#9000, aired 2023-12-22 | WEATHER IN THE BOOKSTORE $200: 2-word title of "A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song" Sunny Day |
#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 |
#21, aired 2023-11-29 | WHISTLING HALL OF FAME $2,000 (Daily Double): Along with "wastin' time", add whistling to the list of things Otis Redding was doing in a 1968 hit about "Sittin"' here "On The Dock Of The Bay" |
#8934, aired 2023-09-21 | JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY $1600: "Just two good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm, beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born" Waylon Jennings |
#8777, aired 2023-01-03 | KID CUISINE $400: If your kids aren't from New England, they may enjoy this two-word dish made with a veggie, more than its clam or fish cousin corn chowder |
#8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $600: (Kyle Brandt of the NFL Network presents the clue.) Wes Welker & Demaryius Thomas each caught two scores as part of this quarterback's monster 7-touchdown day against the Ravens in the 2013 opener Peyton Manning |
#8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ONE, TWO $400: A tree-dweller, the 2-toed this mammal sleeps about 15 hours a day & can take an entire month to digest some food items a sloth |
#8621, aired 2022-04-18 | PILLOW TALK $600: The 1959 romantic comedy "Pillow Talk" was the first on-screen pairing of these two actors Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
#8601, aired 2022-03-21 | THE ANCIENTS SPEAK $1200: Shame on Hipponax' line "There are two days when a woman is a pleasure: the day one marries her and the day one" does this rhyming finish buries her |
#8582, aired 2022-02-22 | FEB BE WARY $400: Take care-- many Valentine's Day menus are this 2-word French term, meaning the food & cost are set prix fixe |
#8565, aired 2022-01-28 | IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE $800: This event brought joy two days before D-Day the liberation of Rome |
#8558, aired 2022-01-19 | CORRECT THAT NUMBER $200: Go home, you're drunk: to be very precise, you're 46 "sheets to the wind" three sheets to the wind (or two sheets to the wind) |
#8072, aired 2019-10-15 | DRY CLEANING $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew displays a dry cleaning bag.) Clothes left in plastic dry cleaning bags for extended periods are, due to moisture buildup, subject to these two "M"s, both forms of fungi, so don't leave them in too long mold & mildew |
#8053, aired 2019-09-18 | REAL-LIFE METAPHORS $2000: Really, really old expression meaning that an irreversible step has been taken the die is cast |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | SINGLE MOMS ON TELEVISION $1600: 41 years apart, it's the title in common to the two shows featuring the divorced single moms seen here One Day at a Time |
#7575, aired 2017-07-14 | YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH BY IT $2000: Soldiers face off every day in an energetic and patriotic ritual at the Wagah border between these two countries India and Pakistan |
#7408, aired 2016-11-23 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $200: Take it from me, this duo "Don't make a right" two wrongs |
#7301, aired 2016-05-16 | NUMERICAL TERMS $400: Term for a musical group of two a duo |
#7241, aired 2016-02-22 | BRITISH FICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): This 1886 work says, "With every day...I thus drew...nearer to that truth...that man is not truly one, but truly two" Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
#7179, aired 2015-11-26 | NORTH & SOUTH $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) If you fly due south from Belize, you'll pass over these two countries on your way to El Salvador Honduras & Guatemala |
#7057, aired 2015-04-28 | TRIOS $800: Two childhood friends are members of this punk revival group, originally a trio Green Day |
#7010, aired 2015-02-20 | NONFICTION $800: Malcolm Gladwell used this Biblical duo in a title to show how disadvantages can actually work for us David & Goliath |
#6951, aired 2014-12-01 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Presidents' Day honors these two presidents in particular, who were both born in February George Washington & Abraham Lincoln |
#6892, aired 2014-07-29 | AT THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM $200: (Sarah, start us off.) Hundreds of individual whale sharks have been identified due to their unique pattern of spots, which act like these oldest human biometrics, used since the 1880s fingerprints |
#6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $400: April 14, 1865 the Lincoln assassination |
#6784, aired 2014-02-27 | SITCOM BY EPISODES $400: "Sexual Harassment Panda,"
"The Death of Eric Cartman",
"Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow" South Park |
#6645, aired 2013-07-05 | SCIENCE 101 $800: (Sarah demonstrates with a glow stick.) Three components make up light sticks--hydrogen peroxide, phenyl oxalate ester & a florescent dye; the two chemicals excite these negatively-charged particles in the dye, causing the mixture to glow electrons |
#6610, aired 2013-05-17 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $200: He was not only the first president to die in office but also served the shortest term, a mere month William Henry Harrison |
#6583, aired 2013-04-10 | WEBSITES $600: Zach Galifianakis' "Between Two Ferns" is a feature produced by this laugh-inducing site Funny or Die |
#6525, aired 2013-01-18 | WATERCRAFT $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an illustration of a raft on a monitor.) The ancient Polynesians improved the raft by taking two logs, bridging them with planks & later adding a sail; the design gave us this modern-day vessel whose name is Tamil for "tied wood" a catamaran |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | TWO'S DAY $400: A 2.0 grade point average is equivalent to this letter C |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | TWO'S DAY $800: This numeration system that works with base 2, not 10, renders the number 2 to look like 10 binary |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | TWO'S DAY $1200: In "The 12 Days of Christmas", it's the gift on the second day two turtledoves |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | TWO'S DAY $2,000 (Daily Double): 83, odd;
937, odd...
I guess 2 really is the only even one of these a prime number |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | TWO'S DAY $2000: 2 is lucky in China & in this most common Hong Kong dialect is pronounced the same way as the word for "easy" Cantonese |
#6384, aired 2012-05-24 | SHAKESPEAREAN LINES $800: "O, how this spring of love resembleth the uncertain glory of an April day", says Proteus, part of this title duo The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MY "K"OUNTRY $2000: Though split in two by the international date line, this Pacific republic has all its islands on the same day Kiribati |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | MEASURE THIS! $600: Due to drying & planing, the piece of lumber known by this name is actually 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches a two-by-four |
#6091, aired 2011-02-21 | THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, IL.) On February 5, 1862, the President & Mrs. Lincoln continually left a party to be by the bedside of this 11-year-old son, who died two weeks later--the only child of a president to actually die in the White House Willie |
#5979, aired 2010-09-16 | THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS $1200: Treebeard rallies the Ents & goes after Saruman's forces in this second film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy The Two Towers |
#5969, aired 2010-07-22 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $400: In 1947 Ed Lowe gave a neighbor absorbent clay for her feline's box; he soon packaged the clay under this name Kitty Litter |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | 2-WORD SCIENCE RESPONSES $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows two glasses of water, one with ice.) Condensation won't necessarily appear on a glass filled with water, but with ice added, a glass reaches this point, & the condensation forms the dew point |
#5642, aired 2009-03-03 | DAY PLANNERS OF THE STARS $400: 1941: make final film, "Two-Faced Woman".
Feb. 9, 1951: Become U.S. citizen.
After that: Prefer alone time (Greta) Garbo |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | A DAY AT THE MUSEUM $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)
This foundation has two of the world's most architecturally innovative museums, in New York & here in Bilbao, Spain the Guggenheim |
#5395, aired 2008-02-08 | VALENTINE'S DAY CUISINE $400: The two of you can nibble on this Spanish array of appetizers that may include mussels & artichokes tapas |
#5024, aired 2006-06-15 | CITY OF THE DAY: DETROIT $1200: In 1701 Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, founded what would become Detroit on a channel linking these two lakes Lake Huron & Lake Erie |
#4978, aired 2006-04-12 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives an etymology lesson on the monitor.) According to Grimm's Law, the ancient "D" became our "T" sound & the German sound "Ts", so Latin "duo" became "two" in English & this word in German zwei |
#4943, aired 2006-02-22 | GIVE US THE TIME OF DAY $2000: In a 1940s hit song Papa said he worked "till half past two 'cause" this whistle "never blew" the 5:00 whistle |
#4934, aired 2006-02-09 | AROUND THE BODY $1,000 (Daily Double): Some 2 million nephrons in this pair of organs filter about 180 liters of blood each day kidneys |
#4834, aired 2005-09-22 | A STEVE MARTIN FILM FESTIVAL $800: "I can envision the day when the brains of brilliant men can be kept alive in the bodies of dumb people" The Man with Two Brains |
#4777, aired 2005-05-17 | AIRPORT NAMES $3,000 (Daily Double): Montreal's Dorval airport is now named for this late prime minister, a Montreal native (Pierre Elliott) Trudeau |
#4759, aired 2005-04-21 | IN THE DICTIONARY $2,500 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "yield", this verb can mean "to die" or to yield to temptation succumb |
#4703, aired 2005-02-02 | VOCABULARY $1600: Term for one of the two times each year when day & night are of equal length equinox |
#4673, aired 2004-12-22 | OF CHRISTMAS $800: In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", it's the second day's gift two turtle doves |
#4526, aired 2004-04-19 | "ONE", "TWO", "THREE" $1600: It premiered at a Berlin theater in 1928 under the title "Die Dreigroschenoper" The Threepenny Opera |
#4484, aired 2004-02-19 | SPORTS $2000: (Hi, I'm Becky Hammon.) I'm carrying a torch--not for someone, but on my uniform as a member of this WNBA team the New York Liberty |
#4274, aired 2003-03-13 | WRIGLEY FIELD $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at Wrigley Field in Chicago) It was a great day on May 12, 1970 when this Cub hit his 500th career home run at Wrigley Field Ernie Banks |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | AROUND THE WORLD BOOK $800: These "have one advantage over most other pets. They can be left alone for a day or two without food" fish |
#3935, aired 2001-10-12 | "TWO"-DAY $200: Certs used this slogan in its first commercial some 40 years ago "Two, two, two mints in one!" |
#3935, aired 2001-10-12 | "TWO"-DAY $400: This Batman villain is former D.A. Harvey Dent Two-Face |
#3935, aired 2001-10-12 | "TWO"-DAY $500 (Daily Double): In this play Valentine doth say, "Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits" Two Gentlemen of Verona |
#3935, aired 2001-10-12 | "TWO"-DAY $600: Proverbial phrase that describes what's required to dance to the following it takes two to tango |
#3935, aired 2001-10-12 | "TWO"-DAY $800: This nickname for a person too sweet & innocent to be true goes back to an 18th century children's story Goody two-shoes |
#3739, aired 2000-11-30 | SHAKESPEAREAN BEFORE & AFTER $600: Song standard heard here if performed by Valentine & Proteus, a duo from a town in Italy: Tea for Two Gentlemen of Verona |
#3534, aired 2000-01-06 | TWO $300: In advertising:
Jay Chiat &... Guy Day |
#3320, aired 1999-01-29 | CHOCOLATEY QUOTES $100: This song begins "Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two?" "The Candy Man" |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | MUSEUMS $2,500 (Daily Double): At his Pittsburgh museum, you can buy reproductions of his works, including "Happy Bug Day" & "Soup Can" Andy Warhol |
#3040, aired 1997-11-14 | "JERK"s $500: John G. Brennan & Kamal Ahmed, "Two Low-Lifes From Queens", are better known as this crank-calling duo Jerky Boys |
#2820, aired 1996-11-29 | MONTHS $200: In 1996, Flag Day & Fathers' Day fell two days apart in this month June |
#2814, aired 1996-11-21 | DOCUMENTARIES $1,600 (Daily Double): This highly acclaimed 1994 film followed two inner-city youths who hoped one day to play in the NBA Hoop Dreams |
#2710, aired 1996-05-17 | CIVIL WAR GENERALS $2,300 (Daily Double): P.G.T. Beauregard was made a full general after his victory in the first Battle of this Bull Run |
#2683, aired 1996-04-10 | SHAKESPEAREAN POTPOURRI $600: "Diana", a story in Spanish by Jorge de Montemayer, is a source for this comedy about a Veronese duo "Two Gentlemen of Verona" |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | APRIL FOOLS' DAY $100: Rachmaninoff & Rostand, to name two April 1 Birthdays |
#2584, aired 1995-11-23 | BROADWAY SONGS $1,000 (Daily Double): The two men who wrote the Broadway song heard here:
"When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way /
From your first cigarette to your last dyin' day /
When you're a Jet if the spit hits the fan..." Stephen Sondheim & Leonard Bernstein |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | "MAN"LY WORDS & PHRASES $400: He can "take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in choc'late and a miracle or two" the Candy Man |
#2349, aired 1994-11-17 | SAINTS $600: St. Raphael shares his feast day, September 29, with these two archangels Michael & Gabriel |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | POLITICIANS $500 (Daily Double): This son-in-law of LBJ was the governor of Virginia 1982-86 (Charles) Robb |
#1888, aired 1992-11-18 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $500 (Daily Double): Samson took hold of two pillars and said "Let me die with" these people Philistines |
#1888, aired 1992-11-18 | JAZZ $800: Lester Young gave Billie Holiday this two-word title "Lady Day" |
#1468, aired 1991-01-09 | MOVIE SONGS $100: He "can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two" "The Candy Man" |
#1388, aired 1990-09-19 | HISTORIC NAMES $500: The two most famous children of Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei Lucrezia & Cesare |
#1178, aired 1989-10-18 | DANCES $300: Dance you'd do to "Ah-one, ah-two, ah-doodle-dee-doodle-dee-do" the old soft shoe |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This snack cake's inventor, Jimmy Dewar, ate 40,177 of them in his lifetime Hostess Twinkies |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | THE '40s $400: The Big 3 Conference in July 1945 was delayed a day because he was late Stalin |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | EXPLORERS $600: On Christmas Day 1492, this ship ran aground off Hispaniola & was abandoned the Santa Maria |
#731, aired 1987-11-09 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400 (Daily Double): The two U.S. federal holidays in November on which there is no mail delivery Veterans Day & Thanksgiving |
#619, aired 1987-04-23 | LYRICS $100: "Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in choc'late & a miracle or two?" "The Candy Man" |
#438, aired 1986-05-14 | 3-LETTER WORDS $100: Latin for "two", Batman & Robin are a dynamic one duo |
#425, aired 1986-04-25 | WEAPONS $2,000 (Daily Double): Weapon mentioned in the following Tom Lehrer song:
"How then Indonesia claimed that they / Were gonna get one any day / South Africa wants two, that's right / One for the Black and one for the White / Who's next?" the bomb (A-bomb, H-bomb) |
#52, aired 1984-11-20 | GOVERNMENT $800: Someone who doesn't believe in this category an anarchist |
#44, aired 1984-11-08 | NUMBERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Total number of gifts given on the 5th day of Christmas:
"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me /
Five golden rings /
Four calling birds /
Three French hens /
Two turtledoves /
And a partridge in a pear tree..." 15 |
Dee Dee Myers, a journalist from Vanity Fair
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"The first woman ever to hold the post of White House...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mark Born, a musician, writer and teacher from Bangkok, Thailand
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\"He was the top winner of the 1990-91 season. He\'s a...
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Catherine Whitten, a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas
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"This gifted teacher primarily teaches gifted students. From Plano, Texas, this...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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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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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Andrew Westney, a sports business writer from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"He was a high-school student from Atlanta when he won the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Christie Whitman, a former governor from New Jersey
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"She was New Jersey's first woman governor, and later became administrator...
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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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Adam Barrow, an 11-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina
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"And he wants to be a sportswriter, so he can combine...
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Andrew Garen, a project manager from Austin, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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"He used his 1988 5-game winnings to pay for law school....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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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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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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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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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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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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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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Vito Cortese, a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 3-time champion: $68,485 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Jenifer Thomas, a teacher assistant from Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,400 + $2,000. Jenifer Thomas October 5,...
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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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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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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Daniel Stauss, a federal claims examiner from Seattle, Washington
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Season 25 1-time champion: $25,500 + $2,000. Daniel Stauss - A...
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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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Burns Cameron, a realtor from Standish, Maine
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1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist: $5,000. Burns appeared on the original version...
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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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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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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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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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David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York
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"A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
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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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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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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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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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Elliot Shteir, an attorney from Somerville, New Jersey
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1995-A Seniors Tournament 1st runner-up: $10,000. Dr. Elliot Shteir won $8,230...
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Ben Sternberg, an investment banker from San Francisco, California
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Season 18 3-time champion: $79,600. In his 3rd game (#4076, aired...
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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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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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David Traini, a high school administrator from Moorestown, New Jersey
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"This 5-time champ finished second in the 1987 Tournament of Champions....
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Arthur Phillips, an author from Brooklyn, New York
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"He was a speechwriter from Boston when he won five shows...
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Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
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"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
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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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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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Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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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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Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2024 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000. Season 39 9-time champion:...
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Elisabeth Raab, a high school English teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"She teaches at a High School of the Future, where all...
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Caitlin Millat, a kindergarten teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She receives support from Teach for America and works for Achievement...
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Charley Tinkham, an eighth grade history and technology teacher from San Bruno, California
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"He teaches at a school that has been named a California...
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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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Bob McGreevy, an attorney from South Salem, New York
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Season 3 1-time champion: $11,150. Bob, being from New York, declined...
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Sara Glidden, a college theater manager from West Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Season 19 2-time champion: $27,950 + $2,000. Johnny Gilbert misspoke and...
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Steven Evenhouse, a junior high school social studies teacher from Orland Hills, Illinois
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"He likes teaching because it gives him a captive audience for...
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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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Bob Beers, an attorney from Fairfax, Virginia
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Season 4 3-time champion: $41,799. Bob's $10,000 Daily Double wager in...
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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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Keith Olbermann, a news anchor from MSNBC
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"In 2004, this veteran reporter will provide extensive coverage of the...
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Butch Malec, a freshman at Reed College from Edinboro, Pennsylvania
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1999 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. In Butch's game, the entire Double...
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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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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Lara Logan, a correspondent from 60 Minutes on CBS
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"Her bold, award-winning reporting has earned her a prominent spot among...
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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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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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Jamie Weiss, a law student from St. Louis, Missouri
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"He won the 1990 Teen Tournament. Today he's a law student....
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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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Frank Spangenberg, a transit cop from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from New York City, New York
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"He was a New York City cop when he won five...
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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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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester 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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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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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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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Zachary Baumgartner, a 10-year-old from Deer Park, New York
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"He'll hit all the right notes in the future as a...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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"A police officer from Flushing, New York, Frank Spangenberg, who has...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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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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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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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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