| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | THE UNIVERSE WITH NEIL deGRASSE TYSON $1000: (Neil deGrasse Tyson presents the clue.) I take a special interest in this smallest of Uranus' five major moons; with its high cliffs & low gravity, if you dropped a rock, it would fall for ten minutes; in fact, my wife & I gave my daughter the same Shakespearean name Miranda |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | SOME OF THAT JAZZ $1600: The title of this Dave Brubeck quartet classic reflects its unusual 5/4 time signature "Take Five" |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | TAGLINES OF SCARY MOVIES $1000: 1992:
"We dare you to say his name five times" Candyman |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | LET'S JAZZ UP THIS PLACE $1200: This man's quartet experiments with time: "Take Five" is in 5/4 meter & "Blue Rondo A La Turk" is in 9/8 Dave Brubeck |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | 5 COMMANDMENTS $1000: "Thou shalt not take the name of the ____ ____ ____ ____ ____" the Lord, thy God, in vain |
| #6773, aired 2014-02-12 | PRIME NUMBERS $200: To get a brief respite, you "take" it five |
| #6736, aired 2013-12-23 | MASTERS OF SAX $1600: Alto sax man Paul Desmond composed this numerical classic for the Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take Five" |
| #6537, aired 2013-02-05 | "HY" FIVE $800: Before, during & after exercise, it's important that you do this, meaning take in a proper amount of water hydrate |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | NOW A FEW WORDS $600: According to Merriam-Webster, "take" followed by either of these 2 numbers means to take a break five & ten |
| #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | JAZZ PIANISTS $800: This "Take Five" pianist was named a "living legend" in 2003 by the Library of Congress Dave Brubeck |
| #5933, aired 2010-06-02 | WOODROW WILSON'S WAR $1200: Take a number! In 1918 Wilson proclaimed his "Four Ends", "Four Principles", "Five Particulars" & 14 of these Points |
| #5769, aired 2009-10-15 | JAZZ ODYSSEY $2000: This Dave Brubeck Quartet tune got its title because it's played with an irregular quintuple time signature "Take Five" |
| #5313, aired 2007-10-17 | JAZZ MUSICIANS $1200: His quartet's 1959 LP "Time Out" featured the classic hit "Take Five" (Dave) Brubeck |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | DAVES OF OUR LIVES $1000: Take five & name this leader of the jazz quartet heard here Dave Brubeck |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | TAKE "FIVE" $200: An informal greeting involving the slapping of raised palms high five (gimme five accepted) |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | TAKE "FIVE" $400: Jack Nicholson played Robert, the troubled wanderer & pianist, in this 1970 classic Five Easy Pieces |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | TAKE "FIVE" $600: Self-governing name for the Choctaws & 4 others the Five Civilized Tribes |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | TAKE "FIVE" $800: Early 20th century writer Adelaide Crapsey created the cinquain, which is one of these a five-line verse (a poem with five lines accepted) |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | TAKE "FIVE" $1000: Conan Doyle penned this Sherlock Holmes story in 1891 The Five Orange Pips |
| #4710, aired 2005-02-11 | WORLD CAPITALS $5,400 (Daily Double): Emperor Menelik II established this city whose name means "new flower" Addis Ababa |
| #4447, aired 2003-12-30 | PIANISTS $800: With his quartet, this pianist took "Take Five" onto the pop charts in 1961 Dave Brubeck |
| #4136, aired 2002-09-02 | "S"PORTS $400: (Sofia of the Clue Crew delivers the clue... and a perfect basketball shot!) Five-letter term that describes the perfection of the shot seen here... (I won't tell you what number take this is) swish |
| #4119, aired 2002-06-27 | BEATLES LYRICS $800: "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all" "Taxman" |
| #3747, aired 2000-12-12 | CLASSIC ALBUMS $1000: A hit 1960 album was titled "Time Out Featuring" this "number" heard here: "Take Five" (by Dave Brubeck) |
| #3742, aired 2000-12-05 | NUMBER, PLEASE $200: In popular phrases it follows "gimme" & "take" Five |
| #3731, aired 2000-11-20 | MONEY TALKS $200: It's an old warning said on parting about not accepting false five-cent pieces "Don't take any wooden nickels" |
| #3371, aired 1999-04-12 | ALL THAT JAZZ $1000: Paul Desmond is the alto saxophonist heard on this other jazz legend's 1961 hit "Take Five" Dave Brubeck |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | REUNIONS $3,100 (Daily Double): (Hey, what's happening? I'm Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray. The answer is…) While touring in 1996, we played with Johnny Rotten & this group who had reunited the Sex Pistols |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | FOOD & DRINK $200: This party fruit drink may take its name from the Hindi word for five, for its 5 original ingredients Punch |
| #2593, aired 1995-12-06 | JAZZ $1000: This pianist used unusual time signatures such as 9/8 in "Blue Rondo a la Turk" & 5/4 in "Take Five" Dave Brubeck |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | TAKE FIVE $100: Michael, Jackie, Tito, Marlon & Jermaine The Jackson 5 |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | TAKE FIVE $200: In journalism they're the five W's what, when, where, why & who |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | TAKE FIVE $300: "HOMES" is a word used to remember these, the five Great Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | "TAKE" FIVE $100: To swindle someone out of of everything he has, or what you do with dirty clothes take him to the cleaners |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | "TAKE" FIVE $200: Cliche first words of a Martian on Earth Take me to your leader |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | "TAKE" FIVE $300: It refers to what's left of your paycheck after the payroll deductions have been made take home pay |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | "TAKE" FIVE $400: A fair exchange of repartee give and take |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | "TAKE" FIVE $500: A declaration of the minimum requirement to perform an Argentine dance It takes two to tango |
| #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | JAZZ $800: In 1961 his quartet had a pop hit with "Take Five" Dave Brubeck |
| #1537, aired 1991-04-16 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1,500 (Daily Double): The Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus & Benedictus & the Agnus Dei are five parts of these compositions masses |
| #1185, aired 1989-10-27 | JAZZ PIANISTS $400: His quartet, featuring Paul Desmond on alto sax, reached the pop charts in 1961 with "Take Five" Dave Brubeck |
| #621, aired 1987-04-27 | TRANSPORTATION $400 (Daily Double): Group which topped the country charts with the following song about a truck driver:
[Truck noises]
"Roll on, highway /
Roll on along /
Roll on, Daddy, 'til you get back home /
Roll on family /
Roll on crew /
Roll on, Mama, like I asked you to do /
And roll on eighteen wheeler, roll on /
(Roll on!)..." Alabama |
| #610, aired 1987-04-10 | DAVES & DAVIDS $800 (Daily Double): His quartet's 1960 album containing the following became 1st jazz gold record: [instrumental music plays] Dave Brubeck |
| #442, aired 1986-05-20 | POP MUSIC $800: In 1961, he told his jazz quartet to "Take Five" Dave Brubeck |
|
Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
|
"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
|
|
Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
|
|
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
|
|
Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
|
|
Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
|
|
Lee Lassiter, a data modeler from Topeka, Kansas
|
"A 5-time winner from 2000, he used his winnings to take...
|
|
Pian Wong, a high school English teacher from New York, New York
|
"She teaches at a Bronx school that's been ranked the most...
|
|
Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
|
"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
|
|
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
|
|
Al Lin, a law professor from Davis, California
|
"A law student when he won five times in 1993, he's...
|
|
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
|
|
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...
|
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
|
|
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
|
|
Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
|
|
Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
|
|
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
|
|
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
|
|
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
|
|
Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
|
"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
|
|
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
|
|
Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
|
|
Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
|
|
Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
|
|
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom
|
\"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
|
|
Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
|
|
Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
|
|
Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
|
|
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
|
|
Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
|
|
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
|
|
Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
|
|
Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
|
|
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
|
"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
|
|
Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
|
|
Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
|
|
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
|
|
Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
|
|
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
|
Bill Pitassy, a lawyer from Roselle Park, New Jersey
|
\"After winning 5 games in 1994, he took his family on...
|
|
Brandon Welch, a senior from Grayson, Georgia
|
2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
David Traini, a high school administrator from Moorestown, New Jersey
|
"This 5-time champ finished second in the 1987 Tournament of Champions....
|
|
Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
|
|
Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
|
"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
|
|
Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
|
|
Anthony Fox, an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $51,998 + $1,000. Playing as "Tony", Anthony...
|
|
Sara Terrell, a veterinary technician from Windsor, Connecticut
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
|
|
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
|
|
Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
|
