| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $800: "Oh, geez... George, it turns out Bedford Falls would be better off if you'd never been born. Now... this is awkward" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | BEST PICTURE WINNERS IN A NUTSHELL $600: 2020:
After losing everything, a van-dwelling woman travels the American West looking for work Nomadland |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | THIS OR THAT $800: Last name of the singer of "What A Wonderful World" in '67 & the man who got a Moon's-eye view of it in '69 Armstrong |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | MICKEY'S MANTEL $1200: "The Wonderful World of Disney" won a Peabody Award in 1999 for this musical that had Kathy Bates as evil Miss Hannigan Annie |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | CLASSIC MOVIES $200: "No man is a failure who has friends" is just one of the lessons George Bailey learns in this Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | LORD OF THE DINGS $2000: In "It's a Wonderful Life", little Zuzu Bailey says, "Every time a bell rings", this happens an angel gets his wings |
| #8714, aired 2022-10-06 | INSIGNIFICANT IDIOMS $1200: In "It's a Wonderful Life", Bailey Building & Loan is described with this contemptuous term from the poker table penny ante |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | MODEL BEHAVIOR $1200: Pattie Boyd was a star model of the swinging '60s before she was a musical muse who inspired this man's "Wonderful Tonight" Eric Clapton |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $200: In 1974 a copyright renewal failure let "Life" lapse into this 2-word "area"; royalty-free, it aired repeatedly & popularity soared the public domain |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $400: Separated from his real-life brother at the holidays, Kieran Culkin catches "Life" in film 1 & again in "2" in this series Home Alone |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $600: This actress came by her all-American image honestly; her hometown of Denison, Iowa has been compared to Bedford Falls Donna Reed |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $800: Known for upbeat films, this director said "Life" was "the greatest film I had ever made", but it didn't do well at the box office (Frank) Capra |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $1000: The schemes of this wealthy, cackling character include offering George a job Potter |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | FAMOUS NAMES $7,000 (Daily Double): In 1922 this archaeologist sent a cable saying, "At last have made wonderful discovery in valley" (Howard) Carter |
| #8415, aired 2021-06-04 | CINEMATIC CITIES & TOWNS $2000: At one point in this 1946 film, Bedford Falls is renamed Pottersville It's a Wonderful Life |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | OF POP CULTURE MICE & MEN $400: This "Simpsons" duo starred in "Candle in the Wound" & "It's a Wonderful Knife" Itchy & Scratchy |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | CHRISTMAS MOVIES $600: Basically, this heartwarming Frank Capra classic is about a disgraced financier having an incredibly rough Christmas Eve It's a Wonderful Life |
| #8277, aired 2020-11-10 | MARIAH CAREY $400: (Mariah Carey presents the clue.) In 2019, I made a festive new video for this holiday song--the "Make My Wish Come True" edition "All I Want For Christmas Is You' |
| #8187, aired 2020-03-24 | FILM ANALYSIS $2,000 (Daily Double): A Raquel Welch poster does a lot more than just hang on the wall in Andy Dufresne's prison cell Shawshank Redemption |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | A NOVEL PASSAGE $800: "The report spread of a wonderful Yahoo, that could speak like a Houyhnhnm" Gulliver's Travels |
| #8156, aired 2020-02-10 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $3,000 (Daily Double): A holiday classic where an angel gets his wings & Roberto Benigni gets an Oscar It's a Wonderful Life Is Beautiful |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | THE GOOD DOCTOR $3,800 (Daily Double): A vizier to Djoser, this Egyptian was one of the few mortals to be completely deified & was worshipped as the god of medicine Imhotep |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | THE MOVIES $800: I always tear up at the line "A toast to my big brother, George. The richest man in town!" in this Jimmy Stewart film It's a Wonderful Life |
| #8026, aired 2019-07-01 | DANES $600: Comedian Victor Borge's inflationary words turn this phrase into "You look twoderful threenight" you look wonderful tonight |
| #7901, aired 2019-01-07 | PAGAN LORE $800: Summerland sounds like a wonderful new housing development, but it's a pagan term for this place the afterlife |
| #7896, aired 2018-12-31 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $3,000 (Daily Double): He wrote 1899's "Father Goose"; he came up with a "Wonderful" adventure the following year L. Frank Baum |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE $400: Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, whose life changes on Christmas Eve in this movie classic It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7794, aired 2018-06-28 | GEORGE GERSHWIN $2000: George's song "'S Wonderful" was featured in this Oscar-winning 1951 film starring Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron An American in Paris |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | MOVIES' OPENING LINES $800: 1946:
"I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7767, aired 2018-05-22 | I READ YOU LOUD & CLEAR! $600: "'It's a wonderful knocker!--here's the turkey, hallo! Whoop! How are you! Merry Christmas!'" Dickens |
| #7565, aired 2017-06-30 | "IT'S" A MOVIE $400: 1946:
Mr. Potter commits grand theft It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | 1940s MOVIE QUOTES $3,000 (Daily Double): Jimmy Stewart:
"Attaboy, Clarence" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7439, aired 2017-01-05 | A FILM CLASSIC $600: 1946:
George Bailey learns he's the richest man in town It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7415, aired 2016-12-02 | "Y"s UP $600: George Bernard Shaw supposedly said, this "is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children" youth |
| #7352, aired 2016-07-26 | THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.) The B-24 Liberator was the most-produced U.S. aircraft of WWII; pilots who flew it on hazardous bombing missions over Germany included Senator George McGovern & this star of "It's a Wonderful Life" (Jimmy) Stewart |
| #7279, aired 2016-04-14 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SYDNEY $400: Sydney's 110,000-seat Stadium Australia, designed primarily to host this event, opened in 1999 the Summer Olympics |
| #7279, aired 2016-04-14 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SYDNEY $1600: Sydney is the capital of this state in Australia's southeast corner New South Wales |
| #7279, aired 2016-04-14 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SYDNEY $2000: This convict-unloading bay a few miles to the south is now ringed by Sydney's suburbs Botany Bay |
| #7171, aired 2015-11-16 | THE METROPOLITAN OPERA $1000: One of the greatest pieces for a baritone is the "Largo al factotum", a patter song that Figaro delivers with bravura as he enters this opera The Barber of Seville |
| #7153, aired 2015-10-21 | DIRECTORS BY FILM $400: 1946:
"It's a Wonderful Life" (Frank) Capra |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | MOVIE QUOTES $2000: From 1946:
"I'm givin' out wings!" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #7114, aired 2015-07-16 | HISTORY, OLD & NEW $3,200 (Daily Double): In effect the last battle of the Wars of the Roses was on this field on August 22, 1485 Bosworth |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | WHAT A WONDERFUL "WORLD" $200: Line that begins Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man" speech from "As You Like It" All the world's a stage |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $800: Jimmy Stewart meets an angel & a Monty Python member is mistaken for the Messiah It's a Wonderful Life of Brian |
| #6738, aired 2013-12-25 | NEW YORKERS $1000: This "'S Wonderful" composer was a Brooklyn boy who died tragically young at age 38 (George) Gershwin |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | SAME ROLE, SAME FILM $800: Bobby Anderson & James Stewart as George Bailey (1946) It's A Wonderful Life |
| #6575, aired 2013-03-29 | WHAT'S YOUR BAILEY-WICK? $400: George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart):
The town of Bedford Falls in this Christmas film It's A Wonderful Life |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | JIMMY'S ON TOP $800: In 1985 this actor's wonderful life included getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the USA's highest civilian honor Jimmy Stewart |
| #6402, aired 2012-06-19 | THE NAME ON THE AIRPORT $200: What a wonderful world! In 2001 the New Orleans airport was renamed to honor this jazz great's 100th birthday Louis Armstrong |
| #6341, aired 2012-03-26 | WEDDING SONGS $400: "I see trees of green, red roses too" & couples slow-dancing to this Louis Armstrong tune "What A Wonderful World" |
| #6337, aired 2012-03-20 | MOVIE QUOTES $800: 1946: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #6293, aired 2012-01-18 | BARTLETT'S PAIRS $800: Fred Allen gets 2 zingers, including "California's a wonderful place to live--if you happen to be" this fruit orange |
| #6272, aired 2011-12-20 | HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDDING $400: If she's married, this principal attendant to the bride gets a more matronly title maid of honor |
| #6272, aired 2011-12-20 | HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDDING $2000: A popular wedding march comes from music Mendelssohn wrote for this magical Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| #6195, aired 2011-07-15 | FILM FIRST NAMES $2000: First name of Harry Bailey's big brother in "It's A Wonderful Life" George |
| #6132, aired 2011-04-19 | "WONDER" LAND $400: Jimmy Stewart said this film was his favorite, as "it's what a true motion picture should be" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5967, aired 2010-07-20 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $400: "Oh, geez... George, it turns out Bedford Falls would be better off if you'd never been born. Now... this is awkward" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | "S"WONDERFUL $200: Here's the church; here's the high tower rising above it that's usually capped with a spire a steeple |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | "S"WONDERFUL $400: This Georgia city, home to the Bonaventure cemetery & statues, has been called "America's most haunted" Savannah |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | "S"WONDERFUL $600: The buzz is that rocker Gordon Sumner got this nickname from wearing a favorite yellow & black sweater Sting |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | "S"WONDERFUL $800: A wonderful vaccine largely for older people can help prevent this disease carried by the same virus as chicken pox shingles |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | "S"WONDERFUL $1000: A blushing crow rather than a crushing blow is an example of this play on words a spoonerism |
| #5848, aired 2010-02-03 | MOVIE OBJECTS $1000: When Jimmy Stewart finds these items from his daughter Zuzu in his pocket in "It's a Wonderful Life", all is well the flower petals |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | UNREAL ESTATE $200: Bedford Falls is the setting of this classic 1946 Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5802, aired 2009-12-01 | THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID $400: "I knew then that 'W-A-T-E-R' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand" Helen Keller |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | "S" WONDERFUL $400: It's the ultimate high spiked heel a stiletto |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | "S" WONDERFUL $800: A principal religion of Japan, it has no official sacred scriptures Shinto |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | "S" WONDERFUL $1200: This instrument of the lute family is popular in northern India the sitar |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | "S" WONDERFUL $1600: A fungus & an alga in lichen is a classic example of this type of mutualism symbiosis |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | POPULAR DOG NAMES $1600: It's the last name of the character who said, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings" Bailey |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | "S" WONDERFUL $2000: eBay owns this VoIP provider that's based in Luxembourg Skype |
| #5685, aired 2009-05-01 | ANGELS $400: After 200 years Clarence Oddbody finally gets his wings in this 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5551, aired 2008-10-27 | MOVIES ON MY TiVo DVR $400: Angels talking about George Bailey / I can't stand to watch that Mr. Potter / An angel gets his wings It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5464, aired 2008-05-15 | CLASSIC MOVIES $400: Jimmy Stewart finds out what it would be like if he'd never been born in this Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life |
| #5433, aired 2008-04-02 | WORDS WITH 5 VOWELS $3,000 (Daily Double): It's Greek to me, this noun, a feeling of extreme happiness & well-being--
it's wonderful! euphoria |
| #5372, aired 2008-01-08 | FROM SCREEN TO STAGE $800: "A Wonderful Life" is a charming musical adaption of this director's classic film "It's A Wonderful Life" (Frank) Capra |
| #5338, aired 2007-11-21 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $1200: Jimmy Stewart Christmas perennial about a reluctant Monty Python messiah It's a Wonderful Life of Brian |
| #5314, aired 2007-10-18 | LEONARD MALTIN'S FAVORITE FILMS $600: (Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) A story that was originally written as a Christmas card became the basis for this beloved James Stewart classic It's A Wonderful Life |
| #5313, aired 2007-10-17 | JAZZ MUSICIANS $400: His "What A Wonderful World", recorded in 1967, wasn't a U.S. hit until used in the 1987 film "Good Morning, Vietnam" Louis Armstrong |
| #5247, aired 2007-06-05 | KIDDY LIT $400: In the children's classic titled "The Wonderful" this, a character named Henry says, "There's a cyclone coming, Em" The Wizard of Oz |
| #5197, aired 2007-03-27 | WITCHCRAFT $1,400 (Daily Double): Title of a B'way play & also a Jimmy Stewart film, these 3 items are part of a Catholic rite concerning witches bell, book & candle |
| #5152, aired 2007-01-23 | A YEAR TO REMEMBER $2000: Montreal holds an expo; we excuse Dorothy Parker's dust; Louis Armstrong hits with "What A Wonderful World" 1967 |
| #5134, aired 2006-12-28 | MILLER'S CROSSING $1200: In a letter to Anais Nin, he wrote, "Was all this so wonderful only because it was brief and stolen?" Henry Miller |
| #5117, aired 2006-12-05 | CAPRA CLASSICS $1600: Before he played a meanie in "It's a Wonderful Life", he was one of the good people in "You Can't Take It With You" Lionel Barrymore |
| #5060, aired 2006-09-15 | DISNEY MOVIE TAGLINES $600: "She's high-society...he's back-alley...and it's a doggone wonderful world!" Lady and the Tramp |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | SNOW BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS $600: A man runs through the snowy streets of Bedford Falls shouting, "Merry Christmas!" in this 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life |
| #4911, aired 2006-01-09 | THE SPORT OF KINGS $1,500 (Daily Double): It's been said that this grandson of Man O' War had more newspaper coverage in 1938 than any public figure Seabiscuit |
| #4807, aired 2005-06-28 | WHAT'S IN A NAME $400: Latin for "happy", it was the name of several popes & a "wonderful, wonderful cat" Felix |
| #4675, aired 2004-12-24 | HOT DRINKS $2000: The angel in "It's a Wonderful Life" asks for this type of wine, "heavy on the cinammon & light on the cloves" mulled wine |
| #4671, aired 2004-12-20 | BEHOLD THE POWER OF CHEESE $800: It's wonderful to do this to cheese, reducing it to fragments by rubbing it against an abrasive surface grating (or shredding) |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | THESE WORDS ARE IN JEOPARDY! $1600: "Lucia di Lammermoor", for example opera |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | THEATRICAL ANGELS $400: "Times Square Angel" by Charles Busch spoofs "It's a Wonderful Life" & also this Dickens holiday classic A Christmas Carol |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | THE DONALD $800: On Sept. 24, 1961 this professor uncle of Donald was introduced on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" Ludwig Von Drake |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | WEIRD & WONDERFUL GUINNESS RECORDS $400: Jean Francois Vernetti has the world's largest collection of these, usually found on hotel door handles "do not disturb" signs |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | WEIRD & WONDERFUL GUINNESS RECORDS $800: Collectively the world's longest, these 10 body parts on Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City measured 261 in. her fingernails |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | WEIRD & WONDERFUL GUINNESS RECORDS $1000: You'll need about 1,400 close friends to all sit down on these "cushions" at the same time to claim the record whoopee cushions |
| #4529, aired 2004-04-22 | PICTURE ME! $400: "What a Wonderful World" it's been with this wonderful band leader's music in it Louis Armstrong |
| #4377, aired 2003-09-23 | WORLD CITIES $1600: This French Riviera city's name is spelled like a wonderful word, but pronounced like a relative Nice |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | THIS OR THAT $800: Last name of the singer of "What a Wonderful World" in '67 & the man who got a moon's eye view of it in '69 Armstrong |
| #4354, aired 2003-07-03 | PEOPLE $200: George Bailey was his character's name in 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life" James Stewart |
| #4313, aired 2003-05-07 | SCRIPT TEASE $200: 1946:
"Every time you hear a bell ring, it means some angel's just got his wings" It's A Wonderful Life |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | HUMPHREY BOGART MOVIES $13,000 (Daily Double): "It'll be you at the tiller and me at the engine, just like it was from the start" The African Queen |
| #4104, aired 2002-06-06 | SEE 'EM & WEEP $600: Who isn't moved to tears when the people of Bedford Falls come to George Bailey's rescue in this 1946 holiday classic? It's a Wonderful Life |
| #4005, aired 2002-01-18 | THE BRADY BUNCH $600: A little jealous, this middle daughter bemoaned, "All I ever hear is 'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia'!" Jan |
| #3993, aired 2002-01-02 | CHILDREN'S LIT $400: This tale from the Arabian Nights is subtitled "or, the Wonderful Lamp" "Aladdin" |
| #3887, aired 2001-06-26 | MARTHA STEWART $400: Martha says these make wonderful houseplants including the rabbit's foot & maidenhair varieties ferns |
| #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | MOVIE VILLAINS $400: Mr. Potter, a Bedford Falls banker It's a Wonderful Life |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | MOVE "IT"! $800: This 1946 film was based in part on the story "The Greatest Gift" It's A Wonderful Life |
| #3795, aired 2001-02-16 | GOING TO A BETTER PLACE $800: Xena's son & Hercules' family are dead & residing in this wonderful afterlife area Elysian Fields |
| #3767, aired 2001-01-09 | A GERSHWIN TUNE $800: Ira Gershwin was baffled by singers who clearly phrased "It's" in this song; the point was to omit "it" & slur the "s" "'S Wonderful" |
| #3744, aired 2000-12-07 | A.A. $400: He's the wonderful singer heard here:
("Wonderful") Adam Ant |
| #3584, aired 2000-03-16 | THE JIMMY STEWART FILM FESTIVAL $200: The first film Jimmy made after serving in WWII was this holiday perennial It's A Wonderful Life |
| #3574, aired 2000-03-02 | NAME THAT FLICK $200: 1946:
"I suppose it'd been better if I'd never been born at all" It's A Wonderful Life |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | THEY'RE LYRICAL $200: He wrote the lyrics to " 's Wonderful"; his brother wrote the wonderful music Ira Gershwin |
| #3457, aired 1999-09-21 | THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR $600: "Arsenic and Old Lace",
"Meet John Doe",
"It's A Wonderful Life" Frank Capra |
| #3423, aired 1999-06-23 | CLASSIC MOVIES $100: In this 1946 Christmas weepie, George Bailey knew he existed when he found Zuzu's petals in his pocket It's A Wonderful Life |
| #3256, aired 1998-11-02 | RING A BELL? $200: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings" is a line from this 1946 classic film "It's A Wonderful Life" |
| #3203, aired 1998-07-01 | ROYALTY $100: Denmark's Queen Margrethe II was born in this "wonderful, wonderful" Danish capital in 1940 Copenhagen |
| #3157, aired 1998-04-28 | GROWING UP ON FILM $600: Later in this movie, seen here, James Stewart takes over the role of George Bailey It's A Wonderful Life |
| #3087, aired 1998-01-20 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BEER $800: Slosberg is the last name of this creator of a craft-brewed "Wicked Ale" Pete (Pete's Wicked Ale) |
| #2996, aired 1997-09-15 | U.S. COINS $800 (Daily Double): Next U.S. one-dollar coin in order: Morgan, Peace, Eisenhower.... Susan B. Anthony |
| #2939, aired 1997-05-15 | FILM DIRECTORS $800: Before directing "It's a Wonderful Life", he wrote "Our Gang" comedies for Hal Roach Frank Capra |
| #2880, aired 1997-02-21 | CLASSIC MOVIE QUOTES $200: Film in which Jimmy Stewart told Henry Travers, "Well, you look about like the kind of angel I'd get" "It's A Wonderful Life" |
| #2741, aired 1996-07-01 | STATUES $200: In 1983 a statue of this "It's A Wonderful Life" actor was unveiled in his hometown of Indiana, Penn. Jimmy Stewart |
| #2662, aired 1996-03-12 | SONG STANDARDS $300: Title following "it's delightful, it's delicious" "It's De-Lovely" |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | CHRISTMAS MOVIES $100: This Capra classic was based on a Philip Van Doren Stern short story written for a Christmas card It's a Wonderful Life |
| #2516, aired 1995-07-10 | CROONERS $1000: "It's Not For Me To Say", that "Chances Are" he's a "Wonderful Wonderful" singer Johnny Mathis |
| #2281, aired 1994-07-04 | MOVIE QUOTES $100: In this film Jimmy Stewart asks Clarence the Angel, "What happened to your wings?" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #2180, aired 1994-02-11 | COOKING "A", "B", "C"s $500: These fruits, often mistaken for huckleberries, make wonderful jams, pies & muffins blueberries |
| #2178, aired 1994-02-09 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $200: This actor's hometown, Indiana, Penn., named part of a street for him; what a "Wonderful Life" Jimmy Stewart |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $500: He could have titled his 1971 autobiography "It's A Wonderful Life" instead of "The Name Above the Title" Frank Capra |
| #2116, aired 1993-11-15 | THE MOVIES $200: James Stewart film in which he said, "I suppose it'd been better if I'd never been born at all" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #2066, aired 1993-09-06 | THE MOVIES $200: This 1946 Jimmy Stewart-Donna Reed film was based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" It's A Wonderful Life |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS $200: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was first published a few days after this author's 44th birthday in 1900 (Frank) Baum |
| #1845, aired 1992-09-18 | ANGELS $300: According to "It's A Wonderful Life", it happens every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings |
| #1582, aired 1991-06-18 | MOVIE QUOTES $1000: "Well, you look about the kind of angel I'd get. Sort of a fallen angel, aren't you?" It's a Wonderful Life |
| #1449, aired 1990-12-13 | GEORGE GERSHWIN $200: In a 1927 song this letter comes before "wonderful", "marvelous", "awful nice", & "paradise" S |
| #3, aired 1990-06-30 | FILM FACTS $800: The first film Jimmy Stewart made after serving as a WWII bomber pilot was this holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life |
| #1315, aired 1990-04-27 | "A" IN LITERATURE $100: He got to marry a sultan's daughter with the help of his wonderful lamp Aladdin |
| #1138, aired 1989-07-12 | SPEAK OF THE DICKENS $600: "'S wonderful" & "'S Marvelous" might be Smike's description of this novel he's in Nicholas Nickleby |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | 1900 $800: The children's book, published in 1900, had the word "wonderful" in its title, but the 1939 MGM musical didn't The Wizard of Oz |
| #1000, aired 1988-12-30 | THE 50 STATES $800: Appalachian state whose license plates say it's "Wild, Wonderful" West Virginia |
| #564, aired 1987-02-05 | STARTS WITH "Z" $200: My oh my, what a wonderful day it was when Disney's "Song of the South" won an Oscar for this song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" |
| #534, aired 1986-12-25 | LETTER PERFECT $300: In Gershwin title, letter which precedes "Wonderful" S |
| #503, aired 1986-11-12 | SPICY NAMES $200: In 1968 film, she had a devil of a time having the devil's baby Rosemary |
| #384, aired 1986-02-27 | PREACHERS $500 (Daily Double): He's preached, played a preacher, & has made music a ministry:
"Well, now, everybody's gonna have religion and glory / Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story / Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time... " Pat Boone |
| #361, aired 1986-01-27 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: NBC's "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" was 1st broadcast this way in 1961 in color |
| #126, aired 1985-03-04 | OPERA $400: Mozart's opera about a wonderful woodwind the Magic Flute |
| #1, aired 1984-09-10 | INVENTIONS $100: Marconi's wonderful wireless a radio |
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Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
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"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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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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Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
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"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
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Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
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"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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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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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
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\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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CCH Pounder, an actress from Avatar and Brothers
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"She earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Claudette Wyms...
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Tyler Van Patten, from Burlington, Wisconsin
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"He's focusing on becoming a corporate attorney, because of his fascination...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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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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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Jeff Stewart, an executive from Los Alamos, New Mexico
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"After winning the 1994 College Championship, he went on to finish...
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
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"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
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Judy Shewmake, a retired middle school history teacher from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,801 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "SHOO-make".
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Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
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"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
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Mary Ann Stanley, a high school chemistry and physical science teacher from Statesboro, Georgia
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"She's been teaching for 22 years and is now teaching the...
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Robert Slaven, a technical products specialist originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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"He won 5 times in 1992. Today, he's a technical products...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
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"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Billy Baxter, an attorney from Richmond, Virginia
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"Representing the College of William & Mary, he won the 1992...
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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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"He was a junior at Rutgers University when he won the...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Jelisa Castrodale, a sportswriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Season 27 1-time champion: $39,399 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "jell-EES-ah KASS-tro-dale".
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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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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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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kevin O'Leary, an entrepreneur from Shark Tank
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"He's opinionated, ruthless, and one of North America's most successful entrepreneurs,...
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Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
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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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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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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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Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
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Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
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2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Evan Sandman, a hotel front desk manager from Los Angeles, California
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Season 28 1-time champion $28,801 + $2,000.
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Eureka Nutt, a paralegal from Canoga Park, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $38,701 + $1,000.
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Patrick Quinn, a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"He teaches at a school whose history goes back to a...
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Bob Verini, a director of academics for a national test preparation company from Los Angeles, California
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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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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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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Drew Joanides, a high school history teacher from Miami, Florida
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"He is one of our four teachers competing in our tournament...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
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"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
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Kennedy Stomps, a junior from St. Louis, Missouri
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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John Shoe, a third and fourth grade teacher from Lakewood, Colorado
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"He teaches at a school for gifted children who choose their...
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Caley Anderson, a junior from Santee, California
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas
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"This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
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Valerie Vicroy, a caterer from Pismo Beach, California
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Season 26 player (2009-10-19).
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Regina Robbins, an arts teacher from New York, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $90,700...
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Marshall Flores, a senior from Arizona State University from Avondale, Arizona
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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