| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? $400: Coulrophobia:
These performers & please don't send them in clowns |
| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | THE PICTURE OF SOMEONE NAMED GREY $1200: In 1919, Sir Edward Grey came from England to try to get the U.S. to join this new world organization, didn't work the League of Nations |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $200: You will rue the day & be far from "Euphoria" if you don't remember she took home a 2022 statue for starring as Rue Zendaya |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $400: Lee Yoo-mi was a winner as Ji-yeong on this game show-set Netflix drama where second place definitely wasn't three grand Squid Game |
| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE $800: His wife said the posthumous Emmy won by this actor for voicing T'Challa in Marvel's "What If...?" was "a beautiful alignment" Boseman |
| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | SILENCE! $400: Heavier bells were silenced in this 185-foot landmark in the 1900s to make sure their movement didn't worsen its classic feature the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | ANATOMY A TO Z $800: T:
Adenoids are a type of these tonsils |
| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $1600: Lovely day, nothing to do, I'll go apricate in the sun, though I don't know why when this 4-letter synonym will do fine bask |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | AT THE START OF THE SPORT $800: Long said to have invented baseball, this military man didn't, but he was definitely at Fort Sumter when the first shots were fired Doubleday |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ACTING UP AT JUILLIARD $800: Group 1 included David Ogden Stiers, Patti LuPone & him, far from stupid as an Oscar winner for "A Fish Called Wanda" (Kevin) Kline |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY $400: It's any long, eventful journey, but it doesn't have to last 10 years an odyssey |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | ENDS WITH "B" $400: Don't let your book go out without one of these publicity notices on its jacket a blurb |
| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | OUR FLOUNDERING FATHERS $1200: Pre-"Give me liberty or give me death", he ran a failing store for his dad, didn't make it as a tobacco farmer & his house burned down Henry |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $200: It comes before poor, nap, cheap & bag dirt |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $400: A rook is a type of this, another 4-letter fowl crow |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $600: Types of these devices include atomic & grandfather clocks |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $800: Binney & Smith began selling boxes of these, made from wax, in 1903; colors ranged from black to yellow crayons |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | DON'T EAT THAT! $1000: This Peter Frampton band sang "30 Days In The Hole" Humble Pie |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | VAL, HISTORY'S CLUMSIEST TIME TRAVELER $1600: Not great with numbers, val doesn't end up in 1966 watching the launch of Gemini 10 but in London, in this year of the Great Fire 1666 |
| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | SAY IT IN SPANISH $4,000 (Daily Double): A song often heard in Spanish-speaking countries at Christmastime is this "Sabanero", meaning "My Little Savannah Donkey" Burrito |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: On the sign, "impasse" doesn't mean a stalemate in negotiations, but this other French word for a street with no exit cul-de-sac |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THE VOICE OF TELEVISION $1000: Seen here, but not heard from 2015 to 2021, he learned "F is for Family" & if you don't know him, "I'm gonna put you through a wall" (Bill) Burr |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | THAT'S SO CRINGE $200: It can mean to lack dexterity but it doesn't lack for Ws, with 2; well, this is... awkward |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | NEW YORK GOVERNORS $200: Elected governor in 1868, John T. Hoffman was the last to go from this job to higher office; Rudy, Bloomberg & de Blasio all tried mayor of New York |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | ANYTIME $400: These spies aren't tired; they function ordinarily in a population until activated for vital reasons at any time sleepers (sleeper agents) |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $200: In the 1960s, Freedomland in the Bronx was built to rival Disneyland as a history-focused one of these a theme park |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | THE MANHATTAN PROJECT $400: As you can imagine, the project was pretty hush-hush; even this guy didn't know about it until he suddenly became president Truman |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $400: Kyle MacLachlan was the clean-cut FBI agent investigating a murder in the very strange title town of this series Twin Peaks |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $600: It calls itself "the most highly recommended bed in America" Tempur-Pedic |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $800: This man had an "American Crisis" with George Washington in 1796, calling him "treacherous in private friendship" Thomas Paine |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | ABBREVIATED TELEVISION $800: Don't space out (or do) with "FAM" For All Mankind |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | "T.P." $1000: It precedes "Memo" in the title of a political news website Talking Points |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | LITERARY LINES $400: Maggie, to Brick in this play: "We mustn't scream at each other. The walls in this house have ears" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | WORDS THAT GO UP TO 11 $600: Popular in the 1800s, these meaty-named side whiskers were rocked by folks who didn't wanna grow a full beard muttonchops |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1600: The Southern or Shan-Yang part of this waterway may date from the 500s B.C.; the adjective-worthy part wasn't dug until much later the Grand Canal |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | OPERA SETTINGS $6,200 (Daily Double): Verdi's "Falstaff" is set in this town during the reign of Henry IV Windsor |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING $200: A 2022 study said this state had the longest average work week, 41.4 hours; commercial fishing & drilling for oil ain't easy Alaska |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING $400: In September 2016 the this Note 7 was recalled, as it really wasn't supposed to catch on fire (Samsung) Galaxy |
| #9076, aired 2024-04-08 | NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS $11,200 (Daily Double): The first name of this title character of a Defoe novel is an old word for a prostitute Moll Flanders |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | THINGS PEOPLE SAY $800: Something that you can't get past is stuck here, a word for a part of bird anatomy your craw |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | ON THE MAP $4,200 (Daily Double): Tourists can swim in Devil's Pool adjacent to Livingstone Island & atop this natural wonder Victoria Falls |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $200: This group of folks living in proximity without "unity" community |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS $200: Frankie Valli, of course, is a character in this musical about the Four Seasons Jersey Boys |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $400: This term for the column here without another instrument--the lute fluted column |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $600: This word without "once", but I do not think it means what you think it means inconceivable |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $1000: This word for a tract or canal in your digestive system without "lime" alimentary |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | HISTORICAL QUOTES $2000: In 1884 General Charles Gordon wrote that if help didn't come soon, "the town may fall", the town being this African city Khartoum |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | YOU CAN'T SPELL... $2,600 (Daily Double): You can't spell this word meaning to belittle without "spar" disparage |
| #9073, aired 2024-04-03 | SPRINKLE, SPRINKLE $200: This 3-letter flavor enhancer used in Chinese cooking is found naturally in tomatoes & some cheeses MSG |
| #9073, aired 2024-04-03 | STARS & CONSTELLATIONS $3,600 (Daily Double): If you're really smart, you should know that this constellation was named for South Africa's Table Mountain Mensa |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $200: Its magnetic field is 20 times stronger than Earth's Jupiter |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $400: The Rio Grande Valley is the birthplace of this dish of meat, onions & peppers sizzled & tortilla-ed fajitas |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $600: From the Latin for "close by", it's the placement of different elements side by side juxtaposition |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $800: Once the site of a state prison, this city near Chicago has an economy today based on tourism & casinos Joliet |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | "J-I-T" WORDS $1000: One of 3 core design languages, this programming mainstay is often used to add interactive features to webpages JavaScript |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | SONG SIMILES $1000: This Top 10 title from 2001 precedes "I'll only fly away / I don't know where my soul is / I don't know where my home is" "I'm Like A Bird" |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $1000: LWOP:
Luckily something that won't happen to you contestants leave without pay(ment) |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | ASTRONOMY $5,000 (Daily Double): The "E" in NASA's T.E.S.S. satellite stands for these that it's actively looking for, whether they can support life or not exoplanets |
| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | LONG WORDS $400: 14 letters:
Christian doctrine laid out by Paul in Romans 8:29-30, so god doesn't just know all but foreknows all predestination |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | CLASSIC AD SLOGANS & JINGLES $400: "I don't wanna grow up, I'm" this kind of "kid" a Toys "R" Us kid |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | A STANDOUT STAND-UP $400: What to do with Wanda Sykes' ashes? "Spread 'em over" this actress, Storm in "X-Men"; "she don't even have to be at the funeral" Halle Berry |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $1200: Paul Simon said this Yankee was baffled by a lyric in "Mrs. Robinson", telling Paul, "I haven't gone anywhere" Joe DiMaggio |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | 2-WORD POP CULTURE $200: In the preface to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we learn that these calming words are on the front of the reference book don't panic |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | 2-WORD POP CULTURE $800: This memorable 1997 Apple ad campaign notably didn't end with a "-ly" Think Different |
| #9069, aired 2024-03-28 | TOUGH VOCAB $1600: An attorney doesn't need to establish cause to exclude a prospective juror with this type of challenge peremptory |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | CRUISE LINES $600: In this comedy, Tom as studio exec Les Grossman dances to "Low" by Flo Rida & T-Pain & says, "This is... when the job gets fun" Tropic Thunder |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | PORTS OF CALL $800: The light over this river's estuary at Le Havre was one reason the city calls itself the cradle of Impressionism the Seine River |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | CRUISE LINES $1000: Tom Cruise tells Max von Sydow in this flick, "If you don't kill me, precogs were wrong & pre-crime is over" Minority Report |
| #9067, aired 2024-03-26 | PICK A CARD, ANY CARD $800: Jeopardy! isn't a card in this deck but Wheel of Fortune is; Judgement & Temperance also await a tarot deck |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | NAME THAT TOON $1000: Voiced by John Mulaney in "Into the Spider-Verse", Spider Ham isn't called Peter Parker, but rather Peter this Peter Porker |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | IAMB A POET $2000: Aye, I did write "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" & many another bonny iambic work, & ye needn't call me sir! (Walter) Scott |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | THE GRAMMYS' GREAT MOMENTS $2000: In 1975 he brought down the house with the politically charged "You Haven't Done Nothin"' Stevie Wonder |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | TURNING 60 IN 2024 $600: A perfect line from this satiric film: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room" Dr. Strangelove |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | THE LYRICAL STYLINGS OF JOHNNY GILBERT $800: "Say it ain't so, I will not go, turn the lights off, carry me home, na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na na" Blink-182 |
| #9064, aired 2024-03-21 | THE LOCALS $2000: You'll be in hot water if you can't name this Mexican state where Hidrocálidos live Aguascalientes |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE HISTORIC 1990s $600: It didn't end well in 1997 for this cult that believed a flying saucer was following comet Hale-Bopp Heaven's Gate |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | BESTSELLING BOOKS $1000: Rhonda Byrne wrote this 2006 book, a hidden "principle of the universe", but don't tell anyone; scratch that. Tell me, now The Secret |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | NEWER MACHINES & INVENTIONS $200: 3D printers aren't great for mass production but excel with these models, whose name is partly from the Greek for "first" a prototype |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | SILENCE, LETTERS! $400: Make no mistake--you don't pronounce either the "X" or the "S" in this French term for a slip-up a faux pas |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1600: A dessert made from a family recipe is the title of this Charmaine Wilkerson novel that became a Hulu series in 2023 Black Cake |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | MIND THE GAP $9,600 (Daily Double): Near where Virginia, Kentucky & Tennessee meet, you'll find this pass named for a son of George II the Cumberland Gap |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | HORRORS! $400: Catriona Ward's "The Last House on Needless Street" is partly narrated by Olivia, one of these animals, & that can't be good luck black cat |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | CHOOSE A PROTEIN $600: Rhinos don't have true horns; they're primarily composed of this fibrous protein found in hair keratin |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | BUSINESS PARTNERS $1600: Before launching a wellness studio, Elizabeth Cutler & Julie Rice co-founded this fitness company for indoor spinning SoulCycle |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | THAT'S SO 18th CENTURY $200: Russia annexed this peninsula between the Black Sea & the Sea of Azov in 1783; wouldn't be the last time they tried that, either Crimea |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MOVIE SONGS $400: A non-"Let It Go" song from "Frozen" says these "are better than people. Sven, don't you think that's true?" reindeer |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | CHAMP CHANGE $400: A 4-games-to-0 result in the World Series changes its second letter to "T" & becomes this adjective steep (from sweep) |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | THAT'S SO 18th CENTURY $600: In 1789 the Marquis de Launay, gov. of this landmark, didn't give up its munitions to the people so easily; bad move the Bastille |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | ON THE WEB $800: This search engine with a double-talk animal name emphasizes privacy, saying it doesn't track searches or collect user info DuckDuckGo |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | THAT'S SO 18th CENTURY $800: On May 1, 1776, Adam Weishaupt founded the Perfectibilists, a branch of this "enlightened" secret society... oh dear, I may've said too much the Illuminati |
| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | LOST WORKS $1200: The lost 9-hour cut of this Erich von Stroheim silent film with a deadly sin as its title likely showed money can't buy happiness Greed |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | IT'S A FACT! $800: Unlike other cats, this fastest one doesn't have fully retractable claws a cheetah |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | SKY & SEA $1200: At the beach, beware of riptides, rip currents & this, which despite its name won't drag you offshore into deep water the undertow |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | 17th CENTURY WRITING $9,200 (Daily Double): In his 1624 history of Virginia & New England, he included the famous story of his rescue John Smith |
| #9057, aired 2024-03-12 | IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS $200: Legally, it means so visible that the cops didn't have to search to find it; something obvious is "hiding" there in plain sight |
| #9057, aired 2024-03-12 | IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS $600: 2021 called & wants this phrase back that means evaluating someone's mood or energy a vibe check |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | TRAIL $200: Great Bend, Kansas was a stopping point on this historic trail that went from Missouri to the capital of New Mexico the Santa Fe Trail |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | WE'RE GOIN' TO BROADWAY! $400: Songs in this show include "King Arthur's Song", "I Am Not Dead Yet" & "You Won't Succeed On Broadway" Spamalot |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | LITERARY AWARDS $1000: The Hugo Award isn't named after Victor Hugo, but this Hugo who founded the sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories Hugo Gernsback |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | 150 YEARS OF THE 92nd STREET Y $2,800 (Daily Double): In his U.S. reading debut, in June 1966, this S. Amer. poet said his country was in full winter but his welcome was like spring (Pablo) Neruda |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | THE TALLEST ONE $2000: In boygenius, her name didn't lend itself to a category title Lucy Dacus |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | BOY GENIUS $4,000 (Daily Double): Losing his brother Giulio 1915, he buried his grief in math & physics & soon wowed the admissions panel at college in Pisa Fermi |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | MOVIE TAGLINES $400: This 2023 holiday horrorfest promised, "There will be no leftovers" Thanksgiving |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | UNUSUAL WORDS $800: Don't be stingy with the Cabernet at one of these parties of mass revelry named for everyone's favorite wine god a bacchanal |
| #9053, aired 2024-03-06 | OCCUPATIONS $2000: Terms for shoemakers include cobbler & this more archaic one derived from a type of Spanish leather a cordwainer |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $200: It's said there are "three sides to every story: yours, mine" & this the truth |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | POETS & POETRY $400: Elizabeth Bishop rhymed "disaster", "faster" & "vaster" with "the art of losing isn't hard to" this master |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | NAMES IN FASHION $400: A longtime vegetarian like parents Paul & Linda, she doesn't use any leather or fur in her designs Stella McCartney |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $600: You don't want plaque building up in these of your arteries walls |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | GETTING TOGETHER $600: John Sayles wrote a comic story about a convention of these people opposed to government, but they do happen, since the 1800s anarchists |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP'S BIG SPEECH $800: Great material comfort, or anything you enjoy but don't need a luxury |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | "V"ACATION SPOTS $200: You haven't seen a palace until you've seen this place & its immense gardens designed by André le Nôtre Versailles |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: One who has a compulsive impulse to steal items they don't really need a kleptomaniac |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | "V"ACATION SPOTS $400: Don't miss the Isaac-Potts House, aka Washington's headquarters, on your visit to this national historical park in Pennsylvania Valley Forge |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | HAPPY HOUR $800: In 1988 it became the first song with no instrumental music to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; perhaps if I whistle a bit... "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #9051, aired 2024-03-04 | NONFICTION $1000: This New Yorker cartoonist tackled the topic of her aging parents in "Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" Roz Chast |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | POP CULTURE PRINCESSES $200: Super Mario Bros. has Mario & Luigi trying to rescue her; she used to be called Princess Toadstool in the United States Princess Peach |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | DECADES $800: The "Dirty" these saw extreme weather, economic collapse & pre-code movies like "She Couldn't Say No" the Dirty Thirties |
| #9050, aired 2024-03-01 | THAT'S A LONG STORY $1200: This 1996 David Foster Wallace novel isn't quite as long as its title suggests but does run 1,000+ pages Infinite Jest |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: On this November holiday in Mexico, families gather to celebrate & remember their loved ones who have passed on Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE $400: Laugh:
Baseball announcer Jack Brickhouse didn't get this music term quite right when the national anthem was sung "Acapulco" a cappella |
| #9049, aired 2024-02-29 | AN ONOMATOPOEIA ROMANCE $400: Ah, yes, my dearest, I can't wait to say words of love to you as we "bill &" do this, like pigeons coo |
| #9047, aired 2024-02-27 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES $800: He didn't believe that "The Great Society is the ordered, changeless, & sterile battalion of the ants" Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | MEMORY $200: So you have a good memory for these? So do chimps, who in a 2023 study could recognize ones they hadn't seen for 25 years faces |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | LET'S AUDIT A COLLEGE COURSE $400: Math 0407, linear algebra & matrix theory, does not sound like an easy A at this HBCU founded by Booker T. Washington Tuskegee |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $200: If you don't vote in person on Election Day, you've cast this type of ballot, whether by mail or by early voting an absentee ballot |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | SLEEP-POURRI $600: It's the original title of the work seen here by Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla La Siesta |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | SLEEP-POURRI $1000: A feminist cause around 1914 was childbirth in this time of day "sleep" so women wouldn't remember the pain later twilight (sleep) |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | THAT BUILDING HAS GREAT BONES $1200: This Channel Island's zoo doesn't just display 'em live; you may see skulls & skeletons at the Durrell Discovery Centre Jersey |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | ADVERTISING SLOGANS $200: This brand that "takes a licking & keeps on ticking" reset its slogan in 2021 to "we don't stop" Timex |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | BRIT SPEAK $400: Can we level with you? A British landlord doesn't rent out an apartment but lets one of these a flat |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | IT'S REIGNING MEN! $400: The I didn't even rule Egypt for a year & a half, but this pharaoh II of the 19th dynasty clocked in for 66, 1279-1213 B.C. Ramses |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | 1990s MUSIC $400: (Diane Warren presents the clue.) This song that Toni Braxton wasn't too keen to record became her signature hit & won her a Grammy "Un-Break My Heart" |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | PILES $600: The first man-made nuclear reactor was a 20-foot pile of graphite blocks with blocks of this element mixed in uranium |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | ACTION MOVIES $800: "Pain don't hurt" is one of Patrick Swayze's iconic (?) lines from this 1989 cheese- & slugfest Road House |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | LITERARY HELPERS $2000: Frank helps Cora kill her hubby but is wrongly convicted of a murder he didn't commit in this James M. Cain novel The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | TV COACHES $200: Who else but this Apple TV+ coach would say, "If God wanted games to end in a tie, she wouldn't have invented numbers" Ted Lasso |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POTENT QUOTABLES $400: Cole Porter wrote, "I get no kick from" this, "mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all" champagne |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POTENT QUOTABLES $800: In "Anna Christie" Greta Garbo requested this, "ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby" whiskey |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | TV COACHES $1000: On "Friday Night Lights", this actor played a coach with a simple message for his players, "Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose" Kyle Chandler |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | ON STATES' HIGHWAY WELCOME SIGNS $1000: Once on Michigan's welcome signs, this 2-word phrase that doesn't just refer to size was also on its license plates from 1983 to 2007 Great Lakes |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POP $1600: This main character of the God of War video game franchise has issues with his dad, Zeus, who hasn't done right by his mom, Callisto Kratos |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | POP $2000: He took over from his father Ivan in directing the "Ghostbusters" film franchise Jason Reitman |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | SCIENCE STUFF $400: This iron-containing pigment in blood has a job to do: carry oxygen to tissue hemoglobin |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | DESCRIBING THE SONG $400: Michael Jackson warns about evil "lurking in the dark" & Vincent Price waxes poetic about grisly ghouls "Thriller" |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | NOTABLE NAMES $800: Though written in the mid-1840s, this pair's "The German Ideology" wasn't published in its entirety until the 1930s Marx & Engels |
| #9040, aired 2024-02-16 | OH, "MY" WORD! $1600: It's the muscular center layer of your heart wall, & you don't want it infarcted the myocardium |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | 5 FOR THE ROAD $200: The road to hell is proverbially paved with these, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to be nice good intentions |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | THE COMPOSER CONDUCTS $400: Hear tunes from "E.T.". "Jaws" & "Always" on the album he "Conducts His Classic Scores for the Films of Steven Spielberg" John Williams |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | 1970s MOVIES $800: 2 things about this 1971 guy--he's "the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about" & "no one understands him but his woman" Shaft |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | "AMERICAN" ORGANIZATIONS $1200: This organization, the AOS for short, is literally for the birds the American Ornithological Society |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | WISTFUL THINKING $400: John Greenleaf Whittier noted, "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these" 4 words it might have been |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | 50 GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME $400: In 1986 it was "6 'N The Mornin"' for him in the studio but in 2000 it was "SVU" for him on TV Ice-T |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | IT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS $800: Congress first did this March 3, 1845 in the waning hours of John Tyler's presidency, by votes of 41-1 & 127-30 to override a veto |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | IT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS $1000: After the close Nixon-Humphrey race, the House passed a resolution to abolish this system, 338-70, but the Senate didn't the electoral college |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | OH, THE PLACES YOU "CAN" GO! $1000: This national monument in Arizona preserves hundreds of pre-Columbian cliff dwellings Canyon de Chelly |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | RHYMING PHRASES $1000: A police helicopter providing surveillance is idiomatically one of these & doesn't need to blink either an eye in the sky |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | WISTFUL THINKING $2000: One benefit of reading this Stephen Chbosky book: "Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody" The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | POETRY $200: Many have wondered why Mudville's opponent didn't walk this mighty slugger "at the bat" when first base was open Casey |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS $1200: In very different musical styles, The Beatles & The Chainsmokers implored, "Don't" do this Let Me Down |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS $1600: In very different musical styles, The Animals, ELO & Sia implored, "Don't" do this Bring Me Down |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $400: Anne Hathaway is tortured, but not in that way, by a nonetheless vicious Meryl Streep in this 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SUPER BOWL STARS $600: (I'm Boomer Esiason representing left-handed quarterbacks.) Us southpaws need someone solid at right tackle like John Vella for Ken Stabler in Super Bowl XI, to protect this area where we can't see the big guys coming the blind side |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | PASTOR BROWN'S CHURCH NEWSLETTER CROSSWORD $800: Don't go to Helvetica! Use a baptismal one
(4 letters) font |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $800: There's not haunting in "Ghosts of the Abyss", a documentary by this director James Cameron |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | END OF STORY $1200: "'It isn't fair, it isn't right', Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her" is the scary end of this Shirley Jackson tale "The Lottery" |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $1200: Grisly ghost? No, this Bond title from 2015 refers to the criminal organization that's vexing him Spectre |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $1600: Jane Fonda had no bolts in her neck as the title family relation in this 2005 flick, but J. Lo wanted to scream anyway Monster-in-Law |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN'T $2000: Daniel Day-Lewis dealt with frocks, not frights, in this 2017 Paul Thomas Anderson period piece Phantom Thread |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | NUMERICALLY PREFIXED $800: This term refers to walking & standing on 2 feet, like a T-rex or a human bipedal |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | SPORTS PROFESSORS $1000: You don't see a lot of players nicknamed both "The Professor" & "Mad Dog", but this Hall of Fame Braves pitcher of the '90s pulled it off Greg Maddux |
| #9033, aired 2024-02-07 | WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? $2,200 (Daily Double): Vladimir Nabokov was an avid collector of these, called babochkas or "bow ties" in his native Russian butterflies |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO $400: I realized bluffing didn't get you too far in the event called cowboy this, in which a bull helps players know when to fold 'em poker |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | AT THE TINY DESK CONCERT $1200: The "T" on the 2014 performance of this future winner on "The Masked Singer" is that he sang "Buy U A Drank" sans Auto-Tune T-Pain |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | LAYERS $1600: This outermost layer of the Sun can't be seen with the naked eye, unless you use an instrument that adds -graph to the end of the word corona |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | LATER, DUDE $2000: As this 8-letter word can mean "goodbye forever" in Japan, most Japanese people don't use it that often sayonara |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TOOLS $400: With steel shot or sand inside, a dead blow type of this won't bounce back after striking a hammer |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TOOLS $1000: It's not a magnetic tool to help you detect a virile man, but rather its namesake item as well as nails hidden within a wall a stud detector (stud finder) |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | SOME LAZY WORDS $1200: Oscitant is an adjective that means doing this--& don't start, because I will too yawning |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | NOTHING BUT MAMMALS $2000: Secretions from the glands of these catlike carnivores are used in perfumes civet |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | THE GAME OF LIFE $200: Life can be like putting together one of these, invented in the 1760s though the tool didn't exist for another century a jigsaw puzzle |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | A LONG SESSION OF MONOPOLY $200: In the early 1890s President Cleveland wasn't "sweet" on one company controlling 98% of American refining of this sugar |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | THE GAME OF LIFE $1000: In a commencement address, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noted "You can't climb" this with your hands in your pockets the ladder of success |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | BILLBOARD'S 500 BEST POP SONGS $1200: Can't you hear that boom-badoom-boom of her "Super Bass", making the list's top 20 Nicki Minaj |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | BRAINY QUOTES $400: In a book from 1900, this character says, "I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all" the Scarecrow |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | BRAINY QUOTES $1600: "Miss Warren has brains: you can't deny that", says his play "Mrs. Warren's Profession"; the response: "Brains are not everything" Shaw |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | TECH TALK $800: The accepted levels of this technology go from 0 (a 1978 Buick Regal) to 5 (no pedals; doesn't exist yet) self-driving cars |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | ARTFUL ROGERS $1600: This artful Cowboys quarterback didn't break into the NFL until he was 27 due to a 4-year commitment with the U.S. Navy Roger Staubach |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | THE ENGLISH PAST TENSE $2000: You don't say "I brod the fish before frying it", nor "I throd the needle", so why this word meaning "stepped"? trod |
| #9028, aired 2024-01-31 | SILENT H $3,200 (Daily Double): From the Dutch for "permission", it's a leave of absence granted to a member of the military a furlough |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | VAN HALEN $200: "Can't you see me standing here, I've got my back against the record machine"; now leap in & name this hit, VH's only No. 1 "Jump" |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | TELEVISION $400: There wasn't a dry eye in the house when this show recently paid tribute to the late Len Goodman with a waltz Dancing with the Stars |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | HOT FOR CREATURE $600: Birds don't have these glands, so they take heat out of their bodies using a version of panting sweat glands |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $1200: I don't have time for your whole idea--just give me this, the essential part gist |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | ENGINEERING $1600: Your degree isn't just on paper--oh yes it is, from this Atlanta school's former paper engineering program Georgia Tech |
| #9026, aired 2024-01-29 | "D.D." $800: The people seen here don't need to go inside because they have this paycheck service direct deposit |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | DASHIELL HAMMETT $1200: This L.A.-based hard-boiled novelist said Hammett's work took "murder out of the Venetian vase & dropped it into the alley" Raymond Chandler |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | HISTORIC BATTLES $2000: In 1862's Battle of Fredericksburg, Union troops crossed this long-named Virginia river, then may have wished they hadn't the Rappahannock River |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | QUESTIONABLE SCIENCE IN POP SONGS $800: This group's "Speed Of Sound" says, "Planets are moving at the speed of light"; even hyper-velocity planets aren't that fast Coldplay |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | ON MY HISTORIC CV $800: 1905: introduced to the Russian royal family; 1915: personal advisor to the empress; 1916: doesn't quite make it to New Year's Rasputin |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | BAD BLOOD $200: In the aplastic form of this condition, AA for short, your bone marrow doesn't make enough new blood cells aplastic anemia |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | LOVE STORY $200: This title British woman imagines her mum telling her to have a fling with "Mark Darcy over the turkey curry, won't you? He's very rich" Bridget Jones |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | ART & ARTISTS $800: Here's a self-portrait of this Baroque master who didn't make himself look too full-figured Rubens |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | THE ERRORS TOUR $1000: "Howbeit the hair of" Samson's "head began to grow again after he was shaven"--these biblical people didn't think of that the Philistines |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | ONE-TERM PRESIDENTS $1200: Britannica:
He "was blaming the depression on events abroad & predicting" his foe's win "would only intensify the disaster"; it didn't Hoover |
| #9023, aired 2024-01-24 | BALD IS BEAUTIFUL $1200: This St. Louis Cardinals great slugged his 700th home run in 2022, his last season in Major League Baseball Albert Pujols |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | PEAK TV $200: Due to a mix-up, the giant robot doll from this South Korean series was briefly displayed in front of a museum Squid Game |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | LISA, ANN OR WALTER? $200: '90s Texas governor Richards who once quipped, "I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any" Ann |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM $300: Before flowers & bones, the open skies of Texas were one of her early subjects, like the 1917 work "Starlight Night" Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OBSCURE NOVELS $300: The 1929 novel "Cup of Gold" isn't on your Kindle? You might be more familiar with "The Grapes of Wrath", also by this author John Steinbeck |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OBSCURE NOVELS $400: "The Edible Woman" doesn't ring a bell? It was Margaret Atwood's debut novel before she wrote this 1985 book The Handmaid's Tale |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OZZY OSBOURNE'S FAVORITE SONGS $1200: Ozzy is a big fan of The Animals' cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", originally recorded by this "High Priestess of Soul" Nina Simone |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | ALSO A GOOD STARTER WORD FOR WORDLE $1200: Emily Dickinson,
Pablo Neruda &
T.S. Eliot,
to name a few poets |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | SCIENCE IS COOL $1500: Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn't melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this sublimation |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | BOX OFFICE SLEEPERS $1500: So she wouldn't hear Alan Arkin's profane tirades, 9-year-old Abigail Breslin wore headphones in several scenes in this 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | THE JOB IS THE MOVIE TITLE $400: Shockingly, belting out "Love Stinks" at the reception doesn't go over so well for Adam Sandler in this film The Wedding Singer |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $400: T: This defense, first used in the case of Dan White, relating to his sugar consumption & mental state Twinkie |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | SO PUT ON ALL YOUR CLOTHES $600: This luxurious velvet jacket is named for an activity you probably shouldn't do whether you wear one or not smoking |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | LET'S PLAY A GAME $800: In Stratego, the pieces that don't move are the bombs & this, & the object of the game is to capture your opponent's flag |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | FAMOUS FORGERIES $5,000 (Daily Double): Clifford Irving gambled (wrongly) that this reclusive billionaire wouldn't step forward to debunk a forged 1971 "autobiography" Howard Hughes |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | WHAT IN THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS...? $400: Goalie Patrick Roy said he couldn't hear what Jeremy Roenick said, due to "my 2" rings for winning this trophy plugging my ears the Stanley Cup |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | AN "H" & "R" BLOCK $800: The legal money of a nation is said to be the "coin of the" this the realm |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | VEGETABLE STEW $800: The first prop this comic used was a Neighborhood Watch sign that he stole to show that the Watch wasn't very watchful Carrot Top |
| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | IF FOOD BE THE LOVE OF MUSIC $400: Rihanna sang of this title treat, "can't wait to blow my candles out" birthday cake |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | RHYME TIME $400: A labyrinth fad a maze craze |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $800: A lawsuit that's dismissed "without" this can be refiled; "with" this means it can't prejudice |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $1000: A 1968 ruling said this amendment's unreasonable search & seizure clause doesn't prohibit frisking of suspected criminals the Fourth Amendment |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $100: This beverage brand debuted in 1876; you can't spell it without spelling...
B _ _ _ E _ _ E R Budweiser |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $200: This gasoline brand merged with Exxon in 1999; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ O _ I L Mobil |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | NAME THAT '90s HIT $300: Alanis Morissette: "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" "Ironic" |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $300: Toyota debuted this model in the US in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...
C A _ R _ Camry |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | THE FRENCH HORN $400: A French horn & choir comprise the iconic intro of this Rolling Stones song, in which Mick assures us, "you get what you need" "You Can't Always Get What You Want" |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | KURT RUSSELL FILMS $400: Kurt Russell's Santa is the gift that keeps on giving! He even speaks a fake language called "Elvish" in this holiday romp The Christmas Chronicles |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $400: Bronies know this plaything debuted in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ _
_ _ T _ _ _
_ O _ Y My Little Pony |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | SPELLING BIZ $500: In 1972, this brand debuted Red Zinger and Sleepy Time; you can't spell it without spelling...
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _
_ E A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Celestial Seasonings |
| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | NAME THAT '90s HIT $1200: Red Hot Chili Peppers: "I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day, but take me to the place I love, take me all the way" "Under The Bridge" |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $200: So you got one of these as a pet, like Smaug or Viserion in books; well, at least you won't need any matches for the fireplace a dragon |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | STAY SAFE $400: Follow the rule don't be the tallest object in a storm to help avoid being killed by this, like 19 Americans in 2022 lightning |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD $400: During the first millennium A.D. Brahma lost importance in the Trimurti of this religion & doesn't have tons of temples Hinduism |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $800: I don't know if this proverbially rattled item here belongs in the kitchen cutlery, but, hey, you do you a saber |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AUTHORS' BIRTHSTONES $1,000 (Daily Double): Would Alice Walker have called her 1982 novel something else if her February birthstone wasn't the color purple, this one? amethyst |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | A SEASONED FILM $400: Anthony Mackie's character Sam Wilson was introduced to the MCU in this 2014 "Captain America" sequel The Winter Soldier |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | TELEVISION $1000: Way back in season 2, he joined the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" as Frank Reynolds & hasn't looked back Danny DeVito |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | BOOK TITLES $1200: Shakespeare's Miranda salutes this Huxley title "that has such people in't!" Brave New World |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | HISTORIC AMERICAN WOMEN $1600: She gave her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech at an 1851 women's rights convention, though she probably never used that phrase Sojourner Truth |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | WORD HISTORIES $1200: An adjective meaning gigantic, it came into English in the 1700s to describe huge elephant-like bones found in Siberia mammoth |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | WORLD OF FIRST NAMES $1600: Malik is Arabic for this high title, but don't call yourself Malik al-Amlak, or this of these--vainglory makes Allah angry king |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $200: Though it only has four, this Jamaican resort town's name is Spanish for eight rivers Ocho Rios |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $300: These dancers are performing his work, "Revelations"; he's also the subject of the book, "Dancing Revelations" Alvin Ailey |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NON-MUSICAL THEATER $600: This famous author isn't a character in Edward Albee's best-known play, but her name is in the title Virginia Woolf |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CYBERSECURITY $600: Don't click on that link, dummy! You could fall prey to this common scam, which "lures" you into revealing private info phishing |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS $600: Don't forget how many other single people are out there in the dating pool:
T.A.P.O.F.I.T.S. there are plenty of fish in the sea |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS $1000: You can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in this life:
T.W.I.Y.O. the world is your oyster |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FEMALE FIRSTS $1200: In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships Simone Biles |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE $5,000 (Daily Double): Going in order on the periodic table, uranium and neptunium are followed by this element named for a dwarf planet plutonium |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | SCIENCE $1200: Sir Peter Medawar proposed Medawar's paradox to explain why this system in women doesn't reject a fetus the immune system |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $200: All hail the king! In 1991 Saskatchewan discovered it was home to Scotty, a 42-foot-long, 20,000-pound type of this dinosaur a T. rex |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $400: Bugs Bunny would've lost his mind after learning Guinness certified that one of these in Minnesota grew to be 22-plus pounds carrot |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | THIS & THAT $400: In 1993 the Supreme Court said "claims of actual" this from new evidence aren't grounds for appeal--you must have been shafted at trial innocence |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $600: Heavyweight Tyson Fury was 277 pounds for a 2021 fight; this character weighed but 190 against heavyweight Apollo Creed in 1976 Rocky |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $800: These clouds are associated with blue skies, especially the humilis type; they look all fluffy but weigh over a million pounds cumulus |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME $1000: Fluting on armor reduced weight; in Maximilian armour, a set for fighting weighed just 50 pounds, while a set for this was 100 jousting |
| #9010, aired 2024-01-05 | THE OCEAN $1200: If you don't want to miss "Krill and Grace", better set your VPR or video "this organism" recorder plankton |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | GAME SHOW $400: If you don't know that Anne Robinson hosted U.S. & U.K. versions of this game show, then good-bye! The Weakest Link |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | NEW JAZZ $1600: A 2023 Hulu doc follows Atlanta musicians fusing jazz with this 4-letter hip-hop subgenre associated with T.I. & Migos trap |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | 5-SYLLABLE VERBS $1600: To give human qualities to an animal or an inanimate object anthropomorphize |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $200: It controls the temperature in your house a thermostat |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $400: A small piece of food, or a small juicy piece of gossip a tidbit |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $600: Some runners favor this ensemble seen here a tracksuit |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $800: This violent windstorm is sometimes found "in a teacup" a tempest |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" $1000: Joel Osteen's résumé includes author, pastor & this 13-letter word televangelist |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | THOSE WHO CELEBRATE $400: Don't pester your Pagan friends on May 1st; it's Beltane, a Pagan spring festival celebrating this quality of creating life fertility |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | AT THE MUSEUM $400: A visit to Philly isn't complete unless you visit the Rodin Museum, home to this statue whose pensive pose you can imitate for photos The Thinker |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | LET'S TALK ASTRONOMY $800: An asterism is a recognizable star pattern that isn't a full constellation, like this familiar one within Cygnus the Northern Cross |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CHILD PERFORMERS $1200: On this FX series, Keidrich Sellati was Henry, the only Jennings who didn't know the truth about his family The Americans |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | MAINE ATTRACTIONS $200: For wildlife lovers, Maine offers safaris to spot this large mammal featured on its flag moose |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $300: Written in 1908, "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" features the lyric "Buy me some peanuts and" this ballpark treat Cracker Jacks |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | TINY DESK CONCERTS $300: Don't call them U2!--Larry Mullen Jr. & Adam Clayton were absent; the Edge did a Tiny Desk Concert with this singer in 2023 Bono |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | MAINE ATTRACTIONS $400: If you're in Bangor & don't scare easy, stop by this prolific writer's house, seen here Stephen King |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $600: As an April Fools' prank in 2023, Michael Che directed the audience at "SNL" to not laugh at this co-anchor's jokes Colin Jost |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | DIFFERENT SONGS, SAME TITLES $600: Céline Dion,
Huey Lewis & the News
(don't need no credit card to ride this train) "The Power Of Love" |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | DIFFERENT SONGS, SAME TITLES $800: Elvis Presley,
Cheap Trick
(Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird) "Surrender" |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $900: Many of these treasures stored at the Tower of London have been on display since 1661 the Crown Jewels |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $1200: She ran in a special election for California governor in 2021; who knows how many Kardashians voted for her Caitlyn Jenner |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | SCIENTISTS $1200: Not only did this scientist invent the electric battery as his name suggests, he also discovered methane gas Alessandro Volta |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | KNOW YOUR -OLOGIES $1,500 (Daily Double): Geek out if you graduated from MIT where the "T" stands for this Technology |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | CELEBRITY JEOPARDY AIN'T THE ONLY "CJ" $1500: The image here depicts Verdi's version of this type of entertainer the court jester |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | SOJOURNER TRUTH $1500: Though evidence suggests she never uttered the words, Truth's famous 1851 speech is known by the title "Ain't I a..." this Woman |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | TINY DESK CONCERTS $1500: For a Tiny Desk Concert he did with Sting, this "It Wasn't Me" singer proudly sang "I'm a Jamaican in New York" Shaggy |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | TOUGH 7-LETTER WORDS $400: Idiomatically, you don't wanna be naked like this feathered fellow seen here a jaybird |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | MISHEARD LYRICS $1200: A classic by this singer turns out not to be about a hip minister called "the reverend blue jeans" Neil Diamond |
| #9005, aired 2023-12-29 | IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER $800: The Mayflower spent several weeks at Provincetown before arriving in Plymouth Harbor in December of this year 1620 |
| #9005, aired 2023-12-29 | WORDS ON THE MAP $800: On a National Weather Service map, T.S. indicates this possible precursor to a hurricane a tropical storm |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | HUNT & PECK $800: This fish with the significant species name Gladius doesn't impale its prey (how would it then eat them?); it uses its long bill as a club a swordfish |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | WOMEN ON TRIAL $800: As well as high this crime, there's petty this, like by a wife against a husband; Catherine Bevan was tried for it in 1731 Delaware treason |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | NBA NICKNAMES $1000: James Harden fans have worn T-shirts with this 3-word phrase incorporating James' fairly obvious nickname fear the beard |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | TRIPLE INITIAL WRITERS $2000: The "A" that's the 3rd initial of this German writer was originally W--for Wilhelm--but he changed it to honor Mozart's Amadeus E.T.A. Hoffmann |
| #9003, aired 2023-12-27 | 2023 SPORTS HIGHLIGHT REEL $400: For the first time, the U.S. women didn't reach the semifinals of this, getting knocked out by Sweden in the round of 16 the Women's World Cup |
| #9003, aired 2023-12-27 | VÁMONOS A MEXICO! $600: Won't you have another glass of Mexican wine at a vineyard in the Valle de Guadalupe on this peninsula the Baja Peninsula |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | MUSIC TERMS $2,200 (Daily Double): You can use the black notes on a keyboard to play this common 5-note scale the pentatonic scale |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | SCIENCE & NATURE $400: When they aren't in any special hurry, the Galapagos giant type of these travel at about .16 miles per hour tortoises |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | GETTING POSSESSIVE $600: For many years "Betcha can't eat just one" was an ad slogan for these chips named for Herman W. Lay's (potato chips) |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | AGES, EPOCHS & ERAS $800 (Daily Double): This "Age" began in the 1930s with the advent of a new type of engine, though it didn't take off for a decade or so the Jet Age |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | LEGEND DAIRY $600: P.T. Anderson said the line in "There Will Be Blood" about drinking this was inspired by testimony in the Teapot Dome scandal milkshake |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | A VERY HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE $800: A bit after going on a bender in "The Breakfast Club", this actor met Santa Jr. in 2002; don't you forget about him Judd Nelson |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | FOLKLORE & LEGEND $4,800 (Daily Double): Legend says the woman with this nickname crucially carried water at the Battle of Monmouth Molly Pitcher |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $400: Technology historian Henry Petroski said that little frill on these in the party meatballs probably began as an anti-swallowing warning a toothpick |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | MOVIE VIEWING $400: She auditioned for "Twilight", but said she didn't even get a callback; eh, she's done okay since then Jennifer Lawrence |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $800: This type of fork has a special leftmost tine for cutting the treat, maybe while standing a cake (a dessert fork) |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | 2020s TV $800: You can't swing a stick without hitting an assassin in "The Continental", set in the world of this Keanu Reeves guy John Wick |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | IT'S A VISION BOARD $800: The prophet Zechariah envisions 4 of these, pulled by horses of different colors, but they don't race each other chariots |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | A LOOK BACK $800: Outraging many whites, in 1901, Teddy Roosevelt invited this eminent Black educator to dine with him at the White House Booker T. Washington |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $1200: KFC has introduced fit-on-your-finger versions of these hybrid items to eat sides such as coleslaw a spork |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $1600: Petrossian suggests a spoon made of mother-of-pearl is the material of choice for serving this caviar |
| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | DON'T EAT WITH YOUR HANDS $2000: This Spanish dish is traditionally eaten from a communal pan with a wooden spoon to scrape out the crispy rice called socarrat paella |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | ODDS & "N"s $800: Australia also has a region called this, but theirs doesn't include Vermont & Connecticut New England |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | U.S. FIRSTS $7,000 (Daily Double): The first woman mayor of a major U.S. city was Bertha Landes in Seattle; soon after came Dorothy Lee in this city 172 miles south Portland (Oregon) |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | WISH I'D SAID THAT! $1600: Attributed to Jeremy Bentham: these are "the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished" lawyers |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | BROWNIAN NOTIONS $400: He soulfully sang it's a "man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl" James Brown |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | A PROVERBIAL MESS $600: From a blood stone you get can't you can't get blood from a stone |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | THE SEA'S BOUNTY $1600: The Dover type of this fish isn't confined to British waters; it's found in the Mediterranean sole |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | BROWNIAN NOTIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): She ran Vanity Fair & the Daily Beast but said, "I didn't see myself as an editor. I wanted to be a playwright" Tina Brown |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SCIENCE $400: Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot algae |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES $400: Gregson, Lestrade, Hopkins & Jones isn't a law firm; they're guys who sought Holmes' help for this "national" agency Scotland Yard |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION $600: "Zora & Me" by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon is a mystery series loosely based on the life of this early 20th century writer Zora Neale Hurston |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | SOUNDS KINDA "IFF"-Y $800: The first "T" in GATT, they're taxes one nation puts on goods imported from another Tariffs |
| #8992, aired 2023-12-12 | BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION $1000: The name of this underworld author of "Mama Black Widow" & "Pimp" inspired the "Ice" part of Ice-T's stage name Iceberg Slim |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $400: "No thanks, Mrs. Robinson. I don't know what a 'cougar' is & I don't think I want to find out. Is Elaine home?" The Graduate |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1600: If you don't know that this popular beverage comes from the Arabic qahwah, you get 2 lumps, not one coffee |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $1600: "No. Wilson woulda killed you, Terry. You wouldn't have been a contender, just a bum, which is what you are. Sorry" On the Waterfront |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $200: You can serve stew or soup out of one of these deep-lidded dishes a tureen |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $400: A fancy fungus & a chocolate confection are both called this a truffle |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $600: "T"-errific hot sauces include Tapatío & this brand from the McIlhenny company Tabasco |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $800: Pewter is a traditional material for this vessel with a lid a tankard |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | ON THE "T"ABLE $1000: A Moroccan stew is named for this implement in which it's cooked a tagine |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | OUT OF CON TEXT $200: A memoir:
"On Feb. 4, 2004... Larry drove me to the women's prison in Danbury, Connecticut" Orange Is the New Black |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | I JUST WANT A LOVER LIKE ANY OTHER $200: Trust your friends--don't pass up this type of set-up evening, also the title of several TV shows including one Nikki Glaser hosted blind date |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | DOUBLE TALK $400: In a nursery rhyme it precedes "pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her" Peter, Peter |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THREESOMES $200: If your clothing catches fire (though hopefully it won't), this 3-pronged fire safety mantra will remind you what to do stop, drop & roll |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BY INITIALS $200: A mischievous fairy named Puck just can't stop pranking people:
A.M.N.D. A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THREESOMES $300: According to the carol, it's what "my true love gave to me" on the third day of Christmas; I just hope he wasn't regifting 3 French hens |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | I WANT MY "M" TV $400: Bryan Cranston said if this Fox sitcom had been renewed for one more season, he wouldn't have been available to play Walter White Malcolm in the Middle |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BY INITIALS $400: It opens with the famous line, "If music be the food of love, play on":
T.N. Twelfth Night |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHOUT IT OUT! $400: This online game spawned a battle cry that's now synonymous with idiocy gone rogue: "Leeroy Jenkins!" World of Warcraft |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BY INITIALS $500: Valentine & Proteus are the guys that form this titular pair:
T.T.G.O.V. The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | CELEBRITY TELL-ALLS $600: "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing":
He revealed that future editions of his memoir will not include Keanu Reeves Matthew Perry |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | ROAD TRIP "I SPY" $800 (Daily Double): I spy...
the "American Gothic" house,
the future birthplace of James T. Kirk &
the "Field of Dreams" movie site Iowa |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | A CHANGE OF "PACE" $900: In a hit song, the Weeknd sang, "I can't feel my" this "when I'm with you, but I love it" face |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | SPELLED RONG ON PURPOSE $900: A drizzle of this bright yellow dip from Kraft may get kids to eat their veggies --though it won't improve their spelling Cheez Whiz |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | THE MOON $1000: The Apollo astronauts didn't fire muskets on the Moon, but they did report that moondust smells of this burnt explosive gunpowder |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | LITERARY TOURISM $1000: Have a pint at Pete's Tavern in the Big Apple but don't expect to get the booth where O. Henry wrote this poignant Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi" |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | CHORUS LINES $1200: "It's time to try defying gravity, I think I'll try defying gravity, and you can't pull me down" Wicked |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | CHORUS LINES $1500: "I don't need sunshine now to turn my skies to blue, I don't need anything but you" Annie |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS $400: Most visitors to the Capitoline Museums don't turn to stone when they see Bernini's bust of this slithery gal Medusa |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | FEEDBACK: SANDWICH $600: I like the sweet marshmallow creme with savory peanut butter in this sammy, a New England fave, but don't love the texture a fluffernutter |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | PURPLE PROSE & POETRY $600: Author who wrote that it angers God "if you walk by the color purple in a field... and don't notice it" (Alice) Walker |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: A publisher bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 or fewer words; the result was "Green Eggs and Ham" Dr. Seuss |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | I THINK WE LEFT SOMEONE OUT $600: The Jackson 5 consisted of Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael &... Tito |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $1,600 (Daily Double): An out-of-control dog meets his match in John Grogan's him "and the Kittens" Marley |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS $200: If you're frigophobic, you won't like your pease porridge this way cold |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS $600: Georgie Porgie didn't suffer from philemaphobia, a fear of this kissing the girls (kissing anybody) |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | EVE 6 $800: In this 1978 film Eve Arden plays the principal who threatens a cocky T-Bird with "banging erasers after school" Grease |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS $800: While Mary, Mary was quite contrary, she didn't seem to have anthophobia, a fear of these flowers |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | AEROSMITH $1000: "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", Aerosmith's first No. 1 hit, was from this movie Armageddon |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | OK, CORRAL ME $2000: Don't worry, I show no signs of this, FMD for short--the U.S. hasn't had an outbreak since 1929 & let's keep it that way foot-and-mouth disease |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | FUN WITH GEOMETRY $2000: A spheroid might say, you can call me prolate or this, like the Earth--just don't call me late for dinner oblate |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | CHECK IT & SEE $200: This hairstyle used to have serious buzz beehive |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | ECON 101 $200: Governments deal with monopolies by using these sorts of laws that sound like they literally don't have faith an antitrust law |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $400: Degas often worked with these chalk-like sticks of powdered pigment whose name also means delicate in color pastels |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $400: This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & bird eggs a hedgehog |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $800: 1947's "Lucifer" was one of the first "poured" paintings by this artist Pollock |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | QUOTABLE QUOTES $1200: In 2005 he urged Stanford's graduating class, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life" Steve Jobs |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $1600: Georges Seurat painted "A Sunday on" this island, literally "the big platter" La Grande Jatte |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $2000: This late graffiti artist's paintings are paired with Maya Angelou's poems in the children's book "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Basquiat |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE… $3,000 (Daily Double): A 1912 work by Marc Chagall is titled after this musician found in the title of a Broadway show The Fiddler |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS $200: We don't see what was so good about this 2-word term for the worldwide 1930s economic disaster the Great Depression |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | LUCK OF THE DRAW $200: From the Latin for "instill with life", it's the creation of a motion picture from a series of still images animation |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | BEN FRANKLIN'S DRINKER'S DICTIONARY $1200: "He sees" these (Ben probably didn't mean Walter Payton & Dick Butkus) bears |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHAT THE "EFF"?! $200: A designation for certain washing machines designed to save water & energy, "HE" stands for "high" this efficiency |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHISTLING HALL OF FAME $300: In a 1988 a cappella chart-topper, Bobby McFerrin serves up whistling & this titular advice "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FILMS TURNING THE BIG FOUR-OH $300: In "A Christmas Story", Ralphie says the "Queen Mother of dirty words" but this other "F" word is swapped in to keep it clean fudge |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SKIN CARE $400: Don't forget the SPF! Exposure to UV radiation can damage skin cells & cause inflammation--better known as this a sunburn |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FILMS TURNING THE BIG FOUR-OH $400: Thanks to the Griswolds' pea-green Family Truckster, sales of these plummeted after the release of "Vacation" a station wagon |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SLOVENIA, BABY, SLOVENIA! $600: The National Tourist Board proudly hypes Slovenia as "the only country in the world with" this word "in its name" love |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | "SESAME STREET" SONG PARODIES $1000: After being stood up by the "letter of the day", she sings "I Don't Know Why 'Y' Didn't Come", a take on her hit "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SLOVENIA, BABY, SLOVENIA! $1500: Can't find Slovenia on a map? Look for the shape of this animal, which it's widely said to resemble a chicken |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FAR OUT $2,500 (Daily Double): Seen during a total solar eclipse, this outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere shares its name with a Mexican beer brand corona |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | NAME THAT 1990s YEAR $800: Michael Jordan is named MVP of the NBA Finals 1993 ('91, '92, '96, '97 or '98) |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | FLOWER POWER $800: I can't recall the last time that I saw one of these hyphenated perennials, from the Old French "ne m'oubliez mie" a forget-me-not |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | RIBS $800: The lowest two pairs of ribs in humans are known by this suspended adjective, as they don't attach in the front floating |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $1600: A warning that some of the T's & button-downs are grimy a shirt dirt alert |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC $400: There must be a "Gap" in your memory if you don't know that Nashville lies on this river the Cumberland |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | TIPS FROM THE ANCIENTS $400: In his "Analects", this Asian thinker was among those who suggested not to do to others what you don't want done to you Confucius |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $2000: In a 1984 film, Peter Weller is this lead singer backed by the Hong Kong Cavaliers Buckaroo Banzai |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | PUT ME IN $400: You can't use plain old rice if you're going to make sushi; it's got to be treated with me, the "rice" type of this vinegar |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | BIBLICAL ZOO $800: According to Deuteronomy 17:1, if your bullock is blemished you can't use it as this a sacrifice |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | OXYMORONS $1200: A substitute master of ceremonies for a TV talk show guest host |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH $400: In 1914 Franz Ferdinand didn't say "take me out" but was anyway, via this a gun |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | "B"OOKS $1,000 (Daily Double): The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing bel canto |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | BELGIUM $2000: In WWI the second battle of this western Belgian cit"Y" saw some of the earliest use of deadly poison gas Ypres |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | ALL ABOUT ACTING $400: Stage backdrops are part of this; don't crash through it & don't, by overacting, "chew" it scenery |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | COMMUNICATION $2000: In 1962 NASA teamed with AT&T to create this, the first active communications satellite Telstar |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL $2,600 (Daily Double): This 17th c. work says, "Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is... saw, and pined his loss" Paradise Lost |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | A MATTER OF TASTE $800: Cacao beans, the source of chocolate, aren't sweet; they contain this bitter popular stimulant caffeine |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | A MATTER OF TASTE $1600: Don't bring the "May" type of this to your teacher; Webster's says it tastes "insipid" apple |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS $200: Just before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE $600: In Louisiana, Beauregard isn't a county but this corresponding unit a parish |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS $1000: It's the main reason in Wyoming why a man can't marry his widow's sister because he's dead |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | NAME THE JAMES $1200: After this author's death on January 13th, 1941, the wake wasn't for Finnegan, but for him Joyce |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | LIFE OF PI $2000: Johann Lambert wasn't delusional in 1761 when he showed that pi is one of these numbers irrational |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS $400: Behave or I'll turn this car around right now! This many degrees--half a circle; don't think I won't 180 |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS $800: If you sit that close to the TV & burn this eye part that receives images from the lens, don't come running to me the retina |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE $1,000 (Daily Double): Wish you weren't here! Our raft is nearing the drop of this tallest Venezuelan cataract! See you next fall! Angel Falls |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $200: It's the term for a 200th anniversary; the United States celebrated one in 1976 bicentennial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL $300 (Daily Double): Tommy Shelby and his sharp-hatted gang carve out a crime empire in post-WWI England Peaky Blinders |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $400: Stereotypes about this demographic -- also known as "Gen Y" -- include "tech-savvy" & "saddled with student loan debt" millennial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $400: It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it ping me |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $600: It describes the "first pitch" thrown by a guest of honor at a baseball game -- a nice way of saying it doesn't actually count ceremonial |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON $800: Tomato sauce is in Sloppy Joes with beef, & beef is with bacon in this beloved Wendy's burger, introduced in 2007 the Baconator |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $800: Showcasing life in the 18th century, this Virginia attraction calls itself "the world's largest living history museum" Colonial Williamsburg |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | "N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT $1000: It's the 2000 comedy with the Sandra Bullock line, "I'm in a dress, I have gel in my hair... & I'm armed. Don't mess with me" Miss Congeniality |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $1000: Hey, fulcrum lovers! At Columbus, Ohio's Center of Science & Industry, kids can lift a 2,437-lb. car using this bar a lever |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | U.S. "WORLD CAPITALS" $1200: If you like brats & getting barreled, head to Sheboygan in this state, the "world capital" of bratwurst & freshwater surfing Wisconsin |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ROGET'S BUTT $1500: Honky tonk! Trace Adkins chose this synonym for "butt" for a 2005 hit country song badonkadonk |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Behind thick glass in the Gems & Minerals Hall of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Tom's Baby is an 8-lb nugget of this gold |
| #8972, aired 2023-11-14 | TALK CLEANLY TO ME $2,600 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "clean", it's a 6-letter adjective for virgin, hey! still not touched for the very first time chaste |
| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | FROM THE ITALIAN $400: Italian for "unknown", it's how you travel when you don't want to be recognized incognito |
| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | DOGS & CATS LIVING TOGETHER $400: Dogs & cats shouldn't share food, as cats are obligate these & their chow is too high in protein to be good for dogs carnivores |
| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | OLD NAMES FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS $800: An old name for influenza wasn't grab or clutch but this, from French for "seize" the grippe |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | I PITY DA FOOD! $400: Slaughterhouses don't have to ask & pay for USDA grades for this meat, be it in chop, loin or rib form pork |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS $2000: In a painting by Agnolo Bronzino, Cosimo de' Medici is portrayed as this poet & lyre player Orpheus |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | DUDE-ER-ONOMY $2000: He didn't say much as Silent Bob in "Clerks", but no one in the film could say anything without him; he wrote the pic too Kevin Smith |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | MESSAGE IN A BATTLE $400: 3 legions were massacred in the 9 A.D. Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; message to this empire:
Don't cross the Rhine! the Roman Empire |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $400: 2 odorless ingredients in your Pepsi are caffeine & this gas that gives it bubbles carbon dioxide |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $800: It's generally odorless, so an odorant is added to let you know if there's a leak or if you left the oven on natural gas |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | IT JUST SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE $1200: This letter means "and" in Spanish Y |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $1200: Pure sulfur is odorless; the smelly stuff is stinkdamp, also known as H2S or this more technical term hydrogen sulfide |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS $1200: The adjective "blithe" is closely related to this word meaning "ecstasy" bliss |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS $1600: This feeling of awe & respect follows "Your" in a form of address for certain clergymen Reverence |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | TALK ABOUT... PUP MUSIC $2000: This band sang, "I don't practice Santeria" & also let us know "I love my dog", a tune on a "Best of" album in 2008 Sublime |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $2000: Odorless & tasteless in its purified form, it's used to set aspics gelatin |
| #8965, aired 2023-11-03 | THIS CATEGORY DOESN'T STINK $4,000 (Daily Double): A strange visitor from another planet would find this gas, atomic number 36, odorless & colorless krypton |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | MISNOMERS $400: The Pennsylvania Dutch weren't Dutch immigrants, they were of this background German |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | SOUSED $1200: This tequila relative can make you see things, but isn't the same as the similarly spelled hallucinogen mescal |
| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | MISNOMERS $1600: What's called India ink didn't come from India, but from this country China |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1600: The ancient Romans didn't need this Greek god anymore, not after renaming him Vulcan Hephaestus |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | G-I TRACT $200: 2003 film Richard Roeper deemed "one of the worst movies I've ever seen"; at least it didn't keep Ben & J.Lo from reuniting Gigli |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | MARRIAGE STORY $200: 1946:
"Julia McWilliams! What's cookin'?"
"I just got married"
"Tasty! To whom?"
"His last name is" this Child |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | VITAMINS & MINERALS $300: Un-poke that straw from your orange: turns out this vitamin won't actually prevent colds, though it may shorten them vitamin C |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | MARRIAGE STORY $400: 1985:
"Phylicia Ayers-Allen!
How's TV?"
"I just got married"
"Who's the groom?"
"His last name is" this Rashad |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $400: This founding father didn't throw away his shot to be the only Constitution signer from New York Hamilton |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $500: In 1790, this smallest of the 13 original colonies became the last to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | VITAMINS & MINERALS $1200: The unsung hero of bone health, this vitamin directs calcium to your bones & keeps it there; isn't that special? vitamin K |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | IN BOOKSTORES NOW $1200: It's the year in the title of a 2021 bestseller, when captive Africans arrived in America a year before the Mayflower did 1619 |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | RIGHT "U-R" $1,500 (Daily Double): The New York Times called it a "sport in which daredevils race over rooftops, flip over ledges and climb walls without assistance" parkour |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | HORSE, HOG, OR DOG $1500: The large black
&
the large white hog |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COMPOSER PLAYLISTS $3,000 (Daily Double): "Treemonisha";
"Maple Leaf Rag";
"The Ragtime Dance";
"The Entertainer" Scott Joplin |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | SHOW ME THE MONKEY $400: Old World monkeys like our friend the pottos don't have prehensile these; many New World monkeys do prehensile tails |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | THE JOKERS $200: His final role was as Tony in "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" in 2009 Heath Ledger |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | THE JOKERS $400: In 1984 he was still known as Leaf when he played Robby in the ABC Afterschool Special "Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia" Joaquin Phoenix |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | SHAKESPEARE REWRITES THE BEATLES $400: "The lady is enamored of thee, verily, verily, verily" "She Loves You" |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | TRIANGLES $800: From the Greek for uneven, it's the term for a triangle in which no sides are the same length a scalene triangle |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | TRIANGLES $1000: In 1911 a devastating fire at this company's factory in New York City killed 146 garment workers the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | ACCENTÉ $1200: First name of literary giants Malraux & Gide André |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | ACCENTÉ $1600: This accented word follows "actor" & "artist" to mean failure in those dreams manqué |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | THE JOKERS $2,200 (Daily Double): A 2013 Oscar-winning actor; his surname is also the name of Apollo's mother Jared Leto |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | "A"UTHORS $1600: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" was brought to life by this author; a response of "42" won't help you Douglas Adams |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | FASHION STATEMENTS $600: This phrase means a situation has been reversed; in the 19th c. that switch was easier: there weren't right & left ones the shoe is on the other foot |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | LET'S GO LOBSTERING $1200: In a standard trap, a lobster finds the bait in this aptly named room, moves on to the parlor, & can't leave the kitchen |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | SEE "NN" $400: We hope your dog doesn't suffer ennui when boarded in one of these establishments a kennel |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $400: A man... a woman in distress... ladder climbing... a giant ape... this video game that debuted in 1981 had it all! Donkey Kong |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $800: The Wayfarer style of this brand of sunglasses was an '80s fave Ray-Bans |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $1200: "Say You, Say Me" is on his album "Dancing On The Ceiling" Lionel Richie |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $1600: He was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1982 & 1986 & then it was on to the presidency--well, not quite Dukakis |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $2000: This stainless-steel car with gull-wing doors debuted in 1981; fewer than 10,000 were made a DeLorean |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FAILING HISTORY $200: Comic Trevor Noah's biracial background proved that this system designed to keep races separate in South Africa just didn't work apartheid |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FAILING HISTORY $300: Understandably, noted traitor Benedict Arnold isn't buried in the U.S., but at St. Mary's church in this city London |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | NAME DROPPERS $400: Partly to distance themselves from J.K. Rowling, athletes are now replacing this name for their sport with "quadball" quidditch |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | OH, BROTHER! $400: Famously feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher don't look back in anger at 1991, the year they formed this band Oasis |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FOODS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE $600: Less is "S'more"? This cracker was created by a preacher who hoped that eating it would promote abstinence a graham cracker |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | BY THE NUMBERS $600: You don't need perfect vision to ask this trucker-inspired version of the question "Where are you?" What's your 20? |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | A CATEGORY FULL OF COR(E)YS $1200: Cory Doctorow's somewhat Orwellian look at the near future isn't called "Big" this but "Little" this Brother |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | CONTRONYMS $1600: This adjective describes both something that moves quickly & something that doesn't move at all fast |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $400: No, it's not a metallic sensory organ but a phrase meaning I'm insensitive to music & can't carry a tune a tin ear |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | ALWAYS SAY NEVER $400: Line that precedes "they simply fade away" in a British army song old soldiers never die |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $800: It's a term for a short-tempered person, not a feverish condition felt above the eyebrows hot-headed |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1200: No, this is not a symptom of hepatitis but a deli appetizer smeared on rye bread; what am I...? chopped liver |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1600: No, my scapula doesn't have osteomalacia--I'm talking about a road sign meaning the highway's edge is not firm soft shoulder |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $2000: I don't personally have a gnarled extremity--this feature is on my old-fashioned bathtub a claw foot |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | JUSTIN TIME $600: Him, as Sean Parker in "The Social Network": "You don't even know what the thing is yet, how big it can get, how far it can go" Justin Timberlake |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | CULINARY QUOTES $200: Fran Lebowitz jokingly said, "My favorite animal is" this, but she didn't specify porterhouse or T-bone a steak |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | IT'S OUR TURN TO SACK ROME!!! $600: 455 A.D.:
These people, whose name is now synonymous with pillage & destruction, sack Rome the Vandals |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | CULINARY QUOTES $1000: Thackeray's "Ballad of" this dish calls it "a sort of soup or broth... or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes" bouillabaisse |
| #8954, aired 2023-10-19 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERGALACTIC $1200: Not many are looking to settle in Valles Marineris, canyons discovered on this planet by Mariner 9 in 1972 Mars |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $400: Soccer-playing teens are prone to Osgood-Schlatter disease, mainly seen as a swelling just below this joint the knee |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $800: This contact sport injury resulting from a blow to the head has several grades; with grade I, you stay conscious a concussion |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | DINING OUT IN NEW YORK $800: Robert De Niro co-owns this grill named for the neighborhood it's in Tribeca |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $1200: It's the most common sports sprain & also common is your buddy telling you to just walk it off a twisted (sprained) ankle |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $1600: This type of neck injury results from a sudden jerking of the head in one direction like from a rear-end collision whiplash |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH $2000: Acute mountain sickness can develop into the pulmonary or cerebral type of this accumulation of fluid edema |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | REPETITIVE SONG TITLES $100: It ain't no lie--*NSYNC had a top 10 hit in 2000 with this song (and we'd love for you to do the "talking puppet hand" motion) "Bye Bye Bye" |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | MIDDLE "MAN" $200: Used in several types of Sharpie markers, this kind of ink sounds like it will last forever (spoiler alert: it doesn't) permanent |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORIC QUOTES REPHRASED $200: Richard Nixon, 1973: "I don't self-identify as a thief" "I am not a crook" |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | RESPOND LIKE A PIRATE $300: When he's not searching for the Lost Ark or the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones teaches this subject archaeology |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | ON ANOTHER PLANET $400: This 2nd-largest planet in our solar system is mostly made up of hydrogen & helium, so don't try standing on it Saturn |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORIC QUOTES REPHRASED $800: Friedrich Nietzsche, 1888: "Tough situations will build my resilience--assuming I don't die first" what doesn't kill me makes me stronger |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORICAL MARKERS $900 (Daily Double): Along with "Deep Throat", he's the reporter mentioned on a historical marker outside a parking garage in Arlington, VA Bob Woodward |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | HISTORIC QUOTES REPHRASED $1000: John Paul Jones, 1779: "Surrender? I'm just getting started" "I have not yet begun to fight" |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | MEDICAL MNENOMICS $1200: If you can't remember "ulna, radius, humerus", try "usually really hard" to help recall the bones in this part of the body the arm |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | ANIMALS IN ITALIAN $200: Don't be afraid--this animal is a pollo a chicken |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM $600: Mr. Jenkins has 3 nickels, 13 dimes & 54 pennies; he can't afford a Phantom from this car company Rolls-Royce |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | ANIMALS IN ITALIAN $1000: Farfalle are these creatures, but please don't eat them butterflies |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $200: In August 1940 this Russian got the ice pick of the litter from a Spanish assassin Trotsky |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $200: Go to the famous Globe one to see a play by Shakespeare T-H-E-A-T-R-E |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND $200: Enlargement of this walnut-size gland found only in males is common in men over 50 the prostate |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | CHANGE A LETTER $400: We won't dance around it, this app says it "is the leading destination for short-form mobile video" TikTok |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called mêlées began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport joust |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $600: Carl Icahn's 2012 bid for CVR Energy was considered this kind of unfriendly "takeover" a hostile takeover |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $600: Lovely Rita of Liverpool knows this unit of measure is 39.37 inches M-E-T-R-E |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | KICKIN' AZTEC $800: What the object seen here was used as; it certainly wasn't a pocket variety a calendar |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $800: Wilde said this "Man and Superman" author didn't have "an enemy in the world and none of his friends like him" George Bernard Shaw |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | THE LITERARY CHARACTER WHO SAID... $800: "He hasn't taught me anything, Miss Caroline. Atticus ain't got time to teach me anything" Scout Finch |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $1000: Exodus 23:4 says if you find one of these large animals of your enemy that's gone astray, you have to return it an ox (an ass) |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | CHANGE A LETTER $2000: Weak or indecisive; can't decide between desires or doing laundry wishy-washy |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | LIKE A ROCK $600: In earlier days, this pro-am golf tournament on California's Monterey peninsula was called the Crosby Clambake Pebble Beach |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $200: Jennifer Aniston won one in September 2002; her then-husband Brad was nominated, but didn't win Emmy (M-E) |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $400: I can name this Native American dwelling in 2 letters a tepee (T-P) |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS $600: In 1978 Jackson Browne was "Running On" these 2 letters Empty (M-T) |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $600: Take this pack animal I brought back from Asia; it grunts so much I can't sleep at night a yak |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $1000: Take this role in "Fiddler on the Roof"; I wanted to play it, but Bea Arthur's old Broadway costume doesn't fit me Yenta |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER $1000: Unlike Mr. Knievel, the van doesn't try to jump this river that forms part of the boundary between Idaho & Oregon the Snake River |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA $200: The credo "Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done" led Pat Riley to 4 NBA titles coaching this team the L.A. Lakers |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | DEMONYMS $300: This country has no nickname for its residents, perhaps because there aren't very many; but on the plus side... Pope sightings! Vatican City |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | AS SEEN ON SHARK TANK $300: This company with a bumblebee-inspired name has the highest lifetime sales in "Shark" history; that's a lot of socks Bombas |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $400: For over 30 years, TV's Mister Rogers changed into his iconic red sweater, now in the Smithsonian, as he sang this song "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA $400: This author of "The Giving Tree" gave us the poem "Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda", a fun-size lesson in just doing it Shel Silverstein |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | ALL YOU NEED IS "L-O-V-E" $500: As Charles Darwin could tell you, to do this is to gradually change or develop over time evolve |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $1,000 (Daily Double): Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this Cardigan |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1200: Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair Edward Scissorhands |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FASHION FOR ALL $1500: A T-shirt made by the apparel brand Queerest Gear depicts this amphibian duo of kid lit (they're holding hands) Frog & Toad |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | PEW! PEW! PEW! $3,000 (Daily Double): Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna puce |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | GO ____ $200: 2-word response to an opponent who asks for cards you don't have Go fish |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | FOOD $400: An energetic person is full of these, maybe the fava type beans |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | I WROTE THAT LINE $800: "Why didn't you tell me that that infernal harpooneer was a cannibal?" Melville |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | ELTON JOHN SONGS $400: "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, in fact it's cold as hell" "Rocket Man" |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | 3rd GRADERS KNOW THIS STUFF $400: Of I'm, they've, you're or won't, the contraction that lost the most letters won't |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | THOMAS AQUINAS, ADVICE COLUMNIST $1000: Dear Scared: No, your parish priest can't give you this, a release from secular punishment; go get it over with an indulgence |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | I'M STILL STANDIN' $1600: In "Othello":
Iago,
Othello,
Desdemona Iago |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | ELTON JOHN SONGS $2000: "I can't light no more of your darkness, all my pictures seem to fade to black and white" "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | CANDLE IN THE WIND $2000: We'd know the type of candle seen here from this to post a pillar |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $400: "We seceded where others failed" is the motto of the Conch Republic, formed for 1 minute by these Florida islands the Keys |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $800: It was the first U.S. state to secede, leading to the Civil War South Carolina |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | THE VIRTUES $1000: It was the "T" in the 19th century's WCTU Temperance |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $1600: In 2011 the south part of this northeast African nation became independent Sudan |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $2000: This nation has fought several battles over territory with Ethiopia since seceding from it in 1993 Eritrea |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1965 this island city-state peacefully seceded from Malaysia Singapore |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $200: Starchy tuber from Africa a yam |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | ARCHITECTURE TERMS $400: Miss this term for the main body of a church & it sounds like you don't know Jack the nave |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $400: The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is near this landmark the Hoover Dam |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $600: Westphalian & Bayonne are types of this cut of meat ham |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $800: Wrestling throw that puts an opponent on the canvas back-first a body slam (a powerslam) |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | ALPHABET POP $800: This rap trio, in 1986: "Wasn't me she was foolin', 'cause she knew what she was doin', when she told me how to walk this way" Run-DMC |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | I DON'T GIVE A... $1000: Unit of weight; it's equal to 3.89 grams a dram |
| #8943, aired 2023-10-04 | WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL $1600: In "Metaphysics of Morals", this 18th c. man wrote that one who makes himself a worm can't complain if he's stepped on Immanuel Kant |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS $300: A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage the Kool-Aid Man |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | AND THE STATE CAPITAL IS... $300: Pennsylvania:
Scranton,
Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh Harrisburg |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS $400: A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells (the) Pringles (guy) (Julius Pringle) |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | JOYCE, CARROLL, OATES $400: "Wonderland" Joyce Carol Oates |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | FAMOUS TV SPOILERS $400: Were they all dead the whole time? Nope! And the island wasn't limbo--just an island! Lost |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BIG-SCREEN BALLADS $600: In "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" she rocked a chainmail dress & she sang the film's power ballad "We Don't Need Another Hero" Tina Turner |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $600: It doesn't have actual "power" to make you a lawyer, but this document does give you legal authority to act on another's behalf power of attorney |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | EUROPEAN COUNTRY NICKNAMES $600: "The Land of Fire & Ice"
(Do its citizens really believe in elves? I guess we'll never gnome) Iceland |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | WHAT A LOAD OF B.S. $800: "I gets high off your love / I don't know how to behave"; it's the title track on D'Angelo's 1995 album "Brown Sugar" |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | NO CAP $900: It can be a type of joke or the title "Cats" in a T.S. Eliot book of poems
_ R _ _ T I _ _ L practical |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | SCIENTISTS' RHYME TIME $900: Penicillin discoverer Alexander's Arctic-dwelling rodents Fleming's lemmings |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BYGONE TECH $900: Way back in 2009, President Obama fought to keep his personal phone made by this brand that didn't grow on bushes BlackBerry |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | PROVERB VS. PROVERB $400: I'm supposed to "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"--but if they bring me a gift one of these, I shouldn't look in its mouth... hmmm a horse |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY $400: Egyptians weren't happy with Hapi, the god of this river, when floods wiped out their mud-brick homes the Nile |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | PROVERB VS. PROVERB $800: OK, OK--"He who hesitates is lost"... but aren't I supposed to do this before I leap? look |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY $1600: In Old Egypt, this cross shaped like a "T" with a loop at the top was a symbol of life an ankh |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | HODGE PODGE $2,000 (Daily Double): James Boswell recounted this British man of letters' affection for his cat Hodge, for whom he bought oysters Dr. Samuel Johnson |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | CHEMICAL FORMULAS $200: HCl is this, & don't spill any on yourself hydrochloric acid |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | THE SHIP OF STATE $200: Designated SSN-780, the current USS Missouri isn't a battleship but a nuclear-powered one of these a submarine |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | WEIRD AL PARODIES $600: Encyclopedias & a case of Turtle Wax were among the prizes Al didn't win in this song & video that's near & dear to our hearts "I Lost On Jeopardy" |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | POEMS ABOUT POETRY $800: If you really think about it / It isn't so ridiculous / Knowing these are the first 5 words / In "A Visit from St. Nicholas" 'Twas the night before Christmas |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | BACK TO SCHOOL $1000: French: I hope you remember that oublier means this; don't do it now! forget |
| #8939, aired 2023-09-28 | SEOUL FOOD $200: The "International House of" these, doesn't serve hotteok, a deliciously sweet type of one a pancake |
| #8939, aired 2023-09-28 | FASHION HISTORY $800: Although this company's name was trademarked in 1871, its logo didn't appear on men's underwear until many decades later Fruit of the Loom |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $600: If the vice president & the Speaker of the House were to die, the person in this post would be president the president |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | BIG-SCREEN BASKETBALL $100: This former "Cheers" bartender is the white man who jumps in "White Men Can't Jump" Woody Harrelson |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | THE DNA OF MUSIC $300: In her song "Can't Be Tamed", she sings "it's set in my DNA"; her dad, Billy Ray, passed down to her some of that genetic code Miley Cyrus |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | ANTS $300: If you can't make it to the Houston Zoo, check out these types of ants on the zoo's live webcam leaf cutter ants |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | BIG-SCREEN BASKETBALL $400: Is there anything Denzel Washington can't do?! Turns out he's even good at basketball, as seen in this 1998 joint He Got Game |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OUI, OUI, HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington the Bastille |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OH, THE IRONY! $1500: Even though his first name ends with "war", this president of Egypt won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 Anwar Sadat |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | ABOUT FACE TATTOO $400: This rapper whose face says "always tired" isn't tired of success, like 365 million streams in one week of "Hollywood's Bleeding" Post Malone |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | ABOUT FACE TATTOO $600: If you don't like the L.A. Dodgers logo near the right eye of this West Side rapper, don't hate the playa--hate the... The Game |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | TRANSLATE THE BRITISHISM $1200: No, I didn't just fall off the turnip lorry truck |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE LYRICS SAY! $800: He sang, "Don't give us none of your aggravation, we had it with your discipline, Saturday night's alright for fighting" (we think) Elton John |
| #8935, aired 2023-09-22 | THAT'S JUST OFFAL $800: You don't expect us to swallow this, specifically the honeycomb type that is taken from the second stomach chamber, do you? tripe |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY $400: This capital city sits on both sides of the Spree River but the river isn't what divided it politically for decades Berlin |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY $400: "...Found new thread for my old spool, just because I'm blonde, don't think I'm dumb, 'cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool" Dolly Parton |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND $400: A tropical island seems nice for a new post-apocalyptic society, but I fear a few British boys won't see the end of this 1954 book Lord of the Flies |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY $800: "I hear the train a-comin', it's rolling 'round the bend, & I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when" Johnny Cash |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY $2000: "Take this job & shove it, I ain't workin' here no more, my woman done left & took all the reason I was workin' for" (Johnny) Paycheck |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | NAME THAT PLAY $600: "I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. I've a right to sell flowers if I keep off the kerb" Pygmalion |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE NEW YORK KNOCKS $800: In their 1979 Top 40 hit "Shattered", this group sang, "Go ahead, bite the Big Apple, don't mind the maggots"... shadoobie The Rolling Stones |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | MICKEY'S MANTEL $800: Penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this song from "Encanto" won the Best Song Written for Visual Media Grammy in 2023 "We Don't Talk About Bruno" |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | ALSO A STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION $1600: A boss in the military; I can't authorize that, corporal. You need to check with your... CO |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | OPERA $3,000 (Daily Double): The title character of this Bellini opera set in ancient Gaul is a Druid priestess Norma |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | PHRASES & IDIOMS $400: You don't have to be a Marvel hero to have this awareness of danger introduced in a 1962 comic book Spider-sense |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | PHYSIOLOGY $400: This word can refer to a network of nerves; you don't want to get punched in the solar one plexus |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | THE ASIAN GAMES $1000: 2018 competition on these 1-person runabouts took place at Indonesia's Ancol Beach Jet Skis |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | SCIENCE $2000: His uncertainty principle states that events on the atomic level can't be predicted exactly, only their probability Heisenberg |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | IT BELONGS IN THIS MUSEUM $3,000 (Daily Double): On Museumstraat, "The Night Watch" & "The Milkmaid" the Rijksmuseum |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | THE OHIO UNIVERSITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): In 2012 this Ohio univ. opened its May 4 Visitors Center to place a 1970 event in historical, political & social context Kent State |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | THE OHIO UNIVERSITIES $1000: Shows at Eva Marie Saint Theatre are cursed if Alice the ghost isn't invited by the stage manager at BGSU, this state university Bowling Green State University |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | HIP-HOP LITERARY REFERENCES $1600: This rapper & "Law & Order: SVU" actor titled his spoken word track "Soul on Ice" after Eldridge Cleaver's memoir Ice-T |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE $2000: The Beatles won a music Oscar for this 1970 doc., but finding itself in times of trouble, the band didn't accept in person Let It Be |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $200: A horse of pure stock a Thoroughbred |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | INFLUENZA $400: Influenza is caused by these infectious microbes, so antibiotics won't help viruses |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $400: A sensational 5-column-wide newspaper a tabloid |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $600: A Russian thistle, bouncing down an Old West street in the wind a tumbleweed |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $800: All added up, it means arranged in a systematic form tabulated |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THAT'S T-B-D $1000: This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot the Tabard Inn |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS $400: Playing center is the Holy C, the Bishop of Rome & the Thunderdome, from Argentina to the arena--this pope turned Trotter Pope Francis |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | A LATIN BESTIARY $400: That Bubo, this avian, was making noise all night & I couldn't sleep an owl |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | SOUNDS LIKE FOOD $600: Not so great with peanut butter on a sandwich, Vaseline has been a brand of this since the 1870s petroleum jelly |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | WELCOME TO MIAMI $600: Don't look to crash with this Miami Heat legend & wife Gabrielle Union--they sold their mansion for $22 million (Dwyane) Wade |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | SCIENCE CLASS $1,600 (Daily Double): Sedimentary deposits near Lake Superior produce the largest U.S. annual yield of hematite, the main ore of this metal iron |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | HISTORICAL FILMS $4,000 (Daily Double): As her, Natalie Portman says, "There won't be another Camelot" Jacqueline Kennedy |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | IT GETS OLD $400: In the classic children's song, she "ain't what she used to be, many long years ago" the old gray mare |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | BREEDS OF SHEEP $800: Sheep like the Dorper that shed & don't need shearing are called not wool, but this type, also a word before "trigger" or "raising" hair |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU $1600: Short on time but want to get in a good workout? Some people enjoy this form of exercise, HIIT for short, but don't overdo it high intensity interval training |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | ACTORS $2000: This Canadian doesn't just act: she also wrote & directed "Women Talking" Sarah Polley |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | "DA" OR "BA" OR "DEE" $200: When Santa gives these creatures P.T.O. in the summer, some travel up to 800 miles for grazing grounds reindeer |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | CROOKS $600: A 1949 obituary said the name of this man "whose magic would double an investment in 90 days, was heard everywhere" Ponzi |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | PHYSICS $800: Of these 2 opposite everyday words, one has a limit because you can't take away more energy than is there; the other is in theory infinite cold & heat |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | FROM THE FRENCH $1200: I don't do much because I have this feeling of discontent, from the French for "boredom" ennui |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | PHYSICS $1200: Gustav Kirchhoff showed that this travels at light speed, so a circuit connecting a motor to a switch will start the motor fast electric current |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | JUST GOOGLY IT $600: Here's the brilliant Marty Feldman who played Igor in this 1974 classic film comedy & we haven't done a thing to the picture Young Frankenstein |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | STATE THE 19th CENTURY SENATOR $1200: Henry Clay--don't compromise on your response! Kentucky |
| #8922, aired 2023-07-25 | WRITER-DIRECTORS $1600: Born in Austria, he learned English while rooming with Peter Lorre, so it's lucky the people in "Some Like It Hot" don't talk like I am Billy Wilder |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | UNIFORM NUMBERS $600: Joe Namath offered his retired 12 to this new Jets QB, but he said that'd always be Broadway Joe's & went with his college No. 8 Aaron Rodgers |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | UNIFORM NUMBERS $800: You won't see any players from this MLB team wearing a single digit number; they've all been retired, & No. 8, twice the Yankees |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | SPACE MEN & WOMEN $800: After a crewman was exposed to measles, backup Jack Swigert made it onto this 1970 Apollo mission & might have wished he hadn't Apollo 13 |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | THE "END" ZONE $1000: Someone who throws money away on things they don't need might be called this compound word a spendthrift |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | HOSTEL $1200: You don't have to BYOV, bring your own volleyball, to this hostel in Bali that sounds exactly like a Tom Hanks film Castaway |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | HOSTEL $2000: Hostels around the Riviera Maya include the Itza Hotel Akumal & the Mayan Monkey Hostel in this "T"rendy place Tulum |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | THAT HOLLOW FEELING $400: In Greek myth, master carpenter Epeius built this hollow item; Cassandra warned her peeps, but... they didn't listen the Trojan horse |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | OLD HOLLYWOOD SCRIBES $1600: Who killed the chauffeur in this film with Bogie as Philip Marlowe? The screenwriters & Raymond Chandler didn't know either The Big Sleep |
| #8920, aired 2023-07-21 | STATELY DEMONYMS $2000: Some New Englanders aren't Connecticuties but these, which mentions a spice Nutmeggers |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | COFFEE, NOW $400: On the tree, coffee berries aren't called beans but these, rhyming with berries cherries |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | A BY-THE-BOOK HOW TO $800: Wanna play God like him? "Make the being of a gigantic stature... eight feet in height, and proportionably large", or... don't (Dr. Victor) Frankenstein |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | A VACATION FROM POP CULTURE $1600: The barks in this Lindsey Buckingham song aren't the dog that's in "National Lampoon's Vacation"--it's a co-o-o-o-o-o-o-incidence "Holiday Road" |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | FASHION OLD & NEW $800: A 2021 article title: "Why Do Men Wear" these knit caps "That Don't Cover Their Ears?" Beanies |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | MUSICAL MENAGERIE $1200: In a song mentioning the Hollywood Hills, the Red Hot Chili Peppers sang, "True men don't kill" these wild canids coyotes |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $600: Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway performs "That's The Way It Is", a Top 10 hit for this chanteuse in 2000
"Don't give up on your faith /
Love comes to those who believe it" Celine Dion |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $800: The first musical number in "& Juliet" has William Shakespeare performing this Backstreet Boys song
"All you people can't you see, can't you see /
How your love's affecting our reality" "Larger Than Life" |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | STARS ON THE NATION'S FLAG $1000: China's flag's 4 small stars stood for peasants, the petty bourgeoisie, patriotic capitalists & this manual labor class the proletariat |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN $1000: The finale of "& Juliet" features the cast performing this Justin Timberlake hit
"Come on /
All those things I shouldn't do /
But you dance, dance, dance /
And ain't nobody leavin' soon, so keep dancin'" "Can't Stop The Feeling!" |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AUTHORS' FIRST MAJOR WORKS $2,000 (Daily Double): Her 1936 effort "We the Living" is a romantic tragedy set against the perils of Soviet-style totalitarianism Ayn Rand |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | WORLD OF FIRST NAMES $2000: "Wave" goodbye to this boys' name & hairstyling term; it hasn't been a popular name in France since the 1920s Marcel |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WORLD ROYALTY $200: The serfs he brutally suppressed in the revolts of 1705 to 1708 probably didn't think this czar was so great Peter the Great |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT TV SHOW? $400: Ms. Weissman is the maiden name of the title character of this show that ran for 5 seasons on Amazon Prime The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | OPPENHEIMER $1,000 (Daily Double): (Matt Damon presents the clue.) Oppenheimer wasn't sure why he chose this name for a nuclear test site, but he did recall thinking of John Donne's poems of death & resurrection, including the sonnet that begins, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God" the Trinity test site |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT TV SHOW? $1000: Adrian Zmed was the rookie partner of the title character on this '80s police drama T.J. Hooker |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WITH BELLS ON $1600: Yongs are ancient brass bells that didn't have these tongues inside to make noise as mallets were used for that a clapper |
| #8916, aired 2023-07-17 | THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY $2000: Sadly, she didn't live to see her song "Flashdance... What A Feeling" make it into the National Recording Registry Irene Cara |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $400: "Don't Lie"--will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo & Fergie totally hip-hopped through the 2000s Black Eyed Peas |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | WHO'S WHO IN THE OLD TESTAMENT $5,000 (Daily Double): Armed with trumpets & torches inside jars or pitchers, he led an army of 300 in victory over the Midianites Gideon |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | "R" SONG $200: In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink a rock star |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | EAT IT! WEAR IT! OR SIT ON IT! $1000: Use a pound of the Bing variety & don't set yourself on fire when you ignite the liquor in this 2-word dessert cherries jubilee |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | ROMAN EMPERORS $400: Reports of his "fiddling" while Rome burned are greatly exaggerated; fiddles didn't even exist back then Nero |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | TV QUICK TAKES $600: In a magical turn, Warwick Davis took this title movie role to Disney+ in 2022 Willow |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | REVIVAL $800: I got the leads for this Mamet play, revived in 2005! Liev Schreiber as Ricky Roma & Alan Alda as Shelly Levene! Glengarry Glen Ross |
| #8913, aired 2023-07-12 | STATE INSECTS $1,000 (Daily Double): This industrious insect important to agriculture was chosen by Nebraska & Missouri a honeybee |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SPACE CUISINE $400: The first drink taken on the Moon was this, by Buzz Aldrin as he observed communion aboard the Eagle wine |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SPACE CUISINE $600: Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well iron |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SO YOU GOT YOUR "M.A." $1000: This 1910 law said you couldn't take women across state lines for immoral purposes the Mann Act |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | 7-LETTER WORDS $1200: A vexing song or melody you can't get out of your head an earworm |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | WORD PUZZLES $400: A call to action:
D B1
N B2
A B3
T B4
S B5 stand up and be counted |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | STITCH INCOMING $800: You can't bend your foot downward? I think you may need surgery to repair this longest tendon in the body the Achilles |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA $200: In 1929 the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hosted the first one of these, but of course, it wasn't televised the Oscars |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | COUNTRY SINGERS IN COUNTRY SONGS $400: "Yeah, I kinda need to wash my truck but hell, I kinda don't care. I think old Alan Jackson said it best: It's" this:00 "somewhere" 5:00 |
| #8910, aired 2023-07-07 | WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY $1600: His "The Souls of Black Folk" includes a study of the Freedmen's Bureau & his disagreements with Booker T. Washington Du Bois |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | RHYMING PHRASES $400: Bakers love this idiom about something foolish or remarkable; "doesn't that just" this take the cake |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | BORN ON THE 5th OF JULY $800: You don't need one of his Oxford scholarships to know this diamond mogul was a July 5 baby (Cecil) Rhodes |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | WORDS THAT END WITH DOUBLE LETTERS $800: Note what the guys are carrying to identify this game, that dates back well over a century broomball |
| #8906, aired 2023-07-03 | NATURE $1600: The Arctic reindeer moss isn't really moss but this algae/fungus hybrid lichen |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | COMPOUND WORDS $800: Headlines on the Internet such as "You won't believe what Mayim said about Charo" are this, to get you to go to the site clickbait |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | PRIDE OF THE MUSEUM $400: The sex of the big T. rex at Chicago's Field Museum is unknown; it's nicknamed this after the woman who discovered it Sue |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | FUN WITH AIRPORT CODES $400: Don't be angry--GRR gets you into this Michigan city Grand Rapids |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | AT THE FARMERS MARKET $1000: I didn't know people still did this craft but I saw someone creating a wall hanging macrame |
| #8903, aired 2023-06-28 | POLICY $800: The murder of Army private Barry Winchell helped lead to a review of this 4-word policy regarding gay people in the military don't ask, don't tell |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY $400: Songs in this Broadway show include "Walk Like A Man" & "Big Girls Don't Cry" Jersey Boys |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY $800: It was actually a trio of brothers who founded this New Brunswick-based healthcare company in 1886, but it goes by this & this Johnson & Johnson |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES $600: Know that Orkney & these islands in the northernmost part of Scotland are a district & we may give you a small pony! (But we won't) Shetland |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | KIDS OF THE '70s, REJOICE! $600: It wouldn't be the '70s without this type of carpeting seen here; yeah, baby a shag rug |
| #8900, aired 2023-06-23 | I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $800: This begins--& sadly, I can't sing it--"We the people, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice" the Preamble to the United States Constitution |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $400: This city in northwestern Baja California is about 15 miles south of San Diego Tijuana |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $800: East of Vietnam & an arm of the South China Sea, this gulf was the site of an international incident in 1964 Tonkin |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $1200: The Museum of Glass & the University of Puget Sound are in this city, the seat of Pierce County Tacoma |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $1600: Home to the Kasbah Museum, this Moroccan port is on the Strait of Gibraltar, just 17 miles from southern Spain Tangier |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | LET'S "T" UP THE MAP $2000: Saddam Hussein was born near this city on the west bank of the Tigris in 1937 & was pulled out of the ground in its vicinity in 2003 Tikrit |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | HISTORY IS ELEMENTAL $400: The Tin Lizzie was a nickname for this revolutionary car made from 1908 to 1927 the Model T |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | LET'S STICK TOGETHER $1200: Retene is a hydrocarbon isolated from this sticky tree product that baseball batters can't do without pine tar |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY $500 (Daily Double): In absentia he was sentenced to death in 1940, weeks after a London radio speech in which he asked the French to keep fighting Charles de Gaulle |
| #8896, aired 2023-06-19 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $600: It's a person with a habit of texting, "OMG! Sorry I can't make it! I forgot I have a thing. We should totally hang out soon though" a flake |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | PHYSICS & ENERGY $1200: Don't move! I'm pointing a stretched rubber band at you & until I release it, it has this type of stored energy potential (energy) |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | AMERICAN CAVES $1600: The Giant Dome & Twin Domes are quite a sight, & don't miss the Big Room when visiting this national park in New Mexico Carlsbad Caverns |
| #8894, aired 2023-06-15 | ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES $2000: It's the English equivalent of "a caval donato non si guarda in bocca", you ungrateful thing! don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | A CHORUS LINE $400: "So it's not just gonna happen like that, 'cause I ain't no hollaback girl" Gwen Stefani |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | 3-, 4- OR 5-LETTER WORDS $400: Before singing "He's my brother", The Hollies noted that "He ain't" this heavy |
| #8893, aired 2023-06-14 | LATINO ACTORS & ACTRESSES $2000: This actor who starred in "Summer of Sam" & "Spawn" also voiced Bruno in "Encanto", but we don't talk about that Leguizamo |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | THE YEAR OF THE HORSE $200: 1973:
He didn't run the United Nations, but he did run the Belmont in record time Secretariat |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | 4-LETTER WORLD CITIES $400: Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C., but it wasn't built in a day Rome |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS $400: "Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream" (1864) Abraham Lincoln |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | AFTER THE FACT $800: Cows eat grass... but can't digest it until it's been softened into cud, making cows this type of animal ruminant |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $800: The American this Plant Society says nowadays these are affordable--spend as little as you like, but you won't be able to own just one orchids |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS $1600: "In your heart, you know he's right" (a Republican, 1964) Barry Goldwater |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | 4-LETTER WORLD CITIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 2022 it was the site of 2 FIFA World Cup venues Doha, Qatar |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | SILENT K WORDS $2,000 (Daily Double): Sir Francis Bacon wrote, "ipsa scientia potestas est", often translated to this phrase knowledge is power |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | BEN & JERRY'S FLAVOR GRAVEYARD $200: Fresh Georgia this flavor "tasted great but couldn't last, 'cuz Georgia's quite a-ways away & trucks don't go that fast" peach |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | HANG UP YOUR TV REBOOTS $400: Jack Bauer didn't appear in the short-lived reboot of this show that took place in 2016 as Sgt. Eric Carter was on the clock 24 |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | POP SONGS $600: This NBA big man's 1994 rap song "Biological Didn't Bother" is dedicated to his stepfather Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal) |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | POP SONGS $800: In this 1986 No. 1 Madonna enjoined her father from sermonizing "Papa Don't Preach" |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | HANG UP YOUR TV REBOOTS $1200: Starbuck & Lee Adama didn't get to walk off into the sunset as this reboot ended; Starbuck just sort of vanished Battlestar Galactica |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $8,400 (Daily Double): In 1814 U.S. forces under Gen. Jacob Brown invaded Canada by crossing this river between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario the Niagara |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | TV: WHO SAID IT $800: On an '80s sitcom: "Women, you can't live with 'em. Pass the beer nuts" Norm |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | PETS ON FILM $800: Like most of the stars in this 2011 Oscar winner, Uggie, the devoted canine pal of George Valentin, didn't have much to say The Artist |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | TV: WHO SAID IT $2000: "We've had vicious kings & we've had idiot kings, but I don't know if we've ever been cursed with a vicious idiot boy king" Tyrion Lannister |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | HISTORY HYSTERIA $800: In 1950 this senator said 205 Communists worked in the state department but later testifying in the Senate, couldn't document one McCarthy |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | A "MID" CATEGORY $1,600 (Daily Double): Karl Marx wrote, "Force is the" this "of every old society pregnant with a new one" midwife |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: At the start of this Hemingway book, Santiago hasn't caught a fish in a long time; it ends with his fish being eaten by sharks The Old Man and the Sea |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | THIS & THAT $1200: This producer of "The Crazy Heart" & "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtracks has a steak--er, star--on the St. Louis Walk of Fame T Bone Burnett |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | 4, 4 $1600: The style of tap dancing that doesn't employ the taps is referred to as this soft shoe |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | TV $400: Jason Alexander, as him: "Why couldn't you make me an architect? You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect" George Costanza |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | BIO PICS $400: Put on your marine biology hat, don't struggle helplessly & do name this Picasso-esque flatfish a flounder |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | BIOPICS $400: In "The Greatest Showman", Hugh Jackman played this larger-than-life impresario P.T. Barnum |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | "MAN" O' WAR $800: "War is cruelty, you cannot refine it", said this Civil War man (William T.) Sherman |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | "MAN" O' WAR $3,000 (Daily Double): Appropriately, noted clockmaker Aaron Willard was one of these colonial militiamen a minuteman |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER $400: (Andrew Lloyd Webber presents the clue.) One of the twists in "Bad Cinderella" is that this prince is missing in action when the show opens, so I didn't write any songs for him in Act 1
"I am Bad Cinderella / Got a style all my own / And I will not change it for you..." Prince Charming |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | LANDMARKS OF GREAT BRITAIN $400: Druids didn't build this stone circle begun around 3000 B.C., but modern-day Druids gather there at solstice time Stonehenge |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | BARRIERS & DIVIDERS $800: The divider mandated in some restaurants in this state so diners can't see drinks being poured has been called the "Zion Curtain" Utah |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | FAMOUS SIBLINGS $800: It's the last name of Shawn & Marlon, writers & stars of "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" Wayans |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | FAMOUS SIBLINGS $2000: British actor Toby Sebastian is the brother of this actress from films like "Don't Worry Darling" Florence Pugh |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | DISNEY ENDINGS $400: The queen & king don't fare well on their voyage in this 2013 film; daughters Anna & Elsa find their wrecked ship in the 2019 sequel Frozen |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $400: "I Gotta Feeling" you know this hip-hop group! They did "Don't Stop The Party"... c'mon, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"! Black Eyed Peas |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $600: "One Of These Nights", I'll tell you this band did "Pretty Maids All In A Row", but "I Can't Tell You Why" the Eagles |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN? $1000: He's the other title guy alongside Chris O'Donnell in 1997's "Batman & Robin", & he wishes we hadn't reminded you George Clooney |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | THAT BOOK CHARACTER DOES THINGS $1600: Likes being a sailor or foretopman, depending on the edition; kills Claggart; doesn't make it to the end of the story Billy Budd |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | TECHNOLOGY $2000: A mini robot that can shape-shift like T-1000 was created using this element, symbol Ga; it's a metal with a low melting point Gallium |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | GALACTIC VACATIONS $800: Take a pic for the Gram by the supermassive one of these at the core of the M87 galaxy--but don't get too close! a black hole |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | THAT'S A WRAP, EVERYBODY! $600: whattoexpect.com provides a step-by-step on how to do this for an infant, as "Who doesn't love a baby burrito?" swaddling |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | AFRICA $1,200 (Daily Double): When the British held Ghana as a colony, it was known as this due to the vast riches the region held the Gold Coast |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE GRAMMAR POLICE $200: Do you know how fast you were going you blew past that stop sign you didn't use a period you ended up with this hyphenated error a run-on sentence |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | NOM NOM NOMINATIONS $400: From 2001 to 2006, Emmy voters didn't quite get the "essence of" this chef, but in 2017... bam! he got a trophy for "Eat the World" Emeril Lagasse |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE GRAMMAR POLICE $600: "I don't know where that panda went off to"?! You can't end a sentence with this part of speech! & you had better find that panda! a preposition |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | IT'S JUST US $800: In a 20-teens FOX comedy, at one point Carol doesn't have many romantic options as it seems Phil is this, the show's title The Last Man on Earth |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | COMPOSERS $200: Scott Joplin published the haunting "Bethena, a Concert" this kind of dance music soon after the 1904 death of his wife waltz |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS $400: Although founded in 1943, this furniture company didn't open its first retail store until 1958 in Älmhult, Sweden IKEA |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | COMPOSERS $400: You didn't want to mess with Erik Satie on his daily walks through this city, as he always carried a hammer Paris |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | RECENT EVENTS $800: Subheads in a piece on this N.Y. rep.: "lied about where he went to... college"; "allegedly swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying" George Santos |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | WHAT'S ALL THIS? $2000: 5 sections: "The Burial of the Dead", "A Game of Chess", "The Fire Sermon", "Death by Water" & "What the Thunder Said" "The Waste Land" |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | FICTIONAL CASTLES $400: Prince Adam of Eternia transforms into He-Man by raising his power sword & proclaiming, "By the power of" this castle Grayskull |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | BARONS & BARONESSES $400: This Shakespearean actor was knighted in 1947 and became Baron of Brighton in 1970 for his theater work Laurence Olivier |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $200: In 2017, a group of Kentucky politicians were the first civilians let into this bullion depository in more than 40 years Fort Knox |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $400: This military installation in southern Nevada was originally selected in 1955 to test the U-2 spy plane, not UFOs Area 51 |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $600: Around 1 million seed varieties are preserved in the "Doomsday vault" in this country's Arctic island of Spitsbergen Norway |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | OH, WE HAVE '80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES $600: As Roger Murtaugh in this 1987 film, Danny Glover got a catchphrase--"I'm too old for this (stuff)" (but Danny didn't say "stuff") Lethal Weapon |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES $800: John Mulaney has an amazing story of selecting 21 plays on a diner's jukebox of this 1965 Tom Jones hit "What's New, Pussycat?" |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $800: Ethiopians believe this ancient container in the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the real deal; only 1 priest can view it the Ark of the Covenant |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU CAN'T GO THERE $1000: Volcanic action created this Icelandic island in the 1960s, providing scientists a lab to study biological colonization Surtsey |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES $2000: On this "White Album" cut, the only non-title lyric, really, is "no one will be watching us" "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $200: This "king of the tyrant lizards" was a heavyweight at up to 15,000 pounds but did have a problem throwing jabs T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex) |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | BOOK-POURRI $400: (John Green presents the clue.) I co-created Crash Course, which offers dozens of free educational videos on YouTube, & in one video titled "Don't Reanimate Corpses!", I talk about the Romantic movement in English lit & this novel in particular Frankenstein |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $400: Ford spent $250 million ahead of the 1957 debut of this car; let's just say it didn't live up to expectations the Edsel |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $1200: In 1780, this earl won big against Horatio Gates in South Carolina; we can't talk of what happened about a year later at Yorktown Cornwallis |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | RICE PUDDING $1600: "A lot of shoes, a lot of rice" in this old song about a wedding that doesn't end in happily ever after "Makin' Whoopee" |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | POP GOES THE MUSIC $1000: An oldie-but-goodie says, "But don't forget who's taking you home & in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin"' do this save the last dance for me |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | FAMOUS FOLKS $1200: This TikToker seen here starred in the gender-swapped movie remake "He's All That" Addison Rae |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | TRIPLE RHYME TIME $600: A more attractive semi-aquatic weasel relative whose job is to make sure your bench press doesn't crush you a hotter otter spotter |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | & SCENE $800: Albert Brooks takes flop sweat to a new level when he gets his break as an anchorman in this comedy Broadcast News |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | PERILS OF JOURNALISM $800: There aren't federal types of these, but most states have ones that won't force me to reveal chili recipe competitors' secrets shield laws (for journalists) |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | SPANISH & PORTUGUESE $1200: Literally "new tendency" in Portuguese; don't blame it on us if you can't feel the groove bossa nova |
| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | KING OF THE MOUNTAIN $2,800 (Daily Double): Mont Ventoux in Provence, during the Seven Years' War Louis XV |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | LITERARY MISMATCHES $400: In this classic novel, Cathy's marriage to Edgar doesn't stand a chance against Cathy's love for Heathcliff Wuthering Heights |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | ANAGRAMS $1200: Don't forget the Hollandaise sauce:
BE DECENT GIGS eggs Benedict |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | THE ARTS $800: This bas-relief horizontal panel common in ancient art didn't always depict heroic deeds; here's one showing a census a frieze |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | ORGANIZATIONS $4,000 (Daily Double): As the 1st president to address this group, Truman said we can't afford "a leisurely attack upon prejudice & discrimination" the NAACP |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $400: In 1892 this party probably didn't raise a glass to getting 2.2% of the popular vote; 3 decades later, its cause was law the Prohibition Party |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | JEOPARDY! AFTER DARK $800: You wouldn't let your kids see a movie rated this nickname of 1930s baseball star Jimmie Foxx double X |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | ROCK"ER"S $400: Don't confuse these guys who backed Johnny Thunders on the punk classic "Born To Lose" with the guys who backed Tom Petty The Heartbreakers |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $400: Newton's first law of motion is about "a body at" this rest |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $800: "Oh! Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown! O-oh! Look what you've done! Photograph... I don't want your..." Def Leppard |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $800: Jane Austen used this twice-hyphenated term not about a mom, but an indolent "man" stay-at-home |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $1200: A 2023 book is titled this 2-word aimless activity: "The Radical Power of Killing Time" Hanging Out |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | ANIMALS $1200: Ah do declayuh, the Tennessee this goat has a skeletal muscle disorder called myotonia congenita, so fright isn't always a cause the fainting goat |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $1600: Loiter is similar to but more frowned-upon than this other 6-letter "L" word linger |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | DON'T GO ANYWHERE $5,000 (Daily Double): There's a light fixture in this word meaning settled & not going anywhere ensconced |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $800: The guitarists of Big Country couldn't stand the regular comparison of their guitar sound to this national instrument of their country the bagpipes |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | HOBBIES & PASTIMES $800: When one team in bridge takes all 13 tricks, the feat is known by this 2-word term grand slam |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | NEW WORLD EXPLORATION $1600: When Columbus arrived at the island he named this on October 12, 1492, he wrote that it was green & a pleasure to see San Salvador |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | CURRENT U.S. GOVERNORS $800: He cheers for MLB's Reds in his own state as well as the Asheville, N.C. Tourists minor league team, which his family owns Mike DeWine |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | SCIENCE $1600: A theoretical construction with no inside is called his "bottle"; cut it in half & you have 2 Mobius strips Klein |
| #8871, aired 2023-05-15 | SOUNDS SPOOKY $200: You don't have to keep it under wraps: a British kid might use this 5-letter word instead of mother mummy |
| #8871, aired 2023-05-15 | DEFENDING THE TITLE $800: This team's Stanley Cup Finals win in 2017 wasn't too different from the 2016 one: 6 games, with Sidney Crosby the MVP the (Pittsburgh) Penguins |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES $200: Despite the rumors, David Mamet said he doesn't actually use this musical device to mark time, but does count syllables metronome |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $800: "I don't believe what I just saw" & "We'll see you tomorrow night" are among the many calls of this legend & dad of a legend Jack Buck |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | GREAT SPORTS CALLS $1000: "The slipper still fits!" as this then-Cinderella Spokane school eked out a 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win Gonzaga |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | NICKNAMES $200: Because they couldn't be bribed, Eliot Ness & his team of agents were nicknamed this "the Untouchables" |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | LET'S GO ON A SAFARI $11,800 (Daily Double): A unique way to see wildlife in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is to take a sunset cruise on this river above Victoria Falls Zambezi |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | STATE CAPITAL TO STATE CAPITAL $200: Capitals don't get much closer than Providence & this one; it's about a half-hour train trip to Back Bay Station on the Acela Boston |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | THIS 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADER... $2000: ...went by one name & didn't live to see the collapse of the Yugoslav nation he built Tito |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | WORLD COINS $1,000 (Daily Double): Though Mount Ararat is in Turkey, this neighboring country issued a 500-dram coin featuring the mountain along with Noah's Ark & a dove Armenia |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | I'M LATE, I'M GREAT, I WAS SECRETARY OF STATE $1200: As an investor who didn't want to hear bad things about Theranos, I was played by Sam Waterston in "The Dropout" George Shultz |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | TV TITLE REFERENCES $9,600 (Daily Double): Slang meaning undergoing the terrible agony of withdrawal from opiates like Oxycontin dopesick |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | HANG IN THERE $200: Sam Hunt rhymed, "It's still early out in Cali, baby don't you wanna" do this, rebound for more partying rally |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | JOHNNY GILBERT'S MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION $400: "Don't worry, little buddy, know this much is true/ Tomorrow is a latter day & I am here for you" The Book of Mormon |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | MNEMONIC POSSESSION $800: If you don't care for Mr. Biv, a second way to remember these is "Richard of York gave battle in vain" the colors of the rainbow |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | TABLE TALK $800: If you're an architect or engineer, there's always room on this inclined table for your T-square a drafting table |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | JOHNNY GILBERT'S MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION $800: "Oh, wouldn't it be loverly? Oh, so loverly sittin' absobloominlutely still/ I would never budge till spring crept over me winder sill" My Fair Lady |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | MNEMONIC POSSESSION $2000: Regarding a stroke, "FAST" means to check for drooping here, weakness in these & difficulty with this--then the "T" is for time face, arms & speech |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | MET-IEVAL ART $800: Cribs of the infant Jesus were often given to women entering these institutions who wouldn't have babies of their own convents |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | FROM THE FRENCH $2000: You can't change things, it's this 2-word situation, "concluded fact" in French fait accompli |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | CAR STUFF $200: It's a myth that this Chevy didn't sell in Spanish-speaking markets because its name can be translated as "doesn't go" the Nova |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | WORLD OF WORDS & IDIOMS $400: In Mexico to laze around is "echar la hueva", literally to toss this food item egg |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | LITTLE $1,000 (Daily Double): This city in Java gave its name to small chickens, boxers & books Bantam |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | MASTERING PASTRY WITH DOMINIQUE ANSEL $200: (Dominique Ansel reads.) These savory appetizers are made with puff pastry & Parmesan; twist the pastry end back, but don't sip your drink with them cheese straws |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $200: Varieties of this include star ruby, oro blanco & pink grapefruit |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $400: The Pallas's cat is called the world's this superlative; it's not just the face--it's only successful on a third of its hunts grumpiest (cat) |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | GOOD NAME FOR A BREAKFAST CEREAL? $400: These exercises are similar to sit-ups, but you don't lift up as far crunches |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $400: One's a beloved denizen of Jellystone Park & the other, a beloved Yankees catcher & manager Yogi Bear & Yogi Berra |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $600: This soft substance is used in nuclear reactor cores & pencils graphite |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | EPONYMOUS TELEVISION $600: "The Germans" is an episode of this British comedy about running a hotel Fawlty Towers |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $800: This Mississippi city is home to one of the world's longest man-made beaches Gulfport |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DEALING WITH THE GOVERNMENT $800: NYC's Eric Adams said, "I don't care what anyone says, there are ghosts in there", there being this 224-year-old mayoral residence Gracie Mansion |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $800: One's an Aussie mogul who produced "Sale of the Century"; one flows between Laredo & Nuevo Laredo Reg Grundy & Rio Grande |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $1000: Engines don't turn the main rotors on these flying machines; they self-lift due to air flow gyrocopters |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | WIVES OF THE NOT YET PRESIDENTS $1000: Although this president's wife, Martha (nee Wayles), served as first lady of Virginia, she never served as U.S. first lady Jefferson |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $1200: Language or jargon used by lawyers & a language or people of Sri Lanka legalese & Sinhalese |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $1600: A mineral of which ruby is a type & a difficult problem or puzzle corundum & conundrum |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | NATIONAL FOUNDERS $2000: Last name of Józef, the leader of newly independent Poland after World War I Piłsudski |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO $2000: As seen here, one is a metalloid, atomic No. 32, & the other a flowering plant germanium & geranium |
| #8867, aired 2023-05-09 | PEOPLE $400: Holy K.I.T.T.! The ex-wife of this '80s TV star wound up marrying a man named Michael (E.) Knight Hasselhoff |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | OVERWROUGHT HISTORY $200: March 1, 1781: Finally!
The states fully ratified this document! No way it isn't a document guiding U.S. democracy forever! the Articles of Confederation |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | RHYMINGLY NAMED CELEBS $400: In 1997 he was up for a Grammy, made a cameo in "Good Burger" & ended the season shooting 48% from the free throw line Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq accepted) |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | OVERWROUGHT HISTORY $800: July 28, 1794: Hold up, he dominated the Committee of Public Safety! Guillotine?! You just can't do that to this guy! Oh... I guess you can Robespierre |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | TIME TO LAWYER UP $200: For not complying with a court order in 1995, a Philly lawyer was jailed for this; he kept not complying & was in jail for 14 years contempt (of court) |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | DIANE WARREN $400: (Diane Warren gives the clue.) One of the top films of the '90s was "Armageddon", which features my song "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", the first No. 1 hit for this group
"And I don't wanna miss a thing" Aerosmith |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | DIANE WARREN $800: (Diane Warren gives the clue.) My song "Blame It On The Rain" was the last No. 1 hit for this Europop duo before it was revealed that they didn't actually do their own singing
"Blame it on the rain" Milli Vanilli |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | ALL "IN" $800: This type of verb doesn't take a direct object intransitive |
| #3, aired 2023-05-09 | 1920s SCIENCE $800: Lewis Fry Richardson proposed doing this with 64,000 computers (those were people then) & data from a world network of balloons forecasting the weather |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | SCANDAL! $600: You & I pay fees for this, withdrawing money we don't have; in a '90s scandal 300 congressmen did it with the House bank no problem overdraft |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | CHILDREN'S LIT $800: In a story by Johnny Gruelle, this doll says, "I can't seem to think clearly today... it feels as if my head were ripped" (it was) Raggedy Ann |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | YEET! $800: Truman: "I didn't fire" him "because he was a dumb son of a (bleep), although he was, but that's not against the law for generals" MacArthur |
| #8866, aired 2023-05-08 | "B" COOL $1600: In 1958 the San Francisco Examiner worried that "growing lads" might become these "instead of ball players" beatniks |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | COMIN' TO YOUR CITY $1,000 (Daily Double): Take in the earthquake-resistant "Cardboard Cathedral", built after a 2011 event in this New Zealand city Christchurch |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | RELIGION $1600: Being a teen in 1972 is a trip, man--mom won't buy me "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts cuz they practice this 19th c. faith from Iran Baháʼí |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | WOMEN WRITERS $1600: This magazine contributor, short-story author & poet once said, "I can't write five words but that I change seven" Dorothy Parker |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $2000: Sounding like a word from taxonomy, this word describes an argument that looks true on the surface, but isn't specious |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | ADULT BEVERAGES $800: You don't have to wait for McDonald's or St. Patrick's Day to make a boozy this, with vanilla ice cream & creme de menthe a Shamrock Shake |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | JASON ALEXANDER: MASTER OF MY DOMAIN $800: (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) On "Taxi" as Reverend Jim, this actor gave a master class in line delivery simply by asking, "What does a yellow light mean?" YouTube it; you won't be disappointed Christopher Lloyd |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | MATHSTERS $1600: Though he didn't discover it, this Swiss genius naturally chose e to represent the important constant named for him Euler |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 ALBUM $2000: 2 of the tunes mentioned in the title are "Isn't She Lovely" & "Pastime Paradise" Songs in the Key of Life |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | IT'S A TV MYSTERY $200: "O.M.I.T.B." is short for this, a show & the podcast within it Only Murders in the Building |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | SLANG EN ESPAÑOL $800: Don't act too high & mighty in Mexico or you might be called a "fresa", which literally translates to this fruit a strawberry |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | A MUSICAL BOUQUET $2000: This song by The Foundations was on the soundtrack of "There's Something About Mary", so don't break my heart "Build Me Up Buttercup" |
| #8864, aired 2023-05-04 | SCIENCE $400: Table salt isn't made up of molecules but of lattices composed of ions of these 2 elements sodium & chlorine |
| #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 |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | , SAID THIS LITERARY CHARACTER $400: "I didn't exactly flunk out... one of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies" Holden Caulfield |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | SAX EDUCATION $800: Springsteen eulogized this great sax player by saying he "doesn't leave the E Street Band when he dies. He leaves when we die" Clarence Clemons |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | "D" TOUR $800: Since the whole street is gated, you can't get up close to see the most famous residents on this street, so here's a peek Downing Street |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | THEATER BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Wannabe music star Dewey Finn gets his prep students in tune at the Sunset Strip's Bourbon Room, so "Don't Stop Believin'" School of Rock of Ages |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $1200: This banker had a hand in the initial financing of AT&T & General Electric & also helped reorganize many railroads J.P. Morgan |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | MIND YOUR GRAMMAR $800: This grammatical case doesn't mean blaming someone but indicates that a noun is a direct object of a verb accusative |
| #8861, aired 2023-05-01 | DIVIDED ISLANDS $1600: France & the Netherlands share this little Caribbean island, & we don't care whether you say "Saint" or "Sint" St. Maarten |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S A COOKBOOK! $200: We hope this Cordon Bleu alum didn't cut the Dickens out of her finger as she was "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 1961 Julia Child |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S A COOKBOOK! $400: "Over 300 recipes for plant-based eating all through the year" are found in the bestselling "Forks Over" these Knives |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $600: In the 2010s it decided its electrified future wouldn't include the Jetta Hybrid Volkswagen |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | IT'S GERMAN FOR... $800: Boat--
spelling please; it's just one letter different B-O-O-T |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | LITERARY LIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): "Whenever there is danger my heart begins to beat fast", says this character in a 1900 book the Cowardly Lion |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | WE DISCONTINUED THE CAR $1000: The Fit from this Japanese automaker wasn't fit to survive in the U.S. past 2020 Honda |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | A REAL BODY BUSY $4,000 (Daily Double): Most of your digestion doesn't take place in the stomach but rather in this organ that includes the ileum the small intestine |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES $400: Though it's named for a Russian, this low-tech weapon in a bottle was used early on against Russian T-26 tanks by the Finns a Molotov cocktail |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | RECENT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY $1200: For the centennial of its publication, Matthew Hollis' 2022 "Biography of a Poem" is about this culture-spanning one by T.S. Eliot The Waste Land |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | RECENT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY $2000: "I Used to Live Here Once" is about this author, who like the heroine of her "Wide Sargasso Sea" had Caribbean roots Jean Rhys |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | A FINE WINE FILM $3,000 (Daily Double): This 2-word term for disparagement of something you can't have is the title of a 2016 documentary about counterfeit wine sour grapes |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | BRIT LIT $600: In "A Room with a View", the view isn't of England but of this country Italy |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | TOP TO BOTTOM $1000: This 6-letter word refers to the zenith or farthest point, such as the point where the Moon is farthest from the Earth the apogee |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | COMEDIANS $1600: There's video of this star of "Ride Along" taking a polygraph: inflating his height to 5'4" doesn't fool the machine Kevin Hart |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $2000: Used in science, a substance that can't be dissolved in a liquid is termed this insoluble |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | BAR LINES $200: Stella! Stelllla! Man, that music's loud tonight! I said I'd like a Stella Artois for my pal & this other beer, PBR for short, for me Pabst Blue Ribbon |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | READING MUSIC $400: In "Me", his Donald Duck costume's "padded bum" made it hard to sit; he tried "to play 'Your Song' but... couldn't stop laughing" Elton John |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | DOWNTOWN ABBEY $2000: Our Lady of Dallas Abbey is Cistercian, not this offshoot, so don't go expecting beer Trappists |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | BEATLES "S"ONGS $600: "With a love like that you know you should be glad" "She Loves You" |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | BEATLES "S"ONGS $800: "I don't want to leave her now, you know I believe and how" "Something" |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | MADE GOOD $1200: An ad with an ape abusing very durable luggage wasn't for Samsonite as some recall but for this all-"American" competitor American Tourister |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | SLIDING INTO YOUR "D.M."s $200: "Don't be creepy" is one of the top rules when sliding into someone's DMs, DM standing for this a direct message |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | CUTTING IN LINE AT THE MOVIES $800: Peter Lorre: "You despise me, don't you?" Humphrey Bogart: "If I gave you any thought, I probably would" Casablanca |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $1000: Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for "newly planted" neophytes |
| #8854, aired 2023-04-20 | "P"OTPOURRI $1600: It's a small bomb, which is why, as the expression goes, you don't want to be hoisted with your own petard |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | PEOPLE IN BOOKS $600 (Daily Double): Neighbor & narrator Nick Carraway doesn't mind some loud parties in this American classic The Great Gatsby |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | MUSIC-"O"-LOGY $1200: Let's listen to a demonstration of this term--you can't actually "reach" one because it means constantly increasing crescendo |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | MOVIE COMEDIES $1600: (I'm Ike Barinholtz.) In 2018, I joined Leslie Mann & this muy macho pro wrestler as parents who don't want their daughters going too far on prom night in the comedy film "Blockers" John Cena |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | JUSTINIAN TIME $7,000 (Daily Double): Justinian didn't "want to thank" this 900-year-old Athenian school, which closed after pagan teachers were banned the Academy |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | ____ & ____ $400: An idiom says that 2 people who don't get along "mix like" this pair of liquids oil & water |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | HOROSCOPES $800: Don't get stung with an incorrect response--know the brightest star in this sign's constellation is Antares Scorpio |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | OK MILLENNIAL $1000: Born in Moore, Oklahoma in 1981, Randy Wayne starred as Bo's cousin Luke in the 2007 TV movie titled them: "The Beginning" The Dukes of Hazzard |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | SAVOIR FAIR $1200: The Chestnut Fair on this large French island isn't limited to chestnuts; it has beer, wine & cheese too Corsica |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | TV MOMS $1600: Didn't everyone want kind & patient Caroline Ingalls, played by Karen Grassle on this series, to be their mom too? Little House on the Prairie |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | BODY LANGUAGE $200: Many people with a herniated intervertebral one of these in their spine don't feel symptoms a disc |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | 3-SYLLABLE VERBS $2000: Meaning to understand or take into custody; we hope the police don't do it to you apprehend |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | FISH OUT OF WATER ON TV $800: Lily Collins stars as this title Chicago marketing exec & by the way, she doesn't speak a lick of French Emily in Paris |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | OUR NATION OF IMMIGRATION $400: Famous Americans of this heritage include Barack Obama seen here on a visit to the old country Ireland |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | IN THE DICTIONARY $800: Don't give us a whole long one of these, just identify the German word for "play" or "game" spiel |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | HOW ARE YOU FEELING? $1000: Ella Fitzgerald & many others sang, "Come to me, my" this "baby, cuddle up & don't be blue" melancholy |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | NO, PRIME MINISTER $400: On live TV, Dutch PM Mark Rutte said don't perform this greeting ritual due to COVID, but forgot & put 'er there moments later a handshake |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | ARCHITECTURALLY SPEAKING $600: In other words, "when one won't tolerate temperature, remove oneself from food-making facilities" if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | AIR TRAVEL $800: You can't take off until this part of the plane, the MCD for short, is secured main cabin door |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | THE MAIN CITY IN THE MOVIE $800: "Anchorman", & we won't say what Ron Burgundy thought the name meant when translated San Diego |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | AMERICANA $1000: You can ride in a Model T in this "Village" of historic Americana created by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan Greenfield Village |
| #8844, aired 2023-04-06 | LATIN WORDS & PHRASES $2000: While he popularized the concept, John Locke didn't actually use this term for the idea that the mind is a blank slate at birth tabula rasa |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | THE LAST BATTLE $400: The last Western Hemisphere action of the Spanish-American War wasn't on Cuba but on this island Puerto Rico |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | TRANSPORTATION, IN VARIOUS FORMS $2000: Joey, baby, don't get crazy in your kangaroo mama's pouch, also called this; you'll be toted around there for 7 to 10 months the marsupium |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $200: As the saying goes, you can't make this without breaking eggs an omelet |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $600: These aren't real fruit; they're this confection made from almond paste marzipan |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | SPORTS MEDICINE $800: Lateral epicondylitis is better known as this, which despite its name, isn't limited to guys like Novak Djokovic tennis elbow |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | PAINT ME A PICTURE $800: His "Symphony in White, No. 1" isn't of his mother, but of his mistress & frequent companion, Joanna Hiffernan Whistler |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $800: Yum! It's this dessert with a caramelized sugar top; can't wait to get to the custard below crème brûlée |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT $1000: It's a popular street food in Bangkok, but you don't have to go that far to get it pad thai |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | TARANTINO FILMS $2000: Tarantino said this 1997 Pam Grier film "only cost $12 million. You can't lose... & you don't have to compromise" Jackie Brown |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | THE SUPERLATIVE EARTH $800: Oddly, the highest point on this continent is a mount named for a Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution Australia |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | ADJECTIVE THEN NOUN $1200: It's a common bar name, a cocktail, and something you don't want to step on a rusty nail |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | HEY, BIG SPENDER $200: If you've really got all that dough, why don't you buy Action Comics #1 from 1938, which saw the debut of this otherworldly hero Superman |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $400: Isla Nublar off Costa Rica sets the scene of this 1990 Michael Crichton novel that bioengineers some terror Jurassic Park |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | LAST LINES OF MOVIES $800: 1933:
"Oh, no. It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast" King Kong |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $800: As in "The Trial", this author uses a protagonist named K. in "The Castle"; a dark city with odd locals keeps K, busy Kafka |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | HEY, BIG SPENDER $800: If you're going to splurge for the Ferrari, get a GTO; the G & T stand for this Italian phrase, also a video game Gran Turismo |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $1200: The Sprawl is a rough city with an artificial gray sky in "Mona Lisa Overdrive", a novel from this cyberpunk master Gibson |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | LAST LINES OF MOVIES $1600: Spoken by Mark Wahlberg: "I am a star. I'm a star. I'm a star. I'm a star. I am a big bright shining star. That's right" Boogie Nights |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $1600: In a Dennis Lehane novel, this title place is home to Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane & you may be stuck there Shutter Island |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | CONSECUTIVE LETTER WORD PAIRS $2000: Developing gradually in infants, it's the awareness that things still exist even when you can't see them object permanence |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $2000: The idyllic school Hailsham harbors grotesque deeds in "Never Let Me Go" from this Japanese-born author Kazuo Ishiguro |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | A RELIGIOUS SERVICE $400: In an Orthodox church, a priest with his back to you isn't rude or shy, he's facing this direction like the congregation east |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | SPOUSAL SUPPORT $800: Nominated to become Transportation Secy. in 2017, Elaine Chao got "yes"es from 93 senators but not from this majority leader, her husband McConnell |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | THE GREATEST SNOWMAN $1200: John Ratzenberger asks Billy Crystal, "Why can't they call me the Adorable Snowman... or the Agreeable Snowman?" in this Pixar film Monsters, Inc. |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | SPOUSAL SUPPORT $3,800 (Daily Double): Though Ring Lardner called this duo the prince & princess of their generation, their lives weren't exactly "This Side of Paradise" Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald |
| #8838, aired 2023-03-29 | DALÍ GOES HOLLYWOOD $800: Dalí designed a deck of these cards for the James Bond film "Live & Let Die", but they weren't used tarot |
| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | FANCIFIED BEASTLY IDIOMS $200: It's impossible to instruct the elder canine with state-of-the-art maneuvers you can't teach an old dog new tricks |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | BRITISH TO AMERICAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR $600: In Britain, a caravan behind your car isn't a line of vehicles, but just this one, & some pensioners choose to live in one a trailer |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FANTASY SPORTS $600: Katniss & Peeta are about to eat poisonous berries when they learn they can't both win this, but they get a reprieve the Hunger Games |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FIGURES OF SPEECH $800: Saying you'll avoid me like the plague is a bit of this French-derived word for an overused phrase, don't you think, darling? cliché |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FANTASY SPORTS $800: The only rule in the game of Calvinball, seen in a comic strip by him, is that it can't be played the same way twice (Bill) Watterson |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FIGURES OF SPEECH $1600: An example of this, also called meiosis, is Kathy Bates' line as the Titanic sinks, "Now there's something you don't see every day" understatement |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | THE WWE $200: (Kofi Kingston presents the clue.) "Awesome" doesn't even begin to describe this WWE legend; billed at 7'4" & 500 pounds he loved practical jokes & would move his friends' small cars at night--yes, move, & not drive André the Giant |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | CHANGE A LETTER $200: A close buddy changes a letter to become a labyrinth mate & maze |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | REJECTED AUTHORS $400: Working at a publishing house, T.S. Eliot wrote George Orwell a letter rejecting this novel but did praise the pigs Animal Farm |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | WHAT'LL IT "B"? $1000: A shot of this, & I don't care whether it's Booker's or Blanton's bourbon |
| #8834, aired 2023-03-23 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $4,000 (Daily Double): An Architectural Digest headline said this term "dictated the layout of" a "light-filled residence in Beijing" feng shui |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $400: A shade of brown & a picnic pest ant & tan |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $800: A threesome & a violent uprising by a mob trio & riot |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | 4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS $1000: An MLB relief pitcher who doesn't get the save may be eligible for this, provided he gets an out & maintains the lead a hold |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $1200: Skinny & an indirect suggestion thin & hint |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $1600: The apex & to choose opt & top |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK $2000: A device that ensnares & spellbound or enthralled trap & rapt |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $600: Erich Honecker, leader of this country, is seen giving a speech in 1986; things weren't going well for him by decade's end East Germany |
| #8831, aired 2023-03-20 | SHORT STORY, SHORTER $400: Roderick, Madeline & their place itself don't make it to the end; after all, it is "The Fall of" this the House of Usher |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $200: The principal, to Janine on this ABC sitcom: "Step was my thing in college! It certainly wasn't academics. I hate school" Abbott Elementary |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $600: This sitcom's Dr. Spaceman, delivering Tracy some tough news: "I don't know how to say this... D.A. but eez?" 30 Rock |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $1000: Darius, on this FX show: "I would say nice to meet you but I don't believe in time as a concept. So I'll just say we always met" Atlanta |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | COMIC INFLUENCES $200: (I'm Patton Oswalt.) In high school I couldn't get enough of this comedy troupe who had it all--SPAM, the Spanish Inquisition, a dead parrot, the dirty fork--nudge, nudge, wink, wink; know what I mean, say no more Monty Python |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | COMIC INFLUENCES $1000: (I'm Aisha Tyler.) In college I decided to make comedy my career after seeing this deadpan comic who once noted, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it." (Steven) Wright |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | FOOD STUFF $1200: Breakfast for dinner? Yabba dabba don't mind if I do, with these 2 cereals named for young Ms. Flintstone Fruity Pebbles & Cocoa Pebbles |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | A HEAVENLY BODY IN MUSIC $2000: A Tori Kelly tune rhymes, "I've never been to heaven, but it doesn't seem that far, 'cause you're my" this North Star |
| #8829, aired 2023-03-16 | U.S. ISLANDS $5,000 (Daily Double): Despite its name, this island doesn't actually have any wineries, but there are a couple of liquor stores in Edgartown Martha's Vineyard |
| #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 |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $1000: Henry Ford's son didn't live to see this model named for him, which is maybe just as well the Edsel |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER $2000: James Joyce's last book becomes a WHAM! song whose first word is "Jitterbug" Finnegans Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | A BUSINESS, MAJOR $800: Talk about making a connection! In 2020 T-Mobile ran some numbers by this competitor, which agreed to a $26 billion merger Sprint |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | SHAKE IT OFF $400: Beignets are usually covered with piles of this stuff, so you may want to shake a little off if you don't want a mess powdered sugar |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS $600: A leader & producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, he composed music for "Kill Bill" & we can't help hoping he'll work on a song with SZA RZA |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | MERMAIDS $1000: We don't know how many mermaids live in the Rhine River, but the most famous one is this temptress Lorelei |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | STUDY: GUIDES $1600: Take the very scenic route with "The A.T. Guide", a handbook for hiking this 2,200-mile path from Maine to Georgia the Appalachian Trail |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | COMPLETE THE PANGRAM $400: For an adult vacation guaranteed to be forgotten, "Pack my box with five dozen jugs of" this general term for booze liquor |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | COMPLETE THE PANGRAM $1000: Most birds don't, but "Jackdaws love my big Sphinx of" this mineral quartz |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | U.S. SIGHTS $1000: You needn't go to Capri, Italy for one of these picturesque caves; visit the one "of the Redemption" in West Bend, Iowa a grotto |
| #8819, aired 2023-03-02 | DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS $400: The CBS crew, not a news team but this kind of street artists, are the subject of "Can't Be Stopped" graffiti artists |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | ART SUPPLIES $800: These days, Banksy doesn't draw freehand out on the street but uses this type of template & spray paint a stencil |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | BRIDGES $3,500 (Daily Double): Tradition says that a couple who kisses while passing beneath this Venetian bridge in a gondola will enjoy eternal love the Bridge of Sighs |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | HOME FROM COLLEGE $1000: Looking for a Waffle House with your buddies? Don't be fooled by the museum in this Atlanta suburb, named for naval hero Stephen Decatur |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | SOCIAL SCIENCE $2000: In poli-sci, it doesn't refer to the image here, but to any legislature with two separate houses bicameral |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | BLACK HISTORY $400: In 1930 "Don't buy where you can't work" was a slogan of this economic strategy vs. stores that wouldn't hire African Americans a boycott |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | SHORT, TINY & SMALL $400: Heard here, it's the smallest & highest-pitched woodwind instrument in an orchestra a piccolo |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | DESCRIBING THE HORROR FILM FRANCHISE $800: A torso-bursting good time; Ripley's continuing believe it or not; bad company, I can't deny Alien |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | VERY ARTISTIC $800: Praise this painting from the early 1500s on its use of sfumato, the use of fine shading, but please don't tell her to smile more the Mona Lisa |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | VERY ARTISTIC $1000: Victor Hugo didn't want to pose for a bust, so this French sculptor made some quick sketches, &, voilà, a bust was born Rodin |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | FIGHT SONGS $400: "What doesn't kill you makes you" this, sang Kelly Clarkson; it also "makes a fighter" stronger |
| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ALPHABETICAL AMERICA: Until Alabama became the 22nd state, this one was first alphabetically Connecticut |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | BODIES OF WATER: The smallest inland sea in the world, it's completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas the Sea of Marmara |
| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | STATE CAPITALS: It was named for a nearby river that explorer Gabriel Moraga named for one of a religious grouping of 7 Sacramento |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | U.S.S.R.I.P.: Of the 15 countries formed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, this one is alphabetically last Uzbekistan |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD: "Captured in Egypt by the British Army 1801" is painted on the side of this artifact named for the city where it was found the Rosetta Stone |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | THE HUMAN BODY: This glandular organ that starts to shrink at puberty is known for being where the cells key to adaptive immunity develop the thymus |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | LITERATURE & RELIGION: This city now in Turkey is the addressee of one of the New Testament epistles & the setting for "The Comedy of Errors" Ephesus |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | ART HISTORY: The Royal Academy of Arts has this man's "La Fornarina" & in the 1800s the RAA's love of him made some artists retreat to an earlier style Raphael |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | COUNTRY MUSIC: "It was kind of a prodding to myself to play it straight", said Johnny Cash of this 1956 hit "I Walk The Line" |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | ON THE STAGE: Paul Robeson said that even as this character "kills, his honor is at stake... the honor of his whole culture is involved" Othello |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | LANDMARKS: During Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to Los Angeles, pranksters covered up this letter in a local landmark L |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | FAMOUS NAMES IN AMERICA: The name of this animal that died in 1885 after being struck by a train that subsequently derailed lives on as an adjective Jumbo |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | THE 20th CENTURY: On July 19, 1940 Hitler called this man a warmonger & wrongly predicted he would flee to Canada Winston Churchill |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | FROM PAGE TO STAGE: The opera based on this 1993 memoir was staged at a prison for the first time in 2023, at Sing Sing with a chorus of 14 inmates Dead Man Walking |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | MOVIE MUSICALS: Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters (1 of) Gigi or Oliver! |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY: Before visiting Achilles' tomb, this man threw his spear onto the ground in Asia & declared the continent "spear-won" Alexander the Great |
| #8985, aired 2023-12-01 | BODIES OF WATER: The Goshute, a Western people, called this vast body of water Teittse Paa, meaning "bad water" the Great Salt Lake |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY: Established in 1963, this group had its conclusions questioned in books, reports & a special 1970s congressional committee the Warren Commission |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ARTISTS: Exhumed in 2017 to settle a paternity suit, his mustache had "preserved its classic 10-past-10 position" according to the Spanish press Salvador Dalí |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | MUSIC & LITERATURE: John Steinbeck called this "one of the great songs of the world" & wanted the music & lyrics printed in one of his novels "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | 21st CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: It was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor the incumbent vice president was a candidate 2008 (Barack Obama & John McCain) |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | NAME'S THE SAME: This first name is shared by a character introduced in 1941 & a member of royalty who is sixth in line to the British throne Archie |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | TWEEN LIT: Referring to the lengthy title of her much-discussed novel, this author lamented that she didn't just call the book "Margaret" Judy Blume |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | MILITARY HISTORY: A 1918 article titled "Do Not Shoot at" these said hunters were interfering with the U.S. Signal Corps' training of them (carrier or homing) pigeons |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | RALLYING CRIES: Don't mess with Texas: Sam Houston's troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto Remember the Alamo! |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | FINE ART: An early owner of this 1889 painting full of blue & green noted how well the artist "understood the exquisite nature of flowers!" Irises |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | GLOBAL GEOLOGY: In this nation of 360,000 people, you can walk along the boundaries of the Eurasian & North American tectonic plates Iceland |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | WORLD LANDMARKS: Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour Big Ben |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | THE 1500s: In the early 1500s he produced a codex in words & pictures on the flight of birds, one of many subjects that interested him Leonardo da Vinci |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS: Both issued in April, 80 years apart, the first proclamations by these 2 presidents each declared national days of mourning Andrew Johnson & Harry Truman |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | FIRST NAMES IN SCIENCE: First name of the paleontologist who in 1990 noticed some large vertebrae jutting from an eroding bluff in South Dakota Sue |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | WORLD CAPITALS: In English, name of 1 of the 2 4-letter capitals with the same first & last letter, one in the N. & one in the S. Hemisphere Apia or Oslo |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | ARTISTS: On October 26, 1886 he said, "The dream of my life is accomplished... I see the symbol of unity & friendship between 2 nations" Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | ART HISTORY: At the 1865 Paris Art Salon, the elder of these 2 men said if the younger were successful, it would be "because his name sounds like mine" Manet & Monet |
| #8888, aired 2023-06-07 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: Of all the nations that border Italy, the one that didn't exist in 1990 Slovenia |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | BILLBOARD NO. 1 HITS: Billy Joel said, "I think the one time I didn't write the music" before the lyrics was for this 1989 hit, "and I think it shows" "We Didn't Start The Fire" |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | 19th CENTURY FIRST LADIES: After her husband left office, a minister wrote the White House was "purer because" this first lady "has been its mistress" Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy") |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | TV HISTORY: The 1980s "Magnum, P.I." used a soundstage of this long-running drama that had just ended, & even referred to its lead character Hawaii Five-O |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | GEOGRAPHY: Of the 13 nations through which the equator passes, it's the only one whose coastline borders the Caribbean Sea Colombia |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | MEDIEVAL PLACES: One of the participants in an 1170 event at this place said, "Let us away, knights; he will rise no more" Canterbury Cathedral |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | ART EXHIBITIONS: In 1898 what's been called the first blockbuster art show was devoted to him & put on for Queen Wilhelmina's coronation Rembrandt |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | NAMES IN THE BOOKSTORE: This man made lists, perhaps to cope with depression; a set of lists he published in 1852 made his name synonymous with a type of book (Peter Mark) Roget |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | WORLD WAR II: Mimi Reinhard, who never learned to type using more than 2 fingers, produced this with 1,100 names, including hers Schindler's List |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | LITERATURE: Published in 2011, P.D. James' final novel, "Death Comes to Pemberley", was a sequel to this novel from 200 years earlier Pride and Prejudice |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | TELEVISION: Mike Post combined the sound of a slamming jail door, an anvil & 100 men stomping on a floor for this series that debuted in 1990 Law & Order |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | BUSINESS MILESTONES: These were first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today Ford Model T |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE: Calling him "the embodiment of pure intellect", in December 1999 Time magazine named him Person of the Century Albert Einstein |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 2001 he published a book called "Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall"; in 2002, "Existencilism" Banksy |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: It's home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon Italy |
| #8762, aired 2022-12-13 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: Demonstrating the dignity & humanity of Black Americans, he sat for 160 known photographs, the most of any American in the 19th century Frederick Douglass |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | MUSICAL THEATER: The pair at the center of tumult in this long-running show were originally to be a Jewish girl & a Catholic boy West Side Story |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | THE NEW TESTAMENT: Paul's letter to them is the New Testament epistle with the most Old Testament quotations Hebrews |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | GEOGRAPHIC PAIRS: By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella Mallorca (Majorca) & Menorca (Minorca) |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS: A trip to El Paso with his young son & wondering what the city might look like years in the future inspired a novel by this author Cormac McCarthy |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS: He turned to opera with the 1903 work "Guest of Honor", likely inspired by Booker T. Washington's dinner at the White House (Scott) Joplin |
| #8722, aired 2022-10-18 | LANDMARKS OF SCIENCE: Clones of an original one of these grow outside the math faculty at Cambridge University & in the President's Garden at M.I.T. an apple tree |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | AUTHORS: Featuring a statue of a man escaping his grave, his tomb in Amiens contrasts with the title of his 1864 adventure novel (Jules) Verne |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | DOCUMENTARIES: In this 1970 film, Max Yasgur says, "I'm a farmer... I don't know how to speak to 20 people... let alone a crowd like this" Woodstock |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | ASIAN COUNTRY NAMES: Like the T-U-V in Tuvalu, this landlocked country has 3 consecutive letters in its English name in alphabetic sequence Afghanistan |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | INNOVATIONS: Seen by a worldwide audience in 1970, black pentagons were added to these to help viewers follow them better on TV soccer balls |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES: It's the world's smallest landlocked country in both area & population Vatican City |
| #8704, aired 2022-09-22 | POP CULTURE: In 2011 Leland, Mississippi, where Jim Henson grew up, honored Henson & his Muppets by renaming a bridge this, also a song title Rainbow Connection |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | DISNEY SONGS: "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from "Encanto" is the first song from an animated Disney film to hit No. 1 since this duet in 1993 "A Whole New World" |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | 1972: In June he said, "Don't lie to them to the extent to say there is no involvement, but just say this is... a comedy of errors" Richard Nixon |
| #8635, aired 2022-05-06 | USA: These 2 mayors gave their names to a facility built on the site of an old racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | WORLD LITERATURE: Befitting the title, Antoine Galland, the first Western translator of this collection, worked on it only "after dinner" Arabian Nights (the One Thousand and One Nights) |
| #8619, aired 2022-04-14 | WOMEN IN BRITISH HISTORY: The orphaned future Queen Elizabeth I was devoted to this stepmother who died 2 days before Elizabeth's 15th birthday Catherine Parr |
| #8618, aired 2022-04-13 | HISTORY: Intimately familiar with World War I, Churchill considered this war from some 150 years before the "first world war" the Seven Years' War |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | INVENTIONS: Patented in 1955, it did not go over well in the high-end fashion world but the then-new aerospace industry found it very useful Velcro |
| #8603, aired 2022-03-23 | POEMS: The title of this poem comes from a 1920 book that refers to its possible "restoration to fruitfulness" The Waste Land |
| #8602, aired 2022-03-22 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES: Napoleon's troops gave him this nickname not to mock him but for showing the courage of an infantryman in battle "The Little Corporal" |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | METEOROLOGY: It was feared this word caused panic, but in 1950 the U.S. Weather Bureau ended a ban on it in forecasts, saying prediction wasn't impossible tornado |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | THE PERIODIC TABLE: By 1890, discoveries of 3 "nationalist elements" filled table gaps: scandium in Sweden, germanium in Germany, this in France gallium |
| #9, aired 2022-02-15 | PHYSICISTS: A 1927 principle by this Nobel Prize winner says that some knowledge is inaccessible Werner Heisenberg |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS: A piece of writing advice from this man who died in 1904 concludes, "Otherwise don't put it there" (Anton) Chekhov |
| #1, aired 2022-02-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY: One theory says Charles T. Torrey, a worker on this, coined its name, which appeared in The Liberator on October 14, 1842 the Underground Railroad |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | 1970s SINGER-SONGWRITERS: While speaking to Congress in 1985, he explained that his 1973 hit, now a state song, wasn't about drugs John Denver |
| #8558, aired 2022-01-19 | FILMS OF THE 2000s: One of the screenwriters of this 2001 film described it as "'Clueless' meets 'The Paper Chase"' Legally Blonde |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | 3-NAMED WOMEN: Not primarily known as a suffragist, in 1879 she became the first female resident of Concord, Mass. to register to vote in local elections Louisa May Alcott |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | JOURNALISTS IN HISTORY: Bismarck Tribune correspondent Mark Kellogg died June 25, 1876 while on a field assignment covering this man (General George) Custer |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | FAMOUS DO'S & DON'TS: In 1964 Berkeley alum Jack Weinberg, age 24, told a San Francisco chronicle reporter this now-famous "Don't" "Don't trust anyone over 30" |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | HISTORY: In 1985 the mayor of Rome went to a suburb of Tunis to sign a treaty ending this after more than 2,100 years the (Third) Punic War(s) (Carthaginian Wars) |
| #8489, aired 2021-10-14 | U.S. HISTORY: On Sept. 30, 1788 William Maclay & Robert Morris, both of Pennsylvania, were chosen as the first 2 these (U.S.) senators |
| #8482, aired 2021-10-05 | POPULAR PHRASES: This phrase relating nutrition & health was popularized by fruit scientist J.T. Stinson at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair an apple a day keeps the doctor away |
| #8468, aired 2021-09-15 | AUTHORS: In addition to knowing many languages & making up his own, he also taught language at the universities of Leeds & Oxford J.R.R. Tolkien |
| #8464, aired 2021-08-12 | BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES: Based on a 1974 novel, this film has been described as combining "An Enemy of the People" & "Moby Dick" Jaws |
| #8459, aired 2021-08-05 | 1930s AMERICA: Unpopular at the time, the man for whom it is named wasn't invited to the September 30, 1935 dedication of this landmark Hoover Dam |
| #8440, aired 2021-07-09 | 1980s BESTSELLERS: The title of this 1985 novel by a Canadian author partly alludes to the similarly named stories in a 14th century work The Handmaid's Tale |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM: A real-life antidisestablishmentarian, William Bridgeman opposed the 1920 disestablishment of this in Wales church |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY: While performing in Philadelphia, the future father of this man sent a letter threatening to slit Andrew Jackson's throat (John Wilkes) Booth |
| #8361, aired 2021-03-22 | SHAKESPEAREAN REFERENCES: This name given to U.K. labor strife in December 1978 & January 1979 was taken from the first line of a Shakespeare history play the Winter of (our) Discontent |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | RADIO HISTORY: A 1949 broadcast in Spanish of this drama from 11 years before caused mass panic in Ecuador & the destruction of the radio station "The War of the Worlds" |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | AMERICAN ROCK BANDS: In 2020 their Greatest Hits, with an optimistic '80s anthem, became only the third album to spend 600 weeks on the Billboard 200 Journey |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | EARLY U.S. HISTORY: Elbridge Gerry, Charles Pinckney & John Marshall were the diplomats in this 1797 incident that led to a quasi-war with France the XYZ Affair |
| #8339, aired 2021-02-18 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS: The first campaign of this man, who at 36 was the youngest major party nominee ever, was supported by the silver mining industry William Jennings Bryan |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, these 2 on opposite sides of it are the smallest & largest in area Algeria & Monaco |
| #8293, aired 2020-12-02 | NOVEL CHARACTERS: This character from an 1851 novel "was intent on an audacious, immitigable, and supernatural revenge" Captain Ahab |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | MUSICAL THEATER: The word "Practical" was dropped from the title of this hit musical not long before it premiered in 1981 on London's West End Cats |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | HISTORY OF MEDICINE: 2020 marks the 55th birthday of the first piece of equipment dedicated to this process, now used for regular screenings mammogram |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: Will Smith & Lennox Lewis were pallbearers at this man's 2016 funeral Muhammad Ali |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | THE GREAT LAKES: An 1855 poem gives us this Native American name for the 1 Great Lake not known to us today by a Native American word or a tribe's name Gitche Gumee |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | NOTABLE BRITS: On this man's death in a 1935 motorcycle accident, Churchill said, his "pace of life was faster & more intense than the ordinary" Lawrence of Arabia |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | EUROPEAN LANDMARKS: As described in an 1831 book, it has "three recessed and pointed doorways... immense central rose window... two dark and massive towers" Notre-Dame |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS: Of the 15 U.S. presidential libraries or museums, 3 are in this state, more than any other Texas |
| #8224, aired 2020-05-28 | WORD ORIGINS: P.T. Barnum, whose traveling shows carried musicians, coined this word that now represents something growing in popularity bandwagon |
| #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | IVY LEAGUE GEOGRAPHY: This state borders 3 other states with Ivy League schools, but doesn't have one itself Vermont |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | CLASSIC TV SITCOMS: "I Love Lucy" used the French word "enceinte" in a 1952 episode title because CBS didn't want this word used pregnant |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | ADVENTURE NOVELS: In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel The Swiss Family Robinson |
| #8214, aired 2020-04-30 | ADVERTISING: Copywriter Keith Goldberg wrote this question in 1999 for a financial services company; they're still using it What's in your wallet? |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | 1950s FILMS: The last line of this epic film was "Go--proclaim liberty throughout all the lands unto all the inhabitants thereof" The Ten Commandments |
| #8211, aired 2020-04-27 | CIVIL WAR PEOPLE: Before they were photographed together in 1862, Lincoln wryly noted this general "should have no problem" sitting still for it George McClellan |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | HISTORIC FIGURES: In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland Charlemagne |
| #8204, aired 2020-04-16 | SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS: An account of a deposed Duke of Genoa in a 1549 "History of Italy" is a presumed source for this play The Tempest |
| #8200, aired 2020-04-10 | WORDS IN THE NEWS: On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500% quid pro quo |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY: A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor Salem, Massachusetts |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY: He was the first president to deliver the State of the Union Address on television Harry Truman |
| #8168, aired 2020-02-26 | SCIENCE WORDS: In 1611 Kepler used this word from the Latin for "attendant" to describe the discoveries of Galileo satellite |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | INTERNATIONAL AWARD TROPHIES: La Maison Chopard crafts this annual award’s crystal base & 118-gram, 18-carat frond Palme d'Or |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY: This West African country of 12 million doesn't border the 1,200-mile-wide gulf of the same name Guinea |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES: He has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a Shakespeare tragedy Iago |
| #8133, aired 2020-01-08 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: It took the French army until 1995 to declare him innocent, 101 years after he was convicted of treason (Alfred) Dreyfus |
| #8128, aired 2020-01-01 | SINGLE-NAMED PERFORMERS: The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in "Precious" Mo'Nique |
| #8126, aired 2019-12-30 | 1950s PEOPLE: In a New Yorker profile, he said, "Where I like it is out west in Wyoming, Montana, & Idaho, & I like Cuba & Paris" Ernest Hemingway |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | HISTORIC LISTS: "Why does not the Pope... build the basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?" is one of these Luther's theses |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS: By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant Jeremiah |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | ITALIAN INVENTORS: In a 1644 letter he wrote, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air", which is what his invention measures Torricelli |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | LITERARY CHARACTERS: From an 1894 work, his name literally translates to "tiger king" Shere Khan |
| #8085, aired 2019-11-01 | RELIGION: This denomination takes its name from the day, as told in the New Testament, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles Pentecostalism |
| #8083, aired 2019-10-30 | WORLD CAPITALS: In 1865 this city named for an early 19th century British hero became a British colonial capital Wellington |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | 1950s CINEMA: Objects of attention in this suspenseful film include a digging dog, a scantily clad dancer & a possible murderer Rear Window |
| #8080, aired 2019-10-25 | BRITISH HISTORY: In 2018 Parliament Square got its first statue of a woman, Millicent Fawcett, a founding member of the London Society for Women's this Suffrage |
| #8078, aired 2019-10-23 | 1930s NOVEL CHARACTERS: Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn't been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill Nick Charles |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | EUROPEAN AUTHORS: When he didn't win the inaugural 1901 Nobel Prize, 42 of his peers apologized to him, calling him "the most revered patriarch of today's literature" Leo Tolstoy |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: A site excavated since 1899, Tell es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city, home to a giant warrior Gath |
| #8023, aired 2019-06-26 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS: "Hard and sharp as flint... he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn't thaw it one degree at Christmas" Ebenezer Scrooge |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | MEDICAL NEWS 2018: For the first time, the FDA approved a drug for the treatment of this, though there hadn't been a new case in 40 years smallpox |
| #8003, aired 2019-05-29 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS: The author of this tale dedicated the novel to British philosopher William Godwin, her father Frankenstein |
| #8000, aired 2019-05-24 | AROUND THE USA: Astronomy buffs visit Idaho for the USA's first dark sky reserve; oddly, part of it is this resort area with a bright name Sun Valley |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1832, by a narrow margin, this state's legislature rejected considering abolition; a split was completed in 1863 Virginia |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | POETS: A poem by him includes, "It was grassy and wanted wear;/
though...the passing there/
had worn them really about the same" Robert Frost |
| #7960, aired 2019-03-29 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS: This 1883 classic ends with the words "A well-behaved little boy!" Pinocchio |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | NOVEL QUOTES: A boy at the end of this 1952 novel says to the main character, "Say it ain't true, Roy" The Natural |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MATH: Total of the numbers of the amendments banning state-sponsored official religion, ending slavery & repealing Prohibition 35 |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY: Interpreting for Vaclav Havel, future ambassador Rita Klimova gave us this phrase for a smooth change of government the velvet revolution |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | POETS: He gave his pets names like Wiscus, Pettipaws, George Pushdragon & Jellylorum, the last of which he used in a poem T.S. Eliot |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | PRESIDENTS & THE MOVIES: 3 presidential films, all directed by Oliver Stone, have a total of only 9 letters in their titles--"Nixon" & these 2 W and JFK |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | COMIC STRIP TITLE CHARACTERS: These 2 were named for a European "theologian who believed in predestination" & a "philosopher with a dim view of human nature" Calvin & Hobbes |
| #7903, aired 2019-01-09 | TV DRAMAS: So that viewers wouldn't think it was about opera, the "R" in this show's logo was turned into a gun The Sopranos |
| #7888, aired 2018-12-19 | POETS' BIRTHPLACES: 5 Cwmdonkin Drive was the address of the family home where he was born in 1914 Dylan Thomas |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: After it stopped U.S. operations in 2018, its website said, "Promise us just this one thing: don't ever grow up" Toys"R"Us |
| #7879, aired 2018-12-06 | WORLD AFFAIRS 2018: An Arab League summit final statement rejected "interference" by this country often mistakenly called an Arab land itself Iran |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | OLYMPIC CITIES: Of the 4 "M" cities that consecutively hosted Summer Olympics in the 20th century, these 2 aren't national capitals Munich and Montreal |
| #7869, aired 2018-11-22 | 1980s MOVIES: Ebert: This film "works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie & at the end...not a dry eye in the house" E.T. |
| #7864, aired 2018-11-15 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ERA: She was disowned by the Quakers after marrying an Episcopalian upholsterer in 1773 & later took over his business Betsy Ross |
| #7852, aired 2018-10-30 | TODAY'S INNOVATORS: The Ballbarrow was an early invention by this British man who's had greater success with sophisticated household devices James Dyson |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | CLASSIC FILMS: In this '70s Oscar-winning film, the title character's 1st words are "Why did you go to the police? Why didn't you come to me first?" The Godfather |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | COLOR ETYMOLOGY: This word for a gem & a shade of blue derives from the name of a Eurasian country from which gems came to Western Europe turquoise |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | STATE NAME ORIGINS: Though it doesn't have "island" in its name, it's named after a European island New Jersey |
| #7777, aired 2018-06-05 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: He got a real N.Y. Times obit in 1975; it said he wore "false mustaches to mask signs of age that offended his vanity" Hercule Poirot |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY: This pair who accompanied their father into battle were called Timor & Formido, "Fear" & "Terror", by the Romans Phobos & Deimos |
| #7760, aired 2018-05-11 | U.S. POLITICAL HISTORY: President Madison is credited with the 1st of these 2-word actions; he didn't sign an 1812 bill after Congress had adjourned a pocket veto |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | MUSICAL THEATER: This show has songs that weren't in the 1992 film it's based on, like "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" & "How Will I Know" The Bodyguard |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | EUROPEAN RIVERS: Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn't end in "Y" or "A" Ukraine |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | THE SUPREME COURT: In the 1966 case of this man, Earl Warren wrote of eliminating "evils in the interrogation process" Ernesto Miranda |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | 19th CENTURY EUROPEANS: In an 1889 letter to his brother, he wrote, “I wouldn’t exactly have chosen madness if there had been a choice” Vincent van Gogh |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | NOVELISTS: A 2015 BBC list of the 25 greatest British novels included 12 by women, 3 of them by this woman who died in 1941 Virginia Woolf |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | RECORD LABELS: This label, home to U2 & Bob Marley, was created, fittingly, in Jamaica with an investment of 1,000 pounds sterling Island Records |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: At the Women in I.T. Awards in 2017, the head of MI-6 said today the real version of the character known by this letter is female Q |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | COMIC BOOKS: Told to create a character called this, Len Wein learned the real animal is short, hairy & will attack an enemy 10 times its size Wolverine |
| #7593, aired 2017-09-20 | U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: In 1969 the "B" in this state's abbreviation was changed to an "E" to avoid confusion with a Canadian province Nebraska |
| #7568, aired 2017-07-05 | SMALL COUNTRIES: This tiny island nation 700 miles northeast of Madagascar makes a great addition to a classic tongue twister Seychelles |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | ENTREPRENEURS: In the 1960s M.T. Lott was one of the fictitious names he used to buy 27,000 acres in Florida Walt Disney |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | 16th CENTURY NAMES: In his 1557 almanac this French doctor predicted, "Immortal I shall be in life, and in death even more so" Nostradamus |
| #7537, aired 2017-05-23 | CLASSIC ROCK SONGS: Jonathan Cain was a struggling musician when his father told him to keep at it & never give up, inspiring this 3-word 1981 title "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | ERAS IN U.S. HISTORY: On April 11, 1865 Abraham Lincoln spoke of "the mode, manner, and means of" this, which he would not live to see Reconstruction |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | SCIENTISTS: This European's 1751 "Philosophia Botanica" gave rules of nomenclature & said don't change generic names Carl Linnaeus |
| #7489, aired 2017-03-16 | INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE BRANDS: The name of this popular beer brand founded in 1897 is a reference to the 20th century Dos Equis |
| #7482, aired 2017-03-07 | YEARS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: The representative body called the Estates-General met in 1614 & didn't meet again until this year 1789 |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | SOUTH AMERICA: This capital's name is a Latinized form of the name of its country Brasilia |
| #7445, aired 2017-01-13 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: Once the center of an empire, it didn't exist as an independent nation from 1938 to 1955 Austria |
| #7408, aired 2016-11-23 | NAMES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A newspaper announcing his death in 1801 said he died in England & was "notorious throughout the world" Benedict Arnold |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | SCIENCE & MATH VOCABULARY: These 2 words are just 1 letter different; one is a whirlpool & the other a geometry term for a meeting point vertex & vortex |
| #7390, aired 2016-10-28 | SHAKESPEARE: These 2 title characters who have the same pair of initials both die by stabbing Juliet Capulet & Julius Caesar |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | BRITISH POP MUSIC: This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC's coverage of the Moon landing "Space Oddity" (by David Bowie) |
| #7388, aired 2016-10-26 | NOTABLE WOMEN: On her passing in 1913, Booker T. Washington called her heroic, "not unlike some of the heroic figures... in the Bible" Harriet Tubman |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | HISTORIC RELATIVES: In the same year as Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law Gen. Edward Pakenham died in this battle in North America the Battle of New Orleans |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | AUTHORS: In 1948 he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to California "in search of something they don't really find" Jack Kerouac |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | FILM ADAPTATIONS: In a 2011 slate.com survey of movie credits, of the top 25 most adapted writers, this novelist is the only one living Stephen King |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | U.S. MONUMENTS: Tuskegee Institute president Robert Moton couldn't sit with the other speakers at its 1922 dedication the Lincoln Memorial |
| #7307, aired 2016-05-24 | 19th CENTURY NOTABLES: He died in New Orleans on December 6, 1889, a little over 20 years after his treason case had been dropped Jefferson Davis |
| #7301, aired 2016-05-16 | POLITICAL TERMS: Officials called tribunes sat at Rome's Senate door & if they didn't like what was going on, shouted this Latin word veto |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | STATE SONGS: Its state song rhymes "patriotic gore" with the name of its largest city Maryland |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: In 1855 he wrote, "The public appears disposed to be amused even when they are conscious of being deceived" P.T. Barnum |
| #7293, aired 2016-05-04 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Its surface features include ones named for Margaret Mead, Josephine Baker & Cleopatra Venus |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | 19th CENTURY BRITS: In May 1810 during one of his more famous exploits, he employed the breaststroke Byron |
| #7283, aired 2016-04-20 | AT THE OLD BALLGAME: This word dates back to the 19th century & referred to what the Sun did to roofless seating bleachers |
| #7265, aired 2016-03-25 | 20th CENTURY INVENTIONS: In the 1950s physicist Louis Essen built the 1st practical one of these, noting that it wouldn't give you the time of day an atomic clock |
| #7264, aired 2016-03-24 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS: In 1872 he wrote his thesis "Diseases of the Teeth" & soon after moved west to a drier climate for his health Doc Holliday |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | 20th CENTURY POETS: It was said "his accent which started out as pure American Middle West" became "quite British U" T.S. Eliot |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | SHAKESPEARE: After a royal passing in January 1820, this tragedy that had been little performed got 2 new London productions in April King Lear |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | FAMOUS LAST NAMES: The first woman space shuttle pilot shares this surname with a man on the 1st manned lunar landing 26 years earlier Collins |
| #7173, aired 2015-11-18 | SPACE EXPLORATION: The first man to travel into space began his journey on that fateful day in what is today this country Kazakhstan |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | HISTORIC NAMES: In 1909 this Oxford student surveyed Crusader castles in the Mideast; a few years later he returned for less peaceful activities T.E. Lawrence |
| #7116, aired 2015-07-20 | POETRY: Wagner's line "Oed' und leer das Meer", meaning "Waste and empty the sea", is quoted in a poem by this American-born man T.S. Eliot |
| #7107, aired 2015-07-07 | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS: Due to developments in 2012, this annual summer contest now lists no winner from the years 1999-2005 the Tour de France |
| #7092, aired 2015-06-16 | QUOTABLE PAINTERS: "A reviewer... wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was" Jackson Pollock |
| #7056, aired 2015-04-27 | WEDDINGS: In April 2011 he married an heiress to the fortune of a company called Party Pieces Prince William |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | GEOGRAPHY: The Caucasian Isthmus lies between these 2 large inland bodies of water the Caspian Sea & the Black Sea |
| #7040, aired 2015-04-03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus |
| #7030, aired 2015-03-20 | UNWANTED FIRSTS: Jean Valliere, burned in 1523, is considered the first martyr of this religious group the Huguenots |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM WINNERS: She was called a "Trailblazer for America's daughters" when she won in 2012, a century after founding an organization Juliette Gordon Low |
| #7012, aired 2015-02-24 | 1980s MOVIES: At his term's end, Ronald Reagan took an office in an L.A. high-rise, still a mess from the filming of this 1988 thriller Die Hard |
| #6984, aired 2015-01-15 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Found near Amsterdam in 2010, a 1606 stock certificate from this long-defunct company has been valued at $750,000 the Dutch East India Company |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 20th CENTURY BRITS: Dr. Hugh Cairns, who tried but couldn't save the life of this man in May 1935, became a pioneer in the use of motorcycle helmets T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | HEALTH & MEDICINE: In 1985 the Surgeon General called this "the best rescue technique in any choking situation" the Heimlich maneuver |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY: Of the 5 cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles, it's the only one not found in Europe Tyre |
| #6927, aired 2014-10-28 | THE BIBLE: The first conversation recounted in the Bible is in Genesis 3, between these 2; it leads to trouble Eve & the Serpent (or Satan) |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | 20 YEARS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT: In 1994 this comedian starred in a No. 1 sitcom, the No. 1 Christmas movie & had a No. 1 non-fiction bestseller Tim Allen |
| #6877, aired 2014-07-08 | SCIENCE WORDS: Appropriately, this word from Latin for "unfold" isn't in the first edition of "Origin of Species", but does appear in later editions evolution |
| #6853, aired 2014-06-04 | THE BEATLES: Of The Beatles' 20 U.S. No. 1 hits, this song has the shortest title "Help!" |
| #6849, aired 2014-05-29 | FRUIT: It's the only commercially important edible fruit of the bromeliad family the pineapple |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | OPERA: In a bit of foreshadowing, the title character's dad has committed suicide before the action of this 1904 opera Madame Butterfly |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | SECRETARIES OF STATE: Serving 160 years apart, these 2 Secretaries of State are the only ones who never married Condoleezza Rice & James Buchanan |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win Oscars for Best Actor & Best Actress The Silence of the Lambs or As Good as It Gets |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | NAMES ON THE MAP: Visited by Jacques Cartier in 1534, it was later renamed for Queen Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent Prince Edward Island |
| #6835, aired 2014-05-09 | FAMOUS BOOKS: It was published March 26, 1830; a very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011 The Book of Mormon |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: On December 20, 1956 the Court's ruling on Browder v. Gayle went into effect, bringing an end to this 381-day event the Montgomery bus boycott |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS: Good looks weren't enough as he became the only full-term president rejected in a bid for his party's 2nd term nomination Franklin Pierce |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | FOREIGN LEADERS: In 1964 he was convicted of sabotage & conspiracy & served over 20 years in prison Nelson Mandela |
| #6809, aired 2014-04-03 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS: In 1884 George Pillsbury became mayor of this city Minneapolis |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 1713's Treaty of Utrecht concluding the War of the Spanish Succession granted this small 2.3-square-mile area to Great Britain Gibraltar |
| #6769, aired 2014-02-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: Once a poor British protectorate, in 2012 this peninsular country ranked as the world's richest per capita Qatar |
| #6768, aired 2014-02-05 | THE PERIODIC TABLE: Of the element symbols that don't match the element's English name, this element's symbol is alphabetically 1st silver |
| #6767, aired 2014-02-04 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS: Readers' letters to this author about her 1948 short story asked where the title event was held & if they could go & watch Shirley Jackson |
| #6755, aired 2014-01-17 | AMERICAN THEATER: This 1949 drama that ends with a requiem asks, "Why did you do it? I search & search & I search, & I can't understand it" Death of a Salesman |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS: In 1947 Walt Disney made a handshake deal to let this university use one of his major characters as its mascot, still in use today the University of Oregon |
| #6719, aired 2013-11-28 | 20th CENTURY NAMES: In 1942 Winston Churchill said, "I can handle this peasant"; historians aren't sure things turned out that way Joseph Stalin |
| #6715, aired 2013-11-22 | COUNTRY NAMES: In England in 1933, Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined this name, a country that wouldn't be formed until 14 years later Pakistan |
| #6690, aired 2013-10-18 | CARS: Introduced as a 2-seater & later celebrated in song, it was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002 the T-Bird |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | BIG COUNTRIES: In area, it's the largest former Soviet republic after Russia & the largest nation that doesn't border an ocean Kazakhstan |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | POETS: Funds provided by his widow were used to set up a literary charity called Old Possum's Practical Trust T.S. Eliot |
| #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | THE CIVIL WAR: Abraham Lincoln called this document, which took effect in 1863, "a fit and necessary war measure" the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | 3-NAMED PEOPLE: Born in what's now Maine in 1807, he's honored with a bust in a special section of Westminster Abbey Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| #6640, aired 2013-06-28 | 1950s FICTION: John Updike wrote "Rabbit, Run" partly in reaction to this more carefree novel that was published 3 years earlier On the Road |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | PLANTS: Economically speaking, this plant family with about 10,000 species is by far the most important the grass family |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | AMERICAN WRITERS: Contemporary reviews called this writer "A Yankee Diogenes" & the "Concord Diogenes" Henry David Thoreau |
| #6598, aired 2013-05-01 | THE THEATRE: Dramatizing a murder from the year 1170, a 1935 T.S. Eliot play aptly had its first performance in this English city Canterbury |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | AUTHORS: This author who passed away in 2012 quipped, "For those who haven't read the books, I am known best for my hair preparations" Gore Vidal |
| #6560, aired 2013-03-08 | THE OSCARS: Brother & sister who were both nominated for 1969 Oscars: he for a screenplay, she for Best Actress; they didn't win Jane Fonda & Peter Fonda |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ITALY: The Italian word for "shadow" is used as a local variation on the name of this region midway between Rome & Florence Umbria |
| #6539, aired 2013-02-07 | CAPITAL CITIES: It's criss-crossed by dozens of "peace walls" that separate its Catholic & Protestant neighborhoods Belfast |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | SHORT STORIES: It says, "The body of the trooper having been buried in the church yard, the ghost rides forth... in nightly quest of his head" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| #6535, aired 2013-02-01 | THE PLANETS: To the ancient Greeks & Romans, it was the slowest-moving planet seen from Earth Saturn |
| #6512, aired 2013-01-01 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA: Held in 1857, America's first national landscape design contest was for the creation of this place Central Park |
| #6499, aired 2012-12-13 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS: Before Michael Phelps in 2008, he was the last American to win 5 individual golds in one Olympics; he did it at Lake Placid Eric Heiden |
| #6490, aired 2012-11-30 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN WRITERS: A publisher's note on one of his books called him "The terror of typesetters" & "an enigma to book reviewers" E.E. Cummings |
| #6478, aired 2012-11-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The only 2 presidents never to present a State of the Union address are William Henry Harrison & this man James Garfield |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | PLAYS: Referring to its 2 acts, an Irish critic described it as "a play in which nothing happens, twice" Waiting for Godot |
| #6467, aired 2012-10-30 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS: "A Cry of Children" & "Nightmare Island" were proposed titles for this novel Lord of the Flies |
| #6462, aired 2012-10-23 | CHILDREN'S RHYMES: Oddly, this mammalian character with a rhyming name suffers from alopecia Fuzzy Wuzzy |
| #6425, aired 2012-07-20 | RECENT FILMS: One of its first lines is "I won't talk! I won't say a word!!!" The Artist |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | ENTREPRENEURS: In 1989 he said, "You can't just ask customers what they want... by the time you get it built, they'll want something new" Steve Jobs |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | POLITICAL TERMS: 19th c. reports on horse races used this 2-word term to mean horses that were in the field but didn't finish high also rans |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | AIRLINE HISTORY: Clipper Goodwill, a Boeing 727, took this airline's last passengers from Barbados to Miami December 4, 1991 Pan Am |
| #6385, aired 2012-05-25 | MILITARY MATTERS: In 1934 the lease for this place was increased to $4,085 per year; since 1959 the checks haven't been cashed Guantanamo |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | ANIMALS: A 2005 study reported that this animal named for an island has, pound-for-pound, the most powerful bite of any mammal Tasmanian devil |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: In 2011, in the preface to the 75th anniversary edition, Pat Conroy called this novel "the last great... victory of the Confederacy" Gone with the Wind |
| #6325, aired 2012-03-02 | BOOK VILLAINS: The first time we meet this man in a 1981 novel, he's in his cell holding "Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine" Hannibal Lecter |
| #6302, aired 2012-01-31 | 1870s PEOPLE: Preserved in the West Point library, his last message reads, "Benteen. Come on. Big village. Be quick. Bring packs" General Custer |
| #6288, aired 2012-01-11 | FOOD ETYMOLOGY: Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan canola |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | ASTRONOMY: In July 2011 it completed its first orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846 Neptune |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | BUSINESS HISTORY: Crosby, Sinatra & Hope starred in the October 13, 1957 CBS-TV special that launched this short-lived product the Edsel |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | HIT SONGS: Inspired by a Meher Baba saying, this 1980s Grammy winner was the first a cappella recording to top the Billboard 100 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (by Bobby McFerrin) |
| #6241, aired 2011-11-07 | FROM THE GREEK: The word for a song element you won't find in instrumentals comes from the name of this instrument a lyre |
| #6240, aired 2011-11-04 | NOTABLE GROUPS: Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC's Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, & found there was nothing left to say the Algonquin Round Table |
| #6233, aired 2011-10-26 | DEATH OF AN AUTHOR: In 1940 at age 44 he died of a heart attack at his Hollywood home while reading his Princeton Alumni Weekly F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | U.S. STATE NAMES: Of the 4 states that begin & end with the same vowel, the one that doesn't begin & end with the same letter as the other 3 states Ohio |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | BESTSELLERS: In the beginning this 2005 novel was simply titled "Forks" Twilight |
| #6150, aired 2011-05-13 | MONARCHS: In March 2011 he gave his first televised speech in 22 years on the throne, saying he hoped things would get better Emperor Akihito of Japan |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | COUNTRIES: In only 2 cases can you add 2 letters to one country & get another country: Austria/Australia & this pair Niger/Nigeria |
| #6013, aired 2010-11-03 | BILLBOARD NO. 1 HITMAKERS: In May 1964 this New Orleans native was 62 years old when he bumped The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" from the No. 1 spot Louis Armstrong |
| #6007, aired 2010-10-26 | SPORTS VENUES: In 2000 the Centre Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia was renamed for him Rod Laver |
| #6005, aired 2010-10-22 | THE OSCARS: Only Orson Welles & this man have been nominated for Best Actor & Original Screenplay in the same year while in their 20s Matt Damon |
| #5995, aired 2010-10-08 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Since coming on the beat, he's had more N.Y. Times bestsellers than any other author, including over 20 in the last 5 years James Patterson |
| #5982, aired 2010-09-21 | SPORTS & THE MEDIA: On February 8, 2010 the headline in a major newspaper in this city read, "Amen! After 43 Years, Our Prayers Are Answered" New Orleans |
| #5974, aired 2010-07-29 | THE SUPER BOWL: As of 2010 it's the only current NFC team that has never played in the Super Bowl the Detroit Lions |
| #5944, aired 2010-06-17 | AMERICANA: Made for only 19 years, it sold for $825 in 1908 & $360 in 1927 the Model T |
| #5906, aired 2010-04-26 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: He's the only president sworn in on a Catholic missal; it wasn't his Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| #5896, aired 2010-04-12 | NEW SPORTS: In 2008, Middlebury College in Vermont won its 2nd straight championship in this sport introduced in a 1997 novel Quidditch |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | FILM LEGENDS: His only competitive Oscar win was for Best Score in 1973 for a 1952 film in which he had starred as a washed-up comic Charlie Chaplin |
| #5870, aired 2010-03-05 | PLAYS: Dialogue from this play: "He didn't say for sure he'd come." "And if he doesn't come?" "We'll come back tomorrow" Waiting for Godot |
| #5862, aired 2010-02-23 | MONARCHS: In 2001 Bulgaria elected as prime minister its former child monarch, the only person now living to have held this royal title czar |
| #5857, aired 2010-02-16 | THE AFI's 50 GREATEST FILM HEROES: Of the 50 on the list, the only character that wasn't portrayed by a human Lassie |
| #5831, aired 2010-01-11 | THE PARTS OF SPEECH: Of the traditional 8 parts of speech, it's the only one that doesn't end in the same 4 letters as 1 of the other parts of speech adjective |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS: Before he was found dead January 1, 1953, the last single he released was "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" Hank Williams |
| #5825, aired 2010-01-01 | ROSE BOWL HISTORY: The only time the game wasn't held in Calif. was 1942, when it was in N.C., amidst fears of another event like this one Pearl Harbor |
| #5809, aired 2009-12-10 | 1989 NO. 1 HITS: The Billboard Book of No. 1 Hits says this song brought mail from history teachers who hailed it as an educational aid "We Didn't Start The Fire" (by Billy Joel) |
| #5794, aired 2009-11-19 | FILM DIRECTORS: His work of the 1930s & '40s is so associated with sentimentality that his name is often combined with "corn" Frank Capra |
| #5793, aired 2009-11-18 | THE 18th CENTURY: If the Earl of Chesterfield hadn't gotten England to adopt this, he'd have died March 13 instead of March 24, 1773 the Gregorian Calendar |
| #5780, aired 2009-10-30 | PRESIDENTIAL NAMES: He's the only president whose first & last names contain the same pair of double letters Millard Fillmore |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | LANDMARKS: Operation Felix, a planned 1941 Nazi action to seize this territory, was never carried out because Spain wouldn't go along Gibraltar |
| #5774, aired 2009-10-22 | U.S. SCIENCE CITIES: This California city has the honor of being the only one in the U.S. to have an element named for it Berkeley |
| #5768, aired 2009-10-14 | POETS: In a 1921 letter this American-born poet had "a long poem in mind... which I am wishful to finish", & he did at 433 lines T.S. Eliot |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | THE INTERNET: In a registered website domain name, it's the only mark allowed that isn't a letter, number or the dot a dash |
| #5749, aired 2009-09-17 | FAMOUS ACTORS: Ironically, he lost the leading role in the 1960 play "The Best Man" because he didn't look presidential Ronald Reagan |
| #5726, aired 2009-06-29 | THE BEATLES: Fittingly, the cover of this Beatles album shows the Fab Four engaging in a semaphore message Help! |
| #5724, aired 2009-06-25 | SLANG TERM ORIGINS: Now referring to a scapegoat, this term originated as someone designated as a "proxy for correction" a whipping boy |
| #5723, aired 2009-06-24 | EXPLORERS: On March 29, 1912 he wrote, "We are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far... I do not think I can write more" Robert Scott |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | EUROPEAN LANDMARKS: Completed in 1791, it was reopened in 1989 after being closed for 28 years the Brandenburg Gate |
| #5705, aired 2009-05-29 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: Peter Finch was the first winner of a posthumous Best Actor Oscar; he was first to get 2 posthumous acting nominations James Dean |
| #5702, aired 2009-05-26 | BRITISH LEGENDARY POETRY: The first edition of this collection of poems did not include "The Last Tournament"; it was added in the 1870s Idylls of the King |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | SCIENCE TERMS: In medieval England, it meant the smallest unit of time, 1/376 of a minute; it didn't refer to matter until the 16th century atom |
| #5629, aired 2009-02-12 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: The Air Force's C-130 "Hurricane Hunters" are the only U.S. military aircraft allowed to enter this country's airspace Cuba |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II: This nickname given a bomber at a 1935 test flight reflected the early belief that it wouldn't need fighter protection the Flying Fortress |
| #5609, aired 2009-01-15 | WRITER/DIRECTORS: His headstone, using a line from one of his scripts, says, "I'm a writer but then nobody's perfect" Billy Wilder |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | CHARACTERS IN PLAYS: This woman wished to be taken to "Bucknam Pellis... don't you know where it is? In the Green Park, where the king lives" Eliza Doolittle |
| #5574, aired 2008-11-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: The only public state holiday in the U.S. honoring a monarch is one honoring this ruler King Kamehameha |
| #5556, aired 2008-11-03 | PULITZER-WINNING NOVELS: From this book's penultimate paragraph: "There had never been a man she couldn't get, once she set her mind upon him" Gone with the Wind |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | ASIAN NATIONS: Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only 2 whose names don't end with "A" Afghanistan & Azerbaijan |
| #5549, aired 2008-10-23 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: This character, created in Europe in the 19th c., has a name that can be translated as "eye of pine" Pinocchio |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS: The first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office, he did so to meet with other world leaders Wilson |
| #5528, aired 2008-09-24 | NOVELS: This title character of an 1851 work doesn't show up until Chapter 133 Moby-Dick |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's 277 miles long, it's up to 18 miles wide, it's 6 million years old & at a given time temperatures within it can vary by 25 degrees the Grand Canyon |
| #5509, aired 2008-07-17 | 1970s HITS: In 1970 2 performers reached the Top 20 with this hit whose 6-word title was inspired by Boys Town "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" |
| #5501, aired 2008-07-07 | THE QUOTE OF THE MONTH CLUB: In a poem, these 5 words precede "breeding Lilacs out of the dead land... stirring Dull roots with spring rain" April is the cruellest month |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The first man to receive a million votes for president in one election, he didn't get to enjoy the victory for long William Henry Harrison |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | AFI's TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES: This quote, No. 31 on the list, comes 2 minutes after the No. 1 quote, & is the last line of its movie After all, tomorrow is another day! |
| #5494, aired 2008-06-26 | THE OSCARS: He holds the record for total acting, directing & writing Oscar nominations--1 acting, 6 directing, 14 writing Woody Allen |
| #5477, aired 2008-06-03 | BUSINESS: In 1951 this company whose origins date back to 1876 became the first U.S. company to have 1 million stockholders AT&T |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | WWII: FDR liked to rest near water, but because of fears after Pearl Harbor, this inland place was created for him Camp David |
| #5454, aired 2008-05-01 | HISTORIC NAMES: Born at Chateau Chavaniac in 1757, he was later hailed as "the hero of two worlds" the Marquis de Lafayette |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | BASEBALL TERMS: Hall of Famer Willie Stargell called it "a butterfly with hiccups" a knuckleball |
| #5439, aired 2008-04-10 | U.S. AGRICULTURE: In the 50 states, the highlighted area seen here is by far the most important for producing this coffee |
| #5423, aired 2008-03-19 | BEATLES TUNES: It's the Beatles' only U.S. No. 1 hit single whose title is the name of an actual place "Penny Lane" |
| #5418, aired 2008-03-12 | THE WORLD MAP: 1 of the 2 South American countries whose mainland you'll fly over when heading due south from Miami, Fla. Ecuador or Peru |
| #5415, aired 2008-03-07 | HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS: According to its earliest ads, .56% of this product was made up of carbonates, mineral matter & uncombined alkali Ivory soap |
| #5405, aired 2008-02-22 | U.S. GOVERNMENT HISTORY: This man cast the first tie-breaking vote in U.S. Senate history John Adams |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | CHARACTERS IN BOOKS: This character says, "It's Christmas Day! I haven't missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night" Ebenezer Scrooge |
| #5384, aired 2008-01-24 | RICH & FAMOUS: At $900 million, his fortune was once 2% of the GNP; by his death in 1937, he was down to about $26 million John Rockefeller |
| #5383, aired 2008-01-23 | FAMOUS ENGLISHMEN: Andrew Carnegie's future fortune & career were inspired by an 1873 visit with this inventor & engineer Henry Bessemer |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | FOREIGN FILMS: A series of novels includes "Iron Knight, Silver Vase", "Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin" & this one, made into a film in 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: When this president & his wife didn't want to be understood by others, they spoke to each other in Chinese Herbert Hoover |
| #5356, aired 2007-12-17 | 19th CENTURY NAMES: He got his name because Mexican victims of his attacks would cry out in terror to St. Jerome Geronimo |
| #5355, aired 2007-12-14 | ACADEMY AWARD FIRSTS: On March 5, 1936 screenwriter Dudley Nichols did this; it didn't happen again until an actor did it April 15, 1971 refused his Oscar |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | FAMOUS NAMES: In the 19th century he created a new type of reference work, a dictionary named from the Greek for "treasury" Roget |
| #5332, aired 2007-11-13 | THE MOVIES: The title of this award-winning 1963 film refers to the number of films its director felt he had made to that point 8½ |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | 16th CENTURY NAMES: Paul III roared at him, "I have waited 30 years for your services. Now I'm pope, can't I satisfy my desire?" Michelangelo |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | MUSICAL HISTORY: It's the nursery rhyme that inspired the title of a famous musical based on a 1913 G.B. Shaw work London Bridge |
| #5287, aired 2007-09-11 | AFRICAN CITIES: Africa's most populous city not on a navigable body of water; its settlers didn't need water when they had gold Johannesburg |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | ANIMALS: The genus of this Asian animal is Ailuropoda, & its species name, appropriately, is melanoleuca the giant panda |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | AMERICANA: The original one of these on Mass.'s Little Brewster Island was built in 1716; automation didn't come until 1998 a lighthouse |
| #5238, aired 2007-05-23 | MNEMONIC DEVICES: A traditional mnemonic device for remembering these begins, "Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three" English monarchs |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | 19th CENTURY INVENTORS: He wrote, "Isn't it the irony of fate that I have been prescribed nitroglycerin to be taken internally" Alfred Nobel |
| #5209, aired 2007-04-12 | GOVERNORS: Of the 17 state governors who became president, the most from any state, 4, were from this one New York |
| #5204, aired 2007-04-05 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: It was the last presidential election year when there was no sitting president or VP on the national ballot 1952 |
| #5157, aired 2007-01-30 | IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY: On August 10, 2004, 2 days after her death at the age of 96, the Empire State Building dimmed its lights for 15 minutes in her memory Fay Wray |
| #5149, aired 2007-01-18 | ANIMATED CHARACTERS: The middle initial of this cartoon critter introduced in 1949 stands for Ethelbert Wile E. Coyote |
| #5137, aired 2007-01-02 | HOLIDAY STUFF: In an 1850 essay Charles Dickens called it "that pretty German toy" a Christmas tree |
| #5128, aired 2006-12-20 | TECHNOLOGY: A famous one of these was first sent May 24, 1844 & a famous last one, January 27, 2006 a telegram |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS: When this man won, Richard Dreyfuss said goodbye to being the youngest ever to win the Best Actor Oscar Adrien Brody |
| #5124, aired 2006-12-14 | WORD ODDITIES: This Britishism, a homophone of a letter in the alphabet, has one consonant followed by a line of 4 vowels queue |
| #5103, aired 2006-11-15 | MOVIE HISTORY: Producer David Selznick was fined $5,000 by censors for using this word in a 1939 film damn |
| #5077, aired 2006-10-10 | CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS: The 1935 cartoon "I Haven't Got a Hat" was the first of many cartoons that paired him with a cat named Beans Porky Pig |
| #5063, aired 2006-09-20 | IN THE NEWS 2006: Justice Peter Smith embedded a secret code into a 2006 ruling that said this author hadn’t violated a copyright Dan Brown (author of The Da Vinci Code) |
| #5055, aired 2006-07-28 | AMERICANA: A monument at this Nebraska site bears the words "He ain't heavy, Father... he's m' brother" Boys Town |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas Florida & the Yucatán peninsula |
| #5022, aired 2006-06-13 | LITERARY QUOTES: "I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing" is a line from this 1952 work; like DiMaggio, it's an American classic The Old Man and the Sea (by Ernest Hemingway) |
| #5021, aired 2006-06-12 | U.S. NEWSPAPERS: During the American Revolution, this New England newspaper had the USA's highest circulation; it's still in the top 50 the Hartford Courant |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | UNIVERSITIES: It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself New Jersey |
| #5018, aired 2006-06-07 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: It's the only Canadian province or territory whose 2-letter postal abbreviation is a preposition Ontario |
| #5003, aired 2006-05-17 | BRITISH MONARCHS: The last British monarch who was not the child of a monarch Queen Victoria |
| #4987, aired 2006-04-25 | MOVIE DIRECTORS: He's the only person to direct his daughter & his father in Oscar-winning performances John Huston |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: On July 16, 1995 this company made its first sale, a science textbook Amazon.com |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | STATE CAPITALS: Alphabetically, they're the first two state capitals named for presidents Jackson & Jefferson City |
| #4965, aired 2006-03-24 | HISTORIC NAMES: When Alexander Hamilton & James Monroe nearly met in a duel, this man interceded & defused the situation Aaron Burr |
| #4954, aired 2006-03-09 | ISLANDS: Despite landmines dating from 1982, penguins use these islands for mating grounds, being too light to set them off the Falkland Islands |
| #4945, aired 2006-02-24 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: Growing up on a farm, Henry Ford didn't "care much for" these... "I never really made friends with them" horses |
| #4940, aired 2006-02-17 | FORMER WORLD CAPITALS: In 1998 Czar Nicholas II & his wife Alexandra were laid to rest in this city St. Petersburg |
| #4934, aired 2006-02-09 | CONGRESS: The word for this job comes from a fox-hunting term for someone who keeps the hunting dogs from straying the whip |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | U.S. COMMERCE: Huntington, considered the USA's busiest inland port & largely shipping coal, is on this river the Ohio River |
| #4903, aired 2005-12-28 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS: This play says "Then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at--Elysian Fields!" A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #4873, aired 2005-11-16 | WORD ORIGINS: This word meaning "complete range" comes from the 3rd Greek letter, which used to be the low end of the musical scale gamut |
| #4865, aired 2005-11-04 | PRECIOUS METALS: The largest single accumulation of gold known, about $90 billion from several countries, is found in this U.S. state New York |
| #4862, aired 2005-11-01 | THE OLD WEST: This outlaw's father, a minister, gave him his first & middle names after an 18th century English clergyman John Wesley Hardin |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | HISTORIC PEOPLE: At 81, this Pennsylvanian was the oldest delegate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin |
| #4838, aired 2005-09-28 | THE 1980s: On May 18, 1980 its height was reduced from 9,677 feet to 8,364 feet Mount Saint Helens |
| #4824, aired 2005-07-21 | LITERARY FIREARMS: The "Polizei Pistole Kurz" model was often used very effectively by this literary character introduced in 1953 James Bond |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | SLOGANS: In 1986 the Texas Department of Transportation began using this 4-word slogan as part of a campaign to prevent litter "Don't mess with Texas" |
| #4815, aired 2005-07-08 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES: In 1960 European journalists gave her the nickname "La Gazzella" Wilma Rudolph |
| #4809, aired 2005-06-30 | OSCAR NOMINEES: In a 1964 film, he played 3 characters but received only one nomination for Best Actor Peter Sellers |
| #4808, aired 2005-06-29 | MUSICAL THEATER: In Act II of this musical, an election victory is announced "on the balcony of the Casa Rosada" Evita |
| #4807, aired 2005-06-28 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS: In 1956 she published "Venice Observed" & her brother Kevin starred in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Mary McCarthy |
| #4795, aired 2005-06-10 | PRESIDENTS: The last time there were no living ex-presidents was when this man was president Richard Nixon |
| #4792, aired 2005-06-07 | NOTORIOUS: In 1934 in Chicago, soon before his death, he had painful plastic surgery that left him looking pretty much the same John Dillinger |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS: Its name is from the Greek for "to bind", which in turn may come from the Egyptian shesep-ankh, "living image" the sphinx |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | FAMILIAR PHRASES: This 5-word rule or maxim has been attributed to both H. Gordon Selfridge & John Wanamaker The customer is always right |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS: Born of Norwegian descent in 1916, he was given the first name of a famous Norwegian of the time Roald Dahl |
| #4771, aired 2005-05-09 | PEOPLE & PLACES: This Mediterranean island shares its name with President Garfield's nickname for his wife Crete |
| #4761, aired 2005-04-25 | U.S. CITIES: In 1790 this Midwest city was named for a society that had been named for a Roman citizen-soldier Cincinnati |
| #4756, aired 2005-04-18 | INVENTED WORDS: In works by Lewis Carroll, this word means "four in the afternoon; the time when you begin broiling things for dinner" brillig |
| #4750, aired 2005-04-08 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: Dr. Seuss wrote this book to win a bet that he couldn't write a book using only 50 different words Green Eggs and Ham |
| #4738, aired 2005-03-23 | MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The team names of these 2 expansion clubs start with the same 3 letters; one might catch the other the Seattle Mariners & the Florida Marlins |
| #4735, aired 2005-03-18 | EUROPEAN LANGUAGES: In this language spoken by 120 million worldwide, all of the days of the week but one end with the same 3 letters German |
| #4732, aired 2005-03-15 | ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES: "Shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France?" the artist wrote of this work The Starry Night (by Vincent van Gogh) |
| #4726, aired 2005-03-07 | SPORTS PHRASE ORIGINS: In 1939 an Illinois sports official wrote "A little" of this alliterative phrase may "contribute to sanity" March Madness |
| #4719, aired 2005-02-24 | THE U.S. CENSUS OF 1790: It was the only state in the 1790 census to claim a slave population of zero Massachusetts |
| #4713, aired 2005-02-16 | SINGERS: This man who often criticized the government was named for the president elected in 1912, his birth year Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie |
| #4705, aired 2005-02-04 | U.S. POLITICS: A member of this family has spoken at every Democratic National Convention since 1956 the Kennedys |
| #4699, aired 2005-01-27 | MOUNTAINS: To trek through its Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face & South Col, your team needs a $70,000 permit from Nepal's government Mount Everest |
| #4697, aired 2005-01-25 | 18th CENTURY POETRY: 18th c. poem that says, "Forever cursed be this detested day, Which snatched my best, my favorite curl away!" "The Rape of the Lock" |
| #4689, aired 2005-01-13 | FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS: With 7 years' service, this man who resigned in June 2004 had the longest tenure in his position in over 4 decades George Tenet (former head of the CIA) |
| #4683, aired 2005-01-05 | 1920s NOSTALGIA: A poor couple window-shopping a diamond bracelet at this store inspired the song "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" Tiffany's |
| #4681, aired 2005-01-03 | MILITARY MATTERS: According to the CIA, this foreign country has the highest military expenditures per capita Israel |
| #4679, aired 2004-12-30 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the first vice president to cast zero tiebreaking votes in his capacity as president of the Senate John Tyler |
| #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | STATE MOTTOES: 2 of the 5 states whose mottoes aren't in English or Latin (2 of) Hawaii, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, or California |
| #4657, aired 2004-11-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only 4 months a year H&R Block |
| #4616, aired 2004-10-04 | POETS: Called the 2 most innovative 19th century American poets, one didn't read the other after being "told that he was disgraceful" Emily Dickinson & Walt Whitman |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | MARILYN MONROE MOVIES: Marilyn plots her husband's murder at a honeymoon site in this, her only film with a 1-word title Niagara |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | AMERICAN AUTHORS: Ford Madox Ford, in the ‘20s, hadn’t “read more than six words” by this man before vowing to “publish everything he sent me” Ernest Hemingway |
| #4594, aired 2004-07-22 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. presidents whose middle names are also the last names of 2 other presidents Ronald Wilson Reagan & William Jefferson Clinton |
| #4593, aired 2004-07-21 | SINGERS: Her recording career lasted just 8 years, starting in 1955 with "A Church, A Courtroom And Then Good-Bye" Patsy Cline |
| #4587, aired 2004-07-13 | HEADLINES OF THE LAST 40 YEARS: The first 2 New York Times headlines set in 96-point type were in these 2 years, 5 years apart 1969 & 1974 |
| #4586, aired 2004-07-12 | NAMES IN THE BIBLE: Daniel means "God is my judge", Ezekiel, "God strengthens"; & this name in Genesis 32, "he strives with God" Israel |
| #4578, aired 2004-06-30 | HISTORIC NAMES: In 1899 he was released from Devil's Island & pardoned for "treason under extenuating circumstances" Captain Alfred Dreyfus |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | BOOK TITLES: "I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this Song of Solomon |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FILMS OF THE '70s: This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed The Exorcist |
| #4566, aired 2004-06-14 | ON EXHIBIT: The Chinese government, which controls all of these in the U.S., won't let a new one be named until it's 100 days old giant pandas |
| #4558, aired 2004-06-02 | THE 2000 OLYMPICS: She's the first female track & field athlete to win medals in 5 different events at a single Olympics Marion Jones |
| #4552, aired 2004-05-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS: At a feast he couldn't enjoy his dinner because his life was literally hanging by a thread Damocles |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | OSCAR NOMINEES: The last 2 sisters nominated against each other for the Best Actress Oscar; it was for 1966 Lynn & Vanessa Redgrave |
| #4537, aired 2004-05-04 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: Florida is one of these, Michigan is made up of several & Alaska is the biggest one in the Americas peninsula |
| #4525, aired 2004-04-16 | AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS: "Evita"'s "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was inspired by a 1969 concert of hers in London; she left the stage after 15 minutes Judy Garland |
| #4519, aired 2004-04-08 | ISLANDS: 1200 miles from the nearest continent, it entered history because of its isolation (here's a map that shows you where it is) St. Helena |
| #4518, aired 2004-04-07 | NOVELS: First published in 1897, this novel wasn't translated into Romanian until 1992 Dracula |
| #4504, aired 2004-03-18 | THE 12th CENTURY: This king covered his eyes with his shield so that he would not see the holy city he could not conquer Richard I (Richard the Lionhearted) |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | MUSICAL THEATRE: When this Off-Broadway show closed in 2002, its lyricist said, "You can't be sad for a show that has run 42 years" The Fantasticks |
| #4474, aired 2004-02-05 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: A November 2003 report said better tree trimming may have prevented this event that affected 50 million people in August the power blackout |
| #4460, aired 2004-01-16 | THE MOVIES: They're the 2 2-letter abbreviations in the titles of movies directed by Steven Spielberg E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) & A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | FILM TITLES: This Charlie Chaplin film lent its name to a famous bookstore that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary City Lights |
| #4391, aired 2003-10-13 | MOVIES: A catering hall called Aphrodite's Palace is featured in this 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| #4347, aired 2003-06-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: This observance began as a day to eat up all the stuff in your home you couldn't eat for the next 40 days Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) |
| #4303, aired 2003-04-23 | CHARACTERS: Person missing from: Rossweisse, Ortlinde, Siegrune, Grimgerde, Helmwige, Gerhilde, Waltraute & Schwertleite Brunhilde (one of the Valkyries) |
| #4301, aired 2003-04-21 | SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS: French physicist Leon Foucault gave it its name, which is from the Greek for "to view the rotation" gyroscope |
| #4291, aired 2003-04-07 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: Author of the 1889 novel that opens, "Camelot, Camelot... I don't seem to remember hearing of it before" Mark Twain |
| #4288, aired 2003-04-02 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY: One of the only 2 Canadian provinces that do not border a saltwater ocean or bay Alberta or Saskatchewan |
| #4275, aired 2003-03-14 | THE MOVIES: The DVD of this 1961 film includes "picture-in-picture commentary on how to make the trick shots" The Hustler |
| #4269, aired 2003-03-06 | AGRICULTURE: The Norse were impressed by these in North America, but they weren't grown profitably in North America until around 1850 grapes |
| #4253, aired 2003-02-12 | NEW ENGLAND: It's the only state in New England that doesn't border the Atlantic Ocean Vermont |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | THE GLOBE: Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south Brazil |
| #4222, aired 2002-12-31 | SOUTH AMERICA: Alphabetically, they're the first & last of the 7 countries where the Andes are found Argentina & Venezuela |
| #4213, aired 2002-12-18 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS: This president shares his middle name with the name of a 1st c. Jewish theologian mentioned in the New Testament Warren Gamaliel Harding |
| #4193, aired 2002-11-20 | AMERICANA: Baptist minister Francis Bellamy penned this oath in 1892 to reflect his Christian Socialist beliefs the Pledge of Allegiance |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | STATE FACTS: In August 1959 a coin toss helped Hiram L. Fong become this state's senior senator Hawaii |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The first winning presidential ticket of 2 sitting U.S. senators was the ticket of these 2 men John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #4140, aired 2002-09-06 | SPORTS STARS: He's the only athlete in history to play in both the Super Bowl & the World Series Deion Sanders |
| #4138, aired 2002-09-04 | NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS: Moving several times, the first was originally P.T. Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome Madison Square Garden |
| #4124, aired 2002-07-04 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN: According to the London Times she was England's highest-earning British woman in 2001, followed by Queen Elizabeth II J.K. Rowling |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | FANTASY FILMS: This 1990 Tim Burton film was advertised with the line "His story will touch you, even though he can't" Edward Scissorhands |
| #4102, aired 2002-06-04 | ORGANIZATIONS: "Music Man" composer Meredith Willson wrote the song "Banners And Bonnets" for this organization the Salvation Army |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | RENAISSANCE AUTHORS: In the 16th century he wrote, "Whoever wishes to found a state…must start with assuming that all men are bad…" Machiavelli |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president Thomas Jefferson |
| #4062, aired 2002-04-09 | QUEENS: Of Henry VIII's wives, the 2 who were not English Anne of Cleves & Catherine of Aragon |
| #4059, aired 2002-04-04 | AMERICAN BUSINESS: 5 beekeepers near this Iowa city formed a honey co-op in 1921; they named it for the city, but later respelled it Sioux City |
| #4058, aired 2002-04-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: One of only 2 U.S. presidents to be outlived by their fathers (1 of) John F Kennedy or Warren G. Harding |
| #4037, aired 2002-03-05 | CABINET POSITIONS: This original cabinet post created in 1789 didn't get an accompanying department until 1870 the Attorney General |
| #4015, aired 2002-02-01 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS: Rachmaninoff & Heifetz watched Paul Whiteman conduct the 1924 premiere of a milestone work by this composer Gershwin |
| #4003, aired 2002-01-16 | THE 50 STATES: The 2 states whose names each contain 3 sets of double letters; they border each other Mississippi & Tennessee |
| #3993, aired 2002-01-02 | 1970s GAMES: Of this ground-breaking game, its creator said, "We knew a square ball wasn't cool" but "It was all we could do" Pong |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | ANIMALS: Scientists named an anticoagulant found in the saliva of a species of this animal "draculin" (vampire) bat |
| #3970, aired 2001-11-30 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS: One of the world's bestselling novelists, he created TV's "I Dream of Jeannie" Sidney Sheldon |
| #3956, aired 2001-11-12 | THE EARLY 20th CENTURY: A 1904 issue of Popular Science Monthly reported their success in North Carolina the previous year the Wright Brothers |
| #3953, aired 2001-11-07 | LEGENDARY CHARACTERS: Led by Nicholas, a German boy, the Children's Crusade of 1212 may have been the inspiration for this character The Pied Piper (of Hamelin) |
| #3938, aired 2001-10-17 | MUSIC & THE MOVIES: The soundtrack of this 1992 film is the bestselling movie soundtrack of the 1990s The Bodyguard |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | ORGANIZATIONS: Linda Collins's tetanus antitoxin allergy led her parents to found this emergency information service MedicAlert |
| #3900, aired 2001-07-13 | THE MOVIES: This classic 1952 movie was based on the story "The Tin Star" High Noon |
| #3895, aired 2001-07-06 | HISTORIC MONARCHS: This monarch, who sold the United States its 2nd-largest piece of territory, was the second to bear his name Alexander II |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: 3 of the countries that make up this land are Gillikin, Winkie & Quadling Oz |
| #3848, aired 2001-05-02 | COLLEGES: Of 60 battles fought in the U.S. Civil War, 55 were commanded on both sides by graduates of this school United States Military Academy (West Point) |
| #3841, aired 2001-04-23 | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS: A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961 Babe Ruth |
| #3839, aired 2001-04-19 | U.S. CITIES: On May 24, 1844 Samuel Morse was in this city demonstrating his invention Washington, D.C. |
| #3832, aired 2001-04-10 | FILMS & AUTHORS: "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" in 1953 was the 1st live-action feature film from this author's works; a 2nd was released in 2000 Dr. Seuss |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | FAMOUS FILMS: He made the first home movie to be named to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry Abraham Zapruder (the film of the Kennedy Assassination) |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | 1920s FRENCH MILITARY MEN: First elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1910, this Minister of War advocated staunch military preparedness Andre Maginot (creator of the Maginot Line) |
| #3809, aired 2001-03-08 | U.S. HISTORY: This president signed the bill to create a transcontinental railroad; he didn't live to see its completion Abraham Lincoln |
| #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | LIFE SCIENCE: A study done in South Africa put these non-primates above chimpanzees, making them the world's second-smartest species Dolphins |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | CELEBRITY WOMEN: She said, "The reason I'm not a nun is...you can't take your own name...I have the most holy name a woman can have" Madonna |
| #3758, aired 2000-12-27 | THE CIVIL WAR: For his service in the Civil War Congress made him General in Chief of the Armies Ulysses S. Grant |
| #3750, aired 2000-12-15 | SCIENCE NEWS: Made available for download in July 2000 by UCSC, the 739MB file of this "Project" consists of As, Ts, Gs & Cs The Human Genome Project |
| #3749, aired 2000-12-14 | BIOGRAPHIES: Carl Sandburg co-wrote a 1932 biography of this woman, "Wife and Widow" Mary Todd Lincoln |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: By 1948, all but one of the 9 in this group charged in a 1931 crime had been freed the Scottsboro Boys |
| #3735, aired 2000-11-24 | AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY: The great creator said these animals couldn't eat the fish of the river, so they fed on the land at night Hippos |
| #3704, aired 2000-10-12 | BRITISH WORD ORIGINS: These political party names began as negative terms for the 2 factions warring over the 1678 Meal-Tub Plot Tories & Whigs |
| #3676, aired 2000-09-04 | EXPLORING: 2 of the 4 flags flown on Mount Everest on May 29, 1953; strangely, New Zealand's wasn't one of them (2 of) Great Britain, India, Nepal & the United Nations flag |
| #3583, aired 2000-03-15 | ARTISTS: As of Oct. 1999, of the 10 most expensive paintings sold at public auction, these 2 artists had 4 each on the list Pablo Picasso & Vincent van Gogh |
| #3469, aired 1999-10-07 | FAMOUS BALLETS: A magic feather helps save the life of Prince Ivan in this Stravinsky ballet based on Russian folklore The Firebird |
| #3460, aired 1999-09-24 | OLYMPICS 2000: Name of the new Olympic event that will cover a total of 51.5 kilometers the triathlon |
| #3406, aired 1999-05-31 | SPORTS: The fact that he didn't play September 20, 1998 made headlines Cal Ripken |
| #3346, aired 1999-03-08 | SHOW BIZ: In 1997 this singer & her husband opened a restaurant at Disney World called Bongo's Cuban Cafe Gloria Estefan |
| #3342, aired 1999-03-02 | CORPORATE AMERICA: This Vermont food company's 1995 CEO search was an essay contest with the topic "Yo! I Want to be Your CEO" Ben & Jerry's |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: It's the only body of water with shores on the continents of Asia, Africa & Europe Mediterranean Sea |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | THE CALENDAR: Of the 12 animals that represent years in the Chinese calendar, 2 of the 3 that are not mammals (2 of) dragon, rooster or snake |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | CLASSIC MOVIES & TELEVISION: Bert & Ernie of "Sesame Street" are named after characters in this classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | 1998 OPERA NEWS: For his first opera, Andre Previn adapted this 1947 Pulitzer Prize play featuring sex, violence & insanity A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #3280, aired 1998-12-04 | AWARDS: In 1927 Cedric Gibbons designed this award that he went on to win 11 times The Academy Award (Oscar) |
| #3278, aired 1998-12-02 | BRITISH POETS: Spurned in love, he joined the Light Dragoons in 1793 under the alias Silas Tomkyn Comberbache Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | THE SUPREME COURT: At the time of his 1902 nomination to the Supreme Court, he was Chief Justice of Massachusetts Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | LEGENDARY PEOPLE: He lived with his girlfriend, a fat priest & a 7-foot-tall archer Robin Hood |
| #3255, aired 1998-10-30 | HALLOWEEN ON FILM: (Happy Halloween, I'm Janet Leigh.) In a 1953 film my then husband played this man, who died on Halloween in 1926; I played his wife Bess Harry Houdini |
| #3242, aired 1998-10-13 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: In 1999 these related events will occur on Tuesday, February 16 & Sunday, April 4 Mardi Gras & Easter |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | HISTORIC AMERICANS: He was the proprietor of the "classical and geological hippodrome" that became Madison Square Garden P.T. Barnum |
| #3227, aired 1998-09-22 | 20th CENTURY WORDS: In 1973, TIME Magazine blended 2 words to coin this term they gave to Rex Humbard as a job title televangelist |
| #3224, aired 1998-09-17 | OSCAR NOMINEES: Nominated for an Oscar in 1998, she was an original founding member of the Screen Actors Guild Gloria Stuart |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | STATUES: In 1820 a man named Yorgos unearthed 3 statues: 2 of Hermes & one of Aphrodite, later renamed this Venus de Milo |
| #3209, aired 1998-07-09 | THE EARTH: On the line of latitude known as this, the Sun doesn't rise on the winter solstice or set on the summer Arctic Circle (or for people in the Southern Hemisphere, the Antarctic Circle) |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | WESTERNS: Created by Clarence E. Mulford, in books he was a crusty guy with a bad leg; in film, a romantic lead Hopalong Cassidy |
| #3187, aired 1998-06-09 | BASKETBALL: 2 of the 3 NBA teams whose names don't end with the letter S (2 of) Miami Heat, Orlando Magic & Utah Jazz |
| #3136, aired 1998-03-30 | WORD ORIGINS: This type of establishment gets its name from the Latin for "to restore" a restaurant |
| #3130, aired 1998-03-20 | FINANCE HISTORY: In the 19th c., selling stock you didn't yet own, hoping it would fall, was called selling this animal's skin a bear |
| #3068, aired 1997-12-24 | IN THE NEWS 1882: Queen Victoria was not amused when this animal ridden by kids at the London Zoo was sold to a U.S. showman Jumbo the elephant |
| #3011, aired 1997-10-06 | TELEVISION: In reviewing this May 1997 4-hour miniseries, TV Guide said NBC didn't "quite hit a Homer" The Odyssey |
| #3005, aired 1997-09-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: This group that first met in 1942 didn't get a permanent chairman until 1949 The Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| #3002, aired 1997-09-23 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: In 1756 Voltaire said of this political entity that none of the 3 parts of its name was accurate the Holy Roman Empire |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | REPUBLICANS: He died in Topeka October 12, 1987, a month after his 100th birthday Alf Landon |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | MEDICINE: While many diseases bear doctors' names, a nerve disease is named for this victim who died in 1941 Lou Gehrig |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | 1990s AFRICA: In 1994 these 2 African countries' presidents Habyarimana & Ntaryamira died in a plane crash Rwanda & Burundi |
| #2940, aired 1997-05-16 | THE LAW: From Latin for "under penalty", you're under penalty if you don't obey one a subpoena |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: The former kingdom of Saxony is now located in this country Germany |
| #2828, aired 1996-12-11 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: AT&T says more collect calls are made on this holiday than on any other day of the year Father's Day |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | NOTORIOUS: A corrections museum in Trenton, New Jersey contains the chair in which he was executed in 1936 Bruno Richard Hauptmann |
| #2780, aired 1996-10-04 | 15th CENTURY MEN: In 1482 he told the Duke of Milan that he could "make armored wagons to carry artillery" Leonardo da Vinci |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS: This 1990 winner is the most recent to win the Best Director Oscar for his directorial debut Kevin Costner |
| #2770, aired 1996-09-20 | SENATORS: Former man in space & future man in space both elected to the Senate in 1974 John Glenn & Jake Garn |
| #2760, aired 1996-09-06 | CANADA: The flag & the coat of arms of this Canadian province feature a setting sun British Columbia |
| #2754, aired 1996-07-18 | ARTISTS: In 1914 his brother's remains were moved from Holland to Auvers, France & buried beside him Vincent Van Gogh |
| #2740, aired 1996-06-28 | RIVERS: The world's first underwater tunnel was dug beneath this foreign river in the 1840s the Thames |
| #2731, aired 1996-06-17 | ARTISTS: His "Young Corn" painting is featured on a 1996 stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Iowa's statehood Grant Wood |
| #2712, aired 1996-05-21 | WORLD MAGAZINES: The name of this German newsweekly means "The Mirror" Der Spiegel |
| #2702, aired 1996-05-07 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Martial's "Book of Spectacles" in 80 A.D. was a book of poems published for this landmark's opening the (Roman) Colosseum (Coliseum) |
| #2683, aired 1996-04-10 | SAINTS: He wrote, "Praise to thee, my Lord, for all thy creatures, above all brother sun" St. Francis of Assisi |
| #2660, aired 1996-03-08 | AUTHORS: He adapted a rejected treatise on exploring Africa by balloon into an 1863 novel, his first big success Jules Verne |
| #2655, aired 1996-03-01 | THE CONTINENTS: The 3 longest rivers in the world are on these 3 continents Africa, South America, and Asia |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | EXPLORERS: For many years after his death in 1324, he was considered Europe's greatest liar Marco Polo |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | POLITICIANS: In 1961, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as vice president by this mentor Sam Rayburn |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | ENGLISH POETS: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind" precedes a famous line from his works (John) Donne |
| #2602, aired 1995-12-19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The name of this country in the Southern Hemisphere comes from a Latin word for "southern" Australia |
| #2601, aired 1995-12-18 | MUSICAL THEATRE: Songs performed in a 1960 musical about her included "Beautiful People Of Denver" & "I Ain't Down Yet" (Unsinkable) Molly Brown |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | NICKNAMES: Poet Ezra Pound nicknamed this person "Old Possum" T.S. Eliot |
| #2574, aired 1995-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: He's the co-founder & editor-in-chief of a new magazine that hit the stands on September 26, 1995 John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | NEXT IN LINE: Jacqueline, Claudia, Thelma, … Elizabeth "Betty" (Ford) |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | NOVEL CHARACTERS: The next-to-last line spoken by this man is "I wish I could care what you do or where you go, but I can't" Rhett Butler |
| #2514, aired 1995-07-06 | FAMOUS PLAYS: Play that includes, "I was so mean as to kill this bird today... soon I shall kill myself in the same way" The Seagull |
| #2505, aired 1995-06-23 | THE SUPER BOWL: With 7 appearances, this team has played in more Super Bowls than any other the Dallas Cowboys |
| #2496, aired 1995-06-12 | FAMOUS NAMES: In a 1987 interview, he said, "In silence and movement you can show the reflection of people" Marcel Marceau |
| #2473, aired 1995-05-10 | POLITICS 1995: 1 of 2 Republican senators who cast votes against the balanced budget amendment on March 2, 1995 (1 of) Mark Hatfield or Senator Dole |
| #2442, aired 1995-03-28 | COLONIAL AMERICA: President of the Continental Congress 1775-77, he was reelected in 1785 but didn't serve due to illness John Hancock |
| #2440, aired 1995-03-24 | THE 1960s: John Froines, Lee Weiner, David Dellinger & 4 others made up this group the Chicago Seven |
| #2434, aired 1995-03-16 | LITERARY QUOTES: In an 1840s work, this British author wrote, "Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! which of us is happy in this world?" William Makepeace Thackeray |
| #2426, aired 1995-03-06 | THE 1980s: In 1989 a statue called "Goddess of Democracy" was erected in this square Tiananmen Square |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY: This South Dakota community was the site of 2 clashes between the U.S. gov't & Indians, in 1890 & 1973 Wounded Knee |
| #2344, aired 1994-11-10 | FAMOUS SHIPS: It left Spithead, England December 23, 1787 & arrived in Tahiti October 26, 1788 the Bounty |
| #2307, aired 1994-09-20 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: With 5, she's won more Olympic gold medals than any other U.S. female athlete Bonnie Blair |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA: In 1864 the Comm. of Agriculture advocated that the government issue daily ones of these via telegraphs a weather report |
| #2300, aired 1994-09-09 | LANDMARKS: This barrier is situated in the British Isles about 100 miles south of the Antonine Wall Hadrian's Wall |
| #2267, aired 1994-06-14 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1921 he was appointed an advisor on Arab affairs to then British colonial minister Winston Churchill T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | SCULPTURE: Since 1948 over 8 million tons of granite have been removed in sculpting this man & he's not finished Chief Crazy Horse |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BRITISH HISTORY: Over 300 years after his 1658 death, his head was laid to rest by his alma mater, a college at Cambridge Oliver Cromwell |
| #2242, aired 1994-05-10 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: Headings in this 1854 work include "Solitude", "Brute Neighbors" & "The Pond in Winter" Walden (Life in the Woods) |
| #2231, aired 1994-04-25 | ECOLOGY: From 1949 to 1952 she was editor-in-chief for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Rachel Carson |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | THE 50 STATES: This Atlantic state's highest point is 442 feet on Ebright Road in New Castle County Delaware |
| #2192, aired 1994-03-01 | BRAND NAMES: In the 1930s this product was advertised with the phrase "Don't put a cold in your pocket" Kleenex |
| #2148, aired 1993-12-29 | FOOD & DRINK: This coffee is known by the name of the Nashville hotel where it built its reputation Maxwell House |
| #2144, aired 1993-12-23 | MAGAZINES: After the TV show premiered in 1964, The New Yorker wouldn't allow this family in its cartoons the Addams family |
| #2131, aired 1993-12-06 | U.S. STATES: The U.S. gov't owns 85% of this state's land, the largest portion for any of the lower 48 states Nevada |
| #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS: 1 of 3 women who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in the 1980s (1 of) Beth Henley (for Crimes of the Heart), Marsha Norman (for 'night, Mother) & Wendy Wasserstein (for The Heidi Chronicles) |
| #2127, aired 1993-11-30 | 1990s GEOGRAPHY: In area, it's now the largest country whose boundaries are wholly within Europe Ukraine |
| #2118, aired 1993-11-17 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: It's the northernmost mountain in the world over 20,000 feet in elevation Mt. McKinley (Denali) |
| #2117, aired 1993-11-16 | LITERARY TERMS: Jonathan Swift defined it as a "glass wherein beholders... discover everybody's face but their own" satire |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | FAMOUS HOMES: The ticket office at this presidential home hands out dozens of $2 bills as change every day Monticello |
| #2091, aired 1993-10-11 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS: This term for a deadbeat came from a poker player whose hole card didn't fill out his hand four-flusher |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | STATE CAPITALS: It's the only state capital whose name ends with 3 vowels Juneau |
| #2067, aired 1993-09-07 | LANDMARKS: The Sceptre with the Dove & the Sword of Mercy are part of a collection housed here the Tower of London |
| #2038, aired 1993-06-16 | THE 1950s: June 2, 1953 event telecast worldwide & filmed in Technicolor Queen Elizabeth II's coronation |
| #2019, aired 1993-05-20 | HISTORIC NAMES: In 1529 this Spaniard was made Marques del Valle de Oaxaca Hernán Cortés |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: One of Canada's largest universities, it was endowed by a Scottish- born fur trader McGill University |
| #1993, aired 1993-04-14 | ROCK STARS: This Brit. rocker is the 1st non-sports figure to be honored on Madison Square Garden's Walk of Fame Elton John |
| #1968, aired 1993-03-10 | ISLANDS: These islands about 400 miles from Cape Horn were named for a British treasurer of the Navy the Falklands |
| #1941, aired 1993-02-01 | ORGANIZATIONS: This service organization's name comes from American Indian dialect meaning "we make ourselves known" Kiwanis International |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ODD JOBS: It was the profession of Lou Jacobs, the model for a 1966 postage stamp, who died in Sarasota in 1992 a clown |
| #1923, aired 1993-01-06 | PLANTS & TREES: Botany Bay kino, a resin used to protect wood from worms, is derived from this type of tree eucalyptus |
| #1917, aired 1992-12-29 | QUOTES: The author who wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #1907, aired 1992-12-15 | ANATOMY: You have this bone, snakes don't, & in bats, it's keeled a breastbone (or sternum) |
| #1892, aired 1992-11-24 | HISTORIC PAIRS: They were the maternal grandparents of England's Queen Mary I Ferdinand & Isabella |
| #1871, aired 1992-10-26 | HISTORIC NAMES: For his licentious behavior, monk Grigori Yefimovich Novykh earned this nickname meaning "debauched one" Rasputin |
| #1839, aired 1992-09-10 | SHIPS: This British navy ship left Devenport Dec. 27, 1831 & went around the world on a 5-year survey mission the HMS Beagle |
| #1795, aired 1992-05-22 | COMPOSERS: An anthem that he composed for George II's 1727 coronation has been used for British crownings ever since George Frederick Handel |
| #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | ARTISTS: 2 of his major works are "Synagogue at Safed" (1931) & "King David" (1951) Chagall |
| #1788, aired 1992-05-13 | ZOOLOGY: The scientific name of this mammal is abbreviated H. amphibius a hippopotamus |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | 20th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS: The only VP to become president not immediately after his vice presidential term Richard Nixon |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | U.S. CITIES: Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded this city September 8, 1565 St. Augustine, Florida |
| #1708, aired 1992-01-22 | ISLAND GROUPS: The last place Columbus stopped for supplies before reaching the New World the Canary Islands |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | INSECTS: This pest escaped from a Mass. lab where it was brought in the 19th c. as a possible silkworm the gypsy moth |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | FAMOUS ADDRESSES: His home address is the Admiral's House, 34th Street & Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC the Vice President of the U.S. (Dan Quayle) |
| #1683, aired 1991-12-18 | AMERICAN NOVELS: The narrative in this 1851 novel contains a dissertation on cetology Moby-Dick |
| #1682, aired 1991-12-17 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES: He's the grandson of one president & the son-in-law of another David Eisenhower |
| #1675, aired 1991-12-06 | SONG STANDARDS: According to Irving Berlin, "They can play a bugle call like you never heard before" Alexander's Ragtime Band |
| #1674, aired 1991-12-05 | U.S. MONUMENTS: Commissioned in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it was finally completed in 1972 Stone Mountain |
| #1670, aired 1991-11-29 | SCIENTISTS: In 1902, at age 23, he was appointed to a position in the patent office in Bern, Switzerland Albert Einstein |
| #1645, aired 1991-10-25 | LITERARY SEQUELS: "Perchance to Dream" is Robert B. Parker's sequel to this 1939 Raymond Chandler novel The Big Sleep |
| #1644, aired 1991-10-24 | THE SENATE: The 2 former major party vice presidential nominees who are now senators Robert Dole & Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1624, aired 1991-09-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: 12 of the 15 persons impeached by the federal gov't held this position (federal) judge(s) (judgeship) |
| #1609, aired 1991-09-05 | ACTRESSES: She was the special guest at the Empire State Building's 60th anniversary celebration on May 1, 1991 Fay Wray |
| #1603, aired 1991-07-17 | MUSICIANS: This famed musician disappeared on December 16, 1944 & was never found Glenn Miller |
| #1584, aired 1991-06-20 | MUSEUMS: Since 1899 this museum of decorative arts has borne the names of two first cousins the Victoria and Albert Museum |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | VICE PRESIDENTS: He was the last vice president who didn't serve a full 4-year term Nelson Rockefeller |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | BEST SELLERS: 1 of 2 authors to have 3 books among the Top 10 Fiction Best Sellers of the 1980s (1 of) Stephen King or Tom Clancy |
| #1538, aired 1991-04-17 | FAMOUS QUOTES: Washington Irving called it "that great object of universal devotion throughout our land" the (almighty) dollar |
| #1531, aired 1991-04-08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Connecticut was the last of the original 13 states to ratify this & didn’t do it until 1939 the Bill of Rights |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: Upon his death in 1972, he became the 1st civil servant to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda J. Edgar Hoover |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 1 of 2 men elected president while serving as a U.S. senator Warren G. Harding or John F. Kennedy |
| #1513, aired 1991-03-13 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: This country in the Southern Hemisphere was named for a province of the Netherlands New Zealand |
| #1494, aired 1991-02-14 | THE 50 STATES: The only one of the 50 states that has a 1-syllable name Maine |
| #1481, aired 1991-01-28 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: In 1976, the same year her creator died, she made her final appearance, in "Sleeping Murder" Miss (Jane) Marple |
| #1473, aired 1991-01-16 | OPERA CHARACTERS: This German author is a character in Offenbach's last opera, which was based on his stories (E.T.A.) Hoffmann |
| #1471, aired 1991-01-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The 2 U.S. Presidents who served in the military in World War I Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower |
| #1461, aired 1990-12-31 | SPORTS: The American Professional Football Association, which became the NFL in 1922, was organized in 1920 in this city Canton, Ohio |
| #1458, aired 1990-12-26 | THE 50 STATES: 3 of the 5 states which, along with part of Minnesota, were formed from the Northwest Territory (3 of) Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio |
| #1457, aired 1990-12-25 | OPERA: Verdi eliminated all of the Venetian scenes in this opera based on a Shakespearean play Otello |
| #1452, aired 1990-12-18 | MONARCHS: After Elizabeth II, this queen is the world's wealthiest woman Queen Beatrix (of the Netherlands) |
| #1430, aired 1990-11-16 | ISLANDS: It's the only inhabited U.S. territory south of the equator American Samoa |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | SPACE EXPLORATION: Next pair in the sequence:
Gumdrop, Spider;
Charlie Brown, Snoopy;... the Columbia & the Eagle |
| #1428, aired 1990-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: After Virginia, more Civil War battles were fought in this state than in any other Tennessee |
| #1426, aired 1990-11-12 | THE COMMON MARKET: Only permanent Common Market member whose official language doesn't use the Latin alphabet Greece |
| #1424, aired 1990-11-08 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: This country contains South America's highest & lowest points Argentina |
| #1423, aired 1990-11-07 | SHAKESPEARE: The 3-word title of this play begins & ends with the same 7-letter word Measure for Measure |
| #1416, aired 1990-10-29 | SAINTS: Founder of the Friars Minor in the 13th c., he was made patron saint of ecologists in 1979 St. Francis of Assisi |
| #1414, aired 1990-10-25 | HISTORY: It was the first elected legislative body in the New World House of Burgesses |
| #1412, aired 1990-10-23 | ANIMALS: The Columbian white-tailed deer isn't native to Colombia but to these 2 U.S. states Oregon & Washington |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | FRANCE: Its construction was begun in 1546 by Francis I, but it wasn't opened to the public until 1793 the Louvre |
| #13, aired 1990-09-08 | THE 20th CENTURY: He was vice president of the U.S. for just 82 days before becoming president Harry Truman |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | THE BIBLE: If this event hadn't happened, Methuselah might have lived past age 969 flood |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | WEAPONS: In the Civil War contact mines, like the ones that didn't slow Farragut in Mobile Bay, were called this torpedos |
| #1364, aired 1990-07-05 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: He was in charge of the band training center at Great Lakes Naval Base during WWI John Philip Sousa |
| #1356, aired 1990-06-25 | AMERICAN AUTHORS: He wrote: "They spell it Vinci & pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce" Mark Twain |
| #2, aired 1990-06-23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: The most ex-presidents, 5, were alive when he was inaugurated; all had served 1 term or less Lincoln |
| #1340, aired 1990-06-01 | FAMOUS WOMEN: While a regular on Major Bowes' radio show, she said, "I'm 7 years old & I can sing 23 arias." Beverly "Bubbles" Sills |
| #1330, aired 1990-05-18 | THE SUPREME COURT: Son of a famous poet, this oldest justice ever didn't retire until he was 90 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. |
| #1328, aired 1990-05-16 | GEOGRAPHY: It's the only country whose name begins with "A", but doesn't end with "A" Afghanistan |
| #1314, aired 1990-04-26 | U.S. HISTORY: Some say he was shot by Sergeant Boston Corbett, & other believe he killed himself John Wilkes Booth |
| #1287, aired 1990-03-20 | WORD ORIGINS: Word derived from the act of breaking up a failed Italian moneylender's market bench bankruptcy |
| #1277, aired 1990-03-06 | PRESIDENTS: Black Jack was the riderless horse at the funerals of these 3 presidents JFK, LBJ & Eisenhower |
| #1274, aired 1990-03-01 | WORLD HISTORY: City that was the seat of government of the viceroyalty of New Spain Mexico City |
| #1246, aired 1990-01-22 | DISNEY: The last full-length cartoon feature Walt Disney supervised personally, it was set in India The Jungle Book |
| #1245, aired 1990-01-19 | ANCIENT TIMES: This city didn't exist at the time of the Trojan War so Paris couldn't have abducted Helen from there Sparta (Helen was married to the king of Sparta) |
| #1232, aired 1990-01-02 | THE OSCARS: Of Cecil B. De Mille's 70 films, only this non-Biblical one won "Best Picture" The Greatest Show on Earth |
| #1211, aired 1989-12-04 | AMERICAN HISTORY: He was captured near Irwinville, Georgia on May 10, 1865 Jefferson Davis |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | COMMUNICATIONS: The "T" in TASS, an agency founded in the Soviet Union in 1925, stands for this Telegraph |
| #1135, aired 1989-07-07 | ACTRESSES: In 1955, she was the 1st adult actress to win an honorary Oscar, but she didn't attend the ceremony Greta Garbo |
| #1106, aired 1989-05-29 | THE 50 STATES: The 2 states whose names end with the letter "Y" Kentucky & New Jersey |
| #1104, aired 1989-05-25 | MONEY: It was the 1st country to use paper money China |
| #1065, aired 1989-03-31 | PLAYWRIGHTS: The son of an actor, he won 4 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, more than any other playwright Eugene O'Neill |
| #1028, aired 1989-02-08 | VICE PRESIDENTS: The only 2 vice presidents who previously represented Minnesota in the Senate (Hubert) Humphrey & (Walter) Mondale |
| #1006, aired 1989-01-09 | PRESIDENTS: 2 presidents who didn't go to college (2 of) Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Cleveland & Truman |
| #995, aired 1988-12-23 | TELEVISION: It was on for 6 years, giving it the longest run of any animated TV show in prime time The Flintstones |
| #989, aired 1988-12-15 | AMERICANA: The U.S. flag flies 24 hours a day over both his birthplace & his grave Francis Scott Key |
| #948, aired 1988-10-19 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: By June 30, 1988 every U.S. residence should have received a gov't booklet w/this man's photo on the cover C. Everett Koop |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: It didn't become a federal holiday until 1971, though it was 1st celebrated in 1792 Columbus Day |
| #932, aired 1988-09-27 | THE BIBLE: The only 3 men to reign as king over all 12 tribes of Israel Saul, David & Solomon |
| #923, aired 1988-09-14 | MUSICALS: This Lerner & Loewe musical was written directly for the screen & wasn't a Broadway musical 'til 1973 Gigi |
| #893, aired 1988-06-22 | BROADWAY MUSICALS: Even though he died in 1965, he won 2 Tony Awards for the 1982 musical "Cats" T.S. Eliot |
| #888, aired 1988-06-15 | THE BIBLE: In Chapter 1, Verse 1, authorship of the book of Proverbs is attributed to this man Solomon |
| #877, aired 1988-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: More than half the free world's commercial jetliners have been assembled in this U.S. state Washington |
| #868, aired 1988-05-18 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 European rivers that begin with "T" on which a national capital is located (2 of) Thames, Tiber or Tagus |
| #860, aired 1988-05-06 | BODIES OF WATER: It has the largest surface area of any lake south of the equator Lake Victoria |
| #846, aired 1988-04-18 | MAN IN SPACE: The names of the 1st two Space Shuttle orbiters actually launched into space Columbia & Challenger |
| #839, aired 1988-04-07 | ISLANDS: This island of 5 million has 3 million fewer people now than it had 150 years ago Ireland |
| #838, aired 1988-04-06 | WORLD TRADE: Of all fresh fruits, the U.S. imports more of this one than any other bananas |
| #827, aired 1988-03-22 | POP MUSIC: This narrative #1 song from 1968 was only hit record to inspire a movie & TV series of the same name "Harper Valley P.T.A." |
| #822, aired 1988-03-15 | COLONIAL AMERICA: 1 of 3 colonies which as late as 1775 was still controlled by a proprietary family (1 of) Pennsylvania, Delaware or Maryland |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | STATE CAPITALS: 1 of 2 letters that begins the names of 6 state capitals, more than any other C or S |
| #780, aired 1988-01-15 | PRESIDENTS: Of the 5 vowels, only these are the 1st letter of a president's last name A & E |
| #771, aired 1988-01-04 | TELEVISION HISTORY: This variety show that replaced the Smothers Brothers on CBS 20 years ago is still in production Hee Haw |
| #770, aired 1988-01-01 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: The 2 major cities you'd 'fly to, 1 in the USA, 1 in the USSR, to visit landmarks called "The Hermitage" Leningrad & Nashville |
| #748, aired 1987-12-02 | THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: With N.H. delegates signing 1st, Constitution wasn't signed in alphabetical order, but in this order geographically north to south |
| #745, aired 1987-11-27 | CONSTELLATIONS: 1 of the 2 constellations that are mother & daughter in mythology & are adjacent in the sky Cassiopeia & Andromeda |
| #729, aired 1987-11-05 | CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: 1 of 2 singers who have hit #1 as a solo, & in a duo & trio, both have had hits with "You Can't Hurry Love" Diana Ross or Phil Collins |
| #709, aired 1987-10-08 | AUTOMOBILES: This foreign company, which didn't make any cars until early 1960s, is now 4th largest U.S. automaker Honda |
| #700, aired 1987-09-25 | PRESIDENTS: President in office the longest under the 50-star U.S. flag Ronald Reagan |
| #699, aired 1987-09-24 | SOUTH AMERICA: Of the 12 South American countries, the only 2 that don't border on Brazil Chile & Ecuador |
| #662, aired 1987-06-23 | POP MUSIC: Elvis Presley record which held Billboard #1 singles position for 11 weeks, longest in rock era "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel" |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | THE CABINET: 1st Attorney General under LBJ Robert Kennedy |
| #624, aired 1987-04-30 | MEDICINE: In 1977, the world's last naturally-occurring case of this disease occurred in Somalia smallpox |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | THE U.N.: Now 2nd largest contributor of U.N. operating budget, this country isn't a perm. member of Security Council Japan |
| #591, aired 1987-03-16 | WORLD POLITICS: This socially conservative European country didn't give women the vote until '71 Switzerland |
| #579, aired 1987-02-26 | TIME: Only state entirely in the Pacific Time Zone that doesn't border on the Pacific Nevada |
| #571, aired 1987-02-16 | BODIES OF WATER: Bordering on Mich. & N.Y., these 2 Great Lakes are the only ones to border on 1 state each Lake Huron & Lake Ontario |
| #563, aired 1987-02-04 | THE OSCARS: 3 actors, including Kim Hunter & Karl Malden, won Oscars for this film but Brando didn't A Streetcar Named Desire |
| #561, aired 1987-02-02 | ANIMALS: It's believed elephants rarely lived beyond 60, about the age the last of these wear out teeth |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | AMERICAN INDIANS: America's largest reservation houses mainly members of this tribe Navajo |
| #527, aired 1986-12-16 | THE MONTHS: It's only month that can start on the same day of the week as the month before it March |
| #517, aired 1986-12-02 | MODERN LITERATURE: "Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy," said Doc Daneeka of this title rule Catch-22 |
| #485, aired 1986-10-17 | ROYALTY: Of the wives of Henry VIII, the only one who didn't share her 1st name with any of the others Jane Seymour |
| #470, aired 1986-09-26 | GAMES: The 4 corners on a Monopoly board are "Go", "Free Parking" & these 2 Jail & Go To Jail |
| #455, aired 1986-06-06 | THE '70s: In '73, it happened to B. Devlin, J. Fonda & T. Hayden, & Fr. P. Berrigan admitted it had happened to him getting married |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | The '40s: This world leader did not complete the Potsdam Conference, but was replaced by his successor Winston Churchill |
| #440, aired 1986-05-16 | THE CALENDAR: Day of the week Valentine's Day will be if New Year's Day falls on a Monday Wednesday |
| #427, aired 1986-04-29 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Capital of this English-speaking country is southernmost national capital in the world New Zealand |
| #403, aired 1986-03-26 | THE OLYMPICS: The games held in this city were the only ever staged in the Southern Hemisphere Melbourne |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | THE '70s: Due to '73 energy crisis, Congress stopped the environmental impact review & ordered its construction the Alaska Pipeline |
| #389, aired 1986-03-06 | AMERICAN STATISTICS: Highest birth rate in the U.S. is in this state, where almost 70% of the population has same religion Utah |
| #343, aired 1986-01-01 | ELECTIONS: 2 of 6 states that cast only 3 electoral votes for president in 1984 (2 of) Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Vermont, and Delaware |
| #314, aired 1985-11-21 | THE SUPREME COURT: This president appointed more Supreme Court justices than any other George Washington |
| #309, aired 1985-11-14 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Individual receiving 2nd-highest U.S. gov't salary--$104,700 per year excluding expenses chief justice |
| #297, aired 1985-10-29 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: The only elected official in the fed. gov't. with duties in both the executive & legislative branches vice president |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | SCIENCE: From name of Greek sun god, it is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe helium |
| #285, aired 1985-10-11 | TELEVISION: For 2 years, NBC didn’t call it “Saturday Night Live” because of 18 wk. ABC “SNL” series starring him Howard Cosell |
| #264, aired 1985-09-12 | MISS AMERICA: He replaced Bert Parks as host of Miss America pageant for 1980 Ron Ely |
| #193, aired 1985-06-05 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1974, this baseball figure set record for most letters received in the mail in a year, some 900,000 Hank Aaron |
| #191, aired 1985-06-03 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 "rivers" which surround Manhattan (2 of) East River, Hudson River & Harlem River |
| #189, aired 1985-05-30 | LANGUAGES: It was the 1st human language Tarzan spoke French |
| #184, aired 1985-05-23 | REPUBLICANS: The 2 who were presidents during the Centennial and Bicentennial years Ulysses Grant & Gerald Ford |
| #163, aired 1985-04-24 | ROYALTY: Queen Elizabeth II's father, he became this king when his brother abdicated the throne George VI |
| #159, aired 1985-04-18 | THE AUTOMOBILE: In 1972, it surpassed the Model T to become largest single car model ever sold Volkswagen Beetle |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | TECHNOLOGY: On std. touch tone phone, tot. No. of buttons with characters also appearing on top row of a typewriter 12 |
| #112, aired 1985-02-12 | FAIRY TALES: Number of characters who sang the song "Heigh Ho" in '37 Disney film 6 |
| #97, aired 1985-01-22 | THE THEATER: The musical "Hello Dolly!" was based on this Thornton Wilder play The Matchmaker |
| #94, aired 1985-01-17 | STATE CAPITALS: Most populous state capital, it falls alphabetically between Olympic & Pierre Phoenix, Arizona |
| #89, aired 1985-01-10 | FAMOUS FAMILIES: Illinois family that included a vice-president, governor & U.N. ambassador, & a U.S. senator the Stevensons |
| #51, aired 1984-11-19 | SPORTS: Either of 2 current pro baseball team names that don't end in "S" (1 of) Chicago White Sox & Boston Red Sox |
| #45, aired 1984-11-09 | ROYALTY: This king became the Duke of Windsor after he abdicated Edward VIII |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Along with president, these 2 must sign a bill for it to become law the speaker of the House & the vice president |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | FAMOUS FAMILIES: Members of this acting family starred in "Grand Hotel", the Dr. Kildare films & "E.T." the Barrymores |
| #30, aired 1984-10-19 | ASTRONOMY: After the Sun & the Moon, the brightest astronomical object regularly seen in our sky the planet Venus |
| #13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Only 1 of 9 planets not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure the Earth |
| #10, aired 1984-09-21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Adventurous 26th president, he was 1st to ride in an automobile & an airplane Theodore Roosevelt |
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T.J. Gillespie, an English teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 24 player (2008-06-30).
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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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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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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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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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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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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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
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"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
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"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
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"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Rebecca Maxfield, a freshman from Brown University
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Rochelle, New York. Rebecca...
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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
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"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
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"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Injee Hong, a 12-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana
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"If her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she...
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Sandra Gore, a corporate researcher from Berkeley, California
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"After five wins in 1987, she fulfilled her dream of moving...
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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John Kozempel, an I.T. consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 32 player (2015-10-06). John, an I.T. consultant, memorably received a...
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Trevor Norris, a budget analyst from Washington, D.C.
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"He can't walk through the Pentagon without someone mentioning his five...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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T.J. Tallie, an assistant professor of African history from San Diego, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $18,200 + $1,000.
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T.J. Tallie, an associate professor of African history from San Diego, California
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2023 Champions Wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 37 1-time champion: $18,200 + $1,000.
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T.J. Lovejoy, a mortgage lender from Chandler, Arizona
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Season 38 player (2022-05-05).
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
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"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Robin Heck, an I.T. security architect from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 32 player (2016-02-23).
Wife of Season 20 player Daniel Black.
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Jennifer Sterling, an I.T. specialist from Burbank, California
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Season 32 player (2016-01-21).
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Naomi Senbet, an 11-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"This sixth grader doesn't like to be late for anything; maybe...
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Hill Harper, an author and actor from CSI: NY
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"As an award-winning author, he's written three New York Times best...
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Kevin Keach, a project administrator from St. Louis, Missouri
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"He considered himself a simple Missouri farm boy when he won...
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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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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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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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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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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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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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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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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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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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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
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"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
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Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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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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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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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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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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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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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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Sara Wilkinson, a country club concierge from Athens, Georgia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $72,701 + $2,000.
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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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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
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Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
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"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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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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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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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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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
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"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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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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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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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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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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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
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"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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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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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
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"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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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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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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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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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California
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"A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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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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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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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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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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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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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Rachel Millena, a 10-year-old from Concord, California
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"Her sights are set on becoming a writer, journalist, photographer, or...
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Travis Troyer, a software engineer from Hereford, Maryland
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2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion:...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family
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"For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
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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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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
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\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
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"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Brittany Rogers, a sophomore at Saddleback College from Lake Forest, California
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Brittany was 18 at the...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
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"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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Alison Jenik, a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Rachel Rothenberg, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. Jeopardy! Message Board...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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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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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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David Duchovny, an actor from Californication
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"He's won two Golden Globes and stars as troubled novelist Hank...
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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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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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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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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
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"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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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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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Papa Chakravarthy, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament champion: $75,000.
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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"In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
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Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
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"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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John Krizel, a writer originally from Oceanside, New York
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
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2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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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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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
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"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
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2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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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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Watson, a deep question answering system from IBM
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2011 IBM Challenge winner: $500,000 to World Vision + $500,000 to...
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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Kevin Keach, an operations manager from St. Ann, Missouri
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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Vik Vaz, a medical student from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 22 3-time champion:...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Doug Dorst, a writer and professor from Austin, Texas
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 22 3-time champion: $66,802...
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Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
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"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
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"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
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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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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
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"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Wil Curiel, an 11-year-old from Costa Mesa, California
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"His favorite subject is science, so it's not surprising that this...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Jackson Ruzzo, a 12-year-old from Waccabuc, New York
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"He wants to be a Broadway actor, because he likes to...
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Diane Wilshere, an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
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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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Laura Button, an editor and proofreader from Alpharetta, Georgia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $28,800 + $1,000.
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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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Amy Levine, a freshman from North Potomac, Maryland
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time...
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Greg Peterson, a senior from Park Ridge, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $38,600....
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Sebastian Johnson, a senior from Takoma Park, Maryland
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Listed as "Sebi" on the...
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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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Hill Harper, an actor from CSI: NY
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"He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. He has a...
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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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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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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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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Vinita Kailasanath, a recent college graduate originally from Laurel, Maryland
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Dan Ford, an editor from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 player (2004-11-24). KJL game 71. Dan resides in Tysons...
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Ben Chuchla, a senior from Calabasas, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Last name pronounced like "HOO-kla"....
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
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"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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Jessica Dell'Era, a third grade Spanish bilingual teacher from Oakland, California
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"She has wanted to be a teacher since she was 7...
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Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
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"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2011 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000.
JBoard user name: lonesomeseagull
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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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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show
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"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
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Morgan Flood, a junior from Pequea, Pennsylvania
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Heidi Fogle, a senior from Overland Park, Kansas
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tara Franey, a senior from Michigan State University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tarafraney
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Thomas Zamora, a junior at the University of Southern California from Cypress, California
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2001 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $14,100. Thomas was 20 at the...
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Matt Schnippert, a sophomore at Florida State University from Jacksonville, Florida
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2001 College Championship 1st runner-up: $19,801. Matt was 19 at the...
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Marques Redd, a sophomore at Harvard University from Macon, Georgia
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Marques was 18 at the time...
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Tom Kavanaugh, a kickball team captain from St. Louis, Missouri
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
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"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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Aman Birk, from Irvine, California
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"He may not be the fastest swimmer on the team, but...
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Andrew Vogl, from Yonkers, New York
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"He can ski the slopes with ease, but navigating his own...
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia
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"A 5-time champion, he went on to become a semifinalist in...
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Mitchell Vogel, from Madison, Wisconsin
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"This future governor of Wisconsin enjoys rollerblading, reading, and playing saxophone....
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Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
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"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
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"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
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Hema Karunakaram, a senior from Saline, Michigan
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2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Name pronounced like "HAY-ma kah-ROO-nuh-KAH-ram". Jeopardy!...
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Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
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Kyle Ziemnick, an eleven-year-old from Purcellville, Virginia
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"He likes logical arguments and debates, so would like to be...
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
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Forrest Sturgill, a senior from Kingsport, Tennessee
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "STIR-jill".
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
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Arthur Gandolfi, a commercial real estate executive from Pleasantville, New York
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2004 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $25,000. Season 20 4-time champion:...
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Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Sam Ott, a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19/20 4-time champion: $67,102 + $1,000.
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Seth Alcorn, a bookstore supervisor from Alexandria, Virginia
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2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 19 3-time champion: $106,400 + $1,000.
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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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Crystal Durham, a 12-year-old from Fort Pierce, Florida
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"She would like to be an Irish stepdancing teacher, because dancing...
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Sam Daub, an eleven-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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"And he finds video games enticing and has made a fantasy...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
|
"He's one of the greatest NBA players in history. Here's Hall...
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Roger Mueller-Kim, a high school social studies teacher from Dublin, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,401 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "MULL-er KIM".
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Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
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"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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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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Christian Haines, a college student originally from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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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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Paul Glaser, a research scientist from Albany, New York
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Mark Wales, a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $141,804...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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Alice Luo, a junior from Georgia Institute of Technology
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of...
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Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
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"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
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"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
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"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Andrew Garen, an associate director of consumer marketing from Austin, Texas
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"He was a project manager when he won his 5 shows...
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Kenny Schlax, a junior from Deerfield, Illinois
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Listed as "Kenneth" on the official web site.
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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Emily Riippa, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Grand Rapids, Michigan
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"She is a fast reader, and her mother says she was...
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Kelley Burd, a junior at West Virginia University from Bristol, West Virginia
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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David Madden, a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
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\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
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Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
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\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
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\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
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\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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\"A Jeopardy! champion in 1991, she\'s now a Spanish teacher listed...
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Mario Cantone, an actor and comedian from Sex and the City
|
\"He played Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner with an attitude, on...
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Larry DeMoss, a high school English teacher from Ellettsville, Indiana
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"He went from short orders to short stories when he switched...
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Dan Crosby, a middle school history teacher from Santa Monica, California
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"He teaches at a school named for a renowned scholar, doctor,...
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Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 4-time champion:...
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Emma Couture, a twelve-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"Here's a portrait of a smart young girl who sees her...
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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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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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Christopher Short, a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 6-time champion: $94,752...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Lisa Johnston, a fourth and fifth grade reading and religion teacher from East Boston, Massachusetts
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"She teaches at a parish that's focus is to dream big....
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 5-time champion: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Alex Johnson, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"He wants to be a chemist in the future. From Indianapolis,...
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Christine Varnado, a graduate instructor and Ph.D. student originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
|
Season 27 player (2011-03-18).
Last name pronounced like "VARN-ah-doe".
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Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Neha Embar, a 12-year-old from Alpharetta, Georgia
|
"No kidding--she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up....
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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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Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
21 at the time of the College Championship.
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Connie Shi, a junior at the University of Michigan from Okemos, Michigan
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
|
2012 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $31,000. 17 at...
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Anshika Niraj, a sophomore from Beachwood, Ohio
|
2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Raya Elias-Pushett, a junior from Aventura, Florida
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2011 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $20,851. First name...
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Steven Ho, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Brandon Welch, a senior from Grayson, Georgia
|
2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Cliff Galiher, a student from Half Moon Bay, California
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Frank Firke, a junior from Chicago, Illinois
|
2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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Emma Miller, from San Mateo, California
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"She loves the idea of creating art that people can live...
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Rachel "Steve" Cooke, a senior from Fishers, Indiana
|
2008-A Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000. 17 at the time of...
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Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
|
"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
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Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
|
"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
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Krissy Brzycki, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"Her love of helping her community and her interest in politics...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Melissa Luttmann, a freshman from Memphis, Tennessee
|
2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
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Mollie Haycock, a senior from Rocklin, California
|
2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
|
"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Lindsey Bartlett, a junior from Winter Haven, Florida
|
2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Lindsey was 16 at the time...
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Emily Karrs, a junior from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
|
2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Emily was 16 at the time...
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Colleen Mahoney, a sophomore from East Hampton, Connecticut
|
2001 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $10,000. 15 at the time of...
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
|
2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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Paige Feldman, a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Michael Arnone, a reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Susan Haarman, a sophomore at Marquette University from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Susan was 19 at the time...
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Jayce Newton, a senior at UCLA from Long Beach, California
|
2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Jayce was 22 at the...
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Erin Bogart, a junior at Miami University of Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Erin was 20 at the time...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
|
2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and educator from Columbus, Ohio
|
Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Pat Pauken, an attorney and doctoral candidate from Columbus, Ohio
|
Season 14 1-time champion: $7,200. Season 13 player (1997-01-21). Pat appeared...
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Anna Allie, a junior at the University of Michigan at Dearborn from Dearborn, Michigan
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Pranita Ramakrishnan, from Centreville, Virginia
|
"Not only does this future neurologist enjoy swimming, drawing and spelling,...
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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
|
"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Ben Goldman, a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Son of Season 17 1-time champion Marjorie Goldman.
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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Caroline Evans, a twelve-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland
|
"The sky's not the limit. She wants to be the first...
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Beth Cimini, a junior at Boston University from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: BrightStars1212
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
|
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Phoebe Juel, a bookseller from Sylva, North Carolina
|
"She won the 1993 College Championship while attending Grinnell College. Today...
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April McManus, a homemaker from Hertfordshire, England
|
"A high school senior from Minnesota when she won the 1992...
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Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
|
"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
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Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
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John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
|
"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
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Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
|
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
|
"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
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Russ Schumacher, a graduate student and newlywed from Fort Collins, Colorado
|
"He won the most recent Tournament of Champions. A graduate student...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
|
"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
|
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Eddie Timanus, a sportswriter from Oak Hill, Virginia
|
"His 5 wins in 1999 made him one of the most...
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Dan Katz, a lawyer from Owings Mills, Maryland
|
"Since his five wins in 1990, he's seen Bruce Springsteen 16...
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Tad Carithers, an attorney from New York City, New York
|
"He finished second in the 2001 Tournament of Champions. Today he...
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Steve Robin, a writer and producer from Miami, Florida
|
"He finished second place in the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He's...
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Michael Dupée, an attorney from Gainesville, Florida
|
"He was the winner of the 1996 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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John Genova, a teacher from Granada Hills, California
|
"From 1984, he was the earliest 5-time champion in the tournament....
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
"His aggressive wagering helped him become the biggest winner from the...
|
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David McIntyre, a twelve-year-old from Riverside, California
|
"When this Boy Scout was young, he thought that running from...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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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...
|
|
Fred Cofone, a copy editor from Old Greenwich, Connecticut
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $24,400 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "kuh-FONE".
|
|
Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
|
|
Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
|
|
Jonathan Gillerman, a senior from Staten Island, New York
|
2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Susan Bellenot, a senior from Lakeview Terrace, California
|
2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
|
|
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
|
|
Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
|
"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
|
|
Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
|
|
Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
|
2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
|
|
Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Jeff Spoeri, a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida
|
2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
|
|
Elijah Granet, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
|
"Because he loves animals, biology, and helping others, he's thinking of...
|
|
Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
|
|
Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
|
"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
|
|
Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
|
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
|
"He met and then married his wife while both were costarring...
|
|
Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
|
|
Charlie Blatt, an 11-year-old from Scarsdale, New York
|
"Besides cooking, working on the computer, and tap dancing, she likes...
|
|
Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
|
|
Ben Bishop, a college student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
|
|
Tom Zamojcin, a digital marketing manager from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "zam-MOH-chin".
|
|
Charlie Penrod, an assistant professor of law from Natchitoches, Louisiana
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $17,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: CharlieP
|
|
Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
|
|
Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
|
2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
|
|
Kizzle Cote, a 12-year-old from Ludlow, Massachusetts
|
"This future ichthyologist has a 30-gallon aquarium in his bedroom..." 2007...
|
|
Nicole Karrow, an 11-year-old from Lewes, Delaware
|
"Her goals are to be a horse breeder and trainer..." 2007...
|
|
Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
|
2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
|
|
Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
|
|
Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
|
"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
|
|
Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
|
|
Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|
2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
|
|
Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
|
|
Brady Cassis, a junior from Yale University
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
|
|
Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
|
2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
|
|
Jeffrey Baer, a senior from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
|
|
Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
|
2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
|
|
Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
|
|
Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
|
|
Andy Hutchins, a senior from Rockledge, Florida
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
|
|
Thomas McIntyre, a 12-year-old from Marino Valley, California
|
"This self-proclaimed Star Wars freak, who has earned star rank in...
|
|
Brad Jeffcoat, a student from Vidalia, Georgia
|
Season 22 1-time champion: $16,400 + $2,000.
|
|
Andrew Westney, a singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia
|
"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer...
|
|
Michael Day, an attorney from Mill Valley, California
|
"As an MBA Student, he won 5 games in 1985. Today...
|
|
Lorna Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Willowbrook, Illinois
|
"She loves all animals, especially her dogs Duke and Rudy, but...
|
|
Drew Lachey, a singer and actor from Dancing with the Stars
|
"He was working as an emergency medical technician when brother Nick...
|
|
Rick Knutsen, a musician from Brooklyn, New York
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $33,201. 2001 Tournament...
|
|
Erik Larsen, a librarian and a licensed amateur boxing official from Jacksonville, Florida
|
"A 5-time champion from 1990, he's a librarian and a licensed...
|
|
Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
|
|
Grace Thomas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
"This captain of the Brain-Bowl team can name all the countries...
|
|
Anne Shivers, a senior from Peotone, Illinois
|
2005 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $18,000. 17 at...
|
|
Michael Blake, a 12-year-old from Hamburg, New York
|
"Our top story tonight is this young man, who wants to...
|
|
Lindsey Hargrove, a senior at the University of Texas from Bellaire, Texas
|
2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Mother's Jeopardy! Message Board user name: collegemom
|
|
Whitney Dearden, an 11-year-old from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
|
"She enjoys working with animals and would like to become a...
|
|
Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
|
|
Leila Dooley, a reference librarian from Vista, California
|
Season 21 player (2005-01-25).
|
|
Joseph Graumann, a junior from Mays Landing, New Jersey
|
2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Jason Block, an Internet researcher from Brooklyn, New York
|
Season 17 4-time champion: $36,701. Won $125,000 on Who Wants to...
|
|
Scott Renzoni, a bartender and actor from Burlington, Vermont
|
2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 20 4-time champion: $112,998 + $2,000.
|
|
Tom Baker, a writer from Tokyo, Japan
|
2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 20 3-time champion: $102,300 + $2,000.
|
|
Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
|
"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
|
|
Claire Winkler, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
|
"This honor roll student participates on both the year-round and summer...
|
|
Rowan Spake, from Portland, Oregon
|
"He's interested in nanotechnology and robotics to improve surgery. But getting...
|
|
Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
|
"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
|
|
Patrick Zakem, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"He would like to become an architect because he enjoys visualizing...
|
|
Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
|
|
Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Matt Bushell, a junior at Georgetown University from Fairfield, Connecticut
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
|
Elizabeth Pearce, a freelance editor and writer from New York City, New York
|
Season 8 1-time champion: $13,300. Elizabeth appeared on the original Jeopardy!...
|
|
Cesar Perez-Gonzalez, a scientific program administrator from Germantown, Maryland
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-28).
|
|
Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
|
Alison Betts, a writer and creative executive originally from San Jose, California
|
Season 40 5-time champion: $121,500 + $3,000. Alison won $250,000 on...
|
|
Emily Goodlander, an attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-15).
|
|
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
|
|
Carolyn Gawlik, a workforce development manager from Dearborn, Michigan
|
Season 30 player (2014-01-07).
|
|
Frank Epstein, a police officer from Los Angeles, California
|
\"He was a 5-time champion in 1992, and is still serving...
|
|
Avram Polinsky, a customer service analyst from Columbia, Maryland
|
Season 30 player (2013-12-27).
|
|
Jeffrey Schwarz, a private investor from New York, New York
|
Season 34 3-time champion: $62,300 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "SHWARZ" (no "T" sound).
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Bill Pitassy, a lawyer from Roselle Park, New Jersey
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\"After winning 5 games in 1994, he took his family on...
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India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York, New York
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\"She became a 5-time champion in 1991. An actor and copy...
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India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
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\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
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Zanete Barons, a freelance writer from Roseville, California
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Season 3 1-time champion: $4,300. First name pronounced like \"zan-ETT\". Zanete\'s...
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Lee DiGeorge, a middle school English and technology teacher from Bayside, New York
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2018 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a $2,500 grant. At the...
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Cora Peck, a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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David Garcia, an IT communications strategy team lead from Troy, Michigan
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Season 38 player (2021-10-06). David appeared on Who Wants to Be...
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Michael Rankins, a minister and writer from Rohnert Park, California
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\"A 5-show winner from 1988, he has been a minister with...
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Stuart Anderson, a JAG originally from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 30 3-time champion: $51,601 + $1,000. Stuart was a captain...
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Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
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Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
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Armand Kachigian, a podiatrist from Granite City, Illinois
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Season 10 player (1994-02-10). Armand won $500,000 on Who Wants to...
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Tom Smolich, a Catholic priest originally from Sacramento, California
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Season 5 player (1989-04-11). Season 6 3-time champion: $39,802. Last name...
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Niraj Dhami, an I.T. project manager from Redondo Beach, California
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Season 34 player (2018-07-16). Niraj won $1,000 on Best Ever Trivia...
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Cherisa Burk, a retired I.T. specialist from Haledon, New Jersey
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Season 36 player (2020-02-06).
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Sarah Zucker, an Internet entrepreneur and screenwriter from Los Angeles, California
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Season 30 1-time champion: $1,799 + $1,000.
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Neal Pollack, a writer from Austin, Texas
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Season 30 3-time champion: $60,798 + $2,000. No challenger Hometown Howdy...
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Eric Winschel, a roofing contractor from Pasadena, California
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Season 30 player (2013-09-25).
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Gregory Proops, a retail sales clerk from San Francisco, California
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Season 1 player (1984-11-08). Gregory played Alex Trebek during the Improv...
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Ilene Morgan, a mathematics professor from Rolla, Missouri
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Season 29 player (2013-03-05).
JBoard user name: Linear Gnome
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Dylan Wint, a neurologist and psychiatrist from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 29 1-time champion: $7,199 + $1,000.
First name pronounced like "DY-lan".
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Jason Shore, a medical student from Plano, Texas
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2013 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 29 4-time champion:...
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Craig Sallinger, a government librarian from Washington, D.C.
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Season 29 player (2013-03-01).
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Tamara Tatum-Broughton, an assistant professor of biology from Washington, D.C.
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Season 28 player (2012-04-03).
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Durant Gipson, a recent grad from Houston, Texas
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Season 25 player (2008-11-26). Durant appeared on Master Minds on 2020-04-27....
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Joey Falco, a writer from Santa Monica, California
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Season 28 3-time champion: $53,999 + $2,000.
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Misha Bushyager, a culinary student and mom from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 28 player (2012-07-02).
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Haley Batz, a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Last name pronounced like "BOTS". Jeopardy!...
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Jay Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
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2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. Older brother of 2012 Teen Tournament...
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Ed Toutant, an engineer from Austin, Texas
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Season 6 1-time champion: $11,401. Ed appeared on The Challengers in...
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Aniket Dehadrai, a senior at M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2022 National College Championship quarterfinalist: $10,000. Aniket was majoring in chemistry...
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Tim Kleiman, an investment analyst from New York, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-04-15).
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John Matthews, a camp counselor and law student from McLean, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2012-10-15).
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Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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Gillian DiPietro, a law student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 player (2011-12-01).
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Paul Nelson, a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
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2013 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 29 5-time champion: $54,900 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: PaulNelson2012
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Sarah Powell, a project financial analyst from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 27 player (2011-07-13).
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Clint Stiffler, an attorney from Dallas, Texas
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Season 29 player (2012-10-08).
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Darren Munk, a web application developer from Camarillo, California
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Season 25 player (2008-10-07). Jeopardy! Message Board user name: knumd Darren...
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Clayton Hanson, a park ranger from Spokane, Washington
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Season 28 player (2011-11-28).
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
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Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Michelle Princi, a government analyst from Silver Spring, Maryland
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Season 29 player (2012-10-03).
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Neil Patel, a twelve-year-old from Plano, Texas
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"He wants to become an environmental scientist and help protect our...
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Brooke Martin, an eleven-year-old from Galway, New York
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"It looks like smooth sailing for this marine biologist. From Galway,...
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Ryan McLaughlin, a study hall supervisor and retail manager from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 29 player (2013-04-09).
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Emma Johnson, an eleven-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
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"She'll hit a high note in her future musical career as...
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Mark Richardson, an actor and Internet marketer originally from Staunton, Virginia
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Season 29 player (2013-04-08).
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Andrew Zazzera, a twelve-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia
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"He has a sunny future as a meteorologist. From Virginia Beach,...
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Caroline Wilkins, an arts writing university teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland
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Season 28 player (2011-11-21).
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Kate Carlyle, a records officer from New Lenox, Illinois
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Season 20 player (2004-07-09). KJL game 28. Kate was announced by...
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Dillon McCormick, a twelve-year-old from Erlanger, Kentucky
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"A politician, maybe. An archaeologist, perhaps. Or a psychologist like grandpa....
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Rahul Francis, a twelve-year-old from Flushing, New York
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"This electronic wizard's current plans are to run a technology company....
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
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"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Sheri Boysen, a stay-at-home mom from Houston, Texas
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Season 29 player (2012-09-26).
JBoard user name: Case
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Graham Doskoch, a twelve-year-old from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
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"He wants to put his love of design and building to...
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David Schuman, a communications and economics student originally from Ardsley, New York
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Season 29 1-time champion: $4,300 + $1,000.
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Katie Houghton, a senior from Ewing, New Jersey
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2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HOW-ton".
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Charlotte Scott, a twelve-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"Watch out, Diane Sawyer. This future news anchor is ready for...
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Deb Teitelbaum, an educational consultant from Sylva, North Carolina
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Season 29 player (2012-09-24).
Last name pronounced like "TITE-el-baum".
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Leslie Decker, a high school German and ESL teacher from Austin, Texas
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"She taught English to Europeans. Now she teaches German to Americans....
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Pian Wong, a high school English teacher from New York, New York
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"She teaches at a Bronx school that's been ranked the most...
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Jonathan Groff, a writer and producer for television from Los Angeles, California
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\"A 5-show winner in 1995, he\'s now a writer and producer...
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Barbara Sheridan, an attorney and law clerk to a judge from Yonkers, New York
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Season 29 1-time champion: $17,999 + $1,000.
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Andrew Dobbs, a community organizer and writer from Austin, Texas
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Season 27 player (2011-06-23).
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John Botti, a high school history and English teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
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"He says he keeps his spirit young by spending time with...
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Zach McDonnell, a freshman at the College of William and Mary from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
18 at the time of the College Championship.
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Greg Boscaiu, a 12-year-old from Brea, California
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"As an urban planner, he wants to help build greener communities....
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Pam Winters, a writer and editor from Churchton, Maryland
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Season 25 player (2008-09-25).
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Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
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"His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
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Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, Indiana
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Stewart Tuttle, a foreign service officer from Vienna, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $36,500 + $2,000.
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Sarah Bart, a senior at Goucher College from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2012 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 22 at...
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Hallie Fox, a 12-year-old from Ypsilanti, Michigan
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"It's elementary. She wants to be a teacher when she's older....
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
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2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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Julia Martinez, an 11-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia
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"Get ready, Pennsylvania Avenue. She wants to be president of the...
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Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
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"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
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John Mingey, a physician from Erie, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 player (2011-06-15).
Last name pronounced like "MIN-jee".
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Matthew Cline, a 12-year-old from Maumelle, Arkansas
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"John Grisham's books have inspired him. He's firm. He wants to...
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Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
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"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
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Leo Lopez, a psychiatrist from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 28 1-time champion: $7,199 + $1,000.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
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"In January, the State Department named this NBA Hall of Famer...
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David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
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"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
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Quinn McDonald, an inventory control manager from Lowville, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Mighty Q
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Robert Arshonsky, a senior from Cal Poly
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"As a 12-year-old, he wanted to be the first person on...
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Evan Eschliman, a sophomore from Olathe, Kansas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Gabriela Gonzales, a senior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Paula Menasche, a high school social studies teacher from Coral Gables, Florida
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Season 29 3-time champion: $55,100 + $1,000.
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Robyn Nelson, a bookseller and writer from Staten Island, New York
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Season 29 player (2013-05-20).
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
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Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Lindsey Peterson, an economist from Yonkers, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-06-07).
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
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\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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Erin Hart, a junior from Benton Harbor, Michigan
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2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Tom Stetina, a high school math teacher from Millsboro, Delaware
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Season 25 1-time champion: $29,353 + $1,000.
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Nancy Hale, a textbook editor from New York, New York
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Season 27 player (2011-06-03).
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Carlee Jensen, a senior from Santa Monica, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Donna Hesson, a public-health informationist from Ellicott City, Maryland
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Season 29 player (2013-07-08).
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Raphie Cantor, a sophomore from San Diego, California
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Elisa Leigan, a mental health therapist from San Luis Obispo, California
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Season 28 player (2012-07-18).
Last name pronounced like "LEE-gan".
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Kailyn LaPorte, a sophomore from Decatur, Georgia
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2011 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $42,600. 15 at the time of...
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Christian Ie, a senior from Renton, Washington
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2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "EE".
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Kate Wadman, a junior from Tucson, Arizona
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2011 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: jeopartygirl
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Rebecca Neese, a school office clerk from Rosemead, California
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Season 29 player (2012-12-07).
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Brian Morris, an account manager from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 23 1-time champion: $30,401 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
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Matt Heimer, a magazine editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 24 player (2008-07-25).
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George Lyle, an I.T. security risk analyst from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 33 player (2016-10-03).
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Jason Zbanek, a fourth grade teacher from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Season 31 player (2014-12-25).
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Gabriel Lyon, a technical services representative from Madison, Wisconsin
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Season 24 player (2008-07-23).
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Avishai Gebler, a rabbinical student originally from Sharon, Massachusetts
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Season 31 1-time champion: $25,200 + $2,000.
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Frank McNeil, a facilities management specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 20 player (2004-07-16). KJL game 33. Frank was listed on...
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Ben Schenkel, a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
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2007 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $42,800. 17 at...
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Caroline Bartman, a senior from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
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2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Courtney Jones, a 12-year-old from Largo, Maryland
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"She wants to dedicate her life to building things that benefit...
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Grace Acton, from Harvard, Massachusetts
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"This competitive gymnast is hoping to score a perfect 10 for...
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Olivia Woods, a 12-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio
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"She loves working with little kids and would like to become...
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Naren Tallapragada, a junior from Burke, Virginia
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
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2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Wilcley Lima, an I.T. manager originally from Orlando, Florida
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Season 32 player (2016-05-30).
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Will Harter, a 12-year-old from Park Ridge, Illinois
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"He would like to be a professional athlete. If that doesn't...
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Tim MacGowan, a pastor from Haymarket, Virginia
|
Season 20 player (2004-05-19).
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Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York
|
"He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
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Tucker Warner, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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"At the beginning of the school year, he worked on a...
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Leatrice Potter, from Olney, Illinois
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"This published poet likes to read at any free moment and...
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Nate Metcalf, an actor and playwright from Cokato, Minnesota
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $22,438 + $2,000. According to the official...
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Michael Steele, a political analyst and host from MSNBC and Steele & Ungar
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"He was elected lieutenant governor of Maryland in 2003, and later...
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Kathy Maurer, a physics teacher from Manassas, Virginia
|
Season 24 player (2008-07-07).
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Brian Armbrust, a corporate trainer from San Francisco, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $21,500 + $2,000.
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Marianne Eismann, a vintage store owner from Westlake Village, California
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Season 24 player (2008-07-03).
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Vinita Kailasanath, a sophomore at Stanford University from Laurel, Maryland
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Zia Jones, an I.T. consultant from Lake Forest, California
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Season 30 player (2014-04-23).
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Andrew Nerlinger, a senior at the University of Notre Dame from Wilmington, Delaware
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Andrew was 21 at the time...
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Julia Collins, a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois
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2019 All-Star Games captain of first-eliminated Team Julia: a share of...
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Kyle Murphy, an I.T. support specialist from Charlotte, North Carolina
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Season 32 player (2016-07-21).
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Ethan Culbreth, an orchid specialist from Hollywood, California
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-11).
KJL game 8.
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Anna Gohmann, a senior from Westlake Village, California
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Anna was 17 at the time...
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Leigh Hall, an executive assistant from Los Angeles, California
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Season 22 player (2006-06-19).
First name pronounced like "LEE".
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Ellen Cook, a freelance writer and editor from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-18).
KJL game 13.
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Nicole Reimer, a junior from Columbus, Ohio
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2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Evan Stewart, a sophomore from Frankfort, Kentucky
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2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Evan was 15 at the time...
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Seth Disner, a senior from Los Angeles, California
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2002 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $28,900. Seth was 17 at the...
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Sherri Schottlaender, an editor from San Diego, California
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Season 23 player (2006-12-20).
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Bob Puett, a medical assistant from Puyallup, Washington
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Season 22 player (2006-06-14).
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Frank Liu, an anesthesiologist from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2006-12-29).
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Gracie Studdard, a 12-year-old from Locust Grove, Georgia
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"When this contestant's father was on the show, he couldn't think...
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Jeff Rozen, a sales consultant from Sarasota, Florida
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Season 23 player (2006-12-27).
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Mysti Kofford, a junior at Boston University from New Orleans, Louisiana
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2001 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Mysti was 19 at the...
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Sara Dean, a junior at Syracuse University from Olney, Maryland
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2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Sara was 19 at the time...
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Anne Fritz, an executive director from Memphis, Tennessee
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-09).
KJL game 6.
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Jaime Green, a sophomore at Brown University from Nanuet, New York
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Jaime was 18 at the time...
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Jim Burkhard, an automotive engineer from Chili, New York
|
Season 22 player (2006-01-04). The official Jeopardy! web site lists Jim's...
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Venkat Krishnan, an I.T. manager from Sharon, Massachusetts
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Season 31 player (2014-10-09).
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Gigi Gilman, a homemaker and attorney from Seattle, Washington
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Season 22 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Gigi's actual first name...
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Terri Pous, a social media editor from New York, New York
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Season 31 2-time champion: $36,801 + $2,000. Terri produced a podcast...
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Michael Falk, a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2006 Tournament of Champions...
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Josh Danson, a marketing communications consultant from San Francisco, California
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Season 22 player (2005-11-30).
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LeeAundra Temescu, a communications coach originally from Troy, Michigan
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Season 22 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
Web site at thecontrarypublicspeaker.com.
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Robert Bethard, a registered nurse from Asheville, North Carolina
|
Season 22 player (2005-12-30).
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Joanne Huether, an I.T. manager from Farmingdale, New York
|
Season 33 player (2017-04-20).
|
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Kevin Gomes, a training and educational design specialist originally from Grand Island, Nebraska
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Season 22 player (2005-12-28).
Last name pronounced like "GOAMS".
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Melissa Ahart, a librarian originally from Oswego, New York
|
Season 22 1-time champion: $10,200 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Elissa-May
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Leslie Hickey, an educational director from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 22 player (2005-12-28).
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Tony Knechtges, an engineering manager from Grafton, Ohio
|
Season 30 player (2014-03-11).
Last name pronounced like "kon-EKT-guess".
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Todd Roshak, a program manager from Redmond, Washington
|
Season 22 player (2005-12-05)
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Rex Babiera, a learning consultant from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 22 2-time champion: $32,200 + $1,000.
Web site at rexicon.net.
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Ken Hinton, a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Season 22 player (2006-05-30). As an accommodation for a disability, Ken...
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Bill MacDonald, an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida
|
2006 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 22 4-time champion:...
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Hillary Meyer, a stay-at-home mom and blogger from Middletown, New York
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Season 29 player (2012-10-31).
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Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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Brady Newell, from Derwood, Maryland
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"She loves diving and gymnastics, but is headed toward being either...
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Adam Pinson, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Pinson, Alabama
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2005 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Won $100,000 on Who Wants...
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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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Chad Capule, an I.T. applications director from Cheverly, Maryland
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Season 31 player (2015-06-19). Chad died 2020-03-29 from COVID-19. It is...
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Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia
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"A recent art history graduate when she became Jeopardy! champion in...
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Donna Brutkoski, a newspaper copy editor originally from Brandon, Vermont
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Season 21 2-time champion: $30,900 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: dbvt
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Steve O'Connor, a communications consultant from Naperville, Illinois
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Season 22 2-time champion: $33,401 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SteveO
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Christian Burks, a history student from Austin, Texas
|
Season 31 player (2014-09-23).
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Hope Landsem, from Tualatin, Oregon
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"She likes to win arguments, and that's why she's going to...
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Pam Maine, a mutual fund accountant from Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 21 player (2005-06-28). Won $32,000 on Who Wants To Be...
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Leslie Burns-Dell'Acqua, a creative marketing consultant from San Diego, California
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Season 22 player (2005-11-02), Season 21 player (2005-01-12). Leslie was asked...
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Joseph Henares, from Avon, Connecticut
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"Along with group science projects, history club, writing club, and chess...
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Jennifer Hill, a Korean studies program coordinator from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 player (2010-11-04).
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Charlotte Darby, from West Chester, Pennsylvania
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"Her crafts include crochet, origami, and friendship bracelets. From West Chester,...
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Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
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2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
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Jack Aponte, a non-profit technology consultant from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 26 player (2010-04-09). Jack uses they/them pronouns. Jack wore what...
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
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Andrea Salt, a twelve-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona
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"This animal lover plans on becoming a veterinarian. From Gilbert, Arizona,...
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Morgan Saxby, a research associate from Charlottesville, Virginia
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Season 26 3-time champion: $66,401 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
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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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Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
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"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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Ethan Waldman, a twelve-year-old from West Hills, California
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"This wizard of words wants to be a fantasy author when...
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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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Shane Whitlock, a resident physician from Little Rock, Arkansas
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"As a junior at the University of Arkansas, he won the...
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
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"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
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Pam Jones-Pigott, a farmers' market coordinator from Pflugerville, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,800 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "johnz-PIE-gut".
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Surabhi Iyer, a ten-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts
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"Her research scientist dad has inspired her to become a neuroscientist....
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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Fraser Woodford, an investment banker from New York, New York
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"In 1993, winner of the Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
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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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Kim Platnick, a school librarian from Dunwoody, Georgia
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Season 26 player (2010-07-02).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: justKim
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Gabe Orlet, a senior from Belleville, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Bill Sloan, a realtor from Mission Viejo, California
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"Since winning five shows in 1996, he has gone on to...
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Chacko George, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin from Austin, Texas
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"He won the November 1999 Teen Tournament. Now he's a senior...
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Steve Berman, a teacher from Santa Monica, California
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"He was a film executive when he won five shows in...
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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
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"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
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Amy Fine, a part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland
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"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
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"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
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Sandra Gore, a researcher originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California
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"He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
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Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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John Beck, a creative director from Torrance, California
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"He played in 2003, and was the last retired 5-time champ...
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Mark Eckard, an entrepreneur from Bedford, Massachusetts
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"A 2001 5-time champion as a software designer, he has now...
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Sahir Islam, an investment analyst from Somers, New York
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"The champion of the 1997 Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
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"He was the winner of the 1992 Tournament of Champions. Today...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Dan Melia, a college professor from Berkeley, California
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"He was a 1998 Tournament of Champions winner. Today he's a...
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Jean Grewe, a graphic designer from Oak Park, Illinois
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"She was the last 5-time champion in 1993. Today she's a...
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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
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"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
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Brian Moore, an astronomer from Houston, Texas
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"He was the first 5-day champion in the 1993-1994 season. An...
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Clare O'Keeffe, an editorial assistant from Hyannisport, Massachusetts
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Season 25 player (2009-07-08).
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Inez Friedman-Boyce, an attorney from Newton, Massachusetts
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Season 21 player (2005-01-04).
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Emily Lever, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Bonny Jain, a senior from Moline, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
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"And, whether in neonatology or as a Navy SEAL, he plans...
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Steven Chinn, an attorney originally from London, England
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Season 4 player (1988-01-04). At the time of his show's taping,...
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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"He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
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Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
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"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
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Mike Scott, an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois
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"He really likes doing challenging projects in school, but hates doing...
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K.C. Backer, a graduate student from Bloomington, Indiana
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Season 21 player (2004-10-14). KJL game 57. The "K.C." stands for...
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Bill Scheller, a writer from Waterville, Vermont
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Season 21 player (2004-09-10).
KJL game 43.
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Adam Meyer, a college professor from Nashville, Tennessee
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Season 21 player (2004-09-08).
KJL game 41.
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Amy Helmes, a writer originally from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Season 21 player (2004-09-10). KJL game 42. A resident of Beverly...
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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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Mark McDonnell, a triathlon coach and entrepreneur from Miami, Florida
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Season 27 1-time champion: $27,601 + $1,000.
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Nicole Savin, an eleven-year-old from Lindenhurst, New York
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"This little 4'4" New York Yankees fan and her friends started...
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Priscilla Ball, a federal contractor from Montgomery Village, Maryland
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Season 25 2-time champion: $45,200 + $2,000. Priscilla was due to...
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Maxwell Baldi, a ten-year-old from Los Angeles, California
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"This future U.S. attorney general has always been interested in the...
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Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
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Elena Botella, an eleven-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"This future journalist loves to find answers, today, she'll have to...
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Zane Li, a ten-year-old from Provo, Utah
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"He's a chess champion and a two-time Geography Bee winner..." 2002...
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Russ Porter, a water systems engineer from Seattle, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $20,001 + $2,000.
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Mary Keating, a lawyer from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 27 player (2010-09-20).
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Frank Dempsey, a government attorney from Bagdad, Kentucky
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Season 20 1-time champion: $29,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Augustwest
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Katie Orphan, a freshman at Whitworth College from Reno, Nevada
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2002 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Ina Jazic, an eleven-year-old from Bolingbrook, Illinois
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"She doesn't have a least favorite subject now, but in elementary...
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Elliott Rountree, a high school history and government teacher from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 player (2009-05-18).
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Charles Murphy, a health care and financial services advisor from Westmont, Illinois
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Season 25 player (2009-02-27).
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Max Wagner, an eleven-year-old from Bedford, New York
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"He thinks insects are beautiful and can't wait to discover new...
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Jon Lovitz, an actor from the movie High School High
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"He's a two-time Emmy nominee and star of the Columbia TriStar...
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Joey Beachum, an Air Force intelligence officer from Conway, Arkansas
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Jack McPherson, a bookseller from Mount Ida, Arkansas
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Season 25 2-time champion: $31,200 + $1,000.
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Erica Greil, a junior from Princeton University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 and from Hastings, Minnesota at...
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Travis Shaw, a historical interpreter from Walkersville, Maryland
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Season 25 player (2009-06-16).
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Annette Meier, a high school science teacher from Nederland, Texas
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Season 25 player (2009-02-17).
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Patrick Tucker, a graduate student of public policy from St. Louis, Missouri
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $24,000 + $2,000.
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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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Kevin Shortell, an attorney from Essex Junction, Vermont
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Season 20 player (2004-04-15).
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Shortyesq
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Gitta Neufeld, a Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "GEE-ta...
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Shuyu Wang, a junior from Okemos, Michigan
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Jocelyn Certner, a call center supervisor from Schenectady, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-06-15).
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Russell Berris, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Tara Karr, a senior from Laclede, Idaho
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2003 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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John Zhang, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Teen...
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Michael Memberg, a bankruptcy clerk at a law firm from Chamblee, Georgia
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Season 20 player (2004-04-09).
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Diana Wynne, a writer and producer from San Francisco, California
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Season 20 player (2004-04-07).
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Peter Sagal, a writer originally from New Jersey
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Season 4 player (1988-04-06). Sagal is the host of NPR's Wait...
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Tom Toal, an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Michael Rose, a labor relations journalist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 player (2011-01-10).
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Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
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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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Jeffrey Niblack, a government accountability office analyst from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 player (2009-09-28).
Last name pronounced like "NIB-lick".
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Alex Hooper, a lawyer originally from Cedar Key, Florida
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Season 25 player (2009-04-21).
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Brian G. Hartz, a director and actor from Indianapolis, Indiana
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Season 20 player (2004-03-22).
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Pat Spangler, a Ph.D. student and college instructor from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 26 player (2009-09-28).
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Rachel Landau, a museum night security guard from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 26 player (2009-09-24).
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Genaro Lopez, a contract administrator from Portland, Oregon
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Season 27 1-time champion: $29,001 + $2,000.
First name pronounced like "heh-NAR-o".
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John Blanton, a newspaper editor from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-04-16). Won $9,550 on Who Wants to Be...
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Anjali Bonner, a law student originally from Baltimore, Maryland
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Season 25 player (2009-04-15).
First name pronounced like "AHN-jah-lee".
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Sara Terrell, a veterinary technician from Windsor, Connecticut
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Jim Fitzpatrick, a senior at Wake Forest University from Colts Neck, New Jersey
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. According the the official Jeopardy! web...
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Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Rick Robbins, an automotive restoration technician from Galva, Kansas
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Season 25 player (2009-04-09).
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Bethlehem Lema, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
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"Either being an astrophysicist or a pediatrician is in her future..."...
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Ralph Dellanno, a high school theology teacher from Edison, New Jersey
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Season 24 player (2007-11-30).
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Shay Collins, an 11-year-old from Averill Park, New York
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"His passion for music helps this future rock star to play...
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Michelle Cinguina, an 11-year-old from Stamford, Connecticut
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"Her favorite things to do are act, play the piano and...
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Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Kevin Rainforth, a substance abuse counselor from Orchard Park, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,000 + $1,000.
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Andrew Fechner, a television programmer from Montclair, New Jersey
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Season 26 1-time champion: $26,001 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: arfnj
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Nicole Welch, a tax lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 25 player (2008-12-17).
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Rich Smreker, a recording specialist from North Olmsted, Ohio
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Season 25 player (2008-12-09).
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Carol Camper, a social work supervisor from Toronto, Canada
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Season 24 player (2007-11-22).
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Court Hayes, a bookstore manager from Neenah, Wisconsin
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Season 24 player (2007-11-20).
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Erik Nelson, a grad student originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Andy Holt, a biotech account manager from Garner, North Carolina
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Season 27 player (2010-12-03).
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Justin Otor, a 12-year-old from Texarkana, Texas
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"His chosen profession will be something in the field of science...
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Kevin Hullihan, an Air Force officer from Great Falls, Montana
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Season 24 player (2007-10-30). Last name pronounced like "HOO-lih-han". Kevin is...
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Harry Haghanegi, a 10-year-old from Chicago, Illinois
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"Extracting DNA was one project this future geneticist enjoyed..." 2007 Kids...
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Bobby Goldstein, a database administrator from Arlington, Massachusetts
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Season 20 3-time champion: $42,200 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: GoBobbyGo
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Justin T. Bradford, Jr., an educator from Canyon Country, California
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Season 16 1-time champion: $3,001.
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Sue Heitzman, a teacher from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Season 23 player (2007-05-14).
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Anastasia Knasiak, a 12-year-old from Brookfield, Illinois
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"We don't know if there's a doctor in the house, but...
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David Daniel, a writer and copy editor from Woodland Hills, California
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Season 24 2-time champion: $30,600 + $1,000.
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William Lee, a software engineer originally from Vero Beach, Florida
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Season 23 1-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
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Thulasi Seshan, a 12-year-old from Draper, Utah
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"The sky is the limit for this future astronomer. From Draper,...
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Andrew Rostan, a writer and script reader originally from Boardman, Ohio
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Jacob Hambalek, a 12-year-old from Fresno, California
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"If he had to choose a career right now, he'd be...
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Jen Benedict, a grad student from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Season 23 player (2007-04-12).
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Tayonna Jones, a 12-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"She hopes to have her law degree by her 18th birthday...
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Brett Chandler, a stay-at-home dad from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Season 24 1-time champion: $27,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Thunderbuck
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Chris Parsons, an undergraduate student from Wabasso, Florida
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Season 20 1-time champion: $18,801 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! web...
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Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
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"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
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Elise Burton, a freshman from the University of California-Berkeley
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 18 at the time of the...
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Christine Kennedy, a freshman from the University of Notre Dame
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2007 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. 19 at the time of...
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Kate Zimmermann, a prosecutor from Bakersfield, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $4,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: #1Jepfan
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Ethan Russo, an 11-year-old from Austin, Texas
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"He really likes a big challenge. He wants to be the...
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Anna Han, a sophomore from Penn State University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Marisa Goldstein, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-03-02).
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Jacob Joyner, an 11-year-old from Quantico, Virginia
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"As a politician, he plans on improving the lives of Americans....
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Sophia Marianiello, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
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"She plans on putting her love of building with cardboard and...
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John Walsh, a writer from Santa Monica, California
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Season 23 1-time champion: $13,900 + $2,000.
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Peter Wiscombe, a computer engineer from High Point, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,799 + $2,000. Peter appeared as a...
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Tommy Hoyt, from Winnetka, Illinois
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"Journalism may very well be in his future as he feels...
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Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Tyler Crosby, a barista and bookseller from Ithaca, New York
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Season 25 player (2009-07-09). Tyler won $100,000 on Who Wants to...
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Curt Schilling, a pitcher from the Boston Red Sox
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"In helping the Red Sox to win the 2004 World Series,...
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Samantha Ross, a student from Hillsdale, New Jersey
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Season 23 1-time champion: $14,000 + $1,000. Won $1,000 on Who...
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Nancy Grace, a TV legal expert from Headline News/Court TV
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"She hosts her own legal analysis program on Headline News and...
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Hayley Clatterbuck, a junior from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Carson Kressley, a fashion maven from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
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"This star of TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy says...
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Haritha Sudanagunta, a junior from University of California-San Diego
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2007 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of...
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Eric Floyd, a college student from Calhoun, Georgia
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2003 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $97,800 + $2,000.
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Mark Brown, an administrative assistant and father from Peoria, Arizona
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2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion: $68,094...
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Jason McCune, an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $90,041.
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Rachel Gottesman, a junior from Cortlandt Manor, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the...
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Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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David Hudson, Jr., an 11-year-old from Richmond, Virginia
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"If the L.A. Lakers don't have a spot for him, he'll...
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Janice Dooner Lynch, a homemaker from New York, New York
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Season 20 1-time co-champion: $27,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: yankeefanjan
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Sandy Gore, a corporate consultant from Los Angeles, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Super...
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Allison Frisbee, a law student from Concord, New Hampshire
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Season 23 player (2007-05-21).
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Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia
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2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalist: $10,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Ben Tritle, an apartment manager from Los Angeles, California
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 5-time champion: $78,600...
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Ronni Stolzenberg, a publishing marketer from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 23 player (2007-06-14).
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Kriti Gandhi, a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 18 at the time...
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Kelly Garza, a training specialist originally from Missoula, Montana
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Season 26 player (2009-11-27).
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Lars Jacobsen, a teacher from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 22 player (2006-03-24).
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Dave Binnig, a bartender from Portland, Oregon
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Season 22 player (2006-03-22).
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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
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"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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Rachel Beckman, an 11-year-old from Danville, Kentucky
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"As a member of her school's academic team, she has no...
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Andrew Goldfein, a 12-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois
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"He likes to argue and help people, so it's off to...
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Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
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"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
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Donal Coomey, a masonry restoration specialist from Arlington, Massachusetts
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Season 24 1-time champion: $14,100 + $2,000.
Ex-husband of Season 26 player Becki Norris.
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Andrew Kreitz, a senior from Huntington Beach, California
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2006 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000.
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Andrew Segal, a student originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 22 player (2005-09-23).
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Jacob Cytryn, a Jewish studies teacher from New York, New York
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Season 23 player (2006-11-24).
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Josh Kamensky, a communications director from Los Angeles, California
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Season 23 player (2007-07-09). Josh was the runner-up on the 2020-10-13...
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Jim Mainguy, a customer service representative from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 22 player (2006-07-21). Last name pronounced like "MAIN-gee" (with a...
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Rich Small, an IT programmer from Kent, Washington
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Season 22 2-time champion: $18,100 + $2,000.
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Dave Halliday, a travel marketer from Williamsburg, Virginia
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Season 22 player (2006-02-01).
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Hon. Margaret Spellings, a U.S. Secretary of Education from Washington, D.C.
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"As an advisor to President George W. Bush, she helped craft...
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Bryan Adams, an accounts receivable manager from Novato, California
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Season 22 player (2006-01-11).
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Brad Selvig, a sophomore at Florida State from Jacksonville, Florida
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death
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"She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
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Mary Plews, a librarian from Toledo, Ohio
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Season 23 player (2006-09-14).
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Martin Short, a multitalented man from Fame Becomes Me
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"Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley are among his many memorable characters....
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Brian Stokes Mitchell, an actor from the Broadway musical Ragtime
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"His Broadway credits include Ragtime and Kiss Me, Kate, for which...
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Tad Carithers, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,300. 2001 Tournament...
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Lily Wang, a junior at Columbia University from Plano, Texas
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Edward Lee, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Sacramento, California
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"Of the numerous projects he has completed, making gliders and bottle...
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John Kelly, a retired Air Force officer from Austin, Texas
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"In 1992, he was one of the top five money winners...
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James Denton, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Mike Delfino, Wisteria Lane's sexy plumber on the hit...
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Amanda Nowotny, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh from New Castle, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Neha Gokhale, a 10-year-old from Houston, Texas
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"Because she liked 4th and 5th grade so much, she wants...
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Sara Jansson, a 10-year-old from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
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"She wants to become a singer because she loves music so...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Eric Webb, a 12-year-old from Austin, Texas
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"He wants to be a cartoonist so he can make people...
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Aki Terasaki, an 11-year-old from Newark, Delaware
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"This future millionaire would like to be a professional writer and...
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William Marengo, an 11-year-old from the Bronx, New York
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"He will be the next Bronx Bomber, maybe--if it's up to...
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Katie Baxter, a 10-year-old from Glenside, Pennsylvania
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"She has already won a presidential award. So why not the...
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Aaron Schnier, a restaurant manager from Lincoln, Nebraska
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Season 21 player (2005-07-21).
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Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
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"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
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Steve Golden, a junior from Brookeville, Maryland
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2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Joe Leibrandt, a marketing director from Costa Mesa, California
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Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Won $2,700 + a...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
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"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
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Phil Yellman, a legal assistant from Seattle, Washington
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"He was an office worker from Albuquerque when he won his...
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David Hoffelmeyer, a senior from St. Joseph, Missouri
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Jake Houser, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Aptos, California
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"And this straight-A student would like to become a geneticist so...
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Jim Stalley, a crime data specialist from Denver, Colorado
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $84,100 + $2,000.
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Lee Lassiter, a data modeler from Topeka, Kansas
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"A 5-time winner from 2000, he used his winnings to take...
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Michael Kalk, a retired programmer from Austin, Texas
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Season 21 player (2004-12-20).
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Joe Kohake, from Florence, Kentucky
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"Golf, piano, and euphonium lessons are just a few of his...
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Regina Merrill, from Lincoln, Nebraska
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"She's very good at writing stories and poetry, but her love...
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Tom Cilla, from Kings Park, New York
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"He wants to join the Coast Guard or the Navy, but...
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Emily Sturtz, from Parsippany, New Jersey
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"Because she would like to help people, she wants to become...
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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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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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Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Brad Rutter, a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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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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Tamika Turner, an 11-year-old eighth grader from Sylvania, Ohio
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"She wants to be a journalist, because it’s important for the...
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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Sean Ryan, a cab driver from State College, Pennsylvania
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Chris Ward, a foreign service officer from Johannesburg, South Africa
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"A 5-game winner in 1998, he was living in Peru when...
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Elaine Zollner, a physician from Glendale, California
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"A winner of 5 shows in 1990, she used her Jeopardy!...
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