| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | DEMONYMS $500: It's how you might refer to a resident of Tirana, a capital city near the Adriatic coast--or to a resident of NY's state capital an Albanian |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | 21st CENTURY FILMS $1600: (I'm Michael Cera.) I play bass guitar in real life, so it wasn't a stretch for me to pick up a cherry red Rickenbacker 4001 as the title character of this film based on a graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | FOOD STUFF $2000: Espresso & mascarpone are ingredients in this layered Italian dessert whose name means "pick me up" tiramisu |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | LITERARY VILLAINS $800: In "You Only Live Twice", he says, "The piranhas & the volcanic mud are useful housekeepers" (maybe for "better lairs & gardens") Blofeld |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | CENTRAL AMERICAN HISTORY $800: Pineapples & bananas are now tops in Costa Rican exports, but historically this crop was their number one pick-me-up coffee |
| #8479, aired 2021-09-30 | "ST" FOR A START $400: Caffeine is one of these pick-me-up substances stimulant |
| #8112, aired 2019-12-10 | SPEAK TO ME OF FRUITS & VEGETABLES $600: To select the best parts of something from what's available, like Johnny does with a box of candies cherry pick |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | "D.M." ME $1200: You can pick up an Epson LQ-590 one of these printers from Staples for $413 dot matrix |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | PICK YOUR POISON $600: My philosophy is avoid this herb, Conium maculatum:
belladonna,
hemlock,
wolfsbane hemlock |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | PICK A "CARD" $1600: "Myo" my, it's the muscular tissue of the heart the myocardium |
| #7112, aired 2015-07-14 | RAINY SONGS $600: In "The Perfect" this genre "Song", "I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, & I went to pick her up in the rain" country |
| #7052, aired 2015-04-21 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL IN MY DICTIONARY $1,400 (Daily Double): This bird whose name also means "of prime importance" can precede "virtue" cardinal |
| #6958, aired 2014-12-10 | 21st CENTURY MOVIE QUOTES $400: "Look at me--I'm the captain now" Captain Phillips |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME $400: The current vice president's last name B-I-D-E-N |
| #6851, aired 2014-06-02 | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL $1000: "A--pint--sized--Hercules--wielding--a--mighty--club" was perhaps heard in his broadcast debut, for a 1953 Little League game Howard Cosell |
| #6741, aired 2013-12-30 | LOCO FOR LOGOS $200: Can you pick me up a little
pick-me-up from this chain? Starbucks |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | "PIC" ME! $1000: On offense, John Stockton & Karl Malone were masters of this 3-word basketball play pick and roll |
| #6414, aired 2012-07-05 | SPARE ME! $1000: (Kelley of the clue crew gives the clue) To pick up a woolworths split, a bowler tries to clip the left side of the 5 pin, throwing it across the lane to hit the pin with this number the 10 pin |
| #6262, aired 2011-12-06 | MY MOVIES $800: "My ____ Is an Alien" Stepmother |
| #5979, aired 2010-09-16 | THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS $400: An apple tree angrily slaps the hand of a Kansas girl trying to pick from it in this film The Wizard of Oz |
| #5953, aired 2010-06-30 | KITTY LIT $400: This Dr. Seuss feline said, "I always pick up all my playthings, and so... I will show you another good trick that I know" the Cat in the Hat |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | MAKING OVERTURES $1200: One of this composer's classic opera overtures is heard here Mozart |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | INDULGE YOURSELF $1600: Mmm... ladyfingers soaked in brandy & espresso! Quite a "pick me up", as the name of this Italian dessert says tiramisu |
| #5674, aired 2009-04-16 | GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION $1600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from a helicopter airfield at Marine Base Quantico.) The aircraft of marine Helicopter Squadron 1 take off from here at Quantico to pick up the president at this area outside the White House the South Lawn |
| #5353, aired 2007-12-12 | HELPING HANDS MONKEYS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads as a monkey assists its master at Helping Hands in Boston, MA.) Monkeys are suited to work because they are smart & nimble, & their hands have this feature that lets them pick up objects easily an opposing thumb |
| #5278, aired 2007-07-18 | HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY? $400: For the school play, this process of choosing actors & assigning parts started--I hope they pick me! casting |
| #4941, aired 2006-02-20 | COMMIES $2,900 (Daily Double): He left Vietnam for Europe in 1911 & was a founding member of the French Communist Party Ho Chi Minh |
| #4864, aired 2005-11-03 | BASKETBALL $400: (Hi. I'm Bill Walton.) In 1974 this team that now plays its home games in the Rose Garden made me the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft the Portland Trail Blazers |
| #4863, aired 2005-11-02 | SONGS FROM MUSICALS $400: "As Long As He Needs Me" & "You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two" Oliver! |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | PICK ME A WIENER $400: Born in the metropolis of Vienna in 1890, he directed the movie "Metropolis" Fritz Lang |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | PICK ME A WIENER $800: Born in Vienna in 1832, he was executed in Mexico in 1867 Maximilian |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | PICK ME A WIENER $1600: Born in Vienna in 1882, this little sausage joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1939 (Felix) Frankfurter |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | PICK ME A WIENER $2000: Born in Vienna in 1791, she became an empress by marrying a Frenchman in 1810 Marie Louise |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | PICK ME A WIENER $3,000 (Daily Double): Born near Vienna in 1797, he died at age 31 after being a "lieder" in his field Schubert |
| #4584, aired 2004-07-08 | THE 50 STATES $800: If you're at this state's lowest point, on the Verdigris River, stop for a pick-me-up in nearby Coffeyville Kansas |
| #4435, aired 2003-12-12 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND $400: Visiting the Callaway Plantation in Washington, Georgia you can "jump down, turn around" & do this "pick a bale of cotton" |
| #4156, aired 2002-09-30 | I INVENTED THAT $1000: In the '70s, my video game "Tong", in which you pick up olives & drop them into drinks, was eclipsed by his "Pong" Nolan Bushnell |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | MY PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT $200: To do list... oh yeah, pick up my clothes from this establishment that uses perchloroethylene dry cleaner |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | STYLIN' LIKE LARRY KING $500: I love the hummus at Jorge's...my pick, Jets by 2...don't miss "Snatch", directed by this husband of Madonna Guy Ritchie |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | PICK ME, PICASSO $100: A member of Picasso's family sued after Citroen named one of these after the late artist a car |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | PICK ME, PICASSO $200: After visiting Paris in 1900, Picasso went through the period (1901 to 1904) now dubbed this his Blue Period |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | PICK ME, PICASSO $400: This political pundit seen here wrote the biography "Picasso: Creator and Destroyer" Arianna Huffington |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | PICK ME, PICASSO $500: Originally a brand of absinthe, Pablo put a bottle of it in a 1912 work, & it put the work on a special edition label Pernod |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | PICK ME, PICASSO $1,000 (Daily Double): This new work at the 1937 Paris International Exhibition showed Picasso's loathing of fascism for all to see Guernica |
| #3167, aired 1998-05-12 | SHOW ME THE MONKEY! $1000: Pick up the pieces with this research species a Rhesus monkey |
| #3116, aired 1998-03-02 | MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $200: Pick me up some spices if you're going to this Simon & Garfunkel "Fair" "Scarborough Fair" |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | DON'T PICK ME! $100: The card you don't want to pick in this children's game is the odd queen Old Maid |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | "PICK" ME! $100: Restaurant counter pick-me-up to dig that piece of broccoli out from between your incisors a toothpick |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | DON'T PICK ME! $200: A sign on the road to Carlsbad Caverns reads, "Do not pick up" these; "prison facilities in this area" hitchhikers |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | "PICK" ME! $200: A person who separates a man from his wallet a pickpocket |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | DON'T PICK ME! $300: It's the crust of fibrin & serum that forms on a wound & then dries a scab |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | "PICK" ME! $300: Literally meaning to pluck lice eggs, it also means to complain about the smallest details a nitpick |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | DON'T PICK ME! $400: After 5 Emmys, this "Murphy Brown" star took herself out of the running for 1996 to give others a chance Candice Bergen |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | "PICK" ME! $400: Nickname of the following: a cherry picker |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | DON'T PICK ME! $500: The robber hopes his victim doesn't pick him out of this police parade of prisoners a lineup |
| #3035, aired 1997-11-07 | "PICK" ME! $500: On the third day at Gettysburg, over 3,000 Confederate men lost their lives in this single assault Pickett's Charge |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS $200: In 1968 this Massachusetts senator said, "Like my brothers before me, I pick up a fallen standard" Edward Kennedy |
| #2114, aired 1993-11-11 | TRAVEL $200: In England crumpets & Chelsea buns are often served at this 4:00 p.m. pick-me-up tea time |
| #1560, aired 1991-05-17 | THE 20th CENTURY $2,400 (Daily Double): One of two U.S. states admitted to the Union in 1912 (1 of) Arizona (or New Mexico) |
| #1510, aired 1991-03-08 | KID STUFF $400: This game, also called jackstraws, is mentioned in they rhyme, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" pick-up sticks |
| #1363, aired 1990-07-04 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $800: This senator told an audience in 1968, "Like my brothers before me, I pick up a fallen standard." Ted Kennedy |
| #848, aired 1988-04-20 | BODIES OF WATER $1,100 (Daily Double): Type of body of water, common in parts of the South that's mentioned in this song:
"Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo / Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio / Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o..." bayou |
| #681, aired 1987-07-20 | LYRICS $400: In "That's Life", "each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up &" do this get back in the race |
| #54, aired 1984-11-22 | WORLD WAR II $200: Second A-bomb used in the war used on this city Nagasaki |
|
Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
|
|
Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
|
"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
|
|
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
|
|
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
|
|
Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
|
|
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
|
|
Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
|
|
Nicole Yoon, a 12-year-old from Asbury, New Jersey
|
"She has set her sights on becoming a medical doctor or...
|
|
Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
|
|
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
|
|
Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
|
2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
|
|
Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
|
|
Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
|
|
Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
|
|
Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
|
|
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
|
|
A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
|
|
Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
|
|
Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
|
|
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
|
|
Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
|
|
John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
|
|
Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Matt Schnippert, a sophomore at Florida State University from Jacksonville, Florida
|
2001 College Championship 1st runner-up: $19,801. Matt was 19 at the...
|
|
Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
|
"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
|
|
Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
|
"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
|
|
Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
|
"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
|
|
Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
|
|
Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
|
"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
|
|
Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
|
"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
|
|
Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
|
|
Dillon McCormick, a twelve-year-old from Erlanger, Kentucky
|
"A politician, maybe. An archaeologist, perhaps. Or a psychologist like grandpa....
|
|
Brooke Martin, an eleven-year-old from Galway, New York
|
"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
|
|
Jack Weisman, a twelve-year-old from Beachwood, Ohio
|
"He's considering becoming a lawyer, just like Mom and Dad. From...
|
|
Shay Collins, an 11-year-old from Averill Park, New York
|
"His passion for music helps this future rock star to play...
|
|
Graham Doskoch, a twelve-year-old from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
|
"He wants to put his love of design and building to...
|
|
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
|
|
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
|
|
Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
|
|
Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
|
|
Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
|
2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
|
|
Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
|
|
Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
|
2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
|
Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
|
\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
|
|
Maddie Harrington, a twelve-year-old from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
|
"She wants to be a theater critic and she gets rave...
|
|
Marques Redd, a sophomore at Harvard University from Macon, Georgia
|
2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Marques was 18 at the time...
|
|
Caroline Evans, a twelve-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"The sky's not the limit. She wants to be the first...
|
|
Andrea Salt, a twelve-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona
|
"This animal lover plans on becoming a veterinarian. From Gilbert, Arizona,...
|
|
David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York
|
"A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
|
|
Ben Chuchla, a senior from Calabasas, California
|
2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Last name pronounced like "HOO-kla"....
|
|
Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Molly Gier, a twelve-year-old from Chesterfield, Missouri
|
"She is preparing for a teaching career by tutoring her peers....
|
|
Cate Heine, a 12-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"She's leaving her career path open, but wants to use the...
|
|
Patrick Zakem, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"He would like to become an architect because he enjoys visualizing...
|
|
Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
|
|
Nick Dnistrian, an 11-year-old from Webster, New York
|
"With a nickname like Elvis, this future chemist is already the...
|
|
Geneviève LeClerc, a graduate student and sales manager from Lake Forest Park, Washington
|
Season 30 player (2013-12-26).
|
|
Guil Prickette, a licensed professional counselor from Anchorage, Alaska
|
Season 25 player (2008-11-25).
First name pronounced like "GILL".
|
|
Andrew Zazzera, a twelve-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
"He has a sunny future as a meteorologist. From Virginia Beach,...
|
|
B.D. Schwarz, a twelve-year-old from Oakland, California
|
"He wants to make others happy by opening a little game...
|
|
Morgan Polikoff, a professor of education policy originally from Hinsdale, Illinois
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $25,000 + $2,000. Morgan won $20,000 on...
|
|
Diva Bole, a law student from Elkton, Maryland
|
Season 29 player (2013-01-17). Last name pronounced like "BOWL". Diva won...
|
|
Ryan Thrasher, a musician from East Lansing, Michigan
|
Season 25 player (2008-10-20).
|
|
Jessica Anderson, a twelve-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island
|
"She's known she wanted to be a teacher for six years--that's...
|
|
Jean Grewe, a graphic designer from Oak Park, Illinois
|
"She was the last 5-time champion in 1993. Today she's a...
|
|
William Garrett, a 12-year-old from Greenfield, Indiana
|
"Serving his country as an officer in the military is his...
|
|
Allison Jones, a sales consultant from Kennebunk, Maine
|
Season 25 player (2009-01-27).
|
