| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WORLD ROYALTY $400: 11th century Olaf "the Tax King" was the first Swedish monarch to issue these, which must have made it easier to pay up coins |
| #8819, aired 2023-03-02 | THAT'S D-MINUS WORK $1000: The stuff farmers give their horses & cows eats up a D & becomes a fixed charge you pay fee & feed |
| #8803, aired 2023-02-08 | ACTS OF CONGRESS $200: 2016's 21st Century Cures Act told this agency to speed up the drug approval process & pay more heed to "patient experience data" the FDA |
| #8771, aired 2022-12-26 | WRONG TIME $4,000 (Daily Double): This idiom applies literally if you promise to pay 10 bucks on Tuesday & show up with 9 on Wednesday a day late & a dollar short |
| #8517, aired 2021-11-23 | BUSINESS HISTORY $1600: In 2020 the Justice Dept. wound up its case against this Sackler Family opioid maker, which agreed to pay $8 billion in penalties Purdue (Pharma) |
| #8464, aired 2021-08-12 | RIDDLE ME THIS $800: To pay up for a riddle solved, this biblical strongman murders 30 men who had nothing to do with it and steals their stuff Samson |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | "DIS"INFORMATION $800: People pay good money for this type of jeans that come already torn up distressed |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | MOVING $600: Some companies charge per stair, so you'll pay dearly to move into a NYC fifth-floor this, meaning there's no elevator a walk-up |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $200: If you've got pets, the extra-efficient "Ball Animal 2" one of these from Dyson might be worth it at close to $400 a vacuum |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $400: This company with Charles in charge will charge you nothing for a phone-assisted stock trade--plus a $5 service fee Charles Schwab |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $600: Good for unlimited train travel for a week through Austria, France & 29 other countries, it'll cost you at least $375 a Eurail Pass |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $800: You'll need a million dollars plus to own a 918 Spyder from this manufacturer Porsche |
| #8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $1000: The devil's in the details of the $1,870 Saffiano leather bucket bag from this Italian company Prada |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | 4,3,4 $1000: A body part is in this expression meaning to pay expenses someone has run up foot the bill |
| #7909, aired 2019-01-17 | THE WORLD THROUGH LITERATURE $2000: In "In the Time of Butterflies", rebels in this country pay the ultimate price for standing up to Trujillo the Dominican Republic |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | COSTS A LITTLE EXTRA $800: If you need a passport quickly, pay the State Department for this rush processing, meaning sped up expedited |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | ADJECTIVES $2000: If you can't pay certain fees, a court may declare you this synonym for needy indigent (destitute accepted) |
| #7571, aired 2017-07-10 | EVERYBODY "PAY"S $800: To keep up your good standing in the Teamsters, or to earn your position by hard work & tough times pay your dues |
| #7359, aired 2016-09-15 | TAKE ME TO COURT $2000: FICA is a line on your pay stub; this law set up a special court to approve national security warrants FISA |
| #6413, aired 2012-07-04 | HALLEY'S CATEGORY $800: The Royal Society said that Halley should pay to have this man's "Principia" published, so Halley ponied up Newton |
| #6184, aired 2011-06-30 | THE 1930s $2000: World War I veterans demanding extra pay for their service made up the 1930s group known as this army the Bonus Army |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | "PAY" UP $400: This online purchasing service was founded in 1998 PayPal |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | "PAY" UP $800: It sounds positive, but it can also be the act of taking revenge payback |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | "PAY" UP $1200: It's a bribe paid to a radio DJ to play & promote a particular song or act payola |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | "PAY" UP $1600: If you "hit" this 2-word term for a profitable discovery, it might be earth or gravel containing gold pay dirt |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | "PAY" UP $2000: Your Social Security contribution is this type of levy that comes out of your salary each week a payroll tax (a payroll deduction accepted) |
| #6042, aired 2010-12-14 | IT RINGS A BELL $400: You better pay up after hearing the bell on this the cash register |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $400: You've got to pay up on arrival with C.O.D., which stands for "cash on" this delivery |
| #5725, aired 2009-06-26 | HISTORICAL HOME SHOPPING $1000: Now up, a 4-ton bluestone dating from 2100 B.C. from this English structure! FYI, you pay your own shipping! Stonehenge |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | PAY UP! $200: It's the 15 bucks or so an insured patient has to fork over for a visit to a doctor's office a copay |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | PAY UP! $400: For working more than a 40-hour week, employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act must get this much overtime pay time-and-a-half |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | PAY UP! $600: In 1987 Marcelle Hall returned a Stradivarius her husband had stolen in 1936 & got this type of fee, $263,000 a finder's fee |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | PAY UP! $800: 9-letter term for freelance labor that's compensated per unit turned out piecework |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | PAY UP! $1000: Slang for high interest on a loan, it's sometimes shortened to "vig" vigorish |
| #5315, aired 2007-10-19 | "L" TO PAY $800: (Sarah puts her back into this clue) Most back pain is in the area commonly called the lower back; medically, it's made up of the 5 vertebrae classified as these lumbar vertebrae |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | PAY UP! $400: You may have to make a down payment on a house in the form of a cashier's one a check |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | PAY UP! $800: The traditional subsitute if you can't pay your restaurant tab; sadly, most places now have machines to do it dishwashing |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | PAY UP! $1200: In 2002 eBay paid more than $1 billion for this service for sending money online PayPal |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | PAY UP! $1600: i.e. "No Credit", the phrase "cash on" this probably comes from saloons using it as a table or countertop on the barrel |
| #4797, aired 2005-06-14 | PAY UP! $2000: Federal rules that took effect in 2004 guarantee workers making under $23,600 the right to this type of pay overtime |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | TV TALK $1200: 1980 saw this form of broadcasting's first million-dollar fight when people coughed up $15 to see Leonard vs. Duran Pay-Per-View |
| #4268, aired 2003-03-05 | SUPER BOWL BETS $2000: In 2001 this mayor had to pay up in knishes to Mayor O'Malley of Baltimore Rudolph Giuliani |
| #4112, aired 2002-06-18 | MILITARY PROMOTIONS $800: Next up the pay scale from sergeant is this sergeant who won't comfort you along with a rod staff |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | 11 O'CLOCK LITERARY NEWS $800: Up next, this title Coleridge man kills a giant bird & his South Pole shipmates pay the price Ancient Mariner |
| #2163, aired 1994-01-19 | FINANCE $200: Generally, it's any "plan" set up by employers to pay retirees a pension plan |
| #1326, aired 1990-05-14 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: In 1924 U.S. banker Charles Dawes came up with a plan to help this country pay its war reparations Germany |
| #747, aired 1987-12-01 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800 (Daily Double): Event depicted in this painting, which Newsweek captioned "Pay attention, this might come up on 'Jeopardy!'" the framing of the Constitution (signing of the Constitution of the United States) |
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