected for Oprah's Book Club Franzen |
| #8861, aired 2023-05-01 | BETTER ANGELS $400: On a 1997 episode of her talk show, she asked viewers to help change the lives of others & the Angel Network was soon born Oprah |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | SOUTHERNERS $400: A building in rural Mississippi bears the sign that this queen of daytime talk shows & other media "faced first audience here" Oprah (Winfrey) |
| #8748, aired 2022-11-23 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $1200: In 1986 she founded one of the most successful production companies in daytime TV, Harpo Productions (Oprah) Winfrey |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | CELEBRITY CATCHPHRASES $4,000 (Daily Double): In 2012 Merriam-Webster added this phrase about inspiration popularized by Oprah aha moment |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | FAMOUS AQUARIANS $200: Those born under the sign of Aquarius are said to be assertive, like this billionaire behind the OWN TV network (Oprah) Winfrey |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | MONKS $1600: "Celebrity Monk" seems oxymoronic, but Thich Nhat Hanh has been praised by Oprah & is known as Thay, "teacher" in this, his language Vietnamese |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $1200: Oprah was one of the original producers of this musical based on an Alice Walker novel The Color Purple |
| #8358, aired 2021-03-17 | TERRIFIC TV $200: Her characters on "Saturday Night Live" have included Oprah, Liza Minnelli & Kamala Harris Maya Rudolph |
| #8211, aired 2020-04-27 | HER MAJOR MOVIE DEBUT $800: You get a role & you get a role & she got the role of Sofia in "The Color Purple" Oprah |
| #8191, aired 2020-03-30 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS $1200: In 1996 Oprah's Book Club read this Toni Morrison novel with a biblical title Song of Solomon |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | RAPPER'S DELIGHT $800: Just like Oprah, Chicago rapper Noname started one of these in 2019 that thousands of people joined a book club |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | FAMOUS LEFTIES $800: She used her left hand to point while saying, "You get a car! You get a car!" Oprah Winfrey |
| #7956, aired 2019-03-25 | BABY BOOMER SOONER $800: Born in Vinita, Oklahoma in 1950, this psychologist coached Oprah during a lawsuit & she made him famous Dr. Phil |
| #7848, aired 2018-10-24 | THE ROLES OF MY LIFETIME $1200: Who? Her, as Mrs. Which, & also as Deborah Lacks Oprah |
| #7816, aired 2018-09-10 | BUSINESS $800: In 2007 Forbes reported that this TV personality was "America's sole black female billionaire" Oprah Winfrey |
| #7794, aired 2018-06-28 | DAYTIME TV MEMORIES $600: A hot TV moment of 2005 saw this man jumping on Oprah's couch to proclaim his love for his betrothed Tom Cruise |
| #7781, aired 2018-06-11 | MONDAY IS FUN DAY $800: oprah.com lists 15 happy Monday events including the July 1, 1907 introduction of these bite-size Hershey products Kisses |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | LAKES & RIVERS $1600: A 1995 headline--this talk show host: "Bigger Than Oprah?" Ricki Lake |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | A WRINKLE IN TIME $400: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) "Love may be stronger than all fears" is how the book is summed up by the American Library Association, which awarded this author the prestigious Newbery Medal Madeleine L'Engle |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | A WRINKLE IN TIME $2000: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I play Mrs. Which, the eldest of the 3 guardian angels who help the children travel through time & space using this concept, described in the book as "the fifth dimension" a tesseract |
| #7640, aired 2017-11-24 | NOTABLE WOMEN $400: In 1978 she co-hosted "People Are Talking" in Baltimore but we bet she's the only host who became a multibillionaire Oprah |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | HODGEPODGE $400: She's appeared on every cover of O magazine since it was launched in 2000 Oprah |
| #7566, aired 2017-07-03 | WE "LOVE" TO READ $2000: In 2007 Oprah's Book Club included this novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Love in the Time of Cholera |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | STOCK SYMBOLS $800: Oprah might have texted "WTH" after shares of this stock, WTW, dropped more than 50% in 2016 Weight Watchers |
| #7512, aired 2017-04-18 | POWER HITTERS $2,000 (Daily Double): Her forbes.com profile says it all: "$2.9 billion... producer, entrepreneur, personality, philanthropist" Oprah Winfrey |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | INTERVIEWS $1600: Defending his onetime Oprah-heralded bestseller on Oprah's show, he said, "I have... admitted to...lying" James Frey |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CLASSICS $400: This Charles Dickens novel that partly takes place in France got the Oprah nod in 2010 A Tale of Two Cities |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CLASSICS $1200: One of the 3 William Faulkner books Oprah picked for 2005 The Sound and the Fury (or Light in August or As I Lay Dying) |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CLASSICS $1600: As a tie-in with her selection of this Alan Paton work about apartheid, Oprah sent 3 viewers on a trip to South Africa Cry, the Beloved Country |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CLASSICS $2000: "Night" is this author's autobiographical work about a 12-year-old enduring Nazi camps (Elie) Wiesel |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CLASSICS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 2004 Oprah reached back to this 19th century classic about an adulterous
Russian wife Anna Karenina |
| #7310, aired 2016-05-27 | SHE-CAGO $400: In 1988 she launched her Harpo Studios on Chicago's Near West Side Oprah Winfrey |
| #7241, aired 2016-02-22 | THE IMAGE AWARDS $400: She won for Outstanding News, Talk or Information Show in 1993--& '94, '96, '98... Oprah Winfrey |
| #7218, aired 2016-01-20 | '90s POP CULTURE $1,000 (Daily Double): In September 1996 Jacquelyn Mitchard's "The Deep End of the Ocean" became its first selection Oprah's Book Club |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | FRIENDS $400: She's Oprah's longtime best friend & an editor at O, the Oprah magazine (Gayle) King |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS $800: This author of "The Road" told Oprah he doesn't use commas because they "block the page up with weird little marks" (Cormac) McCarthy |
| #7004, aired 2015-02-12 | WEDDINGS OF THE STARS $1000: Oprah, De Niro &, of course, Harrison Ford were present in 2013 when he wed Mellody Hobson at Skywalker Ranch George Lucas |
| #6941, aired 2014-11-17 | GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS $800: Oprah said that this Alice Walker novel was life-changing for her & she was honored to play a role in the movie The Color Purple |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | POP "C"ULTURE $1200: For Starbucks, Oprah helped create a latte using this Indian tea chai |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | RETURNS $200: 15 years after "Beloved", she returned 'to the big screen to play the wife of "Lee Daniels' "The Butler" Oprah Winfrey |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WOMEN ON TV $400: Her "Next Chapter" on OWN has included in-depth interviews with Cissy Houston, Beyonce & Lance Armstrong Oprah |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $200: 4 of her books, including "The Bluest Eye", made the club (Toni) Morrison |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $400: Works by this fatherly TV star, including "The Meanest Thing To Say", made the club in 1997 Bill Cosby |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $600: For Book Club 2.0, Oprah chose "The Invention of Wings" by this author who once explored the secret life of bees Sue Monk Kidd |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $800: The club's 70 books in 15 years included this biblically titled book by Jane Hamilton The Book of Ruth |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1000: Things got a little dicey after Oprah selected this maybe not-so-autobiographical James Frey memoir A Million Little Pieces |
| #6739, aired 2013-12-26 | THE PAUPER $400: This TV legend once wore potato sacks to school in Mississippi; in 2007 she opened a $40 million school for girls in Africa Oprah Winfrey |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | THEY GAVE ME A MEDAL $600: George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson & Oprah earned the Spingarn Medal, first given by this org. in 1915 the NAACP |
| #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 |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | WORDPLAY $800: This name of Oprah Winfrey's production company is an example of an ananym Harpo |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | SPORTS STUFF $800: In an interview with Oprah, he finally admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France Lance Armstrong |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | READING BY THE NUMBERS $1200: This author was publicly chastised by Oprah after "A Million Little Pieces" just didn't add up James Frey |
| #6619, aired 2013-05-30 | I SAW THAT BOOK ON TV $1600: In 2005 TV viewers could see "Oprah Winfrey presents" this Zora Neale Hurston book Their Eyes Were Watching God |
| #6605, aired 2013-05-10 | MAGAZINES $1200: BFF Gayle King is editor-at-large of this magazine O |
| #6597, aired 2013-04-30 | 3 "T"s $200: In her first post here in 2009, Oprah said, "Thank you for a warm welcome. Feeling really 21st century" Twitter |
| #6579, aired 2013-04-04 | SHE DID IT! $800: In 2011, launched her "OWN" TV cable network Oprah Winfrey |
| #6543, aired 2013-02-13 | THE LEFTY $400: ...whose website included Dr. Oz explaining why lefties are smarter Oprah |
| #6429, aired 2012-07-26 | QUOTES OF THE 2010s $200: She told her daytime audience, "You and this show have been the great love of my life" Oprah |
| #6420, aired 2012-07-13 | GREAT BEGINNINGS $400: In 1998 this relationship guru began his rise to fame by appearing on Oprah's show every Tuesday Dr. Phil (McGraw) |
| #6377, aired 2012-05-15 | OTHER POWER PLAYERS $1600: In 1978 she hosted a Baltimore chat show called "People Are Talking"; her move to Chicago ended up working out Oprah Winfrey |
| #6296, aired 2012-01-23 | CAN I HAVE A MOMENT? $400: Oprah calls instants of realization these moments; actress Ginnifer Goodwin had one that made her become a vegan an Aha! Moment |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $1200: "Jumping the couch" means to flip out like this guy who inspired the phrase on an "Oprah" appearance Tom Cruise |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | DESIGNING WOMEN $800: In 2010 Oprah gave 50 brides-to-be wedding dresses by this designer, a guest on the show Vera Wang |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | YOU'VE GOT THE WRITE STUFF, JAMES $1600: In 2011 Oprah sat down with you again--to discuss the fallout from your "Million Little Pieces" scandal James Frey |
| #6223, aired 2011-10-12 | CHILDHOOD HEALTH $200: (Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) To combat childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 30 years, in 2010 she launched a program to get kids to eat better & exercise more; it's called "Let's Move" Michelle Obama |
| #6215, aired 2011-09-30 | EXPLOSIVE MUSIC $1200: In 2011 she appeared with a children's choir on "Oprah" to sing her hit "Firework" Katy Perry |
| #6152, aired 2011-05-17 | FREE STUFF ON THE INTERNET $1000: In 2009 this chain halted a promotion for a free meal after too many people downloaded the coupon from oprah.com KFC |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $200: Though spelled differently than her BFF, Ms. King, this is Oprah's middle name Gail |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $400: Oprah flew an entire audience to this city for a tour, including a run up the "rocky" steps of the Museum of Art Philadelphia |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $600: Oprah was an executive producer of this 2009 film that earned Mo'nique an Oscar Precious |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $800: Calling it "her proudest day", in 2007 Oprah opened a school for impoverished girls in this country South Africa |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $1000: (Oprah sits in her usual chair.) This autobiography by Maya Angelou was the first book I ever read that made me feel my life as a colored girl growing up in Mississippi deserved validation I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
| #6138, aired 2011-04-27 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $800: In 2001 for his novel "The Corrections"; it was also an Oprah selection Franzen |
| #6132, aired 2011-04-19 | BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES $400: One of Oprah's picks was Jane Hamilton's novel "The Book of" her; sounds just like an Old Testament book Ruth |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $200: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) One of my favorite moments on the show is when a "Star Search" winner came on to sing "Isn't She Lovely" & part way through found this man backing him up on a harmonica Stevie Wonder |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $400: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) A moment that meant so much to me was when a man who'd lost 300 lbs came on & we were able to give him this iconic brand of German sports car; he thought he'd never even fit into it a Porsche |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $600: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I thought I was doing a show on juries back in 1994 but it turned out to be a surprise 40th birthday party for me; Patti LaBelle & this "Queen of Soul" made my day by being there Aretha Franklin |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $800: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2003 I surprised a New Orleans nanny named Fannie with some gifts, including a new van & it was that van that helped Fannie & her family escape this natural disaster Hurricane Katrina |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | OPRAH'S SURPRISES $1000: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2006 I reunited sisters Clemantine & Claire Wamariya with their parents--the girls hadn't seen them since escaping the 1994 genocide in this African country Rwanda |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | OPRAH'S FIRSTS $200: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) For a 2005 show on age-defying things for women, I had this part of my body "stabbed" with a special gun; I was told the 2 clicks would hurt "a little", yeah, right! ear |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | OPRAH'S FIRSTS $400: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2005 I said Wisteria Lane "seems like such a nice quiet street where nothing much ever happens" when I guest starred as a new neighbor on this show Desperate Housewives |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | OPRAH'S FIRSTS $600: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 1994, 8 years after I vowed to do it, I ran a full one of these--the Marine Corps one in D.C.; it took me 4:29:15, but I did it! a marathon |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | OPRAH'S FIRSTS $800: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2002 I worked the drivethrough at this fast food chain; a customer (who turned out to be my own lawyer!) complained about the slow service, then drove around & got a big surprise, "I'm lovin' it!" McDonald's |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | OPRAH'S FIRSTS $1000: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2003 I learned to "let go of my feet" when I "flew" in the harness this "Titanic" singer used in her $95 million theatre at Caesars in Las Vegas Celine Dion |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THE STATE OF MY BIRTH $1000: Medgar Evers,
Oprah Winfrey,
Eudora Welty Mississippi |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL $400: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I would have loved to have gone with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on a visit to the jail in this city where in 1963 he wrote one of his most eloquent statements of resistance without violence Birmingham |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL $800: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'll need an interpreter to interview this amazing woman--& the audience would go wild when her teacher Anne Sullivan comes onstage Helen Keller |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL $1200: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) My first question to him: I know Mrs. Simpson was the woman you loved, but was it worth it giving up the crown? Edward VIII |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL $1600: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'd have a lot of questions for this 15th century teen girl, like "When did you first hear voices telling you to drive the English out of France?" Joan of Arc |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL $2000: (Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'd ask this Polish-American patriot, for whom my home town is named, about the time he tried to sell his estates & use the money to free Thomas Jefferson's slaves Thaddeus Kosciuszko |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | OPRAH'S FAVORITE BOOKS $400: (Oprah gives the clue from a chair) Even today the perfect summer read is this John Steinbeck novel of good & evil centering on the Trask family East of Eden |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | OPRAH'S FAVORITE BOOKS $800: (Oprah gives the clue from a chair) One of my favorite novels of all time is this Pulitzer Prize-winner set in Alabama & narrated by Scout Finch To Kill a Mockingbird |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | OPRAH'S FAVORITE BOOKS $1,000 (Daily Double): (Oprah gives the clue from a chair) A book I chose for my book club in 2000 was this Toni Morrison novel about a young black girl who prayed for different features The Bluest Eye |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | OPRAH'S FAVORITE BOOKS $1200: (Oprah gives the clue from a chair) When I got up to 800 pages in this author's 'The Pillars of the Earth', I had to slow myself down because I didn't want it to end Ken Follett |
| #6039, aired 2010-12-09 | OPRAH'S FAVORITE BOOKS $2000: (Oprah gives the clue from a chair) One of my favorite books from the last decade is David Wroblewski's debut novel about the bond between a mute boy & his dogs called "The Story of" him Edgar Sawtelle |
| #6016, aired 2010-11-08 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: The bestselling novel "Freedom" has put him back in Oprah's Book Club & good graces Jonathan Franzen |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | OPRAH'S GUESTS $200: (Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) After tossing a hat into the air for a 1997 show, an homage to one of my heroes, this inspiration turned the world on with her smile & thrilled me by joining me onstage Mary Tyler Moore |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | OPRAH'S GUESTS $400: (Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) In a 1997 show, I got to live out one of my wildest fantasies by singing "Simply the Best" with this music icon who real name is Anna Mae Bullock Tina Turner |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | OPRAH'S GUESTS $600: (Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) When I interviewed this actor, I got to tell him what it meant to me as a young girl to see an African American walk into the Academy Awards & take home the Best Actor prize (Sidney) Poitier |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | OPRAH'S GUESTS $800: (Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) This movie icon said to me his food company "started as a joke & just got out of control" & then he said "the terrible thing is it's outgrossing all my films" Paul Newman |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | OPRAH'S GUESTS $1000: (Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) I don't often get nervous before an interview, but the night before sitting down with this supreme female Motown talent, I've cried in my bathtub so I wouldn't break down on camera Diana Ross |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | OPRAH'S AHA! MOMENTS $200: (Oprah reads the clue from a chair.) I told my audience about the thing I wanted most in my life, the role of Sofia in this movie; the moment I surrendered to the possibility it wouldn't happen was when I got the call from Steven Spielberg The Color Purple |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | OPRAH'S AHA! MOMENTS $400: (Oprah reads the clue from a chair.) We gave some moms a possibly life-saving aha! moment when we showed how easily kids can be lured by a stranger who asks them to find a lost one of these a puppy |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | OPRAH'S AHA! MOMENTS $600: (Oprah reads the clue from a chair.) Several "aha!" moments on the show have come courtesy of this straight-talking Texan, like when he tells people who've been stepped on that "you teach people how to treat you" Dr. Phil |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | OPRAH'S AHA! MOMENTS $800: (Oprah reads the clue from a chair.) An aha! moment is grasping something for the first time--I could see it in this former "Growing Pains" actress when she realized her drunk driving arrest was a sign she needed to listen to her instincts Tracey Gold |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | OPRAH'S AHA! MOMENTS $1000: (Oprah reads the clue from a chair.) I'd always kept a journal, but often of complaints, not of gratitude; all of that changed for me with this book by Sarah Ban Breathnach Simple Abundance |
| #5970, aired 2010-07-23 | COVER GIRLS $800: Oprah shared the April 2009 cover of O Magazine with this powerful woman Michelle Obama |
| #5910, aired 2010-04-30 | NOVELS, BOOKS & LITERATURE $400: Launched into TV & book success by Oprah, this Ph.D. is the author of "The Relationship Rescue Workbook" Dr. Phil |
| #5871, aired 2010-03-08 | LYIN' IN WINTER $2000: On Jan, 26, 2006 he told Oprah that "demons" had led him to invent events in his autobiography James Frey |
| #5860, aired 2010-02-19 | ROOTS $1600: (I'm Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.) As part of PBS' "African American Live" series, I hosted a 2007 special that explored the roots of this TV personality & located her ancestors among Liberia's Kpelle people Oprah Winfrey |
| #5856, aired 2010-02-15 | COMPANY NAME ORIGINS $600: This TV production company's name is its TV host owner's first name backwards Harpo |
| #5852, aired 2010-02-09 | 21st CENTURY WOMEN $200: This talk show host made her film debut in "The Color Purple" & when it hit Broadway in 2005, she was one of the producers Oprah |
| #5765, aired 2009-10-09 | TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE $400: This female daytime TV icon is "the only person to appear on this list every year since it began" Oprah Winfrey |
| #5741, aired 2009-07-20 | CELEBRITY YEARBOOK SUPERLATIVES $200: Voted most popular at her East Nashville high school, in the '80s, she'd become the talk of the town Oprah Winfrey |
| #5724, aired 2009-06-25 | WHATEVER! $800: For a spot on Oprah, Crayola made a special crayon of her favorite hue & called it this, also a movie title The Color Purple |
| #5698, aired 2009-05-20 | 20th CENTURY NEWS $200: "A.M. Chicago" was renamed after her in 1985, a year before the show became syndicated across the country Oprah Winfrey |
| #5684, aired 2009-04-30 | BATTLES OF THE BULGE $800: After visiting the Angel Network on her website, check out her weight loss health eating section Oprah |
| #5575, aired 2008-11-28 | WOMEN "R" US $400 (Daily Double): In 2007 this Brit ranked as the second-richest woman in entertainment after Oprah J.K. Rowling |
| #5525, aired 2008-09-19 | SO WHAT'D YOU DO WITH THE MONEY? $800: On Jan. 2, 2007 school was in at this TV icon's $40 million leadership academy in South Africa Oprah Winfrey |
| #5517, aired 2008-09-09 | FROM LETTERMAN'S TOP 10 LISTS $800: "Programs On" her "New Television Network" include "Two and a Half Stedmans" Oprah Winfrey |
| #5495, aired 2008-06-27 | JOHN STEINBECK $400: She revived her book club in 2003 by selecting Steinbeck's "East of Eden" & its sales skyrocketed Oprah Winfrey |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $200: This novel by Pearl S. Buck tells the story of a Chinese farmer & his family The Good Earth |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $400: In 2004 Oprah picked "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", the first novel by this Southern woman Carson McCullers |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $600: Oprah had an infectious love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, choosing "One Hundred Years of Solitude" & this 1985 novel Love in the Time of Cholera |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $800: This beloved country is the setting of Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country" South Africa |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1000: James Frey acknowledged "embellishments" in this book after Oprah picked it for her book club A Million Little Pieces |
| #5451, aired 2008-04-28 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $200: She's on the cover of every issue of O Magazine (it is her magazine, after all) Oprah Winfrey |
| #5422, aired 2008-03-18 | MISSISSIPPI MISSES $400: She's the richest woman in entertainment & Forbes' top power player for 2007; not bad for a kid from Kosciusko Oprah Winfrey |
| #5360, aired 2007-12-21 | NOT TO BE CONFUSED $1000: Oprah... well, everybody knows Oprah, but opah is a large, brightly colored one of these a fish |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $2000: In 2007 his book "The Road" earned him a Pulitzer Prize & entry into Oprah's Book Club Cormac McCarthy |
| #5304, aired 2007-10-04 | THE POSITIVE $2,400 (Daily Double): Oprah has unlocked this, a book by Rhonda Byrne about using positive visualization to achieve success The Secret |
| #5249, aired 2007-06-07 | NONFICTION $400: Oprah chose for her book club "The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography" by this Oscar winner Sidney Poitier |
| #5207, aired 2007-04-10 | FANTASTIC SCAMS $800: Chicagoans were advised by Illinois' attorney general to beware of phony invitations to tapings of this woman's TV show Oprah |
| #5199, aired 2007-03-29 | BEAUS $1200: In 2005, Oprah admitted that she & this beau had a daughter... a cocker spaniel named Sophie Stedman Graham |
| #5146, aired 2007-01-15 | HOLLYWOOD LEFTIES $200: Tom Cruise jumped up & down on this left-hander's couch Oprah Winfrey |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | THEATRE: HOW NOVEL! $400 (Daily Double): (Before the clue is given, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes from the Tony-nominated musical The Color Purple performs a cappella.)
"Like a blade of corn/
Like a honeybee/
Like a waterfall/
All a part of me/
Like the color purple/
Where do it come from?/
Open up your eyes/
Look what God has done"
This woman says "The Color Purple" changed her life; she loved the novel, acted in the film & is one of the producers of the Broadway musical Oprah Winfrey |
| #5097, aired 2006-11-07 | WE'RE HERE TO "WIN" $200: TV's Dr. Phil got his first big exposure on her show Oprah Winfrey |
| #5057, aired 2006-09-12 | THE TIME 100 $1000: Oprah Winfrey wrote that this Holocaust survivor "taught us how to answer evil" Elie Wiesel |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | ASK THE AUDIENCE $200: Audiences were transfixed by an episode of her TV show in which she revealed she had lost 67 lbs. on a liquid diet Oprah Winfrey |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | DAVES OF OUR LIVES $200: In December 2005 an estimated 13.5 million late-night viewers tuned in to see him welcome Oprah to his show David Letterman |
| #5008, aired 2006-05-24 | ORIGIN OF THE SPECIOUS $800: Oprah Winfrey said that she was "deeply sorry" over the scandal that this man's "A Million Little Pieces" had caused (James) Frey |
| #4941, aired 2006-02-20 | CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE BOOKS $400: She liked "Their Eyes Were Watching God" so much that she made it into a TV movie Oprah Winfrey |
| #4928, aired 2006-02-01 | ON BROADWAY $200: David Letterman walked Oprah to the opening of this musical based on an Alice Walker novel The Color Purple |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $800: Oprah made news reviving her book club in June 2003; the new pick was this Steinbeck classic from 1952 East of Eden |
| #4868, aired 2005-11-09 | AMERICAN LIT $1600: Oprah's Book Club read Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying", "The Sound & the Fury" & this aptly titled one in summer 2005 Light in August |
| #4821, aired 2005-07-18 | LADY'S NIGHT $1200: In 2001, at the New York Public Library, Oprah & Jessye Norman helped pay tribute to this author on her 70th birthday Toni Morrison |
| #4806, aired 2005-06-27 | STARS' PRODUCTION COMPANIES $400: You can read a lot into the fact she named her production company Harpo Oprah Winfrey |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | THE DREADED OPRAH CATEGORY $200: Saleswoman Oprah has tote bags specially for the items you saw on this popular segment of her show Oprah's Book Club |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | THE DREADED OPRAH CATEGORY $400: Healthy Oprah lost 33 lbs. in one of these military-sounding programs with Sgt.--er, trainer Bob Greene a boot camp |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | THE DREADED OPRAH CATEGORY $600: Career woman Oprah has said marriage wouldn't work with this beau she calls "a traditional black man" Stedman Graham |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | THE DREADED OPRAH CATEGORY $800: Educator Oprah taught a graduate course on leadership at this university based in Evanston Northwestern University |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | THE DREADED OPRAH CATEGORY $1000: Mogul Oprah co-founded this media company, a breath of fresh air with its women's cable network Oxygen |
| #4719, aired 2005-02-24 | SPINGARN MEDAL WINNERS $200: 2000:
A TV host & media personality Oprah Winfrey |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | QUOTABLE OSCAR HOSTS $400: 1995:
"Uma,
Oprah.
Oprah,
Uma" David Letterman |
| #4706, aired 2005-02-07 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH $400: In September 2004 she made history on TV by giving a brand new car to each member of her audience Oprah (Winfrey) |
| #4681, aired 2005-01-03 | WOMEN WRITERS $800: In 2004 Oprah picked this author's "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" for her book club Carson McCullers |
| #4648, aired 2004-11-17 | BESTSELLERS $200: Oprah picked this Tolstoy tragedy about an unhappy family for her book club Anna Karenina |
| #4644, aired 2004-11-11 | "DEEP" DISH $800: Oprah's first selection for her book club, in 1996, was this book by Jacquelyn Mitchard about a kidnapping The Deep End of the Ocean |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $400: Hey, hey, hey--several of this comic's "Little Bill" books have made Oprah's list, including "The Best Way to Play" (Bill) Cosby |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $800: In 2004 Oprah selected this Garcia Marquez novel, calling it "one of the greatest books of all times" 100 Years of Solitude |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1200: "Sula", in 2002, was the fourth book by this author to be selected Toni Morrison |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1600: This coming-of-age story by Jane Hamilton about a small-town Illinois girl sounds like an Old Testament book The Book of Ruth |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $3,600 (Daily Double): Oprah gave readers 2 shakes of this author's tales: "She's Come Undone" & "I Know This Much Is True" Wally Lamb |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN $400: Her on-air 50th birthday bash included guests Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner &, of course, Stedman Oprah |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS $2000: Jonathan Franzen didn't want Oprah's Book Club seal, but thanked her when this novel won the 2001 fiction award The Corrections |
| #4499, aired 2004-03-11 | HI YA, MAYA! $200: Maya Angelou's "The Heart of a Woman" was the first nonfiction work selected for this woman's book club Oprah |
| #4425, aired 2003-11-28 | PAPERBACK WRITER $200: Sales of the paperback of Steinbeck's "East of Eden" skyrocketed when she picked it for her book club Oprah Winfrey |
| #4288, aired 2003-04-02 | COLORFUL LIT $2000: Originally published in 1970, & later an Oprah selection, it was Toni Morrison's first novel (wink, wink) "The Bluest Eye" |
| #4259, aired 2003-02-20 | PUBLICATIONS $200: "The O List" naming some of her favorite products is a regular feature of her O Magazine Oprah Winfrey |
| #4247, aired 2003-02-04 | NOTABLE WOMEN $1200: As head of Harpo Entertainment, she's the first African-American woman to own her own studios Oprah Winfrey |
| #4226, aired 2003-01-06 | SHE'S IN CHARGE $400: Chairman of her own company, this African-American woman & talk show host has a TV show seen in 107 countries Oprah Winfrey |
| #4220, aired 2002-12-27 | 3-NAMED AUTHORS $2000: In 2001 this novelist & short story writer's "We Were the Mulvaneys" was chosen for Oprah's Book Club Joyce Carol Oates |
| #4188, aired 2002-11-13 | TALK TV $800: An Oprah regular, this expert in "Psychology and Human Functioning" got his own show in 2002 Dr. Phil McGraw |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? $400: Bizet's "Carmen", for example an opera |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? $800: Phrase that precedes "dope" in Ali's famed boxing strategy "rope-a" |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? $1200: In an Irish battle cry, these 2 words follow "Erin" "Go Bragh" |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? $1600: (Jeff Probst reports from the Marquesas.) One of Nuku Hiva's main exports is this--dried coconut meat copra |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? $2000: In 2001 this author of "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" published "The
Deeper Wound" (Deepak) Chopra |
| #4027, aired 2002-02-19 | A NIGHT AT THE OPRAH $200: All selections of this club created by Oprah in 1996 have become instant bestsellers Oprah's Book Club |
| #4027, aired 2002-02-19 | A NIGHT AT THE OPRAH $400: It's the city Oprah moved to in 1984 to host a morning talk show Chicago |
| #4027, aired 2002-02-19 | A NIGHT AT THE OPRAH $600: Oprah began her broadcasting career in this Tennessee city at the age of 19 Nashville |
| #4027, aired 2002-02-19 | A NIGHT AT THE OPRAH $800: Whoopi Goldberg also starred in this film, Oprah's movie debut The Color Purple |
| #4027, aired 2002-02-19 | A NIGHT AT THE OPRAH $1000: Since May 2000 Oprah has published this magazine O Magazine |
| #4005, aired 2002-01-18 | SIN "D" $2,000 (Daily Double): Cattle ranchers unsuccessfully sued Oprah on the grounds that her comments about beef amounted to this defamation |
| #3981, aired 2001-12-17 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: Based in Chicago, this TV talk show host is one of the richest women in the U.S. Oprah Winfrey |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $400: In "Tara Road" by Maeve Binchy, a woman from this country swaps houses with a woman in Connecticut Ireland |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $800: One of Oprah's picks for 2000 was "Daughter of Fortune" by this Chilean author Isabel Allende |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1200: "Icy Sparks" tells of a Kentucky girl whose croaks, tics & sudden outbursts are due to this disorder Tourette's syndrome |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1600: A bruised & battered wife escapes an abusive marriage in this "colorful" novel by Anna Quindlen "Black and Blue" |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $2000: Natalie Portman starred in the film version of this book in which a pregnant girl takes up residence in a Wal-Mart Where the Heart is |
| #3923, aired 2001-09-26 | DAYTIME TV $500: Regular features on her show include Dr. Phil & her Book Club Oprah |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | 2000 AND WON $1,600 (Daily Double): The NAACP's Spingarn Medal for 2000 went to this talk show host Oprah Winfrey |
| #3860, aired 2001-05-18 | COLOR FILMS $300: Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey & Margaret Avery all won Oscar nominations for this 1985 film The Color Purple |
| #3845, aired 2001-04-27 | REMEMBER THE '90s $200: He told Oprah in 1993 that he had a rare skin disease & was in love with Brooke Shields Michael Jackson |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | WOMEN AUTHORS $200: Thanks to Oprah, her 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" was a bestseller in 2000 Toni Morrison |
| #3739, aired 2000-11-30 | MAGAZINES $200: She was on the cover of the premiere issue of O Magazine (it is her magazine, after all) Oprah Winfrey |
| #3715, aired 2000-10-27 | QUOTABLE WOMEN $200: This talk show host said in 1988, "If there had never been a Phil, there never would have been a me" Oprah Winfrey |
| #3697, aired 2000-10-03 | QUOTATIONS $600: This talk show host said, "I admire, respect & adore authors" when she was honored for her book club Oprah |
| #3688, aired 2000-09-20 | CELEBRITIES $100: If it weren't for a misspelling on her birth certificate, she would have had the first name Orpah Oprah Winfrey |
| #3660, aired 2000-06-30 | HODGEPODGE $500: In 1999 she & Stedman Graham taught a "Dynamics of Leadership" course at an Illinois college Oprah Winfrey |
| #3578, aired 2000-03-08 | WOMEN WRITERS $600: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, her "Black and Blue" was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1998 Anna Quindlen |
| #3561, aired 2000-02-14 | FICTION $100: Kaye Gibbons' "Ellen Foster" & "A Virtuous Woman" have found their way into this TV host's book club Oprah Winfrey |
| #3395, aired 1999-05-14 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $200: Oprah made this author's "Beloved" into a movie & chose her "Paradise" for the book club Toni Morrison |
| #3395, aired 1999-05-14 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $400: The title of this Bret Lott book, a 1999 selection, refers to a mom from Mississippi, not to a singer from Alaska "Jewel" |
| #3395, aired 1999-05-14 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $800: The club's first selection, this book about the loss of a child became a Michelle Pfeiffer movie in 1999 The Deep End of the Ocean |
| #3395, aired 1999-05-14 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $1000: This 1992 Wally Lamb novel hit No. 1 on the bestseller list in 1997 after Oprah selected it for her book club "She's Come Undone" |
| #3395, aired 1999-05-14 | OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB $3,000 (Daily Double): The first nonfiction work selected, "The Heart of a Woman" is volume 4 of this poet's autobiography Maya Angelou |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | IF THEY MARRIED... $200: If the queen of daytime talk married the "Seven Spiritual Laws" author, she'd have this rhyming name Oprah Chopra |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | FUN THINGS TO DO $200: When visiting Chicago, you can see this star tape her talk show at her own studio on Carpenter Street Oprah Winfrey |
| #3158, aired 1998-04-29 | STAR WARS $100: In 1998 Texas cattlemen had a beef with this talk show queen, but the jury didn't swallow it Oprah |
| #3111, aired 1998-02-23 | PHOBIAS $300: Oprah's lucky she didn't suffer from porphyrophobia, fear of this, or she wouldn't have done the '85 film The color purple |
| #3087, aired 1998-01-20 | BITS $400: On 1995's Oscar telecast, David Letterman repeatedly introduced these 2 stars to each other Uma & Oprah |
| #3012, aired 1997-10-07 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: When featured on "Oprah", her 1977 novel "Song of Solomon" returned to the bestseller list in 1996 Toni Morrison |
| #2979, aired 1997-07-10 | 1995 BESTSELLERS $400: According to the title, it's where you'd find Rosie, Oprah's chef in the kitchen |
| #2957, aired 1997-06-10 | CELEBRITY BOOKS $600: In "Make the Connection", this talk show host & her trainer reveal "Ten Steps to a Better Body & a Better Life" Oprah Winfrey |
| #2916, aired 1997-04-14 | BLACK AMERICA $200: This queen of talk shows ranked among Ebony magazine's 15 Most Beautiful Black Women of 1996 Oprah Winfrey |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | PEOPLE $100: According to Forbes Magazine, this talk show host is on her way to becoming America's first black billionaire Oprah Winfrey |
| #2743, aired 1996-07-03 | PEOPLE $200: In 1994 this talk show hostess raised $150,000 for charity by selling some of her old clothes Oprah Winfrey |
| #2676, aired 1996-04-01 | CELEBRITY ASTROLOGY $500: Sympathetic, helpful people like Oprah Winfrey are often born under this sign of the water carrier Aquarius |
| #2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BEAUTY QUEENS & PAGEANT WINNERS $200: This talk show queen once reigned as Miss Black Nashville & Miss Black Tennessee Oprah Winfrey |
| #2479, aired 1995-05-18 | SPIELBERG FILMS $400: Oprah Winfrey made her big screen debut in this 1985 film based on a book by Alice Walker The Color Purple |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | TV PERSONALITIES $200: On Oct. 23, 1994 this talk show hostess ran the Marine Corps marathon in under 4 1/2 hours Oprah |
| #2371, aired 1994-12-19 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $400: This talk show hostess was praised for her acting in the 1986 film "Native Son" Oprah Winfrey |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | NONFICTION $200: Some of this talk show host's favorite recipes are featured in the bestseller "In the Kitchen with Rosie" Oprah Winfrey |
| #2144, aired 1993-12-23 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: In 1993 an estimated 90 million viewers watched her TV interview with Michael Jackson Oprah Winfrey |
| #2078, aired 1993-09-22 | RESTAURANTS $500: Oprah Winfrey co-owns The Eccentric in this city, & Oprah's potatoes are featured on the menu Chicago |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN $600: According to Forbes mag., this talk show host was the highest paid female entertainer of 1991 & 1992 Oprah Winfrey |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | OPRAH WINFREY $100: In 1984 Oprah moved to this city to host a talk show that was soon expanded & renamed for her Chicago |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | OPRAH WINFREY $200: Of Harpo, Chico or Groucho, the name of Oprah's production company Harpo |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | OPRAH WINFREY $300: While still a senior in high school, Oprah began her broadcasting career in this Tennessee capital Nashville |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | OPRAH WINFREY $400: Oprah was nominated for an Oscar for her movie debut in this film that starred Whoopi Goldberg The Color Purple |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | OPRAH WINFREY $500: "The Women of" this "Place" was an acclaimed miniseries that Oprah co-executive produced Brewster |
| #1668, aired 1991-11-27 | TALK SHOW HOSTS $200: In 1983 she began her now nationally known talk show in St. Louis Sally Jessy Raphael |
| #1613, aired 1991-09-11 | BLACK AMERICA $200: In her freshman year at college this TV talk show host was named Miss Black Nashville & Miss Black Tennessee Oprah Winfrey |
| #1601, aired 1991-07-15 | ANAGRAMMED NAMES $100: Talk show hostess Winfrey & 1 of the Marx Brothers Oprah & Harpo |
| #1449, aired 1990-12-13 | PEOPLE $100: Her name was supposed to be Orpah, but it was misspelled on her birth certificate Oprah Winfrey |
| #1294, aired 1990-03-29 | CELEBRITIES $100: This talk show queen sometimes seats people at the Eccentric Restaurant in Chicago -- she's a co-owner Oprah Winfrey |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | TALK SHOW HOSTS $100: TV Guide said, with an estimated worth of at least $250 million, she may be the richest woman on TV Oprah Winfrey |
| #1175, aired 1989-10-13 | TV TRIVIA $300: Her largest audience watched her "Diet Show" on which she discussed losing 67 pounds Oprah Winfrey |
| #1124, aired 1989-06-22 | FAMOUS FOLKS $500: Stedman Graham is her steady boyfriend Oprah Winfrey |
| #921, aired 1988-09-12 | PEOPLE $200: This talk show host says her feet are still on the ground, "they're just wearing more expensive shoes" Oprah Winfrey |
| #719, aired 1987-10-22 | ANAGRAMS $300: 1st name of the actress who was married to Harpo in "The Color Purple" Oprah (from Harpo) |
| #644, aired 1987-05-28 | BLACK AMERICA $200: This Chicago-based talk show host once won the Miss Black Tennessee Pageant Oprah Winfrey |
